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Much has been made in the Conspiracy Theories about how the Illuminati control the world, and are also seeking total world domination. You can't have that both ways. Either they control everything, or they don't. Well, they don't, but they sure would like to.
I've been aware of the Conspiracy Theories since the late 1960s, and I most certainly enjoyed the Illuminatus fiction books by Robert Shea, and Robert Anton Wilson, which became very popular during the mid 1970s, and early 1980s. Those books managed to include just about every Conspiracy Theory around from all sources imaginable, and maybe from a few sources which aren't imaginable at that!
Now if you really, really dig into these Conspiracy Theories, you will find two things :
A) Some come from people doing real researching into skullduggery in high places. These get little press, and are soon forgotten. Often they are true
B) The most popular and widely spread Conspiracy Theories, originate from Think Tanks funded by major Corporations.
That's right! The Conspiracy Theories which supposedly expose the evil doings of the Illuminati are, in fact, written by the Illuminati themselves. So they don't tell you the truth. What they tell you, is what the Elite want you to believe. They magnify the power of the Illuminati way beyond the power they actually possess. These people are power-mad beyond belief, and there is no way that such people could ever cooperate with each other to the extent that they claim.
In other words, these Conspiracy Theories are a Psy-Ops designed to instill fear and confusion. The people who believe in these Conspiracy Theories written by the Illuminati, are not mainstream thinkers. Since they are not mainstream thinkers, they are the people likely to find real solutions for the world's problems. Now get them all chasing their tails in fits of paranoia, and their effect upon society becomes essentially nullified... or worse, they can be used to further the aims of the very people they claim to oppose. So now you know what the purpose of the Conspiracy Theories actually are : DISINFORMATION.
During the Reagan, Bush Sr, and Bush Jr Regimes, Climate Science was ignored by the government. Reagan even removed the Solar Power which President Jimmy Carter had placed on the White House. (I should also point out that while it has never been conclusively proven, that there is evidence that the Republicans paid Iran to hold the hostages, until after the Election, so that Reagan could get in, and then proceed to quadruple the National Debt through Military Industrial Complex spending)
So Climate Denial has always been a Republican thing, but when the Democrats have been in power, steps (weak ones) were taken to do something about it. Ever notice that politicians who are Climate Deniers get most of their funding from the Oil Corporations, and Big Agra? That's not an accident. That's not even a Theory. It is a fact. The Oil Corporations, (especially Koch Industries and Exxon Mobile), and Big Agra are most responsible for the pollution linked to Climate Change, so they are funding the efforts of Climate Denial for the sake of their PROFITS.
I should also point out that Koch Industries, (the largest privately owned Oil Corporation in America), is financing the Tea Party Movement. Again we see Fascism playing dress up in the guise of Patriotism, and Liberty. If the Tea Party Movement manages to get the Republican Party back into full power in 2012, then we would get the Martial Law, FEMA Camps, Chipping, and everything else they have been screaming about.
The Tea Party Movement says it is about small government. The people running the Tea Party Movement want weak government. A weak government can't regulate Corporations, or prevent them from doing harm to public health, or the environment. Additionally, a weak government is easy for Corporate Special Interests to take over. See how that works?
Much has been made of the fact that Al Gore has heavily invested in Green Technologies. Much more would have been made of it, if he hadn't. Have you ever considered the concept of investing in something you believe in? That might be a hard concept to accept for somebody who doesn't believe in anything.
Do I think Al Gore is perfect? Of course not! Like every honest person on the planet, he is figuring things out, as he goes along. Only recently, has he been figuring out that the Meat Industry is actually more responsible for the Global Warming that we are responsible for, than the Oil Technologies. Well, Dennis Kucinich, is a bit further along in his thinking and practice
Some more things I should point out.
Methane is a much more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Factory Meat Farms produce tons of methane. Meat eating is actually doing more harm to our environment, than all the cars and trucks, etc in the world. AND, we do not need to eat meat
Did you know that if you have a pot of water being heated that contains ice cubes, that the water will remain near its initial temperature, until all the ice cubes have melted? After that, the water heats up very rapidly. This is known as Latent Heat, and this is what is happening at our poles right now, as the ice sheets and glaciers melt first
It is true that our solar system has entered the region of the plane of our galaxy in its orbit around the galactic core. This orbit happens to be at a 45 degree angle to the plane of our galaxy, and the entire cycle takes some 226 million years. This region of space is very dense with gas and stuff, and that is why the Sun, and all of the other planets in our solar system are heating up. What this means, is that we would be experiencing Global Warming anyway, but that after our solar system leaves this region of space, that things will cool back down to normal. This does not mean that what we are doing down here isn't making it a whole lot worse, because it is.
There is a cascade effect going on with multiple causes. That's right. You can have several different causes involved in creating an effect. Our part of this is involved with the Oil Technology (which just happens to be a major cause of cancer), and the Factory Farming of meat by Big Agra. From these huge releases of GreenHouse gasses, the PermaFrost is beginning to melt. That releases tons of Methane which will further heat things up on a Global Scale, and do it progressively.
We are at the point where after our solar system leaves the plane of the galaxy in its orbit around the galaxy, and the Sun and all the other planets begin to return to their normal temperatures, that ours won't. In past transits of our solar system through the plane of our galaxy, (like the one that happened some 113 million years ago), the permafrost didn't melt. Things did warm up for a couple decades, but it wasn't a problem. Now with the permafrost melting and releasing megatons of frozen arctic methane, we have a climate feedback loop, which could get completely out of control, and it is our fault
This is what we have to fix, and it will not be fixed just by pressuring government to fix it. We have to assume personal responsibility by changing our lifestyles towards not contributing to the mess, as much as we urge government to deal with it. I barely use my car, and I have an Organic Garden. I recycle anything that might have value, and am well on the way to creating a zero footprint on the Earth.
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When writing something of this nature, a solid approach is to ask yourself the question, "How ought it to be?"
After all, you want it to be real, and you want it to work. Since your desire is sincere, and you are willing to make the effort, this question is worthy of the attention of the Divine. With this question of, "How ought it to be?", your human Ego demonstrates that it is willing to listen to what your Soul has to say. The Soul, being that part of you which has always been connected directly with the Divine, knows the answers to these questions. The only problem has been getting the Ego to listen.
Let me give you an example. I desire to live an Enlightened life. So I ask myself, "What would I be doing right now, if I were Enlightened?" When I get a good idea of what that probably is, I go out & simply do it. If I have listened well to the Wisdom of my Soul, then everything falls into place exactly as it should be.
The Ego, being a focal point, will naturally want to take care of its own needs, & desires. The Soul has a greater Wisdom, since it includes both that which is personal, and that which is Universal...
How ought it to be?
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There are things people hide from themselves. These are inwardly held instructions that always lead us into failure & suffering. Knowing how to spot the Hidden Agendas and get rid of them, is a most important aspect of Spiritual Development
In the game of poker people usually tell the other players what is in their hands. It is not intentional, but being creatures of habit, people will make unconscious signals when they have a good hand, and other signals when they have a bad hand. An observant player will learn these tells, while concealing their own, and will tend to win more of the time than the other players. A wiser player will know when to get out of the game, before the losers begin to suspect some cheating.... not that there was any cheating involved.
This works in life as well, and if you are observant, and recognise the patterns, you can learn to see the Hidden Agenda. This becomes easier with practice, and once you know them, you will spot them quickly, & save yourself much trouble. Repeating patterns that always lead to disaster, and bind people into Karmic cycles, should be at the top of your list, along with the tells of con-artists, psychic vampires, and power-mongers. Naturally, seeing the tells of other people is much easier, than seeing your own, but to make real progress on the Path, you must learn your own Hidden Agendas, the clues you give to others, as to what you think you are, what your desires may be, and how you can be manipulated.
There are two steps in breaking the Karmic pattern of abuse. The first step, is fairly obvious : simply stop being abusive. The second is more difficult : stop being abused. In this Chaotic world, everyone desires some measure of control. Those who do not control their own appetites & desires, seek this control by going externally, & abusing others. Those who seek within, eventually learn to control themselves, and radiate some Order into the world.
