Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowleywas an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion and philosophy of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth12 October 1875
doubt elements next
One must find out for oneself, and make sure beyond doubt, 'who' one is, 'what' one is, 'why' one is... Being thus conscious of the proper course to pursue, the next thing is to understand the conditions necessary to following it out. After that, one must eliminate from oneself every element alien or hostile to success, and develop those parts of oneself which are specially needed to control the aforesaid conditions.
art causing-change esoteric
Magick is the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will.
spiritual angel soul
The Holy Guardian Angel is the spiritual Sun of the Soul of the Adept.
book messages should
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all.
moving yoga mind
To train the mind to move with the maximum speed and energy, with the utmost possible accuracy in the chosen direction, and with the minimum of disturbance or friction. That is Magick. To stop the mind altogether. That is Yoga.
practice essentials students
The student, if he attains any success in the following practices, will find himself confronted by things too glorious or dreadful to be described. It is essential that he remain the master of all he beholds, hears or conceives; otherwise he will be the slave of illusion, and the prey of madness.
pain exercise thinking
People think that talking is a sign of thinking. It isn't, for the most part' on the contrary, it's a mechanical dodge of the body to relieve oneself of the strain of thinking, just as exercising the muscles helps the body to become temporarily unconscious of its weight, its pain, its weariness, and the foreknowledge of its doom.
thee capacity all-things
Since all things are God, in all things thou seest just so much of God as thy capacity affordeth thee.
life reality paganism
Paganism is wholesome because it faces the facts of life.
people ordinary morality
Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.
men brain say-anything
Every one interprets everything in terms of his own experience. If you say anything which does not touch a precisely similar spot in another man's brain, he either misunderstands you, or doesn't understand you at all.
art understanding action
Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions. It is the Art of applying that understanding in action.
diversity unity form
Unspeakable is the variety of form and immeasurable the diversity of beauty, but in all is the seal of unity.
believe devil ordinary
I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.