~ JANUARY 1st - 8th, 2008 ~

(the latest entries are always added to the top)

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. - AL I:40

Tuesday January 8th 2008 – 5:07pm Aleister Crowley wrote this gem in his private diary on Jauary 8, 1932  - “Initiation is never what you think it is going to be; if it were, you would already be Initiated.”   

7:20am For the history buffs, a lot has happened on this date and I’ll give you about half: Samuell Liddell `MacGregor’ Mathers was born on this date in England in 1854. On August 8, 1887 Rev. A. F. A. Woodford sent the infamous ‘cypher manuscript’ to Dr. William Wynn Westcott after obtaining it from the papers of Fred Hockley who had recently died. Westcott would then give the papers to Samuel L. MacGegor Mathers and thus was the reported beginning of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn which became official in 1888.  His magickal mottos in this fraternity were Deo Duce Comite Ferro (With God as My Leader and the Sword as My Companion) and 'S Rioghail Mo Dhream (Gaelic for Royal is My Race). He was married to Moina Bergson and from 1894 on, the couple lived in Paris, where they founded an Ahathoor Temple. It is here they celebrated an Egyptian Mass with much stately ceremonial in honor of the goddess Isis, whose religion he was attempting to revive. He wrote many things but of interests are his translation of ancient text such as The Qabbalah Unveiled (1888), The Key of Solomon the King: Clavicula Solomonis (1889) and The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (1896) to name but a few. Mathers died in November of 1918. The cause of death was listed as ‘unknown’ on his death certificate but friends around him said that it was the result of Spanish influenza which was sweeping the continent. …..…. also, Dennis Yates Wheatley was born on this date in South London in 1897. Wheatley was an acquaintance of the Great Beast, Aleister Crowley. In fact, he and Maxwell Knight, the British spy-master during World War II of MI5, both “jointly applied to Crowley as novices and he accepted them as pupils.” However, Wheatley’s interest in Crowley’s group was purely academic and he claimed that, he was merely studying magic for use in his novels. He wrote such classic novels as The Devil Rides Out (1934), They Found Atlantis (1936), To The Devil - A Daughter (1953), The Ka of Gifford Hillary (1956), The Satanist (1960), and of Crowleyean interest, his biography titled Drink and Ink - Memoirs 1919-1977 (1979). Wheatley would describe Crowley as “a well-dressed middle-aged eccentric with the manner of an Oxford don.” Wheatley died on November 10, 1977.  ….... and abit of frivolous history, the noted TV show host and comic Soupy Sales was born on this date in Franklinton, North Carolina in 1926. His popular children’s show which began as a replacement for Kukla, Fran and Ollie in 1955 was suspended for a week in 1965 after he told all the children who were watching to go to “your parent's wallet”, take out those “little green pieces of paper” and send them to me. Many of his jokes went well over his young audience’s heads but inevitably they got him kicked off the air. Most notable of these was his comment, “My wife can't make a cherry pie worth a cent, but boy oh boy, does she know how to make a banana cream!” ….... and Violet Mary Firth is the real name of Dion Fortune. She died of acute myeloid leukemia at the age of 55 on this date in 1946. In 1919 she joined the Alpha and Omega Lodge of Stella Matutina of The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. She derived the name Dion Fortune from the magical motto which she adopted when joining which was “Deo Non Fortuna,” which means “by God, not chance.” In 1929 she left the Order and founded a Community (later called Fraternity) of the Inner Light. She wrote numerous books throughout her life. Such as The Secrets of Dr. Taverner (1926), The Demon Lover (1927), Sane Occultism (1929); The Training and Work of an Initiate (1930), Psychic Self-Defense (1930),  Through the Gates of Death (1932), The Mystical Qabalah (1936), The Goat-Foot God (1936), The Winged Bull (1936), and The Sea-Priestess (1938) to name only a few. When Aleister Crowley published The Book of Thoth he sent her a copy inscribed to the “Priestess of Selene.” ….... and finally, David Robert Jones was born on this date at 40 Stansfield Road, Brixton, London in 1947. He would grow up, change his name and become better known as the rock legend David Bowie. He is reported to have always had a fascination with the occult and especially Aleister Crowley. When he released his album Hunky Dory in November of 1971 it contained a song called Quicksand which contains the verse; “I’m closer to the Golden Dawn. Immersed in Crowley’s uniform. All in a dream.”

Monday January 7th 2008 – 4:00pm I want to let everyone know that by Thursday Issue No.16 of CORNELIA will be rolling off the press. It's 60 pgs long, $8.00 and is the largest yet. It contains "Some BLOGGISH SEXUAL THOUGHTS On-line entries taken off JERRY'S MIND BLOGGLERS between August thru September 2007 of just magick and sex." I want to keep putting the best of this blog out in hard copy to preserve the thoughts and allow individuals the ability to read them all in hardcopy. Like the previous blog issue of Corneliathis one too edits out all the fluff, the History Heap info, trivial data, personal stuff etc & etc and it contains just the hard-core magickal and sexual thoughts.  I am presently taking orders; click HERE for details.

5:15am One question in Frank's email from Saturday night is worth repeating. He asks, "I understand what you say about sexuality and our Zodiac signs but was this an OTO teaching?" .... Answer: Yes, and no. I spent 27 years as an Upper Degree in this Order where, as most of my readers know, sex magick plays a key role. However, when most other magicians were using the old 'sex magick line' simply to get laid, I was reading the Grade Papers, picking Grady McMurtry's brain and exporing in-depth the theories about sex in as many different schools of thought as I could find. I obtained a large library on the subject. If nothing else, although I had read of the Tantra since childhood, being in the OTO taught me one extremely valuable lesson - westerners don't have to practice Eastern Tantra and on that note; I put aside my Tantric books and focused on western theory. As for Frank's full email, he implies that he wants to join the OTO so he could get the same experience. To this I say, "NO." The OTO today is not the same OTO that I joined; it has different leaders and a different approach on how it teaches and what it reveals, so don't waste you time chasing fantasies. If you are joining the OTO for this reason, it's the wrong reason. If you are seeking a fraternity based on a Thelemic boy's club, then join but the (approximate) eight to ten years it'll take to reach the Upper Degrees in the hopes of learning sex magick can be far better spent. Remember, in your travels upward in OTO degrees, if you don't ass kiss its leaders along the way and devote all your time, energy and money to the fraternity, you're unworthy of entrance into the Hermit group which is by invite only. Still, the OTO has it's purpose in the world but "buyer beware." Don't cry after a few years about what you've gotten into is not what you had hoped when the problem is not them but you. Any person with common sense always takes a car to a mechanic before buying it.

