Aleister Crowley was one of the most intriguing characters of the 20th century. He was a poet, a ceremonial magician, a mountaineer, an alchemist, a philosopher, a spy, and a self-described sex and drug addict. He was also known as “The Beast”, a title given to him by his own MOTHER, and the “wickedest man in the world.”SOURCESThe Book of the Law; by Aleister Crowley and Rose Edith CrowleyMagick; by Aleister Crowley Richmond, Keith (2012). "Through the Witch's Looking Glass: The Magick of Aleister Crowley and the Witchcraft of Rosaleen Norton". In Bogdan, Henrik; Starr, Martin P. (eds.). Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism. Oxford University Press. pp. 307–34. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199863075.003.0013. ISBN 978-0-19-986309-9. OCLC 820009842Spence, Richard B. (2008). Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult. Port Townsend, Washington: Feral House. ISBN 978-1-932595-33-8. OCLC 658217241.Sutin, Lawrence (2000). Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-25243-4. OCLC 43581537.Symonds, John (1997). The Beast 666: The Life of Aleister Crowley. London: Pindar Press. ISBN 978-1-899828-21-0. OCLC 60232203.The Newsroom (23 November 2007).
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Aleister Crowley was one of the most intriguing characters of the 20th century. He was a poet, a ceremonial magician, a mountaineer, an alchemist, a philosopher, a spy, and a self-described sex and drug addict. He was also known as “The Beast”, a title given to him by his own MOTHER, and the “wickedest man in the world.”SOURCESThe Book of the Law; by Aleister Crowley and Rose Edith CrowleyMagick; by Aleister Crowley Richmond, Keith (2012). "Through the Witch's Looking Glass: The Magick of Aleist...