stackyFACTSThe 'wickedest man in the world' built his entire magical philosophy on a bad vacation in Egypt.
The 'wickedest man in the world' built his entire magical philosophy on a bad vacation in Egypt. Crowley claimed his wife went into a trance in a hotel room and told him a supernatural entity named Aiwass wanted a chat. This disembodied voice dictated the 'Book of the Law', effectively telling Crowley that doing whatever he wanted was his divine right. It is amazing how cosmic entities always seem to validate the worst personality traits of the people channeling them.
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