Aleister Crowley

@Poets, Timeline and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Aleister Crowley was an occultist and ceremonial magician who founded the ethical philosophy of Thelema British Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College, Dublin Writers Poets Libra Celebrities Once notorious as “the wickedest man in the world”, Aleister Crowley was an occultist and ceremonial magician. He is still regarded as the most influential occultists of all time even though several decades have passed since his death. Crowley led a life that was absolutely shocking given the time and era he lived in; he was a heavy user of recreational drugs and notorious for his sexual practices with individuals of both sexes. He joined the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn as a young man and claimed to have been contacted by Aiwass, his Holy Guardian Angel. He believed himself to be the prophet of a new age and played a significant role in founding the religion of Thelema which proposes that the adherents, known as Thelemites should seek out their own true path in life and follow it. Eventually this philosophy came to be accepted by the Ordo Templis Orientis (O.T.O.). Crowley went on to form his own occult society and later on created a religious commune called the Abbey of Thelema. A man having interests in a wide range of fields, he was also an avid mountaineer who had scaled several lofty peaks all over the world. He led a highly controversial life and was also known as The Beast 666.

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Birthday: October 12, 1875 Died on: December 1, 1947 Nationality: British Famous: Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, Dublin, Writers, Poets Spouses: Rose Edith Kelly Known as: Frater Perdurabo Childrens: Aleister Atatürk Crowley, Lola Zaza Crowley, Nuit Ma Ahathoor Hecate Sappho Jezebel Lilith Crowley Information Detail Birthday October 12, 1875 Died on December 1, 1947 Nationality British Famous Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, Dublin, Writers, Poets Spouses Rose Edith Kelly Known as Frater Perdurabo Childrens Aleister Atatürk Crowley, Lola Zaza Crowley, Nuit Ma Ahathoor Hecate Sappho Jezebel Lilith Crowley Universities Trinity College Dublin,Trinity College, Cambridge King's College London Trinity College Notable Alumnis Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Cambridge Birth Place Leamington Spa Religion Cult Gender Male Father Edward Crowley Mother Emily Bertha Bishop Sun Sign Libra Born in Leamington Spa Died at Age 72

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He married the sister of his friend, Rose Edith Kelly in 1903. They had two daughters and later separated because of his wife’s alcoholism. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Maria de Miramar in 1929. The couple separated within a year though they did not divorce. Unsplash Personal Life

He led an unrestrained life characterized by vigorous sexual activities with both men and women, and had a history of recreational drug usage. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born as Edward Alexander Crowley to Edward Crowley and Emily Bishop. His parents were evangelist Christians and his father was deeply religious. He had a strained relationship with his mother. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was sent to study at H.T. Habershon’s evangelist Christian boarding school when he was eight years old. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Later on, he went to the preparatory Ebor School in Cambridge. He considered the head of the institute, Reverend Henry d’Arcy Champney to be a sadist. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father died of cancer when he was 11 years old. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After school he attended Malvern College before going to Tonbridge School. He hated college and dropped out after a few terms. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He went on a holiday to Sweden in 1896 where he had a major mystical experience that originated from his first same-sex sexual encounter. He began to lead a highly promiscuous life having sexual relations with people of both genders. Unsplash Later Years

During 1897 he began getting interested in Black Magic and Occult and decided that pursuing occult was the purpose of his life. Unsplash Later Years

He dropped out of Cambridge in 1898 without completing his degree in spite of being a good student. Unsplash Later Years

He became a member of the occult society known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1898. There he adopted the magical name of ‘Frater Perdurabo’. He learned ceremonial magic and ritualistic drug usage from senior Golden Dawn members. Unsplash Later Years

He published several collections of poetry which included ‘Jezebel and Other Tragic Poems’ (1898), ‘Tales of Archais’ (1898), and ‘Jephthah’ (1899). Unsplash Later Years

Regarded as the most powerful occultist of all time, Crowley’s biggest contribution to ceremonial magic was the founding of the religion Thelema which indicates that its adherents should seek out their ‘True Will’—or grand destiny—instead of their egoistic pursuits. Unsplash Major Work

He is the author of Thelema’s major sacred text, ‘The Book of the Law’, which he claimed was dictated to him by his holy guardian angel, Aiwass. Unsplash Major Work

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 12, 1875
Died on	December 1, 1947
Nationality	British
Famous	Trinity College, Cambridge, Trinity College, Dublin, Writers, Poets
Spouses	Rose Edith Kelly
Known as	Frater Perdurabo
Childrens	Aleister Atatürk Crowley, Lola Zaza Crowley, Nuit Ma Ahathoor Hecate Sappho Jezebel Lilith Crowley
Universities	Trinity College Dublin,Trinity College, Cambridge King's College London Trinity College
Notable Alumnis	Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Cambridge
Birth Place	Leamington Spa
Religion	Cult
Gender	Male
Father	Edward Crowley
Mother	Emily Bertha Bishop
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Leamington Spa
Died at Age	72

Aleister Crowley

British

Oct 12, 1875

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Leamington Spa