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My thanks to all those members of the Aleister Crowley Society that helped to develop the most thorough chronology of the events of Aleister Crowley's life currently available online. Additions, please, as replies to this post.
Chronology: An Aleister Crowley Timeline
1875
12 October: Born at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, between 2300 and 2400. Parents members of The Plymouth Brethren, a fundamentalist evangelical Christian sect.
1880
28 February: Birth (and death five hours later) of Crowley's only sibling, Grace Mary Elizabeth Crowley.
1881
11 June: Crowley family moves to The Grange, Redhill, Surrey.
1887
5 March: His father, Edward Crowley, dies.
1893
4 July: Starts to climb at Beachy Head with cousin Gregor Grant.
1895
???: Climbing in The Alps.
???: Matriculation at Trinity College, Cambridge.
1896
14 July: First guideless ascent of the Mönch (see A Descent Of The Moench).
31 December: First mystical experience on a visit to Stockholm. He writes: I was awakened to the knowledge that I possessed a magical means of becoming conscious of and satisfying a part of my nature which had up to that moment concealed itself from me. It was an experience of horror and pain, combined with a certain ghostly terror, yet at the same time it was the key to the purest and holiest spiritual ecstasy that exists.
1897
???: Travels to St. Petersburg to learn Russian for the Diplomatic Service. Returns via Berlin to attend the Chess Congress. Begins reading alchemical and mystical works and books on magic.
???: Meets Herbert Charles Jerome Pollitt (1872-1942).
1898
???: His first published poem, Aceldama: A Place to Bury Strangers In. Meets Gerald Kelly. Leaves Cambridge. Publishes White Stains.
???: Reads The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts by A.E. Waite and books on Alchemy
? April: Reads The Cloud Upon the Sanctuary by Karl von Eckarthausen
? July: In Zermatt, Switzerland. Reads Kabbalah Denudata; the Kabbalah Unveiled by Knorr von Rosenroth, translated by S.L. MacGregor Mathers
? August: Meets Julian L. Baker (Fr. D.A.) at Zermatt.
? October: Baker introduces Crowley to George Cecil Jones (Fr. Volo Noscere). G. C. Jones introduces Crowley to Mathers and is introduced to the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
18 November: Admitted into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; 0o=0∀ Neophyte; Takes motto Perdurabo.
? December: 1o=10∀ Zelator; Begins Ceremonial Magic. Astral travelling carried out with G.C. Jones.
1899
? January: 2o=9∀ Theoricus; Meets Allan Bennett (Fr. Iehi Aour)and becomes his chela
? February: 3o=8∀ Practicus
? May: 4o=7∀ Philosophus
???: Portal Grade after compulsory wait of seven months
1900
16 January: In Paris, initiated by Mathers 5o=6∀ Adeptus Minor; takes motto Christeos Luciftas
6 July: Reaches New York. Stays in New York for two or three days then travels to Mexico City by train. Lies sick in the Hotel Iturbide for a period.
1901
6 August: Meets Allan Bennett in Colombo
17 August: AC and Bennett travel to Kandy
28 August: Commences three day silent meditation under Bennett's instruction
12 October: Signs agreement to join an expedition of Eckenstein
1902
14 February: Visits Allan Bennett - who became a Theravada Novice in December 1901 - in Burma. Practices yoga. Dhyana.
23 February: Departs from Bennett
28 April: Leaves Sringar to commence climb of Chogo Ri (K2) in the Himalayas. Second in command of the expedition. Bad weather prevents the party from attaining the summit, but sets record for length of time spent on a glacier.
1903
???: Marries Rose Kelly, the sister of Gerald Kelly.
???: Abramelin Operation is interrupted.
