Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 2)

en peop.e begin to argue about things instead of doing them they become absolutely impossible. Their minds begin to work about it and about, and they corne out by the same door as in they went. ey remain brutish, voluble, and uncomprehending. . lheLtechmque of Magick is just as important as that of mysti- asm, but here we hâve a very much more difficult problem, because the original unit of Magick, the Body of Light, is alreadv something unfamiliar to the ordinary person. Nevertheless, this body must be developed and trained with exactly the same rigid iscipline as the brain in the case of mysticism. The essence of the echnique of Magick is the development of the body of Light which must be extended to include ail members of the organism,’ and mdeed of the cosmos. The most important drill practices are : i. The fortification of the Body of Light by the constant use of rituals, by the assumption of God-forms, and by the right use of the liucharist. 2.1 he purification and consécration and exaltation of that üody by the use of rituals of invocation. 3- The éducation of that Body by expérience. It must learn to travel on every plane; to break down every obstacle which may confront it This expérience must be as systematic and regular as possible ; for it is of no use merely to travel to the spheres of Jupiter and Venus, or even to explore the 30 Aethyrs, neglectin^ unattractive meridians. 1 6 TxrdSp,rant Sh°U d remenlber that be « a Microcosm. “Universus sum et Nihil univers, a me alienum puto” should be his motto. He should make it his da.ly practice to travel on the Astral Plane, taking in turn each of the most synthetic sections, the Sephiroth and the Paths. These being thoroughly understood, and an Angel in each pledged to guard or to guide him at need, he should start on a new sériés of expéditions to the PI a the fSUb°rd’nate Se.ctlons of each- He may then practice Rising on . e Planes from these spheres, one after the other in rotation. When he .s thoroughly conversant with the various methods of meeting unexpected emergencies, he may preceed to investigate the régions of the Qliphoth and the Démon,c Forces It should be his aim to obtain a compréhensive knowledge of the ent.re Astral Plane, with impartial love of truth for ks own sake, just as a child learns the geography of the whole planet, though he may hâve no intention of ever leaving his native land. ^ — 203 —