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Fifty years ago today, the band that would turn the world on to marijuana got turned on to marijuana. Perhaps the mostly influential sesh in history happened on August 28, 1964 when Bob Dylan got The Beatles high at The Delmonico Hotel in New York City. While this was not technically The Moptops first-time toking — they shared a joint in Hamburg but couldn't agree whether or not they got high — they definitely copped a buzz with Dylan in New York.
In his memoir, Beatles roadie Mal Evans recalled the moment Dylan and sui generis rock writer Al Aronowitz pulled out the weed.
"Brian [Epstein, band's manager] and the Beatles looked at each other apprehensively. 'We've never smoked marijuana before,' Brian finally admitted. Dylan looked disbelievingly from face to face. "But what about your song?' he asked. 'The one about getting high?' The Beatles were stupefied. 'Which song?' John managed to ask. Dylan said, 'You know…' and then he sang, 'and when I touch you I get high, I get high…' John flushed with embarrassment. 'Those aren't the words,' he admitted. 'The words are, 'I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide…'"
Joints were rolled; Ringo went first ("My royal taster…" quipped John) and after he didn't go mad, everyone else joined the party. In his 1997 biography "Many Years From Now," Paul McCartney recalled that he had a major bout of profundity:
"I remember asking Mal… for what seemed like years and years, 'Have you got a pencil?' But of course everyone was so stoned they couldn't produce a pencil, let alone a combination of pencil and paper." McCartney recalled
"I'd been going through this thing of levels, during the evening. And at each level I'd meet all these people again. 'Hahaha! It's you!' And then I'd metamorphose on to another level. Anyway, Mal gave me this little slip of paper in the morning, and written on it was, 'There are seven levels!' Actually it wasn't bad. Not bad for an amateur. And we pissed ourselves laughing. I mean, 'What the fuck's that? What the fuck are the seven levels?' But looking back, it's actually a pretty succinct comment; it ties in with a lot of major religions but I didn't know that then."
The evening's festivities had a lasting effect. Seven months later, with his finger on the pulse and following in the footsteps of Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller, Dylan re-introduced the oblique weed reference to the national pop charts with a surreal plaint to: "take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind…" Three weeks afterward, on April 12, 1965, The Byrds released "Mr. Tambourine Man" as their debut single for Columbia Records, an electric/eclectic seminal folk rock version that reached Number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart.
On his next album Dylan would dispense with the oblique references and tie the biblical to the bud by overtly insisting that "Everybody must get stoned!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, The Beatles now played their music high.
Imagine you're already the best band in the world, the best songwriters, the tightest ensemble on the planet and a rare musical peer says, "Here! Smoke this!" and taps you into a powerful tool known to music makers time out of mind. It was almost as if Michelangelo had been given a whole new suite of colors; precisely as if The Beatles were given a whole new set of sounds Suddenly, the best band in the world – The Beatles! – was somehow… enhanced.
"Grass was really influential in a lot of our changes, especially with the writers." Ringo Starr recalled. "And because they were writing different material, we were playing differently."
In mid-October 1965, the Beatles returned to Abbey Road Studios, and for the first time recorded an album for an extended period without any other major commitments snapping for their attention. When it was released in December, Rolling Stone hailed "Rubber Soul" as "a stunningly mature masterpiece…" while John Lennon preferred to call it "the pot album." And he has Bob Dylan to thank for that.


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In 1962 Lewis William Seidman ran for Michigan Auditor General in the middle of Governor John Swainson's term. His candidacy was unsuccessful, but this is a great piece of his history. He was a fairly important economic/financial fella with the State of Michigan. Among his many duties in his lifetime, he worked with Gov. Romney, and personally worked with and was a friend of President Ford - both being from Grand Rapids.
The photographed side reads: "For Auditor General - L. William Seidman - Vote Republican November 6"
The other side reads: "A Financial Man For A Financial Job - Vote For Bill Seidman - Auditor General"

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The best way to make a good deal is to have the ability to walk away from it. --Brian Koslow
It didn't take long at all. Following a big spike yesterday afternoon, doubts about a last-minute fiscal cliff deal have set in again. In the very early going, the market has already given back more than half of the gain that came after news that the House of Representatives would be back in session on Sunday night. Both sides seem willing to walk away and to let us go over the cliff and that is being reflected in the market.
I can't recall a time when the market has been held hostage for so long by political negotiation. Nothing else has mattered for weeks other than the fiscal cliff issue and today is going to be just as bad as we bounce around again on headlines and rumors.
The political commentary I read overnight didn't leave me too optimistic about the chances of a major deal. The general view is that the meeting with President Obama and the Sunday House session have more to do with "optics" than any real movement in the negotiations. It is possible that there this is some sort of short-term agreement to create more time, but both parties have things to gain by actually pushing us over the fiscal cliff.
I'm not going to join the legions of folks who are trying to guess how this idiotic drama will play out. I don't have any special knowledge or insight. All we really need to know is that the market is going to be hypersensitive to any and all news about the fiscal cliff and we either have to trade on that or not trade at all.
All the other issues that usually come into play at the end of the year have been rendered irrelevant by this political quagmire. Window dressing, portfolio positions, tax planning and last-minute performance chasing are all secondary considerations and having no impact at all compared to the mutterings of Senator Reid or Speaker Boehner.
There are basically just two ways to trade this mess. Either you try to guess what is going to happen in Washington and position yourself for "deal or no deal," or you wait for some clarity and try to jump in quickly when the market starts to move.
My preference is to react to news as it hits, which actually worked out pretty well yesterday if you were very quick. There is going to be substantial risk over the weekend and I suspect many market players aren't even going to bother trying to play this.
I really would like to get back to some stock picking as there are some interesting charts out there but we have no choice but to share this fiscal cliff obsession with everyone else. We'll see what develops. Hopefully, we'll have some volatility to trade.


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Here is an extended trailer for the new Godzilla film, which opens Friday May 16, 2014.
The new version of Godzilla, a potential reboot by director Gareth Edwards, has been much anticipated by fans of the series. Hopefully, the film will restore the much-damaged franchise to its original vitality and intensity, just as Christopher Nolan did with the Batman reboots.
I spoke with Duane Dudek of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on this film, who wrote that "over the 28-film series from Japan — five more than James Bond — the giant lizard became a pop-culture icon, but the films 'descended into baroque parody,' said Wheeler Winston Dixon, professor of film studies at the University of Nebraska.
The worst of them include the 1998 Roland Emmerich Godzilla with Matthew Broderick. The black-and-white original is a still poignant document of Japan 10 years after two atomic bombs were dropped on the country to end World War II. Rural and urban scenes that portray civilian and military life, and even women's roles, are a glimpse of a country rich in tradition struggling to be modern.
Godzilla, portrayed by an actor in a rubber suit, is considered a neo-dinosaur reanimated after atomic testing, and the original film is a metaphor for Japan's lingering nuclear trauma [. . .] In an attempt to restore the creature's dignity, Toho oversaw the making of [this] new Godzilla film and had 'specific touchstones' it wanted to include, said Dixon.
Toho is 'painfully aware this is an incredibly valuable character in their arsenal. They are looking to crack the American market decisively' with a first-class production and state-of-the-art effects. 'This is their chance to reclaim and reboot the entire franchise,' Dixon said."


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42 Years Ago: Bruce Springsteen Gets Going With 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'
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It would take a few years before anybody realized it, but a rock 'n' roll revolution was launched from an unlikely place on Jan. 5, 1973. Bruce Springsteen released his debut album, 'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.,' upon an unsuspecting world that day.
Seven months earlier Springsteen, playing acoustic guitar, had passed an audition at Columbia Records with John Hammond, the legendary A&R man who had signed Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and many others to the label. Hammond heard the verbal dexterity in such songs as 'Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street,' 'It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City' and the unreleased 'If I Was the Priest' and thought he had found the new Dylan. He wanted to record a mostly acoustic album in the singer-songwriter mode.
Springsteen, however, had been honing his craft for the previous six years or so in a variety of rock bands on the Jersey Shore, and didn't see himself as a folkie. A compromise was reached: Springsteen would be allowed to bring in a band, but only in a limited capacity.
He hired a few of the local musicians he had played with over the years — notably keyboardist David Sancious, bassist Garry Tallent and drummer Vini "Mad Dog" Lopez — to flesh out his sound on many of the tracks, with saxophonist Clarence Clemons joining in on 'Spirit in the Night.' The five, with organist Danny Federici, would soon become known as the E Street Band.
However, the need to scale back the sound meant that Springsteen's best friend, guitarist Steve Van Zandt, was told to go home on the day of the first session. Van Zandt was so hurt that he quit playing music for nearly two years.
The result of those sessions was either a strong album with a few duds, or a weak record with enough winners to justify Hammond's belief. The opening one-two punch of 'Blinded by the Light' and 'Growin' Up' set the tone for Springsteen's brand of loose, verbose folk-rock. 'Blinded' furthered the Dylan analogy when Manfred Mann's Earth Band, who covered their share of Dylan tunes, took it to No. 1 in 1976 — making it the only Springsteen song to ever top Billboard's Hot 100.
