page was already collecting things about aleister crowley. he was reading about him and was interested in his ideas. he bought the house and land in 1970. he thought it would be a good spooky place to help him write songs. at the time it was in bad shape and needed repairs. but, even though he had the house fixed up; he did not spend much time there. page sold the house in 1992. he actually lived there for less than six weeks.