Dear RM, Aren't people generally supposed to react in a positive manner to a change in the Aura caused by practicing Hermetics? Thanks, David --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Regulus Magus" <RegulusMagus@h...> wrote: > --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, Allen Kray <sourceport@y...> > wrote: > > Dear Friends, > > > > I have noticed lately the more successful I am in > > practice, the more negative circumstances are being > > generated. People appear to be more aggressive and > > angry towards me. It is as if forces are trying their > > best to get me to quit or break my focus. Sometimes it > > almost seems as if it is a test to see if I am really > > comprehending the exercises. Perhaps these things were > > always there and I have simply now become more > > conscious. > > > > Any tips to share for this part of the path? It sure > > isn't easy... > > > > Sincerely, > > Allen Kray > > Dear Allen: > > My guess is that your Hermetic work is affecting your energy bodies > (in particular that part sometimes called the aura). I think most > people sense auric changes at some level and react to it. I have > frequently had the kinds of reactions you describe when working > magick. My 25 cent patented cure? Deliberately focus on sustaining > feelings of goodwill to all and everything. I know that may sound a > little "new age fluff bunny from California" but it really does seem > to work. Good luck! > > Sincerely, /RM/