Order of PaladinsOrder of Paladins

Lesson 2Precepts, Meditation, Basic Energy Work, Astral Temples

Warrior SpiritWarrior Spirit

““If we do not have flaws in our hearts, we If we do not have flaws in our hearts, we need not be afraid of people.”need not be afraid of people.”

Kenshin Kagetora Uesugi (1530 – 1578)Kenshin Kagetora Uesugi (1530 – 1578)

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Warrior’s AdmonitionWarrior’s Admonition

Your body is your temple: Care for it!Your body is your temple: Care for it!Do not engage in useless activity.Do not engage in useless activity.Listen to the Goddess.Listen to the Goddess.Help thyself.Help thyself.You create your own reality.You create your own reality.The Warrior’s path is creativity.The Warrior’s path is creativity.A serene path to enlightenment.A serene path to enlightenment.Know thyself.Know thyself.Master thyself.Master thyself.Create your own reality.Create your own reality.Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.Learn from your mistakes.Learn from your mistakes.Teach thyself.Teach thyself.Create your own reality.Create your own reality.Do not be negligent, even in trifling mattersDo not be negligent, even in trifling mattersGrace and guilt do not exist: Grace and guilt do not exist: Strive for responsibility.Strive for responsibility.Honor thyself.Honor thyself.Create your own reality.Create your own reality.

13 Precepts:13 Precepts:

1.1. Know thyself.Know thyself.2.2. Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all matters.3.3. You create your own reality.You create your own reality.4.4. Develop a sense of Right Action.Develop a sense of Right Action.5.5. Do not be negligent, even in trifling matters.Do not be negligent, even in trifling matters.6.6. Your body is your temple: Care for it!Your body is your temple: Care for it!7.7. Minimal appearance, maximum content.Minimal appearance, maximum content.8.8. Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.9.9. Power with.Power with.10.10. Who dares wins.Who dares wins.11.11. The Gods cannot help those who will not help themselves.The Gods cannot help those who will not help themselves.12.12. Be creative!Be creative!13.13. Do not engage in useless activity.Do not engage in useless activity.

Code of Chivalry:Code of Chivalry:

All members of the Order of Paladins must live according to the principles of chivalry, All members of the Order of Paladins must live according to the principles of chivalry, which include: which include:

SinceritySincerity.. CourtesyCourtesy.. CompassionCompassion.. PerseverancePerseverance.. IndustriousnessIndustriousness.. JusticeJustice.. LoyaltyLoyalty. . Courage.Courage. Self-Discipline.Self-Discipline. Humility.Humility. LargesseLargesse. . Truth.Truth. HonorHonor

Ethics and the Wiccan Ethics and the Wiccan RedeRede

Robin Wood’s Robin Wood’s When, Why… If?When, Why… If? Chapter 2 Full Contact MagickChapter 2 Full Contact Magick

Wiccan Rede:Wiccan Rede:

An it harm none, do what thou wiltAn it harm none, do what thou wilt The rede is a double edged sword: It The rede is a double edged sword: It

cautions you not to harm others, at the cautions you not to harm others, at the same time urging you to be all that you same time urging you to be all that you can becan be

Robin Wood Robin Wood (from (from When, Why,… IfWhen, Why,… If))

““There are no gray areas (in Christianity), There are no gray areas (in Christianity), no moral dilemmas, just right and wrong, no moral dilemmas, just right and wrong, simple and clear cut. There are no simple and clear cut. There are no natural consequences for your actions, natural consequences for your actions, no personal responsibility for any no personal responsibility for any outcome, no reasoning, no thinking of outcome, no reasoning, no thinking of any kind required; in short no ethics at any kind required; in short no ethics at all, just a list of things to be memorized, all, just a list of things to be memorized, and a simple formula of repentance and and a simple formula of repentance and forgiveness if you forget or decide to forgiveness if you forget or decide to skip one.”skip one.”

ResponsibilityResponsibility

Our path is not based on guiltOur path is not based on guilt The Judeo/Christian system can be The Judeo/Christian system can be

summarized by the expression “Thou summarized by the expression “Thou shalt not”.shalt not”.

Our system can be summarized by the Our system can be summarized by the expression expression “I will not”:“I will not”: It is based on It is based on responsibilityresponsibility, not guilt., not guilt.

