reference to Aleister Crowley. The Great
Beast was the name he signed himself as. 666 is a
reference to the number identified with the Antichrist. The Antichrist is a Biblical
term often identified with a
beast which has 7 heads and 10
horns described in the
Old Testament who is supposed to betoken (be a sign of) the end of the
world. See also Crowley, Aleister in this glossary.