“when he loved, he did so with his whole being, but the passion was typically short-lived”
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Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. As the founder of the religion of Thelema in the early 20th century, he identified as its prophet, entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus. A prolific writer, he published widely—composing the "Libri" of Thelema—over the course of his life.
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culture · English occultist (1875–1947) · playwright · novelist · occultist · autobiographer · writer · mountaineer · astrologer · chess player · founder · chess composer · also Aleister Crowley, Edward Alexander Crowley, H.D. Carr, Master Therion, Therion, Crowley
Born 12 October 1875 · Died 1 December 1947 · Q172684
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s will onto a specific goal such as financial gain or personal creative success. For Crowley, sex was treated as a sacrament, with the consumption of sexual fluids interpreted as a Eucharist. This was often manifested as the Cakes of Light, a biscuit containing either menstrual blood or a mixture of semen and vaginal fluids. The Gnostic Mass is the central religious ceremony within Thelema. Crowley
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2026· 4 entries
“s will onto a specific goal such as financial gain or personal creative success. For Crowley, sex was treated as a sacrament, with the consumption of sexual fluids interpreted as a Eucharist. This was often manifested as the Cakes of Light, a biscuit containing either menstrual blood or a mixture of semen and vaginal fluids. The Gnostic Mass is the central religious ceremony within Thelema. Crowley”
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“s Garden to entertain his recuperating wife. He also founded a publishing company through which to publish his poetry, naming it the Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth in parody of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Among its first publications were Crowley”
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Released album “Epic Occult”.
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2022· 2 entries
The Cheat Sheet: Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Lived in Aleister Crowley’s Former Home
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Yahoo! Sports: Aleister Crowley, The Wickedest Climber Ever?
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2021· 2 entries
Released album “Black Magic”.
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USA Today rated the claim “Former first lady Barbara Bush is the daughter of British occultist Aleister Crowley” False.
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2020· 1 entry
PolitiFact rated the claim “Says Angela Merkel is the daughter of Adolf Hitler, Justin Trudeau is the son of Fidel Castro and Barbara Bush is the daughter of Aleister Crowley.” Pants on Fire.
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2019· 1 entry
The Scotsman: Followers of occultist Aleister Crowley to be welcomed back to his former Highland home
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2018· 1 entry
Yahoo: That Time Aleister Crowley Tried to Summon a Demon With ‘Sex Magick’ (Podcast)
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2015· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “A photograph shows President Obama wearing an Aleister Crowley shirt.” False.
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2008· 1 entry
Released album “The Order of the Silver Star”.
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2002· 1 entry
A BBC poll placed Crowley number 73 in a list of the 100 Greatest Britons
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “666”.
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1985· 1 entry
Its right to the title was unsuccessfully challenged in court by a rival group, the Society Ordo Templi Orientis, led by Brazilian Thelemite Marcelo Ramos Motta
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1971· 1 entry
And part of the band's film The Song Remains the Same was filmed on its grounds
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1947· 24 entries
Died 1947-12-01.
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“Love is the law, love under will.”
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“Każdy mężczyzna i każda kobieta to gwiazda. (I:3)”
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“Słowem Prawa jest Θελημα. (I:39)”
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“Czyń wedle swej woli będzie całym Prawem. (I:40)”
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“Takoż i ty cały; nie masz żadnego prawa poza czynieniem swej woli. Czyń tak, a nikt nie powie nie. Albowiem czysta wola, nieukojona celem, wolna od żądzy wyniku, jest na każdy sposób doskonała. (I:42–44)”
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“Every man and every woman is a star.”
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“Miłość jest prawem, miłość podług woli. (I:57)”
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“Opis: ostatnie słowa, 1 grudnia 1947.”
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“I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours. My joy is to see your joy.”
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“Bądź silny, o człecze! pożądaj, raduj się wszelkimi rzeczami zmysłu i zachwytu i nie obawiaj się, iż jakiś Bóg za to cię odrzuci. (II:22)”
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“Jesteście przeciwko ludziom. O moi wybrańcy! (II:25)”
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“Nie ma prawa poza Czyń wedle swej woli. (III:60)”
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“„Inwokować” oznacza „przywoływać”, tak jak „ewokować” znaczy „wywoływać”. Jest to zasadnicza różnica pomiędzy dwiema gałęziami Magiji.”
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“Kiedy tonie twoje dziecko, to musisz skakać do wody i je ratować, a nie inwokować rusałki.”