1904
8 February: AC and Rose arrive at Port Said.
9 February: AC and Rose arrive in Cairo.
14 March: AC and Rose move into a flat in Cairo.
20 March: Invocation of Horus.
8 April: Reception of Chapter One of The Book of the Law in Cairo.
9 April: Reception of Chapter Two of The Book of the Law in Cairo.
10 April: Reception of Chapter Three of The Book of the Law in Cairo.
26 April: AC and Rose meet Arnold Bennett in Paris.
28 July: Birth of Nuit Ma Ahathoor Hecate Sappho Jezebel Lilith Crowley at Boleskine.
1905
3 November: Final meeting with Bennett in Rangoon, Burma, for 3 days
6 November: Leaves Bennett - they do not meet again
1906
? January: 7o=4∀
29 July: "Sunday night. D.D.S. and P. discuss a new Order [A.'.A.'.]. D.D.S. wants Authority".
? October: Attains Nirvikalpa Samadhi
1907
???: 8o=3∀; Takes oath as Magister Templi; Takes motto Vi Veri Vniversum Vivus Vici
29 October: Receives Liber Liberi Vel Lapidis Lazuli, Adumbratio Kabbalæ Ægyptorium Sub Figurâ VII at about 2300; written in only 2.5 hours
30 October: Begins receiving Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente Sub Figurâ LXV a chapter or two at a time
3 November: Completes Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente Sub Fugurâ LXV
25 November: Receives Liber Stellæe Rubeæ Sub Figurâ LXVI
5 December: Receives portions of Liber Arcanorum τωn ATU τov TAHUTI QUAS VADIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figurâ CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum τωn QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis
6 December: Receives additional portions of Liber Arcanorum τωn ATU τov TAHUTI QUAS VADIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figurâ CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum τωn QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis; Textual portion is received several years later
12 December: Receives Liber Porta Lucis Sub Figurâ X
13 December: Receives Liber TAU Vel Kabbalæ Trium Literarum Sub Figurâ CD
14 December: Receives Liber Trigrammaton Sub Figurâ XXVII; Copied the Sigilla 22 portion of Liber Arcanorum τωn ATU τov TAHUTI QUAS VADIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figurâ CCXXXI Liber Carcerorum τωn QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis
1908
???: W.Somerset Maugham's The Magician is published. The story's main character, Oliver Haddo, is a blatant caricature of Crowley and later he would write a critique of The Magician using this pen name. Crowley accused Maugham of plagiarism. “Though Aleister Crowley served, as I have said, as the model for Oliver Haddo, it is by no means a portrait of him. I made my character more striking in appearance, more sinister and more ruthless than Crowley ever was. I gave him magical powers that Crowley, though he claimed them, certainly never possessed. Crowley, however, recognized himself in the creature of my invention, for such it was, and wrote a full-page review of the novel in “Vanity Fair,” which he signed 'Oliver Haddo.' I did not read it, and wish now that I had. I daresay it was a pretty piece of vituperation, but probably, like his poems, intolerably verbose.” – W. Somerset Maugham
1909
???: Accepts the grade of Master of the Temple.
21 July: Rose leaves AC, moving to Warwick Road, following complaint that he had beaten her.
18 November: Lands in Algiers with Victor Neuberg
23 November: 28th Aethyr at Aumale 0800-0900
24 November: Rose Edith Crowley nee Skerrett nee Kelly divorces AC in uncontested complaint. Rose is granted custody of Lola Zaza.
25 November: 27th Aethyr 0800-0900 and 26th Aethyr 1310-1400 at Sidi-Assa
26 November: 24th Aethyr at Ain-El-Hadljel 1400-1525
28 November: 23rd Aethyr 0930-1015 and 22nd Aethyr 1600-1800 at Bou-Saada
29 November: 21st Aethyr 1330-1450 in desert
30 November: 20th Aethyr 0915-1050 and 19th Aethyr 2200-2400
1 December: 18th Aethyr 1430-1610
2 December: 17th Aethyr 0000-0200 and 16th Aethyr 1645-1810
3 December: 15th Aethyr 0915-1110 and 14th Aethyr 1450-1515
4 December: 13th Aethyr and 12th Aethyr 2400
5 December: 11th Aethyr
6 December: Choronzon; 10th Aethyr
7 December: 9th Aethyr
8 December: 8th Aethyr
9 December: 7th Aethyr
10 December: 6th Aethyr at Ben-S'Rour
12 December: 5th Aethyr
16 December: 4th Aethyr at Biskra
17 December: 3rd Aethyr at Biskra
18 December: 2nd Aethyr at Biskra and Hammam Salahine
19 December: 1st Aethyr
20 December: Finished 2nd Aethyr in evening
1910
???: The Rites of Eleusis performed at Caxton Hall.
