Magic and Ganesha/ Len & Friends

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Wonderful to have your Darshan always Len and much enjoyed your posts. Lol....!

I've seen a couple of Tantra books from India about spell-casting and they sure

contained more hexings than blessings!

Much agree that though Ganesh removes obstacles, He also sets them up! Had that

happen to me too, though not through selling crystal Ganeshas.

Got to get this off my chest - I learnt somewhere that if a person experiences

more obstacles and troubles the more one prays and devotes to his/her Ishta

Devata, this means that our "bad karmas" accumulated from previous births, are

being "burnt off" layer by layer (getting "purified") as we get closer to our

Ishta Devata. Gotta also say the "purification process" can be overwhelming -

the wrong things all happen at the wrong time; inner chaos........ Cultivating

steel nerves, a thick hide, perserverence and patience was just about the only

hope of salvation (at least in my case) through time.

Then when the inner calm occurs, the blessings come flooding in. But the Lord

sure makes one suffer the most intense and gruelling tests/trials before He

considers the tribulations to come. Through those times, I oftened wondered

when on earth (heaven or hell) would Ganesh relent and untangle His trunk from

a stationary strangle round my neck. It was also miraculously flexible enough

to produce some severe thumps on the head from time to time.

Finally woke up one day to find Ganesh's trunk unfurled and raised to bestow a

benevolent pat on the head, whew! That took all of 7 lengthy years of

surrendering. Would I have traded them for all the tempting rewards life could

have had in store? In hindsight, never.

Am I right in assuming all that was a "purification process"? I may well be

wrong. Any comments, experiences and wisdoms, friends, anyone? Would love to

hear if you care to share. Thanks.

Aum Ganesh

Sy Black Lotus L Rosenberg <kalipadma (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: While in the West,

Tantra is frequently misunderstood as the Yoga of Sex,in India Tantra is most

often misunderstood as the Yoga of Spellcasting. Tantric Yogis are often feared

as casters of the Evil Eye (<nazar>), andsometimes sell their services to bless

or curse others for a price.Below is a list of the ten most common forms of

magic used by Tantricsorcerers (note that there are more cursings than

blessings!). Ganeshacan be invoked to remove obstacles to each type of magic,

especially ifhe is envisioned with a complexion of an appropriate color.white

Ganesh Shantikaran (pacify) - cure disease, remove cursescrystal Ganesh

Mokshan (liberate) - remove restrictions, debtsgreen Ganesh Pushti

(enrich) - increase wealth, prestigered Ganesh Akarshan (attract) -

attract things (goods, people,opportunities)yellow Ganesh Stambhan (arrest)

- petrify; stop movementblue Ganesh Mohan (enchant) - cause delusions,

stupefysmoky Ganesh Ucchatan (confuse) - disturb thoughts, distractcrimson

Ganesh Vashikaran (subjugate) - control another's mind, make azombiebrown

Ganesh Vidveshan (dissention) - cause animosity between two

peopleblack Ganesh Maran (destroy) - kill at a distanceI used to

sometimes sell small quartz crystal carvings of Ganesha, whichare reputed to

help one repay ones financial debts. I've only gotten onecomplaint -- I sold a

customer a <smoky> quartz Ganesha (what was myimporter thinking?), and he

complained that since he'd bought it, he wassuffering from writer's block! I

suggested that he give the carving as agift to someone who was a rival

writer... Ganesha, it should beremembered, not only removes obstacles --

sometimes he sets them up. -- Len/ Kalipadma

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