Re: Question on Soul Mirror work?

["David Yeh" <ldreamr@...>]

Hey Jason,


I've had similar problems with these exercises. In my opinion, the 
differentiation between "placebo" and the eucharistic magics is only 
a semantic one.

Consider that when we hold an idea in our minds -- say, a strong 
one, like a sexual fantasy -- it alters our mental and astral 
experiences. Thus with the eucharistic magic we should simply 
employ a vivid imagination toward the end we desire, and the outcome 
will depend on the intensity of this imagination and the strength of 
the belief.

The general idea with placebos in scientific circles is, "Oh, it 
doesn't *really* work, it's only his *belief.*" I think that with 
these exercises we deliberately manipulate the same mind-stuff that 
works in placebo cases -- working along the same principles, but 
consciously. That is, we operate under the understanding that our 
beliefs about what we experience actually do determine much of what 
we end up experiencing.

Now, I don't know to what extent impressing an ideation on the 
akasha will affect other people, but I think it's similar to 
concepts like fear-contagion (ie when someone's afraid, it tends to 
infect other people). So I think it is all linked, but that the key 
to controlling it is consciously directed will.


David