Will & Resh : Seeds of the Work?
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
I'll give it another go. It's just hard for me to get excited about it. However, the visualizations that have come up have been interesting on their own. Maybe I was just focusing too hard on making sure that I get it done rather than just easing in to it. When I miss a workout, or when I go over my dietary budget, I don't sweat it, and just write it off and do it the next day. I guess I need to approach it in that way. Just don't worry about it so much.
I have started doing LBRP daily now, and actually doing it twice usually (morning invoking, nightly banish).
Heh. I just noticed something. When I do resh on a daily basis, my internal clock of sorts seems more in balance. I get really tired at night, I get to sleep earlier, and I generally feel more rested. On days I skip practice altogether, I seem to stay up later just wasting time. I haven't journaled this properly, so I don't have the best data to go off from but thinking about the past week seems to reinforce that.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
@RulesOfAir said
"Heh. I just noticed something. When I do resh on a daily basis, my internal clock of sorts seems more in balance. I get really tired at night, I get to sleep earlier, and I generally feel more rested. On days I skip practice altogether, I seem to stay up later just wasting time. I haven't journaled this properly, so I don't have the best data to go off from but thinking about the past week seems to reinforce that."
I have had similar experiences, and the balance it brings to the internal clock is one of the reasons I suggest it so highly.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
I just started doing Resh two days ago (on a full moon no less!), it really is a different kick to the day. It changes the whole functioning from one of dreaming to one of action, from one of theory to one of praxis, at least for me who has done no magic before. It's very beautiful. The first time I did it I noticed a really sharp and sudden change in consciousness but I haven't noticed that since - perhaps I have sustained it to normalcy! Regardless. I'm very very glad I started doing it.
What are you supposed to meditate upon, though? When it says, compose thyself to meditation on the sun. That's really vague and I don't really understand it and I haven't been able to find anything out about it. I feel that I'm missing out on that part of the show.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
Have you ever thought on the whole three dimensionality of space? The sun is over there, I am over here, the moon is somewhere near. Floating in space. Am I above this? Below this? Floating meaninglessly or am I falling into the sun? What if the whole time thing where at a different pace? What would it look like in super-fast-motion? As I know the sun no longer revolves around the earth, and it is the spin of the axis of the earth that gives the sensation of the sun having a position relative to me, what is the true position of the sun at this given time of day?
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
Those were really really powerful thoughts thankyou so much Tkamba! Very effective!!!
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
You're welcome. And if you get yourself a free download like Stellarium, you can locate the planets in relation to your exact position and incorporate those bodies into your meditations as well (or other meditations and planetary works). To place in your mind's eye the true location of, say, Mercury when doing a work of Mercury is very powerful for the work.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
@ForceFire said
"Would anyone say that performing Resh in your temple is useless?
(Not in view of sun)"Not at all. I'm sure 93% of the times I've done it in my life has been indoors.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?
Nope. Do you perform the Kephra adoration in view of the sun.
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The pausing before every meal, to sound elven knocks and speak of Will
Transmutation of a basic necessity into Energy, the Great Work
Establishing through Resh, a splendid cylic sublimityIf we were to take the advice of the Sufis, one might propose that the first, perhaps most important ritual a Magician shall ever perform is the declaration of Will before imbibing sustenance.
Setting into motion the idea that all processes, no matter how small or neccesary shall be pressed into service for that One unnameable goal.From there, the next layer, one may propose is the performance of Resh.
Of consciously selecting four particular moments to dedicate fully to the Great Work
By which we may establish a rhythm for the performance of the Great Work
That which with we toke the fires for the performance of the Great Work
Four beats of the Heart, by which one sets ones Life and ones Breathing
And so on and so forth until the end of all agesWhat say You to This?