The Book of Mutations, Part I: The Standard Model and Part II: Divination.
NP [ USA ]: Privately published, 2002. First Edition Thus. Large format softcover. Quarto ( 8.5 x 11 inches). Not paginated, approximately 300 pages. Black strip bound, flexible clear plastic front cover over white cover sheet illustrated in black, black textured rear card cover. Apparently an extensivley revised version of a work first privately published in 1996. Inscribed by the author on the title page by the author: "Copy # [ symbols / hexagram ] My number is nine by the fools but with the just lame eight, and one in eighth, which is vital, for I am mine indeed." A massive work on the I Ching by Leo Gillis who currently says of the text: "The Book of Mutations is based on Liber Trigrammaton by Aleister Crowley, who called it "the ultimate foundation of the highest theoretical qabalah". The 27 trigrams of this work establish a new paradigm of number mysticism by using Base 3, rather than decimal counting, to explore the Cube of Space, sacred geometry, the I Ching, magic squares, English gematria, and much more. The Trigrammaton Qabalah also has extensive commentaries on Crowley's Book of the Law, using English gematria based on the letter-values Crowley himself assigned to the 27 trigrams of Liber Trigrammaton. Using the trigrams in this way is 'the key of it all' that unlocks this mysterious document. The Cipher of verse II:76 is also decoded, showing the deep connection between this string of glyphs and the English gematria of Liber CCXX. The result of over a dozen years of research, with dozens of charts and hundreds of hexagram graphics, this is the definitive sourcebook for the English Qabalah." From the collection of Clive Harper with his discreet book-label neatly tipped in at the rear. Harper is well- known as the bibliographer of Austin Osman Spare, for updating the Aleister Crowley bibliography in the 2011 Teitan Press collection of Gerald Yorke's writings, and as someone who has lent his expertise to numerous other publications. Just a hint of shelfwear, else a tight, bright near Fine copy. Item #67144
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