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The Power of Prayer and Belief in Spiritual Practice

This course is designed to give you a practical understanding of the power of prayer and belief in spiritual practice. Many practical methods are presented so that you can use these practices to improve your life, well-being, and above all, self-knowledge. Prayer, alongside ritual and meditation,  is one of the three critical tools of the Path of Return. By learning prayer, we learn how to commune with the very essence of our being, at any time, any place, and under any circumstance. In short, prayer is the shortest path to spiritual awareness and the foundation of all others.

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The Four Aims of Jupiter

This class is to help you clarify your goals and maintain a practice that will bring a sense of wellness to your journey on the Path of Return. All our reasons for entering the spiritual path can be distilled down to achieving health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness. But so often, we forget why we began the journey, and therefore lose our way.

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Inner Alchemy and Magic

This class provides a detailed set of practices for experiencing the awakening and direction of the psychic energies latent in each of us. It will demonstrate how these psychic energies relate to our physical body, daily life, and the formation of the Body of Light.

Health and longevity are essential to spiritual practice, so learning how to effectively access the energies within our body and the world around us is essential to the Path of Awakening. In this course, you will receive clear and precise instructions in how to access these energies, the benefits that can be realized, and how to integrate the energies into your daily schedule.

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Oral Commentary on Between the Gates

This course gives additional information on the practices described in the book Between the Gates – Lucid Dreaming, Astral Projection, and the Body of Light in Western Esotericism. These are essential teachings for anyone seeking to understand the nature of their continuity of consciousness, afterlife survival, and why spiritual practice is critical to everyone who seeks to simply BE.

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One Year Manual

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Ritual Purification and Defensive Magic

This course is a complete, detailed, and practical introduction to the importance of ritual purity, the role of exorcism, and the use of defensive magic on a daily basis. It is designed to provide students with detailed means of maintaining psychic health and purity as they undertake various spiritual practices. It also teaches how to protect places and people from unwanted psychic influences. These are classical and medieval methods as found in several schools of European ceremonial and folk magic.

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Practicing the Presence of God

A gateway into the interior worlds.

This course consists of eight sessions previously delivered live during the regularly scheduled IHS Practice Sessions with Questions and Answers. This is the complete course along with additional essays and articles that were mentioned or provided during the original presentation. It is a complete and thorough introduction to the Practice of the Presence of God as understood by generations of accomplished adepts and we welcome and encourage your participation in these heroic teachings suitable for our current age.

Welcome to the Final Practices, the Final Teachings

This class covers the nature and practice of “Practicing the Presence of God” as understood in several schools of esotericism. This is considered by some to be the pinnacle of esoteric practice in that it is what allows for the realization and confection of the Philosopher’s Stone and in advanced stages, the perfection of the Body of Light. These teachings are simple, direct, and concerned with a single fundamental principle, and place the tools and responsibility for Illumination completely in the heart, mind, and body of the hands of the practitioner.

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Sanctus and the Secret Fire

This course demonstrates a step-by-step process for organizing their study and practice of esotericism. It teaches spiritual practices designed to help us re-engage with nature and its forces, both seen and unseen, yet always experienced. Knowing when practices will bring us the most benefit allows us to progress and have confidence in our work.

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The Mind of Hermes

This course leads the student through a comprehensive view of the nature of mind, its function, and its role in esoteric practices. The extremely practical methods learned in this class constitute a stand alone system of practice and awakening. Rare and little discussed practices related to the various forms of visionary experiences, and photonic awareness in particular, are discussed in detail so as to be of practical value to students who experience this unique phase of the Path of Return.

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The Pathology of the Sublime

This course is a detailed examination of the many problems that can arise during various spiritual practices. While focusing on alchemy and qabala, other schools of thought are also addressed, as well as a look at the problems from the view of psychosynthesis. This is ideal for anyone leading a meditative, esoteric, contemplative, or even recovery-oriented group. It is also useful for those personally or professionally involved in psychotherapy

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New Thought and Modern Esotericism

This six-week, twelve-hour course is an introduction to the teachings of New Thought teachings, offering an overview of its theory and practice, as well as outlining specific practices conducive to utilizing New Thought techniques.

The course includes:

  • Discussion of the history and nature of New Thought theory and practice
  • Links between New Thought and other esoteric and spiritual traditions
  • The basic principles of New Thought
  • The Ethical Dimensions of New Thought
  • And specific practices to best utilize New Thought techniques
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