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The.Yin
erbalisnt
INTRODUCTION parts into one relative whole. This concept of
The use of plants as food and for medicinal totality has been forgotten by many of our
purposes dates back to the dawn of their evolu­ modern friends. Most modern methods of under­
tion billions of years ago. Probably every plant standing the universe are actually reversed from
that has lived upon the Earth has at one time or the totality concept. The scientific approach is
another been utilized either for nourishment, that of dividing the whole into minute parts,
clothing, shelter, transportation, medicina_l pur­ then studying each isolated part microscopically.
poses, or in some way to bring about a harmoni­ The totality concept was universal among our
ous existence between man and the universe. ancient forefathers. In China it was most highly
Plants grown naturally without the assistance developed and widely applied. After 5000 years
of human beings are well balanced between the or more it remains alive and is the underlying
forces of Heaven and Earth. At one time all cul­ pasis of Chinese religion, medicine, art, philo­
tivated plants were wild, but through cross­ sophy, and other importnat daily practices. It is
breeding, careful selection and artificual assis­ so simple that many who are unfamiliar with its
tance they have changed dramatically. Although use actually find it difficult to understand and
the basic structure remains similar, the size has accept. The following definition from Wallnofer
been increased in some cases to almost five times and Rottauscher's Chinese Folk Medicine is one
the original, whereas the adaptive, protective, of the best; "yin and yang are the primordial
and reproductive functions have been weakened. twin potencies that regulate the Universe, and
The unique adaptive qualities of wild plants most cases would either starve or drive a human they have. bestowed power unto all 'the ten
enable them to thrive during periods of drought, being mad if eaten over a long period of time. thousand things' within the universe. Yang
and harsh weather conditions. Hence when used The same would go for an animal being fed represents the male or positive energy, produc­
as food or medicine their strength is imparted to totally on human food. The ancients were peo­ ing light, warmth and fullness. Yin is the female
our bodies. By using indigenous plants we natu­ ple_ who understood and applied the order of or negative, the force of darkness, of cold and
rally become harmonious with the environment. Nature· to their daily lives. Simple diets, pure emptiness. As Yin and Yang manipulate heaven
Our ignorance keeps us from knowing that environments, quiet, and constant activity gave and earth in the waxing and waning of seasons
many of the so-called weeds are actually impor­ them the sensitivity and strength to go with the and days so they exert their power over the
tant medicinal plants. Yet if only weeds were flow of the changes. This way of life produced human being." Unification results when Yin and
used as main foods without the thought of har­ receptive minds of high judgment, which played Yang are combined in harmonious proportions.
vesting and replanting of the seeds, the supply the major part in the discovery of medicinal uses One force, however, always dominates the other,
would not last long. Cultivation of food plants is of plants. and this force generally characterizes the nature
important unless we wish to live nomadic lives. Health is obtained from right daily eating and of each thing.
Therefore a combination of both cultivated and working habits. Alternative remedies are needed By applying the Yin/Yang concept we are
wild plants in our daily diets would be beneficial only by those who go against the natural order able to see the monistic nature of all phenomena.
as preventive medicine. of the universe. The purpose of this study is to in a simple manner. Thus in this study Yin/Yang
Ancient man's understanding of the world in bring together the most common practices asso­ will be our guide throughout.
its totality has been reflected in the way he ciated with medicinal plants in order to gain Viewing the World
chose and prepared his food and medicine. Origi­ more knowledge of medicinal plants as alterna­ Macroscopically
nally there was no distinction between the two. tive remedies. We sought only to use the most So that we may understand the function and
Nature was the sole· compouncler of medicines, common of the universal practices because of purpose of the relatively small world of vegeta­
therefore simple decocti ns were prepared. T.he the many varied ones involved. tion it is necessary first to view the conditions
whole plant was utilized, ensuring complete The general design of this study begins with and forces which create and regulate it. TIius we
nutrition. an introduction to the intellectual dialectical will view our world macroscopically and apply
The common term "herb" originally includea fools of yin and yang which will clarify and sim· the outer world to the inner.
any plant used for culinary purposes. However, plify the whole discussion. A chapter on the art The number of planets in our galaxy as yet is
over the last 200 years the term has gone of gathering, drying and preparing medicinal unknown. Perhaps 9 or 10 can be SltBn in our
through many changes, being redefined several plants will follow. The last part will be a com­ solar system with the aid of modern telescopic
times and losing much of its original meaning. parison of the uses of medicinal plants as they devices. Yet our solar system is only a small part
We will concentrate primarily on those plants are traditionally used in the Western Hemisphere of our galaxy, and our galaxy only one of bil­
which are not used mainly as foods but that are with their use in the Eastern Hemisphere, China lions. Why can we not assume that there are 9 ex
utilized for their strong medicinal properties to• and Japan in particular. 10 that are invisible, or 9 or 10 hundred? With
help restore the biochemical balance to impaired PART I our eyes we can only see a limited distance. The
internal systems of human beings. Therefore the DETERMINING PLANT POTENCY Americas existed for billions of years before
term "medicinal plants" will be the proper term "Man is a Sun and a Moon and a Heaven filled they were discovered by European explorers 400
to use in this discu&Sion. In many cases common with stars. The world is a Man, and the light of years ago, and most American Indians never
or domesticated plants may be just as good or the Sun and the stars is his body." Paracelsus knew of those continents to either side of their
better than wild ones. In order to understand the physical world we own.
It is a common belief that the art of natural must also be able to understand the invisible All planets are spiraling toward the center: the ·
medicine was learned by observing the natural world from which it was created. By seeing both sun. Soon after a planet collides with the sun,
instincts of animals. Although this may be true sides of all things and considering the conditions another planet becomes visible in our galaxy.
to some e!(tent, we must keep in mind the fact to which they are subject, we can completely There is a constant progression. As each planet
that a human organism and an animal organism understand. Our approach to understanding the Continued on page 3
are very different. The diet of any animal in phenomena of the univer• is that of uniting all
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The Yin®,Yang of Herbalism

Continued from page 1

nea.rs the center, the revolutions (equator) is the hottest poinc. Everything works on the
pick up speed aenerating more The zones on eilhet side of the yin /yang, antagonistic/comple•
heat and pressure. Invisible colli• equator arc cooler, and as we mentary law. It cannot be
sions are constantly t.tking place inove to the extremities (pclcs) denied for too long a time, or
within the universe. Bctwein the the Earth at these points is cold­ else disaster will come upon the
Sun (Yang) and the Earth (Yin) est. Thus the Earth is Yang (hot) offender. Imagine being on a hot
forces collide creating, as be- at the center and Yin (cold) on desert (Yang) for a long perfod
lieved by ancient E a stern the periphery. This holds true of time (Yang) without water
thinkers, the ghost body, or life with all phenomena. I (Yin)! Thus during the summer
energy of Man. This is an invi- The Earth is not exactly per- (Yang) we consume more liquid,
siblc shape of the human body pendicular to the aJignment of . fruit and vegetable quality food
formed by the life energy forces the Sun but tilted on a 23½ (Yin).
(Ch'i or Ki), and is the basis of degree angle. Therefore: every The following list will give
t he acupuncture meridian day the sun rises in a different you an idea of how the forces of
theory. Within the womb from part of the sky, creatina the vari• Yin and Yang act upon the indi·
single cell to birth this ghost o u s seasons. Thus when the g e nous (common-local) plants
body is recapitulated. summer is in the Northern Hemi· growing in opposite climatic
We know that without the sphere, winter is in the Southern conditions:
sun, rain, air and other forces Hemisphere (see diagram 3). The
created by the macrocosm the Earth revolves around the Sun South (Yin plants year round)
earth would not be flourishing once in 36S days. When the I .growth rate rapid
with life. Take away the rain equator is farthest north in the 2.&rowing season long
during a growing season and you , winter, the day is short and the 3.physical size is taU, expanded
will notice stunted growth a• night is long. In the summer the 4.high amounts of potas-
mong the plants. Hence we can equator is farthest south making sium/acid properties
see at different periods of Earth the day long and the night short. S.stimulate mind/calm body
evolution, as the Earth nea.rs the Geographic, dimatic 6.medicinal properties most
Sun, that it begins to solidify. and other differences active in above ground pa.rts
We notice also the solidification For the sake of practicality 7.weaker, easily decays
of vegetable and aminal evolu• . and simplicity of comparison we 8.short cooking time
tion (see diagrams I and 2). will focus our attention primar• 9.taste is hot and sour
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Integration of the human personality is vital to the continu·

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ance of creative life. Without it, man lives as an outsider to his
own behavior. By combining magic and psychology, Israel
Regardie has created a system whereby one can make full use
of all being potentials, drawing nearer the goal of both psych·
ology and magic-and that of life itself.
Notice in the first diagram that ily in the northern hemisphe11:, 1 O.color is dark The integration process brings into balance opposing ele·
the vegetable kingdom was the unless further comparisons are I I .soft texture (interior) ments of the psyche. The Middle Pillar Ritual is ideal for this
first to evolve (yin) providing needed for explanatory pur• 12.thick skin/divided sections as the middle pillar itself is integration: it is the point of equili­
food for the forthcoming animal poses. brium between the two outer pillars of the Tree of Life, the
kingdom (yang). In the second The United States is a large North (Yang plants most of year) extremes or polarities of all things. It holds within it the
diagram we notice as the Earth body of land located in the nor• I .slow growth essence of the polarities-their potential for existence-while
moves closer to the sun and them temperate zone. We can 2.short growing season its stance is one of dynamic balance, allowing full expression
gradually solidifies (yang), so further divide the U.S. into two 3.size is short, compact of ntan's entire being.
does the animal kingdom as indi­ parts, north and south. As we 4.low in potassium/high in
cated by eu position and num­ travel away from the equator, minerals, sodium
ber of offspring. the climate becomes colder. In S.stimulate.body/cal� mind With The Middle Pillar by Israel Regardie, you will learn to:
As the Earth rotates around order for life to survive in the 6.medicinal properties most • understand the psyche through its correspondences on the
the sun in its annual orbit, it cold it is necessary for the or1an• acti\'e in below ground parts Tree of Life
moves beneath approximately ism to be strong and sensitive 7 .hearty, keeps weU • expand self-awareness, thereby intensifying the inner growth
one constellation per month. enough to contract inward to 8.long cooking time
stay warm (yan,). The warmer 9.taste is bitter and salty process
Each constellation hu its own
characteristic energy force. The the climate on the other hand IO.color is bright * activate creative and intuitive potentials
energy force of the sun is mir· the weaker and larger life forms I I.hard texture (interior) * widen the field of vision of the conscious ego to embrace
rared by the moon, and depend· tend to become (yin), because 12.th.in skin/no sections or few the divinity within, unfolding a new sphere of spiritual per•
ing upon the moon's position the sun's heat is ,o powerful that In the northern parts of the ception
with the sun, it will create a it draws the ener,ies on Earth
characteristic force upon the upwards. Yin is attracted to
United States where the four
seasons are clearly defined, we * understand the individual thought-patterns which control
Earth. Thi.s will be discussed in Yang, and vice-versa. It is easy to are able to notice the distinct every facet of penonal behavior.
detail in forthcoming chapters. understand why the plants in the chances of pb..nt activity in one
Takini a closer look at the S o u t h are much laraer and location:
Earth we notice that its center juicier than tho1e ifl the North.
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· The Yin<;&Yang of Herbalism Continued from page 3

1prin1-warm many plants Further examples or plant when needed. the root edible after proper I. For yang organs which
sprout and begin to crow variations can be observed� B) Fresh runnin& water: The cookina. have become too yang apply yin
rapidly; accordin& to altitudinal zona· rapid movement of the flowina herbs or parts (i.e., larae leaf
summer -hot most plants arc tion. The higher we climb a water creates yang forces. Also It. Land Environments plants, flowers, berries, spring
large and full: mountain the thinner the air you will notice that the water is A)Forest: Warmer in winter as herbs).
aulumn-c ool-plants are becomes, and plant life becomes very cold. Hence a plant that they block off the cold air and 2. Fo� yin organs which have
ready to harvest, begin to decay; scarce or stunted. This is a clear decides to live in an environment generate heat from within the become too yang apply the same
winter-col d most plants example of how a yin climate with these hardships must be cluster. In the summer it is coll herbs as for number one.
dormant, life is concentrated in creates yang life; the colder the hearty aind yang. Unrooted float­ in the forest because of the 3. For yang organs which
seeds and lower regions. It is nat­ climate (yin) the more inward in& plants and large leafy plants shade from the surrounding have become yin, apply yana
ural for people livina in their plants will move to keep warm (yin) should be avoided. The trees. Relative humidity is higher herbs or parts (i.e., roots, fall
native environment to cat the (yana)(see diagram 4); The deeper the water, the more pres­ and water storage greater due to herbs).
plants which grow in that cli­ at mospere from sea level to sure upon the plants. This is absorption from organic matter. 4. For yin organs which have
mll ic region. A harmonious about 3½ miles up is very heavy another yang factor to consider, Usually plant growth is consis­ become too yin, apply the same
balance is achieved between the and produces most of the wea­ as the more yin a plant is, the tent all year around (evergreen) herbs as for number three.
land and the body. An Eskimo ther changes. Every 1.000 feet more toxic it becomes to the and plants lack direct solar rays. PART II
could not survive on tropical the barometer decreases I inch, human organism. Most plants will be yang and GATHERING AND DRYING
plants and fruit in the far north, and the tempcr.rture is S.S C) Staanant water (ponds, usually aromatic, especially at Gratitude and common sense
nor could a Lalin American sur­ degrees cooler. marshes, boas. etc.): Because of high elevations in hardwood are the best guides to follow for
vive on a diet of ,cal and meat. MICROCLIMATIC AND the lack of movement. the water forests. gathering medicinal plants.
The hotter the climate (Yang) INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES is very yin and attracts the yang B)0pen land: Becoming very Among the Senecas it was tradi­
the more Yin the diet should be. I. Water Em·ironment1 Sun, becoming heated and mak­ yin in the summer turning to tion to offer gifts along with a
Amon& the American Indians, A) Salt water: Water is very ing the growing conditions rcla­ very yang in the winter. Water few gentle works to plants that
drying and preserving food for yin but salt on the other hand is li vely simple. Usually if the storage is lower, relative humid­ were gathered for medicinal use.
winter use was a universal prac­ extremely yang. Plants that grow climate is very warm the plants ity lower, and wind speed ,\s the chosen plant was pulled
tice. Modern transportation and in salt water are very good eating will be unfit for consumption greater. Great diversity will thus from the Earth, the collector
attificial living conditions have plants. According to a few although very good for external occur at different seasons. would chant a little song of grat­
made it difficult for man to use authorities all seaweeds are use, i.e., fevers, inflammations, Spring/summer will offer yin itude and purpose.
his natural adaptive functions. e d i ble provided they a r e burns, etc. In many cases the plants which will be beneficial to To insure propagation of
Our de pendency upon these gathered while still alive and root will be less toxic than the balance the body because of the plant life it is essential to wait
unnatural practices will even­ attached to the ocean floor. leaf. Proper drying methods over sun's yang force upon it. In until the plant naturally goes to
tually destroy us. They are usually dried and used a long _period of time will render fall/winter most plants will be seed before picking it. Thus if
dormant, but those growing will the whole plant is needed, the
be very yang and roots should be. seeds can be gently shaken off
collected. and left to germinate until the
C)HiUs and valleys: These two next growing season. In cases
land types are completely oppo­ where species are rare it is wise
site in character and function to leave the plant alone entirely.
from each other. When it is cold Most states list the names of
in the valley, it is warm on the endangered s p ecies of wild
hill. The wind speed is faster on plants in their area. Biennials
a hill w,hile in the valley the air is and perennials (living longer
relatively stagnant, except for than one year) arc capable of
wind gaps in oddly formed cre­ producing new leaves from the
vices. In the evening the valley is root. If only the above ground
colder and the hill warmer. In portion is needed it is not neces­
the morning the hill has less fog sary to pull the whole plant up.
than the valley! Thus plant activ­ Select areas off the main road
ity wiJI be similar but occurring should be chosen to gather
at opposite times. When one is plants from. Plants growina too
weak, the other will be strong. near the highway have a high
Table of the Five Elements D)Urban and rural: Again we lead concentration due to auto
have an obvious contrast in Jife fumes.

