I have already talked about the importance of light energy for spiritual development several times on this podcast show. During episode 3 of series one I vocalised two mantras which, when listened to with focus and attention, quickly cause light energy to pour into the aura of the listener. The OM mantra causes a generalised flooding of the aura whereas the IAO mantra specifically targets the solar plexus area which as a psychic centre represents an astral crossing point. At this crossing point matter becomes spirit and spirit becomes matter. The energy present in this centre can be geometrically represented by the hexagram. In fact the lesser banishing ritual of the hexagram from the Golden Dawn magickal system accesses this energy nicely. There are also other mantras which cause a strong influx of astral light. Two from the Hindu tradition are the famous Gayatri mantra and an invocation to the elephant god Ganesh. These are in fact very powerful and cause immediate changes in energy and physical circumstances for the person reciting them. Another mantra, this time from the Egyptian tradition is the N hieroglyphic which causes matter to dissolve into primal energy. It is usually symbolised by a waveform with approximately 5 to 7 peaks.
The effect of mantras on human consciousness must never be taken lightly. On one occasion a magickian I know forcefully recited the Gayatri mantra in his mother-in-law’s kitchen. Her refrigerator immediately broke down after ten or so years of faithful service. This is a prime example of mantra affecting consciousness which is not at all separable from the so-called “physical world”. In this instance, the old and outworn refrigerator was removed and was replaced very soon by a brand new one that the mother-in-law had to buy. It is a fundamental truth that there is only a spiritual universe, not a material and a spiritual universe. The Persian-Greek dichotomy of matter and spirit is a lie. If anyone ever literally believed that dichotomy to be true it indicates a profound state of ignorance. A magickian cannot successfully perform magick believing in two universes. His or her magick can only work in one universe. The Ganesh mantra I referred to earlier also has the effect of removing the old to make way for the new and in fact one of the names of Ganesh is “the remover of obstacles”. When this mantra is recited the consciousness perceives light with a cosmic dimension and experiences a sweet astral taste. A dizziness and buzzing may also be felt in the head, behind the nose and around the third eye centre.
As all of creation is formed from universal light energy light exists in an infinite variety of forms. The so-called archetypes such as Divine Mother, Divine Father, Satan or the Divine Saviour are fixed patterns of light energy. These patterns vary slightly from each other according to which pantheon they are drawn from. For example, when comparing the saviours Jesus and Buddha Jesus displays more of the compassion aspect than Buddha as he gave up his physical body in order to benefit humankind. He also promoted reliance on the Divine Father. Buddha, on the other hand, preached self-effort as a means to attaining spiritual salvation without any reliance on a Divine Father. Essentially though, both these figures are radiating the same “saviour energy”. The energies of all these archetypes can be found in the subtle bodies of human beings in the psychic centres. These centres are either the chakras or sephiroth of Eastern and Western magickal traditions respectively. In short, invoking the archetypes releases light energy from the psychic centres which they are related to. This then brings to consciousness previously unknown complexes and energies which are then equilibrated within the psyche. When this is done in a disciplined fashion as in Yoga the end result is the harmonious operation of all these centres at full power. That is, the Yogi attains his or her natural or divine state of being. However, nothing has been done to the “outside” world, only the consciousness of the practitioner has been changed. Paradoxically though, the outside world has been radically changed as it is literally a reflection of human consciousness or the “inside world” at any given time – no more and no less.
Creation is formed from light and the universe is a structure of interacting patterns of light. Magick can therefore be seen as the practice of causing one light pattern to affect another. For example in order to arouse sexual desire in a person it is only necessary to join or link the light energy pattern of the person with the light energy pattern of sexual arousal which traditionally in the western tradition is often Venus or Aphrodite though there are many others. This then creates an astral situation where both patterns affect each other but the one with more energy causes the greater effect on the other. as both patterns exist in the one universal light that universal light is also affected and this is where karma comes in. What happens to one light pattern affects all the others.
So how do we as spiritual students, magickians or just curious people manipulate these light energies in order to cause changes in the universe? There are already too many books and courses now commonly available on Yoga and Magick but they promote techniques which in time yield results. A short-cut method is to practise the Cloud Manipulation technique I discuss in “The Power of Magick Part 2″ which is one of the most powerful methods of Magickal development in existence. Another is to listen to the OM and IAO mantras previously mentioned.
Remember that we all have free will and no one can stop us working on the Path of Light, the Dark Path or both of them. We only need to be aware that whatever we do will affect the one universal light in some way. It’s our choice.
June 3, 2008 at 12:30 am |
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