[Helpers] 02introk new essay.

[Kimberly]

Ok, just so I'm clear... Why are you sending these essays to the list?
Is it because you want me to edit them or for another reason? Lol 

I thought you wanted me to start with the ones on the web page or on the
CD. (I can't remember which lessons in particular were confusing me
before, so I was just going to start from the beginning and go from
there.) I was planning on editing the essays and sending them to you as
they were finished. Unfortunately, I won't be able to start on that
until I'm finished with my current work project of editing, which I
should be able to complete by the middle of this week.

So, let me know if you'd rather me start with these that you've sent to
the list.

Thanks!

Blessings,
Kimberly

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Helpers-bounces at fire-serpent.org [mailto:Helpers-bounces at fire-
> serpent.org] On Behalf Of Mystress Angelique Serpent
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:33 AM
> To: Helpers at fire-serpent.org
> Subject: [Helpers] 02introk new essay.
> 
> Kundalini is the sacred Fire Serpent of spiritual evolution.  The
medical
> symbol, the caduceus, is an icon of fully awakened Kundalini, with the
two
> Fire Serpents uncoiled around the staff of the spine where the Shakti
> energy rises up the central channel. This rising energy is often felt
as
> heat, tingling or vibrations. The caduceus is topped with the round
halo
> of
> the crown chakra at the top of the head. The wings are part of the
heart
> chakra. The serpents form a giant helix, like DNA. Kundalini is the
> creative, evolutionary energy of Cosmic Consciousness that gave you
birth,
> directed up the spine into the head, rather than outward to procreate,
> create life. We evolve by giving birth. The Kundalini process evolves
us,
> by changing the direction of the energy, inward to give birth to a new
> you.
> 
> Kundalini and serpents are historically associated with healing, from
the
> caduceus to the Brazen Serpent Moses set up in the desert to heal the
> Hebrews. I have known people who appeared to become 20 years younger
as
> the
> process did its work, and it is common for old injuries to reappear,
only
> to be healed more completely. People have reported that their actual
DNA
> has been changed by the process. For some, the healing happens more on
the
> emotional, mental and spiritual levels: Kundalini encompasses all.
> 
> The symbolism of Kundalini appears in many serpents of mythology, from
the
> Rainbow serpent of the Australian aborigines, to the feathered Serpent
of
> the Maya. Serpents represent the instinctive wisdom of the body and
> intuition rising into conscious awareness.
> 
> On old sailing maps when there was an area of sea still uncharted, the
> cartographers would write Here be Dragons", and draw serpents
frolicking
> in
> the waves. Kundalini serpents are represented by Leviathan the serpent
of
> the Earth's power and wisdom, in the dragons of the unknown, the deep
> mysteries of earth and sea rising to be faced by the conscious
individual
> on the warrior path, or what Joseph Campbell would call "the heroes
> journey"
> 
> Kundalini is the great unknown, unknowable. Awakened people often
dream of
> serpents, water and other archetypal symbolism: the language of the
> unconscious mind.  The surface of the sea represents the boundary
between
> the conscious and unconscious mind, in dreams and mythology.
> 
> The Serpent is the most ancient symbol for the Earth. Science has
> discovered that people who do spiritual healing, go into a state where
> their body's energy field is matched with the Schumann resonance, the
> magnetic field of the earth itself. Dead planets, like Mars do not
have a
> magnetic field. The source of the magnetic field of the Earth is the
> electrical charge of friction on the fiery crystal of super compressed
> iron
> spinning in the center of the earth, which we form a connection to
with
> the
> essential practice of Grounding.
> 
> Along with health, the serpent is the symbol for rebirth, and
immortality
> because it sheds its skin. A serpent with its tail in its mouth: the
> Ouroborus, is the symbol for the wheel of life, the turning of the
> seasons.
> It is a symbol for how life eats life, the food chain.
> 
> According to ancient texts, achievement of Kundalini awakening would
to
> take years/lifetimes of spiritual work and meditation, but in these
modern
> times, Kundalini awakening has become a worldwide phenomena. Many
people
> are awakening spontaneously, without any preparation on how to handle
what
> has been called the most powerful and potentially dangerous force in
the
> universe. Those who experience spontaneously awakening often fear they
are
> going insane. This fear may be falsly validated by psychiatic
> professionals
> who are unfamiliar with awakening phenomena. What Jungian psychiatrist
Dr.
> Stanislav Grof calls "spiritual emergency."
> 
> Kundalini seeks to purify the body to become a temple of the Soul, the
> Divine. To accomplish this it works through the unconscious mind to
> resolve
> or release all the limiting beliefs of the mind, the fears, scars and
> emotional baggage of trauma held in the body. All the things that are
> holding you back from manifesting your Divine potential. In order to
> expand
> your consciousness, the barriers and fears of limiting beliefs must be
> dismantled gently as your karma dissolves.
> 
> Kundalini awakening can appear as madness, with visions,
uncontrollable
> physical sensations and extravagant psychic phenomena. It isn't
something
> to be forced, as trying to force the process is really a way of
resisting
> the process, not trusting that the Infinite mind that guides the
process,
> knows what it is doing without your interference.
> 
> People who seek awakening because they want power, give me a mental
> cartoon
> image of Wile E. Coyote and the ACME steamroller of unconditional
love. As
> soon as you see him messing with it, you know he will end up squashed.
> Rolled out flat like a pie crust. that's his karma.
> 
> Don't seek Kundalini awakening unless you are genuinely ready to turn
your
> life over to the path of your Soul, because resisting the awakening
> process