Responsibility 2Responsibility 2

I often run into people who have suffered a I often run into people who have suffered a number of misfortunes and set-backs in their number of misfortunes and set-backs in their lives. It is amazing how often these people will lives. It is amazing how often these people will lay the blame for their misfortunes on crossed lay the blame for their misfortunes on crossed stars, bad luck or “psychic attack.” They stars, bad luck or “psychic attack.” They expend vast quantities of energy on trying to expend vast quantities of energy on trying to improve their luck. They put up psychic wards improve their luck. They put up psychic wards and fire off energetic salvoes at those they hold and fire off energetic salvoes at those they hold responsible for their troubles. If things go responsible for their troubles. If things go wrong, they find someone or something else to wrong, they find someone or something else to blame. They resort to hexes and other forms blame. They resort to hexes and other forms of retribution. of retribution.

Responsibility 3Responsibility 3

Journalist P.J. O’Rourke once aptly described Journalist P.J. O’Rourke once aptly described this situation as follows:this situation as follows:

““One of the annoying things about believing in One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find problems on. And when you do find somebody, it’s remarkable how often his somebody, it’s remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver’s license.”picture turns up on your driver’s license.”[i]

Divine RetributionDivine Retribution

In Judeo-Christian-In Judeo-Christian-Islamic systems Islamic systems transgressors are transgressors are threatened with divine threatened with divine retribution. They tell retribution. They tell you that some deity will you that some deity will whack you if you get out whack you if you get out of line. That’s not the of line. That’s not the way we view the world.way we view the world.

KarmaKarma

In Wicca, as in eastern philosophies, one In Wicca, as in eastern philosophies, one encounters the concept of karma. The word encounters the concept of karma. The word karma derives from a Sanscrit word meaning karma derives from a Sanscrit word meaning “action.”“action.”[i] Karma may be defined as the Karma may be defined as the totality of a person’s actions determining their totality of a person’s actions determining their fate in this life or in other incarnations in the fate in this life or in other incarnations in the future. In other words karma is the law of future. In other words karma is the law of cause and effect. cause and effect. [i]. Webster’s New Twentieth Century . Webster’s New Twentieth Century Dictionary.Dictionary.

Law of Three-Fold ReturnLaw of Three-Fold Return

The Wiccan equivalent of karma is the Law of Three-The Wiccan equivalent of karma is the Law of Three-Fold Return, which was established by Raymond Fold Return, which was established by Raymond Buckland:Buckland:

““Everything you do comes back to you three Everything you do comes back to you three times.”times.”

Basically this law tells us that we get back three Basically this law tells us that we get back three times whatever we put into life. If you do positive times whatever we put into life. If you do positive works, you will get more abundant positive benefit works, you will get more abundant positive benefit in return. If you do negative and destructive things in return. If you do negative and destructive things to another, then you suffer even worse to another, then you suffer even worse consequences to yourself.consequences to yourself.

Law of Three-Fold ReturnLaw of Three-Fold Return

The trouble with this law is that it is describing what in The trouble with this law is that it is describing what in modern terms would be called a “feed-back loop.” If modern terms would be called a “feed-back loop.” If magicians had come up with proof of this system in the magicians had come up with proof of this system in the past few centuries you can be sure that you’d have past few centuries you can be sure that you’d have heard about it. Actually it started as a public relations heard about it. Actually it started as a public relations sound byte to help the public understand that we were sound byte to help the public understand that we were harmless Wiccans, not destructive Satanic cult harmless Wiccans, not destructive Satanic cult members. It was simple and effective. Actually members. It was simple and effective. Actually Gardner’s original version was a “two-fold” law. It was Gardner’s original version was a “two-fold” law. It was in a later press interview that Buckland upped the ante in a later press interview that Buckland upped the ante to make it a three-fold law instead. The three-fold to make it a three-fold law instead. The three-fold version stuck. version stuck.

Pass It ForwardPass It Forward

I think that it would be more accurate to I think that it would be more accurate to use the concept of karma rather than the use the concept of karma rather than the three-fold law to describe what happens in three-fold law to describe what happens in the real world. What you do gets passed the real world. What you do gets passed forward by others and will eventually make forward by others and will eventually make it’s way back to you. This is another it’s way back to you. This is another reason that the Wiccan Warrior’s path reason that the Wiccan Warrior’s path must be a non-violent one. must be a non-violent one.