1911
10 August: Crowley wrote “The Birthday” for Leila Waddell. Crowley said of it, ”…the poem describes the history of our liaison.”
1912
???: English translation of The Stéle of Revealing is completed by prominent British Egyptologists Sir Alan Gardiner and Battiscombe Gunn as commissioned by Crowley.
1914
24 October: Crowley departs for the United States aboard the S.S. Lusitania out of Liverpool. Ship's Manifest lists Crowley as a 'landed proprietor' of Irish descent with New York City as his final destination.
1916
26 May: Loses four games of chess in an evening match against local master Norman T. Whitaker at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, despite excellent playing on both sides.
1919
11 January: Leah Hirsig takes the Oath of the Scarlet Woman as composed by Crowley
1923
14 February: Death at 4.00pm of Raoul Loveday at Cefalu.
15 February: Funeral of Raoul Loveday.
1924
???: 'The Supreme Ordeal' of the Ipsissimus Grade in Paris.
1928
???: Marries Maria de Miramar in Germany.
1930
23 September: At 6:36pm AC fakes his own suicide at Boca de Inferno, Portugal.
1931
11 October: At the Nierendorff Gallery (Porza) in Berlin a huge exhibition of Crowley's paintings opens. On display are 73 works of art, amongst them some of hist most famous. He even sells one painting! The exhibition will be open until November 5.
1932
13 September: The death of Leila Ida Nerrissa Waddell from uterine cancer.
1934
10 April: The Black Magic Libel Case in London. Crowley v. Constable & Co.; Crowley asserts Nina Hamnett libeled him based on passages in her book Laughing Torso claiming he practiced “black magic”.
13 April: Case finishes, Crowley loses suit and gets reprimanded by Justice Swift. AC meets Deirdre Patricia O'Doherty.
14 May: Inscribed a copy of Mortadello to his chum Dennis Wheatley.
1936
18 November: Records 78 rpm, First Enochian Call.
19 November: Records Second Enochian Call.
23 November: Records the Anthem from The Ship and Hymn To Pan.
1 December: Records Hymn for July 4.
1937
11 August: Crowley reports that he picked up Sullivan's "Gallio" for 3d. and felt very exhausted & anxious as though death was in the air. He was afraid it might be Pearl (Brooksmith). The book concerned is "Gallio or the Tyranny of Science" by J W N Sullivan 90pp. Originally published in 1927. Contemporary reviews say of it "So packed with ideas it is not possible to give any adequate résumé of its contents." and "An attack on the values which science is so successfully imposing upon civilization."
12 August: At 6.30 AC read of J.W.N. Sullivan's death.
13 August: AC gives an obituary of Sullivan to Tom Driberg at dinner to place in his William Hickey column in the Daily Express.
14 August: Crowley's obituary of Sullivan published in the Daily Express on page 6 as “These Names Make News – Master of Maths”.
1939
14 May: Writes to Ian Fleming offering to interview Rudolf Hess.
1941
18 July: Names Karl Germer his “personal agent and representative in the United States of America” equivalent to a Power of Attorney. “All persons in authority under me in connection with the A.'.A.'. and O.T.O. are to recognize him as their chief.”; in Cliffords Inn, London; Appointment of Germer is confirmed in several other correspondence
1942
23 October: Writes letter to Roy Leffingwell regarding proper maintenance of the Magical Diary
1946
1-3 March: Jack Parsons, L. Ron Hubbard, and Marjorie Cameron undertake the Babalon Working. “I get fairly frantic,” Crowley commented morosely, “when I contemplate the idiocy of these louts [goats?].”
