Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion and philosophy of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the on of Horus in the early 20th century.
Crowley was born as Edward Alexander Crowley atClarendon Square in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, onOctober 1875. His father, Edward Crowley , was trained as an engineer, but his share in a lucrative family brewing business, Crowleys Alton Ales, had allowed him to retire before his son was born. His mother, Emily Bertha Bishop , came from a DevonshireSomerset family and had a strained relationship with her son she described him as the Beast, a name that he revelled in. The couple had been married at Londons Kensington Registry Office in November 1874, and were evangelical Christians. Crowleys father had been born a Quaker, but had converted to the Exclusive Brethren, a faction of a Christian fundamentalist group known as the Plymouth Brethren, with Emily joining him upon marriage. Crowleys father was particularly devout, spending his time as a travelling preacher for the sect and reading a chapter from the Bible to his wife and son after breakfast every day. Following the
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