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Aleister Crowley

The King of Depravity was also the ultimate gourmand.

The Decadent Diet of Aleister Crowley

From sex-magick oysters to fantastical haggis, his diaries reveal an adventurous gourmand and accomplished chef.

Carolyn Tillie October 20, 2023

Podcast: Villa de Vecchi

This abandoned Italian mansion, with its fair share of ghostly tales.

The Podcast Team August 28, 2023

Cortenova, Italy

Villa de Vecchi

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

6 Dark Places Aleister Crowley Performed His Particular Brand of Magick

A guide to traveling with "the wickedest man in the world."

Molly McBride Jacobson September 22, 2016

Pseudocides: 5 of History's Most Elaborate Fake Deaths

Ella Morton May 20, 2015

36 Blythe Road, the former site of the London Order of the Golden Dawn Temple.

London, England

36 Blythe Road

Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.

Boleskine House, photographed in 1912.

Foyers, Scotland

Boleskine House

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

The southern tip of Esopus Island.

Staatsburg, New York

Esopus Island

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

Opening to a cave at Boca do Inferno.

Cascais, Portugal

Boca do Inferno

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

New Hampshire site of Aleister Crowley's magickal retirement.

Hebron, New Hampshire

Aleister Crowley's Magickal Retirement

The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".

2020-10-28

Aleister Crowley's Abbey of Thelema

Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."