Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Saturday, 6 September 1930

Sat[urday] 6.

.25%1 [albumin]^[1]. Took it very easy with Sun and Water.

[astrological symbols]

      20^[2] Began in A.M. an Op[us] for health and strength for the Jade Princess, [Hanni Jaeger] but she wanted it for me. So we agreed; it went on till late.

     Note: “People who read poetry” are (by definition almost) congenital idiots. Hence they can only digest tripe. The ideas of great men naturally horrify them. So, poetry having got this reputation of emasculate tosh, fewer and fewer decent people read it. And so on.

1—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.

2—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.

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