Lesson Two

Your next step involves deep meditation, or what is usually called astral projection.

You may want to train yourself into deep meditative states prior to undertaking this lesson. There are many excellent books on the subject. You might prefer to train yourself. Either way is as good as the other as long as in the end you are able to shut out the world outside of you and your point of focus.

You will need a piece of amethyst stone for this lesson. It can be a sizeable amethyst pyramid, a point, or merely a chip of the stone. You will be charging this stone during your meditation and filling it with the energy you gain. In the future, the amethyst will be able to carry you back to the place and time of your original meditation--as if you were experiencing it all over again.

With nothing but your amethyst, head off to a quiet, undisturbed area as the day wanes into twilight. Make sure you are undisturbed, because you will be at this spot for a while. Do this on the clearest night possible, so that your view of the sky is at its possible best. Watch the sun sink into the West and notice the beautiful amethyst color of the sky. Hold up your amethyst and let it soak up the violet rays of sunset.

Sit awhile, meditating if you like, until the sky darkens. Lie flat on your back and look up at the stars. Let your attention wander all over the sky from star to star until your focus settles on one star that calls to you. You will feel it when you have found the right star.

Now picture that star as the gateway between this world and the next. Azrael is the guide through that gateway. Without its energy, we would lose our way and become lost in the universe. Feel yourself being pulled toward the star. Let yourself be pulled. This is Azrael summoning an apprentice empath to the threshold. If you can, slip into the astral and let yourself be guided. Remember to always hold the amethyst in your hands, as your experiences are charging the stone.

When you are ready to return, you only need to do so. Nothing binds you in these altered states. Lift the amethyst aloft again and let the shine of your chosen star shine through it. Remember this star for future exploration, and remember that you can choose another star as you feel it correct.

When you reach your home, go to bed! This lesson should be tiring and yet thrilling at the same time, which is a great combination for lucid dreaming.

Repeat this lesson (and Lesson One) as often as you like, until you really feel the essence of Azrael within you.