Phillip Cooper - Candle Magic

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CALE MGIC

C ve ed C llec i n f Spe sRi uals & Magica Paradigms

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First pub ished n 2000 bySamuel We ser, Inc.

Box612York Beach, ME 03910-06 2w .weiserbooks com

Copyr ght© 2000 Ph p CooperA rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced ortransmitted n any form or by any means, electron c or mechan ca ,

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Libr ry f C ngre C t ging-in Pub ic ti n D tCooper, Phi ip, 955

Cand e magic: a coveted co ection of spells, ritua , and magicalparadigms Ph ip Cooper.

p c m.ncludes bibliograph ca references and ndexSBN -57863-12 -1 (pbk.: a k. paper )

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ContentsPREFACE • vii

NTRODUCT ON ix

HA TER LEARNING CORRE T PRO EDURE•••• ••••• ••••••• • •••• •••••• .

HA TERC R ES OF POWER •• • •••• • ••• ••••• •••• • •••• • •••• •• ••

HA TERHE MAG HERE••••• ••••• •••••• •••••• •••••• •••••• ••• • ••• •••

HA TERHE Cos ic DES•• •• •• •••• ••••• ••• • •••

HA TERHE POWER OF THE P ANETS• • •• ••• •••• ••• •• •

HE OWER OF THE uN,HE OWER OF THE MooN,

HE OWER OF MER URY,HE OWER OF VENUS,HE OWER OWER OF MARS,HE OWER OF JU TER,HE OWER OF ATURN,

HA TERPERFE T NG THE RT•• •• ••• •••• ••• • ••• • •••• •••

B OGRA HY • • SS

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Preface

I am oft n as d "W do sta t in magic? As a nic fac d it mass s of lit atu off ing many co

licting vi oints and an qually baf ling a ay ofqui m nt you may ll b xcus d fo s outing"H lMy ans to t is qu stion is t at t b st lac to stai at t b ginning it you s lf.

T a t o main asons y o l b cominvolv d in magic T st is to ful ll a n d fo somt ing in ic to b li v R ligious ll and b iston sim ly do not a al. T s cond is to solv lif '

obl ms lac of mon y ill alt o inning a matP o l s a c ing fo ans s to mat ial obl ms

v almost inva iably a oac magic it t oattitud usually on of d s ation Magic ill n v o until n gativ t in ing suc as t is is v sMagic is in and of t mind

Alt oug t is boo is d sign d fo t com l tnovic mo x i nc d actition s ill also muc in t ay of n id as . ill s o you o tsav tim and mon y by ada ting v yday a ticl s. I igiv you info mation and id as and off advic on manycandl magic a adigms int nd t is boo as a souof actica guidanc to anyon int st d in undstanding candl magic to t os o is to b tt t iliv s by ado ting id as t at a saf natu al and aball s nsibl ill t y to l you to l you s lf a ill t y to t ll you at magic in g n al is ally al

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Mor t a v r b for , I b li v , t r is a dcl ar up t misu d rsta di g a d co fusio ap dupo magic a d to op t door to r ality a d poi tp opl toward t ir ow i r t abiliti s b li vmagic b lo gs to a yo w o as a mi d to us it b li v t at t magical arts ar simpl a d atural, a da part of our divi i rita c

No o co t ols acc ss to pow r xc pt you f ywis to k ow about r al pow r, or wis to solv lif 'sprobl ms, ov rcom obstacl s a d u d rsta d w o yoar a d w at your capabiliti s ar , magic may b t a -sw r It o rs a atural way to a c your lif T aof t is book is to lp you to do just t at


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sup r u a ffort compl x a g ic am s or pla taours or days All you d d is t simp approac t

is t allmark of tru ca dl magic T is book pr s tt facts as t y r ally ar a d lps you succ d ibri gi g appi ss a d ful llm t i to your if t rougt us of atura rgi s T acc t is o simpliccommo s s a d t us of practical ca dl bur irituals to g t positiv r su ts

Si c w rst discov r d r t lam as bgard d as som t i g sacr d T r ca b o doubt t aa ci t p opl us d r i magica rituals Ev todat lam is sti l co sid r d t fi st a d simpl st focfor t aw som pow r of t mi d T is book u cov rt tru art of ca dl magic from its a ci t past a dfr s it from m di va m diocrity sup rstitio a d u

c ssary compl xiti sT book is d sig d to b asy to u d rsta d rac

tical rituals ar i c ud d tog t r wit lots of us ful tipa d advic T acc t is o simplicity a d o g tti g rsults wit out gr at xp s or u c ssary comp xityMa y importa t ar as of lif ar tr at d r i cludi

ali g t r storatio of s lf co d c mo yc ss p ac of mi d a d ov T r is o doubt t at dl magic ca b v ry ff ctiv if you k ow w at you ardoi g a d you u d rsta d t basic facts All t s factar giv to you i t is r fr s i g approac to a v ry omagical proc dur

I wil s ow you ow to work succ ssfu ly wit a miimum of quipm t wit out a l t r galia of r ligiougra d ur You will ar ow to u d rsta d w at you ardoi g a d w y you ar doi g it trut a magica amust work v ry tim B r alistic f it do s ot tt r is som t i g i r tly wro g My aim is to s o

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pow r, a d t at t is pow r is l aki g away, ou of co troT is is w at caus s probl ms By l ar i g a d adop icorr ct magical t c iqu s, you will b abl to tak cotro of is pow r a d dir ct it accordi g o your dW il it is tru t a r ar o s ortcuts a d o i stapa s to succ ss, it is a so tru to say at ca dl magic

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1LEARNING CORREC

ROCEDURE

On of t gr at st probl ms v r to confront today'swould b magical practition r is t at of trying to discov r t diff r nc b tw n fals and g nuin magicaparadigms You, as a b ginn r in magic, ar fac d witconfusion, contradiction, and many unc rtainti s inyour s arc You will b pl as d to know t at you arnot alon many ot rs av also ad to suff r t s

prob msEac y ar, an incr asing numb r of p op turn tomagic in t op t at it wil so v t ir probl ms Mar disappoint d, som giv up altog t r, assuming t atmagic it r do s not work or is for t s l ct f w B folooking at candl magic, it may p r aps lp to ook att probl ms confronting t novic and att mpt to r -v al t trut about magical practic s

T r ar lit ra ly t ousands of books on magic andr lat d subj cts Candl burning rituals ar quit ig ot list of paradigms us d to ac i v som c os n ndYou may av r ad som of t s books, only to nd t att y ar confusing and contradictory r aps you w rt mpt d to buy on of t mor popular "instant magicbooks t sort t lling you t at you do not n d any xp ri nc , knowl dg , or v n any quipm nt! You ma

v n av tri d som of t many sp ls, only to nd tyou fai d y? W at w nt wrong? T answ r is quitsimpl You w r giv n t wrong information!


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T r is o ly o way to practic magic a d t at ist r ght way irst you must u d rsta d w y magicworks T you must l ar ow to mak it work. t'

start from t b gi i g a d build a syst m of magict at co forms to basic u iv rsal trut s a d at t samtim co forms to w at is b st fory u

Discov ri g magic m a s r cog izi g t illusoryatur of t mat rial world All valid mystical a d magi-

cal traditio s ac i v t is t roug iro discipli a d

isolatio from soci ty T aim is to s ock t mi d i tawak i g to r ality so t at r al l ar i g may b giW you av t tim go fort i to t wild r ss t at you may discov r t magic t at liv s wit i your-s lf. A d s ould som o cious ag t ofbur aucracy i -trud o your solitud r m mb r t at too is magicR x Mund at s ot i g mor t a t soul ca otcorrupt or buy a d t tra c of is uma missarii dicat s t at you ar clos to discov ri g r al magic

U NG UN VE AL NE GYW v r you p rform a tru magical ritual you ar usi g rgy a rat r sp cial ki d of rgy T rgt at you us is u iv rsal t at is co tai d i v ryt i g It is also i abu da t supply It ca v r b

aust d. Imagi it to b lik a atural spri g t at vru s dry T is sourc is ot dista t from you or is it dif

cult to co tact o matt r w at ot rs may say It is yourig t to us t is rgy for w at v r purpos you wisb caus you av fr c oic

HE S CON CIO INT is i cr dibl part o f your mi d is i co sta t co tact

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your wis s com tru . W y is it t at your rituals do otwork, if you r ally av t is pow r? T a sw r is r allquit simpl , w you u d rsta d ow t subco

scious mi d works.Your subco scious mi d r spo ds to t oug t Byt oug t, I m a d lib rat t i ki g aim d at som obj ctiv . Ev ryday, l ti g t oug ts ar ig or d by t suco scious for a v ry good r aso if v ry slig t t oug ta ct d t subco scious, t y would all com tru

Imagi t co fusio t is would cr at ! ortu at ly, osustai d t oug t g ts t roug W it do s, t suco scious, lik som vast comput r, carri s out your wiswit out a y furt r ffort o your b alf.

