Taken as a whole, Franz Bardon’s magical writings form an
introduction and road map to the Holy Mysteries. Earth is the only planet in
the universe where every human being is given the opportunity to become a
child of God, and as such can become an enlightened human being. This should
be the actual destiny of every human being. However, most of us never open
the door behind which all this knowledge can be found. In our formative
years, we all too readily accept whatever we were taught, and in
later years this becomes our greatest obstacle, preventing us from learning
the truth. Secondly, we have in many instances a false understanding of the
true meaning of words, since we accept a false meaning without question.
Christ speaks of parables and mysteries. He said to His disciples: "Unto you
it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God, but unto them that
are without, all these things are done in parables." He has also given us to
understand that we have to walk the Path of the Mysteries if we wish to be
counted among the chosen ones.
Let us assume that you are seriously searching for this path — the path
whose final destination would mean becoming "one with God." What would you
think if you heard the words: magic, Tarot card, occult, mystic,
evocation, Tetragrammaton, JOD-HE-VAU-HE, initiation, etc.? Would you not,
if you had a so-called religious upbringing, distance yourself from these
things, reasoning that "magic" is sorcery and thus a pact with the dark
forces? Charlatans and stage magicians misuse these terms, as do many
religious sects, past and present. However, you may ask: "What
did Christ mean when He said to His disciples: ‘The mysteries are given to
you, and the parables are given to those on the outside.’"
There is only one Holy Bible, but there are many different religions. The
reason for this is a total lack of knowledge about the Mysteries.
In reality, "magic" is a holy science. In the truest sense of the word,
it is the knowledge of all knowledge. Magic, (or Hermetics) as described by
Franz Bardon, teaches the knowledge and how to
use the universal laws. In other words, there is no higher knowledge on
planet earth, because it teaches you to know the metaphysical as well as the
metaphysical laws on all levels. Since time immemorial, this knowledge has
been called "magic." The Magi have been considered the highest of initiates
(disciples) since ancient times.
Many readers are aware that, in reality, the Tarot is not a deck of cards
that serves mantic purposes, but a book of initiation which symbolically
contains the greatest secrets. The first Tarot card is reveal by Franz
Bardon in Initiation into Hermetics.
Magic is the knowledge which teaches the practical use of the lowest
laws of nature and the highest laws of the spirit. After reading the works
described below, the reader will come to the realization that there are no
miracles, and nothing supernatural. Only those who do not have this
knowledge and understanding of such occurrences are representatives of such
concepts. It does not matter what the subject matter is; in order to
properly understand it, you have to start with lowest of laws — in other
words, with the foundation. And that applies to magic as well. As such, you
have to start with the elementary laws, and graduate to the highest magic.
But to properly mature, you require some pre-schooling. The writings of
Franz Bardon contain all the mysteries and reveal what the Bible does not.
The word "minister" is derived from the word "mystery," and it means,
"initiated into the mysteries." Therefore, a "minister" should have the
abilities of an initiate. Once the reader has the true understanding of the
attributes of an initiate, he or she will never again be blinded by someone
who carries that name without the proper qualifications.
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Merkur Publishing, Inc.
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From the Hermetic point of view, our teachers are:
1. Fate, and
2.
Oneself (either
knowingly or unknowingly).
A teacher or Guru or even
the highest initiate can only point the way and explain universal principles and enlighten the
student.
Hermetic Science has Two Paths: (Fundamental Groups)
1.
The path itself (unknowingly or knowingly through instructions or
through guidance).
2.
The original
religion.
The path teaches the
quantitative side of the Hermetic Science, whereas the original religion
teaches the qualitative side of the Hermetic Science.
It can also be explained as
follows:
1.
Quantitative = magically = the path.
2.
Qualitative =
mystically = the original religion.
Establishing magic
(quantitative) equilibrium brings about the establishment of harmony on a
large scale as well as on a small scale.
The macrocosm and microcosm
= the All (the universe) and the human being.
The Human Being:
A human being
has a spirit, a soul and a physical body.