'Lost in the Flood' and 'It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City' were stripped of their power through the scaled-back arrangements (although, conversely, 'For You' would gain poignancy when Springsteen performed it solo on the piano). 'Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street' is a slight-but-fun romp, and the acoustic numbers, 'Mary Queen of Arkansas' and 'The Angel,' were the album's weakest. Its most famous track, 'Spirit in the Night,' remains an important part of Springsteen's legendary live shows to this day.
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At the time, Columbia's policy stated that debut albums had to feature a large photo of the act on the cover. But Springsteen felt that a vintage postcard he found in a shop in his hometown was more fitting, not only for its scenes of boardwalk bliss, but also for the title. Surprisingly, his label agreed, putting the oceanside resort town on the map for the rest of the world.
But despite having the full support of a major label and strong reviews, 'Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.' fell on deaf ears upon its release. As Victor Wasylczenko — owner of a record store in Freehold, where Springsteen was raised — told author Peter Ames Carlin, "I sold more Partridge Family albums than I did of Bruce that first day. I had record-breaking numbers on the Partridges, in Bruce's hometown, the day his first album came out."
But there's a reason why, these days, Danny Bonaduce does reality shows and morning radio while Springsteen sells out arenas. Springsteen was too talented to be kept down for long. After his second album, 'The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle" sold even less than his debut, Springsteen hit the big time with 'Born to Run,' and he stayed on top for decades to come.
Nov. 22, 2009 found Springsteen closing out his 'Working on a Dream' tour in Buffalo by playing the 'Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.' album in its entirety. "This was the miracle," he told the crowd. "This was the record that took us from way below zero to … one." The performance was dedicated to former manager Mike Appel, who bullied Hammond's secretary into giving his client an audition, and was in attendance. It was the last concert Clarence Clemons played with the E Street Band, before his passing on June 18, 2011.


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Hello, I do not want to be real lengthy, but I'd like to give a little back story to my joining. I was a severe alcoholic from about beginning to mid-October of this year until the 20th of this month. I had read a lot on withdrawals and was scared to quit as I read they could be life threatening, dangerous and intense. I would drink a 6 pack of beer, pass out, then wake up that night and drink 6 more. The cycle continued. Anyway, my last drink was on the 20th. The first night was hard...intense anxiety, cold chills and hot flashes, couldn't sleep, bad cravings, no appetite. The next morning, the 21st (the supposed doomsday, which I've now learned some believe was a shift in human consciousness. I didn't know this until the day after I began my journey.), I still felt bad, but I began to pick up my old Dhammapada I got a year or so ago that I had read little when I began to get a mild interest in Buddhism. I began to meditate, listen to meditation music, and read the Dhamma, as well as online Buddhist sources. The symptoms of withdrawal were supposed to last 7-10 days minimum. I am happy to say after continuing this regiment as well as eating/drinking very healthy, I feel totally fine. I've also received much revelation, comfort, and wisdom.
My "testimony" I suppose. Sorry for the long post.
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YULEE, Fla. - A man and three teens -- one a Camden County (Ga.) High School football standout -- were arrested on drug charges Friday night in Nassau County after being stopped for speeding, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies said they stopped a 2007 Dodge Charger driven by 21-year-old Elbert Thornton, of Jacksonville, about 10 p.m. Friday. They said the car was going 58 mph in a 45 mph zone on U.S. Highway 1 in Callahan.
The deputy who made the traffic stop said he smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car and asked all four occupants to get out of the car.
Deputies said they seized 202.5 grams of marijuana from underneath the driver's seat and right front passenger seat in four separate bags. Also under the passenger seat was a small .45-caliber semiautomatic handgun wrapped in a T-shirt.
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Two teens were sitting in the rear seats: 19-year-old Artez Ward, of Jacksonville, and a 16-year-old from St. Marys, Ga.
Deputies said neither the driver nor any of the passengers took ownership in the drugs or handgun, so a four were arrested on charges of possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute (from the way the marijuana was packaged), and possession of drug paraphernalia (set of scales). They were booked into the Nassau County Detention Facility.
The handgun will be sent to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement lab for fingerprint and DNA testing to determine ownership, deputies said.
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text: Out-of-state funds aided House GOP gains By Lawrence Messina December 30, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A national GOP group and a Manhattan hedge fund manager helped fuel the party's election gains in West Virginia's House of Delegates, contributing to a $500,000 deluge in last-minute ads separate from the $5.1 million spent by this year's legislative candidates, the final round of campaign finance reports show.Voters increased the Republicans' share of the 100-seat House from 35 to 46 delegates last month. The GOP also picked up three seats in the state Senate, bolstering the party's ranks to nine of 34 members.The Republican campaign strategy has at least some Democratic officials taking note."We're going to have to make some changes, or we're going to lose our majority in the House," said Pam Van Horn, executive director of the West Virginia Democratic Legislative Council."In order to play, we're going to have change the way we do things, is my opinion."The Republican House inroads followed around $215,000 in ads, mostly direct mail flyers, launched two weeks before the election by several Republican-allied political action committees. These 11th-hour appeals to voters targeted 24 House seats, either by attacking Democratic candidates or promoting the GOP nominees.A new group, the House GOP PAC, spent about half that amount, according to its post-election filing. Its donors included the campaigns of the state's congressional Republicans, Reps. David McKinley and Shelley Moore Capito. Virginia House Speaker William Howell gave $10,000 and was among several out-of-state contributors.The Republican State Leadership Committee provided $35,000. The national GOP "super PAC" devoted heftier funds to legislative candidates elsewhere, including at least $357,000 in Kentucky, for instance, and $715,000 in New Mexico.Sean Fieler of New York's Equinox Partners contributed $25,000. Fieler donated more than $510,000 during this election cycle to Republican super PACs, party committees and candidates, as well as to New York's Conservative Party.Fieler helps lead several organizations that advocate a return to the gold standard for U.S. monetary policy, according to his postings on their websites. Fieler has also been active on social conservative issues through such groups as the National Bible Association and the Institute for American Values, according to their websites. The House GOP PAC also received $25,000 from James Laurita, an executive with Morgantown-based coal operator MEPCO. Laurita has been a director of the West Virginia Family Policy Council, a leading opponent of same-sex marriage in the state. But Laurita also contributed to Democratic legislative candidates this year, campaign finance filings show.House GOP PAC treasurer Dan Greear, a former Republican legislator, did not respond to requests for comment Friday.The pro-Republican independent ads came as well from the Washington, D.C.-based GOPAC West Virginia, which spent around $54,000, and the West Virginia Republican Legislative Council, which spent around $41,000.These groups and the House GOP PAC all hired a Pennsylvania firm, Red Maverick Media, for at least some of their campaigns. So did the Eastern Panhandle Freedom Fund, which similarly attacked Democratic legislative candidates in the election's closing weeks, and at least four of the Republican House nominees.Democratic-affiliated PACs, meanwhile, spent less than $29,000 on independent ads. Those were mostly focused on aiding several unsuccessful Senate candidates, including defeated incumbent Sen. Mark Wills of Mercer County. Democratic candidates instead received ad support from labor union PACs, which spent at least $130,000 on direct mail targeting roughly the same array of House seats as the Republican-aligned PACs. "I think it's something that we're going to have to look at as a party, or that our friends are going to have to look it," Van Horn said of the independent expenditure campaigns."From my perspective, we didn't have the money to compete with the Republican Party, and the money they received from out-of-state."Van Horn's group, formed to protect the party's majority in both chambers, receives dues from Democratic legislators. In return, it offers to help them develop talking points and design ads, among other campaign services. The DLC was to some degree involved in all 11 House seats the Democrats lost, Van Horn said.The Republican who defeated Wills, auto dealer Bill Cole, spent the most of any legislative candidate this year with more than $282,000. Cole loaned his campaign $190,000 of that. With nine of the 17 Senate seats up this year uncontested, the median spending by candidates for that body was $37,000.Another Republican, John McCuskey, spent the most among House candidates, nearly $100,000 for his successful bid to join a redrawn four-seat district representing Kanawha County. Median spending among all House candidates topped $15,500. Both figures include spending on the May primary. McCuskey also led the chamber's hopefuls for spending during the general election, at over $71,300, while the median spending for that phase was $8,900. 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The 14th annual Town Crier Holiday Fund is underway. The campaign launches earlier than usual this year to extend notice to potential donors. The fund, founded in 2000, supports Silicon Valley nonprofit organizations whose work directly benefits those in need, particularly children.
The Town Crier staff hopes to top last year's total, which reached $230,000. The fund has raised more than $2 million since its inception.
All contributions to the Holiday Fund are tax deductible – donations are processed through a donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The foundation provides letters acknowledging the contributions and, after Jan. 1, writes checks disbursing the money to the recipients selected by the Town Crier staff.
The 20 nonprofits from last year will again benefit in 2013. Recipients include: ALearn; Bayshore Christian Ministries; Career Closet; Child Advocates of Santa Clara County; the Children's Health Council; the Community Health Awareness Council; the Community Services Agency's fresh foods program; the Community School of Music and Arts program for autistic children; Downtown Alum Rock College Prep; the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation; Help One Child; Hidden Villa summer camps; Jeremiah's Promise; the MERIT program at the Krause Center for Innovation; Music for Minors; Partners for New Generations; Reach Potential Movement; RotaCare; Sunday Friends; and the Veterans Resource Center at Foothill College.
Articles outlining the mission, goals and program needs of each group will appear in upcoming issues of the Town Crier.
To donate online, visit siliconvalleycf.org/latc-holiday-fund.
To donate by check, make checks payable to Silicon Valley Community Foundation/Town Crier Holiday Fund, and mail to 2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View 94040.
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Dr. Suzanne Carreker Speaks to WCU's Master's in Dyslexia Therapy Students
Hattiesburg, Miss., July 2, 2013 - Dr. Suzanne Carreker, a certified academic language therapist and a master instructor at Neuhaus Education Center (NEH) in Houston, Texas, spoke to students in William Carey University's Master of Education in Dyslexia Therapy program on June 28 in Fairchild Hall. Dr. Carreker wrote Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills, which is the primary curriculum used by the WCU students in the dyslexia program. The program is brand new, and the inaugural cohort of 24 students just finished their first two classes, taught by Dr. Regina Boulware-Gooden, vice president of research at NEC, and Rai Thompson, qualified instructor of dyslexia therapy at NEC.
A reception was held to welcome Dr. Carreker to WCU, and to honor the students for completion of their first courses. Dr. Carreker then gave a short presentation, presenting the students and professors with an overview of the curriculum the program is using.
This dyslexia therapy training program is a research-based program to train therapists to work with students with dyslexia and related disorders. The training program has been strongly supported by both the National and Mississippi Scottish Rite Masons, and the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Association.
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Life changing phenomenom...
Prior to my kundalini awakening I had no knowledge of what kundalini energy was. Like a bolt out of the blue, one unsuspecting evening, I was taken by complete surprise by this life changing phenomenon. My story is testimony to the fact that whilst walking the path of spiritual evolution, there is a time, place and natural order for everything...
Following the Soul
It was the end of the summer about seven years ago. I'd already spent a few years following the guidance of my soul, shedding layer upon layer of the sludge that seems to build up around all souls over time. I had a growing sense of the colossal shifts bubbling under the surface. Life was relatively miraculous and joyful. The outer world largely reflected the peace I felt within - a direct result of only making those choices aligned with my soul. Any feelings of being out of kilter always subsided quickly by honouring my higher truth.
Kundalini rising
Late one evening, I felt undeniably moved to lay upon a green and lilac blanket in the middle of the living room floor. I relaxed, closed my eyes and felt the awesome stillness of the moment. Nothing more. Meditation was new to me. Neither seeking nor efforting, my only agenda was to surrender to the experience and trust the evolutionary journey.
As I let go, I was over come by a deep sense of peace. All thoughts faded into the realms of silence, whilst the universe fell away from beneath me. I was on the edge of the void with a soulful longing to reunite with the depths of beingness.
A feeling so profound came over me that words could only ever offer a signpost hinting at it's fullness. I was embodied of the space between the spaces - an experience of non-identified pure presence. In retrospect, I am quite thankful that I was unable to engage in thought at the time - perhaps my brain would have fried to a crisp!
Then it happened!
A bolt of lightning
Out of nowhere a megalithic wave of energy surged from the base of my spine up through the central core of my body and out through the crown of my head. A bolt of energetic 'lightning' sent my entire body into a huge convulsion (somewhat like you'd imagine if someone had died and been brought back to life with a paramedic defibrillator machine!). From lying in a relaxed position, my entire body tensed into the height of rigidity as I was thrown upwards and then immediately collapsing into a heap on the floor. It was as if every cell of my being had been fiercely squeezed out.
Clearly once was not enough - this happened seven times in rapid succession. Each time I'd experience a bolt of lightning from the base through to and beyond the crown accompanied with an involuntary convulsion, throughout my entire physical body. The last vestiges of the 'me' that I thought I was were being shattered, whilst my entire being was infused with universal life energy.
My world was shattered
It was totally exhausting! This event didn't come with a text book explanation so initially I felt major disorientation. It's not every day that you have seven 'lightning bolts' shoot through your body after all! It's not the type of thing that you learn about in high school. Before to the experience, I had no concept in my brain about kundalini energy. At the time, all I knew was that it was exceptionally powerful and a defining moment in the journey of my spiritual evolution.
My whole frame of relating to the world had been shattered again (it had happened once before in previous years during my Awakening, although the universe had deemed that I was not at that time ready for a full blown kundalini activation). My body felt peculiar. I struggled to understand that it had anything to do with 'me', unsure how I was able to move my limbs. When I did, I observed with astonished fascination as if it were the first time I'd been infused into a physical body! Gazing into the mirror in the bathroom was really puzzling. I didn't recognise my own image! In fact "Who are you?" was about the only sentence I could muster for a while.
Soul infusion
Over the next few weeks I encountered constant experiences of soul infusion and spiritual intensity. The journey took me through a myriad of different practicalities providing an first hand education into the intricacies of kundalini awareness.
On one day I would experience the left side of my body become infused with darkness, whilst the right side would be infused of the purest light. As I learned to embrace it all, the lessons came thick and fast. Without judgement, I would rise through each spiritual encounter as non-identified pure presence, turning each page of the cosmic library with lightning purpose.
On another day I would experience intertwining columns of light rise up my spine as the universe dissolved from around me. There would be intense surges of electrifying energy that served to show me any internal blockages within my bodily vehicles (of which I learned that we have quite a few).
Universal life force flows
I noticed that unless I completely embodied the flow of higher consciousness, then this extraordinary kundalini energy would rebound relentlessly around my body. I consistently went into the heart of the moment, surrendering anything I was 'holding on' to. Universal life force was then able to flow with increasing fluency.
Whilst this period of my life was interspersed with times of pure presence, the integration was at times almost too intense to bare. I thought that maybe I'd been given more than I could handle, yet in my heart I knew that this was on my destined path. Necessity taught me to let go and surrender into the experience. Each time I did, I felt an infusion of soul into my beingness that far surpassed anything I'd previously come to know.
I was no longer following the pull of my soul, instead I was living AS the soul in every moment!
The purpose of kundalini
This is the purpose of a full kundalini awakening - to allow the completeness of universal life energy to flow through our entire being in order that our soul can fully infuse and act as our primary vehicle of expression. This truly is spiritual evolution.
The journey of spiritual unfolding is unique for us all, yet this chapter in our journey doesn't come easily. It's not going to be handed to us on a silver plate! Depending on what we have incarnated here to encounter, it may be more gentle than my experience or even more intense. It may happen in untold different ways. I don't know, we are all different. One thing I do know, is that when we are ready, it will happen of its own accord as a result of following the authentic path of the soul. It can be infinitely helpful to engage with practices that can help us attune to universal life energy beforehand, thus achieving a familiarisation with the process. But having said that - when it is ready to happen, it will just happen and there will be little we can do to stop it.
A word of caution
I would highly recommend against forcing the energy to 'rise'. I have heard many first hand stories of forced kundalini awakenings that have happened only to go awry! It will take us to the edge of all we thought we knew and be deeply destabilising if we are not ready.
My advice is universal... if you come up against an area where you are 'stuck' - go to the heart of it. Deny nothing! Embrace the all of it with profound self honesty. You'll find that kundalini activation happens of its own natural accord, animating your being and showing you the way through. Be prepared for the world to change though. After the miraculous change that signals your Transfiguration, nothing will ever be the same again!!!
Soul to Soul
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- What is Kundalini and how to Activate it?...Article with video
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Kundalini8 June, 2009 - 22:06 — Skydancer
Thank you Trinity for a wonderful explanation of your Kundalini Awakening. It is often so difficult to put down in words this life changing experience.
As you mentioned, some may have a difficult awakening and the strange energies can distress many who have no idea what's happening to them.
I belong to a Yahoo group called "Kundalini Awakening Systems 1". We are a group of different people going through various stages of awakening. We are there to support through the good and scary times this experience can bring. It has been a great support to me and I have made some life long friends who understand the 'new' me.
Skydancer x
Thanks Trinity11 June, 2009 - 09:16 — Open
Thanks Trin for bringing this exceptionally important topic onto the Openhand agenda.
I too had a deeply impactful Kundalini Activation several years ago. For me it was a very 'doubled-edged' experience. Whilst I found it totally exhilerating, it was also quite emotionally destabilising and those around me were completely unable to understand what was going on. This made it even more challenging than it might otherwise have been.
During my recent one-on-one work with Openhanders, its become abundantly clear that others are beginning to go through this process too and experiencing many similar symptoms and occurances. So it's doubly important that we work to raise consciousness around the topic here.
I'm sure we'll be writing more about Kundalini Activation in due course.
Much love
More on Kundalini Activation4 June, 2012 - 10:04 — Teejay
I'm inspired to hear of more people experiencing a 'kundalini activation' but could you, Chris, expound on how it was 'emotionally destabilising' for you?
Now I will attempt to tell of my experience (altho I don't consider myself as articulate as I'd like to be). It seems that the experience itself follows an initial spiritual awakening (or re-awakening) so I will tell of what came before to prepare me for it,so as to put it into context.
