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Correspondence from Martha Küntzel to Aleister Crowley
Aug 13/[19]26
Dear and revered Great Brother,
93.
I was very glad to get your letter and, before all, to see that things are moving and you were able to leave Tunis. So this is the beginning of a new current, I suppose.
I understand fully what you say about the Masters,—always thought so. The gentle Jesus, meek and mild, was never anything for me. But, nevertheless, if I were to use or [illegible] some of the expressions as they shared there and pass them on! I might be sure to be also brought before a Court, but not of Honour,—of Justice! And why should that not be avoided? Therefore I am thankful that you allow me to do in this matter as I think to best although perhaps you can't fully approve of it. We intend to send away about 100 copies.
There is a question that occurred to me some days ago, when I was reading to Gebhardi [Otto Gebhardi] from the 1st Equinox. Would you allow me to translate Liber Librae? And added to the dossier? It is of such a beautiful language so clear and easy to understand and might help many. Or should one let it go with the Essays? But I should rather prefer the first plan, so that those who have been frightened out of their wits by your severity in the Arraignment may find them back in that beautiful Liber Librae and yet a devouring of the Great Light that is near them, so that they need only open their eyes to see it.
I had a letter from Hopfer [Oskar Hopfer] who is complaining that he never got any answer to his question about 777 and without it he is not able to quite finish it. He has been doing good work, finding two publishers for 777. One is Grosche [Eugen Grosche] and one Vollrath who has been very much interested. Hopfer has managed, by a trusty friend, to let him see some parts of the book and Vollrath is very anxious to know the conditions. Hopfer did not write to you about it. He lost heart, because he did not hear anymore from you, nor from Germer [Karl Germer]. His circumstances seem to be very precarious. He writes that Tranker [Heinrich Tränker] has sold his house! and a few months ago his library! Why did he not do so last year the fool! But Hopfer might be able to get his due from him; only he is not energetic enough.
I having written to Grosche to ask him if he would publish the Three Schools of Magic, if not, I shall try elsewhere, because I am afraid . . .
[remainder missing?]
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