IUMEHT WOOD ..... t.u:m METAL WATD.

activity. The city smog, the gen­
erated heat from people and
automobiles, the stagnant air
Many of the American Indian
tribes allowed only the women
to gather m e i d icinal plants
Planet Jupittr Man Saturn \'cnus Mercury and reflected light from ·the tall because of woman's gentle, quiet
buildings, not to mention the nature. Aariculture for the same
Direction Easl South Ccn:rc West North reason was also the work of
loud noises, create intense vibra­
Indian Autumn Winter tions within the city environ­ women. A wildflower book will
Season Spr inc Summer be of assistance to be&inners for
Summer ment. For anythina to live great
strength is needed. Most plants plant identification. Later,
Colour Blue Red Yellow White Black found within the city will be empirical knowledge and yin and
hearty althogh very toxic from yang will be your higher guide.
Ptrvenc Wind Heat Moi!ture Dryness Cold the pollution. Country plants I. Time
Oim:1tc.s will certainly be of higher qual­ Astrolo gical considerations
ity. The wind blowing through before collection of medicinal
0rpn li\'er Heart Spleen t.ungs Kidneys the open fields and meadows plants was in the ancient days a
will make the plants growing universal practice. Astrology was
Sense Sight Speech T1u1: Smell Hearin; there vital with life energy. ao essential course of study for
Mttscles Flesh Skin Bones those who wanted to become
hrts or Body Pulse
Ill. Individual's Constitution physicians. Perhaps this practice
Cornpluion lii)S BoJy Hair Hair
�ail.;
- and Quantity has been too much neglected.
0rif,oc Eyes Ear> Moulh Nose Anus Everyone in the world is dif­ However, for now the major
Urinary ferent, and is affected according forces of sun and moon will be
to his constitutional make-up. A discussed simply.
Auid Tun Sweat Lymph Mucus Saliva strong, active individual (yang) A)Moon: each month can be
may suffer little or no pain if a divided into two distinct phases:
Smell Rancid B�rnt s..-·cct Fleshy Putrid poisonous variety of plant was waxing (new moon to full
consumed (yin). On the other moon: yang), and waning (full
Taste Acid Bitter S\,c-et Piquant Sally
hand, an individual with a weak moon to new moon: yin). Wax­
Sound l.augh Sl\ng Sob Groart constitution who cannot endure ing is considered to be the most
Qy physical labor for Iona (yin), favorable time to gather above
Ps)"Chic Values Sririt Con�icnce ldc:u AnirNI Will may become violently sick, or ground plant sections, as the
Spirits Ambi1ion perhaps die if he were to eat of moon phase at this time has
----· the same plant. If only a small • more powerful attributes. This
Angtr Joy Worry Grid Fc>r portion of the plant was eaten phase can be likened somewhat
Emotions
-- chances are that one would sur­ to the sun's drawing upwards
Dyn:1.mic Blood Psych� Ph:.,·'-icJI Vi1al WillNWCr vive. Eating a large amount of force (yang attracts yin). Thus
En<fll' Energy Fn.r:y Em::>¥)' most domesticated plants may the plant will have more life
cause areal suffering. ener'gy- in the above ground sec­
Oov,rns l.ungs Kidneys Liver lk:\rt Sple:!n

j
To find the herb which may tions. Waning would be consid·
SOcial Estate The. People The State A Prim.-e AV.:,.sul Wh�t is be helpful for a particular illness, ercd the lesser force (yin) since
J')rodUC'Cd the previously mentioned points its light and effects are mild and
·-
I
should be well unde,stood. The decreasing. Just as the cold
Anim11 Chicken Dot c, Horse Pig following points will help you to forces plants to contract inwards
(domaUc:) determine (in general) the main to insure warmth, this phase has
Animal (wild) Ti,er StaJ Bt:u
-- -Dir.! Monk1:y I (active) ingredient for your con­
dition.
similar characteristicJ. Thus the
below ground parts are more
The yana oraans are the liver. <..-oncentratcd with life eneray at

°'"
Onla Whut Millet Rye Rice Pc;u heart. spleen. lung. and kidney. this time. Both of the moon's
lltnia o,,..._ Over O"<r 0v<'r
SLLJ1Jiu1
The yin organs arc the gall
b l a d d e r , s m a l l intestine.
pha�s 111re 1u,alogous and corres­
pond to the Spring (little yang-
olE)<t Watidna S1ui.,1 Lyifll
I
dowr. stomach. large intestine and
bladder. Continued on page 5
 Gnostica !llews March 21, 1974 5

The Yin�Yang of Herbalism

CANDLE FIRE
by Lana DeJon1

Discover 1he stanlln& pow­

er you have at your dis­
Continued from page 4 posal to attract love,
money, health and success
wa xing) and Fall (little yin· to enter the flower/leaf room, strikingly similar way in the to the natural changes. When Into your llfa--qulckly!
waning). but the seed/root room should West, although philosophy and sickness did occur a short period
Ar. ama:r.ln& "How To Do
B)Sun: Between the hours of be sunny and bright. methods of preparation were of fasting was usually enough to 1 t" book on lhe secrets of
10 A.M. and 3 P.M. we feel the Flower/leaf room: A table quite different. restore health. ·whole grains and the ancient art of candle
sun's heat most intensely. This will be needed to keep the plants According to ancient think­ vegetables were used daily for burnln1. Only Sl.25 ppd.
period of day is the best time for from collecting dust. Over the ers, disease originates from lack health, happiness. and preven­
gathering as the life force in the table place clean newsprint or of faith or from going against t i on of disease. Refinement,
WHO"S WHO IN THE
most active within the plant. brown paper bags turned inside­ the laws of Nature. The seven extraction, or dilution of whole PSYCHIC WORLD
out. The table will serve for low, evils outlined in Marlowe's play foods was only necessary if one
matted, and large leafed plants "Or. Faustus" provide a good was too weak or unable to assim­ ''Who's Who" section of
and for flowers. Across the di.;­ example of how disease may ilate food in its whole state. well-known personalities In
the psychic world and a
meter of the room a line can be become manifest. Among the Medicinal plants were used as of
.::,-.•
II. Cutting: erected, resembling an indoor American Indians the offender alternatives during sickness until �::���?an u , �:��:,:::
The first sunny day arter a clothes line. On the line tall, of Nature was forced by the the patient recovered. healers and persons Inter­
rainfull will be a favorable time long stemmed plants may be tribe shaman to pay most of According to the "Doctrine ested In the unusual. Send
only S3. 25 ppd.
for collecting plants. The rain­ attached upside-down to dry. what he owned for the shaman's of Signatures" (a monotheistic
water will clean and nourish at Hanging in this way insures pro• services. This lesson in humility way of seeing the interrelations
the same time. per · c i r culation of air while was not as extreme among the within the universe) specific PHOTO-CH ROMOTHERAPY
by Eliuheth & Bill Finch
M e t h o d s of cutting vary retaining medicinal properties. ancients, but the basic idea was plant parts because of their
according to the size and form Paper bags or JllUSlin sacks can similar. In most cases the ancient shape, color, or peculiarities
be tied around the hanging physician was paid only after a resembling parts or conditions of A research project In '<Mllch
of the plant. Low, matted plants the reader can participate.
with small roots can be gently plants to keep off dust if drying cure resulted, and some physi­ the human body, were ascribed A theory of probleims tre­
pulled by hand from the earth time is long. cians took no payment at all. properties that strengthened the ated by color Imbalance,
after they have gone to seed. Check the drying plants daily, Since we arc the cultivators related part, condition, etc. (i.e., and how to correct It whh
turning those which are spread of disease it is up to ourselves to kidney bean-kidney; walnut colored li&hts and a photo-
Pruning shears, or sharp scissors 1raph! Send only Sl.2S ppd.
will come in handy for gathering out on the paper to help equal­ cure our own sickness. This abil­ meat-brain. etc.). Inside and
plants with long stems. Simply ize drying. ln some cases the ity is born within each of us, but out arc two sides of the same
tic string around the stem near paper may have to be changed, remains latent in most of us. Our coin. Hence the extremities of T H E PENDULUM
the base of the root, and cut the especially if the plant drying on arrogance and ignorance of self the body show the condition of & POSSESSION
by W . J. 'BUI" Fl11ch
stem right at its base near the it contains excessive water. is the major cause of our incom­ the internal structure. In China
root top. Be careful not to tie Seed/root room: needs only petence. Of prime importance is the principles of diagnosis based A fast movln& "How To"
too many stems together as they to be supplied with dryina tables the power of belief in Self. By on the internal/external symp­ book In two P•ts. The
first Instructs the reader
need air circulation while they and papers. Roots should be slit believing one becomes open and toms were so highly developed In pendulum usaaa, and th•
dry. lengthwise to prevent mold by receptive; our encray reservoirs that practitioners skilled in this second e,cplalns • problem
Large leaves can easily be cut insurin& rapid evaporation. They are then able to work more art could accurately determine easlly detected wllh a
at the branch base or stem base should be placed directly in the e f f ectively. Negative attitudes the cause of a disease and its pendulum and ¥ttl•t to do
about It. Send S3.75 ppd.
in the manner described above. sun's rays. Seeds, bark and ber­ and anger tend to tighten up the location within the body by
R o o t s and seeds should be ries are spread out on paper to encr1y channels, makin& it diffi­ reading at a glance the facial fea­ Special: book, chwn &
gathered in the autumn or after dry in the coolest parts of the cult for nature to work. tures. The body was held sacred, pendulum , only SS.50 ppd.
the plant's growing season is room, preferably nearest a win­ and it was prohibited by law to
over. All roots should be scrub­ d o w . Tender, j u i cy berries East,Wost philosophy make upon it an incision for any Many other books, pro­
bed well under cold water with a s h o u l d be mashed first and To the ancients the universe reason. ducts and services avail­
vegetable brush. Tree barks are spread out on waxed paper in was conceived as one dynamic T h r o u g h o u t t h e anc ient able. Write today fo, your
free cataloa.
gathered in the spring when the the sun. Avoid artificial speed­ entity in which everything was world understanding of the body
sap begins to rise. This not only drying methods as the outside of h a r m o n i ously interdependent. and its functions were based on
loosens the bark but also flavors the plant dries too fast and the To be "in health" meant that l:SOTERIC PUBLICATIONS
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able and easier to assimilate. can be packaged in the same Nor is it a reading based merely on your Sun sign. (Astrology- books and
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plants after they have begun to have to be cut with a heavy
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 6 March 21, 1974 Gnostica News
editor of Tbe New Broom. a journal of witchcraft published in Dal·

Le--tt------
..Witchcraft: Fact or Fantasy" by P.E.I. Bonewics (GN, Nov. 21.
1973) has drawn 10 our offices many leuers of comment, nol only las, Texas. Mr. Robuts is a �ndicated future writer for the science
Crom members of the craft t>uc also from thost in the Christian division of the Scripps-Howard newspapers and is a member of The

ers tradition. This month, we print a letter from Mark Roberts, associate Witchcraft Research Auociation and The Prehistoric Society.

l
I
' ■ z
I can personally relate to
your present rather cynical and
1 sceptical attitude towards our re-
Paaans worshipped an earlier
deity. also a Virgin named Mary,
u�der the guise of paying hom­
that I have more than sufficient
room within which to debate
your conclusions, using almost
once again not be backed by
C a m p b e l l . He s t a t e s that,
throughout the nomadic periods
ligion. Al an age just slightly age to Christ"s mother. Her wor- entirely the evidence you your­ of various pockets of humanity,
■ ■ younger than you. I too was on ship w a s r e s urrected. so-to­ self have presented. t h e G o d d e s s is the central
a quest for truth. ,I do not doubt s p e a k , to bring back those Quite frankly, I was rather symbol to be found in hunting
Dear Mr. Bonewits: that a very similar mood of cyni- Pagans who had left the church's stunned as I initially read your stations, in worship circles, and
In the past, I have found cism would have shown through fold for a more real ind reason­ article, since The Maski of God in the myth and lore of the cave
much more reason to applaud had I written on the subject of able religious practice. Whenever has long been one bf many refer· paintings, bas-reliefs, and car­
you than to argue with you. any religion during the early I dug beneath the Christian path, ences I use in lectures ori Euro­ vings of the period. It also
Your book, Rm/ Magic, dis­ yean of that quest. I found a Goddess. I then t<>Qk a pean prehistory. As soon as I strikes one as highly chauvinistic
played in 1eneral • high lew:1 of Over twenty years ago, I was giant step backwards in time, could make available time, I re­ (in the dictionary meaning of
research. Your workings with a Methodist version of Marjoe. and retreated into the furthest read Campbell's book to dis­ the word) to assume that only
Pagans and Witches toward the effectively aiid naiviely evangeli- corners of prehistory. It was in cover your new-to-me informa­ the Neanderthal male was canni­
formation of a legal aid system zing to all and sundry, until I that earliest dawn of religion tion. The task was tedious and balistic, or given to the ancient
p l aced you on the "up-and· "saved,. an elderly man whose that I found confirmation of the proved that one should warn practice of the Goddess of the
comin&" list of bright young last words, as he lay dying two reality of Diety, faith in after­ students that taking a few sen­ H e a rth and the Bear legend
men in the occult community. weeks later, were to me: "Where life, security that the old man's tences out of their context does telling and re�nactment, or even
Granted, I was disheartened by I am now going, you sent me." soul had found a place of love, not make a scholarly report. in Bull worship, long known to
the errors on the subject of He died happy, and my naivete and an awareness that the Diety For instance, in trying to archaeologists as a rite dedicated
Witchcraft in Real Magic, but I died with him. The responsibi· was the Goddess as worshipped trace your references to those to the Great Goddess and us­
assumed that time alone would lily of his words wei&hed upon by the Witches of1oday. m a l e - d o m i nated c u l t s of ually dominated by women in
solve the problem: time fpent me until I retired my preacher's Throughout my studies, I was 4000,000 BCE to I 00,000 BCE, ritual action. Dualistic, perhaps;
expanding your awareness of our license. The next five years were cautious in my definitions: I did I found little to back up your male-dominated cultism, no.
religion, and by further research spent searching for where I had not mistake sham anism or statements. Even if we are to The cult of the Naked God­
and extended contact within the sent the old rnan. Each day of s y m p a t h e tic magic or other draw from a contemporary d e s s coming up f r o m the
community of Wicca. the first year seemed to leave forms of magical play as ex­ primitive race to "reconstruct" Ukraine which you take with the
H o w e v er, your article. that clean path upon which I amples of male-deity worship. t h e position of European date of 30,000 ace must surely
"Witchcraft: Fact or Fancy," in had sent my convert cluttered This error is too close to that of humankind at that period (and be earlier than that. Campbell
the November 21st issue of with disconcerting facts. Gene- many scholars of the Victorian thereby use a fallacious method speaks of the site of the ancient
Gnostica New, showed that time sis. I learned, had been edited. period who announced the dis­ of comparison and reconstruc­ hunting station on the Oesna. in
alone was not sufficient as an an· Tal m u d ic legend stated that covery of every object that was tion), lcampbell states that these the Deiper region, where the old·
tidote for your problem. Your Lilith had been Adam's first longer than it was wide as proof w e r e not necessarily "mll)e­ est Goddess-circle is found: the
research into prehistory. fact or wife, and she was linked to of phallic worship. dominated" tribal groupings cir cle is made of mammolh
fancy. leaves much to be desired Lilitu, Goddess of the city-state In order to draw scholarly w h o s e s h a m a n istic practices skulls surrounding ar image of
f r o m a scholastic viewpoint. of Babylon, where male-diety conclusions based on recorded were also male-dominated. In the Goddess. One snould then
From myth thou came, and unto worshipping nomads would most evidence, it Mi necessary to be fact, he spe c i f i c a l ly states conclude that, within a period
" . the power of woman's
myth must thou returJ>. cer tainly have been rejected. certain of the recorded evidence y o u c a l l male-dominated
Before I venture further. it Then arose the question as to and to restrain any impulse to magic was recognized and accor­ (working, I gather. from the con­
must be clearly stated that I do whether or not these progeny of stray from it with one's own fan­ ded so�ething of its due. And temporary supposition that all
not believe that I, nor anyone, Jehovah were truly monotheists c i f u l i n t e r p r e t ations, or to we know among the circumpolar h u nting is man's work), the
can speak for all of Witchcraft. of a male god. Rachel stole the incompletely research the avail­ hunters (the Bear Cults) to this Great Goddess of the Hunt is
T h i s is not an all-inclusive t era p hi m -the three Goddess able sources. day female shamans are numer­ She whom the nomadic, pre-his­
wiccan response to your article: statuettes, hearth Goddesses In your article you dismissed ous and highly regarded." The t oric h umankind worshipped
I am responding solely from my which served as virtual deeds of such respected and renowned circumpolar hunters to which he and revered. This was not simply
capacities as a writer of the ownership for the house. Exca- scholars as Robert Graves as "in­ refers are those Campbell and with shamanistic practice and
Wicca community. bein& an asso­ vations showed that the sacred tellectually insulting," the late J. other experts term the oldest s y m p a t hetic magic, practices
ciate editor of The New Broom, precincts of Jehovah were often J. Bachofen as "conjecturing," living remnant of shamanism. utilized as sorcery and magic for
one of many journals written by linked to Temples of the God- and Or. Margaret Murray as •·un­ Your reference ot the fading the hunt and afterward in sated
and for Witches; as a High Priest dess Astoreth-God. in his early scholarly"-opinions that sorely "gradually into cults (all male­ revelry. but was the seed, per­
within the Dianic Tradition (and days, had a wife. tempt inc, apao,from the' matter dominated) of ritual cannibal­ haps even the full flower, of
be it kno:..n that my thoughts As the search led closer to at hand. However, since you did ism, Bear of the Hearth worship neolithic worship.
are primarily of a Dianic na­ comtemporary times. even Chris- offer sources for your conclu­ and Bull wors hip"-and I must We are now speaking of
ture; and as an archaeoloaist tianity did not hold true. The sions, Joseph Campbell's The a s s u m e from your jump of scores of millenia wherein the
and historiosrapher of the pre­ worship of the Vir&in Mother Masks of God and Ros.sell Hope 100,000 BCE to 30,000 BCE Goddess is paramount. Male-
historic period of Northern Eu- Mary was outlawed in early Robbins' Encyclopedia of Witch· that we are discussing 70,000
church days because too many craft and Demonology, I find years of "gradual fading-can Continued on page 7

I'

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PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT
by Dr. Quantz Crawford
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March 21, 1974 7

