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MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS 
are, and eventually lead you to your recovering the memory 
of previous incarnations. 
As it is difficult for you to come to Town except at rare 
and irregular intervals, may I suggest a plan which has 
previously proved very useful, and that is a weekly letter. 
Eliphas Levi did this with the Baron Spedalieri, and the 
correspondence is one of the most interesting of his works. 
You ask such questions as you wish to have answered, and I 
answer them to the best of my ability. I, of course, add 
spontaneous 
remarks which may be elicited by my 
observations on your progress and the perusal of your 
magical diary. This, of course, should be written on one side 
of the paper only, so that the opposite page is free for 
comments, and an arrangement should be made for it to be 
inspected at regular intervals. 
Cara Soror, 
Love is the law, love under will. 
Fraternally, 
666 
Letter B 
April 20, 1943 
Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. 
I was very glad to have your letter, and am very sorry to 
hear that you have been in affliction. About the delay, 
however, I think I ought to tell you that the original rule of 
the Order of A :. A :. was that the introducer read over a 
short lection to the applicant, then left him alone for a 
(.uarter of an hour, and on coming back received a "yes" or 
"no." If there was any hesitation about it the applicant was 
barred for life. 
The reason for the relaxation of the rule was that it was 
thought better to help people along in the early stages of the 
work, even if there was no hope of their turning out 
first-class. But I should like you to realize that sooner or 
later, whether in this incarnation or another, it is put up to 
you to show perfect courage in face of the completely