The Ray of Creation

As we work with the three factors, (Alchemical Birth, Mystical Death and Sacrifice for Humanity) we walk the path of initiation. We may complete the Minor Mysteries, but not enter into the Major Mysteries until we reach psychological equilibrium and begin working in Alchemy.

When we work in Alchemy the Holy Spirit descends (white dove) into us and raises the Serpents of Fire of Kundalini through each of our bodies, (physical, vital, astral, mental and causal). The serpents of Atman and Buddi never fell. The serpent rises slowly through each of the 33 vertebrae of our spine (33 degrees of Occult Masonry), in accordance with the merits of our heart. This is represented by the 33 years of the life of Jesus. (Any Buddha with 5 or 7 serpents raised up over its head which represents this process.)

Pranayama


A judicious study of the marvelous esoteric work The Voice of the Silence by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky takes us to the logical conclusion that Seven Tremendous Initiatic Gates exist.

By all means it is clear that to reach the Fifth Gate is fundamental because for the Warrior the two superior gates are always open.

In various Masonic Degrees they made reference to that Symbolic Esoteric Ladder that unites the earth with heaven. This is the same ladder that the incarnated Angel Israel (who's profane name was Jacob) saw in his dreams.

Mistakenly many believe that the Coccygeal Chakra (with its four marvelous petals) is the first rung of the Holy Ladder.

Many suppose that the Prostatic (Uterine) Chakra (Splendid Lotus of six petals) is the second rung of the Mystic Ladder.

There are many who hold the opinion that the Umbilical Chakra (Luminous Jewel of ten petals, located in the center of the lumbar region) is the third rung.

Many Pseudo-Esoterists and Pseudo-Occultists want to see the fourth rung in the Cardias with its famous twelve petals.

Opinions exist about many things; this is why they believe that the Laryngeal Chakra (with its sixteen precious petals) is the sixth rung.

Many are convinced in an erroneous way that the Sixth Center situated in the head between the two eyebrows and its two extraordinary and resplendent petals is the sixth rung of the Mystical Ladder.

In sum, we never fail to see Pseudo-Esoterists and Pseudo-Occultists who still believe that the Lotus of One Thousand Petals, the seat of Shiva in the Pineal Gland, superior part of the brain is the seventh rung of Jacob's ladder.

In synthesis, it is right to state that the Sahasrara, the Milupe or Precious Lotus of One Thousand Petals is located in the vertex of the head; it is also right to asseverate that this is the seat of the Holy Spirit; thus, indeed, the Holy Spirit is only waiting for his luminous and extraordinary union with Shakti or Sexual Igneous Force that, as a Serpent of Fire, is dormant and coiled up three and a half times within the lowest of the seven centers. The objective of Yoga is to acquire Liberation with this splendid union.

However, another thing is to analyze, to experiment and to comprehend the marvelous analytical studies of the Laboratorium-Oratorium of the Third Logos.

We have already stated; yet we repeat again that the Sacred Fire has Seven Degrees of Power. There are Seven Serpents, two groups of three plus the sublime coronation of the Seventh Tongue of Fire that unites us with the One, with the Law, with the Father.

It is urgent to know that the Seven Serpents are the Seven Rungs of Jacob's Ladder, the Seven Gates of the Voice of the Silence.

The two first serpents: the serpent of the physical body and the serpent of the vital body only reach the magnetic field at the root of the nose after having placed into activity the Lotus of One Thousand Petals. However, the five remaining superior serpents always reach the Cardias through the Amrita Nadi.

No one can pass through the Seven Initiatic Gates in an instantaneous and simultaneous way; no Initiate can jump to the Seventh Rung immediately. Degrees and Degrees exist in all of this.

Whosoever wants to lift the Third Serpent must first of all lift the Second and no one can lift the Second Serpent without having previously lifted the First.

It is an absurdity to try to lift the Fourth Sacred Serpent without having previously lifted the Third, and it is stubbornness to intend to lift the Fifth Serpent without previously having lifted the Fourth.

Thousands of Pseudo-Esoteric and Pseudo-Occultist students commit the embarrassing error of believing that one can achieve the Revolutionary Development of the Kundalini by working with the Bellow System.

In Limbo there live many Yogis who in spite of having practiced Pranayama intensely during their entire lives have not even achieved the awakening of their Kundalini.

With the respiratory exercises, we can raise some Igneous Flames through the Spinal Medulla, but we will never achieve the ascension of each one of the noble serpents of Fire with such practices.

Undoubtedly, it is very recommendable to utilize those Flames of Sacred Fire that are enclosed within the Muladhara Chakra for the awakening of the Consciousness. However, this does not signify the Awakening of the Kundalini.

By all means, it is clear that the nostrils are connected to the Sexual Gonads through Ida and Pingala; this is why it is relatively easy to utilize certain Sacred Flames for the awakening of the Consciousness by means of the Respiratory Exercises.

The best Initiates of Laya Yoga, Zen and Chan intelligently combine meditation with Pranayama when comprehending the urgent necessity of awakening the Consciousness.....

I agree with much of what you've said greenmansmind, however we ought to clarify a couple things.

