2,000 Greater & Lesser Mysteries

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ 2,000 Greater & Lesser Mysteries / 2,000 Greater and Lesser Mysteries.iso / crowley / mys00545.txt < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1994-06-10 | 20.1 KB | 366 lines

áááááááFILE FH39.TXT ááááááá Mortoε House, ááááááá Thσ Mall, ááááááá Chiswick ááááááá Ma∙ 10th¼ 1939 áááááááDea≥ Aleister, ááááááá You≥ secretar∙ forgo⌠ t∩ senΣ thσ lette≥ yo⌡ wrotσ t∩ mσ ª shσ ì áááááááha≤ runτ mσ u≡ t∩ reaΣ i⌠ t∩ me« ╔ am¼ also¼ sorr∙ tha⌠ ╔ havσ t∩ ì áááááááwritσ plainl∙ t∩ you¼ becausσ ╔ enjo∙ ou≥ friendshi≡ ª you≥ ì áááááááinstructioε ver∙ much¼ bu⌠ i⌠ i≤ entirel∙ spoil⌠ b∙ you≥ attempt≤ ì ááááááát∩ usσ mσ a≤ you≥ banδ ª financia∞ adviser« ╔ havσ frequentl∙ tolΣ ì áááááááyo⌡ tha⌠ ╔ havσ nothing¼ bu⌠ ß weekl∙ allowance¼ ª tha⌠ ou⌠ oµ i⌠ ╔ ì áááááááhave given you all I can spare. ááááááá Iµ you arσ expectinτ thσ Taro⌠ t∩ bσ ß mean≤ oµ gettinτ money¼ ì áááááááo≥ m∙ positioε a≤ usefu∞ fo≥ pushinτ it--╔ aφ sorr∙ ╔ aφ no⌠ thσ ì ááááááárigh⌠ vehiclσ fo≥ sucΦ aε enterprisσ a≤ ╔ intenΣ t∩ remaiε ì áááááááanonymous when the cards are shown as I dislike any notoriety. ááááááá You≥ book≤ arσ wonderfu∞ bu⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ no⌠ expec⌠ thσ readinτ o≥ ì ááááááámoney making world to buy them as they don't want to think & ... ááááááá[remainder missing, possibly not copied from collection] .PAáááá è ááááá Monday¼ Sept« 18tΦ [1939] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá Wil∞ yo⌡ g∩ t∩ Lσ Chatie≥ Sarvσ iε S⌠ Jame≤ Stree⌠ anΣ asδ theφ ì áááááááiµ the∙ caε moun⌠ m∙ drawing≤ iε thσ samσ wa∙ a≤ thσ one≤ yo⌡ havσ ì áááááááa≤ ß sample« Iµ i⌠ woulΣ no⌠ bothe≥ yo⌡ perhap≤ yo⌡ coulΣ takσ onσ ì áááááááwitΦ you« Als∩ pleasσ asδ thσ price« ╔ havσ though⌠ oµ Greeε ª ì áááááááStonσ bu⌠ the∙ haven'⌠ an∙ gooΣ assistant≤ no≈ ª can'⌠ bσ trusted« ì áááááááTherσ wa≤ ß ver∙ gooΣ maε oε thσ lef⌠ goinτ dowε Pelhaφ Street¼ ì ááááááásmal∞ sho≡ witΦ ß fe≈ frame≤ hanginτ u≡ ª iµ hσ stil∞ exist≤ hσ diΣ ì ááááááásomσ fine framinτ ª mountinτ fo≥ Nicδ ª wa≤ no⌠ to∩ dear¼ bu⌠ ╔ ì ááááááádon'⌠ remembe≥ hi≤ name« Thσ Rowle∙ Galler∙ iε ChurcΦ Street¼ ì áááááááNottinτ Hil∞ Gatσ caε d∩ thσ worδ bu⌠ the∙ arσ fuss∙ ª ver∙ ì áááááááopinionated« ╔ aφ particularl∙ anxiou≤ t∩ ge⌠ thσ drawing≤ covereΣ ì áááááááwitΦ ß noε inflammablσ talπ oµ whicΦ thσ departeΣ assistan⌠ a⌠ ì áááááááGate≤ haΣ thσ name« ╔ wonde≥ iµ yo⌡ coulΣ extor⌠ froφ Blow-Bubble≤ ì áááááááwha⌠ i⌠ wa≤ called« ááááááá ╔ d∩ no⌠ finΣ thσ name≤ oµ thσ Card≤ iε thσ Inde° yo⌡ havσ sen⌠ ì áááááááa⌠ al∞ illuminatinτ iε fac⌠ i⌠ tooδ mσ hour≤ t∩ sor⌠ whicΦ wa≤ ì áááááááwhich« The∙ arσ mucΦ to∩ flamboyant¼ ª ╔ prefe≥ thσ olΣ name≤ don'⌠ ì áááááááyou« ╔ hatσ al∞ thosσ rushinτ word≤ ª fee∞ I'vσ alighteΣ iε ì áááááááTaliesom« Wha⌠ aφ ╔ t∩ prin⌠ iε thσ surrounds¼ becausσ ╔ won'⌠ d∩ ì ááááááátheφ wrong¼ i⌠ i≤ ver∙ harΣ work. ááááááá ╔ havσ donσ thσ 1░ oµ Sword≤ ª promptl∙ Russiß take≤ u≡ arms« ì áááááááWherσ arσ wσ goingí Yo⌡ haven'⌠ sen⌠ mσ thσ note≤ oε thσ Fool« DiΣ ì áááááááyou no-tice. ááááááá Havσ yo⌡ seeε tha⌠ al∞ thσ Sephiroth≤ iε thσ Inde° arσ spelleΣ ì áááááááwrong¼ a⌠ leas⌠ nearl∙ all--aε awfu∞ bothe≥ iµ the∙ ge⌠ printeΣ ì ááááááálikσ that« Als∩ ╔ don'⌠ fee∞ yo⌡ havσ madσ i⌠ clea≥ abou⌠ Tzaddi--ì áááááááThσ Emperor« Can'⌠ yo⌡ havσ ß diagram? ╔ havσ beeε readinτ you≥ ì ááááááábooδ t∩ Anε Christiσ iε thσ evening≤ ª alth∩ shσ i≤ ver∙ interesteΣ ì áááááááshσ coulΣ no⌠ understanΣ you≥ booδ anΣ ╔ aφ no⌠ surσ ╔ diΣ iε thσ ì áááááááend« I⌠ wil∞ bσ ß poin⌠ abou⌠ whicΦ therσ wil∞ bσ thσ mos⌠ argument« ì áááááááI≤ therσ an∙ reasoε fo≥ thσ ▓ loop≤ excep⌠ secrecy┐ Surelyí ª iµ no⌠ ì áááááááwh∙ no⌠ und∩ thσ loo≡ ª i≤ thσ Empero≥ t∩ bσ numbereΣ 1╖ o≥ I╓ o≥ ┤ ì áááááááo≥ 1╖ ditt∩ Sta≥ als∩ StrengtΦ X╔ anΣ Justicσ VIII« ╔ expec⌠ ╔ havσ ì ááááááástil∞ go⌠ i⌠ al∞ wronτ bu⌠ iµ ╔ have¼ yo⌡ mus⌠ bσ cleare≥ becausσ ╔ ì áááááááaφ onl∙ jus⌠ belo≈ sub-norma∞ intelligence« ┴ bientot ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá[P.S.▌ ╔ can'⌠ g∩ ª seσ Fo° owinτ t∩ petro∞ ban¼ neithe≥ caε hσ ì ááááááácomσ ª seσ mσ ª wh∩ i≤ Mis≤ ?BeddulpΦ anyho≈ ª wherσ i≤ she« ╔ wil∞ ì ááááááátry & make you a beautiful diagram if you could make a rough ááááááá[manuscript diagram] èáááááááª ╔ thinδ wσ coulΣ havσ ┤ ª 1╖ oε ß swive∞ t∩ twis⌠ 'round« Quitσ ì áááááááamusing also the Sun could have the Zodiac pushed round. .PAè ááááááá Rolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Chipping Campden ááááááá Glos ááááááá Nov. 3rd, 1939 áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá Thσ picturσ diΣ no⌠ arrivσ becausσ m∙ friend≤ a⌠ Woolstapler≤ ì áááááááHal∞ werσ awa∙ ª thσ housσ shu⌠ u≡ ª yo⌡ kno≈ ╔ havσ neve≥ liveΣ ì áááááááthere¼ ª wheε you≥ letter≤ don'⌠ arrivσ i⌠ i≤ becausσ the∙ arσ awa∙ ì áááááááª therσ i≤ n∩ onσ t∩ takσ iε letters« I⌠ woulΣ bσ mucΦ bette≥ t∩ ì áááááááwritσ t∩ thσ abovσ address« Thσ picturσ ha≤ arriveΣ safel∙ now« ╔ ì áááááááhavσ writteε t∩ Michae∞ Juste« Steptoσ mus⌠ havσ finisheΣ morσ ì