Kundalini, other viewpoints ()

[Guest guest]

Hey Chrism, I think this post got lost about a week or so ago. If you have

chance can you share some thoughts on it?

 

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I was wondering about Kundalini in other cutures and forms of Mythology?

 

Like Greek, Roman, Norse and Native American... Egyptian?

 

It seems like we see alot from the Christian and Indian view point? Where are

the other Gods/Goddesses? The references to the mythology in other cultures? Are

the other religions or mythologies less likely to arise in

ourdreams/visions/experiences for some reason? Is it all one and the same, just

the Kundalini is using the most likely 'media' to get our attention and teach?

 

Is it because the majority of us here come from Christian or Indian view points?

 

I am just curious about it all, and also would like to hear from other view

points about the Kundalini experiences. (Any Native Americans who are Kundalini

active on the list?)

 

be well and thanks!

 

bradly

[Guest guest]

Kind of a very large subject matter Bradly. I will only give a tiny scratch the

giant iceberg of information on this subject.

 

Much information has been lost or hidden from the populations by those in power

at the time the information was being used. But even so there are many

references that have been given a disguise and are there to be had such as much

in the Egyptian belief system. Just have a look at the Ankh and you can begin to

see the earlier understandings that can be linked to some current belief

symbols.

 

The Romans had Mithras the Sacred Bull - Sacred Male - As well as Minerva Sacred

Female among others. This would lend itself to the understandings of bovine

worship in India as perhaps coming from India into the Roman culture.

 

Native Americans and other shamanic tribal people have the shamanic medicine

experience of the Red Serpent energy or consciousness which has been discussed

here. As Well as the Sacred Weaver of the arachnids of spiritual experience.

 

The Norse have many references to this as from Thor and his hammer. To the great

void of the Odin the sacred male/female rune of mystery.

 

As well as Chaldeans and Akkaidians and Sumerians and ancient Persians. To the

early civilizations of in Africa and Asia S.America and Australia, Indonesia.

Long ago civilizations that practiced the Kundalini (or their word for it) and

died out or were swallowed by newer cultures.

 

These belief structures and symbols are still there in the void. They can be

accessed but it is best to stick with what you have information about. - chrism

[Guest guest]

Namaste

 

dear Bradley. . . . tried to remember a really neat website that talked

in length about Kundalini and many different religions, but after doing

a search was not able to locate it. . . . was amazed at the how

exponentially the number of possible searches there are on the Web these

days. . . .truly amazing at how fast this subject is becoming upfront

and available. . . .

 

these are a couple of sites that listed other religions with names and

just copies them as if from the web:

 

 

 

" Na• Chinese: the Greater Kan and Li

• Christians: the Holy Spirit

• Ancient Hebrews: the Shekinah

• San Bushmen in the Kalahari Desert: the Num

• Kaballah: the Secret Fire

• Mayan: Quetzacoctal

• Tibetan: gTummo

 

There have been discovered over 47 words from different cultures that

describe life energy around the world. One of the most lyrical, modern

descriptions of kundalini has been coined by Barbara Hand Clow: " the

liquid light of sex. "

 

 

" Kundalini is mainly associated with Hinduism. However, Kundalini as a

spiritual experience is thought to have parallels in many of the

mystical and gnostic traditions of the world's great religions.

 

Many factors point to the universality of the phenomenon. The early

Christians might have referred to the concept as 'pneuma', and there are

some recent parallels in contemporary Christian Charismatic 'Holy Ghost'

phenomena. Religious studies also note parallels in Quakerism,

Shakerism, Judaic Shuckling (torso-rocking prayer), the swaying zikr and

whirling dervish of Islam, the quiverings of the Eastern Orthodox

hesychast, the flowing movements of tai chi, the ecstatic shamanic

dance, the ntum trance dance of the Bushman, Tibetan Buddhist tummo heat

as practised by Milarepa, and the Indically-derived Andalusian flamenco

(Sovatsky, 1998). Kundalini practice is centerfold in Japan's Aum

Shinrikyo group and Kundalini-yoga is also one of the stages the

practitioner is able to achieve. "

 

I followed a Native Path for many years and within my tribe it was

referred to as the life force energy from the Mother. . .and also it was

something that was not readily spoken about, and remember a Cherokee

Elder say that with his elders it was never mentioned because i was too

sacred to even be spoken. . .there where more than 500 different tribes

in the U.S. and would imagine that most of them had different words to

express the inexpressible. . .

 

 

 

 

 

these are very similar to but since they gave some of the names

thought they might help if you are doing a word search for kundalini

like energetic with other belief systems. . .

 

 

 

honor and peace

ordinary sparrow

 

 

, " chrism "

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[Guest guest]

Hello Chrism, thank you...

 

So the Ankh represented the male and female being connected? When we bring the

sacred male and female together we can attain 'oneness' through the kundalini?

It is a symbol of eternal life? Could you explain more? And this symbol of

eternal life survives through the Christian Cross these days?

 

You explained before that the " Holy Grail " can be our own living vessels, that

we are containing this eternal life via the Kundalini?

 

How about the pyramids and the ark of the covenant? Are they symbols of the

kundalini as well? Were the pyramids used for Kundalini activation? And then

eventually they became misused?

 

Is it safe to say that almost all legends, symbols and stories, and relics from

the past that have survived contain hints, and clues, and pointers towards the

Kundalini for those who are looking in the right manner? Should we examine

everything as we would our own dreams for hidden truths and messages?

 

Sorry if I've gone off too far. I think I should look at the old with new eyes

yes?

 

be well, bradly