Lesson 1, about 4 minutes
Attention before interpretation
Begin with a very ordinary capacity: notice what you did and what followed. You do not need an extraordinary experience to make a useful record.
Why this practice?
This course treats ritual as a sequence you can learn and examine. Our contemporary teaching approach separates observation, interpretation, and belief. That does not settle metaphysical questions; it gives you room to investigate them carefully.
The tradition
Liber E begins with instructions for a written record of practice. This short orientation is our adaptation, not an initiation or a replacement for a teacher.
Sources
Liber E I · Equinox I.1 (1909), printed pp. 25–26 ↗
The order and named correspondences come from the cited edition. The exercises, explanations and reflection questions are our own.
Step 1 of 3
Arrive
Sit or stand comfortably. Feel the support underneath you. Let breathing continue naturally.
Why this step? A familiar physical reference makes it easier to notice changes without trying to produce them.
All steps on one page
Arrive
Sit or stand comfortably. Feel the support underneath you. Let breathing continue naturally.
Choose a question
For two minutes, attend to a sound or the contact of your feet with the ground. When attention wanders, return without making a drama of it.
Record plainly
Write the date, approximate duration, what you tried, and what you noticed. Include relevant conditions: tiredness, interruptions, or the setting. Put interpretations in a separate sentence.