Editing Thelema (section)

===Axioms===
Three statements from ''The Book of the Law'' distill the practice and ethics of Thelema.{{sfnp|Crowley|1976}} Of these statements, one in particular, known as the "Law of Thelema", forms the central doctrine of Thelema."Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law". The first statement is then supplemented by a second, follow-up statement: "Love is the law, love under will." These two statements are generally believed to be better understood in light of a third statement: "Every man and every woman is a star."{{sfnp|Kaczynski|2010}}

These three statements have specific meanings:

*"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law":{{sfnp|Crowley|1976|loc=ch.1, v. 40}} Adherents of Thelema should seek out and follow their true path, known as their [[True Will]].{{sfnmp|1a1=Orpheus|1y=2005|1p=64|2a1=Kaczynski|2y=2010|3a1=Pasi|3y=2014}}
*"Every man and every woman is a star":{{sfnp|Crowley|1976|loc=ch.1, v.3}} This refers to the [[body of light]],{{sfnp|Cornelius|2005|p=59}} which Plato described as being composed of the same substance as the stars.{{sfnp|Mead|1919|p=84}} It implies that individuals doing their Wills are like stars in the universe—occupying a time and position in space, yet distinctly individual and having an independent nature largely without undue conflict with other stars.{{sfnmp|1a1=Kaczynski|1y=2010|2a1=Pasi|2y=2014}}
*"Love is the law, love under will":{{sfnp|Crowley|1976|loc=ch. 1, v. 57}} The nature of the Law of Thelema is love, which Crowley wrote should be understood in the same sense as the Greek word ''[[agape]]''. Both ''agape'' and ''thelema'' sum to 93 in [[Hermetic Qabalah]].{{sfnmp|1a1=Kaczynski|1y=2010|2a1=Churton|2y=2011|2p=219}} The phrase "love under will" is often abbreviated as "93/93",{{sfnp|Campbell|2018|loc=ch. 3}} suggesting that "love under will" represents something akin to unity.{{sfnmp|1a1=Kaczynski|1y=2010|2a1=Pasi|2y=2014}}