After losing some of the recent posts to a site crash and emergency restore. I thought we’d come back strong with one of our AI discussions of materials from the library. Poor Google Notebook LM could only make sense of a few of them and some of the pronunciations are odd, but it’s a brief taste of the history of the nonfiction(?) magical writing available to yogapunx subscribers. Remember, members get access to the classified library as well as options for personal instruction in Magick, Meditiation, and sundry topics from snswrld. You can find the membership signup tab above.
Briefing Document: Alchemy and Mystical Transformation I. Core Alchemical Concepts & Processes II. Symbolism and Interpretation III. Spiritual and Mystical Dimensions IV. Key Figures V. The Emerald Tablet VI. Key Themes and Observations Conclusion: These sources paint a rich picture of alchemy, not just as a precursor to modern chemistry, but as a profound spiritual discipline focused on the transformation of the individual and the realization of the divine within. It is about the journey into the inner self as much as it is about the external world and the materials used in practices. The core alchemical processes and concepts are highly symbolic, intended to unlock the depths of the unconscious mind and bring about spiritual evolution. Alchemy – A Journey of Transformation Key Themes: Important Figures and Concepts: Symbolism: Conclusion: These excerpts provide a foundation for understanding the complex and multifaceted nature of alchemy. It is not simply a historical pursuit, but a framework for understanding the self and the interconnectedness of existence. The alchemical journey is portrayed as a quest for inner transformation and the integration of all aspects of the self, a journey toward achieving the perfection symbolized by the Philosopher’s Stone. The emphasis is on spiritual growth through the symbolic transformation of matter. Top of Form FAQ on Alchemy Bottom of Form Alchemy Study Guide Quiz Instructions: Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences each. Quiz Answer Key Essay Questions Instructions: Answer the following questions in a well-organized essay format. Glossary of Key Terms Alchemical and Occult Studies Review Quiz Quiz Answer Key Essay Questions Glossary of Key Terms
This post provides a summary and analysis of excerpts from “The Magick Path of Tantra” by Shri Gurudev Mahendranath, now available in our library. A little Introduction on the Shri from Thelemapedia: Shri Gurudev Mahendranath From Thelemapedia Categories: Gurus | Mystics | Occultists | Poets | Tantrics | Writers Shri Gurudev Mahendranath (April 29, 1911–August 30, 1991) was a British occultist, mystic, writer, poet, sannyasi, sadhu, tantric guru, and Avadhut. He was introduced to Thelema by Aleister Crowley and espoused the tantric philosophy of Svecchachara which he considered the Sanskrit equivalent of Thelema. [edit] Biography Born Lawrence Miles in London, England on April 29, 1911, his interests in the area of spiritual investigation and the Pagan way of life began at an unusually early age. During his childhood, he had a number of unique experiences which began the course of his inner development and later led to his spiritual attainment and recognition by a vast public. He was initiated by his Great Aunt Madam Clay Palmer, the Witch of Rottingdean, near Brighton, England, into her line of Hereditary Witchcraft when he was in his early teens and he knew Gerald Gardiner, founder of Modern Witchcraft, or Wicca, was active in Gardiner’s Bricket Wood coven in Hertfordshire, and informed Gardiner of traditional rites, which seem to have otherwise been borrowed from Aleister Crowley’s writings. As a young man, Shri Mahendranath met and exchanged ideas with the advanced thinker and mystic, Aleister Crowley. Personal experiences and the advice of Mr. Crowley suggested that he might gain valuable insight by the deeper study of meditation and the I Ching oracle with Indian and other Asian Masters. After some years, and a detour to Australia where he was recorded as being active in Witchcraft, Shri Mahendranath travelled back across South East Asia and arrived in India on Guru Purnima, July 14, 1953. On this auspicious date, he was given initiation as a sannyasi into the Adinath sampradaya by H.H. Shri Sadguru Lokanath, the Avadhut of the Himalayas. He was later given Tantric initiation by Shri Pagala Baba of Ranchi into the Uttara Kaula sect of Northern Tantrics and became his successor. During his life as a sannyasi, Shri Mahendranath traveled to Ceylon, Thailand, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Australia. He