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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born to a working-class Orthodox Jewish family in the East End of London, Regardie and his family soon moved to Washington, D.C. in the United States. Regardie rejected Orthodox [[Judaism]] during his teenage years and took an interest in Theosophy, [[Hinduism]], Buddhism, and Jewish mysticism. | Born to a working-class Orthodox Jewish family in the East End of London, Regardie and his family soon moved to Washington, D.C. in the United States. Regardie rejected Orthodox [[Judaism]] during his teenage years and took an interest in [[Theosophy]], [[Hinduism]], Buddhism, and Jewish mysticism. | ||
It was through his interest in [[yoga]] that he encountered the writings of the occultist [[Aleister Crowley]]. Contacting Crowley, he was invited to serve as the occultist's secretary, necessitating a move to Paris, France in 1928. He followed Crowley to England before their association ended. Living in England, he wrote two books on the [[Kabbalah]], ''A Garden of Pomegranates'' and ''The Tree of Life''. In 1934 he then joined the Stella Matutina—a ceremonial magic order descended from the defunct [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]—but grew dissatisfied with its leadership and left. He also studied psychology, being particularly influenced by ideas from Jungian psychology, and explored [[Christianity|Christian]] mysticism. | It was through his interest in [[yoga]] that he encountered the writings of the occultist [[Aleister Crowley]]. Contacting Crowley, he was invited to serve as the occultist's secretary, necessitating a move to Paris, France in 1928. He followed Crowley to England before their association ended. Living in England, he wrote two books on the [[Kabbalah]], ''A Garden of Pomegranates'' and ''The Tree of Life''. In 1934 he then joined the Stella Matutina—a ceremonial magic order descended from the defunct [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]]—but grew dissatisfied with its leadership and left. He also studied psychology, being particularly influenced by ideas from Jungian psychology, and explored [[Christianity|Christian]] mysticism. | ||