Bay of the Beast ; for Sale: Isolated Building Plot.... Fine Views.... Loch Frontage... Ideal for Cosy Weekends Away... (And Possibly a Spot of Satanic Incantation....) [Scot Region]
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IT might look like a small piece of paradise, overlooking a tranquil bay in Loch Ness. But for 14 years the plot of land now up for sale as an ideal Highland hideaway was in the grasp of the self- styled Laird of Boleskine and Abertarff, more commonly known as Aleister Crowley, the 'most wicked man in the world'.
His estate near Foyers, Inverness-shire, witnessed scenes of untold depravity, debauchery and suicide that made his name a legend among the locals who feared him. The evil practitioner of 'Sex Magick', who turned up for cult meetings in full Highland dress with a dagger at his side and a sinister black mask obscuring all but the magnetic power of his dark, glittering eyes, had an uncanny ability to bend a string of impressionable women to his will.See the full content of this document
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Bay of the Beast ; for Sale: Isolated Building Plot.... Fine Views.... Loch Frontage... Ideal for Cosy Weekends Away... (And Possibly a Spot of Satanic Incantation....) [Scot Region]
At Boleskine, Crowley reputedly raised hundreds of evil spirits, yet his original purpose in buying the house and estate had been to do good. In Scotland, too, he acquired a pure passion for the mountains and came closest to falling in love.
This was no mean feat for a young man whose childhood had been blighted by religious mania, a brutal education and a mother whose behaviour would today be regarded as insane. In reaction against it, Crowley sought refuge in Celtic mysticism, sometimes fashioning...See the full content of this document