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*.WithinHisskullexistdailythirteenthousandmyriadsofWorlds,whichdrawtheirexistencefromHim,andbyHimareupheld.?I.R.Q.iii.43.

0.LetthePracticusstudythetextbooksofastronomy,travel,ifneedbe,toalandwherethesunandstarsarevisible,andobservetheheavenswiththebesttelescopestowhichhemayhaveaccess.Lethimcommittomemorytheprincipalfacts,and(atleastroughly)thefiguresofthescience.1.Now,sincethesefigureswillleavenodirectimpressionwithanyprecisionuponhismind,lethimadoptthispracticeA.A.Letthepracticusbeseatedbeforeabaresquaretable,andletanunknownnumberofsmallsimilarobjectsbethrownbyhischelafromtimetotimeuponthetable,andbythatchelabehastilygatheredup.

LetthePracticusdeclareattheglance,andthechelaconfirmbyhiscount,thenumberofsuchobjects.Thepracticeshouldbeforaquarterofanhourthricedaily.Themaximumnumberofobjectsshouldatfirstbeseven.Thismaximumshouldincreasebyoneateachpractice,providedthatnotasinglemistakeismadebythePracticusinappreciatingthenumberthrown.Thispracticeshouldcontinueassiduouslyforatleastoneyear.Thequicknessofthechelaingatheringuptheobjectsisexpectedtoincreasewithtime.Thepracticeneednotbelimitedtoaquarterofanhourthricedailyafteratime,butincreasedwithdiscretion.Caremustbetakentodetectthefirstsymptomsoffatigue,andtostop,ifpossible,evenbeforeitthreatens.Thepractisedpsychologistlearnstorecogniseevenminutehesitationsthatmar

ktheforcingoftheattention.2.Alternatingwiththeabove,letthePracticusbeginthispracticeB.ItisassumedthathehasthoroughlyconqueredtheelementarydifficultiesofDharana,andisabletopreventmentalpicturesfromalteringshape,sizeandcolouragainsthiswill.B.Seatedintheopenair,lethimendeavourtoformacompletementalpictureofhimselfandhisimmediatesurroundings.Itisimportantthatheshouldbeinthecentreofsuchpicture,andabletolookfreelyinalldirections.thefinishedpictureshouldbeacompleteconsciousnessofthewholefixed,clear,anddefinite.

Lethimgraduallyaddtothispicturebyincludingobjectsmoreandmoredistant,untilhehaveanimageofthewholefieldofvision.Hewillprobablydiscoverthatitisverydifficulttoincreasetheapparentsizeofthepictureasheproceeds,anditshouldbehismostearnestendeavourtodoso.heshouldseekinparticulartoappreciatedistances,almosttothepointofcombattingthelawsofperspective.3.ThesepracticesAandBaccomplished,andhisstudiesinastronomycompleted,lethimattemptthispracticeC.C.LetthePracticusformamentalpictureoftheEarth,inparticularstrivingtorealizethesizeoftheEarthincomparisonwithhimself,andlethimnot

becontentuntilbyassiduityhehaswellsucceeded.Lethimaddthemoon,keepingwellinmindtherelativesizesof,andthedistancebetween,theplanetanditssatellite.

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Hewillprobablyfindthefinaltrickofthemindtobeaconstantdisappearanceoftheimage,andtheappearanceofthesameuponasmallerscale.Thistrickhemustoutwitbyconstancyofendeavour.HewilltheninaddinturnVenus,Mars,MercuryandtheSun.

ItispermissibleatthisstagetochangethepointofviewtothecentreoftheSun,andtodosomayaddstabilitytotheconception.ThePracticusmaythenatheAsteroids,Jupiter,Saturn,UranusandNeptune.Theutmostattentiontodetailisnownecessary,asthepictureishighlycomplex,apartfromthedifficultyofappreciatingrelativesizeanddistance.Letthispicturebepractisedmonthaftermonthuntilitisabsolutelyperfect.ThetendencywhichmaymanifestitselftopassintoDhyanaandSamadhimustberesolutelycombatedwiththewholestrengthofthemind.LetthePracticusthenre-commencethepicture,startingfromtheSun,andaddingtheplanetsonebyone,eachwithitspropermotion,untilhehaveanimageperfectinallrespectoftheSolarSystemasitactuallyexists.Lethimpart

icularlynotethatunlesstheapparentsizeapproximatetothereal,hispracticeiswasted.Lethimthenaddacomettothepicture;hemayfind,perhapsthatthepathofthiscometmayassisthimtoexpandthesphereofhismentalvisionuntilitincludeastar.Andthus,gatheringonestarafteranother,lethiscontemplationbecomevastastheheaven,inspaceandtimeeveraspiringtotheperceptionoftheBodyofNuit;yea,theBodyofNuit.