THE CONFESSIONS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY

Aleister Crowley • Esoteric / Occult / Autobiography / Spiritual

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One of the most famous books on the occult ever written — the definitive autobiography of the man the British press called \"The Wickedest Man in the World.\" This is a record of Crowley's journey into strange regions of consciousness: his initiation into magic, his world-wide travels and mistresses, his experiments with sex and drugs, and the philosophy of his famous Book of the Law.

Aleister Crowley, self-styled \"the Beast\" and founder of his own spiritual orders, was already a legend the world over when he penned his biography. Born in England in 1875, son of a brewer and evangelizing Plymouth Brother, Crowley rejected Victorian life and mores to pursue a life of rebellion — pushing the limits of experience and human knowledge. A master of Eastern and Western philosophy, he traveled Egypt, China, Mexico, Thailand, and beyond, collecting disciples, mistresses, and lovers of both sexes while pouring out unparalleled manuscripts on occultism, mysticism, and the practice of the spiritual sciences. His prolific literary career and adventurous feats never far behind, he also produced novels and volumes of verse to fill a library while breaking world records in mountaineering.

Known as novelist, poet, magician, mountaineer, chessmaster, guru — and also notorious drug user, famous voluptuary, and accomplished mystic — Crowley has left humanity with a legacy to decipher for ages to come. This 8th House edition presents his complete, unabridged CONFESSIONS, a work that has inspired generations of artists, musicians, and seekers and remains essential reading for anyone interested in the intersection of spirituality, creativity, and the outer limits of human experience.

Author Bio

ALEISTER CROWLEY (1875–1947), self-styled \"the Beast 666,\" was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus. His influence on Western esotericism, counterculture, and the arts is incalculable.

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THE BOOK OF THE LAW, MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE, and many others.

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