Magick in Theory and Practice

By: Aleister Crowley

Narrated by: Benjamin Regan

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

Widely regarded as his major work, Crowley's Magick in Theory and Practice is an extensive treatise on magick, a system of Western occult practice synthesized from many sources, including Eastern yoga, hermeticism, medieval grimoires, contemporary magical theories, and Crowley's own original contributions. As important today as when it was first written, Magick in Theory and Practice is essential listening for anyone interested in occultism.

©1929 Aleister Crowley (P)2022 Licensing Management, Inc.

Amazing work from Crowley. Should have had a different narrator.

You should at least have a general knowledge of the occult to narrate a book like this. Nothing but mispronunciation after mispronunciation. He even calls “Thelema” “Thelma”.

Good

it did sound a little monotone. But had all the words necessary to convey the message.

The law of "Thelma"

The reader has a good voice and reads at a nice pace, but some of the pronunciation is cringeworthy and grating to the ears.

Now when you read other comments

...and know what obstacles you will encounter while studying, do not feel intimidated. With minimum persistence you will find the proper pronunciation of some mispronounced names which appear not so often in the reading and even if not , AI of a search engine will correct your attempts to follow further immediately. Invaluable content of the book remains intact by small faults of a human being.

Distracting Mispronunciation

Magick in Theory and Practice is one of the masterworks of Aleister Crowley and one of the great classics of the Western Esoteric Tradition. If you care about this kind of stuff, you should care about this book. Which is why it deserves a much better production that this.

Oh, the sound is ok, and the reader's voice is good, but he mispronounces a whole lotta stuff. Important stuff. Some of it is understandable (pronouncing Netzach with a "ch" as in "cheese" when it should be "ch" as in "loch"), some of it is inexplicable (reading the title of one of the chapters as "The Nature and Nature of the Magical Link" when it should be "The Nature and Nurture of the Magical Link"), and some of it is downright unforgivable (pronouncing "Thelema" as "Thelma").

So, if you are just getting started in this material and down really know how to pronounce a lot of the specialist jargon of the Qabalah and Magick, just don't rely on this reading for correct pronunciation-- oh, and it is "Crow-lee" not "Crou-ly."

93,93/93 !!

I am definitely a Brother …. Thelemite
as well an Initiate within our holy order. Just saying, IQ would be willing to read any and all books by the Master Therion,
or any other Author concerning the vast realm ov Hermetics. 93 !!

Laugh out loud pronunciation

The Book is the apex and crown jewel of Crowley’s writings. The narration is so full of mispronunciation that it sounds like a cruel prank. How this person was ever allowed to read this aloud into a microphone is beyond me.

Good book, poor pronunciation

the content was amazing but the pronunciation from the sky was pretty bad. make sure you're saying the words right.

Classic text, poor narration

Arguably the single most important work of Aleister Crowley. I was happy to find it here on Audible, but this narrator seems to have a tenuous grasp on English. From one point forward in the book, "magus" is pronounced "magnus." Surely the publisher can find an average thelemite to read it properly. If you are interested, I will record the entire book myself for free! A black smudge on a product that should necessarily be available on Audible.

93 93/93

This narrator should never work again.

The book is excellent. a real masterpiece.

The narrator consistently mispronounces words. Not just obscure words involving the occult and other spiritual topics, but common everyday words. This audiobook should be re-recorded with a professional.