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The main meaning that Crowley extracted from this verse was: "There shall be no property in human flesh." You can't own another person. A wife (or a husband) is not a piece of property. Neither can you force one person to love another. The common threats of emotional blackmail, physical violence, economic privation or recourse to legal punishments via the courts aren't going to inspire love in anyone. And yet they are used everyday because of this ingrained (normative ?) belief in control and ownership.Always Wondering said:It's a nice verse and I thinK I would take inspration from it. Except I don't get the "Oh lover, if thou wilt, depart" line. Is this an unloved lover? Or is "Aiwass" saying if you've got a willing mate loose the lover? Or is the wife the lover?
Of course that's only one interpretation of that verse. Like the rest of The Book of the Law there are multiple levels of interpretation to each verse. And the only interpretation that is valid for you is your own interpretation.