4:50am In mid-December I replied to an email a friend had written about Crowleyanity, sexuality in general and some fears she had about sex magicks. Over this weekend I received a few questions where I simply directed them to read my reply. All I can say is that since mid-December my blog has been bombasted by sexual imagery, astrological questions about sex, more sex and oozing sex etc & etc.  Not that I don’t mind sex but it has been a long hard road this month. Anyway, people seem to enjoy reading my blog but rarely do they review backwards into the blog archive too far to find the roots to some of the conversations. Since my earlier reply addresses some good points, I’d like to repeat it here, slightly edited. I wrote, “I enjoy a good erotic magickal correspondence; to be able to talk freely about sex, my anatomy, women’s anatomy and all related subjects without fear or prejudices. … Anyway, the problem that I’m always faced with is admitting that above all else, I’m a magician. I believe strongly in the magickal quest for my True Will, which is the reason behind my incarnation. In other words, I picked my particular body as a vehicle in which to gain my experiences. I am not going to be uncomfortable with my skin as to deny it by disregarding the magickal axiom ‘Know Thyself’ which begins first with the outer flesh. Now don’t get me wrong, my quest is not from a narcissistic point-of-view but simply admitting that I, like everyone both male and female, explores their own anatomy. I also quest after the reasoning behind my libido and the psyche which is fueling my sexuality. There is nothing wrong with this, I have little shame or morals. I adhere to the idea that only when you are comfortable with knowing your own body should you seek an opposite in another. I also believe that if talking about your anatomy either embarrasses or annoys you then perhaps sex magick is the wrong subject to pursue?” … and on that note, everyone and their father started writing me questions about their Zodiac sign and their sexuality. Wow! I opened up a can of worms. When did my blog become “Jerry’s Astrological Advice Column” ?  Still, I really don’t mind because astrology is just one of the many magickal tools in my arsenal to ‘Know Thyself’ and anyone who knows me, has read my blog throughout last year or corresponded knows that eroticisms is an extroverted Cancer sign’s pre-occupation and it just seems like astrology has brought it out with a vengeance on my blog.

4:35am For the history buff: Queen Catherine of Aragon died on this date in 1536 at Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire, England, either from cancer or by poisoning. Following the news of his former wife’s death, King Henry VIII held a ball at Greenwich to celebrate the glorious occasion. He wore a bright yellow suit. A large portion of the South Wing of the Castle later collapsed in 1707 but the Queen’s private Chamber remained intact, and it is in this Chamber that the lonely Queen still returns as a ghost, seen robed in a white dress and wearing her crown. Another ghost of the castle is that of Sir John Popham, who was Lord Chief Justice during the reign of Elizabeth I, who after death, just as he had done in life, lies in wait for poachers in the park. He has also been seen on many occasions sitting on a wall, ready to pounce on any intruder. A third ghost is that of an unidentified child who had been flung from one of the castle’s windows to meet a dreadful death on the flagstones below. ……. Also, on this date in 1883, largely at the request of Madame Blavatsky who was living in India, Anna Bonus Kingsford was elected president of the British Theosophical Society in London. Aleister Crowley once wrote that, “this woman, though handicapped by a brain that was a mass of putrid pulp, and a complete lack of social status, education, and moral character, did more in the religious world than other person had done for generations. She, and she alone, made Theosophy possible, and without Theosophy the world-wide interest in similar matters could never have been aroused.” ……. and Charles ‘Chas’ Samuel Addams was born on this date in Westfield, New Jersey in 1912. He is the artist best known for his one-panel outlandish comic strip called The Adam’s Family. It had a lovable cast of characters from the father Gomez and his wife Morticia, to their two children named Wednesday and Pugsly, and of course a butler named Lurch. ……. And to keep with the flavor of today, William Peter Blatty, American screenwriter and novelist, who gained international fame with the theological horror tale known as The Exorcist (1973), was born on this date in New York City, NY in 1928. ….. and Nikola Tesla died on this date in a New York hotel room in 1943. Earlier, a Federal Judge had ruled that Tesla was the true inventor of the radio even after his strange view of openly proclaiming to everyone that its crystals were actual ‘living beings.’ ……. And for the UFO people; Captain Thomas Mantell was flying his P-51 Mustang in hot pursuit of a UFO on this day near Fort Knox, Kentucky when all of a sudden his plane blew up and crashed on January 7th 1948. His last words were, “. . . metallic and tremendous in size.” Be that utterance as it may, the official government explanation of his crash was, and I quote; that “Mantell died from a lack of oxygen while chasing the planet Venus.”  ……. And finally, I want to mention that a motorist was startled on this date by a giant bird in 1976. He claimed it was an actual Pterodactyl, standing aggressively in the middle of the deserted road in Mexico with his wings wrapped around his body and whose eyes glared at him as he sped by. It was the second such sighting of this creature, the first being on January 1st.

Sunday January 6th 2008 – 6:45am I want to point out that January 6 is the Feast of Epiphany, or the Twelfth Day of Christmas. The Greek word ‘Epiphany’ implies the manifestation of something spiritual or divine. In the Christian sense, the 12th Day is when Christ was shown to the world by the Three Wise Men. Oddly, throughout Europe, the twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany are often considered ‘evil’ or a ‘witching time’ and the Twelfth Night is when all the ‘evil’ is finally expelled. In Greek tradition it is believed that when Christ was born, so too were the demons known as Kallikantzaroi. They are the souls of ‘unbaptised babies’ who manifest to torment people. In fact, it was believed that children born at Christmas most likely would become a Kallikantzaroi in the flesh as a punishment for their mothers’ sin in bearing them at a time sacred to the Mother of God. In Macedonia the Kallikantzaroi were believed to be real people whose Holy Guardian Angel underwent an evil transformation. Other legends say that during the Twelfth Day of Christmas these mischievous creatures ride around on chickens, they steal infants and they are said to wear wooden or iron boots with which they kick people, while in other areas it was believed that these imps aren’t shod at all but hooved. Of all the beliefs which are consistent in most countries the most humorist is the idea that Kallikantzaroi enjoys urinating in your groceries. Some legends even claim that they take the form of wolves or monkeys. The Kallikantzaroi cannot come into a house uninvited; a black cross or X painted on your door keeps them out and in the mean time they normally hover around lakes and crossroads. However, they are good at imitating the voices of a loved one in order to trick a person into opening their door or window. On the Twelfth Night is the Greek feast known as Kalanda when all Kallikantzaroi are expelled in a ceremonial blessing of the waters by the local priest which, it is believed, will settle these nasty little creatures until the next year.

