As thus : eating. Let him say, aI eat this food in gratitude to 
my Deity that hath sent it to me, in order to gain strength for my 
dévotion to Him.” 
Or: sleeping. Let him say, “I lie down to sleep, giving thanks 
for this blessing from my Deity, in order that I may he refreshed 
for new dévotion to Him.” 
Or: reading. Let him say: “I read this book that I may study 
the nature of my Deity, that further knowledge of Him may inspire 
me with deeper dévotion to Him.” 
Or: working. Let him say: “I drive my spade into the earth 
that fresh flowers (fruit, or what not) may spring up to His glory, 
and that I, purified by toil, may give better dévotion to Him.” 
Or: whatever it may be that he is doing, let him reason it out in 
his mind, drawing it through circumstance and circumstance to that 
one end and conclusion of the matter. And let him not perform 
the act until he hath done this. 
As it is written : Liber VII, Cap. 5. — 
22. aEvery breath, every word, every thought is an act of love 
with thee. 
23. “The beat of my heart is the pendulum of love. 
24. “The songs of me are the soft sighs. 
25. “The thoughts of me are very rapture. 
26. “And my deeds are the myriads of Thy Children, the stars 
and the atoms.” 
And Remember Well, that if thou wert in truth a lover, ail this 
wouldst thou do of thine own nature without the slightest flaw or 
failure in the minutest part thereof. 
19. Concerning the Lections. — Let the Philosophus read 
solely in his copies of the holy books of Thelema, during the 
whole period of his dévotion. But if he weary, then let him read 
books which hâve no part whatever in love, as for récréation. 
But let him copy out each verse of Thelema which bears upon 
this matter, and ponder them, and comment thereupon. For therein 
is a wisdom and a magick too deep to utter in any other wise. 
20. Concerning the Méditations. — Herein is the most potent 
method of attaining unto the End, for him who is thoroughly 
prepared, being purified by the practice of the Transmutation of 
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