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  • Acquiring the Supernatural Assistant

    The first step in the empowerment process for people to have the kind of success I’ve had with the Angels and Daimons of the grimoires, in my oh so humble opinion, is Knowledge and Conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel.

    “But RO, that takes foooooooorrrreeeeeeevvveeeeerrrrrr….”

    6 months, 11 months, two whole weeks…

    The time frame of how long it takes depends on a lot of variables; your personal religious bias, which traditional approach you pick, and most importantly, what your personal experience is with God. Abramelin purists have their opinions on what is proper, and graduates of the Samekh operation have their opinions on what is proper. I’ve seen Aaron Leitch argue that the spirit of the Abramelin operation is different than the one contacted through Samekh. I’ve had arguments and debates about the subject for years. Regular readers of the blog know my opinions on the subject, and those opinions are definitely not accepted globally.

    So, to help clear the air a lot, or muddy the waters further, I’m going to start a course based on my experiences with the Genius, the HGA, and the Supernatural Assistant. I don’t think I’ll call it “Attaining Knowledge and Conversation with the Holy Guardian Angel,” even though that’s what I personally think it is. Instead, I’m going to call it “Acquiring the Supernatural Assistant.” I’m focusing on functionality of the spirit rather than the belief system it applies to. You can call it whatever you want, but I’m calling it the Supernatural Assistant.

    There will be three branches to the operation: Daily Prayer, Weekly Conjuration, and a One-Time Initiation. I’ll provide the basic stuff you need to accomplish the goal. You’ll get a ritual conjuration to perform, an overview of the evolution of the “HGA” in Western Magical Thought, and how it fits into the system that I’ve developed based on traditional sources. (I’ve realized I can’t really call it a traditional system any more. Disappointing, that, but honest at least.)

    We’ll also have a Yahoo group, open only to members of the class. We’ll be able to discuss things that are happening without fear of slams or appearing stupid in front of allegedly wise and experienced practitioners of the art.

    Now, think about this carefully. Weigh out where you’re at in your life, and what the possible consequences may entail. Going through this process is a lot like the black stage of the Alchemical Work. A lot of negative shit rises to the surface. Addictions, anger management issues, things you’re in rebellion over, and god knows what else. It’s rarely a pleasant journey to the candy land. It’s usually painful and catastrophic. You learn that you’re a fucked up asshole who hurts people for fun, if that’s what you are. There’s no room for hiding from yourself. If you’re a loser, then it will become apparent to yourself and others. It truly sucks at times.

    Why the fuck would anyone go through this shit on purpose? “For the joy set before him, Christ went to the cross.” When you come out on the other side, you’ll be better equipped to deal with life than ever before. You’ll know who you are, you’ll know what you’re supposed to be doing with your life, and you’ll have intimate access to the spirits that manifest your reality on a daily basis. There will be no aspect of your life that is beyond your influence, and few that are beyond your control.

    The operation’s goal is to get the Supernatural Assistant, but the process itself makes you a magician. It’s hard to explain to people who haven’t gone through it, but when we’re done, you’ll totally understand. Everything negative that is revealed to you during this process turns from a weakness into a strength. Life won’t be all roses and perfect, you’ll still slip and forget you’re a magician from time to time, you’ll still have bills and taxes and people who suck in your life, but you’ll never be alone. You’ll have someone with you forever who will be able to help you, no matter how badly things may be going.

    I don’t know how long it will take you. Based on previous experiments, less than half of the people who start will finish. Some folks will have already been through hell in their lives and have as easy of a time as I did, and two weeks of doing a daily ritual will be sufficient. For others, the process may take a year of Mondays.

    There are NO REFUNDS, and no guarantees of success. I’ll spend the money as soon as I get it, I guarantee that much. Your success will be dependent on a number of factors, primarily your devotion to the Work.

    You will have me to talk to at least once a week, and daily on the group, as long as I have an hour or so to address any questions. You’ll have your other classmates to talk to as well. I’m thinking it’s going to be easier to do if you’re not going through it alone.

    The first class will be shipped on November 6th. That’s the official date of Samhain this year, if my sources are accurate. I’ll have to check with Lavanah to make sure, she’s usually on top of things. I’m only going to be starting one of these courses every three months. Due to the closeness of the 6th, you can sign up for this course through November 15th.

    I’ll be taking us through both Saturn and the Sun on this trip, so gear up, hold your breath, and pray for safe passage.

