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Tibetan Buddhist Prayer-Mantra to Manjusri for Esoteric Knowledge and Wisdom I solemnly prostrate to the Lama and the Protector Manjusri Whose knowledge, devoid of the clouds of the two obscurations, Is very pure and clear as the sun.  He holds the book before his mind, So that all beings may see exactly all subtle meanings,  For those persons imprisoned in the darkness of ignorance, confused and troubled in suffering. From compassion for all, the one Son expounds in sixty kinds of eloquent speech. His thundering Dharma voice awakens all from sleepiness,  Releasing them from the iron chains of passion.  Holding the Sword of Wisdom, he clears away the suffering and obscurations.  Pure from the first, after passing through the ten stages All become the body of the victorious Son,  Clearing away 112 kinds of mental obscurations. To Manjusri I pay homage. (repeat this prayer 3, 7, 21 or as many times as you are able) OM AH RA PA TSA NA DHI (repeat the mantra as...

The Nahua Cross of Life: Mexican Hieroglyph of the Nagual or Personal Guardian Spirit Many Christian symbols and archetypes have been found around the world in pre-Christian contexts, resulting in fascinating syncretic connections and ideological overlaps. According to Prof. Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc. in his book Nagualism: A Study in Native American Folk-lore and History (1894), "The sign of the cross, either the form with equal arms known as the cross of St. Andrew, which is the oldest Christian form, or the Latin cross, with its arms of unequal length, came to be the ideogram for “life” in the Mexican hieroglyphic writing; and as such, with more or less variants, was employed to signify the tonalli or nagual, the sign of nativity, the natal day, the personal spirit. The ancient document called the Mappe Quinatzin offers examples, and its meaning is explained by various early writers. The peculiar character of the Mexican ritual calendar, by which nativities wer...

Cernunnos as Kundalini Yoga Master: The Celtic Shiva In 1891, a great silver bowl or cauldron, elaborately crafted during the Iron Age, was found at Gundestrup in Denmark. The Gundestrup Cauldron contains a wealth of ancient spiritual motifs, a few of which will be briefly discussed in this article.  The exterior of the cauldron depicts the busts of seven different deities, male and female, as well as symbols associated with them. In Hinduism as well as various syncretic mystical paths, the number seven is also associated with the 7 major chakras or energy vortices of the human body, each with their own symbolism and deity (or facet of the One God).  The interior of the Gundestrup Cauldron features five scenes of religious or spiritual significance. One of these scenes depicts a horned god sitting in a typical yogic posture. Often identified as Cernunnos (the "Horned One"), he wears on his head a splendid crown of seven-tined stag antlers. One is reminded that in the shamanic...

A Simple Yet Effective Grounding Meditation Exercise 1. Sit or stand in a comfortable position, with your back straight but not rigid. 2. Take a slow, deep breath in through your nose. When you are ready, breathe out through your nose, and relax. 3. Proceed to let your breath flow slowly and naturally without pause - in and out. Breathe calmly and without restriction. 4. Gently focus your attention on your root chakra at the base of your spine. 5. Imagine a connection opening up between your root chakra and the Earth. This connection can take many forms and can be different each time you practice. Some like to visualize it as a tree trunk or roots, a hollow bamboo stalk, a silver tube, a beam of light, a flow of menstrual blood, and so on. 6. Visualize this energetic connection extending from your root chakra down into Mother Earth, passing through the crust and bedrock, deep into the planet's molten mantle or metallic core. 7. Once you have formed this connection, allow any overwh...

Answering Questions with the Pendulum - A Method of Divination Get a blank page of copy paper and draw a line down the middle or diagonally across. Ask your pendulum to show you which side means "Yes"; and after that, ask your pendulum to show you which side means "No." Write these words on their proper sides of the page, in accordance with the pendulum's movements.  For the next few days, periodically ask the pendulum to show you Yes and No on this piece of paper. Once you are feeling comfortable with this procedure, think of a question you want to ask and go to sleep. Sleep until you feel refreshed - do not attempt this exercise while you are tired, otherwise your results may be inaccurate.  Upon waking up, as soon as you can, sit down with your piece of paper and pendulum. Say, "Universal Mind, whenever I ask a question and the answer is Yes, you will cause this pendulum to move in the direction of Yes." Then command it to move in the required direc...

Transformative Effects of Out-of-Body Experiences Out-of-body experiences often result in the following transformative effects: - Spiritual awakening or divine revelation - An expanded concept of Self which extends beyond the physical world - Increased interest in (or motivation for) a personal search for knowledge and wisdom - Increased awareness of spiritual connection or interconnectedness - Increased respect and appreciation for life - Reduction in feelings of anger, hostility, or violence - Greater awareness and expanded concept of reality - Increased sense of responsibility toward others as well as oneself - Increased self-respect and self-love - Personal verification of the immortality of the soul or consciousness - Impactful psychological changes due to personal encounters with spiritual beings, deceased loved ones, or spirit guides Have you experienced any of the above after astral projection or lucid dreaming? Please let us know in the comments! Originally posted on our Rando...