Taking ChargeTaking Charge

Think of the universe as an ocean and yourself as a boat on that ocean: An ocean that is often tempestuous and treacherous. You could let yourself drift, at the mercy of fate. Or you can set the sails, grab the tiller and steer. You can’t adjust the wind, but you can adjust the sails. Being a Warrior is all about steering your course through life.

The WarriorThe Warrior

A Warrior is a person A Warrior is a person who makes a fearless who makes a fearless and objective and objective inventory of their inventory of their personal personal characteristics and characteristics and then uses this then uses this information to take information to take control of their life.control of their life.

11stst Warrior Precept: Know Warrior Precept: Know ThyselfThyself

This first precept links right in to the This first precept links right in to the preceding definition of a Warrior. If preceding definition of a Warrior. If you don’t know yourself, you can’t you don’t know yourself, you can’t master yourself. Master yourself, master yourself. Master yourself, and everything else takes care of and everything else takes care of itself.itself.

33rdrd Warrior Precept: You Warrior Precept: You create your own realitycreate your own reality

This Warrior path is all about taking This Warrior path is all about taking charge of your life and making it happen charge of your life and making it happen the way you want it to. This is the goal the way you want it to. This is the goal that you are going to use this ”knowing” that you are going to use this ”knowing” from the first two Warrior precepts. from the first two Warrior precepts. Creating your own reality is the ultimate Creating your own reality is the ultimate purpose of magick. purpose of magick.

22ndnd half of the Wiccan Rede half of the Wiccan Rede

The 2The 2ndnd half of the Wiccan Rede encourages us to do half of the Wiccan Rede encourages us to do just this: DO what thou wilt. It invites us to go forward just this: DO what thou wilt. It invites us to go forward and be what we want to be. The Wiccan Rede and be what we want to be. The Wiccan Rede encourages us to throw off our chains and follow our encourages us to throw off our chains and follow our bliss. Once you set yourself free, you can accomplish bliss. Once you set yourself free, you can accomplish anything. It is this aspect of knowing that links it to one anything. It is this aspect of knowing that links it to one of the other sides of the Witch’s Pyramid/Magickal of the other sides of the Witch’s Pyramid/Magickal Artillery: “To Dare” (which we will discuss in a later Artillery: “To Dare” (which we will discuss in a later class). I’m not asking you to change into someone class). I’m not asking you to change into someone else. I’m telling you that by accessing Warrior energy else. I’m telling you that by accessing Warrior energy you can become something you can become something moremore. .

6th Warrior Precept: Your body is your 6th Warrior Precept: Your body is your temple- Care for it!temple- Care for it!

You’re going to get better results if You’re going to get better results if your body is in good shape. The your body is in good shape. The Japanese word “samurai” is a Japanese word “samurai” is a combination of the Chinese combination of the Chinese characters for “person” and “temple”. characters for “person” and “temple”. Your body is your temple. It is truly Your body is your temple. It is truly the only temple that you need.the only temple that you need.

Meditation: to Keep Meditation: to Keep SilentSilent

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22ndnd Warrior Precept: Nurture the ability to Warrior Precept: Nurture the ability to perceive the truth in all mattersperceive the truth in all matters

Meditation will train you to eliminate Meditation will train you to eliminate distractions and see through illusions to distractions and see through illusions to the reality beneath. This is part of the the reality beneath. This is part of the process of knowing, which we will go into process of knowing, which we will go into in more detail in a later lesson. This is in more detail in a later lesson. This is directly related to the energy sensing directly related to the energy sensing exercises later in this lesson.exercises later in this lesson.

88thth Warrior Precept: Perceive that which Warrior Precept: Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eyecannot be seen with the eye

It is said that “Silence is the warrior's art and It is said that “Silence is the warrior's art and meditation is his sword." To keep silent is to meditation is his sword." To keep silent is to become still within and without. To clear your become still within and without. To clear your mind of distractions. To become aware of mind of distractions. To become aware of subtle currents, instincts, and emotions. To subtle currents, instincts, and emotions. To see into the depths not only of the world see into the depths not only of the world around you, but into the depths of human around you, but into the depths of human nature too. Knowing is awareness. To keep nature too. Knowing is awareness. To keep silent is to become pure awareness.silent is to become pure awareness.

