I. VAMA MARGA Foundations Of The Left-Hand Path - staticfly.net

image has a tendency to change drastically. Its size will alter, it will change
color, it may even become something else altogether. As the mind wanders
from the original image upon which you were concentrating your attention,
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you will realize that the object is a clear visual symbol of how difficult it is to
focus for any prolonged period on any one thought form without distraction.
As your ability to control the visualization of the image improves, so will the
related capability for maintaining a chosen thought, an invaluable aid to
magical work.
Repeatedly practice your ability to keep the imagined object from
transforming, attempting to entirely stabilize the appearance of the image.
When you can reliably visualize the object in your mind's eye with no
subsequent transformation of its appearance – an achievement that might well
require a great deal of practice – begin cautiously experimenting with
deliberately changing the appearance of the image. Select different colors for
the object, or modify its size and shape. When you have attained the ability to
decide what the object will look like at will with your eyes closed, try to
visualize the object with your eyes open. Note that this is also best attempted
in darkness; light provides needless distraction.
Test your ability to recall visual data accurately. Study a photograph
until you believe you've memorized its appearance in detail. Close your eyes
and try to see the photograph in its entirety. Then open your eyes and locate
the details of the image that you somehow failed to include in your mental
image. You will learn that the mind tends to absorb visual information in a
kind of impressionistic shorthand, often glossing over major factors,
preferring to see what it wants to see rather than what's really there. One of
the most useful techniques for perfecting your inner visualization is simply to
painstakingly train the eye to be a more precise recording device. Persons
gifted with a so-called photographic memory are endowed with a great
advantage that can he exploited for magical work.
When you are satisfied that you've achieved reasonable proficiency
with controlled visualization, attempt to combine this exercise with autoerotic
stimulation and orgasm. Your aim should be to retain keen and detailed
sensory awareness of the visualized image even in a heightened state of erotic
excitement, and especially at the peak of orgasm. Initially, you may find that
the augmentation of deep breathing and sexual arousal diverts your attention
from the image, causing the visualized object to flicker or vanish completely.
Some are able to successfully keep the image within view only until the
instant of orgasm. Others find that the mental focus needed to concentrate on
the image substantially reduces sexual desire, not allowing for climax.
With repetition, you should be able to achieve both fully controlled
visualization and forceful orgasm with no appreciable diminishing of sexual
arousal or mental concentration. Although we have not yet added the crucial
factor of a resolute desire to this exercise, the ability to balance the
generation of a consistent mental image with simultaneous build-up and
release of sexual energy has introduced you to the basic psychosexual
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functions needed for sexual sorcery. Once you have conquered this difficult
facility, the remainder of your sex-magical training consists primarily of
refining this ability and adding increasingly personal layers of meaning to
your sex magic experiments. Once you have attained a consistent level of
success at projecting one visual image on your mental screen, you should
make a habit of frequently utilizing other images, adding increasing
complexity to your exercises. Once inanimate objects have been mastered,
move on to less easily fixed images, such as human beings. Practice the
realization of accurate visualizations of people you know well, as well as of
individuals you haven't seen in years.
During autoerotic exercises, attempt to project believable threedimensional