Who is Aleister Crowley?

Aleister Crowley · 1904-1947

Aleister Crowley (October 12, 1875 – December 1, 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, and mountaineer, dubbed 'the wickedest man in the world'. He founded the religion of Thelema, whose central tenet is 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law'.

In April 1904 in Cairo, Egypt, Crowley claimed to receive dictation from a supernatural entity called Aiwass, producing The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis). The book proclaimed the end of the old aeon (Aeon of Osiris) and the dawn of a new aeon (Aeon of Horus) — an age emphasizing individual will, freedom, and self-realization.

Crowley's writings contain numerous prophetic descriptions of humanity's trajectory, covering the decline of old religions, sexual liberation, war and destruction, and the rise of individualism. This site compiles his most representative prophetic texts and evaluates those whose deadlines have passed.

Core Message

"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will."

Key Timeline

1904 — Received The Book of the Law in Cairo, declaring the Aeon of Horus
1907 — Founded A∴A∴ (Argenteum Astrum), systematizing Thelemic magical training
1920 — Established the Abbey of Thelema in Sicily
1925 — Beginning of the 'age of force and fire' prophesied in The Book of the Law
1947 — Crowley passed away; Thelemic movement continued to spread

Data Sources

Prophecies primarily from The Book of the Law (Liber AL vel Legis, 1904) and other Crowley writings (Wikipedia - The Book of the Law)
Some prophecies from Crowley's diaries and Thelemic order documents (Hermetic.com Crowley Archive)
Verification based on public historical records and academic research
Editorial opinions do not represent academic consensus
Site icon: Unicursal Hexagram — Crowley's and Thelema's most widely recognized symbol

Crowley Prophecies All Prophecies15 Q&A entries in total

#1 Religion 1904

End of the Old Aeon

Aleister Crowley: "The Aeon of Osiris is ended. Let him be forgotten along with his servants." (Liber AL II:5) The old religious aeon characterized by submission and sacrifice will end, replaced by a new age centered on individual will.

#2 Religion 2000

Collapse of old religious systems

Aleister Crowley: "In my name I shall wage war against the temples of the gods." (Liber AL III:11) Traditional religious systems will be attacked and dismantled.

#3 Society 1970

Sexual liberation and collapse of old morality

Aleister Crowley: "Take your fill of love! ... there is no difference made among you in the matter of eat, drink and be merry — or in any way of worship." (Liber AL I:51) Sexual acts and sensory pleasures will no longer be considered sinful; old moral taboos will be broken.

#4 War 1945

Age of war and violence

Aleister Crowley: "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased." (Liber AL III:46) "Choose ye an island! Fortify it! Dung it about with enginery of war!" (Liber AL III:4) The new aeon will be accompanied by large-scale war and violent conflict.

#5 War 1945

"Warrior Lord of the Forties"

Aleister Crowley: "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties." (Liber AL III:46) The 1940s will be a period dominated by war.

#6 Society 2000

Rise of individualism

Aleister Crowley: "Every man and every woman is a star." (Liber AL I:3) Every person is an independent and sacred individual; personal will shall become the highest law.

#7 Society 1970

Women's liberation

Aleister Crowley: "Let the time of woman serving man in humility be ended." (Crowley on Thelemic principles) Women will no longer be treated as subordinate to men; the traditional gender hierarchy will collapse.

#8 Religion 2000

Revival of occultism

Aleister Crowley: "Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." (Magick in Theory and Practice) Magick and occultism will move from the fringe to wider acceptance and practice.

#9 Politics 1950

Kings of the old order shall be overthrown

Aleister Crowley: "I will give you a war-Loss. I will slay the kings on their thrones." (Liber AL III:5-6) Traditional monarchs and old power structures will be overthrown.

#10 Society 2000

End of caste and class systems

Aleister Crowley: "There is no difference between king and beggar." (Crowley's commentary on Liber AL I:3) Social hierarchies based on birth and bloodline will disintegrate.

#11 War 1945

Weapons of fire and destruction

Aleister Crowley: "Ye Dogs of War! My work among ye is done. My joy comes! Your death shall be terrible; none shall be spared." (Liber AL III:46-47) Unprecedentedly destructive weapons will emerge.

