Leila Waddell (1880-1932), a daughter of Irish immigrants to Australia and Aleister Crowley's most famed Scarlet Woman, is a powerful historical figure in magick and Thelema in her own right. Immortalized in The Book of Lies and the Confessions and familiarly addressed by Crowley as Laylah, she was an accomplished writer, magician, and musician. She was founding member of the original company of the Rites of Eleusis. She was also, arguably, Crowley's most powerful muse, inspiring numerous poems. Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an occultist, mystic, hedonist and sexual revolutionary. ... This article is a work in progress. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Unicursal Hexagram, designed by Aleister Crowley, is one of the common symbols of Thelema Thelema is the English transliteration of the Ancient Greek noun θÎλημα: will, from the verb á¼Î¸Îλω: to will, wish, purpose. ... Cover of The Book of Lies by Aleister Crowley. ... Cover of The Confessions of Aleister Crowley by Aleister Crowley. ...
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Thelemapedia. (2004). Leila Waddell. Retrieved April 28, 2006.
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