I ord r to g rat t typ of t i ki g t at will aff ct t subco scious, you must b li v i w at you artryi g to ac i v T subco scious will t acc pt tdir ctio s b i g giv a d carry t m out T is is a major caus of magical failur As a ovic , you op awis for succ ss W you t i k about it, t word" op a d "wis alr ady sugg st t possibility of failur . T y ar i d it , t y imply t word "i Tryito g t your subco scious to acc pt a "i is bou d to rsult i failur , b caus t word "i ' it r giv dir ctor impli d, will ot b acc pt d O ly positiv a d asstiv t oug ts cou t i ot r words,total b li f

T r ar ot r ways to i u c t subco scioumi d T s i volv usi g t motio s a d t ima

atio A y wort w il magical ritual us s all t r Tt c iqu s for usi g b li f, motio s, a d t imagi atio will b discuss d i gr at d tail t roug out t isbook or ow, it is o ly importa t t at you r m mb rt s poi ts

T subco scious mi d do s ot k ow t diff r-c b tw good a d bad. It o ly acts o t i stru

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wit ag du to acc pta c of suppos d facts a d lack ofpractic

C ildr , sp cially t v ry you g, willi gly acc p(b li v ) just about a yt i g t at t y s or ar Tda g r is t at, if t s impr ss o s, or valu s, app b wro g or armful, t y will co ti u to com trut roug out t p rso 's lif b caus t y av b ac pt d by t subco scious mi d. T at is, u l ss t y arc a g d. ortu at ly, most p opl do c a g most ot ir arly b li fs a d so t ir liv s g t b tt r How vt b li fs t at go u c a g d still co ti u to work, i vitably causi g probl ms. Naturally p opl t start toblam ot rs, or som i ta gibl suc as fat or karmaW ol r ligio s a d p ilosop i s av b built o tki d of i accurat t i ki g. T faul li s ot wit fatbad luck, or v wit God T r al probl m li s wityour ow subco scious mi d

If t is sou ds simpl it is T caus of probl msli s wit i you, t r for t solutio to t probl m fou d, ot by blami g lif or a yo ls , but by substituti g w a d b tt r b li fs for old o s Mor ov r, y

ow k ow t at you av t pow r to do t is You, t rfor , also av t ability to bri g succ ss, appi ss, aful llm t i to your lif Magic is a sci c of t miU fortu at ly, a lot of absurdity a d sup rstitio ascr pt i to magic. So w must look at corr ct magical proc dur if w ar to avoid furt r mistak s

AG CAL LACE AN Q IPMENTI ord r to work ff ctiv rituals, you will d a plac twork. T plac d ot b laborat If you av a sproom, t is will work w ll If ot, you will d to adap

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porta t, t r for , to sur t at you will ot b disturb d duri g a y ritual. A littl i g uity will oft suffic , tog t r wit som co v i t xcus t at wiacc pt d by t os ik ly to i t rf r

Wit i t is workp ac , you will d som pi c fur itur t at ca s rv as a altar A a tar is ot a piof r ligious quipm t. It is simp y a worksurfac ow ic you ca plac ca dl s a d ot r us ful it ms t aar d d duri g t ritual. It may b a simpl co tab , a dr ssi g tabl , or w at v r com s to a d. It isgood id a to cov r t is wit a c a c ot w workias t is lps to c a g its app ara c from t mu dato t magical.

Ca dl s, ca dl o d rs, a d ot r quipm t armatt r of c oic it is up to you Do b ar i mi d t att mor t oug t a d co sid ratio you put i to tc oic of quipm t, t b tt r Do ot rus out a d ba y it m i t op t at it may suf c Magic do s work i t is way. T mor you b com i volv d wityour magica quipm t a d t mor car fu you ar iyour c oic of t s it ms, t b tt r t r su t will b

Co v rs ly, it do s ot fol ow t at t s r cost of somit m wil a c its magical pow r i som way Tr al magic li s wit i you, ot i t quipm t No sgl pi c of quipm t, i cludi g ca d s, is, i itsmagical T quipm t is o y t r to act as a focus fyour mi d I ca dl bur i g magic, you wi l v tua

wa t to av , i additio to your plac , altar, altar clot ,ca d s a d ca dl old rs, t followi g it ms i ci c s bur rs, ow rs, rbs, ritual oi s, talismasymbols for particular rituals, a ot book But you do 't

d to g t t m a l at o c .W you p rform a ritual a d ig t a c rtai ca

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AGICAL R T ALW you p rform ritu l, t r is s proc dur y

must follow1 T i k c r fully bout your i t tio2 l t ritu l c r fu ly3 B for st rti g, r l x d pus sid ll t oug ts

t d y

rform t ritu l, d t sust i positiv t i kibout your i t tio ov r p riod of tim

T s vit l poi ts will b cov r d st p by st p i subsqu t c pt rs For ow, just b r t m i mi d You m

otic gr t d l of diff r c b tw t is pprod t t c iqu s dvoc t d i c rt i ci tgr mores T diff r c , p rt from t obvious, is t t t s

t c iqu s work T y m k ll t diff r c b twsucc ss d f ilur !

T purpos of y ritu l is to bri g tog t r llt os it ms t t r r l v t to t i t tio of t r

T i t tio dict t s ll For i st c , suppos youp rformi g li g ritu l T is com s u d r t ruls ip of t Su , so yt i g t t sugg sts sol r rgs ould b i clud d, suc s gold c dl s d lt r clotsol r i c s (fr ki c s ), su low rs or m rigol

d p r ps lt r symbol suc s x gr m or so

cross T r r , of cours , m y ot r it ms t t coub i clud d D t ils o t s will b giv l t rT purpos of usi g t s it ms is to lp focus

your mi d lo g c rt i c l, i t is c s , o rgy of t Su It is most import t t t ritu ls o

i clud t os it ms t t r truly i k pi g wit t

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a compl t misco c ptio . T trut of t matt r is t av ryt i g t at xists co tai s rgy It is possibl

t r for , to group t s rgi s u d r diff r t ai gs As a matt r of co v i c , all t i gs w r ogroup d tog t r u d r c rtai w ll d d adi gaccordi g to t ir similarity to t atur of a particularpla t. or i sta c , t m tal gold a d t color y lloar mor i k pi g wit t id a of t Su t a , say, Jpit r Similarly, l ad a d t color black b lo g to Satur

T classi catio of v ryday facts i to pla tarygroups is call d t "doctri of corr spo d c s Tid a as ma y us s i magical work, so it is ss tial t ayou us o ly t os corr spo d c s t at ar corr ct Ywill fi d corr spo d c s ls w r t at wo t work w ll as t o s I us

S MMA Y1 R ad t is c apt r ma y tim s T i k about t id

giv to you a d compar t s id as wit t os prs t d ls w r Establis t id a rmly i yo

mi d t at you av acc ss to u limit d pow r by us-i g your subco scious mi d2 Mak a list of your b li fs a d ask yours lf if t y ar

justi d or i sta c , if you av writt , " b li va pow r t at is am d God ' ask yours lf w at

vid c you av t at t r is a God? Ev mor

t poi t, ask yours lf w at typ of god you b li vi ? Is your god totally b cial, or do s it x ibit tgativ qualiti s of t Old t stam t C ristia v

sio t at is still i lu ci g p opl today? T s axtr m ly importa t qu stio s at d to b a

sw r d G t to k ow your b li fs, b caus t y i fl

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v ry car fu ly. W a s ap will i b ? W a siz w a co or? Tak your im . Do o b i u cw a you may av r ad ls w r I is your d cis

a d you mus com o i all by yours lfS up your a ar a d p ac your S f Ca dl i cSi dow a d sp d som im r axi g, pus i g asa y v ryday oug s ( sp cially worri s) u il you qui ca m If you ar o us d o b i g r lax d (a d

p opl ar o ) followi g sugg s io s may b of You r lax by "l i g go o by co c ra i gby br a i g slowly a d asily, mov your a

o your f a d imagi a y o lo g r b loyou T y ar g i g avi r a d avi r Work sl

roug your body, u i you ar comp y r ax

r c iqu works, provid d you k p up pracN x , r ax your mi d T is is w r mos p oav probl ms. T solu io is qui asy W p

ica y r ax d, simply cas your mi d ov r som p asc . T is ca b imagi ary, or i ca b a r co cfrom pas , suc as a joyabl oliday you o c aR axi g your mi d is asy if you r m mb r a al y

av o do is dis rac i from v ryday probl ms T is b do as d scrib d, or you ca us o r aids, suc amusic ( o so ca l d popular music, w ic is d sig dbri g ou wors i p op !). Classical music is vab , or a y yp of music wri sp ci ca ly for m d

io , r laxa io , or yogaT us of i c s is also s ro gly r comm d d,

is lps promo rig s a of mi d. Us loos i c s , w ic ds o b bur d o c arcb ocks, or i c s (joss) s icks R cip s for maki gc s ca b fou d a r i is ook


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W yo ar r a d, strik a matc a d ig t yoS f Ca d t asid t matc s a d t i k abo t wyo av j st do Yo av ot j st it a ca d for

sak of brig t i g a room Yo lit t is ca dl for a p rpos , a r aso I magic, v ryt i g m st av a ppos N v r do a yt i g wit o t a r aso , or it may caprobl ms Yo r p rpos r is ot j st to ig t a ca dIt is to op yo rs f a d yo r t mpl to magical pow rto r dir ct yo r t i ki g a d yo r awar ss away from

v ryday livi g, to do som t i g wit i t tio , w isi g a obj ct as a foc s of att tio T i k abo t t iv ry car f lly T r is a wor d of diff r c b tw j

ig ti g a ca dl a d li ti g it for a p rpos T is is tb gi i g of r al magic Sit dow som w r a d t iabo t ow t lam yo av ki dl d is diff r t, spcial It is lik o ot r lam i xist c It was cr atyo for a r aso T mor yo t i k abo t t is, t mo

ff ct al t is actio wi b com T mor yo g tvo v d i it, t gr at r t r s t wi l b

Add som m a i gf words to t rit , words s cas, "I ow op t is t mpl to t pow rs of lig t a d attai m t T lig t t ca d , pa s to co t mplaa d t say som t i g ik , "I ow op mys lf to liga d tr t Sit a d t i k abo t t ig ti g of t caa d t words t at yo av spok T r is o d

s my words I fact, it is b tt r to s yo r ow T i k yo r ow rit al words rso aliz yo r rit a s so t at t

t yo a d yo r r q ir m ts B a i divid al Cryo r ow rit s i yo r ow way By al m a s, look at tworks of ot rs a d l ar from t m, b t do ot copy t mparrot fas io , or yo r t r a risk of s l i g yo rss ort Id as wi l occ r if yo giv t m a c a c , so pati t a d d t rmi d T i k abo t t is ca d It rs ts yo ot t ordi ary yo , b t t "r a yo Do y