Perceive that which cannot be Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eyeseen with the eye

This precept is one of the two sides of the This precept is one of the two sides of the Witch’s Pyramid/Magickal Artillery (the other Witch’s Pyramid/Magickal Artillery (the other being To Imagine) that is concerned with the being To Imagine) that is concerned with the grail process of drawing in energy. You grail process of drawing in energy. You become silent in order to sense the energy become silent in order to sense the energy currents around you so that you can allow the currents around you so that you can allow the energy to fill you. You want this energy to flow energy to fill you. You want this energy to flow through you so that you can direct it out again through you so that you can direct it out again with your will.with your will.

MeditationMeditation

Silence is the warrior's art and meditation Silence is the warrior's art and meditation is his sword is his sword

To keep silent is to become pure To keep silent is to become pure awarenessawareness

Mind like water, mind like the moon. Mind like water, mind like the moon.

MeditationMeditation

The purpose of meditation is to train and discipline your The purpose of meditation is to train and discipline your mind so that you can use this Lesser Magickal Weapon mind so that you can use this Lesser Magickal Weapon more effectively and efficiently. You must train your more effectively and efficiently. You must train your mind to be still. There is an old saying in Karate: mind to be still. There is an old saying in Karate: "Mind like water, mind like the moon." The mind must "Mind like water, mind like the moon." The mind must be like a still pond, conscious of the slightest ripple, be like a still pond, conscious of the slightest ripple, able to accurately reflect reality. Bruce Lee able to accurately reflect reality. Bruce Lee encouraged the Warrior to "Observe what is with encouraged the Warrior to "Observe what is with undivided awareness." Satori is the Warrior’s state of undivided awareness." Satori is the Warrior’s state of being. A mind free of thought. Pure awareness.being. A mind free of thought. Pure awareness.

MeditationMeditation

Helps you bring all five senses up to Helps you bring all five senses up to maximum perceptive levelsmaximum perceptive levels

Disciplines your mindDisciplines your mind

Flow StatesFlow States

Psychologists use the word “flow” to describe Psychologists use the word “flow” to describe the fluidity people experience in meditation. the fluidity people experience in meditation. Flow states are moments when we are at our Flow states are moments when we are at our best. Living is awareness. Our perception is best. Living is awareness. Our perception is normally about 70% vision with the remaining normally about 70% vision with the remaining 30% divided between the four senses of 30% divided between the four senses of hearing, smell, touch and taste. Warriors use hearing, smell, touch and taste. Warriors use meditation to enhance their perceptions and meditation to enhance their perceptions and bring all five senses up to maximum perceptive bring all five senses up to maximum perceptive levels. levels.

Purpose of Meditation:Purpose of Meditation:

The purpose of meditation is to train and discipline your The purpose of meditation is to train and discipline your mind so that you can use this Lesser Magickal Weapon mind so that you can use this Lesser Magickal Weapon more effectively and efficiently. You must train your more effectively and efficiently. You must train your mind to be still. There is an old saying in Karate: mind to be still. There is an old saying in Karate: "Mind like water, mind like the moon." The mind must "Mind like water, mind like the moon." The mind must be like a still pond, conscious of the slightest ripple, be like a still pond, conscious of the slightest ripple, able to accurately reflect reality. Bruce Lee able to accurately reflect reality. Bruce Lee encouraged the Warrior to "Observe what is with encouraged the Warrior to "Observe what is with undivided awareness." Satori is the Warrior’s state of undivided awareness." Satori is the Warrior’s state of being. A mind free of thought. Pure awareness.being. A mind free of thought. Pure awareness.

PatiencePatience

The Warrior must learn to wait patiently. This was a The Warrior must learn to wait patiently. This was a very important principle to the ancient Samurai. The very important principle to the ancient Samurai. The weaker swordsman, unable to stand the strain of weaker swordsman, unable to stand the strain of waiting, often tried to deal the first blow. In an instant he waiting, often tried to deal the first blow. In an instant he revealed his strategy to his opponent. It was only then revealed his strategy to his opponent. It was only then that his more patient and skilled opponent would strike, that his more patient and skilled opponent would strike, using a blow that was a combination of parry and attack, using a blow that was a combination of parry and attack, calculated to neutralize the strategy revealed by the less calculated to neutralize the strategy revealed by the less patient opponent. To stand face to face with an enemy patient opponent. To stand face to face with an enemy armed with four feet of razor-sharp steel in this fashion armed with four feet of razor-sharp steel in this fashion required endless patience and awesome concentration. required endless patience and awesome concentration. This endurance and diligence will intensify your magick.This endurance and diligence will intensify your magick.