Even my spiritual awakening had a precursor & that was when I was about twelve years old (I'm guessing, because I hadn't told anyone or thought about it til years after the awakening in 1972 which came when I reached such a low ebb, I felt I couldn't go on in a world like this.I cried out (or in) to the depths of my being & suddenly it felt as if a great force was exploding within me.Then I was in total bliss & harmony & I began to write automatically, pages of stuff that I had to read myself when I'd finished.The next day the overwhelming feeling was gone but it had changed my life forever;so after putting into practice & integrating what had been revealed to me, another great uplift of energy came two years later. This lasted about a week but but was a timeless experience.Then after another ten years of integration & practice came the Kundalini awakening but it was tied up with many other experiences & lasted about three weeks before it all began to fade.It included a feeling of total empathy with everything, a dreaming-my- dream-awake experience & much more.
THE KUNDALINI AWAKENING itself came while I was sitting at a table integrating what had happened in the days before.The energy from the base of my spine came suddenly gushing up like a fountain of water,getting more & more powerful as I adjusted to it.When it reached the top of my head it felt like my skull had been blown away altho' not painful;& I remember putting my hands on my head to feel if everything was still intact.It could only have lasted a few minutes but I quite enjoyed the after effects.
When it eventually faded (some weeks afterward) my world was shattered.What had I failed to do, to lose what I thought was the enlightenment I had been working for, for so long? Years after came the Dark Night of the Soul but I'll have to write on that later because of lack of space here.
Script posted.4 June, 2012 - 10:11 — Teejay
I don't really know what this comment box is for, as I've posted my script (or clicked on save) & can't imagine what else to say.
Also inspired6 February, 2013 - 00:39 — Barbie Doll
I also am inspired by "kundalini activation". Would like to have more info on this. I was dumbfounded when this had happened to me. I had a full-blown awakening a little over a year ago and have been on my own gathering info here and there where I can. Apparently by sources I had pre-kundalini awakening in 1985 when my daughter was born. My world has been drastically changed forever. Well that is all for now. I am very inspired by what I have read for articles here at Openhand. Thank you.
I now have a clearer understanding28 February, 2013 - 08:38 — MARKBH
When I was 14 years old, I had gone through a bereavemnt of a childhood friend, I was at a very low point in my life and had more or less wanted to 'let go' of everyone and everything around me. One night I fealt what I can only describe as a cold fire sensation around bottom of spine, this rose up in waves up my spine. I had a complete sensation of love and eurphoria, at the time I did'nt know what it was or why it happened.
Now 23 years later I have found the answer I was looking for, this appeared to be a sponaneuos Kundalini Awakening. It explains alot to me about the effects it had on my life for many years. I suppose they would be deemed as the negative effects, e.g. loss of equilibrium feeling dis attached from the world. not recognising myself. To combat these effects I have had to 'ground myself' and work with people with disbabilities and provide care and support.
The experience was something I was'nt prepared for and for yours I have been searching for an answer to explain what happened, I would like to use this energy but dare not meditate for fear of feelings of dissattachement again.
Thank you5 March, 2013 - 12:50 — MARKBH
Thanks for your response Trinity an Chris, I am so glad this forum exists.
The feelings of detachment did help me to look at things objectivelly without judging myself, a greater sense of freedom is ever present but also the feeling of being trapped in my own existance - the mortal coil.
For a number of years after the experience I had waking dreams, out of body experiences and a yearning for freedom, Now I stay grounded as much as possible.
I will try some yogic exercises, thanks for the guidance.
I met a psychic a few years ago and she informed my my aura was "all the colours of the rainbow" not sure if this related to the awakening event, though auras can change?
Many thanks
Trapped7 March, 2013 - 04:10 — Kd1
Mark, just wanted to comment as I know well that 'feeling of being trapped by your own existence'- oh gosh I couldn't stand it for a while, felt utterley trapped by the gaping openess I felt- if that makes sence. I really had to trust it would pass and by opening further and watching the thoughts around it (and not buying into them) it did. I had to look at the fear of opening further too- it actually wasn't a choice, I've just had to hand over the reigns and Trust.
Also with yoga - I practiced a little before but it doesn't feel quite right for me now- can't explain that but maybe we have to experiment with movement until we find what feels right and tunes us in and opens. I kind of make up my own thing - depending on how I feel. But on the whole i believe yoga postures help a lot of people. Was just a thought. Stay open to what guides you. Much love Katie
Yoga8 March, 2013 - 20:21 — Becky
I just wanted to say a couple of things about yoga. I think there is a general misconception that yoga is about 'postures', whereas yoga is actually 100% about our journey to self-realisation. Only in the last few decades, and really only in the West, has yoga been about the body and postures. For several millennia before that it was (and still is today) a way of clearing ourselves of blockages – physical, mental, emotional, energetic – to allow a free flow of prana (chi / universal energy etc) in our system, in order to reconnect with the Source – often in the form of a kundalini awakening.
Postures are hardly mentioned in yoga texts, except the more 'modern' ones from around 15th century AD. The vast array of positions we have available today were mainly designed for young, able-bodied, Indian men who lived with their yoga teachers, spent hours each day on their practice and had limitless energy and physical prowess that had to be channelled in some way – the solution – give them something physically challenging until they were mature enough to be able to sit still with a calm mind! Which usually happened when they left their teacher and took on the responsibilites of family life, so their yoga moved on to a different stage, which was more meditative to support their change in lifestyle. 'Traditionally', postures are simply a way of making the body comfortable and flexible enough to be able to sit in meditation. In fact the word used for posture (asana) means 'seat' or 'be'.
Yoga is also used very effectively in a therapeutic way, where the different energetic functions of postures (usually simple) are brought into play, along with the breath and meditation, and other tools of yoga, such as mantra, chanting, gestures etc. Yoga for therapy is done 1-1, and a practice would be designed specifically for a client, taking into consideration a huge range of factors such as age, occupation, fitness, location, state of mind, time available, diet, lifestyle, and many others.
Please don't confuse 'yoga' with 'asana' – in fact most 'yoga' classes would more accurately be called 'asana' classes.
Let's not underestimate the power of yoga and how it can transform.
Thank you for listening!
big subject9 March, 2013 - 05:28 — Kd1
Big subject. The understanding of yoga has been diluted very much - it seems a rare blessing to find an authentic teacher these days.
The way of today30 October, 2013 - 11:41 — Apollonius
I'm glad you reposted this Trinity because it's such an interesting topic. I started to have 'little' kundalini outbursts more than ten years ago. They coincided with intense sun spot activity and heart palpitations. This rise of kundalini seemed to stir the 'sediment' in me to rise to the surface which I had the opportunity to process through. Although it wasn't a full blown complete kundalini experience, from that moment on everything went in high gear in my life. I see this happening al around me with people and it's a
completely natural process. Mother nature seems to be helping a lot with instigating this process. As the earth is rising her frequency
we are nudged to follow and in doing so our kundalini starts rising so we can cleanse ourselves and at one moment experience something similar as what you have had. This seems to be the way in which it works today whereas in the old days more 'effort' had to be undertaken to awaken the kundalini. That's why these time I feel are the greatest to be alive and discover your authentic self: it happens quite naturally when you're ready.(although much work of course needs still to be done to let go of the stirred up sediment).
Such a helpful article...10 November, 2013 - 02:36 — jamer
this has revealed so much to me about experiences past and present thank you so much Love and hugs to you all xxx <3 xxx Namaste xxx
Yes , thanks for posting this11 May, 2014 - 19:47 — Myra
Yes , thanks for posting this Trinity, I had not read it before. I love hearing about other people's experiences of different levels of awakening. I think I have only had relatively very minor ones so far!
I had one about 28 years ago where I was extremely ill, suffering from depression and thinking about ending it - suddenly it seemed that the roof of my house came off and a brilliant light shone through from the gap onto me and then a thought appeared in my head (which didn't come from me) - there is something out there that nobody has told me about and I need to go and find it for myself.
That was the beginning of anything spiritual in my life.
with love to you all Myra
Activation15 June, 2014 - 09:16 — husayn
I'm a spiritually enhanced being and I need to activate my super powers.
Can anyone guide
Thank and love you all
mimetic system15 June, 2014 - 15:13 — stargate
The gift of these energies was given to me several years ago, and I spent several months with waves of activation appearing. They were incredibly beautiful, and almost beyond description. Thank you so much for sharing your story Trinity, and everyone else for discussing this important topic.
Recently, some knowledge was revealed while I was working with someone that I wanted to share to get some feedback. I am still processing this and it's difficult to describe. But all of a sudden some insight came, that for those ensnared in the energy field of a negative entity (even without their conscious knowledge of being ensnared), those negative entities can create a mimetic system that includes an artificial mimetic kundalini energy, and use that to continue subverting the energy field of the one entrapped. So people can think that they are connecting with source, with universal life energy, but in fact they are still trapped within the mimetic system, and the energy field they sense is actually that of the negative entity. But they are so used to that field, that they are no longer able to discern it for what it is. It seems to me that one of the signposts of the mimetic system is that it lacks that deep pervading quality of bliss.