6:10am For the history buffs: lots to report, first Jeanne da Arc, more commonly known as Joan of Arc, or the Maid of Orléans and the hero of the Hundred Years War, was born on this date in Dormy, France in 1412. She was a simple peasant girl who had claimed to hear the voices of ‘saints’ telling her that she must help the Dauphin gain the throne of France. She let these voices guide her throughout her life and also on the battle field where the voices urged her to save France from English domination. She had a lot in common with Marshall Gille de Rais who fought at her side, both were said to be reckless in battle; they both preferred a simple response to any given situation; they both had a sense of occasion, of the theatrical; and they both shared a fondness for fine clothes. Sadly, not long after helping the Dauphin be crowned King Charles the VIIth, Joan was captured by the English, who tried her as a heretic, found her guilty and burned her at the stake in 1431. ….... also, Khalil Gibran was born on this date in 1883 in the mountain village of Bsharri, Lebanon. At the age 12 his family immigrated to Boston, where he lived for three years before returning to the University of Beirut. He was a very prolific writer, but is mostly known for his book titled The Prophet (1923) which Gibran summarizes: “The whole Prophet is saying one thing: You are far greater than you know, and all is well.” Besides writing one of the best-selling books of all time, he is also a talented artist. In fact, when Auguste Rodin wanted his official portrait done, he commissioned Gibran to do the work.  Gibran died on April 10, 1931 of cancer in New York City hospital, at age 48. ….... and Albert Hoffmann was born on this date in 1911. He was the brilliant Swiss chemist, author and philosopher; and the retired Director of the Pharmaceutical-Chemical Research Laboratories of Sandoz Ltd., Basel. He is best known for fathering his “problem child” or discovering LSD on April 19, 1943. …... other notable people born on January 6th are Ena Twigg the well known British medium in 1914, Dr. John Cunningham Lilly in 1915, Alan Watts in 1915, Sun Myung Moon in 1920 who was the leader of the Unification Church, Doris Sutton also in 1920 the author of Voices In My Ear (1980) ….... and I should finally point out that upon learning that Karl Germer, the head of the Ordo Templi Orientis, had died in October of 1962 Hermann Metzger (Frater Paragranus) of Switzerland summoned all his close friends on January 6th 1963 for an election. He later acknowledged that they “unanimously elected” him; “the Very Illustrious + H. Josephus M*, Fra.*Paragranus, Grand Master X° of the Order of Oriental Templars, Sovereign Grand Master-General of the Ordo Illuminatorum, Sovereign Grand Master General of Fraternitas Rosicruciana Antiqua, and Sovereign Patriarch Ecclesiæ Gnosticæ Catholicæ henceforth to be Sovereign Grand Master-General, Outer Head of the Order of the Ordo Templi Orientis.” This sounds all well and good and very impressive, but since no other IX°s in the entire world were even notified of the elections being held, Metzger never gained any credence outside his own circle of friends who elected him

Saturday January 5th 2008 -4:45pm Andy Walker writes, “With coffee so stimulating, it has to be a Scorpio drink.”

11:25am Aisha sent an email: “Loves 93s I’m in LA for a few weeks visiting family; sorry, can not make it up to Berkeley. I read your blog, your Scorpio Moon is showing. The subtleties between coco and coffee did not go unnoticed here. I didn’t think you liked coco? Hee Hee. Give me details. Love 93s A.” … I quickly replied, “Aisha, my sweet, if you do get up here, please stop in. I miss your smiles and sense of humor. ... Yes, you are a perspective little Scorpio. You know me. I love a good erotic conversation in emails bathed in outright sexuality and I’ll encourage it wherever given half a chance with any woman who wants to study their astrological sign more intimately but there are limits; go too far and it’s a turn off. Although her emails may seethe of dripping ooze, the girl in question only likes to hear ‘herself’ think rather than care about what anyone else has to say. She is simply a adolescent ‘cock teaser’ who is probably staring in a mirror at 'herself' as she writes. Her repetitive same old same old psychobabble has gotten boring, really boring. She’ll never take anything to its next stage simply because the mirror is in the way. Now I know why Aries women always put me off; they’re the first sign of the Zodiac and they think, being the first born, that everyone else either doesn’t exist or they owe them something. They’re too headstrong and pig headed; they’re like a Ram blindly charging forward down a path, ignoring the world. You and I are Water signs, the erotic moments are a path well worn and stops are often to smell the roses but we live by the old Qabalistic axiom about The Tree of Life: “A Path is worthless that leads nowhere.” Is that not true? It must lead somewhere but the adventure of getting there is sometimes more fun than the climax; still, there must be some kind of conclusion in order for a new adventure to begin. Too many repetitive games, child-like teasing and perverse pornographic babbling along the path annoy us with their 'false promises’ and annoyed too much, we’ll seek the new adventure with someone else rather than with them. Yes, Fire signs are an amusing lot; they rarely understand the difference between eroticism and pornography. I saw great possibilities but was ‘let down’ by her attitude; I wish that wasn’t the case because the thought of continual new adventures and explorations of our Zodiac signs was enticing but, such is life! If only she lived here in Berkeley so we could have met, talked and ironed out our differences; emailing was leading nowhere fast. ... Much love. 93 93/93 Jerry.”

8:50am It's cold here in Berkeley, I was going to make myself a cup of hot 'coco' but I smiled and thought, why bother? It no longer satisfies me like it use to; its grown kinda boring to my taste buds ... I guess I'll have coffee, an old reliable stand by. Is coffee a Scorpio drink or Pisces? 

12:25am ... 93 I’d like to report that our ‘Year’s End gathering’ at my apartment tonight was an unbelievable success; good crowd, great conversation and lots of fun times, or what I can remember of it. The last of my friends left awhile ago and I just want to thank everyone for their support. We resolved the age old question whether or not a Virgo and an Aquarius can truly fall in love and I got the pictures to prove it! Sorry, a camera is a terrible thing to waste! But I can’t add any of them to the blog because, well, anyone who has been to a Cornelius gathering will understand. :)  Some things are meant to be appreciated in private!  Lots of love & etcs. 93s Jerry

12:15pm Frank asked about choosing the right woman partner for magick [astrologically], I won’t repeat his exact comments about the “love of his life”; about his sign or hers but if I am going to reply, I think Forrest Gump said it best, “Magickal partners are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get", or something like that … but old Forrest does make a good point; every woman starts out sweet; tempting and often willing to practice magick but once you bite into them you’ll find either a delightful center or a nut. In other words; I can’t answer your question.

12:07pm Because it amuses me, I want to point out that Aleister Crowley wrote in his Rex de Arte Regia Diaries on the date of January 5th 1915, regarding the opposite sex in New York, that “women in America seem purely animal. They come like water and like the wind they go.”  ... Any thoughts on this?  Do you think that he was talking about any particular sign? 

