This is good. Life IS the path, and the experiences we encounter, and our attachment or aversion to them, the story we tell about them (our "new" karma) and how we respond to them are our practice. Learning to see that emptiness is available in every moment is the antidote. Have you have pointing out instruction?
It sounds like another viewpoint on your work with the Five Poisons, etc. I haven't used this perspective or toolset myself.
I started practicing Nyingma/Dzogchen in 1990 with Ngakpa Chogyam Rinpoche. I took classes at Rigpa UK when I lived there. I took refuge with Gyatrul Rinpoche and Lamrim teachings with David Newman. I also had teachings from Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Robin Courtin, and Jon Landau. I received empowerments with all of them, but also the Dalai Lama (and a thousand or so other people) twice. There were plenty of other adventures in there I am sure I forgot. Since 2015 I have been working in Soto Zen, and am now a teacher.
After enjoying a podcast discussion with Alan Chapman and Duncan Barford (could have been this one: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/worp-fm/003-do-what-thou-wilt-KuLDrjd3ea0/ ) they mentioned the simplicity of summoning the HGA. I did some research, found this video, added a black candle to the proceedings and tried out the call.
The video:
Within two days I had a vision of a completely real "angel" at my bedside... something strange, ancient, clothed in pale grey robes and humanoid, but with it's face blocked by a hand. I haven't received any instructions, but was offered a sword once.
My insight into non-duality has continued to deepen, but existed before I summoned the angel, so I'm not sure if I had already preempted the process. The angel still visits occasionally, but each time somewhat transformed.
Some may take Chapman and Barford cum grano salis, being that they are Chaos Magicians and don't always use the strict ritual structures, but it in reading and listening to them I find that the Chaos Magic framework works quite well with my Buddhist instructions to hold reality lightly. Many Buddhist texts are magic, and include admonitions to hold belief systems, but LIGHTLY, for the purposes of altering our way of seeing. In absolute terms, ALL of these appearances are empty and have only relative existence.
