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áááááááFILE FH-ND1.TXT ááááááá Saturday, July 12th [n.y.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ aφ quitσ unablσ t∩ finΣ thσ O.T.O« papers« ╔ sa≈ theφ a⌠ ì áááááááRichmond¼ ╔ think¼ iε Londoε a⌠ Mortoε House« Bu⌠ ╔ havσ repeatedll∙ ì ááááááálookeΣ therσ fo≥ them¼ i⌠ i≤ useles≤ t∩ asδ anyonσ elsσ t∩ looδ fo≥ ì áááááááme. ááááááá Toda∙ ╔ havσ haΣ aε exhaustivσ ª exhaustinτ searcΦ iε al∞ m∙ ì ááááááápapers here. ááááááá Can I have a fresh copy! ááááááá I enclose [L]4-4. ááááááá I thinδ ╔ aφ no⌠ sufficientl∙ instructeΣ t∩ takσ sucΦ ß ì áááááááresponsiblσ joΓ iε U.S.A« ╔ wil∞ d∩ somσ worδ oε i⌠ ª yo⌡ wil∞ ì ááááááájudge. ááááááá Thσ Adjustmen⌠ i≤ beinτ quee≥ witΦ me« Shσ has¼ afte≥ all¼ ì áááááááinsisteΣ oε beinτ Beardsleyí Als∩ Harlequiε come≤ iε ª ou⌠ oµ i⌠ s∩ ì ááááááá╔ mus⌠ havσ t∩ submit« Bu⌠ wh∙ Harlequin? I≤ therσ an∙ connection? ì áááááááAls∩ shσ won'⌠ si⌠ dowε bu⌠ stand≤ oε he≥ toe≤ jus⌠ balanced« Thσ ì ááááááádesign-resul⌠ i≤ good« Tha⌠ bluσ i≤ cobal⌠ ╔ takσ it« Thσ ì áááááááinstructioε say≤ Blue-Bluσ green« Palσ greeε Emerald« Tha⌠ EmeralΣ ì áááááááis a vile pigment in poster paints. ááááááá ╔ likσ thσ ideß oµ ß weekl∙ lette≥ oε thσ Chinesσ Yi« Als∩ a≤ ì ááááááátold to an idiot appeals to me & is frightfully good for you. ááááááá ╔ fee∞ ╔ aφ oε thσ move« Thσ bacδ oµ thσ CarΣ wil∞ bσ donσ nex⌠ ì ááááááá& the re-printing of mount. ááááááá Wha⌠ abou⌠ thσ enlargeΣ se⌠ oµ replicas« ┴ biτ worδ bu⌠ i⌠ caε ì ááááááábe done. ááááááá ╔ havσ sen⌠ yo⌡ onl∙ ▒ throw-ou⌠ iε orde≥ tha⌠ yo⌡ shoulΣ no⌠ ì ááááááábecome parcel-bound. You can have more. ááááááá ╔ aφ s∩ glaΣ yo⌡ arσ ß bi⌠ bette≥ bu⌠ ╔ d∩ thinδ thosσ bout≤ oµ ì áááááááasthma must exhaust you. ááááááá Thσ dentis⌠ a⌠ StrouΣ write≤ "Pleasσ le⌠ mσ havσ ß pacδ oµ ì áááááááthosσ card≤ oµ whicΦ yo⌡ sho≈ mσ thσ photographs« ╔ can'⌠ ge⌠ theφ ì áááááááout of my mind." Which shows him! Yours somewhat anxious about O.T.O. Papers ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá Dec. 11th [n.y.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá Thank you for your letter I will reply later to that. ááááááá ╔ aφ sendinτ yo⌡ ß samplσ oµ thσ to≡ oµ thσ surrounΣ oµ thσ ì ááááááácarΣ a≤ ╔ havσ writteε "Swordsó a⌠ thσ top« ╔ finΣ peoplσ canno⌠ ì ááááááátel∞ Trump≤ froφ Sword≤ o≥ Cup≤ froφ Disk≤ s∩ ╔ proposσ t∩ writσ ì áááááááSwords¼ Cups¼ Disks¼ Wands¼ Trump≤ a⌠ thσ top« Owinτ t∩ thσ blacδ ì áááááááou⌠ ╔ thinδ thi≤ particula≥ samplσ Sword≤ i≤ to∩ darδ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ ì áááááááthσ samσ colou≥ a≤ thσ moun⌠ no⌠ t∩ sho≈ s∩ much« ╔ ma∙ bσ ablσ t∩ ì áááááááwasΦ i⌠ dowε bu⌠ ╔ havσ t∩ hordσ [sic▌ thi≤ moun⌠ a≤ ╔ can'⌠ ge⌠ ì áááááááany more--please return this one. ááááááá ╔ havσ donσ a≤ yo⌡ suggesteΣ t∩ thσ Swords« Thanδ yo⌡ "M≥ ì áááááááCrowley". You were quite right. ááááááá Ever yours-- ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá[P.S.▌ TrieΣ agaiε got i⌠ righ⌠ b∙ sponginτ onl∙ no⌠ quitσ thσ ì ááááááátexture I want--others will be better! .PAè ááááááá ááááááá[n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ havσ beeε strugglinτ witΦ ß baΣ colΣ ª thσ Lovers--thσ latte≥ ì ááááááábegin≤ t∩ chee≥ up« ╔ haven'⌠ decideΣ whethe≥ I'l∞ comσ bacδ ª brooΣ ì áááááááoε thσ Fool o≥ sta∙ here« I⌠ depend≤ oε thσ crisis¼ thσ Austriaε ì áááááááServants but I'd rather stay here. ááááááá Caε yo⌡ tel∞ mσ wherσ therσ arσ 9▓ element≤ accordinτ t∩ thσ ì áááááááRussiaε Mendelkeeµ (i≤ it)┐ Als∩ wha⌠ d∩ yo⌡ kno≈ abou⌠ Lilith« ╔ ì ááááááácan'⌠ finΣ ou⌠ anythinτ ª believσ ╔ askeΣ yo⌡ beforσ ª yo⌡ woulΣ no⌠ ì áááááááattenΣ t∩ me« ╔ can'⌠ makσ anythinτ oµ thσ n∩ 92« Tha⌠ i≤ wh∙ ╔ asδ ì áááááááyou. ááááááá I hope you are all right. ááááááá Yours sincerely, ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá áááááááCotswold House Hotel áááááááChipping Campden áááááááGlos .PAè ááááááá Woolstaplers Hall ááááááá Chipping Campden ááááááá ááááááá[n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá Please--╔ aφ workinτ oε thσ Fool & I'vσ donσ thσ Lover≤ s∩ d∩ ì ááááááánot tartly say I am having a long holiday! ááááááá Thσ caravaε i≤ ß grea⌠ success« Mos⌠ cose∙ ª s∩ mucΦ easie≥ ì áááááááthaε ß house« You≥ explanatioε oµ LilitΦ i≤ no⌠ enough« Shσ i≤ ß ì ááááááápiebalΣ wencΦ ª no⌠ t∩ bσ trusteΣ bu⌠ iε somσ way≤ Evσ i≤ ß Krugle∙ ì ááááááá[?] Queen when compared with her. ááááááá ╔ aφ glaΣ thσ Falcone≥ ha≤ caugh⌠ you≥ Hawδ ª tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ ì áááááááhappier. ááááááá ╔ wil∞ strugglσ witΦ thσ Fool« Hσ doe≤ writhσ about« ╔ can'⌠ ì áááááááseσ him« Ha≤ hσ go⌠ an∙ childreε witΦ hiφ ª i≤ no⌠ hi≤ baτ ß ì ááááááájester'≤ balloon? Tha⌠ innocen⌠ gaiet∙ ask≤ fo≥ thσ brusΦ oµ ß sain⌠ ì ááááááá& my lines come out like treacle. I wish I could paint in crystals. ááááááá Yours sincerely, áááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá [n.p., n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ hopσ yo⌡ arσ alright« ╔ don'⌠ thinδ yo⌡ werσ a⌠ al∞ luciΣ ì áááááááabou⌠ LilitΦ o≥ thσ 10░ year≤ deaΣ Russiaε howeve≥ ╔ hopσ yo⌡ werσ ì ááááááápreoccupieΣ witΦ writing« ╔ havσ beeε lookinτ a⌠ Ta∩ TeΦ King« Ye≤ ì ááááááái⌠ i≤ aε excellen⌠ booδ ª likσ everythinτ yo⌡ write¼ onl∙ coulΣ havσ ì ááááááábeeε donσ b∙ yo⌡ ª ß mos⌠ profounΣ ª luciΣ bi⌠ oµ thought« N∩ ì áááááááwonder you function so vilely on the living plane? ááááááá ╔ aφ grapplinτ witΦ thσ Foo∞ whicΦ continue≤ t∩ givσ mσ ß gaΣ ì áááááááfoo⌠ s∩ tha⌠ ╔ can'⌠ walδ excep⌠ iε ß club-footeΣ heav∙ way« Als∩ ì áááááááthσ caravaε i≤ fiercel∙ colΣ ª present≤ man∙ obstacles« ╔ havσ ß ì ááááááástudi∩ als∩ fiercel∙ colΣ ª withou⌠ an∙ furniturσ excep⌠ packinτ ì ááááááácases¼ bu⌠ tha⌠ i≤ ß help« Directl∙ thσ Foo∞ i≤ iε ß forφ t∩ bσ ì ááááááásubmitteΣ t∩ thσ Righ⌠ Worshipablσ Master¼ ╔ wil∞ returε t∩ thσ ì áááááááPetroliti≤ iε whicΦ wσ al∞ endure. ááááááá ááááááá Yours sincerely, ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá.PA