Our Objectives:Our Objectives:

Flow statesFlow states, , notnot trance states trance states Enhanced state of consciousnessEnhanced state of consciousness, , notnot

merely altered statesmerely altered states NO MINDNO MIND (the “illusion of elsewhere”) (the “illusion of elsewhere”)

Trance States:Trance States:

Trance states you can achieve by using Trance states you can achieve by using drugs. You have no control over trance drugs. You have no control over trance states. We aren’t seeking trance states states. We aren’t seeking trance states in the Order of Paladins: We are seeking in the Order of Paladins: We are seeking flow statesflow states. We will discuss flow states . We will discuss flow states further in a later lesson. further in a later lesson.

No MindNo Mind

There is a scene in the movie There is a scene in the movie The Last SamuraiThe Last Samurai in which Captain in which Captain Algren is repeatedly being knocked to the ground by the senior Algren is repeatedly being knocked to the ground by the senior samurai instructor that he is practicing with. The son of the samurai instructor that he is practicing with. The son of the samurai leader runs up to Algren, who has once again been samurai leader runs up to Algren, who has once again been dumped on the ground by his instructor. The samurai leader’s dumped on the ground by his instructor. The samurai leader’s son tells Algren: “Too many mind! Mind of school. Mind of son tells Algren: “Too many mind! Mind of school. Mind of people watching. Mind of enemy. No mind!” He is referring to the people watching. Mind of enemy. No mind!” He is referring to the principle of no mind. Algren is distracted by thoughts of all of the principle of no mind. Algren is distracted by thoughts of all of the things around him in the training area. His mind is not like a still things around him in the training area. His mind is not like a still pond that reflects the reality that surrounds it. Later in the movie, pond that reflects the reality that surrounds it. Later in the movie, when Algren finally grasps the concept of no mind, he finds that when Algren finally grasps the concept of no mind, he finds that he is finally able to match the ability of his instructor.he is finally able to match the ability of his instructor.

Illusion of ElsewhereIllusion of Elsewhere

The Warrior must find this place of “no mind.” Author David Gemmell calls The Warrior must find this place of “no mind.” Author David Gemmell calls it “the illusion of elsewhere.” I mentioned that I used to practice meditation it “the illusion of elsewhere.” I mentioned that I used to practice meditation in the police gym while standing in Entering Tranquility. This allowed me to in the police gym while standing in Entering Tranquility. This allowed me to practice shutting out distractions while in that “illusion of elsewhere.” Two practice shutting out distractions while in that “illusion of elsewhere.” Two walls of the gym were windows giving a panoramic view of downtown walls of the gym were windows giving a panoramic view of downtown Vancouver. I would choose some element from this panorama to focus on. Vancouver. I would choose some element from this panorama to focus on. Alternately, I would choose some sound or some smell in the training area Alternately, I would choose some sound or some smell in the training area to focus on. I would practice being aware of things around me without to focus on. I would practice being aware of things around me without thinking about them. I would become aware of people moving towards or thinking about them. I would become aware of people moving towards or away from me. I learned to anticipate their movements. You can practice away from me. I learned to anticipate their movements. You can practice this in the office lunchroom, in the office, in a park, or at a family gathering. this in the office lunchroom, in the office, in a park, or at a family gathering. The possibilities are endless. A variation that I’m fond of involves going out The possibilities are endless. A variation that I’m fond of involves going out in a field on a windy day and do my meditation. I close my eyes and sense in a field on a windy day and do my meditation. I close my eyes and sense the flow of wind. I try to sense when and where the next gust is coming the flow of wind. I try to sense when and where the next gust is coming from. Before long you find that you can turn to face the wind before the from. Before long you find that you can turn to face the wind before the wind starts up. wind starts up.

