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Aleister Crowley

(1875–1947) Chess Player United Kingdom

291 quotes in 1358 categories

Step into the mind of Aleister Crowley, a figure whose words often tread the edge of mystery and defiance. Across 291 excerpts you’ll encounter the blend of mysticism, rebellion, and poetic flair that defines his legacy, offering a glimpse into a worldview that refuses to be tamed.

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Aleister Crowley was a chess player from the United Kingdom, best known for Moonchild.

Quick Facts About Aleister Crowley

Born: October 12, 1875
Died: December 1, 1947
Nationality: United Kingdom
Profession: Chess Player
Notable works: Moonchild
Known for: Abbey of Thelema, Thelema, The Book of the Law, 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings of Aleister Crowley, Diary of a Drug Fiend
Spouse: Rose Edith Kelly

About Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. He identified as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century, founding the religion of Thelema. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Aleister Crowley

“I am perplexed”

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Attributed

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Every man and woman is a star.

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Astronomy

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The key of joy is disobedience.

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Disobedience

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The word of Sin is Restriction

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Inspirational

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Sanity is a compromise.

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Compromise

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A burnt child dreads the fire.

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Burnt

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Invoke often! Inflame thyself with prayer!

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Inspirational

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There is no part of me that is not of the Gods.

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Funny

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“There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.”

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Do-what-thou-wilt

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Oh, how superior is the Eye of Horus to the Mouth of Isis!

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Eye

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Practically, Science is true; and Faith is foolish.

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Faith

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Magick is the Art of Life itself.

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Art

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Magic is real. And reality... it is magical.

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Inspirational

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Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

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Character

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“Magick is the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the Will.”

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Art

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Your friends will notice at once that glib vacuities fail to impress, and hate you, and tell lies about you. It's worth…

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Failing

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The most delicious sensation of all is the re-birth of healthy human love. Spring coming back to Earth!

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Birth

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I will interpret every phenomenon as a particular dealing of God with my soul

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God

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Happiness lies within one's self, and the way to dig it out is cocaine.

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Cocaine

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This Universe is a wild revel of atoms, men, and stars, each one a Soul of Light and Mirth, horsed on Eternity.

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Astronomy

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The more necessary anything appears to my mind, the most certain it is that I only assert a limitation.

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Certain

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All questions of the Law are to be decided only by appeal to my writings, each for himself

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Appeal

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I do not want to father a flock, to be the fetish of fools and fanatics or the founder of a faith…

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Cutting

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“It is as if the first diviner of absinthe had been indeed a magician intent upon a combination of sacred drugs which…

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Absinthe

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30. If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops an does naught. 31. If power asks why, then power is weakness.

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Asks

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“30. If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops & does nought. 31. If Power asks why, then is Power weakness.”

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Thelema

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“We [of Thelema] are whole-hearted extroverts; the penalty of restricting one self is anything from neurosis to down right lunacy; in particular,…

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1945

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It will be seen that the formula - 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law' has nothing to…

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Difficult

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Crime, folly, sickness and all phenomena must be contemplated with complete freedom from fear aversion or shame. Otherwise we shall fail to…

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Aversion

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I hardly ever talk- words seem such a waste, and they are none of them true. No one has yet invented a…

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Language

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“It seemed to her as if her body were altogether too heavy for her; she had the feeling so well known to…

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Longing

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“There is great danger in this Golden Mean, one of whose main objects is to steer clear of shipwreck, Scylla being as…

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1945

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“10. WINDLESTRAWS. KEΦAΔH I WINDLESTRAWS The Abyss of Hallucinations has Law and Reason; but in Truth there is no bond between the…

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Abyss

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“XIV. Pour thine all freely from the Vase in thy right hand, and lose no drop! Hath not thy left hand a…

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Left hand

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“The proper formation and consecration of the Eucharist requires careful attention. The Objects of the Working must be chosen systematically. My own…

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Consecration

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“Do you remember what it says in The Book of the Law ? 'I am the Snake that giveth Knowledge and Delight…

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Books

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In every Magical, or similar system, it is invariably the first condition which the Aspirant must fulfill: he must once and for…

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1944

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To the eyes of a god, mankind must appear as a species of bacteria which multiply and become progressively virulent whenever they…

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Activity

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Love is the law, love under will.

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Intriguing

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Love is the only principle which makes life tolerable.

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Inspirational

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Aleister Crowley by topic

Thelema (49) Men (29) Love (26) Life (26) Magick (21) Magic (21) People (20) Nature (16) Psychology (15) Inspirational (15) Law (14) Science (13) Religion (12) Children (12) Way (10) Universe (10) Spirituality (10) Philosophy (10) Books (10) World (9) Thinking (9) Soul (9) Knows (9) Art (9) Yoga (8)