> once it has started, causes the energy to push back harder in its
efforts
> to clear a path for itself. It is infinite, you are not so who wins?
Going
> to war with your Kundalini is a very bad idea.
> 
>   The best thing to do, is to learn to get out of the way and let
Goddess
> get on with it. The best way to smooth the process is to trust in the
> Infinite Wisdom that guides it. Have faith, and surrender control. The
> river knows where it is going. to merge with the sea.
> 
> The Kundalini is not something separate, outside of you, although it
may
> seem that way to your mind. It is the greater Cosmic mind, that you
are a
> part of. It is you, the part of you that is infinite, infinitely wise,
> unconditionally loving, and outside of time.
> 
> The ego seeks to place trust in what it knows: How do we define the
> infinite, unknowable that is our essential Self? It is like the wind,
we
> cannot see it but we can feel it, and see its effects on our
environment.
> We can observe the effects on the people who are experiencing
awakening,
> and see commonalities throughout the world's religions and
mythologies.
> 
> While there is very little scientific research on the effects of
> Kundalini,
> many benefits have been reported by experiencers:
> 
> Improved health. Kundalites find they catch colds and flu less often,
and
> with less severity. Wounds and bruises heal more quickly. Old injuries
may
> reappear, to be healed more completely a second time.
> Increased intelligence. The Kundalini process can increase IQ scores
by as
> much as 30%.
> Greater personal fulfillment.
> Increased peace and well being.
> Improved interpersonal relationships.
> Improved intuition, psychic abilities, synchronicity.
> Expansion of consciousness.
> 
> While most religions make reference to this energy of spiritual
awakening,
> it is the Sanskrit term *Kundalini*, and other Sanskrit terms
describing
> this phenomena, which are the most descriptive and comprehensive,
while
> remaining adaptable to most religious or spiritual paths. The
Kundalini
> path is a Yoga, not a religion. It is a transformative process that
occurs
> on all levels: body, mind and spirit.
> 
> The Christian version is the fiery descent of the Holy Spirit, which
would
> be defined as a "top-down" awakening in terms of the chakras. Some
people
> first experience a "Spiritual awakening" with paranormal experiences,
and
> psychic powers. They may begin to be aware of energy and spirits as
the
> higher chakras open and the energy makes its way down to the lower
> chakras.
> These awakenings tend to be more peaceful, but sometimes do not lead
to
> waking the Kundalini serpents at the root chakra, at the base of the
> spine.
> It is the awakening of the Kundalini which integrates the spiritual
> experiences into the "Chop wood carry water" of normal daily life.
> 
> One seeks to first gently awaken the Fire Serpent (dormant
> spiritual/evolutionary energy), where it sleeps coiled three and one
half
> times at the base of the spine (the root chakra, or Kundalini) and
then
> induce it to uncoil inside oneself, releasing energy as it goes and
> opening
> the Chakras, until it's fiery head pokes out through the crown chakra,
> signifying enlightenment.
> 
> Thus, enlightened beings are often portrayed with a halo of light
coming
> from the crown of the head. Self Realization comes later, when the
> Kundalini turns around and descends back into the body, bringing the
> non-dual insights of the crown, (Love is all that Is) down into your
day
> to
> day physical life. Learning to see Divine perfection in where you are
at,
> here and now in every moment of your life on this good earth.
> 
> This final integration of the body with the spiritual energy is
sometimes
> called "Ascension" because Kundalini working its way back down through
the
> chakras causes the body's vibration to rise. As the body's vibration
> increases it gets easier to see perfection because synchronicities
make
> every day a lucky day. What begins as learning to surrender and "go
with
> the flow" comes out the other side to live your daily life, surfing on
a
> wave of spiritual energy that will carry you wherever your soul
desires.
> 
> Chakras are like the organs of your spiritual/energy body.  There are
> thousands of chakras throughout the body, however most focus is given
to 7
> major chakras that run in a line down the centre of the body, from
crown
> to
> tail bone.  We have a rainbow of lights, within. Each of the chakras
is
> associated with an aspect of being: The crown chakra is concerned with
> universal oneness, the relationship with the all.  Next is the third
eye,
> which is associated with psychic perception, next, the throat chakra,
> which
> is concerned mostly with communication... and so on.  The root chakra,
> from
> whence the Kundalini Serpents rise, is associated with nature itself,
with
> your connection to the planet and your life as a spiritual being in a
> human
> body.  It is associated with survival as a species and procreation,
but
> also with the wisdom of the Earth, the instinctual wisdom of nature.
> 
> Many spontaneously awakened people wonder "Why me?" and "Why now?"
then go
> on to make themselves some mythology of specialness or sin and second
> chances, or of Armageddon and saving the world. Let go of all of that,
> because those ideas are ego resistance in disguise.  Instead ask
yourself,
> "Why not me?"  Goddess sees you as infinite and perfect, and in that
> realm,
> there is nothing but Now.
> 
> Gopi Krishna, among others, have attributed the increase in awakening
to
> an
> evolutionary process of our consciousness expanding to balance the
lethal
> potential of our technology. I don't like to give energy to such
fears,
> they are resistance.
> 
> I find truth, in simplicity.  Most people awaken, because they asked
for
> it
> somehow. they may not have known that Kundalini would be the answer to
> that
> wish or prayer! So is life; even when we get what we desire, things do
not
> turn out like we expect.  People often awaken through trauma of some
kind,
> because it is when we are down that we are more likely to surrender,
to
> wish for a higher power to intervene in our lives.
> 
> 
> 
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