THE SCENE is at the hearth of CRASSUS, where is a little bronze altar dedicated to the Lares and Penates. A pale flame rises from the burning sandal-wood, on which CRASSUS throws benzoin and musk. He is standing in deep dejection.
Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), was an English occultist, writer, mountaineer, philosopher, poet, and mystic. He was an influential member within the occult organization the Golden Dawn, and founder of the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). Today he is best known for his occult writings...
Aleister Crowley was a noted and controversial occultist, ceremonial magician and poet. He has been called "the wickedest man in the world" or "The Great Beast 666 " or "The Master Therion" but he remained a highly influential figure over Western esotericism and the counterculture...