also received initiations as a Bhutanese Lama, Meditation Master in Soto Zen, Taoism, and both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism. He founded Amookos and the International Nath Order (originally Western Nath Order) to present and promote his own synthesis of the tantric teachings of the Adinath and Uttara Kaula lineages as a spiritual path for the western householder. Initiates of his International Nath Order and Amookos are known as Naths. Shri Gurudev Mahendranath left his body and achieved Mahasamadhi on August 30, 1991. His last residence was his hermitage—Shambhala Tapowan—near the Vatrak river, in the state of Gujarat, India. He thought he was the last guru of both the Adi-Nath and Uttara Kaula tantric lineages, but was unaware that Pagala Baba’s guru in the Uttara Kaula line, Thakar Kalachand had also initiated a female yogini, Mahaswari Ma who had in turn initiated Kulavadhut Sampranand, who survives into the 21st Century. C.E., alongside the Westernised groups Shri Mahendranath started. He was therefore not in a position to merge the Uttara Kaula and Adi Nath traditions. The Adi Nath tradition is to rest in another Nath lineage as well as continuing in the various Westernised groups with Adi Nath origins that were begun with Shri Mahendranath’s initiatives. [edit] Writings Shri Gurudev Mahendranath wrote numerous articles and essays on tantra and the spiritual life, including the Twilight Yoga Trilogy, the Levogyrate Tantra, and The Londinium Temple Strain, subsequently collected under the title The Scrolls of Mahendranath. These works present the essentials of spiritual life and the tantric path in a humorous, non-dogmatic and non-sectarian manner. At one point your author reached out to join his order and never heard back. His text on The Magic Path of Tantra explores the Tantric tradition, particularly within the context of the Nath lineage, and presents a unique perspective on enlightenment, spirituality, and the nature of human existence. The document emphasizes the practical application of Tantric principles for achieving personal liberation and a more fulfilling life. Main Themes and Ideas: Key Quotes: Conclusion: “The Magick Path of Tantra” presents a distinctive view of Tantra, emphasizing personal experience, the transformative power of orgasm, and a rejection of restrictive dogma. The text encourages readers to actively engage with their lives and develop their own “Think Power” to achieve liberation and a more fulfilling existence. The author positions himself as a guide, drawing upon personal experiences and lineage to offer insights into the Tantric path. The International Nath Order serves as the organization committed to maintaining and spreading these teachings. The Magick Path of Tantra: A Study Guide Quiz Instructions: Answer each question in 2-3 sentences. Quiz Answer Key Deeper questions for thought: Frequently Asked Questions on the Magick Path of Tantra Glossary of Key Terms Atma Jnan: Self-realization, the understanding of one’s true nature, and an essential step towards enlightenment in Tantra. Diksha: Initiation into a spiritual tradition or path; involves a formal ceremony or transmission of knowledge. Kaula: An early term for what is now known as Tantra, referring to a specific lifestyle and spiritual practice. Kleshas: The five pain-bearing obstructions or causes of suffering, identified in yoga philosophy: ego, ignorance, repulsion, attachment, and clinging to life. Kutir: A small hut or simple dwelling, often used as a place of retreat and meditation. Mahasamadhi: The conscious and intentional departure of a yogi’s soul from their physical body; the final step towards complete enlightenment. Moksha: Liberation or enlightenment; the state of freedom from the cycle of rebirth and suffering. Natha: Another early term for Tantra, often associated with a specific lineage or tradition. Parampara: A traditional lineage or succession of teachers, passing down spiritual knowledge and practices. Purusha: The Cosmic Spirit or Conscious Thinking Power that permeates the universe, according to Nath philosophy. Shakti: The divine feminine energy, often seen as a goddess, and the counterpart to Shiva’s masculine energy. In Tantra, it also refers to the female partner in spiritual practice. Shmashan: A cremation ground, a place often used by sadhus for meditation and contemplation on death. Sannyas/Sannyasi: The renunciation of worldly attachments and the adoption of an ascetic way of life; a sadhu is a sannyasi. Uttara Kaula: A specific sect or lineage within the Tantric tradition, often referred to as the Northern Tantric sect.
