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25: 283:. The work is largely a demystified look at yoga, using little to no jargon or satirical humor. It is divided under two sections into eight parts, which are transcripts of eight one-hour lectures on the subject given by Crowley. The book was originally published in 1939. 129: 302:, and details the complications that arise along the path. One intent Crowley had in writing the book was to dispel the various myths surrounding Yoga in Europe at the time — most thought it to be an exotic, 771: 359:
In this section, Crowley covers, in detail, the philosophical, mathematical, and scientific aspects of Yoga. These are divided into the remaining four chapters.
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is divided into two chapters: "Yoga for Yahoos" and "Yoga for Yellowbellies". In the book, Crowley instructs students on the steps needed to approach
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Dissects the word "Yoga", as well as its various implications on the human mind.
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Lists the eight limbs of Yoga, and explains the first,
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Aleister Crowley
The Equinox
Thelema
Ordo Templi Orientis
ISBN
0-9726583-1-9
The Equinox of the Gods
The Book of Thoth
occultist
Aleister Crowley
Yoga
The Equinox
Ordo Templi Orientis
mysticism
yoga
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Yama
Niyama

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