Join us on Episode 35 as we take another deep dive into the murky world of Espionage. This time we focus on the British Naval Intelligence activities of Secret Agent 666 aka Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley. It seems very few episodes go by where we don’t mention Master Therion, The Great Beast 666 and his infamous exploits, and for good reason! No one we can think of has affected our modern pop culture more than our dear old Aleister.
A mysterious, multi skilled man of many identities who was a genius to many, he published a massive amount of material over his adult life which borders on the impossible in terms of its sheer scale and depth. He is famous for many things, including being a writer, poet, artist, magician, hypnotist, occultist and spiritual leader. He was revered by many musicians through the counterculture movement of the 60s and 70’s including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page and many others up to present day. Even though most people in the modern world have heard of him, very few know of his secret activities as a spy and the many missions he carried out for king and country.
Our guest Dr Richard B. Spence takes us on a journey through the decades Crowley acted as a spy in many countries including the US, France, Italy, Russia, China and other parts of Asia gathering intelligence on the many enemies Britain faced on the world stage.
Dr Spence was a professor of history at Idaho University in the US from 1988 -2020. His main specialities are Russian intelligence and military history, Modern Espionage, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the History of Secret Societies and the Occult in History.
Dr Spence has published many books and articles over his career including ‘Wall Street and the Russian Revolution’, ‘The Empire of the Wheel: Espionage, the Occult and Murder in Southern California’, the acclaimed ‘Trust No One: The Secret World of Sidney Reilly’, and of course the 2008 work we will be concentrating on today ‘Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult’. Im sure most of our listeners will be familiar with Dr Spence as he has also appeared on many documentaries on the History channel and even been a consultant for Washington DC’s spy museum.
It was an absolute honour to have Dr Spence as a guest and we know you will just love the knowledge he drops about Crowley and the murky circles he moved in. If you want to find out more about Dr. Spence or purchase his books you can follow the links below. Enjoy the show.
Intro/Outro Music
‘Number of the Beast’ by Iron Maiden
Rick’s Idaho University History Department Page
https://www.uidaho.edu/class/history/faculty-staff/richard-spence
Rick’s Courses Online
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/professors/richard-b-spence
Rick’s Books UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Richard-B-Spence/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ARichard+B+Spence
USA
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Richard-B-Spence/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ARichard+B.+Spence
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