Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Tuesday, 14 September 1920

Ditto. Opus² X plus 1—Vittorio. (Baph. XXX—II.)1 Elixir: great. Operation: ditto. Object: Niente^[1]

Opus Xⁿ plus 2—31-666-31.^[2] Object: more. Elixir: great. Operation: great, in triad.

11.00 p.m. Oh, but I'm tired—only I've a Spanish girl with a big moustache. There was a woman in Gambini's, too, with a RAW mouth. Raw is the word I've been wanting to describe the type of mouth I love.

1—[Opus X2 (following on Opus Xn) stands for a sexual operation between Babalon and the Beast; 'plus 1' was provided by Vittorio who was probably a male prostitute. 'Baphomet XXX—II' is a semi-humorous allusion to the fact that Crowley is not going to reveal details of this operation—it is prohibited under regulations XXX, sub-clause II. There were in fact no such regulations.]

2—[An operation with Vittorio and Leah [Hirsig] at the same time. Hence 'in triad'.]

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