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N xt, t i k about all t t i gs t at you d a dwa t Do ot r strict yours lf i a y way b compl t ly

positiv a d l t your imagi atio work fully R m mbt at, n tr th ot i g is impossibl . All you av to do isi struct your subco scious mi d a d your i t tio isbou d to com tru .

t is v ry importa t ot to l t s lf r stricti g id a(or b li fs) g t i t way. Tr at t is as a joyabl x

cis at all tim s W v r you com up agai st a y ativ t oug ts, suc as, "I ca ot or, "if o ly dismt m a d r m mb r t at youan N v r l t t appar tfacts g t i t way As you will s , t s so call d faca b c a g d

K p up t is x rcis for as lo g as you lik , p rformi g it at l ast o c a day. Not o ly will you l ar agr at d al about yours lf a d lif , you will also otic adiff r c iyou. K p up t is practic a d do ot allowot r matt rs, suc as " do t av tim today to gt way. f you wa t to c a g your lif a d mak magicwork for you, you must b pr par d to mak som sacri-

c You must l ar p rsist c a d pati cHavi g op d a rit , you must always clos it u

as sur ly as you must av a ff ctiv "i you must alsav a qually ff ctiv "out Op i g a rit do s a

s ould tak up som tim Closi g o is muc asia d quick r, but it is still a ss tial part of a y rit , soyou s ould giv t is as muc t oug t as possibl At tco clusio of t t i ki g s ssio , t l gt of w ic

tir ly up to you a d your circumsta c s, sta d up a dd clar t at t is is i d d t d of t s ssio Ssom t i g, or at l ast t i k som t i g, t at cl arly i dicat s t at t is is t d of t mai work a d t at you

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O c agai , you s ould formula your ow closi g s am s, mov o ca dl a d a rm a p is o b clos d a d a you ar abou o r u

v ryday livi g G ly blow ou ca dl or x ii i som way a is m a i gful, paus o r mb r a you ar o d s royi g lam , o y ri o i s ow i r plac , w r i wi r mai r adwai i g o r ur w v r you av d of i . T

av mpl f you wis (a d is is p r aps aid a), k p a o book a d r cord a y impor a ouga av occurr d duri g ri . Mak is s of a

id as a occur o you. T s is s will b subjma y ri uals la r o , for y ar your i io s. xguis ca dl a d pu v ry i g away u i

s ssioNa urally, you ca add o is lis a a y im . i is always a good id a o sp d odd mom s looki g

i gs you av a d do o av i ord r o dw a you r ally wa . K owi g w a you r ally wa

quiva o b i g al ay alo g pa o ac

g i g w a you wa , so i k a d prac ic scis s u i you ar pro ci a m.


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2CIRCLE OF OWER

Magic is a sci c t sci c of usi g your mi d Ifact a y su ci tly adva c d form of magic will app ari disti guis abl from sci c T is t oug t s ould bk pt upp rmost i your mi d t roug out your magicalwork if you ar to avoid t pitfalls t at li b tw you

a d succ ss Wit t is t oug t i mi d l t us ow lookt corr ct way to p rform a ca dl magic ritual Tb st proc dur is as follows

1. T i k out your i t tio rst2 la your ritual3 r par for your ritual

T s ar ss tial pr limi ari s At t c os timwit all quipm t i plac t

R lax5. rform your ritual6 Cl ar v ryt i g away

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HIN T o NTENTIONNum rous rituals fail simply b caus t i t tio was

ot cl ar i t practitio r's mi d R m mb r t at it your mi d wit w ic you ar worki g t, t r for , aurally follows t at, if your mi d is i a stat of co fu-sio , you ar u lik ly to g t good r sults. All doubts,f ars, a d u c rtai ti s must b d alt wit o at a tima d r plac d wit positiv t oug ts No matt r ow

lo g t is tak s, it is ss tial t at you do it, i ord r toavoid probl ms lat r Not i g is mor distracti g t axp ri ci g a batt ry of worri s duri g a ritual T i

about your i t tio from all possibl a gl s, root outall f ars, a d b positiv T d r sult must b t aw you p rform your ritual, you k ow xactly w at

you wa t a d ar co fid t of succ ss.Suppos t at your i t tio is to acquir a w carYou s ould sp d som tim t i ki g about t is, grad-ually g tti g t imag cl ar i your mi d You s ould cid o t mak , color, a d typ of v icl . Will it ba w car or s co d a d? Do you d good fu l co

omy? W il you ar doi g t is, c rtai doubts maycom to mi d Do 't ig or t m, or l t t m tak cotrol. I st ad, xami t s doubts you ca l arfrom t m

he na ys sT acro ym, SWOT, sta ds for Str gt s, W ak ss sOpportu iti s, T r ats T SWOT a alysis may b us ffor studyi g t situatio T is t c iqu id ti s ma y di r t opportu iti s as possibl t at ca b us dto i u c t d sir d r sult f you i dulg i asty tio wit out ass ssi g t situatio , your ow w ak ssmay l ad to probl ms t at you may ot visag at t

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S reng hs ook at t str gt ofyour positio mat -rial li ks, i sid i formatio o r i g your i t tio

a d a yt i g lik ly to aid your su ss Co trat t most appropriat variabl to udg t v t i youfavor

Weaknesses ook at t t i gs t at ould go agai styou, or t possibl w ak ss s of your positio s it r

ally wort it? Do t osts, i t rms of tim a d ffortoutw ig t su ss? Ca a yt i g i t rf r wit tmat rializatio of your i t tio ?

O ortuni ies Co sid r t timi g s t r a optimum tim to ast t sp ll or work t ritual? W at doyou a ti ipat gai i g from t is worki g? Tak i to a

ou t t astrologi al o sid ratio s, p as s of tMoo a d pla tary asp ts.

Threa s W at ould go wro g a d, if it did, ow would itaff t t situatio ? How would ou op wit t

v t a d wit t gativ o s qu s of your spritual?

f you d t at t r ar ma y t r ats a d w ak ss s your sp ll or r tual, it may b wis to r o sid r your it tio Co sid r t ir umsta s. W at is t lik

ours of v ts if you do ot tak a tio ? Divi atiosu as r adi g ru s or t tarot, may b us ful rGat r i formatio , a alyz t situatio , valuat youi t tio agai if ssary, a d t a t.

R m mb r v ry aus as a ff t, a d v ry f t as a aus magi , substitut t word "t ougfor " aus ' a d you av a major k y to pow r Sust i d t i ki g t i g t I d d t


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i ord r to obtai a d sir d r sult? It is, t r for , vitat at, b for you mbar o som magical actio , yout i car fully about t ff ct t at it may av Quito , t ovic surg s fort wit gr at t usiasm,p rforms t ritual, g ts t d sir d r sult, a d twis s t at or s ad ot bot r d, b caus all t

ff cts ad ot b co sid r d.Ta , for i sta c , t id a of wi i g millio s i

t lott ry. Sou ds li a good id a! Now, r ally t iabout t is a d t dramatic sid ff cts t is would ivitably av . Your tir lif styl would c a g Yo

may av to t i of c a gi g your om , mployi gaccou ta ts to loo aft r your fou d w a t , iri gs curity guards to prot ct you agai st t i v s, copi g

wit b ggi g l tt rs a d all t os " a g rs o A simpl caus ca produc ma y ff cts, som of w ic mayb u d sirabl .

T gold rul is, t r for , to d avor to co sidall t facts b for you act Naturally, it is ot possibl tofor s v ry v tuality T is ta s a lot of s ill a d

rar quality ow as wisdom. T mor you apply tid a of"loo b for you l ap ow v r, t b tt r t ocom will b i a mor g ral s s

LAN o RIT AL

Your i t tio will dictat t atur of your ritual a dt quipm t you will us . Som tim s ould b spt i i g car fully about t is or i sta c , ow ma yca dl s will you us ? W at color will t s b ? W ic ic s will you us ? W at is t b st tim for your ritual?Ev ry last d tail must b sort d out satisfactorily. t is a

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EPA E O YO RIT AL

Us your c cklist to lay out all your quipm t a d ca -dl s, so t at, w you ar r ady to start, v ryt i g is iits plac .

Your sol i t tio , up to ow, as b to r movt c a c s of distractio s a d mistak s G t i to t

abit of b i g m ticulous i bot t oug t a d actio .Cultivat positiv t i ki g, tog t r wit good abitsa d always b ar i mi d t at your pr ritual work larg lydictat s t outcom .

