Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Saturday, 14 March 1942

 

 

[I Ching hexagram] 51.

     

1 1/4 Finished letters to Saturnus [Karl Germer] and Pearl [Pearl Brooksmith].

     

Letter (132 Smith [Wilfred Talbot Smith] has not IX° papers) from Max [Max Schneider] PO Box 2411 Hollywood Cal USA

     

For quotation: “Magick” [Magick in Theory and Practice] p 96-97 Blood-bath.

     

1.0 Cecil [Robert Cecil] Picc. Brass UN AL PIN! PS Mea Culpa.

     

Frightful day condensing IX° instructions for Max. Did it damned well, too: now, to get a copy! Ugh!

     

Health: A1 considering surmenage.

     

[Temperature] 98.4-98.6.

     

Glorious day out—Oysters Mornay and Glace Panachee: a Nacional & Fine at home to crown: oh boy!

     

Cut tea-party out; still not a minute to go on with it: Grey Eminence: Furious! Merde.

     

Anniversary of news: Saturnus is safe.

     

Brilliant v.[ersus] Sutherland [Maurice A. Sutherland] 3-1. Last 2 games [of chess] most especially pungent: tied him in knots with English.

 

 

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