A little message for Trinity NTIuODkuMTE2LjY3 That’s pretty much it folks. Having raged against the tyranny of ignorant thought in this 4-dimensional world I have packaged up the last lingering statement into 2 parts fitting of the duality I’ve been screaming to the void to recognize. My personal coda is a 2 part statement of hackery and spirituality and this whole site comes together if you have the tiniest hacking skill to apply to something higher than the fourth dimension. Hell, I’m even leaving a copyright violation hanging as a huge goddamn clue. Spelt out in the plainest English possible. There’s the book FOUNDATIONS: The Kemetic Church of Ra, by yours truly and the postcard I’m leaving any fan of ascii Star Wars. This little site and the payoff easter-egg will linger for a few years, but like every other solo occultist who dives into madness to cope I will be excluded from intercourse with the living excepting a cage until what should have an earlier intended expiry. Get the last little bit while you can. I’ve met God a couple times, been to heavens and hells a few times respectively and my Yoga of disinterested self-destruction in pursuit of higher truth ends in imprisonment and death as it should. My whole M.O. has been hit edge of philosophy, make mistakes, regroup, and that is not a safe path. I’ve got a couple years to work on asceticism in a prison cell and that is actually absolutely fine. The chao symbol background of this site has not been chosen lightly I’ve been yelling quietly from a meatgrinder while penetrating the collective consciousness for a few decades. Wish Keanu a happy retirement.
Greetings, my cosmic traveler friend! As we embark on a journey to explore the dualities of mind and travel in higher dimensions, let us dive into the mystical and mind-bending realms of Tao and I Ching. While Western psychology has been struggling with the apparent dualities inherent in conscious existence since Queen Victoria’s time, other cultures and societies have been creating more accurate models of the nature of these dualities for centuries. Here I present two of these models for your consideration, so buckle up, baby! 1. The Tao and I Ching If we look at the base truths of our reality we can see from our perspective there appear to be three physical dimensions, while we experience another dimension as the passage of time. To science, this is where reality exists. At some momentary now point, despite the Universe expanding and all items within it in constant relative motion an “objective” reality exists. This presupposes an objective reality apart from mind or consciousness. However given the rapid advances of theoretical physics and the apparent facts of either string theory or M-Theory being true, we know quite concretely that we are missing dimensions that the whole would depend upon given its measurable features. Most likely our reality has either 10 or 11 dimensions and we are only aware of four of them if you believe the materialists. Now think about the directions and the cardinal points. On the plane we have four directions, depth gives us two more (up and down), and time gives us two more (past and future), despite not being able to travel from future to past in our current predicament. If we make the dualistic Yin-Yang center of our consciousness the relative center of the Universe, we arrive at the eight possible directions of travel seen in the above diagram. Each of the Trigrams represents a mode of direction proceeding outward from the center of the mind. The Yin Yang symbol is an apt one for our conscious exploration of the nature of mind as each side contains the seed of its opposite and it is depicted in motion. I would posit to you dear reader that this symbol represents the positive and negative currents of mind each stimulated by its opposite pole but different than the deeper duality of root consciousness and the mind itself. I would suggest that in order to realize this fact in action it is necessary to silence the thought track, whether that be verbal, like most people, or more like pure thought for others. Not everyone has an internal monologue, but it is easier to observe the roots of thought if you are able to silence the thought process that you have identified with in this lifetime. If you have an internal voice and silence it, you can observe the two other voices which create this experience of living through monologue. They are the twin devil and angel of your waking being, they are most noticeably not your voice. They are seeds of mental motion who, in their interference pattern of waveforms generate that stream of rambling that the unfortunate believe is their consciousness. In the sleep-walking world of this