The Dark Magic Of Aleister Crowley

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

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🗓️ 3 March 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Alesiter Crowley was an English magician of the dark arts, dirty poet, mountaineer, liberal sex haver, and founder of the Thelema religion. He traveled the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and shocked or banged every human being he came across. Crowley claims to have been contacted by the Egyptian God Horus through a messanger named Aiwass, routinely participated in ceremonial eroticism with men and women, and was too "wicked" for either Mussolini or Hitler. He ultimately had influence on the Beatles, Iron Maiden, David Bowie, Led Zepplein, and L Ron Hubbard. This is the story of the father of modern occultism.

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0:15.8	Thank you.
0:17.4	On today's episode, we talk about Mr. Crowley. What what a voice you like my Aussie impression there
0:24.5	I was a brilliant Aussie impression I would say yeah thank you I think I nailed it yeah I think so
0:29.3	I mean this episode is just gangbusters from the start our friend Alex Bouchemy joins to talk about
0:37.4	this total loon I had a lot of fun,
0:41.6	so enjoy.
0:46.7	Welcome to Softcore History. Welcome back to Softcore History. I'm your host for the week, Damregester, joined as always by Rob Fox.
0:57.1	What up?
0:57.9	And very special guest, Alex Bouchemi.
1:01.4	What up, what up?
1:02.5	Bouch.
1:02.6	It's in the building.
1:03.7	What's up, dude?
1:04.4	Dude, not much, man.
1:05.6	Clean cut, Bouch?
1:07.3	Am I doing?
1:07.7	I just look clean cut because I'm wearing a polo.
1:11.8	But you don't have a mollet anymore.
1:13.5	I haven't had the mollet for like a year.
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