I did something I’ve done before recently: when I did my
colour
breathing and
protection
exercises (which I have been poor at
doing regularly of late), rather than use a pyramid, I set up my protection
in the shape and size of … the higher levels of my
aura, those
levels
centred on higher
chakras
which happen to be shaped like a sphere
(see Figure 2 of this
post).
Now this is actually a nice strong shape, but the advantage of using
your aura as the protection and boundary for such exercises is that it
strengthens your aura – particularly your auric skin, the boundary of your
aura, which is a bit like the
meniscus
of water.
Now, moving on from that, I’d like to talk about mudras – mudras that
work for me. Having identified as a Buddhist, I am familiar with the concept of
putting the hand into certain positions - which is what a mudra is: a hand
position – but I haven’t found the standard Buddhist ones of any great effect
for me.
In
Carlos Castanada’s books, on the other hand
(that pun wasn’t intended – truly), there is a suggestion to, when
one is walking, hold the tips of thumb and little finger together. I’ve tried
it, and found it actually very effective. I was able to walk more quickly and
for longer, and finished feeling fresher. None of which suggests that it would
necessarily work for anyone else, of course :)
That position is shown below.
(I can't stop my 3rd finger curling up.)
From that, I have developed a mudra which I find helps me to build
energy when doing exercises of the type I referred to at the start of this
post. That mudra is shown below.
As a final one, I find that intertwining fingers when meditating helps
to keep me protected and centred. Instructions during guided meditations to put
hands flat on legs etc do absolutely nothing for me whatsoever. This position
is shown below.
So .. there you have it: Gnwmythr’s Mudras :)
(I also find having the palms of my feet together, rather than crossing my legs, leads to more effective meditation and energy work.)
Now, my final point. As a first point in this final point, please read
my post on
changing
oppressors: it is not definitive
(nothing
could be!), but it is a starting point. Having watched the BBC TV
mini-series
37 Days, it would have been
marvellous if someone could have done something constructive about the
personalities of those involved in that catastrophe. And now, as we approach
the centenary of the start of the First World War
(which I am still inclined to refer to as World War Part One):
- we are getting warnings
about the tensions in East Asia which compare the times and circumstances and risks;
- great evil has been done
against the cause of peace in the Middle East by those – on both sides – who have
kidnapped and killed teenagers (several
of us have been trying
for some years to get people there to think of what sort of future their kids
could have, and this does seem to be a direct attack on that approach);
- tensions are again escalating
over east Ukraine, and it seems to me that both sides fear a loss of face (the actions have nothing – or at least,
very little - to do with concern for people in that region – if there was
genuine concern on both sides rather than a view that the region is a pawn to
one or other bigger power, the situation could have been resolved months ago);
- the abhorrent actions of ISIL
continue to be of great concern, and that is an organisation which, it seems to
me, needs to be stood up to – but, if there is an independent Kurdistan that
comes out of this, that could possibly be a good thing, depending on the nature
of the actual nation.
So … lots to work on – and the appalling abuse of refugees (and indigenous people) in my country is another issue I will be
working on.
[1]
BPLF = Balanced Positive
(spiritual) Light Forces. See here and here for more on this.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
My "blogiography" (list of all posts and guide as to how to best use this site) is here, and my glossary/index is here.
- One
size does NOT fit all.
- Don't
be mediocre - seek to excel.
- Gnwmythr's
Stropping Strap: Occam's Razor only works if the simplest solution is actually
recognised as being the simplest, rather than the one that best fits one's
bigotries being labelled 'simplest'.
- Our
entire life experience, with all the many wondrous and varied people,
places and events in it, is too small a sample for statistical reliability
about Life.
- May
the world of commerce and business be recognised to be a servant, not a
master, of the lives of people.
- Ban
the dream interpretation industry!
- A
home is for living in, not feeling, becoming or being rich or a “better”
class than others.
- Being
accustomed to interacting via certain rules makes those rules neither
right nor universal.
- Like
fire to the physical, emotions to the soul make a good servant, and a bad
master.
- Expertise
at intimacy and emotional happiness is generally not the same thing as
spiritual growth.
- Any
person, male or female, who has neither a serious health issue, dependents
nor an agreement about study. yet expects their partner to work to support
them, is, spiritually speaking, little more than a parasite.
- The
means shape the end.
- BPLF
restraint of uncooperatives is NOT an opportunity for revenge or getting
even - even unconsciously.
- As
words can kill, the right to freedom of speech comes with a DUTY to be as
well-informed, objective and balanced as you can be.
- My
favourite action movie of all time is "Gandhi",
although I've recently come across "Invictus"
and might put that one in to that category. However, I
loathe the stereotypical action movie - and, for similar reasons, I loathe
many dramas, which are often emotionally
violent, more so in some cases than many war films.
- All
of the above - and this blog - could be wrong, or subject to context,
perspective, or state of spiritual evolution ...
Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be
stronger [people].
John F. Kennedy (who was
quoting 19th Century Episcopal Bishop Phillips Brooks)
Jesus loves you. Odin wants you to grow up.
We make our decisions. And then our
decisions turn around and make us.
F.W. Boreham
Females, get over 'cute'. Get competent.
Get trained. Get capable. Get over 'cute'. And those of you who are called
Patty and Debby and Suzy, get over that. Because we use those names to
infantalise females – we keep females in their 'little girl' state by the names
we use for them. Get over it. If you want to be taken seriously, get serious.
Jane Elliott
The only thing necessary for the triumph of
evil is for good [people] to do nothing.
(based on
writing by) Edmund Burke
The significant problems we face cannot be
solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
Albert Einstein
We didn't inherit the Earth from our
ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the
personality and eats away its vital unity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
True compassion is more than flinging a
coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an
edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Too much and too long, we seem to have
surrendered community excellence and community values in the mere accumulation
of material things. Our gross national product ... if we should judge America
by that -- counts air pollution and cigarette advertising, and ambulances to
clear our highways of carnage. ... Yet the gross national product does not allow
for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of
their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our
marriages; the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public
officials. It measures neither our wit nor our courage; neither our wisdom nor
our learning; neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it
measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile."
Robert F. Kennedy 1968
There are risks and costs to a program of
action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of
comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy
If we could change ourselves, the
tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so
does the attitude of the world change towards him. … We need not wait to see
what others do. (Often degraded to “Be
the change you want to see in the world” – see here)
Gandhi
Tags: aura, Castenada, conflict, energy work, exercises, meditation, mudra, peace, personality, protection, shamanism, society, violence, war,
First published: Laugardagr, 5th July, 2014
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 5th July, 2014
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