Parabola, Babalon and Book of Lies questions

Actually, Aleister Crowley ripped off the holy book of zoroastrianism called the Avesta. Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) could be quoted in the book saying "Alham dae khimil rumata, Mazda." That translates into "Deny your spirit, indulge your flesh." Doesn't that sound familiar?
 
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Misseriah said:
Actually, Aleister Crowley ripped off the holy book of zoroastrianism called the Avesta. Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) could be quoted in the book saying "Alham dae khimil rumata, Mazda." That translates into "Deny your spirit, indulge your flesh." Doesn't that sound familiar?

Hedonism? Of course it sounds familiar, as someone else said it's been around for thousands of years, if not the original impulse of mankind in general.

If you think Crowley was only about hedonism, then perhaps you should read more than some un-informed website, and avoid making sweeping claims based on misinformation, selective reading and just plain ignorance.

I don't think Crowley was a messiah or anything, don't get me wrong, but there is certainly more to his works than the pleasures of the flesh.

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Well no kidding. You've just annoyed me. It's alright, you've completely misunderstood everything I've said in this thread. You're trying to prove something? Crowley's works included commentaries on yoga, tarot, astrology, sex and other world religions. I own Konx om Pax, the entire Class A collection of the books of Thelema, The Book of Lies, and of course, The Equinox. I am a fan of Aleister Crowley, and I have been since a young age. Not once did I say Aleister Crowley was an idiot, overrated, douchebag, etc. But like all men with a messiah-complex, he had one fatal error, his ideas weren't original. Too bad, he had amazing wit and a niche for literature.

And for God's sake, hedonism is not a belief or philosophy, it's a natural occurance in any animal. There's no philosophy behind hedonism. The only thing I could even think of that could have hedonism as a creed or belief would be Epicureanism. But even Epicurus said his ideas were subjective experimentations. In conclusion, stfu, seriously.