Theosophy – Noetic Self-Determination, Part 1, by Raghavan Iyer

March 22, 2016 by Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila in Newsletter, Theosophy | Leave a comment

NOETIC SELF-DETERMINATION – I

If the general law of the conservation of energy leads modern science to the conclusion that psychic activity only represents a special form of motion this same law, guiding the Occultists, leads then also to the same conviction – and to something else besides, which psychophysiology leaves entirety out of all consideration. If the latter has discovered only in this century that psychic (we say even spiritual) action is subject to the same general and immutable laws of motion as any other phenomenon manifested in the objective realm of Kosmos, and that in both the organic and the inorganic (?) worlds every manifestation, whether conscious or unconscious, represents but the result of a collectivity of causes, then in Occult philosophy this represents merely the ABC of its science. . . .
But Occultism says more than this. While making of motion on the material plane and of the conservation of energy two fundamental laws, or rather two aspects of the same omnipresent law – Swara – it denies point blank that these have anything to do with the free will of man which belongs to quite a different plane.

“Psychic and Noetic Action”
H. P. Blavatsky

Gupta Vidya, the philosophy of perfectibility, is based upon the divine dialectic, which proceeds through progressive universalization, profound synthesis and playful integration. These primary principles are inseparably rooted in the cosmogonic archetypes and patterns of universal unity and causation. They are in sharp contrast to the expedient and evasive methodology of much contemporary thought which all too often proceeds on the basis of Aristotelian classification, statistical analysis and a sterile suspicion of intuitive insight. Whatever the karmic factors in the ancient feud between these divergent streams of thought, it is poignantly evident that their polar contrast becomes insuperable when it comes to understanding human nature. Gupta Vidya views the human situation in the light of the central conception of an immortal individuality capable of infinite perfectibility in its use of opaque and transitory vestures. The greater the degree of understanding attained of Man and Nature, the greater the effective realization of spiritual freedom and self-mastery. In the methodology of modern thought, however, the more sharply its conceptions are formulated, the more inexorably it is driven to a harsh dilemma: it must either secure the comprehension of Nature at the cost of a deterministic conception of Man, or it must surrender the notions of order and causality in favour of a statistical indeterminacy and randomness in Nature, thereby voiding all human action of meaning. Gupta Vidya not only dispels this dilemma, but it also explains the propensity to fall prey to it, through the arcane conception of two fundamental modes of mental activity. These were set forth by H.P. Blavatsky as “psychic” and “noetic” action. They refer to much more than “action” in any ordinary sense, and really represent two distinct, though related, modes of self-conscious existence. They provide the prism through which the perceptive philosopher can view the complex and enigmatic relationship between human freedom and universal causality.

All creative change and all dynamic activity in the universe are understood, in the perennial philosophy of Gupta Vidya, as spontaneous expressions of one abstract, pre-cosmic source symbolized as the Great Breath. In its highest ranges this is Spirit, and beneath that, it encompasses every mode of motion down to and including action on the physical plane.

Motion as the GREAT BREATH (vide “Secret Doctrine”, vol. i, sub voce) – ergo “sound“ at the same time – is the substratum of Kosmic-Motion. It is beginningless and endless, the one eternal life, the basis and genesis of the subjective and the objective universe; for LIFE (or Be-ness) is the fons et origo of existence or being. But molecular motion is the lowest and most material of its finite manifestations.

“Psychic and Noetic Action“

Several important consequences follow from this single origin of both subjective and objective reality. For example, the strict unity and universal causality implied by the conception of absolute abstract Motion entail the basic principle transmitted from ancient knowledge into modern science as the law of the conservation of energy. In a world of finite manifestations, such as that of molecular motion, this law has immense importance. The conception of entropy is an allied principle equally crucial in understanding the particularized motions and relationships between objects having specific kinds of energy in the world as we know it. Yet this does not really reveal much about the deeper sense in which there is collection and concentration of energy, from the highest laya state down through the physical plane of manifestation. There is a sense in which enormous energy is held waiting to be released from higher to lower planes. Potential energy, related to the higher aspects of the ceaseless motion of the One Life, transcends all empirical conceptions based upon observable phenomena.

