Fascination is a fascinating subject.

We are
enthralled by those few individuals who seem to
exert an irresistible influence on those about them.
Indeed, that is what the word itself means. Derived
from the Latin fascio the word means ‘to charm or
to bewitch’. People feel ‘bewitched’ by such a per­
son and willingly do as they ask without question­
ing why they are being so compliant.
The quality of fascination is not a corollary of
good looks or beauty. Indeed, anyone who has
met film or pop stars with dazzling good looks
will tell you what disappointing and uninteresting
people they usually turn out to be. I have met
famous beautiful women only to find myself trying
to suppress my yawns after a short time in their
company. T heir so-called ‘beauty’ cannot com­
pensate for their lack of innate charm.
The glitz and glamour is strictly for the camera­
man. They live for the camera. They are only film
stars because some director or producer could see
their potential for looking good on camera. But it
is all a sham: meet these people and you are in for
a big let down.
I can tell you right here and now that off camera
the personal charisma of most film and pop stars is
zero.
So if you aspire ‘to fascinate’ you have no need to
fear being at a disadvantage because you don’t have
the ‘right looks’.
You already have this power, dorm ant within, a
power more valuable than ‘looks’ or money!
Adolph H itler was one of the most fascinating
men of the twentieth century. Many will find him
a difficult subject to either admire or to learn from.
But learn from him we must.
For this man, before becoming the most powerful
in Europe, had once been a complete nobody. How
could someone nobody noticed, hopelessly self-
conscious and awkward, laughed at by women,
become a person idolized by almost everyone who
knew him?
Even in the death throes of the Third Reich, when
all was lost, those closest to H itler rem ained utterly
besotted and were ready to die for him.
 The example of H itler is truly extraordinary. Yet
those two other great mass m urderers of the twen­
tieth century, Stalin and Mao - who incidentally
spilt more blood than H itler ever did, they killing
their own kind while he killed ‘aliens’, although
hardly defensible - had no comparable charisma.
Looking at film footage of Stalin’s speeches one is
completely baffled: he was devoid of personality,
spoke without conviction; was utterly boring and
monotonous. (One is at a loss to see how he became
so powerful. But he began as a gangster who shot
and bludgeoned his way to the top. You don’t need
‘charisma’ when you’re holding a pistol!)
Compare this to a famous footage of the Nazi
leader. He advances to the podium, the audience
quietens, yet he doesn’t utter a word. H e stands there,
hardly moving for a whole three minutes before uttering
a word.
The tension is palpable. Watching it you feel
nervous because how can a speaker stand before
thousands and not speak?
I find these moments of silence electrifying. For,
as anyone who has stood before an audience will tell
you, not to speak is tantam ount to death itself.
There are people who have experienced terrifying
physical dangers; tough iron-like men surviving
unimaginable ordeals - and yet who would rather
die than face an audience and hold them by the
power of their presence rather than their speech.
 There is something wired into the hum an psyche
that stipulates that to speak to any gathering of
people one m ust do so immediately and confidently
or risk psychological annihilation on the spot.
Yet H itler stood unperturbed. He glanced at his
notes, looked up and around. The time seems an
eternity. You could hear a pin drop. The tension is
unbearable and yet thrilling.
W hen he did speak it was in a quiet conversa­
tional tone which of course was entirely calculated.
For he knew his audience longed for the hysterical
hectoring which characterized his speeches.
Contrast this stunning mastery of his audience
with the awkward young man who could barely
struggle with one-to-one conversation, let alone
address tens of thousands.
W hat effected this staggering transformation?
Even H itler’s last bodyguard, who suffered ter­
ribly at the hands of the Soviets later, years after­
wards said he would go ‘through it all again’, for he
so loved the man.
W hat power did H itler command to receive this
type of undying devotion?
I cite him as he is the most stunning example of
this power in action. This is not a course in how to
become a demagogue or a great dictator.
The sensible reader will see the point I am try­
ing to make. If the reader lacks confidence, feels
inadequate, feels ignored - none o f these difficult
feelings can stop him or her from becoming a fascinating
person.
It is known that H itler practised his speeches in
front of mirrors. It is also common knowledge that
he was an occultist. He was obsessed with astrology,
numbers, prophecy, ritual, reincarnation, and
mesmerism - the whole works.
For all I know the ritual I am about to give
you may be the same - or at least similar - to what
H itler used. I know that my lodge has possessed
this for generations and have a continental origin.
I am convinced that we are dealing with the same
principles.
This is not a once-only ritual. It has to be
repeated twice a week for three months. I will
explain it before discussing its complications.
You need a m irror and a candle. T he colour of the
candle is not im portant but avoid red. Black is my
preference, but you make your own choice. The
candle is to be the only illum ination in the room.
Remove all clothing and before the m irror raise
your hands high over your head and sway
rhythm ically left to right as you speak your first
name 99 times. At the 99th time tense yourself,
clenching fists, speak firmly and with conviction:

I AM T H E POW ER
I AM IN CONTROL
I FASCINATE
 Extinguish candle by snuffing it out with a cover­
ing of any kind. Don’t blow it out; you can use the
same candle every time.
The complications are as follows. You will only
resolve them by practice and experiment before
performing the ritual properly.
You may not have a whole length mirror. If not,
don’t worry, but you must still do w ithout clothes.
The rhythm ic swaying is all very well if you are fit
and well, but if you are of advanced age balanced
posture may not be something you can take for
granted. So you need to exercise care. (If you are 90
and performing this ritual, bully for you! It’s never
too late for anything. Better to succeed late than
never. And remember - every act of magick gives
you life. T hink not of how long you have lived, but
how much longer you can. Don’t accept boundaries
set by others.)
The biggest problem is how does one remember
exactly 99 times? Repeating our name continuously
it is easy to get confused. You may end up saying it
98 or 101.
But it has to be 99. T hat is the tradition as I have
received it.
One way to get around this is to get several sheets
of large paper, writing your name nine times on each.
It is easy to keep track of nine on a single page. Your
name should be spaced out, because if written too
closely you may confuse or forget the numbering.
 W ith nine sheets of paper you will have your
name down 81 times. You need only two more
sheets and you are home and dry.
You may devise some other way; it doesn’t matter
which, whatever is right for you.
After three months you will notice a stunning
change. You will actually/^/ your power. No longer
will you remain unnoticed and be taken for
granted. For once people will look to you to take
the initiative. And take it you will.
Now if you end up starting some cult or political
movement I am not to blame! This inform ation is
for those who want more than self-confidence; for
people who want to possess the X-factor.
This is privileged information and I know that
Finbarr has restricted distribution to its mailing
list of knowledge seekers. This is not for the masses.
Don’t count yourself as ‘one of the masses’. The fact
that you have purchased this is proof of that.
Power to you.