The thing is though that this is a shared illusion. So the thoughts of many may override your own.
No, actually, itās not. Your ilusion is uniquely your own, based on your own thoughts, and beliefs about the world. Nothing can override the interpretation of reality created by your brain. Others can impact your beliefs and thoughts, which in turn influence the illusion created by your brain, but you can can always change your beliefs whenever you want to, and thus change the reality you experience.
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That is true. Sadly it is sometimes hard to change mindset when you are in certain situations. I wonder what he mindset would be of someone getting tortured or starving.
Would the best mindset be of the situation being a growth period?
I guess it is up to the individual. Only the true/higher self of the individual knows what is best mindset for each different situation right?
How would the mindset of a person connected to the all more than their ego be in any situation? Would they just think/act as an observer of reality? Would their ego take over in times of hardship?
27/8/20
Day 27:
No-mind meditation for 30 minutes at 10 AM. Mind was a bit difficult to quiet down today.
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 11 of Success Magick at 2 PM. Iām beginning to notice a build up energy when I do this now. I am breaking into a sweat.
Lesson 27 of CIM: Above all else, I want to see
This lesson is reminding us that the truth is there if only we desired to see beyond the illusions of our mind. In order to let go of our false perceptions, we need to want to let go of them. However, most of us willingly wear blinders because we are so attached to our preconceived ideas of āhow the world is,ā but those ideas are really just lies that we have to continually tell ourselves in order to build the cage of our own false reality. But true vision has no cost to anyone.
Meditation with theta binaural track for 1 hr before bed.
End of day.
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28/8/20
Day 28:
No-mind meditation for 30 minutes in the morning.
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 11 of Success Magick at 130 PM.
Lesson 28 of CIM: Above all else, I want to see things differently.
This lesson tells us that we have to make the choice to see beyond the illusion cast by our brains. We must choose to see without the blinders of our preconceived beliefs about things. Without this choice, we will continue to fall for the illusion that the world is what our brains tell us it us. If you choose to see magic, wonder, beauty, and connection, then that is the reality you will experience. If you choose instead to see pain, hatred, anger, and separation, that is also the world you will experience. The choice is always yours to make.
Iām been receiving some not so subtle hints lately that my current self must die. All that I think of as āmeā must be washed away so that I may becomeā¦whatever I may become. It seems some inner alchemy is on the horizon.
Note: The Black Panther died today. Chadwick Boseman left an indelible legacy as more than just a fictional super hero, May his next adventure now begin. The king is dead. Long live the king.
End of day.
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These preconceived beliefs have a lot to answer forā¦
This is a journey we must do alone, yet somehow we find ourselves surrounded by the right kind of company when neededā¦
What do you get when this is done?
To be specific, is there some prize when you have completed this cycle of workings, that isnāt just the self-imposed need to do yet more and harder spiritual exercises, without any break or reward, and with the potential for loss (including of self-respect) merely heightened by your previous accomplishment? 
If you have a vague idea a prize might be nice, can you connect to it emotionally on a deep level?
(First person to recognise what Iām paraphrasing here wins a hamster emoji! 
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Nothing 
The primary aim of this experiment with the CIM is to learn. My note was neither a complaint nor a criticism of myself. It was simply a reminder of my current tendency to forget to apply what Iām learning.
As Goethe once wrote: Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.
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Iām not saying it was, Iām saying you may be running into the same obstacle that has held so many back - that accomplishment of a task which is quite challenging (in any way) may be seen to simply result in a bigger task next time round.
And that this prospect, held in the back of your mind, will motivate āforgetfulnessā which takes it off your list for that day, and so pushes the dread day when the burden increases (with no break, and no exciting reward) that bit further away.
I bet, no offence but since youāve mentioned it, you seldom forget to watch porn, on an ordinary day and all other factors being the same?
That has an immediate reward that you know you can rely upon, and happens in the short term, whereas completing CIM on a scehdule just means youāll expect more of yourself for the next pathworking.
Why eat one dogshit sandwich, when the only reward for finishing it is two dogshit sandwiches, with even less bread?
(Not calling CIM a dogshit sandwich in terms of material, just trying to illustrate my point about difficult tasks, that just bring even more of the same.)
