A sample of the "Franz Bardon News" by Jim (Bardon) Milligan

(See also Rüggebergs comment on the "Franz Bardon Foundation")

(I would like to thank Mr. Paul M. who owns the original copy of this FBN by Jim Milligan.)

THE FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION
Jim Bardon, 1344 High #1-FBF,
Denver, C0 80218 U.S.A.
Tel.:(303) 331-9199

DEDICATION: May Divine Providence be pleased to grant all seekers anxious to increase their love and understanding of the unity of all life in the universe, and to selflessly help others do this also, easy access to the words of Franz Bardon, Hermes Trismegistos. Blessed are those whose humility and purity of motive allows appreciation of such a genuine guru.

THE FRANZ BARDON NEWS is an offering to disciples of Franz Bardon wishing to network with others on the path of Hermetic initiation. We welcome submission of articles under 500 words which will help our readers further appreciate the words of Franz Bardon. We reserve the right to edit articles for clarity, length or content. Published articles do not necessarily express the views of the publishers.

SUBSCRIPTIONS: The FBN is published 6 times a year, every other month. Subscription rates are: $50.00 for U.S.; 560.00 foreign (please convert your currency and send the amount equivalent to U.S.$, using a bank draft--do not send foreign currency). Please make all checks or drafts payable to "Jim Bardon".

THE FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION is a nonprofit educational cooperative striving to propagate the instructions of Franz Bardon. We welcome letters of inquiry from students regarding their personal study. Please help us by donating as your checkbook permits.

TRAINING GUIDE AVAILABLE: The first of a series of Training Guides expanding and detailing the exercises in "IIH", is now available. Training Guide Number 1 is 39 pages and costs $45.00 U.S.(includes 3rd Class postage)($50.00 foreign). Included are instructions with diagrams for construction of a portable magical circle and triangle, as well as instructions for completion of the exercises in Step 1 of "IIH". Please make checks payable to "Jim Bardon".

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS by Jim Bardon
Following are selected questions received from FRANZ BARDON NEWS subscribers since the last issue:
Q: I have a question. Once an exercise (in "Initiation Into Hermetics" is mastered and one has gone to the next one, how often or frequently should the former exercises be repeated-if at all--during the course of training?
A: This is a good question. I hope the table included as the last page of this newsletter will assist you.
Q: Recently, I have discovered that despite all the big promises my teachers made me while I was going to college to get a real estate license, that I have not been able to get a good Job. I've lost the small-paying job I found, and it seems that the financial conditions are so different now than when I first started college.
A: Regarding your loss of real estate job, as I mentioned to you in your astrological reading, Divine Providence is trying to point out to you at this time in your life, while Pluto crosses your Neptune, what parts of your life are valid and which parts are due for change. Some of these changes in perspective and goals may well come about in regards to your career directions. On the one hand, Divine Providence definitely wants you to succeed financially in order that you may perform more karma yoga of increased value to His mission for this world. On the other hand, though, it seems clear that the agents of the Zone Girdling the Earth wish you to "get your act together" in the financial area. It is no good, as I'm sure you've found, to simply expect that because I have this or that college "degree" that I will be able to make money. Especially in today's world, it is often a matter o; acquiring the skills that the MARKET REQUESTS, rather than those stills that you think would be "fun" to have. Real estate is a good example of this phenomenon. Now that the real estate market all over the country is in a slump--and it will get worse--you've found out the hard way that real estate skills are not desirable at this point for an entry-level person such as yourself. Of course, your training will not be a waste, for some day you will be able to use those skills. But, as I've suggested earlier, you should look in the OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK to take a close, hard look at reality. Only in this way will you be able to easily discern those career/skill areas which will indeed be able to pay your bills well over the next 10 years. Do not put off your research in that book. If you do, you have no one but yourself to blame for your own financial hardship. I can only make suggestions such as this; I cannot twist your arm.

A LETTER FROM OTTI VOTAVOVA The following is a translation of a letter donated to the FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES this past year. It is written in German by Franz's secretary, Otti Votavova, to a student. Please see footnotes by Jim Bardon for clarifying comments. The letter was written 6 years after Franz had left his physical body (July 10, 1958), but before Otti's death 9 years later on February 9, 1973. At the moment, this is the only item which has been donated to the Archives.

