<p>What happens when you raise a child telling him he's the Beast — and he decides to prove you right? Could a man</p><p>who genuinely repelled everyone around him have quietly shaped the culture we live in today? And, is the world of</p><p>sex, drugs, and rock and roll actually the legacy of a repressed Victorian occultist with a god complex?</p><br><p>Peter and Afua descend into the dark, theatrical, and genuinely troubling life of Aleister Crowley: English occultist,</p><p>self-declared Great Beast 666, and the man who may have done more than anyone to wire transgression, desire, and</p><p>spiritual hunger into the DNA of modern culture.</p><br><p>0:00 The wickedest man in the world — and why he owned it</p><p>6:00 The Exclusive Brethren: the suffocating sect that made Crowley inevitable</p><p>10:00 Cambridge, cigars, and erotic poetry: the beast is unleashed</p><p>15:00 Golden Dawn and the occult underground of Victorian London</p><p>20:00 Mountaineering, meditation, and the spiritual pick-and-mix</p><p>24:00 Cairo, 666, and the Book of the Law</p><p>26:00 Rose Kelly: the woman without whom none of it happens</p><p>33:00 The Abbey of Thelema and a scandal that shocks even the tabloids</p><p>38:00 How Crowley became the Beatles' and Led Zeppelin's spirit animal</p><p>42:00 Jack Parsons: the rocket scientist who performed Crowley rituals by night</p><p>44:00 Was Crowley a feminist? (Afua has thoughts)</p><p>48:00 The stain that runs through modern culture straight back to him</p><br><p>Join <strong>Legacy Plus</strong> for bonus episodes, early access, Q&amp;A's, fewer adverts and more.</p><p><strong>legacy.supportingcast.fm</strong></p><br><p>Watch Legacy on YouTube and Spotify video.</p><br><p>Stay connected with Legacy:</p><p>Instagram: @originallegacypodcast</p><p>TikTok: @legacy_productions</p><p>Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas:</p><p>Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com</p><p>Join <strong>Legacy+</strong> for bonus episodes, early access, Q&amp;A's, fewer adverts and more.</p><p><strong>legacy.supportingcast.fm</strong></p><br><p>Stay connected with Legacy:</p><p>Instagram: @originallegacypodcast</p><p>TikTok: @legacy_productions</p><br><p>Explore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>