EA N TO RELAXNo ritual is v r lik ly to succ d if you ar i a stat oturmoil, a d your mi d is clutt r d wit v rydayt oug ts. t is vital t at you sp d som tim r laxi ga d pus i g asid all t oug ts t at ar ot co ct dwit t i t tio of your rit . You may do t is it r iyour plac of work ( ow r f rr d to as your t mpl ) , ora y plac t at is qui t a d fr from distractio s ca d soft music will b of gr at valu i lpi g you uwi d. W t is is ac i v d, gradually co c trat ot i t tio of t ritual a d build up positiv t oug tsco c r i g it Start by co sid ri g t id as giv lato u iv rsal rgy a d t pow r wit i your subcoscious mi d (s pag 8)

E O M YO R T ALHavi g stablis d w at you ar about to do, ow you argoi g to do it a d w y you ar p rformi g ritual, tactual rit s ould b a r lax d a d appy v t, fr from

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car ful stock of t situatio a d s if it is wort carryi go . Do 't l t f ar tak ov r. Stay calm a d gradually com

to a d cisio f possibl , carry o , u l ss it r ally is imposibl , i w ic cas , clos dow t ritual (s b low) ap rform t rit a ot r day If all go s w ll, clos dow

ormal

LEA AY VE YTH NGIf you ar usi g a t mporary altar, you will d to cl ar

v ryt i g away T r ar two mai r aso s for t iirst, it is v r a good id a to l av t i gs lyi g arou

for ot rs to s . T act of cl ari g away also lps tobri g matt rs dow to art ' T purpos of a ritual issimply to focus your mi d o your i t tio a d o tpow r you wa t to us . t us ow look at t is p w r

o AN o S CON C oEv ryt i g i cr atio co tai s rgy t is t is or pow r, t at you us to attract mor d sirabl circum-sta c s a d p ysical obj cts i to your lif T i strum t by w ic you do t is is t subco scious mi d.T is i volv s a proc ss i w ic you,your subco scious,a d your b li fs mak co tact wit u iv rsal rgy

You as a uma b i g, ar far mor pow rful t ayou r aliz , b caus you av t ability to cr at by usi g rgy a d dir cti g it wit your subco scious mi dAt rst gla c , t is may s m to b a massiv ov r stimatio or a lig t of fa cy. t m assur you t at it is truYour ability to cr at is vast a d u limit d I additioyou us t is pow r all t tim , wit out b i g awar of itT law, i t is r sp ct, is t at you it r co trol t i

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possibly doi g arm to you a d ot rs Magic is t art ou d rsta di g a d co trolli g t s pow r

Your subco scious mi d is "t God wit i ' or yourpersonal power enter Not o ly do s it dir ct pow r oyour b alf, it also r spo ds to dir ct i structio s, w at-

v r t s may b , a d provid s a sw rs to qu stioNever u d r stimat t s r pow r a d vast scop i

r t i t is part of you

W you ar d ali g wit magic, you ar d a iwit t sci c of i structi g t subco scious mi da d usi g its vast pot tial Always k p t is id a uppmost i your mi d, or your magical work may w ll falli to rror t roug sup rstitio a d ot r u workablparadigms

o ELIEFT subco scious mi d will o ly act o a i structio ifit is giv i a sp ci c way T at way is t roug b li f Acordi g to t laws of t cosmos, a yt i g t at is b -li v d is bou d to com tru . T is is tir ly du to tworki gs of t subco scious, ot to t mor popularid a of i t rv tio by"b i gs xt r a to your s fgods r ally xist? T is is a qu stio av ard matim s I fact, t y do xist i t form of p rso aliz

rgi s T is is w at mak s us t i k t y ar r aMost p op t i k t at b i vi g is dif cult, b cau

t y tak t wro g approac B li f is ot som t iyou av to forc i to xist c O t co trary, a

av to do is simply acc pt t at som t i g is tru a dold to t is b li f d spit t so call d facts mag

you must v r t t suppos d facts dictat ow yout i k a d act T s facts ar t r to b alt r d, if yo

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reat ve h n ngYou ca i u c your subco scious mi d by stablis

i ga b li f o w ic it ca act. T r ar ma y ways youca do t is Som ar outsid t scop of t is bookOt r mor applicabl magical paradigms wi b dcuss d i fu l T k y is to us t oug t to stablis a b

i f patt r t at is subs qu tly act d o wit out a yfurt r ffort o your part t is ow v r tq al ty of

t oug t t at matt rs Ev ryday t i ki g as o ctYour subco scious mi d is o ly r c ptiv to sus-tai d t oug t back d up by f li g a d t imagi atio . additio your subco scious mi d do s ou d rsta d t E glis la guag (or a y ot r syst m ospok words) t o ly u d rsta ds symbols giv to

by t imagi atio T us of symbols wil b discussi a mom t for ow l t s look at t rig t way to pform a magical ritual

RIT A NVO VEMENT

T mor you put i your ow rituals t mor you gout of t m. By t is do ot c ssari y m a xpTo b trut ful a 50¢ ca d wi l b just as ctiv as ot at costs you $5 00. W at r a ly matt rs is t typ of rlatio s ip t at xists b tw you a d t obj ct of att tio You ca it r av a pi c of quipm t t at b c os usi g sup rstitio or itt t oug t or yca av som t i g t at as b car fully t ougabout a d as a r sult m a s som t i g to you T "t t i your ritual wi l b obvious.

Words as suc m a ittl to your subco scioumi d O y t oug ts cou t T r is a wor d of di rb t i g d d i g t ! S


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ca simply sp ak t words, or you ca sp ak t m witco victio , wit aut ority, a d wit ass rtio I ot

words, you i dicat t at you co d tly b li v i w ayou ar sayi g T diff r c b tw t is approac apl as for lp t at ar advocat d ls w r is cl ar Lguag is fou d d o a fu dam tal misco c ptio of rality. Exp cti g t at a yo ca xplai magic i wordis lik aski g a artist to r produc a Caravaggio wit a

yard broom a d a buck t of tar. La guag s s t worldas obj cts a d mat rials i spac , w r as it is r ally illusio caus d by a si gl livi g proc ss T rgy caui g t proc ss a d cr ati g t p a tasmagoria youmistak for r ality is t pow r t at is ar ss d to accomplis practical magic.

W p rformi g a ritual, you ar aski g som t i gof lif b caus you ar titl d to it is your rig t. U i-v rsal rgy is t r to b us d i a y way you wis , at oug a wis p rso will co sid r all asp cts b forp rformi g a ritual for som d r sult. You ca avw at v r you wa t, if you ask i t rig t way You s oulalways b ar i mi d, ow v r, t at you ar r spo siblfor w at v r you cr at It mak s good s s to t icar fully b for you s t pow r i motio

R m mb r t at, alt oug t r is o doubt t att r is i t llig c b i d lif s rgi s, t is Godw at v r you car to am it) do s ot pass judgm t oyour motiv s a d actio s, or do s it v r s k to co troyou. t is utt rly agai st all cosmic law to pr sum t atyou ar co d m d or r strict d by a y god, spirit, orot r suppos d xt r al forc or tity T trut is tyou av total fr c oic i t way you us t rgt at lif fr ly suppli s f you wis to d stroy yours lf ot rs, you ca c oos to do t is (ma y av !) If yo

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stop you from doi g t is O t ot r a d, ot r p opmay ot lik w at you ar doi g to t m a d may, t rfor , x rt t ir rig t to stop you from b i g a uisa c

It is v ry importa t to r aliz t trut of all t is a dacc pt t co clusio t at, as a r sult of fr c oic , yo

av to b av i a r spo sibl ma r B for you cid o a cours of actio , stop a d co sid r it car fully

sp cially if your d sir co c r s ot r p opl D cw at you wa t, by all m a s, but co sid r t lik ly im-plicatio s as w ll Co sid r t m, I said Do t worabout t m!

he ight aR m mb r t at magic is a sci c a d, alt oug it us

atural rgi s i p rf ctly atural ways, it do s r quircar ful study a d t u d rsta di g of c rtai laws a dpri cipl s Magic works, provid d t at you tr at t subj ct s riously, apply simpl commo s s , a d do"dabbl as t oug magic w r som sort of part tim

obby O of t gr at st magical rul s is

I put OutputT mor you put i , t mor you g t out T r ar s ortcuts or "i sta t formulas for succ ss It all com sdow to ffort If you wa t r sults, you will av to workfor t m T quality of your i put is also importa t

Sa a d r liabl t c iqu s g t good r sults A ytls will bri g s lf d lusio a d ultimat failur Tc oic is yours, but it s wort t ffort to acquir k owl

dg a d po r t at ca l vat you abov t r st

ymb ism

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T i ki g about som t i g i t imagi atio stimulat s t sub o s ious mi d to a o ditio of r ad

ss t is u lik ly ow v r t at t sub o s ious wo t s pi tur s u til you giv it a positiv i li atiodo so. You a do t is simply by addi g d sir a d a pos-itiv ass rtio t at you r ally do wa t t t i gs t at youar s i g i your imagi atio T w ol pro ss is la ombi atio lo k u l ss you us t rig t umb rs

ot i g app s o it is wit r ativ t i ki g Tar t ss tial l m ts of t pro ss.

