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Aleister Crowley Diary Entry Saturday, 2 October 1920
I feel intensely the magical freedom arising from this act. (Jane [Jane Wolfe] etc. to new house.) I with Alostrael [Leah Hirsig] alone—we shall do Magick unto our Lord the Devil such as the Earth hath never known. It is amazing that our passion is so keen and fresh. The original pact (with Leah], the lapse of time, the complications of pregnancy-all against it; and it grows stronger and deeper.
We are now, 8.40 p.m., about to try the formula of Dionysus as discovered by me in Naples.[1]
10.10 p.m. A brief repose.
11.25 p.m. Opus[2] VIII, 31-666-31 [Leah Hirsig]. Operation: very wonderful in all ways, but especially Will-concentration. Elixir: admirably sweet and strong, copious. Object: administered to Anu Leah, 'To make her strong and well'.
Give a symbol for Alostrael's vision-developments. [I Ching Hexagram] Earth of Fire, I. Nourishment. Obvious meaning here is 'The Word'. Give symbol for her smoking opium in this connection.
[I Ching Hexagram] Khan, the defile. Purity-truth-clarity, the High Priestess of the Tarot. But also danger, of several kinds. She should do it with precautions.
How shall I act so as to avoid unpleasant reactions from smoking? Earth of Water. Sun. Stay quiet and don't eat much; diminish the number of pipes.
1—[See entry for 26 September 1920.] 2—[Crowley performs a magical sexual operation.]
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