AMOOKOS Tantra Magick
AMOOKOS Tantra Magick
In this book you will find the first three sets of instructions for
the Tantrik group AMOOKOS (the Arcane and Magickal
Order of the Knights of Shambhala).
For the first time, we reveal publicly the methods, rites and
philosophy pursued by an inner group of initiates within the
Order.
This book shows how the esoteric strands of east and west
are fused together into a practical system which has as its
purpose the unveiling of the spiritual potential latent in every
individual. We take as starting point the assumption that
within each and every human is a divine spark or spirit. These
exercises are a means by which this spirit may be released
from the bonds of ignorance and can shine free.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be The Guru (7) The meaning of AMOOKOS (9)
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, The AMOOKOS Charter (13).
electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or
any other information storage and retrieval system, without
permission in writing from the publisher. Chapter One: The 1st degree: Apprentice
Symbolism of the Grade (15) Working the Grade (17) The Daily Rite (21)
Special Consultant: Shri Lokanath Maharaj Study Topics (23) Symbolism of the Opening Rite (23) Astrology (26)
Perception (27) Skrying (28) Shambhala (28) The Left Hand Path (29) The
Siddhis(31)
• Introduction
The Guru
His Holiness Shri Gurudeva Mahendranath (Dadaji) was born in London
in April 1911. From his early youth he had a deep interest in the occult
and spiritual patterns of the world. In his early twenties he chanced to
meet the infamous Aleister Crowley, Whose hyperbole stirred and
outraged Fleet Street in the twenties and thirties.
Crowley's advice to the young seeker was simple - go to the East
to learn more of the occult and wisdom patterns which had flourished
there from pre-Christian times. However, the Spanish Civil War - in
which Dadaji fought against the Fascists as a member of the Interna-
tional Brigade - and the second world War intervened.
It was 1949 before Dadaji left the shores of Britain to arrive,
penniless, in Bombay. There he was introduced by a mutual acquain-
tance to a sadhu of the Adinath cult. The Naths were at one time very
numerous and influential in India; there are nine subsects, one of which
is the Adinath cult. 'Nath', is Sanskrit for 'Lord' and is an epithet of
Shiva, the Lord of Yoga. Initiates have names ending in 'nath'.
One of the Nath initiates - Goraknath - devised or reintroduced
Hatha Yoga in the 1lth Century. The Nath cult was also responsible for
such works as the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and the Shiva and Goraksha
Samhitas.
The sadhu introduced to Dadaji was the last remaining Adinath
Yogi in all India, and was also the Adiguru or holder of the sacred line
of tradition. Unlike some of the other sects of Naths the Adinath's chief
interest was the Yoga of liberation from the restraining conditions of life,
and to become free from the Wheel of Samsara or death and rebirth.
Dadaji was initiated as a sannyasi by Adiguru Lokanatha, so becoming
the first Englishman to become a sadhu.
A sadhu may make only three demands: for shelter - the shade of
a tree; for clothing - rags. For food - leftover scraps. These conditions in
former times helped the seeker after wisdom to realise the transitory
and ultimately worthless nature of attachment.
In this the sadhus emulate the Guru figure of all India, Lord
Dattatreya. Datta is the legendary founder and guardian spirit of many
if not most of the Nath subsects. He represents a human being who has
swung free of the three gunas or threads of Hindu philosophy from
which the whole fabric of the Cosmos is said to be sewn. For this reason
he is often pictured as a naked man with three heads and six arms to
represent the Hindu Trinity of gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Tantra Magick Introduction
For the next thirty years Dadaji wandered South East Asia as a AMOOKOS - The Arcane and Magickal
penniless sannyasi. His travels took him to Bhutan, where he was
initiated into the Kargyupta Sect of Tibetan Lamaism. He also travelled Order of the Knights of Shambhala
to Malaysia where he became a Taoist priest and studied the I Ching,
and to Ceylon, where he was for a time a 'Bhikku of Theravada Bud- In this book you will find the first three sets of instructions for the group
dhism. AMOOKOS (the Arcane and Magickal Order of the Knights of Shambhala).
