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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Jane Wolfe
London, W.1. England.
3rd March, 1943.
Dear Jane,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Yours of January 20th, minus paragraph one which is transparent "stainless silence".
I have not heard any more from Jack [Jack Parsons]. I don't know whether he has yet received my letters. I did get a telegram dated January 28th signed 'Jack and Helen [Helen Parsons]' as follows:—
That is subsequent to the writing of your letter.
I must say that I look for loyalty. The really strong point in your position is that Smith is a complete nonentity; he has not contributed in any way to the work of the Order and if he starts off on his own, anyone who follows him will soon find out that he is an empty sack. I think you will admit that I have behaved to him with the greatest patience and moderation. No doubt he showed you my last cable sent on the 26th January, but he must act responsibly for the future. Germer [Karl Germer] can be trusted absolutely to guide you all with wisdom through this time of crisis.
I wish you would understand that the work of publishing the "Tarot" [The Book of Thoth] and other works of great importance depends almost entirely on the support received from Agape [Agape Lodge]. It is always the small surplus—perhaps not more than five or ten percent of the total—that makes all the difference between activity and inactivity. You have got to do everything in your power to tip the scale in the right direction. Every time that I am held up means a hitch in the programme, which upsets the smooth running of the machine—and that smooth running is of great importance with regard to its external effects. Victory is cumulative. You cannot conduct a campaign by fits and starts. No more now.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours ever,
P.S. I am enclosing you a copy of a letter I have sent off by this mail to Germer. You will no doubt be hearing from him soon on this subject.
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