This virtually inconceivable scale of modes of subtle manifestation of the Great Breath has immediate and evident implications in regard to cosmogony. But it is also highly significant when applied to the subjective side of conscious existence. Whilst the laws of physical motion and energy are natural modes of manifestation of that divine Breath, no merely objective description of them can do justice to the subjective side of purely physical events, much less to deeper layers of human consciousness and noumenal reality. Every plane or octave of manifest existence has both its subjective and objective side, even as every plane has its own dual aspect of activity that may variously be seen as more gross or more subtle, more concrete or more abstract. This vertical dimension of existence is often spoken of as the distinction between the subjective and the objective, though this is quite a different sense of these terms from the lateral distinction applied to any particular plane. The tendency to confuse or conflate these two senses of the subjective-objective distinction is in direct proportion to the grossness or concreteness of an individual’s state of consciousness. Insofar as an individual’s range of consciousness is limited to constellations of objects, persons and events, it will not be capable of comprehending the notions of metaphysical subjectivity or objectivity, or of metaphysical depth.

This is crucial when considering the seemingly abrupt transition from medieval to modern thought accompanying the movement away from a vastly inflated, but exceedingly particularized, conception of the subjective realm towards an almost obsessive concern with physical objectivity. As the capricious happenings and hearsay of the “age of miracles” were gradually replaced by a rigid conception of external and mechanical order, it increasingly came to be understood that the inner life of man must also conform to universal laws. In what was a marked advance upon earlier notions of both physics and psychology, there emerged, in the nineteenth century, the explosive recognition that everything in the psychological realm is also subject to causality. This was powerfully put forward as part of a grandiose ethical scheme by George Godwin, the philosophical anarchist. Late in the nineteenth century several social scientists argued that if causality is to be applied to all phenomenal events and processes, it must also apply in some way to the world of what may be called psychic action. It must, in short, be applicable to all the states of mind experienced by human beings in bodies with brains.

It thus becomes vitally important to draw a clear-cut distinction between the mind and the brain, taking account of the subjective and objective aspects of both. In general, contemporary science has been either unwilling or unable to do this. Without this essential distinction, however, it is impossible to generate any firm basis for the notions of autonomy, self-determination, individuality, free thinking and potent ideation. Arcane philosophy begins at that precise point where an abyss has been discovered between the mind and brain. It is indeed a glaring gap, for though causality applies to both, it is difficult to discern clearly what the relationship could be between them, let alone to find exact correlates between the two parts of the distinction in terms of specific centres and elements. Without the assured ability to distinguish decisively between them, the temptation is great to deny free will altogether and succumb to a reductionistic and mechanistic view of human nature. This the occultist and theurgist must deny, in theory and in practice.

The actual fact of man’s psychic (we say manasic or noetic) individuality is a sufficient warrant against the assumption; for in the case of this conclusion being correct, or being indeed . . . thecollective hallucination of the whole mankind throughout the ages, there would be an end also to psychic individuality. Now by “psychic” individuality we mean that self-determining power which enables man to override circumstances.

“Psychic and Noetic Action“

Hermes, January 1987
Raghavan Iyer

Tarot Contemplation – Page of Swords

March 22, 2016 by Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila in Energywork, Lessons, Tarot | Leave a comment

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A younger dark-haired person who is objective, practical and alert might cross your path today and remind you that you might be trying too hard and in the process, stepping on some toes. You might be offended by this reminder, but then it begs the question of how well you take constructive criticism. So, this is a sign to be on the lookout for conflict on the horizon at work, or, if you’re job-hunting, to approach your interviewing process with a bit of caution and humility to land that position you’re hoping for. Since the energies are a little staticky, be mindful of how you relate to others, especially in your personal relationships, but don’t be afraid to go out and mingle. Just mind your tongue! In money matters, don’t assume you know the details and just skim the surface of your finances. Ask for help from experts to avoid overextending yourself or procrastinating because you will regret it later. You might have been a bit overindulgent in your personal habits lately … eating a little too much, working a bit too hard, working out too hard, even behaving too intensely. Time for moderation. And, if you’ve been ignoring your spiritual side, perhaps it’s time to refocus on the deeper meanings behind life’s situations, rather than settling for just logic. All is not what it seems at first glance. If you think your mind is already open, then perhaps now is the time to FEEL with your heart.

