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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Sunday, 31 March 1918
Key to dramatis personae: Aleister Crowley is T. or Therion, or 666. He is represented by Amalantrah in the temple of the seeress' vision.
Roddie Minor, or Eve is Soror Achitha (variously spelled Ahita, Achita, Ahitha), or 555. She is the egg or altar in the temple.
Marie Lavroff or Röhling is Soror Olun, or 156, and is the Tree in the temple.
Mrs Elsa Lincke is Soror Bazedon and possibly 444, being the Lion in the temple.
Charles Stansfeld Jones is Frater Arcteon, O.I.V.V.I.O., Nemo and 777. He is the Child in the temple.
Amalantrah the Wizard is 729 and represents 666 or A.C. in the temple.
4.50 p.m. Invocation of Bornless One by Therion.
T[herion]: Explain the spelling of the Word of the Equinox [AKAMRACH], how many letters has it? Seven or nine?
A[chitha]: Aleph, Resh, Mem, Cheth, Aleph, Mem, Resh, Ayin.
T[herion]: Is this a single word or should it be divided?
A[chitha]: Single word.
T[herion]: How is it to be interpreted?
A[chitha]: Flowing Water.
T[herion]: Of what character?
A[chitha]: Clear Crystal Water.
T[herion]: What are we to understand by it?
A[chitha]: Universal solvent.
T[herion]: On what Path does it flow?
A[chitha]: Teth and Mem. (520 the numeration of the word = Tears.)
T[herion]: What work shall we undertake tonight?
A[chitha]: Qabalah.
T[herion]: With what object?
A[chitha]: Inkwell with two pens stuck in it. 101.
T[herion]: Does he mean to e.r.i.o.T.? (establish relations in our Trigrammaton?)
A[chitha]: Yes.
T[herion]: What should be done?
A[chitha]: No answer.
T[herion]: On what Path should this be done?
A[chitha]: Goas. Gimel, Ayin, Aleph, Samech. (134 = 67 = 2. Binah P. of Gimel in Chokmah.)
T[herion]: Should this work be undertaken with that object only, or with further objects?
A[chitha]: Further objects.
T[herion]: What further object?
A[chitha]: Beth, Ayin, Nun, Samech, Qoph. (282 = Aralim = Spirit of Lives which would mean to create and give birth to a current of force to operate on the material plane.)
T[herion]: What kind of Current?
A[chitha]: Beth, Ayin, Lamech, Mem, Shin. (442 = The ends of the earth = extent of the current.)
T[herion]: This means what?
A[chitha]: Qoph, Resh, Lamed. (330.)
T[herion]: Does this mean take Oath for extension of Law and perform Masses for this purpose?
A[chitha]: Yes.
T[herion]: Any other instructions or messages?
A[chitha]: Qoph.
T[herion]: What means this?
No direct answer but letter Mem.
T[herion]: Does he want us to perform Op[eratio]n without further talk?
A[chitha]: Not necessarily.
T[herion]: What are the general prospects for next week?
A[chitha]: Struggles. Picture of stakes in the ground and someone stumbling over them.
T[herion]: What is the name of O.I.V.V.I.O. in this particular work of the Temple?
A[chitha]: ARCTEON.
A[rcteon]: Does Rubina [Rubina Stansfeld Jones] play any part in this apart from her relationship with Arcteon?
A[chitha]: Picture of two chairs set at an angle, could not get anything else.
Operation was then performed as directed and Sacrament communicated to A. at 6.23 p.m. and to T[herion] at 7.15 p.m.
9.28 p.m. T[herion]: What should be the nature of the next week's work?
A[chitha]: Daleth, Resh, Shin. (504 = Sought for.)
T[herion]: What shall we seek for?
A[chitha]: 720. (Means arranging of everything in order.)
T[herion]: What are we to do about the Egyptian trip, is anything likely to happen about it?
A[chitha]: XVIII Tarot Trump. (Nothing doing just now.)
T[herion]: What are our financial prospects for the next month?
A[chitha]: 17.
T[herion]: Tarot Trump or pure number?
A[chitha]: Trump. ( = Hope.)
T[herion]: What are we to do about house 177th Street?
A[chitha]: Hept o gam o phon.
T[herion]: Can you get a number for it?
A[chitha]: 786. ( = smooth.)
T[herion]: Ask if Otz would count as Khem on account of its neighbourhood to the Victorious City.
A[chitha]: Run away.
T[herion]: C.w.m.W.h.? (Could we make Woodstock headquarters?)
A[chitha]: 5 of Pantacles. (Material trouble.)
T[herion]: Have you any special messages?
A[chitha]: Aleph, Resh, Qoph, Lamed, Daleth, Resh, Aleph, Teth, He. (550 = an Eagle.)
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