In August 1945 Hubbard moved into the Pasadena mansion of John "Jack" Whiteside Parsons, an avid occultist and Thelemite, follower of the English ceremonial magician Aleister Crowley and leader of a lodge of Crowley's magical order, Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO).

2013年1月24日 · This chapter takes a look at the extent to which one of the most controversial of all the modern new religious movements—namely Scientology—is influenced by Crowley's works. It explores the link between Crowley and L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology.

2012年2月1日 · And among the most controversial questions in the early history of the Church is L. Ron Hubbard's involvement in the ritual magic of Aleister Crowley and the possible role of occultism in the development of Scientology.

2012年2月1日 · And among the most controversial questions in the early history of the Church is L. Ron Hubbard's involvement in the ritual magic of Aleister Crowley and the possible role of...

2013年1月24日 · Parsons and his young girlfriend Betty — whom he’d been dating since she was 15 — were both smitten immediately by L. Ron Hubbard when the writer moved in with them.

early history of the Church is L. Ron Hubbard’s involvement in the rit­ ual magic of Aleister Crowley and the possible role of occultism in the development of Scientology. While some critics argue that Crowley’s magic lies at the very heart of Scientology, most scholars have dismissed any connection between the Church and occultism.

Aleister Crowley. The article generated a cottage industry of exposés criticizing Hubbard as having been a member of a “black magic” organization. Some scholars also believe Hubbard to have been influenced by Crowley in his subsequent writings about Dianetics and Scientology. While conflicting

2015年1月2日 · The OTO, as it is known, was created by the English occultist Aleister Crowley, a heroin-addicted, sexually adventuresome, God-profaning master of the dark arts, who the tabloids had christened...

2024年3月12日 · Aleister Crowley invented Thelema in the early 1900s. It drew on a mélange of different practices, from ancient Egypt to pagan rites to Free Masonry. Two central aspects of Thelema are magick and sex rituals.

2021年9月23日 · There's never been any proof L. Ron Hubbard ever met Aleister Crowley. The closest Hubbard ever got to the Beast 666 was through his friendship with Jack Parsons, the rocket scientist who had a genuine relationship with Crowley.