What is Happening

What is happening? 

I think the reason that we defy the word community is because this is not a commune and we are not communist.

I think that we resist the word tribal because tribalism is us and them.  Like communism tribalism represents a type of group think with some kind of centralized power. 

We resist any kind of labels.  We can't be a movement because we have no one agreed upon ideology behind us.  When we used the term LHP some people created a dogma around the term so some of us have rejected the label and some continue to use it minus any definition. 

We are not a Coven because cords are not measured to bind us. 

What I am a part of and witnessing is a gathering of individuals who work on projects together, study together and support each other as we dare to each walk alone through the fires of our individual transformation. 

So yes something is happening and we've been calling it family but many of us reject that idea as well because family can imply group think.  But like a family is supposed to be: we do nurture, goof off with and support each other. 

I do not think that we need a label.  It is happening with or without labels.  An organic gathering of individuals supporting each other in Forging our individual paths is happening.  We are Forging friendships and alliances and none of us are perfect but each of us is pushing the envelop of possibility. 

We are a gathering of individuals so we could call it G.o.I. but I would still pronounce it Joy. 

The road to freedom, individuality and power is tough and totally worth it on its own.  To get to hang out with other people also Forging their own Way, that is totally awesome and I am loving it. 

This is happening! 

(yes I referenced the three virtues as coined by Timothy Donahue, one of the founders of balg) 

You might ask where I am witnessing this gathering?  I am seeing it all across various social media platforms including but not limited to Facebook and YouTube.  On the livestreams the interactions between hosts, guests, admins and awesome individuals in chat are fun and honest.  You have to experience it for yourself or you are just going to think that I am hyping it up. 

Love and Gratitude ✨🦄✨

Praxis

It takes 40 days to create a new habit or break a habit.  This is an axiom of Yoga.  I have always applied certain Yoga principles to my Magickal and Meditation Practice.

Mantra Yoga is the art of tuning in to a specific Resonance/ Current through sympathetic vibration.  This alchemy process causes changes in your vibration.

Change in your vibration causes changes your life.  Because of the physical nature of the overall Alchemical Transformation I factored in a general rule of fitness from my workouts.  To get the optimal physical affect out of your workouts you have to practice a technique for at least twenty minutes. 

So I designed my own 20 minute/ 40 day Alchemy Practice in 2005 after reading a Kundalini Yoga book. 

The great thing about Yoga is that it is a collection of Techniques.  It is not a dogma or caught up in dualism.  The techniques can be plugged in and used to augment any Magickal System or Practice. 

Even within the Yogic Practices, the 20/40 Alchemy technique can be applied to Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Hatha Yoga.  The permutations of systems that can can be optimized through the clear understanding and implementation of Yogic Techniques are limitless. 

You have to understand that the Yoga techniques taught in the west are usually focused on the Asana.  The Asana is the kindergarten of Yoga techniques intended to train your body to not distract you from Your Path.

I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Yoga at the same time in my life when I was receiving Magickal Training in my first Coven in 1986.  At the time though I didn't realize how important it was that I learn both.  

A rose by another name is still a rose.  But if one rose is a puzzle with missing pieces or muddled twisted descriptions and the other is unbroken then one can be used as a key to unlock the other. 

When I was studying Etruscan Witchcraft, the more I learned the more excited I got.   I learned that there may have been an unbroken line of a Witchcraft Tradition that survived the inquisition in the shadow of the Vatican.  But see that is the problem, isn't it?  All of the Magickal Traditions being taught and all of the Grimoires are all puzzles with missing pieces.  Wouldn't it be nice if there was a science that could be used to objectively activate and utilize any system?  Damn that would be awesome.

Disclaimer: applying the 20/40 Alchemy technique causes actual changes which can manifest catastrophically so be sure to choose the Mantra carefully so that the changes will be aligned with your Path of Ascent. 

Article by 

Dea Phoenix 

The Eightfold Path of Yoga

Bhahti-Devotional

Hatha-Asana

Laya-Chakra

Mantra-Resonance

Pranayama-Breath

Raja-Thought 

Tantra-the Way

Yantra-the Equation

These are the disciplines that I study and practice.

I started my Yoga Journey in Fresno California with Violet Fulton in 1987.

When I talk about Yoga most people misunderstand because for the westerner the only marketable form of Yoga is focusing on the Asana.

Hatha Yoga in the East is considered the Kindergarten of Yoga because it is the foundation or cornerstone that supports the whole edifice of the Temple.

If you practice any kind of Spirituality or Magic (practice not just believe in) then you already are practicing all eight of these in varying degrees of proportion.

Yoga is a collection of techniques and not beliefs.  They are ways of harnessing each of your energetic aspects into one focal point, you. 

What ever Spiritual Path you walk Yoga Practice can and will help you to consciously refine and perfect your practice.

I was Initiated into the Coven of the Golden Ram during the first year that I began my Yoga Journey.  Early on I saw parralels in the two disciplines so it made sense to me to apply yoga techniques to my Magickal practice.  Sometimes to fill in the blanks or sort out the blinds when studying and working with various Grimoires.  

This proved to be very beneficial for me and allowed me to incorporate various Yoga techniques into my daily Magickal practice.  I definitely recommend practitioners look into the Eightfold Path of Yoga if you want to optimize your own Spiritual Practice. 

 

An Sek Tuau ✨🦄✨