Letters land millenia before the arrival tion that Witchcraft as a religion

����:�r �:;����• �o�dd::

serve, lies within the Mystery tam inate the Real Magic. o(
of the second wave of Brythonic was a delusion prepetrated by Teaching. As to how rituals. Nature .
the church fathers beginning in traditions and practices were You have long studied the art
the fifteenth century, then how preserved: where there is sup­ of magic, and are academically
Continued from page 6 culture: •• ... sacred fires . are we to account for the early reme dedication and will to accredited. Yet, f6r real m11gic, l
point to the old cult of the Christian Anglo-Saxon law that guard and keep alive those still honour most those flocks of
domination or religion and goddess of fire ... Brigit . predated the Norman Conquest Mysteries of the ancient past. magkians who can create an ea,
social order should be dismissed must have ori1inated in a period and prohibited any traffic with there is no obstacle that cannot the symbol of the essence o( life.
as a present-day myth; no histor­ when the -Celts wor1hipped god· any wicca, and banned the prac­ be overcome. Sacred trusl is sel• Until the human magidans of
ian, anthropologist, archaeolo· desses rather than gods, and tice of the wicca worship of the dom broken. and a sacred labour the world are as skilled as a
gist or theologian would make when , knowledge . .. were wo· sun, moon, trees, wells, and is one that survives no matter chicken and can create that
the assumption that women men's rather than men's. She stones'? The wicca called the sun the odds. which is real magic, rather than
played little or no part in a had a female priesthood (sk) the Mother of the Stars. the Hoping (and I do hope I am bonepick over a word. the Old
Goddess-oriented group, clan, and men were perhaps excluded moon the Mother of All Mys­ correct in this assumption, else Religion will remain intact.
tribe or people. Again, equal from her cuJt, as the tabued teries, the trees were the God• my respect•from•afar will have
dominance might occur, but no shrine at Kildare suggests." (Ital­ dess' sacred groves, the wells an even larger hole in its aura)
Jess than that. This is the time ics mine.) were those sacred to the that you facetiously state as a
period known as the Upper Pal• The secoad wave that came Goddess and later made church­ serious magician that "'everyone
eolithic, humankind evolving. from the south and into the holy, and the stones were the knows that a Wilch is merely a
The Neolithic is the "knowledg­ islands were those about whom Goddess' circlis. Remembering superslitious and inferior version
able" or "sophisticated" age.Up the Roman historians wrote. from an earlier quote from or a magician," and that ''At
to this point, humankind is the These are those Celts which you Joseph Campbell that the Celts their worsi', some of lhem are
primitive t0ol maker a n d state are highly patriarchal. worshipped a Goddess equated giving magic and magicians a bad
player-but the Goddess reigned Again from Campbell: .. Among to Diana by the Romans who name and sabotaging our at­
supreme.· the Celts of ancient Gaul a feast .. became the leader of the tempts to enlighten the public,"
The famed sorcerer or Les and sacrifice were offered for Witches' revels," we must also I must still-for those who will
Trois Freres in the Ariege can be every animal taken in the chase, wonder at this mediaeval de• read this aside from you,-state
dated only as far back as 30,000 to a Goddess whom the Romans Jusion of the church patriarchs that magic as a practice among
BCE. The bear modeled in clay equated with Diana ... and when, three hundred years pre• Witches i$ a lesser part of our
WHAT
at Montespan, Haute Garonne, is when the great pagan days were viously, the monks at Frithel­ ritual. In fact, I presume to say SU"91CONSCIOUS
dated, in the most accepted ap­ ended she became the leader of s tock Priory in Exeter were that real Magic for the majority POWDS
proximation, from around the witches• revels." It would slapped on the wrists for wor­ of the Craft is more than sym­ DO YOU POSHSS?
20,000 BCE.Of the sympathetic seem that the Celts were matriar­ shipping Diana with the wicca bolic acts or the production of
magic of the hunten there is chal to a man from the be&in· on their own time. desired effects from the utiliz.a­
much evidence, but the isolated ning, rather than having become In other words, the theory tion of some incanted technique.
graphic of male that might be matriarchal through assimilation. that contemporary Witchcraft For me, there is more real magic
god caMot in reality be shown The mythic zones in Europe has no ties to a time earlier than on a (arm, no matter how badly
as evidence of a universal cult. by your division sh.ow only one mid•l400 does not wash. run, than in the best Research
The reference to the cult of the male-dominated-West Asia­ Before you make a specific Laboratory in ESP or the best
Horned God, if we are to rely Eastern Europe-but, if Camp• count of the number of "Fam­ divination of the future in
upon the most knowledgable bell's painstaking reserach i.s to Trad" covens in England in the crystal or cards or the most ela·
scholar on th.is subject, Abbe be believed, the other two­ I 900's or even in Europe in b o r a t e and studied inner
Henri Breuil, cannot reach past Southern Coastal Europe and 1940, or make an assumption as sanctum of the classical and even
30,000 BCE, and Campbell tells Western Europe, and Central and to the lack of ties, ritual and lore contemporary Magician.
us so. To place the Horned God Northern Europe-shoul" be between the present covens and The Real Magic of the
Cult in a period, circa 400,000 given female-domination titles. the ancient past, I would Craft-Witchcult, if thou wilt,
to 100,000 BCE, pits the experts Not only do we have discussions seriously suggest getting to know an' it upset no one-is that o(
against one who would attempt of Celts, their matrifocal reli­ Witchcraft better. None know utilizing Nature's laws. From
to make a point. gions and social orders, that better than I how slowly clan this we find magic both white
Again, Campbell writes in a place them, united by the same covens open their doors to the and black. White magic is a herd
i
discussion of the background of
theology and religion of the
or at least closely related rituals
and language and deities, the
outsider, and an article de­
bunking the Old Religion is not
of magicians transforming grass
into milk each day or the week, . dMne
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Ch·n1CX1I?
early homo-sapians, in a quote length and breadth of this larae exactly the lever that will prise giving forth a nectar that is de­
.. from Heinrich Zimmer "She is area, but we also have the "uni· them open 3ny faster. • Uv you believe you have hidden
lightful to most and ambrosial to powenofESP?
the primum mobile, the first be· versality" of the symbols from An involvement with the the babe. Cows and all the other
ginning, the material matrix out • Do you. lwlie,'e In life a(te, death?
Ireland to Germany, from Nor• Witchcraft Research Association creations of Nature produce
of which all comes forth. Accor- thern Great Britain to the tip of from its early period opened more white magic than any given • Uvyou.lieK,·eitilpGNiblitto
C'OnlacC thiNe ontheOthcnidc-?
ding to the Greek tradition the Italy of the Labyrinth and spi• only a few doors in Great Britain number of magicians at any
-Goddess declared of herself, ·no rats, the equilateral cross, the for me. Involvement through given time. • Ou you beH'·e hi uruttn 1ukbntt?
one has lifted my veil. ... I am lonzegea and herringbone pat­ marriage to a descendant of one As for black, we have the • Doyou.believey ou ha\'e
terns. It would now seem that li\·itdbefore?
the Mother without a Spouse, of Britain's oldest .. Fam-Trads" men who have so polluted the
the Original Mother.'" we have an impressive span of really opened only that ,one green land with all the devices • Du you l,dieve the secrd1 of the
•nl.Wftl My1t,e,y Schook may aliU be
To lightly assume that these· millenia when Goddess cults did door and I might add, it is a and poisons which modern man attai111l.&e1oda y ?
cond wave of Goddess worship dominate, if not all of Europe, coven of such decorum that it deems necessary that the nectar
came with the noveau-art of agri·
culture is to i&nore the "primum
all of Western. Southern, and
Northern Europe.
would never open its doors for
a head count. I have found more
of milk is tainted from the grass
that contams death, the fiber of
>'°'�L��.!���,..-�
1upemalural and how to Ille thNn
mobile." You have left unac• That patriarchal Pagans co­ doors opened while involved in the sheep's wool breaks with a ,=t���:e���,f�hi�
counted for a period of some opted and even destroyed much, archaeological excavations. for a touch, bees refuse to hive with
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e

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five thousand years where it I cannot argue. It ranges from one-to-one relationsh ip of man close by, and birds lay gele­
would seem more valid to accept Zeus. folk-hero deified with ten friendship is the only real key. Findih, Ya..r Pl«:, ffl flMi A4Uffl9ft
tous-shelled eggs. Ac,e. Ad: ro
..it now.
that the ultimate creation know• easy lessons to omnipotence: to From my experience. friendship,
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This Witchcult of today
ledge that had reached the ear­ Taranis, Death Goddess to Male and involvement for nearly two knows, as did the Witchcult of ........... ,.,..,_(......, �GHM.0
liest human remained with her Thunderbolt Thrower in as decades, I can state that your ancient days, that sympathetic 1::;i�-..i.-Aw•
descendants. That the earliest many, or few, steps. GiVe a patri­ best estimate available of a magic cannot bring forth miracu­ W :
religious rites and the earliest re· arch an inch of antler and he will dozen heriditary clans of lous herds from nothing, or con• Astc\ra ,
ligious site to be found, SO·lO· take a square mile of religious Witches in Great Britain is vastly jure life from extinction. We : �i..� ::�� f'leu - ;-1 :
speak, with mammoth skulls site. But this does not mean that in error. I have also found that practice the Old Rel igion
surrounding a Goddess figure, the ultimate destruction of the within the Dianic tradition there wherein the Earth is a Great
and that Goddess statuettes set matriarchal Celtic Pagan system is much validity to a discernable Mother whose rape breeds only I-."�-------'
into altars in the center of stone of religion and social order can (not a perfect) line from the monstrous cataclysm. If human­ I<•--------- :
circles are scattered throughout be placed at the door of patriar• present practices and worship to kind does not return 4o the : !'.:',. "-'- I• ll'rff ll'ftlff !;.;:-;:;.. I
Europe must be taken as a direct
link between the oldest form of
chal Pagans. It took the com­
bined wei&ht .or those groups
those of antiquity. This line, as
it is with.in the coven I now
dawn 6f religious devotion, then
the black magic of man will con-
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religion and that which is prac• and the Church Militant to do
ticed today amona Witches. The that. Even so, well into the

"to dwell in a house

antoropomorphic figures state twelfth century in Ireland, the
that the earliest humantype, legal system remained matriar­
w h i l e having sympatietically chally slanted there as . well.

fulfills the architect"

magicked the herds to herself, Matrilineal clan systems re­
reserved all religious thanks and mained in Scolland until the
worship to the Goddess of the tenth century A.O. In France,
Animllls-for even the simpleiit the lepl righU or won\en were
mind acknowledges that the not suppressed until the four­ Think about iti-These words are the dedication of Volume 11, Principms and Practkw of
Force beyond the animal is sup­ teenth century. The invading Astrology by Noel Tyl, ready to ship on schedule to1he record number of subscribers.
reme. In the case of our earliest Christians seemed hard put to How easy· it is to overlook the Houses in horoscope delineation. Yet, it is within these
forebears, the supreme force was get the good women down.Once
female: She had many names this was generaUy accomplished, particular ,ones that the potential to enrich interpretation Jives. the planets do live in Houses!
and characten, but She had only the only place for those who Volume 11, The Housrn: Their Signs •nd Planet,, takes the beginning student into the
one gender. worshipped in the Old Way was Astrological Houses exclusively. the horoscope comes to life from the cusp stgns alone! More
The megolith builden of underground. advanced students are guided into new awareness of the mundane architecture of the Placidean
which you speak in Northern Robbints, in his introduction System. the perspective of derivative House readings.
Europe and the builden of Ire­ to The l:'ncyclo,ndla of Witch­ Think about it! How much time and significanoe do you give to the houses?
land's New Granae, whose reli­ craft ond Demonolo1y, shows a Please read the full announcement on the last page of this issue of Gno1tiu IHwl. Ordef the
&,ion was female-dominated and talent for self-contradiction. entire sedes and share with Llewellyn this astrological advance. this publishing achievement,
whose 10cial order was matriar­ However, if we are to assume dedicated to the making of a modern asirotoge,.
ch.al, were Celts. These were the that Robbins can be untanaled � ..A
Goidelic Celts who ,ettled Ire- enou&h to support his conten•
 8 March 21, 1974 Gnostic& News

the psychology of
Successful Meditation
By Gavin and Yvonne Frost

In recent yean more and. still transmit thoughts and can goal is to allow the spiritual side,
more people have turn ed away c ontinue in al l its operations. So the "I", to control, and, if it
from th e hysterical world to far as we o urselves have experi­ wishes, to drift fr ee and in so
seek solace in meditation. The enced, this telepathic bond is the doing to gain both knowledge
maj ority of these mcditators o n l y c o n nection r e m aining and wisdom. It has been our
turn inw ard, believ ing that once between "I" and "Me" during exp erience that, contrary t o the
t�eir own house is in order they astr al travel. normal oriental Fakir path of
will be better able to face the Usin& t h e basic premises conquering the body, the most
day-to-day problems around above, then , we can r apidly sep­ imp ortan t first step to successfu l
them. This type of med itation is arate the two forms of medita­ meditati on is t o sat isfy "Me";
only the first step. True, it tion. Thinking first in terms of for unless "M e" is satisfied, it
allows the mcditator to cut off the inward-looking meditation : will constantly distract "I" from must hav e a hundred cases of n ow is the time when many peo­
the outside world and to find a the consc ious mind is deliber­ g e ttin in c ontrol and from this very simp le ploy, which is ple, ignorant of the causes
few moments of calm in contem­ ately br ought to a state of rest, astrally traveling. "Mc" is ba si­ guaranteed to distract the wage­ behind their problems, giv e up
plating a ma ntra; but it does in which state it can begin to cally afraid to let "I" g o; for, earn er from meditation for a meditation although they are on
nothina to establish a b alance c ontact suppressed levels of the from all "Me's" best informa­ con siderable length of time. the v ery ve rge of success. And
be.tween the eg o and the id. In uncon scious mind. When these tion, it has learned that when As you proceed into y our now is the time for "I" to say to
most cases, moreover, it provides 1eve1s are contact ed, the experi­ "I" leaves ..Me" behind, death f irst meditation, you will be pay­ "Me", ..Dammit, I am going to
no help in getting answers to ences of youth which so affect rap idly f ollows-and "M e" does ing attention to your' surround· meditate ! Leave m e alo n e! I
questions that trouble the mcdi­ adult attitudes ca n be examined, not want t o die. Now "Me" i s a i n gs, a c c e pting and leaving have g iv en you my best atten­
tat or, n or in facilitating the a nd the meditator can re�xa­ pretty tough customer, and a behind those things which your tion all your life; now I wan t a
more dramatic occult experien­ mine the validity of instruct ion clever on e as weU; typically the se n ses tell you are Common few minutes to myself. You will
ces such as astral travel and received in early years. Once this first time "I" tries to leave, occurren ces pr esenting no dan­ not die! And I will s ee to it that
obtaininl unknown information. initial phase of in ternal prob• "Me" makes a thousand and one ger. Once these arc sorted out, you arc protected against any
The first step i n understa nd• )em-solving has been completed, excuses a s to why "I" must not there are many other in terfering outside influenc es."
i n g the psy chol o gy of our he can als o learn to control all go. "Feed me!" "I'm cold!" sources of distraction to be dealt Here is the place for a little
method of medita ti on is to bodily functions, includin g such "I'm sexually starved!" "I hav e with, though most ar e not as un blushing showmanship. It is
rec opize the sepnateness of the things as the suppressing of pain, t o go and get the car fixed!" obvious t o you as Johnny's bro· often good to dr aw a salt circle
spirit t_nd the b ody: the "I" an d and reducin g the size of tumors, These arc but a few of the more ken arm. The most important of on the flo or around the site of
the "Me." The "I" of "I love" as well as the simple things like commo n excuses. So many peo­ these is the occurrenc e of low· your meditation and to say an
and the "Me" of "My body" are regulatin g body temperature and ple find that it is alm ost impos­ level el ectromagnetic interfer­ appropriate prayer. For a Chris­
called in Kahuna terms the .. high blood pressure. There are many sible to settle down and s.tart ences. F or first meditations, if tian, the Lord's Prayer is both
self" and the ..low self"; Freud t e a chers who will show the meditating. Th e excus es they you are heterosexual , it is wis e simp le and straightforward. As
labeled them the "ego" a nd the seeker how to do thes e t!Jin gs, make (and really believe) are in to sit facing east, as of course you recite it, imagin e a wall of
"id." Note that this simple div i­ but the results obtained through fact "Me's" protect ive system. you would do if you were a bl ue-white prot ective light going
sion into "I" and ..Me" disre­ their methodology are not read- The name of the game, then, is Mohammedan facin g Mecca. If clockwise around yourself and
gards the Supereg o; for the pur­ ng to satisfy and to reassure ''Me". you lie down to m editat e, it is rising from its base oon the salt
If, rather than being satisfied,
1
pose of this discilssio n we will ��ta?�:� t r : :�:� :C1l��;';,n!:�} bett er to have your head to the circle. This little practical dem­
lump the superego i n with the This inward-looking meditation "Me" is pushed aside and sensory north. For both mal� and fem�le onstration to "Me" usually does
ego as part of "I." is totally concern ed with "Me"; areas are suppressed, some of the hom osexual s, a 90 clockwise the tri ck, and "I" can then get
Each ..self." has its own char­ the spiritual "I" aspect is not possible commun ication chan­ rotation of these axes seems to away. We have been able to
acteristics and cap abilities. i nvolved. nels ar e cut off. Thus the .. Me" work best. Thes e positio ns align t each this m ethod of meditation
Under normal circumstances the It is for the relative few to body must be gotten to what is the body with the magnetic to a number of people who pre­
"I" fills the body just as water realize that there is something c a l led a "homeoslatic" state fields of the earth. vious ly had been stuck within
mo re to meditation than this before you attempt any serious
fills a vessel full of sand. It is
meditation.
There are, besides the planet­ ::!� ���/fdies and "Me"-style
separable 'fr om it, but the spirit inward-directed cleaning-out-th e­ induced fields, man-made fie lds t
separated fr om the body has lit• attic scheme. It is as though the In getting to this state, the which also shou ld be avoided. It Another important practice
tie or no ability t o take positive meditator lived in a beautiful eastern methods of meditat i on is a simp l e matter to find out to observe is meditati on at the
action. It has been sho wn over garden, and in order to protect can be of great help, for they which walls of the house contain same tim e each day-meditation
and over that a spirit duri ng that garden built a high wa ll teach you to still the mind. the heaviest electrical wiring and as a means or communication
astral travel has no abili ty to around it. Entering the garden is However, the eastern methods to sit against a wall that is free rather than as a refuge from the
affect the scene in which it finds easy; admiring it is natural for that involve the suppression or of induced electrical fields. A worl d. Tw en ty minutes a day is
itself. 1 It can, h owever, while there are no weeds to be seen . It the sen ses should be avoided; matter of perhaps more diffi­ adequate.
u is comfortable because it has a moreover. paying attention to culty is the obtaining of a cha ir Now we come fu ll circ le.
�e !e���:pe�ti� • sc:�S:s"!f T�:� controlled environ ment. The gar­ every sensory receptor is impor· with no magnetic material in it, Hopefully once you understand
when the meditator wants to den is in essence a withdrawal tant. Each receptor is ideally to and remembering to remove the psychology of the inher ent
obtain informa tion w ith a speci­ from the world, what Taoists have its sensitivity heightened, clos ed ri ngs and magnetic pins conflict betw een .. I" and "Me,"
fic end in view, astral pr ojection would call an "avoidance
.. of the and then to be attend ed to when and brooches from your body. you will be able to meditate
is often the best mode to ildo pt. dngon at the gate. But i n the it receives. Typically th e ticki ng When you have eliminated these more easily and with more con •
"Me," the body, has an auto­ outward act ion-style meditatio n, of the clock will get to be levels of interference, th e next s istent results. Ma nkin d kn ew
mated-type consciousness which where•·t" is in control. there is unconscionably loud; as soon as level that you will detect are well before Jesus was born that
makes sure that the mot or func­ no garden and no garden wall. you recognize that this is o ne or those distractions caused by ani­ if you asked you wouh;I recei ve.
tion s co ntinue; in addition, it The meditator faces and accepts "Me's" games. accept the both• mal fibres around you. Ma ny This is the key. perhaps, to the
ha s the capability for raising the world outside as part of h im­ crsome ticki ng and leave it people entering meditation have questi o n, .. Why meditat e?"
en ersy and transmitti ng it in self. A nd this fact leads to the behind; it wi l l fade from your heard that they must cross what Again returning to Dr. Howe
such a way as to influence peo ­ key point: namely, "Why medi­ awareness. The next trick that t h e old occultists called the "Truth is truth, but only as you
ple and events. "Me" a lso hu tate? If there is no comfortuble "Me" plays is rather more ..abyss" and that they wil l experien ce it." We believe you
the ability to receive impression s safe. cozy. tidy gurden to with­ subl le, a nd yet the same pattern experie nce a time during medita­ cannot gain true insight or ne w
through its vari ous sense oraia ns. draw into, what is the point of appears so frequently that it is tion where they will feel the ter­ truth by always remai nin g inside
A p oint often over lo oked is that meditati ng?" If the motive is to' obvi ous what "Mc" is up to. The rors of- t h e damned. These your. own he:!d.
when the spirit is abse nt or the helter your lot or to keep up children get- sick or hurt them­ rumors are based on very real
consciousness hu left, "Me" can with the Jones es, y ou will be selves: your best friend calls on experien ces. They stem from
stuck fast in your pretty garden. t h e t elephone; the car goes t,hought forms which have been 5. Detailed tristrucOon on medila·
I. Ollwr Fox, "Altnl Proj•ctK>n,.. Instead of these drives, however, wron&; the paycheck arrives late. i mpressed in animal fibres tK>n i1 available in the author's
book, "Wilchcrafl the Way lo
Unlnnily Boob, N•w Hyd• our opinion is that the on ly Again, there are a tl)_o uu nd and because the maj ority of animals Sennlly," available through
Park, NY 1962. proper motiv e for medilation is one pl oys, all of which are being are killed in pain and terror. This Gno11ica Bookstore and the
Rob.-t Monroe, "Journey, Out or lhat proposed by Dr. Howe in set up by the telepathic 11bil it School or Wkca.
t... IIIDdY," OoYbkday, Garden is why it is good to exclude all
Clty,NY 1971. •·The Mind of the Druid," an d of "Me". "Me" signals to the animal materia ls (leather, wo ol,
s,-1... M»ldoo•, "CUii! for Altral ab child, "Mommy is going t o die," sild) from. for example, your
;��u��.�.f
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o alize
tnd pr omplly the child bfeaks robe, in your initial medilation

