Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Amalantrah Working

Monday, 3 June 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.

 


 

5:00 Wizard smiling.

     

Child Egg altar Wizard Tree Lion Arct[eon]

     

777 555 666 156 444

     

Eagle Turtle

 

     

X. Strange man? Windram [James Windram] or Cowie [George MacNie Cowie]? Probably will write this week.

     

T[herion]:  Message.

     

A[chitha]:  722. (The voice of the trumpet!)

     

T[herion]:  What call?

     

A[chitha]:  775. (= very vehement indeed.)

     

T[herion]:  What does it say?

     

A[chitha]:  687 3 x Aiwaz spelt in full.

     

T[herion]:  What has Aiwaz to say?

     

A[chitha]:  47. (Fool; weeping; waves, fortress; clutch etc). ( 4 + 7 = 11 + = 44.)

     

T[herion]:  Expand and explain.

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram LIII] of .  Fortunate marriage, gradual advance, geese.

     

T[herion]:  Further message?

     

A[chitha]:  53. ( Stone, rock; Elihu; Angel of 9 P.; Sun, wall; (hung); lover.)

     

T[herion]:  General symbol for present week?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram XXXVII] of .  37. Fix family affairs.

     

T[herion]:  Financial symbol?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram VIII of Ο 8. Help.

     

T[herion]:  Concerning 3 Dragons?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram XLIV]  44. Bold Woman (1st dragon).

     

T[herion]:  What do with it?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram LVI]  56. Humility and integrity. Flatter, though!

     

T[herion]:  Second Dragon?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram XXX of .   30. Docility.

     

T[herion]:  What do with it?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram LIII of .  53  Marriage etc. (vide message above.)

     

T[herion]:  Third Dragon?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram LVIII] of .   58 Pleasure—still water.

     

T[herion]:  What do with it?

     

A[chitha]:  [I Ching Hexagram XVI of Ο  16 Harmony and satisfaction. (Continual liaison.) This is an astonishingly good description of Darola, Wesrun, and Olun, and sound advice in each case.

 

 

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