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(b) 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. 1 Of thine own Ingenium devise others. 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking that thou art sworn to avoid, eut 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 Floughman ? 3. Thine arm then se…
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…gam. 2. Concentrate thy thought of adoration in the brain. 3. Now begin to awaken the spine in this manner. Concen¬ trate thy thought of thyself in the base of the spine, and move it gradually up a little at a time. By this means thou wilt become conscious of the spine, feeling each vertebra as a separate entity. This must be achieved most fully and perfectly before the further practice is begun. 4. Next, adore the brain as before, but figure to thyself its content as infinité. Deem it to be the womb of Isis, or the body of Nuit. 5. Next, ident…
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1. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into saying that thou art sworn to avoid, eut thyself sharply upon the wrist or forearm with a razor; even as thou shouldst beat a disobedient dog. Feareth not the Unicom the claws and teeth 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 Acti…
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…of glory. And therewith shall arise the mighty Sound that holy men hâve likened unto the roaring of a Lion. 14. Then shalt thou withdraw thyself from the Vision, gathering thyself into the divine form of Osiris upon his throne. 15. Then shalt thou repeat audibly the cry of triumph of the god re-arisen, as it shall hâve been given unto thee by thy Superior. 16. And this being accomplished, thou mayest enter again into the Vision, that thereby shall be perfected in Thee. 17. After this shalt thou return into the Body, and give thanks unto the Mos…
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…light, waves of dew, fiâmes of the haïr of the Great Goddess, flowers of the roses that are about her neck, Amen ! 38. Therefore lift up thyself as I am lifted up. Hold thyself in as I am master to accomplish. At the end, be the end far distant as the stars that lie in the navel of Nuit, do thou slay thyself as I at the end am slain, in the death that is life, in the peace that is mother of war, in the darkness that holds light in his hand, as an harlot that plucks a jewel from her nostrils. 39. So therefore the beginning is delight, and the en…
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…adhi. He indeed who purposeth them is already mad. 47. Concerning human affection. — During this practice thou shalt in no wise withdraw thyself from human relations, only figuring to thyself that thy father or thy brother or thy wife is as it were an image of thy particular Deity. Thus shall they gain, and not lose, by thy working. Only in the case of thy wife this is difficult, since she is more to thee than ail others, and in this case thou mayst act with tempérance, lest her personality overcome and destroy that of thy Deity. 48. Concerning…
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…y deathj imagine the various diseases that may attack thee, or accidents overtake thee. Picture the process of death, applying always to thyself. (A useful preliminary practice is to read textbooks of Pathology, and to visit muséums and dissecting-rooms.) 2. Continue this practice until death is complété5 follow the corpse through the stages of embalming, wrapping and burial. 3. Now imagine a divine breath entering thy nostrils. 4. Next, imagine a divine light eniightening the eyes. 5. Next, imagine the divine voice awakening the ears. 6. Next,…
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…ass by. And the angels thereof shall be no more. 7' N°w therefore that thou mayest achieve this ritual of the Holy Graal, do thou divest thyself of ail thy goods. 8. Thou hast wealth ; give it unto them that hâve need thereof, yet no desire toward it. 9. Thou hast health$ slay thyself in the fervour of thine abandonment unto Our Lady. Let thy flesh hang loose upon thy bones, and thine eyes glare with thy quenchless lust unto the Infinité, with thy passion for the Unknown, for Her that is beyond Knowledge the accursed one. IG. Thou hast love3 te…
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…t give the sign of silence, and afterward thou shalt perform the adoration that is taught thee by thy Superior. And then do thou compose Thyself to holy méditation. 6. Also it is better if in these adorations thou assume the God-form of Whom thou adorest, as if thou didst unité with Him in the adoration of That which is beyond Him. 7- Thus shalt thou ever be mindful of the Great Work which thou hast undeitaken to perform? and thus shalt thou be strengthened to pursue it unto the attainment of the Stone of the Wise? the Summum Bonum? True Wisdom…
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…ail against it, shall be increase. “The Word of Sin is Restriction” ; seek therefore Righteousness, enquiring into Iniquity, and fortify thyself to overcome it. 344
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…shalt thou proceed. 9. Now let a current of light, deep azuré flecked with scarlet, pass up and down the spine, striking as it were upon thyself that art coiled at the base as a serpent. Let this be exceeding slow and subtle; and though it be accom- panied with pleasure, resist; and though it be accompanied with pain, resist. 10. This shalt thou continue until thou art exhausted, never relaxing the control. Until thou canst perforai this one section 9 during a whole hour, proceed not. And withdraw from the médi¬ tation by an act of will, passin…
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…thy wiJl. So that thou attain to the Sacrament of the Graal in the Chapel of Abominations. 12. And behold ! If by stealth thou keep unto thyself onc thought of thine, then shalt thou be cast out into the abyss for ever; and thou shalt be the lonely one, the eater of dung, the afflicted in the Day of Be-With-Us. 13. Yea! verily this is the Truth, this is the Truth, this is the l'ruth. Unto thee shall be granted joy and health and wealth and wisdom when thou art no longer thou. 14. Then shall every gain be a new sacrament, and it shall not défile…
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the infinité mercy of the Genitor-Genitrix of the Universe, whereof he is the Vessel. 15. Nor do thou deceive thyself. It is easy to tell the live force from the dead matter. It is 110 easier to tell the live snake from the dead snake. 16. Also concerning vows. Be obstinate, and be not obstinate. Understand that the yieldmg of the Yoni is 011e with the lengthening of the Lingam. Thou art both these; and thy vow is but the rustling of the wind on Mount Meru. 17. How shalt thou adore me who am the Eye and the Tooth, the Goat of the Spirit, the Lo…
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…, and do thou put on habits of lamentation, and abide alone. And do thou return most austerely to the practice of Liber Jugorum, testing thyself by a standard higher than that hitherto accomplished, and punishing effractions with a heavier goad. Nor do thou return to thy dévotion until 400
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… established upon the sea, and it is day. With this thy body shall be rigid, automatically ; and this shalt thou let endure, withdrawing thyself into thine heart in the form of an upright Egg of blacknessj and therein shalt thou abide for a space. 5. When ail this is perfectly and easily performed at will, let the aspirant figure to himself a struggle with the whole force of the Universe. In this he is only saved by his minuteness. But in the end he is overcome by Death, who covers him with a black cross. Let his body fall supine with arms outs…
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…o thou take one such story every night, and enact it in thy mind, grasping each identity with infinité care and zest, and do thou figure thyself as one of the lovers and thy Deity as the other. Thus do thou pass through ail adventures of love, not omitting one 3 and to each do thou conclude : How pale a reflection is this of my love for this Deity! Yet from each shalt thou draw some knowledge of love, some intimacy with love, that shall aid thee to perfect thy love. Thus learn the humility of love from one, its obedience from another, its inten…