    To enroll, click on the buy now button below the Courses on the right of the blog. Assuming I’ve set it up right, you’ll get an email link. Send me your email contact information, and I’ll add you to the group.

    Coming soon: The Seven Heavens Club: A course of initiation through the seven planetary spheres.

  • Important Article on “The Secret”

    Brother Stenwick has an article up that if you haven’t read, you should, especially if you’ve fallen into the trap of The Secret. I especially like how he applies the logic of The Secret to the presentation that killed people.

    My boss has a “The Secret” quote a day calendar on her desk. She faithfully reads each one each day. She got it as a gift from her best friend, so she tries to keep up with it in case there’s anything to it. She also wore a bracelet with eyes on it to a meeting with our Project Sponsor to keep away the influence of the evil eye. We got to talking hoodoo and laying a line of brick dust across the conference room door to see who could or couldn’t come in.

    I think she’s a mundane type who watches a lot of stuff on TV, and learned hoodoo from The Skeleton Key movie. She might be a root doctor for all I know though. Life is weird.

    But the pervasiveness of The Secret is annoying. If I wrote a book that presented real magic that could do most of the stuff that people think The Secret promises, no one would buy it. (Actually, I did, I wrote the Modern Goetic Grimoire, but I didn’t get into some of the stuff that using it can do, I figured people would figure it out on their own and from the spirits themselves.)

    I really appreciated Scott’s article on the subject today. I hope it clears some things up in the whole Mind Over Matter front. When people realize that Mind is Matter, and that the manipulation of one is the manipulation of the other, life will be easier for most people, but people need to understand what MIND matter is made of. (Hint: it ain’t mine, and it ain’t yours.)

  • On Piracy…

    It’s unfortunate, but due to the lack of scruples among some of my audience, I’ve had to institute a Goetic working to protect my eBooks from theft. After spending months writing the book, to have someone give it away because they believe information should be free makes me want to kill.

    Calmer heads prevailed, fortunately for at least one idiotic fucktard. The intercession by a wise and patient person on your behalf is a good thing to have, and I hope someone does the same for me if I ever do something that stupid.

    But from now on, anyone who pirates my work will be fair game. 10/25/09 in our current calendar system is the date it’s being instituted. If you’ve pirated my work, loaded it to torrents or whatever in the past, I suggest you make ammends post haste. Remove it immediately and pay restitution, or incur the wrath of the Guardians.

    I think it’s really stupid to pirate occult works from living authors, especially those who write books about Goetia. Did you really think I wouldn’t curse you? Really?

    And please note, I don’t give a shit what you think about the freedom of information, copyright law, or whatever. I wrote it, I charge for it, and as far as me and my spirits are concerned, you bought the right to read it and do the work. If you upload it to a torrent, you’re toast.

    Please note that all purchases are covered under the usual Legal Disclaimer.

  • MGG Comments…

    For those many wonderful and totally blessed people buying my grimoires, THANKS! Just so you know, when I charge for the order, you should be receive a link to download the files. Google’s supposed to be sending that out, and I think it’s working great, but for folks looking for a file attached to an email like in the OLD DAYS… Those days have gone.

    Now, Jason pointed out something that I should probably mention. As a substitute for Holy Water, I suggest using water that you’ve soaked asfoetida in it, for those heathen infidel pagans who are opposed to slipping into the Catholic Church lobby and filling up a flask with some holy water. Jason’s erudite comment was along the lines of, “Dearest Frater, the odoriferous output of the herb aptly known as “Devil’s Dung” is so strong that it would indeed banish spirits, yea, even the wife, kids, dogs, cats, and neighbors should one soak this pungent herb in water.”

    So if you choose to go that route, use a teensy, itsy bitsy, tiny little part of the herb or resin or whatever. Apparently, it’s not a pleasant experience for the human or the spirits. But honestly, just go get Holy water from the Catholics. Catholics are about as close to pagan Roman traditions as you can come anyway, really. At least they adapted the pagan rites, instead of trying to reconstruct them based on archaeological digs and Ursula K. Leguin novels.

    Which reminds me… Eh, I’ll get to it in another post when I’m not so hot under the collar. I’m trying not to fuck up and go ballistic on ass hats. I had a humbling experience last weekend when I read in a couple of blog posts around the web that I had inspired or helped people by my own writing and stuff, so I’m all trying to be a decent inspiration and hierophantical and shit. But man, I’m TELLING you, there are some stupid motherfuckers on the planet. I’ll leave it at that.

