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This Cup must also be hidden
from the profane.
The Wand must be
kept
secret
lest
the
profane,
fearing
it,
should
succeed in breaking
it;
the Cup lest, wishing
to touch
it,
they should
defile
it.
Yet
the sprinkling of its
water
not
only
purifies
the
Temple,
but
blesseth them that are without
:
freely must
it
be poured
!
But let no one
know
your real purpose,
and let no one know the secret of your strength.
Remember
Samson
!
Remember
Guy Fawkes
!
Of
the
methods
of
increasing
Understanding
those
of
the
Holy
Qabalah are perhaps
the best, provided
that
the intellect
is
thoroughly
awake to their
absurdity,
and never allows
itself to be convinced.'
Further meditation
of certain
sorts
is
useful
:
not the strict meditation
which
endeavours
to
still
the
mind,
but
such
a
meditation
as
Sam-
masati.-
On the
exoteric
side
if
necessary
the mind
should
be trained
by the
study of any well-developed
science,
such
as chemistry,
or mathematics.
The
idea of organization
is
the
first
step, that of interpretation
the
second.
The Master
of the Temple,
whose grade corresponds
to Binah,
is
sworn
to "interpret every phenomenon
as
a
particular
dealing of God
with
his soul."
^
See the " Interlude
" follo\A'ing.
^
See Equinox V, "The Training of the Mind"';
Equinox
II, "The
Psychology
of Hashish";
Equinox VII, "Liber DCCCCXIII."'