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** MAGICK 8 -- HEALING AND BANISHING **

Psychic or spiritual healingis a human potentialwe all

possess. Some people are especially good at this. It is probably

easier to heal someone else by occult means than yourself. In addition

to healing in the presence of the person, there is 'absent healing' in

which the healing

occurs at a distance. Note that there are some who maintain that

influence on another person without his specific knowledge and permis-

sion (yes, even in healing and helping) is black magick. (After all,

everybody is living according to his own true will, so that healing or

helping someone without permission is affecting his will). This means

it is important to tell the person what you are planning to do and to

ask his permission. The theory of psychic healing is that sickness is

characterized (although not necessarily caused) by a deficiency and

imbalance of vital energy. Psychic healing transfers energy from the

healer to the sick to repair and rebalance his energies. If an inept

healer overdoes the process, or if he doesn't take the precaution to

'disconnect' himself afterwards, he may find himself

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becoming sick due to energy drain and a linkage to his subject.

Similarly, the healer should always be in a good state of health or he

could unintentionally transfer his illness to the subject.

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Thebasicmethods ofpsychichealingare: 1)creativevisual-

ization, 2) prayer, 3) ritual. Creative visualization is one of the

easiest techniques. Mild illness may yield to only one or two treat-

ments; serious ills will require many treatments over time. Psychic

healing should always be combined with medical care and treatment. It

does not replace

doctors, medicine, or hospitals, since different levels (worlds) are

involved. In creative visualization, we visualize the person being

well. It may be helpful to utilize the appropriate color from the aura

chart (such as bright apple-green, rose pink, or white) sent as a beam

to the person or as a cloud surrounding him. This technique can be

extended to include a simple kind of yoga in which we feel energy sent

as we exhale explosively; the energy sent either via the breath or

from one of the chakras such as the solar plexus. Sometimes in absent

healing it is helpful to arrange a time for treatment in advance,

asking your subject to be in a receptive state of mind and to sit back

and close his eyes.

THE BANISHING RITUAL

Oneofthemost basicanduseful ceremonialritualsof magick

is called the *banishing ritual*, or lesser ritual of the pentagram. A

pentagram (or pentacle) is a five-pointed star with the point up. The

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banishing ritual is helpful in psychic protection and healing since it

forms a protective barrier against malevolent forces. The psychic

barrier it creates can be made to permit entry of desired (const-

ructive) forces and the exclusion of negative ones. Thus, the banish-

ing ritual is an essential first step in almost any formal full magick

ceremony. The ritual requires that you use a magical implement or

"weapon", such as a

ceremonial knife, wand, or simply point your index finger, to "draw"

the pentagram in the air at each of the cardinal points (four direc-

tions). Also, you will be chanting ('vibrating') some Hebrew names of

God.

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Holdingyour magicalweaponand facingeast,extend yourarm

out straight in front of you. In this ritual you will use the full

sweep of your arm to draw the pentagram in the air. Follow the desc-

ription below by beginning at the lower left and sweeping your magical

weapon up toward the

right, etc. as shown. Do not bend your arm at the wrist or elbow.

While you do this, visualize the lines and eventually the star as

vibrant white, floating in the space before you. You are projecting

energy to do this, and the result will be a gleaming 5-pointed star

floating in the east; visualize this as vividly as you can. Now you

will energize it further

by piercing the center of it with your magical weapon and vibrating

(speaking slowly in a slightly lower than normal pitch, remember)

"Yod-He-Vau-He".

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-- DESCRIPTION --

Approximate points on a round clock face --

1. Begin at 7:30 position.

2. Point to 12 oclock position.

3. Point to 4:30 position.

4. Point to 10:30 position.

5. Point to 2:30 position.

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6. Return to 7:30 position.]

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Thenturn slowlytothe nextcardinal pointinsequence, and

as you do so, with your arm still extended in front of you, visualize

a white line connecting around to the cardinal point. Trace a similar

pentagram with the appropriate words and following the same procedure:

South -- Adonai Tzaboath

West -- Eh-Ei-He

North -- Agla.

Now complete the white line drawn back to the center of the eastern

pentagram. Note that the cardinal points must be followed in a clock-

wise order, and the pentagram must be drawn in the manner illustrated;

to do otherwise would change the function of the ritual. The result of

all this should be a large bright white pentagram visualized hanging

in mid-air

at each of the four directions, all tied together by a bright white

line. You could now, for example, visualize the pentagrams moving out

to the circumference of your home, thereby protecting all within.