  • Modern Goetic Grimoire: Stats and Table of Contents

    The Modern Goetic Grimoire is different than my other eBooks mainly in size. While the Modern Angelic Grimoire is only 32 pages long, including the cover, the Modern Goetic Grimoire is 157 pages, including the cover. I go over a great deal more information, and try to lay out the framework of what it is that make a Goetic Magician successful.

    In addition, I lay out three practical areas of Goetic Magic for magicians: Necromancy, Genii Loci, and the Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia. I provide basic techniques for working with these three types of spirits, but the spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia get the bulk of the attention. I’ve included a description of each spirit in modern English based on my experiences and communications with the spirits. All the traditional attributes of the spirit are touched on, but I describe them from a modern perspective.

    Below is the Table of Contents from the book. From this, you can get a better idea of the types of things I cover specifically.

    Introduction
      The Magician Apprentice
    The Goetia
      The Goetia of the Lemegeton
      The Initiatic Key of the Lemegeton’s Goetia
      The Process of Manifestation
      The Role of the Magician
      Man’s Position as Expressed in the Magic Circle
      Practice Exercise
    Chthonic Initiation
      Initiatic Conjurations
      The Supernatural Assistant
      The Initiatory Ritual
    The Spirits of Goetia
      Necromancy: The Lost Art of the Goetic Magician
      The Genii Loci
      Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia
         The Ranks of the Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia
         Qualities of the Spirits of the Ranks
      On Selecting the Right Spirit
    Practical Magic
      Necromancy
         Part One: Working with the Nephesh for Practical Results
           Tools
           Process
         Part Two: Working with the Ruach
           Tools
           Process
         Part Three: Exorcism
           Tools
           Process for Exorcising a Site
           Process for Exorcising a Spirit Accosting a Person
      Working with the Genii Loci
         Tools
         Process
      Conjuring the Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia
         Circles, Figures, and Rings
         The Ritual
           Tools
           Process
    The 72 Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia
    Appendix I: Goetic Blog Posts
    Appendix II: The Spirit Pot

    There are a lot more things I wanted to cover, but time being what it is, I’ll have to wait for other opportunities. As it stands, I provide all the materials you will need to begin performing Goetic Magic as safely and effectively as possible.

  • The Modern Goetic Grimoire: Questions and Answers

    Ahhhh, Saturday, day of rest…

    Right.

    Someone wrote me an email asking for more info on the Modern Goetic Grimoire. They asked very intelligent and insightful questions, just the kind of thing I’d want to know before buying a grimoire:

    I would like to know if it is actually a formula of evoking the demons and working with them, but much simpler and direct than the traditional Goetia method.

    First, it’s not only a book on conjuring Daimons. It addresses that, yes, and in detail, but “Goetia” is a class of magic that includes much more than conjuring only the 72 spirits of the Lem’s Goetia. Traditionally, Goetia included necromancy, working with the genius loci, and a lot of what we would consider Theurgy today.

    That said, the answer is a resounding Yes. The sections that address conjuring the daimons present a simple and direct formula for working with the 72 spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia. Older versions of the grimoire, like Weier’s Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, also present a “much simpler and direct” formula for working with them than that which is found in the Lemegeton’s Goetia. My approach is somewhere in between Weier and the Lemegeton, but it is a lot closer to the spirit of Weier’s apprach.

    Like the Modern Angelic Grimoire, you can, I believe, begin conjuring the daimons using only the materials found in the Modern Goetic Grimoire. But if you follow the advice I give in the book, you won’t be rushing into anything as quickly as you do with the Angelic Grimoire.

    Also if they are willing to serve: I guess there’s no binding in your grimoire, so can I make sure they will want to fulfill my instructions.

    Yes, they are willing to serve; but you are correct, there is no “binding” in my grimoire. The Spirits are already “bound” to you out of a relationship which you have forgotten, but they have not. They honor old friendships and alliances. (Like the Elves did in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movie The Two Towers by showing up to fight and die at Helm’s Deep. Totally not in the book, but a neat touch.)

    As for “make sure they will want to fulfill my instructions,” I’ve found they are always eager to fulfill my instructions. That doesn’t mean that you always get what you want. Even when you get exactly what you ask for, there are times that you get nothing that you wanted. It’s called the Monkey’s Paw effect, and I address it in the book.