A pattern that you will always find among con-artists, is their insistance that you trust them. Usually their appeal is to greed, but they have other ploys, as well. They may go after your Altruism, they may flatter your Ego, or intimate that you have a fear of Commitment, but it always comes down to them conning you into surrendering some of your power. Refuse to go there, and you get to watch them squirm, as they reveal themselves to be the fakes that they are. The takers in this world find the givers so very, very attractive, and the givers (needing to give), so very often fall into their clutches. But after some time, even a taker feels guilt about taking from a giver, and when that happens, the taker turns upon the giver, seeking to destroy. After all, once one giver has been used up, the taker will already have lined up another giver as a replacement...
How does this all begin? The giver lacks self-esteem, or feels somehow unworthy of being appreciated, so they choose a taker, who will use them, and not appreciate what has been given. This can turn into a repeating pattern, until the giver realises what they have been doing, and why, and finally decides to put an end to it. One very vicious pattern amoung takers, is the wounded victim. The taker has gotten into a horrible spot, that only a giver can get them out of. The giver steps in, and solves the taker's problem (usually at great time & expense), BUT then, the taker goes out & gets into a worse situation, which the taker then blames upon the giver. People with problems will charge you for helping them. People with projects, reward instead.
I know this topic will hit a few nerves.... It is a dark illumination (seldom, if ever addressed). When climbing a ladder, you must let go of the lower rung, in order to reach the next higher one, and the feet must follow the hands. The Teachings on the Path give us much on the Cosmic Laws of the Universe, the Patterns of Light hidden within us, & the Ways of Nature & Harmony. Certainly we do learn much from all of this, but how far can we go, how much progress can we make, while weighted down by the Hidden Agenda? How can you comprehend these sublime teachings, and apply them with a dark shadow whispering in your ear, telling you that you deserve only to fail, no matter how hard you try? The dark illumination is as valuable as the the Light for which we strive, and knowing where you have been, & why, is the Key for unlocking the Future. A circuit is only complete, when it has both a positive source, and a negative ground.
Take this analogy of life as a dream. The people & situations in your life are then symbolic of what is going on within you. The faces may change, but if the problems re-occur, then life is telling you what you need to work on in your hidden agenda. People often think that if they are honest & kind, that they will be treated honestly, & kindly. Certainly, those on the Path will respond that way, but most people will find it confusing, yet will not complain. And then there are those of a dark nature, who will see this as a threat to them, and a weakness to exploit. Strive to surround yourself with beauty, harmony, & love. This effort externally, will reflect within, changing who you are.
Besides my own insights, I borrowed some ideas from, The Givers & The Takers, by, Chris Evatt and Bruce Feld (out of print). The book was about dating & relationships, but I think it had some wider applications... The authors say that there are no people who are completely balanced in giving & taking, but I suppose that hermits aren't into dating, and people who are equally balanced between giving & taking do not make very interesting psychological studies. One good thing I can say about takers, is that they get what they want. The trick is doing it, at no one else's expense.
"The sad truth about givers is that they are so busy giving to others that it literally does not occur to them to ask for physical or emotional support from others.... that would take time away from the hectic schedule they have already insisted upon establishing for themselves. They are like a grandmother we know, who invites a dozen people over for dinner, and then complains about having to cook for a dozen people! Until givers give themselves the time to receive from others, their lives will persist in an unhealthy and unhappy imbalance."
There are two forms of the Crash & Burn. Understanding them is a great Key to overcoming. The first is the Crash. It begins with the False Premise. You assume a falsehood to be truth, and it leads you to the Crash. The bigger the falsehood, the bigger the Crash. This is devasting. Following through on a False Premise leads to a sudden collapse of the foundation. The False Premise is always something external to yourself, a delusion that cannot be verified by reasoning, or obtainable facts & observations. They are always emotionally compelling, big, bright promises, with huge hidden costs. The People's Temple was a Crash. The False Premise was that Rev. Jim Jones was some kind of Prophet to be obeyed in all things. The hidden cost, was that Jonestown was a slave labor camp. And the collapse of the foundation was the massacre of 800 followers.
