LUMITHECA

Visualisation / Guided practice

Converse with a departed teacher.

Adapted from Éliphas Lévi · translated by A. E. Waite
Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual

An imagined ivory teacher opposite the blue reader, the open book connecting study and conversation.

The purpose

Prepare an inward conversation with a deceased writer or teacher by becoming familiar with their words and picturing how they might answer.

The practice

You’ll read a short passage, picture its author opposite you and ask a question about what you read. You’ll imagine an answer, return to the text and close the conversation.

Time to allow
8–12 minutes
Difficulty
4/10
What you’ll use
A short passage by a deceased teacher; a portrait or written name; paper and pencil
Before you begin

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