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The year Aleister Crowley left the United States, he met Leah Hirsig. The pair seemed to be smitten with each other and all kinds of nasty rumors (and later, claims made by Aleister) circulated about their sex life. They had one child together, but they split in 1924. Crowley then spent some time traveling and being kicked out of both Sicily and France. In 1929, he married Maria Ferrari de Miramar. This union would result in no children. Aleister died less than 20 years later. He was seventy-two years old.
Aleister spent the last years of his life chained by the drugs he had used for many years. He was a heroin addict and he was nearly broke. There are several stories regarding his death, one is that he died alone. Another story is that his last words were a curse on his doctor for not giving him any heroin. The story goes on to say that the doctor died on December 2, 1947, one day after Crowley. Yet another story says that his last words were “I am perplexed.” All that is certain is that he was cremated and his ashes given to his still loyal followers.
Looking back on Aleister Crowley’s life, it is important to note some of the more bizarre claims that have been made by him and others regarding it. So, in closing, here is a list of such claims. You may choose to believe them or not. Either way, it is undeniable that he made quite an impression.
*Aleister Crowley mentioned in his autobiography that he was born with three ‘marks of Buddha.’ One of these marks was four hairs growing out of the center of his heart in the shape of a swastika.
*Many people believe that Aleister Crowley was a spy for the British government. This is an interesting claim given the amount of travel Aleister put in and the propaganda he spread during WWII.
*Another claim made by Aleister was that he was the reincarnation of several famous occultists. One of these men was Eliphas Levi, who died the year that Aleister was born.
*Rumor has it that Aleister convinced his girlfriend Leah to copulate with a goat. Some versions of this story state that the goat was meant to be sacrificed at the moment of climax, but that it didn’t cooperate. Its throat was slit anyway.
Sources
A Magick Life, A Biography of Aleister Crowley, retrieved 4/28/10, rickross.com/reference/general/general268.html
Deese, Patrick, Aleister Crowley, the Great Beast, retrieved 4/28/10, popsubculture.com/pop/bio_project/aleister_crowley.html
Liukkoner, Petri, Aleister Crowley, retrieved 4/28/10, Kirjasto.sci.fi/crowley.htm
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