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Aleister Crowley

Born

in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, The United Kingdom

October 12, 1875

Died

December 01, 1947

Genre

Spirituality, Religion, Poetry

Influences

father: Edward Crowley, Éliphas Lévi, Arthur Edward Waite, S.L. MacGre ...more

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Writings of British mystic Aleister Crowley on occult practices influenced the development of Neopaganism, various religious movements that arose chiefly in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 1900s and that combine worship of pagan nature deities, particularly of the earth, with benign witchcraft.

Born Edward Alexander Crowley, this mountaineer, philosopher, and poet joined as an member in several organizations, including the Golden Dawn, the A∴A∴, and Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.), and people best know today especially his The Book of the Law , the central sacred text of Thelema. Infamously dubbed "the wickedest man in the World," he gained much notoriety during his lifetime.

Crowley additionally played chess, painted, ...more

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Aleister Crowley’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 42,264 ratings · 2,311 reviews · 917 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Book of the Law by Aleister Crowley, Rose Edith Crowley 3.79 avg rating — 5,248 ratings — published 1904 — 191 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Lies 3.82 avg rating — 4,214 ratings — published 1913 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Drug Fiend 3.80 avg rating — 3,370 ratings — published 1922 — 129 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of Thoth by Aleister Crowley, The Master Therion, Frieda Harris (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 2,589 ratings — published 1944 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley by Aleister Crowley, Israel Regardie (Editor), C. Allan Bennett (Contributor) 4.04 avg rating — 2,425 ratings — published 1973 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4 by Aleister Crowley, Mary Desti, Leila Waddell 4.35 avg rating — 1,592 ratings — published 1994 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magick in Theory and Practice 4.10 avg rating — 1,530 ratings — published 1929 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonchild 3.46 avg rating — 1,657 ratings — published 1917 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book 4 4.09 avg rating — 1,187 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magick Without Tears by Aleister Crowley, Israel Regardie (Editor), Karl Germer (Foreword) 4.16 avg rating — 1,163 ratings — published 1954 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Aleister Crowley (?)

“I'm a poet, and I like my lies the way my mother used to make them.”
― Aleister Crowley, Moonchild

tags: humor, humour

1040 likes

“One would go mad if one took the Bible seriously; but to take it seriously one must be already mad.”
― Aleister Crowley, Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4

tags: anti-christian, atheism, bible, religion

837 likes

“May the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall!”
― Aleister Crowley, Moonchild

tags: humor, new-year

373 likes

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