Aeon (Thelema)

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In the esoteric philosophy of Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century, an Aeon is an astrological age defined by distinct spiritual and cultural characteristics, each accompanied by its own forms of magical and religious expression. Thelemites believe that the Great Year of human history is divided into a series of these Aeons, each governed by a particular deity or archetype that embodies the spiritual formula of the era. The first of these was the Aeon of Isis, associated with prehistory, a time when humanity revered a Great Goddess, symbolised by the ancient Egyptian deity Isis. This was followed by the Aeon of Osiris, spanning the classical and medieval periods, during which the worship of a singular male god, represented by Osiris, dominated, reflecting patriarchal values. The current Aeon, known as the Aeon of Horus, is believed to have begun in 1904 with the reception of The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis), which Crowley maintained was dictated to him...

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