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E. A. KOETTING

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Copyright© 2014 by E. A. Koetting.

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Disclaimer: Personal success depends on your work ethic, so results will vary. You should consider all information entertainment, and not professional or medical advice. Main­ stream science does not accept magick as real. Use this information at your own risk. Do not violate your local, national, or international laws. If you experience any problems, contact a licensed psychologist or doctor immediately. Become A Living God is not re­ sponsible for consequences of your actions. This book is for readers of age 18 or older.

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Ordo Ascensum Aetyrnalis Discourses &Initiations IE.A. Koetting. -- 1st ed.

jforttuorb E.A. Koetting is the greatest magician alive. I declare that without hes­

itation, or doubt. To me, it is a defensible fact. He is certainly the most prolific. His curriculum vitae boasts eight cult classic books, several full length video courses, innumerable personal consultations, rituals for hire, and collegiate seminars-where he lectures for free. What distinguishes him from his contemporaries, is that he hap­ pily performs magick for his readers. His accessibility and transparency

is unmatched. Also, his work is precedent. He has innovated complete systems of magick, and cataloged new spirits . Contrast this against the endless re­ hash of the same, tired, few grimoires, which have advanced very little since inception. Together, he and I co-created Become A Living God, which statis­ tically is the most renowned magick project in the world. Through it, E.A. was the first to transcend the pretentious secrecy of occultism, and

actually demonstrate the performance of many live magick rituals on film, for anyone who observed.

All that being said, none of these impressive accolades matter. In fact, my enumeration of his accomplishments is tedious and conceited. It begs the age old question of philosophy: what truly measures great­ ness?

Ancient Greeks pondered how to determine the greatest person. Is it prolificness, precedence, or popularity? Or, perhaps it is a combination of all three?

It is none of these. The touchstone of human greatness is ethical integrity. Integrity is dedication to virtue. E.A. devoted his life to black magick as a teenager, and he not only remained faithful to the left hand path ever since, he has fucking trail­ blazed it-to a point where his mission is simply incomprehensible to the average sorcerer. French philosopher, Henri Bergson, quipped, "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. •

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This quotation metaphorically summarizes my point. I personally like E.A. Koetting, because the man possesses tougher moral fiber than any other magician I have encountered-and I have done painstaking due diligence. He is a deeply humble, blue collar visionary, who embodies the per­ fect balance of selfish ambition and selfless generosity. Hailing from an abusive, underprivileged background, he is the honest, hardworking un­ derdog for whom ordinary folks instinctively root. It is natural for people to align with whoever merits ascent. Prior to our alliance, E.A. graduated through several criminal-and in my opinion, stupid-black magickal orders, but inevitably established his own righteous initiatory fraternity, called Ordo Ascensum Aetyrnalis. Latin for Order of Eternal Ascent, it achieved where other sects failed. The O.A.A. provided aspirants an extremely intensive pathworking, that required practical skills . To its credit, it was absent of excessive the­ oretical pontification, and hierarchical political rhetoric. In short, the O.A.A. was purely pragmatic. Learn the lesson, complete the task, get

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initiated; no secret handshakes, no silly costumes, no unnecessary com­ plicated ceremonies. It boasted a hardcore underground following for �-ears, prior to retirement by choice. We released 200 copies of the 900-page talismanic giant, Complete

Works ef E.A. Koetting, in 2012. This special tome included the confi­ dential manual for the initiatory pathworking of the 0 .A.A. Since then, occultists who missed the opportunity, have relentlessly pleaded that we re-release this particular selection of writing one last time. The dilemma is that we originally pledged to never do so, once Complete Works sold out. At a certain point, the sheer willingness to enable fellow man to evolve, exceeds the desire to obey a former promise, which was conceived under different circumstances anyway. Become A Living God has evolved dramatically post-release, and as such, we have concluded that it is justifiable to liberate this pathworking once again, except inde­ pendently, in its own book-the tome you currently hold. Black magicians are rational atheists philosophically, so we do not employ blessings or prayers for each other. But we can bestow aspira­ tional affirmations. May you rise to Godhood. -Timothy Donaghue, publisher

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The voice came from nowhere, for no reason, unlike any other voice I

ne\•er heard. It wasn't the voice of God nor the voice of the devil; the ,-oice was a voice creation itself, the voice of the Flames, which creates all things, sustains all things, and destroys all things.

That voice, those flames roared around me as I accepted the oath and took my place as a Sworn Knight of the Fifth Flame. It was the summer of 1999. I was 1 8 years old. And I had just made a

Pact with Masters that I could not see, nor did They speak in Their

own voices, nor did They make any promises. The voice of the Flames, which surely spoke in Their behalf merely asked me to make a choice. I had no idea what it meant. I had no idea that I was being groomed. I had no clue at all that I was undergoing an initiation of any sort but I knew the power that surrounded me, the power that impaled me when the voice poured out of the sky. And I knew what I became the moment that I consented to become a

Sworn Knight of the Fifth Flame. My entire life has been guided by interactions and by events that

seemed completely random. Now, through the filter of omniscience, I'm able to see these as exact models, catalysts to get me exactly to where I now stand.

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Throughout my life, even as too young a child, I felt like I was always drifting and wandering, always trying to find my way, trying to find an­ swers, to find a reason. All of the things that happened to me, all of the things that happened because of me, were all ripples emanating forth from every action, every word, every though, affecting everything around me. Each ripple timed precisely, not by my mind, not by my calculations, but by minds and calculations inhuman. In the process of struggling to find my way through the tentacles and vines swamping my every movement through life, I found witchcraft. I found ancient spells which gave me the power to remove those obstruc­ tions from my path, and the power to smash any who would try to stop me from pursuing my Destiny. Witchcraft obsessed me, and as I put my hands on it, as I called out to those old powers, they served me, and they changed me. The meta­ morphosis was fast and it was unstoppable. My family saw it, and they were afraid. Friends saw it and were afraid. I could see the metamorpho­ sis in me as it occurred, and I knew that I was becoming only that which I had already been all along, but was just too afraid to embrace. I moved through systems of magic, one after the next, devouring spir­ ituality like air. My mastery or at least my firm grasp and practical knowledge of each system came to me not as if I were learning it anew, but as ifl had known it all along, and was finally starting to remember. Without a break or pause I would move onto the next, guided by magnetic attractor, pushing myself deep into the system, studying it, us­ ing it, and becoming it, and then moving on to the next one and the next and the next. The seemingly random pieces of the dogmatic jigsaw puzzle will begin to make perfect sense to me. A formula started to develop, started

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to appear before me, not on paper, not in grimoires, not through any equations of gematria, not through decoding the riddles the sages. It be­ came clear that all the person needed to become God to start using these ancient sciences this ancient technology, with the one assumption, with one single personal, practical assertion: That it is real, and that is works. it wasn't until that horrid voice broke through the air around me once more, for no reason, not having been called forth by me, not having been elicited by any actions or inactions or events surrounding me. The voice disrupted whatever petty action I was engaged in, which now escapes me, becoming meaningless in the wake of the voice, bellowing words "Sworn Knight, do covenant to serve always almighty God, which is within you, and will you covenant to come to the aid and defense of your Brothers in the Eternal Order, as they come also to your defense? Will you sacrifice all within you that is not Eternal, so that you may live amongst that Eter­

nal God, which is you?" Something poured into me after the Flames of the Ninth Degree de­ scended upon me, after those Flames penetrated my chest and my head and my groin; after the Flames that spilled out of my fingertips, out of my eyes and the soles of my feet and spilled into this world, incinerating everything around me and resurrecting the whole world in a perfect state. _.\ft:er I had crumpled to the floor, my body not capable of hosting an­ other drop of power, something else came into me, a peace, like joy and bliss and mercy. With it was carried the knowledge of what I was be­ coming and why I was becoming. I became aware of a plan that was set in place and was carried out,

not in the past, nor in the present, nor the future, but in a realm outside of time. I witnessed in that moment o f forfeit the convergence of millions of seemingly random events, coordinated in order to give birth to the

moment in which I could witness that convergence. I have been drawn towards these paths, towards my choices. It was not just I who was guided. Others around me were guided to deliver me to that moment. Those who would speak quietly to me, when no one else could hear, that the world around us that we can see and feel and touch is a shell, and there is another world within it and around it a world composed of light and power. Those who would tell me these things, often without even knowing or later not recollecting having said such words, would tell me also ways that I could mold and shape that other world, in order for it to mold and shape this world. Guided also were those who have tried to destroy me, as a child, as a boy, as a man, interpreting my silence as defeat, while I collected my power and I learned how to unlock it, with the single focus of making myself strong enough to begin to destroy them, one by one. Most people think they are thinking when in reality they are only dreaming as they sleep, and as they dream their thoughts are woven by Those who know how to weave webs in the world of Power and Light. The web of thoughts followed by actions, followed by consequences, fol­ lowed my own Ascent snapped into clarity as I lay crumpled and ex­ hausted on the floor. I was being taught by teachers whose lessons were heard not by my years, nor even by my mind, but by a more subtle organ. I thought that I was being rewarded or punished or taught or disciplined by the people whose hands or smiles or eyes or words were upon me. These were just armies of strawmen. My real teachers were beyond this world. They are of this world, and They are in this world, but They are beyond this world. I even came to realize much, much later that the Ascended Masters themselves were not my teachers, that they too were strawmen, their

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mouths being moved by Others who penetrate deeper into the Mystery than the Masters who are known could fathom. Being aware of the teachings that were ongoing, I became actively involved in them. A student rather than a mid-manipulated disciple. As the unconscious became conscious, the fury of my Ascent doubled and tripled. The mysteries of evocation opened up to me and divination and soul travel, faculties that had eluded me for years, that I had struggled for, sacrificed for over and over to no avail suddenly were made clear. As I mastered these and other forbidden arts, those overlords of power di­ rected me in the manner in which I could become like unto Them, and how I could become one of Them. They began to show me the path that would lead me to my own literal Godhood. The Voice didn't come again for a year, a year that was spent on learn­ ing all that I was being taught, the Lessons appearing in my conscious­

ness from a place where my mind couldn't pierce. I had received two Initiations in that time, the Flames simply flooding this world and col­ lecting around me, swirling and filling me, integrating into my every cell. The voice came again came after a year of discipline and a year of power. It came this time while I slept. "Prepare yourself to receive the 12th Flame." I sat up in bed naked, sweating from a dreamless sleep. I didn't feel disturbed, like the voice wasn't interrupting anything, like some part of me was expecting it, waiting for it. I heaved my heavy, still-sleeping legs off the side of the bed, turned my neck and stretched my back and shoulders, bringing my body back into this world. Before the voice could launch into its declaration of the vows of obe­ dience to my Godself and all the rest, I said aloud, almost in a shout, 'I'm

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prepared to receive the 12th and I commit to all of the covenants, obli­ gations and virtues therein." Only three visitations from a disembodied, booming voice from the nether-realms, and I already felt like informality was acceptable. I sat in silence, closed my eyes, and waited for the Flames to descend upon me, to fill me with the power of the gods once again. And I waited. After at least a few decisive moments of silence, the voice cracked the air again. ''Teach those who are ready, to deliver your message to those who can hear it." I asked the visibly empty air around me, "How will I find those who are ready and willing, and what exactly am I supposed to be teaching them?" I had taught people before, but only friends, and only a little. I didn't have a message. Sure, I had a lot to say. I always did. But nothing that I could narrow down into one concise message worth delivering. 'When the Master is ready, the students will come," the answer was given, the voice starting the sentence before I had finished mine, cutting off my chance to argue the point. In truth, I didn't want to do it. I had a great job, a nice little house, a Dalmatian puppy, a girlfriend that I wanted to marry. My life was good. Busy, and quiet, but good. The inconvenience was only the mask. I had become convinced that no one else in this existence could understand, let alone witness the oth­ erworldly things that I witnessed on a daily basis. When I first started on this path, I sought out others to relate to, to identify with. I only found pretenders. Not a single person that I had taught even the mildest aspect of magick wanted to have anything to do with it as soon as they discov­ ered that it is all terrifyingly real. Most of them no longer wanted to have

