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• Leah Hirsig — Lea (Leah) Hirsig (April 9, 1883 – February 22, 1975) was a Swiss American notably associated with the occultist Aleister Crowley. She was born into a family of nine siblings in Switzerland. However, they moved to America when she was a child,… …   Wikipedia

• initiate — verb (t) /ɪˈnɪʃieɪt / (say i nisheeayt) (initiated, initiating) 1. to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate reforms. 2. to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject. 3. to admit with formal rites into secret knowledge, a society,… …