Crowley's "followers" are almost indistinguishable from new age types, except for the ether of long worn out hippie nonsense. Occultism is something convenient

Crowley's "followers" are almost indistinguishable from new age types, except for the ether of long worn out hippie nonsense. Occultism is something conveniently both esoteric enough to feel special but also hollow enough that you can wrap it around all your personal narcissism and still have it make sense.