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Old comments[edit]

I've never read it, but is the King Crimson song related? 68.168.80.4 03:26, 6 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

What about "moonchild domain" by Dimmu Borgir? The lyrics mention "Eliza", one would suppose it's related, though I've never read the book either...

I too wonder if the Iron Maiden song which is about an unborn child, damned to die. Was that song also written from this novel, i will read this novel when i find the time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 164.58.180.21 (talk) 17:41, August 22, 2007 (UTC)

The child in the book is not particularly "damned"... AnonMoos (talk) 19:16, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Neverending Story[edit]

I'm not sure if it could be Trivia or should be a seperate article or part of another article, but... MoonChild was also the name given to The Childlike Empress by the lead character, Bastian Balthazar Bux, in the book and movie, The Neverending Story. ~goodleh

That's on the Moonchild disambiguation page now... AnonMoos (talk) 01:28, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:29, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bill gates[edit]

Could someone who has read it or has it or has a source please write something regarding the use of a character in it called bill gates. Its coincidence i know but its often mentioned on conspiracy sites. 17:58, 22 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Eleutherius (talk • contribs)

In chapter 9, we're introduced to a black magician who "was the brains of the business... a lean, cadaverous Protestant-Irishman named Gates... He possessed real original talent, with now and then a flash of insight which came close to genius. But though his intellect was keen and fine, it was in some way confused; and there was a lack of virility in his make-up. ... it was but one of his romantic phantasies to pose as a terribly wicked fellow. He was only there through muddle-headedness; so far as he had an object beyond the satisfaction of his vanity, it was innocent in itself -- the acquisition of knowledge and power. He was entirely the dupe of Douglas, ..." etc. etc. Don't know if we ever learn that character's first name.

The character in the novel who's American (and a whole lot more amusing) is named Butcher, "a Chicago semi-tough [who] ran a fake Rosicrucian society in America", a complete fraud who speaks in what Crowley imagines to be American con-man jargon (but which almost certainly isn't, though still entertaining). AnonMoos (talk) 19:16, 22 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. Thanks for that. So he isnt called bill then.. oh well. Eleutherius (talk) 21:12, 23 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, the only Bill in the novel is "Bloody Bill", aka Kaiser Wilhelm II... AnonMoos (talk) 01:31, 24 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The "Gates" of the novel is a satirical portrayal of poet (and occultist) William Butler Yeats. He and Crowley knew and loathed each other. 70.177.94.136 (talk) 15:20, 7 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]