Aleister Crowley is best known today as a founding father of modern
occultism. His wide, hypnotic eyes peer at us from the cover of The
Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and his influence can
be found everywhere in popular culture.
Crowley, also known as the Great Beast, has been the subject of several
biographies, some painting him as a misunderstood genius, others as a
manipulative charlatan. None of them have looked seriously at his career
as an agent of British Intelligence.
Using documents gleaned from British, American, French, and Italian
archives, Secret Agent 666 sensationally reveals that Crowley played a
major role in the sinking of the Lusitania, a plot to overthrow the
government of Spain, the thwarting of Irish and Indian nationalist
conspiracies, and the 1941 flight of Rudolf Hess.
Author Richard B. Spence argues that Crowley--in his own unconventional
way--was a patriotic Englishman who endured years of public vilification
in part to mask his role as a secret agent.
The verification of the Great Beast's participation in the twentieth
century's most astounding government plots will likely blow the minds of
history buff s and occult aficionados alike.
Author Richard B. Spence can be seen on various documentaries on the
History Channel and is a consultant for Washington, DC's International
Spy Museum. He is also the author of Trust No One: The Secret World of
Sidney Reilly (Feral House).
