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Tobias Churton | Crowley In America: Art, Espionage & Sex Magic
Reformation of the Priesthood, Critique of Hippie Movement
Crowley is presented as a figure in the reformation tradition, seeking to strip power from organized priesthoods and restore primal power to the individual. Churton argues that Crowley would have disliked the 1960s hippie movement due to its perceived lack of self-discipline. He emphasizes that Crowley's "New Age" was intended to be one of rigorous self-mastery rather than the unstructured rebellion often associated with his legacy.