The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

A MASTER OF THE TEMPLE and on seeing the Frontispiece to Liber Jvgorvm he experi- enced a feeling of decided aversion to cutting his arm in the prescribed manner. But, said he, “Fear is failure and the forerunner of failure”; and it will no doubt be best to under- take a week of this work so as to get used to it, after which I shall probably have no more trouble in this respect. He decided therefore to omit the word AND from his conversa- tion for that period. His record of this experiment is kept in detail* and may prove interesting to other Students; so I shall transcribe it in full. Saturday, Jan. 7th, 1911. Vancouver, B. C. 4 P.M. Have just received THE Equinox and am going to experiment with the Control of Speech by not using the word ‘AND’ for one week. May My Lord Adonai assist me. Amen. Sat. 7th., 12 Midnight. Although continually watchful, have had to chastise myself 15 times since 40’c. Will try and make a better record to-morrow. (I am certain that I have not missed cutting arm immediately after using the word.) Sun. 8th., 11.30 P.M. Said prohibited word 2. before rising in morning. 1. during conversation. 3. during singing practice. I, at tea. I. in evening. 1. Supper. 9 Total 1The reader is asked to note that only a very few of very many practices are transcribed in this abridged record. This note is especially important, because a casual reader might be led to suppose that V.I.O. got a great deal for very little. On the contrary, he is the hardest worker of all the Brethren, and well deserved his unprecedented success. O.M. 139