"The Book of Lies" is one of the most important works by Aleister Crowley.
It is a collection of 91 poems in which the reader encounters kabbalistic riddles, rich symbolism, humor, innuendos, and mystical allusions. Each poem is accompanied by an Interpretive Comment that sometimes provides answers to the mysteries of the verses and other times seeks to hide them again by generating new questions. Thus, the pages contain poetic descriptions of transcendent states of consciousness, allegories related to the initiatory formulas of the Aeon of Horus, kabbalistic analyses, explanations of Tarot cards, and even more specialized magical practices hidden in plain sight. Thus, "The Book of Lies" becomes one of Crowley's most representative works. The student of his work will discover within it the keys to the magical theory and practice of the Great Beast and may be able to better understand other aspects of his work through reading it. Above all, they will discover their own psychic wealth as they process what they read. Sometimes with laughter, sometimes with reflection, and sometimes with confusion, "The Book of Lies" can function as a mirror in which one can only see aspects and perspectives of oneself. However, in this mirror, the image is constantly changing, always posing new questions that invite one on a Journey inward.