{"id":9788,"date":"2025-07-27T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T05:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:10:19","slug":"790230193275027456-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/","title":{"rendered":"790230193275027456"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"npf_row\">\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"989\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/tumblr\/media\/7eaeeb54def8daa6218754e68456dd0b0911ff75.png\" data-orig-height=\"1200\" data-orig-width=\"989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s75x75_c1\/56096367c6b2bceabedc012979df2116cb9ed0e9.png 75w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s100x200\/18e93813846105103c68689856f10dcc78ac9c00.png 100w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s250x400\/dffdc9cfded7d4715bdb1bb96dfda7039d49c881.png 250w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s400x600\/083c9e5ddc98b02c69c1cc535361fab2ee3be5bf.png 400w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s500x750\/50e677cdafbdf1e2dce598b0da5f5dd953751baf.png 500w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s540x810\/67bf5df93e820f63bd5e8305cd70a91e9de9103b.png 540w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s640x960\/7eaeeb54def8daa6218754e68456dd0b0911ff75.png 640w, https:\/\/64.media.tumblr.com\/acab83642b126a8175dfca1827497843\/de58e7a74730c2d3-95\/s1280x1920\/24a12ed19a0388933c1c4e8c6e0a3cc1944c3fc9.png 989w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 989px) 100vw, 989px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Aleister Crowley (1875\u20131947)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Founder of:<\/b> Thelema<br \/><b>Major Work:<\/b> <i>The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis)<\/i><br \/><b>Philosophy:<\/b> Mystical, esoteric, and individualistic<br \/><b>Motto:<\/b> <i>Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law<\/i><\/p>\n<h2>Key Points:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Deeply immersed in <b>ceremonial magic<\/b>, Eastern mysticism, Qabalah, and the Golden Dawn traditions.<\/li>\n<li>Claimed to be the prophet of a new Aeon (the Aeon of Horus), with <b>Thelema<\/b> as its spiritual law.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasized <b>personal spiritual development<\/b> and <b>breaking social\/moral constraints<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Considered both a mystic and a hedonist, but was genuinely pursuing <b>spiritual enlightenment<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Seen as a <b>genuine occultist<\/b>, often cryptic, symbol-rich, and difficult to interpret.<\/li>\n<li>Called \u201cThe Great Beast 666,\u201d though largely as an ironic jab at Christian values.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aleister Crowley (1875\u20131947) Founder of: ThelemaMajor Work: The Book of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12749],"tags":[1849,1847,1855,793,98,1851,81,982,630,1058,1854,1852,1850,2772,581,383,1848,649,1853],"class_list":["post-9788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tumblr","tag-1849","tag-aleister-crowley","tag-beast-666","tag-black-and-white","tag-books","tag-cult","tag-dark","tag-enlightenment","tag-law","tag-magic","tag-mystical","tag-occult","tag-occultist","tag-photo","tag-photography","tag-satanic","tag-satanism","tag-spiritual","tag-thelema"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aleister Crowley (1875\u20131947) Founder of: ThelemaMajor Work: The Book of &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Do Not Destroy\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Do Not Destroy Team\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Do Not Destroy Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"The Do Not Destroy Team\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d\"},\"headline\":\"790230193275027456\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":114,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d\"},\"keywords\":[\"666\",\"Aleister Crowley\",\"Beast 666\",\"black and white\",\"books\",\"cult\",\"dark\",\"enlightenment\",\"law\",\"magic\",\"Mystical\",\"occult\",\"occultist\",\"photo\",\"Photography\",\"satanic\",\"satanism\",\"spiritual\",\"Thelema\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tumblr\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/790230193275027456-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"790230193275027456\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/\",\"name\":\"Do Not Destroy\",\"description\":\"Culture-Forward\\\/ Brand-Backward\u2122\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d\",\"name\":\"The Do Not Destroy Team\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png\",\"width\":120,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"The Do Not Destroy Team\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/01\\\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.donotdestroy.com\\\/index\\\/author\\\/admin5\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy","og_description":"Aleister Crowley (1875\u20131947) Founder of: ThelemaMajor Work: The Book of &hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/","og_site_name":"Do Not Destroy","article_published_time":"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00","author":"The Do Not Destroy Team","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"The Do Not Destroy Team","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/"},"author":{"name":"The Do Not Destroy Team","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#\/schema\/person\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d"},"headline":"790230193275027456","datePublished":"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/"},"wordCount":114,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#\/schema\/person\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d"},"keywords":["666","Aleister Crowley","Beast 666","black and white","books","cult","dark","enlightenment","law","magic","Mystical","occult","occultist","photo","Photography","satanic","satanism","spiritual","Thelema"],"articleSection":["Tumblr"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/","url":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/","name":"790230193275027456 - Do Not Destroy","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-07-27T20:17:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-31T22:10:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/790230193275027456-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"790230193275027456"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/","name":"Do Not Destroy","description":"Culture-Forward\/ Brand-Backward\u2122","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#\/schema\/person\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/#\/schema\/person\/e94b0eb1b8ea31aa86611ece5b65514d","name":"The Do Not Destroy Team","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png","url":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png","width":120,"height":120,"caption":"The Do Not Destroy Team"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/author\/admin5\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9788"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28208,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9788\/revisions\/28208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donotdestroy.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}