Meditation Session – with Alex P

March 21, 2016 by Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila in Energywork, Lessons, Newsletter | Leave a comment

Telepathy is an ESP ability which can be said to include all the others ultimately as applied subcategories, as with it we learn eternally and we discover everything about Teleportation, astral travel, living without eating, de/materializing objects and forcefields, Translating into other dimensions, passing thru walls physically. We can say that Telepathy includes astral travel since the astral body is a consciousness construct with which the causal body explores astral dimensions or physical universes, which are themselves consciousness constructs :). Telepathy includes all forms of clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience, etc – transferring information from one consciousness to another. It’s something present to some degree in all people and animals, even some dogs know when owner starts driving home. This is a list of some of the basic forms of telepathy:

1. Telepathy between us and nearby physical people we talk to.
2. Telepathy between people 1 mile or 10000 miles or 1 trillion light years away.
3. Telepathy in form based spirit worlds.
4. Telepathy from physical to spirit and spirit to physical.
5. Telepathy in formless spirit worlds beyond time-space as we know them.
6. Telepathy from one physical location subatomic coordinates to another physical location subatomic coordinates – for easing the teleportation of matter OR ONE’S BODY, the dematerialization of matter and forcefields, the materialization of matter and forcefields, passing thru walls (anyone who has this mastered can escape from a location). The Body is a hologram, an informational pattern ultimately, and all matter is energy and consciousness. Teleportation is simply a shift in consciousness, a telepathizing of information patterns.
7. Telepathy from one physical location subatomic coordinates to another inter-dimensional location subatomic coordinates – for easing the inter-dimensional translation of matter-energy without re-appearing at another location for a long time or never – dissolving matter irreversibly into astral energy – just like the stories of Jesus, Elijah, Vallalar, some Tibetan Buddhists and a lot more others.

Habits that are hypothesized to promote Telepathy (and all the other abilities explained above)

1. ultra peaceful music (avoid music that is upbeat and only listen to peaceful one to counteract the extreme violence in world music, movies, literature, speech, society, tv, radio) in one’s surroundings to neutralize the ultra-violent general thought patterns of present day humanity which naturally contaminate us as we live in this world. If you are already peaceful, no music is needed, but what i mean is if you ever listen to music, choose peaceful meditative ones, if you want to develop ESP faster and become more compassionate and empathic. A restless person often manages to piss everyone off. lol 🙂

2. Gentleness (as in the humblest, least knowing (not knowing, gentleness never knows anything, it always learns), non-assuming most tender softest most feminine most nurturing most peaceful energy and approach) in thoughts, feelings and actions – and also in words. We forget this so much, i do all the time. lol. Ultra gentle speech (this is VERY hard to do, as we are not used to it) – very feminine and full of loving kindness and seeing the person we talk to as the immortal soul they are…:) a shapeshifting Lightbeing just like we see spirits in astral. This one is extremely difficult to practice for people who lose their cool at times, since the moment we raise our voice we completely lose the capacity to be a good telepath for a while – since anger doesn’t radiate compassion and kindness and naturally, no strong spiritual ability emerges if we are not kind to all beings – since spiritual ability is based on tuning into the unified field thru being nice to all. 🙂 We see the violent tone of voice in movies and hear it from peers or parents and this brainwashes us to imitate it in our vain attempt to communicate our frustration. But we can change it. I am far from practicing this, but this is what is needed. 🙂

3. tranquility – remember to calm down when the environment is causing the old “reactive and non-gentle” patterns to return – and if needed, you can wear earphones with peaceful music while going shopping, etc – as it will help a faster de-brainwashing of subconscious mind from aggressiveness.

