A calendar
Four pauses a day, each set by where the sun is. A day organised around noticing the light.
Face east. Stop for as long as it takes to register that the light has come back.
Face south. The sun at its height, and you in the middle of whatever the day became.
Face west. The light going. Nothing is required but to notice it going.
Face north. Nothing to see — which is why it's included.
Aleister Crowley published the four adorations in 1911. His stated reasons: to remind the aspirant of the Great Work at regular intervals, and to come into conscious relation with the centre of our system. Elsewhere he put it more plainly — the important thing is not to forget.
The tradition attaches its own words and a sign to each station; those belong to it. The turning and the stopping are open to anyone.