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# Re: Step 2 : elements

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- Subject: Re: Step 2 : elements
- From: "hilikus77" <hilikus77@...>
- Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 11:16:11 -0000
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    well, thanks a lot for your answer. It really helped me.

    --- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@n...>
    wrote:
    > Dear Hilikus77,
    >
    > >> I have a question for all of you, concerning the elemental
    balance.
    > Since elements are associated with senses, if we had success with
    all
    > the mental exercices of step 2, does that mean we have the elements
    > equilibrate enough to switch to step 3 ?
    > I would answer yes, but i'd really like to hear what you think as
    i'm
    > not really sure. I think this test (to see if you are equilibrate)
    is
    > much more accurate than using the soul mirror. What do you think of
    > that ? <<
    >
    > This alone is not a suitable gauge. Please look at what Bardon had
    to
    > say about it in his very first paragraph of "Magic Psychic (Astral)
    > Training (III)" [p.79 of the Ruggeberg edition and p.101 of the
    Merkur
    > edition] --
    >
    > "Before starting on the training for this step, the astral
    equipoise
    > of the elements in the soul has to be established by introspection
    and
    > self-control unless you wish to do mischief to yourself. If it is
    > absolutely sure, that none of the elements is prevailing, you ought
    to
    > keep working on the refinement of the character, in the course of
    the
    > development, but you might as well go on to work with the elements
    in
    > the astral body."
    >
    > In other words, he suggests the Soul Mirror as the gauge, not one's
    > success with the sensory concentration exercises. Remember, the
    Step
    > Three work with the Elements is an *astral* exercise, as is the Soul
    > Mirror work. The sensory concentration exercises, on the other
    hand,
    > are *mental* exercises, and while they do impact the *astral*
    equipoise
    > of the Elements, their main transformative value is in regard to the
    > mental equipoise.
    >
    > As always, in order to progress to the next Step, one must first
    master
    > the exercises in *all three* sections of the present Step. Mastery
    of
    > the sensory concentration exercises alone is not sufficient. One
    must
    > also have progressed in the character transformation to the degree
    > Bardon indicated (i.e., one must have transformed the strongest,
    most
    > influential negative traits and *know* from the evidence provided by
    > their Soul Mirror that "none of the elements is prevailing").
    >
    > There is no "test", per se, of this other than your own self-
    knowledge.
    > Either you know that you have achieved this rudimentary equipoise
    or you
    > know that you haven't. It's really that simple. :)
    >
    > My best to you,
    > :) Rawn Clark
    > 06 May 2003
    > rawnclark@n...
    > rawn@a...
    > http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
    > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis
    > http://E.webring.com/hub?ring=arionthebardonwe

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