Crowley created a kayfabe Crowley character based on an imaginary Crowley from a song that is about Crowley in name only

“Crowley works a carnival gimmick, that he said came to be after hearing the song ‘Mr. Crowley’ by Ozzy Osbourne. The song was about British occultist Aleister Crowley. To Charles Crowley, Aleister Crowley ‘had insane charisma and the things he got people to do was mad. It kind of made me think, Wow, that’s quite powerful. This guy achieved more and had more power than the normal person just from his speech, his aura, his energy.’ ‘So that’s where Aleister Crowley came from and I just like the CC, my middle name’s Charles. I was like, Alright, a bit of me, a bit of him, let’s go for it. I also like the steampunk circus aesthetic, so there you go.’ It has become Crowley’s signature to say, ‘Welcome to the show!’ He treats it like a show everytime he makes his way through the curtain.”—”Welcome to the Show, Charles Crowley”

Literally just stage magic not Magick, all in all. People get the weirdest ideas about Aleister Crowley when they just make up everything. I don’t know, man. Maybe read a book some time? Or, you know, even just a wikipedia article? I’m not sayin’ become a scholar or student, but ffs. Also, that outfit is way more Feri / Melek Taus than it is Thelema, amirite?

Hermetic Library Omnium Crowley Created a Kayfabe Crowley Character Only 14mar2023

Consider also:

  1. Someone’s trying to get 1% of the vote to swing to Aleister Crowley in 2012
  2. Jack Parsons being awful to Frank Malina
  3. Aleister Crowley tangentially mentioned in a Rolling Stone cover story
  4. “I lifted up my eyes. What soul stood there, Fronting my path? Tall, stately, delicate, A woman fairer than a pomegranate. A silver spear her hands of lotus bear, One shaft of moonlight quivering and straight. She pointed to the East with flashing eyes: ‘Thou canst not see her–but my Queen shall rise.’ Bowed head and beating heart, with feet unsure I passed her, trembling, for she was too pure. I could have loved her. No: she was too wise. Her presence was to gracious to endure. ‘She did not bid me go and chain me to her,’ I cried, comparing.”
  5. “‘King, you are touched!’ ‘Fight on, Earl Lecherer!’ I cursed him to his face–the added spur Sticks venom in my lunge–a sudden thrust! No cry, no gasp; but he is in the dust, Stark dead. The queen–I hate the name of her! So grew the mustard-seed, one moment’s lust.”