Marks of Glory

maybe if you try it once... wait for a while for your nervous system adapt to the new shock... then again a little... and so forth... that's kind of the rule for every practice isn't it? and oh.. about the heat... it is said in some alchemical/ hermetic texts, as well as tantric, that "once you find the inner fire, and it is firmly established, the completion of the great work is guaranteed the Adept must only take care not to let the mixture BURN, just like a cook takes care of his food".. some say you can even stop some practices, I mean.. if you feel the heat continuosly even without practicing.. it means it's firmly established.. so you don't practice any more... control the heat by eating some "heavy" (not junky) food... such as ghee.. of some good quality meat, etc... in intervals not greater than 2 and half hours (Gopi Krishnas case) I f you stay too long without eating, having the inner fire established... you will get very ill, and not want to eat at all, getting even to feel alot of pain when you eat... but the trick.. gopi krishna said... is to eat any ways.. forceyourself... until the fire is controlled... When I was studying in a naturopathic hospital in India, I yogin arived one day.. he said he was practicing kundalini yoga, and he was burning on the inside.. he was in shock.. could'nt eat and was pretty insane... died a few days lattter... (don't want to scare you.. hehe... I actually think that you should try out for your own.. ask questions, search for spirituality - if something inside you tells you to - and, as Tolkien says in the Hobbit "Hope that Luck was born beside you") I think you should be more carefull with the inner heat, than with the actual breath suspention... best wishes

Greetings... A s I live in the souther hemisphere and thse sciences which we study, daoism, tantra, etc all originated in the northern hemisphere... I'd lke to know any possible relationsships / inversions of directions... For examplke... e the direction for Fire element is South... and for you that live in the northern hemisphere, the sun is always tilted southwards... so south is actually the "abode of the sun"... and for sure some forms of energy are radiating from the sun... the case is opossite in the southern hemisphere... but... the magnetic field of pthe planet is only on one direction... from south pole to north pole... so it would make any diference for the person that lives in the southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere... My curiosity is specifically because of feng shui arquitechture... thnks.. Marks

and oh... maybe the geografical "north" is actually the "magnetic South" and vice - versa... because the the Positive pole of the magnet actually is atracted to the Negative polarity of the planet... so North (positive) side of a magnet faces the south (negative) Pole of Earth... Some interesting Pictures.....

Greetings brothers... Yesterday had another out of body experience that was quite diferent than others I had... I will expose the experience. I practiced "ajapa japa" method during the evening, feeling it quite easy to mantralize the sounds from navel to throat. went to sleep at night. woke up dreaming.. but dind't quite know I was dreaming... there were some friends of mine in my house... friend that live in other cities, and that I havn't seen for years... I tried to serve water for them but the sink was full of dirty cups and dishes, I kept cleaning them but they just continued dirty... I knew something was wrong, so, when I turned the light on.. thhey were very dim, so I realised I was dreming.. on this moment I came back to my body, laying down in bed... imediately I tried to leave my body, and managed... and what came next was the real deal... my spirit left my body but my consciousness would percieve my body as being immense... a giant universe... like a giant machine working... i was supersensible for my heart beat.. it wseemed like a bomb, and so many interations accuring within my body I was amazed, and extremely scared... It was kindof shamanic in this aspect... I could listen to alot of sounds.. very loud ones, particularly the metalic ones.. as if giant metal beams were being struck on one another... I felt pain in several places of my body, and my breath was completely suspended, I thought that I could die at any moment so I thought to myself "ok... enough for today".. an came back to my body... this was one of the most consious out of body experience that I had till today.. and extremely overwhelming... I would like some advice... do you think that I should "go for it" next time.. and... even though I feel pain.. I should continue my experience and "run towards death" maybe using some mantras ou MCO to energise even more my energetic body? Is this feeling of dying an illusion? any info will help.. Peace Thiago

Thank you for your exposition.... maybe the pains were just supersensibility, to touch, and listening, etc... very nicely explained the time perception.. really makes sense... it happens also when I take ayahuasca. the last time this happened I mantralized "om" and it is impressive how mantras are powerful when we are having an "out of body" experience. any way... my next experience will come here some time... so i'll be afraid again.... maybe by continuing my ractice the experiences will start to happen more and more often... till the point that I will be more conscious of my fear... if they happen with too much of a space of time between them.. I kind of forget about the eperience of fear... cheers..

Yes... for sure the fear that arises is that from the ego... lately I am having expanded states of sonsciosness, my "ego" some times goes beyond my body and identifies with outer objects... it is quite interesting... but... at the same time.. I feel that my ego is bigger and stronger than ever... As if I were feeding a monster.... It is very necessary to keep a keen eye on it... any ways... the energy is extremely strong out of the body... maybe the meditation I am practicing already leave my energy extremely strong... but during this out of body experience I can feel the energy better, in a more subtle way... so it seems stronger... (?) In this case, it can meen two things: 1st: That there is no danger of death handling this experience, because this extremely strong energy is already acting in my throughout the day.. I simply can't precieve it or 2nd: That my practices are too advanced and I can die at any moment, all of a sudden... rsrsrsrs.... maybe i'll go for it next time... take of my sword and shout out towards death.. aaaaaaaaaaa, dive into mystery... oh God, maybe thats the test... ohh.. forgot to say... it's 3 days before full moon, last full moon I had some pretty fuckdup experiences also...

