Liber E Vel Exercitiorum

5/21/2018 Liber E Vel Exercitiorum

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Liber E vel Exercitiorum

sub fgura IX

WEH NOTE: There are quite a ew i!ere"ces i" text betwee" this versio" a"that #ublishe i" E$%INOX I& '( )ost o these a##ear to be t*#o+s or to be

mi"or cha"ges& es#eciall* to moer"i,e #u"ctuatio" or usage(

I"ex

I -

II - .h*sical clairvo*a"ce

III - /sa"a - .osture

I0 - .ra"a*ama - 1egularisatio" o the 2reathi"g

0 - 3hara"a - 4o"trol o Thought

0I - .h*sical limitatio"s

0II - / 4ourse o 1eai"g

I

It is absolutel* "ecessar* that all ex#erime"ts shoul be recore i" etail

uri"g& or immeiatel* ater& their #erorma"ce(

It is highl* im#orta"t to "ote the #h*sical a" me"tal co"itio" o the

ex#erime"ter or ex#erime"ters(

The time a" #lace o all ex#erime"ts must be "ote5 also the state o the

weather& a" ge"erall* all co"itio"s which might co"ceivabl* have a"*

result u#o" the ex#erime"t either as a6uva"ts to or causes o the result& or

as i"hibiti"g it& or as sources o error(

The /(7( /(7( will "ot ta8e o9cial "otice o a"* ex#erime"ts which are "ot thus

#ro#erl* recore(

It is "ot "ecessar* at this stage or us to eclare ull* the ultimate e" o our

researches5 "or i"ee woul it be u"erstoo b* those who have "ot

become #rofcie"t i" these eleme"tar* courses(


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The ex#erime"ter is e"courage to use his ow" i"tellige"ce& a" "ot to rel*

u#o" a"* other #erso" or #erso"s& however isti"guishe& eve" amo"g

ourselves(

The writte" recor shoul be i"tellige"tl* WEH NOTE: E$%INOX I& ' has

;i"telligibl*;(< #re#are so that others ma* be"eft rom its stu*(

The 2oo8 =oh" >t( =oh" #ublishe i" the frst "umber o the ;Equi"ox; is a"

exam#le o this 8i" o recor b* a ver* ava"ce stue"t( It is "ot as sim#l*

writte" as we coul wish& but will show the metho(

The more scie"tifc the recor is& the better( ?et the emotio"s shoul be

"ote& as bei"g some o the co"itio"s(

Let the" the recor be writte" with si"cerit* a" care5 thus with #ractice it

will be ou" more a" more to a##roximate to the ieal(

II

.h*sical clairvo*a"ce

Ta8e a #ac8 o @A< Tarot #la*i"g cars( >huBe5 cut( 3raw o"e car( Without

loo8i"g at it& tr* to "ame it( Write ow" the car *ou "ame& a" the actual

car( 1e#eat& a" tabulate results(

This ex#erime"t is #robabl* easier with a" ol ge"ui"e #ac8 o Tarot cars&

#reerabl* a #ac8 use or ivi"atio" b* some o"e who reall* u"erstoo the

matter(

1emember that o"e shoul ex#ect to "ame the right car o"ce i" @A times(

/lso be careul to exclue all #ossibilities o obtai"i"g the 8"owlege through

the ori"ar* se"ses o sight a" touch& or eve" smell(

There was o"ce a ma" whose f"gerti#s were so se"sitive that he coul eel

the sha#e a" #ositio" o the #i#s a" so 6uge the car correctl*(

It is better to tr* frst the easier orm o the ex#erime"t& b* guessi"g o"l* the

suit(

1emember that i" @A ex#erime"ts *ou shoul obtai" CC trum#s a" 'D o

each other suit5 so that without a"* clairvo*a"ce at all& *ou ca" guess right

twice i" @ times roughl*< b* calli"g trum#s each time(

Note that some cars are harmo"ious(

Thus it woul "ot be a ba error to call the fve o >wors ;The Lor o

3eeat;< i"stea o the te" o >wors ;The Lor o 1ui";


