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Richard Kaczynski (born 1963) is an American writer and lecturer in the fields of social psychology, metaphysical beliefs and new religious movements.He is known for his biography of the occultist Aleister Crowley, Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley, described by The Times Literary Supplement as "the major biography to date", [1] and by Didrik Søderlind in the Norwegian daily Aftenposten ...
Helen Parsons Smith (1910-2003), American occultist and book editor, wife of John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons who married Wilfred Talbot Smith after Parson's death. [46] Israel Regardie (1907–1985), occult writer, magician, pupil of Aleister Crowley [47] C. F. Russell (1897–1987), American occultist and founder of the magical order G.B.G. [48]
It specialises in books on Aleister Crowley and his circle, magic, mysticism, eastern religions and alternative spirituality. Its earlier New York incarnation, The Weiser Bookshop, was described by Leslie A. Shepherd as "perhaps the most famous occult bookstore in the U.S." [1]
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The occultist Dion Fortune used Crowley as a basis for characters in her books The Secrets of Doctor Taverner (1926) and The Winged Bull (1935). [322] He was included as one of the figures on the cover art of The Beatles ' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), [ 309 ] and his motto of "Do What Thou Wilt" was inscribed on the vinyl ...
Snowdrops from a Curate's Garden is a collection of obscene stories, with accompanying obscene poems. All sorts of sexual scenes are presented, some quite taboo, but the intent is less to sexually titillate the reader than it is to shock his or her sensibilities through extremes of filth.
Thelema is a philosophical and mystical system founded by Aleister Crowley early in the 20th century. This is a list of Thelemites, self-professed adherents of Thelema (including those who identified as Thelemites during part of their lives but subsequently left the faith) who have Wikipedia articles. These individuals come from diverse ...
Crowley, Aleister (2006). Aleister Crowley and the Practice of the Magical Diary. Redwheel/Weiser. ISBN 978-1-57863-372-2. (originally published in 1993 by New Falcon Publications, new edition fully revised and expanded. With Frater Achad and J. Daniel Gunther) Birch, Una (2007).