Abbey of Thelema
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The Abbey of Thelema is a small house which was used as a temple and spiritual centre, founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig in Cefalù in 1920.
Abbey of Thelema, 2017
Jane Wolfe meditating on the beach near the Abbey of Thelema
Ruins of the Abbey
Abbey of Thelema, current rooms
Kenneth Anger
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Kenneth Anger was an American underground experimental filmmaker, actor, and writer. Working exclusively in short films, he produced almost 40 works beginning in 1937, nine of which have been grouped
Abbey of Thelema
…centre, founded by Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig in Cefalù (Sicily, Italy) in 1920. The villa still stands today, but in poor condition. Filmmaker Kenneth Anger, himself a devotee of Crowley, later uncovered and filmed some of its murals in his film Thelema Abbey (1955), now considered a lost film. The name was…
Anger with a motorcycle on the set of Scorpio Rising
The ornate "Russian Embassy" house in San Francisco, where Anger lived in 1966 and 1967.
Anger in 2011 speaking at Indiana University.
Signature and handprints of Kenneth Anger in front of the Vista Theatre, Los Angeles