ASHLAR

A Manual of Perfected Style for Thelemic and Esoteric Publishing

Ashlar: A Manual of Perfected Style for Thelemic and Esoteric Publishing serves authors, editors, and publishers of books, journals, and websites that treat Thelema and the Western esoteric traditions, whether the writing comes from scholarship or from practice. It also serves students learning to write in the field.

1. 1Introduction
   • What Ashlar covers1.1
   • The Chicago Manual of Style1.2
   • How the guide is organized1.3
   • Numbering and cross-references1.4
   • House style and the style sheet1.5
   • What the guide does not decide1.6
   • This edition1.7
   • Corrections and suggestions1.8
2. 2Authors and Editors
   • Scope of this chapter2.1
   • The Author2.2–2.21
   • The Editor2.22–2.31
   • Writing about a Living Tradition2.32–2.50
   • Papers for a Course2.51
3. 3General Style
   • Scope of this chapter3.1
   • Spelling and Word Forms3.2–3.8
   • Italics and Non-English Words3.9–3.11
   • Punctuation3.12–3.21
   • Personal Names3.22–3.24
   • Mottoes and Office-Names3.25–3.29
   • Orders, Grades, and Degrees3.30–3.34
   • Divine Names and Terms of Art3.35–3.42
   • Place Names3.43
   • Titles of Works3.44–3.49
   • Numbers3.50–3.55
   • Dates and Calendars3.56–3.66
   • Quotations3.67–3.82
   • Inclusive and Accurate Language3.83–3.93
4. 4Transliteration and Scripts
   • Scope of this chapter4.1
   • Principles4.2–4.10
   • Hebrew4.11–4.18
   • Greek4.19–4.23
   • Coptic4.24–4.25
   • Egyptian4.26–4.29
   • Other Languages4.30–4.34
   • Enochian and Magical Alphabets4.35–4.41
   • Transcribing Manuscripts4.42–4.50
   • Special Characters4.51–4.60
5. 5Notes and Bibliographies
   • Scope of this chapter5.1
   • Notes and Bibliography5.2–5.14
   • Elements of a Citation5.15–5.31
   • Books, Articles, and Editions5.32–5.42
   • Unpublished and Online Sources5.43–5.53
   • Author-Date5.54–5.57
6. 6The Thelemic and Esoteric Corpus
   • Scope of this chapter6.1
   • Received Texts6.2–6.12
   • The Verse Reference6.13–6.20
   • Manuscript, Printings, and Versions6.21–6.28
   • The Thelemic Corpus6.29–6.46
   • Adjacent Corpora6.47–6.57
   • Qabalistic Argument6.58–6.67
   • Restricted Sources6.68–6.74
7. 7Indexes
   • Scope of this chapter7.1
   • Kinds of Index7.2–7.6
   • Preparing an Index7.7–7.12
   • Alphabetization7.13–7.24
   • Cross-References7.25–7.26
8. 8Abbreviations and Sigla
   • Scope of this chapter8.1
   • Principles8.2–8.14
   • Abbreviations by Subject8.15–8.28
   • Sigla for the Thelemic Corpus8.29–8.34
   • Sigla for Other Primary Sources8.35–8.38
   • Journals and Reference Works8.39
   • Repositories and Archives8.40–8.42
9. ·Word List
   • The terms, A to Z308 terms