The commandments of an I

1. Safeguard what is dear
2. Against all odds
3. Don't spare yourself
4. Keep your head up high
5. Know your place
6. Don't let yourself go
   
   Van Vogt's perspective, Tolkien's imagination.

Post Scriptum vom 18.2.2016.

There's arguably a correspondence with the six lesser spells in The Book of Ptath, namely

1. Signing L'onee's death warrant calls on Ptath to safeguard what is dear.
2. Experiencing the power flow of a prayer stick calls on Ptath to try against all odds (i.e. wait for women to pray to him).
3. Crossing the river of boiling mud calls on Ptath to not spare himself (considering the necessary preparations for it).
4. Making love to Ineznia calls on Ptath to keep his head up high.
5. Coming with Ineznia on a journey of minds calls on Ptath to know his place (i.e. realize Ineznia's power).
6. Going consciously through the realm of darkness calls on Ptath to not let himself go (witnessing how Ineznia controlled L'onee).