When it comes to the liturgic prayers for banishing the pathologies what intent should one have when doing them? Can/should they be focused inwards to cleanse the user of the pathology, or would targeting it inwards basically be like cursing oneself? Should they instead be directed out into the world?
Speaking of which lets take the Theophoros prayer and the Yehuborim Prayer, if they can both be targeted inwards what effect would one have over the other? What is the difference between me banishing the yehuborim pathology and me invoking the Theophoros virtue? Surely the presence of one is the absence of the other? I have a feeling I am missing something but I don't know what and would really appreciate some guidance.

