Aleister Crowley Quotes


I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning.


Citations

Crowley, Aleister. The Book of Lies. Weiser Books, 1981, p. 23.

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Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley
  • Born: October 12, 1875
  • Died: December 1, 1947
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Occultist, Poet, Novelist, Mountaineer

Aleister Crowley 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.