From A.Crowley
Bell Inn
Aston Clinton
Bucks

Aug 4, ’44

Dear Louis,

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Yours of 29 July very welcome.

I hope you have the music by now; in case of loss, I will have another few copies made; this may take 2 or 3 weeks.

Surely I spoke to you of Roy Leffingwell, who manages {?} ranch out Barstow way? But, perhaps not, as you hadn’t met Max.

I agree with your optimistic estimate: “Kukri” suggested short, sharp, & final, of course. But look at the figure for Sun in Libra (I enclose data for London, no time to set up others. But at Berlin Saturn on cusp of M.C. spells crash — crash crash and then some!) My health improves constantly. The Book still sells {Book of Thoth} — I hope your copy has come — & I do 3 or 4 letters a week for “Aleister explains everything” {Magick without Tears}. The word {?} {?} as the Song. {“La Galoise”} I thought it quite a point for Alliance if I got Dely{?} to sing it; French words & singer — British bard — American composer.

No more now; I must take my daily “constitutional” about an hours stroll though lovely woodland. I think of getting a regular pied-a-terre here.

Love is the law, love under will

Yours A.C.

{Note: the follow is on an included scrap of note paper}

Figure for the Heavens for the Autumnal Equinox ’44 e.v. London.

{drawn-in English style chart, data:

House boundries:                                                  Planets: 1. 11 2.   2   0 0′ 0″  3.   0   4 4.   5 17 5. 12 21 6. 15   2  7. 11 24 8.   2 13 9.   0 10 10.   5 12 11. 12 13 12. 15 } {Notes in Crowley’s hand — difficult to read some words}  Lord of              Solis AUG 4 ’44  rules London & the U.S.A.     ”    France     ”    Austria China      ”    Spain     ”    Germany (but  rules Prussia     ”    England, squaring it with ; The aspect    is a bit thick Esp as  is in M.C. culminating  is Asc   R.I.{?} for France, but the  of  looks like {?} as to who is to boss her.  also, so high, threatens all sorts of troubles — but complete {?} for the Boche{?}

Note: Originally published in Thelema Lodge Calendar, November 1995

Note: Thank you to William Heidrick for making these images available.