6. Jimmy Page
It is no secret that Led Zeppelin has long been associated with occultism by annoyed parents. But there is a surprising truth to this: Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was a devout follower of the teachings of occultist Aleister Crowley. Throughout his career, Page has made frequent references to occult elements in his work with the band.
In the 1970s, Page’s interest in the supernatural led him to operate The Equinox Booksellers and Publishers, an occult bookshop and publishing company in London. He maintained the shop for many years until his work with Led Zeppelin kept him too busy. Even so, Page included the supernatural in the band through the use of occult symbols.
On the famous untitled album, which became known as Led Zeppelin IV, Page used the “zoso” symbol to represent himself. Although Page’s meaning is unclear, zoso is believed to be a sigil (a sign or word with occult power) of zodiac symbol Saturn, which may be linked to a demon’s name in this context. We do know that Page is a Capricorn, a sign ruled by Saturn. Also, in astrology, Saturn is the planetary ruler of lead. Page may have considered that to be another link to Led Zeppelin.
Although Page never became a Thelemite, he admired Aleister Crowley so much that he bought Crowley’s Boleskine House in Scotland. Through Equinox, Page published a facsimile of Crowley’s 1904 spell book, The Goetia. He also owned and studied one of the most extensive collections of original books by Crowley in the world.
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