Aleister Crowley. What does that name evoke? For many it is maybe a popular song, or for others it may be black magic, and for some it is freedom. However you view him his libertine lifestyle, ritual black magic, and sex-based religion has made him the subject of many books, songs, documentaries, and sermons. In this dispatch Josh takes Dale on a journey into the life and mind of this man who was one of the earliest yoga practitioners in western culture.
Links:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Thelema
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Brethren
https://thelemicunion.com/sexual-abuse-child-abuse-consent-thelema/
https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/642011.htm
https://www.llewellyn.com/blog/2012/08/from-inner-secret-to-minor-diversion
https://www.nickfarrell.it/aleister-crowley-golden-dawn/
http://www.thelemapedia.org/index.php/The_Book_of_the_Law
https://www.corneliuspublications.com/on-crowleys-authority-to-found-the-a-a/
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Opaque Death Apparition by SATIN
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