Well the past couple of days have been a disaster…well, not a disaster completely, just in the matter of spiritual practice. I have been busy, making new contacts, making pages, etc. etc. and so haven’t been to my Working Room to do anything. However, it is probably a good thing for two reasons. When I am such a mood and so exhausted I tend to rush through the practices and that is not a good thing to do. Also, at least don’t need to worry about habit forming. Although it is a good idea to have a regular daily practice time, it is not good to form a habit with the exercises you do. If that happens you tend to lose the power in the exercises, but if you take a break for a couple of days, you find the power again, as if it is fresh, done for the first time.
I was feeling rather exhausted again this evening, the kind of exhaustion where you just feel rotten to the core but you know you wouldn’t be able to sleep because your energy is just all wired up. So, I went to do the next step in the practice of Directing Spiritual Force, which although lengthy has left me feeling rather good. I am still tired to a degree, but not exhausted, and I know I will be able to sleep well.
The reason this step is lengthy is because you have to breath in to one power centre in the body and project a line to an object, colour or flame, then breath in to the same body part and project another line to another object, colour or flame, and continue from that body part with a number of objects. I used two colours, two candle flames, my dagger and the black tourmaline. Once you have connected lines to all of those, you then breath into the next body part and do the same, going through all the body parts, connected to all the items from each one and then only do you draw in. But well worth it.
The final step in this set is to do the same as I did tonight but also project lines from the fingers and hands. I think what I will do is project multiple lines to a lot of things, everything around me in fact, from one body part on one exhalation, do all body parts and then draw in from multiple, probably hundreds of threads.
Hmm, now what book did I want to recommend tonight? Ohhhh yes, The Way of Wyrd by Brian Bates. This is a brilliant book, written as a fiction it has a LOT of heathen aspects in it. Bates is an anthropologist after all and very interested and connected with the Northern Traditions in general I do believe. Must read though, my fave book (apart from Weaveworld).
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Terrible night
I am only getting to post this now, disgusting. Last night was quite a flop. I ended up going to a friend's house to break in because locked the keys inside (no I do not hire myself out for house breaking). When I got back home I was exhausted from the day and was EXTREMELY naughty and didn't practice. Eat me.
Anyway, I did get the protection lesson done for the school which is actually going up later. Must do the desire inhalation lesson so I can get that up this weekend.
Here's one of my favourite books:
Anyway, I did get the protection lesson done for the school which is actually going up later. Must do the desire inhalation lesson so I can get that up this weekend.
Here's one of my favourite books:
Monday, March 15, 2010
Voices
Step three involves drawing Spiritual Force from a single object through the connection of a line from each of the five power centres, all at once. I am starting to think that I rushed through these exercises the first time around as I don't recall them being so satisfying. What was intriguing was that the song and voice that comes from me during spontaneous singing and trance states continued long after the exercise. It was like sharing consciousness with another. My magid maybe? Anything is possible. So much is possible. Everything is possible.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Exhausting Day Revived
I spent a large portion of today moving furniture for my mother. Picking up furniture, moving it, putting it down, and the sun was blazing hot today so I came home this afternoon feeling drained, washed out and generally aching all over. I did get some great pillar candle sticks though, which I have placed in front of my altar. Will see if I can get a photo of them tomorrow.
So, I went outside this evening and did step two of the Directing Spiritual Force exercises. Can't say I was feeling like it, and came very close to scrapping the whole practice this evening, but what a difference. In step two you do the same as in step one except that you project the lines to an object, a colour and a candle flame, and then draw the Spiritual Force/Ruchaniyut in. I now feel great, my aches have gone and I feel normal again, as if today was not so tedious.
One thing I did become very aware of was the amount of connections to everything around me. When we look at an object we automatically connect to it, so whilst I am standing before my altar focusing on these three things, I realised the hundreds of threads that are connecting me with everything in the room.
So, I went outside this evening and did step two of the Directing Spiritual Force exercises. Can't say I was feeling like it, and came very close to scrapping the whole practice this evening, but what a difference. In step two you do the same as in step one except that you project the lines to an object, a colour and a candle flame, and then draw the Spiritual Force/Ruchaniyut in. I now feel great, my aches have gone and I feel normal again, as if today was not so tedious.
One thing I did become very aware of was the amount of connections to everything around me. When we look at an object we automatically connect to it, so whilst I am standing before my altar focusing on these three things, I realised the hundreds of threads that are connecting me with everything in the room.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Directing Ruchaniyut
Instead of just teaching my Lodge members each work, sending them off with a new experience from the weekly meeting and telling them to do this or that homework, I am also going through the weeks exercises. I thought it good practice because you can go through a certain practice and then teach it to someone else months or years later, but its no longer fresh in your mind.
Directing Spiritual Force or Ruchaniyut is the act of connecting energetically to objects or colours and drawing Spiritual Force out of them. Not to be done with living objects such as plants, animals or people for the simple reason that you could draw the life-force out of them and they would suffer greatly, even to the point of death. Anyway, the exercises start with the act of stretching the Tselem ha-Nefesh, or the Shadow Body. Strecthing the head, then the feet and finally the fingers and breathing Avir into them and letting it radiate. Just a good practice to begin with in order to exercise the Tselem so that you can project the lines of energy and draw Ruchaniyut in.
I must say I found the stretching interesting this time round. After radiating the Avir inside the body part the area seemed to sparkle, much like looking at stretched grey ghost like fingers with yellow sparkly lights around them, and the visualisation was a lot stronger.
I then did the first exercise in the long group of exercises to develop this technique using a candle flame. Can't say I noticed anything interesting, not to say that nothing happened, but we'll see how the further developments go over the next few days.
