Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Thursday, 5 August 1937

 

 

[I Ching hexagram] XLVI.

     

2.5 a.m. Woke with bad cramp. Took symbol.

     

3.40 a.m. Have made Yi discovery: the combinations of Fire Water Air Earth are all in pairs. So Yi is divided at XXX because I-II P/P K/K begins /   / ends.

     

Confirmation of my revolutionary theory!!!

     

[Yi notes]

     

[I Ching hexagram] Lines 3, 4 Bobby [Barfoot] opus.[1] Health etc. esp. for Pearl [Pearl Brooksmith].

     

Gave her lunch.

     

[I ching hexagram] Line 5 Eve B. 7.30 Talked Yi.

     

Ring Pearl [Brooksmith] 10 P.M. Dr. says mastitis too.

     

[I ching hexagram] Line 6 V. tired.

     

Heard from Clifford Bax.

 

 

1—Crowley performs a magical sexual operation.

 

 

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