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“Ku ludziom idę, których liczba siłąPodobna mojej – Lew ze Światła stolicJa jestem Bestią – moim Prawem MiłośćRadość królewska – Miłość według WoliKiedy więc zwrócisz swe ślepia do góryWidok na gwiazdy oślepi twe chmury!”
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“(…) nie istnieje żaden obiekt wart osiągnięcia, oprócz regularnego rozwoju aspiranta poprzez wytrwałą naukową pracę, nie powinien on próbować biegać, zanim nie nauczy się chodzić; nie powinien zamierzać udawać się dokądkolwiek, dopóki całkowicie nie będzie przekonany, że jego Wolą jest pójść.”
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“Nie tylko okultyści, ale wszyscy wiedzą, że ludzie pytają o radę tylko po to, żeby dowiedzieć się, jacy są mądrzy.”
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“Praktykowanie Magiji bez metody jest tak samo głupie jak robienie czegokolwiek innego. Praktykowanie Magiji bez zapisywania doświadczeń jest jak prowadzenie biznesu bez księgowania go.”
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“Inicjacja to nie formalność, jak wielokrotnie zdarza się to w masonerii. Na proces składa się całe życie. Inicjacja przenika osobowość, a oficjalne przyznanie tytułu czy stopnia stanowi jedynie symbol tego, co się stało.”
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“Muszę osiągnąć samadhi w interesie Boga.”
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“Opis: o książce Ekwinokcjum bogów.”
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“Jeśli pomylimy szlaki i zaczniemy wspinać się na niewłaściwy szczyt, wówczas żadne piękne widoki nie wynagrodzą nam rozczarowania i świadomości popełnionego błędu.”
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“Opis: Crowley o sobie w okresie spisywania Księgi Prawa.”
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1940· 1 entry
His asthma worsened, and with his German-produced medication unavailable, he returned to using heroin, once again becoming addicted
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1937· 1 entry
Gave a series of public lectures on yoga in Soho
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1936· 1 entry
Published his first book in six years, The Equinox of the Gods, which contained a facsimile of The Book of the Law and was considered to be volume III, number 3, of The Equinox periodical
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1932· 1 entry
That he was invited to be guest of honour at Foyles' Literary Luncheon, also being invited by Harry Price to speak at the National Laboratory of Psychical Research
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1928· 2 entries
Crowley was introduced to Israel Regardie, a young Englishman, who embraced Thelema and became Crowley's secretary for the next three years
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Wrote that all true deities were derived from this trinity
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1926· 1 entry
Crowley went through a large number of lovers over the following years, with whom he experimented in sex magic
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1920· 1 entry
Established the Abbey of Thelema, a religious commune in Cefalù, Sicily, where he lived with various followers
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1918· 1 entry
Crowley went on a magical retreat in the wilderness of Esopus Island on the Hudson River in upstate New York
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1912· 1 entry
Was initiated into another esoteric order, the German-based Ordo Templi Orientis (O
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1911· 1 entry
Crowley and Waddell holidayed in Montigny-sur-Loing, France, where he wrote prolifically, producing poems, short stories, plays, and 19 works on magic and mysticism, including the two final Holy Books of Thelema
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1908· 1 entry
The pair toured northern Spain before heading to Tangier, Morocco
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1907· 2 entries
Also began taking in paying students, whom he instructed in occult and magical practice
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And George Cecil Jones co-founded an esoteric order—the A∴A∴, through which they propagated Thelema
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1904· 2 entries
Married Rose Edith Kelly, and they honeymooned in Cairo, Egypt, where Crowley wrote down The Book of the Law—a sacred text that serves as the basis for Thelema, which he said had been dictated to him by a supernatural
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“bring oriental wisdom to Europe and to restore paganism in a purer form”
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1902· 1 entry
Was joined in India by Eckenstein and several other mountaineers: Guy Knowles, H
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1900· 2 entries
Crowley travelled to Mexico via the United States, settling in Mexico City and starting a relationship with a local woman
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And together they climbed several mountains in the country, including Iztaccihuatl, Popocatepetl, and Colima, the latter of which they had to abandon owing to a volcanic eruption
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1898· 1 entry
Joined the esoteric Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, where he was trained in ceremonial magic by Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers and Allan Bennett
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1897· 2 entries
Crowley travelled to Saint Petersburg, Russia, later saying that he was trying to learn Russian, because he was considering a future diplomatic career there
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Made the first ascent of the Mönch without a guide
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1894· 1 entry
Climbed Beachy Head before visiting the Alps and joining the Scottish Mountaineering Club
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1880· 1 entry
In 1881 the Crowleys moved to Redhill, Surrey
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1875· 1 entry
Born 1875-10-12.
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