TRANSLATION:
Praha, Czechoelovakia - July 2, 1964.
Dear Mr.
I have received your letter dated June 17th. I didn't answer immediately, only because I wanted to you to receive, at least this first letter through my girlfriend. I expect her for a very brief visit tomorrow. One is and one becomes more and more an initiate, as soon as one starts to work on oneself according to the instructions which are contained in the works of F.B.
It doesn't matter if one person is more initiated than another person. Each human being is an individual and must work hard on him or herself if he or she wants to become a high initiate. Nobody can walk the path to perfection for somebody else.
F.B. not only had students here, but they were scattered throughout the world and some of those many students not only mastered the 3 published works by F.B. in their practice but also a series of more Tarot cards in whose wisdom they were personally initiated by F.B. It was absolutely no problem for F.B. to supervise the progress of his advanced students in various ways, no matter how great the distance may be. 1*
Herm. Bauer in Freiburg/Breisgau published 3 scientific works as well a "life - story" by F.B. Unfortunately the publisher reworked the "life-story" to a attractive best-seller like occult novel. I had to read 40 pages before I cooed discover an original sentence. Since that happened after the departure of F.B. I cooed only communicate this unpleasant surprise to H. Bauer. I didn't receive any answer to my letter referring to this matter, although up to this incident I had a animated exchange of letters with the mentioned publisher. 2*
F.B. had dictated to me already a fourth scientific work entitled "The Golden Book of Wisdom". But it was confiscated at this place and at mine and it was destroyed. This kind of literature is not desired in our country. 3*
That during the confiscation we both had to sacrifice all our other works and books does not have to be emphasized. Besides the 4 scientific works F.B. planned also to describe the 5th Tarot card for advanced students as well as other instructional books about healing methods etc. His departure which came unexpectedly for all of us prevented him of doing this of course.
Not only the end of "Frabato" is falsified as you can see from my words but a lot has been completely changed and the rest has been rearranged. 4*
In his portrayal F.B. didn't want to write a novel as such, but he wanted to explain to his students and readers why he was urged by the Divine Providence to describe the first three Tarot cards and to give it to the public. He would never have done it by his own motivation especially he didn't do it in order to be recognized as a great writer. The book "Frabato" is much more interesting in its original composition than in its clumsy reworking [the 1st edition].
Her. Bauer was also asking me to write something about the life of F.B. which he wanted to use as an insertion in the life-story. I complied with his wish but my composition of "In Memoriam" which is in accordance with the truth has not been published. H. Bauer mentioned in his letter of acknowledgment, that it was not suitable for the general public and the majority of the readers would regard its content as phantasy. 5* He himself found its content very interesting-so he wrote.
I refrained from a description of the worldly life because it wouldn’t profit anybody. Should you be completely mature for the hermetic knowledge then the content of "In Memoriam" which I wrote will mean a lot to you. I made a copy for you which you can keep for yourself so that you can, read it often. Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter but please don't mention from where you received it. Be very careful how, you choose your words. Hint only on what else you might want to know. 6* Not far away from Zurich, that is in Lucerne, Stadthofstr. 6 lives Mr. Ing. Wilhelm Koranyi, who visited F.B. personally tin Nov. 1957). He was our guest for a few days and F.B. even took Mr. Koranyi to his home in Silesia, where in many regards he profited in a few hours so much that it was no comparison with all his previous experience.
Since it is vacation-time right now it is possible, that Mr. Kor., and his wife are on a vacation. If you want to visit the mentioned person then please phone him first if possible. Tel. Nr. 32426. I hope that you are satisfied with my answer for now. I wish you lots of success and contentment I greet you and sign
Otti Votavova
P.S. I will write to Ing. Kor, that he will give you more explanations when you will turn to him.

