Eklesia Night Wing
Magickal Training
Lineage 1989
The instructions
that follow are to be used throughout your magickal training. They are
designed to help in your magickal studies and help you achieve a better
understanding of yourself; a necessary undertaking, for ultimately, you
are your own best tool.
It is advisable to
follow these instructions as given at first. It is important that you
develop a routine in your magickal training: set aside a specific time
each day to do your studies. Doing so will make things easier for you in
the long run and is also good for your self-discipline. Working at the
same time on a daily basis will also prepare your subconscious mind for
magickal work and make it more open to suggestion Later, as you develop,
you may begin to change certain things about your routine as conditions
and circumstances change in your life (as they will). Your may also wish
to experiment. Do so, but keep in mind that you must be consistent. Don’t
follow one routine one day and then completely alter it the next. (As a
side note, remember that the subconscious mind is the most receptive just
before falling asleep at night or just after awakening in the morning.
Actually, this is when the conscious mind functions least.)
The Craft is not an
easy path to follow, as it requires constant discipline of self. In the
Craft, you are responsible for self, as you are totally responsible for
your actions
The Goddess gives us “free will and choices.” She will not TELL you to do
anything, but, instead, will lend you the idea or the insight. With these
thoughts in mind, following the list below will help you along your
magickal path.
I. MAGICKAL DIARIES
For a
while you will have to keep several notebooks each of which is important
to your magickal studies. They do not have to be elaborate, but they
should be clear enough that you could refer back to them later and
understand what you have written. Don’t forget to date things as you go!
Use any type of book that you wish, but keep them within your reach and
out of reach of other’s As this is the result of your labor and your
private material – the curious and greedy should not benefit from them.
The books you will need are described below.
Dream Diary
– in which you will record your dreams immediately upon awakening in the
morning while the impressions are still strong. Do this on a daily basis.
You may find it easier to take a page in your notebook and make columns
and label them with various headings such as date, place, people, time
frame, colors, objects, symbols, etc. This will make it easier for you to
record your impressions quickly while they are still fresh in your mind.
Remember, if you don’t dream during the night, to record that also.
At the beginning
(the first year or so) don’t try to interpreter your dreams (and dream
books are not really useful for this either). Your goal is to just become
familiar with your own symbology through your dream state.
Magickal Working
Diary –
in which you will record the details of any magickal act that you do,
whether it is part of a large ritual or something you do on your own. You
need to list the date, time, place, astrological correspondences, weather
conditions, materials used (candles, incense etc.), purpose, objectives
and most of all the results. A magickal act is like a scientific
experiment; there are logical steps involved and that can be reproduced
later, but only if you have accurate records. A word to the wise, there
may come a time when you’ll have to reproduce a magickal operation – and
your need may be great!
Personality Record
– in which you will begin working with the aspects of your personality,
like listing your good points, your bad points, how you relate to people,
and so on. This record will be a very useful tool in understanding
yourself and a great help in your magickal work.
Diary of Emotions
- in which you will be recording experiences and dealings with your
emotional nature. Such things as working with your frustrations, stresses
and blocks that can hinder your growth as well as exploring your positive
emotional side and using that to further your growth.
Divination Record
- in
which you will record the results o your personal divinations. You should
choose one method of divination to work with on a daily basis whether or
not you use other methods (i.e. I Ching, Tarot, Palmistry, Runes, Tea
Leaves, etc.). It is important to keep a record of your own divinations at
first in order to gauge the accuracy of your readings compared with the
eventual outcome. Also, until you become adept with your method of
divination, your should refrain from doing readings for other people.
Exercise Book
– You will also
need a book to record your answers and impressions to the assignments that
you are given. This is important in keeping track of your progress and
will be an invaluable tool should you ever be asked to teach.
II.
EXERCISE PROCEDURES
In the course of
your studies you will be given various assignment to do as briefly
outlined above.
Before doing any of
the exercises you are expected to perform the techniques of relaxation as
taught or described in an accompanying page. The period of relaxation is
extremely important as it helps prepare you for what is to come in the
exercises and will thereby make them more effective.
The general
procedure for the exercises is as follows:
Relaxation Exercise
·
Breathing Exercises
·
Dynamics
·
Meditations
·
Affirmations
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