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- Liber III vel Jugorum
-
- 0.
-
- 0. Behold the Yoke upon the neck of the Oxen! Is it not thereby that the
- Field shall be plougherd? The Yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that
- are seperate -- Glory to Nuit and to Hadit and to Him that hath given us the
- Symbol of the Rosy Cross!
- Glory unto the Lord of the Word Abrahadabra, and Glory unto Him that hath
- given us the Symbol of the Ankh and of the Cross within the Circle!
-
- 1. Three are the Beasts wherewith thou must plough the Field; the Unicorn, the
- Horse, and the Ox. And these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed
- by One Whip.
-
- 2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to
- the Man.
-
- 3. Nothing shall be said here of Cerberus, the great Beast of Hell that is
- every one of these and all of these, even as Athanasius hath foreshadowed. For
- this matter* is not of Tiphareth without, but Tiphareth within.
-
- I.
-
- 0. The Unicorn is speech. Man, rule thy Speech! How else shalt thou master the
- Son, and answer the Magician at the Right Hand gateway of the Crown?
-
- 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more.
-
- (a) Avoid using some common word, such as "and" or "the" or "but";
- use a paraphrase.
- (b) Avoid using some letter of the alphabet, such as "t" or "s" or "m";
- use a paraphrase.
- (c) Avoid using the pronouns and adjectives of the first person; use a
- paraphrase.
- Of thine own ingenium devise others.
-
- 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into saying 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 Unicorn 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 they daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly
- vigilant at all times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue.
- Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be forever free.
-
- II.
-
- 0. The Horse is Action. Man, rule thine Action. How else shalt thou master the
- Father, and answer the Fool at the Left Hand Gateway of the Crown?
-
- 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more.
-
- (a) Avoid lifting the left arm above the waist.
- (b) Avoid crossing the legs.
- Of thine own ingenium devise others.
-
- 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into saying 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 Horse the teeth of the Camel?
-
- 3. Thine arm then serveth thee both for a warning and for a record. Thou shalt
- write down they daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly
- vigilant at all times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue.
- Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be forever free.
-
- III.
-
- 0. The Ox is thought. Man, rule thy thought! How else shalt thou master the
- Holy Spirit, and answer the High Priestess in the Middle Gateway of the Crown?
-
- 1. Here are practices. Each may last for a week, or more.
-
- (a) Avoid thinking of a definite subject and all things connected with
- it, and let that subject be one which commonly occupies much of thy
- thought, being frequently stimulated by sense-perceptions or the con-
- versation of others.
- (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.**
- Of thine own Ingenium devise others.
-
- 2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into saying 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 they daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly
- vigilant at all times over the least word that slippeth from thy tongue.
- Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be forever free.
-
- * (i.e., the matter of Cerberus)
- ** 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.
-