![]() ![]() After finishing Chrysostom, he read St Gregory and gradually the difference between Protestant thought and Catholic doctrine dawned upon him. Till then, I had not the least apprehension of anything beyond the sensible world around me.” And then secondly prior to his conversion to the Catholic Church, he was on holiday with his family in the Isle of White reading St John Chrysostom’s sermons on the true presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. In the case of George Spencer (1799-1864), he seems to of had two defining moments, firstly on his sixth birthday he recalled his sister’s Swiss governess explaining to him the existence of God: “My memory may deceive me, but I have a most clear recollection of the very room at Althorp where I sat with her while she declared to me, as a new piece of instruction, for which till then, I believe, I had not been judged old enough, and that there was an Almighty Being dwelling in heaven who had created me and all things, and whom I was bound to fear. Such ‘visionary’ experiences occur to many individuals, whatever their fundamental belief system is and determines their future thought and actions. Depending upon one’s experience of the phenomenal world, this revelation can be seen as a magical ‘current’ set in motion which impresses upon the mind, a key which unlocks a portion of the brain and stimulates it consistent with the spiritual and religious faculty. Over a period of time, this ‘encounter’ garnished with romantic notions is retained in the memory where it obediently awaits to be called upon. To a certain type of mind able to appreciate knowledge of an esoteric nature, the discovery of Crowley and his system of magick can mount to what can only be described as an ‘epiphany’. The initial impetus, be it some minor or momentous event or subtle sign, can change the structural course of our lives and have a major significance on shaping who we are it is in this way that most people come to discover Aleister Crowley. ![]() The lives of all great men and women, if studied, would yield some important factor which decided upon their journey through life and it is no less for every man and woman. ![]()
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