society, seemingly externalized and very dangerous to navigate, it is beneficial to surf this center wave of consciousness, whether it is breaking good or evil, because those are the rules of the game we are given. But wait, there’s more! What about the question that arises when you encounter this aspect of mind: if my inner voice is not me, and this devil and angel are not me, who, what, and where am I? We can say, that for now, you are that thing which is observing these facts of mind. In Yoga it is referred to as Purusha or Soul and for our purposes now we can also refer to it as witness consciousness. It is possible through meditation to show the conscious mind the appearance of Purusha which is then reflected back at itself to be witnessed, but itself is the thing which is doing the observing. What you have come to accept as mind is actually the motion in life-force, Chi, or Prana closest to the metaphysical consciousness of your individual Purusha. The ether is the mind, and all matter, including your body and brain are merely regularized and temporarily structured disturbances in this Universal sea of Life. The organs of sense, with their electrochemical signaling, merely translate and transmit manifest point-events to and from the Purusha. Now, what the I Ching theorizes is that moving up one level in awareness rather than giving us 10 directions of travel the map itself doubles to 64 different modes of movement. This may be great for divination and to show the combination of states of mind, but if we are to travel any further up the central axis of consciousness, the exponential explosion of states of mind quickly becomes overwhelming as the next level gives us 64 X 64 states at minimum. Better then to switch to a different map or model. 2. The Tree of Life If we think of this model as approximating similar ideas of dimensionality as the I Ching, we can use it as a map for exploration of higher dimensions. The first four dimensions of the manifested Universe being represented by the four-fold division of Malkuth into the cardinal points, then every plane on the way upward can be seen as a new dimension. This adds the element of multi-dimensional directionality to our map, as well as a description of the modes of travel between these higher coordinate points. For example, the straight path upward along the beam of consciousness takes us to Yesod, the bottom-most point of which is the dreamworld and is visited by passing through the unconscious or awakening the Kundalini. It only adds a new directionality of up and down perpendicular to all the right angles of the four dimensions. The current illustration, though not all theorists agree on
I plan on leading some Holotropic Breathwork sessions here locally and wanted to make sure I had music and imagery that I could legally use so here’s the latest video in our yogapunx series. Enjoy.
As we’ve given a technique to trigger Kundalini in our discussion of the Tarot card The Hanged Man, this would be an excellent time to discuss what’s known as Kundalini Activation Syndrome as the easy trigger of withholding ejaculation means that many Westerners can invoke an experience for which they are totally unprepared. Many, who have had this energy aroused by trauma, danger, drugs, or spiritual techniques practiced without guidance and preparation ultimately find themselves institutionalized in mental facilities or jails. Others seek to dampen the energy through alcohol and sedative drugs, destroying the psyche and persona until a better way is found to express the energy. If these apply to you, or you’d like to pre-prepare, let’s explore what’s happening internally and what you can do to channel and harness the energy. The Kundalini awakening is a mysterious and powerful phenomenon that has captured the imagination of spiritual seekers for centuries. It is said to be the unlocking of the divine energy that resides at the base of the spine, and its ascent through the chakras can lead to a profound transformation of the mind, body, and soul. Those who have experienced Kundalini awakening describe it as a state of heightened awareness, where the senses become more acute and the mind is flooded with a sense of awe and wonder at the universe around us. It is as if a veil has been lifted, revealing the true nature of reality and our place within it. But the Kundalini awakening is not without its dangers. The sudden influx of energy can be overwhelming, causing physical and emotional discomfort, and leading to a sense of disorientation and confusion. The unprepared seeker may find themselves lost in a world of delusion, unable to distinguish reality from fantasy. Yet for those who are ready, the Kundalini awakening can be a