Pathworking

The Inner Magical Journey

 

What is it?
Pathworking is a self-induced inner journey between the worlds of the known and the unknown. Its purpose is to gain magical instruction, a discovery that will impress in such a way upon the impressionable mind to bring about change as a result of insights and revelations. It is an exercise of the will, whereby the mind focuses its power on an objective or an idea. As a result of visualisation and focus on a particular point, the doors of the inner planes open up and paths can be explored and planned to create whatever is required.

 In a nutshell… it's mind Magic!

Where does it come from?

Pathworkings have an ancient history. They were used as training methods as far back as the ancient cave paintings, drawn as a story in picture form of a daydream as a successful hunt followed by a celebration of the tribe for example.
The therapeutoi of ancient Greece and the healer priests used waking dreams and pathworkings as a means of healing. In Egypt, they were used by those trained in the art to guide the dying across the borders between the worlds with carefully chosen visions. Waking dreams inspired the early prophets, and Palaeolithic hunters and shamans drew their hopes and wishes on the walls of caves deep in the earth, seeking to influence the future. But many of these methods fell into disuse when the early church began its vendetta against the old ways.
For many years, they were a closely guarded secret within Occult Schools and those trained in the Mysteries - until about thirty years ago - when they were made available to a wider audience. 

The cat was out of the bag!

We see Pathworkings in fairy tales, folklore, nursery rhymes and indeed mythology is full of them. When psychology became part of the modern world these teachings re-emerged in the form of guided meditations, and nowadays are used in all forms of holistic therapy and as a means of personal and spiritual development. The Gods that humanity had created for itself in ancient times gained a new lease of life and became known as Archetypes and the worlds which they inhabited was the Unconscious Mind.  The inner planes have never been more accessible!

How does it work?

They accomplish their work through the medium of the imagination and can and do cause physical effects in the everyday world, which is the main reason why they were held in secret for so long. With commitment and dedication, the imaginative faculty can be trained to achieve whatever is desired…
The brain cannot tell the difference between a real image and a projected one, therefore the journey we take in our mind can be as real to us as our daily walk.  The subconscious mind is a powerful reality and on the inner planes, we admit no barriers and use the same senses we have in the physical world. If we believe in the power of this unseen world we can use its finer matter to mould and change the physical world and develop our own unseen powers at the same time.

Training in the art of Pathworking can change your life, heal, guide and teach you. You can realise and fulfil your potential as a creative being and make important changes…if you want to! 

 When to Pathwork?

Everybody, to some degree, has a talent for Pathworking. We all have imagination, we all daydream and we are all creative. It is how we use these abilities that give them power.
To use Pathworking to cause events, you must be specific about what you want and you will need to develop certain powers first:

1. Concentration
2. Discipline
3. Visualization

We are made of and surrounded by energy and matter. This substance is highly impressionable and it will take the form, shape or pattern of whatever hits it hard enough. Thought is the first thing it comes into contact with, therefore everything begins with thought. To know this is the first step on your path and is where the real work begins.