The Hermetic Seal

Following on from the previous blog, the hermetic seal is something to do every day.

What is the Hermetic Seal?

The Hermetic Seal is a resolution that we take every morning. The goal of the Hermetic Seal is to save energy, so that that saved energy can be invested in our psychological and esoteric work.

How is it Practiced?

The Hermetic Seal is a practice where as soon as we wake up, we make the firm decision to not identity with anything. This ‘anything’ includes thoughts, emotions, memories, internal images, events, people, words and any sort of impression that we receive during the day.

The practice of the Hermetic Seal is really about exercising our self-observation or alertness and our will. We first have to observe or notice that we are identified and then apply our will to disengage from that identification.

The Internal Tongue

A major part of this practice is not letting the internal tongue go wild. We have to be aware of the internal tongue from moment to moment.

What we need to do is to observe what our internal tongue is saying and release whatever issue the internal tongue is chattering on about.

Don’t let it go wild. Rein it in!

Realistic Practice

We won’t be able to practice the Hermetic Seal perfectly. It takes an enormous amount of practice and psychological work. So, don’t expect to be practicing it perfectly, expecting to do so will only bring you tension, disappointment and a head ache.

Just practicing for a short time during the day will allow you to taste the benefits of it. So start off naturally, the most important thing is be consistent and make a start and when you forget restart and don’t feel bad about it – just restart.

Just a little something, your ability to practice the Hermetic Seal will vary from day to day so don’t worry if on a given day you are weak, just keep practicing.

Practice it!

So just take action and start practicing the Hermetic Seal and experiment for yourself, feel how much it benefits you. Don’t worry if you can’t practice it for a long time or that you can’t do it perfectly. You won’t be able to. The most important thing is that you just do it at your capacity and level of ability.