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Eightfold Path or Ways to the Centre
1 Meditation or Concentration.
This in practice means forming a mental image of what is desired,
and forcing yourself to see that it is fulfilled, with the
fierce belief and knowledge that it can and will be fulfilled,
and that you will go on willing till you force it to be fulfilled.
Called for short, "Intent"
2 Trance, projection of the
Astral.
3 Rites, Chants, Spells, Runes,
Charms, etc.
4 Incense, Drugs, Wine, etc.,
whatever is used to release the Spirit. (Note. One must be
very careful about this. Incense is usually harmless, but
you must be careful. If it has bad aftereffects, reduce the
amount used, or the duration of the time it is inhaled. Drugs
are very dangerous if taken to excess, but it must be remembered
that there are drugs that are absolutely harmless, though
people talk of them with bated breath, but Hemp is especially
dangerous, because it unlocks the inner eye swiftly an d easily,
so one is tempted to use it more and more. If it is used at
all, it must be with the strictest precautions, to see that
the person who uses it has no control over the supply. This
should be doled out by some responsible person, and the supply
strictly limited.)
5 The Dance, and kindred practices.
6 Blood control (the Cords),
Breath Control, and kindred practices.
7 The Scourge.
8 The Great Rite.
These are all the ways. You
may combine many of them into the one experiment, the more
the better.
The Five Essentials:
1. The most important is "Intention":
you must know that you can and will succeed; it is essential
in every operation.
2. Preparation. (You must
be properly prepared according to the rules of the Art; otherwise
you will never succeed.)
3. The Circle must be properly
formed and purified.
4. You all must be properly
purified, several times if necessary, and this purification
should be repeated several times during the rite.
5. You must have properly
consecrated tools.
These five essentials and
Eight Paths or Ways cannot all be combined in one rite. Meditation
and dancing do not combine well, but forming the mental image
and the dance may be well combined with Chants. Spells, etc.,
combined with scourging and No. 6, followed by No. 8, form
a splendid combination. Meditation, following scourging, combined
with Nos. 3 and 4 and 5, are also very Good. For short cuts
concentration, Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are excellent.
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