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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1
And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword.
Revelation 1:16

2.1 Throat friction
This practice consists of breathing with a friction at the lower
part of the back of the throat, while keeping the mouth slightly open. The friction is generated during both inhalation and exhalation. It creates a 'wind' type of sound. There is neither humming nor buzzing, nor any form of chanted sound. The sound is roughly the same while inhaling and exhaling. If you can, try to make it a low-pitched sound; it will be easier to sustain over long periods of time. But before giving more indications and tips on the throat friction, let me make a few points extremely clear. Don't try to start a quest for the perfect throat friction. Just do a 'kind of' friction sound and let it adjust itself with time.
If you try to do it too perfectly you will probably end up doing it all wrong. (The same applies more or less to all the techniques of this book.) By being too finicky your mind is likely to get in the way. So just breathe with some vague friction in the throat and everything will be fine! Just read the indications given below, and then you can come back to this section in a few weeks to find out more precisely where your friction is taking place and adjust the details.

Throat friction, tips and traps
• If you wish to have an immediate demonstration, you can visit
the Clairvision School's Internet site (section: Clairvision Knowledge Bank), where you will find sound files of throat friction. But again, keep in mind that any vague friction sound will be enough to carry you through the exercises of Awakening the Third Eye.
• It does not matter whether you are breathing through the nose or the mouth, or both at the same time, but the mouth should remain slightly open. In this position the lower jaw is loose and


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