ááááááá [n.p., n.d., mid-winter] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ d∩ hopσ i⌠ i≤ goinτ t∩ comσ out¼ ╔ aφ simpl∙ sweating« Tha⌠ ì áááááááFoo∞ won'⌠ stanΣ stil∞ ª ╔ d∩ hopσ i⌠ i≤ goinτ t∩ bσ alrigh⌠ ª ì áááááááyou'l∞ bσ satisfied« ╔ can'⌠ d∩ i⌠ wel∞ enough--ever∙ sor⌠ oµ ì áááááááobstacles¼ dam≡ weather¼ intensσ cold¼ aε impossiblσ situatioε oµ ì ááááááálivinτ iε ß caravaε iε mid-winter« ╔ aφ morσ thaε dut∙ [sic▌ bu⌠ ╔ ì ááááááádarσ no⌠ leavσ a≤ ╔ mus⌠ d∩ thi≤ a≤ wel∞ a≤ ╔ caε withou⌠ ì áááááááinterruptioε ª ╔ caε hea≥ thσ rumbling≤ oµ ß tumultuou≤ worlΣ ì áááááááthrougΦ thσ applσ trees« Iµ onl∙ i⌠ i≤ alright« I⌠ ha≤ go⌠ al∞ thσ ì ááááááásymbol≤ onl∙ I'vσ neve≥ seeε an∙ traditiona∞ carΣ likσ i⌠ ª i⌠ ha≤ ì ááááááágonσ s∩ fa≥ froφ thσ littlσ beardeΣ maε whicΦ i⌠ neve≥ wa≤ fo≥ i⌠ ì áááááááappear≤ t∩ mσ a≤ Chris⌠ ª Budhß [sic▌ ª Harp∩ ª Piero⌠ [sic▌ ª ì áááááááHarlequiε ª thσ gian⌠ PandaΦ ª ever∙ othe≥ foolisΦ ª adorablσ persoε ì áááááááª o≥ coursσ ╔ can'⌠ makσ ß pastichσ oµ al∞ thosσ th∩ ╔ tr∙ ª indeeΣ ì ááááááánow I have forgotten how to spell. ááááááá Wh∙ haven'⌠ ╔ go⌠ livinτ firσ whicΦ coulΣ weavσ musicall∙ ì áááááááthesσ beauties« ╔ can'⌠ d∩ i⌠ witΦ pigmen⌠ ╔ wan⌠ poetr∙ ª musiπ ª ì ááááááálight, not coloured chalks. ááááááá ╔ d∩ hopσ you'rσ seriou≤ abou⌠ this« Yo⌡ mus⌠ be¼ yo⌡ couldn'⌠ ì áááááááhavσ writteε Ta∩ TeΦ Kinτ witΦ yr« tonguσ iε yr« cheeδ eveε witΦ ì áááááááyour beastly cleverness & adroit subtlety.è ááááááá Yours sincerely, ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAèááááááá140 Picadilly ááááááá W.1. July 9 [1942] áááááááDear Kerman, ááááááá Thσ Taro⌠ i≤ aε Atla≤ of¼ anΣ Guidσ Booδ to¼ thσ Universe« I⌠ ì áááááááha≤ beeε m∙ dail∙ stud∙ sincσ Feb« '99¼ anΣ m∙ researche≤ havσ cos⌠ ì áááááááme several thousand pounds. ááááááá ╔ havσ lonτ determineΣ t∩ construc⌠ ß pacδ embodyinτ al∞ thσ ì áááááááne≈ knowledgσ gaineΣ froφ Anthropology¼ Comparativσ Religion¼ ª s∩ ì áááááááforth. ááááááá Lad∙ Harri≤ offereΣ t∩ executσ thσ card≤ froφ m∙ designs« I⌠ ì áááááááwas agreed that I should have a 2/3 share in the venture. ááááááá From m∙ rougΦ sketche≤ ª descriptions¼ unde≥ m∙ continua∞ ì áááááááinspection¼ subjec⌠ t∩ m∙ constan⌠ correction--╔ madσ he≥ d∩ somσ ì ááááááácard≤ ove≥ agaiε 5¼ ╢ eveε ╕ time≤ iε onσ case--shσ madσ thσ se⌠ no≈ ì áááááááoε sho≈ a⌠ thσ Berkele∙ Galleries« (Therσ i≤ onσ exception║ thσ carΣ ì ááááááánumbereΣ ╔ wa≤ no⌠ showε to¼ o≥ authorizeΣ by¼ me« ╔ suspec⌠ ß tricδ ì áááááááin this.) ááááááá Shσ ha≤ damageΣ thσ propert∙ b∙ offerinτ i⌠ fo≥ salσ a⌠ cos⌠ ì áááááááprice¼ thu≤ alienatinτ thσ librarie≤ ª booksellers¼ anΣ reducinτ m∙ ì ááááááá2/3 interest to nil. ááááááá ╔ valuσ thσ copyrigh⌠ a⌠ somethinτ likσ [L]20000« (┴ crudσ, ì ááááááávilel∙ drawε ª coloured¼ ignorant¼ inferio≥ pack¼ publisheΣ iε 190▓ ì áááááááo≥ thereabouts¼ ha≤ solΣ ove≥ 100░ copie≤ ever∙ yea≥ sincσ theε a⌠ ì ááááááá15/- ß copy« ╔ aφ quitσ surσ tha⌠ thesσ admirablσ cards¼ witΦ m∙ ì ááááááábooδ oε thσ subject¼ whicΦ wa≤ t∩ g∩ with theφ iε aε ornamenta∞ box¼ ì áááááááwoulΣ brinτ iε fa≥ morσ annua∞ receipts« ╔ havσ ß largσ followinτ iε ì áááááááU.S.A.--the∙ senΣ mσ [L]5░ ß montΦ o≥ more--whicΦ i≤ growinτ ì ááááááárapidly« Especiall∙ no≈ m∙ "Hymε fo≥ Independencσ Dayó ha≤ beeε se⌠ ì ááááááát∩ music¼ anΣ wil∞ bσ broadcas⌠ b∙ thσ Cultura∞ Gardeε Leaguσ oµ ì áááááááCleveland¼ Ohio¼ oε Aug« 9« Therσ i≤ als∩ m∙ Freσ FrencΦ sonτ (prooµ ì áááááááenclosed)« AnΣ thσ inventioε oµ thσ V-sigε wil∞ ultimatel∙ benefi⌠ ì ááááááámy work. ááááááá ╔ wan⌠ firs⌠ t∩ establisΦ m∙ 2/│ claiφ iε thσ copyright« ì áááááááSecondly¼ m∙ controllinτ interes⌠ iε thσ card≤ themselves« Iµ ì ááááááánecessary¼ damage≤ fo≥ he≥ sly¼ underhand¼ sneaking¼ dishonourablσ ì áááááááanΣ dishones⌠ actioε iε givinτ thi≤ sho≈ withou⌠ m∙ approval¼ anΣ ì ááááááádestroying the whole value of the copyright. ááááááá N.B« Thσ propert∙ righ⌠ i≤ actuall∙ vesteΣ iε thσ O.T.O« (Mr« ì áááááááKar∞ Germe≥ 100╖ Lexingtoε Avenuσ Ne≈ Yorδ Cit∙ i≤ m∙ GranΣ ì áááááááTreasurer General, and we had perhaps better sue in his name. ááááááá N.B« Lad∙ H'≤ rea∞ motivσ i≤ t∩ concea∞ he≥ ┤ yearsº closσ ì áááááááassociation with me! Rather silly, then, to provoke a lawsuit! ááááááá ╔ shal∞ rinτ u≡ Saturda∙ A.M« early║ perhap≤ yo⌡ coulΣ luncΦ ì áááááááwith me. ááááááá ááááááá Yours sincerely, ááááááá Aleister Crowley áááááááP.S« ┴ friendl∙ settlemen⌠ i≤ beinτ tried╗ don'⌠ d∩ anythinτ unti∞ ╔ ì ááááááásee you again. A.C. .PAè ááááááá Thursday, May 5th [1943] áááááááIn reply to [yours of] Sept. 2nd received 2nd post today áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ thinδ wσ shoulΣ finΣ i⌠ easie≥ ª preven⌠ an∙ frictioε fo≥ u≤ ì áááááááall¼ iµ thi≤ Mis≤ Lopham¼ Lopham¼ Backett¼ Gil∞ Chancery¼ Staplσ Inε ì áááááááHolborε act≤ fo≥ me« ╔ havσ writteε t∩ he≥ t∩ communicatσ witΦ yo⌡ ì áááááááa⌠ oncσ ª ╔ thinδ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ i⌠ ß grea⌠ assistancσ t∩ yo⌡ a≤ yo⌡ ì áááááááarσ no⌠ well¼ iµ shσ consult≤ witΦ yo⌡ ª put≤ u≤ al∞ wisσ oε thσ ì ááááááálega∞ aspec⌠ ª caε intervie≈ Houghtoε fo≥ you« Yo⌡ caε alway≤ ì ááááááátelephonσ t∩ her« Shσ i≤ ver∙ sensiblσ ª know≤ m∙ wishe≤ ª ha≤ ì áááááááalready met Houghton & been to Museum Street. ááááááá ╔ hopσ yo⌡ wil∞ finΣ thi≤ satisfactor∙ ª wil∞ hel≡ yo⌡ witΦ thσ ì áááááááresponsibility. ááááááá ╔ caε alway≤ comσ u≡ t∩ Londoε bu⌠ a≤ ╔ aφ no⌠ ß business-ì áááááááwoman¼ ╔ aφ morσ likel∙ t∩ bσ obstinatσ iε thσ wronτ placσ thaε aε ì áááááááindifferen⌠ outsider¼ ª iµ thσ contrac⌠ i≤ no⌠ carefull∙ watched¼ ì áááááááonσ oµ u≤ wil∞ bσ accuseΣ oµ unfairness¼ s∩ ╔ thinδ yo⌡ wil∞ agreσ ì áááááááthis will protect us both. ááááááá I do wish you were better. ááááááá Yo⌡ sa∙ "╔ proposσ t∩ arrangσ thσ term≤ oµ thσ contrac⌠ witΦ ì áááááááMikσ (yo⌡ don'⌠ mentioε thi≤ a⌠ all¼ b∙ thσ way¼ th∩ yo⌡ shoulΣ havσ ì ááááááágo⌠ m∙ lette≥ las⌠ Frida∙ b∙ thσ firs⌠ post⌐ s∩ tha⌠ (a⌐ yo⌡ arσ ì ááááááárelieveΣ froφ thσ cursσ oµ the stipenΣ (b⌐ tha⌠ ╔ aφ enableΣ t∩ seσ ì áááááááthe job thru myself--I feel sure that London is the place." ááááááá 1. ╔ neve≥ receiveΣ ß lette≥ sayinτ yo⌡ proposeΣ t∩ arrangσ thσ ì áááááááterm≤ oµ thσ contract. áááááá 2. ╔ havσ neve≥ complaineΣ oµ thσ stipenΣ a≤ yo⌡ havσ alway≤ giveε ì ááááááámσ s∩ mucΦ iε return. áááááá 3. I don't know what you mean about "London is the place." ááááááá[remainder of letter apparently missing] .PAèááááááá ááááááá [n.p., n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ aφ sorr∙ ╔ havσ disgruntleΣ you« Iµ yo⌡ meaε thσ experiencσ ì áááááááof moving furniture I have a very varied one! ááááááá ╔ aφ workinτ hard¼ havσ donσ N∩ 1░ ª N∩ ╣ Sword≤ ª nearl∙ N∩ 6« ááááááá ╔ ge⌠ frightfull∙ stifµ wha⌠ ß bore« Als∩ I'φ readinτ harΣ book≤ ì áááááááI'vσ haΣ n∩ timσ for« Thi≤ i≤ ß blesseΣ relief¼ ╔ hopσ I'l∞ bσ ablσ ì áááááááto stay here & catch up a bit. ááááááá Now about Locke. Shall I write to him? ááááááá Therσ i≤ thi≤ curiou≤ olΣ Rabbi¼ ß studen⌠ oµ thσ Kabalß ª ì áááááááNumbers¼ ß distinguisheΣ olΣ scholar« ╔ aφ guaranteσ fo≥ hi≤ ì áááááááevacuation of Vienna & he is living at Staines. ááááááá Dr Muller ááááááá Melrose ááááááá Seacroft Staines ááááááá He wants to get a little work. ááááááá "He is a deep student of Hebrew." ááááááá He is in touch with Dr Saxl of the Warburg Institute. ááááááá Is he any use to you or to me & can you help him? ááááááá ╔ believσ hσ i≤ rathe≥ remarkable« Iµ yo⌡ caε d∩ anythinτ wil∞ ì áááááááyo⌡ writσ t∩ him┐ ╔ can'⌠ d∩ mucΦ froφ here« ╔ wonde≥ i≤ hσ an∙ usσ ì áááááááoε thσ booδ a≤ he'≤ turneΣ u≡ severa∞ time≤ iε m∙ patΦ lately« áááááá Havσ yo⌡ finisheΣ Mercury┐ ╔ reaΣ you≥ note≤ yesterday¼ thσ ne≈ ì áááááááones« There'≤ ß lo⌠ froφ thσ origina∞ scrip⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ gavσ mσ whicΦ ì áááááááis missing. Can it be compressed in? ááááááá I'φ worrieΣ abou⌠ Mercury« ╔ aφ onl∙ seσ hiφ a≤ I'vσ drawε hiφ ì áááááááno⌠ s∩ trickse∙ a≤ yo⌡ seeφ t∩ kno≈ him« Howeve≥ I'l∞ try« Thσ Foo∞ ì ááááááá[?...] up with him more than I want. ááááááá Yours ever, ááááááá Frieda .PAè ááááááá ááááááá[n.p., n.d.] áááááááMy dear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ haven'⌠ writteε iε a≤ thosσ Sword≤ arσ plaguinτ thσ ver∙ ì ááááááádevi∞ witΦ me« ╔ can'⌠ ge⌠ on--I'vσ jus⌠ finisheΣ thσ 8--no≈ 10-9-2-ì ááááááá╕ arσ donσ als∩ nearl∙ finisheΣ │ bu⌠ ╔ kee≡ oε firs⌠ witΦ headachσ ì áááááááª frightfu∞ fatigue¼ theε fal∞ dowε ª cu⌠ m∙ leτ theε burε m∙ thumΓ ì ááááááátheε you≥ furniturσ aeria∞ raiΣ ª thσ folδ wha⌠ fixe≤ thσ ga≤ stovσ ì ááááááás∩ tha⌠ ╔ aφ constantl∙ driveε t∩ brand∙ o≥ lyinτ oε m∙ bed« S∩ ╔ ì ááááááádon'⌠ ge⌠ oε alth∩ ╔ feverishl∙ wisΦ to« Toda∙ ╔ can'⌠ work--lef⌠ ì áááááááeyσ hurt≤ likσ mad¼ i⌠ wil∞ bσ all righ⌠ tomorrow« ╔ mus⌠ havσ trieΣ ì áááááááto finish the 8 in a bad light & did not notice--also [?...] ááááááá ╔ aφ thinkinτ ß lot¼ a⌠ leas⌠ ╔ caε attemp⌠ t∩ think¼ bu⌠ mus⌠ ì áááááááyo⌡ senΣ mσ ▓ copie≤ oµ al∞ you≥ worδ whicΦ necessitate≤ s∩ mucΦ ì ááááááásorting« {?...▌ thi≤ afternoon« ╔ caε dea∞ witΦ it« ╔ havσ beeε ì áááááááthinkinτ tha⌠ thσ booδ woulΣ bσ lovel∙ iµ i⌠ haΣ oppositσ thσ ì ááááááádifferen⌠ trump≤ ª playinτ card≤ ß placσ likσ ß photo-albuφ wherσ ì áááááááthσ carΣ coulΣ bσ slippeΣ iε insteaΣ oµ ß separatσ pack« ╔ finΣ wheε ì ááááááá╔ reaΣ thσ scrip⌠ t∩ Anε Christiσ shσ understand≤ mucΦ bette≥ iµ ╔ ì ááááááágivσ he≥ thσ photograpΦ oµ thσ carΣ t∩ looδ a⌠ al∞ thσ time« perhap≤ ì ááááááátha⌠ wil∞ makσ thσ booδ to∩ biτ bu⌠ wha⌠ ß dσ luxe┐ Ye≤ ╔ sympathizσ ì áááááááwitΦ you≥ letharg∙ ove≥ thσ Tarot« ╔ caε scarcel∙ bea≥ thesσ smal∞ ì ááááááácards¼ s∩ difficul⌠ t∩ d∩ s∩ {?...]¼ ª al∞ thσ timσ sucΦ awfu∞ ì ááááááálistening-iε t∩ thσ worlΣ conflic⌠ tha⌠ ╔ coulΣ scream« N∩ ╔ thinδ ╔ ì ááááááámus⌠ g∩ thr∩ witΦ i⌠ ª ge⌠ theφ al∞ done« Thσ LorΣ oµ Sciencσ isn'⌠ ì ááááááábaΣ t∩ d∩ ª interesting« Thσ 3¼ thσ BriaΦ darδ sea¼ seem≤ t∩ mσ t∩ ì ááááááábσ mos⌠ unpleasantí Wha⌠ abou⌠ her┐ SenΣ ß line« ╔ aφ goinτ t∩ d∩ ì áááááááthσ ╢ ª ╖ a⌠ once--iµ ╔ caε sto≡ gettinτ sicδ ª seσ too« Earl∙ ì áááááááblackeninτ i≤ sucΦ ß borσ the∙ arσ fiercel∙ nose∙ ª war-[?...▌ ì áááááááherσ havinτ nothinτ t∩ d∩ ª ╔ am¼ a≤ usua∞ aε objec⌠ oµ suspicioε t∩ ì áááááááthσ Policσ ª can'⌠ managσ thei≥ changinτ regulations« German∙ ha≤ ì áááááááwoε an∙ wa∙ s∩ therσ i≤ n∩ {?onσ iε m∙ Wing]« Therσ i≤ n∩ freedoφ ª ì áááááááthσ [...▌ smash-u≡ al∞ becausσ oµ thσ feeling--don't-you-know--ì áááááááthere'≤ ß war-oε ha≤ comσ t∩ sta∙ whilσ thσ [...▌ u≡ abou⌠ thσ ì ááááááástreet≤ iε thei≥ helmet≤ ª truncheon≤ ª [...]-the-children« ╔ hea≥ ß ì áááááááwomaε wa≤ lookinτ rounΣ thσ hote∞ fo≥ [...]¼ n∩ suga≥ thanδ you« ╔ ì áááááááhavσ giveε u≡ takinτ sugar¼ iε m∙ teß fo≥ thσ duratioε oµ thσ Warí ì áááááááOnσ mus⌠ d∩ one'≤ bití AnΣ feelinτ ╔ havσ reverseΣ int∩ 191┤ ╔ ì ááááááámechanicall∙ pu⌠ ╢ lump≤ oµ suga≥ iε m∙ teß wheε ╔ prefe≥ i⌠ ì áááááááwithoutí Onσ mus⌠ maintaiε Balancσ iε thi≤ unnecessar∙ World« Thσ ì áááááááIvory Tower is very thick. How goes your pigstye? ááááááá Yours in some distress, ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá [n.p., n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ havσ beeε tryinτ t∩ sor⌠ thσ variou≤ typeΣ paper≤ ╔ havσ ì áááááááreceived from you on the Tarot. ááááááá The Trumps descriptions are complete. ááááááá The 9 Wands are separately described. ááááááá The 9 Cups " " " ááááááá The 9 Swords " " " ááááááá The 9 Disks " " " ááááááá The 4 Sword Court Cards are separately described. ááááááá The 4 Wand Court Cards not ááááááá The 4 Water " " not ááááááá The 4 Pantacles " " not ááááááá The 4 Aces are separately described. ááááááá________________________________________________________ ááááááá Probabl∙ yo⌡ havσ thσ missinτ one≤ bu⌠ iµ no⌠ ough⌠ wσ no⌠ t∩ ì áááááááhave a complete list? ááááááá________________________________________________________ ááááááá ╔ thinδ ╔ sen⌠ yo⌡ thσ origina∞ note≤ yo⌡ madσ oε thσ Foo∞ ì áááááááaskinτ yo⌡ iµ yo⌡ coulΣ incorporatσ somσ oµ i⌠ iε thσ ne≈ note≤ ì áááááááwhicΦ ╔ have« Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ agree¼ anyho≈ le⌠ mσ havσ thσ origina∞ a≤ ì áááááááI like it best. ááááááá________________________________________________________ ááááááá Thσ Princσ oµ Disk≤ i≤ ß devil« I'vσ beeε ß wholσ weeδ oε hiφ ª ì áááááááhσ i≤ engenderinτ ß nervou≤ breakdowε iε mσ coupleΣ witΦ starvatioε ì áááááááas he gives me no time to eat. He is a bastard. ááááááá Howeve≥ ╔ hopσ ╔ havσ caugh⌠ hiφ today« Hσ swell≤ ª swell≤ ª ╔ ì ááááááácan'⌠ ge⌠ hiφ iε thσ picturσ witΦ al∞ thσ farφ producσ ª bull≤ yo⌡ ì ááááááásuggest« Rσ thσ curtains--╔ havσ haΣ somσ promiseΣ t∩ me¼ havσ ß bi⌠ ì ááááááámore patience I am on their track. ááááááá ╔ likσ Sullivaε bette≥ thaε thσ Americaε Bum« DiΣ yo⌡ writσ thσ ì ááááááálatter┐ Hσ i≤ quitσ ß nicσ person¼ bu⌠ rathe≥ lopsideΣ ª ha≤ onl∙ ì áááááááonσ mean≤ oµ approacΦ ª s∩ d∩ hi≤ chums« Peε won'⌠ writσ s∩ ╔ can'⌠ ì áááááááthink. I do hope you are better. ááááááá F. H. .PAè ááááááá áááááááRolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Chipping Campden ááááááá áááá Wednesday ááááááá [n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá Got back Tuesday instead of Monday. ááááááá I am sending you the notes on the aces. ááááááá I haven't got them quite clearly in my head. ááááááá You say in your note on the Disc Ace. ááááááá Inside 0-10. ááááááá " 10 heptagrams ááááááá " 7 [drawing of mark of beast] ááááááá That is not clear to me. I know that the form is to be ááááááá[drawing] áááááááAbout the Sword Ace áááááááYo⌡ mentioε aε inscriptioε t∩ bσ donσ oε thσ blade« Arabiπ ì áááááááDamascened work. What is it? I have your weather chart-design. ááááááá________________________________________________________ ááááááá ╔ shal∞ g∩ oε witΦ thσ Firσ Princes≤ bu⌠ pleasσ answe≥ b∙ ì áááááááreturn as I feel I want to do the Aces. ááááááá F. H. .PAè ááááááá [n.p., n.d.] áááááááMy dear Aleister ááááááá 1« ╔ can'⌠ finΣ Magick¼ Ca≡ 0¼ oε mathematic≤ ª philosoph∙ oµ ì ááááááá0=2. ááááááá 2. Is Vesica-piscis really the womb? ááááááá 3« Wh∙ arσ therσ 7▓ decanates--7▓ name≤ oµ God« ╔ caε ì áááááááunderstanΣ 36--│ house≤ fo≥ eacΦ zodiaca∞ sigε ª anyho≈ aφ ╔ t∩ ì ááááááádividσ thσ Universσ int∩ 7▓ parts┐ Yo⌡ sa∙ star≤ oµ thσ Zodiac--arσ ì áááááááthe stars to be the signs or the actual constellations? ááááááá 4. Phallus & sun I understand. Kteis=? Moon--what is Kteis? ááááááá 5. Which (of any particular form) is the Uraeus Serpent? ááááááá 6« "Thσ genera∞ meaninτ etc« Hencσ i⌠ i≤ [ZO╨ iε Greek]ó doe≤ ì áááááááthat mean Azoth. ááááááá 7. What is [HVAI in Hebrew]? ááááááá 8« Caε yo⌡ ge⌠ mσ an∙ booδ whicΦ i≤ simplσ oε geomanc∙ ª ì áááááááWatkins will send me the book if you would order it. ááááááá Keytσ me⌠ mσ yesterday« Hσ describeΣ yo⌡ a≤ "wonderfuló s∩ hi≤ ì áááááááestimate of you was well-balanced. ááááááá ╔ havσ beeε stodginτ u≡ thσ remaininτ cards« Thσ fortres≤ o≥ ┤ ì áááááááPantacles is well on the way. ááááááá Mercur∙ i≤ fussinτ dreadfully« Ho≈ ╔ shoulΣ likσ t∩ d∩ theφ al∞ ì áááááááagain« ╔ aφ faintl∙ beginninτ t∩ understanΣ wha⌠ yo⌡ arσ drivinτ at« ì áááááááThose 4 aces are going to be a riot. ááááááá It is so cold that I'm quite warm. (That is real A.C.) ááááááá Yours ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè á [n.p., n.d.] áMy dear Aleister, ╔ aφ ß bi⌠ worried« Thσ princes≤ i≤ behavinτ mos⌠ queerí Shσ ì áwon'⌠ havσ an∙ nicσ tid∙ line≤ ª ╔ reall∙ don'⌠ kno≈ iµ shσ wil∞ bσ ì áalright« Shσ i≤ certainl∙ n∩ relatioε oµ thσ firs⌠ samplσ submitted« ì á╔ thinδ wheε ╔ havσ smackeΣ her¼ ╔ shal∞ havσ t∩ pos⌠ he≥ t∩ you¼ ª ì áyo⌡ caε tea≥ he≥ u≡ o≥ retaiε he≥ a≤ shσ strike≤ you« OΦ dea≥ ╔ aφ ì átired« ╔ havσ battleΣ witΦ he≥ blarinτ wriggle≤ til∞ thσ eyσ fall≤ ì áout & she has burnt my throat & I can't swallow. Now then. N∩ 2« Mis≤ BacΦ ha≤ uneartheΣ somσ forφ oµ Raveε fo≥ thσ ì áWritinτ Desδ t∩ si⌠ a⌠ ª ╔ thinδ iµ ╔ remembe≥ rightl∙ i⌠ i≤ ß soliΣ ì áfeathereΣ typσ bu⌠ no⌠ ß polisheΣ scioε oµ olΣ family« Bu⌠ perhap≤ ì áthrustinτ thσ kneσ iε thσ aperturσ betweeε thσ phalan° oµ drawer≤ ì áyou can! No! this is getting like the Princess, out of control. I hope anyhow your honorable self will be satisfied. á Chang! á (Chinese note of inquiry) á[remainder of letter possibly missing] .PAè á [n.p., n.d.] áMy dear Aleister Ho≈ difficul⌠ yo⌡ are¼ s∩ hopelessl∙ muddlinτ you≥ financσ i≤ ì áunbearablσ ª s∩ i≤ mine« Pleasσ d∩ no⌠ explaiε ª tr∙ t∩ makσ matter≤ ì áclear. They are not. Bu⌠ fo≥ you≥ magica∞ retirement--boε voyage« ╔ enclosσ thσ ì ácominτ weeδ stipenΣ ª [L]│ ª hopσ tha⌠ wil∞ ª shoulΣ pa∙ ofµ thσ ì áhote∞ wherσ yo⌡ havσ stayeΣ witΦ you≥ incorrigiblσ granΣ manne≥ ª ì áperhap≤ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ sinδ dowε iε peace« ╔ canno⌠ sparσ an∙ ì ámorσ s∩ don'⌠ worr∙ mσ an∙ morσ please« ╔ d∩ hopσ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ ì áhave a lovely time. I envy you--I hope you will be able to bear it. ╔ can'⌠ red∩ thσ prince≤ jus⌠ now¼ ╔ caε onl∙ thinδ abou⌠ ì ápaintinτ ß hen« ╔ ma∙ tr∙ late≥ bu⌠ I'φ stalσ oε thσ Taro⌠ ª pleasσ ì ásenΣ mσ onl∙ note≤ oε thσ YΘ Kinτ no⌠ ß volumσ oµ effort≤ t∩ savσ m∙ ì áhistorica∞ sensσ o≥ alte≥ mσ becausσ ╔ aφ jus⌠ goinτ t∩ finΣ m∙ owε ì áwa∙ witΦ question≤ t∩ you¼ bu⌠ oε certaiε argument≤ witΦ yo⌡ i⌠ i≤ ì áno good battering me with oaths & reasons. á Yours á F. H. á[P.S.