The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

July 3rd. 4th, 5th. ea 8th. goth. roth. 11th, THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING It shall be meritorious to perform a rosary upon the Rudraksha-beads at least once (at one time) daily; for why? Because 108 is a convenient number of breaks, and the large number will aid determinations of rate progress. If it be true, as I suppose, that fatigue to a great extent determines frequency, it will then be perhaps possible to predict a Geometrical Pro- gression (or Mixed Progression.)] BEGIN, END. OBJECT. TIME, NO. OF BREAKS. 10.58 am, II. am. White tri- 3m. 5 breaks. angle [I am in very bad state—nearly a// breaks!—do a little Pranayama to steady me.] Ilioam. .1.15$a.m. White tri- 5m. 30s. 4 breaks. angle [Sneezed: totally forgot what I was doing. When I reflected, time as above.] 9.45 a.m. 9.584a.m. White tri- 13m.30s. 20 breaks. angle 1025am. 1057}am. Ajna 32m. 308s. 20 breaks. [With Mantra. Throbbing at once. “Invaders” nearly all irrational. Strong sub-current of swift thought noted. Quite the old times! Excel- lent: I require less food and less literary work. I wonder if it would be worth while to try irritation of skin over Ajna with tincture of Iodine.] In30am. 1155am. Ajna 25m. 20 breaks. 9.36 p.m. 9.514pm. Ajna 15m. 30s. 20 breaks, Ill.* 10.57a.m. 11.4 a.m. Pranayama 7m. Nose not clear, i16am, i1n18am. Ajna 2m, 6 breaks. [Hyperaesthesia of sense. Various sounds disturbed me much.] Again ill, 3.38 p.m. 3.46 p.m. Pranayama 8 m. Going easier. 3.48 p.m. 3.51pm. White tri- 3m. 5 breaks, angle 5.51 p.m. 6.10} p.m. Ajna 19 m. 30s. 20 breaks. * N.B. Frater P. did not practise when physically unfit. 181