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PO Box 147 Apartado Postal 147

Lisbon, 13 January 1935 Lisbon, 13 Enero 1935

My dear Comrade: Comrade Mi appreciated:

Very thank you for your letter, which I willrespond immediately and fully. Before, properly

begin, I want to apologize to write you this copypaper. Gone are the decent to me, it's Sunday, and

I can not get another. But better, I think, the badpaper that the postponement.

Agradezco mucho su letter, which voy a lainmediata and respond fully. Andes, propiamente,comenzar, quiero en escribirle pedirle disculpas of this

paper copies. If I end up decent el, es Domingo, y no

puedo get each other. Pero ms vale, creo, el barelyextending her role.

Firstly, I want to tell you that I would never'other reasons' in any thing to write, disagreeing,about me. I am one of the few Portuguese poetsnot decreed their own infallibility, nor take anycriticism., Who do you, as an act of lese-deity.Moreover, whatever my mental defects, is void in

me the tendency to persecution mania. Apart fromthis, already know enough independence of mind,which, if I may say so, quite approve and praise. Idetermined never be Master or Master Chief,

because I can not teach, do not know if that wouldteach; Chief, starring eggs because I do not know.

Not to worry, because at any time, with what youhave to say about me. Not looking floors in

basements noble.

En primer place, yo quiero decirle you neversee 'otras razones en cualquier cosa that escribiera,disagreeing, with respect to mi. Soy uno de los pocosPortuguese poets in that decretaron su propiainfalibilidad, toman ninguna ni les haga criticism that isas un act of lese-divinity. Ms all of eso, cualquieras

that sean mis defectos mentales, null en m es la lamanic tendency to de la persecusin. Apart from eso,Conozco ya su enough independence of mind, that if Iallowed decirlo es, y mucho it apruebo alabo. I neverhave proposed be Maestro Maestro en Jefe, becausein s ensear, ni qu s si tendra ensear; Jefe,

because ni s break huevos. Do not worry, pues, encualquier Ocasin, that it con tenga that the decir mimatter. In excavar busco en los nobles floors.
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I absolutely agree with you that thepremiere was not happy that I made myself with abook on the nature of 'Message '. I am indeed anationalist mystic, a rational sebastianista. But I am,aside from that, and even in contradiction to this,many other things. And these things by the book ofthe same nature, the 'Post'does not include them.

Concuerdo absolutely with fue en in that happyla estrella, which de mi mismo propeller con un libro dela naturaleza del 'Message 'Soy de facto nationalistmystic un, un sebastianista rational. Pero soy, apartfrom eso, y hasta en contradiccin con eso, muchasotras cosas. Esas cosas Y por la misma naturaleza dellibro, el 'Message 'included in them.

I began this book by my publications forthe simple reason that it was the first book I got, Ido not know why, having organized and ready.How was ready urged me to publish it: i decided.

Neither did I have to say, with his eyes on the prizeSecretariat possible, although it had not sinnedintellectual greater. My book was ready inSeptember, and I thought, even that could notcompete for the prize, because it ignored thedeadline for delivery of books, which originally haduntil the end of July, had been extended until theend of October. As, however, in late October hadalready prepared copies of 'Message 'madedelivery of the Secretariat required. The book wasexactly the conditions (nationalism) to compete. Iran.

Comenc by mis publicaciones ese libro por lasimple razn fue el primer that libro I got in because,tener y listo organized. How estaba ready incitronmethat it published: acced. Ni him propeller, debo decir,con los ojos puestos en el premio del posibleSecretariat Enhorabuena en eso in hubiera intellectualsin mayor. Mi libro estaba listo en Septiembre, y yo

juzgaba, auction, in which Icon could concurrir alpremio, pues el ignoraba that Plazo for los libros herdelivery, which originally fuera hasta fin de Julio, hastael fin extended fuese de Octubre. How, in spite of all,the fin de Octubre del listos ejemplares Habia ya '

Message 'propeller delivery of them demanded that elSecretariat. El libro en las condiciones exactly estaba(nationalism) of concurrir. Concurr.

While sometimes thought in order for afuture publication of my works, never a book of thekind of ' Message 'appeared at number one.Hesitated between whether to start with a large

book of verse - a book of some 350 pages -encompassing the various sub-personalities ofFernando Pessoa himself, or whether he shouldopen with a novel policiria, who still could not

complete.

Cuando the times pensaba en la orden de unapublicacin future works MIAs, never un libro del kindof ' Message 'figuraba en uno number. Tituveabatogether deba comenzar por un libro of great verses -un libro unas of 350 pages - encompassing thesevarious sub-personalities of Fernando Pessoa lmismo, si debera open con una whodunit, in whichnevertheless managed to complete.

