THE EQUINOX
8. By some device, such as the changing of thy ring from
one finger to another, create in thyself two personalities, the
thoughts of one being within entirely different limits from that
of the other, the common ground being the necessities of life.*
Of thine own ingenium devise others.
2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking
that thou art sworn to avoid, cut thyself sharply upon the
wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a
disobedient dog. Feareth not the Ox the Goad of the
Ploughman?
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 perfectly vigilant at all times
over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain.
Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free.
* 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 meat,
and a keen progressive politician. Let no thought proper to “A” arise when
the ring is on the “B” finger; and vice versa.
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