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Cecil Frederick Russell (1897–1987) was an American occultist. Russell was a member of the A∴A∴ and Aleister Crowley's magical order, Ordo Templi Orientis. Russell later founded his own magical order, the G.B.G. (variously explained as "Great Brotherhood of God" or "Gnostic Body of God").
Dec 4, 2012 · Cecil. F. Russell (1897-1987), one-time follower of Aleister Crowley and founder of his own splinter sect devoted to the philosophy of Thelema, published mainly pseudo-spiritual works. Information can be found here (http://cfrussell.homestead.com/files/intro.htm) and elsewhere on the net.
Cecil Frederick Russell. 1897-1987. Russell wrote in 1922: "Magick is aptly defined as the science and art of doing one's Will – achieving one's purpose, fulfilling the Law of THELEMA. Thus theoretical magick is the art of perfecting mental processes, and practical magick the art of perfecting volitional processes.
C.F. Russell. Cecil Frederick Russell, also known underthe motto Genesthai was an occultist and member of the A∴A∴, later founding the G∴B∴G∴ (Great Brotherhood of God, or Gnostic Body of God), which grew out of his Chorononzon Club.
The G∴B∴G∴ stands for The Great Brotherhood of God. The promise of the Order was "A Shortcut to Initiation." That was the headline of a 1931 announcement appearing over a Chicago box office number. The founder of the G∴B∴G∴ was C. F. Russell whose magical name was Frater Genesthai.
C.F. Russell, one of Crowley's disciples, went on to found the Choronzon Club, later renamed the GBG. In chaos magic
If Cecil Frederick Russell (1897–1987) is remembered at all today, it tends to be as an acolyte, however briefly, of Aleister Crowley. Russell first came across Crowley by reading his 'The Revival of Magick' in The International in 1917, and met him for the first time in June 1918, at Crowley's New York apartment.
