Hexagradior

Hexagradior (from Greek hexa - six and Latin gradis - step) is a book of mystical exercises and instructions for attaining occult abilities. Practices described in it are vaguely reminescent of those given by Franz Bardon in his "Initiation into Hermetics" and those used by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky of the Theosophical Society, but they follow the same pradigm, namely that occult abilities are to be reached through practice as opposed to the grimoire approach of prayer, fasting, magic formulas and religious devotion.

Because of the fact that both Bardon and Blavatsky originated from and had liasions in Austro-Hungarian Empire, while the fragments of Hexagradior text have been reported in countries that formed said empire, many believe that the Hexagradior may have originated in Austro-Hungarian Empire approximately at the time of Bardon and Blavatsky. This presumption is further strenghtened by the fact that none of the said fragments are older than early twentieth century and that some exercises described resemble those from Rosicrucian Monographs, both of which fit the same time frame.

Some elements of the Hexagradior exercises, particularly the position of hands in the first exercise,
seem identical with some sacred gestures used in Ancient Egypt and especially the symbol for "Ka", the "Life Force" from Ancient Egyptian soul concept. This is usually interpreted as survival or at least rediscovery of some old occult techniques that have contemporary forms in Psionics and Psi balls.

The first exercise described in Hexagradior is frequently discussed because it regularly causes a sensation of pushing or pulling in the palms, which has not been scientifically explained so far. The book is also known for being notoriously hard to obtain which is unusual but not unprecedented since Picatrix was not available is English until the end of 20th century while some famous titles like "Le Grand Albert", "Le Petit Albert", "Le Vraie Magie Noire" and others have never been translated into English so far.

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