The Rites of Eleusis
As Performed at Caxton Hall Westminister in October and November 1910 by Miss Leila Waddell and Mr Aleister Crowley With Distinguished Assistance
NOTE
The Rites were written
and produced by
ALEISTER CROWLEY
except parts of the Rites of Mars
and of Mercury
which were written by an adept
who wishes to remain anonymous.
———
The solos were chosen from her
repertoire by Miss Leila Waddell.
| I. | THE RITE OF SATURN. |
| II. | THE RITE OF JUPITER. |
| III. | THE RITE OF MARS. |
| IV. | THE RITE OF SOL. |
| V. | THE RITE OF VENUS. |
| VI. | THE RITE OF MERCURY. |
| VII. | THE RITE OF LUNA. |
TO MY FRIEND
COMMANDER G. M. MARSTON, R.N.
to whose suggestion
these rites
are due
they are gratefully dedicated.
Aleister Crowley Essays
Concerning Blasphemy in General & the Rites of Eleusis in Particular
by Aleister Crowley in The Bystander, 1910
The Rites of Eleusis: Their Origin and Meaning
by Aleister Crowley in The Bystander, 1910
Also, read about The Rites of Eleusis in Confessions, Chapter 67
Contemporary Reviews
Rites of Eleusis: Classicism and Mysticism at Caxton Hall
in Morning Leader, 1910
A New Religion: Strange Rites Performed in Semi-Darkness
1910
An Amazing Sect
in The Looking Glass, 1910
The Black Mass Idea
in P.I.P.: Penny Illustrated Paper, 1910 (Offsite link)
Academic Papers
The Art of the Law: Aleister Crowley’s Use of Ritual and Drama
by Justin Scott Van Kleeck in //Esoterica//, Volume V (2003), pp 193-218 (Offsite link)
Theatre magick: Aleister Crowley and the Rites of eleusis
by Tracy Ward Tupman, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Theatre, 2003 (Offsite link)
Ephemera
Images of a 1990 revival program in an offsite gallery at LAShTAL:
Productions
Eleusyve Productions DVDs of The Rites of Eleusis:
Aleister Crowley's The Rite of Luna, a rock opera DVD
Aleister Crowley's The Rite of Venus, a rock opera DVD
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