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anything to do with me, as the messenger of such chaos. I'd given up, overwhelmed by wading through masses of human meat, festering while dreaming instead of thinking. Not only did I not believe in the human species, but I didn't believe in myself. I was afraid. I feared that I couldn't teach. I was afraid that others couldn't learn. In my heart I withdrew my oath that I had given only moments prior. It wasn't a question willingness on my part. It was a question of ca­ pability. Or, at least perceived capability. Despite all of the lessons that I learned I still did not realize, or I had not integrated the knowledge that with absolute willingness comes absolute capability. I was through my willingness alone that I became capable accepting that oath, of doing whatever needed to be done, to serve that God within me. To glory him, and to never forsake him. "I accept this out. I make this covenant." The ascended Masters whom I had met in Soul Travel came to me one by one, in accordance with the plane that they preside over and with the powers that they teach, and one by one they laid out a system, giving me everything I needed to do what was asked of me, teaching me all that I was to teach, lesson by lesson, initiation by initiation. That Master would vanish, and then another would appear in his place, continuing where the previous had left of£ I was awake the entire night. I called in sick to work the next day to continue receiving the dictation from the very first meditation to the in­ itiation receipt of the 16th Flame. Once it was finished, I had before me the entire system of the OAA, save for 17th and the 18th Flame, which couldn't be revealed to me until I was ready for those initiations mysel£

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Exhausted after hour upon hour of receiving these dictations and transcribing them, I ate and I showered, and then I sat on my sofa med­ itation to relax my mind and allow me to enter into sleep, finally, into sleep. In the moment that my eyelids closed and my mantras began, I was pulled from this world into another, into a Temple made up entirely by what I can only call "Divine Light." I had been called there before, yet it is not a place that can be found, no matter how hard and how long one might search for it. This was a meeting-place for the Masters, the Council of Vairag, the Hall of the Great White Brotherhood. I have been there only a few times, and each time my life has changed dramatically. My old guru, the first Soul Master that I met, Sri Suhnam, was wait­ ing for me. He had three words to tell me. "Check your email." My eyes shot open and I gasped for breath. Whatever plane that tem­ ple is on is very high, as the body usually only reacts so violently to a return if you have gone beyond the realm of death, as it enters a sort of temporary stasis until the soul returns. Check your email? If it weren't for the slamming of my heart and my lungs choking for air, I would have written it off as a very vivid dream. How does a 400 year old Tibetan monk even know about email? I asked myself. Expecting disappointment, I switched my computer on, booted up my modem, and logged on to my email. A single unread message awaited me. The sender was unknown to me. The subject line read, "Seeking A Master."

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I don't know where he got my email address, or who had told him about me, but he was the first person that I taught through the O.A.A., eventually becoming Initiated to the 16'h Flame. Hundreds more came as word organically spread of the power and knowledge found in the Order. Hundreds became a thousand when I took these teachings to a larger audience through my writing.

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it in a chair facing south. Dim the lights, light some black or white candles in a dark room, or perform this meditation com­ pletely in the dark. Close your eyes and let your mind soften into a light relaxation. Take a

deep breath in, approximately ten seconds long, and hold it in your

chest. Imagine all of your tension, apprehension and anxiety flooding into your chest, gathering in your lungs. Release the breath slowly, push­ ing the emotional tar out of your chest with the air. Like a swarm of tiny files, see in your mind the energy buzzing above you and quickly dissi­ pating in the sky. Continue this cycle of inhaling, gathering negating emotions, and releasing them in an exhalation. Having repeated this process two or three times, your mind should quiet itself dramatically. Opening your eyes, your environment will seem fresher and crisper than before. An entirely new vantage will not be man­ ifest at this point, but a slight alteration of the consciousness most surely will. 15

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Hold your hands together, fingertips of opposite hands touching. Al­ low your palms to relax while your fingers still remain in contact with one another until a few inches of empty space rests between your palms. With your fingertips still touching, let your hands hover above your lap, parallel with your navel. This should be a comfortable position, the lack of force resembling an act of levitation. In the state of spiritual quietude, open your awareness to your imme­ diate environment. Try to see in your mind your surroundings, recreating them in a mental picture. Make a conscious effort to keep your mind relaxed, allowing the sharpness of the image to form on its own. As your imagination hones into your surroundings, do not detach yourself from it. Do not see it as being some other place far away, or something in your imagination. Know that it is around you, in the place where you sit. It surrounds you, and you are a part of it. While you are imagining, recog­ nize the reality of that which you see. The sharpness of your visualized surroundings having reached their peak, ease your mind deeper into the image, as if there is more there that is not yet seen. Let your mind drop into a more subtle state of awareness. Continue to see in your mind your surroundings, yet at the same time try to look through them. Relax yourself, allowing your eyes to rest comfort­ ably and your mind to cease straining. In this relaxed state, unite that which you feel and that which you see in your mind. You can naturally feel the energy and the darkness around you at all times, but cannot see it or even imagine it. Here, you must do both. Some may have problems with this, while others will instantly feel as if they are literally falling through rings of reality, dropping into an un­ known realm. Either way, do not allow this to distract your attention from the visualized image of your environment. Do not escape into the

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ecstasy or the frustration of the experience, but know that your reality is here, now, in that chair in the Temple that you see in your mind and that exists around you. As you begin to sink into the greater reality of your surroundings, the image in your mind will begin to change from its appearance when you first entered. The physical structure will remain the same, but something evil will begin to form. A black mist will seem to materialize in the room, seen through your inner vision, growing thicker and blacker every sec­ ond. Understand that this is not coming into being, but was always there yet was never before seen. Try to visualize this black mist forming, or at the very least become profoundly aware its presence. With your eyelids remaining lightly shut, inhale slowly as before. Sense the cloud of energy around you contracting, constricting until it seems like a coagulated mass of midnight is resting just off of your skin. Hold the air in your chest, intuiting the surrounding darkness following cue, lingering close. Allow the sensation to smother you. Let the breath out. As it leaves your chest, sense the cumulative en­ ergy move away from your body. Feel the emotional relief, or perhaps

the grief that floods your heart at the departure of the incarnate desola­ tion. Once the air has left your lips, you should be able to sense the shad­ ows

back in their original places.

Watch the mist through your mental vision drift in its place, swaying \\ith the barely noticeable currents of air and dancing with every minute movement made. Watch the darkness dance until it no longer seems to � reacting to stimuli, but appears to be the sole stimulus of action. It

Joes not move because you breathe; rather, you breathe so it may move. Become aware, in your observation of the darkness, of its profound in­ :elligence, its terrifying prescience of you, its vehicle.

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Inhale once more, feeling the dark fog gathering close around you, squeezing next to your body. Feel it caressing you, crawling up your skin, invading even the air that you breathe. Sense the shadows piercing the social armor you have built around yourself, stripping you and slithering on the surface of your emotional nakedness. Try to hear the voices emanating from the darkness, so close to your body. Although you most likely will not make out words, know that it is speaking at you, hissing, mocking, tempting towards insanity. Those who are new to the occult will try to stave off the spiritual vi­ olation that they have warranted through this contemplative ritual. They will attempt to flee back into the daylight and to the comfort of nor­ malcy. When this desire comes, do not allow it to take hold. Remember at all times when in the midst of the Powers of Eternity and Magick that they are always there and they always were, whether or not you have been aware. Remember that they cannot be exorcised, that the act of banishing does not rid you of them but instead rids them of you, removing your conscious mind from their presence. This meditation will allow you to start to understand the omnipres­ ence and limitless intelligence of the dark currents that assail every mol­ ecule in existence without prejudice. It lets you see that the Powers of Magick are real and are very relevant. Perhaps most importantly is that this rite allows Eternity to see you, to know that you are aware of it, and that you are attempting to ally yourself with it. It is here that the inherent strength or weakness of the Sorcerer is seen, by both himself and by those Powers which he wishes to possess. Repeat this Lesson no more than three times a day, at least 3 hours apart, until the experience does not feel like it is forced or visualized, but is very naturally occurring and is sensed as a real occurrence rather than

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one simply in your mind. As it becomes real to you, its utter true reality will be understood. Report notes on the experience, noting sensations, emotions, or thoughts regarding the exercise.

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The second lesson is focused on improving visualization skills, which will be used extensively in astral workings and evocation. Meditate as was mastered in Lesson One. Clear your mind of every­ thing, including the Darkness that surrounds you. When your mind is again blank, close your eyes and see in your imagination a pendulum swinging back and forth. It is not attached to anything, but is floating against a blank background. Watch the pendulum for 10 minutes. You may find that it disappears, stops swinging, or some other such mental phenomenon of distraction. Do not allow this to dissuade your medita­ tion, bringing the image back into clarity and continue swinging. Repeat this exercise no more than three times daily, until the pendulum swings for 10 minutes uninterrupted, and report notes.

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Obtain candles, one in each of the following colors: •

Red



Green



Yellow



Orange



Black

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(Excerpt from Works of Darkness) he visualizations and sensory impressions have been, up to this point, impressions only, filtered, calculated, and given a logical value by the organic machine of the brain. Those things beheld

in the mind were not creations of it, but rather were symbolic images through which the mind was able to identify an abstract with an absolute, in the same manner that the mind interprets all phenomena - the dif­ ference here being the depth of the phenomenon and the height that the mind must reach to interpret it. The task that remains is to deliver these sums and values to the rest of the organism, defining to even the core of the nervous system the exact parameters of that which is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, felt, and instinctively known about the specific thing that once evaded awareness altogether.

