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Eyewitnesses who were at Netherwood report hearing Crowley pacing in his room then later hearing a noise and upon investigation found Crowley dead in his room. He died alone so any stories circulating (& there are a few) about his 'last words' should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Aleister Crowley (/ ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli / AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter.
According to Symonds, a “Mr. Rowe” along with an unknown nurse witnessed Crowleys death and reported his last words to be quite different than what Lady Harris reported. According to Symonds, Crowleys last word was: «Sometimes I hate myself!».
1. I am perplexed. Satan, get out — Aleister Crowley. Image Source: Wiki. Crowley’s last words, “I am perplexed. Satan, get out!” were spoken in a moment of turmoil and spiritual...
Chapter XII: The Left-Hand Path—“The Black Brothers”. Magick Without Tears. By Aleister Crowley. Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. It is the introduction of the word “self” that has raised such prickly questions. It really is a little bewildering; the signpost “Right-hand Path”, “Left-hand Path ...
“Crowley died on December 1, 1947, from myocardial degeneration coupled with severe bronchitis.” – Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley, by Lawrence Sutin, page 417. Sutin also notes that there are different accounts of Crowley’s last words and state of mind in his final moments.
Crowley's aim was to encapsulate the principles of Thelema in a manner that was direct and accessible, describing the "O.T.O. plan in words of one syllable." [6] It is one of the last and shortest of the books known as the Libri of Aleister Crowley. The creation of Liber OZ took place during World War II.
Aleister Crowley, British occultist, writer, and mountaineer, who was a practitioner of ‘magick’ (as he spelled it) and called himself the Beast 666. He was denounced in his own time for his decadent lifestyle and had few followers, but he became a cult figure after his death.
While Crowley was consumed by the words of Horus and his desire to feed the masses information about the occult, his wife was descending into her own darkness of full-blown alcoholism. Meanwhile, their daughter Lilith had died of typhoid in 1906.
“I am perplexed. Satan get out,” —the occultist, Aleister Crowley. “Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here,” —the prophet, Nostradamus. “LSD, 100 micrograms,” —the polymath, Aldous Huxley, whose wife administered a dose of the hallucinogen so he could hallucinate his way out of life. These are punchy epitaphs, ready for Hollywood biopics.