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áááááááFILE FH42.TXT ááááááá[A⌠ heaΣ oµ letter]║ I⌠ wa≤ ß lovel∙ da∙ today¼ arσ yo⌡ bette≥ ª ì ááááááácould you get out? ááááááá Rolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Campden ááááááá March 25th [1942] áááááááMy dear Aleister, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. ááááááá ╔ hastil∙ returε you≥ samplσ shee⌠ a≤ ╔ don'⌠ trus⌠ paper≤ ß ì áááááááminute, it would get away I am sure. ááááááá 1. It's lovely paper. ááááááá 2. The type looks very nice. ááááááá 3« Thσ pricσ i≤ no⌠ outrageou≤ bu⌠ surel∙ thσ size¼ iµ yo⌡ meaε ì ááááááát∩ pu⌠ thσ booδ iε witΦ thσ cards¼ i≤ to∩ big« Perhap≤ yo⌡ meaε t∩ ì ááááááápublisΦ without¼ iε whicΦ casσ ╔ thinδ yo⌡ shoulΣ a⌠ leas⌠ havσ thσ ì áááááááphotographs of the cards reproduced don't you think? ááááááá ╔ enclosσ ß cuttinτ froφ thσ Eveshaφ Journal« Writteε b∙ Gossσ ì ááááááá& quite good I think. ááááááá ╔ aφ havinτ ß funn∙ timσ witΦ thσ Show¼ ver∙ stuff∙ olΣ ladie≤ ì áááááááª ver∙ ancien⌠ men« Bu⌠ thσ childrení ╔ don'⌠ understand¼ the∙ crowΣ ì áááááááiε afte≥ school« ╔ mus⌠ havσ haΣ a⌠ leas⌠ ╕ littlσ boy≤ toda∙ ª the∙ ì áááááááasδ intelligen⌠ question≤ ª g∩ solemnl∙ rounΣ ª stare« ╔ havσ amuseΣ ì ááááááámyselµ witΦ askinτ theφ whicΦ onσ the∙ liked« OΦ yesí the∙ kno≈ a⌠ ì áááááááoncσ ª generall∙ ╔ finΣ i⌠ i≤ thσ picturσ whicΦ fit≤ witΦ thσ montΦ ì áááááááiε whicΦ the∙ havσ beeε born« Bu⌠ onσ littlσ bo∙ ageΣ 6¼ ß littlσ ì ááááááágnome-likσ persoε obstinatel∙ declareΣ fo≥ thσ Aeon« ╔ trieΣ t∩ movσ ì áááááááhiφ bu⌠ hσ clunτ t∩ it--« Wha⌠ chorΣ diΣ i⌠ strikσ iε him? Thosσ ì áááááááclear eyes looked so gravely at me. ááááááá ááááááá "I walked home with a gold dark boy ááááááá And never a word I'd say ááááááá Chimborazo, Cotopaxi ááááááá Had taken my speech away ááááááá I gazed entranced upon his face ááááááá Fairer than any flower ááááááá O shining Popocatapetl ááááááá It was thy magic hour ááááááá The houses, people, traffic seemed ááááááá Thin fading dreams by day, ááááááá Chimborazo, Cotopaxi ááááááá Had stolen my soul away." ááááááá Als∩ ß littlσ persoε ageΣ 2¼ scuttlinτ ª crawling¼ wa≤ askeΣ ìèáááááááwhicΦ picture║ Straigh⌠ shσ wen⌠ t∩ N∩ 2« Cups¼ Love« ╔ thougΦ shσ ì áááááááwoulΣ forge⌠ ª askeΣ he≥ agaiε 1░ minute≤ late≥ ª shσ toddleΣ ofµ ì áááááááto the same picture. "That" she said again. ááááááá Theε the∙ askeΣ mσ "Wha⌠ i≤ thσ meaninτ oµ `Lust'.ó That'≤ ß ì áááááááknockout blow for a poor adult. ááááááá S∩ somewha⌠ timorousl∙ ╔ saiΣ "Wel∞ yo⌡ mus⌠ understanΣ thσ ì áááááááfeelinτ oµ it« No≈ ho≈ d∩ yo⌡ fee∞ iµ yo⌡ seσ nicσ chocolate≤ ª ì áááááááthere¼ yo⌡ ge⌠ theφ ª ho≈ gooΣ the∙ taste« Tha⌠ i≤ ß picturσ oµ ho≈ ì áááááááyo⌡ fee∞ abou⌠ thosσ chocolates.