Just wanted to put this out there. I am still trying to understand this. When I was given the image of the vast complexity of that mimetic system, and what is driving it, and what the consequences of it are, it was almost overwhelming.
BC or OC?15 June, 2014 - 15:30 — Myra
Hi Stargate - very interesting about the mimetic system. I would have thought that there would have been a distinct difference in the energy - the benevolent conscious energy being just pure love and the opposing consciousness just not being able to copy that enough to fool most people. I have not actually heard of this before, unless you are referring to the shadow that Open talks about.
I am interest to know what Open would say about this.
with much love Myra x
thank you myra15 June, 2014 - 16:08 — stargate
Thank you, Myra, for your insight. It seems to me that they are fooled because they are no longer able to discern the difference in the energy fields because they've been trapped for so long, and are instilled with the belief in their own reality. The mimetic system could be a shadow system pervading the universal energy field. Am interested to hear more about this.
Advanced OC deception techniques15 June, 2014 - 17:01 — Open
Hi stargate,
You said...
- "those negative entities can create a mimetic system that includes an artificial mimetic kundalini energy, and use that to continue subverting the energy field of the one entrapped. So people can think that they are connecting with source, with universal life energy, but in fact they are still trapped within the mimetic system."
Yes indeed. I've seldom shared at this depth - I don't think there's many consciously aware of these things - so I've been concerned thus far about stretching credibility! But here goes... there are two other related deceptions: firstly, they've established 4D energy bubbles (what I think you mean by 'mimetic system') that mimic the angelic realms. So on passing on, some souls are lured into these false layers whereupon they think they're in the angelic realms - and they can stay there for some considerable time. OC harvests souls this way and then inserts them into another bodily vehicle which they control (the Greys are an example of this). Secondly, they mimic the twin flame vibration by projecting it into another being who is already being influenced. So it disconnects you from the connection to your authentic twin flame. The allurement for the soul to what appears to be their manifested twin flame is often too strong for them to resist. The energy loop so created isolates both souls from the source. They are then open to subtle distortion and over shadowing.
Another thing they do is access the soul at a high vibration, then play a slightly distorting frequency down through it - I guess this is what you're referring to by the false kundalini. Again it takes people out of the body before they're able to fully embody their own soul.
All of these issues are being worked with by benevolence. A number of these energy strategies were engineered by the Annunaki who are extremely advanced. My experience is that the core of that Annunaki energy has now been healed, evolved and moved on. So it is likely that you'll see these highly advanced deceptions now dwindling over time.
That's certainly one reason why there are such amazing shifts going on for humanity right now. All of these distorting frequencies were bundled together into an almost impenetrable field. Which is why the problems on Earth have reached such an extreme level. But now the higher frequencies of the intervention have been unraveled, it makes the lower base frequencies easier to unpick. I'd say the main issue to deal with right now is the densest frequency...the Raptor Consciousness.
malevolent energy field16 June, 2014 - 13:12 — stargate
Hi Open,
Thank you very much for this detailed explanation. A big part of the reason I am here now is to understand these malevolent energies, to learn how to work with them, and to gain mastery to transmute them. I am a work in progress. Thank you for helping me along the path.
Response to Trinity's initial post5 July, 2014 - 09:01 — truth seeker
Dear Trinity,
I recently read your account of your 'full blown Kundalini Awakening' and was inspired to share my own life changing experience.
About ten years ago I was relaxing on a beach in Thailand when a quite sturdy Thai lady offered me a Thai massage, I had had several
traditional Thai massages in the past and quite enjoy the results which I liken to the after effects of having spent an hour in the
gym but without any effort on my behalf. So we agreed a price for an hour session and off we went to her beach salon. Towards the end
of the session one has to adopt a lotus position with the massuese behind paying attention to neck shoulders and scalp, I remember
thinking to myself, this lotus position is not easy for us westerners but never-the-less making an effort to keep a straight and
upright back. I then switched off again to enjoy the sensual contact.
I slowly became aware of a weak surge of energy, which was a bit like when you get goosebumps which leads to the hairs on your neck
standing up, initially quite weak but with increasing intensity travel from my extremities, channel up my spine and exit from the
crown of my head in what I visualised (my eyes were closed) would appear to be a 'roman candle' firework, the physical feeling was
like an intense release of pressure which I could best describe as a whole body orgasm, through my crown with a pure light fountain
the ejaculate.
I was quite stunned, but very relaxed and able to observe in a detached kind of way that this was God's way of showing me personally
that I was his creation, what Open calls my 'divine beingness', and for a short while I enjoyed the utter bliss of this realisation.
Slowly it disipated and I returned to my old body but with an entirely new perspective, at that time mainly gratitude for this
wonderful spiritual experience.
I was embarassed that the lady massuer had registered something but she seemed totally unaware of what I had experienced.
Reflecting later I felt very blessed by my experience, like you, I had no prior understanding of Kundalini and only came to know of it
much later. I also recognised the similarities of what was described in the Gospels (I was brought up as a Christian) as the rising
of the Holy spirit at Pentecost (tongues of fire on their heads etc). Also the tear-drop flame appendage on the crown of most Buddha
images started to make sense.
A little research into traditional Thai massage, shows that is is an ancient sacred art derived from traditional Indian, Chinese and
SE Asian medicine which is aimed at healing both body and mind, it's principle training establishment in Thailand is Wat Pho (Wat
means Temple) in Bangkok where ancient manuscripts where re-discovered during renovations in the 1950s showing all the ancient
teachings of the art, it's all Ying and Yang, female energy vs male energy and the like (I think) and complete nonsense to conventional
western medicine but I am proof (if only to me) that Thai massage performed correctly is without doubt a sacred healing art.
Reply5 July, 2014 - 12:49 — truth seeker
Hi Trinity, thank you for your reply.
On here I'm 'truth seeker' which is I guess is a wee bit grand, my mates call me Stan.
Reading through my post again I feel a bit dismayed that I couldn't do justice to what happened that day, but how to describe pure light and utter bliss, words are not enough.
Not to worry, the experience was enough for a lifetime of reassurance and awareness of the divine energy, I hope others may come to feel it too.
Love, peace and blessings Stan
In Response to Advanced OC Deception Techniques21 October, 2015 - 11:45 — Angela G
Open, Thank you for this explanation. You said, "some souls are lured into these false layers whereupon they think they're in the angelic realms - and they can stay there for some considerable time. OC harvests souls this way and then inserts them into another bodily vehicle which they control (the Greys are an example of this). Secondly, they mimic the twin flame vibration by projecting it into another being who is already being influenced. So it disconnects you from the connection to your authentic twin flame. The allurement for the soul to what appears to be their manifested twin flame is often too strong for them to resist. The energy loop so created isolates both souls from the source."
I believe this is what happened to me and my business partner. He and members of his family have been abducted by Greys for decades. I allowed myself to be influenced by them for a time (at least I think it was the Greys). I believe they were posing as members of his 'deceased' family and luring us into the astral realms. I had an uneasy feeling about it and after a few times I cut off any communication with these beings. It was a good lesson in not following my heart. I think my business partner is still being influenced by them though and I don't know how to help him. I also want to make sure that I'm not still being subjected to their distortions. Do you have any advice?
Integrating one's soul fully, here and now21 October, 2015 - 12:30 — Open
Hi Angela,
It is indeed a challenging situation. Good for you that you followed your heart!
It helps to try to appreciate the bigger picture. Which is that light is breaking through the darkness. Where the interface happens, you essentially get 'grey' areas of reality. These then have to manifest physical form to play out the distortion - that's how the universe works.
So these entities are manifestations of that. And also, any human that has such blind spots within, will likely draw energy to that polarity. The path forwards is spiritual evolution - integrating one's soul fully, here and now. Then unwelcome and misaligned energy is ejected.
But you can't force someone to do. Only encourage them. Spiritual evolution is a choice. The best advice I could offer, is simply to hold the space; let them get on with their lives, but if and when they become ready, then be available for support. But they do have to come to you.
Thank you, Open!21 October, 2015 - 12:55 — Angela G
Thank you so much for your quick response and great advice! I do see the big picture now and fully accept my role in drawing energy to the polarity thus manifesting these energies. I found your article 'Liberation of the Orions' very helpful as well. I send them love and thank them for the lessons. I will continue to work on fully integrating my soul and will hold the space for my business partner. I recognize my desire to try to 'fix' people and will instead work on myself as I am the only person I can change.
Much love!
green and lilac blanket29 February, 2016 - 16:47 — divinespark
Hi Trinity,
Warmest appreciation to you for sharing your journey about your full-blown kundalini awakening. I haven't experienced this and am fearful about it unfolding, in part because I don't have anyone around me who would understand it. I fear they would be frightened by it. I take heart from Margaret's shares and those of other Openhanders and the loving support available through the Openhand community.
I find your post reassuring on so many levels, especially about it unfolding as divinely ordained. When you describe what you experienced lying on your green and lilac blanket (those colours "speak" to me and soothe my soul), it takes me back to a day when I was eight years old, lying alone on a blanket of sparkling snow at the bottom of a toboggan hill, gazing upwards at the sky, clouds, and sun. Going back to that day, I realize that I was blessed with amazing grace and a downpouring of divine love as I felt my soul encompass the heavens. That experience sustained me and helped me to tap into an inner peace during many challenging and traumatic experiences as I grew older. The memory faded over time but never left me. These days I find myself returning to that young child lying in the snow on that glorious, sunny day when the world fell away.
