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Tod Benton Jones's avatar

A ravishing gut-punch of an essay on the seedy genesis of the Caliphate O.T.O. Worth the wait, for certain. Tapping my foot and looking at my watch waiting to read more; that's how engrossing you've made this story.

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Peter Grey's avatar

More to come Tod, I'll try not to keep you waiting so long this time!

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Bryce Henry's avatar

Great read! Nicely done Peter. Very much worth the wait.

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Rosie Whinray's avatar

Amazing

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Erica Johnson's avatar

Thanks for the vibrant piece on Grady. I think it fair to say, nobody should ever try this technique of crossing the Abyss again! Not one of Grady's best moves.

Thanks also for the kind mention. The one truly carrying on Grady's and Jerry's work is my husband, Christopher Reed Johnson. I'm a dedicated helpmeet.

Looking forward to reading the Jane piece and the rest of the Grady pieces.

Erica Johnson (formerly Erica M Cornelius)

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Peter Grey's avatar

Thanks Erica, glad you like it. Again, any readers going through the comments who want to explore Grady's work and life in more detail do see Erica and Christopher's website: https://www.corneliuspublications.com

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Joseph Shepard's avatar

Magnificent!

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Spiros Antonopoulos's avatar

Intense, judgemental rendering of a wild barnacled story. Thanks, I learned quite a bit. Skilled wordsmithing baba.

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Jason Louv's avatar

Lovely. I've been looking for a copy of The Island Dialogues forever

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Peter Grey's avatar

It is always crazy money when I see it. I think Llee disowned it, I’ve only been able to read the blurb on the back via abe, so not able to comment further on that one..

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Jason Louv's avatar

Somebody should PDF it. It's practically a Terma

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Sirius White's avatar

Great this, a fool walking the fools path! Yes, more please!

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Peter Grey's avatar

More to come, promise.

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Doug's avatar

Fiery, inspired writing - love it!

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Peter Grey's avatar

Thanks Doug, appreciated.

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Mark Hewitt's avatar

A wonderfully written, but horrific read. I'm mostly unfamiliar with this history and it's been a dramatic start to discovering the stories behind names I've heard, but never investigated. Really looking forwards to learning more about this period.

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Peter Grey's avatar

Thanks Mark, I hoped this would reach people outside the Thelema bubble, as there is a lot of confusion about the Caliphate OTO came to be.

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