[Jyotir]

Hi shivatar,

Your diving into the pool analogy is quite apt, as initiations require receiving energy first (diving in the pool) - and then learning how to swim, so to speak.

When new energy floods the being in these initiations, this can exacerbate 'imbalances' or deficiencies - or illumine faults in desire, including karma now manifesting. It's part of the process to sort out and 'manage' the energy, the light, etc. on the way. It's the evolutionary wisdom of self-discovery.

Of course, as part of that process, some deliberately invoke these energies quite powerfully - inappropriately - and then they receive way beyond what they can handle. It's like a 10 year old boy wishing for - and getting - a Formula 1 racing car for his birthday, before even test driving a go-cart. So be careful what you wish for.

The best/wisest thing is to humbly ask for preparation, forgiveness*, necessary qualities, etc., e.g., for God to decide what is necessary and not necessary - what to get....and not get. And then be patient and receptive.

But many think they know better. For instance, they are attracted to power, without examining their faults, capacities, or willingness.

This is why we often see these disturbances and imbalances in novice aspirants.

Meanwhile what passes for 'sanity' in conventional terms is questionable in that it isn't even seen as problematic, but rather, 'normal' and even desirable.

* which can serve to can mitigate or remove the 'results' of previous 'bad' decisions.

~ J