12:05pm For the history Buffs: Mukunda Lal Ghosh was born on this date in Gorakhpur, India in 1893 into a devout Bengali family as Mukunda Lal Ghosh. The world would know him as Paramahansa Yogananda the founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles. He was the author of the classic book The Autobiography of a Yogi. (1946). He died on March 7, 1952 from a massive heart attack while attending a banquet in Los Angeles. He lay in state for over twenty days and, according to a signed and notarized statement from the director of Forest Lawn Memorial Park, “no physical disintegration was visited upon his body…it was apparently in a phenomenal state of immutability.”  ….... also, Jeanne Pinchert, more commonly known as Jean Dixon, was born on this date to German in 1904 immigrant parents in Milford, Wisconsin. She was a well-known psychic, Seer and astrologer who always concealed her real age, often citing 1918 as her birth year, but her birth records show that this date is correct. She grew up to be one of our most noted modern psychics, although this title of ‘most noted modern psychics ‘ is dubious considering that she predicted that Russia would be the first nation to put men on the moon, that world War III would begin in 1954 and that the Vietnam war would be over in 1966. Her sole claim to fame rested on a single ‘correct’ prediction that she made in Parade Magazine, May 13, 1956, which stated: “As to the 1960 election, Mrs. Dixon thinks it will be dominated by labour and won by a Democrat. But he will be assassinated or die in office, though not necessarily in his first term.” Naturally, when President Kennedy was assassinated, she quickly reminded the world that she had predicted it. Jeanne Dixon missed her greatest prediction; she died of a heart attack on January 25, 1997, at 2:30 PM, in Washington, DC. Her most famous book was A Gift of Prophecy (1966). ….... and finally, Grady Louis McMurtry, the future head of Aleister Crowley’s Ordo Templi Orientis, attended his first Gnostic Mass on this date, of January 5th 1941, at Agape Lodge in Pasedena, California. He recalled that the “temple was big enough so that you could have people on both sides of the altar,” and it appears that men sat on one side and the women on the other. The Mass was beautifully performed and one specific point left a lasting impression on Grady. He wrote, “We come down to the Collects. To the point where ‘sap of the world ash, wonder tree’ where all say it together. And I looked around to people sitting on my right and on my left, and I realized ‘These are the people I came down to meet. These are the people I came down to find.’ And that’s how I became a Thelemite.”

Friday January 4th 2008 – 1:00pm Bryan Olson sent a brilliant little tome of which I replied: “How come whenever you have no girlfriend you can focus on the magickal matters at hand and your writing becomes lucid but when a pussy shakes its skirt in front of you, you abandon everything? I think the next girl you start talking with a little voice should whisper in your head the famous words of Dante Alighieri: “All hope abandon, ye who enter here!” … Anyway, your present clarity tells me you’re single again. ... As you know, I basically try to avoid analyzing charts openly; I think that first and foremost a sign should study its sexuality because this is at the unconscious root of everything they do on all levels; especially how we interpret our life. Here is something I wrote about Aquarius: ... “Aquarius is a funny little sign; two squiggly little waters images one over another. Oddly, this can easily represent the two types of sexual creatures contained within Aquarians. The lower squiggly can easily be discerned if an Aquarian is one of those people who frankly can take sex or leave it. To these individuals sex is methodical; merely a physical release and often viewed in a clinical, scientific way. The top squiggly line represents the other Aquarian. This type views the sexual act as an almost spiritual practice and they are likely to get involved in Tantric or ritual sex; the Kama Sutra was probably given to them as an elementary school coloring book. What both types have in common is their ability to totally separate their emotions from the act of sex and often, even during sex, the act is being played out more in their head than in front of them. This coldness makes the Aquarian not a particularly attentive lover and although they are driven by an intense interest in humanity as a whole, when it comes to one-on-one closeness regarding deep love, an Aquarian is often at a loss. Still, in most relationships an Aquarian is experimental if not open-minded lover prone to some rather kinky stuff but more from a curiosity point-of-view that really enjoying it and if they can dream up a new sexual position they’ll immediately know if it is physical possible within seconds with a drawing or map to prove it. The Aquarius values their independence highly and they like to do things in your own unique style; both in and out of bed. In fact, some Astrologers claim that the Aquarian is simply a free spirit who doesn't give a shit for other people's opinions nor do they care about their partner’s needs; they thinks only of themselves but it truth, the greatest folly of the Aquarian is not what most people assume, it’s their own ‘self-reliance’ and the assumption that their partner is always on same page. This assumption is something that appears in almost every aspect of their life. They are a sign not known for straightforward communication. The Aquarian is another of those promiscuous signs but because of its cold, scientific-like detachment to sex and the fact that it is a fixed sign, it often doesn’t really enjoy it as much as some signs. It is quick to equate sex as ‘love’ which makes it a dangerous one night stand; more so for themselves than others. If I had to sum up Aquarian sex I would say that Aquarius men are the 'roll over and go to sleep' type while Aquarius woman, having little desire for the post-coitus cuddles and small-talk, would rather get up and get on with her life. Aquarians are often driven by the idea of a ‘Soulmate’ but they have yet to figure out how to achieve such with a drawing." … Bryan, I hope this gives you some food for thought … in a way, a lot of your questions and interpretations of your life are mimicked in the above. I like to see that.

7:30am Jay had an interesting question about my analysis of chart [see Jan. 2nd at 12:10pm]; he writes, “As for the particulars, I do believe I have at least a simple grasp of the 1 + (-1) = 0, but in this case what exactly would that amount to? Would this amount to giving equal regard to "romanticism" and "depravity," or is the "depravity" rather more the result of the affliction between planets?  And a thousand other questions from a currently exhausted nervous system.” …… Answer: Ah, a Scorpio thinks too much but that is a good thing. Personally, I do not know the inner workings of your mind as to the full nature of both poles in question wherein are tied by the ‘opposition’ in your chart.  But there is depravity in all signs just waiting to emerge but most never find an avenue of expression; in your case it is not something that is the “result of the affliction between planets” as much as your Cancer Rising tied with a bow string to your Venus in the 4th.  Cancer in the 1st House tends to be more an extrovert due to the influences of the First House ruled by Aries the forceful and agressive Ram; read my earlier blog posted last night about introvert & extrovert Cancers. Also, study Venus, Goddess of beauty and fertility, does your Cancer influence help, or hinder her Love? In many ways it compliments it, in others, because she is in your 4th House, she is appalled. Anyway, you being a Scorpio may like the sexual perversity mode of an extroverted Cancer because it patronizes the ‘Scorpio macho Image’ but, on the other hand, Venus in the Fourth House of home and family wants you to be nice.  Ah, what to do, what to do!  ….. That is why they make closed doors!

7:20pm Sorry Liz, don’t get me started on Pisces …

7:00am Yes Kath, my Cancer discourse does reflect alot more 'male' Cancerian traits than female; besides the fact that I wrote it, many times when I am talking about certain signs all you have to do is slightly switch the gender to fit the vehicle. My mention of this signs fascination with the female vagina and Cancer being an oral sign; switches anatomy when a woman is involved. Cancers, as a whole, are not the leg, ass or breast kinda people; we'll almost always skip the meal and go straight for the desert. Anyway, if you want good love for your boyfriend; talk to him; make him express his dream world and if he 'is' an introvert; drag his sorry little ass out into Sun to play and make him an extrovert! You can easily tease the crab out of his shell simply by 'talking' but keeping him out will be the challenge.

