Aleister Crowley

“Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.” “A man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.” “Intolerance is evidence of impotence.” “The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous, and menacing.” Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley was born on October 12, 1875. He was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life. Born to a wealthy family in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Crowley rejected his parents' fundamentalist Christian faith to pursue an interest in Western esotericism. He was educated at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he focused his attention on mountaineering and poetry. Some biographers allege that here he was recruited into a Briti