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Gazing through a black-backed mirror into nothing will show the Seer exactly that: nothing. Scrying mirrors are powerful tools, however, when they are actually employed in a purpose. Before humans learned to make and form glass into flat panes, ancient Sorcerers polish brass, cop­ per, silver, marcasite, and most often obsidian to a reflective sheen. Through these earliest scrying mirrors, Black Magicians would peer into the unseen worlds and speak with the ma­ levolent. While some purists insist that the Operator's mirror be made of pol­ ished metals complementary of the astrological bodies of Luna, Venus, or Jupiter, either crafted by the Magician himself or by a craftsman that is indeed a Practitioner of the Arts, in all actuality the Black Magician can make a suitable scrying mirror for a few dollars with materials he may already have or that he can easily buy from any store. A simple piece of round, clear glass that is thick enough to resist easily breaking will work as well as a slab of polished obsidian. Ideally, the diameter of the round glass should measure between a foot-and-a-half to two feet, providing for a greater panorama, yet not obtrusive in size. Simple black matte paint on one side of the mirror, enough to completely cover the surface and allow no light whatsoever to shine through, provides an excellent reflective surface with the visual depth needed to be used as a reliable scrying device. Prepare the Temple with a chair facing south and a small table, upon which the scrying mirror should be set. The mirror should be leaned against an object or held in an adjustable plate holder so that it sits at about a 60 degree incline. When seated in the chair and looking straight into the mirror, with the room lit up as in daytime, the Operator should have a perfect view of either the ceiling above his head or the edge where

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the wall behind him meets the ceiling. Either way, no objects such as ceiling lamps or his body should be reflected in the scrying mirror. Two black candles should also be set on the table, either in line with or slightly behind the scrying mirror, as to provide light without casting a glaring reflection in the mirror. The Operator should be prepared also with the drawn sigil of the spirit Sastan, who has the ability to guide the Sorcerer into perfection of the art of scrying. This same sigil should be put away at the end of each scrying session with it, and should be brought out and reconsecrated each time you practice scrying until initial success is had. Having all other light sources shut out from the Temple, light the two candles and take a seat before the mirror. Inhale; gather all of your tension, apprehension, and all of your thoughts and feelings from day­ to-day life in your chest, and exhale, feeling the negative attitudes and emotions leaving you with the breath, dissipating in the air. When you are relaxed and your mind is clear, hold the sigil in your right hand and gaze into it. Relax your stare and focus your mind on a visualization of the mirror, such being the target of the sigil consecration. In your mind, with your eyes still fixed on the sigil, see a clear mental image of the mirror no longer being a black void, but instead filled with images. Don't try to make out the images that you are seeing in the im­ aginary mirror, but simply know that they are there. Hold the mental image of unknown figures appearing in the mirror until the sigil begins to open and flash. When the sigil has opened and is flashing, move your gaze to the scrying mirror. The exact "gaze" that is used in scrying is the same as is achieved in sigil charging. Your eyes should be relaxed, not searching for something that is not seen, but waiting to see something that has not yet manifested. This relaxed and receptive sight may not be difficult to

achieve, having moved your vision directly from the sigil which you have just opened to the mirror. The mind should likewise be brought into a relaxed observation of the mirror, kept from asking questions of the na­ ture of the thing to be manifested and simply waiting to see for itself. The first manner in which the projected vision of Sastan will manifest is as a white mist or fog appearing in the mirror. The black sheen in the mirror will spontaneously begin to dull, a white sheet of ethereal mist covering most of the surface of the glass. This should be recognized as a sign that your scrying senses have awakened and are waiting for direct communication with the spirit. The mist may begin to clear not long after it has formed in the mirror. Some Practitioners report seeing tiny points of light appearing in the mirror as the white fog clears, others claim that entire scenes lay waiting behind the mist, playing out in full splendor once the mirror is clear again. Before anything can be seen in the mirror, the ethereal vision must first make some type of connection with your mind - with your general awareness. Gaze into your scrying mirror and watch the white fog begin to clear from its surface. Keep your mind relaxed and receptive to the images which may come, rather than forcing something - anything - to appear. With your eyes towards the mirror, bring your mind briefly and somewhat superficially back to the sigil. Remember the lines and the an­ gles, and the circle that binds them all. In the same manner in which you divided your attention equally be­ tween a sigil and your visualized desire, focus your gaze on the mirror, allowing yourself to become entranced by the abyss into which you are peering; at the same time, bring to mind an image of an enormous py­ thon. Rather than trying to concoct a mental image of the most fero­ cious, slithering, creepy serpent that you can image, relax your mind and

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begin the visualization with the basic form of a large snake. Bring its colors into focus: pale green, grey, and dull silver. Once you can see these colors, bring your attention to the serpent's head. All of its intricate de­ tails will naturally fill themselves in, until its black eyes show an intelli­ gence and personality that could never be imagined or duplicated. When the mental image of the python is clear and sharp in your im­ agination, turn the majority of your attention towards the mirror, the python remaining on the surface of your mind. Inhale deeply. As you exhale, feel your vision piercing through the darkness in the mirror. Re­ peat this, sensing that with each breath the mirror is becoming more alive and responsive to your visual probing. Know that the python is not a thing created by and existing in your mind, but is an entity independent of your brain's electrical currents. Know that the serpent could now be seen in the scrying mirror if only that sight were fully restored. Like a child playing make-believe, imagine that the body of the python is swirling on the surface of the mirror. Look deep into the mirror and imagine the form of it, project the shape of the snake onto the black glass. Usually, it at this point that the scrying senses reach a peak and a plateau, carrying the Sorcerer into the vision until he has seen all. As the image which was once in your mind is projected into the mirror, the sur­ face ofit will seem to darken, and perhaps to deepen, in the same manner that it filled with white fog at the onset of scrying. It can then be con­ sidered that your scrying senses are fully awakened and receptive, and need only to be dialed in to the right frequencies to see what lies beyond the glass. The first real success in scrying may come as a sharp and colorful mental impression of the serpent in the mirror, not originating from the

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mind and being projected into the mirror, but seen as originating from the mirror and being projected into the mind. The Operator will be able to watch the snake move and squirm, and may even communicate with him in these movements, the mind perceiving what the eyes cannot, his imagination having released its control and the4 perception simply pick­ ing up where the creative mind left off. While some may achieve such clarity of perception in their first few scrying attempts, this manifestation in itself is more likely to take several days of disciplined practice. Continuing to scry into the python, or into anything else with the same focus and discipline, again and again, will eventually bring the ex­ ternal senses into alignment with that which is seen by the inner mind. Once the serpent can be seen in the mirror as clear, colorful and inde­ pendently animated - either by the eyes or the inner sight - you may leave the serpent be, and retire the sigil of Sastan in the appropriate man­ ner, giving verbal thanks for his assistance in awakening your senses thus far. The mirror should be covered in black cloth, preferably silk, and should be put where it will not be seen, touched, or damaged.

1C.. e � � o n 3J 3J You will learn here how to interact consciously and often using the physical senses with the energetic vibrations of others. Begin by placing your right hand about an inch off of a person's skin. You can do this while giving them a hug, patting them on the back, or in many other casual connections. Allow your hand to linger just an inch from their skin, and turn your attention to the energy flowing from them. Relax your arm, and sense the magnetic push and pull created by their

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energy flux. If you're able to do this long enough, you will find that their energy reaches an "event horiwn," or a near-solid point in their aura. Once you have felt a person's energy in the above manner, now prac­ tice seeing it. You may have caught yourself doing this unconsciously, and have simply shaken it of£ Looking at a person at least 6 feet away, look directly into their eyes, even if they do not return your gaze. Relax your mind and gaze at them as if the person was a scrying mirror. Relax your eyes, relax your muscles, and allow your vision to awaken. At first, you will see a glow around the subject's body, which will either be bright or golden. Try to "feel" what color it might be, although you likely won't see this as the colors are usually too sensitive for the eyes to see. Report notes, and when you are able to clearly feel and see the ener­ gies, we will work on manipulating them in greater degrees with the next lessons.

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Psychic Vampirism must be learned as a tool and a weapon in your arsenal. 1. When first learning to drain a person's energy, stealing their power for yourself, you may need the help of a willing partic­ ipant. Simply ask a friend, lover, family member, or other as­ sociate for her right hand, which you will hold, palm down, in your left. The right hand moves energy from the self, while the left hand moves energy into the sel£ As long as you don't have a particularly sinister reputation, most people will have little complaint in going along with whatever you're about to do. Visualize a bright, blue light which fills the body of your

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subject. Inhale, and feel this light moving down her arm and through her hand, tingling your left hand as it leaves her and enters you. Exhale, and rather than feeling the energy return­ ing into her, sense it sealing itself inside of you with the ex­ halation, becoming your life-force rather than hers. Continue to pull her energy from her with a deep breath in and seal it within yourself as you breathe out. The first experimentations with vampirism through touch will yield minor results: you will sense a slightly heightened state of mind and sensation and your victim may notice a slight dizziness or tiredness. With each feeding of this type, you will find that you are able to drain more energy from your victim in a shorter amount of time, soon far surpassing the high that was once achieved through blood feeding. 2.

Once you are able to pull a considerable amount of energy from your victim as you shake her hand or touch her shoulder in passing, you will have little use for this specific method of psychic vampirism. Using the same visualization and breath­ ing techniques as before, stand next to an unknowing victim, not touching her but sharing a close space, begin to drain the life from her, in a manner similar to the above practice, in­ haling as the energy is pulled from her and sealing it within yourself as if it were your own. It may initially require more mental concentration to achieve the same result, but should be much easier to master than the previous method. Each time you feed from a victim in such a way, put more space between the two of you. Soon, you will find yourself feeding

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from one specific person across a room, or as you pass subject after subject on the street. 3.

Feeding from a victim through eye contact i s best practiced when you are in a position to be sitting with others for an amount of time. Good testing grounds are restaurants, class­ rooms, pubs, and a classic feeding ground is church. An Vampiric Adept with whom I would Work and study with in a Blood Temple took every Sunday morning in a Pentecostal church, feeding from the energy that was being flung in every direction. Select a target who is seated close by and is facing you. Begin to feed from your target in the same way that was learned when practicing psychic vampirism through close proximity; it is rare for her to not look in your direction when she is being drained by you. When she does, hold eye contact with her as long as possible. The moment your eyes meet, sense a definite link being established between you. Visualiz­ ing this link as a blue ray of light may be helpful. You will find a greater pull of power from her through her eyes than ever before. Maintain eye contact as long as you are able to, pulling her life from her through the gaze. Looking into an­ other person's eyes, especially a stranger, for any longer than a passing moment tends to make most everyone uncomfort­ able. Break through this social barrier and use your victim's discomfort as yet another opening into her soul. Her greater will, her unconscious understanding of her spiritual violation will gnaw at her mind until she rips her gaze away from you. Once she looks away, cease feeding from her and move to a new target. When you are able to initiate feeding the moment

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your eyes meet someone else's, you should be able to feed on anyone that is within sight. 4.

Feeding from multiple targets at once requires the develop­ ment of what are often called "astral tendrils." These tendrils are spontaneous rays of light which attach to a person and siphon their energy into you. Seen with awakened vision, tendrils look like small sunbursts whipping out from the vampire's aura, and sometimes take a manifestation similar to that of the photographed ectoplasm of early 1 900's psychic mediums. At a party, gathering, or even at work or school, select two targets, preferably at opposite sides of you. Divide your focus between them, feeding from both of them at the same time. Try to view this feeding like you are stretching out your arms to touch both of your victims; rather than your arms touching them, your astral body will respond instead. Once you are able to divide your attention in such a way to make noticeable astral contact with your subjects, the amount of energy that you drain from two victims may at first be overwhelming. Continue to practice time and again, until draining two victims is not only easy, but is found to be lack­ ing. Move to three targets in the same way, working your way up to consciously feeding on five targets at once. At this point, the feeding mechanism will begin to react inde­ pendently, pulling energy from others without your conscious command, but very much within your awareness. Your astral body has thus been converted into a life draining machine.

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your victim clearly, making out all of her features in perfect clarity. Relax your mind and allow her surroundings to come into view: her bedroom, kitchen, a club or restraint. Where ever she may be, allow yourself to gain a sense of it. Do not criticize your impressions, but accept them as they come. Once your victim is seen clearly and is precisely placed in spe­ cial reality, feel yourself moving near to her, right next to her. As was done with the previous feeding technique, stretch out your astral arms and place an invisible hand on her chest, over her heart. Pull her life out of her chest. It will flow with less resistance than ever before, flooding you with her Blood Es­ sence, draining her completely, often immediately exhausting her and possibly causing short-term illnesses until she is able to regenerate that which was stolen.

