Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page OBE , known as Jimmy Page, (born January 9, 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England) is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock and roll. He was a founding member of Led Zeppelin and, prior to that, a member of The Yardbirds from late 1966 through 1968. Before these two groups however, Page was one of the most in-demand studio guitarists in England.

Aleister Crowley

Page seemed to have a strange obsession with the 19th century black magician and founder of Thelema, Aleister Crowley. He pressed the motto of Crowley, "Do What Thou Wilt" (along with "So Mote Be It" on the reverse side), into their album, Led Zeppelin III, and suspicions were high when he bought Crowley's 'Boleskine House'. When their fourth untitled album was released, the song "Stairway To Heaven" was said to have satanic messages in the verse: 'If there's a bustle in your hedgerow'.

Related Topics:
Thelema - Aleister Crowley - Do What Thou Wilt - Led Zeppelin III - Stairway To Heaven

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Page was supposed to write soundtrack music for another Crowley acolyte, Kenneth Anger's film Lucifer Rising, but eventually the project was shelved.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

What made people particularly curious about Page's connection with the occult was the appearance of four symbols on the jacket of Led Zeppelin's fourth album. It was generally accepted that the four symbols represented each member of the band. During tours and performances after the release of Led Zeppelin IV, he often had zodiac symbols embroidered on his clothes (those of Capricorn, Scorpio and Cancer which are probably his Sun, Ascendant and Moon signs, respectively) along with the ZoSo symbol. This fuelled the curiosity of many fans who went to great lengths to find out what the symbols mean.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~