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SEVEN STEPS IN PRACTICAL OCCULTISM
LESSONONE
The practical instruction given in the first sevenlessonsof our curriculum hasjust
one aim. I[ is intended to showyoujust what to do in order to attain health, happinessand
security. It is designedto meet the needsof thosewho are interested in the practical
application of occultism to their personalproblems. It avoidstechnicalitiesand speculation,
to ttre end that thosewho read it and put it into practice may beginto live the
fundamentalsit explains. It clarifiesbasicoccultprinciplesfor thosewho have studied
other systemsof metaPhysics.
The welfare of humanity as a whole dependson the well-beingof the personal units
in the socialorder. The world is goodto live in, if one knows how to live. Knowledgeof
forces,laws and methodswhich wlll make you a better and more serviceableunit in the
socialorder is set forth in thesepages. Put this instruction into practice and you will be
doing a serviceto all mankind. Whenyou are happy,your daily living will add to the
sum-total of human effectivenessand fulfillment.
True health is contagious.Whenyou expressit, your mere presencewill heal. A free,
cheerful spirit showersblessingson all who enter its presence. Be full of joy and you will
make your neighborhappy also. No man livesunto himself. Apply this knowledge. Use
the methodsgiven in theselessonsto make yourself secureand inevitably you will add to
the riches of the world,
Becausethesethings are true, this course is concerned primarily with just you. By
the wonderful powersof human personality,you will be doing
concentratingon .*pr.5ing
the best that canbe done to help all your friends,relativesand associates.
You will be given plain, specific instruction. Carry it out precisely,giving full
attention to every detail.
Thesepages contain a clearstatementof procedureswhich have beentried and tested
over a tong plrioa of time. Study eachlessoncarefully,sothat you know exactly what it
means. Then put it into practice. Give at least a weekto the work outlined in eachlesson.
Make hasteslowlY.
The first step is very simple, yet it is of utmost importance. Many personsnever take
it. Their failure to do so acco,rntsfor their failure in everythingelse. Possiblyyou have
already attendedto this indispensablepreliminary. If you havedoneso,you will
understandhow important it is, and you will realizethat, in beginningthis study,you
cannot do better than to start with a reaffirmation of your decision.
First of all then, beforeyou turn this page, take pencil and paper and write your
answerto the question below:
W}IAT DOYOUWANT?
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By thus formally making up your mind, you have taken the first step in the right
direction. What you havejust written is probably rough, and far too long a statement. Try
now to put what you want first (Jrourmost urgent desire) into a single sentence that shall
embodyyour purposeasyou now conceive it. Beginthus: "I will apply all my powers to
achievethe following aim." Then set down exactly what you seek to accomplish.
Remember,your sentence should give expressionto a single purpose.
If your ultimate objective is a long-range project,which includesseveral intermediate
stages,begin by directing your practiceto the logical first step while keeping in mind the
final goal. As soonas the first step has been accomplished successfully, begin applying your
practice to the next. Do not permit yourself to linger by the wayside. The importance of
this first step cannotpossiblybe over-emphasized. Until you havetaken it read nothing beyond
this page. Until onepurpose, prefaced by the specific declaration of intention given
above,is actually written out, you are simply wastingtime and enerry if you read any more
of this lesson. So stop, and do it now!
Why do this? Because, providedonly that your desireis in accordance with the laws
of life and justice, you can be whateveryou want to be, do whateveryou want to do, have
whatever you want to have.
Note that echoing verb. It indicates imperiousness of craving or need. Not puny,
timid wishing. A real want has in it the quality of royalty. . . imperiousnesswhich is
"befitting an emperor or sovereign; commanding, ascendant." Furthermore, the old Latin
root of the kingly adjectives imperative and imperious is a verb meaning "to set in order, to
regulate."
This is the magic of a real want. It headsyou in the right direction. It regulates the
exerciseof all your powers. It brings your life into harmony with the universal order. It
preparesyou for success,because the literal meaning of success is "getting things and events
to follow oneanother in the conect sequence."
You can be, do and have whatever you really want, because the mental and emotional
state which is expressed by this verb enables you to put your desire into specific imagery.
Wishesare vague. Hopes arehazy. Genuine wants are sharply defined. A clear mental
imagetends to materialize itself as an actualconditionor event.
Memorize that statement. Definite images have a driving power. Like seeds, they
have life of their own. You have now begun to use this magic power. You have taken the
first step to bring it under your direction so that you can build with it.
YOU KNOW W}IAT YOU WANT !
