Dreams and Dreamers
reamwork IS aN esoteric area that has attracted scientific I analysis in the last decade. There has been considerable JL- research into lucid dreaming, where the dreamer takes control of the events in the dream or at least is aware of the fact he or she is dreaming. Psychologists have set up sleep labs to study student sleep patterns and have done quite a bit of physiological measurement in the last few years. The mystery is fading. The Winter 1992 22 issue of Gnosis, a magazine for Western...
Mirror Mirror Seeing through a Glass Darkly
In maGIcal, religIous, and occult practice, cryptic references are often made to mirrors. Folklore, superstition, and myths from many cultures mention the use of mirrors and not just for scrying. Lao's mirror reflected the mind and its thoughts. Merlins mirror informed him of treason, secret plots, and other dangers to Arthur's kingdom. Vulcan's mirror showed the past, present, and future. Tezcatlipoca spoke to his Aztec supplicants as the Lord of the Smoking Mirror, and his mirror had the...
The Kundalini Experience
Being a college professor means you have the summer off to indulge in little self-improvement projects. When the school year ended in 1985 I decided to follow the prescriptions given in my chi kung correspondence course from the Chinese National Chi Kung Institute in Moulton, Alabama, to arouse the bubbling springs or bring the inner fire to the brain. This is known as 'Tien Tao Chi Kung or Heaven's Way and corresponds to the Indian Kundalini. I'd been able to run the microcosmic orbit...
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Introduction to Chapter One A Brief History of Ninjutsu, Ancient and Chapter Two Chi Kung and Kundalini The Real Secret of the Masters 17 Chapter Three The Kundalini Experience 29 Chapter Four Traditional Relationships and Teaching in Esoteric Martial Chapter Five Meditations for Becoming Enlightened 57 Chapter Six The Godan or Master's Test for a Ninja 87 Chapter Seven Portrait of the Artist as a Grandmaster 97 Chapter Eight Seeing and Feeling the Aura 111 Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Teaching...
Introduction to Enlightenment
In the summer of 1985 I began a series of experiments on myself following ancient Chinese and Japanese practices concerning the transformation of self. The result of this eclectic approach was the awakening of the kundalini, a very pronounced change in my perception, and a radical shift in physical health. Since the events of '85, I've developed a strong interest in Chinese traditional medicine and transpersonal psychology, as these two disciplines seemed to contain the most useful descriptions...
Chi Kung and Kundalini The Real Secret of The Masters
Worthwhile martial arts have a basis in meditation and chi kung. Usually the secrets cf chi are not passed down until the student has spent long years proving his or her worthiness of the gift. There are many techniques for transmission and generation of chi but all require a master-student relationship unless you are inclined to intense self-study. Self-study is the source of unique gifts and often requires conquering your greatest fears. According to Sun Tzu, self-adventure also results in...
Traditional Relationships and Teaching in Esoteric Martial Arts
he preferred, but seldom achieved, teaching relationship is one of mutual trust and consulting. I know things you don't know. You know things I don't know. We both benefit from sharing. There is always a hierarchy in experience but with respect it doesn't have to be formalized to any great extent. Distancing creates many problems in communication. All science appears as magic to the ignorant. Ignorance is not stupidity but not learning. In Christian nomenclature, ignorance is missing the mark...