The second is the Burn. Unlike the Crash, which is external, the Burn is one you do to yourself. The Burn is self-sabotage. You do things in a way that guarantees failure. The key, is that you believe you deserve to fail, that you are unworthy. You begin a good project, but because you lack confidence, you find a way to make it fail, right at the end. That is a Burn. You can console yourself that you tried something that was beyond your abilities, but that is just telling yourself, that you deserved to Burn. To correct this problem, & not repeat this error, you need to earn your own confidence in yourself. You do this by accomplishing all of the preparatory studies & work first. You skip no steps. Thus, you know what you are doing. In Magick you do not say, "I want this" or "I would like this", instead, you command, pro-actively & affirmatively, "I am doing this". So Mote It Be!
My idea for this topic, was to concentrate on the things that block people from attaining Enlightenment. So much has been written about how to tune in on the Divine, but little has been written on getting rid of the hinderances. The thing is, that you can only go so far, before the hinderances halt your progress entirely, but when you undo the negative patterns, your Spiritual progress leaps ahead. It works both ways. I've heard that the Path is like climbing a ladder. You let go of a lower rung, & then you reach out for a higher one. People tend to dwell on their bad experiences, the failures, disappointments, cruelties, & relationships gone awry. By concentrating on these horrible things, we open channels for them to repeat themselves, trapping ourselves in repeating patterns of disaster, & abuse. In these ways our own minds create hidden agendas that we need to overcome before we can make progress on the Path.
A pattern abusers often use, is to blame their victims. When the victim of their abuse, finally protests being abused, they turn to other people claiming that their victim, turned upon them, & hurt them terribly. It becomes a big lie that the abuser must maintain at all costs. Holding onto that lie, binds the abuser into repeating their behavior in any further relationships that they may have. An abuser may come to you, saying that they need help, but the truth is, that what they really want is validation for their big lie, & abusive behavior. If you fall into their trap, then they cannot get out of theirs. They will continue whatever pattern of lies they have been pursuing, since it has proven successful. The only thing you can do, is to sever the contact, which may bring you some flack, (which you can weather), but which will also keep you free of intanglements not based upon truth.
Sometimes people will say things to themselves that they would not even say to their worst enemy, and they will repeat them to themselves over & over. That is your Hidden Agenda speaking. Those are the things you need to root out of yourself. And you need to replace them with Positive, Creative patterns & attitudes, instead.. Now we have a new metaphysical buzzword : Hidden Agenda. Invoke it, & you dispell the Darkness.....
People tend to dwell on their bad experiences, the failures, disappointments, cruelties, & relationships gone awry. By concentrating on these horrible things, we open channels for them to repeat themselves, trapping ourselves in repeating patterns of disaster, & abuse. In these ways our own minds create hidden agendas that we need to overcome before we can make progress on the Path.
A pattern abusers often use, is to blame their victims. When the victim of their abuse, finally protests being abused, they turn to other people claiming that their victim, turned upon them, & hurt them terribly. It becomes a big lie that the abuser must maintain at all costs. Holding onto that lie, binds the abuser into repeating their behavior in any further relationships that they may have. This abuser may come to you, saying that they need help, but the truth is, that what they really want is validation for their big lie, & abusive behavior. If you fall into their trap, then they cannot get out of theirs. They will continue whatever pattern of lies they have been pursuing, since it has proven successful. The only thing you can do, is to sever the contact, which may bring you some flack, (which you can weather), but which will also keep you free of intanglements not based upon truth.
There are two kinds of fears. There is the healthy fear that keeps you from doing dangerous things that really could get you hurt, which I call wariness or common sense. AND Then, there are the irrational fears. Such are not based upon anything logical or intuitive, but are Hidden Agendas that prevent you from doing many things that you really ought to do. Holding onto these fears, tends to bring those things you fear into active play in your life, so you really need to get rid of them. Meditation will give you a general sense of calmness, but to really get rid of fear, you have to dig deep into your own mind, and discover just what makes you tick. Then you need to find healthier attitudes to replace those irrational fears, and exert your will to adopt them.
The fear of success is a real killer, hammered into kids by their parents, their churches, their schools & jealous classmates. These negative messages of unworthiness, self-loathing, & despair, are amoung the first things you need to get rid of, in order to make any progress on the Path, or in life in general. It is not an easy process, and it is definately an onging one. The Hidden Agendas can be very deeply engrained. When uprooting one of these weeds, you can feel lost without it. That is when you need to plant a good seed of what you are striving for. Reading inspiring books & engaging in Spiritual practices, will fill in the Void.
