Re: [BardonPraxis] Step 2 -- counting cord

["Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>]

Dear Amberlyn,

>> 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>? <<

The specific number 40 does carry with it an important degree of
symbolism. 4 is the number of stable manifestation and 10 is the number
of physicality. Furthermore, as you noted, 40 is the numerical value of
the Hebrew Letter Mem. Mem is the Mother Letter of Water and on the
Hebrew Tree, it connects Netzach (the lower, instinctual emotions) with
Hod (the lower, rational intellect). In other words, it is the perfect
symbolic number for use with auto-suggestive re-programming of the
subconscious mind.

BUT, none of this is crucial in terms of the effectiveness of your
auto-suggestion practice! ;-) THE important thing is that you repeat
your affirmation quite a few times, 40 times being a good number of
times. It's also important that you do it without having to
simultaneously keep conscious count of how many times you've repeated
it -- hence the string of knots/beads.

The factor of personal or universal significance that you attribute to
the specific number of repetitions you choose, gives your
auto-suggestion practice an extra added boost, but it is not a crucial
ingredient. So if 36 repetitions is more significant to you than 40,
then go for 36 and get the most out of this boost that you can.

My best to you,
:) Rawn Clark
18 Jan 2003
rawnclark@...
rawn@...
http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis