Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley - Softcover

Kaczynski, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561841706 ISBN 13: 9781561841707

Publisher: New Falcon Pubns, 2002

Synopsis

Aleister Crowley, born in Victorian England to a life of financial privilege and religious bigotry, rebelled against his upbringing in every way possible. He became a mountaineer, a bohemian, a writer of sensuous poetry, and a practitioner of what detractors called "the black arts." In reality, he was an uninhibited explorer of global spiritual traditions combining ritual magic with spiritual ecstasy. His winding path intersected ceremonial magic, Buddhism, Hinduism, Kabbalah, sex, drugs, poetry and music. And what he offered mankind was a manifesto for a new age: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." For the first time, the life of one of the most remarkable men of the 20th century is illuminated by a writer who is both an academic researcher and a lifetime practitioner.

About this title

About the Author:

By night Richard Kaczynski, Ph.D., is a psychologist specializing in alternative religious beliefs and practices. A student of Crowley's works since 1978, he has lectured internationally, has contributed to Rebels & Devils, The Golden Dawn Source Book and Eidolon, and was a regular columnist for Mezlim magazine. Along with Hymenaeus Beta, he was co-editor of The Revival of Magick and Other Essays. By day he is a college professor teaching graduate level courses in biostatistics and research design for two universities and several hospitals.

Review:

A balanced and readable biography that reflects how magick shaped every facet of Aleister Crowley's life. -- Christopher S. Hyatt, Ph.D., author of Undoing Yourself

Thank you Dr. Kaczynski. I've waited thirty-five years for this. -- Lon Milo DuQuette, author of The Enochian World of Aleister Crowley

About this edition

• Publisher: New Falcon Pubns
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1561841706
• ISBN 13: 9781561841707
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560