Thereisalsoa somewhatsimplifiedversion ofthisritual in

which the pentagram is traced only once overhead and then is energized

with one of the four names, such as "Eh-Ei-He". Oftentimes the simpli-

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fied version is sufficient, but naturally the effect of the full

version is more

complete.

One ofthe primaryusesof thisritual istoward offpsychic

attack -- that is, when another is (consciously or unconsciously)

attempting to harm you, cause sickness, accidents, bad dreams, emo-

tional upset, or to force you to do something against your will.

Fortunately this doesn't happen very often. The world of the magician

is fairly safe for the pure of heart. Psychic attack usually depends

upon vulnerabilities. If you are not vulnerable you are safe. Thus

unificaition with the true will is the greatest protection possible.

And the use of the banishing ritual is never hurtful. You can even use

it to hold off negative aspects of

yourself.

Otherformsofprotection sometimeshelpful(depending upon

one's model) are recitation of the 'Lord's Prayer', the 23rd, and 91st

Psalms.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What is a pentagram?

2) What is psychic healing? List the basic methods.

3) What is the banishing ritual? Why is it used?

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BOOK LIST

Dion Fortune, Psychic Self-Defense.

________, Sane Occultism.

Adeliade Gardner, Vital Magnetic Healing.

Max Heindel, The Vital Body.

Ernest Holms, The Science of Mind.

Mouni Sadhu, Theurgy.

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** MAGICK 9 -- ASTRAL PROJECTION **

Astral projection (OOBE,out of thebody experience) isa

popular area of occult literature; for traveling to see other worlds

and places while the physical body sleeps or is entranced is an

exciting notion. Astral projection is not dangerous. It is as safe as

sleeping. Most dreams are probably unconscious astral projections,

anyway. Although there has

been quite a bit written on the subject, astral projection is dif-

ficult for many people. The main difficulty is the tendency to forget

dream consciousness upon awakening. Accordingly, the successful

practice of astral projection requires work.

Modernpsychologydiscounts theideaofactual OOBE(thatthe

spirit temporarily vacates the physical body). However, the idea is

very ancient. The Tibetans have an entire system of yoga (dream yoga)

based upon astral projection. And here we have an important assump-

tion: you are involved in an OOBE (at least to a degree) whenever you

dream. What sets it apart from a full OOBE is your hazy consciousness

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during the experience and poor recall afterwards. Many people forget

most of their dreams completely. Learning astral projection requires a

kind of inner mental clarity and alertness.

Dreamsare adoor to thesubconscious whichcan beused for

psychological and spiritual insight, and sometimes for precognition.

Dream content is influenced by external sounds and sensations. For

example, a loud external noise (such as a train) will likely appear in

your dream (if it doesn't wake you up!). Dreams are also influenced by

events of the previous day, by your moods, and by suggestion. Every-

one normally dreams 4 or 5 times a night (about every 2 hours). The

longest dreams occur in the morning. Everyone dreams. You are more

likely to remember the details of your dream when you first wake up.

By keeping a dream diary you will improve dream recall. Have writing

equipment or a tape recorder at your bedside for this purpose; also a

light which isn't too bright. Suggest to yourself several times before

you go to sleep, "I will awaken with the knowledge of a dream." Then

when you do awaken, move quietly (sometimes

just turning over drives the idea away). Remember first, then write

the dream down, and then add as many details as possible. The next day

check for objective facts and expand if you can (by remembering 'what

happened before that'). Once you start remembering your dreams in this

way, it will become easier to do so. (If you are unsuccessful at this,

and *really* want to remember your dreams, you could arrange for

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someone to sit by your bedside all night long with a dim light on.

Then when he sees your eyes moving back and forth -- rapid eye move-

ments, a sign you are dreaming -- he can wake you and ask for a dream

report.)

FORMS OF ASTRAL PROJECTION

Astralprojection maybesubdivided intothree basictypes:

mental projection, astral projection (proper) and etheric projection.

And your OOBE may shift between them. Mental projection is really

simple clairvoyance ('remote viewing'), and 'traveling in your mind'.

Imagination plays a key role. The experience of mental projection is

not particularly vivid, and you will more likely be an observer than a

participant. Nevertheless, mental projection is an important 'way in'

to astral projection proper.