It may perhaps seem strange that a sannyasi of a Hindu tradition For the first time, we publicly reveal the methods, rites and
could also become a lama, a bhikku and a priest, but as many of the philosophy pursued by an inner group of initiates within the Natha
Eastern traditions recognize only sincerity in an aspirant for wisdom Community.
and knowledge there is no essential contradiction in a person having This book shows how the esoteric strands of east and west are-
more than one guru or guide or seeking wherever an individual quest fused together into a practical system which had as its purpose the
may lead. unveiling of the spiritual potential latent in every individual. Initiates of
During Dadaji's Indian wanderings, he met and was initiated by AMOOKOS take as their starting point the assumption that within each
the last surviving Guru of the Uttara Kaulas of Northern Tantriks. He and every human is a divine spark, the Alpha Ovule, or spirit, which
also became an initiate of the Naked Sahajiya cult of Benares. simply had to be freed from the bonds or fetters of ignorance or
conditioning to shine free.
As a presentation of practical methods for working towards self-
knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, many may find the exercises
in the different grade papers indispensable. Much of the material will
not be found in any other tradition or teaching. Its rendering of the
basics and essentials of tantrik practice in simple language is also new.
AMOOKOS was started at the behest of HH Shri Gurudeva
Mahendranath. Wishing to transmit his own experience and the Nath
transmission, in 1978 Mahendranath passed the parampara or line of
transmission to a youthful 'seeker after truth'. At this point, the Adinath
Sampradaya was transformed into an international group (See Charter
below). Soon after, instructions were received to start a nine-grade
group within the Naths, and AMOOKOS was the result.
Dadaji collaborated with the compilers of this material at every
step, and approved their contents:
'the morning post arrived and another shake up w i t h the grade raw
material. Astounding - will take some days to get through it step
by step.'14 March 1983.
Introduction
To start work in AMOOKOS you will first have to assemble those things
required to work the grade. It will be necessary for you to resolve to
actually do the work - our path is a practical one, and the higher realms
cannot be introduced all at once.
The papers of the first degree are designed to be useful for both
beginners and people who have had some experience of the esoteric.
The work included is designed to give members a foundation for the
more demanding work which follows.
You should take your time with the grade and not be in too much
of a hurry. Read the chapter through once to familiarise yourself with its
contents. Assemble whatever is necessary.
Make daily efforts with perception (page 27) and the Daily Rite
(pages 21 to 22).
Make weekly experiments in your laboratory Zonule with skrying
(page 28). At your leisure, familiarise yourself with the system of
mnemonics, and with the symbolism on page 23 if it is unfamiliar to you.
Study and reflect on the rest of your material at your Will.
Symbolism of the Grade
Symbol:
Measuring stick. We can see three aspects to this: the Measure, the
Measurer and the Measured. An object, that which may be measured,
may only be known by the measurer (subject) through an instrument or
measuring-stick. One of our first tasks is to make a valid instrument by
which the whole Cosmos may be measured.
This ruler is divided into 5 sections. More will be learnt of this in the
Academy of the 5 senses, while working the second grade.
Colour:
Emerald Green. You may use cloth of this colour to sit on when
meditating in the place of the Dragon-Seat, in the Umbra Zonule.
Gem:
Green stone, such as an emerald. This may be incorporated into a ring
or other jewellery for use in a Lodge.
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masses, "God is on our side", and labels for everything. It has been our experience in twenty-four years of study that
accomplishment in these siddhis (magickal powers) is very much rarer
than one would think from the vast amount of literature relating to
them. Many people claim expertise but the student should beware of
Meditation taking such claims on face value.
Few are born with the ability to practice the different esoteric patterns The AMOOKOS standpoint is that some people seem to be born
and most need to develop and formulate them through meditation. with a share of these siddhis, but conditioning and mind-fog obscures
This is a most practical means by which we may know and recall them. If an active spiritual disposition arises in an individual then the
that which has never really been lost, the identity of ourselves with the siddhis arise naturally. There seems to be an inbuilt protection against
Divine. their full development in someone not pursuing a spiritual path. This is
There can never be an universal meditation system for all people. not to say that everyone claiming such powers are frauds, there are
Most do best when they settle for their own individual patterns. people who either genuinely believe they possess such powers or else
Guidance only can be given. Only begin when you know what you want actually do possess them to some extent. The AMOOKOS member
to do. should cultivate an open mind tempered with a healthy scepticism.
Enter the UZ, sit cross-legged, comfortable and relaxed. No props A times in local Zonules groups may experiment with these
are needed, nor elaborate postures. Keep awake, or you will have techniques in a practical fashion.
entered the realm of failure. Trance, unconsciousness and sleep are Psychometry
instruments of defeat.