Much Love,
x Cathy
gentle unravelling29 February, 2016 - 18:17 — divinespark
Thank you, Trinity. I am feeling a gentle, soothing healing in all of this, like being wrapped in a green and lilac blanket of love as I unravel. I appreciate your words more than I can say.
x Cathy
Kundalini15 March, 2016 - 13:05 — Junior yogi
Trinity thanks for sharing your experience! I would like to share mine with you all as well! Around 6 years ago whilst on holiday with friends i had the most amazing experience of my life! I admit ther were some drugs involved at the time but i knew this experience was more significant than what i had consumed! Whilst in an apartment with friends i had the strangest sensation of everything around me feeling so vivid, then all of a sudden all of my vision began to swirl and i felt a strange sensation go all the way up my spine! I was then thrust up out of my body and out of the earth into ehat appeared to be space! I could see planets, galaxies and other energies what appeared to be other souls like mine! My mind had told
Me that i had died and that this was the continuation. My sense of time and space was gone and it felt like eternity, then all
Of a sudden i was confronted by this hige ball of light like a giant sun! I distinctly remember being unsure what to do next and then because i beieved i was already dead i decided to surrender and become one with the light/ sun and the feeling was indescribable- it was pure exstacy and love! Shortly after i came back to my
Body and when i did i realised everything seemed different but at the same time the same! I took none of my surroundings for granted and my body felt different too! It felt so light and easful and pain free! I had no anxiety, worry or anything! I felt total peaceful and calm! I thought i had gone insane but i didnt care because it felt so good and i knew that whatever had happened had put me back to my true nature! My ability to use my mind and body had risen to such a level i felt superhuman in comparrison to how i felt previous to the experience! This feeling of euphoria lasted for around a month then must of gradually subsided! Then flr the next few years came anxiety, panic, mood swings, misery and despair! I have often tried searching of what the experience was that i felt as i had no knowledge of spirituality or buddism or anything like that! Then i discovered yoga and found that what i had experienced is known as samadhi or a kundalini awakening! Which explained so much! I still cannot beleive this happened to me, but it has and im trying to integrate it - i think i still have a lot of work to do! Any advise or information about post kundalini would be much apprechiated x
Activating Kundalini Progressively16 March, 2016 - 06:35 — Open
Hi Junior Yogi,
Welcome to Openhand
Sounds like you've had quite a journey thus far. I've worked with plenty of people who've had early Kundalini Activation - whether brought on by hallucinogenic drugs or through forced Kundalini meditation. Whilst one might consider the benefit is to inspire a 'peak experience' to motivate oneself down the spiritual path, it can be very challenging to fully integrate the experience in the here and now.
It's like you've suddenly exploded out into the universe and can be a little unsure of how you continually live that.
In extreme cases, people struggle to fully stabilise it, resulting in fragmented consciousness. Which is why at Openhand we encourage a more progressive, incremental way, where you're building kundalini energy over time, so that it infuses your being and progressively becomes a way of life.
- When it activates, yes, kundalini can be literally mind blowing, but never-the-less, it needs to be integrated as a daily way of life. It is the natural creative force of the universe.
So as one starts to unleash energy, buried within the bodymind, then flows of soul begin to activate in ones life. These will be creative and pretty much automatically take you back into density. It's because the soul is working to be liberated, and so draws to itself, situations where it is not empowered - that's the only way to truly learn, evolve and grow.
So when density presents itself, the key is to accept it, work into it and look for the lightness through it.
One of the challenges to overcome due to forced, premature kundalini activation, is that the person is often then looking for the peak experience, and wondering why they're back in the density. When the activation of authentic energy in life can come from the subtlest of inner vibrations.
- So the path is a constant inner exploration, a constant breaking through identification with the physical, a constant attunement to soul vibration.
Plenty of times the vibes there to be picked up will be subtle. But if you have the commitment and patience to keep exploring, they can still unleash peak experiences which then integrate as a way of life.
Wishing you well
exploration16 March, 2016 - 08:52 — Kd1
I feel if we drop the idea of 'premature' and 'forced' activations - it frees up a lot of fear. Activations have a unique intelligence supporting them which we can't box and my first suggestion to you would be to drop any notion of this as being forced or premature - how contracting can these words be? Do you catch my drift? In 'essence' no activation is early. Acceptance is key - knowing that this has lined up for you to evolve through is also key. Last key is to acknowledge that most people have a very deep period of adjustment after strong activations, including all that you mentioned above. The energy isn't doing its job - if it isn't on some level bringing you to your knees. Try to watch your suffering and see it for what it is. In time it will integrate as you move through this stage. Keep digging deep, search for that sense of light within it. I can tell that you can - really.
My goal here isn't to suggest what Open has put forward is fearful - but there are many many awakenings from say two rounds of pranayama or two tabs of acid - I'm not condoning this, and no it's not 'ideal', but 'premature' isn't how I've come to view these things. It often brings a horrible sense of fear to the person.
Always have trust that these really hard periods of time will pass but within them we are called to find a practice or place within to bring us into balance.
With love K x
Let's own the reality of experience16 March, 2016 - 09:11 — Open
I do get what you're saying Katie - everyone has their path. And maybe some will be drawn into pyschedellics. However sometimes there's a fine line to walk. I've experienced what happens to people when it 'all goes wrong'. I've been on the insides of psychiatric wards for example. And one could say 'nothing goes wrong'. But that would be to deny my own purpose, which feels to encourage people more into sustainable evolution - there is a reason why I too was drawn to those experiences.
I'm understanding and accepting of people's explorations. But it doesn't mean I would recommend those steps to anyone else. Many people will be reading this thread, who might inadvertently be encouraged to explore drug 'activation'. I believe it's right they should know the counter balance.
But then yes, let each decide his path.
I'd also add that whatever challenge and density people find themselves in because of extreme experiences on the path, there's always a way back to centredness. We just have to help people align with the soul, and not that which might be fragmented. The soul then grows as an experience, which can, and will, unwind any convoluted experience. So whatever experience people have had, let's own it, let's be real about it, but not be fearful of it. Let's walk that fine line.
fine line16 March, 2016 - 10:02 — Kd1
It is a fine line, I do sincerely honour that and I know the pain of this. I wouldn't recommend any of these quick routes, but sometimes it's out of our hands and for those who find themselves in the midst of unexpected activation I'm deeply inspired to support and reassure, it's probably the thing that creates the most movement in me. But absolutely sustainable evolution is where it's at. No doubt. x
my kundalini/awakening16 March, 2016 - 11:32 — Junior yogi
thank you all so much for your replies and advise. I see so much truth in what you all say. I still cannot believe this wonderful and challenging process has happened to me, but i am choosing to view it as a gift and a chance to transform and grow spiritually. I think my awakening certainly happened prematurely as i didnt have the tools or conceptual framework to work with this eventthat happened to me. That being said i also trust that the universe wouldnt have give me this gift unless i either needed it or i could handle the journey that lay ahead.
I think initially after the awakening as i had no way to comprehend what had happened to me or the tools or maturity to analyse it i may well have fell into the trap of believeig that i was somehow special or somehow superior as a human being thinking i was enlightened. Having all of my impressions, labels, prejudices and judgements removed from my psychey was the most beatiful thing that ive ever exerienced but i now know how it can also be a disaster if somebody isnt ready or such a gift (which i definately wasnt ready for). over the last few years there have been several alarm bells which was the universe trying to get my attention and to tell me to look within but i didnt have the self awareness to hear them. Luckily upon studying yoga. meditation, buddism it gave me the tools which i needed to look within and realise that nothing exteriorly is causing my suffering -as i had believed was! This has been life changing for me as i now try to view the world as a reflection of my mind, beliefs and judgements. I can now see that it is identifications, ego and our desires that bring us suffering.Even though im aware of these revelations i find it is still a working process and i have a lot of inner work to do. But i feel ive oponed the door to a healing process.
Im particularly fond of yogic techniques as yoga asans and certain pranayamas have the purpose of cleaning the nadis (subtle energy channels) so i view this as a practice to clear blockages- i began practicing ashtanga in particular. and i try to meditate every morning for around 20 minutes.
I admit that i more or less keep all of this to myself as none of my friends are spiriutal and i also dont want to alarm them by talking about kundalini and awakening as i dont think they will process it in a positive way! My friends know that ive had struggles and that i find calm and peace through yoga and meditation however. I have noticed posiitve changges in my life happening for exmaple i dont drink or take drugs anymore, i eat a lot more healthier i go hill walking ect
At the minute i suppose i feel its like i have 1 foot in the spiritual world and 1 foot in the physical world ha!
i will do my best to try and integrate this into everyday life, i think that is were the challenge may lay upon the journey as i can see how easily it is for e to become ungrounded
thank you all again for your comments and advise i welcome any help, info or even critism that may help me. thanks x
going from A to Z16 March, 2016 - 15:50 — Junior yogi
thanks trinity i feel u really have a good understanding of this whole process. I totally get what you are saying about going from A to Z, i actually feel as though ive been trying to reverse engineer this whole process where as most people on the path probably build up to it like you did step by step which is clearly a more stable and smarter approach.