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Light a few black candles for lighting and set your scrying mirror out in front of you, allowing you to see into it while seated in a comfortable position. Gaze into the mirror and connect with the Flames that are surround­ ing you. Allow yourself to see them in the mirror. Connect your mind also with me, and feel my presence entering the mirror, merging with the Flames. As you do this, they will take on a body of Flame. I will move from the mirror into your Temple, and will offer the Seventh Flame to you. You must reach out and take it, reach into my flaming body and pull them from me. Once you begin this, a flow of fire and power will enter

you that seems limitless. Receive as much of it as you can, and then say, "It is finished, Eternal." The Seventh Flame will continue to seep into you for a maximum of three days.

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he First Lesson of the Eighth Flame is the summoning into presence Angelic powers and entities. This differs from evoca­ tion in that you will not be bringing specific named entities

into concrete manifestation, but instead will open a gateway through which only Angelic entities and energies may travel, and will set up a beacon which will call these beings forth. This may be a difficult lesson for you to stomach . . . or maybe you'll be surprised by your reaction. A hidden aspect to the Lesson . . . to rede­ fine spiritual alignment. Either way, it will be interesting for you to ex­ perience. Before we begin, read the next paragraph out loud. This is a blessing and a confirmation coming from me to you.

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" Sworn Knight of the Seventh Flame, by the Power of the Eighteen Flames I confer upon you the power and the priesthood necessary to ad­ minister unto the sick, to heal with the touch of the spirit which is guided by your hand, and to call upon the ministering of angels. In the name of the Eternal, as the Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames here on earth, I confer this power upon you, Eternal. " You must begin the ritual by cleansing your Temple of all energies, bringing it to a base level. Fill a chalice with clean, cold water, and add a good amount of salt to the water, stirring until dissolved. Kneel, facing east, and hold the chalice in both hands in the air, the base of it at eye level. Vibrate "EL SHADDAI," and sense/visualize the water being filled with glorious white light from above. Bring the chalice down and holding in your left hand, dip your right index and middle fingers in the water, channeling your own light and power into the water. State, "In nomine dei nostri et fili et spiritus sancti, amen." Stand and begin sprinkling with those same two fingers the blessed water on the floor, saying, "I command you to depart." Feel the energy, the darkness, the shadows fleeing from the Temple. Sprinkle all of the walls, the ceiling, and the floor, and pay special attention to sprinkling the doorways and windows. Place the chalice anywhere out of the way when you feel that the room is energetically still. Stand again in the center of the room facing east and see a white light gathering above you. Reach your hand into the white light and pull it down into your forehead, touching your fingers there, and then touch the center of your chest, your right shoulder, and your left shoulder. Feel the light filling your whole being. Feel the peace, the softness, the silent j oy, the divine love filling you. Allow this to take root in you.

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Reach out your right hand with index and middle fingers extended outwards and draw a cross in the air in front of you. Do the same to each cardinal direction. When this is finished, kneel facing east. With your eyes open, relaxed, looking into your spiritual surroundings, vibrate, "EL SHADDAI ." Let the light and power of this name flow into the room, and then continue, "Deliver into this Temple thine Holy Angels to min­ ister unto me, to commune with me, to teach me and to empower me. Deliver the Angels. Deliver the Angels. Deliver the Angels." Repeat this last sentence, allowing yourself to enter a gnostic trance or a state of rap­ ture, continuing the repetition until you can sense angelic powers and entities entering your room. Once the room is filled with light and angels, you are free to either converse with them, to receive information, or to request assistance with some task. Angels are extraordinarily powerful in moving magickal cur­ rents. Once you have done this, dismiss them, again, "In nomine dei nostri, et fili, et spiritus sancti, amen."

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The second lesson of the Eighth Flame is to call, as in the previous exercise, upon demonic or infernal entities. If possible, immediately before the ritual some sort of deviant sexual activity should take place. If this is simply masturbation fueled by sinister fantasy or the actual thing, this in itself will produce an appropriate en­ vironment. Light 6 black candles around you, counterclockwise. Breathe and feel darkness closing in on you.

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Stand, arms held lightly to your sides, palms downwards, state: "I, __

, Sworn Knight of the Seventh Flame, command the gates of the

infernal realm to open beneath me. Kal Niranjan, Lord of Blackness, de­ liver your dark emissaries to my command. Above me, I call upon the gate of Da'ath to open up and to cast your evil chiefs to earth, within this temple. I call upon the gates of Binah, Naos, and Algol to open and to send emissaries of chaos to this Temple. Come Ngraahh. Nstah clmah kltala! Nstah clmah kltala! Nstah clmah ktala! " Feel the darkness and the demons enter the temple. Prick your finger or cut yourself to draw blood, and drip or collect this on a piece of white material or paper. Kneel on your right knee, hold this before you, to the demons that have gathered. "I sacrifice my blood to you, princes of darkness. I offer you my es­ sence, my spirit, my blood, for power. Accept this sacrifice. " Burn the paper in one o f the candle's flames. Feel the darkness close in even more, the number of the demons growing out of control. At this point, turn your attention inward and remember that you are a being of Flames. You are the Sworn Knight of the Seventh Flame. Feel the Flames erupt inside of you, spiritually light­ ing up your entire Temple, not chasing away the demons, but bringing them into a state of awe. They recognize the Flames, and revere them. Stand and hold your hands to your sides. State loudly, " Evil Spirits, archfiends, denizens and armies of hell, give me your power! " Breathe in and feel the demonic power entering you, overwhelming you, causing your own power to flare up like a million suns. Take a ride on the dark whirlwind, and when you return, thank the spirits and dis­ miss them. and sleep.

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You will need to begin by researching the roman God Janus, paying special attention to references concerning his personality, dispositions, as well as any images of his appearance. Sit in a chair in the center of the room facing north. Meditate to bring yourself to a point of neutral-being, not thinking, analyzing, of even ac­ knowledging your external environment, but existing in-between. Draw an astral circle around you with blue, fiery energy. Seat yourself again in your chair. Close your eyes lightly and bring Janus' image into mind. Mentally and imaginatively clarify this image, which will be a collaboration of all of the images that you have seen of him, until what you see in your inner vision is no longer an illustration or a sculpture, but is an actual being of flesh, as if from your direct memory rather than through ancient artwork. Once your vision of Janus is real, you must project it into your imme­ diate environment, inside of the Circle. Basically, imagine that instead of being a tiny image inside your mind, visualize Janus standing inside of the Circle before you, in the full size that he would stand were he real. Through this imagined presence, begin to sense a connection to the de­ ity, know that he is aware of you and your efforts to contact him. Call: "Janus, the gates have been opened. I, Sworn Knight of the Sev­ enth Flame, ask you to come to me, to descend here into this temple. Janus, bless me with your presence, your wisdom, your insight, and your power. " Continue this "prayer" as the energy within and around you dictates, letting it flow from you without force, but instead forcefully moving through you. As you do this, as you pray so, J ansu will enter the Circle, at which point you are to invite him into you.

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"]anus, enter me and fill me, I invite you in. Seat yourselfin this vessel and become me. " Again, continue this invocation as intuition dictates. Allow Janus to enter you, to become you. Pay attention to the physical sensation, as you will feel your body adjusting, possibly even transfigur­ ing itself to meet Janus' form. If Janus asks what exactly you desire, your answer is to be "to open the doors within myself, and to open the doors without. " Report notes as usual.

Working with Janus on any kind ofongoing basis will give you a supernatural mastery over thefield oftime itself, manipulat­ ing the flow of it, causing it to either speed up or slow down. There have been unsubstantiated reports of causing it to flow backwards andforwards, always erratically and in spurts. The warning also must be given that all that is taken must be paid back, meaning ifyou intend to speed up time, then at some point you'll have to experience a slowing down of it, and vice versa. I'm certain that Adepts experimenting with this idea havefound ways ofgetting awayfrom paying the temporal debt. L myself, would rather not tinker with something asfragile as a timeline, except in the most desperate circumstances.

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In Lesson IV of the Eighth Flame, you will learn the skill of medi­ umship. This is not so different from your previous exercise, except that you will not be fully calling the entity forth and then in, but will simply con­ nect to it and will allow it to speak through you.

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Find an entity in any grimoire that you'd like to learn more from. Write out a list of questions that you'd like to have this entity answer in depth. Draw the sigil, and have an altar prepared before you, upon which two black candles should be burning. The sigil should be set on the altar. It is best to have an assistant help you with this, sitting outside of the circle and asking the questions to you, as you are channeling the spirit, and recording your answers on paper. If this is not possible, have a pen and notebook ready for you on the altar as well. Have ready a chalice or bowl of salt water. Draw a Circle around your immediate working area. Call the Cardi­ nal directions forth. Open your chakras, and pay special attention to your Crown being opened and ready to receive. Dip the index and middle fingers of your right hand into the water, breathe in and fill yourself with Divine Light, and breathe out and allow this light to enter the water. Do this until it is filled with light. Open the sigil as you have previously learned to do, and feel the spirit coming near. Call, " Spirit (name), I call you here, into this Temple, to fill me with your knowledge. Take hold of my tongue that I may speak your words. Take hold of my brain, that I will know your thoughts. Take hold of my hands, that their gestures will be yours. Spirit (name), come! " Repeat "(name), come!" and sense its presence filling the Circle. It will not nor­ mally take a bodily form, but instead will be a mist or a floating presence growing thick. When it is fully inside of the Circle, stretch your arms out to your sides, opening your body to the spirit, and state, " (name), enter me.

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You may find yourself choking a bit as the spirit does enter you, as well as minor convulsions. Since this is not a full possession, you should be able to endure it without incident. Give yourself a few minutes to integrate the new intelligence within you, and then ask (or have your assistant ask) the spirit's name. With this minor of a "possession," you will retain enough of your own will and mind to dually ask questions as well as answer them, if you do not have an assistant. Once the spirit has given its name satisfactorily, begin asking the questions which you have written down, recording your answers as well. When the Operation has been completed, either you or your assistant can thank the spirit for coming and ask it to depart. It will resist. I have yet to see a spirit not resist. At this point, dip your right hand in the consecrated water and drip some of it on your head, saying " (name), de­ part! " Rub this on your face, saying the same. Wash your hands in it, saying the same. Continue this down your body, feeling the spirit leaving you piece-by-piece as you wash yourse1£ After the spirit has left you, sprinkle the remaining water around the room, feeling the spiritual residue departing as you do so. Report all notes when this is complete.

There are gradient borders between all of these skills. If you evoke and communicate with a spiritfar long enough, you'llfind that its voice is no longer coming from it, but from you. If its voice comes from you far long enough, you'll find that it's not coming.from you, butfrom it, but that you and it have become indistinguishablefrom one another. Spirit communication can, and often does, lead to channeling, and channeling can lead to possession. And possession can lead to enlightenment.

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Prepare yourself to receive the Eighth Flame. In a Circle of Candles, call forth your personal mentor within the Order using the Seal of the Sworn Knights as well as any other words or signs that he has passed to you. Call him forth, and then call him in. Once he is you and you are he, allow him to take full control over your body, lifting your hands to the heavens or flinging them out to your sides. State: "I am prepared to receive the Eighth Flame. " The Flames will rush down into your Temple and into you. This will likely cause the Baron to depart until you are filled with the Flames entirely. Thank the Baron or Master for his assistance. Report notes.