ó AnΣ theε wσ haΣ ß lovel∙ ì áááááááconversatioε abou⌠ ou≥ favoritσ sweet≤ ª yuφ yuφ ove≥ stick∙ toffeσ ì áááááááª thσ sweet≤ tha⌠ tooδ longes⌠ t∩ suck« Bu⌠ sucΦ concentration¼ ho≈ ì áááááááI envied them. ááááááá ╔ wil∞ tr∙ t∩ senΣ yo⌡ So∞ iε Arie≤ picture« [?▌ Mercur∙ i≤ ì áááááááphotographeΣ bu⌠ d∩ ╔ kno≈ ╔ likσ him« Wσ shal∞ tel∞ wheε wσ seσ thσ ì áááááááphotograph≤ bu⌠ al∞ thesσ reproducer≤ arσ constipated« Wherσ arσ thσ ì ááááááá2 new cards from the Sun--Oh dear! ááááááá ╔ hopσ Puss∙ ha≤ sen⌠ yo⌡ thσ poem≤ b∙ now« I⌠ i≤ m∙ faul⌠ ╔ ì áááááááhave been supine. My rib is better but stops sleep. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will. ááááááá Yours ever, ááááááá Frieda .PAè ááááááá Rolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Campden ááááááá May 9th [1942] áááááááDear Aleister, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. ááááááá ╔ havσ writteε t∩ Pearsoε t∩ asδ hiφ t∩ senΣ yo⌡ ß cop∙ oµ aε ì áááááááestimatσ whicΦ ╔ havσ beeε tryinτ t∩ ge⌠ froφ thσ Suε Engraving« ì áááááááThis¼ i⌠ wa≤ agreed¼ shoulΣ cove≥ al∞ possiblσ expence≤ ª givσ u≤ ì ááááááá100░ pack≤ oµ card≤ a⌠ [L]1/1░ eacΦ insteaΣ [of▌ [L]1░ ß pacδ ª onl∙ ì áááááááß 10░ packs« Thi≤ include≤ boxe≤ ª an∙ additiona∞ expencσ no⌠ ta° ì áááááááwhicΦ mus⌠ bσ lef⌠ t∩ thσ Suε Engravinτ t∩ arrangσ witΦ thei≥ usua∞ ì áááááááagent. ááááááá ╔ aφ concerneΣ a⌠ thi≤ par⌠ paymen⌠ ª buyinτ singlσ blocks« I⌠ ì ááááááái≤ no⌠ ß gooΣ propositioε becausσ thσ questioε arise≤ i≤ thσ ne≈ ì áááááááblocδ thσ propert∙ oµ Hylton¼ your≤ o≥ minσ o≥ whose? ááááááá ╔ foreseσ grea⌠ complication≤ ª woulΣ sugges⌠ wσ shoulΣ havσ ß ì ááááááá3rΣ part∙ t∩ whoφ al∞ subscription≤ shoulΣ bσ paid¼ eveε iµ i⌠ mean≤ ì áááááááforminτ ß limiteΣ Taro⌠ Co« witΦ ß treasurer« ááááááá Ho≈ woulΣ Madgσ Porte≥ d∩ iµ ╔ coulΣ ge⌠ he≥ t∩ takσ i⌠ on? ááááááá Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ tha⌠ idea--woulΣ Hyltoε d∩ i⌠ o≥ Cecil« Yo⌡ ª ì ááááááá╔ witΦ thσ possiblσ chancσ oµ profit≤ (╔ don'⌠ think⌐ shoulΣ no⌠ bσ ì ááááááárecipient≤ oµ casua∞ cheque≤ o≥ wσ shal∞ sooε bσ accuseΣ oµ ì áááááááembezzlinτ same« S∩ fa≥ ╔ havσ paiΣ fo≥ everythinτ ª thσ questioε ì áááááááhas not arisen. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will ááááááá Yours ááááááá Frieda Harris ááááááá[P.S.