Re: [BardonPraxis] Need to balance the balancing effort :-)

[Newbieonekenhobby <newbieonekenhobby@...>]

Many thanks, Rawn !
NB

--- Rawn Clark <rawnclark@...> wrote:
> Dear NB,
> 
> >> I'm obviously doing the necessary to come back to
> a more balanced
> behaviour (I changed the theme of autosuggestion, of
> course),
> particularly by inserting a notion of harmony and
> balance in my
> autosuggestion.
> However,the fact looked interesting to me and I
> wanted to know
> whether others had faced the same situation. Any
> idea about anything
> obvious I neglected ? <<
> 
> ;-) Judging by your sense of surprise, I'd say the
> only thing you've
> overlooked is the fact that initiation is a
> *learning* process. What
> you've just described is an example of how we learn
> to refine our
> magical practice. We try a technique and learn from
> the results we
> achieve, how to better perfect our use of the
> technique. Each of the
> techniques you will learn from your practice of IIH
> will be like this --
> they evolve through continuous practice and
> refinement.
> 
> When you *always* examine your results with a
> critical and clear mind,
> and *always* seek to perfect your technique through
> the diligent
> application of the lessons you learn through
> *practical* trial-and-error
> experimentation, then these simple-seeming
> techniques from Steps One and
> Two, will reveal themselves to be far, far more than
> you had ever
> imagined!
> 
> There's an old saying that holds great wisdom for
> the magician: "Be
> careful what you ask for!" Implied in that is care
> for *how* and *why*
> one asks for a certain thing. In other words,
> technique and motivation
> are equally important issues, both of which require
> continuous
> refinement.
> 
> In your illustration, it's obvious that you've
> learned important things
> about the technique, vis a vis, its powerfulness and
> the finer points of
> autosuggestion. And you've learned something about
> motivation, vis a
> vis, aiming for harmony and balance in all things. 
> You've learned the
> role that such factors play in your use of this
> particular technique
> and, undoubtedly, you've learned to be a bit more
> careful about "what
> you ask for"! ;-)
> 
> It's exciting when your efforts begin to bear fruit
> and the techniques
> show their effectiveness in no uncertain terms! :) 
> It's an
> invigorating time of discovery and experimentation
> and endless
> refinement of technique. But it's also the time
> when the lessons
> regarding the use of power begin to emerge. These
> lessons pertain more
> to the "why" than the "how" or "what". Many
> magicians forget the
> over-riding importance of the "why" component and
> often underestimate
> its impact upon the "how" and "what". In my
> estimation, the refinement
> of the "why" component is THE most important
> potentiator of one's
> magical advancement and overall evolution. The "way
> of the true adept"
> (a reference to the original German title of IIH) as
> Bardon laid it out
> is to refine "why", "how" and "what", simultaneously
> and equally.
> Hermetics is the path of balance, of an Equilibrium
> between magical
> technique and mystical attainment.
> 
> One of the lessons to be learned from experiences
> such as you described
> is that care must be taken when performing any
> magical act. One must
> learn from the consequences of one's actions and put
> that learning to
> good use in all of one's future actions. :)
> 
> By the way, Congratulations! :)
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 13 Apr 2003
> rawnclark@...
> rawn@...
> http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis
> 
> 


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