Balance - Therapy

Balance - Therapy

The importance of balance in the journey of the occult and spiritual evolution is something essential. Given the nature of how studies and practices can delve into profound places within us, it is imperative that mental health is always a priority.

It is not uncommon to see suggestions for people to undergo therapy and how beneficial it is for life in general, as it improves various aspects. Combining therapy with studies focused on occultism/spirituality becomes of utmost importance because, as mentioned above, there are places within us that are often unexplored or that we would rather not deal with.

Another issue is that the ego often becomes exaggerated, causing various emotions to surface, one of them being the feeling of being "all-powerful." There can be a mix of feelings, from selfishness, arrogance, and an excessive sense of importance to the opposite, the sensation of fighting for everything, believing oneself to be the owner of the truth, the most spiritually evolved being on Earth, etc.

When dealing with the therapeutic process, it is possible to use it in a very beneficial way, precisely to cope with these feelings and emotions that arise or intensify in our spiritual journey. It often makes us realize very relevant things, such as the case of "fantasies and assumptions" created by our minds to deceive ourselves.

This does not invalidate "paranormal" experiences, as I myself have gone through and continue to experience various situations that are deemed "unexplainable." However, I also acknowledge, much more nowadays, the traps of my own mind in creating situations.

We know that there are many things that are beyond our perceptions, explanations, etc. This world, being a "projection" of the "real" world, is far beyond what we can perceive with our senses, which are still limited. Just like science, which gradually evolves and confirms or refutes already established theories.

Therapy deals with very individualized issues of the person and will aid in the recognition of certain situations, allowing us to analyze, apply, use, or discard them. It is not an obligation or an official requirement, but an additional tool for the formation, evolution, and growth of the individual.

Some thoughts...

I am here to share some personal feelings. What is the thing that bonds people when it comes to a path? It's interesting to feel that there is just something unique that cannot be exactly described when it comes to Asetianism and Primordial Dragon Tradition. People who do not know each other, who live in different countries with different backgrounds, may not always agree, and sometimes argue due to different ways of thinking, but they still respect each other and respect the path. 

These are people who remain loyal to something they cherish and know is important. 

There may be different levels of interaction with the path itself, and the depth to which each person dives is too personal to discuss. Also, the reasons that bring us here may vary. But what I can see is that there is a reason, there is a purpose. Even those who, after some time, realize they do not align with the path, had a reason to even get in touch with it. 

Since it is a path with its particularities, there is something that attracts people and causes changes.

 Regarding Primordial Dragon Tradition, I am studying, feeling, and learning a lot of things about it. But so far, what I can say is that I am very happy that we can find something so beautiful and powerful. 

Like many things related to Asetianism, this also expands in an organic way inside each individual. It is a path to be explored with caution, free of ego, and distorted intentions. It deals with forces that go beyond any description. So Primordial, so Ancient, so Powerful. 

It is important to note that, like many things in the occult world, the "other side" is always there. There are people with bad intentions, people who are against evolution, and people who could be called "enemies." 

Unfortunately, we know that sometimes we also become targets, being attacked either directly or in attempts in terms of magic. 

Some try to silence us in many ways because it becomes a "thorn in their side." We need to remain vigilant. 

Remain united. ☥ᛉ

Rekindling the flames

 

Em Hotep.☥ᛉ

After a long hiatus, I am back. Many things happened through these years, and I believe  everything was important, helping in the Journey.

It was a personal decision, and I say that returning now was a special moment for me, aligned to what I needed, and I believe that everything happens for a reason. Even away from many things, Aset has always been my guide.

This year I came to know about The Primordial Dragon Tradition, and it is something I would like to talk about.

When I first entered the site I was amazed by the beauty and energy it contains. As I explored it, my impressions left me breathless. 

I can't describe what impressed me more, but I am very happy to see the seriousness one more time appearing in everything Luis Marques and Aset Ka do. The wonderful work with all the research, linking history, spirituality, occultism, magick. It binds everything, and also those who are loyal to the Path.

For those who are interested in magick, and love studying and learning, I strongly reccomend the website. The entwined lines of everything is just something to be appreciated.