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The / Ching may be the old· urally occurrina events follow

est book on the planet, its origin the economical practice of
obscured by the centuries in the action along the line of least
prerecorded periods of the his­ resistance, it is contended that
tory of_ China. Confucius and the ftll of coins or the division
Lao Tsu were students of the / of piles of sticks must occur in
Ching, and both exerted influ­ harmony with the lrue nalure of
ence on the interpretation given the moment. By understandina
it after their lives. It wasstudicd the rclatK>nships thus revealed
by the ruling farJWics of the by the pattern of the coins or
great dynasties, considered by sticks, a man it able to under­
them to be an accurate descrip­ stand the actions he must take
tion of the Tao-the order of if, like the coins, he is to follow
nature-and hence used as a his natural course in the litua­
model for their societies. Thus tion.
through the growth of the Chi­ The mechanisms of the 1elec•
nese empire and the great reli­ lion process are varied, but the
gious philosophies, Confucian­ two most common are the sepa­
ism and Taoism, the/ Ching per­ ration of a pile of fifty yarrow
haps more than any other single stalks into subl)iles accordina to
work has shaped Chinese culture a complex pattern, the first step

I CHING: ORACLE or
and most accurately represents By James Nathan Post in this action being a random
Chinese thought. separation, and the toss.in.a of a
It has come to the West only set of three coins. The details of
in the last century, and an yarrow stalk divination ,are too
understanding translation has complex for a complete descrip­
been widely published only in tion here, but the coin process, a
the last twenty-five yean, but it kind of short-hand, is very sim­

ANCIENT WISDOM?
is rapidly gaining a broad follow­ ple. If one side of a coin is
ing among members of many lev­ valued as TWO, the other
els of our society from acad­ THREE, then four sums of
emic philosophers to itinerant showing-side values are possible
hippies. There is also a resur­ natural changes of relationship broken line and a solid line, a interest in the combinations of for a toss of three coin1: 6,7,8,
gence of interest among Chinese in dualities. By understanding specific number of possibilities six, the hexagrams, of which or 9. These arc assigned to the
scholars. ln their attempt to free the significance of each of these for combinations of such lines there arc exactly sixty-four. The four kinds of lines in the follow­
the Chinese peiple from the cardinal relationships in terms of exists. This could indicate that hexagrams are taken as represen­ in,: manner:
bonds of their ancient supenti­ human life, a person is able to the oumber of possible arche­ tative of the significant rela­ 6 Ol d y i n , a
tions, the Chinese communists recog nize his cycles and to typal relationships between cle­ tionships through which any -x- c h a n 1ing yin
have for a time suppressed the I locate himself within them, and ments of any duality is likewise cycle of change must naturally line
Ching on the basis of its age and is thereby able to act in har­ limited. This mathematical limi­ progress. Each hexagram, made Young yana, a
the blind reverence given it. mony with his true nature. (This tation serves to establish the up of an upper (outer) and a - constant yana
Today, however, even in Red is no more complex than a far­ number and location of the car• lower (inner) trigram thus line
China it is recognized that the mer who knows the cycle of sea­ dinal points on the cycle. describes several naturally occur­ - - Young y in, a
book is an objective study in the sons recognizing when it is time In order to determine the ring relationships and shows that constant yin line
use of symbol patterns to aid to plant.) symbolic relationships revealed they arc all structurally identical 9 ...,_ Ol d y a na, a
human understanding of the In the / Ching, these cardinal by the combinations, the basic In that they may be expressed chan gin1 yana
basis relationships of nature, points are described in terms of forms.!...the lines-are given the by a common symbol which line
much like such mathematical several duality cycles, including following meanings: itself manifests the relationship Sixes and eights arc identical
form.s as geometry, and aS such the cycle of seasons, the cycle of in its own structure. A thorough in their function in constructina
it is relevant even to tho5e for generations and the family rela­ - Yang, light, posi­ understanding of the relation­ a hexagram. Their difference lies
tive, m asculine,
whom a Maoist view of reality is tionships it imposes, the cycle of creative, heaven ships of these symbols enables a in the property of change. Like­
imperative. plant growth, the cycle or revo­ - - Yin, dark, nega­ man to sec more clearly the rela­ wise sevens and nines are both
What then are the fundamen­ lution in the state, the cycle of tive, femin ine, tionships that exist in his own yang lines and serve the same
tal principles on which this mon­ clouds and rain, the cycle of r e c eptive, earthlife. function, but differ in that the
umental work is based? There thunderstorms, the diurnal There are eight possible com- I It is important to remember latter changes.
appears to exist in nature a set cycle, and the most basic and binations of three such lines, that these sixty-four situations Six toaes of the three coins
of relationships which exhibit abstract cycle, the symbol set of called trigrams, which are &ivcn depicted by the hexagrams are constructs a hexagram, begin­
the property of cyclic change. It the hcxaarams themselves. cOClsiderable significance. In not fixed states, but transitory ning at the bottom. For example
is contended by adherents to the All situations containing time order to show the pattern fol­ states within a constantly chang­ if in consult in& the / ChinK, one
wjsdom of the / Chlnx that this and action progress naturaUy in lowed by all the cycles of nature ing flux. In fact the name / throws 7, 7, 8, 6, 8, 9, the hexa­
cyclic behavior is the necessary this cyclic manner, so any situa­ and to show how the cycles Ching means literally The Book gram constructed ii:
result of the introductfon. of tion can be seen to exist some­ interact, certain symbolism is of Changes. To examine this
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motion, that is, change, to any where on the cycle with its loca­ given to the trigrams, depending condition of change, each line is iiiii&i 41, Sun, Decrea1e

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system manifesting polarity or tion determined by the relation­ on the relationships of the lines considered to have either the
duality. Basic to most Eastern ship of the elements of the dual­ forming them. property of change or of con­ This could be taken II repre-

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thought is the concept of the ities which make up the situa­ stancy. This provides four pos­ sentative of conditions existina
implicit unity of all dualities, tion. If a person recognizes a sible kinds of lines: the youna at the time the actions to con­

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and the recognition that this is polar situation or duality in hi!i Chien, The Crea- yin, which does not change, the struct the hexaaram were per­
possible only through the mech­ environment and understands t i v e , H e aven, old yin, which changes to the formed. By executing the
anism of the cycle. All things the circumstances of each point Father young yang, which is constant, changes indicated and leaving
occurring naturally and mani­ on the cycle of change resulfing and the old yang, which chan1es the other, unchan,ed, a aecond

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festing change will operate in from the motion of that situa­ K'un, The Recep- to the youn1 yin. By beine con­ hexagram ii created which could
accordance with this cyclic pat­ tion through time, he is then t i V C, E a r t h, structed of these four kinds of be taken II representina the nat­
tern, as it represents the most able to direct his actions toward Mother lines, each of the sixty-four hex­ ural outcome of the chan,es of
efficient course of action; that the attainment of that which he agrams can, through having or relationship occurring in the first
is, the line of least resistance-a Chen, The Arous- lackin& chanae lines, be per­ hexagram, thus:

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knows must naturally occur,

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course apparently taken quite thus insuring his survival. i n g , Thunder, muted into any of the others.

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Thus each hexagram becomes
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naturally by everything in the If it is true that it is natural Eldest Son 5....55 54, Kuei Mei, The
universe except perhaps man, for things in the universe to representative of not only a Ma!!I,in& Maiden
who appears to possess the abil­ K'an, The Abys- static present-time situation, but

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always operate along the line of

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ity to oppose nature if he least resistance, then any ran­ m a l , w It e r , a complete sheaf of potential For each hexaara.m and for
chooses. dom event-one whose outcome Second Son courses, and a concise descrip­ each change line, the / C1ti"I
Since it is implicit in either is not determined by man-must tion in symbols of what changes offers commentary on the

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clement of a duality that both Ke n , Keeping of relat ionship will produce symbolism, meanina, and the

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take place in accordance with
elements exist, that which actu­ the relationships happening in Still, Mountain. which resultin& situations. relationships described, and the

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ally changes is only the relation­ the natural cycles of existence at Youngest Son Because a seemingly random person consultin1 the book is
ship between the elements. the time of action. Thus, pattern of events such as the thus able to relate the symbol

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Regardless of the medium in Sun, The Gentle, tossin& of coins is used to select

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through the observation of cer­ pattern to his present-time situa­

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which the cycles take place or tain apparently random actions W i n d , E Id e s t the hexagram relevant to present tion.
the symbols used tO measure in which a man is involved, an Daughter lime, and because the under­ This is not to say that there is
them, all cycles progress through indication may be obtained of standing of the symbols en.ables an ythina mystical, sacred, or

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the same set of relationships in the nature of the course of least Li, The Clinging, a person to place himself in har­ supernatural about the coins or
the periodic waxina aod waning resistance inherent in his situa­ Flame, Second mony with the naturally occUr­ stalks, though many devotees
of the innuence of their ele­ tion at the time of the actions. Daughter rin& changes taking place. around would like to ,believe it so ( ..It
ments. And as in the nr.1mbcr of The device used to measure him, the book is often looked only works if your stalks are
possible directions one may take the natural line of least resis· � - Tui, The Joyous, upon as a mystical oracle or for­ really made from yarrow," or
from a point, the number of pos• lance existina at any given rime Like, Younaest lune-tellina device. However, the some such non,en,e). Any natu­
1ible relationships is infini'te. In 1 in an undentandable form is the Dau1hter devices of hexagram 9Cledion raJly occurrina paUem in whicll
like manner °to the establishment symbol pattern of the hexa­ The combinations of two, are not considered to be e.ntircly paired elementa - dilceraible
of the 360 system of direc­ grams. When the basic idea of four, and five are not examined random. Becau,e they are per• wW manifest lM relationlh.ipt.
tional notation, so too ruay a duality, expressed in certain Eas­ by the / Chi"6, though the formed or observed by I pcnon The author ha■ "'d tome
number of cardinal points be tern Utcraturc u the principle of symbol theory lhould hold true who docs not control their out·
marted off along the cycle of yin and YUi, ii represented by a for thltm also,but take partk.-ular come, and because all such 1111-
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�vet) C()r,tacts
GNOSTICUS .I CHING=
This column continues the service we started earlier in helping inter•
ested people come into contact with a coven possibly interested in
ORACLE or ANCIENT WISDOM?
them. Both covens and individuals so interested are encouraged to Continued from page 9
write to
American Order of the Brotherhood of the Wicca moments of interesting insight ancient works and studies collec- ries. In China each of the great
Att: Gnosticus by adapting the old system of lively referred to as •·the additions to the literary body of
watching bird flight to construct occult." This is an unfortunate the / Ching was kept tcparatc,
476 Summit Avenue the hexagrams. (An even number association, as many of the peo- likely because of the reverence
St. Paul, MN 55102 .of birds flying from the right z pie who might most appreciate in which each of the writers was
We ask covens to complete a registration questionaire, and send an 8: an even number from the left the I Ching as the distilled wis- held. Feeling such reverence,
applicatton questionaire to persons wanting contact with the Old = 6; an odd number from the dom of what may be the oldest though perhaps fully deserved,
right :: 7; an odd number from culture on the planet could pos- was not relevant to the subject
Religion. Your only obligation is sincerity and a stamped, ,etf. the left= 9.) sibly be put off by the faddish- matter itself, Dr. Wilhelm pro­
addressed envelope. In Chinese literature four men ncss and cheap commcrcializa- duced an integra ted form,
New A�strations are cited as authors of the / lion which seems to accompany including various of the com­
Coven Name General Location General Identity Ching: Fu Hsi, King Wen, the this occult association. More- mentarics with each hexagram as
(secret) North Los Angeles, CA Irish-Celtic and Greek Duke of Chou, and Confucius. over. there is nothing occult it appears in the text, rather
To complete this list for the about the / Ching. No attempt than in an appendix. By virtue of
pair-bonded couples Western reader, credit must be has been made to hide the signi- this, Lhe several viewpoints taken
generally works skyclad given with them to the greatest ficant data in myth or obtuse by the ancient writers can be
of the book's few Western trans­ symbol, either for preservation viewed as one unit, and an analy­
Kentucky Louisville, KY Gardnerian lators and editors, the late through hostile times or to ere- tical understanding of the rea­
prefers couples Richard Wilhelm. ate an esoteric inner circle of the sons why the / Ching is as it is
skyclad Fu Hsi is a legendary figure rare few who can figure it out. becomes much easier.
associated with the period of the In fact, it seems the originators Thus the/ Ching as it appears
du Sandia Grasail Boston, MA Alexandrian earliest t-ribes of hunters and of the book have all directed in the Western world today (The
fishermen, with the first use of their activity toward producing / Ching, Wilhelm/Baynes, Prince­
To all those who have sent completed applications. and have yet to fire for cooking, and the inven­ the clearest possible symbol pat- ton University Press) is the result
hear from a nearby coven, please be patient. The number of in­ tion of weapons and tools. This tern to reveal the most basic of several thousand years of slow
is significant in that the book is archetypal relationships in the cultural evolution; carefully
quirers has become thousands and we are behind in our work, which psychophysical universe of man. shaped by great mer of widely
thus given its origin in a time far
is all volunteer-staffed. predating historical record. That such a pattern may be divergent times and disciplines.
Apparently in the earliest ver­ thought occult and unintelligible In this respect it is not unlike
sions only the trigrams-the pos­ by some could be the result of the ancient miniature trees so
sible forms of trinity-were exa­ their attempts to fit this product long beloved of the most highly
SPRING mined. Two early coUections of certain characteristically Ori- refined Orientals, and as the

GWrtchllleet
using the hexagrams arc men­ ental modes of thought intc the bonsai tree retains its most basic
tioned in the writings of Confu­ limitations of the characteristic- nature despite all conditioning,
cius and others. according to the ally Western mode called loosely so too the / Ching retains its
traditions of those times dated "the scientific method." It is most basic and ancient form in
as early as 2200 BC. The same true that the / Ching docs not . the patterns of the hexagrams
April 11, 12, 13 and 14 general tradition indicates that lend itself well to empirical themselves. For regardless of
the presentcomplete groupof the proof in a lab. To a great extent, what may or may not be said
at Gnostica Study Canter in Minneapolis the only criterion for evaluation about the hexagrams by men
sixty-four hexagrams and their
,ponsored by order originated with King Wen is the observer's opinion that the learned or wise, the relationships
The First Wiccan Church of Minnesota of the Chou dynasty, circa 1150 text given correlates to his sub- existing in the interaction of sets
BC. He is said to have arranged jeetive understanding of his own of polarities are implicit in the
Initiated Witch�-this is your opportunity to discuss dif­ the hexagrams and written the situation. But even for such peo- patterns themselves, and thus
brief commentaries called The ple u must demand objective they graphically illustrate that
ferences in traditions and exchange ideu; to participate in Judgments while he was impris­ proof in order to agree upon the which they are used to symbol­
work.shops for the fonnulation of policies. Join Isaac Bone­ oned by the tyrant Chou Hsin. reality of a thina, an examina- ize. In the final analysis, it is this
wits, Antonio Andruzzi, Ed Fitch, Tim Zell, Lady Sheba, His son, the Duke of Chou, tion of the / Ching could be of fact more than any other that
Gnosticus, Gavin and Yvonne Frost, Lady Cybele and many overthrew Chou Hsin, founded value if only in that it represents has kept the / Ching alive these
more this Spring in Minneapolis at the Gnostica Study Center. the Chou dynasty, which he both the creation and in many millenia-that at its center is a
declared to have oriainated with ways the creator of the thought pattern which is in accordance
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In this form the book was the superficial benefit of increas­
studied intensively by Confu­ ing understanding between East
cius. The philosophy named for and West today.
him, recorded by history to have However, the primary reason
originated with him, and which.. why the / Ching is only now
in the eyes of the West typifies gaining a followin& in the West is
Eastern thought is based in great that until very recently there
part on Confucius' understand­ were no translations of merit

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ing of the relationships revealed available outside of academic
by the / Ching. It is generally sinoloaical circles. Several trans­
accepted that the parts of the lations appeared in German and
NATAL CHART BLANKS modern version known as the French during the late nine­

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Circle blank with numbered houses, destgnated spaces Commentaries on the Decision teenth century, and some of
• for name, birth data, etc. Measures 6" X 8½". these were further tnnslated t0 300 Nor1fl ZNb Ro.ct
and the Commentaries on the Ann Afbof, Mircfl,gan 41108
MECHANICAL ASPECTARIAN lmaaes are the works of this English, but these were done for lero• Uniffrtiity Microftlma

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pretalion and views of the / simply translating great bodies Toronto, On1arlo.
• 360 degrees each. MeaSJres 8½" X 11''. Canada M4A.1He
Ching arc greatly the result of of early Chinese Literature, and un1 ..,au, MicrofHms Limtted
ASPECT TABULATING BLANK the tea-.:hings about the book were not done by students of St Jot1n·1 Road.

