The track itself inevitably touches on Crowley's most radical ceremonies without losing its core quality. The magic drone and underlying sexiness of Bingham's guitar playing, intertwined with Brooklyn's enchanting voice, make the experience even more stirring.
Content:
> Listen to 'Liber XLIV' on YouTube;
> 'Liber XLIV' Lyrics & Impression;
> 'The Great Beast' Album tracklist;
Listen to 'Liber XLIV' on YouTube
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“The sin which is unpardonable is knowingly and willfully to reject truth, to fear knowledge lest that knowledge pander not to thy prejudices.”
These are the epithets of Aleister Crowley, known not only as a master of the occult, the baddest man alive, the source of sex magic, but also as a famous painter, poet, and ritual magician. A man ahead of his time - but despite his undeniably remarkable influence, he seems to have been swept far under the heavy rug of the modern zeitgeist.
Lyrics
Hail Ra, that goest in thy bark
Into the caverns of the Dark
East of the Altar see me stand
With light and musick in my hand
I strike the Bell
I light the Flame
I utter the mysterious Name
ABRAHADABRA
I burn the Incense-cake, proclaim
These adorations of Thy name
Now I begin to pray: Thou Child
Holy Thy name and undefiled
Here is the Bread; here is the Blood
Save me from Evil and from Good
Thy reign is come; Thy will is done
Bring me through midnight to the Sun
That Thy one crown of all the Ten
Even now and here be mine. AMEN
ABRAHADABRA
I burn the Incense-cake, proclaim
These adorations of Thy name
ABRAHADABRA
Behold this bleeding breast of mine
Gashed with the sacramental sign
Behold this bleeding breast of mine
Gashed with the sacramental sign
I stanch the Blood; the wafer soaks
It up, and the high priest invokes
This Bread I eat. This Oath I swear
As I enflame myself with prayer
There is no grace: there is no guilt
This is the Law: DO WHAT THOU WILT
I entered in with woe; with mirth
I now go forth, and with thanksgiving
To do my pleasure on the earth
Among the legions of the living
source: Spotify
Now, the biography and practice of Aleister Crowley have been revisited in the most honorable way. The concept album 'The Great Beast' is about the life and practice of Aleister Crowley, shaped from a lifelong connection to all of spirituality, the occult, and mythology. The album will be released digitally on December 1st, the 75th anniversary of Crowley's death. Athanasia's Caleb Bingham (former guitarist of Five Finger Death Punch) walked shoulder to shoulder with Brooklyn, carefully weaving the bizarre yet intriguing story "The Great Beast" sought to tell.
About 'The Great Beast'
Crowley was feared by his god-fearing contemporaries; celebrated as a pioneer and free thinker by the counterculture generation of the 60s and 70s. But which of the many faces is Crowley’s true face? Was he the misunderstood, libertine pioneer that paved the way for the Age of Aquarius? Or was he the selfish, sex- and drug-addicted narcissist that his critics claim him to be? Listen to The Great Beast and find out for yourself!
'The Great Beast' Album tracklist
1. 93 (The Dawn of an Enigma)
2. Boleskine House
3. The Power of Darkness is More Than Just a Superstition
4. The Midnight Flower Unfurled
5. The Equinox of the Gods
6. Droppings From the Host of Heaven
7. The Great Beast
8. The Most Powerful Being in the World
9. Chamber of Nightmares
10. Scattered Through the Galaxy Like Grains of Sand
11. Liber XLIV (The Mass of the Phoenix)
12. The Poet
13. Mr. Crowley
