Aleister Crowley (October 12, 1875 – December 1, 1947), was an English mountaineer, more commonly known as an occultist and the founder of the Thelema religious movement. He was also a prolific ...

Aleister Crowley, an occultist, poet, and self-appointed magician, was known a century ago as “the wickedest man in the world.” But he did at least one good thing: Contributed to the sexual awakening ...

You Can’t Eat the Sunshine is a weekly podcast series produced by Kim Cooper and Richard Schave in which the Esotouric founders talk with L.A. personalities about the city’s myths, contradictions, and ...

Another person ToM would like to pick up in a time machine for drinks: Aleister Crowley. We won't pretend to agree with Crowley's beliefs, or think he was a particularly good person. Amongst the ...

As if Aleister Crowley’s intermingling of sex, drugs, and mysticism weren’t controversial enough, numerous urban myths surround “the Great Beast” and the organizations he led. Here are the top 10, ...

Musically speaking, the overwhelmingly pop-sensible Beatles and heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne don’t seem to share much common ground—unless, of course, one considers the mutual inspiration they ...

Strange Angel has found its Aleister Crowley. Turn alum Angus Macfadyen has been tapped to play the founder of Thelema opposite Jack Reynor in the second season of the CBS All Access series. Created ...

THE GREAT BEAST (316 pp.)—John Symonds—Roy ($4.50). “I thought that I knew of every conceivable form of wickedness,” said a judge to a London jury in summing up a libel case in 1934. “I thought that ...

These days, witchcraft is perhaps more accepted than ever. In places such as Salem, Massachusetts, and New Orleans, Louisiana, witchcraft supply stores are relatively common. In the early 20th century ...