A single page typed document, announcing the 'Word of the Equinox' for the autumnal Equinox: September 1944.
NP, 1944. The document is typewritten on one side of a single sheet of off-white note paper (7" x 51/4") headed with his Mark of the Beast / Sevenfold Star symbol printed in red. To the left of the Star is typed 'Astonii Clintoni Castro' (ie Crowley's home at The Bell Inn, Aston Clinton, Bucks), to the right the year and date in Thelemic/astrological terms. The document is addressed 'Care Frater' (Dear Brother) - in this case it was sent to Roy Leffingwell, a IXo member of Agape Lodge. The document begins and ends with the full Thelemic greetings and comprises a dozen short lines of text, giving the 'Word of the Equinox': Bikelon, the Abramelin square from which it is taken, the 'oracle,' and the 'Omen.' It is unsigned. The Word of The Equinox was a sort of oracular password sent out by Crowley to all in the A.: A.: of Neophyte grade and above, and certain O.T.O. members. It was changed twice a year at the spring and autumn equinoxes, and was a sort of divine portent, usually received by bibliomancy, but sometimes by vision or 'direct voice.' Guaranteed genuine (as are all items sold by us) and with a Certificate of Authenticity. There is a single neat fold down the center from having been placed in an envelope, and a few small pin holes in the top left corner. A few small marks, overall VG + condition. Item #32229
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