I agree with you, he said, where thepremiere was not happy that I made myself with thepublication of ' Message '. But I agree with thefacts that it was the best premiere I could do.Precisely because this facet - in a sense secondary- my personality had never been sufficientlymanifested in my collaborations in magazines

Concuerdo you, Dije, that the fue en la estrellahappy that de mi mismo propeller, con la publicacin of' Message '. Pero concuerdo con los acts fue la mejorestrella hubiera that could hacer. Precisely because esafacet - en cierto secondary mode - mi Personalities inHabia never been sufficiently manifested en mis encolaboraciones magazines (except en el caso delMar
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(except thePortuguese Sea , part of this samebook) - precisely why it behoved it appeared, andit appeared now . Coincided, unless I are planningor premeditasse ('m unable to practice

premeditation), with one of the critical moments (inthe original sense of the word) the remodeling ofnational subconscious. What did happen and was

completed by conversation out exactly svelte, withMitre and Compass, the Great Architect.

Portuguese , part of this mismo libro) - preciselybecause eso convine that apareciese ella, y aparecieraahora. Coincidi, yo sin that it planease the

premeditase (soy premeditacin unable to practice),con uno de los critical moments (en el de la palabraoriginal sense) de la del remodelacin nationalsubconscious. El that propeller itself is full of random y

conversacin, fuera exactly Tallado, con Escuadra yCompas, por el Gran Architect.

(I'm not crazy Interrompo. not drunk. But Iam writing directly as soon as the machine willallow me, and I'm serving the expressions thatoccur to me, without looking at the literature thatthere is in them. Suppose - and will do well toassume because it is true - I'm just talking to you.)

(In Interrumpo. estoy ni ni Babe dolido. Estoy,in spite of all, escribiendo directamante, tan Deprisacuanto me la machine allows it, y de las voysirvindome Expresiones I ocurren, sin la literature thattarget this en ellas. Suponga - y Hara bien en suponer

because es verdad - that simply estoy hablando you.)

Now answer directly to your threequestions: (1) future plan of the publication of myworks, (2) the genesis of my heteronyms, and (3)the occult.

Ahora answer directly sus preguntas three: (1)future plan de la publicacin mis works, (2) genesis mis

pseudonyms, and (3) the occult.

Made under the conditions that you haveindicated, the publication of the 'Post', which is a

manifestation unilateral intend to proceed asfollows. I am now completing a fully redesignedversion of theAnarchist Banker, it should beready soon and tale, provided you are ready to

publish it immediately. If you do, immediatelytranslate it to English writing, and I'll see if I can

publish in England. Just as it should be, is likelyEuropean. (Do not take this phrase as meaningimmanent Nobel Prize.) Then - and now properlyanswer your question, which relates to poetry - I

intend, during the summer, gather such a largevolume of small poems of Fernando Pessoahimself, and see if I can publish at the end of theyear we are. Will this be the volume that coupleswait Monteiro, and this is what I want even if theydo. This, then, is all the facets except the nationalist,who 'Message 'has already expressed.

Hecha, en las condiciones indicate that le, lapublicacin del ' message ', which es una

Manifestacin unilateral intent to continue de lasiguiente manera. Estoy ahora una versin completingenteramente remodeled delBoatman Anarchist; esadebe be brief list en y cuento since estuviera list,

publicarla inmediatamente. Si as hiciera, traducirainmediatamente ese written for el ingls, y voy to seeyou publish it puedo en England. Tal cual debetakedown, tiene pobabilidades EUROPEAS. (In thisexpression takes en el Premio Nobel inherentmeaning.) Despus - y ahora answer propiamente the

su pregunta, which reports poetry - intent during elverano, gather such large el volumen de los pequeos

poems by Fernando Pessoa l mismo , y do youpublish it Configo en fin del ao en we are. Will ese elvolumen that couples wait Monteiro, y es ese that yomismo deseo that haga. Ese, entonces, it will be allfacets except her nationalist, who 'Message 'yamanifesto.
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I referred, as seen, only to FernandoPessoa. I do not think anything Caeiro, RicardoReis and lvaro de Campos. Nothing that I can doin order to publish, unless (see above) is given methe Nobel Prize. And yet - I think it sadly - pus inCaeiro all my power of depersonalization dramatic,Ricardo Reis put in all my mental discipline,dressed music of its own, lvaro de Campos put inall the emotion that does not give nor me nor life.Think, my dear Monteiro couples, all these have to

be in practice publication, deprecated by FernandoPessoa., Impure and simple!

I referred, as vi, Fernando Pessoa solamente.In pienso anything Caeiro, Ricardo Reis of the lvarode Campos. Nothing rotten hacer eso, en el to publish,except cuando (ver ms tops) given me fuera el Premio

Nobel. Y con throughout - it pienso con sadness - allCaeiro puse en mi dramatic power-personalization,Ricardo Reis puse en mi whole mental discipline,dressed in her music le es propia, puse en toda lalvaro de Campos emocin that in the doy mi m ni ala vida. Thinking, mi dear Monteiro couples, all estostienen to be, en la de la publicacin practice,deprecated by Fernando Pessoa, y impure simple!

I think I answered your first question. Creo said that the su primera pregunta.

If I was silent, say what. If you can answer,answer. Most have no plans for now. And I knowwhat they are and give them my plans, case is tosay, Thank God!