Directing Spiritual Force or Ruchaniyut is the act of connecting energetically to objects or colours and drawing Spiritual Force out of them. Not to be done with living objects such as plants, animals or people for the simple reason that you could draw the life-force out of them and they would suffer greatly, even to the point of death. Anyway, the exercises start with the act of stretching the Tselem ha-Nefesh, or the Shadow Body. Strecthing the head, then the feet and finally the fingers and breathing Avir into them and letting it radiate. Just a good practice to begin with in order to exercise the Tselem so that you can project the lines of energy and draw Ruchaniyut in.
I must say I found the stretching interesting this time round. After radiating the Avir inside the body part the area seemed to sparkle, much like looking at stretched grey ghost like fingers with yellow sparkly lights around them, and the visualisation was a lot stronger.
I then did the first exercise in the long group of exercises to develop this technique using a candle flame. Can't say I noticed anything interesting, not to say that nothing happened, but we'll see how the further developments go over the next few days.
The Hobthrust Lodge Magick School
I have recreated the School and made it a monthly membership site. The reason for this was mostly so that people interested in the lessons could get all of them for an affordable price. To obtain one of the lessons without the others would not work too well because they all build on each other, so this will work a great deal better.
Besides that I have also incorporated a passive income matrix for members who refer other members, so instead of just paying every month, members have the chance to actually make some money which will pay for the monthly subscription and then start to put money in their pockets.
Go have a look at the landing site for more info - http://hlmagickschool.blogspot.com
Besides that I have also incorporated a passive income matrix for members who refer other members, so instead of just paying every month, members have the chance to actually make some money which will pay for the monthly subscription and then start to put money in their pockets.
Go have a look at the landing site for more info - http://hlmagickschool.blogspot.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
Blessing and Happiness
Hello folks,
In Kabbalah it is believed that everything in the universe from the dirt under your feet to the person you most love is worthy of respect and being blessed. For this reason we have a practice called Noten Kavod, and it is such a simple practice, we can all do it. To get yourself used to this exercise it is split into three phases.
Phase 1:
When you approach to the thing or person you wish to bless, whether it be your food you are about to eat, or the person you are meeting, simple imagine yourself bowing and saying “Noten Kavod” and as you do so, breathing out and projecting a line of energy (Ruchaniyut) from your forehead to the person or thing, connecting energetically with it.
Phase 2:
Continue with the above exercise but after you have projected your own energy to the thing or person, allow the energy to return to you, so you draw in their energy. This is a connection between your Nefesh and the person or thing’s Nefesh and you then share Ruchaniyut between you.
Phase 3:
As above, but when you project the energy you can also add love, happiness or healing and project that toward them.
Some of the benefits of this can be if you are going into a meeting or an interview and need the people to like you. This passes on the sense of love and peace to the person’s Nefesh which is received and returned to you and so as you walk into the meeting, you box to each person and bless them with Noten Kavod, causing them all to like you.
To add to this would be the Happiness Technique. In this practice you connect with the person’s Nefesh and then your Nefesh gives that person’s Nefesh the idea of what you want from them. This idea is then projected to the person’s Ru’ach and the person thinks that the idea is theirs. You get what you want and the person is happy to give it to you. This is best done on tyrants.
1. Find something about the person that you really admire, but intensely admire and a thing that makes you incredibly happy.
2. Think about that thing and really stir up the emotions of happiness within you to the point where it could explode from you.
3. Take a deep breath in and as you breath out project that intense happiness and admiration as a “I LOVE that….about you”, from your forehead and connect the line of energy to the person’s forehead, temple or the nape of the neck. Project it with force.
Because the communication with the other’s Nefesh is how much you love something about them, they desire to give you what you want. Your Nefesh knows what you want, and communicates that with them, you don’t have to think about it as you do this. The idea then becomes their idea and they suggest you do X,Y and Z.
In Kabbalah it is believed that everything in the universe from the dirt under your feet to the person you most love is worthy of respect and being blessed. For this reason we have a practice called Noten Kavod, and it is such a simple practice, we can all do it. To get yourself used to this exercise it is split into three phases.
Phase 1:
When you approach to the thing or person you wish to bless, whether it be your food you are about to eat, or the person you are meeting, simple imagine yourself bowing and saying “Noten Kavod” and as you do so, breathing out and projecting a line of energy (Ruchaniyut) from your forehead to the person or thing, connecting energetically with it.
Phase 2:
Continue with the above exercise but after you have projected your own energy to the thing or person, allow the energy to return to you, so you draw in their energy. This is a connection between your Nefesh and the person or thing’s Nefesh and you then share Ruchaniyut between you.
Phase 3:
As above, but when you project the energy you can also add love, happiness or healing and project that toward them.
Some of the benefits of this can be if you are going into a meeting or an interview and need the people to like you. This passes on the sense of love and peace to the person’s Nefesh which is received and returned to you and so as you walk into the meeting, you box to each person and bless them with Noten Kavod, causing them all to like you.
To add to this would be the Happiness Technique. In this practice you connect with the person’s Nefesh and then your Nefesh gives that person’s Nefesh the idea of what you want from them. This idea is then projected to the person’s Ru’ach and the person thinks that the idea is theirs. You get what you want and the person is happy to give it to you. This is best done on tyrants.
1. Find something about the person that you really admire, but intensely admire and a thing that makes you incredibly happy.
2. Think about that thing and really stir up the emotions of happiness within you to the point where it could explode from you.
3. Take a deep breath in and as you breath out project that intense happiness and admiration as a “I LOVE that….about you”, from your forehead and connect the line of energy to the person’s forehead, temple or the nape of the neck. Project it with force.
Because the communication with the other’s Nefesh is how much you love something about them, they desire to give you what you want. Your Nefesh knows what you want, and communicates that with them, you don’t have to think about it as you do this. The idea then becomes their idea and they suggest you do X,Y and Z.
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