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New Aeon Magick
Chapter 12

by Garald Campo

                           THE SENSES

     "We do not see things the way they are but as we are".

                                                   Jewish proverb
                               ***

Most  people possess five senses:  Sight, Touch, Smell,  Hearing,
and   Taste.    These  can be attributed to  the  five  elements,
hence;  they  also  find  their place  in  the  points   of   the
Pentagram.

There  is a "sixth sense", which is believed to reside within  us
all.  There is some indication that this sense is transmitted  in
the  genes,  as some strongly psychic people  have  had  strongly
psychic  children.  It is conceivable that this sense is made  up
of  all  the information sent to the brain by our  other  senses.
They  gather together in our subconscious to create  a  separate,
independent  sense which furnishes any missing data  relative  to
any experience.

When humans were in the early stages of Evolution (before the use
of  language) we possessed a very powerful form  of  "Telepathy".
It was the only way which one could communicate with another.  As
the  use of language became more prominent, telepathy  diminished
as  we  slowly  ceased to use it.  The use of the  senses  is  an
evolutionary  process  designed  to help the  species  deal  with
problems.   Most  of the parts of the brain of which  science  is
familiar   are  dedicated  to  the  methodology   of   processing
electrical signals sent by our senses.  If the percentage of  the
brain which is unused can be used as a scale in which to  measure
human  evolution, it then becomes clear that as a  species  we've
got a long way to go.

There  are  ways  to exercise this forgotten  "sixth  sense"  and
regain its use.  The method which I have used with great  success
has  proved  to  be  a  wonderful way to  do  this.   I  call  it
"Isolation", it is a form of sensory deprivation.

The  method is quite simple:  You isolate all of the  senses  but
one by focusing all your attention on the particular chosen  one.
You  accomplish  this  by doing everything  possible  to  prevent
stimuli to the other senses.

You may notice, for example, that a blind man has an acute  sense
of  hearing and touch; while a deaf man possesses  an  incredible
sense  of  sight and smell.  This is  because  the  consciousness
required  to  operate the lost sense  has been  diverted  to  the
healthy  ones.  Thus making it possible for the brain  to  divide
the energy once used on the damaged faculty the other senses.

Imagine  how  much we could heighten the  senses  by  alternately
depriving all of them!  Deprivation of the five will surely  make
you aware of the sixth.

This  is not a new method.  Egyptian adepts would  subject  their
students to a similar method by making them spend days inside  of
pyramids.   There  they  would find no light,  sound,  odors,  or
tastes.  This proved to be quite a dreadful experience to all but
a  few very well balanced individuals.  Let me explain  something
which  must be made clear:  WHEN THE BRAIN IS DENIED THE  STIMULI
FROM THE SENSES IT WILL IMPROVISE WITH DATA WHICH HAS BEEN STORED
IN THE SUBCONSCIOUS.  VISIONS, VOICES, FLAVORS AND ODORS ARE  NOT
UNUSUAL  WHEN PERFORMING THESE EXPERIMENTS.  IT IS EVEN  POSSIBLE
TO  FEEL  THINGS ON ONE'S SKIN.  IT WOULD BE FOOLISH  TO  ATTEMPT
THIS  WORK  WITHOUT HAVING FIRST BECOME ADEPT  WITH  THE   LESSER
BANISHING PENTAGRAM RITUAL AND HAVING PREPARED YOUR MIND AND BODY
WITH PRANAYAMA.

The  single and most important objective in this exercise  is  to
enhance the senses so much that you can take them with you on the
Astral Plane; where you must exercise complete control over  your
Astral Body.  Exploring the Astral is a beautiful experience when
you can see it.  It is much more enjoyable when you can touch it,
hear it, smell it, and taste it.

It is theorized that the Astral and Etheric Bodies to be made  up
of  "Protoplasm"; only in rare cases can this be physically  seen
by  others.  The more of yourself that you bring into the  Astral
the denser, stronger, and visible the Astral Body.

