Re: A few observation-questions

["Martin" <martin@...>]

--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, mds <@y...> wrote:

>> I'm stumbling quite drastically when it comes to visualising the 
astral- and mental- matrices. I'm a little perplexed as to how one 
is expected to visualise what, at this point in the initiation; they 
are still arcane theoretical concepts as yet taken on 'faith' so to 
speak.<< 


Writing only from my personal experience, I visualise and evoke any 
feelings associated with the trait/ideation to be impregnated as 
strongly as I can. I then allow the (for example) cold water to 
absorb the ideation totally, I *know* that the water has attracted 
the ideation and that it is now 'locked' within the essence of the 
water. I then drink the water and become aware of any physical 
sensations as I swallow it and just allow my awareness to spread 
outwards to the astral and mental bodies. I guide the ideation into 
the bodies and allow it to be soaked up. At this very early stage of 
my development, I don't try too hard to visualise the intricacies, 
but rather just allow myself to *know* that the ideation has taken 
effect already and can only be strengthened in the future. I do 
imagine the effect spreading outwards away from my physical body as 
the ideation affects the higher vibrations of astral and mental and 
I don't know if technically this is correct, but it gives me 
something to work with.

Also, I find that with cold drinks, the ideation is almost pulled in 
without much effort, but with hot foods I consciously visualise the 
ideation filling the spaces within the atoms. This seems to be more 
of an active, willful act.

I don't know if any of this helps, because it does seem to be quite 
a personal thing.

Martin