Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, mystic and ceremonial magician, who was responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He came to see himself as the prophet entrusted with informing humanity that it was entering the new Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. Crowley was also pansexual, a recreational drug experimenter and a social critic. He gained widespread notoriety during his lifetime, and was denounced in the popular press of the day as “the wickedest man in the world.” Crowley was born on this day in 1875.
Note: “Do what thou wilt,” said Crowley, famously. Oh, Mr. Crowley, what went on in your head?
