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…eeth of the Lion ? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt Write down thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfecily vigilant at ail times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue. Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free. IL o. The Morse is Action. Man, rule thine Action. How else shalt thou master the Father, and answer the Fool at the Left Hand Gateway of the Crown ? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more. (a) Avoiding lifting the left arm above the …
1930 · PDF PAGE 108
…ise, insects and ail other disturbing influences,1 a retired situation, simple food eaten in great modéra¬ tion at the conclusion of the practices of morning and afternoon, and on no account before practising. Bodily health is almost essential, and should be most carefully guarded (See Liber CLXXXV, Task of a Néophyte). A diligent and tractable disciple, or the Practicus of the Zelator, should aid him in his work. Such a disciple should be noiseless, patient, vigilant, prompt, cheerful, of gentle manner and reverent to his master, intelligent t…
1930 · PDF PAGE 71
… perfectly easy to you, you may be admit- ted for examination, and should you pass, you will be instructed in more complex and difficult practices. 6. You will find that the presence of food in the stomach, even in small quantifies, makes the practices very difficult. 7. Be very careful never to overstrain your powers; especially never get so short of breath that you are compelled to breathe out jerkily or rapidly. 8. Strive after depth, fullness, and regularity of breathing. 9. Various remarkable phenomena will very probably occur during these…
1930 · PDF PAGE 72
… the two movements should be varied in different experi- ments. Or even a System of flywheels, eccentrics, and governor. 5. During these practices the mind must be absolutely confined to the object determined upon; no other thought must be allowed to intrude upon the consciousness. The moving Systems must be regular and harmonious. 6. Note carefully the duration of the experiments, the number and nature of the intruding thoughts, the tendency of the object itself to départ from the course laid out for it, and any other pheno- mena which may pré…
1930 · PDF PAGE 75
…ng of the horizon of the mind. (b) An improvement of the control of the mind. 4. The student, if he attains any success in the following practices, will find himself confrontcd by things (ideas or beings) too glorious or too dreadful to be described. It is essential that he remain the master of ail that he beholds, hears or conceives; otherwise he will be the slave of illusion and the prey of madness. Before entering upon any of these practices the student must be in good health, and hâve attained a fair mastery of Asana, Pranayama and Dharana.…
1930 · PDF PAGE 118
it is merely normal. It is difficult to describe the nature of the trick, but it will be quite obvious to anyone who has done practices (a) and (b) for a day or two. They become quite easy, and he will think that he is making progress, an illusion which close analysis will dispel. 13. Having begun to train his brain in this manner and obtained some little success, let the Exempt Adept, seated in his Asana, think first of his présent attitude, next of the act of being seated, next of his entering the room, next of his robing, etc. exactly as it …
1930 · PDF PAGE 129
…f the Floughman ? 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt Write down thy claily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at ail times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain. Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free. I. For instance, let A be a man of strong passions, skilled in the Holy Qabalah, a vegetarian, and a keen “reactionary” politician. Let B be a bloodless and ascetic thinker, occupied with business and family cares, an eater of méat, and a keen progressi…
1930 · PDF PAGE 114
…k hard of Ajna when these thoughts attack the mind, and let Ajna conquer them. Beware of thinking of aMy Ajna”. In these méditations and practices, Ajna does not belong to y ou; Ajna is the master and worker, you are the wooden monkey. 414 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 73
…ously recordedj for according to your powers will it be demanded of you. VIL A Course of Reading. 1. The object of most of the foregoing practices will not at first be clear to you; but at least (who will deny it?) they hâve trained you in détermination, accuracy, introspection, and many other qualities which are valuable to ail men in their ordinary avocations, so that in no case will your time hâve been wasted. 2. That you may gain some insight into the nature of the Great Work which lies beyond these elementary trifles, however, we should me…
1930 · PDF PAGE 127
…. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the Son, and answer the Magician at the right hand gateway of the Crown ? 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week or more. 2. (a) Avoid using some common Word, such as “and” or “the” or “but”; use a paraphrase. (b) Avoid using some letter of the alphabet, such as “t”, or “s”, or “m”; use a paraphrase. (c) Avoid using the pronouns and adjectives of the first per- son; use a paraphrase. Of thine own ingenium devise others. I. (i.e. the matter of Cerberus). 427 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 105
… Practicus, may détermine.] 5. Second practice. Pranayama. — This is outlined in Liber E. Further, let the Zelator accomplished in those practices endeavour to master a cycle of 10, 20, 40 or even 16, 32, 64. But let this be done gradually and with due caution. And when he is steady and easy both in Asana and Pranayama, let him still further increase the period. Thus let him investigate these statements which follow: — (a) If Pranayama be properly performed, the body will first of ail become covered with sweat. This sweat is different in charac…
1930 · PDF PAGE 70
…ectly steady and easy, you will be admitted for examination 3 and, should you pass, you will be instructed in more complex and difficult practices. IV Pranayama — Régularisation of the Breathing 1. At rest in one of your positions, close the right nostril with the thumb of the right hand and breathe out slowly and completely
1930 · PDF PAGE 79
…ousand thunders; and it should appear to him as if that Great Voice proceeded from the Universe, and not from himself. In both the above practices ail consciousness of anything but the God-form and name should be absolutely blotted out$ and the longer it takes for normal perception to return, the better. IV. I. The Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram must be committed to memory; they are as follows — The Tesser Ritual of the Pentagram i. Touching the forehead say Ateh (Unto Thee), ii. Touching the breast say Malkuth (The Kingdom), iii. Touchi…
1930 · PDF PAGE 77
…the mind of the seer (objective in the ordinal y common sense acceptation of the term) we are here silent.) 6. There are three important practices connected with ail forms of cérémonial (and the two Methods which later we shall describe). These are: (1) Assumption of God-forms. (2) Vibration of Divine Names. (3) Rituals of “Banishing” and “Invoking”. These, at least, should be completely mastered before the dangerous Methods of Chapter V and VI are attempted. 377 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 112
…(sight and hearing) and watch incense (sight and smell) and crush sugar in his teeth (taste and hearing) and so on. 3. These twenty-five practices being accomplished, let him combine them three at a time, then four at a time. 4. Lastly, let him combine ail the senses in a single object. And herein may a sixth sense be included. He is then to with- draw himself entirely from ail these stimulations, ferinde ac cadaver, in spite of his own efforts to attach himself to them. — 412 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 120
…pt, fortified by the practice of the first method, enter the preliminary practice of the second method. 27. Second Method. — Preliminary Practices. Let him, seated in his Asana, consider any event, and trace it to its immédiate causes. And let this be doue very fully and minutely. Here, for example, is a body erect and motionless. Let the adept consider the many forces which maintain it 5 firstly, the attraction cf the earth, of the sun, of the planets, of the farthest stars, nay of every mote of dust in the room, one cf which (could it be anni…
1930 · PDF PAGE 116
…d the adept in the second method, by supplying him with further data for his investigation.3 8. The stimulation of memory useful in both practices is also achieved by simple méditation (Liber E), in a certain stage of which old memories arise unbidden. The adept may then practise this, stopping at this stage, and encouraging instead of suppressing the flashes of memory. 9. Zoroaster has said, “Explore the River of the Soûl, whence 1. Those in possession of Liber CLXXXV will note that in every grade but one the aspirant is pledged to serve his i…