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Grid only for recording distance between planets. aspect spread by the students of Confu­ the/ Ching itself. Tyler", Gtffn. Penn.
8uc1tmgh11mshlre, Engl11MI
• symbol, nature, applying or separating. 8½" X 11". cius and their successors. During the years immediately
It is among the few of the before and after the turn of the PLEASE WRITE FOR
COMB. NATAL, PROGRESSED, TRANSIT • COMPLETE INFORMATION

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Chinese classics which escaped twentieth century, Dr. Richard
Three wheels with numbered houses. aspect grid for

Learn
the infamous burning of the Wilhelm, studying in China with
• natal, progressed and transiting planets. 8½" X 11", books under the tyrant Ch'in Lao Nai-hsuan, one of the fore­
HOROSCOPE BLANK Shih Huang Ti in the year 213 most Chinese !!Cholars of the

9. lt�trology
Plain circle blank divided into twelve houses. Measures BC, but it was relegated to the time, undertook to translate the
e 8½" X 11". status of a book of divinal ion work into German in the light of
and magic until it was reintro­
af homel
his many years of study on the
NOEL TYL BLANK duced as a book of wisd0m by significance of the contents. His
Decorative wheel divided into twelve numbered houses; Wana Pi in the third century AD. trans lation alone produces a
with .,.c::t grid. Men.Jres 8½" X 11 ".
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That the / Chin� is fast monumental document, but his Famous Crews

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becoming a popular work in the greatest contribution to the Simplified System
OIIDIJI av ....... FROM ONOSTICA 800KSTOflE, ,.o. West is often attributed to the growl h of this ancient system of Write
NX aa-GN, ST. ,AUL, MN N1 •. THEY ALL COME IN re,iuraence of interest takina u n d erstanding is his ammge- Temple of Li_,t
PADI Of' 100. EACH pla-.:e among a broad l.TOSS-�c­ mcnt of the various commen- 140 Edison
Hon of Westerners in several taries assembled over the ccntu- .. Detr oit, M l 48 202
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Stral)ge Powers
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In the March issue, G.ostiu New, published the first uf problems that strike you as infinitely boring and irrele­ great advantage to be carried away by anger; in peace
a /uur-part serie1 of Colin Wilson•, most recent book, vant. time, it could be a great disadvantage. A aclf-controUed
Smroge l'ov,er,. l+ntten by the author of Tbe Oco/r Robert Leftwich had faced the problem logically and man will be able to allow himself to be carried away by
and TH O.uider, Stna-,e l'oll1ffl examines the nature set out to solve it in a sensible, determined way: to save anger when it suits him, and to inhibit it when it
of the re�nt occult revival 1111d continue, to deffl! into enough money to retire while fairly young and be able doesn't: that is to say, he tcts up a system of control
the pow,n of the human psyche. to devote the last third of his life to self-actualisation... I even ow:r the ability to lolle control. Such complexities
In this i#ue, Wilson examines the ,uperconsdous began to economise very enthusiastically by depriving are bound to defeat their own purpose sometimes, par­
mind, mop dowiing, and ,peen,, of the /Mnz, all my,olf of all unnecessary luxuries." I had had a shot al ticularly in modem civilised life; hence Rouue1u'1
throuzh hi1 ocqlUU/ltonce with Robm uftwkh. 11ril the same method. working for a few weeks to make a nostalgia for the life of the noble av,ge; hence the risi,.
ul1Vordinory man htu the '):Jo..,.,. to make thing, little spare money, then sleeping out in a sleeping bag to rate of newosis in our 10eiety. 1be sheer entanglement
h4ppen," • power which wa.,.,n my, may w,/1 be the save rent, and eating in cheap workmen's cafes. I also of inhibitory systems and anti-inhibitory systems and
turning point in human de11elopment, the nut step in had reason to sy mpathise with Leftwich's divagation, if systems for overruling anti-inhibitory systems is bound
man '1 ew,lution. Read JW/,on � conclwiom about Uft· that is the word: "Ultimately, the basic desire for female to produce •·certain energy wastage through tension.

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wich � I/range pow,n and learn why he soy, that companionship superseded these good intentions, with Psy chologists have obtcrve:d that when I patient is
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"psychic powen are a matter of choke, not of chance." ·,he result that .. . I e..:ntually found mytelf engaged." hypnotised and told that he cannot mow his arm, he
I had also found myself married and a parent. I fled the finds it impossible to mow it, no matter how hard he
dilemma, rather than solved it, by aeparating from my tries. On examining what is happening in more detail, it
I had been hoping to carry out 10me systematic wife after eighteen months. Leftwich had behaved more has been found that, for example, a patient who has
exploration of Robert Leftwich's strange powers when decently; he married, produced children, and continued been told to bend his arm is actually contracting his
he came to see us in Cornwall, but again, 1 was disap• to work towards the ideal of .. escape," while continuing flexor muscles. but is also contracting the extensor
pointed. This was not his fault. He seemed willing to to take fuU responsibility for his wife and children. He muscles to prevent him from bending it; his tclf-division
discuss any subject frankly; but his ideas about his had recognised after a while that marriage and parellt· (in this case, an artificial one caused by the hypnotist)
powers are bound up with ideas about vegetarianism, hood would not provide a substitute for what he really causes him to cancel out an action he is attempting to
health, marriage, morality, and so on. So a question wanted. When I first met him, he felt he had about perform. On the other hand, tests on patients under
about the first time he experienced astral projection another year before he could escape; at the time. of hypnosis have also shown that they can be made to exert
might produce a discourse on his diet, childhood fan- writing, two years later, he is somewhere in the south of far more strength than they are capable of exerting when
tasies. army experiences, or marriage. France with a caravan, while Patricia and the children awake-up to one-third more. Their mental performance
When I had been at the Beacon House, he had shown are in England. can also be improved in a similar ratio.
me the typescript of a book-actually a volume of The desire for escape has been Leftwich's lifelong pre­ We might say, then, that our natural powers are in­
essays-called The Philosophy of an Escapist. I had been occupation. And it suggests a reason for the h'ibited by a self-consciousness that has the same basic
puzzled by the title until he explained that by •·escap- development of his unusual powers. He set himself a nature as embarrassment or stage fright. I can overcome
ist," he meant someone who wanted to escape from the long-distance aim-a very long-distance aim, since it has this .. cancelling" process in two ways: either by relaxing
rat race and retire to a place where he oould meditate. I taken him until he is fifty to achieve it. Now anybody completely (perhaps with the aid of drugs or alcohol, or
had wanted to borrow the typescript, but it was the o�ly who has ever set out determinedly to lose weight knows by meditation techniques), or by making such a steady
one and he was unwilling to let it out of his hands. Now about the curious effect of moral uplift that can come and determined effort that I launch my.elf onto a higher
he brought a photocopy to Cornwall, and I had a chance from self-discipline. Once you've embarked on the plane of energy in which the forward drive completely
10 study it in more detail. J fo und it an immensely inter- course and see your weight vanishing at a rate of five overrules the inhibitory mechanism.
esting document, which provided me with a great deal i,ounds a week, you become a kind of miSCr about every In his book, Leftwich says he isn't sure whether his
more insight into his character; but as far as explaining mouthful of bread. You begin to calculate-by Easter tireless energy is due to his .. self-imposcd restrictive way
his powers was concerned, it was again a disappointment. you'll have k>st twenty-five pounds. Being hungry be· of life," or whether he was "fortunate enough to inherit
All the same, it did provide certain insights. It was comes a kind of pleasure. It even becomes a kind of a very high basic metabolic rate." I would plump for the
clear from the opening paragraphs that Leftwich is a · 'addiction; doctors are familiar with cases of girls who first.
typical Outsider figure. "The idea of settling down diet to achieve "Twiggy figures," and then continue to I read a great deal of l'hUo.,.,phy of on Esa,plll that
away from the influences of modern civilisation and its starve until they are suffering from serious undernourish­ first night Leftwich stayed with us, and it WIS then that
appalling artificiality originated in my mind all110st ment and have to be force-fed. But even dieting is a I definitely decided that I would like to write about him,
immediately after I left .college." An "Outsider," in the fairly short-term discipline; at the end of three months whether or not I could satisfy my curiou&ity about his
terminology 1 developed, is a self-actualiser who wants you can go back to normal eating. Robeit Leftwich has powers. I have to admit that I had misgivinas about
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to sidestep the demands of everyday life and get down been subjecting himself to a rigorous self �iscipline for having Robert actually around the prernioes. I usually
to creation. He or she wants to evolve, to move on. · twenty-five years or so. write all day� then, at six o'clock. I'm ready to pour a
Maslow's classic case was of a girl who had been a bril- Now what does discipline do? Basically it increases glass of wine and spend a long evening listening to mu.sic
liant sociology student at college and who was forced to one's ''vital reserves" or rather makes them more avail- or reading, or even watching 1V if there is some cultur­
take a job as a personnel manager in a chewing gum able. It makes one more "free." Sartre said he had never ally rewarding programme such II Ma/,fret or �
factory during the Depression years; she became so de- felt so free as during the war, when he was in the Resis­ Av�ngen. l like to ..switch ofr' and become purely re­
pressed she even ceased to menstruate. She was sick of tance and was likely to be arrested and shot at any ceptive, and I tend to resent it if I ha\11;, guests who want
marking time, staying in the same place. Maslow cured moment. Why? Because he had to maintain a higher level to discuss questions of philosophy or psychology-it
her by simply suggesting that she should continue her of alertness, of preparedness. Similarly, the disciplines may be relaxation for them, but for me, it is talkin&
studies at night school. W.B. Yeats had a fantasy of a evolved by Gurdjieff and practised at his Institute for shop.
�Castle on a Rock" where a community of poets and the Harmonious Development of Man at Fountainebleau But Robert wasn't as bad as I'd anticipated. I WIS
artists could spend their lives growing vegetables and aimed at keeping his pupils in a state of constant alert- amused to watch Joy's reaction to him; I could see she
living the life of the mind. ness-they might be asked to leap out of bed in the didn't quite know what to m*e of him, bewildered by
What really destroyed Van Gogh was not the mental middle of the night and instantly assume some difflcult the impact of his schoolboy exuberance and completely
strain of being a visionary; it was the strain of never position. A young boy, Fritz Peters, was induced to non-offensive-because totally candid-egoism. He re•
knowing where his next meal was coming from, of make greater and greater efforts mowing the lawns, until pealed some of the things he had said to me before­
always being poor, of having to live off his brother who, he could do vast areas in one day. The aim was to keep about dowsing or the ability to make things happen-and
unburdened by a powerful creative urge, was able to everyone bubbling with energy. "Compared to what we I noted that he repeated them in almost exactly the
bring himself to work for a living. Gauguin hoped to find ought to be, we are only half awake," said William same words. This reinforced my feeling of his basic:
his freedom in the South Seas, but poverty followed him James, who might almost have been quoting Gurdjieff. honesty; a man ·who is letting his imagination run away
there. This is Lhe basic problem of the Outsider; he just (Gurdjieff would have said that, compared to what we with him tends to change thingr slightly each tune, to
wants time to sort himself out, to be creative. \ ought to be, we are fast asleep.) "We are making use of embroider.
In my own teens, I dreamed of retiring to one of only a small part of our mental and physical resources."
Continued on page 12
those stone huts on the Aran Isles, formerly occupied by "We live subject to arrest by degrees of fatigue which we
religious ascetics. This problem-how to stay alive and have come only from habit to obey. Most of us may
develop my potentialities in a society that insisted that I learn to push the barrier further off, and to live in per­

