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history says different. Admirer of Erasmus, handling parody and satire, Rabelais fights for tolerance, peace, an evangelical faith and the return to the knowledge of ancient Greco-Roman, beyond the "Gothic darkness" that characterizes the Middle Ages, taking up the theses of Plato to counter the excesses of Aristotelianism. He attacks the abuses of princes and men of the Church, and opposes to them on the one hand evangelical humanist thought, and on the other hand popular culture, bawdy, "joking", marked by the taste of wine and games, thus manifesting a humble and open Christian

do what thou wilt is an old phrase crowley borrowed from a Franciscan friar called Rabelais, who in turn took it from St Augustine of hippo. so religious followers who slate it are in fact disregarding the work of christian pioneers

love McKenna. especially the "nature loves courage" quote. jump into the abyss and realise its just a feather mattress.

its just a fact not an excuse. are you saying he somehow had access to health related information the rest of the world didn't back then? seriously? There is plenty crowley can't be excuse for, prescribed medication for a health condition isn't one. if you aren't going to reply intelligently, please refrain from a childish back and forth. life and people are full of grey areas, its never black and white.

sorry you will have to point to where i said either crowley or vaccines are great. you seem to be assuming a hell of a lot. maybe you are one of those guys who could start a fight in an empty room. Crowley obv didn't have access to the scientific, nutritional and medical knowledge that is available now.

sounds about right. he lived outside of his means and openly admitted it. but he wasn't quite the destitute living in a slum his detractors portray towards the end.

you know hes not my friend right? I'm not defending anyone, merely discussing an interesting subject from a well researched, pragmatic standpoint. its you who seems to have a horse in this race. Saying that, I dont think you can "discipline" asthma and bronchitis

lol his skag was on prescription as was common for in those days. his addiction was perfectly legal

i have confessions. there isnt

out of interest, who told you crowley was skint most of his life? I have heard differing accounts. i know he was a bankrupt, but that was towards his winter years. and during his stay at netherwood he still received subs from OTO and american supporters. when he died, £400 was found in a shoebox under his bed, given to him for the future publication of magick without tears. thus kind of indicating a) his misfortunes were overstated, b)his restraint was still in tact when required

it depends how you define anti - christ i suppose. i have met many people who are anti - christianity.

I post this in a previous thread and think its applicable here never has there been more misinformation written about a single person in history that crowley. Basically he was the victim of the worlds first smear campaign by the media (who were offended by his open bisexuality and criticism of the church). The same media you lot still criticise for their treatment of icke. All of you who still believe such twaddle are the same as the sheep who dismiss icke instantly. Its not like there aren't credible biographies covering his (unbelievably action packed) life, or people who worked

i think it was more in terms of negating the aggressive male energy with its opposing force. But its all mere speculation, theres no proof other than crowleys words, and he was known to tell a good tale.