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Correspondence from Charles Stansfeld Jones to Aleister Crowley
P.O. Box 70. Vancouver. B.C.
June 1st An XIII [1917]
My Beloved Father,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
I thought probably there would have been time to get a reply from you and perhaps some further news by the end of May, but since a letter has not been forthcoming, just a line to let you know how things are progressing.
I have not wired you because I am not yet prepared to leave for N.[ew] Y.[ork], and in any case I want to be definitely sure that N.Y. is the proposed place of meeting etc. Again, things are moving rather slowly though I think in the desired direction. So far, I feel pretty certain of $85.00. which will go far towards the fare, but of course is not enough for travelling expenses, a margin the other end, or temporary expenses for family this end. However, it is something, and the Office idea seems to be working in the desired direction and might come to a head on the 15th inst. This would, with care, make things possible—I think—and in any case I'd have to do something without much delay if I were out of a job.
Things seem to be winding up very quietly and nicely here. The series of Lectures came to an end last Sunday evening, and the few regular followers seemed well satisfied at the end of nearly an hour and a half on the Law of Liberty, saying the lecture was too short. I can make no arrangements for a further series till I know what I shall be doing, so things will have to rest until I do. The affairs of the various B[lessed] b[rethren] seem to be so shaping themselves that most of them will be leaving the City or something, so that also looks like a general winding up for the time being and a spreading out and sowing of the seed in other places.
This seems a pity in one way, but may be quite for the best in the end, we'll find out which are able to stand on their own feet and which are not.
I feel it's about time something more important and far reaching was put under way. This experience in Vanc[ouver] has been the very best of practice for many reasons, and I've learnt a lot from it, if only through the mistakes, now I feel that if there's any kind of Cyclic action in these things, June 21st should mark some kind of a period of advance. Well; see anyway.
I had the enclosed from Bro. Cowie [George MacNie Cowie] the other day—you'll no doubt be glad of a little extra news from him. He also sent me the Address to London Lodge Members, I like it very much, there's a very nice atmosphere about it, to my mind.
I've done quite a bit more of the Record of V.I.O., but there's no need to send it on for the moment.
I think we shall all be glad, this end, when things are settled; this waiting about always seems the worst kind of strain.
I shall be glad to get a line from you soon.
Love is the law, love under will.
Your devoted son,
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