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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Friday, 28 October 1921
1. A.M. Wrote letters—93 [Leah Hirsig], Gwen [Gwendolen Otter], Maitland [Cecil Maitland].
I am neither excited nor curious about What Will Happen today.
1.31 P.M. Erna has not yet arrived.
What course shall I take about Alys Cusack?[1] Shall I allow her to amuse herself? [I Ching Hexagram] 60. Regulations.
Shall I use the XI°? Work to aid me with Erna? [I Ching Hexagram] 39. No.
Ditto to fortify my body? [I Ching Hexagram] 63. Yes.
Shall I have the Chambre des Cauchemars pamphlet printed? [I Ching Hexagram] Air of Luna 51. "Dispersion" i.e. Spread the knowledge. Yes. I shall have a half-tone of "Enteritis" on the cover. "Ether" or "The Opium Smoker" on the back cover.
10 P.M. I must write Appendices to Book 4 Part III [Magick in Theory and Practice] on (a) My private Hexagram (b) the Mark of the Beast ritual; and (c) ? Also I must work out VIAOV properly.
Shall I use half- ? and if so which? [I Ching Hexagram] 44. The bold woman.
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