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i. e s s o n 3J it in a chair in the center of your room. Meditate as was learned in your very first lesson. Breathe in deeply, and as you breathe out, with your eyes closed, see the mist clear the room completely, leaving a mental vision of your room that is much clearer than before. Breathe in and feel your energy constrict around you. Breathe out and feel your energy move past your skin, radiating into the room. Do this a few times, enough that when you breathe, you do not think about it, but you realize the reaction of your spiritual bodies to your breath. With your eyes closed, through your inner vision, look around your room a bit. Look at the walls in front of you, pictures that might be on them, furniture that might be in front of you. Now look to your right

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side, without turning your head or opening your eyes. Observe every­ thing that is in the room on your right. Do the same for your left. Do the same for the area of the room behind you. This first part may be a bit overwhelming, realizing that your spiritual vision has absolutely nothing to do with the position of your body. You may stop here and restart later if you need to. If not, continue on. Focus your inner vision on any one object in the room. Make sure that it is one that is a few feet away from you. Breathe in, prepare yourself to take a closer look at the object, and as you breathe out move towards the object, without moving your body. You might notice that your body slumps, or that your breath stops don't worry, you are still alive and you can always return. Allow your body to care for itself, you have greater needs to meet than breathing. As you travel towards the object, keep only the object in sight. Don't start looking around the room just yet. Just move in one direction, to­ wards the object. The shock of this will often whiplash your spiritual bodies back into your physical body. This is okay. You can either stop here for now, or start again. Move out of your body again, towards the object, making sure that you move out of yourself with an exhalation of breath. Often, when you inhale, you will begin to move back into your body. Also, if your mind turns to your body, that is where you will return. Where the mind goes, the rest of you follows. So, to stay out of your body, keep your mind focused on the object, and as you breathe in, rather than moving back to your body, feel your spiritual bodies becoming stronger, solidifying more in their place. One trick to doing this successfully is to allow yourself to become intoxicated by whatever object you are viewing. The more interested you

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are in seeing the object from this new vantage, realizing that you can move around it, above it, below it at will, that its colors are new and interesting, etc. will keep you in place. Once you are able to remain outside of your body for more than a few seconds, I want you to slowly turn your attention to another object in your room, and as you breathe out, move towards that object and view it in the same manner. When you have the hang of this, I want you to look at your body. As you breathe out, push yourself away from your body, to avoid getting sucked back inside. Seeing your body from third person is the final test of whether you are imagining, or if you are experiencing it. Finally, move through your walls to an object outside of your room. I'll often do this outside, and will move miles off into the distance, stop­ ping to look at a person or object far off. It is amazing the detail you can pick up, and the speed at which you can travel. Report notes.

Anchoring yourselfto objects, as is donefar your veryfirst travel as you anchor yourself to the object across the room, can be vital to maintaining your place and not being sucked into the gravi­ tational well ofyour physical body. Knowing this makes Travel much easier. Rather than trying to go to a place, go instead to an object - or a person - inside ofthat place, and then either anchor your attention to it, or find a nearby object to anchor yourself to. This is mostly helpfal in physical-to-physical travel, as the gravitational pull back to the body diminishes as you move into dimensions outside ofthe physical

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Having learned how to exit your body and to have your consciousness survive without the aid of your physical being, I now want you to learn how to actually Travel. This will be done in two parts. 1 . Travel to me. I will b e aware o f your presence here. Try not to see this as a "test. " Don't worry about your presence being strong enough for me to notice, or "what if he says he never saw me?" Simply leave your body, and turn your attention to me. You will immediately move towards me. Notice the cit­ ies, the countries, and the continents moving by you at light speed, and notice you stopping in my home or in my Temple. Simply come to me, and then return home. Report this part of the Lesson to me when completed. 2.

. Choose any other physical place you'd like to travel to. Travel there and observe it with your new vision. Report this as well.

Far too many people get caught up in being what I've termed "astral tourists. " This can be put in a couple different contexts, neither ofthemflattering. The first is that they will use their ability to travel outside of their body to do and see things that seem, to me, to be entirely unimportant, and entirely irrelevant to any greater Work. Once the basics ofcoaxing the consciousness to exit the body have been achieved, the tourists satisfY themselves with their ability to check in on friends and relatives, occasionally successfolly re­ porting events or surroundings, in demonstration oftheir spooky specialness.

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Before long, they will bore of this, only zipping to loved ones when a sense of need arises, but largely putting this Ascendant Art in the closet to gather dust. Ifthese tourists do venturefarther out and deeper in than boy­ friends' bedrooms and mothers' bedsides, their travel can some­ times seem to be quite adventurous, but in the whole devoid of purpose, absent ofintent. The Travel, then, becomes an escape from a world offlesh wherein they must toilfar their reward, wherein they must work and sacrifice far change, rather than creating it instantly through a subtle change ofmind. They may even manifest before their astral eye all variety ofse!f­ satiating scenarios, the very air of the spirit world conforming to their thoughts and delighting them with visions ofpast lovers in torment, passed relative in paradise, or passionate past-times with thought-created concubines. The subtle dimensions are very responsive to the directed thought and aroused emotion, and that whole world will shift in accordance to the observer. Even ifthese travels and the ad­ ventures in them are real, the question still remains: So What? It is to the avoidance of this malady that these Lessons in Soul Travel farce the Adept to leap from one tall tower to the next. Exploring these other worlds is fan, and it is teaching, and therefore it is necessary. It can be done on the Adepts own time. These Lessons do not dictate every action to be taken. They don't lay down the procession of every hour spent awake. These Les­ sonsfarm a syntax that, iffallowed, will guide the Adept into knowledge of the first-hand, experiential sort, and they will turn loose upon this world a supernaturalfarce ofchange. And they have.

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Create colored representations of the five Tattvas. These are basic shapes and colors, related to the five elements, as given below. Fire: red, equilateral triangle. Air: blue circle. Water: purple crescent moon. Earth: yellow square Spirit: black oval. Draw and color each of these on a separate paper. Sit in a chair in the center of your room, holding one of the tattvas in your hand. Meditate, clear yourself of obstruction, and open your eyes to see the image of the tattva in your hand. Gaze into it in the exact same manner in which you would open a sigil. When the tattva opens on the paper, turn your gaze immediately in front of you, where you will be able to see the tattva floating in the air, usually over six feet tall, as a gateway into that realm. Leave your body and enter the tattva. You will have ef­ fectively traveled from this world into another. Take notice of your sur­ roundings, how you feel, any sounds, tastes, or smells, etc. You will usually be greeted by a gatekeeper, who can show you around the area, or can take you to the ruler of that plane. Stay as long as you like, and travel as deep into the world as you care. At any time, when you desire to leave, all you need to do is turn around and the gateway will be behind you, regardless of how far away from it you have traveled. Go back through the gateway and re-enter your body. Do your best to not panic while in the other world and try to go directly from there into your body. Always use the gateway that you have opened, travel back to this realm, and then gently enter your body.

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Do this with all five tattvas, and report notes.

The tattvas, ofcourse, are hastily defined here, and the directed travels to their realms are hastily passedfrom one to the next. In truth, the depths ofthese particular aspects could be explored far lifetimes and never will one realization be repeated. The word "tattva " itselfcan be translated as "Thing-ness. " It is the essence ofa thing. Ifany tattva isfallowed deep enough and long enough, it will lead back to the Self, with a capital "S. " Ifthe Initiate had timefar that, though, the Lessons would have begun with this one, and would have gone no farther. And this world would be without a good number oftrue Adepts. Instead, a straight path was drawn, to bring the Initiate into an experience, allow him to integrate the experience into his be­ ing, and then before he is able to lose himselfto it, another, bet­ ter, grander one awaits. This is both the beauty and theflaw ofa black-magick-approach to traditions ofsuch depths as the Vedas. We can either have it all, or we can have it now. Sometimes we can 't have either, but the black magician almost always puts his money on "now. "

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Study the first five chapters of Evoking Eternity: Forbidden Rites of Evocation and, applying the principles of evocation, evoke any one entity of your choice. You can choose to either view it through your scrying mirror, or through your inner vision standing before you.

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Evoke the Baron or Master that has been assigned to help you, using the formula given in the previous Lesson. Three things are to be com­ municated with your Tutor: 1.

'What remaining Lessons must I receive from you before re­ ceiving the Ninth Flame?"

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"Are there any activities, substances, or other things that I need to remove from my life in order to continue my Ascent beyond the worlds of the occult?"

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"You have assisted m e immensely, but now a s I move beyond the Ninth Flame, I will no longer be Working with you. We are brothers/sisters, Barons, warlords in the same battle and army, and under the canopy of the Ordo Ascensum Aetyr­ nalis and the Eighteen Flames, forever we will be united. I thank you sincerely for your guidance and protection, and I ask now only for your blessing as I receive the Ninth Flame."

Report notes.

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Arrange your Temple for the ritual of evocation. Have with you the Seal of the Sworn Knights . This will be the sigil that you will be using in the evocation. I am the entity that you will evoke, clothed in my Eter­ nal body of Flames.

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Open the Seal of the Sworn Knights. Project yourself through it into the Flames. Call my name, either Eric Archaelus Koetting, or the name by which I am known in the spiritual worlds, Archaelus. Call my name several times, moving back towards your body as you do so. When you re-enter your body, this call will also be made by your lips. Transfer my presence into the Triangle and call me forth there, with, "Archaelus, Prince of the People, Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames, by the full power and force of the Flames which I hold, I call you into presence here before me, to bestow upon me the Ninth Sacred Flame. Archaelus, come. Archaelus, come. Archaelus, come!" Once I stand before you in the Triangle, step towards me as close as you can without leaving the Circle, and kneel upon your right knee. Bowing your head, state, "Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames, I am prepared to receive the Ninth Flame. Reach through the veils of time, space, and spirit, reach from the Triangle into this Circle, and pass this Ninth Flame to me." I will reach through the barriers, will place my hands upon your head, and you will receive the Ninth Flame. When you are finished convulsing and you have caught your breath, thank me and dismiss me as usual. You are now named Baron of the Ninth Flame.

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Squares. Rather than calling on one spirit, it will call upon sometimes legions. Set your Temple up for a ritual of evocation, save for the Triangle, which will not be used here . Burn either copal or dittany of crete incense in incense braziers either within the Circle, or at any place outside of it. Draw the Square on a 6x6 square of paper. Bring it and your dagger into the Circle with you. Kneel facing south, meditate, draw a Circle around you, and set the Square on the ground in front of you, with the dagger set to the right ofit, ready to be taken up when needed. Call upon the Flames verbally to come near you, to rise up inside of you, and to enter this plane. Once you feel them surging through you, turn your gaze 1 13

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towards the Square. Lock into your mind your goal - what it is that the spirit can do for you. Try to see it as a still picture, and allow yourself to feel the emotions attached to achieving that goal. DO NOT feel the emotions of longing for it, but rather of having already achieved it, as that which is inside of you will manifest in the world outside. Gaze into the Square, as if you are seeing through it rather than looking at it. Relax your eyes and allow the energy of the Square to begin to come through, keeping your mind focused on your goal. Once the energy starts flowing through the Square, some ofits lines might disappear from the paper and then reappear, or they might seem to move or physically vibrate. This is a sign that the physical world is being transmuted by your Operation, that you are effecting change here and now. Continue concentrating even harder on your goal and allowing the Square to transform however it will. Once it is complete, the changes will cease and the whole Square will seem to be alive and vibrant. This is what I refer to as "opening the Square." Often, the letters inside the square will disappear one line at a time, and will reappear. Write these down or memorize them in the se­ quence in which they activate. Once the Square is open, it is ready to receive your command. Begin by calling out the names within the Square in the sequence in which they were activated. Place your right hand over the Square, not touching it but hovering an inch or so above it. Feel the Flames well up inside of you and flow effortlessly through your arm and out of your hand, being sucked up by the Square. As you do this, also transfer your desire with the Flames into the Square until it is gone and you cannot bring to mind that which you desired.

