Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Wednesday, 21 August 1940

 

 

[I Ching Hexagram] 58.

     

2 “pulbides” at 10.30 P.M. last night.

     

Lights out 11 slept at once.

     

Woke 2.20 rather bad breathing. N.B. Vigorous conversation seems to induce attack.

     

Message re. Stroud dentist. [I Ching Hexagram] XIX. Lin. FIRE PISCES—Great! Go to it!

     

4 - 5 1/2 sleep; woke with slight asthma.

     

6 1/4-7 sleep: woke with still less but diarrhoea unknowing—

     

11 Tummy still aches a little.

     

Breakfast 7 1/2: sleep till 10 1/4 1 egg & toast for lunch.

     

Slept most of P.M.—till 7.

     

8 1/2 - 10 1/2 sleep.

     

11 took 2 Ephedrine—amytal.

     

Disturbed night—but I stuck. . . . [continued on next day's diary entry]

 

 

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