Hello, The following is an excerpt from an article written by Mr. Bardon. (I can upload the article in full to the board if anyone is interested.) I have to admit that I don?t fully comprehend the consequences of using one method versus another. It sounds to me as though one (or numerous) method(s) are preferable over the last, but I don?t understand why the last is undesirable. Can anyone explain? And if anyone can provide a bit more insight on each of the methods/keys outlined, I?d greatly appreciate that too. :) Thanks, Greg M. <begin excerpt> Methodology: When dealing with the introspection it is of absolute necessity to make use of the quality key of your character traits. You must bring all your negative characteristics, which of course correspond with the four elements, to a level, where all your negative characteristics are equal in numbers. Attributes which are present the least must be turned into positive attributes. There are various way in order to accomplish this feat: 1. by fighting it (by controlling it). 2. through autosuggestion. 3. through transmutation. 4. through isolation. The Quantity Key: 1. By combating the negative passions the intensification of the individual fluids (electric, magnetic and the electromagnetic) is achieved and the dynamides (synamically) are strengthened. (This applies to all the elements.) 2. By practicing autosuggestion the negative passions are eliminated through the withdrawal of time and space. However, this does not become a reality until the desired positive attribute has become a habit; up to that point the negative attribute can still attack that person. Only when the positive or good attribute has become a habit in its entirety has the negative passion been eliminated. Hence it can never attack that person again. 3. The capacity of the quantitative power is always raised through transmutation. If the positive attributes that belong to particular elements are too weak, you must increase the strength of the positive attributes by transmuting the existing negative passions. 4. Isolation. Should you not want employ any of the above-mentioned methods or if you are incapable of so doing, you can always revert to isolating your negative passions. This is accomplished by withdrawing all your attention from your negative passions. Through this you do not accomplish anything quantitative i.e. you surrender yourself to destiny. <end excerpt> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]