You must av som goal or d produ t i mi dYou must t i k about t at goal i your imagi atioYou must a tiv ly d sir to av or a i v t is goaT w ol pro ss must bpos t ve

Cr ativ t i ki g by its lf will aus t i gs to ma ifi your lif . T is is t ss of mi d pow r bookspra ti d ar fully t is pro ss is bou d to r sult i su

ss It is t last it m o t is list t at aus s probl mssimply of o us to imagi t at w i you d sir w il

t sam tim t lli g yours lf t at you a ot av it Agativ id as av to b ig or d duri g t s s ssioYou av to b li v t at you ar bou d to su d T isquir s ar ful pra ti T r ar um rous ways to t is but t asi st by far is to driv away gativt oug ts by usi g t imagi atio i two ways First t i

about your d sir i xp tatio or a ti ipatio magit at it is a tually o its way. T sp d som tim imagi i g t at you alr ady av t t i g you d sir T is is a ildr s gam or som poi tl ss pursuit t is a s iti way of guara t i g t at you will g t w at v r you dsir . Cr ativ t i ki g works b aus you ar pr s ti

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of symbols, but wit out goi g i to too mu d t il, youd o ly o r yours lf wit two ki ds t im gi

pi tur s lr dy dis uss d, d bstr t symbolsT r r m y typ s of bstr t symbols t t

b us d i m gi l work. You d o ly o r yourswit t m st r symbol t E ir l d Cross (s gur1 ) T is pow rful symbol s m y us s, t m i ob i g t t it t s k y to sub o s ious pow r symbol d s t m gi ir i w i you must wi ord r to b fully ff tiv org t ll bout t os si w i wit s st d i sid m gi ir l r p llimo s d ot r str l " sti s 'T is is bsurd d t ow o still i sist o p rformi g ritu ls i t is m r rto b piti d T y k ow ot i g of r l m gi

Eas

N r h S h

s

Fig r Th E circl C .In c ns r c ing h Encircl d Cr ss, magica Eas s

a ways in fr n f y and n d n c rr sp nd h ac a c mpass p in .

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quipm t r l va t to t i t tio a d t atur of trgy b i g us d, a d, of cours , symbo ism Apart fro

t us of abstract symbols, all m a i gfu pi c s oquipm t s ould also b symbolic. ot r words, t

must r pr s t som id a. A xampl of t is is your SCa dl , w ic r pr s ts you a d is t r for symboliT is will b xplor d i gr at r d tail lat r i t book

o I T RIT ALFor t is you will d your S lfCa dl a d four sta dard% i c ca dl s t at r pr s t t four gat ways of pow

r T s ar

y llow ca dl for East a d t Air l m tr d ca dl for Sout a d t Fir l m tblu ca dl for W st a d t Wat r l m tgr ca dl for Nort a d t Eart l m t

You may lay out your ca dl s o your altar as s ow igur 2 B ar i mi d t at it is ot ss tial to alig t s

ca dl s to t poi ts of t compass Magical ast is aways symbolically i fro t of you

N h(Ear h Gr n)

Eas(Air, Y ll w)

S lf Candl

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T purpos of t is ritual is to familiariz yours fwit basic magica proc dur a d build a symbolic baso w ic to d v lop your magical abiliti s Start by layi g out t quipm t, t sp d som tim r laxiyour body a d mi d u ti you ar quit calm. Do otrus ! W you ar r ady, op t ritual.

Your op i g a d closi g formulas ar vital to tsucc ss of your ritual. T y act as a positiv O /offswitc t at t subco scious mi d ca r cog iz a d ow ic it ca act. T y giv you co trol, just as a switc al

ows you to tur l ctricity o a d offT is ritual is do i t imagi atio All you av

do is imagi t at t r is a sturdy door i fro t of yout at b ars t E circ d Cross symbol. Imagi t at tdoor op s a d t at you ar passi g t roug it N xtlig t your S lf Ca dl as a symbolic r pr s tatio oyour i r pow r (your subco scious mi d) Co t mplat t is a d t id as giv to you i t is c apt r for w il Now imagi t at you ar sta di g i t c t ra ug E circl d Cross trac d out i s i i g lig t Do strai to s t is simply imagi t at it is t r . A us

ful aid to co c tratio is to focus o t is usi g a s ortp ras t at acts as a comma d, suc as, Circl ofCosmos aris ' t t is build up i your imagi atio .T is is t b gi i g of t tru magic circl t at youwill d v lop lat r o .

N xt, bri g i t id a of t four l m ts You

ot u d rsta d t compl xity of t fourfold syst m ofpow r t at xists wit i v ryt i g All t at matt rs t at you r ct a symbolic r pr s tatio of it i yourimagi atio To do t is, us your imagi atio to s aot r doorway rig t i fro t of you. T is door is color dy llow a d r pr s ts t pow r of t Air l m t. S

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Now imagi a r d doorway. T is is doorway of ir l m . S is op , allowi g r d lig mpl ig r d ca dl o sig ify is

T imagi a blu doorway. T is is door of Wr l m S is op , allowi g blu lig impl . ig blu ca dl o sig ify is. i ally

gr door a qua s o Ear l m Opa d allow gr lig o r mpl , i ally li

gr ca dl o r pr s isYour mpl as ow b op d symbolically a d

r ady for mai magical work. would sugg s a ybur som g ral i c s or joss s icks a is poi o c agai , co sid r your d sir s i lig of w a b wri i is c ap r o r words, us c

i ki g Sp d as lo g as you lik o is, r m mba "i pu= ou pu (or, pu a o r way, "prac ic makp rf c ) T mor you prac ic is basic proc durb r, b caus you ar s imula i g your subco sciomi d i o ac io by usi g a symbol pa r i u d rs aW is d, you mus p rform closi g formul

T is is qui si pl , as i is simply r v rs of oi g S ar by s i g as r doorway (Air) clos x i guis y llow ca dl Do sam w

sou r (r d), w s r (blu ), a d or r (grdoorways, i a ord r. A l a r mai s o b do

o x i guis your S lf Ca dl a d r ur o ormal c

scious ss is impor a o r v rs mom umri ual by usi g a o r comma d p ras , suc as "Circl Cosmos d par Now s yours lf goi g back roug

origi al door roug w ic you cam S is clos rmly. T closi g is compl

rac ic is of , pr f rably o c a day, u il y

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3 HE AG C HERE

In the latter half of the 20th century our awareness is ex-panding and our technology is advancing at an enormousrate Science is helping sweep away the fetters of religiousdogma yet the great science of magic is a shambles and itspresent day credibility extremely low The problem lies inthe lack of knowledge about basic magical techniqueThere is little cohesive information available to let people

know how magic works To work magic you have to betrained; you need to know the basics the same way youwould for any other subject For instance you would notdream of building a house without a plan or going on along journey without a map You could but imagine thesheer waste of time and effort not to mention the cost It

is exactly the same with magic You must have a plan ofaction in addition to knowledge of the basic techniques

HE NCI CLE OSymbols are the keys that unlock the doorway to powerand so it is to symbolism that you must turn if you are todiscover a realistic plan that can lead to magical successThe master symbol is the Encircled Cross (see gure 1page 25) Like the circuit diagram of an electrical engi-neer this symbol is a plan of power to those who knowhow to use it Let us examine this symbol in some detailto see how this works


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HE ENTEThe central point ofthe cross represents the power ofyoursubconscious mind or the inner self There is nothingmysterious about the inner se f; sometimes it is called the"holy guardian angel or "the true sel ' t is simply thatpart of you that mediates power and is connected to every-thing that exists or has existed t is perfectly valid to viewthe subconscious mind in this way for example to use apersona ized image another type of symbo Things gowrong when this image becomes too far removed and ap-pears untouchable as in the case of the Christian imagesHere the image has been a lowed to take on a sinister andoppressive nature with the result that power is now re-stricted by belief As you now know whatever you believecomes true. That is why mil ions of Christian thinkers livein fear. How much better to build an image of a totally be-ne cent God who will grant you whatever you wish andwi l answer a l your questions Your idea (image) of Godetermines what you get because creation (God) can onlysupply those things that are in keeping with your be iefsExactly the same thing is likely to happen with any otherpersonalized images be these gods angels demons spiits or of course your inner self

The point is purely one of using only bene cial im-ages that are free from self restricting concepts How fool-ish and se f defeating to think of things as beyond yourability to understand them or as elevated and therefore

unreachable or as more powerfu than you so that youmust grove sacri ce or appease in order to gain favorYou must not believe that things have the power to controlyou This is perhaps the most dangerous misconceptionof al Unfortunate y it is also the most prevalent

The power of the center is yours t is not distant

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istically by adopting positive and essentially bene cialbeliefs. By doing this you open up the channels of powe

athe than blocking them up with unfounded beliefsand supe stition

he r ssThis ancient symbol has nothing whatsoeve to do withthe Ch istian symbol of the c uci x t is a symbol opowe in action lowing f om the cente outwa d alothe fou paths that make up the a ms of the c oss A ea-sonable compa ison would be to the wi es o p inted cicuits that connect elect onic components and allowelect icity to low. Each path of the c oss is said to be

uled by an element (Ai Fi e Wate and Ea th) Tbea little esemblance to thei physical counte pa ts andshould be conside ed mo e as fou diffe ent ways of exp ess g powe

The e is no need fo a discussion of the complexitiesof these elements. It is suf cient to ecognize that thesedo exist albeit on a symbolic level allowing the subcon-scious mind to wo k th ough these fou channels In

sho t ifyou make p vision fo powe to low th ough itsnatu al elemental channels the subconscious mind willespond It will of cou se do this fa bette if you a

knowledge the elements than if you igno e them

he irc eAs the cent al point is the beginning so the ci cle is theend and ep esents completion Eve ything c eated by thecente is contained in the ci cle All th ough life ci cles afo med to a g eate o lesse extent You can see this queasily if you look a ound you Ci cl�s link togethe andthe same time they exclude anything that is not in keeping

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used in magic not as the now outmoded idea of standinginside a so called magic circle while resisting hordes of de-mons but more scienti cally

The subconscious mind fu ly understands the innertruths of the circle and it will therefore su ice to use thissymbolically in order to get full subconscious coopera-tion. This will be dealt with shortly f you keep in mindhowever the fact that the magic circle is not used as aprotective device you will not go far wrong.

