Physical exercises of the body stress physical health and development as well as the integration and use of the physical body and physical environment.Astral exercises of the Soul focus on systematically cataloging the positive and negative aspects of the self and, later, transforming and purifying the negative aspects into positives.Mental exercises of the Spirit (or abstract mental being) begin with simply observing the mind and progress from there, with each subsequent exercise building on the previous.This is an important point since, as the power of the magician increases, so his ability to do harm – even unintentionally, increases. Also, there occurs a purification of the personality, where the magician should become incapable of wishing harm to his fellow man. This is to ensure that the student maintain a balance of the three "bodies", which accelerates progress in the long run and minimizes injury to oneself in the process of growth. The program further subdivides each step into three areas – Non-being spirit or Mind (Spiritual abstract universal mental body see Spiritual bodies: Theosophical society ) Soul as mental body into the astral, psychic and emotional body the astral body and physical body – with the intent of developing all areas of the self simultaneously and in a balanced way. Initiation into Hermetics is divided into 10 practical steps.
The result of the practical exercises is the development of occult abilities which can be of benefit to the student, in as far as changing his existence for the better.īardon's training system is comprehensive. These exercises are aimed at developing body, soul and spirit.
Initiation into Hermetics provides step-by-step instruction in the form of practical exercises. They were written with the intention of allowing students who wished to practice magic the means to do so if they could not study under a teacher. Students of his, such as Emil Stejnar, Walter Ogris, Martin Faulks, William Mistele and Rawn Clark consider him to have written the best training programs of any magician of the 20th century. īardon's works are most notable for their simplicity, their relatively small theoretical sections, and heavy emphasis on practice with many exercises.
While some elements of the story are based on Bardon's real life experience, most of the book was written as an occult novel with much embellishment on the part of Votavova. Though the book lists its author as Bardon, it was actually written by his secretary, Otti Votavova. These volumes are Initiation Into Hermetics, The Practice of Magical Evocation and The Key to the True Kabbalah.Īn additional fourth work attributed to him by the title of Frabato the Magician, has been supposed by many of his students to be a disguised autobiography. Works īardon is best known for his three volumes on Hermetic magic. Bardon died from pancreatitis on 10 July 1958 while in the custody of police. Bardon continued his work in the fields of Hermetics until 1958 when he was arrested and imprisoned in Brno, Czechoslovakia. He was born in Troppau ( Opava), Austrian Silesia. Franz Bardon (1 December 1909 – 10 July 1958) was a Czech occultist and student and teacher of Hermetics.
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