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- WHEN MAGIC DOESN'T WORK
- by Van Ault
-
- 1. Every magician has occasions in which the magic s/he is
- directing does not seem to work. The desired result, whether
- internal or external, does not come into manifestation. These
- occasions are opportunities for greater developement in the
- magical arts, and by working through the disappointment and
- discouragement, s/he can reach greater self-knowledge and
- technical expertise in the Art.
-
- 2. I believe that magic always works. Magic is a tool, a reality
- shaper. Like any tool, however, its ability is limited to the
- operator's knowledge and skill. For an illustration, let's use
- the bow and arrow. Your intention is the arrow and your magical
- technique for directing that intention is the bow. You use the
- technique to poise, balance and guide the arrow with the strength
- of your determination and will.
-
- 3. What happens when this all works together optimally? The will
- firmly grasps the clear intention, balances it upon the technique,
- you gather your emotional and mental force, and then fire the
- intention into the invisible world to be made manifest. In its
- own time and way, your wish materializes.
-
- 4. Conversely, if you haven't got the skill to bring all of these
- efforts together, things can go askew. Your arrow can veer and
- stray, or it may travel a few feet before losing power. Your bow
- ca n break, or not be strong enough to propel the arrow. Or, you
- may find that you've got your bow and arrow ready to use, but you
- haven't got sufficient strength to manipulate it.
-
- 5. I offer the following meditation process for those times when
- it seems that your magic doesn't work. When you've tried all the
- techniques, when you've gotten no results, when you're wondering
- if any of this matters at all, the process in this meditation can
- produce miracles and create a sense of completion. You can read
- the script into a tape, or have a friend lead you through it.
-
- RIVER OF LIFE MEDITATION
- by Van Ault
-
- Find a comfortable place where you can relax and be completely
- quiet...relax...allow your thoughts now to just come and go...come
- and go...and take a deep breath in and hold it...(pause)...now
- gather up the tension in your body, and release it as you
- exhale...take another deep breath, and as you exhale, let go of
- anybody else's energy or thoughts you may be carrying....and
- breathe in new energy...breathe in new possibilities...and allow
- your body to fill with lightness...feel it becoming lighter and
- lighter as you relax more and more...relaxing deeply...going
- deeper...feeling very light now...so light you could almost float
- away..........
-
- And as you relax, imagine a beautiful colored mist is swirling
- up around you, billowing up around you into a cushiony, soft,
- cloud of energy...and you are resting completely upon this
- cloud...and you are safe...as you breathe in and out, let your
- thoughts just come and go...relaxing more and more...and the cloud
- of energy now lifts you up into the air and carries your down into
- your own inner world...down between the boundaries of time and
- space...to a place of timeless beauty and infinite
- possibilites...floating down now, going deeper and deeper, leaving
- the outer world and its concerns far behind, as you drift and
- float on this beautiful cloud....going further and further...down
- below you is a rock, a giant rock...and the cloud gently and
- effortlessly lands upon the rock and you step off it, as the cloud
- swirls back into a mist and disappears for now.........
-
- Stand upon this rock now, and feel the strength of it under
- your feet...and as you turn around, you look out upon a great
- river...flowing as far as you can see...seeming to come from some
- infinite place...and disappearing into an infinite place...a
- flowing, endless river of energy...this is the river of all life
- waters...all of life draws upon the lifeforce that moves through
- its steaming currents...look closely at the water...what color is
- it? it may look like liquid light to you...look deeply into it,
- and sense the power and depth of the river...what sound does it
- make as it courses through its channels?...as you stand securely
- upon your rock, notice and fragrance...and bend down and cup your
- hands in the living water,and splash some of it on your face...
- feel the life giving force on your skin...take a sip of the
- water...allow the river of life to nourish you........
-
- Now relax a moment upon the rock...and bring into your mind
- the magical intention that never seemed to go anywhere...what were
- you trying to accomplish?...what was the basic intention you
- had?...what was the emotion behind the intention?...feel the
- energy of that emotion moving onto the palms of your hands now...
- feel the energy glowing...pulsating...breathe and allow your
- intention that you're still clinging to externalize...the energy
- of it is now shimmering,glowing...swirling into a sphere...allow
- all of your desire to flow into this sphere...and allow this
- sphere to appear to you however it appears...and just observe what
- you see...you may see pictures or symbols emerging within the
- sphere...whatever you see is fine..........
-
- When your sphere is completely filled with the last of your
- desire, emotion, and intention, hold it aloft...feel the power of
- it in you hands, a globe of power that you can now release...and
- look out into the river of life...watch as its currents of
- possibility flow for ever and ever,as far as you can see...and
- whenever you're ready, with as much and as little force as you
- need, throw the pulsating sphere into the river...and give this
- intention to the life force of this great river...watch as the
- sphere touches the water...and gradually disappears into the
- current...........
-
- Take a deep breath...as the sphere disappears the last of your
- intention and emotion and desire merges with the source of all
- life, from which it originally came...and leaves you........
-
- Now complete any business here that you need to finish...take
- a few moments to enjoy the flowing river of life,and know that the
- possibilities it nourishes can bring miracles into your life
- too..........
-
- Take another deep breath, and notice tha colored mist is once
- again swirling around you...billowing up underneath you to form a
- beautiful cloud of cushiony energy, which is lifted up into the
- air, with you upon it...relaxing into the cloud you are returning
- the way you came...lifting up up through time and space, coming
- back from the inner world...coming up... further and further...
- floating and drifting back...coming back...bringing you all the
- way back into your body now, into this room...bringing your
- attention completely back into this time and place...take a deep
- breath and begin to re-orient yourself to the outer world...and
- when you're ready, count to three..., and on the count of three
- open your eyes,and return feeling relaxed, alert and at peace.
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