Bruce Lee:Bruce Lee:

““To understand the actual requires To understand the actual requires awareness, an alert and totally free awareness, an alert and totally free mind.” mind.”

Normal ConsciousnessNormal Consciousness

Normally, our conscious perception is Normally, our conscious perception is about 70% vision with the remaining 30% about 70% vision with the remaining 30% divided between the four senses of divided between the four senses of hearing, smell, touch and taste. hearing, smell, touch and taste.

DistractionDistraction

Survival and threat assessment is what the Survival and threat assessment is what the brain is really good at. Thinking is not.brain is really good at. Thinking is not.

On the average we are distracted every 3 On the average we are distracted every 3 ½ seconds.½ seconds.

If you become distracted during meditation, If you become distracted during meditation, simply say “thinking” to yourself and start simply say “thinking” to yourself and start again.again.

Energy FlowEnergy Flow

Letting yourself become still and silent allows Letting yourself become still and silent allows you to sense the energy currents around you. you to sense the energy currents around you. This not only allows you to select which This not only allows you to select which energetic currents you will allow into your energetic currents you will allow into your personal space, it allows you to select which personal space, it allows you to select which currents you want to deflect or ground out. It currents you want to deflect or ground out. It allows you to separate the energy you want to allows you to separate the energy you want to flow flow throughthrough you from the energy you want to you from the energy you want to flow flow aroundaround you. you.

AmygdalaAmygdala

This is the “alarm system” of the brain, This is the “alarm system” of the brain, the part that turns on the fear, fight, flight the part that turns on the fear, fight, flight and fuels anxietyand fuels anxiety

If you find yourself being overwhelmed by If you find yourself being overwhelmed by anxiety, there is another part of the brain anxiety, there is another part of the brain which can control this…which can control this…

The InsulaThe Insula

The Insula (or insular cortex) is deep inside The Insula (or insular cortex) is deep inside the temporal lobes of your brain.the temporal lobes of your brain.

It is the part of the brain which controls It is the part of the brain which controls consciousness and emotionsconsciousness and emotions

If you find yourself overwhelmed with If you find yourself overwhelmed with anxieties, focus on your breath, on the weight anxieties, focus on your breath, on the weight of your feet, on a mandala (like you would in of your feet, on a mandala (like you would in meditation in a zen temple). This shuts down meditation in a zen temple). This shuts down the amygdalathe amygdala

Meditation ControlMeditation Control

Thus one can use meditation to activate Thus one can use meditation to activate the Insula to control the Amygdala and the Insula to control the Amygdala and thus master control of your thoughts.thus master control of your thoughts.

Astral TemplesAstral Temples

The ritual Circle has an astral or psychic The ritual Circle has an astral or psychic equivalent: The Astral Temple. This is the equivalent: The Astral Temple. This is the sacred space that you create entirely within sacred space that you create entirely within your own mind. This is a place where you can your own mind. This is a place where you can go to connect with aspects of the divine or go to connect with aspects of the divine or simply to recharge yourself. It may be your simply to recharge yourself. It may be your private place or you may share it with others. It private place or you may share it with others. It can be as simple of elaborate as you wish. can be as simple of elaborate as you wish. You can modify it at will.You can modify it at will.

Lesson 2 AssignmentLesson 2 Assignment

Create an Astral Temple for yourself.Create an Astral Temple for yourself. Report back on what you’ve created and Report back on what you’ve created and

how it works for you.how it works for you. Meditate and see if you can tell me what Meditate and see if you can tell me what

the Astral Temple used by the Order of the Astral Temple used by the Order of Paladins looks like.Paladins looks like.

Energy ExercisesEnergy Exercises

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Lifting WaterLifting Water

Start in Entering Start in Entering Tranquility Tranquility PosturePosture

Lifting Water 2Lifting Water 2

Lift arms Lift arms slowly out slowly out to your to your sides to sides to shoulder shoulder height while height while breathing inbreathing in

Lifting Water 3Lifting Water 3

Imagine energy Imagine energy running up out of running up out of the ground to fill the ground to fill you as your arms you as your arms rise.rise.

Exhale and let Exhale and let arms fall back to arms fall back to your sidesyour sides

Hanging on the BallHanging on the Ball

Remember the Holding the Ball exercise Remember the Holding the Ball exercise from the last lesson? Try this: from the last lesson? Try this: Start as for Holding the Ball, creating that Start as for Holding the Ball, creating that

ball of energy encircled by your arms, but ball of energy encircled by your arms, but then..then..