Si went omiso say en qu. Si puedo answerrespondere. Bad planes in tengo by ahora. Y, so thatsabiendo son that dan y en mis planes, es decir casefor, Gracias a Dios!

Now to answer your question about thegenesis of my heteronyms. I'll see if I can answer itcompletely.

Responds to the Paso ahora su pregunta sobreel genesis of mis pseudonyms. Voy responderle cansee each other completely.

Beginning the psychiatric part. The origin ofmy heteronyms is the bottom trace of hysteria inme. I do not know if I'm just hysterical, if I am,more properly, a hystero-neurasthenic. Having tothis second hypothesis, because there are

phenomena of apathy in me that hysteria, itself,does not fit the record of your symptoms. Anyway,the source of my mental heteronyms's in my organicand constant tendency toward depersonalizationand simulation. These phenomena - luckily for meand for others - mentalizaram up on me, I mean, donot manifest in my life practice abroad and contactwith others, they burst into them and I live alonewith me. If I were a woman - the woman burst intohysterical phenomena attacks and similar things -each poem by lvaro de Campos (mosthysterically hysterical to me) would be an alarm tothe neighborhood. But I am a man - and men

Comienzo by her psychiatric part. El origen demis pseudonyms es el hondo Trazo hysteria that existsen m. No s si soy simply hysterical, si soy,

propiamente bad, un hsteroneurastmico. Tiendo foresa second hypotheses', because hay en m phenomenaof apathy that her hysteria, propiamente Dicha inencuadra en el record de sus symptoms. Sea as fuere,el origen natural mis en mi pseudonyms is organictendency for constant y y para la la-personalizationsimulation. Estos phenomena - luckily for them to m yotros - mentalizronse en m; quiero decir, if thedemonstrators en mi vida practice, exterior y otros concontact; Hacen explosin them alive inside y yoconmigo the soles. Si yo fuera mujer - en la mujer enlos phenomena hysterical attacks Rompen y cosas alike- each poem by lvaro de Campos (el ms hystericallyhysterical m) would unite to alarm her vicinity. Perosoy hombre - y los hombres en la hysteria assume


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hysteria takes mainly mental aspects, so it all endsin silence and poetry ...

mainly aspects mentales; asi all, just en silencio y poetry...

This explains, tant bien that bad, theorganic origin of my heteronimismo. I will now askyou the story of my direct heteronyms. Start bythose who died, and some of which I already donot remember - that lie lost in the distant past of mychildhood almost forgotten.

Esto explains tant(sic) that barely bien , elorigen orgnico mis pseudonyms. Hacerle ahora voy ala historia mis direct pseudonyms. Comienzo byAquellos that murieran, y algunos de los cuales ya nome acuerdo - them who lost en el pasado yacenremote mi childhood casi forgotten.

Since childhood I had the tendency tocreate in a fictional world around me, to surroundmyself with friends and acquaintances who neverexisted. (I do not know, of course, is not reallyexisted, or if it's me I do not exist. These things, as

in all, we should not be dogmatic.) Since I know asI have what I call, remember you need to mentallyin figure, movement, character and history, severalfigures that were unreal to me so visible and myhow things what we call, perhaps unfairly, real life.This trend, which comes from what I remember of

being a self, has always accompanied me, changingsomewhat with the type of music that enchants me,

but never changing their way of charm.

Since Tuve nio en la tendency to crear un maround the fictitious world of friends cercarme yconocidos ever existieron. (No s, understood bien, siexistieron really in the soy yo that in itself exist. Thesecosas En as en all at debemos being dogmatic.) Since I

Conozco as aquello siendo yo lo llamo that, for meacuerdo need mentally, en figure movimientos,character and history, several figures that ireales eranfor m Visibles tan y las cosas mias as of aquellollamamos to you that, perchance abused, her real life.This trend, which viene me since I un acuerdo be yosiempre me ha acompaado, changing un poco en eltype of music that enchants me, pero no changing sumanera never enchant.

I remember, as well, which seems to havebeen my first heteronym, or rather my first knownnon-existent - a certain Chevalier de Pas of my sixyears, by whom he wrote letters to myself, andwhose figure, not entirely vague, yet conquer that

part of my affection that abuts the homesickness. Iremember less clearly, another figure, whose nameI have not had that occurs but also abroad, it was

not know for what, a rival of the Chevalier de Pas... Things that happen to all children? No doubt - ormaybe. But to the extent that the lived still alive,

because I recall that such an effort that it isnecessary for me to know that there were realities.

Recuerdo, as, it seems to me haber been miprimer pseudonym, the prior, mi primer Conocidononexistent - un cierto Chevalier de Pas de mis sixaos, quien by escriba letters to m mismo, y Cuyafigure in enteramente vague, however conquest Aquella

part del affection bordering con la nostalgia. Meacuerdo, con less sharpness of otra figure, cuyonombre ya no me acuerdo bad that it was extranjero

tambin, who was in s qu en, un rival Chevalier dePas ... Cosas that le los nios suceden at all? Sin duda- such a time. Pero such punto them that I lived themlive yet, pues las recuerdo such that es un menesterEsfuerzo hacerme to know that in fueron realities.

