A word on space clearing
When working on the astral for the purpose of altering physical reality, it is useful to clear a space in the mind to avoid infectious thought from ruining the work. The method I have trained in and which seems to work quite well is to project pentagrams around myself in each of the four elemental quarters in combination with hexagrams above and below.
The pentagrams are fairly powerful symbols in the human psyche, representing the microcosm, or Man. The hexagrams represent the macrocosm, or the Universe.
Basically, the idea is to create a protective sphere around oneself which is devoid of thought forms while invoking the power of the Universe, or Light.
A good introduction to this technique is set out in Michael Donald Kraig's book, Modern Magick, a ritual which he has called the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram, or LBRP.
This is merely one suggestion; there are other ways to banish and the point I am making is that it is useful to create a "clear zone" devoid of random thought before performing magick of the kind described above.
Last edited by Azaziel; 11-07-2009 at 02:55 PM.
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. - Friedrich Nietzsche
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