Brief
Aleister Crowley
The claims the writer was given for Aleister Crowley, in the order they were given.
1
Jacques Vallée noted that occultists from John Dee and Giacomo Casanova to Aleister Crowley have often doubled as spies.
“From John Dee and Casanova to Aleister Crowley, occultists have often doubled as spies.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch11:64739-64820 opinion first hand
2
Right after World War II, a branch of Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) flourished in Los Angeles.
“Right after World War II, when a branch of Aleister Crowley’s O.T.O. [Ordo Templi Orientis...] flourished in Los Angeles”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:9589-9671 observation first hand
3
Aleister Crowley was himself a minor espionage figure, and his file at the Intelligence Service is said to have read "Use only with the most extreme caution".
“Aleister Crowley, by the way, was himself a minor espionage figure (his file at the Intelligence Service is said to have read, "Use only with the most extreme caution"), whose influence on Hitler was more imaginary than real.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:9681-9901 hearsay second hand
4
Aleister Crowley's influence on Adolf Hitler was more imaginary than real.
“whose influence on Hitler was more imaginary than real.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:9851-9901 opinion first hand
5
Jack Parsons took many of his most bizarre occult ideas from Aleister Crowley, who proclaimed himself the wickedest man in the world.
“Parsons took many of his most bizarre occult ideas from the equally controversial Aleister Crowley [Fig. 5-20], the self-proclaimed "wickedest man in the world."”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:74475-74629 administrative
6
After Jack Parsons spent several years as a member of Aleister Crowley's Pasadena lodge, Crowley appointed Parsons to head Crowley's Southern California centre while Parsons was simultaneously employed by Caltech to develop rockets for the US Army.
“After Parsons spent several years as a member of Crowley's Pasadena lodge, Crowley ultimately appointed Parsons to head this Southern California center of Crowley's world-wide organization—while, simultaneously, Parsons was still employed by Cal Tech to develop rockets for the U.S. Army.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:74637-74924 administrative
7
Around December 1938, Jack Parsons fell in with Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis at their temple in Los Angeles.
“It was around December 1938, that Parsons fell in with Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) at their temple in Los Angeles.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:79342-79466 administrative
8
Jack Parsons was initiated into the Ordo Templi Orientis in 1939 and made a major impression on fellow members, including Jane Wolfe, an actress who had spent time with Aleister Crowley.
“Initiated into the Order in 1939, Parsons made a major impression on his fellow members, including Jane Wolfe, an actress who had spent some time with Crowley.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:79475-79626 administrative
9
By the early 1940s, Jack Parsons was a rising figure in the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO) and exchanged frequent correspondence with Aleister Crowley.
“By the early 1940s, Parsons was a rising star in the OTO, and he and Crowley were exchanging letters with great frequency.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:80655-80767 observation first hand
10
Aleister Crowley was a member of numerous secret societies, including being a 33rd-degree Scottish Rite Freemason.
“a member of a multitude of secret societies (he was a 33º Scottish Rite Freemason, for one)”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:80877-80964 observation first hand
11
Aleister Crowley claimed that his book Book of the Law was dictated to him by an extraterrestrial named Aiwass.
“such as the Book of the Law (which he claimed was dictated to him by an extraterrestrial named "Aiwass")”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:81120-81218 testimony second hand
12
Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley worked to expand the membership of the Ordo Templi Orientis lodge in Los Angeles.
“He and Parsons set about expanding the membership of the OTO lodge in Los Angeles”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:81547-81621 observation first hand
13
In a letter dated 1946-02-23, Jack Parsons wrote to Aleister Crowley that he had obtained his elemental, referring to Marjorie Cameron.
“in a letter dated February 23, 1946, wrote to Crowley "I have my elemental! She turned up one night after the conclusion of the Operation, and has been with me since."”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:84260-84420 testimony second hand
14
Paul Rydeen wrote that Jack Parsons claimed the mantle of Antichrist for himself as the magickal heir prophesied by Aleister Crowley in the Book of the Law.
“In effect, Parsons also claimed the mantle of Antichrist for himself, as the magickal heir of Crowley prophesied in Liber AL”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:85992-86114 opinion second hand
15
Jack Parsons and Aleister Crowley believed mankind was living in the Aeon of Osiris, a dark time when men were ruled by arbitrary laws that denied them their proper birthright.
“Parsons and Crowley believed that mankind was muddled in the so-called "Aeon of Osiris"—in their view, a dark time when men were ruled by arbitrary laws that denied them their proper birthright.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:86792-86975 opinion second hand
16
Aleister Crowley became alarmed when he learned that L. Ron Hubbard and Jack Parsons were attempting to produce a Moonchild.
“when Crowley caught wind of what Hubbard and Parsons were attempting, he became alarmed. "Apparently Parsons and Hubbard or somebody is producing a Moonchild. I get fairly frantic when I contemplate the idiocy of these louts."”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:87184-87403 testimony second hand
17
Aleister Crowley considered neither L. Ron Hubbard nor Jack Parsons experienced enough in the methods and consequences of using his Thelemic sex magick to safely raise a Moonchild.
“Crowley evidently considered the actual raising of a "Moonchild" to be an incredibly risky endeavor. In his view, neither man was experienced enough in the methods (and consequences) of using Crowley's "Thelemic sex magick" in this way.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:87411-87643 opinion second hand
18
Aleister Crowley wanted to remove Jack Parsons as head of the Ordo Templi Orientis in America after the Babalon Working episode, but Parsons continued to lead the OTO for a few more years because of his strong support among the Pasadena members, before eventually quitting.
“The whole episode soured Crowley on Parsons, to the point that he wanted to remove him as the head of the OTO in America. Because he had strong support among the Pasadena members, Parsons continued to lead the OTO for a few more years, but eventually quit.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch12:89362-89613 observation first hand
19
The Church of Scientology was most concerned with conveying that none of its teachings are based on the Thelemic beliefs of Aleister Crowley.
“They were most concerned with conveying the message that none of their teachings are based in any way on the Thelemic beliefs of Aleister Crowley.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch5:18074-18212 testimony second hand
20
Mike Bara considers the Church of Scientology deserving of the benefit of the doubt on the claim that its teachings are not based on the Thelemic beliefs of Aleister Crowley.
“From my limited knowledge of the practices of the Church of Scientology, it is my opinion is that the Church deserves the benefit of the doubt on this point.”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch5:18221-18372 opinion first hand
21
Karl Germer reported directly to Aleister Crowley.
“It was also known that Germer reported to Crowley directly”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch5:20725-20775 administrative
22
Aleister Crowley was considered a possible Nazi spy.
“Crowley was also considered a possible Nazi spy”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch5:20789-20833 hearsay
23
Aleister Crowley expressed his greatest magical invocations in the Enochian language, which has to be pronounced in a certain way to be effective, and these invocations are still used today by his many disciples.
“Aleister Crowley, for instance, expressed his greatest magical invocations in the Enochian language, which has to be pronounced in a certain way in order to be effective, and these are still used today by his many disciples.”
THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered About UFO Influences on the Human Race 2014-09-27 ch11:32015-32229 administrative
24
Jack Parsons collaborated with Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard while both launching rockets and engaging in provocative rituals in the Los Angeles desert.
“Jack Parsons was uniquely American in that he collaborated with Aleister Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard and spent time both launching rockets and engaging in provocative rituals in the Los Angeles desert.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch1:35097-35290 administrative