The Spirit:
The spirit has the following fundamental attributes:
The Fire Element = the
will
The Air Element = the intellect or mind
The Water Element = feelings (life)
The Earth Element = the consciousness
Without imagining the above
four elements (in the mental sphere) it is not possible to imagine the
spirit.
The Fifth Element =
The Akasha. The Akasha is the divine principle in a human being which holds
everything together.
The spirit form is the
mental body.
The mental body consists of
the mental element substances.
Every human being has a
disharmony in his four mental-element substances (fire, air, water and
earth) = will, intellect, feeling and consciousness.
When these four elements
are harmonized in quantitative and qualitative form (i.e. magical and
mystical form) it brings about the Hermetic Science.
The Soul:
The soul is the
form-determining body of the spirit. The body of the soul, the astral body,
is composed of the denser astral substances of the elements.
The Physical Body:
The physical body of a human being is the coarsest of
all three and as such it is the last and the densest element-substance
shell. The bonding of all the aforementioned bodies takes place in the
following manner:
The spirit is bound to his
mental body through the mental matrix. Therefore, you could also make the
statement that the mental matrix is the connecting substance or the bonding
agent between the mental body and the spirit.
The connecting substance or
bonding agent between the spirit inclusive of the mental body with the
astral body is called the astral matrix.
The mental and astral
bodies are bound to the physical body by the material or physical matrix.
This matrix holds these three bodies together.
Nourishment of the Three Bodies:
The nourishment of the three bodies consists of the
following:
The Mental Body is nourished through the impression of
the senses.
The Astral Body is nourished through breathing.
The Physical Body is kept alive through any kind of nourishment.
Nourishment of the Spirit (Mental Body):
External nourishment: Through the five senses.
Internal Nourishment:
Through thoughts, wishes, imagination and ideas.
The quantitative form is
the amount, the qualitative form are their attributes.
Effects:
The quantitative form has its effects through its
intensity in the mental sphere.
The qualitative form has its effects through its
purity (clarity) in the mental sphere.
Examples:
The Will
The will is free when he is in equilibrium,
quantitatively and qualitatively.
The will is not free when
he is not in equilibrium (quantitatively and qualitatively).
In the case whereby there
is a quantitative preponderance, a will that is not free expresses itself
through impulsiveness.
In the case where there is
a qualitative preponderance, a will that is not free expresses itself
through a know-it-all attitude.
The Intellect (The Mind)
The quantitative form of the intellect has its effects in the mental
sphere and expresses itself through perseverance or endurance of the
spirit.
The qualitative form of the
intellect (mind) has its effects in the mental sphere and expresses itself
through the receptiveness of the spirit.
The Spirit’s Feeling
The quantitative form of feelings expresses itself
through its vitality.
The qualitative form of
feelings expresses itself through self-preservation.
The Consciousness
The summary of all three
fundamental attributes of the spirit (will, intellect and feelings)
constitutes the consciousness. Therefore, the quantitative form of the
consciousness is impulsiveness, perseverance (endurance) and vitality.
Therefore, the qualitative form of the consciousness
is being right in the positive sense, having the proper understanding of
what is right, receptiveness and self-preservation. In the negative sense it
is a know-it-all attitude.
The "I" Consciousness or
The Normal Consciousness
The quantitative form of the consciousness is the
strength of the electromagnetic fluid.
The qualitative form of the consciousness has its
effects in the mental sphere and it expresses itself in the Spirit’s
maturity.
Nourishment for the Soul (Astral Body):
The astral body receives her external nourishment
through breathing.
The astral body receives
her internal nourishment through substances of the elements of her physical
nourishment.
The astral body consists of
astral matter = astral-element-substances.
The quantitative form of
the astral matter is the astral-element-substance, which draws its
nourishment and preservation from the element-substances of the physical
nourishment (internal nourishment).
The astral body is
preserved, invigorated and nourished through breathing, but at the same time
the electromagnetic fluid is also inhaled (external nourishment).
