I got that list from a few biographies on A. Crowley. The information is correct. Each can be disputed as in any case.sororyzbl wrote:not really, they were mostly folks like sinclair - oh, and mussolini didn't like him much, but that was fine since he was friends with Winston Churchill. We do remember who won that war, right?SARAHPHOBIA88 wrote: And who is to say that some of his critics are not published authors?
They were and are authors, actors, religious leaders, political figures, men and women of medicine, heads of mass companies, heads of household, the poorest in the harshest of countries, and the richest in the most powerful of countries.
>> Let's see:
>> 1. Bankruptcy
Jesus died bankrupt, too. he had a good carpentry bizness until he gave it up.
>> 2. Drug Addict
drugs in spiritual practice have been in use since the dawn of time.
>> 3. Prejudice
a product of his times, yet far ahead of it in many ways
>> 4. Non-believer of women's individuality
"then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit."
Can't argue with the good book.
>> 5. Known as "The Wickedest Man in the World"
a compliment, it meant people were paying attention.
>> 6. Tortured (and killed) animals
no torture, but i'm sure there was a sacrifice here and there. every non-vegetarian does the same thing every day. "And, forasmuch as meat and drink are transmuted in us daily into spiritual substance..."
>> 7. Contractor of many STDs
one or two.he lived long and well.
>> 8. Hypocrite (on all sorts of accounts)
not really, he was actually pretty damn true to his word.
>> 9. Expulled from religions and countries.
he just got kicked out of italy, like mussolini. the only "religion" he got kicked out of was the hermetic order of the golden dawn, which was, by the time crowley was active, more of a rich person's social club than a magickal order. never was a religion itself, though.
>> 10. Died alone
that's wrong too. if he died alone, how would anyone know his last words?
I would just like to quote myself here:
Enough said.I do not wish to argue who is wrong and who is right. As, we will both stand strong in our beliefs and our opinions. As though we have the right and the freedom to do so.
