Mahahradanatha

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Are you this Mahahradanatha?

 

"The Cult of Maysendra-Mina and Gorakhnath in Nepal

 

[This article was written by Mahahradanatha, a German Adinatha, after a

visit to Nepal a few years ago where he sought out the influences of

the Natha tradition in the country.[....]]"

 

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/tantra/werner.htm

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Yes, i wrote this article back in the mid 80´s for the now defunct

magazine "azoth" later it was digitized and published on the net.

I was also at that one of the "main actors" involved in the spread of

the infamous AMOOKOS in Europe.

 

, "msbauju" <msbauju> wrote:

> Are you this Mahahradanatha?

>

> "The Cult of Maysendra-Mina and Gorakhnath in Nepal

>

> [This article was written by Mahahradanatha, a German Adinatha, after

a

> visit to Nepal a few years ago where he sought out the influences of

> the Natha tradition in the country.[....]]"

>

> http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/tantra/werner.htm

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On May 19, 2005, at 6:56 AM, mahahradanatha wrote:

>

> I was also at that  one of the "main actors" involved in the spread of

> the infamous AMOOKOS in Europe.

 

"Infamous" is a good word for AMOOKOS, the Arcane Magickal Order of the

Knights of Shambala as is characterization that any of these were

actually Adinath related. It's so infamous that it was dissolved by

Shri Dadaji Mahendranath, it's founder. It has been replaced with the

inner order Magikos.

 

see:

 

http://www.mahendranath.org/%7Ekapil/10.html

 

Also:

 

http://www.mahendranath.org/faq/faq.html

 

Q: Does AMOOKOS still exist?

 

A: Good question. In 1989, Shri Mahendranath became aware that the

leadership of AMOOKOS were perpetuating the notion that they were

initiates of the Adi-Nath Sampradaya. A suggestion was issued by Shri

Mahendranath that in order to straighten this situation out, Naths

should retake initiation into the International Nath Order and AMOOKOS

activity be suspended for three years to facilitate reorganization. For

more information on Shri Mahendranath's view on the Adi-Nath

initiation, please see the references above.

 

The modern Adi-Naths and AMOOKOS reacted to this suggestion by

convening a meeting held at Oxford during the Guru Purnima period of

1989. A vote was taken to re-affirm their Adi-Nath identity despite

Shri Mahendranath's wish that the Adi-Nath sect terminate with his

death.

 

In response to this insult and as a solution for the future, Shri

Mahendranath issued The Ultimate Promulgation & Pronunciamento of H.H.

Shri Gurudev Mahendranath2, in which he appointed Shri Kapilnath as the

new leader of the International Nath Order, MAGIKOS, and AMOOKOS. To

further assure the integrity and future of the International Nath

Order, and to safeguard his writings from misrepresentation, Shri

Mahendranath issued a Transfer of Copyright Ownership3 of his works to

the International Nath Order.

 

In the period from 1989 to 2001, no attempt was made by Shri Kapilnath

to influence AMOOKOS in any manner, and no attempt was made by AMOOKOS

to discuss any matter or interact. As a result, and in order to prevent

future confusion, Shri Kapilnath issued the following proclamation

regarding AMOOKOS:

 

``On this day of the Eleventh of July 2002, I hereby renounce any

claim or responsibility to the leadership of any body, person or group

identifying themselves as AMOOKOS. R.I.P. and may the Guru and Cosmic

Lords have mercy on them all.''

 

Thus, whatever may remain of AMOOKOS is not in any way, shape, or

form, connected with the original intentions of Shri Gurudev

Mahendranath or the International Nath Order. Within the International

Nath Order, the original vision of Shri Gurudev Mahendranath of a

higher think and action group is now fulfilled by the body known as

MAGIKOS.

 

 

 

 

 

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, "mahahradanatha"

<mahahradanatha> wrote:

> [....]

> I was also at that one of the "main actors"

> involved in the spread of

> the infamous AMOOKOS in Europe.

>

Now that was a baffling trip down the google rabbit hole.

 

After a very cursory skimming of a few web pages, it looks to me like

this is a (approximately) a contemporary blending of Western/Esoteric

High Magic and Sex Magic with occult/magic ideas and content from Hindu

Tantra.

 

Is that sort of right?

 

????

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On May 19, 2005, at 12:12 PM, msbauju wrote:

> , "mahahradanatha"

> <mahahradanatha> wrote:

> > [....]

> > I was also at that  one of the "main actors"

> > involved in the spread of

> > the infamous AMOOKOS in Europe.

> >

> Now that was a baffling trip down the google rabbit hole.

>

> After a very cursory skimming of a few web pages, it looks to me like

> this is a (approximately) a contemporary blending of Western/Esoteric

> High Magic and Sex Magic with occult/magic ideas and content from

> Hindu

> Tantra.

>

> Is that sort of right?

>

 

For AMOOKOS, Yes. It never seemed to be what Mahendranath intended. He

withdrew initiation on some because of it. Fortunately some people who

were interested in the Mahendranath's teaching quietly restored the

original intent (which they had been practicing all along).

 

So it all worked out for the best IMO.

 

-V.

 

 

 

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Actually it was pretty little influenced by western ceremonial magic.

It was a system of self development based on authentic kaula and nath

teachings but in a way that was more easy accessible to the west. (No

knowledge of sanskrit was needed)

Many Pagans and People that were involved in different ceremonial

magic organisations were attracted to AMOOKOS because one of the

sources of the tantric knowledge that was inorporated into AMOOKOS

came from an an englishman later called Mahendranath, who was

involved with the infamous Aleister Crowley and

traditional "witchcraft" in his youth and later in his life became a

sadhu of the Adinatha Sampradaya.

Not only because of that connection but also because the founder of

the AMOOKOS Sri Lokanatha Maharaj, who inherited the adinath

succesion in 1978 from Mahendranath was not unknown amongst the

modern magicians of London.

Thats why the first people attracted to AMOOKOS have been magicians

witches and warlocks. The Order had a great impact at that time

inroducing tantric ideas into the differing pagan and magic movements.

AMOOKOS was functional for about 10 years as a centralized

organisations with around 200 active members , the internal

curriculum that once was secret was then published in a book called

tantra magick and the rest of the material was made available on the

website http://www.shivashakti.com about 15 years ago.

As far as i know there are still some people scattered around who use

the material and the transmission they received, though most of them

cannot give adinatha diksha.

(A far as i know after the death of Mahendranatha only 4 people were

left who could do that) But i am not shure about the present state of

things because i have not had contact with anyone of the former

AMOOKOS Members for about 10 years.

 

Sex Magic was not taught on the contrary the AMOOKOS idea was that

sexuality is a sacred offering not to be used to achieve minor lesser

powers. Contrary to others, we also did not teach practices that

involved any sort of retention.

> > I was also at that one of the "main actors"

> > involved in the spread of

> > the infamous AMOOKOS in Europe.

> >

> Now that was a baffling trip down the google rabbit hole.

>

> After a very cursory skimming of a few web pages, it looks to me

like

> this is a (approximately) a contemporary blending of

Western/Esoteric

> High Magic and Sex Magic with occult/magic ideas and content from

Hindu

> Tantra.

>

> Is that sort of right?

>

> ????