Re: [BardonPraxis] Advice, please

[Daniel Alter <daniel_b_alter@...>]

Dear Pax,

Re: strong emotions and the "contagion" effect

Whilst the LBRP and other similar rituals may have
some beneficial cleansing effects, I belive that the
aim of anyone seriously interested in pursing occult
studies is to master certain forces so that these
rituals eventually become unnecessary. 

One of the strongest forces that any occult practioner
should attempt to master is his/her own emotions - the
aim being that, ultimately, one chooses one's emotions
with intention rather than simply reacting
animalistically to certain situations or reflecting
the emotions of those around them. If one succeeds in
this, one can consciously choose to not reflect the
emotions of others, even if they are very strong (in
the case of your patients). 

Rawn Clark has (very) recently posted a set of
exercises on the BardonPraxis yahoo group that sets
out a number of exercises that will help one to
accomplish this. These exercises closely follow some
of the early exercises provided by Franz Bardon in
Initiation to Hermetics.

My personal opinion is that, whilst the LBRP (and
similar) has its uses, for some practising ceremonials
I feel that it becomes a crutch and, eventually, a
hindrance to one's continuing magickal progress.
Nevertheless, whilst learning to control one's
emotional body the LBRP would be of valuable
assistance.

Kindest regards

Dan

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