The qualitative form of the
astral body is the ability to accumulate all thoughts and ideas, which
through constant repetition express themselves through character traits.
Therefore, the astral body is a fluid condenser in the form of quality.
The quantitative form of
the astral body and the mental body represents itself in the astral sphere
and mental sphere by expressing itself externally through the intensity of
his character.
The qualitative form of the
astral body and the mental body expresses itself externally through his
astral and mental aura.
Nourishment of the Physical Body:
The physical body stays alive through nourishment and
through physical breathing. Through the breath you inhale at the same time
the physical form of the electromagnetic fluid.
The quantitative form of
the physical electromagnetic fluid expresses itself through total health,
perfect vital energy and a surplus of vital energy.
The main influence of the
electromagnetic fluid is divided into two groups:
1.
Right side of the body is electric fluid.
2.
Left side of the
body is magnetic fluid.
The Elements:
The individual elements with their compact attributes
are a state of density:
Fire
•
Water •
Air
•
Earth
However, the elements
differ through the following:
1. Fire =
electric fluid
2. Water = magnetic fluid
3. Air = equilibrating, harmonizing (electric –
magnetic – neutral)
4. Earth = electromagnetic fluid
Initiation:
Should the budding initiate
wish to succeed and reach the highest level of perfection, he must begin
with the key to the Hermetic Science which consists of harmonizing the
elements in all three spheres (mental, astral and physical spheres = spirit,
soul and body).
The effect of the astral
body’s aura expresses itself in the intensity of her character and since the
astral body is at the same time the central point between the spirit and the
physical body, the budding initiate must begin by harmonizing his astral
body (i.e. harmonizing or equilibrating his character). By beginning to
ennoble his character (harmonizing the astral elements) he trains or
equilibrates the mental elements in his spiritual body (mental body) at the
same time as well as the physical elements in his physical body.
The consequences of these
exercises are:
When you have harmonized or
equilibrated your character, this equates to a good character.
When you have harmonized or
equilibrated the physical elements, this results in a healthy physical body.
When you have harmonized
and equilibrated the mental elements, this results in a healthy and mature
spirit.
Only when the budding
initiate has brought all the elements in all three spheres into equilibrium,
can he continue his study of the Hermetic Sciences.
It is absolutely necessary
and of great importance that the quantity key and the quality key are
strictly observed at all times. It does not matter if you are dealing with
the comprehension of the harmony of fate or with the kind of method you
should employ on the path to perfection.
While on the path of
methodology in respect to true introspection (i.e. the ennoblement of one’s
character) the quantity key and the quality key are the basic conditions.
Excessive quality, no
matter on which plane or sphere, is always at the expense of that particular
plane and the corresponding element.
Excessive quantity
(electric fluid, magnetic fluid or electromagnetic fluid) raises the
analogies (qualities), whether in the positive or in the negative sense.
It is very rewarding to
draw up a quality key for the astral body with all her attributes and
passions (positive and negative, a magic character mirror). This then has to
be divided again into the corresponding elements.
You must make a list or
table of your virtues and attributes, divide them into the four elements and
then list them in accordance with their intensity into three groups, those
that influence you in a most negative way, those which occur less frequently
and those which occur once in a while.
The corresponding intensity
is identical with the quantitative proportions of the corresponding element
of the astral body.
Methodology:
When dealing with the introspection it is of absolute
necessity to make use of the quality key of your character traits. You must
bring all your negative characteristics, which of course correspond with the
four elements, to a level, where all your negative characteristics are equal
in numbers.[1]
Attributes which are
present the least must be turned into positive attributes. There are various
way in order to accomplish this feat:
1.
by fighting it (by controlling it),
2.
through autosuggestion,
3.
through transmutation, and
4.
through isolation.
The Quantity Key:
1.
By combating the negative passions the intensification of the
individual fluids (electric, magnetic and the electromagnetic) is achieved
and the dynamides (synamically) are strengthened. (This applies to all the
elements.)
