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
sex names perception
When you have proved that God is merely a name for the sex instinct, it appears to me not far to the perception that the sex instinct is God.
son names sun
There is a splendour in my name hidden and glorious, as the sun of midnight is ever the son.
names determined equations
The True Will is thus both determined by its equations, and free because those equation are simply its own name, spelt out fully.
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.
children men names
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. Yea, verily, and Amen! the task is tireless and its joys without bounds; for the whole Universe, and all that in it is, what is it but the infinite playground of the Crowned and Conquering Child, of the insatiable, the innocent, the ever-rejoicing Heir of Space and Eternity, whose name is MAN?
names atheism force
The Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves.
dog fall pits
He shall fall down into a pit called Because, and there he shall perish with the dogs of reason.
children white perfect
A white male child of perfect innocence and intelligence makes the most suitable victim.
angel uniting unions
There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.
liberty individual function
The absolute rule of the state shall be a function of the absolute liberty of each individual will.
writing law appeals
All questions of the Law are to be decided only by appeal to my writings, each for himself
tears cry written
I've written this to keep from crying. But I am crying, only the tears won't come.
compassion understanding spells
Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell.
spiritual children heart
It would be unwise to condemn as irrational the practice of devouring the heart and liver of an adversary while yet warm. For the highest spiritual working one must choose that victim which contains the greatest and purest force; a male child of perfect innocence and high intelligence is the most satisfactory.