1880-1929

Timeline

Crowley’s Paris years, from 1899 to 1929. Tap a place to see it on the map.

Crowley in Paris · 1899-1929

1. 1899

   The Mathers perform the “Rites of Isis” at the Bodinière.

   • 1Théâtre de la Bodinière18, rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 ParisGoneBackground1899
2. 1900

   Initiated Adeptus Minor by Mathers in Paris; back in April during the Golden Dawn revolt.

   • 2At the Mathers’, Ahathoor Temple87, avenue Mozart, 75016 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetInitiation1900
3. 1902–1903

   Montparnasse with Gerald Kelly, the Chat Blanc, Rodin, the falling-out with Mathers, the lunch with General Macdonald.

   • 4Rue Campagne-Première8 bis, rue Campagne-Première, 75014 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetLodging1902–1903
   • 6Académie Colarossi10, rue de la Grande-Chaumière, 75006 ParisGoneBackground1902–1903
   • 10Le Chat Blanc13, rue d'Odessa, 75014 ParisGoneHaunt1902–1905
   • 11Hôtel Regina2, place des Pyramides, 75001 ParisStill openHaunt1903
4. 1904

   Back from Cairo; raised Master Mason in the Anglo-Saxon Lodge no. 343.

   • 12Restaurant Paillard2, rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 75009 ParisGoneHaunt1904
   • 13Grande Loge de France (1903–1911)42, rue Rochechouart, 75009 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetInitiation1904
5. 1908

   Hôtel de Blois. Great Magical Retirement, 1–13 October.

   • 7Hôtel de Blois50, rue Vavin, 75006 ParisFate unknownLodging1908–1924
   • 8Le Dôme108, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75014 ParisStill openHaunt1908
   • 9Maison Lavenue68, boulevard du Montparnasse (angle de la rue du Départ), ParisGoneHaunt1908
6. 1911

   Hôtel de Blois from May to August; in November he leaves Paris for Switzerland with Mary d'Este Sturges.

7. 1913

   4 November: he unveils Oscar Wilde’s tomb at Père-Lachaise.

   • 14Oscar Wilde's tombCimetière du Père-Lachaise, division 89, 75020 ParisFree accessMemorial1913-1914
8. 1913–1914

   Paris Working with Victor Neuburg, 31 December to 12 February: 24 operations.

   • 14Oscar Wilde's tombCimetière du Père-Lachaise, division 89, 75020 ParisFree accessMemorial1913-1914
9. 1921

   Two months at the Hôtel de Blois, away from the Abbey of Thelema; he initiates Mary Butts.

10. 1924

    January to May at the Hôtel de Blois with Leah Hirsig.

    • 15Notre-DameParvis Notre-Dame, 75004 ParisFree accessMemorial1924
    • 16Café de la Régence161, rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 ParisGoneHaunt1924 · 1928
    • 17Shakespeare and Company (1921-1941)12, rue de l'Odéon, 75006 ParisGoneHaunt1924
11. 1925

    Hôtel du Dauphin with Dorothy Olsen.

    • 18Hôtel du Dauphin12, rue Saint-Roch, 75001 ParisFate unknownLodging1925
12. 1926–1928

    Pigalle, Auteuil, then rue de Tournon: his longest Paris years.

    • 19Hôtel Vouillemont15, rue Boissy-d'Anglas, 75008 ParisOther useLodging1926
    • 20Hotel on rue Frochot12, rue Frochot, 75009 ParisFate unknownLodging1926–1927
    • 21Rue de la Mission-Marchand6, rue de la Mission-Marchand, 75016 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetLodging1927
    • 22Hôtel Foyot and Hôtel Royal Condé33, rue de Tournon et 10, rue de Condé, 75006 ParisGoneLodging1927–1928
    • 23Galignani bookshop224, rue de Rivoli, 75001 ParisStill openHaunt1928–1929
    • 24La Petite Chaise36, rue de Grenelle, 75007 ParisStill openHaunt1928
    • 25Last Paris flat55, avenue de Suffren, 75007 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetLodging1928–1929
13. 1929

    Residence refused; departure from the Gare du Nord for Brussels on 17 April.

    • 26Préfecture de policeÎle de la Cité, 75004 ParisIn operationMemorial1929
    • 27Gare du Nord18, rue de Dunkerque, 75010 ParisIn operationMemorial1929

Occult Paris · 1880-1914

1. 1881

   Rodolphe Salis opens the Chat Noir cabaret on boulevard de Rochechouart; it moves to rue de Laval (now Victor-Massé) in 1885.

2. 1887

   Stanislas de Guaita settles on avenue Trudaine; Erik Satie becomes pianist at the Chat Noir at the end of the year.

