Crowley came from a moneyed family but as an adult had very little cash of
his own. While he certainly never worked a day in his life, he got by via
intimidating his followers and/ or friends into giving him money and to a
lesser degree he lived off the generosity of his wealthier Scarlet Women. I
certainly think that Crowley had something worthwhile to say (although he
never seemed to say it very clearly), however, I don't deny that he was an
egocentric, misogynistic, spoiled shit as well.
Shall we do Anton LeVey next? The greatest carny of them all, but annoyingly
christian in his "philosophies."
Tee-Hee
BadgerGirl
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>From: "Sol Nte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: FLUXLIST: Professional Vegan Crowley Fluxpunx
>Date: Thu, Aug 24, 2000, 12:02 PM
>
> Hi all,
>
> first off, spell it:
>
> fluxpunx..........2,3,4.......
>
> ...................
>
> meryl wrote:
>
>>As for Uncle Al - Do What THou Wilt doesn't mean do whatever you want and
> fuck the repercussions. It means do what YOU feel is right and be aware of
> (and accept) the repercussions.<
>
> Well, let's not forget that Crowley was incredibly rich and never worked a
> day in his life....when you've got money you can afford to spend your time
> getting wasted, climbing mountains and summoning small demons.
>
> I thought that many of Crowley's ideas including the "Do what thou wilt
> shall be the whole of the law" one came from Rabelais (Gargantua and
> Pantagruel ?) also the idea for the Abbey of Thelema. I think this approach
> to freedom is as old as time itself.
>
> The most impressive thing about Crowley is the fact that he was so ahead of
> his time...the original victorian hippy!
>
> BTW - I must confess to being a smoker with no interest in quitting....then
> again I believe that America as a nation is against smoking unlike Europe
> where smoking is considered a wonderful thing. I've heard that in Greece
> many people smoke while swimming in the sea and holding one hand out of the
> water to hold their cigarettes!!
>
> Reed wrote:
>
>>The most unfortunate part of participating in Fluxlist is that professional
> artists are allowed to participate also.<
>
> I think any division into professional and non-professional in art is
> ultimately fruitless. Reed, I've seen your work and you're very professional
> in your methods..I also know you to carefully consider your work and
> practice self-criticism in order to maintain a high standard...this is
> professional practice..whilst you may not be making your living as an artist
> your approach is professional....if we remove money all labels have a little
> more meaning and serve as better descriptors of what actually is.
>
> As for art students, I like having students on the list...Fluxlist should be
> for all ages and all walks of life in art...........we have a range...older
> members who can share their body of knowledge and experience of history,
> younger members who bring new enthusiasm and fresh ideas.Great Stuff! BTW -
> I notice quite a few new voices on the list recently , I'd like to say
> welcome to you all :-)
>
> And good luck to anyone starting college/university in a few weeks...you
> will find it a rewarding experience and meet new people which is always a
> wonderful thing.
>
> cheers,
>
> Sol.
>
>
