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Tarem
post Sep 19 2006, 06:38 PM
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My plan of study

I just thought it would be cool if I posted a plan for my further studies into the world of ceremonial magick. (and also so I will know what I am going to do and stick with it.)

Things already done:
Read The 4 books of occult philosophy by Agrippa.
Memorize LBRP.
Read first part of short course on Skrying by Rowe. (the mediating and magical world part)
Some various others introduction to Ceremonial magick type documents.

(first month)
1: To do the LBRP twice or more everyday.
2: To practice mediating for at least a hour a day.
3: start Reading Book of Ceremonial Magic By ARTHUR EDWARD WAITE
4: Start reading Kabbalah ??? by Mathers.
5: Start forcing my mind to allow me to be the master.
6: Study various other small texts.

(second month)
1: Continue to do LBRP twice or more everyday (given for all the rest of the months too)
2: Start building magical world while mediating.
3: Read the Magus
4: memorize and practice MP.
5: study Hebrew letters and more Kabbalah texts.

(third month)
1: Finish reading The Short course on Skrying by Rowe.
2: Work on beginning Skrying.
3: Memorize and learn LIRP.
4: Read Key of Solomon.

Please add anything else you can to the lists that would help me a lot, and more things to read that I can get free around the internet, or get given by someone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/book.gif) I’m going to take things slow, and try to gain a understanding and such from reading while at the same time. Thank you all very much in advance!

Peace.

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post Sep 21 2006, 09:09 AM
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If I could I would like to make a few suggestions.

First performing the LBRP once or twice a day will be plenty, moderation in all things. Once in the morning and once at night will be prefered. As you work on the ritual try and focus on only one aspect at a time. Focus only on the vibration until that is fine tuned, then the visualizations, the physical movements etc. You will go a long way toward perfecting the ritual if you just concentrate on one aspect at a time in your performance.

Next I commend you on wanting to meditate for an hour, but that is a bit much to start with if you have no background in it. If you do have past experence then go ahead, if not then I would suggest starting small with ten minutes a day and building on that. As a suggestion check out Crowley's Liber E. Focus on his suggestions on the positions and the pranayama. You can find the text HERE.

You should supplement your reading list a bit. Ben Rowe is fine, his Course on Skrying is excellent and by all means work on your inner temple. The skills you will learn within it will be invaluable. For Qabala Mathers is fine but not the best. Try and locate a copy of Dion Fortune's Mystical Qabalah. It is the standard in the field. Plus I would really advise taking Waite with a grain of salt. He was a good magician but he took his oath seriously and wrote alot without really saying anything if you know what I mean.

The LIRP is nothing more than the invoking aspect of the LBRP. If you know one you know the other, you just reverse the directions of the pentagrams. Stick with only banishing for a month or so then try and perform the LIRP in the morning and the LBRP at night.

Finally you mentioned nothing of prayer or a daily rythem. This is important. You have several options. You could perform Crowley's Resh the solar adorations. Or christian prayers at night before bed, in the morning, at noon etc. Or you could write your own. Also meal time blessings are good to perform as well, such as the Golden Dawn Berakah or the Thelemic Will both are said before meals.

Lastly, you need a journal, some kind of record of your work. It doesn't have to fancy just a simple notebook or even a word doc on the computer but you need to keep a record of the day and what you are doing ritual wise and what you are currently reading etc.

I hope this helps.


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