In Konstantinos' book "Nocturnicon" he describes a method of gathering/ raising energy for the purpose of ritual called "drawing in the dark". This method relies upon the early morning hours (2-5am). One lies in a cold, darkened room and attempts to feel the presence of night. As one relaxes, one attempts to feel beings in the night, whether they be ghosts, spirits, or the spirits in the next door dimension. As they start to gather around your body, you draw in the darkness and palpable fear that one feels from their presence.
This is partially related to the tangible darkness thread. Try this some time. If you are familiar with this book and have tried this method, what are your thoughts?
The basic method is as follows: lie down comfortably inside with a window open to cool down the room, or lie outside if it's warm enough. Close your eyes and count down from 13 to 1, and reach out with your senses to "feel" the darkness surrounding you. If you can make it a room free of all light, including electric clocks, all the better. We have all been there as children. We feared the dark because of the boogeyman, that thing under the bed, or just the fear of the things that go "bump" in the night.
As you lie there, try to remain as still as possible and reach out still further to see if you can detect those things that we felt as children but were too afraid to see. Imagine them now and draw them willingly closer until you can sense their presence around you. Perhaps you can hear them whispering?
When they have surrounded you and there is no denying the presence of the darkness, take a deep breath and draw the sense of darkness into your being. Darkness holds its own energy and can add significantly to your own. When you feel you can no longer take in more darkness, get up (without getting dizzy) and use this energy in your regular ritual.
I'm interested in open minded thoughts. So either try it out first, or give it considered thought rather than spewing an ignorant answer, please.
