Keys to Perception: A Practical Guide to Psychic Development

258 Pages·2017·6.751 MB·English

by  Ivo Dominguez

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your capacity to sense and understand the rich worlds beyond the veils of the
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Praise for Keys to Perception
“Buy all of Ivo’s books. Study them. Do the work. Ponder. Then
return and study them some more.”
—T. Thorn Coyle, author of Kissing the Limitless: Deep Magic
and the Great Work of Transforming Yourself and the World
“Keys to Perception is another masterful work by Ivo Dominguez Jr.,
artfully blending deep metaphysical insight into the nature of
psychic perception with clear and direct instructions and exam-
ples. Only someone with a long history of direct experience and
an educated understanding of the phenomenon could write this
book to both convey useful skills to beginners and provide new
perspectives for seasoned psychics. Grounded and practical as
well as flexible in approach. I look forward to recommending
this to students, friends, and peers alike.”
—Christopher Penczak, award-winning author
and co-founder of the Temple of Witchcraft
“For some people, witchcraft is about herbs and candles and
prayers to the gods. For some others, magic is about the proper
grimoire and ritual protocols. Keys to Perception is for those
who want to see and feel and know directly. Once you can do
this, magic is forever transformed. Developing this perception
takes work. Even those who are naturally psychic can greatly
improve their accuracy and power through training. Ivo pres-
ents a battery of methods that will give you the skills to see and
communicate with a whole other world, leaving no doubt about
the realities of magic.” 
—Jason Miller, author of Financial Sorcery and The Sorcerer’s
Secrets, and creator of The Strategic Sorcery Course
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“Written as only one who possesses great knowledge and experi-
ence can do, Keys to Perception is sure to be a classic ‘must read’
in the field of psychic development. This may well be the most
practical and useful book on the subject I’ve read to date.”
—Raven Grimassi, author of Communing with the Ancestors
“Ivo Dominguez Jr. has demystified the mystical without com-
promising its beauty. He invites you into his process and shows
the ways for readers to make it all their own. Part workbook,
part testimony to the great Mysteries, Keys to Perception is an
absolutely essential guide for magick practitioners of all levels.” 
—Courtney Weber, author of Tarot for One
“Having spent fifty of my eighty-eight years, reading, writing,
and actively taking part in all areas of the paranormal, I feel qual-
ified to say to my students in all honesty, ‘I wish I had had this
book when I was twenty.’
“Over the years that I have known and worked with Ivo, there
has never been a time when I have not learned something from
him. Despite the gap in our ages and the very few differences
of opinion, he has always been able to open my eyes to some-
thing I’ve missed. Now, with his latest book (and, I think, his
best) he has put before his readers what amounts to a complete
course on the Magical Arts. As always, his style is clear, concise,
and delivered without frills or irrelevancies. He writes with the
authority coming from years of personal experience, tempered
by the ability to know when to change, adapt, and take new and
often uncharted directions.
“Chapters two to seven are good, solid, basic information
for those new to this way of thinking. Ivo pulls no punches—
building a foundation is hard work and needs dedication and
patience. Eight, nine, and ten take you much deeper but make
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sure you feel on safe ground. Eleven to sixteen will provide you
with what can amount to a lifetime of refining what has gone
before. In short, Ivo has placed before his readers his life work
on himself. Here is all he has learned, discovered, practiced, and,
I suspect, at times has despaired over, and now offers to those
who come after him. Whether you have some experience or
are a complete newcomer, Keys to Perception is a book to have
close by. It will certainly be on my shelves. Ivo has written many
books and I am sure will go on to write more, but this is one to
keep on the shelves and refer to again and again. I will certainly
add it to the recommended reading list for SOL (Servants of the
Light) students.”
—Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, Director of Studies, SOL
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Keys to
Perception
A Practical Guide to Psychic Development
Ivo Dominguez Jr.
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This edition first published in 2017 by
Weiser Books, an imprint of
Red Wheel/Weiser, llc
With offices at:
65 Parker Street, Suite 7
Newburyport, MA 01950
www.redwheelweiser.com
Copyright © 2017 by Ivo Dominguez Jr.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information
storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from
Red Wheel/Weiser, llc. Reviewers may quote brief passages.
ISBN: 978-1-57863-620-4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
available upon request
Cover design by Jim Warner
Cover images © Shutterstock
Interior by Howie Severson
Typeset in Warnock Pro
Printed in Canada
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This book is dedicated to my beloved James Conrad Welch, to
James Eric Dickinson, Michael Glen Smith, and to all my kith
and kin in the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. A special thanks
to my grandmother Zenaida, who was the first person to affirm
my visions.
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Contents
Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1: Opening the Inner Senses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Chapter 2: The Engine of Memory:
Opening the Far Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3: The Three Selves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 4: Divination, Prophecy, and Oracular Vision . . . . . . 55
Chapter 5: Managing Psychic Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 6: The Eternal Now Exercise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Chapter 7: The Bridge of Fire and Water:
A Ritual for Speaking for Spirits . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 8: A Variation on the Middle Pillar Ritual . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 9: Three Methods for Collective Visioning. . . . . . . 117
Chapter 10: Working with Minerals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Chapter 11: The Cord Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Chapter 12: Strengthening the Spiritual Immune System . . . 165
Chapter 13: Skrying Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Chapter 14: Herbs, Oils, and Potions for Psychic Work . . . . 191
Chapter 15: Chakra Journeys: Pathworkings for the Chakras. . 205
Chapter 16: Closing Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Recommended Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
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