I wasn't suggesting that Crowley was a mentor living concurrent with Page. Yes, through his teachings of Thelema, and Page was impressed enough to buy his castle and take Zoso as a nomer.

I understand your recycled soul theory.

I attended a dissertation by a tibetan rimpoche once, where he was asked if souls re-enter through another body. He answers by saying "If you're speaking of the transmigration of souls......I don't know and I don't think there is any way of knowing. But I'm 84 years old, and I know it's taken me 84 years to know what I know."

I still smile when I think of it.

All religions/theologies seem to be split on this notion.

Ex. Mathew 16:14 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

These people were dead at the time. And these can be considered characters of specific spirit. (Upbraiding of the church from an 'outsider')

Matthew 13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Interdasting