Duringmentalprojectionandastralprojection youareableto

travel through solid objects, but are not able to act directly upon

them or to move them (if they are in the physical world). This is not

true during etheric projection. Whether it is simply subconscious

expectation, or whether it is a true etheric projection which in

theory means that part of your physical body has been relocated with

your projection (the etheric or vital part) may be difficult to

determine. Etheric projections generally travel at or very near the

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physical world. There are even cases reported (very, very rare ones)

in which the entire physical body is transferred to another location

(teleportation), or cases in which the physical body exists and acts

in two separate places at once (bilocation)!

But ourprimary interestis astral projectionproper, and

mental projection to a lesser extent. Astral and mental projection are

not confined to the physical world. Travel in the mental and astral

realms is feasible, and often preferred. Nor are astral and mental

projection restricted to the realm of the earth (you could even go to

the moon and planets).

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STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

The electricalactivity ofthe brainhas beenobserved and

classified with EEG (electroencephalograph) equipment; signals picked

up from the scalp by electrodes, then filtered and amplified, drive a

graph recorder. Brain activity has been found to produce specific

ranges for

certain basic states of consciousness, as indicated in 'hz' (hertz, or

cycles/vibrations per second):

delta -- 0.2 to 3.5 hz (deep sleep, trance state),

theta -- 3.5 to 7.5 hz (day dreaming, memory),

alpha-- 7.5to 13 hz(tranquility, heightenedawareness,

meditation),

beta -- 13 to 28 hz (tension, 'normal' consciousness).

As you can see, some form of physical relaxation is implied in the

alpha, theta, and delta consciousness. These states are in fact

reached through deep breathing, hypnosis, and other relaxation tech-

niques. OOBE occurs during these states, and delta is probably the

most important for it.

The problem is really, as we have said, one of maintaining mental

awareness and alertness while experienceing these altered states.

Experimental subjects hooked to an EEG do not show a discrete change

from drowsy to sleep; it is very gradual.

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Atthe thresholdbetweensleep andwakingconsciousness isa

drowsy condition known as the hypnogogic state. OOBE seems to occur

during this state, or a variant of it. By careful control of the

hypnogogic state (not going beyond it) it is possible to enter OOBE

directly.

BASIC TECHNIQUES

Mostmethodsofastralprojectionaremethodsofconditioning.

Some form of trance or altered consciousness is always involved. No

one ever projects consciously while fully awake (some may think that

they do). Although there are many techniques used to produce an astral

projection,

they boil down to ten of them. They all sort of overlap.

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1) Diet-- Certain dietarypractices mayaid in OOBE,esp-

ecially at first. These include fasting, vegitarianism, and in general

the eating of 'light' foods as discussed in a a previous lesson.

Carrots and raw eggs are thought to be especially beneficial, but all

nuts are to be avoided. Over-eating should be avoided. And no food

should be eaten just before an OOBE attempt. If you intend to practice

during sleep, for example, allow 2 to 4 hours of no food or drink

(except water) before bedtime. In general, we see here the same kind

of dietary restrictions advocated for kundalini yoga.

2) Progressivemuscularrelaxation--This isoneofthebasic

methods used in hypnosis and self-hypnosis. Physical relaxation can

assist one in attaining the requisite trance state. These techniques

involve beginning at the toes and tensing, then relaxing the muscles,

progressively up the entire body.

3)Yogaand breath-- Yoga,mantra, andbreathing exercises

similarly aim at physical relaxation. The practice of kundalini yoga

is particularly relevant, since it is concerned with altered con-

sciousness. In fact the arousal of kundalini requires a similar state

of consciousness to

OOBE.

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4)Visualization --This involvesa typeof extendedclair-

voyance or picturing of remote surroundings. If you can experience the

feeling of being there, so much the better. Although this technique

is essentially mental projection, it is possible to deepen mental

projection into astral

projection through (you guessed it!) visualization. Crowley taught a

similar technique: a) visualize a closed door on a blank wall, b)

imagine a meditation symbol on the door, c) visualize the door opening

and yourself

entering through it. And J.H. Brennan describes similar techniques

wherein the door is shaped and colored like a tattva, or alternately,

a chosen tarrot card is visualized and the student visualizes entering

into it.

