I don't know if this is widely known, but Kenneth Grant wrote two articles for the infamous British 1960s counterculture magazine, 'International Times'. They can be read here:
I hadn't heard of these before today, and it was interesting to see them in this context.
Interesting that KG records that 'AC and the Hidden God' is already written awaiting publication.
Although in the end papers - which feature KG's diaries - in the recently published 'AC and the Hidden God' the date of writing appears to be later. Ho hum....
Although in the end papers - which feature KG's diaries - in the recently published 'AC and the Hidden God' the date of writing appears to be later. Ho hum....
I asked Kenneth about this some years ago after first coming across the IT article. He had indeed by then (1969) completed a substantial study of Crowley's work, entitled Aleister Crowley and the Hidden God. When the typescript was submitted to Muller, they suggested that due to the size of the study, it should be published as two books. This was done, the first volume appearing as The Magical Revival in 1972, the second using the original title, Aleister Crowley and the Hidden God, in 1973.
I doubt that it was simply a matter of chopping the original typescript into half; there would have been a certain amount of reorganisation of material by Kenneth, perhaps some rewriting too. It was done well, since each book has its distinct character.
The references in the endpapers of the 2013 edition are to the preparation of the book which appeared under that name, not to the work as originally conceived.