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LIBER RV vel SPIRITUS SUB FIGURA CCVL 2. Let the Zelator observe the current of his breath. 3. Let him investigate the following statements, and préparé a careful record of research. (a) Certain actions induce the flow of the breath through the right nostril (Pingala) 5 and, conversely, the flow of the breath through Pingala induces certain actions. (b) Certain other actions induce the flow of the breath through the left nostril (Ida), and conversely. (c) Yet a third class of actions induce the flow of the breath through both nostrils at once (…
1930 · PDF PAGE 62
… o. Be seated in thine Asana, wearing the robe of a Néophyte, the hood drawn. 1. It is night, heavy and hot, there are no stars. Not one breath of wind stirs the surface of the sea, that is thou. No fish play in thy depths. 2. Let a Breath rise and ruffle the waters. This also thou shalt feel playing upon thy skin. It will disturb thy méditation twice or thrice, after which thou shouldst hâve conquered this distraction. But unless thou first feel it, that Breath hath not arisen. 3. Next, the night is riven by the lightning flash. This also 362
1930 · PDF PAGE 107
…of the will. (b) Similar phenomena to those described in 5 (a), (b), (c), (d), occur. 9. A note concerning the depth and fullness of the breathing. In ail proper expiration the last possible portion of air should be expelled. In this the muscles of the throat, chest, ribs, and abdomen must be fully employed, and aided by the pressing of the upper arms into the flanks, and of the head into the thorax. In ail proper inspiration the last possible portion of air must be drawn into the lungs. In ail proper holding of the breath, the body must remain…
1930 · PDF PAGE 71
through the left nostril, while your watch marks 20 seconds. Breathe in through the same nostril for 10 seconds. Changing hands, repeat with the other nostril. Let this be continuons for one hour. 2. When this is quite easy to you, increase the periods to 30 and 15 seconds. 3. When this is quite easy to you, but not before, breathe out for 15 seconds, in for 15 seconds, and hold the breath for 15 seconds. 4. When you can do this with perfect ease and comfort for a whole hour, practice breathing out for 40 and in for 20 seconds. 5. This being at…
1930 · PDF PAGE 27
LIBER XXV THE STAR RUBY. Facing East, in the centre, draw deep deep deep thy breath clos- ing thy mouth with thy right forefinger prest against thy lower lip. Then dashing down the hand with a great sweep back and out, expelling forcibly thy breath, cry AIIO ÏÏANTOS KAKOAAIMO NOS. With the same forefinger touch thy forehead, and say SOI, thy member, and say Q <I>AAAE 1, thy right shoulder, and say IS" XTPOS, thy left shoulder, and say ETXAPISTOS ; then clasp thine hands, locking the Angers, and cry IAQ. Advance to the East. Imagine strongly a P…
1930 · PDF PAGE 109
…, Ruach, Pneuma, Spiritus, Geist, Ghost, and indeed words of almost ail languages, hâve been raised from their physical meaning of wind, breath, or movement, to the spiritual plane. (RV is the old root meaning Yoni and hence Wheel (Fr. roue, Lat. rota, wheel) and the corresponding Semitic root means “to go”. Similarly spirit is connected with “spiral”. — Ed.) 17- Let the Zelator attach no crédit to any statements that may hâve been made throughout the course of this instruction, and reflect that even the counsel which we hâve given as suitable …
1930 · PDF PAGE 89
…them. Yea, though his very life tremble on his lips, let him force his way upward and onward! 5. Let him continue in this so long as the breath of life is in him. Whatever threatens, whatever allures, though it were Typhon and ail his hosts loosed from the pit and leagued against him, though it were from the very Throne of God Himself that a voice issues bidding him stay and be content, let him struggle on, ever on. 6. At last there must corne a moment when his whole being is swallowed up in fatigue, overwhelmed by its own inertia. 1 Let him si…
1930 · PDF PAGE 52
…e, the Sun, our Lord in ourselves whose name is Mystery of Mystery, uttermost being whose radiance, enlightening the worlds, is also the breath that maketh every God even and Death to tremble before thee — by the Sign of Light appear thou glorious upcn the throne of the Sun. Make open the path of création and of intelligence between us and our minds. Enlighten our understanding. Encourage our hearts. Let thy light crystallize itself in our blood, fulfilling us of Résurrection. A ka dua Tuf ur biu Bi a’a chefu Dudu nur af an nuteru! The PRIESTES…
1930 · PDF PAGE 64
…e this practice until death is complété5 follow the corpse through the stages of embalming, wrapping and burial. 3. Now imagine a divine breath entering thy nostrils. 4. Next, imagine a divine light eniightening the eyes. 5. Next, imagine the divine voice awakening the ears. 6. Next, imagine a divine kiss imprinted on the lips. 7. Next, imagine the divine energy informing the nerves and muscles of the body, and concentrate on the phenomenon which will already hâve been observed in 3, the restoring of the circulation. 8. Last, imagine the return…
1930 · PDF PAGE 88
…imagined body in which he supposes himself to hâve been travelling to coincide with the physical, tightening his muscles, drawing in his breath, and putting his forefinger to his lips. Then let him “awake” by a well- defined act of will, and soberly and accurately record his expériences. It may be added that this apparently complicated experiment is perfectly easy to perform. It is best to learn by “travelling” with a person already experienced in the matter. Two or three experiments should suffice to render the student confident and even exper…
1930 · PDF PAGE 78
…calls by the name of some God, let him act thus : 4. (a) Stand with arms outstretched \ (See illustration, in Equinox No. 2, p. 13.) (b) Breathe in deeply through the nostrils, imagining the name of the God desired entering with the breath. (c) Let that name descend slowly from the lungs to the heart, the solar plexus, the navel, the generative organs, and so to the feet. (d) The moment that it appears to touch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about 12 inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes)…
1930 · PDF PAGE 113
…épendent orders. He worked out the method himself, and we think it may prove useful to many. O. M.). i. The beginner must first practise breathing regularly through the nose, at the same time trying hard to believe that the breath goes to the Ajna and not to the lungs. The Pranayama exercises described in the Equinox Vol. i, No. 4, p. ioi must next be practised, always with the idea that Ajna is breathing. Try to réalisé that power, not air, is being drawn into the Ajna, is being concentrated there during Kumbhakam, and is vivifying the Ajna du…
1930 · PDF PAGE 94
…nd 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 i…
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…he temple of his body, of which the outer temple is but an image. For in the brain is the shrine, and there is no Image therein; and the breath of man is the incense and the libation. 18. Continuation. — Further concerning occupation. Let the devotee transmute within the alembic of his heart every thought, or word, or act into the spiritual gold of his dévotion. 393
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…ch may occur. 6. Third Practice. — In order both to économisé his time and to develop his powers, let the Zelator practise the deep full breathing which his preliminary exercises will hâve taught him during his walks. Let him repeat a sacred sentence (mantra) or let him count, in such a way that his footfall beats accurately with the rhythm thereof, as is done in dancing. Then let him practise Pranayama, at first without the Kumbhakam, and paying no atten¬ tion to the nostrils otherwise than to keep them clear. Let him begin by an indrawing of …