For over two years now I have been deeply involved in the practice of energy manipulation. If you're not familiar with the term, which you probably aren't, energy manipulation is an 'occult' practice of using your spiritual body to manipulate various types of energy. Not 'occult' like Satanism or rituals, just a belief in things beyond the physical body. Before I began practicing I was sick every year during flu season and at least four other times. Now, I don't get sick. I fight viruses and infections before they can take over, and that is the very least of what I've begun to do. Clairvoyance, elemental practice, telepathy... so much I've discovered.

I would like to point out that I am not insane. I know what insanity is, I know how it happens, and I've witnessed it in other people like me. I've had many doubts in the past two years of my own sanity, but I've come to terms with all of it. Just because something is not generally accepted by your peers, your family and the modern world does not mean that YOU are in the wrong. Slavery, Judaism, homosexuality, atheism... There will always be something that few people around you can accept, but you must hold on to it, if it is important. For many reasons, this practice is important to me, and I will hold onto it stubbornly and proudly.

So why tell people here? Why now? I want everybody to become aware of this, everyone who knows me and even those who do not. I am not fond of hiding, nor of secrets. I want to spread awareness, that there are other ways to live, and so much more that you can do with just yourself. Don't see me as evangelical - I try to respect religious beliefs and choices as much as I can. I do not see this as a religion, but as a practice, like yoga or diving. Please, keep an open mind if you can at all, and just acknowledge the idea that there are paths like this, that can take you beyond the physical, beyond mundane life. Many people who follow this practice or similar ones choose to be silent and secretive. I do not, because I want to share this, with you.

Because of this, I am writing a book. I've finished the first revision, and I'm not yet sure what to do with it. I may post chapters here, online, though they still need a lot of editing. I'm trying to explain as much as I can in this book, leave less to chance or question than the other books I've seen on the occult. It's not wishy-washy herbal remedy shit like so many modern practices, or some long list of spells that barely work. In fact, there is absolutely no practice in this book; it's all theory. That is why I've given the title Prologue. All I want to do, for now, is explain, let your minds wander and explore and learn and question. For all those who have an open mind, I invite you to contact me, and respond with your thoughts on any of what I've said, or just whether or not I should post this book.

Thank you for your time.
Heron