10 Interesting Facts About Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a world-renowned occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist amongst many other things. These are some interesting facts about...
By AmityIsland
Published 9 years ago in Ftw
Aleister Crowley was a world-renowned occultist, ceremonial magician, novelist amongst many other things. These are some interesting facts about the man that was titled, "The wickedest man in the world."
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He Was a Big Yoga Fan - When traveling to India he began his practice and brought it back to the UK. He wrote a book titled, Eight Lectures on Yoga which was published in 1939, way ahead of it's time.
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He Traveled All Over The World Studying Mysticism - In 1904 Crowley and his wife travelled to Cairo and claimed they were a royal couple. After renting an apartment, Crowley studied Islamic mysticism and Arabic, also trying to conjure ancient Egyptian deities. It is here where he wrote The Book of Law.
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He Was Actually a Very Pleasant Guy to Be Around - He was once quoted saying, "The common defect of all mystical systems previous to that of the Aeon whose Law is Thelema, is that there has been no place for Laughter."
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He Was an Experienced Mountaineer - In 1902, he co-lead the first British expedition to K2.
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Ozzy Osbourne's song "Mr. Crowley" is About Him - The famous song from Blizzard of Ozz was recorded in 1980. Osbourne had been reading a book by the celebrated magician at the time. Also mysteriously finding a deck of tarot cards in the studio as he was recording.
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He Lost His Virginity at Age 14 - He had an insatiable appetite for sex, losing his virginity to a maid on his mother's bed when he was only 14. After the maid was fired it is said that she because a homeless drunk and she was rumoured to be one of Jack the Ripper's victims.
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He Was on the Cover of Sgt. Pepper's - Crowley can be seen on the cover of The Beatles famous album, tucked away in a the back left corner. Ringo was stated in saying that they wanted to put people on the cover they admired, McCartney said it was a gathering of their heroes.
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He Was Big on Sex Magic - Or as he officially titled it, Eroto-Comatose Lucidity, the act of bringing ancient-magic practices into the bedroom. The ritual consisted of a feast, the person being pleased by every mean necessary and finally a balance between asleep and awake euphoria which was supposed to let the spirit go free.
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He Knew L. Ron Hubbard - Hubbard who is most notable for starting the Scientology religion was a member of the Los Angeles chapter of Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis. The Church of Scientology says Hubbard was trying to infiltrate and dismember the group, however in a taped lecture in 1952, Hubbard discuss his fascination with Crowley and occult magic of the middle ages.
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He Put a Curse on His Doctor - Crowley's doctor died 24 hours after his famous patient. It is said Crowley placed a curse on the doctor for not refilling his prescription of morphine prior to his death.
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