▌ ╔ aφ ver∙ feeble« ╔ can'⌠ d∩ ß day'≤ joΓ ª everyonσ seem≤ t∩ ì áááááááleaε oε mσ ª hopσ ╔ wil∞ d∩ i⌠ fo≥ them--╔ fee∞ nothinτ i≤ wortΦ ì ááááááátroubling about except leisure. .PAè ááááááá Rolling Stone Orchard ááááááá Campden ááááááá May 14, 1942 ááááááMy dear Aleister, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. ááááááá ╔ aφ sorr∙ ╔ canno⌠ allo≈ m∙ picture≤ t∩ bσ reproduceΣ a≤ ß ì ááááááápacδ oµ card≤ unles≤ ╔ kno≈ wh∩ thσ persoε i≤ wh∩ i≤ puttinτ dowε ì áááááááthσ money¼ thσ exac⌠ detail≤ oµ you≥ plaε anΣ ho≈ yo⌡ proposσ t∩ ì áááááááraisσ s∩ largσ ß suφ anΣ aφ satisfieΣ tha⌠ thσ securitie≤ arσ rea∞ ì ááááááábusiness proposition and the scheme is a sound one. ááááááá A≤ al∞ thi≤ fus≤ anΣ worr∙ i≤ to∩ mucΦ fo≥ mσ wil∞ yo⌡ kindl∙ ì áááááááwritσ full∙ t∩ m∙ banδ manage≥ anΣ no⌠ t∩ me¼ a≤ iε futurσ ╔ wan⌠ t∩ ì áááááááleave these complicated business agreements to experts. ááááááá ╔ shal∞ no⌠ repl∙ t∩ yo⌡ agaiε abou⌠ theφ o≥ discus≤ theφ witΦ ì áááááááyou. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will. ááááááá Yours, ááááááá Frieda Harris. ááááááá[P.S.] The Sun Engraving have enough cardboard to do 1000 packs. áááááááAddress The Bank Manager Midland Bank Chipping Campden Glos. .PAèááááááá[Crowley to Pearson, the photoengraver] áááááááSTRICTLY PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE ááááááá 140 Picadilly, ááááááá W.1. ááááááá May 29th, 1942. áááááááDear Mr. Pearson, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. ááááááá Thanδ yo⌡ fo≥ you≥ lette≥ receiveΣ thi≤ morning« Iε vie≈ oµ ì áááááááfuturσ relation≤ ╔ thinδ i⌠ oµ thσ utmos⌠ importancσ tha⌠ ╔ shoulΣ ì ááááááámakσ thσ situatioε clea≥ t∩ you« ╔ shoulΣ havσ preferreΣ t∩ d∩ thi≤ ì áááááááb∙ worΣ oµ mouth╗ anΣ ye⌠ perhap≤ ß lette≥ may¼ iε thσ lonτ run¼ ì áááááááserve the purpose better. ááááááá A≤ yo⌡ know¼ odΣ card≤ havσ beeε reproduceΣ b∙ yo⌡ a≤ fund≤ ì ááááááábecame available. ááááááá M∙ ver∙ olΣ anΣ ver∙ dea≥ frienΣ Mr« Hyltoε wa≤ gooΣ enougΦ t∩ ì ááááááásenΣ mσ [L]15.-.- fo≥ thσ purposσ oµ producinτ onσ morσ trump¼ bu⌠ ì áááááááoε discoverinτ tha⌠ tw∩ coulΣ bσ donσ fo≥ aε extrß [L]5.-.- o≥ ß ì ááááááálittle less, I sent you the additional amount out of my own pocket. ááááááá Lad∙ Harris¼ naturally¼ accepteΣ thi≤ enthusiastically¼ anΣ ì ááááááásent you the originals necessary. ááááááá Le⌠ mσ sa∙ iε parenthesi≤ tha⌠ onσ oµ thσ principa∞ point≤ iε ì áááááááwishinτ thi≤ t∩ bσ donσ wa≤ tha⌠ ß frienΣ oµ mine¼ wh∩ i≤ proposinτ ì ááááááát∩ financσ thσ entirσ production¼ wanteΣ t∩ seσ onσ oµ thσ smalle≥ ì ááááááácards¼ s∩ tha⌠ hσ migh⌠ fee∞ surσ tha⌠ the∙ woulΣ stanΣ u≡ t∩ thσ ì ááááááátrumps. ááááááá Thσ nex⌠ thinτ i≤ that¼ t∩ m∙ amazement¼ ╔ receiveΣ ß lette≥ ì áááááááfrom Lady Harris, including the following passage:-- ááááááá "╔ aφ concerneΣ a⌠ thi≤ par⌠ paymen⌠ and buyinτ singlσ blocks« I⌠ ì ááááááái≤ no⌠ ß gooΣ propositioε becausσ thσ questioε arise≤ i≤ thσ ne≈ ì áááááááblock the property