12:10am You know, I've never dated or gotten close to an Aries woman. It's one of those few signs which has eluded me. After corresponding with one, I know why. They don't listen.  People have asked me about Cancers [my sign] in the past; let me post what I wrote about the Crab, perhaps tidbits might sink into this Aries and others.

~ CANCER ~

Cancer is a very emotional Cardinal Water sign and it is the ‘sentimental fool’ of the Zodiac; but there are two types of Crabs; introverted and extroverted.  It is said that if both Cancer types had to choose between sex and simply walking, holding hands and snuggling; the latter will always rule out but don’t be fooled; the Crab is noted for their healthy sexual appetite if one can only unleash it. The greatest stumbling block of a Crab is its shyness. It is important to remember that the Crab will easily walk or run sideways back into its hole if it feels threatened or low in confidence. For the introverted Crab to have good sex they must feel comfortable with themselves in relationship to their partner, if not, this Cancer can be a pretty straightforward if not boring lover. Some Cancers are even legendary for falling asleep while having sex. Still, although some might consider them dull, Cancers as a whole have a good time during sex regardless of the partner. This is because they live in a dream world. They are ruled by the Moon and are, more so than other signs, bathing in an intense active sexual fantasy life. However, because ‘imagination’ is the key ruler of the Moon this is where the extroverted Crab steps in. This type can easily be stimulated by a raunchy novel, an erotic film or even soft porn, providing there is an element of romance and a ‘happily ever after’ kind of ending; too straight forward or hardcore pornography is often distasteful to the Crab, so their partner needs to know where to draw the line. All in all, the extroverted Crab has few morals, it will do almost anything sexually and perversity can easily become habit if the Crab is given half a chance to live out its fantasies but still, sex without love is often an incomprehensible thing to both types of Cancers. This sign, above all others, doesn’t like continual games, or being sexual teased; there is a time and a place for everything for Cancer and their partner better know when to stop and get down to business or the Crab will get bored very quickly and go off in quest of someone who 'will' fulfill his fantasies. A Cancer’s behavior in love is often driven by its nurturing needs; to be considerate, sensitive and oriented toward sharing; they are faithful to the point of inducing a ‘gag reflex’ in others. One of a Cancer’s biggest problems is their over-sensitivity bathed often in jealousy and possessiveness driven by the need for their partner's undivided love which makes them feel secure. Cancers love to talk, in and out of bed; their sign is ruled by the function of ‘speech.’ They enjoy talking and rarely will you find a Cancer asking a question simply to hear themselves think; what the say and ask, they say for a reason. The mouth is important to a Cancer; this is the sign of Oedipus but don’t mistake this tendency solely as a desire to love their mother. Cancers are simply fascinated by the female vagina. How it looks, how its tastes and smells; to watch it pee brings delight that no words can truly describe. This is an oral sign, giving and receiving, which is why its symbol is 69.

12:05am For the history buff, a lot has happened today so I’m going to deviate off the format and simply list one: Jack Parsons began the rites known as The Babalon Working on this date in 1946 in California, and they continued on for a few weeks. Parsons’ intent was to invoke and incarnate an Elemental or Familiar Spirit ... a ‘Moonchild’ in the purest sense. These rituals began precisely at nine o’clock every night, often performed with Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto Number 2 as an accompaniment. The scribe throughout some of these earlier rituals was L. Ron Hubbard. Then on January 18th, as Parsons records: “at sunset, while the Scribe and I were in the Mojave Desert, the feeling of tension suddenly snapped.” A calm came over the air and at this stage Parsons turned to Hubbard and told him that he felt “It is done.” He felt “in absolute certainty that the operation was accomplished.” Upon returning home he “found a young woman answering the requirements waiting for me” at the door. Jack described his ‘familiar’ as “an air of fire type with bronze red hair, fiery and subtle, determined and obstinate, sincere and perverse, with extraordinary personality, talent, and intelligence.” The woman whom Parsons was referring is Marjorie Cameron. Now that he had his Elemental Spirit or ‘earthly vehicle,’ the next stage was to prepare her to be the ‘Mother of Babalon.’ These rituals continued till late February, the last occurring on the 27th. The following day, February 28th, Jack Parsons headed into the Mojave Desert alone. After the appropriate invocations, Parsons wrote, “the presence of the Goddess came upon me, and I was commanded to write ...”  This ‘Communication’ as Jack Parsons would later call it was seventy-seven verses, later named Liber 49, The Book of Babalon. It is very fascinating to read, although the most outrageous claim is in Verse 2 where it states, “And this is my book, that is the fourth chapter of The Book of the Law.” It appears that Crowley’s three previously manifested Chapters of Liber AL vel Legis represented Yod-He-Vau, the Father, Mother and Son  Babalon now communicated the fourth and final chapter, that of the Daughter, the final He. On March 1st and 2nd Jack Parsons prepared a special altar in accordance with the instructions found in Liber 49. Little was obtained this evening but one warning would later manifest with frightening consequences. The scribe recorded, “Beware the use of profaned rituals. She (Babalon) is the flame of life, power of darkness, she destroys with a glance, she may take thy soul. She feeds upon the death of man.” It continued with commands to perform another ritual the next day, concentrating all one’s energy and being in Our Lady Babalon. Parsons was required to light a single candle on ‘Her’ altar, saying: “Flame is Our Lady, flame is her hair. I am flame.”

Thursday January 3rd 2008 – 7:25pm To Tom: magick is tough; people spend more time and money on books which tell them about some forgotten lore; as if a quest of something unattainable is the way, when the truth to who you are is often right in front of your nose. It’s hard to grasp but often true. In the AA we stress to our students to research their life; write their autobiography and study the family in which they incarnate. That simple factor laid the foundation stones genetically to how you exist and on archetypal levels. Throughout our magazine titled CORNELIA is a series titled In Quest of The Holy Guardian Angel which details our beliefs. As any of my students will attest; we get astrology charts from everyone. We want to study the energies in play which animate the body in which our spirit dwells. These energies are bathed in sexuality; sex is the underlining current to all life. Mankind may think itself lofty and spiritual but deep down inside; as animals we lust and this drive forces us into procreation in order for the species to survive. Often; if a magician has a stumbling block and they are unable to study or practice certain types of rituals, the blockage is found rooted in their moral upbringing or in the tendencies of their Zodiac sign. However, true AA would never impose upon or force any given student to do something that they do not feel comfortable to do … but it is our duty to explain why a person feels a certain way; no holds bared.

