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  1. Aleister Crowley, on his name change. Crowley had his first significant mystical experience while on holiday in Stockholm in December 1896. Several biographers, including Lawrence Sutin, Richard Kaczynski, and Tobias Churton, believed that this was the result of Crowley's first same-sex sexual experience, which enabled him to recognize his bisexuality. At Cambridge, Crowley maintained a ...

  2. Jun 18, 2024 · Aleister Crowley (born October 12, 1875, Royal Leamington Spa, England—died December 1, 1947, Hastings) was a British occultist, writer, and mountaineer, who was a practitioner of “ magick” (as he spelled it) and called himself the Beast 666. He was denounced in his own time for his decadent lifestyle and had few followers, but he became ...

  3. Jul 21, 2024 · Meet Aleister Crowley, The ‘Wickedest Man In The World’ Who Horrified 20th-Century Britain. English mystic, novelist, mountaineer, and magician Aleister Crowley rejected his upper-class Christian upbringing and explored the darkest corners of occultism. He was an occultist, ceremonial magician, drug fiend, sex addict, mountaineer, poet, and ...

  4. Jan 10, 2014 · 46 Aleister Crowley (1875–1947) was born to Edward and Emily Crowley, Plymouth Brethren of the strictest kind. The family fortune had been made in the brewery trade, but Edward Crowley had long since removed himself from direct involvement with the business.

  5. Sep 23, 2018 · Thelemic Prophet and the Wickedest Man in the World. Born Edward Alexander Crowley on October 12, 1875, he is primarily known for his occult writings and teachings. He founded the religion of Thelema, which became adopted by the Ordo Templis Orientis (O.T.O.) as well as the magical order Argenteum Astrum, or A:.A:., the Order of the Silver Star.

  6. Oct 11, 2023 · I like the matter-of-fact assessment that this out of the way place had ‘a history of strange happenings long before Aleister Crowley moved in’. Boleskine House, Loch Ness, where 'the Beast' became neighbours with 'the Monster' between 1899-1913. Aleister Crowley was able to dabble in his occultist beliefs here far away from prying eyes.

  7. Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.

  8. Oct 26, 2019 · An otherwise auspicious birth in 1875 brought forth into the world Aleister Crowley who defied all acceptable standards of his time. His arrogance matched his defiance and bordered on grandiose. He founded the religion of Thelema, practiced sex magic, and may have worked as a double agent for the British. Based on the legends about Crowley, it ...

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › other-religious-beliefs-biographies › aleister-crowleyAleister Crowley | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 27, 2018 · Aleister Crowley. Misunderstood and even feared during his lifetime, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) channelled his brilliance into the black arts, believing that he was the greatest of the world's magicians, brought back to life. Aleister Crowley (the surname rhymes with "slowly") was an iconoclast among iconoclasts.

  10. Apr 2, 2011 · Aleister Crowley (Oct. 12, 1875-Dec. 1, 1947) — however one judges him — was a fascinating man who lived an amazing life. He is best known as being an infamous occultist and the scribe of The Book of the Law, which introduced Thelema to the world.