theOccult
work forty-five hours a week for just enough money to feet comfort on much higher levels of power." And he
keep me alive-was solved by the success of The Outsider. adds, '"The transformation, moreover, is a chronic one;
It is true that if brought as many problems as it solved: the new level of energy becomes permanent." All these
but it certainly solved that basic problem of how to quotations are from his important essay "The Energies
avo.d working in a factory or office, doing somebody
else's business instead of my own. So I had solved the
of Man."
It is not only ignorance or laziness that keeps us by Colin Wilson
problem by the time I was twenty-four. The writer's life "below our proper selves." All aminals arc complicated Now in .,.,.,-t,ed<, $3.96
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least they are problems you can feel strongly about, not whom he married; this earliu enpaemenl wH broken orr.
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This ability to make things happen was, in effect, an even when he has no cause for complaint, he feels that Leftwich's power to ""fnake things happen is an
extension of his trick of making the schoolmaster ask gratitude would be premature; things might go wrong at extension of this. I am .inclined to believe that it involves
him to repeat the only lines he'd learned, and I found any moment; one can't really trust the world. Gambling no occult faculty (such as second sight): it is a power
one story particularly interesting. Robert said he'd been is one basic response to this passivity, revealing the that depends simply on calling upon vital reserves and
talking with a friend about the power of the mind. They obsession with luck, the desire to make things happen. abandoning the customary attitude or passivity.
were walking through central London, and Robert said, The absurdity about this attitude is that we fail to
..For examp�, we could walk into any shop and take recognise the active part we play in maki .ng life a pleas· Leftwich has visited me twice in Cornwall-the
anything without paying for it." When his friend showed ure. When my will is active. my whole mental and second time early in 1973. He had finally resigned from
scepticism, he offef'Cd to demonstrate. They walked into physical being 'WCJTks better, jwt as my digestion works his job, bought himself a motorised caravan. and was
a shop with two assistants. As they did so, one ;ssistant better if I take exercise between meals. I gain an in­ prepared to take up his life of freedom at last. He
said, 'Tm going to the storeroom,•· and went out. At creasing feeling of control over my life. instead of the showed us the unit and all ils gadgets. These included a
that moment. the telephone rang. and the other assistant feeling of helplessness (what Sartre calls "contingency") generator that. at the touch of a switch. would cause
said, .. Excuse me," and also went out leaving them that comes from long periods of paSS:vity. Yet even 600 volts to surge through the bodywork of the
aJone. people who are intelliger1t enough to recognise this find vehicle-a sensible precaution, perhaps. No doubt a man
''You see?'' Robert asked. the habit of passivity so deeply ingrained that they find who has slept in a house most or his life feels insecure if
"But thit's just coincidence," said his friend. themselves holding their breath when things go well. he parks at the side of the road in some remote part of
"Alright, we'll do it again." hoping fate will continue to be kind. Fran c e - perhaps remembering the fate of the
They went into another shop. Within a few minutes To actually believe, as Leftwich does7"that you con• Drummond family-but also typical of Robert Leftwich, ,
someone fainted or was ill suddenly so everyone in the trot your luck, could be a vital step in human evolution, with that schoolboy delight in gadgets.
�op converged to the other side. By this time, the a real turning point. And what is especially important is From my own experience of him, I can vouch that he
friend was looking worried ... It's still coincidence." that he rejects the idea that you can push your luck too never, seems to get tired, at least not noticably. At seven
.. Alright, we'll do it a third time." far. He believes that this power to make things go well is in the morning, as Joy was sleepily switching on the
And so they did. But on this occasion. an accident as straightforward as any other physical activity. When a kettle and preparing to get the childrens' breakfast,
took plJce outside, and the shop was vacated, indicating man sets out to drive to his office, he doesn't take a Robert would appear outside the kitchen window, as
that very dangerous forces were at work. deep breath and say, "WeU, here goes. Let's hope I make chirpy as if he'd been for a ten-mile walk, looking for
If this story sounded astonishing, his next statement it today." There is a chance that he may not make it. shredded wheat and eager to elaborate on sotrie point
was even more so. In order to establish beyond aU doubt especially in modem city traffic; but he also knows that about his ideas that he'd overlooked the night before.
that this was a power or the mind he was using, he if he drives carefully enough. he'll make it. He doesn't He also seems to possess the ability to prevent himselr
decided to employ these powers a thouJ/Illd times on a eYCn think, '"There's a ten thousand•to-one chance I from getting cold. I find I need a rairly even tempera•
much larger scale. And he did. He didn't say how long might meet with an accident." He simply takes it for ture; if the room gets cool, I begin to feel chilly around
this took him, but he did mention that he devoted his granted ihat he11 reach his office-a little late, perhaps, the neck and need a scarf; ff my workroom gets too
.. proc::eeds," such as they were, to charity. if the traffic is bad, but he'll get there. So Leftwich's warm, I have to change my woollen sweater for a cotton
No doubt this anecdote will arouse more scepticism assertion that he decided to repeat his performance a one. Robert always seemed to be dressed in the same
than any so rar. What interests me is that it is so com· thousand times, to prove that the mind can wntrol luck, clothes-a spons jacket, shirt and tie, flannel trou1ers­
pletely consistent with Leftwich's other premises. There is of immense importance. He has laid down a basic and to be uniffected by temperature. He explained that
can be no doubt that the chief fault we have developed principle of the next step in human evolution. it had struck him a'ne - day. that when you are embar•
through the long course of human evolution is a certain In The Occult, I quote a remark Robert Graves made rassed, you go "hot all over," and that this power to in·
basic pauivity. When provoked by challenges, human to me: many young men use a form of witchcraft to crease one's body temperature must be natural to man.
beings are magnificent. When lire is quiet and even, we seduce young .women. I was instantly struck by the truth Ever since that time, he says he has been able to in·
take the path or least resistance and then wonder why of this. My own experience has not been wide or varied; crease his bodily temperature at will.
we reel bored. A man who is determined and active but I knew exactly what he meant. A man wants a girl,
doesn't pay much attention to .. luck." If things go and he begins to think about her in a particular way; not It was during that first visit to Cornwall that I set the
badly, he takes a deep breath and redoubles his effort. just daydreaming, but with a kind of calculating deter• tape recoi-der going and started asking hinf questions.
And he quickly discoven that his moments of deepest mination, like a hunter who is determined to get a What I wanted chiefly was a straightforward biographical
happiness orten come after such efforts. The man who certain animal if he has to track it for weeks. Some kind outline. The foUowing is a brier summary of what he
has become accustomed to a passive existence becomes or psychic force seems to come into operation­ told me.
preoccupied with luck; it may become an obsession. ronMcted with imagination, just like the trick of turning The Leftwich family is bas.icaUy French, originating
When things go well, he is delighted and good humoured; the paper roundabout-and he may feel certain that he'll in Saint-SauYCur in northern France; the ram.ily name
when they go badly, he becomes gloomy and petulant. achieve his object long before he has any concrete was originaUy de Leftwyche. Since his mother was al,o
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French, Robert Leftwich may be regarded as more than ideas to himself. Children take these things much was posted abroad. On the boat to Dieppe, the tea was
SO% GaUic. The family moved to Northwich, where more for granted than adults; so this odd ability rough and the washrooms were full .of vomiting men.
there was, at one time, a Leftwich Hall. On the whole. never worried him. He was certainly not one of Robert wanted to use the toilet; so he marched around
then, the family '"came down in the world." Even so.his R e i c h e n b a c h's sick sensitives. In fact, his the deck until he came to a sign: .. Out of Bounds to All
father, a math�matician and member of the Royal account of himself as a child makes him sound Ranks," and unhesitatingly went past it. The crew
Society, had some distinguished friends including Sir more like Richmal Crompton's J�t William, with a allowed him to use their toilet, and then invited him to
James Jeans, Sir Arthur Eddington, and Sir Charles touch of Jefferies's Bevis. He played elaborate imagina­ join them in a game of cards; he had actually won 7/6d
. tive games with a close friend. and they encouraged one
Boys, the first man to . weigh the earth." Robert's rather when the boat arrived in France.
casual relationship with the latter ended when he was another in such dangerous feats as dropping off railway Then there was a long nil journey south. It suddenly
eleven or twelve; Sir Charles invited the Leftwich family bridges on to the moving goods carriages below. This struck Robert that he was approaching the country of
to his home near Andover. Wandering around the gar- adventurous Just William element continues to be a his ancestors, and that he had relatives in CaMes. In the
den, Robert found a pump. Even at this time, he was strong part of his"character; later on, he travelled thou­ transit camp, all was confusion. So he buried his kitbag
fascinated by hydraulic devices. He primed the pump sands of miles around Europe and North Africa on the and walked out. In Cannes. fortunately, there were no
with a bucket of water and worked the handle. A sludgy tops of trains, or occasi�nally clinging underneath the military police. He found his relatives. lived there for a
substance came out. He assumed the pump needed a lot carriages. couple of months, then finally made his way back to the
more working before clear water came through, ,o � In spite of his self-discipline and his attention to de­ camp. He dug up his kitbag and found himoelf a bed.
went on pumping. In fact, he emptied the liquid manure tail, Leftwich is basically an anarchist. "I can't bear any The next day on parade, n1J11es were called from a list.
tanks and flooded the lawn. Sir Charles wrote Leftwich form of regimentation." Listening to his anecdotes, I Robert reasoned that no one was checking on each indi­
senior a letter, asking him not to bring his son to the was suddenly reminded of Gurdjieff. In his autobio­ vidual; so he picked up his kitbag and joined the group
house in future. graphical book, Meetings With Remarkable Men, Curd· who were due to leave. At the docks, they were counted
Fortunately, his father was a patient man-he needed jieff emerges as an amiable rogue. He spent the first half and found to be one too many. The last man on the list
to be with a son who was a born rebel and always into .of his life wandering from place to place-bumming was sent back. Robert went on to North Africa and
mischief. At this point, Robert made an interesting di- around, as we would say now-making a living as best hC found himself in the camp that contained the remaining
gression. He himself, he says, is not a particularly good or could; his methods were usually ingenious, sometimes men of his old unit-the rest had already been posted all
patient father. "I love my children, but I don't really downright crooked. And yet, beyond· all shadow of over the Middle East. A couple of days after that, his
like them at their particular stage of development. Be- doubt, he was no charlatan; he possessed knowledge and own name was called out on parade and he was posted.
cause, I suppose, they're too much like me-rebellious. he possessed power. No one had even noticed his absence.
Particularly Bobby. Which is largely my own fault. I In many ways, Robert's personality makeup resem­ Instead of thanking his stars that he'd avoided a court
decided I wanted to have a child with 1he same birthday bles Gurdjiefrs. It suddenly struck me that these martial, Robert continued to push his luck! He was
as myself. So my wife and I did calculations. In fact, anecdotes about his anti-authoritarianism, his obsession assigned to the job of driving the "shit wagon"; he didn't
Bobby arrived a few hours after my birthday, May 16, with travel, are not as irrelevant as I at first thought. He like it. On the second day, he refused. It should have
was over. But if there's anything in astrology, our was telling me a story about an RAF driving instructor resulted in being put on a charge; instead, after being
characters are almost identical.'" 10 who was Supposed to teach him to drive a truck. Robert interviewed by everyone from the MT officer to the
Robert may have inherited some of his ··psychic" could already drive, so when the man began to explain, Continued on page 14
faculties from his mother; she was the sort of person "This is the ignition key, this is the clutch," he became
who could say at breakfast,"l've got a feeling I'm going impatient. When he staned the truck, he went from first,
to hear from so and so today," and the postman would into second, then into third gear. At which the instruc•
then ar1ive with tht letter. But on the whole, there was tor stopped him with a roar of rage. ··tf you don't do as
nothing psychic about his family; it was a matter that you're told, we'll never get anywhere."
simply did not interest them. So when, at the age of four ''But I can drive."
or five, Robert found himself one evening looking down "As far as I'm concerned, you can't. Now, let's start
on his own body in the bed, there was no one in again. This is the ignition key. ..."
the family who could explain to him that he was One can understand his reaction in the face of th.is
simply experiencing astral projection; so he kept such kind of unbelievable stupidity. On the other hand, it
reinforced the individualism, the determination to go hi�
10. I musl •dmil that I never ceue to be •mazed at the weird
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valuH." Ne1a1ive traits m•Y include poueulveneu and an obsn• directing all psychic energies towards getting it. Robert's
lion with r0Jlines. "He wtll be likely to be succnsful in a career
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lie �anina." As co Che relation with hia children: "11 lt very
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wing commander in charge of the station, he was tem­ 1957, when he was looking around in an antique shop Brian (.nglis as well as the Society of Dowsers, who had
porarily taken off duty. Then he wu offered the job or ne;ir Reigate. He got into conversation with the proprie• declined to have anything to do with the programme.
helping to reclaim and recondition vehicles that had tor, a woman, and when he left, shook her hand. She Having discovered that he could dowse for water,
broken down in the desert during the war, and a team of looked at him in an odd way and said, ..You're,a healer, Leftwich was curious to know what other hidden
engineers to help him do it. Once again, he had the aren't you?" Robert said not as far as he knew. She abilities he might possess. Experiment soon convinced
freedom he wanted. One day he was told to take a looked at his hand, and what she saw jn his palm appar­ him that he could find anything, provided he had an idea
Daimler to Cairo and to instruct the chauffeur of Sir ently confirmed her intuition; she told him that he had a or what he wu looking for. He can detect any liquid (for
Charles Medhurst, commander in chief in the Middle line on his palm that only one person in ten thousand example, oil), any solid object, and even empty space
East, in how to drive it. It struck Robert that this was pos,essed. (he has often been uked to dowse for tunnels). This
the kind or job he would enjoy. In this case, his Lert­ obviously suggests that he has some subconscious knowl­
wichcraft was facilitated by the fact that Sir Charles had edge or the field he is looking for. Again, it is the
known his Aunt Vera. He became Medhunt's chauffeur 0
directionality" of the mind that seems to be important.
for awhile, and eventually, with a certain amount of Most of us lack these abilities because we never direct
string-pulling (involving Aunt Vera), he obtained his dis­ the mind in that direction.
charge from the forces. He also seems to possess strong telepathic abilities,
By this time, his direction was fixed, although he still although these depend to a large extent upon whether
had a long way to go before understanding what it was the other person involved is a good receiver or trans­
he wanted out of life. He knew he wanted to travel; he mitter. He mentioned one friend who is an exceptionally
also experienced a more obscure need, a desire to under• good receiver. Robert hands him a pack of cards, tells
stand his own inner being, which took the form of him to shuffle them, and then place several cards face
intense curiousity about world religions. He went back downward on a table. He says, "Move your hand back
to the Middle East to study Mohammedanism firsthand; and forward over the cards. The one you finally decide
he also used his childhood knowledge of trains to travel to pick up will be the ten of diamonds."
long distances without paying. On one occasion, trav­ His friend moves his hand, hesitates, then says, "No, I
elling from Cairo to Haifa on the roof of a train, he won't have that one. 111 have this."
came close to being decapitated. He was standing up on And his second choice proves to be the ten of
the roof, stretching and yawning, when the friend with diamonds. The friend often asks, "How did you do
whom he was travelling dragged him down. The tele• that?" to which Robert replies, "l don't know."
graph wires had crossed from one side of the track to the 1 felt this "'" an area in which I could test him. (1
other, about five feet above the roof of the train. had contemplated getting him to accompany me round
Like Sir Richard Burton, he disguised himself as an the local shops, and getting him to demonstrate his
Arab and went into mosques. He saw nothing that con• powers of shoplifting; but it struck me that if he failed,
vinced him that his answer lay in Islam. The interest in we might both be in trouble.) We took a pack or cards­
religion disposed his mind more favourably to Christian• it was ours, ...J10t his. He told me to shuffle them, and
ity (to which his attitude had always been lukewarm), then start placing them face down on the table while hr
although he found the middle-of-the-road doctrines of stood several feet away where he could not see the cards.
the Church of England uninteresting. The millenialism of u111 stop you when you get to the ace of c!ubs.'' After I
the Seventh Day Adventists appealed altogether more had thrown down twenty cards or so, he said, "Stop,
strongly: their conviction of the immanence of the Still, he was sceptical-or perhaps only uninterested. that's it." It was the ace of clubs. We did it several times
Second Coming, their absorption in the prophecies of Five more years went by. One mo ming on his way to more. He was not right every time-I think: there were
the Old Tesrament-even their Sabbatarian Fundamen- work, he noticed workmen digging a hole; on the pre­ three failures out of seven. He was apologetic and said
talism appealed to the ascetic side of him. vious two days he had noticed them digging holes in that it could be because this was the first time we'd tried
But after awhile, he found himself'unable to stomach other places nearby. He stopped the car and asked them it, but I found the performance impressive.
the dogmatism and turned to the study of religions of what they were doing; ..You know I'm extremely in­ On the other hand, I have to admit that in spite of his
the East-Hinduism and Buddhism. He was also unable • quisitive." They said they'd lost the water main, and at obvious . dowsing abilities, his demonstration in that
to accept the idea of Jesus as the God-Man and Saviour, that moment, a diviner arrived, took out his rods, and direction was not wholly successful either. When he
and declined to accept that the miracles proved his di· within a few minutes had located the main. Robert came to see us in 1972, I was having water trouble. To
vinity. He'" already had a suspicion that anyone can asked if he could try it, and the diviner handed him the begin with, I noticed that the walls of a new room we'd
perform miracles if he can tap his hidden resources. forked stick. Robert walked over the main and felt the just had built on to the house were getting damp at the
Nevertheless, the Seventh Day Adventists were an impor- stick twist violently in his hands. He was so excited that bottom. One day, I moved a bookcase and found the
tant influence, with their emphasis on the importance of he decided not to go to work. floor and carpet underneath it flooded. With the help or
physical health, their sparing use of meat, and intense Instead, he went to the Lewes Public Library and the local handyman who built the room, 1 knocked a
dislike of tobacco and alcohol. (I asked Robert if he had consulted all their books on dowsing. He discovered that hole in the outside wall just below ground level. As the
always been a nonsmoker. He said no, he had smoked as there was a British Society of Dowsers and that the chisel went through, there was a violent gush of water
a young man. One day in a cinema, he realised he was out president was a Colonel Bell who lived in Cuckfield. and a torrent came from under the house. When we
of cigarettes and felt such a strong desire for a smoke Robert contacted him and soon became an active dows• turned off the water at the main, the flood ceased; ob­
that he went out to the foyer to buy some. Back in the er. At the same time, he discovered he also possessed viously, we had a burst pipe. The problem: to locate the
cinema, he began to brood on his dependence on ciga - certain healing gifts-someone told him that dowsing and burst and dig down to it. It had to be exactly located,
rettes-even then he believed that the mind should be healing go together. (He has never tried to develop these, unless I wanted to tear up several yards of concrete.
able to completely control the body. He got up, left the but he can cure his wife of a severe migraine in a few Robert walked around the room and got strong
cinema, presented the cigarettes to the first man he met minutes by laying his hands on her forehead and can water reactions from near th'e far wall. (Oddly enough,
in the street, and gave up smoking.) cure an ordinary headache in ten seconds.) so did Joy, who uked if" she could try his rods-she is
On the whole, Buddhism struck him as the religion When Brian Inglis came to lecture to the soci'!ty, he obviously another natural dowser.) He wandered around
that made the strongest appeal to his inner needs. He asked if any dowsers would be willing to demonstrate outside the house and got a very strong reaction outside
still regards himself as fundamentally a Buddhist (al· their powers on television. Everyone declined; the the wall. "I think your burst pipe's down here." I got
though in the PhiluJOphy of an Escapist. he states his general feeling was that these things depend on a certain out a steel chisel and a lump hammer and started
belief in a Creator of the universe and seems closer to a inner concentration and that TV cameras would spoil it. cutting down into the concrete. It took me most of a
mystical pantheism). During this stage when he was in• Robert said this was untrue. If dowsing depended on the morning, but when I was about six inches down, the
vesligating comparative religion-he had no particular power of the mind, then it shouldn't make any differ­ water began to well up through it. Then I reached the
interest in occultism. I asked him if he could say roughly ence where it was done. The result was the TV broadcast earth underneath, and the water began to ,eep into the
when It began to interest him. He said he had always of l 968 when, as already mentioned, he found the one
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hole. I spent the rest of the day enlarging it, suddenly somehow willing the master to ask him only the some people are sensitive to it. Two, that we emit some
delighted al the prospect of finding the broken pipe and questions he knew. The result was that he always did form of radar signal and are able to pick up the reOected
being able to call in the local plUmber to repair it. badly in exams, but this was attributed to "exam signals which, when interpreted by our minds, tell us
But although I enlarged the hole to a foot or so and nerves." what we're looking for. But this doesn't explain how I
dug down nearly two feet, I could find no pipe. On the And in conversations with me, he mentioned several can use other people to dowse. I can see a man walking
housing estate below us, a bulldozer was in action. I times his lifelong ability to get his own way. For down the street and tune in to him. And as he passes
went down and asked him if he could come up and dig example, he decided one day that he would like a Kipps over, say, a water pipe, he emits a signaJ which I pick
through some concrete for me; he agreed to come the apparatus, a device for producing sulphuretted hydrogen up." This obviously cannot be accounted for by the
next day. By that time Robert had left to rejoin his in the laboratory. Within a few days, he saw one among radar theory. But then, as Leftwich went on to point
family near Penzance. The next morning, the bulldozer a pile of discarded glassware at a factory he was visiting out, neither of these theories accounts for map dowsing
arrived. It had a narrow digging shovel with long Steel on business; when he asked about the apparatus, the either.
teeth. Its method of breaking into the concrete was to manager said it was going to be thrown out and told This is certainly the most baffling form of divining;
poise the shovel, teeth downward, six feet above the him to take it home. He mentioned a dozen other the map dowser can sit at home, suspend his pen­
ground, then allow it to drop; each time, the teeth bit in examples of similar "coincidences." He said wryly that dulum-or whatever he uses over a map, and say,
deeper. Finally, the surface was cracked enough to tear up this ability to get whatever he wants has probably been "There is water in the corner of this field." Although
the concrete in lumps. I looked on with satisfaction, bad for his character, and to some extent, this may be this sounds preposterous, it is as well attested to as the
waiting for the water to spurt from the leak; nothing true. I am not saying that people need adversity to im­ more common form of dowsing. It is in facl the projec­
happened. When he'd reached a depth of six feet, it was prove their characters. Intelligence and self-criticism will tion of the superconscious mind, the same force utilised
obvious that nothing would happen. Baffled, I suggested serve just as well. But some problems may turn attention when using someone from a distance. In Rasputin, I de­
that he dig in another place round the comer where the in a particular direction and produce important insights. scribed how a map dowser had taken a letter froin me
water was running in a steady stream from under the A man with too much power to control his own destiny and held it, unopened, in one hand while he allowed a
house. He tore up the concrete there. No pipe. Finally, I may be in danger of limiting his experience to what he pendulum to swing above a map of England with the
asked him to dig at a spot ten feet away where I knew thinks he wants. For example, it may be all very nice to other. The two intersecting lines of its swing pinpointed
the pipe ran. It was a lucky gtiess; the pipe made a right get a Kipp's apparatus within a day of deciding you'd the place where the sender, Margaret Lane, was at that
angle bend at that spot, and we could assume that it ran like to own one, but he admits it has been in his attic, moment-as I later confirmed.
from there straight into the house-several yards from unused, ever since. Leftwich believes that all dowsing depends on the
both spots where we'd been tearing up concrete. I cursed This breezy, willful aspect of his character may ex­ superconscious mind-a term invented, as far as I know,
Robert, and asked the bulldozer to fill in t,he holes again. plain why he is a good "transmitter" but a poor by Aldous Huxley, who asked why, if the mind has a
(We solved the water problem by having a new pipe laid ..receiver." He mentioned a friend, Walter Mellor, the Freudian "basement" which is hidden from conscious­
from the right angle bend, around the outside of the chief engineer of a large firm, who is a superb receiver. ness, it should not also have a non-Freudian "attic."11
house.) Mellor can go out of the room, and Robert thinks of a This, Leftwich believes, is the basic source of the ability
When I wrote to him a week later, I mentioned number, "transmits" it, and writes it down on a piece of to dowse. The superconscious mind is certainly an ex­
casually that he had been mistaken about the water, but paper. Mellor comes into the room and can announce tremely tempting hypothesis to all who are interested in
I didn't mention where the pipe was actually situated. the four-figure number corre�tly and without hesitation the theory of occultism. It explains, for example, the
He wrote back, commenting that he had found another before lifting the paper to verify it. But if Robert goes thousands of weU-attested cases of "spectres of the
water pipe under the deep freeze but hadn't bothered to out of the room, and Mellor tries to transmit, there is no living." Goethe relates, for example, how. when he was
mention it since I seemed so certain the one we were result. MeUor's forehead begins to perspire, and nothing out for a walk in the rain, he saw a friend wearing his
looking for ran outside the house. On the whole, I would comes into RQbert's head. Mellor is also a "sensitive": he own dressing gown and shpJ>t:rS walking in front of him.
count our water problem as one of his failures, although, can take an object-say, Patricia's watch-and tell her all When he arrived home, he found the friend seated in
since most of the space under the new room was flooded kinds of things about herself that he cannot possibly front of the fire in his dressing gown and slippers; he had
with water, perhaps this is unfair. have known. Leftwich cannot do this; his mind is got soaked on his way to Goethe's house. The friend was
What are my general impressions and conclusions attuned to doing, not receiving. Yet when I asked him completely unaware of having walked in front of Goethe
about Robert Leftwich? abo.ut this, he remarked, interestingly, that he felt he in the rain.
I must first state a general principle, which is known "didn't know where to start." "Perhaps if I knew where In many cases of spectres of the Jiving, the person
to every student of mysticism. "Strange powers" have to start, I could do it. But I just don't know at present." whose spectre is seen knows nothing about it, although
nothing to do with what the mystics would call "knowl• This led us on to the subject of dowsing; I asked him he may have been thinking about the person to whom it
edge of God." The Persian magi were, in fact, priests of how, in that case, he accounted for his ability to divine
Zoroaster, and we tend to associate the idea of the magi• almost anything. The answer was important. •Toere Continued on page 16
cian with spiritual power-an idea that has been fostered used to be two schoois of thought, and I made a third.
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appeared at the time..Telepathy is a� possible explanation for when the astral body is being projected, the physical me. And I can now assure you that you'll never feel the
of these spectres i.e., the assumption that there was no body goes into .a trance. He meant, I suspect, that his need to smoke again." This, he says, has been a failure in
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real spectre, only an image of the penon in the mind of superconscious enables him to avoid accidents, and he only one case-and even then, the man gave it up for
the receiver. On the other hand, there have been cases in talked about the astral body because he is aware that three years. This sounds closer to telepathy-or straight
which the spectro has been seen by several people, and it there is a close connection (perhaps they are even the hypnosis-than to the use of' the superconscious. What is
teems unlikely that all are good receivers. Leftwich's same thing). the relation between this power of suggestion and the
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superconsc.ious .. seems a better explanation: that there He had a typical story about this. One early morning, superconscious, I have no idea.
is a part of the mind whose powers exceed those of driving very fast, he was stopped by a po lice patrol car; And yet I am strongly inclined to believe that we are
normal consciousness. and that can be elsewhere-like an irate policeman asked him if he was aware that he had dealing with natural forces. I have just been playing back
Prospero's messenger Ariel-when it pleases. Leftwich overtaken dangerously three times within the past five the tape I made of a conversation with Leftwich a year
has, to some extent, learned the trick of controlling his minutes. Robert, with typical precision, explained that ago, and I reflect that Paracelsus would have thought it
Ariel. he hadn't been overtaking dangerou.sly. ..It's difficult to was sorcery. And so it is, in a way. I know about mag­
My own theory of Leftwich'• powen is simply this: explain, but it's to do with the partia1 detachment of the netism imprinting voice patterns in iron oxide; but it still
the superconscious operates efficiently only when our mind from the physical body. The Society for Psychical seems strange that a tape should be capable of canying
energies are high. 1t is, in a sense, a dispensable part of Research can tell you about it; I'm a member myself." all the vibrations of the living voice, just as it seems
the mind, not essentiaJ to survival. Goethe's guest was "I don't care what bloody society you're a member strange to me that a wavytine on the surface of a gramo­
sitting comfortably in front of the fire, relaxed and of. Get out of that bloody car." But typically, he es­ phone record can cany all the complexities of a great
thinking about Goethe. Perhaps he had a peak exper­ caped without a summons, although the patrol car orchestra. So it is not difficult to believe that th�re may
ience, one of those spontaneous overflows of sheer joy followed him for miles; then, when he thought he'd lost be other vibrations and fields of which we are at prlsent
described by Maslow. The superconscious felt free to go it, another patrol car followed him, obviously alerted by ignorant.
and find Goethe. Most accounts of spectres of the living radio to look out for a nut in a sports car. As I look across the room now, I can see a photo­
that I have seen occur either when the person is thinking The superconscious hypothesis seems to me to ex• graph on the back of a book jacket-a perfectly rocognis­
intently of someone or is totally relaxed. plain his rather curious assortment of powen: dowsing, able face. I pick it up and place it within three inches of
Leftwich has alwasy been a person of high energy; astral projection, making things happen, and getting his my eyes. Now I can see just how little information the
consequently, he has always had an active supcrcon· own way. But it leaves other questions unanswered. For page actually carries-just a few blurry patches of black
scious. The superconsciou, is, as I have said, the mind's example: are we dealing with "natural" powers, pure and grey. I hold it at ann's length; again, it is a face. My
Ariel; sometimes it acts simply as a radar system, and simple? This was a question also raised in 11rt eyes can obviously decode these patches and read
warning of dangers, possible accidents. (Accident Occult. Primitive people believe in extema1 forces of meaning into them-provided they are given enough of
proneness and misfortune proneness in general seem to good and evil; we have gone to the opposite extreme and them to form a judgement. As Robert· Leftwich walks
be connected with low psychic energies, self-pity, tired• try to account for everything in mechanical or natural over the ground looking for water, so.me faculty u
ness. defeatism.) The superconscious is basically the terms. For example, Lethbridge's theory of ghosts re­ natural as sight decodes a set of vibrations and tells him
power to project onestl/. This explains why Leftwich gards them as "recordings" nther than living creatures. when he has found it. If I take the same dowsing rod,
also possesses the power of astral projection, although he But Robert Leftwich mentioned that there aro times nothing happen1; I am, comparatively speaking, short­
Is by no means a sick sensitive. (He explained to me that when his wife- and other people feel that he is emanat­ sighted.
the periods when he can project his astral body are al­ ing a force of evil-not strong, perhaps, but noticeable. But amid all my uncertainties, I am faidy sure of one
ways preceded by a feeling that seems to resemble the He says that he is unaware of this; it has nothing to do thing. Robert Leftwich is a nonpassive personality; in
feelings of an epileptic before an attack-he has dis· with malignant thoughts. Is he picking it up from out­ fact, he is a highly active personality whose psyche has
cusaed the subject with epileptics in the course of his side himself and unconsciously transmitting it? I do not always exerted a definite pressure on the outside world
work for the Samaritans.) It also explains his "luck," his know, and he certainly doesn't. in the form of curiousity, expectancy, interest. Such
ability to get what he wants. Again, he has the power to stop people smoking. He pressure is like water; it fmds its way into cracks and
When he came to Cornwall for the first time, he was described the process to me as follows. The su bjcct sits enlarges them. His powen are the outcome of his atti·
driving a sports car. He told me that he always drives opposite him, and Robert "attunes" his mind to him. tude. He demonstrates that psychic powen are a matter
very fast-being an impatient sort of person-but has Robert then induces a feeling of numbness in his own of choice, not of chance.
never had an accident. This, he said, was because his fingers. When the subject says, "My fingers are feeJing
astral body was "above" the cpr, enabling him to tell numb," he knows the attuning prooes.s is complete. At Chapter II in the April issue of Gnostica News!
whit was coming. I do not think he meant that literally, which point he says, "This is becau,e you're attuned to

