I can agree with the bit about the drugs. I think he, like many others, realized that some drugs can give you a "short cut" to certain perceptual states that normally take a lot of discipline and training to learn how to achieve. It's a costly "short cut" to be sure and not one I would recommend to anyone. I think we'll have to agree to disagree on his impact to occult studies however, I appreciate your points and the manner in which you present them. I think it boils down to different perceptions though as opposed to any fundamental differences, for instance you see the banalization of magic in many of Crowley's works whereas I recognize what you are talking about but, I see it as an introduction of ritual into the banal, creating magic in the moment. In the end neither of us will be around in these incarnations to see what history has to say on the subject and it may never really be settled. That is why I always like discussions about Crowley, you get a wide variety of opinions.
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