He was intensly puritanical. I think there's a consensus on that even among his admirers. He very openly admired the Puritans and thought sex was at best ridiculous. I'm not sure how much he was an inspiration for the 1960s occultists. Their great hero was Crowley. But Lovecraft certainly has an influence on today's occultists, some of whom think Cthulhu is actually real.
How did you conclude Lovecraft was puritanical? Apparently, he was an inspiration for 1960's occultists.
He was intensly puritanical. I think there's a consensus on that even among his admirers. He very openly admired the Puritans and thought sex was at best ridiculous. I'm not sure how much he was an inspiration for the 1960s occultists. Their great hero was Crowley. But Lovecraft certainly has an influence on today's occultists, some of whom think Cthulhu is actually real.