Then, they had the release of The Arcana, and it was a special moment for those who cherish this Tradition. 

I believe it is a priviledge we all have. All the comments made by Nadia, Dawn, Sybil and others Asetianists corroborate the value this deck has, and also the power of the Tradition. It reinforces and enhance this wonderful tool and everything that is connected to it.

Some of the people that have received the Arcana, in a few words, were able to describe how wonderful it is.

I believe that, once I get mine, I will be able to explore it more, with all the Love and Respect it deserves.

For now, it is all I can say, especially because I feel it is a path we should explore deeply, being careful, but also requiring dedication for the studies.

I am thankful for Luis Marques being this incredible Master that genuinely deliver us unique magick, guiding us on this Path. I am also grateful for the Asetinist community, and all the wonderful and enriching conversations at the discord channel.

The judgment

Reflecting on many things over the past month, I have observed how ups and downs occur all the time.
Moments when certainties run out through the fingers like sand.

Stopping to observe from a neutral point of view is difficult, but necessary. And that's when, once again, we stare into our reflection, and our shadow, our demons are reflected in our eyes. Things we keep in a private Pandora's box, but that are there. Obstacles that we think we have won, but that have just been swept under the rug.
I realized how easy it is to judge. And it comes from the feeling of being judged.
The irritation of thinking that certain behaviors are expected. What intentions could be "x or y" of people with regard to their being, and their expectations.
A looping of irritation and judgment, projecting into the surroundings, maybe our own frustration.
I realized that we created expectations about certain things. We begin to control the behavior of others from our point of view and from our own expectations.

Thoughts like, "But that's not how I think they should act." "Wow, they're being extremists and radicals." "They seem to be talking arrogantly as if they wanted to get an air of knowing everything."
Judgments. And without realizing it we do it all the time.
But often we only realize it when we become their target, and we feel wronged.
"Why are you pushing me this way?" "They are not understanding my way of acting and wanting me to follow a pattern".
When we are uncomfortable with something, it is very likely that we may be doing the same in return.
Waiting for a pattern is judging.
And at this point, here comes a particular moment. An outburst in realizing how much more internally than externally I have done and keep doing so.
How much my disappointment with certain things, groups, people, was, in fact, a projected expectation of what I would like to find and that I thought it would be as it should be.
Once again I thought, I hoped, and that would be my vision. My way of feeling and seeing things, and hoping it would be so with others.

Herein lies the lack of respect. It is necessary to respect the space of the other, the way each one manifests in himself his passions, his tastes. The way that each one externalizes what he brings within himself. My fail. My lack of respect. My flaw to respect the way others are and act.
Whether this exteriorization is characterized by beautiful and flowery words or texts that sound arrogant or elitist. Whether this form of manifestation is more timid and contained, or more verbal and angry.
Each individual is an individual.
To feel that you have the freedom taken, is, first of all, you putting yourself shackles, often for not wanting to disappoint somebody and to try to meet the expectations of others.
Realizing that it affects you in some way is because there is something there. Especially because you care about their opinion, and value them. And often there is respect and affection, and you respect so much that you try not to disappoint, but there you fall into the error of not being yourself, out of fear. And at that point, you fail.
I feel that there are many things that need to be worked out. Emotional aspects that make us realize how wrong we are, how often we stumble and fall.
Moments that are our greatest learning. People who, even in a painful way, are our greatest teachers.

I leave here an immense thanks to a special person who helped me in a conversation to see things better through the light of Dawn.

There is much still to ponder. But the path of each is individual and the way of living it as well.
Within the path of vampirism, there are innumerable things to go through. Much to deal with and one of them is precisely the confrontation with oneself.
Within the path of vampirism, which in my view is one of the many layers that we deal with, that we possess, there are innumerable systems and tools that can be used for growth and evolution.
Not everyone looks for evolution, not all seek power.
I think that criticizing the way, and the way of each one is not productive, at least for me.
There are those who within the occult seek satisfaction for something, others who only want the fireworks. There are serious seekers, there are curious ones. Anyway, there are different reasons why you are looking for something.

