70 years ago: Good riddance to Aleister Crowley

On December 1, 1947, British occultist Aleister Crowley died at the age of 72. Mr. Crowley was often referred to as "the wickedest man in the world." He was born into a Christian family, but rejected the faith of his parents and founded the pagan religion of Thelema, proclaiming "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will."

Mr. Crowley believed himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Æon of Horus, a time of self-realization. He joined the British esoteric Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in 1898 and later joined the German esoteric order Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.) and became the leader of its British branch. Those who wish to do so can look up more details on Mr. Crowley, which I don't feel inclined to go into. Mr. Crowley was a drug user and bisexual, and enjoyed flouting traditional morality. He died after several years of failing health, but remains influential from the grave. The Lord Jesus Christ rose from the grave and remains more influential.