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Aleister Crowley

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The Resume

    (October 12, 1875-December 1, 1947)
    Birth name was Edward Alexander Crowley
    Considered one of the great occultists in history
    Involved in many magical rites
    Head of a branch of the magical order known as the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO for short)
    Formed the magical organization Argenteum Astrum
    Wrote many books and manuscripts including 'Diary of a Drug Fiend,' 'Book of the Law,' 'Eight Lectures On Yoga' and 'The Confessions of Aleister Crowley'

Why he might be annoying:

    He wore stupid hats.
    He promoted Satan.
    His Freemasonic title was 'Sovereign Grand Inspector-General' (which is just below 'Grand Puba')
    He called himself the Anti-Christ.
    L. Ron Hubbard called Crowley his 'very good friend.'
    As a child, he tortured his cat to test the 'nine lives' theory.
    He copped out of the first World War by hiding in the United States.
    He was addicted to both heroin and cocaine.
    He was expelled from Sicily by Mussolini.
    He was expelled from France.
    He was expelled from several funky 'ancient order' cults.
    William Butler Yeats had Crowley expelled from the cult 'The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.'
    He married Rose Kelly, a clairvoyant (a person like Miss Cleo without a 900 number).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He attended Cambridge University.
    He taught people to leave their physical body with their 'astral body' in order to travel at will without frequent flyer restrictions.
    He wrote poetry.
    In Ceylon, (now Sri Lanka) he joined a Buddhist monastery.
    He studied yoga in India.
    He had lots of sex.
    He was involved in ritual sex magick.
    He put the 'k' in 'Magick' (to emphasize the sexual aspects of his studies)
    He was involved in a magical duel involving a vampire, a sixty-year old hag, bloodhounds, and Beelzebub (along with his 49 attendant fiends).
    He helped design a set of tarot cards.

Credit: SumoBear


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 105 Votes: 58.10% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 68.42% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 119 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 57 Votes: 54.39% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 67 Votes: 53.73% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 32 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 78 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 37 Votes: 70.27% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 37 Votes: 75.68% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 189 Votes: 51.32% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 78 Votes: 44.87% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 79 Votes: 69.62% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 175 Votes: 77.14% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 279 Votes: 73.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 315 Votes: 69.52% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 455 Votes: 70.55% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 953 Votes: 69.46% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 1399 Votes: 59.04% Annoying