THE DAILY EXPRESS

London, England

16 September 1932

(page 17)

TALK OF LONDON

Aleister Crowley’s “Magick”

A notable event occurred in London yesterday.

A large number of people—many of them well known, and many of them possessing high moral principles—attended one of Miss Foyle’s literary lunches to hear Mr. Aleister Crowley speak.

You have probably heard about Mr. Crowley; he has often been in the news.

If you have not, I can tell you that he has made some remarkable experiments in “black magic.”

He has also distinguished himself in other ways.

And he spoke yesterday upon "The Philosophy of Magick."

For a man who has been described as “brilliant,” Mr. Crowley’s speech was not intelligent. It was barely intelligible; although he once remarked that magic to-day was science tomorrow . . . which seems very reasonable.

He also told a long story about a young lady from Dorking, but unfortunately many people missed the point of it.

Nevertheless, Mr. Crowley had been seen and heard, and the distinguished gathering had satisfied its curiosity.

It was an amazing lunch . . .