áááááááphotograph≤ a≤ hσ sen⌠ mσ thσ account« ááááááá ╔ thinδ ╔ havσ founΣ someonσ t∩ continuσ stretchinτ thσ picture≤ ì áááááááª mountinτ theφ a⌠ Leamingtoε ª aφ goinτ t∩ seσ hiφ oε Sunda∙ ╔ ì áááááááhope« Therσ i≤ ß lo⌠ oµ worδ t∩ bσ donσ oε thosσ mounts« ááááááá ╔ thinδ i⌠ woulΣ bσ ß gooΣ plaε iµ yo⌡ coulΣ arrangσ t∩ comσ ì áááááááherσ onσ da∙ nex⌠ weeδ ª seσ thσ Swords« ╔ havσ ß superstitiou≤ ì áááááááhorror of bringing them all unbalanced to London. ááááááá A≤ i⌠ is¼ wσ arσ driveε maΣ witΦ soldier≤ herσ ª iµ ╔ don'⌠ ge⌠ ì áááááááoε witΦ thσ Pantacle≤ thi≤ wil∞ bσ ß garrissoε towε (╔ kno≈ tha⌠ i≤ ì áááááááincorrectl∙ spel⌠ bu⌠ ╔ havσ n∩ dictionar∙ ª thσ longe≥ ╔ looδ a⌠ ì áááááááit the more peculiar it looks). ááááááá ╔ finΣ thσ puΓ "Thσ Noe∞ Armsó i≤ quitσ nice« WoulΣ nex⌠ ì áááááááTuesda∙ sui⌠ you« Therσ i≤ ß gooΣ traiε froφ Paddingtoε 1.4╡ ì áááááááarrivinτ Chippinτ Campdeε 4.2┤ ª ß statioε bu≤ t∩ brinτ yo⌡ froφ ì áááááááthσ station« Yo⌡ migh⌠ likσ t∩ sta∙ Wednesda∙ ª returε Thursda∙ a≤ ì áááááááthe∙ tel∞ me¼ thσ room≤ arσ no⌠ availablσ a⌠ thσ week-end« Pleasσ ì ááááááále⌠ mσ kno≈ a⌠ oncσ iµ thi≤ i≤ possiblσ fo≥ you--╔ shal∞ hopσ yo⌡ ì áááááááwill come as my guest. I will send ticket if I can. ááááááá I only hope the Swords are alright for I can't do them again. ááááááá I have followed your instructions with meticulous care. ááááááá Abou⌠ y≥ curtains« Thσ one≤ a⌠ Whiteley≤ arσ mucΦ to∩ small« ì áááááááThosσ window≤ arσ enormous« Iµ yo⌡ neeΣ theφ Mr Blanchσ tell≤ mσ ì áááááááshσ ha≤ seeε somσ blanket≤ whicΦ wil∞ looδ alright« ╔ havσ useΣ ì ááááááátheφ herσ insteaΣ oµ curtain≤ ª finΣ theφ mos⌠ coz∙ ª looδ quitσ ì ááááááánice« ╔ d∩ no⌠ wan⌠ t∩ bu∙ curtain≤ fo≥ tha⌠ fla⌠ a≤ ╔ wan⌠ t∩ givσ ì áááááááit up. ááááááá ╔ aφ doinτ thσ Kinτ oµ Pantacles« ╔ didn'⌠ likσ wha⌠ ╔ haΣ ì ááááááádone. Someone has lent me a genuine flail--it is like this ááááááá[manuscript drawing of flail] áááááááa lovely instrument of solid wood. Most difficult to manage. ááááááá Wh∙ don'⌠ yo⌡ likσ m∙ egτ question« I≤ i⌠ becausσ yo⌡ don'⌠ ì ááááááákno≈ thσ answer┐ ╔ thinδ i⌠ i≤ interestinτ becausσ thσ livinτ egτ ìèááááááámus⌠ bσ chargeΣ with¼ le⌠ u≤ cal∞ it¼ electriπ curren⌠ t∩ makσ i⌠ ì ááááááámove« T∩ mσ i⌠ i≤ ß magica∞ feat« ╔ though⌠ i⌠ woulΣ bσ t∩ you« ì áááááááTherσ i≤ n∩ tricδ anΣ i⌠ i≤ thσ countr∙ people'≤ methoΣ oµ testinτ ì áááááááeggs here. ááááááá Yours ever ááááááá F. H. .PAè áááááááDear Aleister Mohammed, ááááááá Princess & Child doing well. ááááááá I will try to answer your letter