#12 Society 1970

Drug use and consciousness exploration

Aleister Crowley: "Upon the altar is a hawk-headed serpent. Upon the altar is the elixir." (Commentary on Liber AL I:51) Humanity will explore the boundaries of consciousness through chemical substances.

#13 Religion 2000

Law of the New Aeon — Will supreme

Aleister Crowley: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." (Liber AL I:40) An age where individual will is the supreme law will arrive, replacing the old order centered on obedience to external authority.

#14 Religion 3904

Aeon of Horus continues to unfold

Aleister Crowley: "The manifestation of Horus shall endure for two thousand years." (Crowley's commentary on the Aeon of Horus) The new aeon beginning in 1904 will last approximately two thousand years.

#15 Religion 未确定

Aeon after Horus — Aeon of Maat

Aleister Crowley: "After the Aeon of Horus shall come the Aeon of Maat — the age of the Goddess of Double Truth." (Crowley's later prophecies) After the Aeon of Horus ends, a new aeon characterized by dual truth and balance will begin.

Prophecy VerificationEvaluating predictions against reality for expired time points

#1 Verified undefined: 1904

End of the Old Aeon

Aleister Crowley: "The Aeon of Osiris is ended. Let him be forgotten along with his servants." (Liber AL II:5) The old religious aeon characterized by submission and sacrifice will end, replaced by a new age centered on individual will.

Since the 20th century, Christianity's influence in Europe has steadily declined. Church attendance in Western Europe dropped from over 50% in the early 1900s to under 10% by the 21st century. Secularization has spread globally, with individualism replacing religious authority as the dominant Western value.

#4 Verified undefined: 1945

Age of war and violence

Aleister Crowley: "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased." (Liber AL III:46) "Choose ye an island! Fortify it! Dung it about with enginery of war!" (Liber AL III:4) The new aeon will be accompanied by large-scale war and violent conflict.

The 20th century witnessed the deadliest wars in human history. The two World Wars claimed over 80 million lives. World War I (1914-1918) erupted just 10 years after The Book of the Law was written, and World War II (1939-1945) along with the Cold War further confirmed the prophecy of 'force and fire'.

#5 Verified undefined: 1945

"Warrior Lord of the Forties"

Aleister Crowley: "I am the warrior Lord of the Forties." (Liber AL III:46) The 1940s will be a period dominated by war.

The 1940s were the bloodiest decade in human history. World War II's main theater (1939-1945) nearly completely covered this period, causing an estimated 70-85 million deaths, including the Holocaust and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The phrase 'warrior Lord of the Forties' was written in 1904, precisely pointing to the global catastrophe 40 years later.

#11 Verified undefined: 1945

Weapons of fire and destruction

Aleister Crowley: "Ye Dogs of War! My work among ye is done. My joy comes! Your death shall be terrible; none shall be spared." (Liber AL III:46-47) Unprecedentedly destructive weapons will emerge.

The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 ushered in the nuclear age. Subsequent development of hydrogen bombs, ICBMs, and other destructive weapons gave humanity the capability for self-annihilation for the first time, echoing The Book of the Law's description of 'terrible death from which none shall be spared'.

#9 Verified undefined: 1950

Kings of the old order shall be overthrown

Aleister Crowley: "I will give you a war-Loss. I will slay the kings on their thrones." (Liber AL III:5-6) Traditional monarchs and old power structures will be overthrown.

The 20th century witnessed the end of numerous monarchies. The Russian Tsar (1917), Austro-Hungarian Empire (1918), Ottoman Empire (1922), Chinese Qing Dynasty (1912), and German Empire (1918) all fell in succession. After WWII, more colonial empires dissolved. By mid-20th century, most monarchies had transformed or perished.

#3 Verified undefined: 1970

Sexual liberation and collapse of old morality

Aleister Crowley: "Take your fill of love! ... there is no difference made among you in the matter of eat, drink and be merry — or in any way of worship." (Liber AL I:51) Sexual acts and sensory pleasures will no longer be considered sinful; old moral taboos will be broken.

