Photo from this article on the Tree of Life
I have recently started doing this exercise I have been lead towards by the beyond. After a few repetitions I find it do be quite potent, more potent than the usual Middle Pillar exercise and with longer lasting effects even.
I see no reason for it to be performed during regular rituals in which spirit conjuration is involved, for the regular Middle Pillar should suffice. I for one use my own version of that during such rituals. It would fit for a stand alone magical practice session for anyone willing to add a solid Qabalistic working to their usual daily rites.
DO NOT USE THE LINK IN THE PDF. USE THIS ONE INSTEAD BECAUSE THE MAGAZINE SITE STOPPED WORKING A WHILE AGO.
Courtesy of Shaman and his nerdy skills, voila:
Edit: so far I've been doing this exercise whenever the Moon happens to be within 12* on either side of the Sun. It's the period usually known as New Moon and can span into three calendaristic days at times. I for one don't do any practical rituals during this time for reasons explained in Asteria. So I ended up doing this exercise instead of the usual pause in my work I used to do during that time and so far I noticed it helps me strengthen my stamina meaning I am able to perform more rituals during the following lunation without tiring that often. Since I dropped daily practice for good some four years ago and instead I perform at least one practical ritual each day, I can only imagine what benefits it can bring to someone who were to do this exercise on a daily basis for some time. Say, a month or so. Who knows? If anyone cares to give it a try do let me know how it's working out for you, will ya? :D
Edit 2: another thing I've been noticing is any blockages relating to a certain sephira might be signaled by both inside and outside interference when you get to that sephira during the exercise. This is not mandatory, but if you were to pay attention to whatever interference you encounter during the time you perform the exercise you could identify certain issues within yourself.
For example, I once did the exercise and when I got to Yesod I heard sudden loud noise from outside coming from the machinery used by some construction crew that were working. The noise was present the whole time I was doing Yesod, not before and not afterwards, and then it stopped once I finished with that sephira. And indeed it was a sign for me I still have issues when it comes to stuff relating to Yesod. Another time my mind started to get agitated when I reached Chesed and it lasted until I started with Geburah. Again, not all that interference are a sign something is still to be addressed within yourself with respect to the sephirot you're working when the interference happens, but it's best to pay attention and study any such possibility afterwards.
Hate on, dum-dums!
The Great Gazoo
I don n t know can i post here but i want to ask you have you ever worked with visualizing Paths ?
ReplyDeleteThere s Bill Heidrick s meditatin from Qabala No.1 where you say and imagine each Sephirot (say Sephirot name) then visualize Path from Malkhut to Kether ,visualize Ain Soph Aur and nothingness and then vibrate each God-name from Kether to Malkhut.
No I haven't visualized the paths so far because as I understood it upon discussing this is exercise with a Golden Dawn person, visualizing in the sephirot and making use of their respective correspondences is enough to for your fied of consciousness to become more solid. The person in question hasn't said the following to me, but imagine the paths activate themselves once the sephirot are activated. But as both Scott and I said on his blog, you can start your personal experiments and see how it works out for you. It could very well lead you towards something great.
ReplyDeleteI for one have experimented even with the formula I have presented in this article as being standard, as it were. For example, once all 10 sephirot are activated at the end and before speaking those affirmations, I visualize the Lightning Flash going down through the sphirot from Kether to Malkuth. Then I visualize the Serpent going up from Malkuth, passing by all 10 sephirot, and biting into Kether at the end. I think Mark Stavrish has an article on the Lightning Flash and Serpent, but you'd have to find it. Google "Golden Dawn Lighting Flash" and you should find it somewhat quickly
My bad, it's called the Flash Sword. See here https://hermetic.com/stavish/rituals/flashing-sword?fbclid=IwAR2I3O65amL2TTqBWZd4P4w42JdGNYdZTAZ2QE7CexHYk_j7Em6V-KnUFV4
ReplyDeleteHi! Malkuth in the end is to be visualized in genitals like Yesod or in the feet?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Hi. I for one visualize it in the feet, as in half the sphere above the floor and half below it. You don't need to force it imo and simply allow the energetic sensation to take hold of you. Once you become aware of that sensations, which can be as slight as a tickle or as hard as a pressure, I think it will be easier for you to discern the "right" location of Malkuth within your personal sphere of sensation.
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