Since we’re about to discuss health, let’s say you decide to go to the

gym. Maybe you’ve made a New Year’s Resolution of “I’m going to go

to the gym five days every week.” You probably know people who have
done that. My guess is that most, if not all, have eventually failed and
given up. Many gyms work on the assumption that most people who sign
up will stop attending within a few months, but keep paying “dues.”
Let’s look at what happens. Well, life happens. Something comes up
and before long you’ve missed a day. You only went four times that
week. Well, as a failure, you may as well give up. That’s the way most
people think.
So let’s turn it around. Change the goal to a minimum of twice a week.
You start out going five times a week. You’re not only a success, but
you’ve exceeded your goal. And success feels really good.
Then a problem happens and you’re only able to go to the gym three
times a week. You’re still an amazing success, exceeding your goals.
That’s better living through lowered expectations!

The Five Rites should be done once a day, every day, skipping no more
than one day a week. If you are setting goals for yourself and can’t quite do all
the desired repetitions of one particular exercise, do the unfinished number of
repetitions later in the day. The full set of exercises should take no more than
ten minutes per day once they are learned.
When doing the rites, remember to breathe! You should exhale whenever
your body goes through a contracting part of the exercise and inhale at a
stretching or relaxation section. Try not to pant.

As a last thought, many people who become involved with ceremonial

magick become disappointed rather quickly, because they find that due to a
lack of knowledge or talent they are unable to do magick quickly. Or, they find
that there is a great deal of study, practice, and work, which will take more
time than they wish to dedicate. I think that most people have bizarre
expectations as to what magick really is because of the silliness seen in
movies and on television. It is also due to the lies fostered by fearful religious
and pseudo-occult groups. Some people expect that if you wear a black robe,
say a few weird words, and wave your hand in the air, you can do magick. As
those of you reading this lesson know, nothing could be further from the truth.
In getting this far in the course you have persevered on the path of magick
and occultism when many who have come before you have faltered, failed, or
given up. You should congratulate yourself.
The next lesson will be the last to focus on White Magick. Starting in the
seventh lesson we will be going into the techniques and practices of Grey
Magick. These methods will allow you to make positive changes in your life
and the lives of those around you.
What you have been practicing in these five lessons and in the next lesson
are specifically arranged to prepare you to do Grey Magick. If you are not
competent at doing the rituals given in these lessons, you will have great
difficulty succeeding with Grey Magick. This does not mean that the thousands
of people who have practiced Grey Magick over the centuries have been
fooled because “it doesn’t work.” Rather, it means that you need more
preparation. And practice!
 The Five Tibetan Rites

Rite Number One. This is the simplest of the rites, but do not discount its
importance. Stand upright with your hands straight out to the sides. Now spin
around in a clockwise direction (from left to right) until you become slightly
dizzy. When you first try this you may only be able to make three to six turns,
but within ten weeks you should be up to twenty-one circles, which is the
maximum you need to do.

Rite Number Two. In this exercise you lie down, feet together, on a flat
surface. Your hands should be palms down with the fingers together, but
slightly turned in toward the center of the body (see illustration above). Raise
the legs off the floor so that they are straight up, or, better yet, until they are
slightly past center. At the same time touch the chin to the chest. Then slowly
lower the legs and head and relax. Do this as many times as possible, but
don’t strain. Your goal is to get up to twenty-one repetitions. Don’t bend the
knees, but if you cannot do even one repetition, see how many you can do with
your knees bent.
 Rite Number Three. This rite should be done immediately after doing the
second rite. Simply kneel on a flat surface with your hands by your sides,
palms in. Lean forward as far as you can without losing your balance. Be sure
to touch your chin to your chest. Then lean backward as far as you can,
allowing your head to fall back. Repeat this as many times as you can, your
goal being twenty-one repetitions.

Rite Number Four. Sit on a flat surface with your arms down at your sides
so that the palms are flat on the ground. Now raise the body and bend the
knees so that your torso becomes like a table to the supports of your arms and
legs. Before pushing up, your chin should touch your chest. As you move up,
your head should be allowed to gently move back (see illustration). Return to
original position. As with the other rites, your goal is twenty-one times.
 Rite Number Five. Lie face down on the floor with the arms about two feet
apart. Your legs should also be about two feet apart. Push the body, especially
the hips, straight up as high as possible. Touch your chin to your chest. Now
allow the body to come down to a sagging position with the head thrown
back. Ideally you should not touch the ground, but if you must that is okay.
Again, twenty-one repetitions is your goal. As with all of the other rites,
allow yourself ten weeks to reach this goal.