Prying Minds

Summoning Aleister Crowley: "The Great Beast 666"


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He called himself The Great Beast 666. The tabloids called him the wickedest man in the world. And we just call him... a hot mess. A chaotic, magical, drug-fueled mess.

We're talking about none other than, Aleister Crowley.

 He was a poet, a mountaineer, a ceremonial magician, and a drama queen! He claimed to have summoned demons, channeled Egyptian spirits, wrote questionable poems, and even got himself kicked out of Italy for being too weird.

But was he a dark prophet of a new age… or just a dramatic dude with too much money and too much access to hallucinogens?

So grab your velvet cloak, light a black candle, and join us as we descend into the life and legacy of the man who made Victorian England clutch its pearls.

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Prying MindsBy Liss and Bee