Even with a structured start to the practice of the A.'.A.'. system, the Probationer receives the broadest description of the study and practice that is required before he is eligible to work with the central ceremonial magick of the Elemental grades of the order, Ritual DCLXXI. For the student that is fortunate enough to have a dedicated teacher to guide them through the year of Probation, the path to their first initiation is a well laid out journey. For the rest, even the most assiduous student working in isolation will very likely not have prepared themselves to perform this essential ceremony because they will not know which studies to focus on and which skills to develop. Continue reading
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