Waite or Not?

ravenest

Laura Borealis said:
Now I'm imagining A.E. as a mustached baby... an infant, even, emerging from his mother's womb with a full lip of hair.

Maybe he didnt eat it in the womb then ?

" ... it is normal for the developing fetus to consume the hair . "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanugo

ravenest

kwaw said:
Started of as esoteric or exoteric-
-developed into mustache or no mustache

http://www.forteantimes.com/features/commentary/4909/the_occult_moustache.html

Laura Borealis

ravenest said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._Waite

top right hand - first photo on the page

It's not the same photo.

Unless Oz Wikipedia has different content from what we see in the US.

ravenest said:
Maybe he didnt eat it in the womb then ?

" ... it is normal for the developing fetus to consume the hair . "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanugo

Ewww!

ravenest

No ... the site ... go there and have a read ... its interesting; about the occult and the moustache

... doesnt say much for the history female occultists does it ???

Laura Borealis

It does mention Mme Blavatsky and her handlebar, and a young lady with a Fu Manchu...

Abrac

That's the way I've always imagined him Laura. :laugh:

3ill.yazi

Trying other esoteric dudes...

Mouni Sadhu?

That said, it could be waite. The eyes are a little different, but that could be image artifacts. The chin and the length of the face look similar.

ravenest

here he is on the left

http://www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full2/M2110925/M2110925769.jpg

Laura Borealis

ravenest said:
here he is on the left

http://www.old-print.com/mas_assets/full2/M2110925/M2110925769.jpg

Waite-ing to steal a mustache

Zephyros

OMG! That quip of Crowley's about malted milk was actually true???

Waite or Not?

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Laura Borealis

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Abrac

3ill.yazi

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Laura Borealis

Zephyros