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Sorry Dwai, I am not sure who you are asking what, here Do you have any advice on which DVD's are good, particularly good, or less than good? Thanks.

Thats a difficult one as the word religion in its original, means 'to unite or bring together' and represents the mystical quest. The Neoplatonists were Mystics and Magicians. Theurgy is a step by step set of invocations to develop awareness of the denser to subtler energies eventually leading you back to the One. Its a magical operation that is mystical or religious in nature.

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WWROA can you leave your conspiracy BS and your stupid stupid theories out of this subforum. This is the Hermetic and Occult subforum. It is not the Conspiracy BS subforum. It is for TTB Occultists and Hermeticists to discuss these subjects without their threads being shat on by idiotic ramblings and assertions from ignorant know nothings who read some david icke or some other crack pot.

Pyramid. Four sides = four elements. Single point = spirit Four sides radiating from and beneath single point = Perfection. Spirit in its correct position as source and master of the four elements all in harmony with each other.

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Sure. There are two types of possession. One is very very rare. That is when a very powerful spirit attempts to push you forcibly out of your body, and take it over. I will be talking about the other kind, that happens from within where the that entity that has been allowed in, just joins your sense of self. It is a fairly unnoticable kind of process. One reason this kind of possession is possible is that we are already possessed and identified with a structure that is 'not us' which we call the Ego. The Ego is a parasitic matrix of thoughts and ideas that feed off our energy and have their own survival strategies, but it all happens within the space that is the real 'us'. The Ego runs on a basic program of identify/reject, and is always picking up new bits to identify with, and rejecting stuff it dislikes. The fortunate thing about this kind of possession, is that the entity needs an invite to come in. A random prayer to no specific destination for help, uneducated attempts at mediumism and other kinds of foolery can be the doorway, but they always involve consent in some way. Once the being enters, it is not a sudden change of personality but it slowly finds ways to fit in. they are earth bound spirits in some way, that are attracted to and have desires for Earth things. They are rarely malevolent and some are even kindly, just a little lost, and they are happy to hitch a ride along with you. They may even be very 'good' for you for a short while, but long term they are depleting. Once they have found a way to fit in, well all their impulses and desires and so on are right there with all your Impulses and desires and so on, and as you invited them they dont seem that foreign. The possessed person start to like the smell of cigarettes for instance and then considers maybe having a puff. Or they suddenly start craving blue cheeses, or 1950 music, or they start feeling intollerent of some other race. As these impulses and desires are coming from 'within' we identify with them, thinking they are 'us' or 'our' genuine impulses and desires and cravings. Characteristics of the entity become yours, and you also affect the entity as it often partially identifies with you, as it is enjoying your experiences. Candida is a great example. You get infected. you start craving yeast and sugar. you think it is 'you', who 'genuinely wants' that yummy bread and jam. but it is not. It is Candida. The process is exactly the same. When the entity leaves, {rare without intervention} its current wants and desires leave with it, as well as any particular character quirks. This is a very bizaar process as aspects of 'your' personality, and 'your' addictions suddenly disappear, never to return. . Well advertising is a billion dollar industry for a reason. Sigils are tied to an Intent. The Cross is a sacred symbol from many cultures, representing the wholeness of life, but in a christian context well it represents protection/blessings from Jesus, God or church... Also you are probably not 'inviting' it as a child so it is not the same as a reiki attunement where you are consciously opening yourself up to recieve the symbols and energy. But still just being near them affects you. We are interrelated with our environment. Hmm not as sure. The vast majority of people brought up in what ever religion they were brought up in, stay in it {sure that it is the right one} or return to it once there rebellion years are over. But that would simply have a massive amount to do with programing, although the process of accepting programming is remarkably similar to that of possession. As for pure consciousness, I did not mention that. But It is what we are. Pure means 'non-conceptual' which means nothing to Identify with, and not stained by thoughts. It is full of Silent Knowing, or language free Knowledge. This is our Being, free of the parasite, and any additions that it may have picked up...

Its more complicated than that. When you read the old testament in Hebrew it indeed uses all these words but unfortunately all of them get translated into 'The Holy Spirit' or occasionally Breath, or sometimes just God. For instance one passage says something like {lol its a long time since I studied any of this} God turns his face towards Israel as a hen turns to face her chicks. in Hebrew its Shekinah {gods female face} translated as God, but in other places Shekinah or totally different concepts just become the holy spirit.

