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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Grady McMurtry
Aston Clinton Bucks
April 27 [1944]
Dear H.A. [Hymenaeous Alpha],
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. (Magical letter, hence formal address.)
I've been thinking out your problems for you, and hope the following suggestions may help. 29th too busy to go on: now prospectuses here at last! will be worse; so I'll dash this off while I can.
In any crisis you can do Asana. As you can sit in Padmasana, do; but if sitting up would make you conspicuous, e.g. at night, use Shavasana the 'corpse position' (flat on back, arms along sides) or the Templar (as in Atu XII.) The point to reach is when the chosen position is perfect relief from the physical agony and oppression (of being there at all!) and realization that that position is the only escape from that horror. When perfect 10 minutes' Asana should rest you as much as a good night's sleep.
Then, Pranayama. The real practice demands seclusion: i.e. the aiming at record slowness and steadiness. But you can do a very great deal on the march—working the rhythm of feet and breath as one.
There's the mantra too.
A ka dua Tuf ur biu Bi a’a chefu Dudu nur af an nuteru
I'll chant it for you when I see you next.
This becomes a "marching song" and the crowd can pick it up—
Astral visions are contra-indicated when disturbance is probable; but you can practice building-up and training the Body of Light.
The assumption of God-forms, esp[ecially] Harpocrates is O.K. in most conditions. Learn too, the Latin mantras in The Paris Working and add 'em with appropriate assumptions.
End of Holy discourse; and of paper; end of spare time. Go to it.
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Fraternally
666.
Lieut. Grady L. McMurtry 1475th Ord MM Co. (Avn) (Q) A.P.O. 638 U.S. Army
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