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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Karl Germer
Ivy Cottage, Knockholt, Kent.
Dec. 6th, 1929.
Care Frater Pertinax [Karl Germer]:
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Yours of December 3rd. You will get Volume II of the Confessions [The Confessions of Aleister Crowley] within a week.
There is no question of Cora [Cora Eaton]. We are now dealing with you direct, and it is your job to make her toe the line. The present scheme is hardly even outlined yet. But the general idea is to buy Goldston [Edward Goldston] out and start a regular headquarters to publish and push my stuff. Goldston's attitude has been entirely unbusinesslike. It is what Badcock calls "Jewish Business." Anyway as soon as we have got adequate capital, we shall pay off Cora wholly or partially at once, and leave the security free for more reasonable persons. It is simply a nuisance having people who are not enthusiastic. No business can possibly succeed if everybody concerned in it is acting against the interests of the firm.
At the same time, you must not stand any nonsense from Cora. It is very important for her spiritually to be made to realize that her God does not out any ice with us. We will make him do our dirty work, but we have no other use for him or for her.
Your last paragraph about Birven [Henri Birven] is very lamentable. Your inferiority complex must be destroyed. I don't want to be in touch with anybody as low as Birven except through a man like you. "I want you to realize this." I cannot understand people lying down the way you seem to do. If a man asked me what my profession was in that tone of voice, I should say that it was none of his business, and that at least I was not a whore's bastard as he was. If he didn't like that I would slap his face. Cannot you understand that people take you at your own valuation, and if you whine and cringe, everyone walks over you.
As a matter of fact, I think you are absolutely wrong about Birven. He always writes of you very politely and nicely. I have just had a postal card from him about Meyrink.
My best love to Cora, and I hope that you will soon be freed from her hypocondriac obnubilation.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours fraternally,
666 / anl [Israel Regardie]
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