Progradior & The
Beast
Largely drawn from previously unpublished
sources--letters, journals, and other documents-
Progradior
and the Beast (316pp) is the story of Lancashire-born
Frank Bennett (1868-1930), one of Aleister Crowley's most
successful, if little-known followers.
Whilst still a youth
Bennett embarked on a spiritual odyssey which eventually
led him to the study of ceremonial magic, and into contact
with Crowley.
Bennett, also known by his magical name,
Frater Progradior, migrated to Australia in 1911, where
he founded A.'.A.'. and O.T.O. groups, and
sought to promote Crowley's law of Thelema.
In 1921 Bennett travelled to
Crowley's Abbey of Thelema at Cefalu, where he rapidly
became one of the Beast's star pupils. |
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The
Magical Record of Frater Progradior
and Progradior & The
Beast
"… probably the Thelemic
publishing event of the year!"
-- lashtal.com
"An unusually welcome addition
to the historical studies of Crowley and his circle that
portrays the biography and spiritual life of one of Crowley's
most interesting students and organizers, Frank Bennett of
Australia. …it sheds light on the history of both
the OTO and A.'.A.'. by focusing on the life and work of
a magician practicing these traditions.
The supplemental volume with Bennett's diary and other papers rounds out
Bennett's story admirably."
-- Hymenaeus Beta, Frater Superior, OTO. |
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