The Happy Squirrel
Hello all! I posted this on the Book sub forum but I thought I ask here too.
I feel that I need to understand the man to understand his work. So I am hope ing to read Crowley's biography but one which was written from a neutral bystander and not from a follower, devotee, convert, and other 'insider's' point of view.
Someone recommended "The Confessions of Aleister Crowley: an Autohagiography" . That last word isn't a misspell. I think it meant a story about the self that is bigger than reality or something like that.
There is another book, "Perdurabo" by Kaczynski.
I am thinking about this one but from the comments on Amazon it appears that it was written by and for those already 'converted' if that make sense. Pardon my use of the word, although to strictly the best term to use I am not sure how else to describe it.
I have roamed around Amazon and read various comments about various books on the topic before I post this. There doesn't seem to be a lot out there. Not that I need plenty really. Just a short list to consider rather than go directly to the first one recommended to me.
At the moment, the Confessions seems to be the one I might go for.
Before I order it I thought I check with you guys if there are others I should consider
Thanks in advance!
I feel that I need to understand the man to understand his work. So I am hope ing to read Crowley's biography but one which was written from a neutral bystander and not from a follower, devotee, convert, and other 'insider's' point of view.
Someone recommended "The Confessions of Aleister Crowley: an Autohagiography" . That last word isn't a misspell. I think it meant a story about the self that is bigger than reality or something like that.
There is another book, "Perdurabo" by Kaczynski.
I am thinking about this one but from the comments on Amazon it appears that it was written by and for those already 'converted' if that make sense. Pardon my use of the word, although to strictly the best term to use I am not sure how else to describe it.
I have roamed around Amazon and read various comments about various books on the topic before I post this. There doesn't seem to be a lot out there. Not that I need plenty really. Just a short list to consider rather than go directly to the first one recommended to me.
At the moment, the Confessions seems to be the one I might go for.
Before I order it I thought I check with you guys if there are others I should consider
Thanks in advance!