Jane Wolfe
Diary Entry
Saturday, 7 August 1920
6:10 - 30 |
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Asana. |
6:30 - 50 |
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Dharana. Not good, physical
poor. |
6:53 - 7:15 |
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Harpocrates. Physical good,
vision poor, also silence.
On hill. Feeling good
physically. |
8:05 - 20 |
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Pranayama. 4-8-8-4
Tried 4-12-8-4 but either
cannot do this arrangement or should attempt from
the start. |
8:30 - 9:45 |
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'777'
All this time making diagram & working in alphabet!
After such achievement need pranayama.
Pranayama, vigorously, 4-8-8-4.
Discarded 'earth & sea' strength, realized my own. |
10:15 |
|
Tao. 'There is no house of
death in his whole body'. |
10:32 - 52 |
[1] |
Asana. Good physical for 15
mins. Then fly persistently dwelt in my nostrils,
making minute investigations. Held for a time, body
began twitching, chills ran over me & I blew it off. |
10:52 - 11:12 |
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Dharana. Started poorly. Right
knee swayed slightly at intervals, swallowed 2,
resisting 3 other similar desires. Toward finish got
steadiness of mind—no color. |
11:15 - 35 |
[2] |
Harpocrates. Steadiness of
mind, but not a success. The pesky locust bothered
me.
Shall look for another Bo
tree. |
PM |
|
Pranayama to beach. From house
to top of second elevation 4-8-8-4; from there to
beach 4-12-8-8. |
9:50 - 10:20 |
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Asana Thunderbolt. Leg swayed
once, right arm moved slightly 3, diaphragm
spasmodically expanded & contracted—strong desire to
cough all thro. |
10:10 - 30 |
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Dharana, yellow square.
Excellent opportunity to note difference between
this & preceding concentration. At no time was I
conscious of throat. (Throat has been ticking as if
from slight cold) |
10:35 - 55 |
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Physical good, vision not. Had
to fight sleep continuously. For first time got
alien color: drops of red, little lighter in color
than blood, floated downward. Got this stopped. |
Comment(s) by Aleister
Crowley
1—Good: Keep
at till you can ignore such.
2—No: There's
only One Tree.
Please put in A.M. or P.M. or
use 24 hour system.
Explain conditions more
fully, as if writing for public.
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