Re: [BardonPraxis] Re: First 3 steps- questions-experience-clarification

["Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>]

Dear 'setiamon',

>> I was wondering if it is true as i'v heard that if you master these
first 3 excercises the rest of his stuff is easy?? <<

That's really a nonsensical statement for a number of reasons. Number
one, mastery of these exercises is what makes the rest *possible*. But
the same can be said of *every* exercise in IIH -- its mastery is what
enables the student to succeed with the next exercise.

Secondly, Hermetic initiation is a path of *balance*. Mastery of just
the Step One mental exercises without simultaneous mastery of the
corresponding astral and physical exercises, would *not* lead to
Hermetic initiation because it lacks balance.

Thirdly, *every* exercise in the initiatory sequence of IIH is of equal
importance. The mental exercises of Step One are no more, and no less,
important than the astral and physical exercises of Step One.
Progression requires mastery of *all three* aspects of each Step -- if
you leave one aspect out or only partly master an exercise, then there
is no progression, no initiation.

And finally, applying the idea of "easy" in regard to the pursuit of
initiation is inappropriate. Hermetic initiation requires a lot of
consistent and focused work. Whether or not you find that work easy or
difficult doesn't change the *amount* of work one faces. However, if
you're always searching for the mythological "easy way" that requires
"less work" then your initiation will take far, far *longer* to
accomplish that it would if you simply did the work. :) Parts of the
work are very easy and other parts are very, very hard, but that depends
upon *you*, not the work itself -- it depends upon your attitude
*toward* the work, not upon what the work itself demands of you. Often,
the most challenging, laborious parts of the work turn out to be the
"easiest" in spite of the time and effort required.

My best to you,
:) Rawn Clark
20 Dec 2004
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