Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Monday, 13 May 1901

Much Ado I i 2 31

Q[uer]y. Can mental conc[entratio]n be said to loosen the soul & body? I think yes.

Nightmares from not banishing after ceremony. H.P.K. used. Wrote "Nature" Epode [from Orpheus] all day thus completing scene 1, about 1800-2000 lines so far. Punctuated etc. a good deal of it.

I have read 0 = 0 to 5 = 6 and other rituals—altogether a good deal of magical literature.

Took C side of vault and looked at  square. Could not shut out surrounding squares completely; but on closing eyes  shone alone. Query—did I really see the others which were impressed on my retina. I could not tell which they were without thought. Shall go to sleep on  of C to get a dream.

Drew a pantacle.

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