Thelema is a philosophical and mystical system founded by
Aleister Crowley in 1904. This is a list of Thelemites, self-professed adherents of Thelema (including those who identified as Thelemites during part of their lives but subsequently left the faith) who have Wikipedia articles. These individuals come from diverse backgrounds, including artists, writers, occultists, scientists, musicians, and more, hailing from countries such as the United States, England, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Brazil.
William C. Conway (1865–1969), American neo-Druid and the leader of a mystical sect in the Latter Day Saint movement[9][10]
Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), English occultist, ceremonial magician, writer, and founder of Thelema.
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Lon Milo DuQuette (b. 1948), American writer, lecturer, musician, and occultist.[11] He is also a National and International governing officer of the Thelemic organization
Ordo Templi Orientis.[12]
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Sally Eaton (b. 1947), American Wiccan high priestess, liturgist, singer and actress.[13]
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J. F. C. Fuller (1878–1966), Major-General in the British Army, military historian, and strategist.[14]
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Peaches Geldof (1989–2014), English columnist, television personality, and model.[15]
Karl Germer (1885-1962), German and American businessman and occultist, O.H.O. of O.T.O. (1947–1962).[16]
Kenneth Grant (1924–2011), English ceremonial magician and advocate of Thelema.[17]
L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) American author and founder of the religion Scientology. Was briefly involved with Thelema and collaborated with Jack Parsons on a Thelemic ritual before founding his own religion.[21]
Eric Nord (born Harry Helmuth Pastor; 1919–1989), American
Beat Generation coffeehouse and nightclub owner, poet, actor, and
hipster, the "King of the Beatniks".[34]
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Jack Parsons (1914–1952), American rocket engineer, chemist, and occultist.[35][36]
C. F. Russell (1897–1987), American occultist and founder of the magical order G.B.G.[38]
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Phyllis Seckler (1917–2004), American occultist and writer, and a lineage holder in the
A∴A∴ tradition.[39]
Harry Everett Smith (1923–1991), American polymath, artist, experimental filmmaker, bohemian, mystic, record collector, hoarder, student of anthropology and Neo-Gnostic bishop.[40]
^Urban, Hugh (2006). Magia sexualis: Sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism. University of California Press. p. 137.
ISBN9780520932883.
^Hyatt, Christopher; Aloim, Zehm. The Magic of Israel Regardie. New Falcon Publishing.
ISBN1-56184-230-3.
^Greer, John Michael (2003). The New Encyclopedia of the Occult. Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 205.
ISBN978-1-56718-336-8.
^Eshelman, James A. (2000). The Mystical & Magical System of the A A: The Spiritual System of Aleister Crowley & George Cecil Jones Step-by-step.
College of Thelema.
ISBN978-0970449603.
^Shoemaker, David (2022). Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick. Red Wheel/Weiser. p. 271.
ISBN978-1578637799.
^Thompson, Cath (2018). All This and a Book. Hadean Press Limited.
ISBN978-1-907881-78-7.
^Cantú, K. E. (2023). Like a Tree Universally Spread: Sri Sabhapati Swami and Śivarājayoga. Oxford University Press. p. 383, n. 74.
ISBN978-0197665473.
^Wasserman, James (2012). In the Center of the Fire: A Memoir of the Occult 1966-1989. Lake Worth, FL: Ibis Press. p. 187.
ISBN978-0-89254-201-7.
^Wicker, Christine (2005). Not In Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic Is Transforming America. HarperSanFrancisco. pp. 207–236.
ISBN0-06-072678-4.
^Wolfe, Jane (2008). Jane Wolfe: The Cefalu Diaries 1920 - 1923. Temple of the Silver Star.
ISBN978-0997668636.
Works cited
Grant, Kenneth (1980). Outside the Circles of Time. Muller.
ISBN978-0584104684. Contains a lengthy account of the writing of Nema's Liber Pennae Praenumbra.
Kaczynski, Richard (2024). Friendship in Doubt: Aleister Crowley, J. F. C. Fuller, Victor B. Neuburg, and British Agnosticism. Oxford University Press.
ISBN978-0-19-769400-8.
Readdy, K. (2018). One Truth and One Spirit: Aleister Crowley's Spiritual Legacy. Ibis Press.
ISBN978-0892541843.
Starr, Martin P. (2003). The Unknown God: W. T. Smith and the Thelemites. Bollingbrook, Illinois: Teitan Press.
ISBN978-0-933429-07-9.