Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932595333 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Aleister Crowley is best known today as a founding father of modern occultism. None of them have looked seriously at his career as an agent of British Intelligence.Using documents gleaned from British, American, French, and Italian archives, Secret Agent 666 sensationally reveals that Crowley played a major role in the sinking of the Lusitania, a plot to overthrow the government of Spain, the thwarting of Irish and Indian nationalist conspiracies, and the 1941 flight of Rudolf Hess.Author Richard B. Spence can be seen on various documentaries on the History Channel and is a consultant for Washington, DC’s International Spy Museum. He is also the author of Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly (Feral House).. His wide, hypnotic eyes peer at us from the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt. Spence argues that Crowley—in his own unconventional way—was a patriotic Englishman who endured years of public vilification in part to mask his role as a secret agent.The verification of the Great Beast’s participation in the twentieth century’s most astounding government plots will likely blow the minds of history buff s and occult aficionados alike.Author Richard B. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and his influence can be found everywhere in popular culture.Crowley, also known as the Great Beast, has been the subject o
"Excellent reasoning and trustworthiness" according to Tantra Bensko. I felt I was in the hands of a balanced, level-headed author who considered every alternative without bias, provided proof, and qualified his speculations. My favorite moment was when Crowley drafted a manifesto for Russia to create a Thelema religion with himself as the savior - and he proposed it to Isadora Duncan. Wow.I really enjoyed immersing myself in Crowley's life without the experience ever feeling sensationalized. Instead it taught me a lot about spy-work, even though that's something I study about regularly. The amount of deception a triple agent must pull off is mind boggling. Spence never took the cheap route of a. "Interesting parallels with history, even though much of it" according to Don Wingo. Interesting parallels with history, even though much of it is anecdotal, which seems to fit Crowley's life quite well. It does a lot to explain some of Crowley.s "weirdness," and eccentricities. Were they just covers for his clandestine work? With Crowley you never know!. "Could Not Put It Down!" according to A. McDonald. What a ride! The book takes you throught the life of Aleister Crowley, from early years to death and his connections with MI5 and MI6. Seemingly he was an agent of the Crown for his entire life. A laundry list of names are provided and each chapter is followed up with lists of references and footnotes.Check this out if you like Crowley and or real spy stuff!