4. avoid alcohol, smoking, meat (at least avoid eating a lot of meat or just eat fish, since fish is healthier anyway), drugs and be kind-gentle-nurturing-helpful to all beings:), respect their space, beliefs, understanding and free will – just like a mom does with her half year old infant. 🙂 Also, avoid any dairy coming from factory farms, as the pain in the animals is energetically transmitted into the milk-cheese-eggs and distorts psychic perceptions and hinders them. Only loving kindness for all beings perceives clearly, so when we become the pain we no longer see things clearly. 🙂 Ideally, a vegan diet is best, :), as long as you get omega 3 fatty acids and DHA-EPA and vitamin B12. 🙂 The one thing many have noticed is that 100% raw vegan diet always leads to higher ESP, if it is organic. Organic produce has 5 times more biophotons than conventional produce, so eating 50% raw and organic leads to getting 2.5 more biophotons than 100% raw conventional produce diet. But i know that’s ultra difficult in some countries and areas of the planet.

5. Whisper now and then when talking – as it creates an even gentler connection with the astral body and an astral brain-physical brain resonance and circuit with the heart-throat chakras – if accompanied by loving kindness. 🙂 *One of the habits that promotes telepathy is whispering instead of talking (with family and friends) and very low volume (almost like semi whispering or borderline talking-whispering) gentle soft healing feminine talking when we need to talk to strangers and others who are not into whispering. It activates the astral brain centers responsible for reshaping physical brain so that the brain is being morphed into a telepathic one, physically and astrally telepathic, spirit-spirit, spirit-physical telepathy. This also allows us to hear spirits more often, because when we speak loud, we generate physical noise that is far bigger than the spirit whispers that sometimes become almost audible.*

6. energy exercises of radiating out (exteriorization of your energies) love-peace-joy and absorption (interiorization of energies in higher dimensions of universal compassion around you for example) as those taught by iacworld.org and other places – or moving energy from third eye to crown chakra in a loop ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/WPEANp1fm4F or the crown infusion with cosmic energy ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/GeUELPFBXRb or breathing in and out the light of universal peace ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/9LvMY9pGsoV.

7. being a very good listener (this one is ultra hard to practice, the hardest of all, lol) – speaking when asked only. 🙂 This 7th one is something only the most advanced beings can do, :), as it requires a mind blowing self-control. 🙂

8. When you look at things, people, surroundings, be gentle and sweet, be relaxed, almost like shifting to peripheral vision sometimes, as this activates some of the mechanisms that foster natural astral and physical telepathy. Fill your gaze with universal gentle compassion for all beings and bless people with rays of light and healing compassion-kindness from the zero point energy field ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/4DvZ8XPFBSm.

9. When we exercise, or walk, or do qi gong or yoga or stretch, we can bring the softness gentleness and ethereal quality, as when we are shifting inter-dimensionally from one world to the other, like in astral travel or like in those movies when matter body becomes spirit, we try to eliminate the boundaries, thru harmony, so as to better meld the astral physical brains into the patterns of zero point energy field and the very telepathic people and spirits. We can imagine as if we are walking on a sea of energy and everything we touch is made of energy, sometimes we may even merge with another dimension temporarily after decades of practice, or develop 360 vision while in the body, thru astral awakening and unity with the field. When we walk, imagine we are walking on a shimmering sea of boundless compassion (you can even see it as purple or pink or lavender if you wish) and that with every step we are creating ripples that affect the whole sea, the whole universe, every human being, so that we can transmute each step into a movement of grace that radiates loving kindness and healing gentleness into this sea of energy, this shimmering sparkling energy we call ground (which appears solid, but is pure energy), and we create that music, when we walk, if we pay attention, we may even hear vibrations and the music as in the spirit worlds when everything has a music, life, light of its own, the ground we walk on, etc. So, this is a technique to bring awareness to what we are creating, what quality of energy are we sending to Earth when we walk, to the whole collective of all beings, this can make us much better at radiating peace and compassionate forgiving kindness to all living beings, while we simply walk for developing better telepathy. Each time we touch the ground, there is an astral sound, and how is it? It is loving, harmonious, orderly, healing or is it chaos and disharmony generating? We try to listen to the astral sound, and we will get feedback from spirits about how to attune our energy transmissions. This walk – of shifting and singing thru vibrations and patterns we imprint on the sea of universal consciousness – may even lead to teleportation once in a lifetime too, but it will help a lot with telepathy. One way to better conceive and feel what I am trying to say is this: when we walk, we walk on the shimmering sea of boundless energy, we are held by the ground, by the zero point field, by God’s Love or Tao or whatever you use for that, we are held in an embrace by the ground who fills us with all the serenity-affection-love we could imagine. Similarly, when we walk thru the air, we walk thru the love in the air, we walk thru this sea of limitless compassion-kindness-sweetness that holds us, hugs us, embraces us, and helps us to shift into a state of deeper oneness with the field. 🙂 This enables us to be a mini-sea of affection so to speak – instead of seeking affection. We become more of a geyser of universal patience and compassion, of subtle affection for anyone who may run into us – thru the action of the energy around us (affection without touching anyone, just being around us) – even if we don’t try to love anyone or tell them anything – by us being in the field, we are helping others reach peace too, which is what people seek ultimately – inner peace. This therapeutic energy can even turn hate into compassion, enemy into friend, etc. This can be applied to any movement, including when touching the phone screen, the keyboard, are we touching it and emitting loving kindness, do we fill the dishes we wash, the counter we wipe, the keyboard we type on, the door knob we touch with universal nurturing compassion and gentleness? This method may be used on other planets to develop spiritual abilities. Of course, only an angelic being can get them as the process is one of inner transformation into an angelic being so to speak.

