Irish Murdoch
7th June 2012, 08:20 AM
Many years ago, my brother had a habit of buying books on magic (not the sleight-of-hand kind); he has, happily, since grown out of it. One I remember leafing through was by a guy called Franz Bardon, and it was loopy as can be. Today, I idly Googled Bardon, and found that the whole book is online. It deals with the practice of evocation of spirits, and includes a list of (some of?) them, along with short descriptions of each. It's hilarious! (Bearing in mind it was written in the 20th Century, not the the 10th!)
You can find the whole thing here: http://www.hermes-press.com/bardon1.htm .
However, here are some choice snippets from his descriptions of various spirits:
"Once, I was accompanied by this head in the mental body when visiting the planet called Venus and was able to watch the life and doings of the Venusians, who have a light-silvery skin and are much more advanced in their spiritual development than man on earth: they are far more advanced in technology than we are. Due to their technical achievements they are able to leave their planet without effort and visit other planets without hindrance, contrary to man on earth, who has not yet been able to proceed far beyond the stratosphere. In size Venusians are somewhat shorter than we. However, on other planets, for instance on Saturn, there are human beings of the size of giants, so that, taking our measurements, one would have to take a ladder at least 30 feet high in order to get on top of the big toe of a Saturnian. Should a magician want to visit such a planet in order to get into contact with the human beings living there, he would have to expand his mental body in such a manner that he reaches the size of a Saturnian. The method to be applied for the expansion of the mental body has already been described in "Initiation into Hermetics"."
AND:
"The hairy covering of the human body forms a part of the competence of this head. He is the inspirer of all coiffures and kinds of beards. Hairdressers and barbers of both sexes are constantly under his influence. All inventions refering to the growing of beards and hair, starting from the simple comb up to the most modern apparatus, from razor blade to the electric razor, are controlled by this head. The magician who gets into touch with this intelligence may learn which substances will make hair grow and which will remove unwanted hairs, etc. Omana can also make the magician acquainted with diverse substances for hair dyeing. Having personally evoked this head, I was shown, in the Akasha-principle, the hair colour of the future. Chemical substances will no longer be necessary, for these usually do harm to the roots of the hairs; the hair of man will be dyed by radiation apparatus without any evil effects on the hair and the hair-bed. However, I have been forbidden to say more about this. Nevertheless, the future will bring the proof of the prediction."
From what I can gather, this guy is highly thought of in occult circles. Just shows you.
You can find the whole thing here: http://www.hermes-press.com/bardon1.htm .
However, here are some choice snippets from his descriptions of various spirits:
"Once, I was accompanied by this head in the mental body when visiting the planet called Venus and was able to watch the life and doings of the Venusians, who have a light-silvery skin and are much more advanced in their spiritual development than man on earth: they are far more advanced in technology than we are. Due to their technical achievements they are able to leave their planet without effort and visit other planets without hindrance, contrary to man on earth, who has not yet been able to proceed far beyond the stratosphere. In size Venusians are somewhat shorter than we. However, on other planets, for instance on Saturn, there are human beings of the size of giants, so that, taking our measurements, one would have to take a ladder at least 30 feet high in order to get on top of the big toe of a Saturnian. Should a magician want to visit such a planet in order to get into contact with the human beings living there, he would have to expand his mental body in such a manner that he reaches the size of a Saturnian. The method to be applied for the expansion of the mental body has already been described in "Initiation into Hermetics"."
AND:
"The hairy covering of the human body forms a part of the competence of this head. He is the inspirer of all coiffures and kinds of beards. Hairdressers and barbers of both sexes are constantly under his influence. All inventions refering to the growing of beards and hair, starting from the simple comb up to the most modern apparatus, from razor blade to the electric razor, are controlled by this head. The magician who gets into touch with this intelligence may learn which substances will make hair grow and which will remove unwanted hairs, etc. Omana can also make the magician acquainted with diverse substances for hair dyeing. Having personally evoked this head, I was shown, in the Akasha-principle, the hair colour of the future. Chemical substances will no longer be necessary, for these usually do harm to the roots of the hairs; the hair of man will be dyed by radiation apparatus without any evil effects on the hair and the hair-bed. However, I have been forbidden to say more about this. Nevertheless, the future will bring the proof of the prediction."
From what I can gather, this guy is highly thought of in occult circles. Just shows you.