I know that many get angry at the distortions because they lead new, ignorant people to error and deal with false or ridiculous things.
I know that many are struggling to get things done in a more serious and clear way.
But, in my opinion, criticizing something you dislike, every five words you use, every post or text is also not nice.

Saying bad things about other systems or traditions, just because you do not like them, is unnecessary, but that is my opinion.

And even within groups, there are conflicts and contradictions. For they are people, and people possess their instruments of interpretation, which is affected by their experiences. One person will not see one event in the same way as the other. What they carry within them is decisive for the perspective they will have.
What has happened in the past, can bring reactions of defense, roughness, or lightness and serenity.
And again, a personal thing I will write here is, just because I interact with different people, that may have a different and opposite opinion about things I deal with, does not mean I am a "traitor". I try to act friendly with people. Am I going to be judged by that? For sure. But that is me. And that is something I will also have to deal with.

If I do not fiercely stand up and fight in some occasions, does not mean it is because I agree or disagree.
In the end, we will always be judged, and judge as well, even if we try to think we won't.
And we always judge ourselves.

I am here, slowly letting things flow better.

May we be lighter in our Journey and chosen path, leaving behind unnecessary heavy things.

                                                     

Em Hotep.

Individual and personal choices - Our own Path

In the end, each one has an individual path. One that is real. It may connect with others, complement itself, unite. Some people may find they can walk the same road, and they get together. Exchanging ideas, experiences, learning and evolving. Finding similarities.

Some cross paths, from maybe, other lives, and they rejoice at finding each other one more time.I am glad I found some companions to share this Journey with. But, in the end, it is always you and yourself. It is you and You. The Real Master you can trust, the One that will always guide you, be with you, Be You.

We travel specific roads that may be familiar or roads that we need to go. We deal with specific things, and there is no right or wrong because they are personal. But it is good to find a path where you feel you are finally HOME.

Your feelings. But they are yours, even if others share similar ideas, you cannot impose what you believe to be the best, because that will work for you. Respect the others, enjoy the exchange and evolve as an individual.

Much has been said about "my way" of doing thousands of things. It is ok because this element will work for this individual. The problem begins when this "my way" becomes " should be like this for everyone".

Talking about religion, spirituality, occultism, vampirism, or whatever it may come to mind, trying to impose something on others simply because it works for you is ignorance.

What if this or that person prefers to act this or that way? What difference does it have in your life?

"Oh but this is not the way it should be." But how it should be? Who are we and what do we know enough to try to act as a god?

Like I said, in the end, each person will have a different path, different choices, different results, but many seeking for the same thing.

Some will feel more comfortable one way than the other. And it is not up to me, you, whoever to judge, to think " my way is better".

It is, however, very good when we can connect to something that resonates with our soul. That thing we feel is ours. We look and say " wow, I believe that was what I was looking for".  And maybe that thing may work for some years until the day you discover that maybe you need a different approach, a new experience, some new studies.

And that is just life, like a school.

The ones open to this eternal and mutable tide may flow with it and grow.

Our experiences are ours. Our feelings. And sometimes, when we look back we see how much we changed and things we used to love and defend maybe do not deserve that much of our energy anymore, or some of them got stronger.

But we may feel embarrassed for some behaviors we had, or look with some affection for the emotion we showed.

But being able to observe, analyze, and learn from those experiences can make us better people.

We need to be better than we were yesterday. Otherwise, it is a waste of time.

Feet on the ground...
Practice, try, gain experience, but keep your sanity...

Head on the clouds...
Risk more, trust yourself, know that there is much more than meets the eye.

We should have balance. We should be neutral. And we must realize everything follows a Law... a flow.

Balance and Justice.

Maat.

Being part of the All, we reflect it and we also Are.

Going back to the "my way" issue, many discuss that there is a correct religion, a correct practice, a correct vampire path....

Is there?

Are there some that would "bring shame to vampire community"? Which community? Which vampires?

For the open world, everyone talking about vampirism would be a joke...

So why are some still wrestling about it? 