You have chosen your goal. From now on, you will make steady progresstoward it.
Every stageof the journey is clearlymapped out for you by others who have been over the
road. In this instruction there is no guesswork. It is neither theoretical nor experimental.
Thesemethodshavebeen tried and provenby thousands who bear witness to their practical
value and uplifting power.
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You are now associatedwith a company of men and womenwho are on the highroad
to attainment. Their power is linked with yours through the sharing of commoninterests
and the practiceof like methods. You now enjoythe privilege of being engaged with them
in a conierted effort for the betterment of the human racethrough the improvement of its
personalunits.
No matter how far off the fulfillment of your aim may seemto be, today you have
turned your face in the right direction. Most persons never make this beginning. They
have no dominant p,t"por., no plannedprocedure,no particular destination. Thus they
if only they would decide
never "get an;rwhere,"-whenthey might achievecreditablesuccess
on somewhereto go'
This you have done. Now you must set to work. Mere aspiration will not take you to
your chosen goal. There must alsobe activitv. Concerningthis we can giveyou nothing
Letter than the words of a great Frenchwriter, Eliphas Levi (AlphonseLouis constant)'
who said:
,,Everyintention which doesnot assertitself by deeds is vain intention, and the
speechwhich expressesit is idle speech.It is action which proveslife andestablisheswill.
H"rr." it is said in the sacredand symbolicalbooksthat men will be judged, not accordingto
their thoughts and their ideas,but accordingto their works. We must act in order to be. . .
,,In order to do a thing, we must believein the possibility of our doing, and this faith
must forthwith be translated into acts. When a child says:'I cannot,'his mother answers:
,try.' tr'uithd-es not eventry; it beginswith the certitudeof completing,and it proceeds
calinly, as if omnipotence were at its disposaland eternity beforeit. Dare to formulate your
desires,then set to work at once,and do not ceaseactingafter the same manner and for the
sameendl what you want shall cometo pass,and by you and for you it has indeedalready
begun."
,,Asif omnipotence were at its disposal." In this phrase Eliphas Levi tells us a great
secret. For omnipotence,or All Power,is really and truly at our service. Eliphas Levi's
knowledgeof the All Power was derived from the samesourcesto which the B.O.TA. are
deeplyinlebted for the greaterpart of the insf,ruction given in our curriculum. In his day
of sciencescoffed hi*, nlt tfre grandchildrenof his incredulouscontemporarieshave
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acceptedhis doctrine though few of them haveevenheard his name,or evenknow what he
put into writing so long agoas 1859. Yet our electricaland atomic age is a concrete
realization of the French adept'slucid conceptionof the ALL POWER. Study carefully
what he wrote about it:
,,Thereexistsa force in nature which is far more powerful than steam,by meansof
which a singleman who can masterit, and knowshow to direct it, might throw the world
into confusionand transform its face. It is diffusedthroughout infinity; it is the substance
of heavenand earth. When it produces radiance it is called light. It is substanceand
motion at one and the sametimel it is a fluid and a perpetualvibration' The will of
intelligent beingsactsdirectly upon this light, and by meansthereof,upon all natute, which
is madesubjectto the modificationsof intelligence.
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"By the direction of this agentwe can change the very order of the seasons,produce
in the night the phenomena of day, correspondinstantaneouslyfrom one end of the earth to
the other, heal or hurt at a distance, and endow human speechwith a universal
reverberation and success. To know how to master this agent so as to profit by and direct
its currents is to accomplish the Magnum Opus (GreatWork), to be master of the world,
and the depositoryeven of the power of God,
"Being the instrument of life, this force naturally collects at living centersl it cleaves
to the kernel of plants as to the heart of man (andby heart we understand the great
sympathetic),but it identifies itself with the individual life of the existenceit animates. We
are, in fact, saturatedwith this light, and continuallyprojectit to make room for more. The
settlementand polarization of this light about a centerproducesa livingbeing; it attracts
all the matter necessaryto perfectand preserveit.
"This force has four properties--to dissolve, to consolidate,to quicken,and to
moderate. Thesefour properties,directedby the will of man, can modify all phasesof
Nature."
Eliphas Levi's ideas are now advanced by thosewho have worked out the theory of
matter and its constitution at presentadoptedby our leadingphysicists. His prophecies,
deridedwhen he made them, have been fulfilled. The devices of our electrical age realize
his predictions to the letter.
