Things have been busy recently and for once it’s not work!
The breathing exercises are quite fun but still no breakthrough as of yet (not that I’m expecting that at the momemt). One of the exercises is just impossible at the moment, you have to exhale your breath and then hold for 90 seconds - yeah right, whatever… I can get to 65seconds before I start gasping for air 
However practice makes perfect so I shall soldier on.
I stumbled across this post from @anon55033742 in the incantation summary and decided to give it a go.
Warning: Read the whole post first before using this.
Aruseheyzo Atlabanissus Orus
Here is one I channeled from my shadow that calls upon the power of ALL the Oni demons and combines the incoming power with your own innate Oni nature. The end result is you effectively become an Oni while still alive.
Apparently you do it in 3 phases and I’ve done the 1st phase and it has made a difference, I do feel that there’s a a power now flowing through me. But then again it could be from the breathing exercises as well 
No that I mind as these days “the ends justify the means”.
I can also feel the influence of Baal in the background as well as I’ve suddenly been doing a lot of reading recently. I finished off the BALG’s gateway keeper of him and ordered a few more from Amazon as they are pretty interesting. I’ve re-read Asenath Mason’s Draconian Ritual Book again and was so impressed by that I’ve ordered her Tunnels of Set series (thanks to a totally unexpected Christmas bonus from work). So all in all Baal is pushing me to focus on what I should be doing.
Having a good think about it, I might do the 7 day ritual in the Draconian Ritual book and then at some point next year probably try the darkside tree. This will all need to be underlaid by the free course at https://www.quareia.com/. This doesn’t have “glamour” of say, E.A.'s adventures but it does give you a an excellent grounding in the techniques and knowledge of magick. I’ve dabbled previously but now need to start focussing on it consistently.
Which ever way I go in the short term I need to get the basics done. My meditating has improved considerably but now need to revisit my tarot cards and learn some astrology. This is emphasised in the Quareia training along with some basic rituals that need to be honed. So I’m going to be a busy boy going forward!
Let’s not forget that the success magick rituals are still ongoing and I’m now on week 37 “Bravery” (!).
Lastly on lighter note I took some weed last saturday, the strain being “amnesia haze” which certainly lived up to it’s name! I quickly went into a haze and my legs felt like jelly. I sat down and watched a film on my laptop. It’s fair to say that Tenet is not a stoners movie 
: At the time I just blankly looked at the screen for the duration not understanding any of it. Looking back now I can’t even remember any of it apart from some shooting went on and a short role for Michael Caine. 
Next time I’ll stick with Shrek 