I agree that few take the study of vampirism in a serious base. But that is my view. I see that vampirism goes beyond fangs and fantasy. For me it is a deep occult topic. But... who am I to keep criticizing others and their practices or beliefs? Or their role-play way of showing they like vampires?

It may sound bad, lack of respect, a joke... but... what difference does it make for me? It is not my path, so... let them be what they want to be.

If some are delusional, deceiving themselves, or just acting like kids playing... who am I to judge them?

The only thing that maybe bothers me is when some use that to deceive others saying "this is the only real path".

It is, again, up to each individual to try and decide... 

In the end...

...each one has an individual path.

I found mine.

A Tree with lots of branches, leaves and fruits, a strong trunk and Ancient roots, very Ancient roots...

Em Hotep.

Reflections - the alchemy of the soul.

I have been taking some time off from many things. Studying and reading. I came to notice that there is much to learn, and understand and many things are just tricky, roads that when taken can lead us to the most different aspects of ourselves.


When I examine life, peeling its layers, I get a glimpse of what could be the core. We hold different aspects, masks, layers like I said that exist to support life, this life. This one we have in this existence. But what are we exactly?
Observing some layers we are a name, an age, an address. Then we are a daughter or son, a niece, a cousin. A friend, a professional, someone on the street.
Then there is the internal resonance with something we feel connected to. Those studies, beliefs, things we follow, we practice in order to evolve. But we are still not them.
Descriptions inside this world could be like: vampire, witch, otherkin, Asetian, human... still we ARE NOT these.
I believe they are how we vibrate, we identify, but we can keep digging deeper.

What is inside? The essence... the raw material...


"Know thyself and you will know the Universe and the Gods."

 (Inscription on the frontispiece of the Temple of Apollo on Mount Parnassus, Greece, 2500 B.C.).

There are many ways a person can take in order to discover his true nature, about himself. And it is, indeed a hard work. One that demands patience.


"... Spiritual evolution and magickal power are only attainable through undeniable hard work and those forces cannot be limited by the constraints of time."
Violet Throne
~Luis Marques

I find it to be very interesting The Magnum Opus (The Great Work). A term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone.

 Then the four stages

nigredo, a blackening or melanosis
albedo, a whitening or leucosis
citrinitas, a yellowing or xanthosis
rubedo, a reddening, purpling, or iosis

"In alchemy, nigredo, or blackness, means putrefaction or decomposition. Many alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the philosopher's stone, all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter.

In analytical psychology, the term became a metaphor 'for the dark night of the soul, when an individual confronts the shadow within"

"Albedo - It is a Latinicized term meaning "whiteness". Following the chaos or massa confusa of the nigredo stage, the alchemist undertakes a purification in albedo, which is literally referred to as ablutio – the washing away of impurities. In this process, the subject is divided into two opposing principles to be later coagulated to form a unity of opposites or coincidentia oppositorum during rubedo.

Titus Burckhardt interprets the albedo as the end of the lesser work, corresponding to a spiritualization of the body. The goal of this portion of the process is to regain the original purity and receptivity of the soul. Psychologist Carl Jung equated the albedo with unconscious contrasexual soul images; the anima in men and animus in women. It is a phase where insight into shadow projections are realized, and inflated ego and unneeded conceptualizations are removed from the psyche."

"Citrinitas, sometimes referred to as xanthosis, is a term given by alchemists to "yellowness." It is one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus, and literally referred to "transmutation of silver into gold" or "yellowing of the lunar consciousness." In alchemical philosophy, citrinitas stood for the dawning of the "solar light" inherent in one's being, and that the reflective "lunar or soul light" was no longer necessary. The other three alchemical stages were nigredo (blackness), albedo (whiteness), and rubedo (redness).

Psychologist Carl Jung is credited with interpreting the alchemical process as analogous to modern-day psychoanalysis. In the Jungian archetypal schema, nigredo is the Shadow; albedo refers to the anima and animus (contrasexual soul images); citrinitas is the wise old man (or woman) archetype, and rubedo is the Self archetype which has achieved wholeness."