Sarvangasana probably is a asana which helps with this area on the physical plane... During my relaxation - Savasana, I find it really difficult to relax this particular spot.. but persistence kind of helps... about the three barries.. the yoguic version of it are the three granthis... brahma, vishnu e rudra or shiva granthi, and the rudra granthi is associated with being attached to ones psychic abilities... opening it means to not attach oneself. One very interessting thing that I am axperiencing with this area: - after practicing a few days of shambhavi mudra and agochari mudra, I discovered sudently how to move my ears!! the muscle responsible for moving the ears are located actually in the back of the head... kind of i the jade pillow gate area... and by forcing my eye muscles on those mudras, I actually activated this muscle onthe back of my head... I thought straight away on Mantak Chias Cranial Pump... Any one has had this experience an can further more relate to it::: adieu

I've heard that there is a point on the side-ribs... a few inches below the axila, where astral vampires suck energy sometimes at night... anyone heard of it? Once I was very good.. strong energy... suddently I got like shit... it really felt as if something had gotten me... when I went to sleep, I had a dream with my father.. we was screaming at me and punching me repeatedly right on the sides of my rib cage, below axilas... it really hurt alot, it was repeated times, until I woke up with the pain... so I think it was a vampire - parasite sucking energy from me... some people even stick little stones at the point before going to sleep... sometimes I feel pain on the points during the day also.. cheers love

I have been intensevely practicing yoga for the past 2 years... today I can sit in siddhasana for 1 hr before feeling pain on knees.. but when I get out of the posture it hurt and burns like hell... I would like to know if any one knows the correct points to moxa to increase its strength and reduce arthritis and joint inflamations.... I will list some other methods that I know. 1) Drinking alittle more milk than usual (this will make your body produce more lymph,and more lymph will generate more synovial fluid) 2) rub ghee on joints everyday and let for the body to absorb (external lubrication) 3) some ghee on diet (internal lubrication) 4) Mud therapy - apply some moist mud on affected knee.. this will conduce energy to that especific point (physically it will reduce the temperature, and the body will make and effort of rising the temperature again by sending a larger blood supply - pendular principle) this will conduce more lymph and sinovial fluid to the especific location. (people who suffer from consipation can use mud packs on belly, etc...) the moxa points for inflamations and knee joints really will be very helpful. I really need to treat then now before this condition becomes chronic May Blessings be poured on us! Thank You

Hi brother.... nice age to start with your practice! I read alot.. till today, but if you find the right practices then you should really put the books away, as they will start to haunt you and become kinda obssessive.... About your practice I will recomend the following: 1) (and more important) selfless activity in the world. Do not fight back when one strikes you (let the eagle peck you liver like prometheus to release you from the chains of materiality) 2) Train you breath retention (if you are interested I can pass you my own breath retention ratios) This will help in energy conduction and absorpion futurely. 3) Strengthen your legs and pelvic region muscles (Horse stance or Plane standing meditation) This will keep you buissy for a while... to find perfection in those practices may she Bless us with Grace

Each one has resposibility for our own acts... we are our teachers.. always was... always will be try.. feel... ponder.. stop if nature asks

felt pressure on head throughout the day today and skin spasms on heart region all day long

Thank you for help...

Oh... you can be sure that if your purpose with cultivation is pure, your guide will appear in no time if a tricster demon tries anything bad with you... one thing that I think alot about is this... some times i have very strong spiritual experiences, and i don`t know if i have them by a good being or a demon (the good being would give me osme experiences to show me that I am on the right path... and the demon, would give me some experiences for me to continue on this path (that is wrong and blind)) maybe it's just paranoia rsrs

From all the "teacher plants" Ayahuasca is in 1st place, on top of peiote and amanita muscaria even... is activates ajna and sahasrara chakra if you`re lucky as i was rsrsrs... oh and opens your mediumity also... you feel entities alright (of course.. depending on the sensitivity of the one that took it... but for an alchemist = very much strong rsrs... If you`re pure of heart you will know how not to be deceived by demons... you identify what is ego and what is not (by intuition)

Umbanda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umbruhleiPc&feature=related

more videos.. this time from UMBANDA religion.. in english... oh about demons..... so..... demons are the only creatures that will do whatever you ask them to do... the light spirits will do only things that are in accord with God, they don`t bow down to humans... the demons are in nasty dimensions... and they want to get out of there... if you use the demons to do good things (charity, cures, etc) you will help them to evolve and leave their nasty dimension.... you evolve with them.... if you ask them to do nasty things. they will get more stuck there.. and so are you... incorporation and using of demons are good for dirty dark curing works, like helping a methamphetmine junkie (alot of vices), etc... and curing black magic also...