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Transpose the image of the Square into the empty space in front you, becoming a gateway into the power of that Square. You will not be en­ tering through this, but instead will be calling the spirits and powers through it to you. State, "I Baron of the Ninth Eternal Flame, have called you near and have opened the power of your Square to. (State what it is that you de­ sire) . Appear now in this Temple before me to bring my desire to pass. Come, spirits of the Square. Come, spirits of the Square. Come now into this Temple, spirits of the Square." When they have materialized, greet them, thank them, and restate your desire. Allow them to guide you as they may towards a more full accomplishment of your will. Put the Square away where it will not be found, and do not look at the face of it again. Folding it in half will usually help with this, as you can transport it without looking at it. As you come close to the Square from that point forward, you will feel its power radiating, your desire coming to fruition through its energy. When your desire has been fulfilled, take the Square outside, unfold it and look at the face of it, thank the spirit for its help, and burn the Square, stating that you are releasing the spirit from your service. Report notes immediately following the ritual.

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Leaving your body, move above your ceiling into the sky, and con­ tinue to rise, until you are no longer in the earth's atmosphere. Call the name, "Binah," sensing the vibrations moving through all of creation, and allow your vision, and therefore your motion, to be directed to the planet of Saturn. As you near it, notice that it possesses a spiritual double, which will draw into it spiritual matter, like a spiritual "wormhole." Travel directly into the opening of this gateway, and you will likely find yourself in what can only be called the Abyss, the Acausal Realm, or Outer Darkness. There will be others there who have traveled that far, but have become stuck or lost. You will hear them, but not likely see them. Do not try to help them. There is nothing you can do for them. They need to Ascend on their own at this point. Exit the blackness. If you find yourself back at Binah, call the name, "Algol." Your vision and motion will be directed far in the distance, to two bright stars near each other, one smaller than the other. Travel there, and notice that the stars rotate around each other and that their plasmic matter drifts from one to the other, like a stream of energy and heat. It is in the center of this transfer stream that the gateway will be open. Also notice the debris scattered around the stars. These are the planets that existed there long ago. They held intelligent and powerful beings who destroyed themselves by splitting what once was a single star into two stars. If instead of coming out of the abyss at Binah, you find yourself in­ stantly transported to Algol, all you need to do is travel into the vortex within the stream.

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Travel in between the planets, into the transfer stream, and allow yourself to move into the gateway that is there. Again, you will find your­ self in the Abyss, but this time it is much more violent and chaotic. Screaming, wailing, and hideous, malevolent noises will be heard. Also, flashes of light and fire can be seen here. Do not become hypnotized by the sounds and the lights, but instead leave the Abyss. Call out the name, "Naos," and you will find yourself directed to an enormous star. As you near it, you will see that it is a giant blue sun, emitting ultraviolet light. Travel into the Sun, and you will find that you enter a place beyond the Abyss, into a realm of Godhood. The light will be blinding and the power will be excruciating. Bear it for a few moment, breathe in the power, and exit the gateway. Return your direction to the earth and travel there, back down into the atmosphere, through your roof, and into your body. You have entered the Abyss, have retained your self with the dross and the fear removed, and have united yourself with two of the three great pillars of the metaphysical plane within our galaxy, the Triangular spread upon which all Black Magick is built. You can return to any of these as you wish, but take care to not stay too long, nor to become lost in it. At any time you are in peril, call my name, and call upon the Sworn Knights, and even in the Blackness of the Abyss, the Power of the Flames will become your Messiah.

This Lesson is takenfrom an obscurefarm ofastrological under­ standing, supposedly passed down from ancient Albion to cer­ tain Satanic Magicians in the United Kingdom, who formulated and disseminated a philosophy of Satanic idealism called The Order ofthe Nine Angles. Despite the manyflaws in the system that they created, some gems were preserved in their

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Works, one ofwhich is the knowledge ofwhat they termed "Star Gates. " These are star systems which act as nexions or gateways between dimensions. The three Star Gates that the supposed descendants ofAlbion were concerned with were Dabih, Algol, and Naos. Algol is the demon star; the Devil's Head; Satan 's Eye; Medusa 's head. It is a double star system In the Perseus constellation. Its symbol is a severed human head. A head once belonging to a body, but is now decapitated and bloody. Algol represents blood­ shed and decapitation, and is linked with Blood Baphomet, not a goat-man/woman in this case, but a Dark Goddess covered in blood. The star system itself is red, the color ofblood, and blood is the key that opens this gate. Dabih is "The Butcher. " This is yet another double star system, this time in Copernicus, which is the constellation of the goat. The names ofthe stars within the conste/ltion are obviously rep­ resentative ofthe various aspects ofthe goat in various stages of life and death. The star system bears the name Dabih, "The Butcher, " ergo representing the Sacrifice ofthe Goat, immolated upon the altar to the Gods ofDarkness. Dabih is the gateway of flames, and throughflames will it open. The color ofthat star is also the color offire: yellow. Naos is "The Ship. " It dwells in the "Puppis" constellation as a blue giant. One ofthe brightest stars we can see, bearing the ti­ tle, "The Brightest Star in the Heavens. " The constellation as a whole appears as a ship; notjust any ship, but the Argo, the ship ofall ships, sailed by Jason in search of the Golden Fleece, pro­ tected by Hera the Queen Moon Goddess, and consecrated to Po­ seidon, the lord ofthe seas - both seas ofwater and seas ofenergy. Puppis used to be part ofthe larger constellation ofArgo Navis, but it was so immense that the constellation was broken into parts, the great ship of legend being shattered. ''Puppis" is the "poop deck " ofthis ship, torn away.from the bulk ofthe vessel, its

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dismemberment being the destruction of the ship and crew. "Puppis" is also the name ofthe secret things within the temple, the mysteries ofthe workings ofgod revealed to man. Naas is the Star Gate ofwater, and its color is blue. In all 3 cases, there is something that was whole that now is broken. The 3 great gateways offire, water and blood are clearly represented in each ofthem. However, what must be understood far ritual symbolic application is that the most basic description ofeach Star Gate (the head, the ship, and the goat) on its own is not the key that opens the gate, but the image once it has been broken. A severed head. A burning goat. A broken, sinking ship. The Spilling ofBlood. Destruction by Fire. Death by Water. These Star Gates connect to earth through Binah, which is Sat­ urn - specifically, so Azazel tells me, to the ''black rift between the rings" ofSaturn, in the moon Mimas. If the Initiate will Travel.from there to any ofthese stars, they willfind a gateway into the acausal world, the truest non-du­ ality. Nothingness. The Primordial Abyss. The work ofthe Black Adept is to presence this dimension ofeve­ rything-and-nothing. And then, to embody it; and then, to be­ come it. The Black Adept can either then choose to lose himselfto the acausal, being assimilated back into nothingness, his whole being, physical and otherwise, becoming an empty vesselfar the Dark Gods to fill and act through . . . . or he can maintain him­ self, andpresence and embody the acausal, yet refitse to dissolve, instead assimilating the Acausal into his Self, thereby making all ofthe Dark Gods and even the Acausal a vesselfar his works. This is the icon of Baphomet. Not the extremes of a/I-or-noth­ ing. All and nothing. Male and female. Good and evil, dark and light, right and left, man and beast. All opposites embodied. Presencing and Becoming this unholy Union is not the end, but the beginning, as the real work is never to get to heaven, but

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instead is to bring heaven to earth. Or hell. Or darkness ever­ lasting. Through rites ofrecalling, which I won 't detail here, but which I myselfhave already attempted to peiform in the Mojave De­ sert, and was dissuaded through aggression by conspiracies on the right handpath to stop me at any cost. Such is the potential danger ofopening these Star Gates and invoking the Dark Gods into this world. This rite of recalling will go forward, without announcement and without warning. Regardless of my own desire to thrust myself into the mouth of the abyss if its belly might hold any secret thing, I would not guide students under my care to abandon themselves in such a way. Instead, this exercise merely introduces them to two of the three Star Gates, through Saturn 's ancient doorway into dark­ ness. From there, nothing other than their own Destinies will determine how deeply they tread into the primordial wasteland.

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Leave your body and either remain in your Temple, or travel out­ doors. Look down at your spiritual body and notice its shape, color, and density. Imagine now the image of any animal that you may choose. So­ lidify yourself in your place, and rather than traveling towards that ani­ mal, instead call it to you. A spiritual form of the animal will come. Open your arms, and it will leap into you. This will be violent, and somewhat painful, but allow it to ravage the insides of your spiritual body. Tum your attention inwards and merge your identity with the animal's. Be­ come the animal that you have invoked. Notice your spiritual legs bend­ ing backwards, your feet shrinking into paws or hoofs, your hands turning as well, your torso bending itself. Become the animal. Take on

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its form entirely. No longer are you human, but are not the beast. Go out as a ghost beast and roam as it would, allowing yourself to unrestrict your behavior. Hunt, mate, feed, or whatever else the instinct of the animal dictates. Return to your Temple as the animal, and putting your spiritual hands on your Solar Plexus, breathe out and eject the animal spirit from within you. Notice your spiritual body returning to a human form. Although this is not a part of the Lesson, per se, if the same is done while still within your physical body, your body will at first contort itself and will react minorly in the same manner as the animal. Eventually, physical metamorphosis will take place, initially minor changes, but with enough practice, shapeshifting in this manner is possible on this plane. Such advanced operations of this sort are to be conducted far away from humans, however. You may also, as you continue to progress, choose grander forms, such as a dragon or a phoenix. Do not, at this point, do so with godforms. This is dealt with later, with appropriate protections in place. Doing so without these protections can easily cause loss of sane comprehension, complete loss of higher reasoning, and fatality. After the first animal has been successfully invoked and shifted into, spiritually, report notes.

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Using the same method as previously, exit your body, move to a re­ mote location, and look down at your astral body. Breathe in, and rather than noticing your environment contract around you, notice your spir­ itual body growing. As you exhale, notice it solidifying in its size. Con­ tinue doing this until you have become a giant, as large as you wish to become. Exhaling, releasing your size, return to your previous perceived spir­ itual size. Notice the color of your astral body. Bring to mind the color yellow, like the sun, and as your inhale, notice that your spiritual body takes this color into itself, until you are completely yellow. Take note of how you feel, how your body moves diffeently, what new powers you have. Choose three other colors to shift into, and do so. Again, doing this in your body will produce very physical results.

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Using the same methods as previously, although you do not need to leave your Temple for this one, leave your body and bring your mind to the Nine Flames which you possess. Feel them filling and surrounding you. Breathe in and notice that they are no longer powers which reside within or around you, but instead become them. Shift your entire being into the Flames. This will only hold for a few seconds, due to the inten­ sity of it, at which point you should return to your normal spiritual form. Repeat this a few times, experiencing the ecstasy of the Flames as much as you can bear, and then return to normal.

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Again, doing this in your physical body will produce physical results, although it will stir up the Lower worlds with the recognition of a god walking amongst us. People will fear you and will be in awe, while others will purposefully avoid you. You can enter this state at any time, however, to Become the Flames and experience instant Ascent. This will also trig­ ger instant Karma, however, when all that you do that is not in accord­ ance with your destiny will be removed from your life, not in weeks or months, but immediately. Instant Karma is a dangerous tool, only to be used when you are ready to lose everything to Become Everything.