"Rubedo is a Latin word meaning "redness" that was adopted by alchemists to define the fourth and final major stage in their magnum opus. Both gold and the philosopher's stone were associated with the color red, as rubedo signaled alchemical success, and the end of the great work."



Everything goes through different kinds of processes, and they take time. Transformation and transmutation take a lot of time...

(Persistence of Memory - Salvador Dali)

The important thing is acting. Seeking for answers. Feeling that agony inside, the one that moves us forward.
When we begin questioning life, our existence itself, we begin opening our eyes to roads that were not visible before. Learning that life is not real, being mere shadows projected in the walls of this cave we believe is our home.

When we question, we begin to free ourselves from the concepts mentioned by Plato in his "Allegory of the Cave". There is much to question, there are so many things that should not be taken just because someone said it is like that.

Living and experiencing things can bring better results as we are able to feel them.

Bringing this issue to the identity layer, as I mentioned above, the idea of being a vampire, for example, is one of this layers but cannot be used as a crutch, or as a single element of the being, like "I am this or that and period". This kind of thought would be limiting and thus, impede growth.

When a person identifies himself as having a vampiric nature, being a vampire, practicing vampirism, I believe he can use the elements connected to it to go after the necessary things for him to learn and evolve.
It could be the books, the rituals, practices that best align with what he is and pursues.

Inside vampirism, there are a lot of areas, concepts, ideas, practices, and they are also related to what people think, want, like. Especially vampirism that is something people tend to have a prejudice against even inside occult circles, finding answers is not always easy.
There will be lots and lots of people, houses, groups with their own ideas and concepts. Things that resonate with them. Some will have serious work, others crazy ideas. So it is not easy for newcomers to find trustful info.

I would strongly recommend a person that is looking for answers to not stay closed inside a system without questioning, researching a lot of different things in order to compare and validate some of them or discard...

This is something I always had with me, the eager for reading and learning about different things. Of course not practice them all! It would be confusing and conflicting. But, for me, what works is knowing about different things, this way I am able to at least talk about them and know what serves me and what serves me not.
This is something mentioned in the Aset Ka books, by Luis Marques. Studying and learning about many things so we can expand our framework.


When there is seriousness involved in the journey, the process is rewarding.

Life is a mystery and quite fascinating.

In the end, we are all going through the alchemical processes, we are all changing and transmuting somehow.
Let this process be one we are conscious about. Because if we are not in control of life, if we are not driving the car, we will be sitting in the passenger's seat, blindfolded, being driven...


Source:  Wikipedia
              Violet Throne - Luis Marques- Aset Ka

Emptiness

Great power and forgotten mastery hides in the unspoken art of interpreting the forbidden language of silence. ☥

~Luis Marques

Silence. Nothing. Just nothing.

I have been wondering why it is so hard to be quiet, and empty. We are always trying to fill the silence with something. It seems that being empty brings a sense that something is wrong. 

Even during a spiritual Journey, there is a tendency of going after information, books, practices, and maybe we forget the value of nothingness.

During some insights, I wondered about the importance of disappearing. We die. We must die. But who needs to cease from existing? Everything that is not us. Everything we identify with is simply not us. A good start is our name. We are not a name, a tag, a body, our Jobs, and families.

We understand that while here, incarnated we are part f these things, but our Real Us is not.

We are blind and deaf for what we really are. Our True Self.

It cannot manifest simply because we are too busy giving attention to our senses and getting so attached to what happens to us in different plans of manifestation, that we just fall. And we become this matter. The false illusion that we are real.

It is like trying to see something through a dirty window. Unless we clear the window, unless we destroy the window, we won’t be able to see the real landscape.

But it is hard, really hard to silence everything and feel the real emptiness.

We first need to know ourselves, completely. All our sides. We cannot defeat an enemy we know nothing about.

We cannot burn everything if we do not even know what to burn, or if we try to hide what needs to go.

It is a long Journey, it is a hard one, but, those who understand that in order to Be we need to not Be, will see some value in these words.

While we are, we will not be.

We will only Be when we realize we have to be Not.

Nothing.

Empty.

Everything.

Full.

Em Hotep ☥