Israel Regardie - The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic.pdf

THE COMPLETE GOLDEN DAWN SYSTEM OF MAGIC
actually was. At first, and perhaps for some considerable time, you may find yourself
not hitting anything right at all. Do not permit yourself to get discouraged. Just continue
the practice. After a while you may find yourself guessing right once in a dozen times, which
is not at all bad. With repeated practice, you may find yourself guessing the right suit time and
time again. All of this must be recorded. This will ultimately determine what your degree of
accuracy is, and therefore how your sensitivity is developing. Remember, stick to guessing
the suit only at first. Later on, more rigorous tests of the growing sensitivity can be
developed. But go slowly. One step at a time.
SENSITIVITY TRAINING II
Shuffle the cards thoroughly as before, so that all the cards are well distributed and
bear little relationship to their former positions. Again, place the sheet of paper and a pencil
by your side so that you may record without effort the results of your practice.
Then lay the right hand on the top of the first card of the pack as before, face
downwards. Keep it there for a while. Be quiet and still, breathing easily. Now try to guess
whether the card is a "pip," that is one of the numbered cards from Ace or 1 to 10. At this
juncture do not be concerned about the Suit as you did before, nor the color, nor any other
detail. Just the number of the card itself.
You have ten choices. Do not play games with yourself by thinking of just that, or
by running through these numbers consecutively in your mind. Be quiet, and while your hand
is resting on the card, wait for a particular number to pop into your mind. As before, there
will be many errors, naturally. But with continued practice, you will surprise yourself by the
increasing number of accurate guesses you will make. At times you will feel you are getting
progressively worse instead of better. Pay little attention to this, discouraging though it
may appear to be. Quickly enough, you will find that your score will slowly improve and
rise considerably.
Enter these results on the paper at your side. This is imperative.
When you feel you are doing well at this game, add one more category to what you
are doing. Try to sense or guess not only the number, but the Suit.
If you are using the Tarot deck, remember Wands and Swords are compatible, and so
are Cups and Pentacles. If you happen to hit on 6 of Cups when you guessed it might be 6
of Pentacles, you are not doing too badly. Likewise with the other Suits. 7 of Swords is not a
bad find for a guess of 7 of Wands. And so on, etc.
Be patient with yourself, and do not expect miracles for the time being. Your skill
and sensitivity will slowly improve as you proceed. There are side benefits to be gained from
this practice. Apart from all other things which I will gloss over here, you will find your
intuition becoming more finely attuned to the intimations of your own inner and higher
being. It paves the way to becoming aware of the influence and guidance of your own higher
and divine Genius, which is one of the major goals of the Great Work.
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