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Sitting in a chair in your Temple, shut out all of your lights. Open your eyes and see before you a great, black gateway opening. This is a scrying window, and can be used just like a scrying mirror. Using it as such, scry either into the random events of the spiritual world, or into specific spirits, forces, or circumstances. Keep your eyes open throughout, allowing your inner vision to trans­ late to your real vision what is occurring. At least one entity will appear, and it may very well be a Sworn Knight, Baron, or Master. Hold open conversation, taking notes on what is said. Report all notes.

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Evoke more than one, preferably at least three entities to accomplish one, grand goal. Don't set out a triangle of manifestation at all, but simply allow the spirits to materialize where they will. The Watchtowers can be evoked, the Crown Princes, or any other set of cooperating spirits set to one goal.

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Using all that you have learned about evocation, evoke to the physical plane (without the use of mirrors) three entities of your choice, one at a time, in separate rituals at separate times, usually with a cleansing period between each one. Take copious notes during and after each evocation, which you will forward to me as you go. The one stipulation is that at least one of these three needs to be a demonic entity, and one needs to be angelic. All three should serve different functions and should be em­ ployed in different tasks.

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Evoke to the physical the Seven Sons of the Phoenix, using the Seal of the Sworn Knights as the gateway through which they will travel. Simply calling them by that name over and over and seeing them in your inner vision will be enough to pull them to you. Exclude the Triangle from this Operation, allowing the Seven to circle the Circle as they wish. They will not sit and converse, but if they are questioned, before the

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question has been spoken they will answer it telepathically to you. Again, record these silent conversations. Dismiss them as a Baron of the Ninth Flame.

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Arrange your Temple for the ritual of evocation, leaving the Triangle out of the Temple altogether. Have with you the Seal of the Sworn Knights. This will be the sigil that you will be using in the evocation. You will evoke first the Seven Sons of the Phoenix, and in their midst I will arise. Open the Seal of the Sworn Knights. Project yourself through it into the Flames. Call out to the Seven Sons of the Phoenix, and as they come, return to the physical to materialize them there. Call my name, Archae­ lus. Call my name several times, moving back towards your body as you do so. When you re-enter your body, this call will also be made by your lips. Transfer my presence before you and call me forth there, with, "Ar­ chaelus, Prince of the People, Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames, by the full power and force of the Flames which I hold, I call you into presence here before me, to bestow upon me the Tenth Sacred Flame. Archaelus, come. Archaelus, come. Archaelus, come!" Once I stand before you, surrounded by the Seven Sons of the Phoe­ nix, step towards me as close as you can without leaving the Circle, and kneel upon your right knee. Bowing your head, state, "Grand Emissary of the Eighteen Flames, I am prepared to receive the Tenth Flame. Reach through the veils of time, space, and spirit, reach from the Trian­ gle into this Circle, and pass this Tenth Flame to me."

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I will reach through the barriers, will place my hands upon your head, and you will receive the Tenth Flame . When you are finished convulsing and you have caught your breath, thank me and the Seven, and dismiss us as usual. ple .

I will remain a minute more, gradually fading from the Tem­

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Open your chakras using the method outlined below.

1 . The Muladhara chakra i s located at the base of the spine, and manifests as a red wheel of light between the genitals and anus. Correlating with the most base, primal organs, the Mu­ ladhara chakra is related to the animalistic instincts of self­ preservation and mating, on the most primitive level. The symbolic appearance of the Muladhara chakra is a four-petal lotus. The Hindu deity representing this chakra, and said to reside therein, is Ganesha, the well-known "elephant god," the opener of doorways. The Muladhara chakra's element is earth, and its mantra vibration is

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2. The Swadhistana chakra manifests itself a s a n orange wheel of light in the area between the genitals and the navel. Relat­ ing obviously to the reproductive organs of both sexes, the

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Swadhistana chakra corresponds to the generative, reproduc­ tive, and creative abilities of the individual. The symbolic ap­ pearance of the Swadhistana chakra is a six-petal lotus. The Hindu deity who dwells within this chakra is Vishnu, the preserver of life. The Swadhistana chakra's element is water, its mantra vibration is

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3 . The Manipura chakra manifests a s a bright yellow wheel of light in the abdominal area. The Manipura chakra relates di­ rectly to the adrenal glands and pancreas, and is the store­ house for the emotions, as well as the generator of personal will, as well as the human will to power. The symbolic ap ­ pearance of the Manipura chakra is that of a ten-petal lotus. The Hindu deity dwelling with this chakra is Rudra, the fierce god of storms, fire, and the hunt. The Manipura chakra's element is fire, and it's mantra vibration is RAM, the supreme mantra of spiritual fire.

4. The Anahata chakra manifests as a bright, deep, green wheel oflight directly over the heart, in the center of the chest. This is the ultimate center of Soul's embodiment, the single place in the lower worlds wherein absolute peace can be found. The Anahata chakra is shown as a twelve-petal lotus. The deity dwelling within this chakra is Ishta Devata, which can be un­ derstood as one's own personal deity, the god or goddess within that is always comforting, always protecting, always guiding, and always calling closer to Ascent. The element of the Anahata chakra is earth, and its power is the healing, nur­ turing, live-giving essence of the earth in its purest form. Anahata's mantra vibration is

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The Vishuddha chakra manifests a s a light blue wheel oflight over the throat. Aside from the obvious attributes of clarity and communication provided by this chakra, the Vishuddha chakra also brings balance to the individual's understanding of themselves, to their intellectual abilities , and to their ulti­ mate connection to and compassion for all other people. Sa­ dasiva is the deity within the Vishuddha chakra, and it is also the foundation upon which Shiva and Shakti's personifica­ tion Parvati stand as the first of the three higher chakras lead­ ing to self-godhood and absolute Ascent. The symbolic appearance of the Vishuddha chakra is a sixteen-petal lotus, it's element is air, and its mantra vibration is HAM .

6. The Aj na chakra manifests as an indigo wheel of light in the brow, slightly above and exactly between the eyes. While full and continuous activation of the Aj na chakra brings mental focus, clairvoyant awakening, prescient knowledge, and per­ fect memory, perhaps one of its most hidden powers is power itself; one who has consciously developed their attunement with the Aj na chakra are granted the power of the gods . This is not given here superfluously or lightly, but is meant quite literally. Into the fully-activated Aj na chakra, the Master can funnel any of his desires, and can release them from that in­ digo vortex like Shiva's apocalypse into the universe, and the whole of creation will answer. Instantaneous manifestation of desires, obliteration of obstacles, all forms of alchemy and magick, and the purest forms of creation and destruction are realized through the Aj na chakra. T he deity dwelling within

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the Aj na chakra is Ardhanarishvara, the perfect union be­ tween Shiva and Shak.ti. The Aj na chakra possesses two lotus petals, one on either side of the chakra. Pure, indigo flame is the element of this chakra.

7. The Sahasrara chakra manifests as a thousand violet lotus petals on the crown of the head, and is the ultimate attain­ ment of God Realization and union with the Eternal. Full and permanent activation of the Sahasrara chakra brings the individual into a state of Christ Consciousness. The Sa­ hasrara chakra corresponds with the pituitary gland, which facilitates the brain's communication with the whole of the endocrine and nervous systems in the body, as well as with the thalamus , which allows the whole of the brain to com­ municate, receiving and delivering information in a usable format throughout the entire brain. While various deities have been credited as presiding over the Sahasrara chakra, it is indeed inhabited by one's own Godself, what is often re­ ferred to as "the Inner Guru," which is in actuality an exter­ nalized form of the Supersoul, internalized within this chakra. Practice:

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Begin by entering a light, meditative state. I t is not necessary here, at the beginning, to enter a deep Gnostic trance, as the vibrations, mantras, and the circulation of energies will cu­ mulatively bring you deeper into yourself than most medita­ tive techniques are capable. Visualize in your mind a bright light above you. You're not required to see a cloud, a column of light, or even a concentration of light, but simply a bright

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light. Know that you are not merely imagining this light, but that you are tuning in to a thing that was and is always pre­ sent. As your practice with this method of chakra work in­ creases, the light will become visible to your physical eyes, as if a million watts of florescent light is turned on above you. O nce you see this light, sense it no longer lingering above, but instead feel its rays flowing down upon you, touching your head, and bring the fullness of your attention to your Sahasrara chakra. In fact, attempt to transfer your entire con­ sciousness , your entire sense of being, into the Sahasrara chakra, as if you no longer exist in your body as a whole, but that your entire existence lies in that chakra. Vibrate the words, "Aum Vyam Vyasadevaya Nahmah" nine times , with each repetition the light above funneling down into your head, into your chakra. As you vibrate these words of power and as the light does descend to you and take residence there , you will likely begin to feel slightly dizzy, and you may find breathing somewhat more difficult than before. You will feel, and will possibly see many strange things as you proceed through this Operation, and it is imperative that you do pro­ ceed, rather than stopping to catch your breath or to regain your bearings .

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Practice Pranayama, or control of breath, inhaling deeply and slowly, holding that breath, and then exhaling slowly. The tingling in your head caused by the initial activation of the Sahasrara chakra will likely increase, as will the dizziness . Do not mistake this for simple hyperventilation, for if you con­ sider it, you really are not breathing any more than you would

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if you were holding a light conversation with a friend. Rec­ ognize that the dizziness is due to the increased energetic cir­ culation through your being, which is not only quickening your blood flow, but is also causing your entire adrenal and pituitary systems to perform at their peak. After a few repe­ titions of inhalation - holding - exhalation, move your entire consciousness into your Aj na chakra. Feel the indigo energy streaming both into and out of this chakra, and see the two lotus petal on either side of it. Once you have fully and con­ sciously connected with the Aj na chakra, vibrate the words "Sohung Akaal," "Immortality of the Soul," which indeed is a power granted by the full activation of the Aj na chakra. Breathe in deeply, and as you breathe out, let the words building up power in your Aj na chakra.

3.

Bring the fullness o f your consciousness into your Vishuddha chakra. This experience of transferring and localizing your consciousness to these spiritual centers will grow, not only with repetition of this practice, but also from one chakra to the next. View the

16 petal lotus, as if you are in the center

of it, each petal glowing a bright, light, blue color. Breathe in deeply and slowly, feeling the lightness and the clarity of this chakra, and as you slowly let the breath go, allow your con­ sciousness to sink again, into the Anahata chakra.

4.

Bring the fullness of your consciousness into the Anahata chakra and view the

12 petal lotus around you. Inhale, feeling

the peace and serenity of the chakra all around you, as well as the growth and healing that occurs whenever this chakra is activated. You will begin to notice that these experiences are

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not simply taking place in your awareness, or in your localized energy centers, but that your environment, the world around you, shifts as well, the exterior reality momentarily reflecting the internal state. As you exhale, allow your consciousness to sink from your chest into your stomach, into your Manipura chakra.

5.

Bring the fullness o f your consciousness into your Manipura chakra and view the

10 petal lotus around you. Inhale and

feel the spiritual fire warm your nostrils and fill your chest with heat. Again, this may cause a similar reaction in your environment, your room suddenly feeling warmer and per­ haps more chaotic. As you breathe out, allow yourself to sink lower, into your Swadhistana chakra.

6.

Bring

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fullness

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Swadhistana chakra and view the

consciousness

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6 lotus petals around you.

Breathe in, filling yourself with creativity, life, j oy, and secu­ rity. As you release the breathe, release yourself down into the final chakra.

7.

