The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX 76. Withhold thy mind from all external objects, all ex- ternal sights. Withhold internal images, lest on thy Soul- light a dark shadow they should cast. This is the usual instruction once more, but, going further, it intimates that the internal image or reality of the object must be destroyed as well as the outer image and the ideal image. 77. Thou art now in DHARANA, the sixth stage. DHARANA has been explained thoroughly in Book 4, q.v- 78. When thou hast passed into the seventh, O happy one, thou shalt perceive no more the sacred Three, for thou shalt have become that Three thyself. Thyself and mind, like twins upon a line, the Star whichis thy goal burns overhead. The Three that dwell in glory and in bliss ineffable, now in the World of Méyé have lost their names. They have be- come one Star, the fire that burns but scorches not, that fire which is the Upadhi of the Flame. It would be a mistake to attach more than a poetic mean- ing to these remarks upon the sacred Three; but Ego, non- Ego, and That which is formed from their wedding, are here referredto. There are two Triangles of especial importance to mystics; one is the equilateral, the other that familiar to the Past Master in Craft Masonry. The last sentence in the text refers to the ‘Seed’ of Fire, the ‘Ace of Wands,’ the ‘Lion-Serpent,’ the ‘Dwarf-Self,’ the ‘Winged Egg,’ etc., etc., etc. 79. And this, O Yogi of success, is what men call Dhyana, the right precursor of Samadhi. 36