TheYin®Yang
of Herbalism
Continued from page 5
a cosmological understanding. 8. Peculiarities, habits and
Instead or treating the afflicted past illnesses: body odor. color,
parts. the whole organism would and pulse ( I 2 pulses are noted in
be treated. Finding the cause of China, each relatina to a major
illness before prescribing treat• organ or funclion); urine, tex•
ment was a universal practice. ture of feces, tone of voice; size
Today modern science recog­ and shape of facial features
nizes the symptoms of disease as (physiognomy), and palmistry.
the disease itself, and the root Illness was constantly chang­
cause is overlooked. ing so prescriptions for medi­
The following points were cines were adjusted to each
most commonly used through­ change.
out the East and West, in order Unlike the Western herbalists,
to form an understanding of a the Eastern herbalists had the
patient before prescribing treat· concepl of lwo basic forces (yin
ment. and to find out the cause & yang) as their foundation for
of disease; determinin, the cause of illness.

The New Alchemy (Change Yourself) I. The season in which the ill­
ness occurs: the winds, being
either hot or cold; atmosphere,
Traditionalist doctors believed
thal life is the result of a com­
bination of the two twin forces,
Thi purpote of EAST WEST JOURNAL b to hetp � gain control Ind direction ov.- their lives; 1nd to bring being dry or moist. yin a. yana (male/female princi­
about • pltneuriz,tlon of con1eious,.. in hopes of '"llzing ,,_,.ind'• deePNt ind most k>ng l•ting drHm....... .. 2. Environment of patient: ples), and that life is the refrac­
One PNom,1 World, In our tharnatic, monthly iuua M explon the rtltt�ipa of: Eat tnd W•t, man ind wo• mountainous or plains; seaboard
men, work tnd pity, tr.sitioNI Ind tchnlcal society, Ind 1pirittal ind mtt•� worlds. tion of the vital force within the
or inland. body, which is itself a condensed
Atctnt � ._. includld ln_.,iewl with occuh ntrontut Edgar MltchlU, soul trlYelOI' OtrWin Gr051, author 3. Quality of water, which materialization of cosmic energy.

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Tom Woth, Dr. Andraw Wiel (Th• Netw• Mindi, globll thlnlm Wlllitm Irwin Thomp10n , TV's Kung-Fu 1Ulr varies in each climate. Yana energy from the sun and

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end ,..,.t �kft.. Acupunct:ure In America. and Altro'°9ic:al Birth Control, to penonalit� such" Wilhe D► tions: month of patient's birth; bine to regulate all thinas within
.. thl ludidhAlt in Centerfield. ,..,.., contributorl lndudl aeometric relationship stars, the universe. The two forces are
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The Yiµ b&Yang of Herbalism

Continued from page 16
Yin Y•na withoUt salt, dependins upon aafOon Pr_.tiom ond odmlnistrotion Typhoid fever) is fashioned
cold hot the strenath and age of patient. St. Johnswort Ent (tnclltionol ond _,,, according to six lta&et of illnea
female male The weaker the patient becomes swee� Oas (calamus) The essential principle of Chi· .beginnin& with yana symptoms
heaven earl!\ or the further the illness aoes, turmeric nese herbalism is for medicine to and endina in yin. Each staac of
water fire the more refined the medicine valerian root be constantly adapted to the illness orfers a choice or herbal
outward_ inward becomes. winterareen individual's need. Prescriptions preparations dependina upon
sweet salty There have been many differ­ yarrow are constantly modified in accor­ individual constitutions and ftli·
up down ent methods of preparina medi· . If the main ingredients (active dance with the stage of illness ous symptoms. Both the SMng
spiritual physical cinal teas, but just how the num­ herbs) happen to be aromatic or a·nd if necessary several times in Hang lun and the Pen T14o are
passive active ber of herbs in a recipe, and the demulcent herbs, proportions one day. According to Shen­ devised and fashioned accordin&
etc. quantity is decided varied with s h o u l d be changed to 75� Nu na 's Pt" Ts'ao, medicinal to the system of trisnms bated
By applyina this distinction to each herbalist. -We have looked (active) and 25% (other, i.e., herbs are arransed in the hierar­ on the I-China.
plant properties and to human over many books and recipes for demulcent if main is aromatic, chy of ruler to servant. Some The· difficulty in ulina one
ailments it iJ easy to discern medicinal preparations, and have or aromaUc if ma.in is demul­ recipes contained over one hun­ Chinese system or herbal medi�
what type of plant to give to experimented ourselves, comina cent). When combinin& ingredi­ dred herbs in one preparation. cine is that the Chinese charac­
brina about a cure. Sickness due up with the foUowin& generaliza­ ents it is best to we herbs and The aim or the combinations is ten will be needed before you
to· yang factors are healed by tions: parts which arc of similar qualit·y to reinforce the beneficial action can purchaJC herbL Another is
applying yin treatments, a.nd Most preparations call for or texture, 90 as not to cancel and to neutralize unfavorable that you will need a supplier (we
vice versa. one-half ounce of dry herbs to out the properties of each other; effects. The Pen T1 Oo is based wrote to 12 companiet last year
To insure health and happi­ one pint of water for adults such as roots with roots, twiss, on seven r e c i pe s fashioned and received no re1ponse). Most
ness it is necessary to strive to (children one-half to Orie-fourth barks, or seeds or flowers with accordin& to even/odd numben, Chinese herb shops tend to be
adjust oneself within the corres­ the amount depending on the flowers, leaves, fruits, or seeds. great/small actions, slow, emer­ exclusive and wary of an Ameri•
pondences in which the Five Ele­ age) or one tablespoon of the Seeds and grains can be used gency, and repeated doses. can's intentions. A ,ram scale
ment theory constitutes the dry herbs to one and one-half interchangably as they are con­ Chana Chung-China's work, The
Continued on page 20
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sho. Then an herbal mixture coltsfoot
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ture will contain ingredients that chickweed
will relieve the symptoms corres­ flax seed (crushed)
ponding to that particular sho. A hollyhock flowers
yin-sho p erson for example licorice root
would be frail, weak, and nega­ mallow/cheeses
tive in thought. Yin herbs would mullein
not be given as they would make
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oatmeal
rice (brown rice, roasted)
slippery elm bark
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vipers bugloss
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Wost (traditional and modem I cardamon seed as it is acquired.
As we have already men­ catnip In A GrapholorY Student 1 Workbook, Ruth
tioned, whole foods were recom• celery ,eed Gardner defines the science of Graphology and
mended for main diet and to calamint interprets the keys to analy�s:
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fasting for a day or two would
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Continued from page 17
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Your intellectual exercise Dear Mr. Logan:

with regard to the octave place­ Your question about aspects
ment of Pluto seems a little off over Sia,n-lines is very good. Of
base. Without plunging into a course, such aspects are valid, all
deep treatise, I would feel that the more so since the aspect will
Write to Noel Tyl with the Pluto affinity with Moon would involve planet coloration from
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When we draw the horizon attempts to cover the &l'ldualism articulate this -delineation more Additionally, look at Marc
line within the horoscope, we of development and the many specificaUy in chang.ini experi­ Edmund Jones's Sabion Symbols
Dear Mr. Tyl: define man's base position departments of man's life-exper­ ences. -In the strict Astrological for modern, c o m prehensive
Thia question in particular within life awarene•: · how he ience that condition his Will. academic sense, I don't feel that delineation of each de&l'ee of the
hu puuled me for 10me time. I shows himself and how he inter­ Indeed, over the centuries, the Sun or Moon can have any Zodiac.
han been ulin1 the Placidu1 acts with othen. The horizon is many systems have been devised. other octave. They are as they Indeed, P l u t o is in its
method without really k.nowina the extent of his vision. -Im­ Theorists divided the quadrants are. 40's-and comina of age! Before
why. Equal Hou.Je u1en bne mediately, the chart pins a dual· in terms of ·1pace: into equal Your question ii very close to this aeneration, no astrologer
enn •id the Placidus method ism, a cell-division creating life. parts usually with reference to the debate of rulenhip of Scor­ ever saw a chart with Pluto
wu arbitral'Uy conatrucled, and The Free Will function of the Earth's Poles and/or the pio, i.e., Mars or Pluto. Person­ within it! 1 interpret Pluto -in
of cow1e there's the araument man is to decide between varia­ Sun's Ecliptic. The system used ally, I use both as the situation terms of perspective: from pro­
about IM.n1 in the Arctic re9ion1 bles, between the bea,inning of most today divides the quad­ suggests. Similarly, we can con­ jection to the masses, personal
and h1tina half the si1ns inter• li&ht and the beginnin& of dark­ rants in terms of time: the jecture that there might be a perspective of self-application to
cepted and ao forth. Is there an ness. This is man's hi&hest func­ I7th-century Italian monk Placi­ reciprocal rulership' relationship the public, the perspective for
.tnlllnrtl,.dl,bl,e explanation for tion, his spine. We mark the dus de Tito trisected the time between Saturn and Uranus, not rejuvenation through self-revolu·
the Placidus method? Does ii Sun's highest position for man ta.ken by the Sun to pass from only of Aquarius but of Capri· tion, psychoanalysis, upheaval,
ban to do with the unequal and again divide our" chart: the one of the four Cardinal points com as well, especially in these etc. The question of orb is
ahape of the earlh? Abo, should mid -Heaven and lmum Coeli to an0ther . . . the Angles of the modern times: Jupiter and Nep­ always a moot point: I feel we
a correction be made for aeocen­ (IV). -Again we have a dualism chart. This movement in time tune as well. -The question is should not strive for mathema­
trlc positions on the aiven aeo­ left and right, East and West. captures the development of academically intriguing but, as tical absolutism in measurement
araphical for planets? The four points we have created man in spirit. yet, function�ly elusive. in Astrology. Rather, we should
Lastly, is Pluto the hiaher on the Ecliptic circle are Cardi· The questions about geocen­ Decanate emphasis certainly grasp the overall structure, the
octave of Man or the Moon? At r,al points, points of special tric equivalation is extremely can be very important in enrich­ consolidation of the parts of the
thll point in my studies, the strong sensitivity within the complex. I might refer you to ing delineation. Just recently, I whole that becomes identity. In
Moon seems the more loaical Whole. The quadrature of the Johndro's The Earth in the Hea­ had a married couple who were the case of "classic" configura­
amwer. Should more emphasis chart hangs upon these four vens. The book is extremely both Virgo and as similar in tions like the Grand Trine, the
be placed on decanates? Now I points. The life aains directions; hard reading except for the synastry as to appear almost T-Cross, etc., I find that we can
don't pay much attention to the life gains seasons. mathematically facile, but it will twins. The difference in decan­ extend the orbs of the partici·
them. I will be most arateful if Astrology refines the map possibly help you further. ate position and decanate ruler­ paling bo dies to fulfill the
ship was what dramatically sep­ potential of the formative struc­
arated them in terms of their ture. This applies to Pluto and
,lNTERNATIONAL IMPORTS roles one to another. -I cover all the other bodies.
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gained are now justiffini less dawn of history. tcrs. A balfm -c

•. is needed, with
and less of the cost put into T h e r e is much flexibility perhaps a greater stress on the
them. Political pressures fashion here. for Papnism is not fixed Goddess in Her many aspects, to
the wonders of science into wea­ and dogmatic. There are new restore peace and to assure a
pons which are both cruel and· adventures of the mind and spir­ meaningful survival for our­

the. Cry.rtal .fpring fearsome. Commercialism, in ill

mindless striving for money. has
managed to prostitute the finest
technical developments and with
it. for Papnism t_hrives on joy,
beauty, and color.
There is also the inspiration
of working toward a new world,
selves and our descendants.
This is Paganism!