3:38pm Jay, my favorite Berkeley Scorpio, wrote me this morning: “Jerry, much thanks for the astrological help. I have, in fact, been studying my chart and astrology in general; I have certainly got the impression that the aspects of the planets is one of the largest factors in understanding  character and challenges-- opportunities, rather--  but am still at a rather inchoate stage so far as my own astrological divination skills go. … Thanks again for the words. If I could ever sit down and harass the shit out of your brain over the matter I would jump at the opportunity.”  ….. Answer: This is one of those times when I get a gag reflex; I’ve always marvel at those astrologers who can look at a chart and babble on endlessly right in front of a person. I’m an intuitive astrologer; I look at chart; think about and let the marble roll around in my head for awhile. Throughout a week, or days, I get ‘Eureka’ moments. I have to be in the right mood to channel and this does not come just anywhere, or anytime and this is how I work on all levels. Sorry.

3:30pm I am presently corresponding with an Aries; from a magickal point-of-view it is imperative for her and every Zodiac sign to intimately understand their sexuality. She holds nothing back in thought and word. This is good, its inspiring. She understands, to a certain degree, the axiom “Know Thyself”. It is not a command to simply know what transpires in the depths of your soul and mind but also of those things regarding one’s flesh. Magicians learn that we selected the body that we incarnated into in order to gain a certain type of life experience. Simple enough but I find most magicians are idiots; they think only of climbing the Qabalistic Tree of Life as if obtaining some great spiritual heights is the ultimate goal. They walk around like game hens in heat; flaunting magickal degrees as if proof to some great accomplishment but try asking them, “Do you masturbate?” or “Have you ever watched someone pee?” or another such straightforward sexual question and they’ll get tongue tied and babble that such has no place in a spiritual fraternity.  Fools. I incarnated in order to gain an experience and as a magician I believe that I should accomplish all the planes, one by one; starting with the lowest or Malkuth. Know Thyself. We picked our bodies, we picked our sex; male or female and we picked the ‘type’ of energy in which we wanted to animate our flesh; this being dictated by our astrological sign. I picked my body; a Cancer male, with phallus swinging between my legs for a reason and I have no shame in studying this; both inward and outward. The Aries, picked hers and like mine, she did such because the sign offered her certain sexual characteristics which no other sign could have offered for her desired experience. [and I should point out, boy does she desire!] Anyway, the reason that I am mentioning this is because I get an occasional email, like today, for someone wondering about the sexuality which often oozes from my blog. They ask if it's related to magick but to these children, I smile and send them back to the sandbox. Someday they'll reach puberty.

7:00am For the History Buffs: on this date in 1892 a child was born in a hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa but within days the baby was stolen by a local native. Testimony later showed that the woman simply wanted to take the child home to show the rest of her family. Apparently none of them had ever seen such an oddity before – a ‘white child’.  Since it was an ‘innocent act of curiosity’ no charges were pursued and the little blue eyed, fair haired and ‘high-domed headed’ baby who was named John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was returned unharmed. Thus was the remarkable beginning of J. R. R. Tolkien the author who wrote The Hobbit and the classic trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, which are highly imaginative stories about elves, dwarves, and wizards in a land known as Middle Earth. Characters like the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins, along with the wizard Gandalf figure prominently in these stories. He died on September 2, 1973. ….... Also of note; the Ahathoor Temple No.7 of The Hermetic Order of The Golden Dawn was consecrated by MacGregor Mathers in Paris, France on this date in 1894. Although it might have been due to his autocratic tone and what some historians believed to be his growing friendship with Aleister Crowley, a practicing homosexual, but this would be the last Temple of the Mathers’ branch of the Golden Dawn. ..….. although my favorite thing occurring on this date is what Aleister Crowley briefly wrote in his diary in 1931 on January 3rd, or that “practically all woman ought to be chloroformed at 35”,  but here is no indication before or after this remark which might give the reader some indication as to what prompted this comment but, knowing Uncle Al, it could be anyone’s guess. ….... and finally, it should be pointed out that Harold Angel, a private eye depicted in the movie Angel Heart, was hired by Louis Cyphre on this date in 1955 to track down the black magician Johnny Favorite who had fled into obscurity before fulfilling the payment of his ‘soul’ to Lucifer.

Wednesday January 2nd 2008 – 10:35pm Doesn't anyone understand Gemini? I've gotten a lot of emails asking to explain the earlier joke. Here is something I wrote about this sign: "... although Gemini means the ‘Twins’ this does not necessarily imply that the two figures in the sign represent them and their lover. In truth, Gemini is not averse to having more than one individual in the bedroom as a threesome or foursome. The two figures may simply represent what the Gemini is watching while the fourth stands behind them being ignored. ... Some astrologers claim, that of all the signs, the Gemini is most likely to be bisexual while others state, because the twins are actually two men, that most Gemini are gay. Its too broad an assumption but I do admit, Gemini homes always have a closet and it is often difficult to tell when you walk into the room and find them near the open closet door whether or not they are going in, or coming out, or both." ... Now do you understand the joke?

9:00am. I know that I seemingly pick on certain signs but here is a great Gemini joke that I’d like to pass along:

Two Gemini men are walking down the street. The foxiest lady on earth

walks by, and one of them sighs. The other turns to him and says

"Brucie!  Shame on you! What was that all about?!!" And Brucie

answers,"Oh, Ferdinand, she was so fabulous! And for the first time in

my life I wished I was a lesbian!"

12:15am It seems like ‘marriage’ is in the wind for more members of Grady’s AA; our own Robert Flores sent an email announcing that he and his Filipino girlfriend got married! I cannot tell you how happy I am for him; he’s a great guy and deserves the best!  He also writes, “Be home in a week with pics, stories and my madness.” I cannot wait! … he also noted  “oh one last thing I did catch up on the blog and love your ideas and thoughts on astrology and I will help you proof read whatever! Maybe we should put all of your thoughts on astrology into a single book for publication or maybe to serialize in Cornelia.”