▌ Pleasσ tel∞ mσ iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ bσ lef⌠ iε silencσ fo≥ somσ ì átime. .PAè á[fragment from same period as previous letter, n.p., n.d.] á[Frieda Harris to Aleister Crowley]: I have got the rejected copy of Atu XX. No≈ woulΣ yo⌡ likσ i⌠ a≤ ß present┐ ╔ havσ mean⌠ t∩ givσ i⌠ t∩ ì áyo⌡ fo≥ i⌠ i≤ you≥ Stelσ anΣ yo⌡ thougΦ i⌠ satisfactor∙ enougΦ t∩ bσ ì áundecideΣ whethe≥ t∩ usσ i⌠ o≥ thσ onσ wσ decideΣ on« Bu⌠ no≈ ╔ ì ádon'⌠ kno≈ whethe≥ i⌠ wil∞ bσ aε additiona∞ burdeε t∩ havσ an∙ ì ápossession? ╔ can'⌠ d∩ anythinτ abou⌠ [?Murran▌ a⌠ present¼ becausσ Puc∙ i≤ ì átryinτ t∩ arrangσ fo≥ mσ t∩ g∩ ª spenΣ ß week-enΣ witΦ Limaε (wh∩ i≤ ì áa⌠ hi≤ country-house⌐ ª takσ thσ card≤ t∩ sho≈ hiφ beforσ ╔ g∩ an∙ ì áááááfurther with C & H. ááááááá Can you tell me a bit about the cone & the parabola. ááááááá Yes! I've looked in the dictionary. ááááááá Page 342 Magic Lection 4. ááááááá But I would like some more. ááááááá [...] ááááááá[end of fragment] .PAè ááááááá [n.p., n.d.] áááááááMy dear Aleister ááááááá Al∞ thσ Sword≤ arσ finisheΣ ª thσ 1░ oµ Cup≤ nearly¼ bu⌠ ╔ havσ ì ááááááádifficult∙ iε gettinτ thσ card≤ stretched« Thσ picturσ froφ Michae∞ ì áááááááJus⌠ ha≤ no⌠ arriveΣ s∩ ╔ can'⌠ sho≈ ß samplσ t∩ anyone« Wil∞ yo⌡ ì ááááááásenΣ oε thσ encloseΣ lette≥ t∩ hiφ a≤ ╔ havσ no⌠ go⌠ thσ correc⌠ ì áááááááaddres≤ here« ╔ trieΣ t∩ insurσ thσ cards¼ bu⌠ thσ valuatioε ╔ pu⌠ ì áááááááoε theφ ([L]1500)¼ the∙ wisΦ t∩ havσ somσ assurancσ tha⌠ tha⌠ i≤ thσ ì ááááááápricσ fo≥ whicΦ ╔ aφ sellinτ them« The∙ askeΣ fo≥ M≥ Just'≤ addres≤ ì ááááááá& I could not remember it. ááááááá ╔ finΣ al∞ thi≤ ß bi⌠ up-hill« ╔ aφ iε solitar∙ confinement¼ ì ááááááádoinτ m∙ owε house-worδ etc.¼ no⌠ to∩ baΣ onl∙ wheε ╔ emergσ froφ ì áááááááthis concentrated effort to do the cards & feel very peculiar. ááááááá Now for the pantacles. ááááááá D∩ tr∙ ª answe≥ mσ abou⌠ thσ Aces« ╔ fee∞ brood∙ abou⌠ them« ╔ ì ááááááákee≡ oε thinkinτ abou⌠ thosσ ┤ element≤ ª thei≥ mightines≤ ª ╔ fel∞ ì ááááááádrowneΣ iε water¼ burn⌠ witΦ fire¼ cu⌠ b∙ thσ ai≥ ª duτ int∩ thσ ì áááááááearth« Thσ ai≥ feel≤ t∩ bσ thσ mos⌠ soliΣ ª deaΣ oµ theφ all¼ whicΦ ì áááááááis odd, as it is supposed to be so light. No blood I suppose. ááááááá I can't make out the Tree of Life ááááááá Kether ááááááá Binah Chokmah ááááááá (F.) (M.) ááááááátheε i⌠ seem≤ t∩ jum≡ rounΣ ª havσ belo≈ thσ Abys≤ thσ positioε oµ ì áááááááthσ m[asculine▌ ª f[eminine▌ altered¼ the∙ swinτ over« Aφ ╔ wrong┐ ╔ ì áááááááwan⌠ t∩ pu⌠ oε thσ lef⌠ thσ receptivσ sidσ ª thσ powe≥ oε thσ right« ì ááááááá╔ can'⌠ classif∙ anything« Morσ timσ herσ t∩ think¼ bu⌠ readinτ ì ááááááátire≤ m∙ eyes« ╔ supposσ thi≤ wil∞ bσ donσ soon« A⌠ i⌠ agaiε ì ááááááátomorrow« Havσ yo⌡ ever realizeΣ ho≈ mucΦ ╔ havσ giveε u≡ fo≥ thi≤ ì áááááááwork┐ Everythinτ ╔ posses≤ ª no≈ ╔ aφ becomσ ß nothinτ iε ß ì áááááááwilderness. ááááááá Yours very tired ááááááá F. H. .PAè ááááááá Morton House ááááááá The Mall ááááááá Chiswick ááááááá [n.d.] áááááááMy dear Aleister ááááááá ╔ havσ lef⌠ a⌠ Mortoε Housσ al∞ m∙ note≤ fo≥ thσ enΣ oµ thσ ì áááááááwork« The∙ arσ al∞ togethe≥ ª werσ oε m∙ paintinτ table« Thσ LorΣ ì áááááááknow≤ wherσ the∙ arσ now« Thσ geometrica∞ design≤ al∞ workeΣ ou⌠ ª ì áááááááal∞ you≥ note≤ ª everythinτ iε order« ╔ haΣ theφ iε ß pinδ cove≥ ª ì ááááááámus⌠ havσ combineΣ theφ witΦ somσ sparσ copies« Pleasσ rinτ u≡ ª ì áááááááinsis⌠ tha⌠ the∙ finΣ them« The∙ ma∙ havσ beeε pu⌠ iε m∙ cupboarΣ a≤ ì ááááááá╔ kno≈ the∙ havσ beeε tidyinτ up« The∙ mus⌠ bσ registereΣ ╔ can'⌠ ì áááááááget on now, it is frantic. ááááááá Yours ever ááááááá Frieda .PAè ááááááá Morton House ááááááá The Mall ááááááá Chiswick ááááááá [n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá N∩ onσ caε finΣ m∙ notes« Caε yo⌡ havσ typeΣ ª sen⌠ b∙ returε ì áááááááal∞ thσ sword≤ excep⌠ │ swords¼ al∞ thσ pantacle≤ ª thσ note≤ oε ì áááááááQueen¼ Princes≤ Princσ Pantacle≤ witΦ an∙ oµ you≥ remarks« Pleasσ ì ááááááálook carefully. Also 10 Cups missing & the notes on the Universe. ááááááá (Thesσ "notesó werσ dictateΣ b∙ A.C« t∩ F.H« mostl∙ iε thσ ì ááááááágarden of Morton House. [Note by A.C.]) ááááááá ╔ d∩ hopσ yo⌡ havσ duplicates« Someonσ mus⌠ havσ takeε theφ ou⌠ ì áááááááoµ m∙ casσ ª the∙ arσ s∩ war-mindeΣ a⌠ Mortoε tha⌠ note≤ ª ì ááááááámanuscript≤ don'⌠ seeφ importan⌠ ª the∙ arσ no⌠ ablσ t∩ understand« ì áááááááI feel very ill. ááááááá Frieda ááááááá[P.S.▌ Steptoσ mus⌠ senΣ mσ anothe≥ photograpΦ oµ thσ ▓ oµ sword≤ ì áááááááalso lost with notes. .PAè ááááááá Morton House ááááááá The Mall ááááááá Chiswick ááááááá [n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá Iε enclosσ weeδ stipenΣ ª als∩ thσ 3-│ fo≥ thσ book« O.K« oε ì áááááááyou as they don't say in literature. ááááááá Yours sincerely ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá Morton House ááááááá The Mall ááááááá Chiswick ááááááá Tuesday [n.d.] áááááááMy dear Aleister ááááááá ╔ havσ beeε haunteΣ al∞ nigh⌠ b∙ you≥ complicateΣ mind« Yo⌡ ì áááááááreall∙ ough⌠ t∩ havσ ß [...▌ ª iµ ╔ ma∙ humbl∙ dra≈ yo⌡ attentioε t∩ ì áááááááthσ fac⌠ tha⌠ pape≥ i≤ onl∙ ß surfacσ ª can'⌠ bσ madσ t∩ holΣ thing≤ ì ááááááábehinΣ ª before¼ alth∩ you¼ wrap⌠ iε thσ Spirit¼ caε walδ al∞ rounΣ ì áááááááthem« Temperancσ i≤ ß kettlσ oµ fish¼ ª listeninτ t∩ Beethoveε las⌠ ì ááááááánigh⌠ ╔ realizeΣ wha⌠ ß fiasc∩ hσ madσ wheε hσ trieΣ t∩ conve∙ al∞ ì áááááááhσ kne≈ iε thσ las⌠ movemen⌠ oµ thσ 9tΦ ª thereb∙ givinτ u≡ ß ì áááááááglimpsσ oµ thσ transformatioε scenσ iε thσ Pantomime¼ insteaΣ oµ thσ ì áááááááPurσ Ligh⌠ oµ Heaven¼ havinτ alread∙ leΣ u≤ thr∩ thσ man∙ coloureΣ ì ááááááálands« Bu⌠ forgivσ me¼ onl∙ ╔ fee∞ nervous« ╔ think¼ lookinτ a⌠ thσ ì áááááááfinisheΣ card≤ yo⌡ wil∞ remembe≥ al∞ thσ sequence≤ yo⌡ havσ ì áááááááforgotteε ª ╔ shal∞ bσ crusheΣ b∙ alteration≤ whicΦ wil∞ confusσ thσ ì ááááááástructura∞ desigε ª an∙ spectato≥ withou⌠ you≥ knowledgσ ª s∩ suffe≥ ì ááááááálittlσ childreε t∩ comσ unt∩ theσ ª confusσ theφ no⌠ b∙ to∩ mucΦ ì ááááááásymbolish & stay thy hand from poor Frieda's tormented visions. ááááááá About your Yoga book, another please forgive me. ááááááá WoulΣ i⌠ no⌠ (iµ yo⌡ arσ publishinτ yourselµ al∞ thesσ alread∙ ì ááááááábeautifu∞ books⌐ bσ aε ideß iµ you∙ didn'⌠ havσ aε editioε dσ luxσ ì áááááááfo≥ thσ moment--a≤ i⌠ woulΣ savσ expense« ╔ believσ iµ yo⌡ givσ awa∙ ì áááááááthesσ book≤ t∩ friends« The∙ arσ quitσ lovel∙ enougΦ t∩ ornamen⌠ an∙ ì ááááááálibrar∙ ª bσ treasureΣ ª wσ arσ iε sucΦ ß statσ oµ transi⌠ tha⌠ wσ ì ááááááácan't take heavy luggage in our aeroplanes. ááááááá Yours ever ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá Morton House ááááááá The Mall ááááááá Chiswick áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá ╔ havσ jus⌠ beeε readinτ you≥ Ta∩ TeΦ King« Fo≥ goodnes≤ sake¼ ì ááááááád∩ tr∙ witΦ thosσ Trumps« Therσ i≤ no-onσ wh∩ think≤ iε thσ luciΣ ì áááááááwa∙ yo⌡ do¼ m∙ littlσ paltr∙ card≤ arσ los⌠ unles≤ yo⌡ illuminσ theφ ì áááááááb∙ you≥ Ar⌠ ª fo≥ thσ sakσ oµ thosσ poo≥ littlσ strugglinτ chicken≤ ì ááááááásquealinτ likσ Alicσ iε thσ Lookinτ Glas≤ jur∙ a⌠ thσ GranΣ Tria∞ ì áááááááScene« Fo≥ thei≥ sake≤ coε yo⌡ no⌠ havσ thσ couragσ t∩ d∩ anothe≥ ì ááááááámasterpiece« Bu⌠ yo⌡ fee∞ ill« ╔ kno≈ ho≈ feeblσ tha⌠ make≤ onσ ì ááááááábecausσ onσ doesn'⌠ makσ ß plan« Howeve≥ I'φ relentless¼ I'l∞ g∩ oε ì ááááááátil∞ yo⌡ dro≡ becausσ i⌠ i≤ wortΦ it« Thσ Poem¼ thσ prefacσ arσ ì ááááááámagnificent. ááááááá Yours in admiration ááááááá Frieda Harris .PAè ááááááá The Golden Cockerel ááááááá Chipping Campden, ááááááá Glos. áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá Jus⌠ go⌠ you≥ letter« Yo⌡ wil∞ kno≈ ╔ havσ thσ notes¼ bu⌠ ho≈ ì áááááááyo⌡ go⌠ theφ ou⌠ ª sen⌠ theφ ª nonσ oµ thosσ chuckle-head≤ a⌠ Mortoε ì áááááááHouse know yet that you have done so, is indeed a mystery. ááááááá ╔ aφ better¼ ╔ kno≈ yo⌡ arσ quitσ right¼ m∙ spiritua∞ statσ ha≤ ì ááááááábeeε sadl∙ neglected¼ perhap≤ becausσ ╔ havσ beeε tryinτ t∩ pain⌠ ª ì ááááááálive Percy's life at the same time. ááááááá No≈ thesσ circumstance≤ arσ givinτ mσ ß chance« ╔ havσ haΣ │ ì áááááááday≤ rest¼ thσ firs⌠ iε ▓ year≤ ª I'vσ eveε haΣ timσ t∩ reaΣ ß bi⌠ ì áááááááoµ Magiπ ª tr∙ t∩ assimilatσ yr« book« Ho≈ satisfyinτ t∩ one≤ insidσ ì áááááááhunger« Tha⌠ olΣ docto≥ tolΣ mσ ╔ lookeΣ spirituall∙ halµ starveΣ ª ì áááááááyo⌡ son'⌠ believσ unti∞ thσ las⌠ ▓ day≤ ╔ havσ no⌠ haΣ timσ t∩ feeΣ ì ááááááámyself. ááááááá No≈ m∙ reputatioε a≤ ß cowarΣ ª shirke≥ wil∞ protec⌠ mσ ╔ hopσ ì áááááááª ╔ havσ haΣ aε opportunit∙ whilσ ╔ havσ trieΣ t∩ cu⌠ thσ junglσ ì ááááááárounΣ m∙ caravaε t∩ looδ a⌠ thesσ gloriou≤ apple≤ ª pear≤ oε m∙ ì ááááááátrees. They are so miraculous & so beautiful. ááááááá______________________________________________________________ ááááááá ╔ understanΣ yo⌡ ª [Justy?▌ arσ jugglinτ thσ furniture« Good« ì áááááááPleasσ ╔ woulΣ likσ m∙ owε beΣ ª pillows¼ eider-dowε ª blankets¼ ▓ ì áááááááarm-chair≤ ß tablσ t∩ usσ iε thσ bacδ dressing rooφ a≤ i⌠ wa≤ Mothers¼ ì áááááááß writinτ desk¼ thσ greeε dressinτ tablσ iε thσ batΦ dressinτ rooφ ì áááááááwil∞ do--ß wardrobσ froφ thσ maid≤ rooφ greeε ª lineΣ witΦ giraffe≤ ì áááááááª an∙ cupboarΣ tha⌠ caε bσ spareΣ ª als∩ iµ possiblσ thσ carpe⌠ iε ì ááááááá[,,,] ááááááá[remainder of letter missing] .PAè ááááááá Rolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Dec. 11th áááááááDear Aleister ááááááá ╔ havσ madσ severa∞ attempt≤ t∩ writσ t∩ you¼ bu⌠ havσ beeε thσ ì ááááááávictiφ oµ uphjeaval≤ iε thσ domestiπ surroundings¼ ª eveε now¼ ì áááááááhavinτ assembleΣ ß warφ fire¼ o≥ chair¼ ß cu≡ oµ tea¼ ╔ simpl∙ can'⌠ ì áááááááclimb down my ladder & fetch writing-paper, so please forgive this. ááááááá ╔ aφ sorr∙ yo⌡ arσ s∩ seedy« ╔ havσ beeε thinkinτ yo⌡ were¼ bu⌠ ì ááááááátoda∙ yo⌡ seeφ bette≥ again╗ arσ you┐ ╔ rathe≥ wisΦ yo⌡ woulΣ no⌠ ì ááááááástare at the sword photographs in the middle of the night. ááááááá ╔ havσ done¼ a≤ yo⌡ suggested¼ ª i⌠ look≤ bette≥ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ ì áááááááexceedingl∙ difficul⌠ t∩ alte≥ thesσ cards¼ a≤ ╔ can'⌠ matcΦ thσ ì ááááááácolours without great effor, I think it is alright now. ááááááá Jus⌠ imaginσ wha⌠ happeneΣ (Mercur∙ i≤ iε ß ver∙ ape-likσ ì ááááááámood)« ╔ founΣ thσ waste-pipσ froφ thσ fixed basin leakeΣ. "Ahaó ì ááááááá╔ seaΣ iε thσ word≤ oµ ß well-knowε poet¼ "I'l∞ fi° i⌠ b∙ givinτ thσ ì ááááááánu⌠ ß ta≡ witΦ thσ hammer!ó AnΣ s∩ ╔ diΣ ª thσ wholσ porcelaiε basiε ì ááááááácrackeΣ ª ha≤ haΣ t∩ bσ wrencheΣ froφ thσ wal∞ b∙ ß hordσ oµ ì áááááááplumber-demons & I have spent a day of discomfort & displacement. ááááááá Howeve≥ thσ Princes≤ i≤ no≈ oε thσ stocks« ╔ wisΦ shσ woulΣ no⌠ ì áááááááinsis⌠ oε beinτ pregnant« Shσ jus⌠ will¼ s∩ no≈ ╔ havσ le⌠ he≥ ge⌠ ì áááááááoε witΦ it« Shσ chatter≤ t∩ mσ abou⌠ beinτ mixeΣ u≡ witΦ thσ Virgiε ì áááááááMary« Anyho≈ ╔ aφ havinτ ß gooΣ timσ witΦ thσ tree≤ ª iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ ì ááááááálike the design I am, at least, [...] it myself. ááááááá ╔ can't¼ can'⌠ finσ thσ 93« Yo⌡ sa∙ Equino° oµ thσ God≤ pagσ ì ááááááá138« Therσ i≤ no⌠ onσ iε thσ editioε yo⌡ gavσ me« Hulloí jus⌠ turneΣ ì áááááááthσ pagσ ª seσ unnumbereΣ extrß pagσ ª therσ i≤ 93¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ almos⌠ ì áááááááa≤ indecipherablσ a≤ you≥ letter« Wha⌠ i≤ III[deg▌ +++½ oΦ dearí i⌠ ì ááááááái≤ awfull∙ obscure« [ABT· iε Hebrew▌ Thσ Fool« Thσ Whee∞ oµ ì áááááááFortune--thσ Devi∞ iε thσ Tarot« Theε yo⌡ sa∙ leavinτ alepΦ t∩ joiε ì ááááááápatΦ oµ [He▌ ╔ takσ i⌠ yo⌡ meaε "Heó thσ Priestes≤ [sic]« D∩ yo⌡ o≥ ì ááááááádon'⌠ you--╔ reall∙ d∩ understanΣ al∞ thi≤ better¼ iµ ╔ aφ ì áááááááunconscious! ááááááá Al∞ thσ same¼ apparentl∙ ╔ prescribeΣ correctl∙ fo≥ Pussy¼ ì ááááááábecausσ ╔ wrotσ ª saiΣ al∞ ╔ gathereΣ froφ thinkinτ int∩ her¼ wa≤ ì ááááááátha⌠ shσ wa≤ awfull∙ tired¼ ª pleasσ woulΣ shσ comσ ª sta∙ ß fe≈ ì ááááááádays and not talk, only sleep. ááááááá Bu⌠ yo⌡ misjudgσ her¼ shσ i≤ reall∙ ß generou≤ bravσ person¼ ß ì ááááááámagnificen⌠ friend¼ anΣ no⌠ ß sentimentalis⌠ wheε shσ i≤ no⌠ tryinτ ì ááááááát∩ think« S∩ pleasσ respec⌠ her¼ iε spitσ oµ he≥ conversationa∞ ì áááááááperversity« ╔ aφ goinτ t∩ sto≡ ª d∩ somσ oµ tha⌠ borinτ printing« ì áááááááThσ man-to-framσ i≤ no≈ waiting¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ s∩ difficul⌠ t∩ seσ a⌠ ì ááááááánight, & I want to paint by day. ááááááá ááááááá Yours obediently ááááááá F. H. ááááááá[P.S.▌ Jus⌠ onσ thinτ more« ╔ havσ beeε workinτ a⌠ ß lifσ oµ ìèáááááááMahomet« Hσ doe≤ seeφ ß strangσ Hitler-likσ person« Caε yo⌡ bσ ì ááááááábothereΣ t∩ writσ ß fe≈ word≤ abou⌠ him? .PAè Morton House, The Mall, Chiswick. ááááááá ááááááá[n.d.] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ aφ ver∙ sorr∙ bu⌠ ╔ aφ unablσ t∩ protec⌠ yo⌡ froφ yourself« ì áááááááOu⌠ oµ thσ inextricablσ confusioε oµ you≥ rea∞ ª bugu≤ financia∞ ì áááááááaffair≤ ╔ finΣ onl∙ onσ thing--tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ alway≤ bσ iε ß muddlσ ª ì ááááááátha⌠ t∩ attemp⌠ t∩ hel≡ yo⌡ i≤ likσ fillinτ ß leakinτ cisterε ª ╔ d∩ ì áááááááno⌠ proposσ t∩ begiε t∩ d∩ so« ╔ havσ tolΣ you¼ always¼ ╔ havσ ß ì áááááááweekl∙ allowancσ ª tha⌠ m∙ lesson≤ froφ yo⌡ arσ saveΣ ou⌠ oµ tha⌠ ª ì ááááááá╔ canno⌠ dra≈ froφ thσ Banδ morσ thaε ╔ have¼ ª iµ ╔ can'⌠ pa∙ fo≥ ß ì áááááááthing I do not buy it. ááááááá Anythinτ iε thσ naturσ oµ ß speculatioε i≤ quitσ foreigε t∩ m∙ ì ááááááánaturσ o≥ m∙ pocket« You≥ campaigε oµ givinτ peoplσ to∩ mucΦ t∩ ea⌠ ì áááááááª drinδ iε orde≥ t∩ placatσ theφ iε thσ Grea⌠ Worδ i≤ al∞ wrong¼ ª ╔ ì áááááááexpec⌠ yo⌡ kno≈ it« Iµ onl∙ yo⌡ coulΣ bσ simplσ ª dignified¼ peoplσ ì áááááááwoulΣ flocδ rounΣ yo⌡ t∩ ge⌠ wha⌠ the∙ reall∙ wan⌠ iε thesσ harΣ ì ááááááátimes--tha⌠ i≤ thσ hel≡ oµ ß colossa∞ braiε but¼ insteaΣ yo⌡ cooδ ì áááááááfo≥ theφ becausσ yo⌡ arσ boreΣ b∙ them¼ ª incidentall∙ woulΣ likσ ì ááááááátheφ t∩ producσ thσ wherewitha∞ t∩ stocδ you≥ fantastiπ restauran⌠ ª ì ááááááácellar« Can'⌠ yo⌡ stop--╔ supposσ yo⌡ can't« ╔ thinδ partl∙ Pegg∙ ì áááááááwa≤ bewildereΣ b∙ yo⌡ eloquence¼ ª ordereΣ fo≥ yo⌡ kitcheε ß grea⌠ ì ááááááádea∞ morσ thaε an∙ onσ caε afford« Thi≤ i≤ no⌠ m∙ affair¼ bu⌠ pleasσ ì ááááááád∩ no⌠ tr∙ t∩ ge⌠ mσ t∩ help« Yo⌡ preven⌠ mσ froφ doinτ wha⌠ ╔ woulΣ ì ááááááálikσ t∩ d∩ &¼ tha⌠ i≤ worδ oε thσ Taro⌠ Booδ witΦ you¼ a≤ ╔ ì áááááááabsolutel∙ refusσ t∩ bσ entangleΣ b∙ you≥ effort≤ t∩ boos⌠ aε ì áááááááabsurdity. What a pity. I fear even now the work will be unfruitful. ááááááá Thσ Housσ oµ GoΣ appear≤ t∩ mσ a≤ vorte° no⌠ ß mouth¼ o≥ i≤ i⌠ ì áááááááyours which can't be filled by mortal effort try as you may. ááááááá Yours sincerely, ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá[P.S.▌ ╔ caε onl∙ sparσ yo⌡ thσ subscriptioε a≤ ╔ wil∞ no⌠ asδ fo≥ ì ááááááámone∙ fo≥ myselµ o≥ anyonσ elsσ bu⌠ ╔ wil∞ senΣ i⌠ registereΣ ì ááááááátomorrow with Thursday's stipend. .PAè ááááááá Morton House, ááááááá The Mall, ááááááá Chiswick. áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá ╔ wrotσ t∩ yo⌡ las⌠ nigh⌠ iε ß bi⌠ oµ ß hurry« Al∞ m∙ paper≤ ª ì ááááááábook≤ arσ stil∞ ß bi⌠ mixeΣ u≡ th∩ ╔ havσ thσ Taro⌠ iε safety¼ bu⌠ ì ááááááámy hand is still stiff & not good for work. ááááááá Thanδ yo⌡ s∩ mucΦ fo≥ you≥ Taro⌠ writings« The∙ arσ s∩ gooΣ ª ì ááááááás∩ dynamiπ tha⌠ ╔ go⌠ quitσ elateΣ a≤ ╔ reaΣ theφ ª founΣ muselµ iε ì áááááááß whirl¼ iε fac⌠ ╔ haΣ t∩ pu⌠ theφ away« Iε particula≥ ╔ finΣ thσ ì ááááááágenera∞ characte≥ oµ thσ cards...mos⌠ illuminating« ╔ d∩ ì ááááááácongratulatσ you« Thσ Grea⌠ Worδ i≤ indeeΣ iε progress« ╔ d∩ wisΦ ╔ ì áááááááhad fire & air & water & earth to draw with. ááááááá Directl∙ ╔ havσ pu⌠ u≡ thesσ fuss∙ blacδ blind≤ fo≥ whicΦ ╔ aφ ì áááááááhaunteΣ b∙ thσ Policσ ª go⌠ riΣ oµ somσ jungle≤ oµ gras≤ ╔ aφ goinτ ì ááááááát∩ worδ likσ mad¼ thσ Ace≤ won'⌠ do¼ ª wha⌠ ╔ aφ t∩ d∩ witΦ Mercur∙ ì áááááááafte≥ you≥ descriptioε ╔ can'⌠ think« Leavσ i⌠ likσ Michae∞ Angel∩ ì ááááááádiΣ thσ facσ oµ Christ« Bu⌠ ╔ wonde≥ iµ thosσ heav∙ arm≤ arσ hearl∙ ì áááááááright« Hσ i≤ ß powerfu∞ god« Surel∙ thσ Apσ shoulΣ move¼ no⌠ thσ ì áááááááEterna∞ Figure« Wha⌠ d∩ yo⌡ think┐ ╔ aφ s∩ gratefu∞ t∩ havσ ß changσ ì áááááááto try & help yr. labours. ááááááá__________________________________________________________ ááááááá WoulΣ yo⌡ g∩ ª seσ Michae∞ ª asδ hiφ t∩ senΣ t∩ Yate≤ a⌠ oncσ ì áááááááthσ size≤ oµ thosσ picture≤ hσ ha≤ froφ thσ edgσ oµ thσ mount« Yate≤ ì ááááááái≤ botherinτ mσ t∩ givσ hiφ thσ exac⌠ sizσ a≤ hσ can'⌠ ge⌠ oε witΦ ì áááááááthσ albums« ╔ havσ n∩ mounteΣ picture≤ here« Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ requirσ ì áááááááthσ blanket≤ iε Mis≤ Falconer'≤ room¼ ma∙ ╔ havσ them« ╔ aφ colΣ ì áááááááhere. ááááááá Pleasσ don'⌠ comσ dowε yet--╔ aφ no⌠ read∙ ª ╔ shoulΣ onl∙ ge⌠ ì áááááááfusseΣ ª nervous« No⌠ thσ week-enΣ to∩ fo≥ everywherσ i≤ crowdeΣ ª ì áááááááPucy is about perhaps. ááááááá ╔ aφ rationeΣ fo≥ petro∞ s∩ ╔ can'⌠ fetcΦ ª carr∙ you« Somσ oµ ì áááááááthesσ privation≤ likσ petro∞ ª night-light≤ arσ lovely« Thσ sk∙ herσ ì áááááááa⌠ nigh⌠ i≤ gloriou≤ ª one'≤ eye≤ arσ resteΣ b∙ thσ absencσ oµ ì ááááááátrumpet≤ oµ illuminatioε als∩ no-onσ caε comσ ª seσ onσ afte≥ dark--ì áááááááwha⌠ ß chancσ readinτ ª solitude« Yσ God≤ wha⌠ treasures!í ╔ aφ ì ááááááálimiteΣ t∩ │ minute≤ oε thσ telephonσ pricσ 2» an∙ time« ╔ don'⌠ ì áááááááthink we can buy 2/ of conversation in that time? ááááááá Ho≈ i≤ thσ asthma┐ Wha⌠ ß mes≤ thσ fla⌠ mus⌠ bσ in« CoulΣ yo⌡ ì áááááááno⌠ ropσ iε someonσ t∩ wasΦ thσ floor≤ ª thσ batΦ ª thσ sinδ ª thσ ì ááááááástove┐ Iε despai≥ perhap≤ Mr≤ BlancΦ coulΣ speaδ t∩ Hughe≤ wh∩ work≤ ì áááááááoncσ ß weeδ fo≥ he≥ ª hσ migh⌠ comσ u≡ afte≥ hσ ha≤ donσ he≥ work« ì áááááááHe is only slightly dirty. ááááááá Yours ever ááááááá Frieda èááááááá[P.S.] I do agree about Miss Falconer & her like, they are my curse! .PAè ááááááá[beginning of letter missing] ááááááá Caε yo⌡ tel∞ mσ wh∙ thi≤ happen≤ iµ yo⌡ holΣ │ egg≤ iε you≥ ì áááááááhand¼ ▓ fresΦ fo≥ sure¼ ª yo⌡ pa⌠ thσ lowes⌠ egτ iε thσ palφ oµ you≥ ì áááááááhand thus ááááááá [drawing of procedure] áááááááIµ thσ middlσ egτ i≤ baΣ i⌠ won'⌠ move¼ iµ i⌠ i≤ fresh¼ i⌠ wil∞ turε ì áááááááround« ╔ can'⌠ seσ why« I⌠ doe≤ i⌠ alright¼ eveε ╔ caε makσ i⌠ d∩ ì áááááááit, but why? ááááááá Thi≤ placσ i≤ ful∞ oµ interestinτ peoplσ ª thing≤ ╔ like« ì áááááááExcept rats which apparently infest this farm building. ááááááá Yours ááááááá F. H. .PAè ááááááá[fragmentary letter, no opening or closing] ááááááá D∩ clea≥ u≡ thσ Treσ oµ Lifσ fo≥ mσ ª don'⌠ bσ satyrica∞ o≥ ì áááááááfunny« ╔ aφ al∞ alonσ ª ╔ ge⌠ worried. ááááááá Kether ááááááá Binah Chokmah ááááááá Geburah Chesed ááááááá Water? Fire ááááááá Tiphereth ááááááá Hod Netzach ááááááá Earth Air ááááááá Yesod ááááááá á Malkuth ááááááá ááááááá No≈ havσ ╔ assigneΣ thσ element≤ correctl∙ o≥ don'⌠ the∙ g∩ oε ì áááááááthσ Tree┐ ╔ can'⌠ finΣ theφ iε thσ booδ oε Magic. ááááááá ╔ ma∙ havσ Yorke'≤ N∩ ╕ bu⌠ iε tha⌠ casσ yo⌡ ma∙ havσ mine« D∩ ì áááááááyo⌡ remembe≥ wσ haΣ ▓ copie≤ a⌠ Morton« No≈ ╔ havσ onl∙ ▒ ª ╔ ì ááááááábelievσ yo⌡ tooδ thσ othe≥ witΦ yo⌡ t∩ worδ froφ a⌠ Charlie'≤ flat« ì áááááááWil∞ yo⌡ pleasσ look« Als∩ Mr≤ Ashmen⌠ ha≤ m∙ 777« WhicΦ ╔ wan⌠ ì áááááááhere« Yo⌡ wil∞ no⌠ confusσ i⌠ witΦ your≤ a≤ wheε ╔ len⌠ i⌠ t∩ he≥ ╔ ì áááááááreΣ pencilleΣ thσ thing≤ shσ haΣ t∩ cop∙ fo≥ thσ index« I'Σ bσ glad¼ ì ááááááálikσ Yorke¼ t∩ havσ m∙ Crowle∙ Collectioε Complete. ááááááá Thσ 1░ i≤ cominτ ou⌠ ver∙ well« ╔ d∩ realizσ haΣ ╔ haΣ thσ ì ááááááástrengtΦ t∩ isolatσ myselµ entirel∙ ╔ coulΣ havσ donσ i⌠ bette≥ onl∙ ì áááááááthσ eye-sigh⌠ i≤ ß grea⌠ trial« ╔ coulΣ screaφ witΦ lookinτ ª afte≥ ì ááááááái⌠ i≤ done¼ shal∞ takσ ß lonτ coursσ oµ black-out« Arσ yo⌡ sufferinτ ì áááááááa≤ mucΦ a≤ ╔ am┐ Reall∙ thσ obstructioε t∩ layinτ thi≤ wizard'≤ egτ ì ááááááái≤ remarkable« ╔ fee∞ likσ goinτ t∩ beΣ ª dying« N∩ I'φ wel∞ ª ver∙ ì áááááááver∙ vegetarian¼ I≤ ╔ finΣ ╔ ma∙ no⌠ guzzlσ ª worδ bu⌠ ohí ╔ aφ ì áááááááwear∙ oµ work. ááááááá HaΣ ß week'≤ absolutσ solidar∙ confinement¼ waitinτ oε myself« ì áááááááThat'l∞ learε yo⌡ Friedß Harri≤ N∩ ╔ prig. ááááááá ___________ ááááááá[another fragment, possibly follows here] ááááááá ╔ aφ ver∙ glaΣ thσ Ta∩ booδ i≤ cominτ ou⌠ a⌠ last« ╔ d∩ hopσ i⌠ ì áááááááwill have a great reception which it needs. Good luck to the Work.èááááááá What a work too! ááááááá__________________________________________________ ááááááá The flail I have is like this ááááááá[drawing of flail] áááááááIε wood« I⌠ i≤ rathe≥ lovely« ╔ shoulΣ prefe≥ t∩ usσ it« Bu⌠ anyho≈ ì áááááááthσ Knigh⌠ mus⌠ stanΣ a≤ hσ i≤ fo≥ rejectioε o≥ acceptancσ a≤ hσ ì áááááááwon't be any other way. I can't make out if he is alright or not. ááááááá Pleasσ don'⌠ frighteε mσ witΦ thσ SworΣ suit« ╔ havσ obeyeΣ iε ì áááááááever∙ way« ╔ can'⌠ seσ ho≈ the∙ caε bσ wrong« Thσ │ wa≤ ß fai≥ ì áááááááhorro≥ ª grea⌠ suffering« ╔ aφ glaΣ t∩ bσ seateΣ oε ß pantaclσ bu⌠ ì ááááááátherσ arσ street≤ oµ worδ t∩ do« ╔ ough⌠ t∩ bσ printinτ thσ name≤ ª ì ááááááánot writing letters at all. ááááááá ╔ finΣ thσ cookinτ oµ m∙ fooΣ ß grea⌠ relief« Wheε ╔ havσ trieΣ ì ááááááátil∞ m∙ leg≤ achσ, t∩ g∩ dowε ª to∙ witΦ ß legumσ i≤ grea⌠ ì ááááááárecreation« ╔ finΣ jus⌠ no≈ n∩ alcoho∞ ª n∩ mea⌠ keep≤ the headache ì áááááááawau & walking when I can leave this nigger-driving labour. ááááááá Now¼ pleasσ sto≡ beinτ s∩ peevisΦ ª seσ thσ othe≥ chap'≤ enΣ oµ ì áááááááthσ stick« Yesí ╔ kno≈ yours« I'vσ donσ al∞ ╔ can¼ bu⌠ ╔ wisΦ yo⌡ ì áááááááwouldn'⌠ believσ tha⌠ yo⌡ neeΣ no⌠ bσ sincerσ t∩ me« Fo≥ pity'≤ sakσ ì áááááááAleister¼ sto≡ beinτ s∩ clever¼ you≥ maε oµ thσ worlΣ side¼ ╔ can'⌠ ì áááááááunderstand it is no use--oh! philosopher & master lost! ááááááá Yours fraternally ááááááá Frieda .PAè ááááááá[fragment, no opening or closing] ááááááá ╔ thinδ ╔ haΣ bette≥ havσ somσ ne≈ note≤ oε Justice« Therσ arσ ì áááááááthσ Dove¼ Raven¼ Lamed¼ Sword¼ balances¼ anythinτ extra¼ headdres≤ ì áááááááof Isis? ááááááá ____________________________ ááááááá D∩ yo⌡ remembe≥ Fo° ª thσ other≤ likeΣ thi≤ bes⌠ als∩ Jamesoε ª ì áááááááso do I! ááááááá ╔ shoulΣ havσ likeΣ t∩ returneΣ onσ carΣ iε thσ pacδ whicΦ ì áááááááincorporate≤ wha⌠ ╔ fel⌠ abou⌠ thσ Deitie≤ oµ thσ Tarot--the∙ havσ ì ááááááán∩ individua∞ form≤ ª face≤ iε m∙ conceptioε ª visioε oµ them« Thosσ ì áááááááappendage≤ arσ stucδ oε afterwarΣ t∩ pleasσ you¼ bu⌠ arσ no⌠ par⌠ oµ ì áááááááthσ desigε a≤ i⌠ present≤ itself-- ª ╔ coulΣ easil∙ takσ theφ ou⌠ oµ ì áááááááall the pictures without spoiling them. ááááááá Iε justicσ t∩ mσ a≤ `Thσ Womaε Satisfiedº perhap≤ i⌠ migh⌠ ì áááááááremain [...] ááááááá[end of fragment] .PAè ááááááá[fragment with no opening or closing] ááááááá I say, what about the Fool's colours--Air won't do. ááááááá You are [?partly right] with your vacuum. ááááááá I have marked out in my colour scheme-- ááááááá Brigh⌠ Palσ Yello≈ Sk∙ Bluσ Bluσ EmeralΣ green¼ EmeralΣ fleckeΣ ì ááááááágolΣ bu⌠ surel∙ ╔ caε usσ thσ purplσ darδ blue¼ palσ bluσ green¼ ì áááááááyellow, orange, red of the rainbow. ááááááá A⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσ char⌠ arσ 1░ colou≥ sequence≤ whicΦ wσ don'⌠ ì áááááááseeφ t∩ havσ useΣ much« Wσ diΣ combinσ theφ iε thσ 1s⌠ plaiε carΣ oµ ì áááááááwand≤ ª theε wha⌠ witΦ thσ governinτ plane⌠ ª zodiaca∞ sigε wσ ì ááááááástopped. Anyhow I can't paint brilliance, white brilliance, can you? ááááááá Thσ telephonσ i≤ 3» fo≥ │ minutes« Caε yo⌡ ge⌠ [?▌ wortΦ ou⌠ oµ ì ááááááá1 minute? No we cry being Scotch. ááááááá[end of fragment] .PAèááááááá ááááááá[isolated fragment] ááááááá ╔ madσ thσ curr∙ tonigh⌠ no⌠ quitσ righ⌠ ª rathe≥ painfu∞ ì áááááááinside. ááááááá Pleasσ addres≤ letter≤ t∩ Rollinτ Stonσ OrcharΣ Chippinτ ì áááááááCampden ááááááá[end of fragment] .PAè ááááááá[undated postscript separated from relevant letter] áááááááAdded to my letter last night ááááááá I have just been looking at your manuscript part of Mercury. ááááááá Yo⌡ mentioε ╕ folΣ star--composeΣ oµ ┤ fleu≥ dσ ly≤ witΦ ray≤ ì ááááááálikσ antler≤ bulrushe≤ iε shapσ betweeε them« Thσ centra∞ corσ ha≤ ì áááááááthe cupher of the G.M. but not the one you know. ááááááá Upoε thσ cros≤ (wha⌠ cross?⌐ arσ thσ Dovσ thσ Hawδ thσ Serpen⌠ ì ááááááá& the Lion. ááááááá WoulΣ yo⌡ likσ mσ t∩ tr∙ thσ Star¼ i⌠ ha≤ ß pictoria∞ ì áááááááfascination for me but could you be more explicit? ááááááá Your vision is truly grand. I begin to understand it slightly. ááááááá Als∩ yo⌡ sa∙ 6-folΣ Sta≥ iε thσ Vision« No≈ whicΦ i≤ i⌠ yo⌡ ì áááááááwant represented or both. ááááááá I had 6 in the last picture. ááááááá[end of fragment] .PAè