I tried it both way an in between, and it made no difference. The main thing that seems to matter is getting into a decently deep trance state.
I must admit, I’ve not had any issues with being ‘smelly’ and offending the entities with bo or the wrong incense… I have sometimes asked for opinion on incense to burn and felt like I got a preference.
I do find being in fasted or in a ketogenic state via diet makes me feel clearer and makes TGS easier. But I have issues with the lectins in grains that fog me up.
The void meditation is what gets me closer. So I think I’ll just do the meditation and then follow a summary of the ritual in the grimoire (I always write my own summaries for any grimoire, it works better for me this way).
I have the book practical Djinn magick by Hargrove. I gotta say it is absolutely superb. I’ve used the rituals exactly verbatim as he presents them and I’ve achieved very satisfying results. These results were powerful and real fast.
I love the guy’s attitude.
I can tell you if you prepare the way he suggests in Magickal Influence, his minimalist approach works because you’ve done the immersion in a potent way.
If you roll out of bed after having sex, eat 3 pieces of cold pizza and throw on some underwear with holes in it and try and perform a ritual from one of his books, you’ll get what you get…
I have all his books accept for his latest one. They all work. He is one of THE most practical magicians out there. I know he’s not affiliated with the gallery of magick or the power of magick though and that’s only thing that irks me. I wish I knew who he was affiliated if he is at all. I would absolutely buy from them over anyone else.
The system he presents is based on the Abramelin structure and, as it seems to me, the guy Rose and his Order have cracked the code hidden in the Abramelin “myth”.
Yeah man…Lucifer and the Hidden Demons is choice reading. Straight up serious if you ask me.
I love that he tells you straight his source text is the Abramelin instead of acting like he invented all of it. But yeah, he cracked the code…
I’m traveling right now, but I’m returning home soon and my first order of business is to begin working through Rose’s work. (I’ve almost finished reading!)
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