The Encircled Cross is a tting foundation frommany points of view for not only does the subconsciousmind recognize this and respond to it it also has manymysteries contained within its simple design that make itan admirable subject for meditation Let us return to amore pragmatic theme that of using the symbol withinthe context of ritual

HE AGIC SPHE En chapter described the Encircled Cross as a true magi

circle in which you can work brought in the idea of sym-bolism through the use of candles ou will now extend thisscheme The Encircled Cross has up to now been a at design and as such can still be quite valuable owever just you live in a three dimensional world so you must nowconstruct a similar symbolic base for magical practice Thisleads you to the concept of a three dimensional magicsphere rather than the plain two d mensiona circle Do nbe put o by the apparent complexity of the followingprocedure. t really is quite simple to follow and with a littlepatient practice the results are well worth the additionale ort as you will see

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relaxing and clearing your mind o all mundanethoughts. Then imagine a point o bright light insideyoursel at about heart leve . See a sha t o light rise up

ward to some convenient distance (6 to8 eet) therebyorming the rst path and establishing the top o thesphere (see gure3,page35 Do the same in downwarddirection to orm the second path and establish the baseo the sphere. Now begin to orm the arms o the cross byimagining a beam o light proceeding rom the center to

a similar distance in the direction o magica East whicho course lies in ront o you Repeat this with magicaSouth (right) magical West (behind) and nally magicalNorth (le t) All that remains to be done is to completethe sphere by adding the triple rings o cosmos

The rst ring starts rom the uppermost point. Youcan imagine this as a ring o light proceeding in a clock-wise direction through the southern base and northernpoints nally returning to top. The second ring also startsat the top but this time it moves orward through the east-ern base and western points and back to top once moreThe nal circle the third ring is the magic circle withwhich you are amiliar This starts at the eastern point andproceeds in a clockwise direction through the southernwestern and northern points and back to East once moreThe magic sphere is now complete To close down this rit-ual simply reverse the procedure nally seeing the centrallight disappear Remember that it is not important thatyou hold a vivid picture o this in your mind or strain tosee it Follow the guidance given on the use o the imagina-tion in chapter 2 Relax and imagine that the sphere isbeing constructed around you Yo r subconscious will un-derstand what you are doing because you are thinking cre-atively Children have the gi o imagination and have littleor no di culty living in other worlds. They know how to

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assure you that it is ot act you will d this tecique advocated i ma y mi d power books i which

you are advised to act a d thi k as though you actuallyhave the thi g you desire This may be sou d psychologybut is it ot also prete ce i a positive orm?

Practice this exercise o te be ore you move o toStage Two Do ot rush through it Take your time u tyou are amiliar with the sphere a d its co structio .Whe you are satis ed that you are co de t move o toStage Two.

tage I this stage you move i to the realms o magical ritual

ot o ly by erecti g the symbol but by usi g objects tosymbolize the sphere thereby addi g impact o subco -

scious levels Naturally you will use ca dles as your ocuo atte tio For this ritual you will eed the equipmedescribed i the practical work o Circles o Power ( seepage 26 These should be laid out as be ore a d youshould relax completely be ore begi i g

magi e the i er light becomi g brighter a d more

power ul Take your time a d realize that this symbolizesyour subco scious mi d i actio Thi k about this whilecasti g your mi d over all that has bee writte about thesubco scious a d its pote tial. ight the ce tral ca dlethat ow symbolizes this i er power other words yo

ow have a physical represe tatio o this power rather

tha a plai ca dle From the ame imagi e that a beamo light is risi g upward to orm the rst path termi ati gat the top o the sphere. Similarly imagi e a beam o lighttraveli g dow toward the base thereby ormi g the sec-o d path The ce tral axis is ow complete.

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the appropriate candle each time Fina ly, use your imagination to see the magic rings being formed, as in the pre-vious exercise The magic sphere is now complete

This entire process is known as opening the temp eIt wi l, with practice, serve to inform your subconsciousmind that you wish to work magica y If you view this asa sort of on/off switch you wi have a reasonable idea ofits function Temp e opening (and closing) should neverbe omitted from any magical work if you truly wish tomake good progress and, at the same time avoid prob-lems You are aiming for contro Magic without control iboth point ess and self defeating As in previous exercis-es, c osing down is accomp ished by reversing the proce-dure clearing everything away, and returning to normal.

The temple opening in e ect, puts your subconsciousmind into a condition of readiness for whatever is to fo -low the actua magica work itself There is, however anintermediary step that activates the magic sphere in a veryspecia way This is not particularly di cu t, although itdoes require some practice It does not require any additiona equipment it is done entire y in the imagination

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Having opened the temple u ing the magic ring you cannow make u e of a litt e known technique that involvethe u e of an inner temp e Thi i an imaginary tempthat exi t in your mind yet i an extreme y va uab e anpowerful magical aid. Let your attention be xed on theuppermo t point of the magic phere and imagine thatyou ee a crown. Thi can be a ornate or a imple a yo

ike Let your imagination be your guide a to how thilook t i your own idea that matter and not omethincopied from omeone el e Thi point repre ent the out

lowing power of in nite intelligence and life force otherwi e known a God. t hou d be regarded a a po itivFather force and may be vi ualized a abundant andbene cial energy pouring down into the temp e At theba e of the phere imagine another ymbol a cube of

o id rock that in turn ymbo ize the arth Mothmagine fertile Earth with the abundance of growth

found in Mother Nature and try to feel the enormou energy of the earth ri ing up to a i t you

Next turn your attention toward magical Ea t. See aye ow door with the ymbo of a word on it Imaginthat you touch the door and it open ea i y revealing theri ing Sun at dawn A low a gentle breeze to ow into thtemple and try to fee the air blowing gently again t your

kin e your imagination to do thi Turn your atten-

tion toward magical South. See a red door with a magicalwand on it Open the door and ee the full ight of the Sunat midday Feel the warmth of the Sun on your face andbody Now direct your attention toward magica We twhere there i a blue door with the ymbo of a chalice on_it. Open thi ee the etting Sun at du k and feel the co

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background w l erve you well at th tage) Open tdoor and ee a c ear tarl t n ght ky wh le feel ngpeace and tr nqu ty of the n ght

h exerc e ha the effect of ncrea ng your contaw th l fe energ e by upply ng add t onal ymbothe ex t ng cheme Once aga n your ubcon cm nd w l recogn ze the e f they are pract ced carefuand pat ently he end re u t bound to be one of moreffect ve contro However n order to get max mum bee t from your mag cal work you w ll need an add t onp ece of nformat on one that qu te un que or gand unknown to mo t pract t oner

Hav ng e tab hed the mag c phere and the fougateway of the element you have a ba c p an that cannot fa to erve you well f u ed w th purpo e he oth ng ack ng n th cheme ometh ng to ymbthe center n your mag nat on here are many obv oadvantage to th f you care to th nk about t Onethe e that a the centersthe ubcon c ou anyth ngthat ymbo ze th bound to be extreme y power

prov ded that you u e t correctlyHav ng opened the four doorway a de cr bed ayou have to do mag ne that you are tand ng n dmag cal temp e he hape ze and decor are ent reto you h mportant becau e any nner temple mbe nd v dual t mu t be your own Spend ome t m

th nk ng about th and g ve your e f lot of copetemple are many and var ed A a gu de ome peopke to mag ne om th ng m ar to a church or c

dral other prefer a ca tle a pyram d or even a tone cc e ake your t me and allow dea to ar e n your mOf cour e th need not be con ned to a r tua you can

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of a magical pool of wate He e the symbol of the poolmay be su ounded with o nate ca vings and designs.

