A Bardon Companion: Commentary Upon Franz Bardon's Books

A BARDON COMPANION......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 6
Author’s Preface......Page 8
Part One: Introductory Material......Page 12
FRANZ BARDON (1909 to 1958) His Life, Works, and Legacy......Page 14
INITIATION INTO HERMETICS......Page 18
THE PRACTICE OF MAGICAL EVOCATION......Page 19
THE KEY TO THE TRUE QUABBALAH......Page 21
FRABATO THE MAGICIAN by (Franz Bardon) Otti Votavova......Page 24
SOUVENIRS DE FRANZ BARDON......Page 25
Part Two: Commentary Upon Initiation Into Hermetics......Page 26
Introduction......Page 28
The Electric and the Magnetic Fluids:......Page 31
The \"Od\":......Page 34
The Quadrapolar Magnet:......Page 35
The Beings of the Elements:......Page 36
Physical, Astral and Mental Planes:......Page 37
Religion:......Page 38
Asceticism and Sexuality:......Page 39
Time:......Page 40
Mental:......Page 43
2) What is \"thought discipline\" or \"one-pointedness\"?......Page 44
3) What is \"mastery of thoughts\" or \"emptiness of mind\"?......Page 45
5) Why is five minutes the goal to aim for?......Page 46
Astral:......Page 47
2) When do I stop making my list? Should I continue indefinitely?......Page 50
3) What should I do if I can\'t figure out which Element corresponds to a specific trait?......Page 51
4) Under which of the elements would one place an addiction to substances, such as tobacco? I know FB himself dealt with this entity.......Page 52
5) Why should I make a negative AND a positive soul mirror? Isn\'t just the negative mirror enough?......Page 53
Physical:......Page 54
3) Does this mean I have to start taking up yoga or go to the gym every day?......Page 56
5) Do I have to bless each meal and glass of water I consume?......Page 57
Mental:......Page 58
4) Why are some of the concentration exercises easy and others difficult?......Page 60
5) I\'m practicing Bardon\'s visualizations. I can imagine objects with closed eyes, but I still can\'t imagine objects with my eyes open.......Page 61
Astral:......Page 62
1) Where should I start?......Page 63
Physical:......Page 64
2) What is the vital energy?......Page 66
3) What does the vital energy feel like?......Page 67
Step Three......Page 68
Mental:......Page 69
1) How real should my multi-sense visualizations be?......Page 71
Astral:......Page 72
1) Is inhaling the Elements any different than inhaling the vital energy?......Page 74
Physical:......Page 75
3) How clearly do I have to feel each organ and body part?......Page 78
Addendum to Step Tree --......Page 79
1) In the room impregnation or the impregnation of an object, should I use the same gold-tinged vital energy that I used in Step Two?......Page 80
Mental:......Page 81
2) When I transfer my consciousness into another person I feel afraid that I will lose myself in them. What should I do?......Page 86
3) I\'m too empathic. How do I avoid adopting someone else\'s mood?......Page 87
4) How do I prevent someone else from transferring their consciousness into me?......Page 88
Astral:......Page 89
2) Why should I avoid accumulating or condensing the Elements in my brain and my heart?......Page 92
Physical:......Page 93
2) How does a finger ritual work?......Page 94
3) How many rituals should I devise?......Page 95
Mental (Magical Schooling of the Spirit): The \"Depth Point\" and Space Magic --......Page 96
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Projection of the Elements --......Page 99
Physical (Magical Schooling of the Physical Body): Passive Communication --......Page 100
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Mastering the Akasha Principle --......Page 104
Physical (Magical Schooling of the Physical Body): Creation of Entities --......Page 106
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Development of the Astral Senses --......Page 107
Physical (Magical Schooling of the Physical Body): Creation of Elementaries --......Page 109
Mental (Magical Schooling of the Spirit): Mental Travel --......Page 112
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Mastering the Electric and Magnetic Fluids --......Page 115
Physical (Magical Schooling of the Physical Body): Magical Influence Through the Elements & Fluid Condensers --......Page 116
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Astral Travel & Four Divine Attributes --......Page 118
Physical (Magical Schooling of the Physical Body): Magical Healing Through the Fluids, Loading of Talismans, & Volting -......Page 121
Mental (Magical Schooling of the Spirit): Ascent to Higher Planes --......Page 122
Astral (Magical Schooling of the Soul): Communion With a Personal God --......Page 126
EPILOGUE --......Page 134
Part Three Commentary Upon The Practice of Magical Evocation......Page 136
Introduction......Page 138
Magic:......Page 140
The Magical Aids:......Page 141
The Magic Circle:......Page 143
The Magic Triangle:......Page 144
The Magic Censer:......Page 145
The Magic Mirror:......Page 146
The Magic Sword, Dagger and Trident:......Page 147
The Magical Crown, Cap or Magus-Band:......Page 148
The Magic Belt (or Cincture):......Page 149
Further Magical Aids:......Page 150
The Pentacle, Lamen or Seal (Sigil, Talisman, etc.):......Page 151
The Book of Magic Formulae:......Page 152
In the Domain of the Spirit Beings:......Page 153
The Spiritus Familiaris or Serving Spirits:......Page 155
Magical Evocation:......Page 156
Intercourse with Beings, Genii and Intelligences of all Spheres by Mental Travelling:......Page 160
Epilogue:......Page 161
Illustrations:......Page 162
RAWN\'S EPILOGUE —......Page 163
Part Four Commentary Upon The Key to the True Quabbalah......Page 164
(Commentator\'s) INTRODUCTION......Page 166
THE KEY TO THE TRUE QUABBALAH (Author\'s) Introduction:......Page 168
The Quabbalah:......Page 169
Man as Quabbalist:......Page 171
The Laws of Analogy:......Page 173
Esoterics of the Letters:......Page 175
The Magic-Quabbalistic Word -- Tetragrammaton:......Page 177
Theory of Quabbalistic Mysticism:......Page 179
Quabbalistic Magic:......Page 182
Preconditions:......Page 184
STEP I -- Mysticism of the Letters:......Page 185
CHART #1 PER BARDON:......Page 186
CHART #2......Page 187
STEP II -- Quabbalistic Incantation:......Page 195
STEP III -- Aqua Vitae Quabbalisticae:......Page 197
STEP IV -- Quabbalisticae Elementorum:......Page 199
STEP V -- The Ten Quabbalistic Keys:......Page 203
\"The Pattern on the Trestleboard\":......Page 205
Figure #1......Page 206
Figure #2......Page 208
STEP VI -- The Tetragrammaton, The Quabbalistic Fourfold Key:......Page 212
STEP VII -- The First Key , The Simple Letters:......Page 214
CHART #3......Page 216
Note of the Publisher (by Dieter Ruggeberg):......Page 217
Appendix An Essay on “Shielding”......Page 218
Shielding......Page 220
2) Using the Vital Energy.......Page 221
3) Using the Akasha......Page 223