the Equinox - The Hermetic Library

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THE EQUINOX
OBJECT MEDITATED UPON. TIME. REMARKS.
Pendulum* (E).† ? ,, Good as regards plane kept by the
pendulum; but thoughts wandered.
Winged-Globe. ? ,, The result was pretty good.
Tejas-Vâyu (E). ? ,, Fair.
Ankh‡ (a green). ? ,, Not bad.
Pentagram (E). ? ,, Rather good.
The L. I. L.ƒƒ (E). ? ,, Burning till extinct. Rather good,
but oil level descended very irregularly.§
Cross. ? ,, Result fair.
Cross. 10 m. 15 s. Three breaks.
Isis (E). 18 m. 30 s. Five breaks. A very difficult practice,
as Isis behaved like a living
object.**
Winged-Globe. 29 m. Seven breaks. Result would have
been much better but for an epicene
enuch with an alleged flute.
My mind revolved various methods
of killing it.
Tejas-Akâsa. 18 ,, Seven breaks.
R. R. et A. C.†† 19 ,, Seven breaks.
Pendulum. ? ,, After 3 m. lost control and gave up.
Winged-Globe. (E). 10 ,, Ten breaks‡‡
* By this is meant watching the swing of an imaginary pendulum. The
difficulty is to keep it in one plane, as it tries to swing round; also to change
its rate.
† In these records “M” means morning and “E” evening.
‡ The Egyptian Key of Life. See Diagram 61.
ƒƒ Lamp of the Invisible Light.
§ In the mind.
The visualized form of the goddess Isis.
** That is to say she kept on moving out of the line of mental sight.
†† See Diagram 80. A scarlet rose on a gold cross.
‡‡ At this point P. made the following resolve: “I resolve to increase my
powers very greatly by the aid of the Most High, until I can meditate for
twenty-four hours on one object.”