Rotate your hands outwards, so that ball of Rotate your hands outwards, so that ball of energy is now outside your circle of arms.energy is now outside your circle of arms.

Hanging on the BallHanging on the Ball

In Holding the Ball, your arms are held up In Holding the Ball, your arms are held up by the ball of chi that you’ve created. You by the ball of chi that you’ve created. You should be able to hold that posture for a should be able to hold that posture for a long time without your arms getting tired.long time without your arms getting tired.

In Hanging on the Ball, imagine that the In Hanging on the Ball, imagine that the ball of chi is filled with helium and is ball of chi is filled with helium and is floating in front of you, and that your floating in front of you, and that your hands are stuck to its surface. hands are stuck to its surface.

Pushing MountainsPushing Mountains

Starting in the Entering Tranquility posture, place your palms, Starting in the Entering Tranquility posture, place your palms, fingers pointing upwards, at chest level at the sides of your body, fingers pointing upwards, at chest level at the sides of your body, with your elbows pointing back. with your elbows pointing back.

Gently push out both hands as if pushing something away from Gently push out both hands as if pushing something away from you. Breathe out and visualize the chi flowing out of the palms of you. Breathe out and visualize the chi flowing out of the palms of your hands towards your objective. your hands towards your objective.

Inhale and bring your hands back to the starting position. Inhale and bring your hands back to the starting position. Repeat this procedure several times. To an observer, this looks a Repeat this procedure several times. To an observer, this looks a

bit like mimicking pushups while standing up. You should feel as if bit like mimicking pushups while standing up. You should feel as if the energy flowing out of you is powerful enough to push a the energy flowing out of you is powerful enough to push a mountain away from you.mountain away from you.

Pushing the mountainsPushing the mountains

Start in Entering Start in Entering Tranquility posture. Tranquility posture.

Raise your hands to Raise your hands to chest level at either side chest level at either side of you, elbows back, of you, elbows back, palms facing forward and palms facing forward and fingers pointing up, as if fingers pointing up, as if about to push something about to push something in front of you. in front of you.

Feel the energy rush up Feel the energy rush up into you. into you.

Pushing the mountainsPushing the mountains

Once it the energy has Once it the energy has built up, breathe out and built up, breathe out and push your hands forward, push your hands forward, as if pushing a mountain as if pushing a mountain away from you. away from you.

Once you’ve let the Once you’ve let the energy go, let your hands energy go, let your hands fall back to your sides fall back to your sides and return to Entering and return to Entering Tranquility posture. Tranquility posture.

Pushing EnergyPushing Energy

You can combine the Hanging on the Ball You can combine the Hanging on the Ball exercise and Pushing Mountains:exercise and Pushing Mountains: Create the ball of energyCreate the ball of energy Rotate it outwards in front of youRotate it outwards in front of you Imprint the energy ball with your intentImprint the energy ball with your intent Push the ball of energy away from you Push the ball of energy away from you

towards your objectivetowards your objective

Sensing EnergySensing Energy

Learning to sense energy helps you to work Learning to sense energy helps you to work with your own, as well as the energy of otherswith your own, as well as the energy of others

Practicing energy techniques like these with Practicing energy techniques like these with partners helps to build energetic/psychic bonds partners helps to build energetic/psychic bonds between those partners.between those partners.

The following exercises help to develop this The following exercises help to develop this skillskill

Receptivity of HandsReceptivity of Hands

As I pointed out in the book Full Contact Magick, one As I pointed out in the book Full Contact Magick, one hand is naturally a “projective” hand: That is, you tend hand is naturally a “projective” hand: That is, you tend to send your energy out of this one hand. The other to send your energy out of this one hand. The other hand is said to be receptive: That is, you tend to sense hand is said to be receptive: That is, you tend to sense or draw in energy currents more easily with this hand. or draw in energy currents more easily with this hand. It is said that for right handed people the right, or It is said that for right handed people the right, or dominant, hand is the projective hand while the left dominant, hand is the projective hand while the left hand is the receptor. In left handed people this is hand is the receptor. In left handed people this is reversed. For the untrained person this probably holds reversed. For the untrained person this probably holds true.true.

