Along the banks of Loch Ness lies a remarkable 18th century house - the home of legends, now owned and safe guarded by the remarkable Boleskine House Foundation, a registered Scottish charity.
The first private owner of Boleskine House was Archibald Campbell Fraser of Lovat (1736–1815).
Aleister Crowley purchased Boleskine House in August 1899 to undertake the dificult and demanding work known as 'the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage' - a detailed and rigorous magical operation aimed at achieving profound spiritual enlightenment through the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. It is a cornerstone of Western esoteric tradition and continues to be respected and practiced by modern magicians and occultists.
Sadly, inceasing financial problems caused Crowley to sell the house in 1918.
Boleskine House passed through a series of owners. Led Zeppelin guitarist, producer and collector of Crowley memorabilia Jimmy Page, was the next owner of Boleskine House in 1971. Page sought to remodel the house with a Crowley-like theme. Despite this, Page spent little time at the house itself, instead asking trusted friends of his to occupy and watch over the house. Page sold Boleskine in 1992.
In 2015 that the house suffered a devastating fire, rendering it uninhabitable.
In April 2019 Boleskine House was put on the market. It was purchased in the following July and the Boleskine House Foundation SCIO was established shortly after. With the Boleskine land now disposed into the ownership of the charity, it is intended that Boleskine House will remain a charitable cause for years, decades and centuries to come.
We visited Boleskine in late April this year (2024). The work being done by the Foundation is remarkable and painstaking. You can arrange a guded tour by contacting the Boleskine Houe Foundation. The house is under costruction and I can't wait to see it when it is finished. If you get the chance, do go and visit this important piece of Scottish and magickal history.
