9. Let him advance to the square of Malkuth in the Tau, and 
perform a ritual of banishing Malkuth. But here let him not leave 
the square to circumambulate the circle, but use the formula and 
God-form of Harpocrates. 
10. Let him advance in turn to the squares Jesod, Hod, 
Netzach, Tiphereth, Geburah, Chesed and banish each by appro- 
priate rituals. 
11. And let him know that such rituals include the pronuncia- 
tion of the appropriate names of God backwards, and also a curse 
against the Sephira in respect of ail that which it is, for that which 
distinguishes and séparâtes it from Kether. 
12. Advancing to the squares of Binah and Chokmah in turn, let 
him banish these also. And for that by now an awe and trembling 
shall hâve taken hold upon him, let him banish these by a suprême 
ritual of inestimable puissance ; and let him beware exceedingly lest 
his will falter or his courage fail. 
13. Finally, let him, advancing to the square of Kether, banish 
that also by what means he may. At the end whereof let him set 
his foot upon the light, extinguishing it1 ; and, as he falleth, let 
him falJ within the circle. 
SECOND METHOD 
1. Let the Hermit be seated in his Asana, robed, and let him 
meditate in turn upon every several part of his body until that part 
is so unreal to him that he no longer includes it in his compréhension 
of himself. For example if it be his right foot, let him touch that 
foot, and be alarmed, thinking, “A foot!... foot! What is this foot? 
Surely I am not alone in the Hermitage! ” 
And this practice should be carried out not only at the time of 
méditation, but during the day’s work. 
2. This méditation is to be assisted by reasoning- as, “This 
foot is not I. If I should lose my foot, I should still be I. This 
foot is a mass of changing and decaying flesh, bone, skin, blood, 
I. If armed with wand and lamp let him extinguish the light with 
his hand. — N. 
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