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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Sunday, 3 July 1921
Another good night.
2.0. P.M. The ceremony of preparing the Cakes of Light.
A young cock (see entry XVII II Gemini) is to be baptized Peter Paul into the Catholic Church by C.J.A. Maitland [Cecil Maitland], the son of an apostate Romish Priest, and therefore the ideal "Black" Hierophant. Mary [Mary Butts] and I are its sponsors. Peter Paul as the founders of the Christian Church, and we want its blood to found our own church.
Alostrael [Leah Hirsig] then dances against the will of Mary, on my swearing to give her to the half of my Kingdom, she demands P[eter] P[aul]'s head on the Disk. I behead him, and the blood is caught in the silver 'charger' on the Disk. In this charger is the meal etc for the Cakes of Light, ready except for the blood.
I conjure the spirit of P.P. to serve these Cakes to found our Church with, as we may use them.
The cock is slain in honour of Ra Hoor Khuit who is invoked before the killing. Symbol for the whole Rite. [I Ching Hexagram] Air of P[hallus] IX Hsiao Khu—Mental image of the Will. Small restraint. By doing this we overcome the resistance to our Will. Thelema Oracle VII, VI, 41. "We shall be full of cup-bearers, and the wine is not stinted".
At 3.30 P.M. (2.30 Greenwich) 19 degree 36' Scorpio is rising. Mars trine Herschel Luna Sext. Neptune Merc. sext. Saturn. Sol opp Mars Neptune semisext. Jupiter all good aspects, and Mars opp Sol trine Herschel. Ideal for this particular operation.
4.10 P.M. The ceremony is over. It went very well for an impromptu, though I was somewhat embarrassed by the presence of strangers. Mary and Maitland both signed the Oath of an Affiliate of the Abbey of Thelema this afternoon before the Baptism.
The Boleskine account came today. Cowie [George MacNie Cowie] had induced Williamson to give him 400 on false pretences! ! ! and over 1000 worth of furniture etc was sold for 143 odd!
Frater GENESTHAI [C. F. Russell] performed the Mass of the Phoenix. He and Maitland took Oaths for a week of Liber III.
What line to take as to Boleskine? [I Ching Hexagram] P[hallus] of Luna Sung. "Contention". Creative impulse attacking the Restricted Universe—beginning of the way back!
9.15 P.M. Should I try to interest the British Consul in Palermo iu the Law; if so, what line should I take? [I Ching Hexagram] P[hallus] of Sol Thung Zan. Union of Men. Yes; by all means. Appeal to his Will to unite all men in Brotherhood.
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