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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Saturday, 25 May 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.
Wizard looks a little serious—grave.
T[herion]: Thank him for abundant prosperity and ask nature of work for weekend.
A[chitha]: 78 and 75. (Translated by T[herion] as Influence of Nuit or The Message of the Herald.)
T[herion]: Try to get Chinese symbol for work of the week.
A[chitha]: [I Ching
Hexagram
XXXVII]
T[herion]: Does this mean Tetragrammaton?
A[chitha]: Crane—sign of Mars. I see an open door. Dark woman in blackness. 47. (In answer to Tetra[grammaton] and family idea. T[herion] gets nothing from this number connected with the subject.)
T[herion]: Ask him what object we should work for in Mass of H[oly] G[host] when next we wish to perform it.
A[chitha]: 762. (nothing. 381 x 2. May be taken to mean Harmon.)
T[herion]: Get Chinese symbol to confirm.
A[chitha]: [I Ching
Hexagram
L]
T[herion]: Ask for the general symbol for next week.
A[chitha]: Maltese cross. Bull's horns. Sheep's head.
T[herion]: Get a number.
A[chitha]: 136.
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(= Family affairs.)