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'''Mary Butts''' (1890-1937) was an English writer and acquaintance of Crowley's. Known particularly for her skill in the genre of the short story, Butts' works also include novels, poetry, essays, and reviews. | '''Mary Butts''' (1890-1937) was an English writer and acquaintance of Crowley's. Known particularly for her skill in the genre of the short story, Butts' works also include novels, poetry, essays, and reviews. | ||
A lifelong student and practicioner of magic, Butts wrote frequently of the Goddess and the mythical feminine. While Crowley appeared to dislike her, referring to her as a "large, white, red-haired maggot," he did acknowledge her contribution to his work Magick in Theory and Practice. | A lifelong student and practicioner of magic, Butts wrote frequently of the Goddess and the mythical feminine. While Crowley appeared to dislike her, referring to her as a "large, white, red-haired maggot," he did acknowledge her contribution to his work Magick in Theory and Practice (''Confessions'', 878-932). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Foy, Roslyn Reso. (1999). "Brightness falls": magic in the short stories of Mary Butts. ''Studies in Short Fiction''. Fall 1999, Twayne Publishers. | *Crowley, Aleister. (1979). The Confessions of Aleister Crowley. London;Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul. | ||
*Foy, Roslyn Reso. (1999). "Brightness falls": magic in the short stories of Mary Butts. ''Studies in Short Fiction''. Fall 1999, Twayne Publishers. | |||
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Mary Butts (1890-1937) was an English writer and acquaintance of Crowley's. Known particularly for her skill in the genre of the short story, Butts' works also include novels, poetry, essays, and reviews.
A lifelong student and practicioner of magic, Butts wrote frequently of the Goddess and the mythical feminine. While Crowley appeared to dislike her, referring to her as a "large, white, red-haired maggot," he did acknowledge her contribution to his work Magick in Theory and Practice (Confessions, 878-932).
References
- Crowley, Aleister. (1979). The Confessions of Aleister Crowley. London;Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul.
- Foy, Roslyn Reso. (1999). "Brightness falls": magic in the short stories of Mary Butts. Studies in Short Fiction. Fall 1999, Twayne Publishers.