Kundalini & Chakras

[Aknaton]

I have some experiences to note of late.
1) 2 or 3 weeks back, a goddess came through to bring my subtle body into a meditative absorption of ever increasing bliss/ecstacy, whiteness, concentration until it got so much that I had to return to my physical body.
2) The goddess came back about a week later to show me how energy can be raised from bottom to top through the chakras, one step at a time. She showed me in an OBE focusing on the chakras starting from the muladhara all the way to the top using the satchakra nirupana images. But this is to be done with a partner. With a partner, the energy is multiplied when a partner is involved and this makes it easier to blast through any blockages. On top of that (lol), the complimenting of male and female also works out undealt with opposites that are likely to cause imbalances.
3) A spirit came and offered to raise the energy all the way up to the spine for me in a hermetical manner which doesn't involve the chakras, but rather the very elements within the human body. I never knew this style.
These experiences have shown me that it isn't difficult at all to get the energy up and out from the top if there is at least some kind of understanding.

[Unseeking Seeker]

@ Aknaton ~ quite an interesting and deep experience! About visuals of the Goddess, NoOne can throw more light. I only had one encounter, in as in direct sight in 2018 or so. Later energisations we’re by Divine Mother, who some don’t call Mother but rather lover … the divine feminine probably presents Herself in different ways.

From direct experience, I can say that there are several conduits, the main being the Sushumna, the next, Ida and Pingala. Energisation up the spinal column also happens if graced, as also piercing of the Medulla and fontanel. Why analyse? All is enabled automatically at the optimal time.

As for meditating with a partner, Legrand is into that but he’s exited from this forum, which is a pity because he is quite advanced and was open to sharing his insights. It’s Dyad meditation, there’s a website on it and I receive mailers but I never experimented nor intend to ~ I’m not saying that you or others shouldn’t. It’s just that I’m against any practice where we attempt to be a doer rather than a receptor.

[Aknaton]

@Unseeking Seeker, thank you for the input.

[NoOne]

Shakti Meditation

Hi everyone.

I wanted to write a bit about my own meditative practice, which I call Shakti Meditation.

In case you weren’t aware, Shakti is the Sanskrit term for the divine feminine, in a cosmic sense, as well as locally, where it is known as Kundalini Shakti. This power is known under different names in various cultures. Shekinah in Judaism, Sekina in Islam, Sophia in Gnostic Christianity, Holy Spirit in Christianity, Dzogchen in Tibetan Buddhism and so on.
Shakti is often conceptualised as a goddess, though that is only one of her many aspects and forms.

When active in the human body, she will often take the form of a serpentine energy that rises from the base of the spine and coils around it in a spiralling fashion. We know this as the caduceus and is the symbol of modern medicine, representing both healing and wisdom as well as self-knowledge.
Another name for this serpentine power is Kundalini. I’ve had a Kundalini awakening breakthrough more than a decade ago, though even before that, I started integrating Shakti into my daily meditative practice. When working with her, surrender to and trusting in a higher power is key. Being the anima of the human psyche, she is responsible for regulating autonomous bodily functions and she is essentially what keeps us alive without us even noticing, being responsible for the vast majority of our bodily and cognitive functions. We generally hardly even notice her working in the background and keeping us alive, but Shakti Meditation allows us to reconnect with our deepest psyche and become aware and conscious of the work she does for us every second of the day.

