'Mysterium Magnum Studium Universali'.
[Ontario, Canada]: Privately Published, [1953]. First Edition. A single sided printed sheet, 8" x 6 1/2" Headed 'Mysterium Magnum Studium Universali' with a variety of occult symbols, including a 'Golden and Rosy Cross,' and with brief text of some Biblical and related quotes. Printed across the bottom is Anno. IIv. 45o 28N - 80o 29 W / Maat Kephra. This was apparently issued as a greeting card by Alexander Watt (1890-1961) an active occultist, who was prominent in local Theosophical Society circles in Ontario, Canada. He is also thought to have been an O.T.O. member: he certainly knew Crowley (at least through correspondence), and was in touch with Karl Germer. He produced a printing Crowley's Hymn to Pan in card form, and in the early 1950s issued a number of very poorly produced 'editions' of Crowley's Holy Books. Watt was apparently also a Rosicrucian, and tried to draw a connection between 1604 (date of the Rosicrucian Manifesto) and 1904 (reception of The Book of the Law), a point to which he was possibly alluding with the Maat Khephra reference at the bottom of the card. A hint of light discoloration, but overall VG+. Item #30860
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