Remembering Aleister Crowley:
October 12, 1875–December 1, 1947
Greg Johnson
177 words
Aleister Crowley was an English poet, novelist, painter, and mountaineer who is most famous as an occultist, ceremonial magician, and founder of the religion and philosophy of Thelema. But ironically Crowley’s supposed Satanism and Black Magic are far less frightening to most people than his politics. For Aleister Crowley was also a man of the Right, whose work inspired such important 20th-century Rightists as novelist and essayist P. R. Stephensen and military strategist and historian J. F. C. Fuller.
For more information on Crowley’s life, work, and significance for the Right, I recommend the following pieces on this site:
- Kerry Bolton, “Aleister Crowley as Political Theorist,” Part 1, Part 2
- Julius Evola, “Aleister Crowley“
- Juleigh Howard-Hobson, “Crowley the Poet: A Different Look at Aleister Crowley on this, the Occasion of his 136th Birthday“
- James J. O’Meara, “‘The Name is Crowley . . . Aleister Crowley’:
Reflections on Enlightenment & Espionage“
Another important work on Crowley and the Right is Marco Pasi’s Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics (New York: Routledge, 2014), which we will review at Counter-Currents.
Remembering%20Aleister%20Crowley%3A%20October%2012%2C%201875%E2%80%93December%201%2C%201947
Enjoyed this article?
Be the first to leave a tip in the jar!
Related
-
Le Nationalisme Blanc est inévitable
-
The Power of Myth: Remembering Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904–October 30, 1987)
-
Remembering Flannery O’Connor (March 25, 1925–August 4, 1964)
-
Identité Blanche de Jared Taylor
-
Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 577: Jason Lee Van Dyke on the Law and the Dissident Right
-
Counter-Currents Radio Podcast No. 576: Greg Johnson & Morgoth on Dune: Part Two
-
Remembering Kriss Donald (July 2, 1988–March 15, 2004)
-
Remembering Gabriele D’Annunzio (March 12, 1863–March 1, 1938)
2 comments
I’m glad to see you’re taking Crowley back from the degenerates who want to remake him in their image. In spite of his libertine reputation, the man wrote forcefully on the essence of the will and the natural order.
Marco Pasi’s Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics (New York: Routledge, 2014) is not only an insightful book about the political mileus Crowley traveled in on both the right and left in Europe and America, but it’s invalueable for anyone interested in the eccentric and sublime 20th century Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa. Crowley’s correspondence with Pessoa and new information about their meeting in Lisbon (where Crowley faked his suicide) has been unearthed by Pasi and is presented with accompanying citations. Although not about Crowley, Pessoa fans will enjoy this:
The Night Fernando Pessoa Met Constantine Cavafy (2008) -With English Subtitles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBGZQg5mNCg
Comments are closed.
If you have Paywall access,
simply login first to see your comment auto-approved.
Note on comments privacy & moderation
Your email is never published nor shared.
Comments are moderated. If you don't see your comment, please be patient. If approved, it will appear here soon. Do not post your comment a second time.