Shakti Meditation starts with observing autonomous bodily functions, subtle, gross, psychic, astral, emotional and so on, from a detached, higher perspective. It’s about recognising the nature of the Self as the observer, rather than the doer. In Shakti meditation, the Self does not do, only Shakti does. The Self is in silence, resting in equanimity and lack of attachment to objects in the causal world, whatever form they may take.
In this state, thought ceases, mind chatter dies down, there is only the observer being aware of its detachment from what at this point seem like the bodily and mental functions of an outside entity. The Self is satisfied with resting in itself and recognises the fundamental alienness of what it normally thinks of as himself. Looking at this person from the vantage point of the absolute, he sees the weirdness and unfamiliarity of the body-mind complex which clings to an extremely limited identity and existence in a narrow range of frequency within the range of infinite possibility. Thus the body, and its identity, its ego or ahamkara, looks comical in its crudeness and inflated sense of self-importance. There is humour in observing oneself from the outside and the Self may laugh at the absurdity of the situation and the preening and posturing of the ahamkara, which imagines itself to be separate and all-important, when it is but a self-created delusion.
As the Self observes that body-mind complex, it will become aware of the subtle processes occurring within, which it may not have been conscious of before pointing its awareness to this object from a new point of view. Aware that it is both the observer and the observed, at the same time, it will become conscious of goings-on within this vibrational matrix that might have hitherto escaped its attention. The Self will notice strange activity in the subtle body, in the form of pranic phenomena, which is life energy moving about the chakras and nadis. Additionally, in the deepest meditation, it will become aware of the working of Shakti which has remained hidden to its awareness up to that point. It will see Shakti both as an extension of itself, as well as an outside entity with independent will and action.

As the Self observes Shakti as himself, an aspect of his own awareness, Shakti will come out to dance and play. This is different for each person and can take various forms. In my own process, Shakti is gentle and kind, even playful. She causes waves of bliss in me and extremely pleasurable physical sensations, along with feelings of love, joy and oneness.
Although Shakti is generally active in me throughout the day, it is during meditation, times of relaxation, rest and contemplation that she makes her presence particularly felt. Whenever I settle down into a relaxed state, she will immediately activate in the form of a highly pleasant sensation of heat and light at the base of the spine. From here, she will start wriggling her way upwards in a playful, pulsating manner. The sensation of Shakti moving upwards can best be compared to spiritual plasma. It is warm liquid light, which is very soothing, a bit like switching the seat heater on in your car during a cold winter night.

As the flow of Shakti becomes stronger, energy centres, chakras activate all over the body, including the feet and hands. The spinning of chakras can often be felt, which is an odd sensation at first, but one soon gets used to it. Apart from spinning, some chakras may also buzz or vibrate, giving off a sensation of electromagnetic activity. Heat and pressure may also be felt at particular chakras during the process as Shakti activates and animates them.
In Shakti Meditation, she assumes ever more control of the physical body and mind, whilst the Self remains a detached observer. The Self surrenders control and Shakti assumes control of certain faculties, such as breathing and posture. This is similar to how she acts during our sleep, when we are not in conscious control of our bodies. As she moves upward along the spine and takes over each energy centre and nerve cluster one by one, there may be involuntary movements, even spontaneous yoga postures, which are known as kriyas. For some people these can be quite intense, though in my case they tend to be rather gentle and controlled, as well as temporary. As soon as the flow of Shakti is smooth, obstacles and blocks are cleared, kriyas cease, the flow of Shakti through the Shakti Nadis (especially the Sushumna) becomes unimpeded and strong, like a rushing stream of warm liquid light.
As she reaches the third eye region and the top of the head, a reverse flow also occurs, which is more like a slow descent of divine grace, a more masculine energy. This too is plasma-like and appears to enter the brain at the Brahmarendra, at the bulb of the head. This nectar is a viscous, honey-like substance which drips slowly from a higher realm into the brain, causing exquisite pleasure which is felt in the scalp, from where it dribbles down in slow motion. This nectar, also known as Soma, Amrita or Ambrosia, is responsible for illumination and apart from great bliss, it also confers wisdom and insight. At this point, the body-mind, including the Kundalini mechanism operating within it, is a mere instrument for the production of Nectar, which allows the individual Jiva or Soul to reach ever higher levels of illumination.
When fully immersed in the act of what I call “the drinking of Soma” some peculiar psychic effects, known as siddhis, may spontaneously manifest. In this higher conscious state, the Jiva feels one with the Universe and recognises its fundamental unity with Brahman. Resting in this state feels like a homecoming, like returning to our natural, fundamental state of consciousness. Whilst the Self rests in itself, Shakti continues her work within the body, clearing blockages and other assorted energetic muck, including burning away karma that has accumulated in the Jiva over many lifetimes and also by just living in the world and encountering the stresses and conflicts of daily life.

