April 14, 1920: Aleister Crowley and Leah, his Scarlet Woman, signed the lease to the Abbey of Thelema in Cefalu, Sicily.
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January 11, 1920: Aleister Crowley and Leah Hirsig, his Scarlet Woman, reunited in Paris and swore to build an Abbey of Thelema.
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November 9, 1910: The Rite of Sol, the fourth in the series of the Rites of Eleusis, was first performed by Leila Waddell and Aleister Crowley.
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In Thelema, August 12 is celebrated as the Feast of the First Night of the Prophet and His Bride.
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August 3, 1931: Aleister Crowley met Bertha Busch, known as "Billie", who would become his new Scarlet Woman.
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July 3, 1933: Aleister Crowley met Evelyn Pearl Brooksmith. Crowley soon consecrated her as his new Scarlet Woman.
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