Electricity, which is called light when it producesradiance,is now held to be
substanceand motion at one and the same time. It is diffused throughout the universe,
over spacesmeasuredin terms of millions of light-years. From it the structure of
everything in the physicalworld is built up. By means of it we may so regulate the
temperature of a room as to produceArctic cold in midsummer,or torrid heat in midwinter;
and in buildings of the future, electricallyconditionedair will releaseus from bondage to
the seasons.More than this, since the discovery of atomic fission, it is, even now,
theoretically possibleto modify climatic conditionsso that the frozen wastes of Siberia and
northern Canadamay be transformed into granaries, and the fetid jungles of Brazil and
India may be made fit for habitation.
All over the world, Edison's lamps have turned night into day, and this one
application of electricity has changed habits,customs and morals within two generations.
By telephoneand telegraphwe haveinstantaneouscommunicationfrom one end of the
world to the other. Television is now making us practically omnipresent in terms of sight,
aswell as by means of hearing. And when one voice may be sent out by radio so that the
inhabitants of the whole world may listen to the words of a single man, we may say truly
that the Great Magical Agent has "endowedhuman speechwith a universal reverberation
and success."
There are wondersyet greater than these. For years,Dr. George Crile has been
offering evidence that the human body is an electrical machine. Recently,an apparatus has
beeninvented which demonstratesthat our bodiesare centers of this force, sending off fine
radiations imperceptibleto ordinary senses. Thus scienceapproaches the domain of
knowledgewhich has been explored by practicaloccultistsfor thousands of years. Human
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thought and will may act directly on this force. This fact is the basis for a method which
will Jnableany personwho applies himself steadilyto carrying it out, to attain mastery over
himself, and, through this self-mastery,commandover the conditionsof his environment.
Ch""g. the pattern, and you change your world. You are always acting directly on
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thir for." which centersitself in you. You do not haveto learn how to do this any more
than you have to learn how to digestyour dinner, or teachyour heart how to beat. Try to
get this fact firmly fixed. Every day of your life, up !o this moment,you have exercised
Jontrol over this iorce and havedirectedit by mental means. The world you find yourself
inhabiting now is the world you havebuilt for yourself. If it doesnot suit you, you have
power to change it.
Remember,you already have full power to do so. What you will learn from these
lessonsis not how to get power. You don't needto get what you already possess. Nor will
you learn from us how to-becomea master of hidden forces. You don't needto become what
lror.,ur", right now. The hidden forcealwaysrespondsto your mental direction. Whatever
iattern you i-pr"5 upon it, that pattern it follows automatically.
What you needto know is neither how to get power to direct the magical agent,nor
how to becomeits master. You needto know how bestto usethe power you actually
possess,and how to apply your natural masteryover it so as to producethe manifestations
you desire. Henceotr" -uin purpose of theseinstructionsis to showyou how to make the
right kind of mental Patterns.
We who are engagedin this work call ourselves "Builders of the Ad5rtum." In ancient
temples,the adytum *"r ttr. houseof the god, the_inner shrine where dwelt the deity in
whosehonor the temple was erected. Our useof the word "ad;rbum"has to do with the fact
that the organismof man is capableof beingtransformedevenmore wonderfully than the
conditionsof frir environment. Just asthe builder of a house gathers materials from
.,r"rionrplaces and assemblesthem accordingto a plan, so do the Builders of the Adytum
take the raw material of human experienceand shapeit in a particular way. The end
sought is to enable men and women to manifest actually what they always are
aid them to demonstratethe fact that they are really masters of themselves
potJ"ti4ty--to
and their surroundings. To attain this end is to know that one is a "depository of the
powerof God."
mind.
In joining with us in this enterpriseyou are not simply taking up_al intellectual
pastime.'Neither are you seeking to gratify idle curiosity. You have a definite end in view.
it i. ,ro* clearly formulated,sothat evenbeforefinishingyour study of this first lesson,you
have actually donesomethingpositive to take you toward your chosengoal. All the power
you require in order to complele this work is yours now --this very minute. You have
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nothins to acquirebut knowledge, and eventhat is alreadypresentin the subconscious
t**"-house which you will find describedin Lesson 2.
The most important practical instruction in the presentlessoncomeshere at the end,
to give it greater emphasis. Keepyour decision to -vourself.Do not show what you have
*"ittrt tJanybody. Do not discussit. Every night,just beforegoing to bed,read the
statement. nt tfre same thing everymorning,beforeyou begin dressing.
