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Correspondence from Karl Germer to Jane Wolfe
K.J. Germer 260 W. 72 New York 23, N.Y. Endicott 2-6799
June 24, 1952
Dear Jane,
. . . The Greetings of the Equinox of Summer!
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.
Your short note re Jack [Jack Parsons] of June 17, came y'day and your full letter with (incomplete) clippings, to-day. Thanks very much. I have sent letter and clippings to Jean [Jean Sihvonen] - Ero [Ero Sihvonen] and now answer from memory.
I am deeply sorry. I had pinned great hopes on Jack, as the type of man he represents is badly needed in this country. But, I must confess, I remained sceptical about his attainment, of his having crossed the abyss. And when I heard from you about Candy [Marjorie Cameron] I feared the worst. The trouble is that his education was not rounded off; the American system does not favour the classics; We are so beyond them: we are Americans! The deep all-round education which Europe gives, even if one does not go to college, which one breathes there, protects promising students of Jack's type from making a certain type of mistake.
However, this is past, and my sorrow remains. When I received your first note, I instantly had the conviction that you say Helen [Helen Parsons] expressed: that the Gods saved him from a worse fate.—I find Phillis's [Phyllis Seckler]'s statement a definite message, to be heeded, as I have been doing, or trying to, all along. You know that I have a high regard for P.[hyllis]'s attainment. I'm sure she has gone through 5º = 6o, some time ago. I'm sure she is under guidance. I'm sure the typing of Liber 418 [The Vision and the Voice] will help her a lot. I wish I knew her better; when I was in L.A. the first time, I met her, but her image in indistinct. I don't think I exchanged one word with her. It is not my way. And yet I had followed her magical career since when first I saw those caricatures, which made a similar impression on A.C.
I'm glad you held that service and that so many were present. And Georgia [Georgia Schneider] too!—I'll let you in on a thought which so far has to remain a secret. There is the spec to sell this house, and, if we get enough, to move further West. It is all vague as yet. It need not be California; there is Utah, for instance; centrally located; possibly a population not inherently hostile, as fanatics are and are always likely to be. I'm sure that all here would welcome the move. The problem will be to have something to make a living.—The climate is dry and may be more favourable; and high altitude is better, for me, at least. It is a decision involving many angles.
I had no idea Helen had so much experience; her observations re ink come very timely as Jean is coming to H.Q. with an expert on Saturday to run the machine and show us tricks. I can then ask him. Please thank Helen for her advice!
Your 'Mirror' clipping was incomplete, one page was missing. Please get me two sets of clippings of all papers discussing the case for myself; and send one set direct, by ordinary mail, to Yorke [Gerald Yorke]. If ordered quickly, they charge only the regular price for re-edition. He has been sending me duplicates of all clipping, and I have to reciprocate.
I must write to Wilfred [Wilfred Talbot Smith] soon; his letter and copies are still in the unanswered file. I'd have to write about the O.T.O., and dislike doing that.
Let this be all for now. Probably if I had not sent your letter off at once to Jean, I would have some other points to take up from it.
Love is the law, love under will.
Yours, with love,
Karl
P.S. Can you give me literature on the 'Oedipus complex' in English? It is a problem Joe [Joe Miller] has to solve, and though I've understood it for ages, I am a poor explainer. I wish I could advise his a book, or books, in which this deep-seated urge is made plain. Dianetics should have done it, but, apparently there is nothing on it.
K.
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