Most people who win the lottery, spend all that money, & end up broke again in a few years. That's because of the poverty mentality. One sees oneself as being broke, and manages to create conditions which keep them broke, regardless of what happens. And then there is the wealth mentality, in which one sees oneself as being wealthy, and manages to create conditions which make one wealthy, regardless of what happens. All of this comes from the Law of Gravitation. Situations that correspond to our inward images of ourselves are brought into manefestation in our lives. By changing the ways in which we see ourselves, we change the conditions around us. In order to do this effectively, you must comprehend what exactly you think of yourself, & the reasons why. This is a difficult inward contemplation, but it is the Key to creating a world of your highest desires.
The fear of the Unknown does make learning from foresight rather difficult. But compare that, with the suffering from learning by hindsight. In the better books, & forums like this, people have the opportunity to come to understand vital processes, and save themselves much suffering. In Buddhism they speak of contemplation of the Void. Once one is comfortable with that, what else could there be to fear? These fears of change that we harbor & nurture within ourselves, become Hidden Agendas, which rule our lives. Dissolving these Hidden Agendas, and replacing them with principles of Light, are perhaps, the most important work we can undertake on the Path.
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We stand on our feet, and the feet support the body. Thus the greatest stresses are placed on the feet, and in healing this is the place you should start. Tension in the feet travels up the legs, creating problems as it goes along. Pain will make the muscles go into spasm, and this will pull ligaments and the spine out of alignment, causing all sorts of problems.
Begin with the big toe of the left foot. There is a channel there that leads right up the leg. Grasping it from the nail & the bottom, squeeze it a few times. Then use the thumb & forefinger knuckles to squueeze it from the sides. Work inward toward where the big toe joins the foot. Wiggle the big toe sideways a few times. You might cause an adjustment doing this, resulting in a little "POP!", and a big release of tension. There is an important point between the big toe, and the one next to it. Make sure you work on that with the tip of your forefinger. Finish the big toe by gently tugging it away from the foot a few times.
Repeat this process with all of the other toes.
Now we can finish the toes by pulling them as a group upward toward the knee. It's a stretching exercise for a tiny group of muscles that tend to get cramped in the same position all the time.
The pad on the bottom of the foot near the toes comes next. Knead it from the toes down toward the heel, and from the center outward. Now work on the ball of the foot near the big toe. There is a point on its side that links to a channel running right up the leg.
The arch on the bottom of the foot has many points that are related to the internal organs. Begin massaging along the center, & gradually work outwards. Then grasp the outer edge of the foot, and progressively squeeze in in a rolling motion working toward the heel. Now work in the same way on the inside arch along the side. This area is connected to the spine & needs more attention ususally.
The heel generally takes quite a beating, although it is quite tough. Grasp it firmly & squeeze rhythmicly. Manipulate the heel from side to side, & around in several directions. Now work on the tendon in a similar manner, until you reach the ankle. With the top of the foot you begin in the ankle area & employ a spreading motion down toward the toes. Finish off the foot by grasping the body of it with both hands, and spread it outward several times. Manipulate it from side to side, and also gently bend & twist it.
Sometimes you will hear little adjustment POPs. hehehe Shake the accumulated negative energies vigorously into the floor from your hands, and you may need to pass some of your patient's magnetic current out of your left side. Take a break, before continuing with the next step in the treatment.
Grasp the back of the calf at the bottom & squeeze firmly. Gradually work up to the area behind the knee. The area just behind the knee needs special attention. Now work forward on the sides of the calf at the top. An often neglected area, lies on either side of the shin bone. Use a knuckle or the thumb, to dig in between the shinbone & the muscle on the outside, starting at the bottom & working toward the top. Repeat this process on the inside.
The knees take almost as much a beating as the feet, so they also need special attention. The two tendons underneath that lead up into the thigh, usually are quite stressed. Grasping from above with the thumbs pointed toward the knee, rhythmicly squeeze, while employing a circular motion with the thumbs on the top, & using the fingers to spread down below. Now move the fingers down below to work on the upper portion of the calf again.
Use the inside of the edges of the hand to work on the sides of the knees, then the tips of the fingers to dig in around the front of the knee, and then the thumbs to massage the area of muscles just above the top of the knee.
