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MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS 
in it is the word secret and not only in the English-and thy 
comment upon this the Book of the Law shall be printed 
beautifully in red ink and black upon beautiful paper made 
by hand; and to each man and woman that thou meetest 
were it but to dine or to drink at them, it is the Law to give. 
Then they shall chance to abide in this bliss or no; it is no 
odds. 
Do this 
quickly." 
I mistook 
"Comment" 
for 
"Commentary-a 
word-by-word exposition of every verse 
(and much of it I loathed with all my heart!) including the 
Qabalistic interpretation, a task obviously endless. 
What then about AL, III: 40? This problem was solved 
only by achieving the task. In Paris,2 in a mood of blank 
despair about it all, out came the Comment. Easy, yes; 
inspired, yes; it is, as printed, the exact wording required. No 
further 
cavilling and quibbling, 
and controversy 
and 
casuistry. All heresiarchs are smelt in advance for the rats 
they are; they are seen brewing (their very vile small beer) in 
the air (the realm of Intellect-Swords) 
and they are 
accordingly 
nipped 
in the 
bud. 
All Parliamentary 
requirements thus fulfilled according to the famous formula 
of the Irish M.P., we can get on to your other questions 
untroubled by doubt. 
One Textus Receptus, photographically guaranteed. One 
High Court of Interpretation, 
each for himself alone. No 
Patristic logomachies! No disputed readings! No civil wars 
and persecution. Anyone who wants to say anything, off 
with his head, and On with the Dance; let Joy be unconfined, 
You at the prow and Therion at the helm! Off we go. 
"The Masters contacted you." Can you by any chance 
mean "The Masters made contact with you"? Assuming that 
such is the deplorable case, we may proceed. 
Firstly, the effort on my part was precisely nil, I resented 
Their interference with proud bitter angry disbelief. The 
Equinox of the Gods describes this in detail. 
But of course Their victim did not have a fair chance of 
escape. After all, They had 2000 years to perfect Their plans. 
2. Error : It was actually in Tunis, November, 1925 .- Ed.