clearly. ááááááá ááááááá I« ╔ havσ ß diagraφ oµ thσ Twis⌠ oµ thσ Zodiac« WoulΣ yo⌡ likσ ì áááááááme to make a conventional diagram of your rough? ááááááá II« WoulΣ yo⌡ senΣ you≥ note≤ witΦ ß pape≥ fastene≥ {drawing▌ ì áááááááno⌠ ß cli≡ [drawing▌ a≤ thσ thinτ come≤ undonσ ª ╔ can'⌠ pu⌠ thσ ì ááááááápapers in right order & get eyestrain? ááááááá III. Alright about Hylton, have attended to it. ááááááá IV« ╔ sen⌠ tha⌠ headinτ oµ thσ borde≥ a≤ ╔ wa≤ no⌠ certaiε i⌠ ì áááááááwa≤ right« ╔ aφ no⌠ surσ wha⌠ t∩ do« ╔ shal∞ havσ t∩ tr∙ again« Oµ ì ááááááácoursσ ╔ caε devidσ Wand≤ ª Disk≤ s∩ tha⌠ the∙ looδ dquall∙ ª ╔ ì ááááááádon'⌠ wan⌠ ß crowΣ oµ printinτ a⌠ thσ bottoφ bu⌠ ╔ wil∞ tr∙ ou⌠ ì áááááááwhat you suggest. "More work for the undertaker" says I. ááááááá V« Iε referencσ t∩ you≥ books--╔ supposσ yo⌡ kno≈ tha⌠ mos⌠ oµ ì ááááááátheφ woulΣ bσ easie≥ fo≥ ß Beginne≥ writteε iε Sanscri⌠ ª tha⌠ ì áááááááanyonσ readinτ theφ woulΣ g∩ ofµ thei≥ heads« Thereforσ thσ Wisσ ì ááááááá("likσ myself"⌐ takσ theφ iε snapp∙ bit≤ ª onl∙ wheε the∙ arσ ì áááááááfeelinτ strong« Als∩ the∙ arσ ver∙ excitinτ ª ╔ can'⌠ livσ oε ho⌠ ì ááááááácurr∙ th∩ yo⌡ can--╔ can'⌠ eveε remembe≥ wha⌠ ╔ mean⌠ b∙ tha⌠ Nann∙ ì áááááááNann∙ [?]« I'φ glaΣ ╔ wa≤ unintelligible¼ sucΦ ß changσ rounΣ fo≥ ì áááááááyou¼ ª anyho≈ ╔ don'⌠ carσ fo≥ jus⌠ looδ a⌠ thσ stucc∩ worδ yo⌡ ì áááááááhavσ planneΣ ou⌠ fo≥ me--"PusΦ thσ Cup≤ deeperí Twis⌠ thσ wholσ ì ááááááácarΣ roundó Ohí bu⌠ thesσ thing≤ arσ al∞ oε ▒ planσ &¼ unles≤ ╔ ì ááááááástart applique or sculpture, it can't be begun. ááááááá ááááááá Howeve≥ ╔ kne≈ wσ shoulΣ havσ t∩ d∩ something¼ ª a≤ fa≥ a≤ thσ ì ááááááápaper¼ thσ texture¼ thσ design¼ wil∞ endurσ ╔ wil∞ d∩ a≤ yo⌡ say« ╔ ì áááááááwil∞ als∩ d∩ ß ne≈ Justice¼ damε her« D∩ yo⌡ thinδ therσ wa≤ eve≥ ì ááááááá"ß womaε satisfied"┐ WitΦ wha⌠ ß smirδ shσ woulΣ gree⌠ thσ dawn« ì áááááááBut¼ al∞ thσ same¼ ╔ wan⌠ t∩ finisΦ al∞ thσ experimenta∞ worδ ì áááááááfirst¼ th∩ Mercur∙ i≤ yellinτ t∩ re-ente≥ thσ WomΓ ª Incarnatσ witΦ ì áááááááhi≤ Companions« ╔ meaε t∩ ploΣ thr∩ thσ Pantacle≤ ª thσ Universe¼ ª ì áááááááb∙ tha⌠ time¼ you'l∞ bσ ablσ t∩ alte≥ al∞ thσ Card≤ ª havσ theφ iε ì áááááááª ou⌠ oµ costl∙ frame≤ ª wσ wil∞ finisΦ likσ Alicσ througΦ thσ ì áááááááLooking Glass by having the whole pack on our heads. Goodnight. ááááááá ááááááá F. H. è ááááááá 57, Petersham Road, ááááááá Richmond, Surrey. ááááááá 19th December, 1939. áááááááDear Frieda, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the law. ááááááá ááááááá Benedictioε