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That was a hard lesson for me, personally to learn, and I wonāt even post here about all the horrors I experienced as a result of trying to discipline myself to do something I hated for the apparent purpose of āmore of the same.ā I didnāt think of it that way at the time, I thought the monetary rewards would be worth it, but what good are they when you are miserable and if you are that miserable you canāt achieve the monetary rewards from that sort of activity anyway.
I never really applied that philosophy to spiritual discipline, maybe it makes me less of a person focused on āascensionā but I have a tendency to quit it when it gets rough. There is the supposed wisdom of plowing through the dryness, but I decided that other things were more important.
These days my issue with my spiritual practice isnāt dryness, it is the fact it is perhaps too exciting. Are demons going to show up with a scary face (or without a face at all)? Are they going to tell me stuff I donāt want to hear? Or are they simply going to refuse to answer my questions?
And that is just ones Iāve worked with before, even with divination and preparation, I never know what an encounter especially with ones I havenāt worked with before is going to be like. Some days I miss the old church ceremony even though it got pointless, boring, and at times even depressing.
Maybe make a note in your journal about what you are learning. I recently looked back at some of my old magical journals. To my dismay, I found a lot of lessons I should have learned, I told myself I learned, but I never really internalized so the things keep coming up in my subconscious, almost like in spite of saying something like āI learned this bit of wisdom.ā I went back to the old ways of thinking and failed to apply the so called āwisdom.ā to my life, negating its actual impact on me. Apparently writing down in my journal āI learned this.ā didnāt make a damn bit of difference.
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29/8/20
Day 29:
No mind meditation for 30 minutes in the morning.
Enochian LBRP and ritual 11 of Success Magick in the afternoon.
Lesson 29 of CIM: Love is in everything I see
In the original Course, this lesson is actually āGod is in everything I see,ā but Pam Grout prefers using Love because of the negative emotional baggage some people have around the G word. Either way, this lesson tells us to put our focus on what we want to see, rather than on the illusion created by our brains. And yes, seeing Love/God in everything includes the things you donāt personally like. Thatās the hard part.
End of day.
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30/8/20
Day 30:
No-mind meditation for 30 minutes at 1030 AM. Mind was quite active today and difficult to quiet down.
Enochian LBRP and then moved into Ritual 12 of Success Magick: Tolerance.
When one starts becoming successful, people will come out of the woodwork to tear you down, for no reason other than their own insecurities and jealousies. The purpose of this ritual is to help you recognise the kind of critical feedback that is necessary for improvement from within the dross of all the crap that envious people will hurl your way.
Lesson 30 of CIM: Love is in everything I see because Love is in my mind.
This lesson is telling us that what we hold in our minds is what we experience in the world. Hold Love/God in your mind, and Love/God is what you will see. All you ever need for a perfect day is a happy mind, and a happy mind is a conscious choice we can learn to make if we decide to.
This lesson actually reminded me of the BALG newsletter from back in 2014 where EA discuses some advice from one of his mentors: āPerfection comes not by random acts of kindness, benevolence, or power or godliness, but by the daily contemplation of the things of Eternity.ā In other words, perfection, aka Ascent, does not hinge on specific rituals, or living your life in a prescribed way, but instead by placing your attention and focus upon the Eternal.
Note: I learned that during the writing of her book on A Course In Miracles that I am working through, Pam Groutās daughter died of a ruptured aneurysm three days after her 25th birthday. No warning, no illness, just fine one hour, and gone the next. How does one maintain their focus on the Divine Buzz after something like that?
Tasked my elemental legion with turning a light rain into a thunderstorm but it was unsuccessful.
1 hour meditation to theta binaural before sleep.
End of day.
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31/8/20
Day 31:
No-mind meditation in the morning.
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick in the early afternoon. Iām feeling the energies stirring the more I do this work.
Chakra work in the early evening.
Lesson 31 of CIM: I am not the victim of the world I see.
This is telling us that the responsibility lies with us. If we want to change the world we see āout there,ā we must first change the world we see āin here.ā We are the creators, and we have the choice of how we choose to perceive our own little slice of the simulation.
Meditation with theta binaural for 30 minutes before bed.
End of praxis.
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1/9/20
Day 32:
I had a late start to my day.
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick in the early afternoon, around 2 PM.
Lesson 32 of CIM: I have invented the world I see.
