The concept of Thelemic hierarchy is one which obviously consumed a great deal of Crowley's thoughts, and one which I don't really understand at present. He speaks often of what it isn't, and puts forth a theory for what it might be, but as of yet, has not really happened ( Read more... )

Our country was founded on bourgeois principles, by a bourgeois people. As such, we define ourselves by consumption. We can see this all across our history, from the protests over taxation without representation to Manifest Destiny, to today's politicking ( Read more... )

Every Brother is expected to use all his influence with persons in a superior station of life (so called) to induce them to join the Order. Royal personages, ministers of State, high officials in the Diplomatic, Naval, Military, and Civil Services are particularly to be sought after, for it is intended ultimately that the temporal power of the ( Read more... )