31-07-2009, 09:33 PM
Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (pronounced /?kro?li/), (October 12, 1875 – December 1, 1947), was an English occultist, writer, mountaineer, poet, possible spy and yogi.[1] He was an influential member of several occult organizations, including the Golden Dawn, the A?A?, and Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.),[2] and is best known today for his magical writings, especially The Book of the Law, the central sacred text of Thelema. He gained much notoriety during his lifetime, and was dubbed "The Wickedest Man In the World" and often attacked by the media.[3]
Crowley was also a chess player, painter, astrologer, hedonist, bisexual, drug experimenter, and social critic.
Crowley was also a chess player, painter, astrologer, hedonist, bisexual, drug experimenter, and social critic.
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see also: BUGGER; SODOMITE :angry5:
