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Argenteum Astrum, also known as Argentinum Astrum, Argentinium Astrum (Latin for "silver star") or Astron Argon (Greek for "silver star"), and often referred to as A∴A∴, was a magical order created by Aleister Crowley after leaving the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
This magical fraternity is a Thelemic organization whose announced goals are the pursuit of light and knowledge. Heavily influenced by the works and leadership of Aleister Crowley, the holy book of the order is Liber AL vel Legis, The Book of the Law. The motto, much like that of the O.T.O., is "Do what thou wilt," "Love is the Law, Love under Will."
The Argenteum Astrum has no formal connection to the O.T.O..
Various authentic "lineages" of the A∴A∴ survive today which can be traced back to the founders Aleister Crowley and George Cecil Jones. One such lineage is that founded by actress Jane Wolfe (Soror Estai). Infomation about this lineage can be found at www.ordoaa.org as well as www.thelema.org. Another lineage (www.redflame93.com) traces itself to Crowley through Grady McMurtry. A lineage in Brazil can be found at www.astrumargentum.org.br.
The organization also appears in the Illuminatus trilogy, though in that book the letters stand for nothing at all, and anyone who claims to know what they stand for thereby proves himself or herself a fraud.
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