This tendency to create around me anotherworld, like this but with other people, never left myimagination. Had several phases, including this one,

This tendency to crear en otro m around theworld, like this but we con otra, never Salio of herimagination. Tuve several stages, among them cuales is,


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have succeeded in adulthood. It occurred to me asaying of mind, absolutely oblivious, for one reasonor another, who I am, or who I suppose I am. Itsaid it immediately, spontaneously, as a certainfriend of mine, whose name invented, whose storyadded, and whose figure - face, height, costumeand gesture - immediately I saw before me. And so

arranged, and propagated, several friends andacquaintances who never existed, but that eventoday, nearly thirty years away, hear, feel, see.Again, hear, feel, see ... And I miss them.

ya en mayoria successful. If I ocurra un dicho ofespritu absolutely AJENO by un reason u otro, a quiensoy, so that they supongo soy. Lo decainmediatamente, espontameamente as siendo of ciertofriend mio, cuyo nombre inventaba, Cuya historyagrandaba, y Cuya figure - face, height, costume ygesture - inmediatamente delante vein of m. Y as

could, spread y, y conocidos several friends who neverexistieron, pero hoy that however, about treinta aosaway, oigo, siento, veo, Repio: oigo, siento, veo ... ytengo aoranzas of ellos.

(In the beginning I speak - and write themachine is talking to me - it costs me find the

brake. Enough to bore you, couples Monteiro!'llGet into the genesis of my literary heteronyms,

which is, after all, what V. wants to know.Anyhow, what vai said above gives you the story ofthe mother who gave birth to them.)

(En m comenzando the hablar - y escribirmachine for m es hablar - cuestame find el pursed.Basta de conversacin uncomfortable on himself,Couples Monteiro! Voy entering mis en la genesis of

literary pseudonyms, which es, al final so that Ud.quiere know. En any case, that it le va dicho on top ofa la madre la historia los radio that light.)

Then by 1912, unless I am mistaken (whichcan never be great), I came up with the idea ofwriting poems pagan nature. I sketched a fewthings in irregular verse (not in style lvaro deCampos, but in a style half regularity), and dropped

the case. Sketched to me, however, a poorlywoven penumbra, a vague picture of the personwho was doing what. (He was born, unbeknownstto me, Ricardo Reis.)

Ah by 1912, unless error (ever puede begreat), I vino a la idea escribir unos poems pagannature. Sketch unas cosas en verso irregular (in style enel lvaro de Campos, but en un style mediaregularidad), y el abandon the case. If esbozara me,

every con, en una penumbra poorly woven, un vaguepicture of persona that estaba by hacer aquello. (HabiaNacido, yo sin that supiera, Ricardo Reis.)

Year and a half, or two years later, Iremembered a day to make a match-S Carneiro -to invent a bucolic poet, kind of complicated, andsubmit it, since I do not remember how, in any kind

of reality. It took me a few days to prepare thepoet but got nothing. On a day when finally givenup - was on March 8, 1914 - acerquei me ahighboy, and taking a paper, started writing,standing, as I write whenever I can. And I wrotethirty-odd poems on end, in a kind of ecstasywhose nature will not be able to define. It was atriumphant day of my life, and I can never haveanother one like that. I opened with a title, The

Keeper of Sheep . And what followed was the

Ao y medio, of the aos despus, wake meun da de hacer una departure al S-Carneiro -inventing un bucolic poet, kind of complicated, y

presentarlo, how ya in recuerdo, en cualquier kind of

realidad. Llev unos das al poet to elaborate but gotnothing. Un da en finally give up - fue el 8 de Marzo1914 - acerqu me since una highboy, y un taking

paper, the comenc escribir of pie, as escribo siemprethat puedo. Y escrib treinta many poems al hilo y, enuna kind of ecstasy in Cuya naturaleza conseguir set.Fue el days triufal de mi vida, y tener otro as neverrotten. Open con un title, The Keeper of Sheep . Y sothat sigui le fue la aparicin of alguien en m, a quien elnombre di since luego of Alberto Caeiro. Disclpeme
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appearance of someone in me, who immediatelygave the name of Alberto Caeiro. Sorry about theabsurdity of the phrase appeared in me my master.That was the immediate feeling I had. And so far,those that have been written thirty or so poems,immediately grabbed another paper and wrote thethread, also, the six poems that constitute Oblique

Rain , Fernando Pessoa. Immediately and fully ... Itwas the return of Fernando Pessoa, Alberto CaeiroFernando Pessoa him alone. Or, rather, was thereaction of Fernando Pessoa against their absenceas Alberto Caeiro.

absurd el de la phrase en m apareci mi maestro. Esafue la Sensacion inmediata that Tuve. Y as so thatwritings fueran treinta y esos many poems,inmediatamante Grab escrib y otro paper, al hilo,tambin, these six poems that constituyen la Oblique

Rain , Fernando Pessoa. Inmediatamente totally y ...Fue el regreso of Fernando Pessoa, Alberto Caeiro

Fernando Pessoa l soil. O, mejor, fue la reaccin ofFernando Pessoa against su existence as AlbertoCaeiro.

