The Star In the West By Captain Fuller A Critical Essay On The Works Of Aleister Crowley)

"It was while in India that Fuller first contacted Aleister Crowley, writer, magician and notorious self-publicist. He saw an advertisement offering ?100 for the best essay on Crowley's works published in the "Traveller's Edition", and "on its arrival, I decided to try my luck". Such were the origins of Fuller's first book, The Star in the West. Fuller won Crowley's prize and the two men became fast friends. J. F. C. Fuller was a follower of Aleister Crowley as well as an innovator of military maneuvers and tank warfare in World War II. Major General Fuller was one of the foremost military historians of the 20th century, and the author of many books, including A Military History of the Western World. PREFACE......Page 6 FOREWORD......Page 10 I The Looking-Glass......Page 14 II The Virgin......Page 42 III The Harlot......Page 94 IV The Mother......Page 105 V The Old Bottle......Page 123 VI The Cup......Page 142 VII The New Wine......Page 160 Idealism......Page 168 Crowleyanity......Page 174 Berkeley......Page 179 Hume......Page 181 Berkeley and Hume......Page 185 Kant......Page 189 Crowleyanity and the Prolegomena......Page 190 Fichte, Schelling, and Hegel......Page 195 Time......Page 197 The Qabalah......Page 200 Space......Page 212 Time and Space......Page 216 Buddhism......Page 218 Agnosticism......Page 224 The Adepts......Page 233 Yoga......Page 238 Mysticism......Page 249 Ceremonial Magic......Page 264