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# Re: Feminine / Masculine Balance

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Feminine / Masculine Balance
- From: Daniel Alter <daniel_b_alter@...>
- Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 15:39:37 +0100 (BST)
- In-reply-to: <20040520215036.28207.qmail@...>

    Dear RM and Frater SS,

    One view on this issue is that, in comparison to other
    systems of initiation, Bardon focuses aspirants on
    learning about the mystical aspects of occultism
    before showing them some of the magickal aspects.

    What is the difference between mysticism and magick?
    To paraphrase Dion Fortune (in "The Initiate"): the
    sole objective of mysticism is to attain Unity with
    Deity. Once attained, the mystic eschews all further
    physical experiences. The magician also strives for
    Unity but then learns from these experiences and comes
    back to use what he has learned to help humanity back
    on the physical. Now, personally, I disagree with
    Fortune's definition of mysticism as it seems to focus
    on "Eastern" mysticism and does not represent Western
    forms (especially Jewish mysticism). Nevertheless, the
    distinction is a helpful one.

    Why does Bardon teach in this way? My belief is that
    this focus provides students with an understanding of
    what magick is REALLY about (self-transformation in
    order to attain Unity). In addition, the system is
    quite useful is separating the True Seekers from those
    seeking a short-cut or quick fix.

    Here's another point. Let's look at a counterfactual.
    If Bardon had written IIH from a more
    evocative/Masculine perspective, what would step 1
    have looked like? Well, for starters he would have
    needed to provide guidance on banishing rituals and
    would have started with the tried and tested Lesser
    Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (or some derivation
    thereof to make his book more commercially viable).
    What the LBRP does (in my view) is to artifically
    create an elementally-balanced environment in which
    the magician can work. However, this balance could be
    very easily disrupted by an entity with enough power
    and the will to do so.

    Instead, Bardon teaches that true elemental
    equilibrium can only be achieved from the inside out.
    This however takes dedication and time. But the
    results are that, by step 8-9, the aspirant is
    sufficiently balanced to begin evocative work with
    confidence that the elemental balance within him/her
    cannot be so easily disrupted as that created through
    ritual.

    Just my 2 cents!

    Kindest regards

    Dan

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