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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to Jane Wolfe
Aston Clinton, Bucks.
October 19th, 1944
Dear Jane,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
I am very glad to hear from you this morning. I am amazed that the book [The Book of Thoth] has arrived so quickly. I was afraid you would not get it before Christmas at the earliest.
Jack [Jack Parsons] tells me that booksellers want to get hold of copies, and I am writing to him by this mail suggesting that he should borrow your copy for a day or two to show them, with ideas of getting orders.
I am very happy that you think it a worthy production. There are a few mistakes, and it is indeed annoying that we could not afford to have all the cards reproduced in colour, but never mind "the time will come" as they used to say on Ninth Avenue and the Surrey Side. Sorry you have had troubles with Tusks. You are not the only one. I am very pleased to hear you all are now getting so active. It is like lighting a fire, it goes on and on, one flicker after another, and then quite suddenly the whole thing bursts out. It is up to you to get ready for that happening. You have got to make plans for action today when you have people rolling up 1000 at a time.
I have not so much as thought of David Sturgis for God knows how many years. He was always completely crazy, and I should think his four months "great magical retirement" ought to have done him good. One of the strangest creatures that I ever met. He was always doing the craziest things, and getting into the most ridiculous kinds of hot water. His misadventures with that awful actress—Kershaw—still remain in my mind.
Your penultimate paragraph, after beginning as sensibly as the rest of your letter, suddenly goes haywire. I cannot imagine what the other little item is, and who the devil is Agna Enters. Your final paragraph is even more mysterious. I cannot make out what in the world you mean by it. Apparently you are trying to swear without letting anyone know about it.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours ever,
A.C.
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