RiverSnake

From emptiness and neutrality we act, be it war or peace it flows. My 2 cents, Peace

Welcome to the forum.

Knowledge and experience. For some people blowing themselves up is the only way they learn. My 2 cents, Peace

Indeed, I was listening to another story by the same guy. He asked an angel to help him get enough money by giving him a bunch of gold so he could retire and dedicate his life to spreading occult teachings. The angel said "yes" and then a week later he got fired from his job and the only way he could survive was to write like madman and get his works published. Be careful what you wish for. Angels can be evil. My 2 cents, Peace

Indeed, the fact that they said that magic usually "blows up" when doing a service for others was quite interesting. Using divination and checking with ones higher self before doing any kind of working is so important, it really helps prevent a lot of nonsense. My 2 cents, Peace

IME, wide sweeping generalizations that pigeon-hole the whole of existence are without a doubt false. My 2 cents, Peace

You may find this thread very useful as well as the techniques in it: http://thetaobums.com/topic/21974-awaken-kundalini-in-90-days/ Also you may find value in visiting this site: it is meant to give guidance and support to those going through the process, the people whom run it are very knowledgable about KAP: http://www.kundalinisupportnetwork.com/ My 2 cents, Peace

You may find this thread very useful as well as the techniques in it: http://thetaobums.com/topic/21974-awaken-kundalini-in-90-days/ Also you may find value in visiting this site: it is meant to give guidance and support to those going through the process, the people whom run it are very knowledgable about KAP: http://www.kundalinisupportnetwork.com/ My 2 cents, Peace

Parts of this discussion made me chringe, others made me laugh out loud, thought this would be an appropriate place to post this "When Magic Blows Up". A great discussion, perhaps in the future I might go to crucible. http://deeper-down-the-rabbit-hole.com/2012/10/episode-77-crucible-discussion-2012/ My 2 cents, Peace

Anyone read this book by Julian Vayne, looks interesting: http://www.amazon.com/Pharmakon-Drugs-Imagination-Julian-Vayne/dp/1869928946/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369573837&sr=1-4&keywords=Pharmakon I found this interview fascinating: http://deeper-down-the-rabbit-hole.com/2011/07/episode-16-guest-julian-vayne-chemignosis-deconstruction/ My 2 cents, Peacw

I found this part quite interesting. Overall a good article. Thanks for sharing alwayson. My 2 cents, Peace

Susan Carlson is shaktimama. She gave you good advice on post #64 in your original thread here: http://thetaobums.com/topic/26254-hi-im-a-christian-and-my-kundalini-is-awakening-please-help/?p=397308 She has guided dozens of people through the kundalini awakening process. I suggest you actually utilize her advice. My 2 cents, Peace

Many practitioners whom practice Zhan Zhuang also practice internal martial arts. In my understanding they are highly complementary. Tai Chi, Bagua.....etc are all good moving forms that circulate energy quite effectively. My 2 cents, Peace

The best way I think to help others is by expanding are consciousness and raising our vibration. This effects everyone we come in contact with and you don't have to deal with the stickiness and confusion of "morality". The Intellect and Emotions are flawed and will steer us up a creek without a paddle. My 2 cents, Peace

Initiation into Hermetics is a good book. His techniques heavily employ visualization. Aside from that just practice visualizing things. My 2 cents, Peace

The secret to being super smart is to put the intellect aside. My 2 cents, Peace

Much has been said in the topic of energetic vampires but not much on actually how to protect oneself. I recommend all people have a book on psychic self-defense on there shelf and to apply it. Do a quick search on amazon and you will find tons of esoteric books on the topic. My 2 cents, Peace

The moment you feel the energy gathering in your loins just start circulating it via MCO or drawing it to the LDT. My 2 cents, Peace

I had some experience with this recently. It's important to take pre-cautions and protect yourself at all times, 24 hours a day. My 2 cents, Peace

I found your story quite interesting. Welcome to the forum. I look forward to your contributions. My 2 cents, Peace

It's not that hard, first time I read about it was in IIH. Also there are other books specifically on creating them. My 2 cents, Peace

My understanding is that the neigong I practice has Buddhist and Taoist roots. Such things are not black and white. The culture a practice or technique it emerges from often colors the surface of the methodology. My 2 cents, Peace

They are similar....you can use them for anything, they are not intrinsically bad or good, it's the intent and programming behind them that matters. I have never used them, but supposedly they can be a very useful tool for some magusus. My 2 cents, Peace

You may find this helpful for your situation: "One time when I was out of my body I encountered, for the first time, a threatening black elemental. Instinctively I reached for my sword. I thought I was a knight fighting an evil enemy. I immediately realized that was not the way to fight elemental. Well how did you fight that that monster? I said smiling. I created with my mind an elemental radiating white light and directed it against the black elemental. You never fail if you know how to do that. Kostas then went on to say that whenever he feels that an elemental is too powerful for him, he just runs back to his body for safety." The Magus of Strovolos by Kyriacos C. Markides My 2 cents, Peace