Simultaneously, the Kundalini mechanism works to generate Soma/Amrita which is distributed all over the body by the chakric system. The objective, apparently, is to slowly build a light-body, which is initially activated when the Kundalini power first pierces the crown. When this happens, it creates a crack in the Hiranyagarbha or cosmic egg, causing the yolk or nectar to slowly dribble down. The dripping of nectar is somewhat continuous thereafter, but it becomes much stronger during Shakti Meditation, when the Kundalini mechanism is allowed to fully express itself in the subtle body and churn Soma. This process is allegorically described in the famous Churning of the Milk Ocean myth, with different devas and asuras representing upper and lower chakras.

This light-body is needed as a vehicle for the Jiva to be able to achieve Maha-Samadhi upon death, it carries the soul to the highest realms, like Brahma-Loka and beyond, so that it may attain liberation and return to rest in the highest Brahman.

[Unseeking Seeker]

Thanks for sharing NoOne ~ quite a detailed write and very useful too.

What are the Siddhis that you’ve experienced, if any? In my understanding if they come in automatically it’s fine but otherwise we should remain in witness mode.

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by Unseeking Seeker

Thanks for sharing NoOne ~ quite a detailed write and very useful too.

What are the Siddhis that you’ve experienced, if any? In my understanding if they come in automatically it’s fine but otherwise we should remain in witness mode.

Hi US,

Thanks for the feedback, always appreciate it. You wouldn't believe some of the abuse I get for this on other forums...

The Siddhis that came out for me were indeed of the spontaneous, come-and-go type, though they were not that spectacular. They mostly involved things like astral projection, seeing past and future, especially in terms of my own lives, the ability and even compulsion to heal, channelling abilities, telepathy, the ability to read others, that kind of thing. Certainly nothing paranormal or unexplainable. I have a sneaking suspicion there are a lot of tall tales in this field which are not always based on fact.

[Unseeking Seeker]

@ NoOne ~ that’s interesting, spectacular in fact. Telepathy as in a passive receptor or you can choose when to communicate?

[NoOne]

Originally Posted by Unseeking Seeker

@ NoOne ~ that’s interesting, spectacular in fact. Telepathy as in a passive receptor or you can choose when to communicate?

One example I recall, when I joined a forum for the first time and started telling my story, a mod challenged me to say how many fingers he was holding up. I thought the request was pretty ridiculous and I started typing out a measured and reasoned response, when suddenly I saw him holding up his hand and showing four fingers, in my mind's eye. I told him what I saw and he was amazed, admitting that he was indeed showing four fingers. Other times, I guessed people's professions, without even trying and so on. It was a spontaneous display, probably meant to demonstrate the power of Kundalini, then they dissipated and ceased once they've served their purpose. It never really worked for me intentionally, nor did I really try, they were really just temporary effects of Kundalini activity. I'm still pretty good at reading people though.

[Unseeking Seeker]

So, for an update ~

Erect spine is the sconce
And bliss is the love flame
Burning above the fontanel
An effervescence that is eternal
This being as it is, lower mind asks
How do we feel that that’s outside
The boundaries of feeble form

[Redchic12]

Aknaton:

Firstly, how do you know it was a Goddess. Did you question its authenticity or just accept that it is.

Secondly, my personal belief is to stay away from playing around with the Kundalini as it’s playing with fire!

Why not wait for it to naturally happen thru grace as the person above has just commented.

Obviously I have no idea how far along the spiritual path you are and that can make a difference to what I have to say but generally speaking you have to be very cautious when it comes to spirit and especially kundalini.

A prayer of protection would be beneficial

This is an opinion based on my own experiences with spirit.