5) Guided imagery -- Inmany respects similar tovisual-

ization. Except in this case, there is a guide (or perhaps a voice on

tape) directing you by means of descriptions. As with visualization,

mental rather than astral projection is most likely.

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6)Body ofLight --The oldGolden Dawntechnique. Imaginea

duplicate (mirror image) of yourself in front of you. Then transfer

your consciousness and sensation to the duplicate ('body of light').

7) Strongwilling -- Sort oflike creative visualization

experienced in the present. That is you express your strong desire to

project through your willpower while you visualize yourself doing it.

8) The Monroetechniques -- These are a series of steps

developed by Robert Monroe: a) relax the body, b) enter the hypnogogic

state, c) deepen the state, d) develope the senstation of 'vibration',

e) separate from the body. The Monroe Institute has developed some

cassete tapes which are claimed to help in this.

9) Dreamcontrol --This isone ofthe mostimportant tech-

niques. It involves becoming aware that you are dreaming. There are

several ways to do this. Oliver Fox says to look for descrepancies in

the dream to realize you are dreaming. One occult student I know of

visualized a white horse which he could ride wherever he wished to go.

After a time, when the horse appeared in his dreams it was his cue

that he was actually dreaming/projecting. Don Juan tells Castaneda to

look at his hands while he is dreaming. And even the tarot and Cabala

may be used as dream signals.

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Another method is to tell yourself each night as you go to sleep, "I

can fly"; then when you do, you will know you are dreaming. Once you

know you are dreaming you can control your dream/OOBE and go anywhere

you want. Repetitive activities will also likely influence your

dreams. For example, if you are on an automobile trip and spend most

of the day driving, you will probably dream about driving. You can

condition yourself to be aware you are dreaming by doing a repetitive

activity many times (walking across

the room or a particular magick ritual, for example). Then when you

dream about it, you will know you are dreaming.

10)Dream expansion--Avariation ondream control.A dream

may be *extended* by imagining it continuing from where it was when

you awaken. Then it is just a simple step to 'astral project' by

directing you 'dream'.

Althoughallthesetechniques mayappearstraightforward,they

all require effort. Astral projection is generally learned.

The astral worldis the "ghostland"into which onepasses

after death. It is sometimes possible to visit with the dead, or you

might be called upon to reassure and assist those who have just passed

over (died) or those who are consciously projecting for the first

time. Many spirits,

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elementals and ghosts exist in the astral world. The magician should

feel comfortable there. Tibetan belief is that through proficiency in

OOBE, you no longer need reincarnate after death. The astral world is

extremely

changeable and subject to your thoughts. Your will can control your

movements in the astral world, and if you seem to be going somewhere

non-volitionally ('astral current') it is probably your true will

causing it anyway. You might also experience heightened magical

ability while in the astral realm.

[This is a popular subject, and there may be other files online about

it. Check the MIND file area for OOBE.ARC. This file includes the

following articles --

MIAS.DOC.

MONROE.DOC.

OBEBOOK.AST

OOBE.THR.

TN.TXT.]

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REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What is the relationship between astral projection and

dreams.

2) What is mental projection?

3) List the ten basic methods of astral projection.

BOOK LIST

H.P. Battersby, Man Outside Himself.

Susan J. Blackmore, Beyond the Body.

J.H. Brennan, Astral Doorways.

Robert Crookall, The Techniques of Astral Projection.

Denning and Phillips, The Llewellyn Practical Guide to Astral

Projection.

Oliver Fox, Astral Projection.

Gavin & Yvonne Frost, Astral Travel.

Celia Green, Out-of-the-body Experiences.

Richard A. Greene, The Handbook of Astral Projection.

Herbert Greenhouse, The Astral Journey.

Jack London, Star Rover (historical occult novel).

Janet Mitchell, Out of Body Experiences.

Robert Monroe, Journeys Out of the Body.

Robert E. Moser, Mental and Astral Projection.

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Muldoon and Carrington, The Projection of the Astral Body.

Ophiel, The Art and Practice of Astral Projection.

A.E. Powell, The Astral Body.

D. Scott Rogo, Leaving the Body.

J.M. Shay, Out of the Body Consciousness.

Susy Smith, The Enigma of Out-of-the-body Travel.

Brad Steiger, The Mind Travelers.

Yram, Practical Astral Projection.

