Aleister Crowley
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 1920 he and a small group of followers moved to Cefalu, in Sicily, where they established what would now be called a commune and devoted their time to sex, magic, and drugs. In one video Bree mentions living on a commune in New Zealand.
Alister Crowley has had an influence on Rock and Roll music although none of this music is used in the music of Lonelygirl15.
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 fake ceremony that Lucy used to trick Daniel. The occasion is casually celebrated by modern Thelemites under the title of Crowleymas, typically with curry, orgia, and wine.
In "The Book of the Law" Crowley give a receipt for the Cakes of Light and one of the ingedients is the blood of a child.
Evidence points to the possibility that Aleister Crowley was the true father of Barbara Bush, the former First Lady and mother to George W. Bush.
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
- Crowley
- Gerald del Campo “On the Use of Blood in Ritual” 1986
- Gerald Gardner
- Fact Sheet on Aleister Crowley
- Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)
- Aleister Crowley
- Aleister Crowley Satanic Verses {1875-1947}
- The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
- Crowley Fact Sheet
People Crowley knew
Among the influential contemporary religious leader that Crowley knew are Israel Regardie Jack Parsons and L. Ron Hubbard
Speculation on a Moonchild
Based on the Crowley book Moonchild some people have speculated that Bree may have been impregnated at the ceremony.
