Chapters 41-50 Summary

The forty-first chapter describes the motto of a Master of the Temple (V. V. V. V. V.). Crowley explains that it only concerns members of the Angel and the Abyss and even then only those at or above the level of Exempt Adept.

In chapter forty-two, Crowley describes the ego as turbulence coming from the mind. Crowley also compares the universe to a desert but also reveals that there are other places beyond the desert. Visitors cross the desert going between two great seas, but they spill water as they travel, which will eventually irrigate the desert.

The forty-third chapter describes a blood sacrifice. Crowley urges his followers to celebrate both life and death in the sacrifice, and to offer their own blood.

Chapter forty-four describes a blood sacrifice ritual of the Angel and the Abyss. The magician makes a number...