The Equinox
The Equinox was a large bi-annual periodical published by Aleister Crowley that served as the official organ of the A.'.A.'. and later the O.T.O. It was subtitled "The Review of Scientific Illuminism." It still remains one of the definitive works on occultism.
Publication History
The Equinox began in 1909 in London, and appears to have continued at least as far as Volume III, Number I, in 1919. After that, there appears to be a hiatus. Followers of Crowley have more recently published additional issues, some with longer writings of Crowley, others with new material. It appears that more than one "successor journal" to Crowley's original run has been claimed.
- Volume I, Numbers 1–3 were published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., Ltd.
- Volume I, Numbers 4–5: the publisher is unknown to me (find this out).
- Volume I, Numbers 6–10 were published by Wieland & Co.
- Volume III, Number 1 was published by Universal Publishing Company in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Contents of The Equinox
Volume I
Number 1
- EDITORIAL
- AN ACCOUNT OF A.'. A.'.
- LIBER LIBRAE
- LIBER EXERCITIORUM
- THE WIZARD WAY. By Aleister Crowley
- THE MAGIC GLASSES. By Frank Harris
- THE CHYMICAL JOUSTING OF BROTHER PERARDUA
- THE LONELY BRIDE. By Victor B. Neuburg
- AT THE FORK OF THE ROADS
- THE MAGICIAN
- THE SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK: ! AND ? By Aleister Crowley
- THE HERMIT
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING (Book I)
- THE HERB DANGEROUS --- (Part I) A Pharmaceutical Study. By E. Whineray, M.P.S.
- End pages
- JOHN ST. JOHN --- The Record of the Magical Retirement of G. H. Frater O.'. M.'.
Number 2
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER O
- THE HERB DANGEROUS --- (PART II) THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HASHISH. BY OLIVER HADDO
- REVIEWS
- THE GARDEN OF JANUS. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE DREAM CIRCEAN. BY MARITAL NAY
- THE LOST SHEPHERD. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- A HANDBOOK OF GEOMANCY
- THE ORGAN IN KING'S CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE, BY G. H. S. PINSENT
- A NOTE ON GENESIS
- THE FIVE ADORATIONS. BY DOST ACHIHA KHAN
- ILLUSION D'AMOUREUX. BY FRANCIS BENDICK
- THE OPIUM-SMOKER
- POSTCARDS TO PROBATIONERS. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE WILD ASS. BY ALYS CUSACK
- THE SPHINX AT GIZEH. BY LORD DUNSANY
- THE PRIESTESS OF PANORMITA. BY ELAINE CARR
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING (BOOK II)
- AMONGST THE MERMAIDS. BY NORMAN ROE
- AVE ADONAI. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE MAN-COVER. BY GEORGE RAFFALOVICH
- STEWED PRUNES AND PRISM: THE TENNYSON CENTENARY. BY A. QUILLER, JR.
- STOP PRESS REVIEWS
Number 3
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER XIII 3
- AHA! BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE HERB DANGEROUS (PART III) THE POEM OF HASHISH. BY CHARLES BAUDELAIRE (Translated by ALEISTER CROWLEY)
- AN ORIGIN. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- THE SOUL-HUNTER
- MADELEINE. BY ARTHUR F. GRIMBLE
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING (BOOK II "continued")
- THE COMING OF APOLLO. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- THE BRIGHTON MYSTERY. BY GEORGE RAFFALOVICH
- REVIEWS
- THE SHADOWY DILL-WATERS. BY A. QUILLER, JR.