This is the ability to pick up information psychically from objects. This
in the preliminary and early exploratory mind wanderings, con-
is sometimes extended to include photographs or pictures of people or
centrate by counting the breaths. Count the breath as it moves in and
places. Every object is said to somehow 'soak up' psychic emanations. If
out, one to seven, repeat. Breath is synonymous in Amookos with the
such an object has been in close proximity with an individual it may
Divine. We have words in our language which express this - atmosphere
have a field surrounding it or permeating it which reflects that of its
of Greek origin has the same root as atman of Sanskrit, meaning spirit,
owner.
or breath.
As a guide to practice our advice would always be to set up your
It should be clear that it is not necessary to meditate 'on' anything.
UZ before experimenting. Take the object and hold it lightly. Allow your
It is enough in the early stages to just observe the processions of trains-
mind to relax, and observe any images or words which may arise. It is
of-thought. It is not the aim of meditation practice to obliterate thought.
important to aid rejecting information, and for this reason it seems to be
This would be impossible. The aim of meditation is to disentangle the
important to say the first thing which occurs to you, however ludicrous
observer, the measurer from the sea of thoughts in which she or he is
or ridiculous it may seem.
normally entangled.
By observing the chains, many hints as to one's own word-web Astral Travel
may be discovered. These often have emotional bases, and can form the This is a very popular subject, and there are many books relating to it.
seed or nucleus of obstacles, conditioning and dark thoughts. However it is important to be sure that you have the same understand-
Be sure to record carefully in your diary the results of your work. ing of the term as the author. What is called out of the body experience
or Astral Travel by psychics and experimenters is often confused with
the process of creative imagination practised by the Golden Dawn and
other modern western magickal orders.
The Siddhis - Psychic Realms We talk here about Out Of the Body Experience related to what
This paper covers a wide variety of subjects in brief form. It is not psychics often term the 'etheric' body. This is considered by many to be
claimed for this paper that it is a comprehensive guide to the different a simulacrum of the physical body existing in a subtle form, and attached
topics. Members of AMOOKOS are encouraged to explore these to the physical body by a subtle cord. There are many techniques related
subjects for themselves according to their interests.
Tantra Magick The Apprentice
to this practice. Sometimes separation of the 'etheric' from the physical to be expected and do not necessarily mean that government agencies
body occurs spontaneously. This is discussed further in chapter three. believe they work. All avenues are investigated.
Everyone's experience seems to differ slightly. It is possible to train
in the various techniques to accomplish separation. However it is often
Auras
easier to travel by British Airways than to accomplish it. Many ancient traditions aver that individuals have a field of psychic
energy capable of being discerned by sensitive individuals. However
Clairvoyance and Clairaudience this subject too suffers from too much literature and not enough
These words imply the ability to 'see' or hear psychically. There are practical experimentation.
spiritists who claim the ability to see spirit guides and souls. Once again Beware of literature which gives 'pat' meanings to aura colours.
discrimination should be employed. Use your own standards to judge Every individual differs. This subject is different from 'charisma' which
every Amookos member should cultivate.
validity.
Magickal Links and Psychic Attack Bioenergy
A psychic link between an object and an individual (as in psychometry) Bioenergy, life-energy, Chi or whatever term given refers to the subtle
can be used for magickal purposes - according to shamans and wizards energy which seems to mark the difference between a corpse and a
of past and present. For this reason such things as nail clippings, hair living human being. This energy seems to be of a fluidic nature and can
and bodily secretions have always been regarded as things which be blocked in its passage by muscular or mental blocks. The AMOOKOS
should be carefully disposed of. Paranoia creeps in here. Remember that aim is to have it flowing freely and available at all times. The Tantrik
a person calling herself or himself a wizard or a witch does not mean she term for it is Prana-Shakti, the energy or shakti which is related inti-
mately to the processing of food, breath and impressions. When She
or he is one.
leaves one's body one normally dies.
In our experience genuine 'psychic attack' is an exceedingly rare
phenomenon. If on the other hand, you take it upon yourself to attempt
such an attack upon another, remember that in AMOOKOS such a Further Reading
course may only be taken after consulting two other Yogi-Magicians of
the Middle Temple. It is very rare for such an attempt to be warranted Ecstasy, Equipoise and Eternity H H Shri Gurudeva Mahendrahanatha.
