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14-September-2008 18:38:51 - Abbey of Thelema January 2008 for the new religious group, see Abbey of Thelema group. The Abbey of Thelema refers to a small house which was used as a temple and possible training grounds founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig in Cefalù, Sicily in 1920.1 The name was borrowed from François Rabelais's satire Gargantua and Pantagruel,2 where an Abbey of Thélème is described as a sort of anti-monastery where the lives of the inhabitants were spent not in laws, statutes, or rules, but according to their own free will and pleasure.3 This idealistic utopia was to be the model of Crowley's commune, while also being a type of magical school, giving it the designation Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, The College of the Holy Spirit. The general programme was in line with the A∴A∴ course of training, and included daily adorations to the sun, a study of Crowley's writings, regular yogic and ritual practices which were to be recorded, as well as general domestic labor. The object was for students to devote themselves to the Great Work of discovering and manifesting their True Will.citations needed Crowley had planned to transform the small house into a global center of magical devotion and perhaps to gain tuition fees paid by acolytes seeking training in the Magical Arts; these fees would further assist him in his efforts to promulgate Thelema and publish his manuscripts.citation needed What both the Abbey and its master actually became was the subject of much rumor and hearsay, partly the gossip of locals but mostly the product of John Bull, a British yellow journalist with a particularly vindictive attitude towards Crowley. These included charges of sexual orgies, animal and child sacrifices, drug use, and bestiality. Crowley never admitted to these, but neither did he deny them, feeling that there was no such thing as bad publicity.citation needed Contents 1 Raoul Loveday 2 Current status 3 Notes 4 External links Raoul Loveday In 1923, a 23-year old Oxford undergraduate by the name of Raoul Loveday or Frederick Charles Loveday died at the abbey. His wife, Betty May, originally blamed this on his participation in one of Crowley's rituals. Later, however, she accepted the doctor's diagnosis of acute enteric fever contracted by drinking from a mountain spring. Crowley had warned the couple against drinking the water. Lawrence Sutin reports all this in his biography of AC. When May returned to London, she gave an interview to a tabloid paper. The Sunday Express included her story in its ongoing attacks on Crowley. With these and similar rumors about activities at Thelema in mind, Mussolini's government demanded that Crowley leave the country in 1923.4 After Crowley's departure, the Abbey of Thelema was eventually abandoned and local residents whitewashed over Crowley's murals. Current status The villa still stands today, but in very poor condition. Filmmaker Kenneth Anger, himself a devotee of Crowley, later uncovered and filmed some of its murals in his film Thelema Abbey 1955 now considered a lost film. Recently other murals were uncovered, and pictures of them were posted on the Internet. Abbey of Thelema remains a popular name for various magical societies, Witchcraft covens, and Satanist grottoes. It is also the name of a fan club for controversial rock star Marilyn Manson, who included the line We're gonna ride to the Abbey of Thelema, to the Abbey of Thelema... in his song Misery Machine. Experimental musicians Coil, known to be fascinated by mysticism, went a step farther in The Sea Priestess on Astral Disaster, whose lyrics are a bizarre interpretation of the murals in the Abbey.citations needed Notes ^ Sutin, Do What Thou Wilt, p.279 ^ Nature of the Beast by Colin Wilson; page 73 ^ Rabelais, F. Gargantua and Pantagruel Ch. 1. ^ Magical Diaries of Aleister Crowley, page 13 External links Photos of the Abbey from 2005 Abbey of Thelema movie on IMDB Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Abbey_of_Thelema Categories: Religious organizations established in 1920 | History of Sicily | Monasteries in Italy | ThelemaHidden categories: Articles needing additional references from January 2008 | All articles with statements | Articles with statements since January 2008 Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Italiano Polski This page was last modified on 31 August 2008, at 13:35
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