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Templi Orientis founding 'prophet' Aleister Crowley, who was born into an
upper-class British family in 1875, styled himself as 'the Great Beast 666'. He
was an unabashed occultist who, prior to his death in 1947, reveled in his
infamy as 'the wickedest man in the world'.
His
form of worship involved sadomasochistic sex rituals with men and women, spells
which he claimed could raise malevolent gods and the use of hard drugs,
including opium, cocaine, heroin and mescaline. Crowley’s motto — perpetuated
by OTO — was 'do what thou wilt'. And it is this individualistic approach that
has led to a lasting fascination among artists and celebrities.
…celebrities
linked to OTO include the rapper Jay-Z, who has repeatedly purloined imagery
and quotations from Aleister Crowley.
Whether
wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with 'Do what thou wilt' or hiring Rihanna to hold
aloft a flaming torch in his music videos (a reference to the Illuminati, an
outlawed secret society whose name supposedly derives from Lucifer, or 'light
bringer'), he has given the sect priceless publicity.
His
clothing line, Rocawear, is shot through with OTO imagery such as the 'all
seeing eye' in a triangle, the 'eye of Horus' (an ancient Egyptian symbol
frequently referenced in occult texts) and the head of Baphomet (the horned,
androgynous idol of Western occultism).
Some
conspiracy theorists have seized on this as evidence that he is a member of a
secret Masonic movement which they believe permeates the highest levels of
business and government.
Others
take a more pragmatic view: that it is commercial opportunism, cashing in on
impressionable teens’ attraction to the 'edginess' of occult symbolism.
1 comment:
If this is anything to go by,how come i did not see Gaga name mentioned.These whites are trying to destroy any black who has made it
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