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Opening
the lines of communication (middle self to lower
self communication)
As stated above the lower self can communicate
with the middle self and the higher self. However
the middle self has difficulty communicating
directly with the higher self.With this
phenomenon, it makes the most sense for the middle
self to first strengthen it's ability to
communicate with the lower self. This is so that
the lowerself can take a clear dictation to pass
to the higherself, and inversely to take any clear
communication from the higher self and relay it to
the middleself. In this way one can begin to
access the Me.Later one will begin to make contact
with the higher self without the difficulties of
rapture.
Naming the lower self
The first step towards opening the lines of
communication between all the selves, is to name
the lower self. For years the adept has interacted
with the lowerself and the Other (the dark side).
The lines of communication have been open
(especially when the adept was a child) but at
this time the lower self has never been given a
true identity, a true name, nor has the adept met
and accepted union with the Other due to the
Other's bestial nature. Thus there is a gap
between the middle and lower selves and a need to
find union with the Other in order to have clear
access to one's full potential as an adept.
There is a basic exercise that we must use to
start this process of evolution of communication
and the knowledge and acceptance of the Other. We
must name the lower self.
THE NAMING:
The neophyte must find a quiet place were there
will be no interruptions in the process of the
Naming.
The neophyte will sit comfortably or lie down as
is appropriate to conducting an internal dialogue.
The neophyte will speak in their head to the sense
of 'me' (the body and subconscious) and will
address it in a manner such as this,
"I am N. (the daily name or magical name) and I,
having taken in the knowledge of our three states
of being, choose now to unmake and rectify all
wrong set against you, my lower self over the many
years we have been apart. The time has come that
we must be One.
In recognition of your existence I ask you now to
provide to me the name by which you will be known
to us so that we may communicate by name."
Wait patiently for the lower self to give you its
name. If the lines of communication have been
strongly impaired due to the mundane existence
that has been forced upon the neophyte via
environment, it will be difficult for the lower
self to provide a name to the middle self. A name
will need to be chosen this name may reflect any
of a number of views of the lower self.
The lowerself can be viewed as a child and thus
given the 'child name' that you were known by at a
young age before the advent of the division of
lower and middle self.(I.E. I am a William now but
when I was young I was a Billy).
Another approach is to note that the lower self is
the steed that the middle self 'rides' thus one
can choose a name that reflects the steed.
If the lowerself is a dragon then choose a dragon
name, if it is a lion choose a lion name, in any
event you will know what animal archetype the
lower self and the darkness of the other will
harmonize with and the adept should choose a name
accordingly.
When the adept has chosen an appropriate name they
will process thusly,
"Lower self, you have not given me a name by which
to call you, thus I choose the name N. by which to
call you, it is expected that you should respond
to this secret name so that we may begin to act as
one. It is necessary that at this time you
communicate to the higher self, the guardian angel
who is a part of us, You must tell it that your
name has been given and that it likewise must
acknowledge this name that we all may truly be one
so be it"
The most common result of the naming of the lower
self is a mild state of physical rapture being
released by the lower self that may build into an
even greater rapture when the acknowledgment of
the higher self comes. Once the neophyte has named
the lower self, the newly established lines of
communication should be exercised in the following
manners,
Sit or lie in a comfortable manner that is
conducive to an internal dialogue.
Address the lowerself by name and explain that you
wish to play a game with it in order to allow it
to show the middle self how powerful it is. By
name, request that the lower self reach into the
long term memory and locate a memory that has
sifted into the deepest part of the lower self.
Tell the lower self that to win the game it must
pull this memory (one that is not unpleasant) out
of the deep memory and transmit the memory along
with a mind's eye vision of it to the middle self
so that the middle self can re-experience that
memory.
When the memory has been given, praise the lower
self and enjoy the pleasant physical sensations
that the lower self generates when it is pleased.
Next address the lower self by name and ask it to
play the next step in the game. Pull up the memory
and the minds eye view of the eyes of a person
that you have not interacted with directly for a
short time (not an enemy or destructive person).
