----- Original Message ----- From: Patrik Werthmüller To: BardonPraxis Moderator Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 3:56 AM Subject: Re: Welcome to BardonPraxis Hello I'm Patrik coming from Switzerland. For some years, I' have been studying hermetics of Franz Bardon. I have some good Teachers in Germany (Bran.O.Hodapp, "Die Hohe Kabbalah") where I got some first insight how to contact the Bardon spirits in a sensitive way and 'work' with them and also how to increase elemental balance and mental improvement by directly beginning with Bardons Kabbalah. Although this approach (which I cannot describe in detail within this introduction) seems to me still very genious, nevertheless I'have felt a lack ofthe very basics Bardon somehow requires the student to achieve. For example, although I get some inspiration und well-being through a kind of sensitiv contact to Spirits, there is still a lack of endurance, lack of mental awarness to communicate clearly to the Spirits and above all a difficulty in keeping and bringing down those inspirations to Earth; manifesting it as real changes within astral body and in daily lifes. So I must confess so far, having made actually very little occult progress at all those years and therefore, I want to go back to the very bottom and core of beginning, which means master the very basic exersices but also recognizing clearly everything requireable for me personally in order to master them in a appropriate an well-balanced way. And this discussion board seems to be a very good way for asking questions and sharing experiences together. So thanks for being here! best wishes Pat [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]