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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Friday, 31 December 1943
[I Ching hexagram] 5.
11 1/4 “Sahara” again (it improves) with Louis [Louis Wilkinson]. Honestly A!
LUNCH AT Ritz. Moules Marinieres. Blanc deVolaille au Riz jelly. All tasted of pre-war!
Coffee & ‘42 brandy at home.
F.H. [Frieda Harris] joined us at tea.
MEMORANDA
Pamphlets Series A:
(1) 93 Golden mean of Trotzky & Mosley. (2) 93 supple yet irresistible means of government. (3) Desuetude of old sanctions: their parochialism. 93 based on facts equally true for all men, only convincing excuse for control. (4) 93 as each man’s gide in life: his righteousness, his root of confidence. (5) Education: to depend on child’s will, guided by observation. (6) Master-slave dichotomy. (7) Why Christianity is useless.
Series B:
(1) AC Only poet carrying on classical tradition. Eliot Pound, and Why? (2) AC varied attainments. (a) adventures (Hills big game, chess). (b) literature. (c) Magick & Yoga. (3) AC as patriot. The V-sign. (4) AC as poet. (a) vocabulary. (b) technique. (c) variety. (d) — (n) Essays on various books, one at a time.
[French sonnet]
Formula for 132 [Wilfred Talbot Smith].
(1) Never seen or heard save in ceremonial, or “prophesying”.
(2) ? One Grimaud [Helen Parsons]—attendant for his needs.
(3) Communication by writing. E.g. Frederic might train him in “theatre”.
(4) Live in shack on Temple Hill.
(5) Mark of 666 tattooed on brow, heart, mons veneris.
(6) —— months preparation.
(7) “unassauged of purpose”. His words to be utterances, followed by Silence. No object to attain pure divine cloudbursts.
(8) Always wear special robes.
(9) ? Till corner in desert or build temple on T Hill.
(10) Regular medical visits.
(11) No writing whatever on any sacred topic. No reporting of his words.
(12) Secret visitors to “holy man”: one aim only. No repetition after object attained; nor, before that, any frequency. Visitors to be chosen by Saturnus [Karl Germer] on validity of their applications: never by 132.
(13) Committee of 3 to arrange preparations for this GMR.
(14) 666 may change Rule as 132 develops.
(15) 132 must formulate his own Oath (send 666 for approval?).
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Shall they not wither now they lose their Green? Gutenborg, Caton, Aldous, Elzivirs(?) Jacobi.
Conversation-piece (They have been discussing AB&C) He. You know, I simply cannot understand the mentality of these homosexuals. She (embarrassed—a pause) Er—but—er—you are supposed to be a homosexual. He (indignant) I’m nothing of the sort: I’m a bugger!
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Monies recd from OTO 1942 £830.1.0 US Govt destroyed £300 more due Jan 18 49.9.11 Feb 18 44.10.0 Mar 16 29.13.7 Mar 26 250.0.0 Apr 21 103.10.0 Apr 22 100.0.0 (93 to 671 a/c) May 16 48.5.1 May 27 24.14.8 Jun 10 8.8.0 Jun 15 37.2.5 Jul 5 24.14.6 Jul 9 46.12.7 Aug 13 54.8.11 Aug 23 24.14.6 Sep 4 48.5.1 (26.5.0 Sep 16 43.6.1 Oct 20 49.9.10 Oct 26 50.0.0 Oct 31 15.2.0 Nov 20 58.3.2 Nov 23 12.12.0 Nov 27 12.15.4 Nov 30 50.0.0
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List of hopelessly pathological moral cowards.
Alexis Brook. E.N. Fitzgerald [Edward Noel Fitzgerald]
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[two newspaper clippings: One dealing w/ Oxford new Movement (see sarcastic note in diary) & other from Roy Leffingwell re turkey]
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