Hmm... Not all Reiki is pure. Some teachers are making up sigils tied to particular spirits. Some are 'chanelling' new symbols, the essence of them totally dependent on their own clarity or lack of. These fortunately rare teachers then add these symbols to the Atunement process, while still calling it Reiki. Unfortunately it is not Reiki any longer, but is in fact Reiki +... {+ god knows what...} Also, some people are already unknowingly possessed. Atunements and other energetic processes can 'shake' an entity loose, which may make a person suddenly aware of the entity that has been pretty much integrated with their being up until that point. A muggle may think they are being attacked from outside when in fact it is coming from something they always thought was part of them... And my last point is that Attunements/Shaktipats/Initiations can really light up the Astral body. Unfortunately there are parasitic entities in the universe, and occasionaly a new Initiate just looks too delicious to something wandering by. Most schools attempt to bypass this problem by calling whatever positive beings they associate with to be present, and by using protective symbols, circles of light and so on. Still though, some heavy spirits are more resistant to these measures, like heavy ancestral spirits, spirits tied karmicly to ones bloodline, or previous pact spirits, and once the student goes home, or if adequate protection was not established, then it try's to gain access. These may seem like 'dangers' but despite the 'negative' experiences they can turn out to be a great healing for yourself, maybe for your family and sometimes for the spirit in question - If handled correctly. Reiki itself is a pure source of universal energy.

Architects are sorely needed on earth at the moment to help design sustainable housing, eco villages, and any number of alternate and better ways of living... There are many attempts to build something better going on. Many of them run into the problem of not being able to afford to pay all of the professionals all that a professional would usually ask for... I have heard of Eco villages giving membership and a house to architects {and other expensive professionals} as payment for their services...

Here is the complete list of DVDs http://www.taichitaocenter.com/sections/dvds/all.php

Keep working on the flexibility. The more flexible you are the easier it is, for longer and longer. There is the Chi factor as well. When the LDT gets enough energy, you can actively 'open' the legs {assuming you are still at middle range flexibility} by breathing down to the feet. This carries blood which relieves any numbness sensations {from tight hips causing the feet to press to heavy on the thighs} and it can actively soften tight tendons in a quite surprising manner. But that is not a concern if you are flexible enough, and you Chi can spend its time doing other cool stuff.

Hey I have read studies on the Sanskrit root of Hebrew, and Shekinah definitely seems to be rooted in Shakti. The Egyptian Sekhem is another, all with connotations of divine feminine power... Dont forget that Hebrew pronounciation has changed greatly over the millenia, and from region to region... I also have spent time with my Hassidic friends discussing Kabbalah and have heard it pronounced with a sharper 'K' to what you said, but it is still softer than the way it reads. Be Well, and may the Divine Mother smile on you

Speaking of beards, I heard a song the other day called, 'If your Dad doesn't have a beard, then you've got two Mums!' Got quite a laugh out of me...

Hi Drew!

They may one day hopefully. They have improved a tiny bit over the last 10 years.

I have and play didge. Its a great instrument, although I dont play as much anymore as I damaged my vocal chords learning Mongolian throat singing, and seem to have permanently lost some of my sound range, which just happens to be the didge range... Drums are the next instrument on my list...

Signed! Thanks Serene Blue

The Word Shekinah {holy spirit/female face of God} seems to come from the sanscrit word Shakti... OM... Also I like the works of Neil Douglas Klotz. He writes on Aramaic, Sufism and Gnostic Christian perspectives..

hmm i see problematic written all over this thread... You forget that some species hold such a key value within an ecosystem, that if they die, well then everything within that ecosystem dies or migrates if the latter option is available... Also Elephants, Tigers and Whales are such amazing creatures... I personally dont want to leave my children a world where human greed destroyed them...

This has been a surprisingly interesting thread... I am quite interested in learning Hun Yuan qigong. Anyone have any advice?

Here in this body are the sacred rivers, here are the sun and the moon, as well as all the pilgrimage places. I have not encountered another temple as blissful as my own body. Saraha.

I totally agree with this head based western thing. Our whole culture trains us to be disembodied. Half my clients are like floating heads, barely aware of any sensation or existence below the neck. They have 'reasons' and mental justifications for everything they feel, or believe, and for why such and such a practice wont work for them, and most of them are desperate to get to the 'real' stuff like non dual Awareness. Which in a disembodied human only serves to increase the disassociation. The process of coming into the body is often quite frightening and even painful for them, as they suddenly have to start learning how to 'feel' which entails having to deal with all the pain they have been avoiding while up in the clouds, so to speak... Which in a disembodied human only serves to increase the disassociation. This is the reason I have always loved the Tantric path and processes. There is so much emphasis on coming into and inhabiting the body, while on the way to the transcendent...

Healing work can be good as well

Art of memory is a fascinating topic. if I remember rightly, it also covers memory clustering via associations. The old masters were masters of astrology, herbalism, healing, symbolism, alchemy, and a bunch of other stuff... The memory clustering comes in where if you pick a herb, it also corresponds to a planet, a metal, a god or goddess, a colour, a body part, a musical key... This helped maintain all the knowledge held in so many diverse fields... Also the use of Music to remember long passages from Important text books... Still used around the world for Sutra memorisation..