I bought a hardcover copy back a while ago, but haven't seriously opened it yet. I took of the jacket and the book has this beautiful blue binding ?paper. I have read at least 80-90% of the entire NAP forum, and decided to start. I haven't tried the incantations yet, not until I achieve that compression that was described in the ritual analysis.
I took some advice and invited the mysteries of creation of the book to reveal themselves and guide me when I lighted a candle and rang this beautiful sounding bell that I had picked up in a store when I had heard it's clear piercing voice. When I opened up the page, I read it out loud. It was a variant of the Bornless Ritual. I noticed nothing around me. Then, I started from the beginning.
I read each page slowly and out loud, enunciating every word. Soon, after a few pages, my senses sharpened, I could easily feel temperature (I could feel which parts of the air was slightly colder), and feel the air flowing around my fingers even I'm moving it slowly, I'm not usually this aware. I could hear the conversations in the background, feel certain tensions in places and focus on them, even when before, they felt like a muddled mess because of my low sensitivity. My nose which was clogged popped and I was soon breathing better, and I could feel this power beneath my skin.
When I finished the beginning and Chapter 1, and tried the NAP Ritual, wow. Reading the book out loud makes such a difference. I then stopped for the first week of the winter quarter.
This weekend, a bit lazy and procrastinating, I picked up the book again and read the incantations chapter. I returned back to this state and felt my connection to the book increase. Just touching it and thinking about it's wordings pulls me toward this state. The book even said to "follow the words to the end." I don't know how, but the way the book is written does something to your mind.
So far, I have done only 2 spells, which were successful, and I think that starting NAP is a good idea. However, after reading the second chapter, I could "hear" the words STOPSTOPSTOPSTOPSTOP over and over in my mind; the "voice" (it was not exactly a voice, almost) did not sound like the voice I use and hear all the time to think out loud, so maybe now is not the right time to read the next chapter? Meh.
After, I keep performing the NAP ritual and reading the book to the end, I'll start working it's magic. I think I'm going to call Elubatel first though. To help me forge myself into a worthy magician.