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."
1904 — Received The Book of the Law in Cairo, declaring the Aeon of Horus1907 — Founded A∴A∴ (Argenteum Astrum), systematizing Thelemic magical training1920 — Established the Abbey of Thelema in Sicily1925 — Beginning of the 'age of force and fire' prophesied in The Book of the Law1947 — Crowley passed away; Thelemic movement continued to spread
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
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Crowley Prophecies All Prophecies 25 Q&A entries in total
Prophecy about sexual liberation
Aleister Crowley: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." Crowley predicted society would liberate itself from Victorian sexual repression, with sex viewed as a sacred act rather than sin.
Prophecy about decline of old religions
Aleister Crowley: "The old gods are dead." Crowley predicted Christianity and other traditional religions would see their influence sharply decline, replaced by new forms of spiritual practice.
Prophecy about the rise of feminism
Aleister Crowley: "The daughter of Babalon shall ride upon the Beast." Crowley predicted women would break free from patriarchal bondage and gain full social and spiritual autonomy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Proclamation of the Aeon of Horus
Aleister Crowley: "Every man and every woman is a star." In The Book of the Law received in April 1904, Crowley proclaimed the Aeon of Horus had begun — a new era centered on individual will and spiritual freedom.
Prophecy about the end of the Aeon of Osiris
Aleister Crowley: "The Aeon of Osiris — the age of patriarchy, sacrifice, and atonement — is over. The new Aeon of Horus is the age of individual will and self-realization."
War prophecy in The Book of the Law
Aleister Crowley: "I am the God of War and of the Vengeance of mankind." Chapter 3 of The Book of the Law prophesied coming devastating wars and the collapse of the old order.
Prophecy about consciousness expansion technology
Aleister Crowley: "Mankind will discover methods to systematically expand consciousness through chemical and ritual means." Crowley used psychedelics in his magical practice, predicting the spread of consciousness-altering technologies.
Prophecy about Eastern mysticism spreading West
Aleister Crowley: "The wisdom of the East will flow into the West." Crowley predicted yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy would be widely adopted and practiced in the Western world.
Prophecy about cryptography and communication security
Aleister Crowley: "Every message must be encrypted and protected." Crowley emphasized the importance of cryptography in secret society communications, foreseeing the central role of communication security.
Prophecy about drug culture
Aleister Crowley: "Humanity will widely use various consciousness-altering substances, and this will become part of culture rather than taboo." Crowley himself experimented with multiple psychoactive substances.
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.
Prophecy Verification Evaluating predictions against reality for expired time points
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.
Proclamation of the Aeon of Horus
Aleister Crowley: "Every man and every woman is a star." In The Book of the Law received in April 1904, Crowley proclaimed the Aeon of Horus had begun — a new era centered on individual will and spiritual freedom.
Post-1904, the world indeed underwent a profound shift toward individualism — from Victorian collective morality to 20th-century personal freedom and self-expression. The sexual revolution, counterculture, and human rights movements can all be seen as manifestations of the Aeon of Horus. But this is largely a retrospective cultural interpretation.
Prophecy about the end of the Aeon of Osiris
Aleister Crowley: "The Aeon of Osiris — the age of patriarchy, sacrifice, and atonement — is over. The new Aeon of Horus is the age of individual will and self-realization."
Crowley's three Aeons (Isis-matriarchy, Osiris-patriarchy, Horus-individual will) is an occult framework. The 20th century did witness the decline of patriarchy and rise of individualism, but the framework's universality is debated.
War prophecy in The Book of the Law
Aleister Crowley: "I am the God of War and of the Vengeance of mankind." Chapter 3 of The Book of the Law prophesied coming devastating wars and the collapse of the old order.
WWI erupted in 1914, followed by WWII in 1939. These wars indeed destroyed the old European imperial order (Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, German empires), aligning with The Book of the Law's prophecy of the old order's collapse.
Prophecy about the rise of feminism
Aleister Crowley: "The daughter of Babalon shall ride upon the Beast." Crowley predicted women would break free from patriarchal bondage and gain full social and spiritual autonomy.
In 1920, the US 19th Amendment granted women's suffrage. The feminist movement then expanded globally — second wave in the 1960s, third wave in the 1990s, and the #MeToo movement in the 2010s. Women's status in politics, economics, and society has continuously improved.
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'.
"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.
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'.
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.
Prophecy about sexual liberation
Aleister Crowley: "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law." Crowley predicted society would liberate itself from Victorian sexual repression, with sex viewed as a sacred act rather than sin.
The sexual revolution unfolded across Western society in the 1960s. The birth control pill (approved 1960), the Summer of Love (1967), and the gay rights movement all marked the end of Victorian sexual morality. Crowley's predictions were fulfilled by cultural movements half a century later.
Prophecy about consciousness expansion technology
Aleister Crowley: "Mankind will discover methods to systematically expand consciousness through chemical and ritual means." Crowley used psychedelics in his magical practice, predicting the spread of consciousness-altering technologies.
LSD and other psychedelics spread widely in Western culture during the 1960s. Timothy Leary's 'turn on, tune in, drop out' movement directly echoed Crowley's teachings. In the 21st century, Silicon Valley microdosing and meditation apps pushed consciousness expansion into the mainstream.
Prophecy about Eastern mysticism spreading West
Aleister Crowley: "The wisdom of the East will flow into the West." Crowley predicted yoga, meditation, and Eastern philosophy would be widely adopted and practiced in the Western world.
Since the 1960s, yoga and meditation have spread widely in Western society. The Beatles' 1968 visit to Indian guru Maharishi was a landmark event. Today over 300 million people practice yoga globally. Mindfulness meditation has become mainstream Western health practice.
Prophecy about drug culture
Aleister Crowley: "Humanity will widely use various consciousness-altering substances, and this will become part of culture rather than taboo." Crowley himself experimented with multiple psychoactive substances.
Drug culture exploded in the 1960s West. In the 2020s, cannabis legalization swept North America and Europe. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy received FDA breakthrough therapy designation. Drug use has gradually shifted from taboo to cultural acceptance.
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.
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.
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.
Prophecy about decline of old religions
Aleister Crowley: "The old gods are dead." Crowley predicted Christianity and other traditional religions would see their influence sharply decline, replaced by new forms of spiritual practice.
Since the 21st century, Christianity has continued declining in Europe and North America. After 2000, the religiously unaffiliated population grew rapidly in Western countries. But globally, Islam and Pentecostal Christianity are still growing. New Age movements and alternative spiritual practices have indeed risen.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Prophecy about cryptography and communication security
Aleister Crowley: "Every message must be encrypted and protected." Crowley emphasized the importance of cryptography in secret society communications, foreseeing the central role of communication security.
In the internet age, encrypted communication became core infrastructure. HTTPS, end-to-end encryption (Signal, WhatsApp), and blockchain technology are all built on cryptography. After the 2013 Snowden revelations, public awareness of communication encryption surged.
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.
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.
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.