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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Karl Germer
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[15 June 1930]
Marie [Maria de Miramar] just turned up. [ . . . ] Yorke [Gerald Yorke] and I discussed it all with Marie. He sees as I do that it is really a question of totally irreconcilable attitudes to life: The Master and the slave. Complicated by the language difficulty.
Maries denies having spoken ill of Cora [Cora Eaton] to Grete [Karl Germer's sister]. Certainly she got to like Cora very much in Berlin, and is most grateful to her. Between you and me, Grete is a spiteful cat now and again. More, you must remember the envy that always possesses small souls when they see others who have what they would like to have themselves. Your lecture on Vaihinger is very Freudian. Your argument is (as I have often told you) the very reason why you do not get on in the world. If you are always shrinking in fear from Fortune, she naturally disdains and kicks you.
Marie is not at all extravagant; on the contrary. And you should be the last person to talk, rushing through the world in your lordly automobile!
As if—
Well, we'd better forget the whole silly nonsense, and get on with the G. W. [Great Work]. Everything promises well here, but I'll know more when the "Legend" [The Legend of Aleister Crowley] is out. What of Birven [Henri Birven]? Will send Krumm-Heller [Arnold Krumm-Heller] [O.T.O.] rituals this week c/o you.
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