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Magic Lantern
Feb. 7th, 2019 11:35 pmSo, I keep running across references to Aleister Crowley these past few days. A few things I've learned that I didn't know before:
The character Karswell, in MR James' "Casting the Runes", is supposedly based on Aleister Crowley. It's kind of obvious once it's pointed out, but I'd not realized before.
Edith Nesbit, a favourite author, who wrote the decidedly furry "The Phoenix and the Carpet" (the Phoenix has a huge crush, obvious, although never really remarked upon, on one of the human characters, who is completely oblivious) was a member of the Crowley-related "Golden Dawn". Didn't see that one coming.
The character Karswell, in MR James' "Casting the Runes", is supposedly based on Aleister Crowley. It's kind of obvious once it's pointed out, but I'd not realized before.
Edith Nesbit, a favourite author, who wrote the decidedly furry "The Phoenix and the Carpet" (the Phoenix has a huge crush, obvious, although never really remarked upon, on one of the human characters, who is completely oblivious) was a member of the Crowley-related "Golden Dawn". Didn't see that one coming.
