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…Reprinted from THE SKETCH of 24th August 1910. A NEW RELIGION A CERTAIN number of literary people know the name of Aleister Crowley as a poet. A few regard him as a magician. But a small and select circle revere him as the hierophant of a new religion. This creed Captain Fuller, in a book on the subject extending to 327 pages, calls “ Crowleyanity.” I do not pretend to know what Captain Fuller means. He is deeply read in philosophy, and he takes Crowley very seriously. I do not quite see whither Crowley himself is driving ; but I imagine that t…
1910 · PDF PAGE 10
… a seat high above Crowley him- self. By this time the ceremony had grown weird and impressive, and its influence was increased when the poet recited in solemn and reverent voice Swinburne’s glorious first chorus from “ Atalanta,” that begins, “ When the hounds of spring.” Again a Libation, again an invocation to Artemis. After further ceremonies, Frater Omnia Vincam was commanded to dance “ the dance of Syrinx and Pan in honour of our lady Artemis.” A young poet, whose verse is often read, astonished me by a graceful and beautiful dance, which…
1910 · PDF PAGE 7
…ill have its own ritual, arranged for the purpose of illustrating the particular deity to which it is devoted ; each ritual will be both poetic and musical. Verses of the great poets appro- priate to the planet and all that the planet represents will be re- cited, and the ideas suggested to the spectators will be translated into inspired music by an accomplished violin player. There will further be mystical dances by a brilliant young poet who thus draws down the holy influence. The ceremonies will commence at nine o’clock precisely, and no one…
1910 · PDF PAGE 5
THE RITES OF ELEUSIS “ We are the poets ! We are the children of wood and stream, of mist and mountain, of sun and wind ! We are the Greeks ! and to us the rites of Eleusis should open the doors of Heaven, and we shall enter in and see God face to face . . . Under the stars will I go forth, my brothers, and drink of that lustral dew : I will return, my brothers, when I have seen God face to face and read within those eternal eyes the secret that shall make you free. Then will I choose you and test you and instruct you in the Mysteries of Eleusi…
1910 · PDF PAGE 6
…sidered to rank with Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Swin- burne. In many of his poems he strikes the highest note. Crowley is not only a poet, he is also a philosopher. He studies mankind from outside. He earnestly desires to help humanity. He believes that he has a mission in the world. He is so much in earnest that he has already a large following amongst those who, whilst essentially religious, have no creed. Captain Fuller has written a book upon Crowley and his aims. In this book he not only calls attention to the poems of the writer, but …