[Jimmy and Crowley]

Crowley purchased Boleskine House in order to perform the operation found in The Book of the Sacred Magick of Abra-Melin the Mage. To perform it, Crowley said,

One must have a house where proper precautions against disturbance can be taken; this being arranged, there is really nothing to do but to aspire with increasing fervor and concentration, for six months, towards the obtaining of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

In The Confessions of Aleister Crowley (Chapter 22), he continues:

The first essential is a house in a more or less secluded situation. There should be a door opening to the north from the room of which you make your oratory. Outside this door, you construct a terrace covered with fine river sand. This ends in a "lodge" where the spirits may congregate.

Crowley eventually sold the manor in order to fund the publication of The Equinox, Vol. III. However, he later alleged that the funds were stolen by the Grand Treasurer General of Ordo Templi Orientis, George MacNie Cowie.

When Jimmy opened an occult book shop in Kensington just down the road from Tower House, he named it The Equinox. They republished some of Crowley's manuscripts.

I am going to need another cup of coffee in order to process this.

How does he practice today though?

I wonder where exactly the bookshop was located because I rented a flat off of High Street Kensington at Spring Break. We were on Holland Road.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

By Catholics, possibly. To Anglicans, Protestantism isn't just a watered-down version of Catholicism. Protestantism and Catholicism have radically different understandings of both the theology and the practice of Christianity.

I was referring to the rites and rituals of the structure of the Episcopal Church. The term 'Catholic Light' was a term I learned from my dad who was a devout Episcopalian. It was a humorous way of stating that. I have been to many different Protestant church services and to a couple of Catholic ones and the Catholic services reminded me more of the ones I attended every week with my dad at our Episcopal church. Not all Protestant churches have weekly communion, nor do they Follow the Rite II service as our church did(and still does).

The above picture saddens me because it shows just how deep his addiction took a toll on him. It represents how confusing your True Will with a life without limits can lead you down the wrong path.

Silly question: Christians have churches, Judaism have Synagagoes(?), Muslims have Mosques, do Thelamites have place of worship or study?

[What Made You Happy today?]

What made me happy today?

Eating Mexican food for dinner and having a couple of Dos Equis. Life is sweet right now.

[I've Been Going to the...MOOOOvies]

This was a movie I didn't think I would like and was surprised that I did. The run time didn't bother me which is unusual since I have a short attention span with movies.

I was in New Orleans last Summer taking a walking tour of the Garden District and thought one of the houses looked oddly familiar. It was the house that Benjamin grew up in the movie. Very pretty.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

Yes, of course. The program, 'Denton' was a comedy talk show.

I know, I know...

I just meant that he probably bought it for the humor and not to any ties to the Catholic church.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

Maybe he thought the shirt was funny and wore it just for the humor.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

Basically all of the rituals, none of the guilt.

[Peter Grant T-Shirt Question]

My question is how did he find a shirt in that size.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

This might not make any difference but Anglican churches are considered "Catholic light". I was raised in the Episcopol(sorry, i am tired and can't spell today to save me life) church which came form the Church of England and it is jokingly referred to as that.

A lot of the rituals and dogma come from the Catholic church.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

I would think that the Thelema's teachings go against the teachings of the Catholic Church. Plus, didn't Jimmy say once in an interview that his parents were not religious or go to church?

That's it! Enough confusion already. I am going to have to sit this man down and get the answers out of him.

[Please HELP!]

Tapes??!! I remember those old relics.

[Osama bin Laden DEAD]

This thread has been an interesting read. I was unaware of the "Underwear bomber":

"Is that a bomb in your pants or are you happy to see me?"

"Both!"

The fact remains that a very disturbed man that caused the death to thousands and worldwide fear has been killed. I don't mourn him. I personally don't want to see photographic proof of his death and I don't want my kids to either.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

It is intense, intricate and insightful. Perhaps we'll discuss it at length one day, as well as the fourth album graphics...the hermit towering over the steeple in the valley below, the light from his lantern illuminating the darkness...

That would be cool. It confuses me and at the same time I think of it as a puzzle that I want to solve. So many questions but how do I find the answers? I knew I should have knocked on his door when I had the chance.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

Thanks Steve. Hmmmm.... Maybe I am dense but I did not get from his fantasy sequence all of what he explained. I love that he is so intense. It makes me want to know more.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

I just would like to learn what about this man and his philosophy interests him. I have done light research on Crowley and so far, I am not impressed. I guess I want someone who understands Crowley to help me understand the fascination. I know he has an intellectual approach to Crowley, I just wonder what he thinks of Crowley's views on women, etc.

[Jimmy and Crowley]

Fascination with? Perhaps at this point more like an affinity for, but I would say yes, absolutely. One need look no further than the slipcase of his book for an affirmation of this. The cover of the Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes album (2000) would be another tangible example.

I am so very curious to know how, or if at all, his affinity for Crowley changed over the years. Now that he is older and a bit wiser, what are his feelings toward the "wickidest(?) man on Earth".

[Hot pics of Jimmy]

I just found this topic. How the hell am I expected to get anything done now?!

"Where is she??!!"

"Staring at the computer screen. Has been....for hours."