Deep Dip 1: The Tao Teh King, Aleister Crowley's Translation vs. James Legge's

In the first of our Deep Dip series, where we take a deep dive into a particular book or subject, we examine Crowley's translation of the Tao Teh King of Lao Tzu, examining it on its own merit, as well as comparing it with the translation of James Legge, which was the version Crowley was working from.

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