Dear Kurt, >> Hi guys. Just wondering with Eucharistic Magic (EM)- Bardon states that we should use the same thought for EM of food, air and water. However, each of the items (food, air and water) affects a different body- the physical, astral and mental. So instead of wishing for general health, could I wish for health of the mental body when using air, and health of the astral body when using water etc? << Yes, you can do that. However, all three types of substance are *physical* substances and affect *primarily* the physical body. Or rather, their eventual influences are processed *first* by the physical body. Furthermore, the three bodies are inseparable -- even when we pursue astral and mental wandering, our three bodies remain connected. So to think that any one of these types of substance affects *just* a single body is not correct. I suggest that you experiment with your idea and see how it works for you. :) >> Also, how potent is EM for the 'average' step 1 student? Or, what determines it's effectiveness? If one masters it's usage, can you achieve anything bodily? << Aside from the normal physiological effects of the substances themselves, the effects of the Eucharistic *magic* (i.e., of the ideation you are impregnating these substances with) are primarily astra-mental. In other words, EM can very rapidly transform your thinking and your emotional state, but generally is not *immediately* effective at a physical level (beyond the normal immediate effect that thinking and emotional tone have upon one's physiology). Of course, given sufficient time, changes in one's astra-mental state can definitely and significantly transform one's physical state of health. But one cannot, for example, change their hair color with EM no matter how long one pursues it. >> Finally, what are the impurities we remove in the cold shower exercise? Is it an energetic analogy to removal of wastes from the physical body? << Yes, that's a very good analogy. :) My best to you, :) Rawn Clark 12 Aug 2004 rawnclark@... rawn@... http://www.ABardonCompanion.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe