FIVE years ago any Englishman who felt in need of indulging the more diabolical type of national pride had only to cross a strip of water, very choppy most of the time, but well worth crossing. He could then hear the most sincere of fulsome flattery about the Machiavellianism of "perfide Albion." Any travelling Germans, Russians, or Italians who happened to overhear could be relied upon to swell the chorus of approval; growl as it was, it sounded like divinest music in British ears. For its refrain was that the Englishman was the most devilishly clever diplomat in the world. He was the Mephistopheles of politics. If the continent had had the Anglo-Saxon trick of following its opponents in fiction, the British spy would have been to it what the German spy, the Japanese spy, the Mexican spy are to our modern movie fans.

THE English deliberately laid Ireland waste by land laws which made agriculture economically impossible, so as to force an emigration; in the Black Year the relief ships were held upon technicalities that the people might starve. One can buy an estate of many thousand acres with a fine house in Ireland for five to ten thousand dollars. It was a commonplace of my boyhood to say that the Irish question could be settled easily by putting the island under water for 24 hours.

ON July 3, 1915, I proclaimed the Independence of Ireland at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. But I did not intend to interpret that "independence" as "dependence on Germany!" The German temperament is surely the one thing more antagonistic to the Irish than the English temperament. There is no sense of what a German would call order in the Irish mind; all Irishmen have genius in its worst form! Hence it was utterly ridiculous of the English to try to prove that the martyrs of last Easter were "bribed by the Germans." For one thing, you can't bribe people whose action, if successful, gives them control of the wealth of a whole country, whose failure dooms them to the gallows. But British stupidity never hesitated. While all America, even violently pro- Ally America, was vomiting with horror and disgust at the murders of Pearse, Conolly, Skeffington and the rest, she calmly proceeded to vilify her victims. She did not even have the sense to see that the mere date of the Revolution --- Holy Week --- would inevitable link Pearse in the Catholic mind with the hero of the "World's Tragedy," and so make his name a rallying-cry of anti-English sentiment for the lifetime of Christianity.

TO attribute what the French call "le vice anglais" to Casement was too funny. If they had laughed, it would not have been so bad; but they kept the veil of hypocrisy upon their faces, not knowing what word some rude little boy had written there.

from the Grady Project:

Previously published in Ecclesia Gnostica 1:4 (1985) and in The Grady Project (March 1988).

TRAINING TIPS:

PAPER TRAINING 1A:

SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH ADONAI.

PEDIGREES:

KITTY JUST ATE THE NEIGHBOR'S DOG:

		32500 Hinkley Rd., Rte 1          Barstow, CA 92311                       June 9, 1969
	Dear Grady: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Received your long letter and was glad to hear from you. I had no idea you were returning to California and was happy to hear that you are here. ... Regarding your visit --- I would certainly like to see you --- all of you folks. However, I cannot sleep you as my Mother is with me. ... I don't know what your plans are, but under the circumstances perhaps it would be better if you made your visit to Barstow after your Mexico visit. ... When you come, please don't mention my living with Max. T. and I decided that the past is past and we don't allow it to come into the present. Refer to him as a teacher, which he was. T. knows of course about my being married to Ero because he worked with him at the Center. He knows nothing of Aleister Ataturk {Ed: Crowley's son.} I have not told my husband a lot of things. I am introducing him to Thelema eventually. He is very interested in searching for truth but he is not familiar with the Occult, Magick, etc. He is a wonderful person... Frankly, I am not interest in being connected with the establishment of an organization at the present time. I spent many years with Max, Ero and A. A., and much of the time under the aura of the OTO and all its complications. I want to work under the A. A. and not the O.T.O. right now. I don't want T. involved in an outer order at this time. I am sure you can understand. You had your period away from it and so did P. I may be interested later. Re the thefts -- it is certainly a mystery and to what end? I know all about Mildred's case but didn't know about Sascha's. It sounds fantastic. her accusation of P.'s daughter is ridiculous. I wonder if she didn't contact P. to take suspicion off herself? Did she call the police? She could have sold all the material and made it look like some else stole it. ... Reea has been in contact with Regardie -- could she have sent the anonymous letter? .... Yes, Max made A. C.'s ring. I don't recall whether Max designed it or whether A. C. sent him a design, or whether Max particularly designed it. ... Love is the law, love under will, {signed} My best wishes, always,
	Jean

		P.O.Box 76 Daly City, Calif.         1 July, 1969
	Dear Grady: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. After so many years, it was good to hear you are again in this area. Last night, while I was sound asleep after being on the go all day, I heard from Mildred via the telephone and was given your mailing address; and it is within the bonds of fraternity of the Order, that I write to you these few lines, primarily to ask a favor of you. Mildred wrote to me about a month ago telling me about your visit to her place in Mount Shasta and about your hopes to get Thelema on the move. On 8 June she wrote again stating she would be in this area during the latter part of the month and would get in touch with me in order that she and I get together for a long and fraternal interview. Our meeting, for reasons beyond my control did not take place; I did my part, and no doubt she did also. During our phone conversation of last night, I did not quite understand whether she would remain in the area for a while, or return to Mount Shasta within a few days as soon as her car was repaired. In any event, I was left with the impression that she is in financial need, and since I do not know where to reach her, I wonder if you would do me the favor of seeing that she gets the enclosure; it isn't much, but it might help her in some way. In one of my last letters to Mildred, I expressed my desire to meet with you for an exchange of impressions with the good of the Order in mind, and in the hope that I could perhaps be of service somehow. Now, I realize that if you were to start or head a Thelemic movement and needed my help, you would so inform me; nevertheless, so great is my desire to see that justice is done to the Order and to The Master Therion, that I thought it proper to take the initiative. These years since I last saw you have not been wasted, and I have learned many lessons and gained much experience; no doubt it has been the same with you. For now, I shall limit myself in stating that I know what is taking place in the world regarding Thelema and the Order, adding that now is the time to set things aright. Regarding the literary works of the Master Therion, wish to say the following: A small de-luxe edition of the Book of Thoth which will sell for $50.00 per volume is coming out in New York, it should be out in August or September. 777 was just reproduced by an outfit in Chico, California; Jerry Kaye, who published sometime last year a cheap clandestine reproduction of The Book of the Law, is coming out with another edition; also his own version of the Tarot Cards, and as I understand it, proposes more publications, this fellow is either in Los Angeles or North Hollywood; a 25 page introduction to Therion's "AHA" is soon to be reproduced from another source also. You see, the new off-set printing process makes the business of reproducing rather easy. Anyway, all this goes on while we, the true heirs to the O.T.O. and the Holy Order of A A remain silent and buried in the past. Please excuse having extended myself so much. Love is the law, love under will                 Sincerely and Fraternally,            {signed} Monty

Notes below text in MTP:

(1) The Ring has not been described in Part II of this book, for reasons which may not be apparent to the reader. It is the symbol of Nuit, the totality of the possible ways in which he may represent himself and fulfill himself.
(2) For example, as when Firmness with one's self or another is the truest kindness; or when amputation saves life.
(3) See Liber 418, 11th Aethyr.

Notes to the notes:

(1) Max Schneider made such a ring for Crowley at Agape Lodge in California about a decade after this passage was written. It consists of a flat table with the cartouche in Egyptian hieroglyphs of the name Ankh-af-na-Khonsu in red gold on a yellow gold band carved in the shape of the goddess Nuit. See the mention above in the "Primary Sources" column, this issue of the TLC.
(3) Liber 418 is also called the Vision and Voice.

A. General discussion of the purpose and physical (or simple) nature of the subject --- here Crowley is describing one aspect of layout of magical equipment. How are these things used and why?

B. Discussion of the direct meaning and subject --- Balance in ritual through arrangement of the objects used.

C. Details that may be obscure in the passage, including definition of words and names and the sort of thing above in my "Notes to the notes."

D. What does each detail (Ankh, Bell &c) mean simply.

E. What is the trend of the passage --- here Crowley begins with physical object arrangement, goes on to motions, proceeds next to ideas, after to invocations, last to philosophy and example quite beyond the simple title of the chapter. Notably, marked in *'s here, one passage is printed in darker type in the book.

F. This passage describes a general principle further discussed in Crowley's Liber Librae sub figura XXX (in Equinox vol. I, #1) and from a more subtle perspective in Liber A vel Armorum sub figura XXXXII, last item in MTP). These can be explored.

G. What is the general principle of discussing a point on several levels, as in this case? That could lead to a discussion here of the method called PARDIS, analysis of meaning according to the four worlds in Qabalah.

H. The specific mental technique implied by this passage could be discussed. It is known as "Antinomy", union of opposite ideas. There are warnings and best techniques involved in this practice of mental discipline. This discipline has benefits and deficits inherent in it. Further, there are theories of Psychology of consciousness that employ a related idea, which could be discussed.

I. "To what end" --- i.e., why does Crowley place importance on this passage, and what is his intent in bringing it up?

J. Many passages in MTP can serve as "seeds" for discussion and mediation, ultimately capable of generating Crowley's entire Magical and Moral philosophy. This is one such. How do these passages work in that manner, and how does the development proceed in this instance?

----- Well, that's a starter, ten points for the ten Sephirot of the Qabalistic Tree of Life on the passage, starting with Malkut on "A" and ending in Keter for "J". Let's see if there's any interest in pursuing this through discussion on one or more of these points.

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