12:10am Jay sent a great response earlier tonight to my Scorpio comments about him. He writes, “Haha! I really love you Jerry. It's true, despite my Icarus-like attempt at escaping the labyrinth my wings are melting and lo! I am still come with hooked tail. The goal, I suppose, is to fly by eagle wings rather than wax. All this is to say: good call. … On a tertiary note, it is personal rather difficult dealing with the Scorpio need for a shield in the sun and a cancer timid indirectness in the rising.  Oh well, life in this incarnation I suppose.” ….. Answer: Yes, being a Scorpio with Cancer rising may seem problematic but Cancer is one of those ‘dual’ signs which can swing the pendulum between extremes. It can bring either introverted or extraverted energy in all matters regarding life. It also brings romanticism, true love and etc. Study well this sign to understand your Rising or image that you are trying to present to the world [First House]. In my astrology article I wrote how the “Cancer is a very emotional Cardinal Water sign and it is the ‘sentimental fool’ of the Zodiac. It is said that if the Cancer had to choose between sex and simply walking, holding hands and snuggling; the latter will always rule out but don’t be fooled; the Crab is noted for their healthy sexual appetite if one can only unleash it.” … But, if such is afflicted; which is a term implying any inharmonious aspect to a specific planet, things can change. The planet in question in your chart is the fact that your Cancer Rising is 'Squared' with Venus in the Fourth House. VENUS, of all things! Squares can represent unfavorable things; a struggle between two forces at cross purpose which can easily bring tension or obstacles. It is true that this very nature of the Square is what inspires growth but only through a concentrated effort focusing on ‘both’ extremes in an effort to harmonize until naught remains. 0=2. Anyway, this Square unfolds your drive regarding sex as you, especially being a Scorpio, want to defend and present it. As a clue; Crowley points out: “a badly afflicted Venus will often cause the native to be profligate, indolent, without shame, and wholly abandoned, and open to every species of lust and depravity.”  Do you now see the extremes between your Cancer Rising and your Fourth House [of home and personal environment] wherein sits an afflicted Venus?  Study this well.  I hope, as a magician, that I am giving you enough tidbits of thought where sooner or later you’ll study your own chart.  It is imperative for you, and all others, to intimately understand their sexuality; remembering the axiom “Know Thyself”. This is not a command to simply know what transpires in the depths of your soul and mind but also of things regarding your flesh. You chose the body that you desired to incarnate into; it has certain sexual characteristics which no other sign could offer. Yes, study it well.

12:05am For the history buffs: this date is the birthday of the Sumerian Queen of Heaven and Earth named Inanna.  She journeyed into the underworld only to find herself turned into a corpse and the only way for her to leave was to provide a substitute. She thought hard and decided it was best that she make available her husband as the substitute; a story of true love. ….. and Joanna Southcott died on this date of brain disease at the age of 64 in 1815. She was the controversial British prophetess and religious visionary. She was buried in Marylebone Cemetery. She had been born in April of 1750 in the County of Devon in the West Country of England. Little is known of her childhood but late in her life, in 1792, she proclaimed openly that she had obtained the gift of prophecy. Soon afterwards she announced that she was the woman mentioned in The Book of Revelation, Chapter 12 and that she would be the mother of the coming Messiah.  She wrote over sixty some odd books. However, despite the fact that she never gave birth to any children her followers continued to believe in her long after her death. She left a locked box with special instructions that it should be opened only in the presence of all the bishops at a time of national crisis. However, in 1928 when the box was opened, all agreed; “it revealed nothing of interest.” ….. also, George Gilbert Aime Murry, better known simply as Gilbert Murray, was born on this date in Sydney, Australia in 1866. He later became the President of the Society for Psychical Research (1915-1916) in England and was famous for his thought-transference experiments. He died in 1957. ….. and I should point out that Issac Asimov was born on January 2nd in Petrovichi, Russia in 1920. At age of three he moved with his family to America. He is an extraordinarily popular science-fiction writer and one of the most prolific in history; producing around 450 books in his lifetime and thousands of articles in professional and mass-market publications; a few of his most notable stories being I, Robot (1950) and Fantastic Voyage (1966).  To clarify his belief as to whether or not there was intelligent life in outer space he once wrote, “Let me make my position clear, since I don’t want my writing to be used as a basis for a point of view that I consider folly. I don’t believe in flying saucers.” Asimov died in 1992 at the age of 72 from AIDS-related heart and kidney failure, a consequence of an infected blood transfusion during a triple bypass operation in 1983. ….. and finally, Robert Louis Stevenson’s (1850-1894) classic book titled Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, about the consequences of letting one’s dark side run wild, was made into a Hollywood movie and released publicly on this date in 1932.

Tuesday January 1st 2008 – 11:45am Maria from West Hollywood writes, "93 Jerry, Hope your new year is rewarding and wonderful. Enjoying the blog, especially as I am a scorpio and you are presently ruminating on that sign. May 2008 bring you good health, good luck and good friends. 93 93/93 Maria" ....... Answer: now I'm scared. I didn't know you were a Scorpio. You Scorpios seem to be everywhere! In fact, Grady's AA lineage also has more Scorpios in it than any other sign!  And I'm the only Crab!  My friend Ben says, "I'm under seige!"

8:30am I should mention that I chatted last night with a cute little Japanese girl from Yokahoma named Mari, a Pisces who is living here in Berkeley. I asked her if she could translate Aisha’s email for me [see today entry at 6:25am], which had actually come in yesterday afternoon. Mari informed me that “Akemashite, omedeto gozaimasu!” means ‘Happy New Year’ and “Kotoshimo dozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu!” means something like ‘May the New Year bring a good relationship between us.’ … As for “Rabu Rabu” she was stumped but in Googling I discovered that Rabu Rabu is and I quote, “something that younger Japanese use which means ‘Love, Love.’” 

7:30am And Andy who is also from Japan, who stirred up the previous Tunis Comment questions, writes, “Quick question about your blog. 12:40 pm on Dec 31st you mention an astrology book written by you. Then at 5:30 pm you reference an unpublished article by you dealing with astrology signs. Are these one and the same or did you write a book on astrology that I haven't seen? If so, I'd love to get my sex-driven Scorpio hands on it.” ….. Answer:  Ah, I forgot that you too are a Scorpio. My astrology book is private and personal but there is an upcoming issue of Cornelia which will be entirely on astrology. As for the article/pamphlet that I want to release, it hasn’t been proofed yet, perhaps you can put a fire under your teachers ass to proof it for me in a few months?

7:25am Aisha, my favorite little Scorpio writes, “I am great in bed. End of subject or I’ll kill you.”  ... Ah, I saw Takashi Miike's movie AUDITION and I fear you little Japanese women! I apologize, humbly apologize.