10. When we smile what we do, even while sitting on a chair talking to someone, is shifting the position of the mouth muscles slightly, as we do for our legs when we walk. If you recall the habits of telepathy above, one is to move as if you are shifting into another world, slowly. If you are in a situation where such walking is not feasible, you can practice the shifting of dimensions thru the gentle movement of your belly as you breath and of your mouth as you recall to smile. What this does is create an ever slightly closer connection with the zero point energy field ultimately, as you shift in and out of it thru awareness using biological movement processes to guide the intent of connecting with the kindness field. One can even begin to become invisible partially theoretically, since the field has infinite energy. The movement of the eyes as they relax the gaze to the universally gentle kindness for all beings look – can be a trigger for shifting and concentrating astral rays of healing. It can be done even while you relax or meditate with eyes closed, it can allow better remote viewing too (as long as intent is noble and world peace enhancing), since RV is telepathy. There is nothing hidden from the intelligent intent reading zero point energy field, so as we shift more into it, we become slightly more telepathic. Non-local, wormholes in the eyes, staring at the light of universal mercy-forgiveness-compassion, transducing the matter into another world, as a poem of translation. As the belly, facial and eye muscles are moving and shifting, as it were, they are swimming in the ocean of everlasting grace, light and compassion of God or zero point energy. 🙂 And it’s like a gel made of the sweetest softness that brushes against these muscles, as the translation advances.

11. Honesty (no lies) enhances ESP a lot too, as good evolved spirits aid us by the power of truth force to become hyper-telepathic. 100 honest words are often more impactful and valuable than 100000 words of lies mixed with some truth.

12. Celibacy (i.e. sex for pro-creation only) also helps to transmute sexual energies and body resources used in fluid production towards the renewal of the body, optimal emotional self-control, higher serenity, better ESP and telepathy, more meditation, more universal kindness instead of lust, less mental energy spent when seeing a “hot” person, since we are already aware of the advantages, etc.

13. Speaking (regardless if whisper or sweet voice or normal tone) moderately or less – since talking too much takes the energy in the outer world too much – with little time left to evolve our telepathy as explained in the Evolutive Telepathy post ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/7QydADV5uTZ. It’s the idea of that Abraham Lincoln quote “Better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt”. It’s also the shift of energy from crown (top of the head) to the throat chakra, even when whispering. It’s harder to maintain a state of smiley sheer ecstatic joy (and to send love to others as in remote telepathic healing

►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/VSPgCvpwDvH) when talking, especially idle talking that adds little to a discussion that people didn’t know already and repeats old ideas. If we talk and shift vibration into hurtful sarcastic jokes, we shift away from evolutive telepathy. While something may seem a joke to us, it may offend other people or even upset them slightly. Then it will be harder to distinguish between spirits and their energies and telepathic patterns and our telepathy becomes jammed. Speaking less enables us to practice sending silently love-healing-kindness-peace waves more, and this helps us too, as it shifts our energy towards compassion and away from showing off by speaking. True kindness needs no words, the best leaders are unknown to those they lead (as they act without unnecessary speech), as Lao Tze explained. The second best leaders are loved by all.