19 April: Shows his displeasure with Parsons in a letter to him regarding the Babalon Working.
1947
1 May: Meets Gerald Gardner for the first time
7 May: Second meeting with Gardner
14 May: Third meeting with Gardner
27 May: Fourth meeting with Gardner
1 December: Crowley dies in Hastings at 11.00am of myocardial degeneration and chronic bronchitis.
5 December: Funeral service and cremation at Brighton cemetery at 2.45pm. Among the persons present were Gilbert Bayley, who knew Mudd and Frater Achad, Sorors Tzaba and Ilyarun, Gerald Yorke, Kenneth Grant and his old friend Louis Wilkinson who read 'Hymn To Pan', the 'Collects and Anthems' from 'The Gnostic Mass' and selected passages from The Book of the Law. The Brighton Council afterwards delivered a protest in regards to the contents of the Last Ritual: “We shall take all necessary steps to prevent such an incident occurring again”. |
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11 October: At the Nierendorff Gallery (Porza) in Berlin a huge exhibition of Crowley's paintings opens. On display are 73 works of art, amongst them some of hist most famous. He even sells one painting! The exhibition will be open until November 5. |
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Thanks, Lutz - Timeline updated.
I should add that I'm using the information here to update some professional Timeline display software: the relevant outputs from this software will be made available free of charge through the downloads very soon. |
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Still thinking about making a (decent) graphic novel of crowleys life (or hoping someone else will  ) |
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Go for it!
However, on-topic posts only on this thread, please... |
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| This is very welcome and very useful. Well done! |
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seeyouintheentity wrote: › This is very welcome and very useful. Well done!
Thank you. Just you wait to see how this looks in the software I've purchased for the task!
Now, folks: accurate dates and brief details, please... The objective has to be a line for every day of Crowley's life, which I calculate to mean a Forum post of 26,000 lines - which, curiously, is approximately the number of posts that we've seen on the Forums to date!
This Timeline, by the way, is most definitely copyright 2008 by LAShTAL.COM... |
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| May 14 1934. Inscribed a copy of Mortadello to his chum Dennis Wheatley. |
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Quote: › using the information here to update some professional Timeline display software:
That's great news, Paul!
I would urge others that have access to unique Crowley items (e.g., letters) or other memorabilia of his time (e.g., newspapers, hotel records) to sift through them for any relevant details. That's where the most interesting material resides.
There's some conflicting information in previously published material regarding the dates Crowley attained various magickal grades. It would be great if these dates could be confirmed once and for all (with some type of definitive reference backing them up).
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I second that last remark.
The info about Wheatley/Mortadello comes from a bookseller's ad currently on Abebooks. |
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| I am surprised to see that four meetings with Gardner in 1947 are considered more worthy of note than his meetings with McMurtry and Grant, which are not mentioned at all However one may feel about either of these gentlemen, surely they are of more relevance to the legacy of Aleister Crowley than Gardner. |
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Hi Michael,
If you know the proper dates for the meetings with Grant and McMurtry (or any other information), then post it. That information, and anything else you could provide, would be great and I'm sure your input will be invaluable to transform this preliminary timeline into what Paul envisions.
We've got a pretty wide open scope here. I don't think anyone attaches any particular significance to what is or is not currently on the timeline.
Quote: › The objective has to be a line for every day of Crowley's life
Good thing Crowley was a mountain climber, poet, etc.
Things could get fairly mundane...
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MichaelStaley wrote: › I am surprised to see that four meetings with Gardner in 1947 are considered more worthy of note than his meetings with McMurtry and Grant, which are not mentioned at all However one may feel about either of these gentlemen, surely they are of more relevance to the legacy of Aleister Crowley than Gardner.
Come on, Michael, that's unworthy of you. This is just the first stage of a collaborative work in progress based on preparatory work by certain members of the Aleister Crowley Society.
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93 LAShTAL,
Great idea on the chronology and it's looking good so far! Good work! I had an idea for a possible addition, if you think it is chron-worthy . From A.C.'s diary of July 29, 2006 e.v. it reads "Sunday night. D.D.S. and P. discuss a new Order. D.D.S. wants Authority". This Order, would of course eventually become the A.'.A.'.. Perhaps a mention of this meeting? What do you think?
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2006? sure that's not Elvis?
14th May 1939 AC writes to Ian Fleming offering to interview Rudolf Hess. Secret Agent 666 p.249 |
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Paul, here are a few that relate to Allan Bennett.
