3) To be clear, I was not sharing those exercises as something to strive for, necessarily. I've found some of Krasskova and Kaldera's books helpful (especially Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner), but I know very little about the value or lack thereof of their recommended practical magic. Now that I have a gone from zero to novice, reading those descriptions strikes me as somewaht reductionist compared to either of JMG's main strands (GD-derived and John Gilbert-derived). "Centering" seems like a one-step banishing ritual, and "grounding" as a one-step middle pillar or grail working exercise. The lack of nuance doesn't impress me as it once would have, but to be fair, I haven't tried either!
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3) To be clear, I was not sharing those exercises as something to strive for, necessarily. I've found some of Krasskova and Kaldera's books helpful (especially Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner), but I know very little about the value or lack thereof of their recommended practical magic. Now that I have a gone from zero to novice, reading those descriptions strikes me as somewaht reductionist compared to either of JMG's main strands (GD-derived and John Gilbert-derived). "Centering" seems like a one-step banishing ritual, and "grounding" as a one-step middle pillar or grail working exercise. The lack of nuance doesn't impress me as it once would have, but to be fair, I haven't tried either!