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Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a figure in late 19th and early 20th century occultism. Bree has a picture of him on the wall of her bedroom (above her bookcase, to the left of her door), leading many to assume that her religion is affiliated in some way with Thelema.
Crowley grew up in a strict Plymouth Brethren family where his mother often referred to him as the "Beast of Revelation". This may have been the catalyst for him to pursue alternative spirituality.
Crowley and Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) were rivals in the early days of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and after leaving to found rival organizations (Crowley first the Argenteum Astrum and then a faction of the Ordo Templi Orientis and Waite the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross), the men mocked each other in published works.
Crowley's life largely consisted of exploring the far reaches of the once great British Empire, studying various forms of Vajrayana Buddhism, theosophy, occultism, ceremonial magick, and ancient ritual. He incorporated these into his own comprehensive methodology called Magick in an extensive body of literature consisting of poetry, prose, essays, and syncretized occultism.
Dubbed the "Wickedest Man in the World" by the British yellow press, Crowley is perhaps best known for his seemingly contradictory but esoterically linked instructions, "Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law" and "Love is the law, Love under Will". He is also associated with the number 93, used by devotees as a shorthand for these sayings. These statements are pulled from Crowley's masterwork around which his entire life and body of literature attempted to extrapolate, The Book of the Law or Liber Al vel Legis.
In the video Aleister Crowley, Daniel reads a story from an unspecified Arizona newspaper that associates Crowley with an abduction in 1943.
Crowley's birthday is October 12, which was the date of the ceremony that Bree spent a long time preparing for. The occasion is casually celebrated by modern Thelemites under the title of Crowleymas, typically with curry, orgia, and wine.
Fact Sheets http://www.cix.co.uk/~mandrake/crowley.htm
Outside links
- Aleister Crowley (Wikipedia Article)
- OTO page on Aleister Crowley. OTO is initiatory society continuing his work.
- Aleister Crowley Article at Sourceryforge,the Esoteric-Occult Wiki
- Aleister Crowley The Greatest Magician of the 20th Century?
- Aleister Crowley and the "Sirians"
- Aleisster Crowley and 1943
- Israel Regardie (Wikipedia Article)
- Jack Parsons (Wikipedia Article)
- L. Ron Hubbard (Wikipedia Article)
- Moonchild (Wikipedia Article)
- Crowley
- Gerald del Campo “On the Use of Blood in Ritual” 1986
- Gerald Gardner
- Fact Sheet on Aleister Crowley
