Aleister Crowley’s “Berashith”: The Mathematical Birth of the Universe
In Berashith, written under the name Abhavananda, Aleister Crowley offers one of his most intellectually ambitious essays-a bold attempt to explain the origin of the universe using the language of mathematics, metaphysics, and mystical philosophy. Subtitled An Essay in Ontology with Some Remarks on Ceremonial Magic, the work explores how nothingness (“0”) gave rise to existence, and how human consciousness might transcend it again through spiritual and magical practice.