Aleister Crowley (October 12, 1875 – December 1, 1947), was an English mountaineer, more commonly known as an occultist and the founder of the Thelema religious movement. He was also a prolific ...

Aleister Crowley, an occultist, poet, and self-appointed magician, was known a century ago as “the wickedest man in the world.” But he did at least one good thing: Contributed to the sexual awakening ...

As if Aleister Crowley’s intermingling of sex, drugs, and mysticism weren’t controversial enough, numerous urban myths surround “the Great Beast” and the organizations he led. Here are the top 10, ...

These days, witchcraft is perhaps more accepted than ever. In places such as Salem, Massachusetts, and New Orleans, Louisiana, witchcraft supply stores are relatively common. In the early 20th century ...

Another person ToM would like to pick up in a time machine for drinks: Aleister Crowley. We won't pretend to agree with Crowley's beliefs, or think he was a particularly good person. Amongst the ...

THE GREAT BEAST (316 pp.)—John Symonds—Roy ($4.50). “I thought that I knew of every conceivable form of wickedness,” said a judge to a London jury in summing up a libel case in 1934. “I thought that ...

Strange Angel has found its Aleister Crowley. Turn alum Angus Macfadyen has been tapped to play the founder of Thelema opposite Jack Reynor in the second season of the CBS All Access series. Created ...

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon took his beef with Elon Musk up a notch on a recent War Room podcast by comparing the “deeply-disturbed” SpaceX CEO to 20th century occultist Aleister Crowley. Bannon ...

From Renaissance Milanese court painter Bonifacio Bembo to the Surrealists and even contemporary artist Claire Tabouret (who painted her home’s ceiling with images from an early-20th-century tarot ...

The historic manor once owned by Jimmy Page and occultist Aleister Crowley has been destroyed in a fire. Firefighters were still battling the blaze this afternoon, according to the Mirror. As much as ...

Some of the best classic rock songs drew inspiration from history or mysticism — or both. For example, Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mr. Crowley” is about a macabre historical figure who left quite a legacy in the ...