    Before performing any Goetic Magic, I think it’s very important that the magician is properly prepared. I outline a system of initiations I went through before going into Goetia, a series of changes to my personal sphere of influence to which I attribute my own success. At the same time, there’s a “paradigm” shift that has to occur in the mind of the magician.

    The Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia are not opposed to us and the rest of the universe. They are completely in harmony with the Will of the Mind from which they manifest. Their role in the universe, however, is to cause insatiable desires in the hearts of “impious men.” Impious means you have not only forgotten your Divine Race and Eternal Value, but also have no active relationship with the Monad and the Intelligences he emanated to manifest his Universe. Going into Goetia thinking they are your enemies, or that they intend you harm out of some kind of intrinsic malice is a mistake. Goetic Magic is a lot like the cave that Yoda sends Luke into in the Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back. You find what you take with you.

    Like any style of magic, there is no guarantee of success. Even those who follow the Lemegeton’s instructions in the Goetia (conjuring by curses and threats, and torturing by fire) suffer failures. More often, I suspect, than those who use the “spirit friendly” approach I advocate in my book. If you go into it expecting them to be unwilling slaves, you’ll see everything they do from that perspective, and you’ll misinterpret a lot of what happens. I made that mistake early in my Goetic Magic attempts, and I suffered the consequences. I’d rather keep other people from doing the same kind of stupid things I did.

    One of the most important lessons of any magical practice is that, “Sometimes the magic works. Sometimes, it doesn’t.” If you think the spirits are unwilling slaves, you’ll blame your failures on their rebellious nature, rather than finding out why the magic failed and finding a way to make it succeed.

    And finally, [I’d like to know] if there’s any risk of attack/trouble with this method.

    I have never had a demon attack me, the way I suspect you mean. However, there is always an element of risk associated with any magical act, no matter how benign. A friend used chaos magic to lose fifteen pounds. She lost the fifteen pounds, exactly. The fat went right into her bloodstream and clogged her liver, causing her pain and suffering that lasted years.

    But for every risk, there is a mitigation. I work in Project Management, and for any project you set yourself to accomplish, there are certain risks that have to be identified and planned for. Nothing ever works exactly as we expect it to. Risk Management is the art of forecasting potential events, doing what you can to lower the chances of the risks appearing, and planning what to do in case the risk does manifest.

    With the 72 Spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia, the biggest risk you face is the manifestation of their negative attributes in your life.Vepar is a good example. Say you want to protect a Naval shipment for your cousin in Iraq. You conjure Vepar, and the shipment arrives safely. Later you learn that the crew also suffered a rare skin disease that caused really bad acne-like sores that lasted three days. Causing putrefying sores is one of Vepar’s other abilities.

    To mitigate this risk, you would have specifically told Vepar to cause any sores to appear on the crew of their enemies, not on the crew of your allies, or simply told him that you didn’t want any sores to manifest at all. It’s the kind of thing you don’t think of when you’re conjuring a spirit, looking only at the good things they do.

    In the Modern Goetic Grimoire, I cover a series of initiations that will mitigate most of the risks that come with Goetic Magic. That doesn’t mean that your magic will be fool-proof, or that you will never have any problems. When I teach Necromancy, for example I also teach what to do if a shade follows you home from the graveyard. It’s a risk. There is a solution.

    Other spirits cause other kinds of trouble in your life. Dealing with the spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia is always risky, no matter what method you use. The system I present has a lot more in it that will protect you from the more dangerous effects of working with these spirits than you will find in any of the traditional grimoires. I believe the traditional grimoires were not supposed to be stand-alone systems of magic. They are note books, quick reference guides for magicians who are also performing the appropriate and required Theurgical magic that is discussed at length in Agrippa’s Three Books of Occult Philosophy.

    It was assumed and not written, I believe, that the magician who would pick up the Lemegeton would already have performed the rites outlined in The Art of Drawing Spirits into Crystals, for example, or would understand that the Magic Circle was a representation of what it was that keeps a magician safe. I teach that in detail in the Modern Goetic Grimoire.

    By nature, the spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia are designed to cause trouble, but only in the lives of impious Men. If you follow the techniques I provide, you will not be “impious,” you will have established relationships with the spirits that will protect you from the kinds of things I think you’re worried about. You will also have the skills to deal with any troubles that do arise.