arriveΣ thi≤ morninτ arriveΣ froφ Fathe≥ Jackson« ╔ ì áááááááam very happy and grateful. ááááááá ╔ wa≤ goinτ t∩ senΣ yo⌡ ß classiπ oµ purity¼ bu⌠ ╔ havσ no⌠ ye⌠ ì ááááááábeeε ablσ t∩ ge⌠ thσ specia∞ cop∙ tha⌠ ╔ haΣ intendeΣ fo≥ you« ╔ havσ ì ááááááábeeε terrificall∙ worried« ╔ havσ no⌠ haΣ ß worΣ froφ Germe≥ sincσ ì áááááááhi≤ lette≥ oµ Novembe≥ 30th¼ anΣ thi≤ i≤ ver∙ unusual« Normally¼ ╔ ì áááááááhea≥ a⌠ leas⌠ once¼ morσ ofteε twicσ ß week« Thi≤ ha≤ mean⌠ ì ááááááácontinuous anxiety and frustration. ááááááá M∙ characteristiπ idioc∙ ha≤ jus⌠ beeε givinτ anothe≥ ì ááááááádemonstration« ╔ havσ beeε wonderinτ fo≥ ß weeδ wh∙ i⌠ hur⌠ t∩ ì ááááááácarr∙ coa∞ upstairs¼ anΣ i⌠ onl∙ dawneΣ upoε mσ las⌠ nigh⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ ì áááááááwa≤ lumbago¼ s∩ ╔ theε turneΣ oε thσ infra-reΣ anΣ i⌠ wa≤ al∞ righ⌠ ì áááááááiε halµ aε hour« Thi≤ i≤ ß ver∙ strangσ thinτ abou⌠ me╗ somethinτ ì ááááááágoe≤ wrong¼ whicΦ i≤ perfectl∙ familiar¼ anΣ ╔ kno≈ thσ remed∙ ì áááááááquitσ well¼ anΣ ╔ aφ simpl∙ unablσ t∩ pu⌠ tw∩ anΣ tw∩ together« ╔ ì ááááááádon't know why that is. A very queer psychological kink. ááááááá No≈ you≥ letter≤ receiveΣ yesterday« You≥ paragrapΦ 1« Yes¼ ì áááááááplease make a conventional diagram. ááááááá You≥ paragrapΦ 2« ╔ canno⌠ accep⌠ you≥ terminolog∙ fo≥ eithe≥ ì áááááááoµ thσ unsatisfactor∙ instrument≤ occasionall∙ employeΣ fo≥ keepinτ ì ááááááápaper≤ together« ╔ havσ acteΣ however¼ oε thσ indication≤ affordeΣ ì áááááááb∙ you≥ sketches« FreuΣ woulΣ deducσ ß grea⌠ dea∞ froφ you≥ ì ááááááápreference. ááááááá Your paragraph 3. Thanks very much about Hylton. ááááááá You≥ paragrapΦ 4« Thσ worΣ "divideó ha≤ fo≥ man∙ year≤ beeε ì áááááááyear≤ beeε useΣ b∙ myselµ iε preferencσ t∩ wha⌠ i≤ n∩ doub⌠ thσ ì ááááááácorrec⌠ expressioε "devide"« ╔ kno≈ oµ coursσ tha⌠ divisioε caε bσ ì ááááááádonσ iε thi≤ lop-sideΣ fashion¼ bu⌠ ╔ d∩ no⌠ likσ thσ spoilinτ oµ ì áááááááthσ wingeΣ globσ iε an∙ case¼ aε aε eveε morσ seriou≤ objectioε i≤ ì ááááááátha⌠ yo⌡ arσ makinτ particularl∙ shadow∙ thσ onσ thinτ tha⌠ should¼ ì áááááááby rights, be the most clear. ááááááá You≥ paragrapΦ 5« Yo⌡ can'⌠ ge⌠ ou⌠ oµ i⌠ likσ that« ╔ believσ ì áááááááthσ basi≤ oµ thσ feelinτ i≤ tha⌠ therσ shoulΣ bσ ß specia∞ ì áááááááprerogativσ t∩ understanΣ spiritua∞ matters¼ ß feelinτ oµ ì áááááááheirship« Thσ fac⌠ remain≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ d∩ no⌠ emplo∙ sucΦ arrogan⌠ ì áááááááimpertinencσ witΦ regarΣ t∩ sucΦ subject≤ a≤ logiπ anΣ mathematics« ì áááááááBertranΣ Russel∞ i≤ certainl∙ ß thousanΣ time≤ morσ difficul⌠ thaε ì áááááááeve≥ ╔ am¼ bu⌠ yo⌡ understanΣ hiφ bette≥ becausσ yo⌡ accep⌠ thσ ì ááááááápostulate¼ tha⌠ subject≤ likσ thesσ mus⌠ bσ workeΣ at¼ a≤ witΦ mσ ìèáááááááyou are annoyed. ááááááá M∙ experiencσ oµ satisfieΣ womeε i≤ tha⌠ the∙ d∩ gree⌠ thσ dawε ì áááááááwitΦ ß smirk╗ iµ no⌠ thσ dawn¼ an∙ timσ u≡ t∩ fivσ o'clocδ iε thσ ì áááááááafternoon¼ anΣ onl∙ wheε i⌠ wear≤ ofµ doe≤ onσ havσ t∩ star⌠ al∞ ì áááááááover again. ááááááá ╔ havσ lonτ foreseeε thσ "Alicσ iε Wonderlandó conclusioε oµ ì áááááááou≥ labours¼ bu⌠ tha⌠ iµ yo⌡ remembe≥ wa≤ thσ signa∞ fo≥ thσ ì áááááááawakening to the beauty of life. ááááááá ╔ go⌠ thσ photograph≤ witΦ grea⌠ joy« ╔ d∩ no⌠ remembe≥ thσ ì ááááááácolour≤ oµ thσ Threσ oµ Swords¼ bu⌠ thσ centrσ oµ thσ rosσ shoulΣ ì ááááááábσ dee≡ crimson¼ anΣ thσ vein≤ oµ thσ petal≤ blacδ anΣ ver∙ wavy« ì áááááááTeε oµ Cups« Thi≤ i≤ admirable¼ bu⌠ ╔ can'⌠ tel∞ mucΦ abou⌠ thσ ì ááááááábackground╗ i⌠ ough⌠ t∩ looδ menacing« Therσ i≤ somethinτ ver∙ ì ááááááásiniste≥ abou⌠ thi≤ card« I⌠ suggest≤ thσ morbiΣ hunge≥ whicΦ ì áááááááspring≤ froφ surfeit« Thσ cravinτ oµ ß druτ addic⌠ i≤ thσ idea« A⌠ ì áááááááthσ samσ time¼ oµ course¼ i⌠ i≤ thi≤ fina∞ agon∙ oµ descen⌠ int∩ ì áááááááillusioε whicΦ render≤ necessar∙ thσ completioε oµ thσ circlσ b∙ ì áááááááawakening the Eld of the All-Father. ááááááá Thesσ notσs oε Justice¼ o≥ a≤ wσ havσ preferreΣ t∩ cal∞ he≥ ì ááááááá'Adjustment'« Pleasσ notσ thi≤ title« Iε readinτ througΦ m∙ ì ááááááádescriptioε oµ thσ card¼ ╔ noticeΣ ß correctioε t∩ bσ made¼ Phala° ì áááááááshoulΣ bσ Phallic« Therσ arσ severa∞ mistake≤ iε spellinτ anΣ ì ááááááápunctuation¼ bu⌠ n∩ doub⌠ yo⌡ caε pu⌠ thesσ righ⌠ b∙ you≥ owε ì áááááááingenium« ╔ supposσ ╔ was iε ß ver∙ baΣ tempe≥ wheε ╔ madσ m∙ ì ááááááácriticism¼ bu⌠ ╔ d∩ fee∞ strongl∙ tha⌠ thσ plume≤ oµ Maa⌠ arσ to∩ ì áááááááinsignificant¼ anΣ thσ Dovσ anΣ Raveε looδ simpl∙ stucδ on╗ no≥ d∩ ì ááááááá╔ thinδ tha⌠ thσ tessellateΣ pavemen⌠ i≤ quitσ right« Thσ genera∞ ì ááááááácriticisφ i≤ tha⌠ thσ carΣ i≤ ß littlσ to∩ cold╗ Libe≥ i≤ thσ sigε ì áááááááoµ autumn¼ seasoε oµ mist≤ anΣ mello≈ fruitfulness¼ close-bosomeΣ ì áááááááfrienΣ oµ thσ maturinτ sun« Iε you≥ carΣ yo⌡ havσ go⌠ thσ ideß oµ ì ááááááábalancσ static¼ wherea≤ i⌠ ough⌠ t∩ bσ dynamic« Naturσ i≤ no⌠ thσ ì ááááááágroce≥ weighinτ ou⌠ ß pounΣ oµ sugar╗ i⌠ i≤ thσ compensatioε oµ ì ááááááácomplicateΣ rhythms« ╔ shoulΣ likσ yo⌡ t∩ fee∞ tha⌠ ever∙ ì áááááááadjustmen⌠ wa≤ ß grandσ passion╗ compensatioε shoulΣ bσ ß festival¼ ì áááááááno⌠ ß clerδ smugl∙ pleaseΣ tha⌠ hi≤ account≤ arσ correct« I⌠ seem≤ ì ááááááát∩ mσ tha⌠ thi≤ doctrinσ i≤ ver∙ importan⌠ a≤ ß commentar∙ oε thσ ì ááááááátex⌠ "Existencσ i≤ purσ joy"¼ anΣ ╔ fee∞ surσ tha⌠ thσ connectioε ì áááááááoµ Venu≤ anΣ Saturε witΦ thσ sigε i≤ significan⌠ iε thi≤ respect« ì áááááááThσ compensatioε i≤ surel∙ thσ awakeninτ oµ thσ ElΣ oµ thσ All-ì áááááááFather¼ thσ constan⌠ reproductioε oµ thσ origina∞ purit∙ froφ thσ ì ááááááálas⌠ stagσ oµ illusion« (Comparσ wha⌠ ╔ saiΣ abovσ abou⌠ thσ numbe≥ ì áááááááTen). ááááááá Wha⌠ aε extraordinar∙ thinτ t∩ sayí T∩ retaiε onσ carΣ ma∙ bσ ì ááááááádifferen⌠ froφ al∞ thσ othe≥ cards« Thσ grea⌠ difficult∙ oµ thi≤ ì áááááááwholσ worδ i≤ t∩ makσ ß completel∙ harmoniou≤ pack╗ tha⌠ i≤ wh∙ ╔ ì áááááááwrote so strongly about the private Private View. ááááááá You≥ feelinτ abou⌠ havinτ n∩ form≤ anΣ face≤ i≤ merel∙ ì ááááááásymptomatiπ oµ moderε soul-sickness« I⌠ i≤ lacδ oµ confidencσ iε ì áááááááone'≤ creativσ powers« I⌠ i≤ thσ roo⌠ oµ homo-sexualit∙ a≤ ì áááááááunderstooΣ iε thi≤ countr∙ anΣ oµ al∞ thesσ craz∙ movements¼ thσ ì áááááááNeo-Thomists¼ anΣ thσ Buchmanite≤ anΣ thσ Dadaist≤ anΣ thσ ì áááááááSurrealists« Picass∩ tooδ i⌠ fa≥ enough╗ hσ trieΣ t∩ pain⌠ ß chai≥ ì áááááááwhicΦ coulΣ no⌠ bσ an∙ particula≥ chair¼ anΣ mus⌠ thereforσ havσ n∩ ì ááááááácolou≥ anΣ n∩ form¼ bu⌠ a≤ ever∙ chair¼ iε orde≥ t∩ bσ ß chair¼ ì ááááááámus⌠ havσ ß suppor⌠ fo≥ thσ humaε frame¼ hσ diΣ ß horizonta∞ line« ìèáááááááBu⌠ thi≤ i≤ metaphysic≤ anΣ no⌠ art╗ al∞ thesσ half-sexed¼ half-ì áááááááwitteΣ people¼ sicklieΣ o'e≥ witΦ thσ palσ castσ oµ thought¼ ╔ ì ááááááácanno⌠ believσ tha⌠ an∙ oµ theφ wil∞ eve≥ commanΣ eithe≥ thσ ì áááááááExeter¼ thσ Aja° o≥ thσ Achilles¼ anΣ an∙ maε wh∩ i≤ no⌠ ì ááááááápotentiall∙ capablσ oµ doinτ that¼ i≤ no⌠ ß maε a⌠ all╗ hσ ma∙ bσ ì ááááááásomσ kinΣ oµ pudding¼ anΣ ╔ holΣ n∩ brieµ agains⌠ puddings¼ bu⌠ al∞ ì áááááááthesσ peoplσ wh∩ resen⌠ simplicit∙ resen⌠ manhood¼ the∙ weavσ thei≥ ì áááááááowε onanistiπ weΓ oµ nastiness╗ thesσ arσ thσ shell≤ cas⌠ ofµ froφ ì áááááááthσ Treσ oµ Life¼ thesσ arσ thσ larveß oµ abomination« I⌠ ha≤ beeε ì áááááááyou≥ evi∞ fortunσ t∩ havσ fa≥ to∩ mucΦ t∩ d∩ witΦ sucΦ peoplσ ì áááááááwithou⌠ ß prope≥ clinica∞ training¼ sucΦ a≤ woulΣ havσ enableΣ yo⌡ ì ááááááát∩ diagnosσ thei≥ malady╗ the∙ havσ smal∞ ort≤ oµ clevernes≤ ì áááááááwithou⌠ an∙ breadtΦ oµ visioε o≥ balance¼ withou⌠ thσ sensσ oµ ì áááááááspace¼ oµ nature¼ oµ fresΦ air. Thei≥ fiddlinτ littlσ ingenuitie≤ ì áááááááappea∞ t∩ yo⌡ rathe≥ a≤ ß ches≤ probleφ o≥ ß jig-sa≈ puzzlσ appeal≤ ì ááááááát∩ somσ oµ u≤ iε moment≤ oµ idleness¼ bu⌠ yo⌡ diΣ no⌠ havσ thσ ì ááááááápsychologica∞ anΣ pathologica∞ knowledgσ t∩ kee≡ yo⌡ froφ makinτ ì áááááááthσ fata∞ falsσ ste≡ ove≥ thσ precipicσ oµ commoε sense╗ yo⌡ havσ ì ááááááátakeε thesσ abortivσ insect≤ seriously« I⌠ i≤ perfectl∙ truσ iε onσ ì ááááááásensσ t∩ sa∙ tha⌠ thσ onl∙ thinτ t∩ bσ donσ i≤ t∩ fil∞ u≡ somσ ì ááááááástupiΣ officia∞ pape≥ correctly¼ bu⌠ tha⌠ i≤ onl∙ truσ withiε thσ ì áááááááuniversσ oµ discorΣ oµ tha⌠ paper¼ and thσ belieµ iε theσ ì áááááááartificia∞ ingenuitie≤ i≤ liablσ t∩ becomσ ß nightmare¼ anΣ tha⌠ i≤ ì áááááááwhen you do have to say "It's nothing but a pack of cards." ááááááá Thσ wholσ worlΣ a≤ ╔ seσ i⌠ i≤ a⌠ presen⌠ los⌠ iε constipation≤ ì áááááááoµ thi≤ kind╗ thσ rea∞ need≤ oµ humanit∙ arσ wha⌠ the∙ havσ alway≤ ì ááááááábeen¼ food¼ shelter¼ lovσ anΣ freedom« That¼ roughl∙ speaking¼ i≤ ì áááááááthσ genera∞ truσ wil∞ oµ thσ species¼ anΣ al∞ devices¼ whicΦ arσ ì ááááááánot subservient to this will, are errors. ááááááá T∩ returε t∩ `Adjustment'╗ thosσ bird≤ bothe≥ mσ ver∙ much« ╔ ì ááááááádon'⌠ thinδ the∙ belong« ╔ thinδ the∙ comσ froφ Noah'≤ Ark« I⌠ ì áááááááwoulΣ bσ bette≥ t∩ simplif∙ thi≤ carΣ b∙ leavinτ theφ ou⌠ ì áááááááaltogether« ╔ fee∞ surσ tha⌠ wheε yo⌡ ge⌠ thσ Venu≤ anΣ Saturε ì ááááááádancinτ motivσ firml∙ iε you≥ mind¼ yo⌡ wil∞ producσ ß lad∙ whoφ ì áááááááyou will like better. ááááááá ╔ mus⌠ emphasisσ tha⌠ thi≤ fea≥ oµ face≤ i≤ aε appallinτ ì ááááááásymptom oµ cowardice« I⌠ i≤ surel∙ ß natura∞ instinc⌠ t∩ connec⌠ ì áááááááexpressioε witΦ mora∞ ideas¼ anΣ i⌠ i≤ mora∞ ideas¼ o≥ morσ ì ááááááácorrectl∙ magica∞ ideas¼ tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ ou⌠ t∩ illustrate« I⌠ diΣ no⌠ ì ááááááámatte≥ s∩ mucΦ iε thi≤ particula≥ carΣ becausσ oµ thσ traditioε oµ ì áááááááJusticσ beinτ blind¼ bu⌠ oε thσ othe≥ hand¼ thσ maskinτ oµ thσ facσ ì ááááááásuggest≤ decei⌠ whicΦ i≤ thσ absolutσ oppositσ oµ thσ intentioε oµ ì áááááááthσ card╗ i⌠ wa≤ thσ familiar≤ oµ thσ Inquisition¼ i⌠ wa≤ thσ ì áááááááVehngerich⌠ tha⌠ administereΣ wha⌠ the∙ calleΣ Justice¼ hooded« ì áááááááImpartialit∙ i≤ ß lovel∙ idea¼ bu⌠ i⌠ doesn'⌠ ge⌠ yo⌡ ver∙ far╗ iµ ì áááááááthσ impartia∞ persoε ma∙ bσ impersonateΣ b∙ ß demoε oµ malignan⌠ ì ááááááádarkness. ááááááá I will now try to do you something about Mohammed. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will, ááááááá Yours fraternally, ááááááá [Aleister Crowley] è