I have some great articles coming out in the following issues of Esoteric Meditation (available on the NewsStand on the iPad). In these issues I will be developing the articles further and getting to the guts of what metaphysics is all about. I will be writing on subjects that on one else wants to publish—or don't even know anything about! Don't miss these enlightening issues coming out once a month. 

For those who are unsure of what initiation is, basically it relates to the integration of your personality with what we are currently calling the Energy Parent (Higher Soul Self) and the subsequent elevation of your consciousness. The techniques employed by the College of Esoteric Education comprise many methods by means of which such an integration and elevation of consciousness may be facilitated, but the most common one is via an attunement process using the Sirian method of meditation.

This technique is composed of many symbols pondered in meditation, until the symbol activates and elevates the consciousness.  At all times the symbol has served as a powerful tool in that particular technique. Consider it now from that viewpoint. 

Intensive contemplation upon a symbol enables it to become effective. This method can also be followed today if students find it useful. The symbol must be permitted to speak to the inner self. Such exercises when faithfully pursued will reap their ultimate reward. 

Imagination can be loosely defined as a veiled perception of truth. Mankind is the only living entity on this planet that can use imagination. It is a gift that most use negatively. Imagination is the picturing power of the mind; it is a constructive, or creative faculty if used correctly. Imagination has been the principal working tool of those outstanding people throughout the long annals of history, whose basic ideas have given us the means to allow us to develop and invent the necessities that allow us to live in the modern world today. 

Whether you believe it or not, all human beings are created equal; all arrive on this earth plane with only their body (accompanied of course with other subtle bodies, brain centres and facets), and they depart from it in the same way, leaving the body to the destructive elements of the earth, as it can no longer be used in the advancement of the soul. During the interlude on the earth plane, each one has the same struggle for survival, the same basic body to train and develop, and the same brain to think and reason. But each does not have the same opportunities. This is the great philosophical problem or question! Why is this so? These and similar questions will be answered in the following magazines. 

In our January Issue of Esoteric Meditation, you will discover much about the mystical side of life as this particular issue is focussed on this area. Humanity is at long last beginning to awaken and students of modern mysticism rarely appreciate the real value of metaphysical training until they have made practical application of certain cosmic laws and principles. Not so many years have passed since mysticism was only known as a form of mysterious hidden teachings, passed over by most of humanity, more than offering any real help in the material world. There are still many people today who hold the same view regarding the knowledge that lies within the field of mystical comprehension.

It serves no purpose to develop the practical, material side of life to the exclusion of the spiritual or mystical side of life. Both sides should be developed equally to be of any  real benefit. There are always some people who wonder if others have some secret method, unusual knowledge or some secret key or code that they use for success and prosperity. Your success or failure really depends on what type of thoughts you hold in your mind. All thoughts and feelings are like boomerangs. At some point in time they rebound upon the sender, sometimes with devastating results. However positive thoughts bring abundant blessings.

The allegorical, veiled and symbolic principles of mysticism, if applied in the correct manner through the correct method of thinking, can definitely be applied to practical needs. In all the scriptures of the world, there are allegories and metaphysical symbols just waiting to be explored. If you take the time to investigate, you will discover laws and principles that can be used in the daily affairs of your life.