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LESSON FOUR
(Page Twenty-Eight)
LAWS OF PSYCHIC ATTRACTION
A gifted English writer upon the subject of the relation of mysticism and magic, sums up the gist of the principles of Magic as follows: "The central doctrine of Magic may now be summed up thus:"
(1) That a super sensible and real Cosmic medium exists, which interpenetrates, influences, and
supports the tangible and apparent world, and is amenable to the categories both of metaphysics
and of physics." [This of course is the astral plane, which is the container of the subtle form or
framework of all that exists on the physical plane.
(2) That there is an established analogy and equilibrium between the real (and unseen) world, and
the illusory manifestation that we call the world of sense." [By this of course is meant the
correspondence and balance between the subtle form of things and the material manifestation
thereof. Things created in the astral, tend to materialize on the physical. plane. All creation
proceeds from the astral to the physical.]
(3) That this analogy may be discerned, and this equilibrium controlled, by the disciplined will of
man, which thus becomes master of itself and of fate." [The essence of will consists of strong desire
accompanied by a clear.mental picture of the thing desired, and held steady and firm by
concentration.]
So you see by reference to the above very clear statement of the central doctrine of Magic, and my explanations thereof, that. in these lessons you have been taught the very essence, of the wonderful, mysterious ancient, Magic, and its modern counterpart. As for the various rites and
ceremonies, as I have said, these are mere symbols and aids to mental imaging and concentration.
As an eminent occultist once said, "Ceremonies being but artificial methods of creating certain habits of the will, they cease to be necessary when these habits have become fixed." The master of occultism sees ceremonies, rites, and ritual as but the playthings of the kindergarten scholar-useful and important so far as they go, but serving merely to teach the scholar, Sooner or later, that he may proceed without them.
In this chapter I have condensed enough in formation to fill a whole book. I trust that you will study it carefully, and not miss its main points.
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