Another word of warning:   IF AT ANY TIME YOU HEAR, SEE, FEEL, OR
OTHERWISE EXPERIENCE SOMETHING UNPLEASANT YOU MUST MAKE IT  STOP.
THE  MOST  EFFECTIVE WAY IS THE "STAR  RUBY".   REMEMBER:   THESE
IMPRESSIONS  MUST BE WILLED AND MUST NOT BE ALLOWED  TO  MANIFEST
UNTIL THEY ARE CALLED INTO CONSCIOUSNESS BY THE MAGICIAN.  IT  IS
ALSO  GOOD  TO  KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY  IMAGE  WHAT-SO-EVER  IS  A
PROJECTION  OF YOUR OWN SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.  THEY COULD NOT  EXIST
ANY  OTHER WAY!  These impressions when properly  understood  can
lead  to better Knowledge of your Self, and of course, this  must
always be our goal.

There  are  many  things at your disposal which you  can  use  to
isolate your senses.  Ear plugs,  blind-folds,  nose-plugs,  etc.

Because  our skin is so sensitive to pressure,  temperature,  and
pain;  I  recommend  the use of a flotation  tank.   Asana  works
moderately  well  but it is quite uncomfortable unless  you  have
mastered it.  There are places you can go to, which for a nominal
fee you could spend some time in a flotation tank.

There are just as many things to enhance your senses:  Music, the
sound of the wind blowing on the trees, or the sound of the birds
at  sunrise.   The taste of fruit and the fragrances  of  nature.
The  texture  of  bark,  earth and rocks,  or  the  softness  and
temperature of the air as it caresses your body. The coolness  of
the water and the heat of the Sun.

When  working  with sight, start with a living thing  such  as  a
tree.   Look  at  it;   I mean REALLY look  at  it.   Notice  the
different shades of green and brown.  Try to see its Aura.  Is it
more visible on the trunk or on the leaves?  Find the True Beauty
in  all  things  that  you encounter, they  are  there  for  your
pleasure.   Also,  keep in mind that no two people ever  see  the
same object in exactly the same light.  You will soon realize how
much  we normally don't see.  How much we take for  granted!   Do
similar  things  with the other senses,  always  depriving  those
except the one you are working with.  Keep records in your diary.
After  some time you will have trained your mind so that it  will
be  able  to  fix its energy on one  sense  while  depriving  the
others,  all  without the use of the tools mentioned  above,  and
this will help you even on the Physical Plane.

We  begin  "Programming" our senses at birth when  we  have  very
little  experience in the Physical Plane, our  limited  knowledge
feeds  us  false information.  That is why the Sages  of  Ancient
times  have  always  insisted  that  all  is  an  illusion.    To
illustrate this point try this experiment:

1.   Take a glass of hot water and put it in front of you on your
     left side.

2.   Take a glass of cold water and place it in front of  you  on
     your right side.

3.   Take a glass of room temperature water and place it in front
     of you between the other two glasses.

4.   Put the forefinger of your left hand and place it in the hot
     water and keep it there.  (Naturally you will feel heat).

5.   Put  the forefinger of your right hand and place it  in  the
     cold  water  and keep it there.  (Naturally  you  will  feel
     cold).

6.   Take  both  of your fingers out of the hot and cold  glasses
     and  put  them both into the glass containing the water   at
     room temperature.

The  finger  that  was once cold is now feeling  hot,  while  the
finger  that was feeling heat is now feeling cold, yet the  water
is   neither  cold  nor  hot  but  room  temperature.    We   are
experiencing an illusion.

This is why we have to reprogram our senses, using the  knowledge
we  have today.  The exercises given above will  also  accomplish
this.

There  is  yet another illusion  that we face on a  daily  basis:

                     The illusion of color.

When  we  look at a tree, we see the color green in  its  foliage
because that is the color that is being reflected by the  leaves.
This  means that all the other colors except for green have  been
absorbed.   In  reality  you  are not  seeing  the  tree,  but  a
reflection  of the tree.  Everything which we see is  Light.   We
perceive  light  in the same manner that radar  perceives  sound;
instead of picking up noise being bounced off of objects we  pick
up light being reflected from them.  The true color of the leaves
on the tree must then be every other color except green (which is
not being absorbed but reflected).
By  working with color scales and using a little  imagination  we
can  "train our brain" to pick up the true colors.  Once  we  see
the  true essence of things we have overcome the  illusion.   (We
see  things  for  what  they  are.   This  process  is  what  the
Alchemists call: "The First Matter".)

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