of Hylton, yours or mine or whose? ááááááá ╔ foreseσ grea⌠ complication≤ ª woulΣ sugges⌠ wσ shoulΣ havσ ß ì áááááááthirΣ part∙ t∩ whoφ al∞ subscription≤ shoulΣ bσ paid¼ áááááááeveε iµ i⌠ mean≤ forminτ ß limiteΣ Taro⌠ Co« witΦ ß treasurer« ááááááá Ho≈ woulΣ Madgσ Porte≥ d∩ iµ ╔ coulΣ ge⌠ he≥ t∩ takσ i⌠ on? ááááááá Iµ yo⌡ don'⌠ likσ tha⌠ idea--woulΣ Hyltoε d∩ i⌠ o≥ Cecil« Yo⌡ ì áááááááanΣ ╔ witΦ thσ possiblσ chancσ oµ profit≤ (╔ don'⌠ think⌐ shoulΣ no⌠ ì ááááááábσ recipient≤ oµ casua∞ cheque≤ o≥ wσ shal∞ sooε bσ accuseΣ oµ ì áááááááembezzlinτ same«" ááááááá Lad∙ Harri≤ neve≥ read≤ m∙ letter≤ carefully« ╔ haΣ tolΣ herσ ì áááááááthat these blocks were a present to us. ááááááá Madgσ Porte≥ i≤ ß dea≥ littlσ olΣ lady¼ wh∩ live≤ iε ß remotσ ì ááááááácottagσ iε ß wooΣ somσ distancσ froφ Newbury« Shσ i≤ onl∙ ì áááááááapproachable by a cart-track through the wood, and has no telephone. ááááááá ╔ wrotσ t∩ Lad∙ Harri≤ explaininτ thσ situatioε anΣ then ìèáááááááreceived the following letter: ááááááá "May 14, 1942 áááááá"My dear Aleister, ááááááá Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. ááááááá ╔ aφ sorr∙ ╔ canno⌠ allo≈ m∙ picture≤ t∩ bσ reproduceΣ a≤ ß ì ááááááápacδ oµ card≤ unles≤ ╔ kno≈ wh∩ thσ persoε i≤ wh∩ i≤ puttinτ dowε ì áááááááthσ money¼ thσ exac⌠ detail≤ oµ you≥ plaε anΣ ho≈ yo⌡ proposσ t∩ ì áááááááraisσ s∩ largσ ß suφ anΣ aφ satisfieΣ tha⌠ thσ securitie≤ arσ rea∞ ì ááááááábusiness proposition and the scheme is a sound one. ááááááá A≤ al∞ thi≤ fus≤ anΣ worr∙ i≤ to∩ mucΦ fo≥ mσ wil∞ yo⌡ kindl∙ ì áááááááwritσ full∙ t∩ m∙ banδ manage≥ anΣ no⌠ t∩ me¼ a≤ iε futurσ ╔ wan⌠ t∩ ì áááááááleave these complicated business agreements to experts. ááááááá ╔ shal∞ no⌠ repl∙ t∩ yo⌡ agaiε abou⌠ theφ o≥ discus≤ theφ witΦ ì áááááááyou. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will. ááááááá Yours, ááááááá Frieda Harris" ááááááá Iµ onl∙ shσ woulΣ havσ stucδ t∩ thatí Bu⌠ insteaΣ oµ leavinτ ì áááááááthing≤ t∩ he≥ Manager¼ shσ take≤ awa∙ thσ original≤ froφ you« ╔ ì ááááááásupposσ tha⌠ yo⌡ haΣ alread∙ starteΣ worδ oε thσ tw∩ cards« ╔ caε ì áááááááwell understand your annoyance. ááááááá ╔ shoulΣ likσ t∩ emphasisσ tha⌠ ╔ aφ absolutel∙ devoteΣ t∩ Lad∙ ì áááááááHarris¼ anΣ havσ thσ evidencσ oµ countles≤ act≤ oµ kindnes≤ oε he≥ ì ááááááápart, indicating that her feelings toward me are similar. ááááááá Bu⌠ froφ timσ t∩ timσ shσ i≤ subjec⌠ t∩ fit≤ oµ paniπ iε whicΦ ì áááááááshσ doe≤ thσ mos⌠ incomprehensiblσ things« Fo≥ instance¼ shσ write≤ ì ááááááát∩ peoplσ wh∩ arσ perfec⌠ stranger≤ t∩ he≥ witΦ thσ objec⌠ oµ ì áááááááinterferinτ witΦ thei≥ relation≤ witΦ me« ╔ d∩ no⌠ wisΦ t∩ quotσ ì áááááááincidents, but