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** MAGICK 10 -- CABALA **

Western magick isbased uponthe Cabala,a Jewishmystical

traditon first written down in 12th and 13th century southern France

and Spain. It was oral before that; and it contains the "lost"

knowledge of the ancients, possibly going back to Egypt and before.

The most important Cabalistic

books are SEPHIR YETZIRAH (The Book of Creation), and the ZOHAR (Book

of Splendor). Through Cabalistic philosophy we are able to classify

and "pigeon-hole" all of existence.

The fourworlds are recognizedin theCabala, but theyare

given Hebrew names. Thus -- Assiah, physical; Yetzirah, astral;

Briah, mental; and Atziluth, spiritual; as shown in the chart.

WORLD NAME MEANING ATTRIBUTE

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spiritual Atziluth Archetypal World pure deity

mental Briah Creative World archangels

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astral Yetzirah Formative World angels

physical Assiah Material World action

The divine name of God is TETRAGRAMMATON (or name of four letters)

made from the Hebrew letters YOD HE VAU HE (English YHVH). Of the four

letters, YOD corresponds with Atziluth and the element of fire; the

first HE corresponds with Briah and water. These first two letters

make up a yang-yin pair (respectively). The other two letters also

form a yang-yin

pair (respectively), with the VAU corresponding with Yetzirah and air;

while the second HE corresponds with Assiah and the element of earth.

TheCabalistic partsofthe souluse newnames forthe three

highest vehicles of consciousness. NESHAMAH (Divine Soul) is the

Spiritual body; RUAH (Moral Soul) is the Mental body; and NEFESH

(Animal Soul) is the Astral body.

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An importantattributeoftheCabala istheSEFIROTICTREE(or

"Tree of Life", Otz Chieem). The Sefirotic Tree is a diagram of the

universe made up of the ten SEFIROTH (primal numbers or orders of

creation) drawn as circles upon the Tree in a decending pattern from

the highest aspect of God at the top to the most physical aspect of

our world at the bottom. As can be seen in the accompanying diagram,

the sefiroth are connected together with numbered lines, called paths.

/ (1)

/ |

(3) /----------|--------- (2)

| | |

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| | |

(5)------------|---------/ (4)

| | / |

| (6)/ |

| / | |

(8)/-----------|-------- (7)

| /

((9)/

(10)

This is my attempt to draw a Sefirotic Tree using ASCII characters.

Several paths are omitted (15, 17, 29, 31). Please refer to a printed

diagram (in most any book on Cabala) for a better illustration.

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Above theTree is theinfinite void-- the unknowable,un-

manifest God as Divine Light -- the three veils of negative existence:

Ain, Ain Sof, and Ain Sof Aur. The Divine Light (Ain Sof Aur) is made

manifest by the first sefira where it is transformed into positive

existence. Emanations of energy (magical current) flow from the first

sefira (Source) along the paths into other sefiroth which transform

and emanate to lower and lower sefiroth. In Adam Kadman (primal or

ideal man) the sefiroth fit upon the

physical body; note the similarity to the chakras. The process of

creation is one of emanation from the spiritual at the top of the Tree

to the physical world (Sink) at the bottom. All current which is

Sourced into the Tree must also be Sinked (earthed). That is, magical

energy set in motion

by ritual shoud be used up in the physical world whether or not the

ritual was a success.

Sefiroth1, 2,and 3on theTree form theSupernal Triangle

which is beyond normal human experience in the world of Atziluth. The

first sefira, KETHER, is the supreme *crown* of God; it signifies pure

Being, and is the Source. Kether is androgynous. Immediately arising

from Kether are

two further emanations. The second sefira is HOKMAH, the *wisdom* of

God and the masculine force of the universe. Third is BINAH, the

*understanding* or intelligence of God; this is the supernal mother.

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Between theSupernals and theother seven sefirothis the

Abyss -- a great gulf which forever separates ideal from actual.

Within the Abyss an 11th sefira, DAATH, the *knowledge* of God is

sometimes placed.

The second triangle, comprised of the 4th,5th, and 6th

sefiroth in the world of Briah, is sometimes called the Mental Tri-

angle. Sefira 4, HESED, the *love* or mercy of God, is male and

positive. The 5th sefira, GEVURAH, the power or *strength* of God

complements Hesed as justice. Sixth is TIFARETH, as the compassion or

*beauty* of God; the heart of the universe.

