The Magician of the Golden Dawn, The Story of Aleister Crowley
Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., (1978). 0809278022. 8vo. Faux black leather covered boards stamped in gold. 337 pp. including index. Edges of text block show a touch of foxing. Overall a tight, clean, unmarked copy. Very good. / Dust jacket crisp and very good. Item #898
ISBN: 0809278022
He was called "The King of Depravity" by the newspapers, and dubbed himself "The Great Beast." His name in the magicians' Order of the Golden Dawn was Perdurabo -- "I will survive to the end." Both a homosexual and a womanizer, he believed in free love and sex without shame. The developer of biofeedback exercises popular today, he incorporated Buddhism and yoga into his teachings. A heroin addict, a poet, an essayist, a publisher, he foresaw society's current fascination with mysticism, from possession to TM. He was the most powerful and notorious magician who ever lived.
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