The Wickedest Man in the World
06/26/20 • 21 min
Aleister Crowley has earned many names—the Beast, Baphomet, The Wickedest Man in the World—and embraced all of them. This week we explore Victorian ritual magic, occult societies, and the modern culture wars.
Researched, written, and produced by Corinne Wieben, with the voice talents of Gregg Adams and Randy Wylde and original music by Purple Planet.
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Aleister Crowley has earned many names—the Beast, Baphomet, The Wickedest Man in the World—and embraced all of them. This week we explore Victorian ritual magic, occult societies, and the modern culture wars.
Researched, written, and produced by Corinne Wieben, with the voice talents of Gregg Adams and Randy Wylde and original music by Purple Planet.
Episode sources
EnchantedPodcast.net
Facebook/enchantedpodcast
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Enchanted: The History of Magic & Witchcraft - The Wickedest Man in the World
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Listener Advisory
Just a quick “heads-up” before we start this week’s episode: this episode acknowledges the existence of sex. Listener discretion is advised. With that, let’s get on with the show.
Intro
In September 1910, an announcement appeared in the English journal The Occult Review. The announcement was an invitation to The Rites of Eleusis, a seven-week long series of ritual ceremonies to Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the
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