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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
Ivy Cottage, Knockholt, Kent
Feb. 9th, 1930.
Care Frater:
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Thanks for your note to Regardie [Israel Regardie]. A photo will be sent to Birven [Henri Birven] today or to-morrow.
The Tiger is still looking down with an unwavering glare. But apart from that, there is really a bad snag in the record. It has never come up before in my experience. The idea of the Probationer's record is to satisfy the authorities that he is seriously interested in the Work, the evidence being his addiction to his chosen practices. But, in this record, there are very few practices recorded. The Serpent [Israel Regardie] tells me that he thinks you have done quite a lot without recording them; but then, as you know well enough, this does not count. I am not at all sure that I shall not have to send the record to my Zelator, especially as I think it better that someone who has never heard of you should make up his mind about you.
I think also that a good deal of explanation is necessary on your part. It seems to me that the things you say carry very different meanings when they are written down.
See you at Oddenino's Tuesday at 7 o'clock.*
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours fraternally
666.
* Please bring Green Man self-portrait [illegible].
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