Magick Without Tears

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Cover of Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley.

Magick Without Tears was the last book written by occultist Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), initially written in the mid 1940s near the end of his life, and first published in 1954. The book consists of 80 letters to various students of magick. Originally to be titled Aleister Explains Everything, the letters offer his insights into both magick and Thelema—Crowley's religious and ethical system—with a clarity and wit often absent in his earlier writings. The individual topics are widely varied, addressing the orders O.T.O. and A.'.A.'., Qabalah, Thelemic morality, Yoga, astrology, various magical techniques, religion, death, spiritual visions, the Holy Guardian Angel, and other issues such as marriage, property, certainty, and meanness. The book is considered by many as evidence that Crowley remained lucid and mentally capable at the end of his life, despite his addiction to heroin (prescribed for his chronic emphysema).

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[edit] Allusions

The title is after the 1936 play "French without tears" by Terrance Rattigan. The work is alluded to by Mercury Prize-winning band, Klaxons, in their 2006 single Magick.