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American. 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").
- Cecil Frederick Russell, June 19, 1897, Greenwood, Massachusetts
- American
- June 12, 1987 (aged 90), California
- Occultist, Author, Mathematician
Russell’s unusual background makes for perhaps the most uniquely written preface in the books about books field. He says, in part, “Whoever collects books, either as a whole or as a part-time job, soon assumes a peculiar form of personality easily recognized by the initiate as that of the book-collector. Primarily such is one who loves ...
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The C.F. Russell Catalogue. 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.
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. Lou Culling described Russell "…as a teacher in ...
Smith followed Jones into a few long-forgotten movements like the Universal Brotherhood and the Psychomagian Society, but he declined membership in C.F. Russell’s Choronzon Club. To promulgate the Crowleyan teachings, in 1934 Smith incorporated his own ‘Church of Thelema’—known to Los Angeles newspaper readers as the ‘Purple Cult.’
C F Russell, Louis Culling, and the Book of Changes. 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 ...
Nov 3, 2022 · Early life. Russell was born in Greenwood, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1897; his family later moved to Orlando, Florida.At the age of 19, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. From April 22, 1917 to December 12, 1918, Russell worked as a hospital attendant at the U.S. Naval Academy Hospital.
