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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry [undated] Between Monday, 14 November and Saturday, 26 November 1898
Notes of Astral Travel
No. 6. Undertaken at the request of G.C.J. [George Cecil Jones] Picture given me to contemplate.
I call Anonke.
Astral shape taken.
I journey over Spain to Morocco. Turn S.E.
Assume red robes and bloody sword.
Cannot see any guide.
A domed temple.
Tall—face Anonke.
Attended by pigs. (?)
These are tall men in brazen armour with spears, as appears after on my invocation of [. . .].
Anonke greenish or reddish.
Sensual, cruel. Makes love to me.
With difficulty I refrain.
This continues some time.
I ask the questions. She looks to W.
Fire and earth.
I distrust her and call on [. . .] threatening with sword.
I perceive men writhing within her stomach and bowels.
She advances over me with legs outspread.
(She is vastly bigger than I.)
I call on [. . .]. Her brazen men appear. I strike.
She sinks back to her throne slain.
I receive the allegiance of the men, call them in 24 hours from then.
I bid them remove her.
I call down fire to consume her.
I attempt to take her throne but am warned not to.
I return N.E. Cannot enter Egypt, but turn N.W. I enter circle. Have had suspicions, and now turn to see my guide—a [. . .] (He cannot enter.) Great eyes—sun-fish face, body indistinct. I threaten him and he disappears. I pray for a time and an angel enters circle. We ascend.
White platform. Anonke as in picture.
In answer to questions:
“I look to the East.”
“I am of all elements. I ripen in the earth. I dream in the water; in the fire I burn and in the air I smoke.”
Quick return to physical.
Klipper on the watch (N. side of room).
I resume red togs and wand and politely indicate my views. I curse him. Hod and Adonai have most effect. He sinks and I return to body to write these notes.
Klipper comes back. I resume red things. Find a [. . .] on E. wall of room; take it down and hold it above my head facing him. He sinks. I continue but the impression is very persistent.
Again with a prayer in the physical I assume the red astral and strike him with the wand uttering a certain name. Lightnings disintegrate him. I return. There appears horizontal mists of his burning. However, I put out light and turn over.
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