Appeared Alberto Caeiro, then tried to findhim - instinctively and subconsciously - some

disciples. Tore his false paganism Ricardo Reislatent discovered his name, and adjusted it toyourself, because by then the route. And suddenly,and opposite the junction of Ricardo Reis, came tome impetuously a new individual. In a jet, and atypewriter, without interruption or amendmentcame the Triumphal Ode lvaro de Campos -Ode to the man with that name and the name it has.

Appeared Alberto Caeiro, treat luego ofdescubrirle - subconsciously instinctive y - unos

disciples. Start-su false paganism al Ricardo Reislatent, I discovered le el nombre y s mismo to adjust itbecause it ya esa height vein. Y suddenly y en laopuesta derivation of Ricardo Reis, surgi meimpestuosamente un nuevo individual. En un act, y lamachine escribir, sin ni interrupcin enmienda, surgi itTriumphal Ode lvaro de Campos - Oda la con esehombre y el nombre con el nombre that tiene.

I created then one coterie nonexistent. Ifixed it all into molds reality. Graduated influences,met the friendships I heard inside me, thediscussions and differences of criteria, and it seemsto me that it was I, the creator of all, unless therewas. It seems like everything happenedindependently of me. It appears that thus still goeson. If one day I can publish the aesthetic discussion

between Ricardo Reis and lvaro de Campos, seehow they are different, and how I am nothing in the

matter.

Cree, entonces, una coterie nonexistent. Fijall aquello en realidad molds. Gradu influences them,conoc amistades to them, Hi, within m, Discusiones ylas las differences of criteria, en todo y ESTO seems tome that I was yo, Creador all, ah estuvo el less. Itseems that if all of pas independientemente m. Y asHowever it seems that if pasa. Si algun day pudiera

publish it Discusin aesthetics between Ricardo Reis ylvaro de Campos, see how direrentes son ellos, y yono soy as anything en la materia.

When was the publication ofOrpheus ,was needed at the last minute, get any thing tocomplete the number of pages. I then suggested toS-Carneiro I did a poem 'old' lvaro de Campos- a poem as lvaro de Campos would have known

before Caeiro and have fallen under their influence.And so did the Opirio , I tried to give all the latent

Fue cuando la publicacin ofOrpheus , fueneed, a la last minute, get cualquier cosa to complete elnumber of pages. Entonces suggested that al S-Carneiro yo un hiciera poem "antiguo lvaro deCampos - un poem as lvaro de Campos would be

before the Conocido Caeiro y haber haber fallen bajosu influences. Y as propeller al Opirio , en give that
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tendencies of lvaro de Campos, as they wouldlater be revealed, but there is still no trace of anycontact with his master Caeiro. It was the poems Ihave written, which gave me more to do the double

power of depersonalization that had to develop.But anyway, I do not think went bad, and givinglvaro Bud ...

bringing them all latent tendencies of lvaro deCampos, as haban be revealed despus, pero sinhaber However cualquier Trazo contact con sumaestro Caeiro. Fue de los tengo written poems, I dioel hacer that bad, por el double power-personalizationthat Tuve that develop. Pero, en fin, creo in Salio that

bad, y muestra that the pimpollo Alvaro en ...

I think I explained the origin of myheteronyms. But if there is any point that needs amore lucid explanation - I am writing quickly, andwhen I write quickly'm not very lucid - say, whowould gladly give him. And, true, true andcomplement hysterical: when writing certain stepsof theNotes to recall my Master Caeiro , lvarode Campos, have cried real tears. It's so you know

you're dealing with, my dear Monteiro Couples!

Explain that Creo le el origen de mispseudonyms. Si hay con cualquier punto en el all thatneeds un esclarecimiento bad lucid - estoy escribiendoDeprisa, y cuando escribo Deprisa in soy muy lucid -say that of buen grado if you dare. Y es verdad, unverdadero complement and hysterical: al escribirciertos Pasajes de lasNotes for remembrance of mymaster Caeiro , lvaro de Campos, he llorado

verdaderas tears. Es to separate con quin is lidiando,mi dear Monteiro Couples!

A few more notes on this matter ... Iseebefore me, the real space colorless but the dream,the faces, the gestures of Caeiro, Ricardo Reis andlvaro de Campos. I built them ages and lives.Ricardo Reis was born in 1887 (do not rememberthe day and month, but I have them somewhere), in

Porto, is a doctor and is currently in Brazil. AlbertoCaeiro was born in 1889 and died in 1915, was

born in London, but has lived almost all his life inthe field. There was no education almost any

profession. lvaro de Campos in Tavira was bornon 15 October 1890 (at 1.30 pm, tell me FerreiraGomes, and truth is therefore made the horoscopefor that hour, that's right). This, as you know, is amarine engineer (for Glasgow), but is now here inLisbon for inactivity. Caeiro was of average height,and although really fragile (died of tuberculosis), itseemed as fragile as it was. Ricardo Reis is a little

but very little lower, stronger, but dry. lvaro deCampos is high (1.75 in height, 2 cm more than I),thin and slightly tending to bend. Dude shaved all -without Caeiro blonde color, blue eyes, a vaguedark Kings mate; Fields between white and brown,kind of vaguely Portuguese Jew, hair, though,smooth and usually separated along, monocle.

