Thank you Kinjo!
Whilst reading some Kenneth Grant the other day, "The Nightside of Eden", mentions the attaining of specific siddhi's to be gained whilst the magician explores the qlipphotic paths on the 'underside' of the Tree of Life. He refers to these paths as "the Tunnels of Set". The standard siddhi's are hinted at: invisibility, glamour, amassing wealth, bilocation, etc. Note to budding magicians: This is not for beginners nor the faint of heart! Please stick to the more placid methods of yoga, etc.!
What surprises me (and you'd think I'd've learned by now) are all the people who think that contorting ones body and intoning mantra will grant you various abilities that you didn't have before! True, with practice, one will gain the mystic ability of contortionism and the unique power of exploring the resonant capabilities of ones nasal passages! All kidding aside. The 'quick' methods usually lead to frustration and a nagging backache! It is the underlying mental discipline and the resultant enlightenment that bring most of these alternative abilities. It takes hard work!
It was mentioned in another post that certain swamis gain the ability to eat glass. Why? I mean...to what end? You'll not gain abit of nutrition from the glass. I must confess that I'm clueless. Granted, the reason alot of us who study magic are for rather mundane reasons that satisfy ones ego. We want to feel special. We want to be powerful.
If you practice the honing of your attention span and your innate ability to concentrate and hold an image in your head for over 3 minutes withour error you will be well on your way to mastering much of what is necessary to experience expanded consciousness. Whilst in various stages of trance state when certain mantras are intoned you will find yourself uplifted. It may happen that you are actually 'floating' 4 inches off the ground...but you will not care! You will be awash in the bliss state and nothing so grossly physical will capture your attention!
There are reasons for doing these exercises and meditations...and they usually do not include the ability to fly (or some such). The Siddhi's are frequently used to capture the aspirants attention whilst another hand is picking your pocket! It's like buying the book "How to become a millionaire!" only to find out that you only needed to sell your own book first or work hard and gain from your efforts.
Thanks for allowing my rant. (IMG:
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| Kinjo Attaining Siddhi Nov 27 2005, 04:30 AM
Nov 27 2005, 04:30 AM