14. Another thing that promotes Telepathy and Teleportation is actually trying hard to prove to yourself and others that Telepathy is real. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO PROVE TELEPATHY IS REAL TO YOURSELF:

Random number, color or message experiment with a friend or relative ► just ask your friend to be receptive and send him some words and have him figure out what it was. You may have to repeat the word many times (more than 2 minutes, for newbies, it may need 10-30 minutes even) before he can tell you what you TELEPATHIZED to him (you can do it in the same room or over the phone, but both need to be very relaxed). You can also do it within a 24 hour span, with his permission of course, and then he has to guess the hour it was sent and what the message was. There are many ways to do it.

Color Experiment to prove Telepathy to Yourself: ►https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AlexP/posts/eE7QCZXGDS2 (this is proof for a more subtle form of telepathy, one between you and spirit guides – not between 2 living people)

Number Experiment to prove Telepathy to Yourself: ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/4o2os7XMfm9 (this is proof for a more subtle form of telepathy, one between you and spirit guides – not between 2 living people)

Note – these experiments take time to accomplish, you cannot just in a normal state guess the numbers in 1 minute, you need to enter a state of union with the unified field of infinite compassion ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/4DvZ8XPFBSm. Some can do it in 2 minutes, others (most) take much longer. You need to be totally certain this is the number/color when you made the choice and have confidence in your perceptions and why it is that choice.

15. Reading about TELEPATHY CASES also enhances telepathy:

TELEPATHY CASES:

Nandana telepathic skills are detailed at ► http://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20130325/ARTICLE/303259902/1036

Telepathic boy who can also read in 7 languages ►https://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/trending/video-five-year-old-telepathic-boy-to-be-tested-by-scientists

human-animal telepathy ►https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/MN9youtKADx

human-plant telepathy ►
https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/214Z7Hh7oEW

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Thank you, Alex P!

Real Magicians and Armchair Dabblers, by David Griffin

March 18, 2016 by Hālau ʻĀha Hūi Lanakila in Energywork, Hermetic Alchemy, House of RA, Lessons, Newsletter | Leave a comment

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Dear Magician,

Over on our Golden Dawn Facebook group, “M” recently asked:

“I am interested in studying Magick with the Golden Dawn, but I disagree with some of the tarot correspondences on the Qabalistic Tree of Life. Will my changing the system be a problem?”

I have heard similar questions over and over, so I knew M. would not like my answer. I told him: “You need to learn English grammar first before you start writing poetry.”

He was angered by this response, but here is what I meant. If you want to study magick on your own to become a solitary practitioner, go for it! But, here is a serious piece of advice. Choose ONE magickal system, regardless of which one, and learn it “as it is” from top to bottom. Don’t become a dabbler who jumps from system to system, mastering none.

It is true that I myself am an eclectic Magician these days and that I work multiple magical systems, choosing which system for a particular task according to what I wish to accomplish, much like a carpenter has multiple tools in his took kit. But then again, I am a Gemini and speak 8 languages, so I have no trouble juggling multiple symbol systems. Moreover, I am already an advanced Magician.

However, as a beginner, if you choose the Golden Dawn system as your starting point in Magick, I urge you to learn and fully Master the system the way it is before you try to amend or adapt it. A 120-year track record proves that the GD system works “as is.” The mistake many solitaries make is to try to create new systems, or adapt existing ones, before they have mastered the skills they need to do it right. There’s a reason why undergraduates at college are obliged to master material according to the Professor’s specifications and prescribed methods. Why? Because an undergraduate lacks the research skills of a PhD. Therefore, trying to do magical post-graduate work by adapting and developing magical systems willy-nilly while you are still a beginner is just silly.

Start by picking ONE system – and MASTER it.

The Golden Dawn system is a good one. You can study under supervision in our Order, or you can practice on your own using my Ritual Magic Manual. Just don’t mess with the system until AFTER you have mastered it the way it is first. Otherwise, you risk always remaining a dabbler rather than ever becoming n a real magician.

In Abundance, Power, and Truth,

David Griffin