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Magick Without Tears

Magick Without Tears (1954), PDF p. 37

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4 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
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