Rising on the Planes, Method II

• This method is to be used with the planetary Sephiroth only (Yesod – Binah). Pick one Sephira with which to do the exercise (it is wise to start with Yesod). 
• Perform the Lesser Banishing Rituals of the Pentagram and Hexagram, then invoke the planetary force in question by Hexagram (using the proper colors, incense, etc.) 
• Formulate a golden archway in the east of the temple. On the other side of the archway is an open temple representing the Sephira that you wish to rise in. Let the decorations of the temple be consistent with the nature of the Sephira in question (for example, a temple of Yesod might have a blue or indigo floor, a white marble altar with the image of a beautiful naked man inscribed upon it in violet, perhaps a silver dish sits upon the altar as well, from which rises a white flame, etc.) The temple should have no walls or ceiling. 
• Using the methods outlined in the previous installment, formulate the body of light and transfer your consciousness to it. 
• Project through the archway using the sign of the enterer. Use the sign of silence to seal the archway behind you. 
• Once your body of light has been firmly established in the temple of the Sephira in question, vibrate the Atziluthic name of the Sephira numerous times. 
• Once the necessary force has been strongly invoked, let your body of light rise by effort of will. The atmosphere through which you rise (and which interpenetrates your body of light) should be of the color of the Sephira you are rising through in the Queen scale, though the color may change to that of the King scale as you rise. 
• As you continue to rise, the atmosphere will become more rarefied, subtle, refined. 
• If, at any time, you feel resistance to further progress, you may send some astral matter from your body of light back down, proceeding onward with the subtler components of your body of light. This may be done numerous times if necessary, until your body of light consists of no more than a minute point of refined essence. 
• As with the first method, this exercise may be used to attain unto the heights of mystical consciousness, though this is possible only for one who has already reached the threshold of Briah. 
• When you can rise no further (be careful not to exhaust yourself in an effort to rise further), return down the way you came. The full form of your body of light will return to you as you descend. 
• When you have again reached the floor of the temple of the Sephira in question, spend a few moments re-establishing your body of light in the temple, laying your hands astrally on the altar and vibrating the Atziluthic name of the Sephira. 
• When you are ready, project back through the golden archway and merge your body of light back with your physical body. Physically give the sign of silence after you have come back to your body. 
• Banish the planetary force invoked by hexagram, then perform the Lesser Banishing Rituals of the Hexagram and Pentagram.