He failed the abramelon ritual or whatever its called, because he didnt want to finish it, then started his own makeshift cult which accomplished nothing and ended with all its members leaving with hardcore mental disorders.
i guess his saying "do what thou wilt" must sound pretty cool to whoever thinks this guy accomplished anything of value.
I highly encourage you to look at Tobias Churton’s work.
He is the undisputed best historian on Crowley.
His stance is that Crowley was basically just a joker (playing into the aeon of Horus; the child spirit) and more of an enthusiast and researcher. Crowley was able to research a fuckton of occult practices and beliefs, and yes, was able to practice a few of them. He is overly demonized (no pun intended) for being the most evil man to ever live, but looking at his real history, he’s nothing more than an enthusiastic mega nerd for occultism
Sheridan is a fantastic speaker. I like listening to podcasts he’s done. Very smart guy 👍🏼