The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX This again commands the stilling of thoughts. The pre- vious verses referred rather to emotions, which are the great stagnant pools on which the mosquito thought breeds. Emo- tions are objectionable, as they represent an invasion of the mental plane by sensory or moral impressions. 64. Merge into one sense thy senses, if thou would’st be secure against the foe. ’Tis by that sense alone which lies concealed within the hollow of thy brain, that the steep Path which leadeth to thy Master may be disclosed before thy Soul’s dim eyes. ’ This verse refers to a Meditation practice somewhat simi- lar to those described in Liber 831. (See THE Equinox.) 65. Long and weary is the way before thee, O Disciple. One single thought about the past that thou hast left behind, will drag thee down, and thou wilt have to start the Climb anew. Remember Lot’s wife. 66. Killin thyself all memory of past experiences. Look not behind or thou art lost. Remember Lot’s wife. It is a division of Will to dwell in the past. But one’s past experiences must be built into one’s Pyramid, as one ad- vances, layer by layer. One must also remark that this verse only applies to those who have not yet come to recon- cile past, present, and future. Every incarnation is a Veil of Isis. 67. Do not believe that lust can ever be killed out if grati- fied or satiated, for this is an abomination inspired by Mara. 32