Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition cover art

Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition

The Life of Aleister Crowley

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition

By: Richard Kaczynski
Narrated by: Alan Irving
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £23.26

Buy Now for £23.26

About this listen

 A rigorously researched biography of the founder of modern magick, as well as a study of the occult, sexuality, Eastern religion, and more

The name “Aleister Crowley” instantly conjures visions of diabolic ceremonies and orgiastic indulgences—and while the sardonic Crowley would perhaps be the last to challenge such a view, he was also much more than “the Beast,” as this authoritative biography shows.

Perdurabo—entitled after the magical name Crowley chose when inducted into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn—traces Crowley’s remarkable journey from his birth as the only son of a wealthy lay preacher to his death in a boarding house as the world’s foremost authority on magick. Along the way, he rebels against his conservative religious upbringing; befriends famous artists, writers, and philosophers (and becomes a poet himself); is attacked for his practice of “the black arts”; and teaches that science and magick can work together. While seeking to spread his infamous philosophy of, “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law,” Crowley becomes one of the most notorious figures of his day.

Based on Richard Kaczynski’s twenty years of research, and including previously unpublished biographical details, Perdurabo paints a memorable portrait of the man who inspired the counterculture and influenced generations of artists, punks, wiccans, and other denizens of the demimonde. Philosophers Professionals & Academics Religious Studies Magic Witchcraft Witty Magic Users
All stars
Most relevant
very interesting book about a misunderstood man, a life in a very different time.
He lived more then 10 people will do in a lifetime

magic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The content is excellent in terms of detail. Otherwise the author threw any attempt at scepticism or a sane evaluation of Crowley’s claims out the window. A true believer. Which, if you’re not, leads to strain from constant eye-rolling. Also the narrator repeatedly mispronounces even basic English words which is incredibly grating.

Credulous and with a poor narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The book is good but the reader’s estuarine twang and embarrassing mispronunciations (‘W.B. Yeets’) would surely incur the Great Beast’s scorn. Publishers please note: literate, informed voice-actors make such a difference to the quality of an audio publication.

Flawed performance

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
if like you me you are curious about AC but couldn't find an in-road to get you going then this book will be the one you were hoping to find.. go on treat yourself

complete crowley

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Got really hooked on this audiobook and flew through it's massive runtime. What an extraordinary life AC lived, chronicled in a reasonably balanced way by RK, who shows reverence for the master but isn't afraid to expose his many human flaws. Really helped to place the myriad of Crowley books and life events in a meaningful order. Narration was great and kept me engaged for 30 hours. Thanks RK.

Essential for those interested in Aleister Crowley

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews