John St. John

JOHN ST. JOHN 11.30. Have been walks with the mantra arranging for and 2.0. modelling a “saddle” whereby to get Asana really steady and easy ; also {or some photographs illustrating some of the more absurd positions, for the instruction of my devotees. I must now copy out the new Ritual. This, you will readily perceive, is all wrong. Theoreti- cally, everything should be ready by the beginning of the Operation; and one should simply do it and be done with it. But this is a very shallow view. One never knows what may be required; i.e., a beginner like myself doesn’t. Further, one cannot write an effective Ritual till one is already in a fairly exalted state . . . and so On. We must just do the best we can, now as always. I have been concentrating solely on the Revision and copying of the Ritual. Therefore I now live just as I always live in order to get a definite piece of work done: concentrating as it were 017 the Work. As Levi also adjures us by the Holy Names. Coming back from lunch (a dozen Marennes Vertes and an Andouillette aux Pommes) I met Zelina Visconti, more lovely-ugly than ever in her wild way. She says that she is favourably disposed towards me, on the recommendation of her concierge ! l! " The tongue of good report hath already been heard in his favourl Advance, free and of good report! ” 57