Experienceing that awesome feeling of oneness is a very powerful feeling i can see how many people out there who believe they are buddah or jesus or whoever may well of had this awakening but it all boils down to interpretation. I think my only saving grace was that i had always had some underlying anxiety, but after my awakening that had vanished- this was what simply allowed me to enjoy the moment and the feeling of oneness with everybody and everything- i somehow felt that this was the natural state and that my pre state felt obscured somehow.
Having a kundalini awakening like i did when i wasnt ready for it it a lot like a caveman been given an iphone- its a marvolous gift and peice of technology that can do amamzing things but to the unevolved caveman he will not know what to do with it! he will not be able to use the apps that come with it, he will most probably just end up damaging it or just throwing it away becuase he wont understand it!
The whole process is definately doing something, as i have always been a type A, gym freak, workaholic, social butterfly, my schedule is more busier than your schedule type of guy. But thats changing now ive started to actually listen to my body more, my mind less and my heart more.
Its made me realise how much pressure ive always put on myself.
Kundalini is a powerful milestone on the path14 March, 2017 - 20:23 — Open
Kundalini is a powerful milestone on the path, where literally everything changes. I'm observing more and more people starting to move into this phase of evolution right now. It's a very encouraging sign.
Thanks for sharing your personal story Trinity. The fact that this article has had over 200k reads, shows there's something powerfully significant going on!
Thank You Trinity and Open15 March, 2017 - 14:06 — To see
Thank you "all" for sharing! It means more than you know how the timing of your posts seem perfect. I don't feel to share more on experiences because words coming out do not hold the same inner meaning at the moment. So thank you everyone for sharing and to Open and Trinity for creating this safe, inviting space!
What is kundalini and how to activate it?15 March, 2017 - 19:03 — TeamOpenhand
For a deeper understanding of the nature of Kundalini, check out this article...
What is Kundalini and How to Activate it?
Kundalini?!16 March, 2017 - 00:43 — Wyndè
Wow Trinity!! That is definitely not something one could easily forget huh, bolts of lightning through one's being! My first reaction is "holy wow!!!" Second is you are a blessed woman
I had an experience not like this a few weeks back, more kindly and gentle I guess you could say. I'm not sure what to make of it to be honest and have been in serious research mode ever since in trying to understand and decipher what happened.
I was awoken in the middle of the night and it felt like this most exquisite golden, yellow and white light energy was shooting straight up my body inside. It was like nothing I have ever experienced before and have been trying to put it to "words" ever since. It was like the most beautifully profound moment. I've never really researched things like this before so it feels kind of like an Oh My!! This is some sort of rabbit hole now isn't it, best one I've ever experienced that's for sure.
I suppose if it was just that, a kundalini moment, then it was. And if it wasn't then its still just fine in my book. I've tried to put the experience into two different paintings of mine and even then the paintings don't even look to come close!
Woooh! Off I go to continue my research on this


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By Christian
From: Casa do Cacete
Jan 2, 2007
Looks pretty cool Jim..Post some more routes when you get a chance.
By A.P.T.
From: Truckee,Ca
Jan 2, 2007
|Is this place aka. the "Farmhouse?"
By Jimbo
Jan 3, 2007
No this place is not the farm house. It's closer to Sonoita and farther off the main road.
Get 'yer drill bits sharpened and go out there, Andy, there's hundreds of new routes to do!!!!
By A.P.T.
From: Truckee,Ca
Jan 3, 2007
Cool pics! Is this an area that is access sensitive due to crossing private land or is it BLM land? Anyway I haven't been out climbing for a while so I'm out of climbing shape.. Rev. Mcleod is going to be getting out soon again and (Christian Is Interested In Heading Out There) so we may see you out there.
By A.P.T.
From: Truckee,Ca
Jan 4, 2007
|Heading out tomorrow with "Charlie King." He has climbed here before and knows a bit about the area.. Just hope the weather holds for a little while. If the weather is too bad to climb we will at least scope out some stuff for another day. "The ol' Bosch stays home on this trip though."
By Jimbo
Jan 11, 2007
|Andy, you might try a bring a good dark stout to the crags for the cold days. Pale Ale is more of a late March to late April kind of beer at the Mustang.
By Braxtron
From: ...
Jan 29, 2007
|Direction Clarification: The mention of 220KV powerlines didn't mean much to me, since I dropped out of electrical engineering before we got to that stuff (seriously), so here's something a bit more descriptive for us lay folk: Heading east from Sonoita, you'll drive under several small powerlines. After about 10 miles (mile marker 42-43ish), you'll encounter ones that are significantly larger than the others that you've seen; turn right onto the dirt road that is just after them and immediately after a guardrail. This road has no posted name and is rather sh*tty in parts, so a high clearance vehicle (no H-Deuces, please) is recommended if you're uncomfortable driving on unpaved roads.
By Jimbo
Feb 1, 2007
Braxton, I've driven a Mercedes 4 door and a Subaru Legacy wagon back into the Mustang with no problem. High clearance is always preferred but not necessary. Not to mention they graded the really rough bits sometime over the summer.
Sorry about the power line discription. I should have said "the really big metal ones" that cross the road.
By Steve Pulver
From: Williston, ND
Feb 2, 2007
|If it was my car, we would have driven further, but our driver thought each pebble/piece of gravel was going to damage the car. He's "careful" (Sorry Fred)
By Joseph Stover
From: Batesville, AR
Feb 12, 2007
This place is awesome. It was a shock to see this 'limestone' for me because I am used to Austin, TX limestone. If you want to know what that looks like. Find one of those white blotches on the ground that looks like cement, there are a few around this crag. I am really curious on what qualifies something as limestone. Maybe the stuff in Texas just has a higher lime content and this stuff has more quantities of various other minerals? The Mustang has more friction than granite it seems to me!
The views of the valleys are just insane! Yes, this place is so humongous that you can see multiple valley floors!
By 1Eric Rhicard
Apr 14, 2007
This place is not for the faint of heart. The rock takes getting used to. A lot of time and energy has gone into cleaning these routes up, and yet a bit of stuff here and there comes off. Our goal is to clean off all of the death blocks. If it is big we probably put a crowbar to it. If you are worried climb lightly or avoid it. The rock has so many holds that you can usually work around things. The rough texture can be a little freaky too. It takes me a route or two to settle down. As far as falls go I have taken a couple out there on lower angle routes that were 10-15 ft. and I didn't even break a nail. The perception is that you will get pretty skinned up. To date I know of no one that has been hurt or scraped up.
Hey folks the bottom of the car can't be seen so a few scratches are not a problem. Just go slow and you will be fine. I have driven there in a Toyota Camry. You will not believe how much rock is there.
By Eric Foster
From: Chandler/Flagstaff, AZ
Apr 24, 2007
|How is the development here doing, is there still some left to put up, id like to go down there and put up some nice routes. This place sounds awesome. About how far of a drive from phoenix?
By Jimbo
Apr 30, 2007
It's 53 miles to the parking lot from my house, I live in east Tucson. So from Phoenix I'm guessing about 170 miles.
It would be great if you wanted bolt up some new routes. Definitely go for it!!
Email me if you want a tour before you start bolting. We could meet in Sonoita at the gas station or something.
It's going to be hot this time of year, the crag faces south.
When we first found this place it was April. We would hike up the hill at 4:00AM bolt until noon then go swim in a pond in the valley until 3:00P, then hike back up when the front face is in the shade.
There's room for a hundred or more routes on this formation, many of which could be 200 feet long.
By adam e
From: Tucson, AZ
May 1, 2007
Friend of mine and I went down there this past weekend. We made some notes on directions and I'll post them here in hopes they'll prove useful to someone.
Getting There
Google Maps location of The Mustang
The exit to Sonoita off of I-10 is 83 South. The "twin 220kv power lines" are at mile marker 43; turn right immediately following the guard rail to start your off-roading. We measured the right-hand turn after going through the wash to be 2.2miles from 82 East.
We did the trip in a Honda Fit with only one scrape out that caused us pause. The trip out required a revved charge to get out of the wash, but was without any major bottoming out, so it can be done!
By 1Eric Rhicard
Oct 12, 2007
|Hey Ward, glad to hear someone else is excited about this place. It is a bit early to be climbing there as it is south facing and hot until the temps drop into the low 70's. Look forward to clipping someone elses bolts.
By Jimbo
Nov 2, 2007
Thanks for the trail work, and the new routes when you do them.
How's the bee situation down there?
Let Eric or myself know if you need any specifc info about routes at the Stang.
I intend to spend some time down there over Christmas, I look forward to doing some new routes.
By Meghan
From: Sierra Vista, AZ
Jun 9, 2008
|Watch the bees on BeeWare! There aren't just a few, benign, namesakes, but rather hordes of them that swarm out of holes in the rock at roughly the 3rd bolt. It would be a great route in the winter. My partner ended up being stung at least ten times while I madly lowered him and tried to keep from being stung myself. Other than that, it's a cool area!!