   • 110Stanislas de Guaita's apartment20, avenue Trudaine, 75009 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetResidence1887-1897
   • 114Le Grand Véfour, Palais-Royal17, rue de Beaujolais, 75001 ParisIn operationSalonc. 1887-1888
3. 1888

   Guaita and Péladan found the Kabbalistic Order of the Rose-Croix; Papus launches the journal L'Initiation in October.

   • 101Edmond Bailly's bookshop, the Librairie de l'Art indépendant11, rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 75009 ParisOther useBookshop1888-1890 (1890s)
   • 103Chamuel's Librairie du Merveilleux and offices of L'Initiation29, rue de Trévise, 75009 ParisOther useBookshop1888-1890s
   • 108Erik Satie's lodgings, rue Condorcet50, rue Condorcet, 75009 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetResidence1888
4. 1888-1889

   Opening of Edmond Bailly's Librairie de l'Art indépendant on rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin and of Chamuel's Librairie du Merveilleux on rue de Trévise.

   • 101Edmond Bailly's bookshop, the Librairie de l'Art indépendant11, rue de la Chaussée-d'Antin, 75009 ParisOther useBookshop1888-1890 (1890s)
   • 103Chamuel's Librairie du Merveilleux and offices of L'Initiation29, rue de Trévise, 75009 ParisOther useBookshop1888-1890s
   • 108Erik Satie's lodgings, rue Condorcet50, rue Condorcet, 75009 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetResidence1888
   • 125Paul Ranson's studio, the Nabis' “Temple”25, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetSalon1889-1890s
5. 1889

   Édouard Schuré publishes Les Grands Initiés; Paul Ranson opens his studio, the Nabis' “Temple”.

   • 125Paul Ranson's studio, the Nabis' “Temple”25, boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetSalon1889-1890s
6. 1890

   Jules Doinel founds the Gnostic Church, consecrated in Lady Caithness's circle; Satie moves to rue Cortot.

   • 112Erik Satie's room, rue Cortot6, rue Cortot, 75018 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetResidence1890-1898
7. 1891

   Péladan breaks with Guaita and creates the Order of the Catholic Rose+Croix; Huysmans publishes Là-bas.

   • 111Auberge du Clou30, avenue Trudaine, 75009 ParisIn operationScene1891-1893
8. 1892

   10 March: after a mass at Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, the first Salon de la Rose+Croix opens at Durand-Ruel's.

   • 102Galerie Durand-Ruel – first Salon de la Rose+Croix11, rue Le Peletier, 75009 ParisFate unknownSalon1892
   • 113Church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois2, place du Louvre, 75001 ParisStill openPlace of worship1892
   • 126The Mathers' apartment – first Ahathoor temple1, avenue Duquesne, 75007 ParisPrivate, seen from the streetInitiatic order1892-1894
9. 1893

   Death of Abbé Boullan in Lyon and controversy over “bewitchment”; Satie creates his Metropolitan Church of Art.

10. 1894

    6 January: consecration in Paris of the Golden Dawn's Ahathoor Temple No. 7, at the Mathers' home.

11. 1895

    Papus is received into the Golden Dawn in Auteuil; death of Lady Caithness in November.

    • 105Gustave Moreau's house and studio14, rue de La Rochefoucauld, 75009 ParisStill openResidence1895-1898
    • 127The Mathers' villa in Auteuil – Ahathoor temple87, avenue Mozart, 75016 ParisFate unknownInitiatic order1895-1900s
12. 1896

    Fifth Salon de la Rose+Croix at the Galerie des Arts réunis, with a poster that causes a scandal.

    • 115Galerie des Arts réunis – 1896 Salon de la Rose+Croix28, avenue de l'Opéra, 75002 ParisFate unknownSalon1896
13. 1897

    Last Salon de la Rose+Croix at Georges Petit's; Léo Taxil confesses his hoax; death of Guaita in December.

    • 116Galerie Georges Petit – last Salon de la Rose+Croix8, rue de Sèze, 75009 ParisFate unknownSalon1897
    • 119Société de géographie – Léo Taxil's confession184, boulevard Saint-Germain, 75006 ParisIn operationScene1897
14. 1898

    Satie leaves Montmartre for Arcueil; deaths of Gustave Moreau and Mallarmé.

15. 1899

    The Mathers present their Rites of Isis at the Théâtre de la Bodinière.

    • 104Théâtre de la Bodinière – the Rites of Isis18, rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 ParisOther useScene1899-1900
16. 1900

    Aleister Crowley visits Mathers in Auteuil, in the midst of the Golden Dawn crisis.

17. 1903

    The Gustave Moreau museum on rue de La Rochefoucauld opens to the public.

18. 1908

    Theodor Reuss grants Papus a charter for the rites of Memphis and Misraïm.

19. 1909

    Death of Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, theorist of synarchy.