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"The Stars are but Thistles": Barbara and Sophie fall into the Abyss and arrive at Daath. They encounter Aleister Crowley, who's in female form and riding a camel. After a brief conversation, the two continue their journey searching fo

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Barbara Shelley

Promethea #20 is an issue of the series Promethea (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2002. It was published on April 17, 2002.

Synopsis for "The Stars are but Thistles"

Barbara and Sophie fall into the Abyss and arrive at Daath. They encounter Aleister Crowley, who's in female form and riding a camel. After a brief conversation, the two continue their journey searching for Barbara's husband, Steve. They come upon a black tower and find a younger version of Austin Osman Spare, but he doesn't remember them. Spare informs them that they are traveling through "the dreadful absence, a crack in everything." Barbara and Sophie began to understand that they're intellectually, emotionally and spiritually lost. They then witness Aleister Crowley, now as a male, summoning Choronzon and then suddenly the two disintegrate and wind up at Binah.

Appearing in "The Stars are but Thistles"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Aleister "Alice" Crowley (First appearance)

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Other Characters:

  • Austin Osman Spare
  • Victor Neuberg (a poet)

Locations:

  • Daath
    • The Black Tower

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Notes

  • The cover is a tribute to artist "Richard Upton Pickman," who is a character in H.P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" short story.



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