The sexual revolution of the 1960s-70s profoundly transformed Western society. The widespread availability of the contraceptive pill (1960), decriminalization of homosexuality, feminist movements, and the US Supreme Court's 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage all confirm the collapse of old moral order.

#7 Verified undefined: 1970

Women's liberation

Aleister Crowley: "Let the time of woman serving man in humility be ended." (Crowley on Thelemic principles) Women will no longer be treated as subordinate to men; the traditional gender hierarchy will collapse.

The women's liberation movement achieved tremendous progress in the 20th century. Women gained suffrage (UK 1918/1928, US 1920), the second-wave feminist movement (1960s-70s) advanced workplace equality and reproductive rights, and female education levels and labor participation rates continue to rise globally.

#12 Verified undefined: 1970

Drug use and consciousness exploration

Aleister Crowley: "Upon the altar is a hawk-headed serpent. Upon the altar is the elixir." (Commentary on Liber AL I:51) Humanity will explore the boundaries of consciousness through chemical substances.

The 1960s psychedelic movement (LSD, mescaline, etc.) swept Western society, with Timothy Leary and others promoting 'consciousness expansion'. Crowley himself systematically experimented with various psychedelics. In the 21st century, psychedelic-assisted therapy research (MDMA for PTSD, psilocybin for depression) has regained mainstream medical attention.

#2 Verified undefined: 2000

Collapse of old religious systems

Aleister Crowley: "In my name I shall wage war against the temples of the gods." (Liber AL III:11) Traditional religious systems will be attacked and dismantled.

The 20th century saw massive secularization globally. The Soviet Union enforced state atheism, China's Cultural Revolution destroyed religious sites, and European church influence declined sharply. In the 21st century, the 'religiously unaffiliated' population continues to grow in developed nations, exceeding 25% in the US by the 2020s.

#6 Verified undefined: 2000

Rise of individualism

Aleister Crowley: "Every man and every woman is a star." (Liber AL I:3) Every person is an independent and sacred individual; personal will shall become the highest law.

Individualism has become the core value of contemporary Western society. From human rights movements and civil rights to the age of personal branding and social media, the idea of 'every person is a star' has been widely practiced in culture. World Values Survey (WVS) data shows self-expression values continue to grow globally.

#8 Verified undefined: 2000

Revival of occultism

Aleister Crowley: "Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." (Magick in Theory and Practice) Magick and occultism will move from the fringe to wider acceptance and practice.

The New Age Movement emerged in the 1960s-70s, bringing tarot, meditation, crystal healing, and other occult practices into mainstream culture. In the 21st century social media era, astrology and tarot have surged in popularity among young people. Thelemic organizations (OTO) maintain branches in multiple countries worldwide.

#10 Partial undefined: 2000

End of caste and class systems

Aleister Crowley: "There is no difference between king and beggar." (Crowley's commentary on Liber AL I:3) Social hierarchies based on birth and bloodline will disintegrate.

Traditional hereditary class systems have collapsed in many countries. India's constitution abolished caste discrimination in 1950, and aristocratic privileges in Western societies have been greatly reduced. However, economic inequality remains severe globally, with new class divisions based on wealth rather than bloodline persisting.

#13 Partial undefined: 2000

Law of the New Aeon — Will supreme

Aleister Crowley: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." (Liber AL I:40) An age where individual will is the supreme law will arrive, replacing the old order centered on obedience to external authority.

Personal freedom and self-actualization have become core themes of contemporary culture, with liberal democracy expanding globally in the latter half of the 20th century. However, 'will supreme' in practice is constrained by law, social norms, and collective interests. Authoritarianism has resurged in some regions in the 21st century, and complete 'freedom of will' remains far from realized.

#14 Pending undefined: 3904

Aeon of Horus continues to unfold

Aleister Crowley: "The manifestation of Horus shall endure for two thousand years." (Crowley's commentary on the Aeon of Horus) The new aeon beginning in 1904 will last approximately two thousand years.

#15 Pending undefined: 未确定

Aeon after Horus — Aeon of Maat

Aleister Crowley: "After the Aeon of Horus shall come the Aeon of Maat — the age of the Goddess of Double Truth." (Crowley's later prophecies) After the Aeon of Horus ends, a new aeon characterized by dual truth and balance will begin.