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Thethird orAstralTriangle containssefiroth7, 8,and 9in

Yetzirah. Sefira 7, NETSAH, is the lasting endurance or *victory* of

God. Complementing Netsah is 8, HOD, the majesty or *splendor* of God.

The 9th sefira, YESOD, the *foundation* of the world, is linked with

the moon, hence the tides and the libido. Yesod is experienced as

dream consciousness, and is very important in magick and astral

projection.

Finally,at thephysicalworld ofAssiah isthe10th sefira,

MALKUTH, the *kindgom* of God, and the basis of all material creation.

We experience Malkuth as sense consciousness.

TheSefirotic Treehasthree verticalcolumns or*pillars*.

As you face the tree, the pillar on the right, headed by Hokmah and

ending with Netsah, is called the Pillar of Mercy and has light/mascu-

line (yang) qualities. The pillar on the left, headed by Binah and

ending with Hod, is the Pillar of Severity with dark/feminine (yin)

qualities. The Middle Pillar between them equilibriates the two

opposites, and is the *Shekhinah*, or feminine counterpart of God.

The *klippoth*, or evil demons, generally in Assiah, represent un-

balanced forces or excesses.

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Allthe attributesoftheuniverse fitlikepiecesof apuzzle

upon the Sefirotic Tree. Each numbered part is a numeric key to the

various correspondence tables, such as Crowley's '777'. The sefirotic

tree has its parts variously colored and each sefira has a color; in

fact the paths which run between the sefiroth have their own colors

too. There are four major color scales for the sefirotic tree and

each color scale corresponds with one of the four worlds. That means

we are dealing with not just one sefirotic tree, but actually with a

separate tree for each of the four worlds; although it is easier to

think of it as the same tree with a different color scale. The Queen

(Briah) and King (Atziluth) scales are

the most important. There is also the Empress scale (Assiah), and the

Emperor scale (Yetzirah).

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TheQueen andKing scalesfor thesefiroth areshown below.

(Note that when 4 colors are listed toghether, the sefira is divided

into quarters and the first color is assigned to the upper quarter,

the 2nd color to the right quarter, the 3rd color to the left quarter,

and the last color to the lower quarter.)

KEY QUEEN SCALE KING SCALE

=== =========== ==========

1 pure white brilliance brilliance

2 gray pure soft blue

3 black crimson

4 blue deep violet

5 scarlet red orange

6 yellow (gold) clear pink rose

7 emerald green amber

8 orange violet purple

9 violet indigo

10 citrine, olive, russet, yellow

and black

The 22 paths connectthe sefiroth together. These paths

correspond with the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, as based upon

the SEFIR YETZIRAH. Due to the nature of the Hebrew alphabet (some

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letters can take two forms) SEFIR YETZIRAH divides each of two of the

letters into two (dual) parts. For this reason, it is necessary to

divide each of the two related paths into two (dual) parts. These are

numbered 31, 31b (bisected); 32, 32b. Yet when these paths are drawn

on the sefirotic tree they are usually shown undivided (and numbered

simply 31, and 32). The following

table shows the colors and location of the paths in relation to the

sefiroth. You will want to add the path numbers to the illustration of

the sefirotic tree, or draw a new tree. Some writers may refer to "32

paths", by calling the sefiroth "paths" 1-10.

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KEY JOINS SEFIROTH QUEEN SCALE KING SCALE

=== ============== =========== ==========

11 1 - 2 sky blue brt. pale yellow

12 1 - 3 purple yellow

13 1 - 6 silver blue

14 2 - 3 sky blue emerald green

15 2 - 6 red scarlet

16 2 - 4 deep indigo red orange

17 3 - 6 pale mauve orange

18 3 - 5 maroon amber

19 4 - 5 deep purple greenish yellow

20 4 - 6 slate gray yellowish green

21 4 - 7 blue violet

22 5 - 6 blue emerald green

23 5 - 8 sea green deep blue

24 6 - 7 dull brown green blue

25 6 - 9 yellow blue

26 6 - 8 black indigo

27 7 - 8 red scarlet

28 7 - 9 sky blue violet

29 7 - 10 buff, flecked crimson (ultra-

silver-white violet)

30 8 - 9 gold yellow orange

31 8 - 10 vermilion glowing orange-

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scarlet

32 9 - 10 black indigo

31b deep purple, white merging

nearly black into gray

32b amber citrine, olive,

russet, black

Thequeenand kingscalesarecomplementary. Alsocomplemen-

tary are the paths and the sefiroth. Traditional use of the queen

scale sefiroth will find the king scale as paths and vice versa. The

use of complementary scales is based upon the idea of balance. A tree

composed of sefiroth in the queen scale and paths in the king scale is

all you need for most magick. Although correspondences are what work

for you, there is said to be an ancient tradition surrounding the

conventional color scales and it may be helpful to lock into the

energy associated with them.

