It IS a very important question, and I have been asked this by many, many students.
Basically it all boils down to this –
In our search for a deeper connection with angels / devas / guides and other Beings, we are offered many different practices - from the most basic shamanic use of peyote, to new age mushrooms, to Timothy Leary’s psychotropics and his drive to ‘Open the Doors of Perception’; from hallucinogenic Breath-Work to Twirling Dervishes’ dances, to Zen empty-mind meditation, and hypnotherapy and other Trance Work...
There are many, many different ways to approach all this... BUT they are simply a ‘Key’, and while they all work [some better than others], NONE of them will guarantee that you will ‘reach out, touch, and communicate with a Being of Light’- in fact the opposite is more probable... often with devastating effects.
I was once invited to witness a Kabalistic ceremony designed to call up a “Wise One”. [Boy did they get through to the wrong number!]
Yes, the people [‘magicians’] were very skilled, very knowledgeable in the Arcane Arts, and they did ‘force open the portals and command this Being to take form, locked in the ‘sacred circle’ they had constructed... Wow, hubris anybody?!
Yes, a very powerful Being did manifest.
No, their so called ‘circle of containment’ did not work [except to infuriate said Being].
Yes, this entity went on a rampage - not only destroying physical property, but also scrambling people’s brains.
And I will spare you the gory details of this most arrogant f***-up !
It took months of hard spiritual work to finally get rid of this Dark Force.
So let it be a lesson - the Key is not the use of rituals / invocations / holy mushroom or whatever you fancy at the moment... the Key is YOU !
How much Light is actively within you AND in your everyday life?
How much loving kindness is in your core essence - in your thoughts, words and actions?
How much Love, Light, Beauty do you create, simply by being you?!
Or ... you can look at it differently -
How much anger, resentment, frustration, impatience is within you?
How much ego, greed, manipulation, status, glamour is driving you and your lifestyle?
How much separation, segregation, bigotry do you actively embrace?
So - are YOU of the Light...or of Darkness?
The Law is clear - As Within, so Without...whatever is within you, that you will attract!
You can’t cheat, there are no shortcuts, no false images, no obfuscation... the Laws of Creation are simple, clear and direct.
You want to talk to Jesus, Archangel Michael, the Buddha... sure you can - just be like them - hold the very same energy within you, let your consciousness be a perfect match... and you will have the most amazing, blissful, blow-your-socks-off experience of your life. Guaranteed !!
But, if someone approaches you with shortcuts, with substances they claim will get you there easy-peasy, with secret occult rituals reserved only for the chosen few...
Well, there is a reason why they call Him “The Lord of Lies”.
They say that ‘the Path to Hell is paved with good intentions’- beware the arrogance of Knowledge for it is not Wisdom, nor is it the Light that guides your steps.
The Path is clear, its instructions are few -‘Be a nice, kind, loving person... and make this a better world’...the rest will automatically follow.
But hey, you have free will, and have the right to choose whatever you want to do with your life... just remember - Karma is a bitch - whatever you get wrong in this life, no worries - that’s what future incarnations are for... Enjoy the ride!
Don’t be in a hurry, create a proper foundation, and you will get there once you’re ready [the Path ain’t going nowhere].
And to my radiant Brothers and Sisters, I’ll see y’all on the Path... Namaste ...