Now, grasping from above with the thumbs pointed toward the knee, rhythmicly squeeze, while employing a circular motion with the thumbs on the top, & using the fingers to spread down below, work up the thigh. Special attention should be given to the areas where the leg joins at the hips.
When working on the butt, and all large muscle groups in general, most people massage the body of the muscles. It is much more effective to work on the edges, the places where muscles connect to other muscles, ligaments & bones.
On the butt, begin at the bottom, where it connects to the thighs, and work around to the outer sides. Continue around to the top, and then work down each side of the center. Having massaged in order, the toes, the feet, ankles, calves, knees, thighs, & the butt, you will have relaxed the body enough, so that the spine will begin to go into alignment all by itself.
We use our hands all the time, but people seldom think to massage them. Like the feet, the hands have acupuncture meridians to all the other parts of the body, so doing the hands well reaches everything.
Like the toes, the fingers are a good place to start, & you can use the same relative spots on them. The major difference is that with fingers, you have more of an opportunity to work on the knuckles. One good thing to do is to take each finger at the place where it joins the hand, and work outward toward the tip. Squeeze & twist & pull firmsly, but gently, & much tension will be released.
Attention should also be given to the two large muscles of the palm of the hand, both the one connecting the thumb with the palm, and also the one opposite it on the other side. Remember that the edges need more attention than the body of the muscles.
Spend some time working on the wrists. Manipulate the tissues around them, & twist the wrist around in various directions. Now begin working up the arm toward the elbow. Pay attention to the arrangement of the muscles & ligiments. These connections are the places where you will want to concentrate your efforts. I want you to understand where to focus your efforts in massage, because most people simply go for the easy & the quick results, and skip over the not so obvious places, where long-term Healing can be effected.
The areas just above & below the elbow, need such attention, & also some time should be allocated toward grasping the point of the elbow itself. Areas that appear to be only bone, give good results to massage, because of the neural connections that nexus in them.
Now do the biceps, & work up over to the shoulder muscles toward the neck. Then switch over to the triceps, and continue around to the chest.
If you are working on yourself, put the elbows in front of you, & reach back with your hands on either side of your neck. If you are working on someone else, then grasp the same area, using your thumbs. Rythmicly dig in, working from the outside toward the neck. Then work downward on either side of the spine to the shoulder blades. Now go back to the neck, & repeatedly squeeze both sides.
There are acupuncture points in the ears which reach all over the body. Begin by grasping the lobes between the thumbs & forefingers, for a number of squeezes. Then work your way up around the back side of the ear on the rim, & forward down the front side of the rim. This is like a spiral, going slowly inward to the center.
Place your fingers on the sides of the cheeks, with the tips of the fingers up on the cheekbone. Use a circular motion working along the bone, then do the cheeks themselves. Finish this area by going from the back of the jawbone toward the front.
Now work upward across the mouth to the nose. Dig in just below the nose, before working up its sides. The bridge of the nose needs some attention before you work below the eyes, and around to the temples. From the temples, work over to the forehead, & then down to the eyebrows. Work the eyebrows from the inside, back over to the temples, and forward onto the forehead itself. Gradually work up the scalp, & then back down the head to spend some more time on the neck.
Not much work needs to be done on the front of the body, but it can use a little attention anyway. Starting at the crotch work upwards, using a gripping & squeezing motion in the stomach area. At the solar plexus, use the fingers along each of the ribs & work outwards. Along the sides, start a the hips, and work your way up to the armpits. Now work your way along underneath the collar bone to the center, and then along the top of the collar bone out ward to the sides of the neck, and spend some time again around to the back of the neck, working toward the base of the skull.
A useful technique for constipation, is to make a fist with the right hand, and roll it around from the right side of the gut, up & across the stomach to the left side, and then down & acoss again. Do this several times. This clockwise motion is the direction used in the bowels for elimination, & encourages things to get moving along.
There are a number of areas on the back that you will probably have difficulty reaching, nevertheless it is possible to work on the back anyway. Begin just above the hip bone & work inward, massaging both sides of the sacrum, & then up on either side of the spine, as far as you can go.
The sides are easy to reach, although you may want to use the right hand on the left side & the left hand on the right side, working up to the armpit. The areas between the ribs need as much attention as you can give them.