When the lower self does this it will be
reestablishing a shadow level connection with the
person thought of, praise this connection and the
adeptness of the lower self in relinking the
shadow connection. Tell the lower self that the
next step in this game is to send a feeling of
pleasantness and longing to that person. The
lowerself is to send a desire for contact to this
persons lower self.
Praise the success of the lower self and give it
much love. Ask the lower self to remember this
person and the reestablished connection, no not be
surprised when the person contacts you, or you
encounter them randomly.
Since the lower self does not easily generate the
cognitive logical thoughts of the left brain, we
must depend on an artifice to communicate clearly
with the lower self. If we take an object that is
hung from a cord or chain, it will be found to be
useful as a pendulum. If this pendulum is held in
the hand and a level of concentration is used, it
will be quickly ascertained that we can will the
pendulum to move in any way we see fit I.E. clock
wise circle, counter clockwise circles, forward
and back, side to side and diagonally to left or
right
The actual motion of the pendulum is caused by
autonomic level muscle movements controlled by the
lower self (the subconscious) and that as such are
a means of receiving input from the lower self.
Take a moment to familiarize your self with the
following correlations:
Clockwise circle-positive feeling
Counter clockwise circles-negative feelings
Forward and back- yes
Side to side-no
Forward right to rear left-I dont know
Forward left to rear right- I dont wish to answer
No distinct motion-I do not know
The neophyte will find that if they first address
the lower self by name and ask it to move the
pendulum through this series of motions that the
pendulum will swing easily. Indeed if the neophyte
makes it a game with the lowerself, the lower self
will wish to prove it's strength in order to gain
praise, and with this in mind, the adept will
always praise the lower self for its ability to
move the pendulum clearly.
Any level of praise to the lower self will rein
force it's desire to act.
Once the neophyte has had the lowerself go through
all the motions as a warm up, the neophyte may
begin to ask a series of question that the lower
self will answer through the motion of the
pendulum. When the adept makes a specific request
of the lower self, they may use the pendulum to
question the lower self as to it's understanding
of the request and it's acceptance of the request.
IT IS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT THE LOWER SELF
BE DIRECTED TO ANSWER HONESTLY, OR IT MAY GIVE
ANSWERS DESIGNED TO PLEASE YOU AND THUS GAIN
PRAISE!
The lower self may accomplish many useful
functions such as the following.
1. Waking the middle self from sleep at specific
times
2. Keeping a omni-directional awareness of the
adepts environment (looking forward, listening
behind)
3. Walking running or fighting from an instinctual
level that supersedes the cognitive self's input
such as fear, uncertainty, lack of knowledge or
assumed physical or mental short comings
4. The lower self can be directed to enact certain
conditions (mental physical or magical) in
response to environmental stimuli (such as sending
requests for money to the high self when the lower
self recognizes a given cue like the color blue or
a talismanic image, based on previously programmed
concepts.
5. It can be directed to gather Zi and transmute
it into one of the other levels of energy.
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THE OTHER
The other is the storage self of all the so called
dark "dirty' traits that as a child were deemed to
be 'bad' or unacceptable by our primary care
givers. These traits exist in a state of subdued
hunger deep in the subconscious as accessible
'atavisms' that can be manifested towards certain
goals such as combat magic, seduction and exerting
of the will over others.When the neophyte was a
child, the authority around them took them in hand
and they were taught that certain modes of
behavior were unacceptable. These modes of
behavior were suppressed by the developing middle
self and were stored away in a secure place were
they developed into a conglomeration of behaviors
that sometimes manifest in an inappropriate
outburst in response to environmental stimuli. It
is the tendency of humans to either let the Other
operate with a fair degree of freedom, (symptoms
include lack of self-control, violent out bursts,
self-abuse, depression, sociopathy, compulsive
theft, and pathological lying.). Or a complete
suppression of all feeling of aggression and fear
in the worry that they will 'become unglued' or
become 'evil'. In the second case, the Other is
often thought of as the beast in the box. We know
the beast is there because we hear it's angry
howls, yet we dare not release it for fear of what
it may be.
It is important that the gap between the Other and
the middle self are closed in a safe yet thorough
manner so that the powers of the Other can be
integrated into the overall selves.