- STOP PRESS REVIEWS and Endpages
- LIBER DCCCCLXIII. THE TREASURE-HOUSE OF IMAGES
Number 4
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER III
- LIBER A
- i.NST N.ATTURAE R.EGINA I.SIS. By OMNIA VINCAM
- REVIEWS
- MY LADY OF THE BREECHES. By George Raffalovich
- REVIEWS
- AT BORDJ-AN-NUS. By HILDA NORFOLK
- Alpha Iota Nu Omicron Zeta Iota Zeta Iota Delta Omicron Zeta . By ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING. IV
- PAN TO ARTEMIS. By ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE INTERPRETER. By PERDURABO
- THE DAUGHTER OF THE HORSELEECH. By ETHEL RAMSAY
- THE DREAMER
- MR. TODD. A MORALITY. By THE AUTHOR OF "ROSA MUNDI"
- THE GNOME. By VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- REVIEW
- THE HERB DANGEROUS. PART IV: THE HASHEESH EATER
- THE AGNOSTIC
- THE MANTRA-YOGI
- THE BUDDHIST
- THE VIOLINIST. By FRANCIS BENDICK
- EHE! By GEORGE RAFFALOVICH
- HALF-HOURS WITH FAMOUS MAHATMAS. No. I. By SAM HARDY
- THE THIEF-TAKER. By ALEISTER CROWLEY
- REVIEW
- THE EYES OF ST. LJUBOV. By J. F. C. FULLER AND GEORGE RAFFALOVICH
- MIDSUMMER EVE. By ETHEL ARCHER
- THE POETICAL MEMORY
- ADELA
- THE THREE WORMS. By EDWARD STORER
- THE FELON FLOWER. By ETHEL ARCHER
- THE BIG STICK
- GLAZIERS' HOUSES
- IN THE TEMPLE. By VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- Endpages
- THE HIGH HISTORY OF SIR PALAMEDES THE SARACEN KNIGHT AND OF HIS FOLLOWING THE QUESTING BEAST
Number 5
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER HHH
- THE BLIND PROPHET. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE TRAINING OF THE MIND. BY ANANDA METTEYA
- THE SABBATH. BY ETHEL RAMSAY
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
- A NOCTURNE. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- THE VIXEN. BY FRANCIS BENDICK
- THE PILGRIM. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- MY CRAPULOUS CONTEMPORARIES, NO. IV.—WISDOM WHILE YOU WAITE. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- X-RAYS ON EX-PROBATIONERS. BY PERDURABO
- THE VAMPIRE. BY ETHEL ARCHER
- THE BIG STICK
- CORRESPONDENCE
- STOP PRESS REVIEWS
- LIBER CCCCXVIII (XXX AERUM)
Number 6
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER X
- LIBER XVI
- LIBER XC
- LIBER CLVI
- LIBER CC
- LIBER CCCLXX
- THREE POEMS FOR JANE CHERON. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- CIRCE. BY ETHEL ARCHER
- THE ELECTRIC SILENCE
- SONG
- THE SCORPION. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE EARTH. BY FRANCIS BENDICK
- SLEEP. BY ETHEL ARCHER
- THE ORDEAL OF IDA PENDRAGON. BY MARTIAL NAY
- THE AUTUMN WOODS. BY VICTOR J. I. NEUBURG
- THE DANGERS OF MYSTICISM
- THE BIG STICK. BY JOHN YARKER, E. WHINERAY, ALEISTER CROWLEY, ETC.
