Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Karl Germer

 

 

 

Ivy Cottage,

Knockholt, Kent.

 

 

Jan. 7th, 1930.

 

 

Care Frater:

 

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

 

I am just dropping you a line because Marie [Maria de Miramar] is quite upset at not hearing from you. We are both working very hard at painting, which is coming along splendidly. Even Yorke [Gerald Yorke] condescended to like my recent work.

     

I have completely sidestepped the Goldston [Edward Goldston] controversy for the moment, and am marking time. Stephenson [P.R. Stephensen] has gone up to town today with instructions to deliver an ultimatum. There is no doubt but that we can put Goldston very badly in the cart if we want to, and if he can be got to see that fact he will probably climb down and be a good boy. From a business point of view, his actions are simply insane, and we are wondering whether he could have been got at.

     

I heard last night a most extraordinary thing. That solicitor you and I went to see had gone to their solicitor and made mischief. It shows the degree of hostility which we have to encounter. I cannot understand people who presumably have work of their own to do deliberately going out of their way to make trouble for people who have done nothing but to offer to put a little money in their pockets. It seems to me very unprofessional to begin with. I will let you know as soon as anything definite transpires.

     

Meanwhile, let us know how you are getting on.

     

Love to Cora from both of us.

 

Love is the law, love under will.

 

Yours fraternally,

 

666 / anl [Israel Regardie]

 

P.S. [by Israel Regardie] The Master Therion does not understand why he has not yet received from you the typed sections of your magical record which you had previously promised to forward to him.

     

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