life-changing experience, leading to a greater understanding of the self and a deeper connection to the divine. It is a journey of self-discovery, where the seeker must confront their deepest fears and desires in order to transcend them. In the end, the Kundalini awakening is not just a spiritual phenomenon, but a profound testament to the power of the human spirit. It is a reminder that we are all capable of greatness, and that the universe is full of mysteries waiting to be unravelled. So embrace the journey, and let the Kundalini awaken within you. What is Kundalini? According to authors Mini Sharma,1Mondeep Dhankar,1 and Deepak Kumar2 “Kundalini,” meaning “coiled-up” in Sanskrit, is a type of Hindu Yoga practice. 3 It is also related to the practice of all kinds of Hindu tantra, Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Qigong (Chi Kung), and some Eastern martial arts. 3 According to the yoga tradition, kundalini is like an energy, a serpent, or a goddess that lies dormant at the base of the spine of all human beings. 3 Sivananda says that the awakening of kundalini manifests itself through various physical and psychological signs and symptoms such as feeling the currents of prana (vital energy) rising to the Sahasrara chakra (thousand-petalled: the individual’s center of spirit, enlightenment, wisdom, universal consciousness, and connection to higher guidance), feeling vibrations of prana in different parts inside the body, feeling electric-like currents flow up and down the nerves, experiencing bliss, having divine visions, and getting inspiration and insight. When kundalini is at one chakra, intense heat is felt there, and when it leaves that center for the next chakra, the former chakra becomes very cold and appears lifeless. 3 Many Mind/Body sciences have been developed to awaken this energy, which is seen by these traditions as a Universal good. However, in the unprepared, the accidental triggering of this process is often identified as psychosis or bipolar disorder. Given some of the symptoms, we will see why. According to the Sai Ayurvedic Institute symptoms of the awakening are: Muscle twitches, cramps, or spasms Energy rushes or immense electricity circulating the body Itching, vibrating, prickling, tingling, stinging, or crawling sensations Intense heat or cold Involuntary bodily movements: jerking, tremors, shaking; feeling an inner force pushing one into postures or moving one’s body in unusual ways. (May be misdiagnosed as epilepsy, restless legs syndrome, or PLMD) Alterations in eating and sleeping patterns Episodes of extreme hyperactivity or, conversely, overwhelming fatigue Intensified or diminished sexual desires Headaches, pressures within the skull Racing heartbeat, pains in the chest Digestive system problems Numbness or pain in the limbs (particularly the left foot and leg) Pains and blockages anywhere; often in the back and neck Emotional outbursts; rapid mood shifts; seemingly unprovoked or excessive episodes of grief, fear, rage, depression Spontaneous vocalizations (including laughing and weeping) — are as unintentional and uncontrollable as hiccoughs Hearing an inner sound or sounds, classically described as a flute, drum, waterfall, birds singing, bees buzzing but which may also sound like roaring, whooshing, or thunderous noises or like ringing in the ears Mental confusion; difficulty concentrating Altered states of consciousness: heightened awareness; spontaneous trance states; mystical experiences (if the individual’s prior belief system is too threatened by these, they can lead to bouts of psychosis or self-grandiosity) Heat, strange activity, and/or blissful sensations in the head, particularly in the crown area Ecstasy, bliss, and intervals of tremendous joy, love, peace, and compassion Psychic experiences: extrasensory perception; out-of-body experiences; past life memories; astral travel; direct awareness of auras and chakras; contact with spirit guides through inner voices, dreams, or visions; healing powers Increased creativity: new interests in self-expression and spiritual communication through music, art, poetry, etc. Intensified understanding and sensitivity Insight into one’s own essence Enhanced awareness of one’s energetic environment (including “impressions” from others) Enlightenment experiences Sense of a more expansive reality, transcendent awareness All of these psychophysical changes brought on rapidly and a source of clear distress can send the practitioner right to Doctors, counselors, priests, cult leaders, or whatever source of guidance they can locate to try and make sense of the experience. The real problem is, the unwary practitioner
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