Crowley's first visit to Bennett was August 6, 1901. Bennett was in Colombo and Crowley came to see him there. Afterward they left Colombo and went to Kandy. This is about August 17. On August 28 Crowley performs a three day silent meditation under Bennett's instruction. Kaczynski writes, "After two weeks of this discipline, the ascetic's life proved too much and Crowley disappeared for a week, doubtlessly in search of women, alcohol, or some other diversion" (pg 78 ). He continued for weeks with Bennett. Kaczynski also writes of some success archived on October 3. Again, page 78. On October 12, he signed the agreement to join an expedition of Eckenstein. Lastly, R.K. writes they "parted ways" in mid-November.
The next meeting is in Akyab, Burma. I note above you have the reference "13 February: Visits Allan Bennett in Burma. Practices yoga. Dhyana. " I am not sure where the 13th comes from. Confessions states February 12 (pg 270) and Kaczynski states February 14 (pg 81). In either case by now Bennett is a Theravada Novice. He took that Ordination in December 1901. Crowley incorrectly calls him a monk at this point in Confessions. He only stays a few days with Ananda Metteyya. Kaczynski states Crowley departs on February 23.
The last meeting is in November 3, 1905. At this point Ananada Metteyya is a fully ordained monk. This means he has the full vinaya restrictions upon his behavior. This limits A.C.'s visit to three days. Thus Crowley departs on November 6. The meeting took place in Rangoon, Burma.
There are some other details to can add. In 1899 Crowley meets Bennett at his Theoricus initiation; the time period is January 1899 (as noted in your time line). Crowley invites Bennett to move into his Chancery Lane apartment which he does. Bennett and he work together until the fall. This is where things get less than solid. Crowley buys Boleskin in the Fall and moves in to the house in November 1899. This would mean he gives up his apartment. My guess is this is also the time period Bennett goes to Ceylon.
That is about it for time line overlaps between Bennett and Crowley. Their time together was relatively short, but highly important for A.C. If I come up with anything else of use I'll post it.
John
NOTE: For some reason I incorrectly wrote August for the second meeting. I have correct this. The the time line in corrected in stating February. I apologize for any confusion this caused. |
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There's an online resource that's chock full of individual dates in Crowley's life: Jerry Cornelius' blog. Of course, any individual fact should be checked with some independent source, but as a jumping-off point, it provides a lot of detail for someone willing to comb through it.
For example, today's entry has two interesting dates regarding Grady McMurtry:
28 June 1944: Crowley had vision of Fra. H.A. (McMurtry) standing at attention; this seems to be the beginnings of his thoughts about McMurtry as a successor in the OTO.
22 August 1944: The first "Caliphate letter" from Crowley to McMurtry.
There are other threads here on lashtal.com (like the Crowley Copyright thread) with much more on these letters, of course.
I should also recommend David Allen Hulse's three-part series of chapbooks called The Genesis of the Book of the Law as another possible source of dates. Despite some of Hulse's opinions and conclusions being a bit outside the mainstream, these books are written in a similar chronological format that should at least be useful for making sure nothing major is missed here.
Anyway, this is a great project, Paul!
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SteveCranmer wrote: ›
28 June 1944: Crowley had vision of Fra. H.A. (McMurtry) standing at attention; this seems to be the beginnings of his thoughts about McMurtry as a successor in the OTO.
22 August 1944: The first "Caliphate letter" from Crowley to McMurtry.
It is true that Jerry has a vast amount of information, but he is very slack about documentation. Also his commentary is often wrapped up in the facts and one has to disentangle them. In your example, a better representation would be:
28 June 1944: Crowley claims to have had vision of Fra. H.A. (McMurtry) standing at attention (source: such_and_such).
It seems to me [Jerry] to be the beginnings of his thoughts about McMurtry as a successor in the OTO.
With this kind of presentation, we get the facts and the commentary and the difference is quite clear. I think Paul is looking to create as detailed a listing as possible. This means we all have to be a careful as possible. Errors have implications. Even my error in dates in my above post could have implications down the line if I had not caught it quickly. When accumulating data, we need to be especially careful about sources and individual commentaries. |
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