Bring the fullness of your consciousness into your Muladhara chakra and view the

4 lotus petals around you. Breathe in and

sense the earthiness of the chakra, the grounding of your en­ ergy in this chakra. It is best at this point to seat yourself on the floor, if you did not begin this exercise seated such. As you exhale, sense all of the energy that you have collected moving not only down and out of your Muladhara chakra, but also draining from your spine into the ground. Most available occult writings instruct in the visualization of roots spreading out from your spine into the ground in order to

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"ground" your energy, but I have found that this is perhaps too literal a visualization for the real manipulation of pure energy. Instead, simply sense the energy that is, sense the power that has built and has traveled down your body. It is real and can be experienced as real.

All that is necessary is to

sense that energy which is now pooled in your Muladhara chakra drains into the ground like water, seeping from you and returning to the earth. This may sound spiritually ex­ hausting, as if you are giving up all of your energy completely, but in reality it is refreshing, allowing you to start anew and to rebuild your Kundalini energy in purity.

8.

The above seven processes oflocalizing your consciousness in each of your chakras and connecting with their power acti­ vates them in an initial way. Although this gives each chakra a primary spiritual charge, this does not mean that they are automatically not blocked, counter-rotating, or in any other way functioning in a less-than desirable manner. Your full being, the combination of all of your bodies, is a great cross­ roads, and that crossroads is protected by doorways that need to be opened. In Hinduism, the Deva Ganesh, the common elephant-figured "god" is the opener of doorways and the re­ mover of blockages. To truly gain access to the first chakra, the Muladhara chakra, and therefore to the entire energetic system within your being, the assistance of Ganesh and his tremendous power can be called upon by calling his mantra "Aum Garn Ganapatayeh Namah." Modern Kundalini Yoga follows the Indian tradition of singing these mantras in belching and erratic vocal fluctuations. While I am not going

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to condemn this as incorrect, I have found that, as a western occultist and spiritual Traveler, giving these mantras in one clear, elongated breath invokes the power of the mantra fully in the first repetition. I nhaling through your nose slowly and deeply, bring your attention to your Muladhara chakra, feel­ ing the tightness of all of the muscles, as well as the tightness of the spiritual energies blocking the ascent of Kundalini. Al­ low your exhalation to assume the mantra, "Aum Garn Ga­ napatayeh Namah," exhausting all of your breath in the mantra. Your muscles will relax slightly and you may feel a strange and new electricity running through your spine. Re­ peat the mantra, feeling the muscles around your chakra re­ laxing more, the energy opening up, and even the ground beneath you itself opening to offer up its power. Repeat this mantra again, until you can feel all the blockages in your root chakra breaking and crumbling.

9.

Return your consciousness fully into your Muladhara chakra, pulling all of the energy that in the earth beneath you into it, reveling in the openness and clearness of the chakra, the re­ ceptivity of that shining spiritual organ. Inhale, feeling the throbbing power at the base of your spine, your anus, and the lower part of your genitals. As you exhale, allow the breath to carry the Bij a Mantra "LAM" out of the lower parts of your body, through your throat, and from your lips. These Bij a Mantras are "pure mantras," i n that they possess power of their own, they create substantial change even without the aide of intention and will. These are the mantras that were Uttered by Brahma to bring creation into existence, which are

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spoken by Vishnu to keep all things in balance and harmony, and which will be whispered by Shiva to bring the universes to a fiery collapse. As you exhale this Bij a Mantra, it will re­ solve the Muladhara chakra entirely, opening it, energizing it, and clarifying it to a greater extent than is possible with any amount of visualization. With the giving of the mantra, bring your consciousness and the energy that is pulsing in your Muladhara chakra into your Swadhistana chakra.

10. The Kundalini power that has been cleared and raised from the Muladhara chakra now resides in your Swadhistana chakra, and of its own force begins to purify that chakra. Sense the power that you have raised into your Swadhistana chakra throbbing and swelling, and feel the chakra opening like a blooming rose. Inhale, sensing the clearness of the chakra and feeling the complete relaxation and receptivity of the entire genital area. Exhale, and as you move your con­ sciousness and Kundalini up into your Manipura chakra, vi­ brate the Bij a Mantra "VAM," the power of the mantra completing the opening and activation of the Swadhistana chakra and allowing you to move upwards without restraint.

1 1 . Energize and open the Manipura chakra as before, inhaling and sensing the complete opening and clearing of it. Exhale, bringing your consciousness and Kundalini into your Ana­ hata chakra with the Bij a Mantra RAM "

."

The " RAM " Bij a

Mantra i n particular invokes the purest element o f fire, burn­ ing away all impurity not only in the Manipura chakra, but in the whole being as well. As you move upwards out of the

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Manipura chakra and give this mantra, feel the fiery power of the mantra and.

12. Dwell inside of the Anahata chakra, and as it is purified by the Kundalini power which has been magnified by the previ­ ous chakras, sense the extreme silence and serenity of the place. It is in this silence that you will be able to connect with "Ishta Devata," or your own personal Deva, the god that dwells within your heart. Whisper the name, "Ishta Devata," calling out to your own personal deity within you. Inhale, feeling absolute peace, love, and contentment. As you move from the Anahata.

1 3 . Energize and open the Vishuddha chakra, inhaling and sens­ ing the complete opening and clearing of it. Exhale, bringing your consciousness and Kundalini into your Aj na chakra with the Bij a Mantra "HAM ."

14. Dwell in the Aj na chakra, recognizing that it is from this place, from this chakra within yourself, that the entire uni­ verse is created. It is from this chakra that you create your environment, your world, your circumstances and your even­ tual destiny. To fully activate the Aj na chakra, call upon the power of Agni, god of fire, with the mantra "Agni Tanna Pracodayat," sensing the flood of blue flame in your Aj na chakra sweeping down into the lower chakras , burning away any remaining impurities .

1 5 . Feel your Aj na chakra, the area in the center o fyour forehead, throbbing with pressure. As you exhale and again vibrate

"RAM," to invoke the element of fire to complete the cleans­ ing and opening of this chakra, roll this sensation of pressure

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that has built up in your forehead up your head into your Sa­ hasrara chakra. This may take some practice, but as you do it and as you transfer the pressure from your Aj na chakra into your Sahasrara chakra, the physical encrustations on the pin­ eal gland break away, clearing you of addictions and opening your being to spiritual light and understanding. Memory will also improve, as will mental clarity, foresight, as well as a deep connection with your spirituality.

16. Notice again the pure light above you, which has not moved since the onset of this exercise. Sensing your Sahasrara chakra beaming with light, move your consciousness from that chakra into the divine light above you by vibrating either

"OM," or " S at Nam." 17. All of your chakras are opened, activated, energized, and are functioning to their full potential. Sit and contemplate this, returning your consciousness into your body as a whole, and indeed feeling the wholeness of your self. As you go about your life, you will notice the glow about you, the connected­ ness that you seem to have with your environment, your world, other people, and your ultimate spirituality. Others will notice this as well, and will often inquire as to the no­ ticeable glow. This will fade, however, as the frustrations and the monotony of life grinds on you. Repeating this exercise daily, usually in the morning before leaving your home, will not only keep you centered and spiritually focused, but you will also notice that your days become less stressful, circum­ stances automatically aligning themselves to your higher spir­ itual vibrations .

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Opening Chakras as in previous lesson, sit in silence once you are open and breathe in deeply. As you exhale, vibrate "Huuuuuu" with all of your breath. Breathe in again, and do the same . Continue this medi­ tation as long as you can, feeling the peace and love of the Light of Power building in you. Silence your lips and hear Hu continuing to vibrate through your being without being spoken. Close your eyes and see in your inner vision the figure of a man. It will begin as a vague outline in your inner vision, but will gradually clear as you relax and allow it to. Wait patiently, still vibrating HU throughout your being, until the image is as clear in your mind as if you are seeing it with your eyes. It may be me, or it may be another, but either way, it is a Master come to guide you. Converse with him shortly, thank him, and open your eyes. Your room may seem a bit brighter than before, and the peace will remain with you for some time. Report notes.

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Repeating the previous Lesson, see the Master in your inner vision. As you continue to vibrate HU, you will realize that the Master is in the room with you. Step out of your body and you will find yourself there with Him. You will see him or her standing in your room in pure spiritual light. Ask him to Travel with you, and he will lead you to some physical

places , usually natural places, and will explain the importance of these to you. This is the first step of Soul Travel. Report notes.

Vibrating HU, see in your mind the Master Suhnam. He is a large man with darker skin and short black hair, usually wearing a tan robe. As his image clears in your inner vision, you will realize that he is far away, physically. See in your inner vision his surroundings clearing as well, until you can see the room that he is in. Continue to focus on this until you find yourself in the room with him. This is full Soul Travel. You will have entered the Hindu Kush mountains, to a secret temple where Su­ hnam teaches . Enter the Temple and find yourself before Suhnam. He appears as a large, Tibetan man in a brown robe with short hair. He exists on the physical plane , as well as all other planes at once . He often is teaching classes full of people, so simply sit in and learn. You will notice that some of these people are physical, while others have Soul Travelled there as you have, to learn from him. Understand that none of this is imagined, but is very real. If you can hold on to the reality of it, you will solidify your Soul Travel. When you have the opportunity, ask Suhnam if you may read from the Scriptures of Light. It is a large book written on gold leaf. Read from this as much as you are able, as the information within is staggering. Converse with Suhnam as is appropriate, as he can teach you mastery over your physical body, your energies, and your environment. Often, returning from Soul Travel is much like j umping into a body for the first time . . . your body will have to adjust quickly to your energy, and it might

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feel like an electrical shock. When my heart thud to life and

I return from Soul Travel I can feel

I gasp for breath as if my body had died while

I was away. Return to the Temple to learn from Suhnam as much as you need in order for him to allow you to view the Scriptures of Light. You may also mention my name, Archaelus , as tell him that

I am known on the spiritual planes , and

I sent you. This tends to open up some doors .

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Opening Chakras as before, sing close your eyes and vibrate the name, " Suhnam. "

H e will come t o you. Ask him to guide you to M aster

Darshwan , who is a tall, muscular man with blond hair but slightly asian looking eyes. You will leave this physical plane through a gateway, and will be led to a brilliant palace, sometimes looking like a pyramid. Climb­ ing the steps, enter the gates, and you will find Darshwan, most likely teaching a class as Suhnam was. Again, ask to see his copy of the Scrip­ tures of Light. Although some words may come into view, as he resides in the astral plane, the ideas will flow from the pages like power, taking sometimes weeks to sort through the information. Return with Suhnam to your physical body. Suhnam will also instruct you in how to better Soul Travel. Through­ out the remainder of your Ascent, Suhnam and all of these Masters will remain with you, guiding you and waiting for you to take a seat at Their table.

Return to Darshwan's Temple, without calling upon Suhnam, and speak with Him concerning control of the astral currents . He can teach you much about this, and about manipulating the illusion to your ad­ vantage . He may often refer to the Scriptures of Light, giving you an­ other chance to read from it. Return to your body.

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I will call out to you from all around you, telling you to prepare to receive the Eleventh Flame. Find a place where you can sit down, and announce,

"I am prepared to receive the Eleventh Flame . " The Flames

will pour down upon you. Accept them as they come. Report notes.

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he First Lesson of the Twelfth Flame is to enter the causal plane, go to the Temple of Light, and ask to view the Akashic Records. This will give you access to all information. You will

specifically be looking for information concerning your previous incar­ nations, or your existence before this incarnation. To get to the Temple of Light on the Causal Plane, simply turn your inner vision towards it, and you will be able to view its appearance, at which point you will be able to travel there . You may feel some pain in doing this, as you will shed your astral body during the Travel. Master