The College and Temple of Thelema are two intimately intertwined organizations that have grown out of the teachings of magician Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) dating to the 1970s.
The exact content of the program of the college and temple are held confidential for participants only, though it is in line with the teachings of Crowley that are available in his many writings. Crowley claimed that in 1904 he received, through a process similar to what is now called channeling, The Book of the Law, from a praeternatural intelligence named Aiwass. The book announced a new era for humankind, the Aeon of Horus, the Crowned and Conquering Child (of Isis and Osiris). The revelation called upon people to follow their True Will (Thelema), and to allow their passions to be conformed to their Will. Magic is the instrument for finding one's true Will and the magical life; living in conformation to that True Will (destiny) follows.
In 1998 there were seven centers in the United States and one in Vancouver, British Columbia.