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1970s: Who or what is responsible for the Led Zeppelin Curse?
The Led Zeppelin Curse
What you need to know before your trail
There has long been rumour that the members of Led Zeppelin made a pact with the Devil, selling their souls for fame and fortune. The legend of the Led Zeppelin Curse emerged in the late 1970’s after multiple accidents, deaths and other bad luck began to plague the band and those close to them.
Led Zeppelin founder Jimmy Page was known for his intense interest in the occult and in particular the notorious magician Aleister Crowley. In the early 70’s Page collaborated with underground filmmaker and fellow Crowley enthusiast Kenneth Anger on his film Lucifer Rising. The partnership ultimately soured, and Anger sought revenge.
This is a unique and objective analysis of rock’s most enduring mystery. No other book ties together all of the details while taking the reader backstage in the all too real and dangerous world of the occult.
Locations
Reset- Scotland - Loch Ness
- A: Boleskine House
- B: Boleskine Burial Ground
- C: The Coach House
- D: Urquhart Castle
Travel Guide
BookTrail Travel to Loch Ness
Boleskine House
Boleskine House really is a manor on the south-east side of Loch Ness. The house is famous for many reasons; in particular, home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley. Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page has also lived at the house.
Aleister Crowley
Crowley purchased Boleskine House from the Fraser family in 1899. Crowley believed the location was ideal as he wanted to lock himself away from the world and dabble in his version of black magic. He believed in many things concerning spirits and believed that they needed a secluded lodge where they could congregate. Rituals were performed to invoke spirits, figures from the underworld which he would then banish to protect the land and the people in the house. However, the experiment failed as he was called away on business concerning the rituals and belief system and so the spirits he had conjured stayed in the house, and never left.
Strange events had said to have happened to Crowley and staff in the house and anyone who has had dealings with the house ever since. Legend has it that death, murder, hauntings and strange behaviours have affected subsequent inhabitants and their families.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Led Zeppelin Curse
Destination: Loch Ness, Drumnadrochit, Inverness Authour/guide: Lance Gilbert Departure Time: 1900s, 1970s
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