Arcane Formulas or Mental Alchemy: A Supplementary Volume to The Arcane Teaching (in English)
Synopsis "Arcane Formulas or Mental Alchemy: A Supplementary Volume to The Arcane Teaching (in English)"
Lesson I. Egohood 5 Lesson II. Establishing the Ego (I) 11 Lesson III. Establishing the Ego (II) 17 Lesson IV. Establishing the Ego (III) 23 Lesson V. Will Focalization 30 Lesson VI. The Excluded Middle 36 Lesson VII. Mastering the Opposite. 45 Lesson VIII. Neutralizing Rhythm 49 Lesson IX. Cyclicity and Balance 55 Lesson X. Mentalism in a Nutshell 60 Formula for Positivity 61 Will Atmosphere 62 Personal Positivity 64 Visualization 64 Statements 65 Denials 66 Mental Alchemy 66 Mental Vibration 67 Thought Waves and Currents 67 Thought Forms 68 Practical Methods 68 Concentration 69 Mental Imaging 70 Materialization of Thought 73 Aids to Mental Imaging 74 General Application 74 The Arcane Formula 76 Excerpt: EXERCISE. Let the Neophyte place himself in a position and condition of calm, restful repose. Then let him meditate upon his own identity, as distinguished from the outside objective world. Let him reach mentally into the very centre of his being --- the inner recesses of his soul, until he meets his Real Self face-to-face. Let him, in this meditation, repeat softly to himself his own name --- that is, the name which he applies to himself at times when he thinks of himself in the third person. Or, else, his favorite "short name" or familiar "nickname," such as "Jim," or "Will," or "Jack," etc. --- in short, the name which he most familiarly identifies with himself. Let him repeat this name over and over again, softly, to himself, throwing into it his earnest attention as if in that name, or word, were contained the Secret of His Existence. In many cases the Neophyte will find that he is lifted up to a higher plane of being or consciousness, in which he sees more clearly the Light Within, and hears a few strains from the great Song of Life. If the experiment succeeds, he will realize, as never before, the reality of the "I" --- the Secret of the Ego.
