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The Thelemic Salutations

Friday September 14, 2007

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." -- Liber AL, I:40

"Love is the law, love under will." -- Liber AL, I:57

These are the salutations of Thelemite to Thelemite. They begin and close letters. They are given in greeting and return. Many have pondered their meaning; and some, in open defiance of "The Book of the Law," have seen fit to change them. The following is a consideration of the meaning of these statements from the view of one person. No authority is claimed, and none can be claimed. "Every man and every woman is a star."

Link: Bill Heidrick

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September 20, 2007 at 7:49 pm
(1) gbv23 says:

I think at the closing of a letter, they sometimes use 93, 93/93 (for that whole “Love is the law…” thing)

but yes, if you give the greek letters a numeric value, both love and will equal 93 (agape and thelema)

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