7:15am And Jay, a dear friend, a Scorpio, after reading my blog writes, "Heh heh. Of course being a Scorpio I must comment on the matter. You seem to have the self exposure thing right -- that's the breaking of the Scorpio taboo, letting the guard down. And while I don't boast of sexual mastery, having really no point of comparison, I do take some exception to the claim that Scoprios have trouble really enjoying sex. I personally enjoy sex rather thoroughly -- much more than the "momentary trick in the loins." ...... Answer:  Ah, grasshopper, enjoyment is a term implying many things, especially in the case of sex. It is easy to have sex, any one can do it from a monkey to man but what distinguishes us between the monkey is our brains. And in man’s case, in regards to all signs, it is very difficult not to get off and enjoy sex. The act of sex itself is not the issue with the Scorpio. This Zodiac sign is the first to always boast of some great ‘sexual prowess’, greater than all others and in most cases, unless one’s chart dictates otherwise, it is often over-rated. Remember, one of the ‘Key Words’ for this sign is ‘prudish.’ Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not berating a Scorpio’s sexual abilities any more than any other sign because, in truth, you're probably doing OK ... but the Scorpios are “the first sign to defend their sexuality, more so than any other.” & why?  Is it because they hate ‘exposure’ ?  Of course and this is especially rooted in their sexuality; especially in male Scorpios more so than female. It’s the macho thing; Mars ruling Scorpio etc, of Tarzan pounding his chest while crying that distinctive, piercing sound of manhood so that all can hear! Anyway, in the case of a Scorpio who is in a relationship, time breeds trust which implies a Scorpion slowly coming out of the dark, damp cave and into the sunlight where the fear of being 'exposed' slowly vanishes and enables it to comfortably walk around. However, this trust lies with one’s mate behind closed door, not with the outside world. The Scorpio will always resent ‘exposure’ of their bedroom unless it is an ‘image’ that they can control. Remember, the idea of not being this great sexual icon that the world thinks a Scorpio to be often has its tail swinging in defense mode and this is out of some deep seated subconscious fear that possibly the Scorpio might not be as he wants others to think. This often keeps the Scorpio from ‘experimenting’ because, after all, “they’re perfect” and to seek to do anything different exposes a weakness in their mind and being a ‘fixed sign’ implies that the word ‘sexual diversity’ are merely two words in a dictionary. One final note on great Scorpio lovers; no statement is truer for them than "Behind every great man, is a great woman."   Therein lays the truth behind a Scorpio’s greatness, what is the sign of their mate?

6:25am And I received this email from Tokyo: “93 Jer, Akemashite, omedeto gozaimasu! Kotoshimo dozo yoroshiku onegai shimasu! 93s Rabu Rabu Aisha.”   .... I read it, smiled and said, "OK"   :/  ????

6:20am Richardo writes, "Happy New Year Brother! I wish you the best in your work at all levels of the Tree. Thank you for all the work you do." .... and thank you for the support.

6:15am Luis writes, "Happy Julian New Year as it were."

6:10am 'HAPPY NEW YEAR!

6:00am For the history buffs: James Frazer was born on this date in Glasgow, Scotland in 1854. He authored the monumental study in comparative folklore, religion and magic titled The Golden Bough (1890). He died on May 7, 1941 in Cambridge, England.  ……  Also, at the age of seventy-two, the Revd. William Alexander Ayton decided to join the British occult fraternity known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. He took the motto of Frater Virtute Orta Raris. He died about twenty years later on this very date in Saffron Walden, Hertfordshire in 1909. The Revd. Ayton once wrote to his friend W. B. Yeats that he had actually manufactured the elixir of life - “A French alchemist said that it had the right smell and the right color ... but the first effect of the elixir is that your finger nails fall out and your hair falls off.  I was afraid that I might have made a mistake and that nothing else might happen, so I put it away on a shelf. I meant to drink it when I was an old man, but when I took it down the other day and it had all dried up.” ….... also of interest, I should point out that the history of the Ordo Templi Orientis in America began on this date in 1915 with Charles Stansfeld Jones (1886-1950) being granted a patent by Aleister Crowley to establish the O.T.O. in North America. Jones created the British Columbia Lodge No.1. One of the first members was Wilfred T. Smith, who signed the O.T.O. Pledge Form on January 18th; taking Minerval initiation on April 17th. Smith later joined Crowley’s AA as a Probationer in March of 1916; taking the magickal motto of Nubem Eripiam (I will snatch away the cloud). Smith later founded Agape Lodge No.1 in North Vancouver, Canada and in June of 1921 he swore the AA Oath of the Abyss and assumed the magickal motto of Frater Velle Omnia Velle Nihil 132 (To will all, to will nothing). In early April of 1922 Smith moved to southern California where he began working for the Department of the Southern California Gas Company in Los Angles. Here Smith establishment Agape Lodge No.2. ..….. and Aleister Crowley, the notorious Great Beast 666, wrote a deep philosophical piece of wisdom in his private diary on January 1, 1929 in regards to his favorite religion  “Christianity is like a painted mummy; expose it to fresh air, & it crumbles to dirt.” ….... What other piece of historical trivia can I dig up? Ah, here is something else to note. It was on this date in 1946 that the author Eliza M. Butler, a professor at Cambridge University, left London enroute to Netherwood to interview ‘Old Crow’ or Aleister Crowley for her new book, The Myth of the Magus. She later wrote; as she stood in the hall, “a seedy figure in light tweed knickerbockers materialised on the stairs and a grating voice was heard to utter: ‘Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law’.” She claimed that her direct response to Crowley’s statement was an unspoken comment which immediately ran through her mind: “In that case...I’m for the next train back” — but, somehow, she decided to stay. Butler claimed that Crowley “was more repulsive that I had expected, and his voice was the ugliest thing about him: thin, fretful, scratchy - a pedantic voice and a pretentious manner ... I could not take him seriously.” When The Myth of the Magus was finally published a year after Crowley’s death in 1948 he was only briefly mention as being the “amanuensis of Aiwass,” or ‘secretary’ of his Holy Guardian Angel; nothing more. Ironically, in his diaries on this date, Aleister Crowley write, “Prof. Butler of Newham came & talked with such sympathy, consideration, and understanding that the day was a dream of joy!”  …… and finally, I’d like to report that on January 1, 1976 a five-foot tall, huge, bald, black bird, with large red eyes and with a six-inch long beak in the center of its gorilla-like face was seen by many people in the Rio Grande Valley of Mexico. Some claimed it was a prehistoric Pterodactyl. Witnesses said that it was standing with its wings folded around its large body making a loud shrill “eeeeeee” sound and that its wings sounded almost bat like when it took off. Those who reported seeing the creature said that its face was horrifying with large red eyes of ‘pure evil.’ One family member reported that the bird was seemingly watching their daughter and her little playmate. When the fathers of the two little girls later went out to investigate the area where the creature had been seen they found prints that were eight inches across squared at the top with three-toed impressions and about two inches deep in the hard dry dirt. One of the men attempted to gauge the weight of the bird. His weight was about 170 pounds and even jumping up and down hard on the hard dry dirt, he was unable to make even a slight impression. Later that evening, once the family dog was unchained in order to come into the house for dinner, it darted in and refused to leave the safety of the house all night. A second sighting of the bird was made six days later by a motorist on January 7, 1976. 

CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECTLY

TO THE NEXT DATES STORED IN THE ARCHIVE

"There were plants, And birds, And rocks And things”

-America's Horse With No Name

Love is the law, love under will. – AL I:57

RETURN TO MAIN PAGE

93