|
Correspondence from Karl Germer to Jane Wolfe
K.J. GERMER 133 West 71 New York, N. Y.
December 4, 1942
Dear Jane,
Yours of December 1st requires immediate answer.
The more I see the more do I realise the importance of your personal role in the machinery of the present ordeal, and it would be a shame if you would fail, from weakness or lack of confidence in yourself. You have a gift of seeing persons and things clearly, and then you fail to act up on that insight.
When Tull [Perry Tull] was here he mentioned that he had had only two interviews with Smith [Wilfred T. Smith], but came away with the impression that Smith was a Master of the Temple. Who gave it to him? For, what does he know about such things? Now you tell me that phantastic story about the Chokmah Grey Cat! It is revealing enough on the state of minds generally around there and explains the awe in which you all seem to live with regard to the person Wilfred. Now you yourself also show sings of a particular delusion.
It seems to me that you still cling to some phases of the Cefalu life which were prior to the revelation of the Comment to AL. I don't know much about that. But I presume that certain subtle ways were different after the Comment was obtained and when you lived in La Marsa in 1926. Anyway, it seems to me it were better to forget completely about the 8º=3o, 9º=2o, the Scarlet Woman and similar things. 132 [Wilfred T. Smith] should have the example of Jones [Charles Stansfeld Jones]: but no; he wants to go one better even! Why can't anybody be just what he or she is?
Smith, realising his outer failure, apparently seeks a compensation on some higher plane: Smith is nobody; ah, but 132! You poor fish have no idea that he is a 9º = 2o; so he's got to hint at it! Don't you see how morbid all this is? The next thing will be that he is an Ipsissimus like Mudd [Norman Mudd]—and end there. Being such a good judge, how can you fail to see this then? How can you fail to see the real motives behind 666's steps? Can't you rise to a plane where you see the deep concern, pure matter-of-fact motives, instead of assuming all kinds of personal spite and wicked things in what 666 does? You should have learned and matured since 1926!
666's instructions were very clear, yet he leaves the final decision to you. The question is not that of a three weeks Retirement for Smith, but of putting him temporarily outside the Order until such time that he has proved his worth for reinstatement. The Retirement is for you, so as to come to a clear decision in which you can act with complete authority. I will fully back you up; so far I have not seen any sign on your part that there is even a basis for a clear decision. It was for that reason that I suggested a Retirement away from Pasadena where the morbid atmosphere no longer influences you. I understand your reasons for not choosing Roy's [Roy Leffingwell] ranch. Very well, choose another spot, but act, and quickly. And let me know.
Jack [Jack Parsons] sent me a very nondescript letter which again shows to me his dependence. If he hasn't shown that letter to Smith before, there are signs that its contents was first discussed, or that Smith's influence prevented Jack's real nature to express itself. All his protestations that he is not a rubber stamp of Smith's are unconvincing. And we won't make any real headway until some drastic action has been taken.
That I wrote you at the time that it was allright to show Smith my letters to you, was camouflage. If 132 were really where he supposes, or pretends, to be, things would be different. But he is a man still under test, thrown by accident into a position for which, very probably, he has not succeeded in making himself ripe spiritually. On the contrary: the position has gone to his head.
Thanks for the details about Regina [Regina Kahl] which throws light on the situation. I do hope we will be able to trace her when her person and her qualities might become useful again.
With fraternal love,
Karl
|