Aleister Crowley: The Nature of the Beast - Softcover

Wilson, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850305411 ISBN 13: 9780850305418

Publisher: Harpercollins, 1987

Synopsis

Poet, Magician, Mountaineer, Polemicist and Pornographer, Aleister Crowley was the most famous, or infamous, name in twentieth century occultism. The popular image of him as, in the words of Francis King, "an insatiable sexual athlete, a pimp who lived on the immoral earnings of his girl-friends, and a junkie who daily took enough heroin to kill a roomful of people", has a basis in fact; but there were other, less obnoxious and despicable aspects of this highly original character.

Crowley’s greatest legacy is his eclectic occult system: his Magick persists, a potent synthesis of Golden Dawn magic, oriental esoteric techniques, sexual magic, and the all-encompassing Law of Thelema with its two fundamental principles, "Every man and woman is a star" and the notorious "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be the Whole of the Law". With his usual flair and style, Colin Wilson brings this complex and enigmatic figure to life and provides an engrossing portrait of the self-styled Great Beast, the man whom the contemporary press dubbed The Wickedest Man in the World.

About this title

About the Author:

Colin Wilson is a renowned authority on the paranormal and is the author of over fifty books, with subjects ranging from mysticism to criminology. He has also written numerous articles and plays and contributed to several newspapers and journals. He regards himself primarily as a philosopher concerned with the meaning of human existence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0850305411
• ISBN 13: 9780850305418
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176