Step 2 -- counting cord

[Amberlyn <amberlyn@...>]

Bardon suggests creating a cord with "30-40" markers with which to count. 
He later references the number 40 with a more definitive tone (in both 
Merkur & Ruggeberg), but then we get into translational differences with 
the phrasing of, "...*must* repeat the formula 40 times" (Merkur) or, "Now 
you know for sure that you did repeat the formula forty times." (Ruggeberg).

Is 40 repetitions of our affirmation requisite, even that Bardon seems to 
give us a choice of making a cord with 30-40 markers? Or does 40 relate to 
a mystical meaning, such as found with Mem? Or would a number within this 
range, and meaningful to the practitioner, work as well? Or, am I looking 
for meaning where there is none <g>?

Thanks,
Amberlyn