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except in those cases when accidental awakening of profound altered states of<br />

consciousness occurs. This experiment prepares you to approach the orgasm<br />

from the more wakeful perspective of the magician.<br />

At night, in a partially darkened room, bring yourself to orgasm using<br />

whatever method suits your preference. <strong>The</strong> only condition is that you do not<br />

use any external visual stimulation as an aphrodisiac agent, since you'll need<br />

to he centered on what's going on within your mind. <strong>The</strong> hours of darkness, as<br />

we have explained, are said to be reigned over by the Feminine Daemonic,<br />

according to the traditional left-hand path teachings. Nocturnal workings also<br />

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allow you to concentrate more fully on your internal landscape, whereas light<br />

draws the attention away from the self. This is one of the many underlying<br />

reasons why sinister current magicians in every culture have always been<br />

attracted to the symbolism of darkness.<br />

Concentrate on that six to ten second period of orgasm with an<br />

attention you have never previously brought to bear upon it. Some of the<br />

questions you should try to remain alert to are: What have you never noticed<br />

before about the orgasm's effect on your mind? What exact thoughts or<br />

impressions manifested in your mind during orgasm? Each individual<br />

magician will undergo entirely different mental phenomena. Some will notice<br />

that entirely trivial thoughts, meaningless fragmentary sentences or seemingly<br />

absurd images flash into the mind during climax. Others may experience<br />

intensely realistic but fleeting erotic hallucinations. Perhaps there will be an<br />

absence of psychic content altogether. At this point, the actual results are less<br />

important than the fact of your keen observation of them. <strong>The</strong> very act of<br />

focusing your attention on a phenomenon you normally take for granted<br />

subtly begins to change it. This step will eventually allow you to proceed to<br />

actually shaping the orgasm for magical purposes. Central to the magical<br />

principles of the left-hand path is the concept that if a magician can separate<br />

his or her consciousness from a given occurrence, he or she can also control<br />

it.<br />

Experiments with autoeroticism as a consciousness-changing agent<br />

should then be engaged in with eyes closed, while seated in a position that<br />

allows the spine to be held upright. This posture reinforces the desired<br />

physiological conditions of wakefulness and concentration that are easily lost<br />

when attaining arousal and orgasm in a prone position. Practice maintaining a<br />

calm, deliberately detached state of mind, while periodically observing the<br />

exact nature of your orgasmic state of consciousness, an inner event which<br />

manifests differently for each of us. At first, it may prove difficult to remain<br />

sexually excited while simultaneously assuming an attitude of detachment<br />

from yourself, but with repetition this balance can be achieved.<br />

<strong>The</strong> goals here are fairly clear-cut. <strong>The</strong> first is to simply develop an<br />

automatic ability for lucid perception of the stages of your own sexual arousal<br />

and climax that are normally obscured by sexual excitement. Secondly, you<br />

will he aiming to build up the faculty of sustaining unwavering psychic<br />

pointedness and attention even during the distracting trauma of the orgasm.<br />

Initial attempts should be made to prolong the pre-orgasmic plateau for as<br />

long as possible. More rigorous training in extending the duration of orgasm<br />

is best conducted with the assistance of a qualified teacher; this exercise is<br />

only an experimental beginning, designed to test your own capabilities.<br />

Once you have experimented with your own ability to utilize<br />

autoerotic sorcery, it's also useful to conduct autoerotic experiments in<br />

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tandem with another skilled magician. Some very effective workings have<br />

been carried out in this manner. For example, when both parties are separated<br />

by a long distance, coordinating a synchronized time to work towards a<br />

mutual goal can be beneficial. Similarly, this can be undertaken with a trusted<br />

accomplice by telephone. This method can be very effective for a number of

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