‘Mercury is in a Very Ape-Like Mood’: Frieda Harris’s Perception of Thelema
Abstract Frieda, Lady Harris, wife of Sir Percy Harris, Liberal M.P. and party Chief Whip, created the magnificent Tarot paintings that underpin Aleister Crowley’s The Book of Thoth . Harris conformed to the conventional appearance of a respectable middle-class lady until she was in her sixties. How...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2021
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Aries
Année: 2021, Volume: 21, Numéro: 1, Pages: 125-152 |
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Harris, Frieda 1877-1962
/ Crowley, Aleister 1875-1947
/ Thélémites
/ Tarot de Thoth-Crowley
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
The Book of Thoth
B Tarot B Frieda Harris B Thelema B Aleister Crowley |
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| Résumé: | Abstract Frieda, Lady Harris, wife of Sir Percy Harris, Liberal M.P. and party Chief Whip, created the magnificent Tarot paintings that underpin Aleister Crowley’s The Book of Thoth . Harris conformed to the conventional appearance of a respectable middle-class lady until she was in her sixties. However, her unwavering commitment to Aleister Crowley and the Tarot project eventually threatened not only her social standing, but also her marriage. Despite her dedication to the Thoth Tarot, she never fully engaged with Thelema, which she anthropomorphised as the bossy and interfering ‘Miss Thelema’. Nevertheless, she progressed through the grades of Crowley’s magical orders and remained loyal to Crowley and the Great Work to the end of her days, endeavouring to secure a publishing deal for a general release of The Book of Thoth and the Thoth Tarot deck. Using extracts from Harris and Crowley’s correspondence and Crowley’s diaries, this paper will explore Harris’s personal involvement with Thelema, both in her collaborative activities with Crowley, and her endeavours to preserve his legacy after his death. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0593 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Aries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700593-02101005 |