This integration is important because uncontrolled
outbursts by the Other can be extremely
antithetical to a given task at hand, or cause a
detrimental change of view either to the adept or
about the adept by others in the adepts
environment thus weakening the adepts position
socially or otherwise.
Integrating the Other can be a difficult and even
dangerous process if approached incorrectly, the
neophyte is therefore admonished to approach this
task in the following manner;
Sit or lie in a manner that is conducive to an
internal dialogue.
Address the lower self by name (it is preferable
to have the pendulum to facilitate communication)
and speak to the lower self about the Other. Tell
the lower self of the importance of the controlled
integration of the Other. Make certain that it
understands that it has been the keeper of the
Other and that it has fulfilled the duty of
guarding the Other and that it is now time for all
parts to be whole.
Using the pendulum ask the lower self how it feels
about releasing and integrating the Other into all
the selves. If the neophyte receives the counter
clockwise response of an uncomfortable (fearful)
feeling, then it will be necessary to question the
lowerself as to it's misgivings.
The following inquiries will usually yield the
answer to the misgivings...
Do you fear that releasing the Other will allow it
to escape our control?
Do you fear that the Other will manifest and harm
others that we care about?
Do you fear that you (N.) will be submerged or
lost when the Other is integrated?
Do you fear that once released, the Other will be
destructive to all of us?
What the lower self must understand is that all
the parts of the self have no separation. The
separation of the parts of the self are an
artifice that allows the clearer understanding of
the whole and that the parts of the self are
working towards absolute integration and have no
true separation.
It is imperative that the neophyte understand that
all the parts of the self are so integrated that
there is initially no awareness of their distinct
natures, and that the definitions and exercises
here are designed merely to allow a fuller
understanding of these integrated components.
The most necessary point of comprehension for the
lower self must be that the Other cannot take over
nor oust the lower or other selves because it is
one with them. Indeed what we are striving for is
the full acceptance of the Other so that we have
the ability to summon aspects of the Other from
the lower self so that we can use them to maximum
benefit.
Some of the ways the Other can be of use are in
battle, sex, deception, and subduing of another,
and often we will release it in a state of extreme
danger in order to survive potentially fatal
situations.
Once named and integrated, the Other cannot rebel.
When the neophyte has used the pendulum to meet
and comfort the concerns of the lower self, the
process of integration continues thusly:
The neophyte asks the lower self to open and
release into the sense of awareness the anger,
hunger, sorrow and fear of the Other, the Other
must understand that it is no longer the bad child
or the unacceptable abomination it was named in
childhood. That now we are adults and that it's
might is understood and needed to make the whole
even more whole
One must approach the 'box' and open the door.
They must not ask the Other to come forth in order
to do battle; rather one must enter the 'box' with
the other and embrace it in sympathy. The neophyte
must name the other and then proceed to both love
it and forgive it. The neophyte must seek to let
the Other vent off its fear, shame and misery in
the shape of its component nature. (I.E. anger,
shame, guilt, perversion, fear, loneliness etc.)
Each of the components of the Other will come to
the fore of the mind and the feelings must be
accepted in turn no matter how volatile, repugnant
or fearful the response level of the middle self
is to them.
Indeed it is imperative that the lower self
understands that these atavisms (primal
manifestation) are not to be subdued any longer,
instead these thing must stand freely with all the
other components of the unified self.
The name of the other is a matter of personal
choice. One may let the Other provide a name, or
one may call the Other by the same name as the
lower self, since they are the same entity.
Generally, at first it is better to name the Other
distinctly so that it can be monitored and
interacted with in a precise manner.
One will quickly realize that the core of the
Other is not 'evil', They will see that the core
of the Other is actually the 'fight or flight
syndrome' and that it is the seat of aggression.
Aggression is very misunderstood. All aggression
is birthed by fear, and all aggression will
manifest in subtle or overt ways.
The neophyte will find that once the Other is
truly integrated that it will come to the defense
of the full self when it is necessary and that
they will find them self capable of more direct
self control, and the ability to act assertively
rather than violently.
REMEMBER THAT ALL VIOLENCE AND WEAKNESS ARE
LEARNED!
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