Burning (your) desires

This is a simple technique to destroy any desires and passions that work against oneself. It can equally be used for dreams and wishes that are impractical or very difficult to achieve even by using magical means, but nevertheless divert attention away from more immediate issues. 

The technique itself is simple and doesn't require a ritual setup or any preparation in advance. It can thus be performed in any environment so long as you have a moment of peace and quiet. Moreover, doing it whenever such desires or wishes are felt stronger is a very good idea.

Whenever you feel up to it, bring up that desire into your mind. Visualize it as an image of what you've imagined in regards to it, then imagine pouring any feelings associated with it into the image. The image may start glowing, its intensity increasing the more feelings you pour into it.

Whenever you consider you've done enough, imagine projecting flames from your hands into the image until it is completely engulfed. Keep the flames going and imagine the image completely consuming. At some point turn off the flames so to speak, and notice nothing has remained, not even ashes or smoke. You are done.

It should be known that various feelings may arise during this technique. Sadness, disappointment, regret and so on can take hold of you while the image representing your desire disappears. Their intensity can vary, depending on how much you've attached yourself to that particular desire or wish. Additionally, you may feel a more or less vague physical sensation of pain, as if something inside of you has been damaged.

Rest assured, nothing physical has been damaged and no physical damage will occur later on either. This technique is meant to trim your astral body of excess that can cause damage in your everyday life. Think of it as trimming an overgrown tree so that it won't damage your house during severe weather. Sure, the tree may provide shade, the same way those desires may provide comfort, but nothing can stop you from using curtains just like nothing can stop you from finding comfort in less potentially harmful astral constructs.

Harm can come in diverse ways, depending on the object of those desires, no matter how unrealistic it may be. If you desire a certain someone you can end up chasing them and find yourself in all sorts of trouble. You may neglect your responsibilities and receive flak because of it, or you may end up with that person who turns out to be a living nightmare. If you wish you were an astronaut and daydream about taking selfies in orbit you may chop off a finger while preparing dinner. The examples can be endless, each of them containing the possibility of suffering materially or mentally later on.

In some cases repetition will be needed. This is because some of these astral constructs have grown strong, been rooted too deeply into the astral body, or their interconnectedness with other elements inside the astral body is too complex. Nevertheless, with patience and diligent work, their influence should be felt weaker and less often along the way. There may be cases where some of the stuff you want gone is proving to be a really tough nut to crack, in which case it would be a good idea to call for spiritual reinforcements, such as the spirits of Fire. Another possibility is to perform the technique I mentioned at the end of this article just prior to performing the one mentioned here.