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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
55 Avenue de Suffren, Paris VII
November 5th, 1928
Care Frater:
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
I sincerely hope nothing is wrong. In your last letter you said you would send me some toothpaste the following day—which has not arrived. This does not matter except as a symptom, but you have taken no notice of a very important letter which Hunt [Carl de Vidal Hunt] and I wrote to you.
I am too busy with the unfortunate developments of this matter to go into the details, but will make a full report as soon as I get a little time.
The whole thing is clearly, to my mind, part of the magical opposition to the publication of Part III of Book 4 [Magick in Theory and Practice]. The fantastic nature of the difficulties is evident. The great misfortune is that one has to work with people whose initiation is inadequate. They do not know how to protect themselves from attacks to undermine their loyalty. However there is only one thing to be done—to stick to our guns and win the battle.
It appears that Hunt went to Kegan Paul, and told them to delay considering the manuscript!! This is apparently some strategy on his part which had nothing at all to do with our straightforward purpose to get it published without delay by hook or crook. I have written Ogden [C. K. Ogden] direct, as per the copy enclosed, but I wish you would see him personally about it.*
Your silence makes us very anxious about you for the reasons you know. A little telegram to say that you are well would be a great relief to our mind.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours fraternally,
666.
*P.S. I love reliable information that Ogden could be of use directly if he could be seriously interested.
666.
Gerald Yorke, Esq., 9, Mansfield Street, London, W. 1.
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