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Correspondence from Aleister Crowley to John Symonds
The Ridge, Hastings.
12. 11. 46
Dear John Symonds,
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
It seems a long while since I heard from you, and still longer since I saw you, and that annoys me very much.
However, everything is going on smoothly, except that I cannot find a printer for Liber Aleph, the Book of Wisdom or Folly. By the way, have you got a copy of this book? I thought I had given you one. W.[illia]m Rider [publishers] ought certainly to accept it. You will have to explain that it is for advanced students.
In the meanwhile I am drafting a prospectus to send out to the people whose names and addresses are in the enclosed list.
Is there any chance of seeing you down here? There is plenty of room now-a-days; I have no doubt you could get a room in Netherwood itself, and it would really cheer me up very much to see you. As you know I had Mellinger [Frederic Mellinger] here for some time, and Louis Wilkinson came up for 2 or 3 days, which cheered me very much. At the same time the weather is abominably depressing. I do not seem to be able to pluck up courage to go down to the Chess Club even.
Perhaps I may have some better news by the time this letter goes off.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours fraternally,
Aleister Crowley.
Just got yours. You said I ought to make sure the last 3 (not 4) vols of the Hag [The Confessions of Aleister Crowley] were not lost. (You have only one copy by the way). I don't know what you can do with it, unless the subject comes up when you happen to be talking to a publisher.
A.C.
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