By susan peplow
From: Joshua Tree
Feb 3, 2009
You mentioned that the rock is "not for the faint of heart". I prepared for the worse (ok lie no helmet or anything) but was amazed at how solid the rock/churt really was. To me the rock was pretty solid except obvious areas of scaring.
For a relatively new area I was pleased that I wasn't getting bombed with loose rock. Maybe we just picked the good lines?
Fun, I'll go back! But it won't be on a day warmer that 65 degrees... that thing bakes!
By CALEB ANDERSON
Jan 31, 2010
By Daryl Allan
From: Sierra Vista, AZ
Oct 27, 2010
Anyone been up to the Mustang lately? What's the bee situation like if so?
Thanks, d
By Jimbo
Oct 28, 2010
|Still pretty warm out there on that south face I would guess. Stay away from Beeware. Who owns bee suit??
By Kirk Miller
From: Golden, CO
Dec 24, 2010
|Have the bees settled down sufficient for a Christmas / New Year's visit???
By Scott M. McNamara
From: Tucson, Arizona
Jan 16, 2011
We got run off by bees yesterday (1/16/11): five (5) out of six (6) people were stung. The bees were aggressive: Hold my comb honey, while I teach those guys a lesson.
Here are some thoughts:
Since Steve's death from bees (not in the Mustang) and another one in Phoenix (Camelback) I have edited this post.
It is extemely dangerous to climb anywhere near Africanized bees. These awful deaths underline that fact.
If you look up and see bees, pick another climb.
If you look up and do not see bees, it still does not mean it is safe.
If you are allergic to bee stings, think hard about climbing here and be prepared.
Wear light colored clothing, no perfumes or aftershaves.
Keep dogs water away from base of the cliff or use it as an attractant placed in a suitable location---understanding your dog is at risk if it gets a drink. Steve's dog was killed when it could not run away.
Do not leave food or water outeven to the extent of putting Camelback bite tubes inside your pack.
Climb with a leaver biner.
When the bees bump against you without stinging---the bouncers are (nicely) telling you it is closing time. Move away from the immediate area. They will let you know where you can stop.
Do not spread your gear out on the ground. As much as possible leave everything in your pack so you can grab it and run.
Check your shoes before putting them back on. They seem to like the funkiness.
The cooler the temperature the bettera high of around 60 degrees in Tucson might be a good guide. Windy days seem better. The bees seem to stay nearer their hives.
Start climbing very early while it is still cool.
Start by climbing routes near where the trail comes up to the cliff while it is still cool. This is near one of the hives. This hive is in the hueco near the third bolt on BeeWare! The one with the quick link or leaver biner.
Move away from this area as it warms up, i.e. climb further away from BeeWare! as the day wears on. Even on the coldest days, climbing BeeWare! is not safe.
Consider placing solid gear on the routes that have placements, because you may want to come off and onto the placement unexpectedly. 5.10bee.
Probably best not to run it out. Getting buzzed at the Mustang may take on a new meaning.
Stay off the two pitch routes or be mindful you are absolutely committed. You will not be able to get down in a big hurry. It will not be possible to rig the second rap.
On every climb you must be ready to jump off, be quickly lowered to the ground and run.
Figure out a running strategy before you have to do so. The Phoenix death involved running off a cliff.
When a bee stings it releases an alarm pheromone that other bees can sense and causes them to react aggressively. If someone gets stung, at very least, that person needs to quickly leave the immediate area.
When an attack starts do not make noise, try not to swat---it will only bring more. Run!
If you have to leave gear at the base, come back when the sun is off the cliff and the air temperature is cooler.
Get a bee veil---and carry it.
While the climbing here is quite good, climbing anywhere near Africanized bees is deadly serious business.
By Geir
From: Tucson, AZ
Jan 16, 2011
I recently checked out this area and had a similar experience to Scott. The bees were quickly attracted to the dog water dish, there were probably 50 bees there in 10 minutes. Once we got rid of the dish that the bees moved on in about 20 minutes.
Scott's suggestions are good ones. Avoid attracting them to begin with and you'll be a lot better off.
(Edit to add)
This is a place to go when the weather is quite cold. We returned a week after our original trip (on a warmer day) and found the bees became quite active in the afternoon.
By crmurphy
Aug 31, 2011
|This place looks awesome...is there anywhere nearby to camp? I'm looking to go out here for a weekend trip sometime in the next couple months
By Jimbo
Sep 1, 2011
|You can camp in the parking area.
By 1Eric Rhicard
Nov 12, 2011
|Thanks for the update Angel. Can you imagine the potential without all the bees. Could be 1000 routes. If you go on the cold 60-70 degree sunny days the bees are not as bad as on warmer days. It is your back yard. Get a suit and get busy!
By Angel Mangual
From: Sierra Vista, AZ
Nov 22, 2011
|It is true Eric. The potential in this area is amazing. We just have to be very careful on how to handle the bees situation. I do not know if they are protected or how to porperly remove them from there without ruining the reputation of the climbing community in the area. This is a wonderful place for us to lose it. If you guys know or have any information about how to properly remove them from there, I would be more than happy to follow up with the proper procedures or contacts. But again if it wasnt for those bees, this location would have been a great destination for winter climbing.
By Jimbo
Nov 24, 2011
Africanized bees are not protected, which is why there are so many companies that do bee removal, not relocation.
African bees are prolific pollinators and honey producers. (Much better than our honey bees) Which is why that dip stick decided to cross breed them with honey bees down in South America. Well it didn't take long for a bunch to escape reproduce and come on up the North America.
Seeing how they are not native to our area and are effectivly destoying the American honeybee population, I have no ethical qualms with taking them all out.
They're kind of like Buffle grass with wings and an attitude.
By Geir
From: Tucson, AZ
Nov 24, 2011
Hahaha buffle grass with wings and and attitude!
The bees there are mean ones for sure. I have never seen ones as aggressive as these ones. Every time I have been to the Mustang I have had problems with them.
Generally speaking I don't think native animals should be disturbed to develop climbing areas. Invasive species, though, seem to be a different question. A couple of times I have been hired to help remove bees from native american cliff dwellings because the bees were attacking visitors. I felt kind of bad about it because I don't like killing things, but at the same time I didn't want the visitors being stung, so I helped. Tough call.
By Daryl Allan
From: Sierra Vista, AZ
Nov 25, 2011
|Has anyone tried asking them nicely to leave?
By Geir
From: Tucson, AZ
Nov 25, 2011
|very clever Daryl! :)
By Derek Anderson
From: Tucson,AZ
Dec 1, 2011
|I talked to a local rancher who was asking me about the climbing, he told me that they call that little strip of crag that most of the routes are on "the biscuit" and that the longer crag is the mustang. not to correct or change anyones names just thought it was interesting info as he said "it gets hot as a biscuit up there" haha
By Kirk Miller
From: Golden, CO
Dec 10, 2011
We're going down to Canelo and will be taking time to climb at the Mustang. Probably leave Golden the 17th. Anyone up for giving us the tour?
We'll have Beer.
By nick serrano
From: Albuquerque, NM
Jan 3, 2013
|the bees were still active on Beeware in mid December. As soon as the sun came out, so did they.
By Scott M. McNamara
From: Tucson, Arizona
Jan 6, 2013
High 63 in Tucson and sunny was not nearly cold enough.
The bees were very active as it warmed up. The wall gets amazingly warm---even with snow on the ground on the north aspect of the canyon.
Two (2) new hives along the wall: One (1) small hive near Trad Lads; One (1) big hive before you get to DMBee.
We got in (3) three routes and it got too much---so we left. No one got stung.
You can no longer avoid Beeware and get on the western routes to avoid bees.
Bee Careful!
By Jimbo
Jan 7, 2013
That is so weird Scott, I climbed here yesterday, it was 63 in town, and we saw no bees at all. We warmed up on Mustang Sally and Stinkbug Cowgirl then went and did Pencil Dick and Nova Super Sport. Didn't see any bees as we walked by Tradlads.
Climbed here two weeks ago with Doug on a 65 degree day in Tucson and we saw no bees that day either. In fact wee climbed Men in Funny Hats right next to Beeware. Not even a buzz.
By Daryl Allan
From: Sierra Vista, AZ
Jan 7, 2013
Jimbo, The Bee Whisperer. Come on, you must be bribing them with something when you go.. fess up! :0)
FWIW, last year we we out there a couple times and although they were out and 'active', no one was stung. No warning 'bumps' either.
By Queen LaTufa
From: tucson, az
Jan 30, 2017
For those interested in current conditions: Spent the day at the Mustang this past Saturday. Temps in Sonoita reached a high of about 50° and winds approx 15mph. I saw 2 bees the entire day, though we observed some light activity around the hives using binoculars. Aside from being slightly chilled when we first arrived around 9:30/10 the conditions were perfect. If it had been any warmer or had the wind died down completely it would have been far too warm to climb comfortably. The routes were AWESOME!
Re: the approach, much of the trail is obscured, but many of the large cairns still remain if you care to put the effort into finding them. There is also a barbed wire fence running from the wash up the hill to the east side of the wall, but it's fairly easy to get around at the south end.
Happy trails! I hope this wall gets more traffic. Its well-deserved.


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