"Aleister" Crowley

[Peter Birchwood]

Having my hair cut yesterday, I remembered many years ago a retired barber whoused to live in Brighton and cut Crowley's hair.
Crowley used to go every week to have his hair trimmed and they would talk about cricket and rugby football, about which Crowley had a great interest. Once when the barbew asked (as they did in those days) "Do you want anything for the weekend?" Crowley said in a sad, depressed voice: "Nothing, ever again thank you!"
The only odd thing about the sessions was that Crowley insisted on having a sheet tucked all around him to catch every single hair that fell. At the end, he would have the hair packed into a bag and took it away with him.

[admin tim]

http://bookoflaw276.tripod.com/crowleyripper.html

Of course, he was only 13 at the time, but maybe that didn't much matter. :eek:

[admin tim]

http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeV/Unleashing_the_Beast.htm

[admin tim]

http://www.gkr3.indiegroup.com/photo5.html

[admin tim]

http://www.controverscial.com/Gerald%20Brosseau%20Gardner.htm

[admin tim]

http://www.chaosmagic.com/occultlibrary/aleistercrowley/the-book-of-lies.shtml

[admin tim]

http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/leiber/50/dgalicrw.htm#

[Karen]

Aleister Crowley was a freak! He adopted the name of "BAPHOMET" as well. He was known to engage in strange orgies with men and women, which would signify that he was bisexual. Most people thought he was just plain insane. :o

[Eduardo]

The only odd thing about the sessions was that Crowley insisted on having a sheet tucked all around him to catch every single hair that fell. At the end, he would have the hair packed into a bag and took it away with him.

Hello Peter,

Not that odd all after all if one considers that Crowley claimed to believe in black magic. Parts of the body, such as nail and hair clippings, are used in magic, particularly when the objective is to put a spell on somebody. Crowley probably took his hair clippings away with him to prevent someone else from using them in a spell against him.

Eduardo

[Karen]

Aleister Crowley's real name was Edward Alexander Crowley.

[WRITEFX]

Years ago whilst sharing a rooming house I became friendly with another resident when it was discovered we had much in common.

I was stunned to discover he had secret panels which held collections of memorabilia of all kinds, most of which were illegal. However, the creepiest thing was his collection of AC letters and books.

Not only was he a great admirer of the late AC but he was also in regular correspondence with another infamous elderly magician which I found very unnerving.

I became very scared after he re-painted his bedroom and made it into a ceremonial chamber with the intention of recreating magic.

I moved out later that week but we still kept in touch although I told him I didn't want to hear a word about what he was up to in his room.

It's a pity I can't remember what was in those letters.

[admin tim]

Dec 1 1947
http://www.rotten.com/today/images/dec/rh-crowley-th.jpg
Aleister Crowley (http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/aleister-crowley/), the wickedest man in the world, dead in Hastings England, aged 74. He wrote that "for nearly all purposes, human sacrifice is best", and taught the Law of Thelema, "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." Crowley also appears on the cover of Beatles (http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/beatles/)' Sgt. Pepper.

[Chris G.]

Dec 1 1947
http://www.rotten.com/today/images/dec/rh-crowley-th.jpg
Aleister Crowley (http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/religion/aleister-crowley/), the wickedest man in the world, dead in Hastings England, aged 74. He wrote that "for nearly all purposes, human sacrifice is best", and taught the Law of Thelema, "do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." Crowley also appears on the cover of Beatles (http://www.rotten.com/library/culture/beatles/)' Sgt. Pepper.

Hello Tim

I couldn't help but notice the caption "rotten" at the bottom of that photograph of Aleister Crowley. And do you know that Johnny Rotten, aka John Lydon, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lydon) was born in London on January 31, 1956, exactly nine years and two months after the death of Aleister Crowley in Brighton on December 1, 1947? Surely, that can be no coincidence!!!! :gossip:

Chris

[Mike Covell]

The next issue of the British Magazine Fortean Times has a special on Crowley.
From time to time the magazine publishes the occasional article on the ripper but we will see a special looking at Crowleys work this month.
For more info PM me.
Regards Mike

[WRITEFX]

I've just re-read that first post about the barber and AC taking his cut hair away with him - apart from any superstitions, or fear that someone might use it for a spell, a down to earth reason might be that he's got deer eating his plants. An old-fashioned remedy is cut hair mixed in with bloodmeal. I recommended that to a few people, not that it always works.

[Robert Linford]

Is it true that the character Mokata in "The Devil Rides Out" was based on AC?

[admin tim]

http://www.nachtkabarett.com/theOccult#crowley

[WRITEFX]

http://www.nachtkabarett.com/theOccult#crowley


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