Odic/Actinic

[Guest guest]

Hi Marcus,

 

Thank you for this:

>In a nutshell, actinic force is life-force odic is the magnetism that

>pulls people into groups Though both exist solely in God, the odic force

>is a ''modification'' of the actinic. But then again, so is everything;

>whereas the actinic is the pristine Prana Shakti, life-force. There are

>two forces that we become conscious of when we begin to mediate:the odic

>force and the actinic force. Actinic force is pure life energyemanating

>from the central source of life itself. Odic force is magnetismthat

>emanates out from our physical body, attracts and merges with

>themagnetism of other people. The odic force is what cities are made

>of,homes are made of. The actinic force, flowing through the physical

>body,out through the cells and through the skin, eventually becomes odic

>force.As soon as we begin to meditate, we become conscious of these two

>forcesand must be aware of how to deal with them. The odic forces are

>warm,sticky. The actinic forces are inspirational, clean, pure, true. We

>seekin meditation the actinic force.Mahabhakti M

 

Is the actinic what people call "sky energy" and the odic what they call

"earth energy"? I have taught meditation for many years, but my Kundalini

has been active and overt for only a couple of years... fortunately, the

circumstances of my life have allowed me to give a great deal of time to

the K. work, so it has gone quickly. When I encountered these terms, they

seemed to explain something to me... that I have been on a "sky path" for

all these years... it's what I was teaching... in fact, I was protecting

my students against active Kundalini... and it is only in the last couple

of years that I have also walked this "earth path." I never knew one could

work with energies at such a physical level... bring the body along, so to

speak...

 

The moderator of the Kundalini list has a grounding meditation that is

designed to do both, to ground one in both directions, from below from

above, through root chakra and crown chakra... which seems to combine

earth path and sky path.

 

A related question: on another list someone has asked whether Kundalini is

the same thing as sexual energy. I want to say yes and then qualify... I

have read various explanations and I'm still not sure how best to answer

that. I'd appreciate hearing your answer.

 

Love,

Dharma

[Guest guest]

Hi Dharma,

Yes, straight spine is vital. As we progress in our sadhana, meditation is

carried with us into daily life; this awareness becomes more and more the norm

in our day to day lives. Some of my most wonderful moments have not been in

"meditation" in the strictest use of the word.

 

Not too long ago, the youngest boy and I had to go to the high-school. He will

be going there next year, and all of the eighth graders have a mandatory

orientation. There were 3 films, each about 15 minutes long.

 

I have to admit that I took advantage of the darkness, and enjoyed a wonderful

meditative period in the midst of two hundred people.

 

Even now, I can't pay attention in class.

 

So yes, straight back...and were off!

 

The surrender is an important time in sadhana. Once this is done completely,

chances are a person's spiritual practice will take off like a rocket.

 

Below is a re-print of Odic and Actinic forces.

 

In a nutshell, actinic force is life-force

 

odic is the magnetism that pulls people into groups

 

Though both exist solely in God, the odic force is a ''modification'' of the

actinic. But then again, so is everything; whereas the actinic is the pristine

Prana Shakti, life-force.

 

 

 

There are two forces that we become conscious of when we begin to mediate:

the odic force and the actinic force. Actinic force is pure life energy

emanating from the central source of life itself. Odic force is magnetism

that emanates out from our physical body, attracts and merges with the

magnetism of other people. The odic force is what cities are made of,

homes are made of. The actinic force, flowing through the physical body,

out through the cells and through the skin, eventually becomes odic force.

 

 

 

As soon as we begin to meditate, we become conscious of these two forces

and must be aware of how to deal with them. The odic forces are warm,

sticky. The actinic forces are inspirational, clean, pure, true. We seek

in meditation the actinic force.

 

 

Mahabhakti

M