Who were Joan Didion and Aleister Crowley?
Aleister Crowley Aleister Crowley ( ; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century. A prolific writer, he published widely over the course of his life.
Allen H. Greenfield Allen H. Greenfield (born 1946), was given the mystical title and charter as Tau Sir Hasirim, in 1986 and 1991 by Hierophant Michael Bertiaux of Chicago IL. Greenfield is an American-born occultist and author long involved in the free illuminist movement.