Aleister Crowley Diary Entry

Wednesday, 1 April 1942

[I Ching hexagram] 23.

Horse here. “False alarm” was right. But M₉SO₄ [Magnesium Sulphate (Epsom Salts)] baths for foot, 7 elastolet bandage.

Glorious day, out twice, no symptoms, good sleep 5-6  1/2.

Tot: 1 1/3 [Heroin].

Rang Pearson re terms of payments. 79 sets 100 copies.

Harold Mortlake 36 Clauricarde Gdns. BAY4821 came in unexpectedly.

Chess: easy at Q odds lunch at Picc Brasserie, alone. HM promised to find printer for 33.

Po 23: brought to bed after weeks of difficult labour of a superb tie-pin. Delivery easy: no root.

Letters from Saturnus [Karl Germer] March 17: 132 [Wilfred Talbot Smith] Feb 27: Feb 16, Mar 9, & Madge Porter.

Replying. Finished 132 & 516 [Jane Wolfe].

Curious about [I Ching hexagram] 38 [Khwei]. Last day I got it, Jan 3, then man in the room next door died! Oracle about swollen foot (38). AL I 49. Signet just touched the top of the G in “Gods”. Can’t see “death” unless “It puts deus . . . .” and that I am to take my “seat in the East”.

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