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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] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Barron Trump at Bohemian Grove, 2028

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

revisiting this comment post trump assassination attempt and uhhhhh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

and uhhhhh

You can say that again.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

when your dungeon master is taking it way too seriously

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

(I actually like Crowley, I have a few of his books on my shelf and a Thoth deck in front of me as we speak)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Same, though my thoth is on my shelf ^^

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wow, a 37 year old did that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

I was on the Wikipedia page and when I saw the caption because I'm crap at mental arithmetic - I assumed he was probably in his early 20s if not a little younger.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

"Uhh so as I was saying its $8 per person to enter the haunted house"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ozzy decides not to resurrect Dio

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Why not??

And who keeps resurrecting him?
No way Ozzy is just naturally alive.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

A photo from a medieval science faire.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He's the dork lead singer in a ridiculous math rock metal band with a hit on Youtube called "Ride My White Horse".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Figure 1: Early 1900s man converts to wicca in attempt to attract the attentions of alternative women.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I thought it was another of those cringy pics of Elon Musk failing to oull off emo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Fan made Electric Wizard MV

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Oh, I assumed this was a random goth kid.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No internet + wealth + drugs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Greta Thunberg is getting desperate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

New metal album dropped