Aleister Crowley wrote the Book of Lies in 1912. This is an exercise in writing which is made up of 93 chapters. The information is in no way related to anything else in the book. Each chapter is a magickal exercise. The contents of each exercise are dictated by the number of the chapter. This book was written a couple years after Aleister Crowley was appointed the British Head of the Oriental Templars.
Crowley met Theodor Reuss in the year 1910. Reuss was much impressed by Aleister Crowley. Crowley chose the magickal name Baphomet after his appointment in the OTO. The rituals which were in English were all revised to conform with the teaching of The Book of The Law. Crowley succeeded Reuss as the Outer Head of the OTO upon Reuss Death in 1923.
The Book of Lies
In the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn there is a
sequence of grades which the aspirant will progress through. Each grade
is associated with a different spiritual principle. There will be a
planetary correspondence for each grade. The grades of the 1st order are
associated with Earth, Moon, Mercury, and Venus. This order is called
the 'Outer Order'.
The next order of grades are the 'Inner Order'. This is
also called the Rosicrucian order. There is a ceremony to initiate
aspirants into the Inner Order. Here they attain the status of
Adeptship. The planetary attributions for the grade of adeptus minor is
identified Kabbalistically as the 5=6 grade This confirms an entry into
the Inner Order. This is associated with the Sun.
The object of the Inner Order is to bring into your consciousness the experience of your own divine nature.
Here is more information in a book by Chic Cicero on the HOGD:
The Essential Golden Dawn: An Introduction to High Magic
