Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a figure in late 19th and early 20th century occultism. Bree has a picture of him on the wall of her bedroom (above her bookcase, to the left of her door), leading many to assume that her religion is affiliated in some way with Thelema.

Crowley and Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) were rivals in the early days of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn,and after leaving to found rival organizations (Crowley the Ordo Templi Orientis and Waite the Fellowship of the Rosy Cross) mocked each other in published works.

Dubbed the "Wickedest Man in the World",Crowley is perhaps best known for his seemingly contradictory but esoterically linked instructions,"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law",and "Love is the law,love under will".

Fact Sheets http://www.cix.co.uk/~mandrake/crowley.htm

Outside links

• Aleister Crowley (Wikipedia Article)
• Aleister Crowley Article at Sourceryforge,the Esoteric-Occult Wiki
• [1] the Qabala Boat Song--a widely known "filksong" that parodies Crowley