In 1899, Aleister Crowley chose Boleskine House for the demanding magical work he knew through The Sacred Magic of Abramelin. The aim was an encounter with a guardian angel.
In 1899, Aleister Crowley chose Boleskine House for the demanding magical work he knew through The Sacred Magic of Abramelin. The aim was an encounter with a guardian angel. The book also described confronting and commanding hostile spirits. The fifth episode of our Halloween special follows the purchase, the preparations, the Golden Dawn conflict that interrupted the plan, and Crowley's later stories of unexplained sounds. The final segment separates the house, the historical documents and the growing curse legend before our final chapter at the Abbey of Thelema.
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