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From themagical pointof view,the Treeof Lifeis a mapof

consciousness which is useful for understanding and attaining various

states of consciousness. In cabalistic magick we are concerned with

the linking of higher energy to lower levels on the tree. That very

thing takes place naturally as well, in nature and in life. A subject

in itself is cabalistic meditation (pathwork, or the way of return),

in which we attempt to climb up the tree (ladder of lights) to attain

union with divinity.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What is the sefirotic tree?

2) How is the queen scale used in magick?

3) What is a path? How many are there?

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BOOK LIST

J. Abelson, Jewish Mysticism

Edward Albertson, Understanding the Kabbalah

Bernard J. Babmerger, Fallen Angels

Richard Cavendish, The Black Arts

______, editorial comments to "Cabala", Man Myth and Magic

Aleister Crowley, The Book of Thoth

______, 777 Revised

Denning and Phillips, The Magical Philosophy

______, Magical States of Consciousness (on pathworking)

A.D. Duncan, The Christ, Psychotherapy and Magic

Dion Fortune, The Mystical Qabalah

Adolphe Frank, The Kabbalah: The Religious Philosophy

of the Hebrews

Perle Epstein, Kabbalah, the Way of the Jewish Mystic

William Gray, The Talking Tree

Stephan A. Hoeller, The Royal Road

Isidor Kalish, Sepher Yezirah: A Book on Creation

Alta J. LaDage, Occult Psychology

Bernhard Pick, The Cabala: Its Influence on Judaism and

Christianity

Charles Ponce, Kabbalah: An Introduction and Illumination

for the World Today

Henry B. Pullen-Burry, Qabalism

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Israel Regardie, A Garden of Pomegranets

______, The Golden Dawn

______, The Middle Pillar

Leo Schaya, The Universal Meaning of the Kabbalah

Gershom Scholem, Kabbalah

______, Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

______, On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism

______, Zohar: The Book of Splendor

Arthur Edward Waite, The Holy Kabbalah

R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, "Cabala", Man, Myth and Magic

William Wynn Wescott, An Introduction to the Study of

the Kabalah

______, Sepher Yetzirah

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** MAGICK 11 -- PSYCHIC ENERGY **

We have seen in the theories of magick, that there isa

definite relationship between the 'inner' and 'outer' worlds. We saw

this in the theory of the microcosm and the macrocosm; in the four

worlds; in the theory of correspondences; and also in the Cabala and

Tree of Life. This relationship between inner and outer is very

important. And it means quite simply that success (or lack of it) in

one world (inner or outer) influences success (or lack of it) in the

other. Therefore developing of magical ability is more than meditation

and magical practice, for it

implies mastery of the four worlds. The developed magician is not only

master of the inner worlds; he is also master of himself.

Thisis notto implythat successfulmagicians areall mil-

lionaires (or whatever standard people measure success by), but it

should mean that they are basically pleasant people, at least; no

serious hangups. The developed magician is described as a 'king' in

the Book of the Law. This means simply that he has full control over

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all aspects of his physical and inner life. He should be who he wants

to be, doing what he wants to do.

PLANETARY CORRESPONDENCES

The*numbers* in thetables and diagramof the preceeding

lesson on Cabala are the 'key' numbers which we find in various

*correspondence tables* (such as Crowley's '777'). One important set

of correspondences for the planets, is shown below...

KEY PLANET METAL ATTRIBUTE

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3 Saturn lead home

4 Jupiter tin luck, wealth

5 Mars iron anger, war-like

6 Sun gold vitality

7 Venus copper love

8 Mercury mercury knowledge

9 Moon silver emotions, travel

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Notice that we have included the metal which is associated with the

planet, as well as common attributes of each planet. The theory of

Cabalistic magick is to select the appropriate planet for the desired

result. The attribute column will assist in that selection. Once a

particular planet is determined, an entity is selected from the

correspondence tables by matching the key number. A set of correspon-

dence tables may be available on this board as a separate file (777.A-

RC). Additionally, a list of selected deities from several popular

pantheons and with a brief description about them may be available on

this board as GODS.LST.