When you know the words by heart, destroythe paper and recite the statementevery
night and mJrning until you have achievedyour fifsJ objective. Then write out a similar
statementof the secondiogical steptoward your ultimate aim. When you have realizedthis,
go o' to the thful step. Keepyoui statementsof purposerestrictedto one at a time.
It is simple, but it is a bit of genuine magic. Be sure
Always observethis little ritual.
"l*uy,ffictorystatementgivenon!age2.Thismayseemtobealittle
thin!, but asyou make further ptogt..r you will understand why it shouldbe done exactly
as described.
Readthis lessonseveraltimes during the week,sothat you are sure to grasp its full
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import. pay specialattention to the long quotation from Eliphas Levi. It will repay careful
study.
Rememberthat others are working with you. We are all just as eagerto see you
reachyour chosen goal as are you. You tave linked yourself with a great and continually
extenjing chain of Intelligent centersof the All Power. We are working with you, and our
knowledle and experiencl will be subtly communicatedto you through the contact you have
now established.
SpecialNotice!! Over a period of years, it has occurredagainand again that our
students are troubled by inabiiity to male a clear-cut decisionasto what they really want.
This has brought *uny-qrr.rtions, and what follows is the gist of our replies to these
inquiries.
Often the difficult5ris caused by making the aim too remote. Somestudentsthink
they must aim at the highest ideal they canconjureup. what you're to aim at is being
soriething and doing something,with the specificpurpose of effectinga changein your
circumstances.
It is quite possible that you may havea glimpseof a relatively distant goal, but the
purposeof ttris techniqueis to enable you to progressto the next definite objectivewhich
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to lead toward that goal,if you do glimpse it. Don't wastea moment's time trying
io ifri"f. up somehigh and lofty objective,far aheadin life. Life is not lived by years. It is
an affair oi duyr, hours --minutes,even. Today'sactivity determinesthe fulfillment of
tomorrow's ideal.
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Many write us that their aim is "service,"ot "spiritual enlightenment,"or "to know
the Truth." None of theseare to be classed as aims' They are no more.than nebulous
''pi''tio'.s,andoftentheyares;rmptomsofadesireto..getawayfromitall.''
If the aim is "service,"what kind of service? Every field of service requires
preparatory training. A dishwasherservesastruly asdoesa teacher. But the teacher
@kindsofpreparationinordertobecomequalifiedandacceptableasan
educator.
We are all servantsof Life, and we serve Life bestwhen we know what we want to
,,be,,and ,,do.,, Somepeoplewrite us that their problemscanbe solvedonly if they have
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--but when he found
,,money.,,one of our membersvisualized "money" most successfully
that he was only the agent for
himsef handling thousandsof dollars in bills, it turned _out
an associate.The moneybelongedto somebodyelseand did our memberno good whatever'
He achieveda real .""rrrity latei on when he learnedto follow the proceduresas outlined in
our curriculum.
If you want friendship, then you must learn how to be a friend, and act as a friend' If
yor, *"rr[ love,you must quaiify yourself for this wonderful experience' How lovableare
!o,,f ffr" moreiorrableyou beclme, the more inevitably will you be ableto attract Love from
four en',rironment.This, too, requiresspecificaction'
,,spiritual enlightenment"is a final goal for all.. But unlesswe learn how to bring our
mental-emotionallife under more consciouiself-direction,we are not qualifying ourselves
how to live and act in the here and now' To do
for this supremeexperience.w. *,rrt 1."*
it correcgy,*" -ri decideon somethingfor which and toward which we can begin to act -,
rot ny-"nilby, but forthwith, as EliphasLevi tells us on page3. Only as.webecomeever
more aware of this instant canwe beginto seehow our mental-emotionallife of yesterday
has fashionedtodaY.
make mental
The first sevenlessonsof B.O.T.A. will give you a techniqueto help;ou
patterns today which will give greaterfulfillment to your tomorrow' The Tarot lessons
*tri.tt you wiil start in the eighth weekwill train you to dissolvethe old frozen
mentai-emotionalpatterns arid release this energr sothat you may live in the present
instant ever more fullY.
No matter how much you may haveread,how many coursesyou r-nfYhave studied,
how many classesor lecturesyou may haveattended,you will find onething different i1lhe
You wili be taught how to perfectyo'r imagemaking faculties
basictechniquesof B.O.TA.
--how to transmute your personality,and finally you-will learn what it meansto know that
ever greater
is an insfrument through which the Lord of Life expresses
yoir l"rronality
of enlightenedself-direction,spiritual perception,and self-fulfillment'
a.gr".r
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