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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Sunday, 27 May 1923
Die Sol
1.11 a.m. I spent this evening in Tunis—very uneasy, probably owing to a thunderstorm brewing: when it broke, I became joyous as usual, and even began to look for a way to work the XI°.
3.35 p.m. Summer time begins tonight. (But it didn’t in Tunis. 31-666-31 ).[A note by Leah Hirsig]
Reading the Sept de Coeur of Maurice Leblanc, I get an idea for my new game of cards which shall require a special pack. The squeezer mark shall be different to the card so that by exposing the whole hand one shall get a different result to that shown by the corners.
Small cards for trick-taking value can have a high squeezer value to throw on to won trick (as in Skat). Value trick-sum of 4 squeezer marks.
After each trick a card is drawn for Fate. Even cards double value of trick Odd cards halve value of trick Female court cards give trick to losers Male court cards put stakes in Kitty for next trick Players draw a fresh card after each trick
Each player has 5 cards to start and when Fate is an Ace the hands are played as poker hands; the squeezer value of the Ace to be put up by each player as a Jack-Pot. In Poker no partners. New deal follows. When all cards drawn last 5 are played as Nap or Ecarte: three tricks win. (20 dealt, 5 drawn, each trick total 60 cards in pack for 9 bridge tricks and the extra 8 cards are 4 11’s and 4 Jokers.)
6.56. a.m I have solved my Business Problem! (See Eq[uino]x [I Ching] Hexagram [LXIV] 3rd month). Tell Gordon Webb ‘If you have any money of your own to invest: I’m tired of the camouflage about a friend in the City . . . etc.
Outline:
1) Since 1898 I have striven to identify Magick with my name. It is not too much to say that whenever Magick comes up in conversation, my name is mentioned sooner or later. (The bad name of Magick has reflected itself on me: hence wild yarns.)
2) I have written very voluminously, but only in limited and expensive editions. There is therefore much room for speculation as to my views.
3) I have these views all ready in old work and new, in my memoirs (nearly ready) and in my head for lectures or any required articles.
4) My one and only need is an organizer with capital to put the whole show over.
The above came from seeing:—
Magick is the link between Spirit and Matter, which explains why modern science has neglected it, its fight with religion etc.—I saw Magick as a Rops woman: curly black, big, masculine, large limbs, big smiling mouth, fine teeth, flashing eyes etc.
The above should be made into a sort of prospectus and put before various people. Gordon Webb should have one of these. He thought the original Prospectus excellent but 666 feels it is too elaborate. (See pigeon holes, Temple room for this. Also for the description of the Cauchemar which should be used if Mussolini & Co come to see you.)
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