Tag: Franz Bardon
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The Magician’s Undertaking
Considered the highest, most sacred science and art, magick is something innate yet unrealized in the men & women of this world. For those called to its path, an initiate begins from a uniquely individual threshold. Upon the decision to undertake this discipline, the initiate’s past lives, earthly & heavenly (or subterranean) influences, karma, fate,…
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Elemental Equilibrium & Astral Animals
The notion to build out a practice of hunting out and connecting with one’s astral animals, mainly under the framework of elemental equilibrium, has returned to me a couple times. The idea hit me on the head again today while driving. Hence, this blog post has come forth with approaches one can take towards this…
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Transfer of Consciousness
Yesterday I was speaking with another magician about transfer of consciousness (“ToC”) and it gave me the notion to write a blog post about it. In Franz Bardon’s Initiation into Hermetics, one learns transfer of consciousness in the Magical Schooling of the Spirit at Step IV. We must understand how to transfer our consciousness into…
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Creative Visualization, Inner Clairvoyance, Dreams, Memory and Mental Wandering
Creative visualization, inner clairvoyance, dreams, memory and mental wandering. That’s a mouthful, even after taking out “imagination.” 😉 Yet, they’re all words whose substance can weave together and they present a string that pulls you along a trajectory towards certain aims. First, for disclosure’s sake I’d like to point out that when one is working…
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The Mechanics of Octaves & Transformation
I was introduced to the idea of energetic “octaves” when I studied with Gurdjieff schools. As someone who became a metaphysician before a magician, having this octave terminology opened some doors for me. While the theory and application of octaves may represent one thing within Gurdjieff/4th way schools, I’ll describe how I translated and applied…
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The Solitary Practitioner
As a long time, mainly solitary practitioner with occasional spurts of magical and/or mystical group work, a recurring reflection on the elements required to succeed on the solitary path has been returning to me since starting this blog. Hence this post is brought to life. First, if you are seeking a magickal community, there are…
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Honing Your Magick Theory Through Practice
A sure fire way to test your magick theory is by practice. Theory and practice are two sides of a coin that go hand in hand. However, a heavy emphasis is often placed on developing a robust theory first. I’d like to encourage students to acknowledge a definitive way to know is by practice and…
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Magicianhood and Providence
Depending on your tradition and flavor of magick and mysticism, you are likely to come across the concept of Divine Providence. Each person’s understanding of and relationship with Divine Providence (“DP”) varies. In the system of Franz Bardon, one inferred intention with magickal development is the ability to then become an agent of DP. To…
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Personal Problems and Spiritual Danger in Magick
The journey of life from cradle to grave is already embedded with several difficulties and problems you will face as an individual. Start to practice magick and you up the ante of trials and tribulations (not to mention the blessings and wonder). Become a magician and you can add walking on a double edged sword…
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