Originally posted by greenmansmind
if yogis who have been practicing for yrs..can not experience kundulini..

why a simple man such as me..with out the knowledge even..why did i go through all of it,with out challenge..

This is precisely why The Masters stress that the Aspirant needs a Guru, whether in the Physical or Internal Planes.

Sometimes we don't have the ability to catch all the messages from our Innermost properly, because the way we perceive things is filtered through the egos or aggregates that we have built up over so many lifetimes.

Also, many people assume that they've "raised their Kundalini" but don't even really know what that is.

One who has already walked The Path can train us on how to transform the impressions we receive externally, and how to understand the messages and subtle hints that our Being sends our way.

This is why it is good to meditate daily and study The Holy Books(The Qur'an, Torah, Gospels, Pert Em Heru, Upanishads, Tao Te Ching, etc.) and also, the works of the more current Masters.

You know the saying: "When the student is ready, the Master appears" or something like that.


Speaking of which; here's a reason why I respect Dion Fortune:

The great rationalists and intellectuals are precisely the most torpid and passionate beings who exist upon the earth. The intellectual loses the meaning of a sentence simply because of the lack of a period or a comma. The intuitive knows how to read what the Master does not write and how to listen to what the Master does not say....

...The gravest danger for the occultist is to have a bookish culture. The students of occultism who have read excessively are commonly filled with terrible pride. The student who is vain due to the intellect feels as though he is the lord of worldly wisdom. He not only lamentably wastes his time going from school to school, but moreover he closes the door of Initiation for himself, and falls into black magic. We must become like children in order to penetrate into the wisdom of the fire, which is deep within ourselves, in the living profundity of our internal consciousness. There is a need to be humble in order to acquire wisdom. Once we have acquired wisdom, we must be even more humble.

- Igneous Rose

Intellect "Two types of intellect exist: 1. The commonly known sensual intellect. 2. The intellect which is given by the Being; this is a conscious intellect." - The Revolution of the Dialectic

The common sensual or subjective intellect is the capacity of reasoning and comparing (see Intellectual Animal). Related to the Intellectual Brain or Center, and to the physical brain.

"The intellect is a very precious instrument for the Great Work of the Father, when it is absolutely used for the pure service of the Spirit. A mystic without intellect fails because of lack of culture (see Intellectual Culture). The intellect is satanic when it is used for the service of the internal beast. The intellectual villains (cynics and skeptics) are the result of intellectualism without spirituality." - The Aquarian Message

"The intellect never attains Initiation. Only the heart attains the Golgotha of the High Initiation. The majority of people have their heads filled with absurd theories and ancestral prejudices; they do not open their minds to anything new." - The Revolution of Beelzebub

Intellectual Culture A complete and comprehensive intellectual understanding of the many aspects of the Path of Initiation.

"To possess an intellectual culture is necessary for the development of clairvoyance. To have an intellectual discipline is necessary for the development of the latent powers, chakras, discs, magnetic wheels of the Astral Body." - Endocrinology & Criminology

"In order to develop positive clairvoyance, it is required to practice the necessary esoteric exercises and to study the best authors of Theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Yoga, Psychology, etc., etc. Our worst enemy is ignorance; therefore, we recommend our readers study the great works of the female Master Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, entitled The Secret Doctrine. We also recommend Kundalini Yoga of Sivananda, the books of Dr. Arnold Krumm-Heller, the books of Dr. Adoum, the books of Rudolf Steiner, etc., etc." - Endocrinology & Criminology

"Every esoterist student must have discipline and intellectual culture. The occultist without discipline and intellectual culture converts himself into a delinquent." - Endocrinology & Criminology

The objective of studying the Kabbalah is to be skilled for work in the Internal Worlds...

One who does not comprehend remains confused in the Internal Worlds. Kabbalah is the basis in order to understand the language of these worlds. - Samael Aun Weor, The Initiatic Path in the Arcana of Tarot and Kabbalah

Dr Krumm Heller used to say that an hour of daily vocalization was better than reading a million books on pseudo-esotericism and pseudo-occultism. - Samael Aun Weor

We have finished this book. Unfortunately, we count with the fingers those who are prepared for Gnosis. We have only known two persons who are prepared for this: An illiterate Indian and a woman. The one who wants to know has to kill the great destructor of reality, the mind. - The Greater Mysteries

"When the Mason learns that the Key to the warrior on the block is the proper application of the dynamo of living power, he has learned the Mystery of his Craft. The seething energies of Lucifer are in his hands and before he may step onward and upward, he must prove his ability to properly apply this energy." - Manly P. Hall

greenmansmind wrote
well it did take me years to get there....
but why me,why have i been chosen to walk this path that i walk..

The one who's Being is leading them back to the path will be able to receive many impressions that remind him/her of their purpose.

These impressions or influences of the initiatic principles are not mechanical, they are like arrows that are shot at a target, from the Inner Being to His child. Obviously there is wind, distance and our minds are moving targets-but the quiver of the Monad that is pushing the essence is always full of arrows.

A word spoken by a stranger, a sound, a feeling all can be the influences of subtle forces at work.