A portrait of London through the eyes of Aleister Crowley – the city according to the Great Beast.
 
This long-awaited book explores London through the life of Aleister Crowley, whose relationship with the capital alternated between love and hate. Ninety-three chapters (a number noteworthy to anyone familiar with Crowley) each deal with a different location in the city, and its role in the Great Beast 666's life and work: streets and roads that will be familiar to Londoners today, such as Farringdon Road, Gower Street (right around the corner from Treadwell's), and the Strand; establishments frequented by Crowley, where he encountered individuals significant to his magical career, such as the Savoy Hotel, the Cafe Royal, and Simpson's on the Strand. There is also 93 Regent Street, the headquarters of the Ordo Templi Orientis, the most important Thelemic organisation during Crowley's lifetime and after; and 93 Jermyn Street, the last place in London Crowley would reside. More than just a narrative description of a list of places, this compelling book is a psychogeographical portrait of one of the most influential occultists of all time, and is an invaluable read for anyone interested in Crowley and the occult life of one of the most magical cities in the world.
 
London: Strange Attractor Press, 2022. Paperback, 280 pages. New.