Tannhäuser : A story of all time

audiobook

Tannhäuser : A story of all time

by Aleister Crowley

EN·~1 hours·1 chapter

Chapters

1 total
1

TANNHÄUSER

1:53:00

Description

A lyrical tapestry unfurls, opening with a chorus of cryptic voices that clash like sharpened tools against the fabric of reality. The narrator, steeped in occult symbolism, declares a love that burns like a distant star, yet remains veiled in silence and paradox. Through vivid, almost operatic language, the work invites listeners into a realm where twin souls are bound by celestial forces while earthly barriers keep them apart.

The prose shifts into a reflective preface, likening the author’s quest to a biologist mapping a creature’s life‑history or a commander piecing together a chaotic battle. This framing promises a philosophical journey that threads together moments of anguish, yearning, and fleeting joy into a cohesive whole. As the story unfolds, listeners will be drawn into a meditation on love’s hidden depths, the tension between revelation and concealment, and the timeless struggle to reconcile the mortal with the divine.

Collections

Browse all

Details

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (108K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, 1907.

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-03-10

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley

1875–1947

A wildly controversial figure in early 20th-century Britain, he became famous for mixing occult practice, radical self-mythology, and a huge body of writing. Beyond the scandal, he was also a poet, novelist, mountaineer, and the founder of Thelema.

View all books

You may also like