10 unverified claims of the eccentric mystic and the most famous marginalist of the XX century Aleister Crowley

Someone calls Aleister Crowley a philosopher and occultist, someone a great black magician, a follower of Edgar PoE and a predecessor of Burroughs. But the fact remains that without this man, the counterculture of the twentieth century would have lost its most original features-dedication and marginality. After himself, he left ambiguous literary works – from a guide to magic to extreme erotic novels, as well as many myths and legends that cover his person. In our review, there are 10 statements by Crowley that cannot be proved or disproved today

During world war II, Crowley was friends with the spy Ian Fleming, author of the James bond novels. Some said that Crowley himself was a spy, while others claim that he was conducting propaganda to persuade the Americans to join the war on the side of the British. Continue reading →