Aleister Crowley, original name Edward Alexander Crowley, (born October 12, 1875, Royal Leamington Spa, England—died December 1, 1947, Hastings), British occultist, writer, and mountaineer, who was a practitioner of " magick" (as he spelled it) and called himself the Beast 666.
Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World
A highly controversial figure in his own time, Aleister Crowley is now considered highly influential in occult circles.
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