Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Saturday, 29 July 1916

 

 

1:07 a.m. I perceive the use of the knife—not to divide, but to fashion things into beauty from shapelessness. Cut not to destroy, but to create. This is of the most supreme importance; see my notes to the Third Æthyr.

 

300

 — 70 — 40 — 9 = 419

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100

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10

                

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8

 — 70 — 3 — 5 = 86

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418

           65    

 

(This is another attempt to fix the Name “foursquare, mystic,
wonderful”. Ed.)

 

9:30 a.m. Work at 8 after probably 5 1/2 hours sleep. Long dreams of war and adventure, very vivid.

     

Dose evidently inadequate to my exalted Grade!

     

My eyes are tired—but then I’ve been cooking over a wood fire in the open; I woke exceptionally active and energetic.

     

p.m. Quite normal all day. Heard that the Monkey-Officer [Alice Coomaraswamy] had miscarried [Coomaraswamy and Crowley's child] (on July 12). Asked Tarot if I should go on with the affair; got 5W. with 2W. and Taurus next it, and Scorpio and Libra afar.

 

 

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