- Endpages
- THE RITES OF ELEUSIS
Number 7
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER I
- LIBER XI
- LIBER LXIV
- LIBER LXVI
- LIBER CLXXV
- LIBER CCVI
- LIBER CCXXXI
- LIBER CD
- LIBER CDLXXIV
- LIBER DLV
- LIBER DCCCXXXI
- LIBER CMXIII
- ADONIS. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE GHOULS. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE FOUR WINDS. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- INDEPENDENCE. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- SHOWSTORM. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- A BRIEF ABSTRACT OF THE SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSE DERIVED BY DOCTOR JOHN DEE THROUGH THE SKRYING OF SIR EDWARD KELLY. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- APOLLO BESTOWS THE VIOLIN. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- DIANA OF THE INLET. BY KATHARINE SUSANNAH PRICHARD
- SILENCE. BY ETHEL ARCHER
- MEMORY OF LOVE. BY MEREDITH STARR
- ACROSS THE GULF. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING ("Continued")
- MY CRAPULOUS CONTEMPORARIES. No. V., THE BISMARCK OF BATTERSEA. BY A. QUILLER, JUN. (ALEISTER CROWLEY)
- ARTHUR IN THE AREA AGAIN. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE BIG STICK. REVIEWS BY ALEISTER CROWLEY AND JOHN YARKER
- A BIRTHDAY. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
Number 8
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- ?????? A TONE-TESTAMENT By LEILA WADDELL
- THREE POEMS. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING (continued)
- HIS SECRET SIN
- LONG ODDS
- DOCTOR BOB. A SKETCH BY MARY D'ESTE AND ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE WOODCUTTER
- LA FOIRE. BY BARBEY DE ROCHECHOUART
- PROFESSOR ZIRCON
- A BRIEF ABSTRACT OF THE SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION OF THE UNIVERSE, DERIVED BY DOCTOR JOHN DEE THROUGH THE SKRYING OF SIR EDWARD KELLY. PART II. THE FORTY-EIGHT CALLS
- STEPNEY
- THE TELL-TALE HEART. ADAPTED FROM THE STORY OF E. A. POE. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- SORITES
- A DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT, WITH THEIR ATTRIBUTIONS; INCLUDING A METHOD OF DIVINATION BY THEIR USE
- ON-ON-"POET"
- ELDER EEL
- THE SPADGER
- TO PERSIS
- WAITE'S WET OR THE BACKSLIDER'S RETURN
- MY CRAPULOUS CONTEMPORARIES. NO. VI. AN OBITUARY
- THE NEW EVELYN HOPE
- REVIEWS
- SEPHER SEPHIROTH
Number 9
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING ("Continued")
- LINES TO A YOUNG LADY VIOLINIST ON HER PLAYING IN A GREEN DRESS DESIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
- ENERGIZED ENTHUSIASM
- THE "TITANIC"
- A LITERATOORALOORAL TREASURE-TROVE
- THRENODY
- DISCHMATAL BY NIGHT. BY ARTHUR GRIMBLE
- A QUACK PAINTER
- AT SEA
- CANCER?
- DUMB!
- THE VITRIOL-THROWER
- THE FAIRY FIDDLER. BY ETHEL ARCHER
- AN EVOCATION OF BARTZABEL THE SPIRIT OF MARS
- THE TESTAMENT OF MAGDALEN BLAIR
- ERCILDOUNE. BY ALEISTER CROWLEY
- ATHANASIUS CONTRA DECANUM
- MY CRAPULOUS CONTEMPORARIES. NO. VII. A GALAHAD IN GOMORRAH
- HOW I BECAME A FAMOUS MOUNTAINEER. BY PERCY W. NEWLANDS, P.R.A.S., P.R.B.S., P.R.C.S., P.R.Y.S., P.R.Z.S., ETC., ETC.
- THE TANGO: A SKETCH. BY MARY D'ESTE AND ALEISTER CROWLEY
- THE BIG STICK
- REVIEWS
Number 10
- Frontpages
- EDITORIAL
- LIBER L. VEL LEGIS
- LIBER ????????????????????????? SVB FIGVRA DXXXVI
- A SYLLABUS OF THE OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS OF A.'. A.'.
- THE SHIP
- AS IN A GLASS, DARKLY. BY ARTHUR GRIMBLE.
- TWO FRAGMENTS OF RITUAL
- THE DISCIPLES
- THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING ("Concluded)"
- ROSA IGNOTA. BY VICTOR B. NEUBURG
- THE GAME OF CROWLEY
- BOO TO BUDDHA
- CROWLEY POOL
- HYMN TO SATAN
- A BALLAD OF BEDLAM. BY ETHEL ARCHER.
- DEAD WEIGHT
- SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT—THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES
- THE BIG STICK
- COLOPHON—TO LAYLAH EIGHT-AND-TWENTY
- INDEX TO VOLUME I
- Endpages
Volume II
Nos. 1-10 are a Period of Silence—no copies.
Volume III
Number 1
References
- Free Encyclopedia of Thelema (2005). The Equinox. Retrieved April 25, 2005.
- Crowley, Aleister. The Equinox. Weiser Books. ISBN 1578633516
External links
- The Equinox online.