Living Franz Bardon

Occasionally, you will see occultists try to improve the Bardon system in one way or another. Often, these improvements are Verschlimmbesserungen.  Many of the Verschlimmbesserungen I've seen pertain to the soul mirror creation exercise. In the original exercise as taught in IIH, Bardon asks the student to place the traits into four categories corresponding to the four elements. As I'm sure you know, astrology is very fashionable in the esoteric world. Some students, for whatever reason, decide to place the traits into twelve categories corresponding to the twelve zodiac signs instead. They think this requires a more detailed analysis of each trait and is therefore an improvement. Actually, it's not an improvement. It's a Verschlimmbesserung. In IIH, you work with the four elements and should have a good understanding of the four elements, which you can attain by contemplating the elements while assigning your personality traits to them. You don't work with the twel...

Roughly four centuries ago, the renowned Kabbalist Moses Cordovero wrote and published the book Tomer Devorah , which is a guide to divinizing oneself by cultivating the same virtues that God possesses. In this book, Cordovero states that those seeking to divinize themselves in this manner "should constantly pray for mercy and blessing for the world just as the Supernal Father has mercy on all His creatures." He also states that they "should constantly pray for the alleviation of suffering as if those who suffer were actually his children and as if he had created them." If you live in the United States, as I do, you are probably aware that there are massive wildfires burning in California and Oregon right now. Many people living in these areas are greatly in need of God's mercy. I encourage you to take some time to pray for them. This can be done very easily. For a few minutes, fix your attention upon God and continuously repeat the following prayer: "Lord,...

Today while surfing the web, I came across this video of a guy accidentally setting his wife on fire because he was playing around with a lighter while pumping gas. I think we can all agree that playing around with a lighter while pumping gas is an unwise thing to do.  I have another book coming out through Falcon Books Publishing soon. It's called A Tiara of Pearls , and wisdom is one of the book's major themes. Wisdom has always been of immense interest to me. It's also something that Bardon considered very important. The word "wisdom" appears thirty times in IIH, fifty-five times in PME, and forty-five times in KTQ. Bardon considered wisdom a sign of magical progress and one of the true magician's most valuable assets. For me, however, the effort to acquire wisdom isn't just about becoming a better magician. It's also about not doing stupid things that ruin your life and hurt others. The guy in the previously-linked video was arrested and may face ...