Masks of the Illuminati by Robert Anton Wilson

Author:Robert Anton Wilson [Wilson, Robert Anton]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Science Fiction
ISBN: 9780671825850
Publisher: Timescape Books
Published: 1981-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

Sir John was also amused to find that Mathers, under cross-examination, was forced to confess that he had, on occasion, alleged himself to be the reincarnation of King Charles I. He also found a clue to further information about Crowley in a casual remark, during the testimony, indicating that Crowley regarded himself as the world's greatest living mountain climber.

A visit to the Alpine Club quickly brought vehement denials of that claim.

"Aleister Crowley," said the Club's secretary, a Mr. Mortimer, "is the world's greatest living braggart. None of his climbs is accepted as authenticated by us." But further questioning soon produced the usual ambiguity that seemed to cling to Crowley like fog to the London streets: it was obvious that the feud between Crowley and the Alpine Club went all the way back to the 1890s and that both sides had accused the other of lying so often that an outside observer could not form an impartial judgment. Mortimer did let slip one remark that suggested Crowley's mountaineering exploits might not be entirely contemptible, admitting that Oscar Eckenstein, Germany's greatest climber, had often called Crowley England's best contender -- "but," Mortimer added hastily, "Eckenstein is a German Jew and has a grudge against us, so naturally he'd support Crowley's lies."

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