Thus a hostile being may appear clothed with glory ; the 
appropriate pentagram will in such a case cause him to shrivel or 
decay. 
io. Practice will make the student infinitely wary in such 
matters. 
il. It is usually quite easy to return to the body, but should 
any difficulty arise, practice (again) will make the imagination 
fertile. For example, one may create in thought a chariot of fire 
with white horses, and command the charioteer to drive earthwaras. 
It might be dangerous to go too far, or to stay too long; for 
fatigue must be avoided. 
The danger spoken of is that of fainting, or of obsession, or of 
loss of memory or other mental faculty. 
12. Finally, let the student cause his imagined body in which 
he supposes himself to hâve been travelling to coincide with the 
physical, tightening his muscles, drawing in his breath, and putting 
his forefinger to his lips. Then let him “awake” by a well- 
defined act of will, and soberly and accurately record his 
expériences. 
It may be added that this apparently complicated experiment is 
perfectly easy to perform. It is best to learn by “travelling” with 
a person already experienced in the matter. Two or three 
experiments should suffice to render the student confident and even 
expert. See also “The Seer”, pp. 295-333, Equinox I, 2. 
VI. 
1. The previous experiment has little value, and leads to few 
results of importance. But it is susceptible of a development which 
merges into a form of Dharana — concentration — and as such 
may lead to the very highest ends. The principal use of the 
practice in the last chapter is to familiarise the student with every 
kind of obstacle and every kind of delusion, so that he may be 
perfect master of every idea that may arise in his brain, to dismiss 
it, to transmute it, to cause it instantly to obey his will. 
2. Let him then begin exactly as before, but with the most 
intense solemnity and détermination. 
3. Let him be very careful to cause his imaginary body to rise 
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