NOTES BY JIM BARDON:
1* We can understand that although Hermes Trismegistos is no longer incarnated in his previous physical body as Franz Bardon, that he is not at all dead or lost to us. For those who accept H.T. as their sole Magus Guru (magic instructor) and devote their lives to following his instructions purely and without deviation or distortion, that same Great Personality who was Franz Bardon will make Himself avail able for personal instruction. Hermes Trismegistos will inspire you directly through your mental matrix with the correct teachings as you progress, if your desire to hear his voice is genuine.
2* 0tti makes mention here of the first version of "Frabato the Magician", published by Bauer Book Publishers in Germany. Since that time, the corrected version has been published by Dieter Ruggeberg Book Publishers.
3* Czechoslovakia is even to this day a repressive country which discourages open discussion of metaphysical topics. Clearly, Otti was discouraged over the behavior of the Nazis during the recently-ended World War II in her country, which included the wholesale burning and outlawing of occult books.
4* 0tti again refers to the first edition of "Frabato". The new version has been corrected.
5* The "In Memoriam" is found in all current editions of "Frabato". She refers again to the events connected with the first edition only.
6* The Czechoslovakian government frowns, even to this day, on contacts with United States citizens; it is a Soviet-dominated country.

HERMETIC TRAINING AVAILABLE:
Jim Bardon offers personal free instruction in the metropolitan Denver, Colorado U.S.A. area for students wishing to follow France’s curriculum, starting with Step One of "Initiation Into Hermetics". The tutoring is private and individualized to your own level, needs, and schedule. Although there is no charge for instruction, the following prerequisites are necessary before acceptance:
(1) You must own all three of France’s books & Frabato, and have read each at least once;
(2) An astrological reading ($10.00 supplies cost) to help both student and teacher understand the elemental balances present;
(3) An astrocartography analysis ($80.00 supplies cost) to locate the best astrological place for the student to live;
(4) A magic room set aside in your home for exclusive Hermetic use, a separate room used for no other purpose;
(5) Magic circle, triangle, and other aids already built ($500.00 total materials costs) according to instructions in "Training Guide #1";
(6) Short written test on the "Theory" section of " Initiation Into Hermetics";
(7) Evidence of a current and ongoing program of performance of some form of karma yoga to help other people and give back to Divine Providence in love.

PLEASE HELP US EXPAND THE FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES! The Franz Bardon Foundation has obtained a large bank safety deposit box in which to preserve originals and copies of letters to or from Franz Bardon, 0tti Votavova, and Franz' s disciples, photographs, etc. for posterity. Shortly, we will be obtaining 3 similar additional bank safety boxes for carefully controlled duplicate storage facilities. We ask all students having such memorabilia, as well as any personal effects or possessions of Franz to please donate them to the FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES. If necessary, we will pay for the chemical treatment of original documents so they will not decompose due to acid fragmentation (as commonly happens with older documents). We will also assure that precautions are taken to protect and preserve all other relics and papers. Most. importantly, your contributions will assure that these invaluable records will not be lost for future generations. Please donate to the FRANZ BARDON FOUNDATION ARCHIVES before it is too late and these records are gone forever. Thank you.

BACK ISSUES of the Franz Bardon News are available: Vol. I (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6), Vol. II (#1, #2, #3, #4) at $8.00/each.

A REPEATED WARNING TO ALL STUDENTS: Between 1989 to 2005, SEVERAL HUGE DEPRESSIONS will plague the Western & European worlds, as well as ONE MAJOR WORLD WAR. Unless you'd enjoy performing your Hermetic exercises standing in a bread line, or while living in a cardboard box as a street person, you must become serious about preparing a financial strategy while there is still time.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
(#1) START TOUR OWN BUSINESS. Or you will find yourself unemployed when your boss has to cut costs. Take a good number of courses on how to run a small business at a local college, so yours will be successful and will not fail (as do 95% of all small businesses in the first 5 years).
(#2) LEARN SOME BASIC IBM-PC COMPUTER SKILLS, especially spreadsheet (bookkeeping) and word processing (typing) software. Or you won't be able to compete as a computer illiterate.
(#3) SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOLLOWING PERIODICALS and borrow all the books they recommend from your public library. Don' t complain about the subscription costs. If you think getting a financial education is expensive, consider the costs of ignorance. The Ruff Times ($90 U.S./year) . Includes toll-free access to experts in real estate, stocks, coins, etc. Call 1-800-445-7833 ( or write: Target Publishers, 6612 Owens Drive, Pleasanton, California 94566 U.S.A.). Also required reading: Reanant Review ($90 U.S./year) . Includes free subscriptions to Washington Report & Clipnotes Newsletters. Call 1-800-5278608 ( or write: Remnant Review, P.O. Box 8204, Fort Worth, Texas 76124 U.S.A. ).
(#4) THOROUGHLY STUDY THE OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK AT TOUR PUBLIC LIBRARY. This easy-to-understand book is prepared by the U. S. Department of Labor and updated regularly. It gives projections for employment, by occupation, into the middle of the 1990's, giving data on: demand expected, starting pay, senior pay, working conditions, job description, recommended training, prior education required, etc. Once you've found a high-paying job whose working conditions suit your temperament, you can then research (also at the library) where to get quality technical/vocational education for that skill. This may be at a trade school or at a college, depending on the job. ASTROL0GY READINGS c/o Nonprofit Astrologers Network. Send high-quality blank 60minute cassette tape, birth date/time/place, $20.00 to cover our costs to: JIM BARDON, 1344 High #1-FBF, Denver, CO 80218 U.S.A.

