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To Index Gardnerian Book Of Shadows
(1957)
The Eightfold Path or Ways
1. Meditation or concentration,
actually by the firm knowledge that you can and will succeed
-- forming a clear picture in your mind or your requirements.
2. Trance states, Clairvoyance,
Projection of the Astral etc.
3. Drugs, Wine, Incense.
4. Dance, Performing Rites
with a purpose.
5. Chants, Spells etc.
6. Blood control (Cords etc),
Breath control.
7. Scourge
8. The Great Rite
N.B.
The great thing is to combine
as many of these paths into the one operation. No 1 must be
in all -- for if you have no clear picture of what you wish
and no certainty you will not succeed -- 'tis useless. No
2 can be combined with this
easily. Nos 3, 4, and 5 are all good preliminaries- also 6
and 7; but No 3 is dangerous and therefore if possible should
be avoided, except for incense, which is harmless if too much
is not used.
The best combination is Nos.
1, 4, 5 and 7, for small purposes, with no 8 if great force
is necessary. Also a combination of 1, 6 and 7 is good if
more can not be done; this if properly performed leads to
No. 2.
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