Self Blnsing rite

By Ed Fitch ... their wastes to pollute much of one totally dif ferent from The followina is perhaps the
what still remains of the natural today's, and far better. one ritual of the Pagan Way
The following is one of the largely foraotten in the centuries world. And the resources drawn which has been most frequently
introductory articles of Papn and millenia that have passed. from the earth, on which we run What is Paganism? reprinted. Thouah simple in for­
Way. A lot of us feel that it has We have not lost this know• our technological civilization. P a g a n i s m recognizes that mat and performance it has an
c onsiderable relevance to the ledge inetrievably; it is with us are running out. throughout all things-from the unusual amount of power, and is
arowin1 Neo-Pagan renaissance. again today. It is a faith and a Politics has reached a similar atorT\ to the universe-there is a equally eiflcicnt for worship and
way of livina: it is PaganiJm. impasse. Both Marxism and Cap­ duality. Night and day, love and for "clcarina the air" when one
Introduction to Patoniam italism were created usina the hate-the ancient oriental con­ is oppres,ed by ill luck and mis­
.. Pa1anism? What's it all Why now7 precepts of Christianity, and cept of Yin and Yang was long fortunes.
about?" This question is beina; Paganism is retumina to the thus both suffer from the same matched by similar concepts in • This ritual is usually per·
beard m o r e and more fre· worldl weakness u their parent: inflexi­ what we now call Europe. formed durina the new moon,
quently, here and abroad, for Really, thou&h, it. had never bility, do&ma, intolerance, and The Pagans realize that there but is not limited to that phaae.
a o m ething very different has left, for folk beliefs and the hypocrisy. Those. who have lived is no heaven except that which Need, not season, should deter­
b e e n q u i e t l y app earin& on ancient Witch cult have always under both systems say that man himself makes, and likewise mine its performance. There is
today's scene. been with us. But for the past Marxism is considerably more no hell but that of his own crea­ real power in the self blessing; it
There are a lot of problems in several centuries folk wisdom drab and mechanistic than its tion. Most Pagans believe that should not be used other than in
the world today-wars, pollu­ was aiven a Christian overlay and rival. Thus we can expect that they have experienced previous time of need nor done promiscu­
tion, repression by one side or largely i&,nored; the Witches, the current intellectual fashions lives in previous eras of this ously.
another, technololY and com­ with their books of age-old lore, tending toward Marx will ulti­ world. And they can point to The purpose of the ritual is
mercialism gone mad, and far, were forced underground by per­ mately be halted by the dull, i m p r e s s i v e e vidence backing to bring the individual into
far too- many people. And it's secution, with much loss to the hard waJJ of reality. them up. P a aans refuse to closer contact with the God­
1ettin& wone. . common man. But t h en-where else will believe that mankind is born head. It can also be used as a
Why? What has caused the Now the established major there be to go? innately sinful, and realize that minor dedication to the Old
cascading insanity that we see religions are greatly weakened The answer lies deep within the concept of ..sin" is itself Religion, when a person who
around us? More importantly, and tottering, their foundations ourselves, where it has always arbitrary and harmful to human desires dedication ha.s no one
what can '!'e srasp onto wtuch is larg_ely destroyed by a rapidly been, and out in the world of nature. who can dedicate h..im. This self
aecure and worth believing? changing world. Their efforts to nature, where it has long waited. Pagans know that man is no blessing ritual may also be used
Some of us think we know adjust and alter, to "keep step Paganism is very close to the better than woman, nor woman as a minor exorcism, to banish
the reasons why this has all hap­ with the times," have only weak­ soul of humanity; it is a natural superior to man. What one lacks any evil influences which may
pened; if you're interested and ened them further. Only the belief which sees man as he is, the other can give, and one can­ have formed around the person.
concerned, you too may even­ prop of being socially conven­ and the world as it is, and seeks not be truly alive without the It may be performed by any per­
tually realize why things have ient has kept the churches from to push neither into a precon­ other! There is no greater magic son upon himself, at his desire.
'twncd out this way. But more total collapse. And the structure ceived mold. Further, Papnism than that of man and woman Perform the ritual in a quiet
on this subject later. of society itself is weakening, sees the mystery and richness of together. place, free from disuactions, and
The important thin& is to get• with "social convenience" hav• nature, and opens the way to an Pagans know that what is nude. You will need the foUow·
back, in ,ome smaU way, to the ing less and less power as a new understanding of it which the called "magic" docs truly exist, ing:
mental and spiritual outlook aeneration increasingly scorns modern world has overlooked. and is often worked by those 1. Salt, about one quarter
which can make this nightmare that which is useless and irrele­ The Pagan Way, as it now who arc in touch with certain teaspoon.
world, and au its problems, quite vant. exists, is based on valid beliefs forces of the natural world. 2. Wine, about an ounce.
unnecessary. Science itself, starting with from the distant past. The pres­ They believe that what cannot 3. Water, about one•half
It can be done; our distant Galileo and others as reaction to ent store of rituals and practices be seen is of the greatest impor­ ounce.
anceaton knew how. They knew a stale and oppressive religious has been drawn from ancient tance-lhat much exists of which 4. Candle. votive or other.
how to live wit11 nature, to es tablishment, seems to have sources, restored, and updated the present world's science The result of the ritual is a
understand the reasons behind reached a plateau in its discov­ by scholars from various Pagan knows little or nothing, and that feeling of peace and calm. It is
it. They had a basic knowledge
"'
eries. New research has become groups, existing but never adver­ anyone can experience what is desirable that the participant
or the balance which is a part of increasin&ly expensive, and the tised, whose traditions stretch n o r m a l l y considered to be bask in the afterglow so that he
everythina-10mething we have feeling is growing that the results unbroken since far before the beyond "reality." may meditate and understand
Pagans have a deep love for that he has called the attention
things natural and wild, as they of the Godhead to himself, ask­
know that there are many beings ing to grow closer to the God­
which are intelligent and wise, head in both goals and in wis­
Uni scope. ao,- 30159. St. Pau i, MN
Here iaa book as complex and individual aa)'0IJ and not at all human. They may dom.
are. tfa not light reading because ifs )'OIJr life.

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O1e,,caa110,o,myUniloopeAetralPor1rait y01Jrtstral biograplily, from thedetlilaotyour be met in places of seclusion and
wilderness by those who ear­

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in,..,. feelinga to y01Jr outennost ambitions. When you are rea dy to begin,
Sun-Moon polarity. aathe connection betwNn nestly desire to know them, and sprinkle the ult on the floor and
conlCiouadr�and unconlCioua ,._.ings. ta it is for this reason that the stand on it, lighting the candle.
Ci'l---------- dtaeuaMCI at QfNt length.
The a-=-nc:t1ng sign and its rulerahip poaltion ia
Pagan does not allow his or her Let the warmth of the candle be
heart and mind to become clut­ absorbed into the body. Mix the
_______ z;p ___ interpreltld aayour peraonality, aayour approach tered by the useless trivia of a water into the wine, meditating
Blr1tldinl:Mo. __ 0oy__ v,. __ to hie. Each houN of the ZOdlac ia described in commercial-technical ,ociety. upon your reasons for perform­
tenn1 of pi.neta, rulerahipa and aspects.
81'1tlplaoe: ________ Pagans know that there are ing the self blessing. Read the
Thia la not a vague report based on generalities. deep forces and tides which following aloud:
81r1htin.fwithin.,hour): ___ NNPM From your exact time. day, year and plaee of Bless me, Mother, for I am
birth our IBM 370-15510rta out 24,000,000 bits un derlie all things, and that
o�..:ime�lnfonnatlon
there exist infinitely complex your child.

Compare
of a11rologlcal information.The result Is a 12.000
word peraonail biography revealing NCrett 1h11 multidimensional matrices of liv­
av., yourcloNlt trlend1would not dire talk ina power which are far b.eyond Dip the fingers of the right
lbouL the capability of a human to hand into the mixed water and

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How la this poaaible? An astrologer don ba• understand. They accept that wine and anoiat the eyes,
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.... ically thesame thlng,but it takes longer and there is intelligence here and tt.- Blea.d Be my eyes, that I
cootlmo... Thocompu10<�s,nply1memo,y
greatest of wisdom; for such has may see your path.

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WW bank. Only the Information that applies toyou

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and onlyyou la drawn from the bank. always existed and always will.
.......... Pagans realize that mankind has Anoint the nose,
1• All tht119youralOfonlyS10.lf1thebestbuy
thetelainc:omputtrizedhOroecopn.Plu1a always known of the existence Blessed Be my nose, that 1
..... money t>Kk guarant• ifyourAstral Portrait or th.is Supernal Intelligence, and may breathe your essence.
...• len'twhatyoue�. has called It by thousands of
p,.,,.redwitn Think of it .. a refef9nc:a book. to be studied names for tens of thousands of Anoint the mouth,
ollttezodiac '°"""'"'
anl8M310-1S5 from time to time. w.·.,. gotthe best avaitat..
anywhef9, at anytime ... and at any price
years; and that men and women Blessed Be my mouth, that I
of all eras have drawn strcnath may speak or you.
and power, warmth and security,
from this source, at times in Anoint the breast,
ways which would seem to trans­ Bleaaed Be my breut, that I
cend reality! may be faithful in my works.
Pa ganism teaches that the
Highest Source is both fc111ale Anoint the loins,
and m11le in its aspects, and that, Blessed Be my loins, which
though vastly beyond our capa­ brlna forth the lire Of man as
city to understand, we can per• you have brouaht forth �I crea­
ceive It, or Them, as individuals; tion
as a Goddess and God to whom
we can speak, and from whom Anoint the feet,
we can reeeive answers. Bleued Be my feel, that I
Paaans know that over the may walk in your ways.
put two or three thousand yean
humankind hu stressed a narrow Remain and meditate for a
portion of the God in his reli• whiJe.
pons and ignored or denied the
role of the Goddea alto&Cther,
with the reatt that history hu
come to be a chronicle of disaJ-
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ous modes of worship whi ch pre• which (according to the use and apologize to no one. Unfortu· NumerolOCY to Teacup Read­
vailed in the Roman world were wisdom of the mathematicians) nately, many of the nouveou inp-who want to be told what
all considered by the people as it would be more prudent to witche1 are ritual robots, perfor• their future holds rather than
·-' equally true� by the philosophers begin, and so by means of defini·
as equally false; and by the maa• tions reduce t'!,em to order."
ming rites by rote, without a
firm foundation jn knowledae,
a n d em ulate the counterfeit
actively brin&ing it about. I've
never ,ou&ht my identity in my
istrates as equaUy useful." various interests and punuits. 1
Francis Bacon, in his Novum Pagan Gods Chri1tlaniztd: Christians who are the lut ones always knew Who I was; 1 wun't
O,ganum wrote the foUowina on W h e n Ch ristianity became a to know their own origins. To tryina to .. find myself." I w«1
idols: ..There a.re four classes of state religion (theocracy) the know how to "cast a circle" looking for anything that could
idols which beset men's minds. r e i g n i n g clergy Christianized doesn't prevent one from "aoing enhance, expand or develop the
To these for distinction's sake I many Pagan Gods and God• around in circles" theologically self I had.Nor do I give a damn
have assilfled names, callina the desses. Dionysos, whose attri· and historically when confron• if othen wish to put a neptiYe
first class ldob of the Tribe: the butes were often given to St. ted by hostile Judeo-Ouistians. interpretation on this. I have to
second Idols of the Cave; the John the Baptist, became St. And this confidence that comes live with me, not them. Every
third, l<Ul/s of the Market·place; Denis of Paris.Castor and Pollux from knowledge is not contained true Witch should be a student
the fourth Idols of the Theatre." became St. Cosmo and St. Dam• in their Book of Shadow,. but it of Comparative Reliaion and try
Bacon shows his fine insight ien. Diana Illythia was canonized is available to those who want to to obtain firsthand knowled&e of
when he writes: "The Idols of St. Yllis of Dole.The statues of do research on their own. what others believe and practice,
the Tribe have their,foundation Jupiter and Apollo became those especiaUy since the Craft itself
in human nature itself, and in of St. Peter and St. Paul. The Spirituol gypsy me: Born into is made up of ..fraaments of a
Craft Publication1: By . the the tribe or race of men.For it is V i r g i n M a r y replaced Isis, a family of strege ancestry; bap• forgotten faith."
time this is published there will a false assertion that the sense of Astarte, etc. The Wies often tised and brought up as a Catho·
be two new Craft Publications man is the measure of things.On s h o w n in p i c t u r e s of the lie; ordained a Spiritual lndepcn· Owtn· Rachleff·Dr. Martello
on the scene. The first is Earth the contrary, all perceptions as Madonna are a transformation of dent Minister on Sept. 11, 1955; debate on the Barry Farber nd.io
Religion News, 300 Henry St; well of the sense as of the mind, t h e s a c r e d l o t u s•flowers of initiated into Subud and Tran­ show, WOR, heard in 38 states
Brooklyn, NY. 11201. It's $6 are according to the measures of ancient Goddesses, namely Isis scendental Meditation (when the on Dec. 18, 1973, and syndica•
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loid newspaper. The Nite Owl is to the measure of the univene." Day- was worshipped by the New York); writer for the now country, is now available on a
being published by Joe Ferrante, .. But the Idol, of the Market· followers of Mithra and called defunct New Thought magazine, Cassette tape. It runs one full
P. 0. Box 371, Lawton, OK, place are the most troublesome "The Lord's Day." Christmas, Nautilus; Chimes; Psychic Obser· hour minus commercials. Her­
73501. He formerly published of all idols which have crept into E a ster, the Resurrection, the ver; and the Rosicrucian Digest; man Slater had offered Farber
The Witche.r Broomllick, Nos. I the undentanding through the Epiphany, the Virgin Birth, the aU this and more would make it SI 00 to his favorite charity if be
and 2 (Sl .50/copy). For infor­ alliances of words and names. "changing of water into wine," seem as if I was one of those p r oduced RachJeff to debate
mation send him a self-addressed For men believe that their rea• the Holy Trinity, the eucharist, "spiritual Gypsies" I deplore in Martello. He did and the SI 00
stamped envelope. lntight Maga• son governs words; but it is also the Atonement, and many other my w r iting. I've investigated went to an organization called
is published by Deric James, true that words react on the f e a t u r e s of Christianity had many religions, cults and creeds Blind Radio. On this program I
t t 8 Windham Road, Bourne­ understanding "ilnd this it is that Pagan antecedents. For more on personally. always adding to my called Rachleff a "Judeo-Chris­
mouth, Hants, England. It has had rendei-ed philosophy and the t h i s see the chapters "The knowledge, always on the look­ tian Establishment pimp ridina
articles on Witchcraft, Kabbala, sciences sophistical and inactive. Mother of Us All" and "Holy out for something new that was the occult bandwagon" and said
Mysticism, Golden Dawn, etc. Now words, being commonly Horns and Halos" in my book workable; but I've never had to that his course on"Witchcraft" at
Send him $1 in cash for current framed and applied according to Witchcraft: The Old Religion. c h a n g e my basic .premises. New York Uniyersity is a fraud;
issue (checks take too long to the capacity of the vulgar, fol· Witches and Pagans should edu· Through the years I've expanded that a tax-supported institution
clear). Special offJ:r to Gnostica low those lines of division which cate themselves as to their his­ my knowledge, acquired new can teach Comparative Reliaion
News readers: Vols. I and II of are most obvious to the vulgar tory. The facts are in their favor. insights, broadened my outlook. but not reli&ious bigotry. The
Wica Newsletter (20 issues) and und erstanding. And whenever They will discover for them• A Witch I was born, a Witch I sparks flew hot and heavy. For
a copy of Aradia, Gospel of the understanding of greater acute• selves who plagiarised and per• was initiated, and a Witch I'll your copy just remit $5.50 for
Witches may be had for SI 0 ness or a more diligent observa­ verted whose rites. Even the die. Which means: A constant each tape wanted to: Dr. Leo
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checks out to Dr. MarteUo, 153 suit the true divisions of nature, can, Rome, was built exactly on This I do not seek in others. It New York, NY, 10014
W. 80 St., New York, NY words stand in the way and the site where the ancient tem­ has nothing to do with what I've
10024. resist the change. Whence it ple to Cybele had been. Chris· termed "spiritual Gypsies"
comes to pass that the high and tianity, both physically and spir­ whose basic behavior pattern is
On Worship: Edward Gibbon, f ormal discussions of learned itually, was built upon the foun· one of passivity (if not of para•
in his Decline and Fall of the men end oftentimes in disputes dations of earlier Pagan rcliJions. sitism) in which they flit from
Romrm Empire, said: "The vari• about words and names; with Modern Witches and Pagans need A s t r o l o gy to Witchcraft to

Roll Away the Stone is a guide to the "psychedelic The Qabalistic system has been used since ancient The Philosopher's Stone presents text and analysis
experience" and to the mental and magical train· times as a set of symbols for undertaking a study of three major alchemical works, approached
ing necessary to make this a living and psychologi­ of the Universe. It is the most efficient plan ever symbolically, using the symbol systems and view­
cally valid experience. devised for classifying and organizing the charac• points of magic and psychology: The Golden Trac•
Here is a collection of the most profound writ· teristics of the self; hence hundreds of books.have late of Hermes, The Six Keys of Eudoxus, and
ings on expanded consciousness through drugs. been published to explain its principles. Basil Valentine's Triumphant Chariot of Anti•
Contents include: The Herb Dangerous, excerpts A Garden of Pomegranates by Israel Aegardie is mony.
from The Equinox including "A Pharmaceutical one of the finest, and certainly the most lucid Students of the occult will have discovered how
Study" by E. Whineray, M.P.S .• "The Psychology study available. This unique textbook, written few studies of the art of Alchemy have been writ·
of Hashish" by Aleister Crowley, writing under the when Regardie was twenty-four years old, served ten in recent centuries. The original texts, often
p seudonym of Oliver Haddo, "The Poem of him as a yardstick against which he could measure set down in a cipher intelligible only to initiates of
Hashish" by Charles Baudelaire, transtated by his own progress. It is Comprised of his own notes, that age, or presented entirely in the form of
Aleister Crowley; the "Hashish Eater" by H.G. combining the works of Aleister Crowley, A.E. symbolic pictures, pose near-insoluble problems of
Ludlow., These essays form a system of instruc• Waite, Eliphas Levi and O.H. Lawrence. The vol­ interpretation even to medievalists. The Rosicru•
tions covering the various stages of meditation, the ume is studded with diagrams and tables of easily cian societies, forerunners of the Hermetic Order
projection of the astral body (which aids in the u n d e r s t o o d defrnitions and correspondences, of the Golden Dawn, were centered around
ability to distinguish the various elements of designed to simplify the student's grasp of so com­ Alchemy as the vessel for the Great Work, but the
consciousness); the "magical memory" (to bring plicated and abstruse a system. Here is an introduc• order itself concentrated rather on achieving that
into normal consciousness those subtle experiences tion to the Oabalistic foundation of the magical goal through the Oabalah and Magick. Thus a real
usually forgotten); plus alternatives to the "peak work of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; need was felt for a guide toward tl'le Spagyric
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