    When you conjure the spirits of the Lemegeton’s Goetia, you are performing what I think is “Left Hand Path” magic. You are working with spirits who have a close affinity to your passions and desires. If you are at the mercy of your desires, ruled by your lust and greed and appetite, you will most likely cause more trouble in your life by evoking the spirits designed to inflame these passions. If you have mastered your passions and use them to aid you in accomplishing your Will, you will be as safe among them as you are alone.

  • At Last, the Modern Goetic Grimoire is Available

    Well, due to the fact that I am EMPLOYED now (thanks Bune!), I’ve worked non-stop to get the book finished and available. I had hoped to publish it through a legit publisher of real life paper books, but I don’t think I’ll be having much time to get that project moving any time soon. So, for those happy with an eBook emailed to you, it is available now to the right of this post on the blog, or on my Products and Services page.

    One of these days, I’ll combine it with the Angelic Grimoire and submit it to a publisher for real. I’ll post more about it after I’ve slept some. I’m beat.

    Enjoy!

  • Some Changes

    As I am almost ready to make the Goetic Grimoire into an eBook available for your purchase, I’ve decided to make some changes to the blog. You may notice no more Google ads. Much as I was LOVING the nearly $2.75 per month they generated since the blog’s inception, I’m done with that. I usually enjoyed the ads they picked from my post contents, but frankly, it wasn’t worth it. So no more ads for stuff like that.

    I still want to make some money off the site, so I’ve added an eBooks area over to the right, beneath the list of people following the blog. You can currently purchase the Modern Angelic Grimoire there, and soon the Modern Goetic Grimoire. If I get around to publishing them both together as a complete set on paper and everything, you’ll be able to order things from there.

    Also, if any of my readers have services, products, or even just something sitting around they’d like to sell, I’ll consider posting your ad on the right, above, or below the posts. Sort of like Craigslist, a simple text and/or hyperlink ad, or a single jpeg/gif ad. Nothing extravagant. Low weekly rates. 🙂

  • Powerful People

    This article on Quintal’s blog is great insight into what it is that makes a man or woman powerful. I don’t necessarily agree with what everything the author says 100%, but it’s aim is undeniably what you always wanted in life.

  • 1.5 – While we’re here: The Great Work in Action

    Ok, so we’ve established what the Great Work “is” within the neo-platonic context in the previous installment of the NP Basics series. This post is about how it all unfolds in the life of your average Magician practicing the Great Work using the NP system.

    1.5.1 – The HGA, Your Emissary from God

    Ok, so there’s a boat-load of talk about the HGA, what it is, and what it does on various message boards and web pages across the Internet. There’s lots of talk in modern published magical books, too. Most of what you read is speculation, because people with opinions and writing talents haven’t attained K&CHGA (Knowledge and Conversation with the Holy Guardian angel), but they don’t bother to let that stop them from saying their piece.

    Now, the phrase itself comes from the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. It was popularized by Crowley, predominantly, in the modern Western Mystery Tradition. The author of the Sacred Magic wrote the book to his second son because he could not pass on the mysteries of the QBL to him. The QBL had to go to the first-born son. He wanted his second son to have a mystical heritage as well, so he gave him the mysteries of the Sacred Magic. He states that the Sacred Magic can be derived from the QBL, but the QBL cannot be derived from the Sacred Magic.

    In the NP magical system, we’ve seen that the basic premise is that of emanation. God unfolded itself throughout existence in hierarchical stages, each getting closer to the realm of Matter. The QBL is another manifestation of this type of philosophy. I’ve argued that the NP emanationist philosophy is the source of the QBL, that the Jews adopted the concepts and dressed them up in their own cultural symbols. There’s evidence that can be found to support this view, or the view that the NP system was derived from the QBL, or that they developed from at the same time concurrently, in the same environment, drawing from the same sources. While various interpretations of the evidence can support different views, I personally believe the NP system is the source of the QBL, or at least the primary influence. There’s just an awful lot of “coincidental” domination of the Jews by Greek influence at every major growth-point of the QBL.

    So that’s how the HGA, a symbol from a QBList, ties into the NP system I’m presenting. I’ve staid away from the QBL in this series of posts so far, but practically speaking, the HGA is the best-known representative from God in the modern Western Mystery Traditions. There’s an Agathadaimon in more traditional Hellenistic writings that may correspond to the HGA, but I worked with my HGA before even knowing about the Agathadaimon, so anything I would say about that entity would be tainted speculation. I’ve got to stick with what I know.

