The illusion of control
I’ve been doing some internal work lately and one of the issues that has arisen has been about control, specifically the control a person has in his/her imagination vs the control s/he has in reality. If a person feels that s/he has no control over circumstances in his/her life, there can be, sometimes, a tendency [...]
Working with the monkey mind
One the issues that comes up in mediation is what Buddhists call Monkey Mind. It’s that troublesome voice that starts saying random messages to you and distracts you from meditating. For people who are trying to achieve a state of no mind, the monkey mind is particularly troublesome because its a reminder that your mind [...]
How to use breath work to undo physical stress
I’ve been feeling some physical tension in my shoulders and neck lately, and decided to do some breathing meditation to help me undo the tension and stress. I’ve found that using meditation to do this has been very helpful in allowing me to undo a lot of physical stress. The way to utilize meditation to [...]
Elemental Emptiness Month 12: From Zero to One
9-24-09 I haven’t been able to update since the esoteric book convention. It highlights how busy my schedule has become and how problematic that can be at times. I’m not sure I like that, so I’m looking at what I can change in my life to give me a bit more time. As this elemental [...]
Review of The Doctrine of Awakening by Julius Evola
The Doctrine of Awakening by Julius Evola As always, I find myself intrigued by the depth of exploration that Evola brings to any of his books. In this book he discusses the earliest Buddhist texts and makes some persuasive arguments against how Buddhism is currently perceived. The analysis of the texts and techniques as well [...]
Element Emptiness Month 9: Craving and Desire pt. 2
6-19-09 I’m feeling out of sorts today. This is one of those days where there’s missed connections, where everything feels slightly off. It’s a day where I feel the craving to be filled a bit more sharply. A day where nothing I do really satisfies and underlying everything is a feeling of loss. I hate [...]
Assorted matters
I’ve been feeling a bit stagnant in my magical practice lately. I’ve been doing my daily rituals, my emptiness working, and even have been involved in a economic activism experiment I hope to post about soon, but being at Heartland did remind me of how important it can be to get out of the usual [...]
Elemental Emptiness Month 6: The Hermit and Fear
3-15-09 I’m in a foul mood tonight. I essentially got told by my spirit guide for this working (one of them anyway) that I have to step up and face my fear of being alone, and accept the very real possibility that I may always be alone. He feels that this fear and the desire [...]
Some thoughts on the limitations of gods
Warning…this post will likely be considered blasphemous if you are of the school of thought deities are all powerful, all knowing, and therefor infallible. That said, let’s move on to the content… I recently finished the new Prince of Persia game and have been playing the downloadable add-on epilogue adventure and in both the main [...]
Elemental Emptiness Month 4: Compassion pt 1
1-15-09 I’ve spent the entire day sitting with several patterns of behavior which I’ve identified as behaviors where I’m engaged in dysfunctional behavior. One example is that while I think it is good to recognize qualities you want in a partner, taken to an extreme this can be its own form of objectification. Have I [...]
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