Kenneth Grant, one of the sole remaining links to occultist Aleister Crowley has died. Like his take on Thelema or not, you cannot deny the influence of the man’s work. From Starfire:
Kenneth Grant died on 15th January 2011 after a period of illness. Our condolences go first and foremost to his family, whose privacy is something which we all wish to respect at this difficult time.
Kenneth Grant had an extraordinary life, and his work has a remarkable depth and breadth of magical and mystical insight. In particular, his monumental series of Typhonian Trilogies is creative, innovatory and inspiring, extending across thirty years from the publication of the opening volume The Magical Revival in 1972, to the appearance of the final volume The Ninth Arch in 2002. This is a substantial body of work, constituting a solid foundation for further development, widening and deepening in the years to come; his work will continue.
Michael Staley,
SittingNow would like to extend our condolences to Grant’s friends and family.
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I just learned of who Kenneth Grant was in October of 2010… I didnt find out he passed until 2 months after the fact. In that amount of time I have amassed an even better understanding of not only Aleister Crowley’s work, but in all extra-worldy pursuits.
Many people dislike him for his unconventionality, but I find that to be the cream of the crop, so to speak.
It’s a shame he passed for us down here.. but I think he was ready to traverse the tunnels.
He was the most courteous man I was ever privileged to correspond with. A true gentleman.
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