I assure you that the facts are astounding. ááááááá T∩ recu≥ t∩ thσ presen⌠ situation« Iε thσ firs⌠ place¼ ╔ havσ ß ì ááááááátwo-third≤ interes⌠ iε thi≤ worδ oε thσ Tarot« A≤ t∩ thσ card≤ ì áááááááthemselves¼ iε nearl∙ ever∙ casσ shσ ha≤ donσ he≥ paintinτ froφ ì ááááááásketche≤ madσ b∙ me¼ anΣ iε ever∙ casσ thσ desigε anΣ meaninτ oµ thσ ì ááááááácarΣ anΣ thσ particula≥ colour≤ t∩ bσ useΣ havσ beeε entirel∙ m∙ ì áááááááwork« Therσ ha≤ beeε n∩ causσ oµ dispute« Iε fact¼ shσ ha≤ beeε mos⌠ ì ááááááádocilσ iε adaptinτ herselµ t∩ m∙ requirements╗ iε somσ case≤ ╔ havσ ì ááááááámade her do the card over again as many as six or seven times. ááááááá Therσ i≤ n∩ reasoε whateve≥ wh∙ shσ shoulΣ g∩ bacδ oε thσ ì ááááááápropositioε t∩ reproducσ thesσ tw∩ cards« Yo⌡ tolΣ mσ tha⌠ he≥ ì áááááááreasoε wa≤ tha⌠ shσ thougΦ fou≥ shoulΣ havσ beeε reproduceΣ a⌠ once« ì áááááááBu⌠ iε tha⌠ casσ wh∙ no⌠ tel∞ me┐ ╔ shoulΣ gladl∙ havσ pu⌠ u≡ thσ ì áááááááadditional money required. ááááááá ╔ aφ sorr∙ t∩ havσ hßd t∩ writσ t∩ yo⌡ a⌠ sucΦ length¼ abou⌠ ì áááááááwha⌠ is¼ afte≥ all¼ nothinτ a⌠ all╗ anΣ ╔ daresa∙ tha⌠ yo⌡ werσ ì áááááááquitσ righ⌠ iε suggestinτ t∩ mσ ove≥ thσ telephonσ tha⌠ iµ shσ werσ ì áááááááleft alone she would come to her senses. ááááááá Bu⌠ thσ poin⌠ a⌠ issuσ i≤ this║ ╔ canno⌠ possibl∙ asδ m∙ frienΣ ìèááááááát∩ pu⌠ u≡ [L]160░ iµ a⌠ an∙ momen⌠ shσ i≤ liablσ t∩ dasΦ iε oε aε ì áááááááimpulse and whisk the originals away! ááááááá Fo≥ thi≤ reason¼ ╔ aφ goinτ t∩ asδ m∙ solicitors¼ Messrs« ì áááááááGisbornσ ª Lewis¼ 1░ El∙ Place¼ W.1.¼ t∩ dra≈ u≡ ß prope≥ busines≤ ì áááááááContract¼ whicΦ wil∞ makσ i⌠ impossiblσ fo≥ he≥ t∩ interferσ witΦ ì áááááááthσ work¼ oncσ thσ financia∞ arrangement≤ witΦ m∙ frienΣ arσ ì ááááááácompleted. ááááááá Love is the law, love under will. ááááááá ááááááá Yours sincerely ááááááá Aleister Crowley ááááááá[P.S.▌ I⌠ seem≤ importan⌠ tha⌠ yo⌡ shoulΣ understanΣ m∙ motive« T∩ ì ááááááámσ thi≤ Worδ oε thσ Taro⌠ i≤ aε Encyclopoediß oµ al∞ seriou≤ ì ááááááá"occultó philosophy« I⌠ i≤ ß standarΣ Booδ oµ Reference¼ whicΦ wil∞ ì ááááááádeterminσ thσ entirσ coursσ oµ mystica∞ anΣ magica∞ though⌠ fo≥ thσ ì ááááááánex⌠ 200░ years« M∙ onσ anxiet∙ i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ saveΣ froφ ì ááááááádange≥ oµ destruction¼ b∙ beinτ reproduceΣ iε permanen⌠ form¼ anΣ ì ááááááádistributeΣ iε a≤ man∙ distan⌠ place≤ a≤ ma∙ be« ╔ aφ no⌠ anxiou≤ t∩ ì áááááááprofi⌠ financially╗ iµ ╔ haΣ thσ capita∞ availablσ iε thi≤ country¼ ì ááááááá╔ shoulΣ senΣ (say⌐ 20░ copie≤ t∩ Statσ Librarie≤ iε al∞ part≤ oµ ì áááááááthe world, and as many more to my principal representatives. ááááááá ááááááá A.C. .PAè