To work on the shoulders you will want to combine the use of opposite hands with using both hands together on their same sides. Work down from the neck massaging on either side of the vertibra. Also with both hands grasping the shoulders, you can use an alternating motion, pulling forward from the back to the front.
Like everyone else I've known who had this knowledge, I believed that massage was either something you did for other people, or which someone else did for you. When I began writing about these techniques, I had to do them on myself, in order to correctly be able to explain to other people how they were done. What I discovered, was that massage is almost as effective when you do it yourself. There are things that you will learn while working on yourself, that would take a long time to figure out, if you only worked on others.
Moreover, I have discovered that this technique is an ideal prelude to performing the higher works of contemplation, meditation, & magick...
In using these massage techniques on myself on a daily basis, I have a few notes to add. A daily 20 to 30 minute treatment will relieve a lot more than mere physical tension. Since each treatment will take care of more than a single day's accumulated tension, you will begin to find that your mind will start to relax, and that you will begin to see things from a much wider perspective. This will eliminate many of the causes of tension before they can arise.
There is an order of things to do when you give yourself a treatment, which helps address the issue of the fact that you are using some of the muscles that you want to relax, and that that will tend to tighten them up.
Begin with the toes of the left foot, and then do the toes of the right foot. Now work on the left foot from the ankle down to the toes. Then work on the right foot from the ankle down to the toes. Switch back to the left, and work from the knee & calf down again to the toes. Switch to the right, and work from the knee & calf down to the toes. Now on the left, start where the thigh joins the torso working down again, and then do the same on the right. Then work around the sacrum & the butt & lower back on the left side, before moving on down again. Then do the same for the right side. This repeated cascading action will work progressively to relax the body, and also allow you to find spots you missed, and places where tensions redevelop right after you've worked on them.
Now work around the base of the neck, and as far down the back by the spine, as you can reach on the left side. Then do this on the right side, too. Then with both hands massage just below the back of the neck, and work up to your head. Next work on the area around the back of the neck, moving over across to the left shoulder, and give it a good squeeze where the arm begins. Do the same on the right side. Repeat this again on the left, but work down to the elbow this time, and then do the same on the right side. Begin again with the left side of the neck, and work down to the left wrist, and afterwards, repeat on the right.
Reach down with both hands, and work on the butt from the center of the sacrum outwards. Then, work on the lower back from the spine outward to both sides. Gradually repeat this process up the back as far as you can comfortably go. The work from the left armpit down along the left side of the body to the left hip, and repeat the process on the right side. Now work with both hands from the belly gradually upwards arcoss the front of the body. At the Solar Plexus work outward with both hands along the rib cage, and gradually repeat this until both hands have done just below the collar bone.
Go to the left wrist, and work around it gradually across the palm, and then do the fingers. Repeat this on the right. Now use both hands around the upper back around the shoulders, working up to and around the neck. Use both hands together on the head, beginning with the front of the neck, then the jaw bone, the cheeks, the mouth, the nose, underneath the eyes, above the eyes, the forehead, up & around the scalp to the back of the head. And finally, you can finish the whole process by doing your ears.
This should only take between 20 to 30 minutes a day.
Additionally in my practice, I listen to soothing music while doing the massage. I have a very long piece of New Age music I composed about 10 years ago, and I find it ideal, but symphonic classical music or an Indian raga should do as well.
Now one major point that brings this all together, and makes it extremely effective, is this. While doing the massage, do not think about anything whatsoever, EXCEPT the doing of the massage. Your mind will probably drift off from time to time, but whenever you notice this, drop that train of thought, and go back to solely being aware of the massage process. The result of this is a state of consciousness of the deepest relaxation, which magnifies the effect of the physical process. Once you have achieved this state, you will be perfectly centered, and prepared for any Magickal work you choose to undertake.
Some of the thoughts that will run through your mind while doing the massage, may be of a negative nature. These will be bad memories of hurtful things that happened, and wounded your Spirit. You have carried them around with you long enough. The massage has brought them up to the surface, and now it is time to let them go...
These animated Moving Mandalas are very large files. Please click on the pic, and wait for it to load. The Contemplation will be very enabling, carrying your Mind beyond the mundane world
