i've been a long time, on & off, practitioner of the magickal arts - 10 years or so. I've delved into witchcraft, chaos magick, eastern mysticism and of course, hermetics throughout the years.
i've recently re-evaluated my own personal practice in comparison to the steps of IIH and i found that i am somewhere in STEP 04 & 05.
you can see my detailed account of how i worked IIH through my blog;
aliasmagus.blogspot.com