Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Thursday, 4 September 1930

Thurs[day] 4.

[Hanni Jaeger's 20th birthday]

Started diet properly.

Swam and walked.

19^[1] Love.

.375% albumin.^[2]

1—The symbol “ ” indicates sexual magical operations, which Crowley differentiates from normal sexual intercourse. The progressive numbering indicates the number of times the operation has been conducted with a particular partner.

2—Crowley carried with himself a device to test the level of albumin in his blood, probably through urine. Other similar annotations from this point on show that he was testing the level of albumin almost on a daily basis, comparing it with his general physical condition. Normal levels of albumin in blood range from 3.5 to 5 g/dL.

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