Thelema
is a religion is
founded upon the idea that the 20th century marked the beginning of the Aeon of
Horus, in which a new ethical code would be followed; "Do what thou wilt
shall be the whole of the Law".
The word θέλημα (thelema)
is rare in classical Greek, where it "signifies the appetitive will:
desire, sometimes even sexual", but it is frequent in the Septuagint. Early Christian writings
occasionally use the word to refer to the human will, and even the will of
God's opponent, the Devil, but it usually refers to the will of God.