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o Love C 4u#s< or the Lor o >trie Wa"s< woul show that *ou were

getti"g "othi"g right(

>imilarl* a car rule b* )ars woul be harmo"ious with a & a car o Femi"i

with ;The Lovers;(

These harmo"ies must be thoroughl* lear"t& accori"g to the "umerous

tables give" i" @@@(

/s *ou #rogress *ou will f" that *ou are able to isti"guish the suit correctl*

three times i" our a" that ver* ew i"ee i"harmo"ious errors occur& while

i" @A ex#erime"ts *ou are able to "ame the car aright as ma"* as ' or CG

times(

Whe" *ou have reache this stage& *ou ma* be amitte or exami"atio"5

a" i" the eve"t o *our #assi"g *ou will be give" more com#lex a" i9cult

exercises(

III

/sa"a - .osture

?ou must lear" to sit #erectl* still with ever* muscle te"se or lo"g #erios(

?ou must wear "o garme"ts that i"terere with the #osture i" a"* o these

ex#erime"ts(

The frst #ositio": The Foit i" a chair5 hea u#& bac8 straight& 8"eestogether& ha"s o" 8"ees& e*es close(

The seco" #ositio": The 3rago"


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Whe" *ou have #rogresse u# to the #oi"t that a saucer flle to the brim

with water a" #oise u#o" the hea oes "ot s#ill o"e ro# uri"g a whole

hour& a" whe" *ou ca" "o lo"ger #erceive the slightest tremor i" a"*

muscle5 whe"& i" short& *ou are #erectl* stea* a" eas*& *ou will be

amitte or exami"atio"5 a"& shoul *ou #ass& *ou will be i"structe i"

more com#lex a" i9cult #ractices(

I0

.ra"a*ama - 1egularisatio" o the 2reathi"g

/t rest i" o"e o *our #ositio"s& close the right "ostril with the thumb o the

right ha" a" breathe out slowl* a" com#letel* through the let "ostril&

while *our watch mar8s CG seco"s( 2reathe i" through the same "ostril or

'G seco"s( 4ha"gi"g ha"s& re#eat with the other "ostril( Let this be

co"ti"uous or o"e hour(

Whe" this is quite eas* to *ou& i"crease the #erios to JG a" ' seco"s(

Whe" this is quite eas* to *ou& but "ot beore& breathe out or ' seco"s& i"

or ' seco"s& a" hol the breath or ' seco"s(

Whe" *ou ca" o this with #erect ease a" comort or a whole hour&

#ractice breathi"g out or DG a" i" or CG seco"s(

This bei"g attai"e& #ractice breathi"g out or CG& i" or 'G& holi"g the

breath or JG seco"s(

Whe" this has become #erectl* eas* to *ou& *ou ma* be amitte or

exami"atio"& a" shoul *ou #ass& *ou will be i"structe i" more com#lex

a" i9cult #ractices(

?ou will f" that the #rese"ce o oo i" the stomach& eve" i" small

qua"tities& ma8es the #ractices ver* i9cult(

2e ver* careul "ever to overstrai" *our #owers5 es#eciall* "ever get so short

o breath that *ou are com#elle to breathe out 6er8il* or ra#il*(

>trive ater e#th& ull"ess& a" regularit* o breathi"g(

0arious remar8able #he"ome"a will ver* #robabl* occur uri"g these

#ractices( The* must be careull* a"al*se a" recore(

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3hara"a - 4o"trol o Thought


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4o"strai" the mi" to co"ce"trate itsel u#o" a si"gle sim#le ob6ect

