Dear Uthlagus, >> I have a question for you. I am told by Buddhist teachers that a belief in magic is a hindrance to enlightenment, tho they do not deny the supernatural. << They probably mean superstition, not magic as we understand it in Hermetics. To the Hermetic magician, magic is not something "supernatural" -- it's VERY natural. >> Also, I meditate kneeling on a special bench. Is that OK? << Yes, that's perfectly suitable. Bardon directed the student to find *an* asana that suits them, he didn't specify a specific asana. My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 29 Jun 2003 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe