Aleister Crowley (October 12, 1875 - December 1, 1947) was an English occultist, poet, painter, and novelist. He founded Thelema, a religion and philosophy which cast himself as a prophet. Although the claims that he was employed in the British intelligence services are unsubstantiated, he is known to have been associated a number of figures in the intelligence community, such as Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming. Crowley is widely described as a Satanist, but there is no evidence that he ever considered himself one, or that he even acknowledged the existence of Satan. He died of chronic bronchitis aggravated by myocardial degeneration and pleurisy.
 
 
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Aleister Crowley (October 12, 1875 - December 1, 1947)
Photographs and biographical information relating to Crowley are offered, along with an overview and history of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
http://www.crystalinks.com/crowley.html
Written and maintained by a great-great-grandson of Aleister Crowley, the site offers an overview of a biography offering new revelations from his grandson, as well as additional information derived from leading Crowley scholars. Recordings and biographical data are offered.
http://www.aleistercrowleyfamily.com/
Aleister Crowley, The Greatest Magician of the 20th Century?
Published in 1998, Wes Penre offers a critical look at several of the claims made by Aleister Crowley, including his claims of being a 3rd Degree Mason, as well as taking a dim view of the positions held by Crowley during World War I.
http://www.illuminati-news.com/art-and-mc/aleister_crowley1.htm
A collection of Crowley’s writings is featured here, including books, essays, articles, correspondence, and other materials. A brief biography is also presented.
http://hermetic.com/crowley/
Was Aleister Crowley a Satanist?
Written by L.C. Vincent on May 9, 2010, the article disputes the claim that Aleister Crowley was not a Satanist, defining the terms and referring to some of Crowley’s own writings.
http://www.henrymakow.com/aleister_crowley.html
Published by Uncommon Sense Media, the article takes a critical view of Aleister Crowley, as a man who defecated on hotel carpets, wrote poetry about molesting his own children, identified with the Anti-Christ, and died a penniless junkie in a flophouse.
http://usminc.org/crowley.html