The Diary of a Drug Fiend
Crowley’s other major novel balances drugs and romance with spiritual searching.
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Moonchild
Crowley’s novel of occult rivalries, magical societies, sex, drugs, wealthy eccentrics, travel, and ceremonial conflict.
- 1929
About Aleister Crowley
The story, briefly
Spoiler-freeCrowley turns his occult world into fiction through magical factions, ritual conflict, decadent European settings, and the struggle surrounding an unborn child.
What's inside
Rival occult groups compete through ceremonial magic while a young woman becomes central to their struggle.
Why we recommend it
Crowley’s occult world at full volume
The novel expands the magical, sexual, decadent atmosphere of Drug Fiend into occult rivalry and ceremony.
What this book explores
Book editions
- Paperback
- Weiser Books
- 9780877281474
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1Moonchild
NovelAleister Crowley, 1929Used forThe primary text represented by this page, used for descriptions of the work’s contents and for any quoted passages shown here.
2Moonchild
Official recordWeiser BooksUsed forOfficial record used to verify names, dates, institutional details, or other factual information on this page.
3Aleister Crowley bibliography
Official recordOpen British National BibliographyUsed forOfficial record used to verify names, dates, institutional details, or other factual information on this page.
4The Yorke Collection
ArchiveThe Warburg Institute, University of LondonUsed forArchival evidence used to document the historical record connected to Moonchild.
5Aleister Crowley in Paris: Sex, Art, and Magick in the City of Light
BiographyTobias Churton (Inner Traditions)Used forBiographical evidence used to verify chronology, relationships, and historical context connected to Moonchild.
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