    The first thing you should do as a practicing magician using the NP system is make contact with your HGA. This entity is assigned to you at birth, and is responsible for all the spiritual initiations, authority, and Gnosis you achieve in life. It is your personal emissary from the Good, the One, the Source, God itself. Through K&CHGA, you get the attunement of your sphere to the point where you can work with the spirits from your position of authority as a representative of God in the material realm. It’s “like” a new age spirit guide, in some ways, but the new age spirit guide model doesn’t present the meat of the entity’s interaction with you the way the HGA model does. Spirit guides in the New Age take on forms of animals and such, indicating they are “lower” in the neo-platonic hierarchical system than the angels. However, that being said, my HGA revealed it had taken on the form of a spirit guide earlier in my magickal practices to get me to the point where I could attain K&CHGA.

    To attain K&CHGA, I used the ritual Liber Samekh as presented in Lon Milo DuQuette’s The Magick of Aleister Crowley. Some people say it isn’t the same thing at all, but they’re honestly mistaken. The evidence to prove this is found in the Abramelin rite itself. You have to perform Samekh successfully to find the proof, but it’s there.

    After making contact with the HGA, your sphere is changed. You go through a Solar “initiation,” to put it in Golden Dawn terminology. The result is the beginning of the experiential knowledge of your Race and Value as expressed by Plotinus. From this knowledge-based-on-experience, the authority to “command” the spirits is attained.

    1.5.2 – Working with the Spirits

    After attaining K&CHGA, the magician is ready (and strongly urged by the HGA) to begin working with the spirits. Spirit conjuration is the primary methodology of any magician’s performance of the Great Work. I believe that every magickal act, whether ritual or contemplative, involves interacting with spirits in some way or another.

    I started with the ten Archangels of the Sephiroth, because I was coming out of a primarily-QBListic background. After Working with the spirits for a little while, I realized that the Archangels of the seven classical planets were sufficient for my initial stages of the Work. Through them, I learned an incredible amount of knowledge. Their influence on my sphere changed the way I am able to see the world. Nothing spectacular (no auras, second-sight, remote viewing, psychic flashes per se), but totally and completely life-changing. The procedures for working with the spirits of the planets can be found in the Modern Angelic Grimore I wrote. It’s remarkably easy.

    In addition to the spirits of the planets, the spirits of the elements are also worked with in performing the Great Work. These spirits rule over the physical manifestations of the rays of the higher spheres. A fire elemental might be put in charge of manifesting a Jupiter ray into someone’s life, resulting in an unexpected and tumultuous promotion at work. For mundane operations, I’m learning these are the best spirits to work with in the overall hierarchy of spirits.

    The spirits of various grimoires are also worked with in the Great Work. The spirits of the Goetia in the Lemegetton, for example, can be considered to be “earth-bound” spirits, that is, residing closer to the material realms than to the heavenly realms. These entities have been documented and worked with by many magicians, and the methods of contacting them are recorded and pretty clear. Their attributes are documented, and once contacted, their abilities and limitations can be discovered simply by asking the spirit itself.

    1.5.3 – The Goal of the Great Work in the NP System

    You’ve no doubt noticed that the Work consists of both the spirits of the higher realms and the spirits of the lower realms. If the Great Work were all about transcending the material realm, there would be no reason to work with the lower spirits. The fact is, however, that we aren’t born in the flesh to transcend it. We are here to learn our role, and then to exercise our authority to meet our obligations.

    Humanity is the nexus point between the material realm and the spiritual realm. We are the stewards of the manifest realms. In the NP system, we stand at the gateway between the realms, seeking union with the divine in order to fulfill our assigned tasks while we appear to be separated from God, and directing the forces that manifest as reality according to the Will of God. We learn this Will by going up through the hierarchies and learning our place in existence, and then we implement the plans through the direction of the spirits. The higher up you go, the more responsibility you get, and the more Work in the physical realm you’ll have to accomplish.

    The Goal of the great Work is not to leave the flesh and material realms behind. We do that when we die anyway. The Goal is to find your place in the scheme of things, your reason for being, and in finding that, you gain the ability and authority to accomplish it. The accomplishment of the purpose is the practical manifestation of the Great Work.