REPORT AVAILABLE: "How to Open Your Own Occult Book Store", by Jim Bardon. 39 page report. .511.00 t$15.00 Canadian/ foreign) to: JIM BARDON, 1344 High 41-FBF, Denver, CO 80218 U.S.A. This is not a Hermetic publication, but is offered to readers interested in this type of self-employment, and for sound business principles which can be applied to other types of small businesses.

BOOK ORDERS: The books of Franz Bardon may be ordered from the following retailer:
Brotherhood of Life,
Inc. 110 Dartmouth,
SE - Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 U.S.A.

Initiation Into Hermetics $20.00
The Practice of Magical Evocation - $31.00
The Key To The True Quabbalah $21.00
Frabeto The Magician (by Otti Votavova) - S10.00
Specify U.P.S. shipping for quicker delivery, and include $1.25 for 1st title, .50 for each additional title. Foreign customers contact B.O.L. for cost of quickest shipping method in your area: (505) 2558980.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
IIH = "Initiation Into Hermetics"
PME = "The Practice Of Magical Evocation"
KTQ = "The Key To The True Quabbalah"

Contacts: Unless requested otherwise, all subscriber to the FBN are listed here. We encourage readers to contact local Franz Bardon devotees with a friendly letter of greeting, for support and inspiration. These addresses are not to be used for unsolicited commercial mailings
(Annotation by Paul Allen: The following list of addresses is omitted; but I would like to mention that for example there is listed the address of William Mistele.)

CHECKLIST OF EXERCISES (FROM STEP ONE) TO CONTINUE DAILY Make a Xerox copy of this page and post it, somewhere convenient your home. The following drills should be made a permanent part of your routine as time permits, although not necessarily performed in your magic room as a formal exercise. As a general rule, one does not abandon previously completed exercises, just because he or she has started on the next Step. Rather, one's daily lifestyle becomes gradually more and more saturated with magical exercises. In this way, you will not lose the benefit of all your previous exercises. The numbers in parenthesis refer to the Step and Type and Exercise number from the Training Guide. For instance, (I-M-1) means "Step 1-Mental Exercise-#1". "A"=Astral "P"=Physical
(I-M-3) THOUGHT FOCUSING While walking about or performing some chore, carefully control your thoughts so that nothing else is allowed to distract you from your intended thoughts, no matter how loudly outside thought forms may impinge against your consciousness.
(I-M-4) THOUGHT VACANCY Similar to (I-M-3) above, but with the goal being to completely force out all impinging thoughts from your environment, while holding your own mind vacant. This can be done while walking through a shopping mall or other intensely astrally polluted environment, and will keep this part of the brain firm and strong.
(I-P-1) PHYSICAL HABITS Body brushing, stretching exercises, avoiding carcinogenic substances on the body or in food, enemas, salt poison-drawing baths, distilled water, lecithin.
(I-P-2) CONSCIOUS BREATHING As often as possible during the day, practice breathing in your specific already-fulfilled desire along with the physical air element (which always contains astral fire, water, air & earth) as food for the body. This can be done anywhere.
(I-P-3) EUCHARISTIC EATING & DRINKING Charge all your food & drink first.
(I-P-4) CONSCIOUS BODY BATHING Force out hindering astral contamination.
(I-P-5) CONSCIOUS EYE BATHING "

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