AlthoughHebrewMysticismistheoriginalsourceofCabalistic

ideas, it is mostly unconcerned with the magical implications of those

ideas. How can a religious philosophy which is monotheistic lend

credibility to a polytheistic approach? Various deities are understood

as *aspects* or *qualities* of the Supreme God. This is not a con-

tradiction, merely a restatement of the microcosm-macrocosm idea once

again. The Sefirotic Tree, in its representation of the universe is

the Macrocosm. While it could be said that any single sefiroth has its

own separate qualities, it remains, nonetheless, a part of the whole

tree, and

a part of the macrocosm. As a result, virtually any pantheon or belief

system is compatible with the Cabala.

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WILLPOWER AND MAGICK

Western magick has traditionallyplaced a great deal of

emphasis upon the use of willpower as a means of development and

self-mastery. But this may not be the best method in the long run.

Isaac Bonewitz describes how the subconscious will sometimes rebel

against willpower with 'spectacular results'. It is far better to run

one's life democratically.

HawaiianKahunamagick describesthe'threeselves', ie.the

lower self (or subconscious), the middle self (or normal conscious-

ness), and the high self (spirit or Holy Guardian Angel). Enlighten-

ment in the Hawaiian system consists of unification of the three

selves. They become 'buddies'. Enlightenment does not come from great

change. It comes from great acceptance. Continual effort at becoming

better takes you nowhere. For becoming it is not being it. The

unification is achieved by first developing communication with the

subconscious and later with the high self also. Simple exercises with

a pendulum, automatic writing, raised finger responses, self hypnosis,

recording and analysis of dreams etc. facilitate communication with

the subconscious. At first communication with the high self must be

via the subconscious, but later it is possible to go direct to it.

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PSYCHIC ENERGY

Manyoccult groupsfollowan energymodel formagickand the

physical body. This model (or theory) equates psychic energy with

kundalini/prana/sexual or life force energy. The ideal of kundalini

yoga is thus to raise the kundalini to the higher chakras (especially

ajna and

sahasrara) thereby enhancing psychic/magick powers. The release of

psychic energy is also relevant to mental control, good health and

longevity, and the attainment of 'cosmic consciousness'. Meditation

and yoga is used to

liberate psychic energy so that it can be used for magical purposes.

But there are other ways to liberate psychic energy. Many of these

techniques will act as a mental catharsis in the sense of invigorating

the psyche and

resulting in improved intellectual and physical performance.

1) Psychotherapyof certain types whichreleases pent up

psychological energy.

2)Overcoming mindgames,hangups, andinhibitions. Thisis

the basis of all listed practices, as hangups waste psychic energy.

Certain psychotropic drugs may have this affect. Also the 'kicks' from

'risks' like skydiving.

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3) Vigorousdance and physicalexercise --to the pointof

'second wind'.

4) 'Desirelessness' and various religious practices.

5) The way of return, and various other mystical practices.

6)Atavistic resurgence.Thislast itemdeserves someextra

mention. It was one of Austin Spare's methods. It means to contact

the primitive emotions deep within the psyche. In a sense it is

regressive. However, there is power there, if you are able to control

it.

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Wehave seenhowmagical theoryis baseduponthe assumption

that psychic phenomena is real. If this is so, then magick is also

real. And we have also seen how magick is the art and science of

causing change in accordance with the will by non-physical means.

Magical philosophy is the

working system of terms, theories, and symbols upon which magick is

based. But magick goes further than that, for as an ancient system of

psychology, magick may be used as is a means of self improvement and

spiritual growth. For magick and mysticism are parallel paths, each

ultimately leading to transcendence.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1) What do we mean by the relationship between the inner

and outer worlds?

2) What is wrong with willpower?

3) Explain the energy model of magick.

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BOOK LIST

P.E.I. Bonewitz, Hawaiian Magic (tape).

Pete Carrol, Liber Null.

------, Psychonaut.

John Heriot, Teaching Yourself White Magic.

Allan P. Lewis, Clearing Your Lifepath.

Max Freedom Long, The Secret Science Behind Miracles.

------, The Secret Science At Work.

Stephen Mace, Stealing the Fire from Heaven.

Julian Wilde, Grimoire of Chaos Magick.

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