Rejected Religion Podcast

In Part 2, we discuss in depth Thomas's own interesting findings regarding an important concept and stage of development in Crowley's system called 'the crossing of the Abyss.' We also talk about the various misunderstandings about Crowley, how he has influenced popular culture, and also why Thomas finds Crowley so appealing.References:Sources mentioned in the podcast by Aleister Crowley:The Book of the Law - http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0220.htmlMagick (Book 4) -  https://hermetic.com/crowley/book-4/indexMagick Without Tears - https://hermetic.com/crowley/magick-without-tears/indexThe Confessions of Aleister Crowley - https://hermetic.com/crowley/confessions/indexThe Equinox - http://www.the-equinox.org/  https://keepsilence.org/the-equinox/

In Part 1, Thomas and I will be discussing Crowley's background, his start in the magical group known as The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the concept of intiation, and Crowley's own magical system called Thelema. References:Sources mentioned in the podcast by Aleister Crowley:The Book of the Law - http://lib.oto-usa.org/libri/liber0220.htmlMagick (Book 4) -  https://hermetic.com/crowley/book-4/indexMagick Without Tears - https://hermetic.com/crowley/magick-without-tears/indexThe Confessions of Aleister Crowley - https://hermetic.com/crowley/confessions/indexThe Equinox - http://www.the-equinox.org/  https://keepsilence.org/the-equinox/ 

This episode discusses what I mean by 'rejected', plus some important terms and concepts that will act as a foundation for the interviews to come.Reference material used in this episode:Wouter Hanegraaff, Western Estotericism: A Guide for the PerplexedOlav Hammer's chapter, "Esotericism in New Religious Movements," found in The Oxford Handbook of New Religious MovementsChristopher Partridge's "Introduction," found in The Occult WorldTwo more books that might be of interest are -Contemporary Esotericism, edited by Egil Asprem and Kennet GranholmNew Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought, by Wouter Hanegraaff (with special attention on Chapter One about "Channeling" and Chapter Seven about "Meta-Empirical and Human Beings"