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
stars men light
This Universe is a wild revel of atoms, men, and stars, each one a Soul of Light and Mirth, horsed on Eternity.
writing old-testament models
The best models of English writing are Shakespeare and the Old Testament.
who-we-are remember increase
Every incarnation that we remember must increase our comprehension of ourselves as who we are.
use financial absurd
To use legal or financial constraint to compel either abstention or submission, is entirely horrible, unnatural and absurd.
religious dirty sin
To me, every dirty act was simply a sacrament of sin, a passionately religious protest against Christianity, which was for me the symbol of all vileness, meanness, treachery, falsehood and oppression.
stars orbit goes-on
There are no "standards of Right". Ethics is balderdash. Each Star must go on its own orbit. To hell with "moral principle"; there is no such thing.
names holy-grail quests
The Quest of the Holy Grail, the Search for the Stone of the Philosophers-by whatever name we choose to call the Great Work-is therefore endless. Success only opens up new avenues of brilliant possibility.
animal chinese systematic
Chinese civilisation is so systematic that wild animals have been abolished on principle.
yoga hands two
The two seem, at first glance, to be opposed, but when you have advanced a little in both, you find that concentration learned in Yoga is of immense use in attaining the mental powers necessary in Magick; on the other hand, the discipline of Magick is of the greatest service in Yoga.
wisdom science magic
Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness.
new-year years old-year
May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early!
genius alternatives opinion
I am certainly of opinion that genius can be acquired, or, in the alternative, that it is an almost universal possession.
soul phenomenon particular
I will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of God with my soul
sin restriction
The word of Sin is Restriction