This lesson is basically an encapsulation of the previous lessons. What we see is an illusion created by our brains, but because we created it, we can decide how to see it. The power of choice is ours. The current illusion that we all participate in is based on fear. We are bombarded with messages every day telling us to put all of our focus on whatās āwrongā with the world. We are told that everything is out to get us, our politicians, our food, our own bodies, other countries, other people, even those we are the closest to, we are told, might not be that into us. However, as most of us magicians know, what we put our focus on expands in our consciousness, so if we only focus on fear, that is all we will experience. And no, it does not mean ignoring the ills of the world, but it does mean choosing where to put your attention, instead of being told where to put your attention.
Chakra work in the early evening, about 8 PM.
Meditation with theta binaural beat for 1 hour before bed.
End of praxis.
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2/9/20
Day 33:
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick in the early afternoon.
Lesson 33 of CIM: There is another way of looking at the world.
This lesson is telling us that the fear based illusion perpetuated by our brains is not the only way to perceive things, if we just make the choice to be open to the other possibilities. There is an exercise in the beginning of Damon Brandās book Success Magick where you consciously seek to see the beauty in the world around you, not just in the obvious things but in everything. It can be very difficult to connect with the inherent beauty of the world when you have been so focused on fear all your life, but you only have to be open to the possibility of the presence of beauty. Just one tiny crack in the fear based illusion to allow it to show itself.
Performed a healing ritual from Words of Power and Transformation for my cough in the early evening.
Meditation to theta binaural track for 1 hr before bed.
End of praxis.
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Thank you for posting this, DK.
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3/9/20
Day 34:
Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick in the early afternoon.
Performed the healing ritual from Words of Power and Transformation for my throat about an hour later.
Lesson 34 of CIM: I could see peace instead of this.
This lesson reminds us that focusing on the fear based illusion is a choice we make. There is always another option, however. Just as we choose to focus on fear, we can also choose to focus on peace of mind. We can make the choice to put our attention on joy, beauty, and connection, instead of fear, ugliness, and separation. Our mind, the source of the illusion we see, is under our control. This lesson isnāt demanding that we focus on peace, though. Itās not telling us that we have to do what it says like a parent scolding us for our bad decisions. All it is saying is to simply be open to the possibility of another way of seeing things. Play āwhat ifā with yourself. What if I focused on peace instead of fear? What if I focused on joy instead of pain? What if I focused on the beauty of life instead of the ugliness? How would things be different for me?
Chakra work in the early evening, around 830.
Meditation with theta binaural track for 1 hour before bed.
End of praxis.
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4/9/20
Day 35:
12 PM - Trancework and chakra exercise.
2 PM - Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick
430 PM - Self healing ritual from Words of Power and Transformation
9 PM - Pathworking with Raziel and Raphael to aid in the healing of a friendās beloved kitty.
After finishing up the pathworking, I opened my eyes while still in trance, and thought I saw a large snake sitting on the corner of my bed. I had to blink three times because I wasnāt sure I was seeing correctly. I thought it was just my mind playing tricks with the folds and shadows of my blanket. I have since had it confirmed that it was a Lwa saying hello. Well, how 'bout that?
1130 PM - AH mantra meditation
Lesson 35 of CIM: My mind is part of Godās. I am very holy.
All is Mind. Essentially, this lesson is the Hermetic Law of Mentalism. Everything we see, and experience, has its place as a mental creation of our own making. Nothing can be said to truly exist outside of our ability to perceive it. We are literally part of the world we see, for it is our observation that collapses the wave of probability into whatever fits our expectations and beliefs. Things seem to exist āout there,ā separate from us, but they really do not, for they are connected to our consciousness. If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is no, it does not, for sound does not exist without something to perceive it.
End of praxis.
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5/9/20
Day 36:
1200 PM - chakra work
130 PM - Enochian LBRP and Ritual 12 of Success Magick.
530 PM - Self healing ritual from Words of Power and Transformation. This seems to be having an effect on my cough.
10 PM - Energy work
Lesson 36 of CIM: My holiness envelopes everything I see.
Todayās lesson is saying that, since our consciousness is part of Godās, we are part of everything we see. What is inside our mind, is reflected in the outside world (well, as much as anything can be said to be outside the consciousness that perceives it) and since our mind is Godās and therefore holy, so to what is within it, and we control what is within it.
Note: The pathworking with Raziel and Raphael was successful. My friendās kitty survived her poisoning, and is recovering slowly but surely. This makes me very happy.
End of praxis.
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