2.
By practicing
autosuggestion the negative passions are eliminated through the withdrawal
of time and space. However, this does not become a reality until the desired
positive attribute has become a habit; up to that point the negative
attribute can still attack that person. Only when the positive or good
attribute has become a habit in its entirety has the negative passion been
eliminated. Hence it can never attack that person again.
3.
The capacity of the
quantitative power is always raised through transmutation. If the positive
attributes that belong to particular elements are too weak, you must
increase the strength of the positive attributes by transmuting the existing
negative passions.
4.
Isolation. Should
you not want employ any of the above-mentioned methods or if you are
incapable of so doing, you can always revert to isolating your negative
passions. This is accomplished by withdrawing all your attention from your
negative passions. Through this you do not accomplish anything quantitative
i.e. you surrender yourself to destiny.
The quantity key is a gauge
by which you measure all your concentration exercises.
The duration of your powers
of concentration depends on the quantity of the particular element (fluid).
The larger the quantity of
a fluid, the longer will your powers of concentration last.
If you possess a good
quantity of a fluid, the longer your ability of concentration. For example,
the greater the quantity of electric fluid the easier it is for you
concentrate visually.
You achieve good results
with your acoustic concentration when you possess a sufficient quantity of
electric and magnetic fluids. When you do your sentience or feeling
concentration exercises you require the pure magnetic fluid. Before you can
achieve any kind of success you must possess a sufficient amount of the pure
magnetic fluid.
The concentration whereby
you employ three senses (clairvoyance, clairaudience and clairsentience)
requires quantitatively the electromagnetic fluid, because during these
exercises both fluids (the electric and magnetic fluids) are needed and
consumed.
The Eucharist (Conscious Eating):
The Eucharist is the teaching of how to impregnate,
qualitatively and quantitatively, your food and drink mentally, astrally and
physically.
We differentiate between qualitative and quantitative
impregnation. Qualitatively impregnate only those foods and drinks where you
use only one single thought, one wish, one single imagination, one idea etc.
When charging something and
you connect a particular wish with vital energy (Prana), then you impregnate
qualitatively and quantitatively.
The impregnation method is
threefold as follows:
1.
By the visual form (fire = electric fluid).
2. By the intellectual
acoustic form (air), (by using reason) i.e. by speaking your wish into the
liquid or into the food.
3.
By the intuitive or
sensitive method (water = magnetic fluid.)
The most effective method
is when you carry out any impregnation quantitatively and qualitatively with
the concentration of the three senses. If you work with the concentration of
the three senses, which is actually the strongest form of impregnation, then
the effect does not originate from the individual regions of the spirit
(will, intellect, feelings), but it originates directly from the
consciousness.
Each time you impregnate
you must add the time of the realization for the mental plane or the mental
body and must always pay attention to this rule.
The procedure for astral
impregnation is as follows:
The nourishment which you
charge or load for the purpose of eating must be changed into a astral
condenser, which absorbs the electromagnetic fluid from the universe like a
sponge, similar to the respiration of the lungs.
When you concentrate you
must be certain that the power from the universe passes over into the
nourishment automatically and accumulates dynamically therein.
During this procedure the
quality must be incorporated at the same time i.e. the desired attribute.
When you eat this food or
drink the liquid, which has become a fluid condenser, you must be completely
certain and convinced that the accumulated energy passes directly over into
the astral body, qualitatively and quantitatively.
You must repeat the
charging or loading, no matter if you charge it mentally or astrally, until
you achieve satisfactory results and until you have become accustomed to it.
You should never switch to
another ability, until you have accomplished the first one.
The Magic of Water:
The magic of water is
subject to exactly the same procedures, to the same laws and to the same
methodology, as described in the chapter of the Eucharist.
In any case the magic of
water is to be handled quantitatively and qualitatively.
You could rightfully refer
to the magic of water as the external Eucharist. The possibilities of
influencing can be arranged in the same manner as they are with the
Eucharist namely mentally, astrally and physically.
