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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Thursday, 11 August 1927
What action should I take to meet the present financial crisis?
[I Ching hexagram] XXIII Po. Change the luck! Get support by promising favours. Don't be a piker [?].
What plan shall I propose with regard to Eplisa Townley, and what will come of it?
[I Ching hexagram, scored through:] Disturbed.
[I Ching hexagram] XXX Li. Be firm, correct, free, yet docile like a cow.
[Line] 1. A little confusion at starting. Tread reverently. [Line] 2. Manifest best qualities. [Line] 3. Be the care-free poet. Don't grouse. [Line] 4. Keep proposal up sleeve: then jump suddenly. [Line] 5. Be pathetic if necessary. [Line] 6. Take quick action to repel any interference. But be gentle. Aim at the highest fortune.
What steps should I take with regards to Titus [Edward W. Titus]?
[I Ching hexagram] 37 Zia Zan. Be very strict and businesslike. Give good measure: don't waste time in gossip.
What shall I do with regard to the proposed purchase of M. Piere's automobile?
[I Ching hexagram] XII [?]. This is all wrong. The matter can only be brought to a good issue by patience and caution. Piere would not accept my terms beyond an immediate sale for cash.
What shall I do about the Lambes' [?] daughter?
[I Ching hexagram] 43 Kwai. This won't do at all
Reflexion of a Poet at the Prime of Life. Ars brevis, vita longa! —Aleister Crowley
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