By Alan Richardson
A Comparative Biography of the
20th Century’s Two Most Influential Magicians
Aleister
Crowley and Dion Fortune were two of the most controversial and
powerful occultists of the 20th century. Crowley was regarded by many
as a creature of the night, albeit one whose soul was streaked with
brilliance; Fortune was viewed as one of the Shining Ones, who
nevertheless wrestled with her own darkness. Between them they produced
some of the best books on occultism ever written, and their influence
upon contemporary magicians has been profound.
Written by an occult scholar, this unusual and provocative book draws
upon unpublished material to reveal little-known aspects of Crowley and
Fortune’s relationship, and their role as harbingers of sweeping
cultural changes—foreshadowing the women’s movement, the sexual
revolution, and 1960s counterculture—as well as other surprising
influences upon our present culture.
