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