Liber lll vel Jugorum

Grigori

I've been thinking recently about giving this ritual some concerted effort, and thought a support team may be helpful. Is anyone else interested in trying this for a week?

Liber III vel Jugorum said:
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0.

0. Behold the Yoke upon the neck of the Oxen! Is it not thereby that the Field shall be ploughed? The Yoke is heavy, but joineth together them that are separate --- 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 1 is not of Tiphereth without, but Tiphereth 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.

2. (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 writs 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 thy 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 for ever 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) Avoiding 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 doing 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 thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least action that slippeth from the least of thy fingers.

Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever 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 conversation 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.2

Of thine own Ingenium devise others.

2. On each occasion that thou art betrayed into thinking 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 thy daily progress in these practices, until thou art perfectly vigilant at all times over the least thought that ariseth in thy brain.

Thus bind thyself, and thou shalt be for ever free.

1. (i.e. the matter of Cereberus).
2. 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.

I'm not so keen on the bloodshed side of things so am taking out an "easier" route, that is actually in ways more abhorrent to me. Now everyone please don't laugh, but I am going to "WASH THE DISHES!!" This doesn't sound like much of a punishment, folks do this everyday, but not me :D I NEVER do it. I know, I'm a bad man, but I hate it. I do the bathroom, the garden, the dogs, the vacuuming, but never the dishes. I can assure you even one attempt at this revolting chore will be a shock to my system :laugh:

I think I will start with the Horse, seems the easiest to begin with. No crossing the legs for a week, starting now. My punishment, to wash the dishes (hand washing we're talking. Dishwashing machine doesn't count of course)

Anyone else interested in joining me? Or just watching, and laughing at me... that would be helpful too LOL
 

Dusk Till Dawn

I won't join you, but I'd love to watch!
 

Grigori

Seeker*13* said:
I won't join you, but I'd love to watch!

haha thanks Seeker. So far I'm washing the dishes once already :(
 

thorhammer

I'll join you, G. :) I'm fascinated by this, ever since I read AC's words about it in Magick Without Tears.

I'll go with the Unicorn. I want to eliminate the use of the word "like" - I fear that the teenage vocabulary saturating popular media is, like, dumbing me down :D

There's one.

I'm not a fan of the bloodshed thing, either, and don't fancy explaining my self-harm in terms of a ceremonial magickal discipline :D But I recall AC mentioning somewhere about a rubber band on the wrist. I'd like to adopt a more constructive "punishment", as you have (I was thinking situps, a particularly excruciating form taught to me by a personal trainer), but I'm sure I'll need the immediacy, or else I'll never "punish" myself.

And thanks :) You'll get me off my butt with this stuff, sure as eggs!

\m/ Kat
 

thorhammer

Ow.

That really hurts.

\m/ Kat
 

Grigori

thorhammer said:
Ow.

That really hurts.

\m/ Kat

You think that hurts, I'm heading home to wash the dishes. Twice. At least I won't be nagged for doing a bad job, they'll be worn away by the time I'm done. ;)
 

thorhammer

OCD? I don't getcha . . .

My ex hated doing the washing up, too ;) Big tough builder man, telling everyone how much pain he could stand and how much he could lift and everything, and come time for the washing up . . . he'd tell me how much the water hurt his hands, how it softened his callouses :D

Pah :D

\m/ Kat
 

Aeon418

similia said:
I'm not so keen on the bloodshed side of things so am taking out an "easier" route, that is actually in ways more abhorrent to me. Now everyone please don't laugh, but I am going to "WASH THE DISHES!!" This doesn't sound like much of a punishment, folks do this everyday, but not me :D I NEVER do it.
Washing the dishes? Hmmm.... sorry Similia, but that sounds a bit wishy washy to me.

Even though the method of Liber Jugorum seems very crude, it's purpose is to set up a automatic vigilance reflex through the immediate application of a short sharp shock. (Try saying that fast. :laugh:) You're trying to forge a link in your mind between a certain action and it's consequences. But it's the immediacy of the punishment that forges this link. Unless you've figured out a way to walk around all day with a kitchen sink hanging from your neck, I don't see how you can apply an instant correction.

I'd suggest you try the rubber band method. And make sure it's a thick one that you can really pull. Whack! })

If want some inspiration try reading Achads diary, Liber 165. He starts experimenting with Jugorum on January the 7th.
http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/libers/Liber165.pdf
 

Aeon418

thorhammer said:
I'll join you, G. :)But I recall AC mentioning somewhere about a rubber band on the wrist.
The rubber band method is a modern day re-interpretation of Jugorum. Yes, compared to the original it is a bit sissy, but it does work. :)

In next to no time you'll have encoutered your "inner robot". That's the thing that lives your life when you can't be bothered. :laugh:
 

thorhammer

Aeon418 said:
In next to no time you'll have encoutered you "inner robot". That's the thing that lives your life when you can't bothered. :laugh:
:bugeyed: I can't help thinking that might be an animal I don't want to invite into my life . . . it seems somewhat counter-productive, if I want to live an aware existence?

\m/ Kat