Silly Superstitions

Jun 13 2025

Silly Superstitions are as Old as the Hills. Here’s how to have fun with them.

Today is Friday the 13th and that’s about as funny as silly superstitions get. From Norse mythology to the last supper to a slew of slasher movies, the whole thing has turned into a laugh as it should be. Here’s some perspective. Growing up I often spent time with a wonderful girl named Stephanie. She was a died in the wool horror movie fan and I never quite understood her fascination. She’d laugh as we watched the monkey brains scene in Faces of Death, Freddie Kruger’s soul pizza, Jason doing his thing at Camp Crystal Lake and all the rest. I wasn’t really ever frightened but I wasn’t howling with laughter either.

May 27 2025

I’ve been working mostly “behind the scenes” here at ESP Lab since the board unanimously voted me in as treasurer and the president-elect of Spiritual Science and by extension, naturally, ESP Lab back on October 31, 2024.

Before I dive into my thoughts to Give Light, there’s just a little backstory. And introduction for those that don’t know me. My Memorial Day weekend wasn’t much of a holiday but it was a lot of fun with all the Lab work I did. As a faithful Al G. Manning student I wholeheartedly live by his motto “If I can’t have a good time I ain’t going”. That includes going to work on something or to somewhere. It was a total blast completing the milestone task of publishing all of the Al Manning occult courses yesterday.

Dec 19 2020

Al wrote a great fun series (one of his last) about ESP for our website ESPLAB.com.

By Al G Manning

Oct 23 2020

LESSON 1: THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF MEDITATION

Very often people ask me, “What does meditation mean?” Rather than be dogmatic and give you a pat answer, we’ll spend the next 11 weeks working on various techniques of meditation. As always we’ll have a set of “homework” exercises for each week which may or may not seem to have anything to do with the immediate subject matter. But if you’ll work with It regularly you’ll soon find that you have built something special of your own.

DICTIONARY DEFINITION

The dictionary defines meditation as: To plan in the mind: intend. To fix the mind upon; think about continuously: contemplate. Or to engage in continuous and contemplative thought; study; any subject or idea; cogitate.

Apr 29 2020

They probably prefer to call it Vedanta after their scriptures because Hindus is just the name of the river, but it’s an interesting and most ancient religion. As I remember they recognize a good 35 avatars (including Jesus and Mohammad) most all born of a virgin in a cave surrounded by animals and died on a cross. That’s the traditional astrological allegory.

The Hindu Holy Trinity

Quite like Christianity they deny woman a place in the holy trinity – Brahma, Atman & the GodHead are all depicted as male, as are the principle gods, Vishnu (the preserver) & Shiva (the destroyer but the destruction always makes way for something better – a new baby is from Shiva). Long time ago I asked Lord Shiva to manifest to me as a woman so I could make love to her and get used to change.

Mar 14 2020

By Sami & AL

Our daily lives provide regular challenges—even for those of us living a charmed life. Tell me about it you may say! We have to RAise the price of our aggravation, RAise above the pain and negative thoughts and know the situation is “just water off a duck’s back”– as we choose to turn to the LIGHT, AGAIN– with positive magickal phrases to help change our mental channel to a higher vibration.

USE your ESP Lab Magick to help you get through it all!

RAMA AGNI SEND THE LIGHT TO ME,
RAMA AGNI SEND THE POWERFUL LIGHT TO ME,
SWEEP AWAY THE THINGS THAT HARM,
LET THEM CAUSE ME NO ALARM,
RAMA AGNI SEND THE LIGHT THAT SETS ME FREE!

Mar 11 2020

By Al G Manning

According to the dictionary, Pagan is a term bestowed on non members of the Christian, Hebrew, or Muslim faith (by uptight, bigoted hard liners.) Many Polytheists, Wiccans, agnostics and atheists wear the title Pagan proudly. As an eclectic I guess I fit in there somewhere – at least because one of my best sellers is “Helping Yourself With White Witchcraft.’ The Muslims call anybody not of their faith an infidel, but in this country the Southern Baptists disagree with the Northen Baptists to the point of considering them amateur Pagans.

One World – One God

It’s fun to tease my Rosicrucian friends that Egypt ruled the world until Amenhotep IV decided to become Aknanton and throw out all the old Gods in favor of the one God theory and the Egyptian civilization went right down the tubes.

Mar 11 2020

Nergal

Nergal ( rhymes with gurgle ) focuses the bright red energy associated with the Martian influences into your aura through you root chakra, the psychic center located at the base of your spine. Yes, this is the seat of the sex drive, but it also brings us our physical vitality and that special attractiveness to other beings most often called animal magnetism. This is your most potent power for manifestations of a purely physical nature and must be present in useful form to attract the opportunity and wherewithall of any material accomplishment. As you learn to bring in larger portions of this energy, you will notice that all people and animals tend to treat you with greater interest and respect than before.

Dec 04 2019

The whole of the Bible contains much Spirit Contact and many other forms of ESP. We might start with John the Baptist who was predicted by an angel of the Lord who struck his father dumb until the actual birth and the name John was given to him. John went about the land preaching of the coming and baptizing people before Jesus appeared. And of course the 3 “wise men” were Zoroastrian Astrologers who had predicted the birth of a new Avatar. Then there was the birth in 4 BC (the Romans always messed with the calendar, but that’s another story), with all sorts of angelic appearances. Angel is just another name for a good Spirit. Lots of us modern people commune with Spirits every day.

RENEWING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL LEPRECHAUN

Jul 30 2019

This summer we are enjoying playing with our nature spirit friends and comrades. Doing so will make for a FUN and successful day! We have brought back this editorial from Al from 2002. Let’s tune into Al’s encouragement, renew our friendships and play with our ESP as we grow together.

RENEWING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PERSONAL LEPRECHAUN
( A mini editorial by Al )

When your whole world seems to be slipping into the doldrums or something worse, it’s a time to focus on JOY and making all your meditation and ritual times extra fun for you and for your Spirit Friends. Seems to me it’s the 100th Psalm that starts out: “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord….” Sounds like especially good advice for any occasion.

Merry Meet and Blessed Be! Sending Lots of love and hugs to the entire ESP LAB family! Our ESP Lab is a true gift to each of us and a blessing to be part of.

RR, Lisbon, Ohio

I love the new https://esplab.com/ it’s fun!!

PG, Roseburg, OREGON

Thank you so much for your prayers!

BW, Columbus, Georgia

Thank you for all your prayers and love. I send it all back to you!

WM, Weirton, Virginia

The new https://esplab.com/ is AMAZING! Thank you!

KK, Fountain Hil,Pennsylvania

While working for Spiritual Science I have had the pleasure of reading and processing some of the mail. I have felt uplifted and connected. I have felt a positive spiritual unfoldment in the process.

EV, Durango, Colorado

I thank all of you for your wonderful support of me over the years. Blessed be! Bless we!

WW, Cambridge, Maryland

Peace & Love to ALL of you! Mathew is better. I do continue with the light chants. My love & gratitude.

HB, Live Oak, Texas

Author - Howard Sherman