imagi"e(

The fve tatwas are useul or this #ur#ose5 the* are: a blac8 oval5 a blue is85

a silver cresce"t5 a *ellow square5 a re tria"gle(

.rocee to combi"atio"s o sim#le ob6ects5 e(g( a blac8 oval withi" a *ellow

square& a" so o"(

.rocee to sim#le movi"g ob6ects& such as a #e"ulum swi"gi"g& a wheel

revolvi"g& etc( /voi livi"g ob6ects(

.rocee to combi"atio"s o movi"g ob6ects& e(g( a #isto" risi"g a" alli"g

while a #e"ulum is swi"gi"g( The relatio" betwee" the two moveme"ts

shoul be varie i" i!ere"t ex#erime"ts(

Or eve" a s*stem o K*wheels& ecce"trics& a" gover"or(

3uri"g these #ractices the mi" must be absolutel* co"f"e to the ob6ect

etermi"e u#o"5 "o other thought must be allowe to i"true u#o" the

co"scious"ess( The movi"g s*stems must be regular a" harmo"ious(

Note careull* the uratio" o the ex#erime"ts& the "umber a" "ature o the

i"trui"g thoughts& the te"e"c* o the ob6ect itsel to e#art rom the course

lai out or it& a" a"* other #he"ome"a which ma* #rese"t themselves(

/voi overstrai"5 this is ver* im#orta"t(

.rocee to imagi"e livi"g ob6ects5 as a ma"& #reerabl* some ma" 8"ow" to&

a" res#ecte b*& *oursel(

I" the i"tervals o these ex#erime"ts *ou ma* tr* to imagi"e the ob6ects o

the other se"ses& a" to co"ce"trate u#o" them(

or exam#le& tr* to imagi"e the taste o chocolate& the smell o roses& the

eeli"g o velvet& the sou" o a waterall or the tic8i"g o a watch(

E"eavour f"all* to shut out all ob6ects o a"* o the se"ses& a" #reve"t all

thoughts arisi"g i" *our mi"( Whe" *ou eel *ou have attai"e some

success i" these #ractices& a##l* or exami"atio"& a" shoul *ou #ass& morecom#lex a" i9cult #ractices will be #rescribe or *ou(

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.h*sical limitatio"s


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It is esirable that *ou shoul iscover or *oursel *our #h*sical limitatio"s(

To this e" ascertai" or how ma"* hours *ou ca" subsist without oo or

ri"8 beore *our wor8i"g ca#acit* is seriousl* i"terere with(

/scertai" how much alcohol *ou ca" ta8e& a" what orms o ru"8e""ess

assail *ou(

/scertai" how ar *ou ca" wal8 without o"ce sto##i"g5 li8ewise with a"ci"g&

swimmi"g& ru""i"g& etc(

/scertai" or how ma"* hours *ou ca" o without slee#(

Test *our e"ura"ce with various g*m"astic exercises& club swi"gi"g& a" so

o"(

/scertai" or how lo"g *ou ca" 8ee# sile"ce(

I"vestigate a"* other ca#acities a" a#titues which ma* occur to *ou(

Let all these thi"gs be careull* a" co"scie"tiousl* recore5 or accori"g

to *our #owers will it be ema"e o *ou(

0II

/ 4ourse o 1eai"g

The ob6ect o most o the oregoi"g #ractices will "ot at frst be clear to *ou5

but at least who will e"* itM< the* have trai"e *ou i" etermi"atio"&

accurac*& i"tros#ectio"& a" ma"* other qualities which are valuable to all

me" i" their ori"ar* avocatio"s& so that i" "o case will *our time have bee"

waste(

That *ou ma* gai" some i"sight i"to the "ature o the Freat Wor8 which lies

be*o" these eleme"tar* triKes& however& we shoul me"tio" that a"

i"tellige"t #erso" ma* gather more tha" a hi"t o its "ature rom the

ollowi"g boo8s& which are to be ta8e" as serious a" lear"e co"tributio"s to

the stu* o Nature& though "ot "ecessaril* to be im#licitl* relie u#o"(

The ?i i"g >(2(E( >eries& Oxor %"iversit* .ress(ile"ce(

1a6a ?oga& b* >wami 0ive8a"a"a(

The >hiva >a"hita(

The /#horisms o .ata"6ali(

The >wor o >o"g(

The 2oo8 o the 3ea(

1ituel et 3ogme e la Haute )agie(

The 2oo8 o the >acre )agic o /brameli" the )age(

The Foetia(

The Hatha*oga .rai#i8a(

The >#iritual Fuie o )oli"os(

Erma""+s Histor* o .hiloso#h*(

The >tar i" the West 4a#tai" uller(2(E( >eries& Oxor %"iversit* .ress


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see8 out a" attach himsel to& a master& o"e com#ete"t to correct him a"

avise him( Nor shoul he be iscourage b* the i9cult* o f"i"g such a

#erso"(

Let him urther remember that he must i" "o wise rel* u#o"& or believe i"&

that master( He must rel* e"tirel* u#o" himsel& a" creit "othi"g whateverbut that which lies withi" his ow" 8"owlege a" ex#erie"ce(

/s i" the begi""i"g& so at the e"& we here i"sist u#o" the vital im#orta"ce o

the writte" recor as the o"l* #ossible chec8 u#o" error erive rom the

various qualities o the ex#erime"ter(

Thus let the wor8 be accom#lishe ul*5 *ea& let it be accom#lishe ul*(

I a"* reall* im#orta"t or remar8able results shoul occur& or i a"* great

i9cult* #rese"ts itsel& the /(7( /(7( shoul be at o"ce i"orme o the

circumsta"ces(

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