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Aleister Crowley genuinely thought he was a reincarnated Egyptian priest named Ankh-af-na-khonsu

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Nothing screams 'narcissist' quite like legally changing your name to 'The Great Beast 666' and demanding people worship your past lives. Crowley spent his honeymoon in Cairo, where he claimed a museum artifact practically yelled at him. He believed he was the prophesied prophet of a new age, which was mostly just a convenient excuse to start a magical sex cult and avoid ever getting a real nine-to-five job.

Aleister Crowley genuinely thought he was a reincarnated Egyptian priest named Ankh-af-na-khonsu
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