Out of the pool pou s a constant st eam of wate spakling with b ightly colo ed lig t All the colo s of theainbow a e contained in this wate in fact eve y colo

that eve existed o will eve exist can be seen The posymbolizes you subconscious mind and the wate s a ethe Wate s of Life It would be fai to say that no two peo-

ple will have the same ideas o visual images of an innetemple. Each one is diffe ent by vi tue of the fact that notwo people a e alike t is the efo e not possible fo mgive you an exact guide as to what shape o fo m youtemple should take can howeve help you nd youown way by using this specially const ucted exe cise asan inne jou ney This exe cise will help you contact yousubconscious mind in a special way which will thencause you subconscious to give you ideas and imagesf om which you can build this vital state f awa eness

All you have to do is nd somewhe e quiet p efe a-bly a spa e oom o if you a e lucky enough a temple. Rlax and clea you mind of eve yday thoughts. Thensimply pe fo m the following exe cise. Do not t y to visualize o st ain in any way. Simply think of the inne jou -ney while letting you imagination wo k fo you

J urney t the Inner em eB eathe slowly and gently Relax leaving behind allthoughts of eve yday life Let nothing conce n you othethan the exciting possibilities that lie ahead as you jou -ney to a special place a place that exists in the deepest

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forces in abundant supply. They are yours to use yours tounderstand for they are part of you They are the life

force and they give form under your direction Relax andlet the vast potential of your subconscious mind work foryou for this is the secret of all magical work Trust andbelieve in the power that is you.

efore you there is a doorway that leads to this special

place your inner temple. t is not di cult to enter becausethis is your doorway to your own inner reality No one canprevent access to this inner realm and there is nothing tofear for nothing harmful can ever exist in this inner rea mWalk toward the door in your imagination and as you donotice an inscription over the top of the door that says"When people break the sacred taboos of nature they setinto motion the instrument of their own destruction 'Now reach out your hand and touch the door It opensquite easily When you pass through the door you ndyourself in a large square room Emblazoned on the looris the symbol of the Encircled Cross t seems to be madeof pure light and its colors change constantly in what ap-pears to be a random pattern yet is not. For the colorschange in conformity with the tides of nature

Now you come to a magical pool of water in the cen-ter of this temple This is the central symbol This symbolis valid for a variety of reasons that lie outside the scopeof this book. Rest assured however that this symbol willbecome a major factor in the success of your magicalwork [The use of the pool is fully discussed in chapterand in the practical work on page 57 where this simpleidea is put into effective practice

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the rst of the six arms There is no need to keep the imageof the central light constantly in your imagination, becauseit is presumed to exist and, in fact, does exist in yourmemory You use this and similar procedures in everydaylife For instance, suppose you are standing in a room fac-ing a window. You see the window quite clearly f you turnround to face the opposite wall, you, of course, see the wallinstead But you still know that the window exists, becauseyou have just seen it n fact, you can recall it in your imagination, because its image is stored in your memory. n asimilar fashion, having become familiar with the room,you know what the room looks like in totality, without ac-tually seeing it physically

t is exact y the same with the magic sphere and in-ner "seeing ' n other words, use your imagination tobuild up an imaginary room in your memory ll throughthe building process, you establish each stage in yourmemory before moving on to the next. Therefore, you arefree to concentrate on the central pool, knowing that themagic sp ere exists in your memory, because you have putit there

t the end of the ritual, you must inform your subconscious mind that these images are no longer estab-lished, hence the need for a closing procedure Neverforget that, although the magic sphere is imaginary andit would be easy to dismiss the entire concept as worthless, it is not nydel berateerection of a symbolic pat-

tern affects the subconscious mind, because it uses apowerful language that the subconscious mind under-stands t is, therefore, necessary to treat these symbolswith respect and practice using them often

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the gods may oblige you, should be seen fo what they eally a e silly! What you need is common sense and amo e scienti c app oach Hopefully, this book will go along way towa d giving you a mo e sensible basis fog owth

You have spent a g eat deal of time looking at the inne wo k, using you imagination his imaginative wois the key to success Without it the e can only be failu eand disappointment Howeve , this is only pa t of thep ocedu e, albeit an impo tant one he othe half ofmagical wo k is conce ned with the equipment you useas a focus fo you mind Obviously, in this book, candlesa e the main focus, so I offe advice on thei use

o begin with, it eally doesn t matte what type ofwax is used in the making of candles, so do not be fooledinto buying expensive and unnecessa y beeswax Pa af-n wax is pe fectly well suited to candle magic itualsWith ega d to shape, this is a matte of choice Alwayschoose you candles ca efully hink about them, athethan just pu chasing a package of household candlesf om a ha dwa e sto e he e a e nume ous design

available, some specially made fo magical wo k hemo e you think about you choice of candle, the bettethe end esult will be and fo a ve y good eason Byconside ing this, you a e getting involved in you magicalwo k and pe fo ming the impo tant function of buildingup a elationship between you and you intended focus

the candle So often, this simple outine is missedf om magical wo k Yet it makes p ofound sense, f om ava iety of viewpoints Become involved with you magicand you equipment and you a e bound to be mo e successful hink about it in this way if you acqui e something in a matte of fact way, you a e unlikely to

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Never forget that a cand e acts as a focus for yourmind. n other words it is a point of concentration. It isalso symbolic. t represents something tangib e such as adesire a person or even a type of energy Un ess you (anyour subconscious) understand what each candle repre-sents or symbo izes your ritual will be as point ess astrying to knit fog! In magic especial y candle magic eaccandle is a potent magical too not as some would haveyou believe because the candle is magical but because itis special by virtue of choice and symbo ism The ightingof a candle is also symbo ic by virtue of the fact that youhave activated the intention that is an integral part of thatcandle For instance suppose that you have a cand e thatrepresents healing his of course would be chosen withgreat care based on the nature of the desire and perhapsthe type of energy being used By itself the cand e therefore represents an intention that is at present uite dor-mant When the cand e is lit during the ritua youactivate that intention in a rather uni ue way ou in factsay to your subconscious mind: "When I ight this candlemay all that it represents come true As you can now see

there is a wor d of difference between this approach andthe medieval practices advocated by other sources

AGICAL AN E ONAL ILMagical and persona oi s have a number of uses before

and during a ritual Used for persona anointing differ-ent scents have different uses that correspond to individ-ual intentions The simplest form of anointing is to makea cross or mark on the forehead and the back of thehands See list of correspondences on page 45

The following blends are made speci cal y for

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energy is well known as speci c aromas are redolent ofpsychic states and magical power. Do not use or rub intosensitive skin The best way of making these is to use ap-proximately 5 parts alcohol to 1 part essential oil f themixture is too strong add more alcohol t works bestwhen matured for a month or two shaking daily

The Sun Frankincense OilThe Moon Jasmine OilMercury Lavender OilVenus Rose OilMars Benzoin OilJupiter Sandalwood OilSaturn Musk Oil

Another form of annointing is the charging or consecra-tion of equipment talismans seals or amulets. After theappropriate power has been concentrated into the articleit is sealed with a touch of oil. A talisman is sealed bytouching the center a ritual knife ( athame) by having theoil smeared the ength of its blade in a single stroke

Oil is a so used to anoint or "dress candles by vari-ous methods. The point of the candle is the wick or"lighting point The candle is normally held with thepoint away from you f you wish to draw something orsomeone to you the candle should be anointed frompoint to base toward you f you wish to banish some-

thing or someone from your life the candle is anointedfrom base to tip away from you. The third method isused only for healing and is a combination of the rsttwo methods f you are ill or someone you know isyou wish to cure or banish the disease but you also wantto draw good health and healing power to the person or

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base to this ce te li e, away f om you. Use ve d ops ofoil a d ve st okes Still holdi g the ca dle, a oi t agai f om the poi t to the ce te li e, towa d you, usi gsix d ops of oil a d six st okes. To apply the oil, simply,dip the tip of you ge i to the oil a d make o e st okedip agai fo you seco d st oke, a d so o . You ca puall of the st okes i the same place o the ca dle, o spacethem a ou d the ci cumfe e ce What matte s most isthat, while you a e pe fo mi g the itual p ocedu e, yomust co ce t ate o what you wa t. f you a e d awi g iluck, love, o good health, see it lowi g towa d you. f yoa e ba ishi g ill ess, imagi e the misfo tu e o ill healthleavi g you

A seve k obbed wishi g ca dle is ot a oi teddow its le gth. Each poi t is a oi ted i dividually Aswith all magical wo k, howeve , it is the co ce t atio owill that matte sThe itual p ocedu e is desig ed o lyto focus you mi d s powe , o you "desi e powe ask ow You ca buy the most expe sive equipme t avail-able a d it will be useless without that desi e powe Cadles, oils, a d i ce se a e the tools that help make you

job easie . Ma y ope ato s add o e d op of thei ow ma mater a (blood o bodily uid) to oils a d wate s tope so alize them eve fu the

Wo ING ITH NCEN E

Some people a e elucta t to bu t aditio al i ce se because they thi k that a expe sive a d elabo ate i ce sebu e is equi ed. Nothi g could be fu the f om tht uth It is ve y easy to make you ow i ce se bu e , ui g a ep oof metal o ea the wa e bowl about th ei ches i diamete . A suga bowl is ideal, o a ch ome ic


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ream su dae dish, or a at food a , lea ed out a dpla ed o a sau er There are ma y other emi e tly suit-able o tai ers as well Fill your hose o tai er to withi a i h of the rim with lea sa d. (You a obtai thifrom a builder or pet store ) The depth of the sa d should

ot be less tha a i h. Sta d the bowl o a reproof sur-fa e a d you are ready to begi bur i g your i e se

To use the bur er, pla e a har oal ri g o the sa dMoiste it with methylated spirit, al ohol, or eau de o-log e. The put a mat h to the har oal. Whe the lamehas died dow a d the har oal is glowi g red hot, spri -k e a little i e se o it This method is ot o ly heap aeasy, it is more effe tive tha a y i e se bur er o themarket You a also use self ig iti g har oals, whi h be pur hased from most metaphysi al books ores

t should also be oted that this is the best way to obtai the subtlety of fragra e from traditio al i e se.Moder developme ts su h as self ig iti g i e se arerelu ta t o essio This mea s that the surfa e is impreg ated with saltpetre (potassium itrate) so that amat h tou hed to the side speedily ig ites the blo k. This,

i theory, should work, but the har oal starts up with ahe ti zz a d may splutter out i he middle of a medita-tio However, ma y people have used self ig iti g har

oal su essfully t may depe d o the bra d you buyAll i e se a d perfumes are othi g but smel y

substa es The magi omes from deep withi you Fra

gra es are simply aids, fo usi g tools to arrow dowa d o e trate your will a d mi d to a omplish whatyou wish, whe you wish it f you thi k that o e or morei gredie ts is out of pla e, take it out The i e se muswork for you or your group Some of the re ipes s atteredthroughout this book have bee put together over e tu

