Mr. Crowley Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ramthar 

Cover art for Mr. Crowley lyrics by Ozzy Osbourne

Aleister Crowley was born in 1875... why would they have scattered the afterbirth if his birthmark looked like a swastika? the swastika symbol was not 'evil' until it was associated with nazi germany in the early 1930's. before then, it was around in many cultures, including the Sioux Indians, where it was a symbol of peace. in 1875 it certainly didnt have the associations it has now, so that doesnt make alot of sense.

well i know most of the nazi party before and during its rise to power were heavily influenced by occultism, black magick and many other ritualistic cults that have since died out. just because nobody in the general public knows what exactly they studied, they could have well studied Mr. Crowley in they occult moments and picked up the use of the swastika from him. who knows.

That's actually a very good assumption I never thought of the connection before Aleister was a very influential member of the occult community

The swastika was one of the symbols of the Nordic thunder god Thor. It was used by one of the smaller tribes of the Norse, i can't recall which one exactly. This is where Nazi Germany got the swastika because they believed that the viking warriors had to be the same as the great Aryan race due to their fighting prowess.