GUIDE TO LIFE ARCHIVE

I Basic Philosophy

II Necessary Knowledge

III Productive Living

  • A: Practical Strategies
  • B: Emotional Well-Being

IV Autobiography

  • A: Life History
  • B: Experiencing The World
  • C: Inventing Reality

V Beauty

  • A: Analysis
  • B: A Collection

VI Art-Making

  • A: Techniques
  • B: Strategies

Appendix I: Picture Library

IBEX DROPPINGS

Marcellus, minister to the emperors Theodosius I and II in his book De Medicatmentis

In the seventeenth moon collect some ibex droppings.

Take as much as you can grip with one fist, provided the number of turds is an odd one.

Place them in a mortar and add twenty-five finely crushed peppercorns, then a measure of wine, about two-eighths of best honey and two sextaria of best very old wine.

After crushing the ibex droppings mix everything well and place it in a glass vessel. However, to ensure that the effect is successful, you must do this in the seventeenth moon.

When applying the medication, start on a Thursday. Prescribe it throughout seven uninterrupted days, moreover in such a way that the patient drinks it in a chair facing east.

This potion, as written down, applied and observed, even if the patient is in all limbs and his coccyx sick, contracted, paralysed and hopelessly ill, ensures that he walks on the seventh day.