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Thelema
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Crowley
- In Aleister Crowley
…a new religion he called Thelema, thelēma being the Greek word for “will.” The Book of the Law was accepted as scripture by the Ordo Templi Orientis, a mystical group of German origin. In about 1907 Crowley founded his own order, A∴A∴, using initials that stood for the Latin words…
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Parsons
- In Jack Parsons: Personal life and occult activities
…invented a new religion called Thelema that was based on so-called “magick” rituals and espoused sexual libertinism. Parsons and his wife first attended a Thelema ceremony in 1939 and quickly became disciples.
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