Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Wednesday, 1 October 1930

 

 

 

Germer [Karl Germer] depressed again.

     

Saw Nierendorf [Karl Nierendorf], a very nice man, who suggested (without being told) that the thing to do was to put me over as a Personality.

     

Wire from Pessoa [Fernando Pessoa]. "Letter cigarette case identified Crowley's discovered evening 25th place coast Mouth Hell police investigating doubt suicide through nothing definite ascertained"

     

10.15 P.M.

 

31[1] Op.[eration] cont[inue]d from Sept 29. The flame went vigorously widdershins!

     

(Opn. possibly distracted by thought Pessoa's telegram.

 

 

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.

 

 

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