Algunas poor grades in this matter ... Yo veodelante of m, pero en el espacio colorless carried delsueo, these guys, these gestures Caeiro, Ricardo Reisy lvaro de Campos. Les construct them Ages y laslives. Ricardo Reis Nacin en 1887 (in me acuerdo y elday month, pero tengo en los algun place), in Porto, y

es doctor is present en el en Brazil. Alberto Caeironational en 1889 y en Murio 1915; national en Lisboa,Vivio pero su casi whole life en el campo. In tuvo

profesin ni alguna casi educacin. lvaro de Camposnational en Tavira, en el da de Octubre 15, 1890 (1:30a la la later, dice me Ferreira Gomes, y es verdad,

pues, el hecho horoscope for esa hour, est bien). This,as we know, ingeniero naval es (for Glasgow), peroahora en Lisbon are here en inactividad. Caeiro saverage height, y, Enhorabuena really fragile (MurioTB), the tan looked frail as he was. Ricardo Reis es un

poco, pero muy poco, ms bajo, ms fuerte, bad dry.lvaro de Campos es tall (1.75 m tall, 2cm bad thatyo), flaco y un poco tending to encorvarse. Caraafeitada all - Caeiro s rubio sin color, ojos azules;Kings of vacant moreno un mate; between blanco yCampos dark, kind of vaguely Judio Portuguese,cabello, for you both, usually smooth y al apartadohand, monocle. Caeiro, as Dije in tuvo bad educacin


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Caeiro, as I said, had no more education thanalmost none - only primary education; killed himearly father and mother, and allowed to stay home,living on a small income. He lived with an old aunt,great-aunt. Ricardo Reis, educated at a Jesuitcollege, is, as I said, a physician, has lived in Brazilsince 1919, as if spontaneously expatriou be

monarchical. It is a Latin scholar for education ofothers, and a semi-Hellenist for education itself.lvaro de Campos had an ordinary high schooleducation and then was sent to Scotland to studyengineering, mechanics first and then ship. Onholiday made the trip to the East which resultedOpirio . Taught him Latin Beira an uncle who wasa priest.

that casi ninguna - slo instruccin primary if tempranoel padre le murieron y la madre, y is being Dejo encasa, Viviendo of unos pequeos intereses. Lived conuna vieja Ta, Ta abuela. Ricardo Reis, en un educatedcollege of Jesuits, es, as Dije, MD; lives en el Brazilsince 1919, pues was exiled for being spontaneouslymonarchy. Es un Latinist by Ajena educacin, y un

semi-Hellenist by educacin propia. lvaro deCampos tuvo una educacin vulgar liceo; despus fuesent to Scotland to studio ingeniera, primero y despusnaval mechanics. En el unas vacaciones Hizo travel toEast from whence Result el Opirio . Le ense Latinun toBeira (TDN: inhabitant of them lisboetas Borders)who was a priest.

As I write on behalf of these three? ...Caeiro, through sheer and unexpected inspiration,without knowing or even calculate what wouldwrite. Ricardo Reis, after an abstract deliberation,that suddenly materializes in an ode. Campos, whenI feel a sudden impulse to write and do not knowwhat. (My semi-heteronym Bernardo Soares, whoin many things indeed resembles lvaro deCampos, always appears when I am tired or

drowsy, so you have a little suspended the qualitiesof reasoning and inhibition; prose that is a constantreverie .'s a semi-heteronym because it is not my

personality, it is no different from mine, but a meremutilation of it. least I'm thinking and affection.Prose, except what the reasoning gives aslighttomy, is equal to this, and Portuguese perfectly equal,whereas Caeiro writes bad Portuguese, Camposreasonably but with lapses like saying 'myself'instead of 'myself', etc.., Kings better than I, but

with a purism I find excessive. difficult for me is thewriting of prose Kings - still unpublished - orCampos. Simulation is easier, because it is morespontaneous, in verse.)

How escribo en nombre de esos three? ...Caeiro, through sheer and unexpected Inspiracin, sinsiquiera know that would calculate the escribir. RicardoReis, despus de una abstract deliberation, thatsuddenly materializes en una oda. Campos, cuando unsiento sudden urge to escribir y s qu on. (Mi semi-

pseudonym Bernardo Soares, muchas cosas enademas that looks con lvaro de Campos, whoappears siempre estoy the somnoliento tired of that

suerte tenga un poco suspended them cualidades y delreasoning of inhibition; Aquella prose es un constantwander. Es un semi-pseudonym because in siendo la lamia Personalities, es in different de la ma, pero unasimple mutilation of ella. least Soy yo y el la afectividadreasoning. La prose, except that it's el reasoning of thetenue ma it, s like this, y el Portuguese perfectamenteequal; Caeiro scribe that al paso el badly byPortuguese, Campos razonablemente pero con lapsesas decir propio yo 'en instead of' yo mismo", etc..,

Kings mejor de lo that yo, pero con un purism I findexcessive. difficult for him m es escribir la prose Kings- yet unpublished - la de Campos. simulation La es mseasy, because es ms hasta spontaneous, en verso.)

