Eremitism is an optional route that focuses on groundedness and self control by adhering to three further precepts, balancing facets of personality, and thinking through one's relationship to the divine, however conceived.
There are three conditions behind the decision to opt for this route:
1. The narrative is clearly understood and a mature worldview is in place.
2. The Three Tenets and Seven Precepts are all known in detail by memory.
3. There has been an intimate and personal affray with exile or death.
1. The narrative is clearly understood and a mature worldview is in place.
2. The Three Tenets and Seven Precepts are all known in detail by memory.
3. There has been an intimate and personal affray with exile or death.
Below, I list the Three Laments, which supplement the Seven Precepts.
The First Eremitic Lament
Seclusion of the Wells
This is spiritual, doctrinal, and social isolation pursuing the pathway.
II.
The Second Eremitic Lament
Severity of the Wells
This is internal austerity, sobriety, and seriousness facing the realities of life.
III.
The Third Eremitic Lament
Serenity of the Wells
This is external moderation, calmness, and conscientiousness in living life.
The Three Laments are intended to balance and relate the Wells of the Frame.
We have closure, and now, seeing only those things that we wish to see.
We have closure, and now, saying only those things that we wish to say.
The Three Laments are intended to balance and relate the Wells of the Frame.
The Three Laments are the core of Eremitic Iblisism. To regard and practice them is to use them to balance the Five Wells, and conversely, to draw nourishment from the Five Wells in a way that they sustain practice of the Three Laments.
A simple way of incorporating the Five Wells into thought and practice is to 1) study each and note their role, b) consider what way each one concretely manifests itself in som[e] way in your life, and c) that each is as relevant as the others.
A simple way of incorporating the Five Wells into thought and practice is to 1) study each and note their role, b) consider what way each one concretely manifests itself in som[e] way in your life, and c) that each is as relevant as the others.
Below, I incorporate five intonations called vows. Their role is to help improve self control by improving one or more facets of sensory and interactive experience in a way that prevents unwanted input and output from and to the world.
The Vow of Sight
The Eyes
We have closure, and now, seeing only those things that we wish to see.
II.
The Vow of Speech
The Tongue
We have closure, and now, saying only those things that we wish to say.
III.
The Vow of Scent
The Nose
We have closure, and now, hearing only those things that we wish to hear.
We have closure, and now, smelling only those things that we wish to smell.
IV.
The Vow of Sound
The Ears
We have closure, and now, hearing only those things that we wish to hear.
V.
The Vow of Sensation
The Hands
We have closure, and now, feeling only those things that we wish to feel.
These relate directly to the Wells of the Frame by our conduct in the world.
These relate directly to the Wells of the Frame by our conduct in the world.