Switching HandsSwitching Hands

However, just as in martial arts you learn However, just as in martial arts you learn to strike with either hand or foot, you can to strike with either hand or foot, you can train yourself to project or receive with train yourself to project or receive with either hand. You should practice the use either hand. You should practice the use of both hands in both receiving and of both hands in both receiving and sending energy.sending energy.

““Passing the Ball”Passing the Ball”

This is an exercise that uses a variation This is an exercise that uses a variation of the Holding the Ball technique we of the Holding the Ball technique we taught you last lesson.taught you last lesson.

Instead of making a large ball encircled Instead of making a large ball encircled by your arms in front of your chest, you by your arms in front of your chest, you make a small one between your two make a small one between your two hands.hands.

Passing the Ball 2Passing the Ball 2

Have a partner take this “ball” of energy in their Have a partner take this “ball” of energy in their hands or take a “ball” from your partner.hands or take a “ball” from your partner.

Experience the feel of this energy “ball”, Experience the feel of this energy “ball”, describe it to yourselfdescribe it to yourself

Have your partner tell you what your energy Have your partner tell you what your energy ball feels likeball feels like

When you are done, ground the energy out When you are done, ground the energy out using one of the techniques from Lesson 1using one of the techniques from Lesson 1

Passing the Ball: Energy SensitivityPassing the Ball: Energy Sensitivity

This exercise familiarizes you with the This exercise familiarizes you with the feel of other people’s energy: feel of other people’s energy: This helps you to channel other people’s This helps you to channel other people’s

energy when doing magickenergy when doing magick This also helps to help you get a sense of This also helps to help you get a sense of

detecting:detecting: Wards that others have set up; orWards that others have set up; or Other people’s aurasOther people’s auras

Passing the Ball: FeedbackPassing the Ball: Feedback

This exercise also gives you feedback on This exercise also gives you feedback on how other people perceive how other people perceive youryour energy, energy, which will help you later when you are which will help you later when you are mentoring students as a master of the mentoring students as a master of the Order: It will help you to identify how your Order: It will help you to identify how your student perceives your chi.student perceives your chi.

Push/Pull TechniquesPush/Pull Techniques

Based on push/pull techniques in Based on push/pull techniques in Japanese arts like Aikido or Jujitsu and Japanese arts like Aikido or Jujitsu and hubud techniques in Escrima hubud techniques in Escrima

Pull TechniquePull Technique

Relax. Relax. Surround yourself with a feeling of peace and Surround yourself with a feeling of peace and

security. security. Reach out with your mind and find out where Reach out with your mind and find out where

the energy stream is coming from. the energy stream is coming from. Open up your channels, “grab” this stream, and Open up your channels, “grab” this stream, and

mentally pull. mentally pull. Let the negative energy discharge into the Let the negative energy discharge into the

earth, grounding it.earth, grounding it.

Push TechniquePush Technique

Relax. Relax. Surround yourself with a feeling of peace and Surround yourself with a feeling of peace and

security. security. Open your energy channels. Think of yourself Open your energy channels. Think of yourself

as a floodgate that is opening to let the full as a floodgate that is opening to let the full power of the universe flow through you. Let power of the universe flow through you. Let the energy of the universe race out of the the energy of the universe race out of the unified field through you at them. unified field through you at them.

SumbradaSumbrada

This is a simple exercise between two This is a simple exercise between two participantsparticipants

Like the Hubud Lubud exercise that we Like the Hubud Lubud exercise that we use, Sumbrada is a form from Escrima use, Sumbrada is a form from Escrima which teaches energy flowwhich teaches energy flow

Refer to the Sumbrada Power Point Refer to the Sumbrada Power Point presentation for instructions in this formpresentation for instructions in this form

Lesson 2 Homework Lesson 2 Homework reminderreminder

Create a Psychic Temple and report back Create a Psychic Temple and report back on your results by next classon your results by next class

Practice energy raising techniques, Practice energy raising techniques, specifically passing the ball, holding the specifically passing the ball, holding the ball, pushing sky and sumbrada ball, pushing sky and sumbrada exercisesexercises

Don’t forget to ground yourself afterwardsDon’t forget to ground yourself afterwards

Order of PaladinsOrder of Paladins

Be Glorious!