At this time the couples will be thinkingMonteiro bad luck did fall, by reading in the middleof a madhouse. In any case, the worst of all this isthe inconsistency with which I have written. I

At this time couples will qu mala suerteMonteiro thinking it Hizo caer for lectura, en medio deun manicomio. En todo el caso, lo peor around Esto esla incoherence that he con la writing. Again, in spite of


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repeat, however: write as if talking to you, so youcan write down immediately. Not so, I would gomonths without getting write. (*)

all: Escribo as you can estuviera hablando so puedaescribir inmediatamente. In siendo as, pasaran get yosin escribir months. (*)

Lack answer your question about theoccult. Ask me if I believe in the occult. Done well,the question is not very clear, but I understand theintention and answer it. I believe in the existence ofhigher worlds and our inhabitants of these worlds inexperiences varying degrees of spirituality,subtilizando up until they get to a Supreme Being,who presumably created this world. There may beother loved equally Supreme, who have createdother universes, and that these universes coexistwith ours, interpenetradamente or not. For thesereasons, and still others, the Outer Order of the

Occult, ie, Freemasonry, prevents (exceptFreemasonry Anglo-Saxon) the term 'God',because of its theological implications, and popular,and prefers to say "Great Architect Universe ', anexpression which leaves blank the problem is he isCreator and Ruler of the world simple. Given thesescales beings, I do not believe in directcommunication with God, but according to ourspiritual setting, communicating with beings can golouder. There are three paths to hidden: the magical

path (including practices such as spiritism,witchcraft intellectual level, which is magic, too),this extremely dangerous way, in every sense, themystical path, which does not exactly have dangers

but it is slow and uncertain, and what is called thealchemical way, the most difficult and the most

perfect of all, because it involves a transmutation ofpersonality thatprepares without major risksbefore with defenses that have no other avenues.

As for the 'initiation' or not, I can only tell you this, Ido not know if answers your question: I belong tono Order Initiation. The citation, title to my poem

Eros and Psyche , an excerpt (translated as theRitualis in Latin) of the Third Degree Ritual of theTemplar Order in Portugal, indicates simply - whatis that - that I was allowed to peruse the Rituals thefirst three degrees of this Order, extinct, or dormantsince about 1888. If not in numbness, I would notcite the words of the Ritual, because it should not

Lack answer su pregunta en cuanto al occult.Me pregunta si creo en el occult. Hecha as, la

pregunta es bien in clear, despite the comprendo esoya la intencin ella answer. Creo en la existence ofhigher worlds al nuestro y esos inhabitants of worlds,en experiences of various degrees of spirituality,subutilizandose hasta un llegarse the Godhead, which

presumiblemente cre this world. Puede unless HayanSupreme otros also loved that Hayan servant otrosuniverses, universes coexistan esos that y con elnuestro, interpenetradamente no. For these razones, yotras However, la Orden Foreign Occult, the sea, it

Masonry (TDN: Masonry) , saves (except itMasonryAnglo-Saxon) expresin it "God", given y susimplicaciones theological popular prefiere y decirGreat Architect of the Universe ', which expresindeja en el blanco problem itself l es Creador, thesimple Gobernador del mundo. Given these scales

beings in creo en direct la comunicacin con Dios,pero, segn nuestra affinity spiritual beings can gocomunicndonos con ms increasingly high. Hay threecaminos it hidden for: el camino Magic (incluyendo del

las practices as spiritualism, intellectually al la levelwitchcraft, magic that es tambin), ese caminoextremely peligroso, en todos los senses; el caminomystic, that the dangers tiene propiamente , pero esincierto slow y, y so that alchemical llama el camino, elel ms y ms perfecto difficult of all, becausetransmutation envuelve una de la propia Personalitiesthat itprepares , riesgos great sin before con los otroscaminos defencas that the tienen. En cuanto a la

'initiation' in the, solo puedo decirle ESTO, whichresponds to the s si su pregunta: pertenezco in theOrder Initiation (TDN: Initiator) ninguna. La quotes, thetitle poem miEros and Psyche , un pedazo (tradicido,

pues elRituales en Latin), delRitual of the ThirdDegree of the Templar Order in Portugal, simplyindicates - that it es hecho - that allowed me fue themhojear ritual de los primeros three degrees of esaOrden, extinguished the en lethargy since about 1888.Si en estuviera lethargy, yo cite in el del trech Ritual,


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quote (indicating origin) snippets of rituals that arein work. (**)

pueso in if deben quote (indicating el origen) excerptsfrom ritual that estn en trabajo (**)

I think so, my dear fellow, have answered,still with certain inconsistencies, to your questions.If there are others that want to do, do not hesitateto make them. Can and answer as best you can.What may happen, and this excuse me now, is notresponding as quickly.

