singing ocean

All interactions are part of an energetic system that either gives energy or takes it away. Some things give you a little bit of energy then drain it and more away.

In order to transform a situation where you are dependent on that little rush of energy which is then taken away later, you could try gradually reducing the negative addiction…[Read more]

In Daoist Alchemy as taught by M.Winn, the solar plexus resonates with the sun and moon, and the heart with the planets and sun. All of the different inner centers relate to different levels of the mind of nature.

funny you should mention how the practice affected your outer life, I am also dealing with making some unpleasant but necessary decisions right now.

My first response is that inner alchemy is based on developing free will, so a certain amount of inner motivation is necessary. I have also been practicing alone for the most part for the past six years. I have also been dealing with quite a bit of resistance mainly of a sexual nature, as well as other types of addictions that distract me and take…[Read more]

There was a sorcerer named Nnonnth
Who avoided the island of Bonth,
being stuck in a rut
and called jabba the hutt
were things he disliked to the ten millionth

I want to be a swogi

“So self-dissolving is a male political-control concept to me, as much as a spiritual one.”

Thanks for your historical summary, it makes a lot of sense. I agree with what you said, except that when you get down to it there is really no separation between politics and religion is there? They are both belief systems, and if there is a reason…[Read more]

I didn’t consider the larger cycles of the star houses, so we spend 2160 years in each constellation right? I wonder how that plays into the Star tribes, that michael W mentions in his lectures (other than the idea of the virtue qualities from each direction)? would be nice to have some clarity on that.

In daoist cosmology there are 10…[Read more]

It seems that at some point shortly after the life of jesus, western spiritual evolution was hijacked into supporting the “dissolve yourself” path rather than the “individuate yourself” path, would this be the result of higher forces at play, humans own inner resistance, or both?

A question or two: When you say morgan is christian, that is a broad classification; how does that fit in with the idea of developing free will unless it is based on supporting the idea of jesus as an alchemist, or esoteric scientist-priest-alchemist? It seems that many christian sects are now bent on the idea of obeying authourity that is more…[Read more]

Outer sound is very transformational especially in groups of people, and a good conductor for virtue qualities.

“He who conquers men has force,
He who conquers himself/herself is truly strong”
(#33, Dao De Jing)

I couldn’t agree more! This is why each person has their own experience of cultivation and ultimately there is no power or competition in the inner realm. Of course, one has to balance the inner and the outer as well. I also think this is…[Read more]

I have experienced these types of astral parasites departing during intense kan and li retreats, or meditations at home, They can be present at many levels which reflects its origin (personal, ancestral etc.), this type of energy can also be experienced as a dark viscous mass.

Its a good idea to continue doing whatever you were doing to…[Read more]

I find the main issue here to be Sean’s lack of responsibility for his own actions and practice.

If you can’t back up your statements with even a brief discussion, then how can we see validity in any of them?

If you deflect responsibility onto your “master” who has secret practices on a secret forum, then who is really being served here? Is…[Read more]

>”Power is simply a necessary, basic measure of the progress one is making toward immortality”<

I prefer to think of power as an illusion, as the goal in my view is to try and acheive balance. Whatever power one holds over another force will have to be repaid in kind.

My understanding of immortality is achieving a unified, integrated inner…[Read more]

I agree with what michael wrote below, that his original list is more of a compilation of principles than a mission statement, and that the principles in themselves apply more to the alchemical process in an individual’s own practice than to the function of an organization.

As for their clarity, they are crystal clear to me.

As for my list,…[Read more]

An interesting book I mentioned earlier is called:

“When the Body Says No: the Cost of Hidden Stress”
by Gabor Mate

http://www.whenthebodysaysno.ca/

This western doctor is realizing what daoists have been practicing for millenia, and that is to release stuck emotional patterns and cultivate acceptance, and ultimately refine them to a…[Read more]

I also noticed that in your list, you left out a few things from the original statement that some people might think are important points. Here are the points I listed earlier as what I thought the key points are as listed in Michael’s original list:

1. a structural map of the life force

2. virtue qualities

3. embrace sexual pleasure…[Read more]

I think michael’s mission statement is already a very, very condensed (refined!) version of a large body of concepts. I included the basic points that I thought each section of the mission statement boiled down to, and will list them again. I think you might be confusing a “Mission statement” with an “introductory explanation” type of thing,…[Read more]

It looks like you are compiling all the key points that you have developed in your eastern and western alchemical work. Here is what each one boils down to for me:

1. a structural map of dimensions

2. virtue qualities

3. embrace physicality (spiritual within physical & V.V.)

4. effortlessness

5. free will

I think the…[Read more]