Identity Aiwass

a number of authors have expressed view aiwass unconscious manifestation of crowley s personality. occultist israel regardie argued view in crowley biography, eye in triangle, , considered book of law colossal wish fulfillment on crowley s part. regardie noted in 1906 crowley wrote: has struck me – in connection reading blake aiwass, etc. force , fire thing lack. conscience obstacle , delusion, being survival of heredity , education. regardie argued because crowley felt fundamentalist upbringing instilled him in overly rigid conscience, when rebelled against christianity “he must have yearned qualities , characteristics diametrically opposed own. in book of law wish fulfilled.” charles r. cammell, author of aleister crowley: man, mage, poet wrote book of law in part (but in part only) emanation crowley s unconscious mind can believe; bears likeness own daemonic personality. journalist sarah veale has argued aiwass externalised part of crowley s psyche , in support of view quotes crowley himself saying:

ah, realize magick ourselves. more convenient assume objective existence of angel gives new knowledge allege our invocation has awakened supernormal power in ourselves. (kaczynski, 542)

a number of authors such israel regardie, sarah veale, , academic joshua gunn have argued stylistic similarities between book of law , crowley s other writings evidence crowley rather discarnate entity sole source of book.

occultist michael aquino of temple of set believed on esoteric grounds aiwass subjective idealization of crowley s own personality . aquino based assertion on fact aiwass identifies himself minister of hoor-pa-kraat (chapter i, verse 7). in view of temple of set, hoor-pa-kraat, known harpokrates or horus younger, considered later osirian corruption of great horus known horus elder. aquino not believe in objective existence of hoor-pa-kraat, hence considers objective authenticity of aiwass doubtful although did consider book inspired utterance .