Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Wednesday, 22 October 1941

 

 

[I Ching hexagram] 37.

     

Rang Sutherland [Maurice A. Sutherland] “are you in the mood for serious chess to-night?” He said no, but to-morrow yes. It is very embarrassing when he suddenly starts to sulk—so I put it like that.

     

2.0 [Dr.] Crawshaw at Richmond. Chest expansion down to 3/4 but in all other respects health is decidedly best. The keeping at bay of spasmodic attack has rested the heart.

     

On tube coming back several “Achilles” ratings—and I hadn’t a copy of Thumbs Up! on me, damn it!

     

10 1/2 Found cheese sandwich on my chest like a steam roller:

     

Fell into nightmarish sleep after indulgence in Logic P.T.O.

 

 

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