Thank you. I believe I've read these recommendations in other contexts, and likely "should have known better." Yet, it is reassuring to ask directly, and receive guidance.
I have gone into this as a beginner, and this is a challenging lesson in itself! It's been a willpower workout trying to quiet my mind and focus on a lecture as multitudes of other correspondences and potential connections ping through my brain. I've had a few moments of seeing potential connections and then an outlier appears and I want to chase down the why... and... deep breath... back to the task at hand. It is also a lesson in willpower and patience to see the map ahead and, because of previous work, to feel "ready" for a full temple ceremony, and to withhold that do a single summoning or banishing LRP. Though I trust that as you wrote "the structure raised, however exalted, will never be stronger than the foundations laid."
Follow up questions: 6. Would it be inadvisable, as I'm slowly building up to the full temple working, to do a summoning LRP in the morning and a banishing LRP in the evening, rather than alternating days?
7. I have been working through the MOE material, and though its SOP is far simpler and less ceremonial, it does share symbolism and philosophy with the druid magic system. Is it appropriate to continue with MOE work, or advisable to set it aside and focus more fully on the healing system with the Celtic Golden Dawn.
8. I read tarot and, though I've practiced Geomancy from Earth Divination Earth Magic, it has yet to be part of my daily practice. I don't remember there being any prescriptions against using multiple divination systems. As I learn geomancy, would it be problematic to still read tarot.
9. Do you recommend having and referencing Regardie's Golden Dawn big book while working through the Celtic GD or better to leave it for later exploration.
Thank you again for your time and efforts! Also thank you for the many podcasts you participate in; I've had a few long drives recently and quite enjoyed listening to a few of them.
Re: Celtic Golden Dawn
I have gone into this as a beginner, and this is a challenging lesson in itself! It's been a willpower workout trying to quiet my mind and focus on a lecture as multitudes of other correspondences and potential connections ping through my brain. I've had a few moments of seeing potential connections and then an outlier appears and I want to chase down the why... and... deep breath... back to the task at hand. It is also a lesson in willpower and patience to see the map ahead and, because of previous work, to feel "ready" for a full temple ceremony, and to withhold that do a single summoning or banishing LRP. Though I trust that as you wrote "the structure raised, however exalted, will never be stronger than the foundations laid."
Follow up questions:
6. Would it be inadvisable, as I'm slowly building up to the full temple working, to do a summoning LRP in the morning and a banishing LRP in the evening, rather than alternating days?
7. I have been working through the MOE material, and though its SOP is far simpler and less ceremonial, it does share symbolism and philosophy with the druid magic system. Is it appropriate to continue with MOE work, or advisable to set it aside and focus more fully on the healing system with the Celtic Golden Dawn.
8. I read tarot and, though I've practiced Geomancy from Earth Divination Earth Magic, it has yet to be part of my daily practice. I don't remember there being any prescriptions against using multiple divination systems. As I learn geomancy, would it be problematic to still read tarot.
9. Do you recommend having and referencing Regardie's Golden Dawn big book while working through the Celtic GD or better to leave it for later exploration.
Thank you again for your time and efforts! Also thank you for the many podcasts you participate in; I've had a few long drives recently and quite enjoyed listening to a few of them.