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Aleister Crowley in 1912

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Thelema

Thelema (/θəˈliːmə/) is a Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy, as well as a new religious movement that was founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wasn’t he just a weird, rich, horny Nazi who likes dressing up in costumes

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Iirc he was doing his weird magic stuff for the British in WW2, but did have some super sketch views as expected from someone of his class in TERF isle.