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pe fume to a love lette is using magic of the most potentkind because the ecipient will ecall the ci cumstances

and emotions of thei most to id encounte sIt would be nice if the place whe e you wo k andwhe e you mix and compound the ing edients of youscents was mu ky and omantic some deep dungeono a ci cula towe pe haps but fo most of us that isnot the case In fact the kitchen in an o dina y apa t

ment o house contains mo e than enough good too s foyou to use You can mix you incense by the light of a u-o escent lamp if you wish The cauld on can boil just awe l using natu al gas o elect icity If you don t havecauld on use a nonstick saucepan; a small sta t is bettethan none at all y some of the ecipes given he e Tthem st as w itten then change them and note the diffe ence Keep a dia y and w ite about you esults If ycan think of a ce tain music that wo ks well with a ce -tain scent note that as well

Some ing edients a e becoming dif cult to obtaino a e so a e that it is out of the question to use themDittany of C ete fo examp e is ha d to nd It can beplaced in Ea th magic by peat moss o oakleaf mold f omthe fo est A kitchen ga den can be p essed into se vicquite happi y It is simplest to sta t with the fou elementa incenses Ai Fi e Wate and Ea th

For Air Balm of Gilead b own sticky buds that give offan ethe eal smoke

For Fire F ankincense a gum esin that comes f om thetall t eeboswellia th r era in the Himalayas F ankin-cense is the best incense in the wo ld It ep esents theS l d th ( th l t


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or Wa er Myrrh a dark bitter resin collected from thetall scrubby omm phora myrrha It grows along the

coast of the Red Seaor Ear h Dittany of Crete as mentioned ear ier is

now very rare Substitute peat moss or oak eaf mold

The following recipes have been created for the four ele-ments. Planetary recipes appear later in chapter5

Air ncense4 parts balm of Gilead

part masticpart amber resin grains

Wa er ncense4 parts gum myrrh1 part cut white wil owA da h of sage oilA dash of menthol crystalsA pinch of mint

ire ncense6 parts frankincense1 part dragons' b ood powdered resin1 part oi of clovesA small amount of oil of cinnamon

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Wo NG THNE LEMENT AT A ME

Here is a useful paradigm to illustrate how to work withonly one element Before you start this ritual you shouldhave a de nite aim in mind If you play games with yoursubconscious mind it may never take you seriously soalways remember that magic must have some purposeeven if it is only learning or discovering This ritual will

help you ac uire power t will also educate your subconscious mind to the fact that you are going to use thatpower To do this re uire only a slight variation in work-ing but a very important variation as you will see

Let us begin at the beginning with a hypotheticalsituation A friend who has recently undergone a serious

operation has recovered medically but cannot seem toget back to his or her normal happy self and life is be-coming a misery This is not normal as your friend is•usually uite a happy person and full of life You decide totry and help through magic Look at the situation in adetached way then decide if a magical operation can

help f this indeed seems to be the answer which element should you use? Since the problem is an emotionalone you use the Water element

Now you can plan out the rite Since you are workingwith the Water element you work toward the West inyour imagination during the conjuration of power Youuse a blue altar cloth and place a bowl of water at theWest to signify that this uarter is being worked Beforeperforming the rite it is a good idea to have a rehearsalso that any problems can be spotted and put right Afteryour pre rite relaxation you set aside a period of con-templation on the desired result so that you can clearyour mind and assure yourself that the rite is going to

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When you are ready open the temple as normal ac-quiring the "inner weapo s ' and facing the westernquarter Declare the intention of the rite This may bewritten out and read if you like. n fact writing a script isalways a good idea as it helps you get more involved inthe ritual. Now turn your attention to the central pool

ook at the pool and know that you are about to use itspower. f necessary declare this in some positive waysuch as: "I now call on my never ending supply of subconscious power See the placid surface change into ahuge fountain reaching high into the sky and gleamingwith light and power. Now is the time to focus thisthrough the Water element perhaps using words such as:" now call upon the Water element to respond to my willand to the true desires of name the per-son concerned ' See the fountain change to a brilliantblue then focus your attention on the chalice that is nowgleaming with power. Pass this to your friend who takesthe power contained in it and then returns it to you Yourfriend leaves feeling much better. Sit for a while and con-template the success of this rite then see the fountain

change to a calm pool again Close in the usual way leaving the temple and writing up any notes

These inner visualizations are of course only a suggestion The image of the fountain should remain but youcan change any of the other symbols in any meaningful

way you feel is right. For instance the water of the foun-tain can rush down the path and out through the doorwayto your friend You can take the water from the fountain inthe chalice and give it to your friend to drink or perhapsyour friend can be taken to the fountain to drink or bathe.

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is, o course, is all per ormed as a seated meditatio Iyou ave represe tatio s o t e p ysical weapo s, you cadirect t e power i to t e water co tai ed i t e p ysicalmagic c alice a d dri k t is yoursel w ile seei g you

rie d receive t e power. ere are ma y possible permu-tatio s; you must decide Wit ot er rites i volvi g o e ot e ot er eleme ts, you, o course will c a ge t e symbol-ism to suit t e circumsta ces

e use o t e p ysical weapo s is a good idea, as t iselps your mi d ocus o t e p ysical side o t i gs

may be take o e stage urt er by t e use o a p ysical o-cus or t e co jured power is is k ow as a talisma .

A ING AN HA GINGA SIMPLE A MANIt is traditio al to draw a talisma o parc me t Nowa-days, owever, t is is ot ecessary, a d a y good-quality paper will do Parc me t became popular simplybecause,i t e past, it was t e o ly t i g available Paper

ad ot yet bee i ve ted Do ot try to use someo eelse s desig s ese were perso al to t e people w odrew t em Desig your ow talisma A talisma musco tai t ree pieces o visual imagery

A symbol o t e power bei g co jured;

A symbol o t e e d result required;Some way o ide ti yi g it wit t e recipie t.

I t e previous rite, a good talisma mig t be a E cir-cled Cross, about two i c es i diameter draw o good-quality paper a d marked at t e cardi al poi ts, wit

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words "happin ss r stor d writt n about it. Us yourimagination. On th r v rs sid writ th p rsonnam . Now you hav a p rsonal usabl talisman o usit in th rit r quir s only a slight chang in proc dur Ath pool wh n th Wat r l m nt is conjur d imaginth pow r pouring into th talisman You can plac thtalisman in a physical chalic or on th Ac of Cups cardor wh r v r you d cid . At th nd of th rit put it insaf plac until th d sir d r sult is achi v d or if th cipi nt is a b li v r giv it to him or h r.D activating talismans is quit simpl M r ly rv rs th ritual proc ss th n d stroy it. o sav tim yocan bury it in th arth whil nvisioning th pow r rturning to its sourc . Look to your imagination for id as

h rit may b improv d by working into it som

m ans of symbolically n utralizing any blocks to pow rthat may xist h pool r pr s nts th subconsciousmind b ing contact d and us d in on of two ways hw apons symboliz taking conscious control of pow r.

h four doorways ar symbolic of th way in which youus pow r. t is this latt r imag ry of which you can now

mak us wh n th pow r has b n conjur d ith rth imagination or into a talisman f you ar using a talisman visualiz th pow r pouring out through thdoor ays to th outsid world in a positiv way

Using th pr vious rit as an xampl conjur thWat r l m nt. S th cup ll with pow r th n s t

ow r low out in four dir ctions into th doorways onat a tim Sinc th doorways r pr s nt th way in whicyou xpr ss pow r you can now choos to xpr ss it in positiv way h Air doorway is th way in which you xpr ss yours lf through thought th Fir doorway is thway you xpr ss yours lf through action th Wat r doorway is yo r m ans of motional xpr ssion; th Earthd i th lf th h th


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Ai doo way you must make su e it wi be exp essep ope y and not hinde ed by dest u tive thi king asome futu e date his is done by using positive symbo -ism When the powe is in the doo way, see it passth ough a doo with an En i ed C oss emb azoned it his symbo ep esents pe fe tion in the physisense You a e thus te ing you sub ons ious mind thais not to be sidet a ked in the doo way by unp odu tivethinking Do the same with ea h of the othe doo ways

hen, see you f iend in the ente of an En i ed C owith the same fou doo s at the app op iate a dinapoints he powe an now be seen to ente the ith ough the doo ways to you f iend f you a e usingta isman, onju e the powe th ough the ha i e, then spowe owing out of the ta isman in fou di e tionsthe doo ways des ibed

P a ti e and deep thinking wi be needed in o de tbui d this idea into you mind so that any powe thatpasses th ough it wi not meet with unfo eseen b o ks

WO ING ITH THE O LEMENTHe e is a spe f om the Midd e Ages that I have modito i ust ate how medieva pa adigms an be us d, if yunde stand what you a e doing his itua an be pefo med at any time; howeve , t aditiona y, it shou d b

pe fo med on a iday evening atP Mfo seven onse -utive weeks his is the day and hou ofVenus, the Goddess of ove

tent e t ecure vesing the ur ements

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red for ire, and blue for Water.) You will also need a SelfCandle. You will need an altar loth, in ense for ea h element divided into four equal parts, and the four s of

the tarot, if you happen to have a de k available. Havingattended to these preliminaries, all that

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