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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Gerald Yorke
11 Manor Place W.2.
Aug 20 [1937]
C∴[are] F∴[rater]
93.
Confucius lacked the advantages of algebraic notation.
The good work goes on steadily; even my hand is a little less crippled now—it hampered badly. I think I can get out a graphic schema of the Yi in time—but it needs another month's work.
About you! Earnest young disciples are O.K. They become masters—as the mulberry leaf becomes satin, and by similar means.
But I always—after the first few months—left you alone to work that out. I trusted you with all the methods knowing you admirably competent.
But I wanted to train you as a leader—a very different business. Your point of view is (as I see it) still a shade partial and to that extent inadequate. But the real weakness is your great strength in rapier-play. There are occasions when one needs the broadsword. And this is particularly the case when you are attacking a position. You are amazingly adroit with your equals, but your inferiors often baffle you. It's my own case, but you ought to be standing on my shoulders.
Please let me know whether to expect you the first week of September as originally arranged.
I am very tired: wanted to write at greater length; find I can't.
93 93/93
F∴[raternal]ly
666.
P.S. Jones has turned spiteful again and wrecked my August. I work on.
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