Creo as, mi dear comrade, haber responded,however con ciertas incoherences, the sus preguntas.Si hay otras that desee hacer, the dude en hacerlas.Respondere as pueda y lo mejor that pueda. Podrathat it succeed, y eso me disculpar since ya es tanDeprisa the answer.

Hold the comrade who greatly respect andadmire.

Lo abraza el fellow who admires y muchoworth it.

Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa

PS (!) PD (!)

01/14/1935 14/01/1935

Besides the copy that normally shot for me,when I write to the machine of any letter whichinvolves explanations of the order that contains this,I took an extra copy for both the case of this letter

is lost, as for to possibly be you need for any otherpurpose. This copy is always at your service.

Ms all de la normally keep copies for m,cuando escrivo the machine, cualquier letter envuelveexplicaciones del orden de las this Contiene save unaadditional copies for both el case that this letter go

astray as to the el , posiblemente, Serle need tocualquier otro fin. Esa copies siempre is the sus ordain.

Another thing. It may be that, for any studyher, or other similar aim, the couples Monteironeed in the future to cite any step of this letter. It ishereby authorized to do so, but with areservation , and ask his permission to accentuate

lha. The paragraph about the occult, on page 7 ofmy letter may not be reproduced in print. Desiringto answer as clearly as possible to your question,

purposely left a bit out of bounds that are natural inthis matter.

Otra Cosa. Puede be that for cualquier studioSuyo, analogous fin each other, couples needMonteiro, en el future cualquier pasaje quote from thisletter. Fall from ya authorized to hacerlo,pero con unabooking, y le Fast permiso to acentuarla. El prrafo

occult, en la page 7 mi letter, the letter puede bereproducido en impresa. Deseando bad answer itclearly su posible to pregunta, Sal propuestamente un

poco fuera de los naturales son lmites that in thismatter.

This is a private letter, and therefore did nothesitate to do so. Nothing prevents read that

paragraph to whoever you want, provided that

It is una private letter, y eso by the Dud enhacerlo. Nothing coharta that lea ese prrafo a quienquiera since esa otra persona obedezca al tambin en


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such other person also meets the criterion of notreproduce in print what that paragraph vai writing. Ithink I can count on you for such a negative end.

Reproducir discretion of the letter that it impresa va enese prrafo writing. Creo puedo tell you that for suchnegative fin.

I remain indebted to you the letterultradevida about their latest books. I stand bywhat I think you said in my previous letter: whilenow (I believe it is only February) spend a fewdays in Estoril, I will put this match in order,

because I am in debt, in this respect, not only forhimself, but also with various others.

I continue to get deuda en la ultradevida letteron last sus libros. Mantengo so that they creo en mi leDije previous letter: cuando ahora (creo en Febrero to

be solo) pase en algunos das Estoril, pondre orden enesa correspondence, pues estoy en deuda, en esetheme in the soil for you, pero tambn several con otras

personas.

It occurs to me to ask again a thing alreadyasked and I did not reply received my booklet ofverses in English, which has long sent you?

If I ocurre una cosa de nuevo Preguntar ya le ypregunt that in me respondi: recibi mis en inglspamphlets of poetry, which hace tiempo le send?

"For my government," as they say inbusiness language, asked him to show me as soonas possible that you received this letter. Thank you.

"For my government," as if dice en lenguajecommercial le Fast warned me that it posible that badDeprisa recibi this letter. Gracias.

Fernando Pessoa Fernando Pessoa

(*): This letter, as entered by Adolfo Couples Monteiro in the journal Presence, n. 9, June 1937, and later byJorge de Sena in the pages of Aesthetic Doctrine, obr. cit., ended here, in obedience to Post Scriptum FernandoPessoa, who asked not to publish the following excerpt for the reasons that pointed and they reproduce.However, with the permission of couples Monteiro, Joo Gaspar Simes included the above excerpt occult inhis Life and Work of Fernando Pessoa, obr. cit., p. 546 and 547 (2. Ed.). Transcribe is said passage in full, aswell as the PS, which only appeared in the anthology Appendix Sena.

This letter, as fue insertada by Adolfo Couples Monteiro en la journalPresence , # 9, June 1937, y msafternoon by Jorge de Sena en lasPages Doctrine Aesthetics , work cited, terminaba here, en obedience to itPost Date Fernando person, who asked her in publicacin del stretch owed to subsequent reasons thatreproducen apuntaba y. Weigh the whole con autorizacin Couples Monteiro, Joo Gaspar Simes incluy elstretch that occult en suLife and Work of Fernando Pessoa , work cited, pp. 546 y 547 (2nd Edicin). If thatstretch en el transcribe it ntedra, as bien la DPs slo en figurabaAppendix anthology de la Seine.

(**): Here Ends the text in question, known only after the book of J. Gaspar Simes.

Text ends here en el cuestin, slo Conocido despus del libro de J. Gaspar Simes.


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Source: Fernando Pessoa, Poetry and Prose Works, ed. Anthony Quadros. Porto, Lello & Brother, 1986.

26/12/2003 by Sebastian Santisi , all rights reserved.

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