- look to yourself for the muddy reasons behind your motives of dark This MS is, in effect the history lecture of AMOOKOS.
and revenge.
As far as initiates of AMOOKOS go there is no reason for anyone Twilight Yoga This publication, indispensible for AMOOKOS members,
to fear 'psychic attack' by others. Our line is very old and our members now includes the important paper the Navanaths, plus additional mate-
are protected by the Guardians and Fierce Dakinis of the Sampradaya or rial.
line of initiation. If in a difficult pass as a result of your experiments you
may call on the Line to protect you.
Footnotes
Psychokinesis (1) The armour includes the whole region of the neck and shoulders, the
A way of moving objects by the power of the mind or by psychic means. three eyes being the two physical eyes plus the 'third eye' in the
Much in the news in the last decade because of the tricks of Uri Geller forehead.
and other forkbenders. Remember that skilled conjurors are capable of (2) See "On Shambhala", page 28
producing effects which seem to baffle the mind and defy explanation. (3) Vajra means a lightning bolt
If such things were possible there would be no need for governments to (4) The dictum 'as above so below' is central to our work in Amookos.
spend millions of pounds on weapon technology. This point also applies This is discussed in depth in the third degree.
to other psychic 'abilities'.
It is known that both the US and the USSR governments have
sponsored research into psychic abilities - but such experiments are only
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Chapter Two: Esquires and
Handmaidens
Symbolism of the Grade
Staff:
This is an instrument of support identical to the Lingam or Meru-
Lingam which supports the Cosmos. In the body of a magician it is the
central core or pivot about which is woven the web of Maya (or illusion)-
producing Shaktis of the physical and psychic complex.
Gem:
Opal, the colour of semen, the marrow of the staff
Lingam:
Wooden
Study:
Sustained practice and meditation of the 2nd degree material
Necklace:
Wooden
Number of beads:
6
Zonule name:
Circle
Animal:
A black dog. The black dog is the vehicle of Bhairava, the terrific aspect
of Adinath-shiva. An Iconograph showing Dattatreya shows Him to be
surrounded by four dogs.
Place of meeting:
Rooms
Working the Grade
The Body Yantra should be thought of as a mapping of Macrocosm Moon Sense Impressions
onto the Microcosm, here for example, the cosmos onto the body: this is Sun Breath
summarized in the legendary Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistos: Fire Food and Water
"I speak not fictitious things, but that which is certain and most They can only be enjoyed if
true. What is below is like that which is above. What is above is like there is an enjoyer present to en-
that which is below. This accomplishes the miracle of the One joy them.
Thing." The instruments by which
As initiates of a spiritual tradition you may centre yourselves on the enjoyer consumes that to be
the Dragon Seat or Bindu and recreate your Cosmos. enjoyed are known as the three
In the natural course of human development the Cosmos is in Fires:
Chaos. This is where we must connect with the Freemasons, whose Moon Fire of Sense
motto is 'Order out of Chaos'. Through AMOOKOS we guide the sincere Metabolism - the five senses
to achieve this for themselves.
Sun Fire of Breath
Sun-Moon-Fire Meditation Metabolism - lung and blood
In the first degree Grade Papers is an illustration of the Chalice of interchange
Shambhala, or Shambhala Vajra. You were asked to meditate on these
three great Lights of sun, moon and fire (page 23). Fire Fire of Food
The realization of these Three in One is one of our great secrets. Metabolism - stomach, etc
Moon is Knowledge and Intellect An important difference
Sun is emotional Feeling and Will
Fire is bodily Sensation and Action
The question you have to ask yourself is: What is the fourth?
A Nath is a human of higher intellect who gives equal importance This is a table of Growth
to these three in Her or His being. For such a person the world may be and Decay, or Creation-
held in the palm of the hand. It should be clearly understood that Maintenance-Destruc-
education emphasizes only one of these lights - knowledge. tion. From it we can learn
This disaster produces psychopaths and sociopaths devoid of self-understanding, and
feeling and bodily sensation. The Chalice of Shambhala, or Shambhala you will find the table is a
Vajra, into which is poured the Nectar of Adinatha is one unified Whole. map of the development of
Part of your task in this grade is to correct the imbalance in your own a child from conception to
nature, to uncover the Moon. the age of about 5 or 6. As
Meditate for ten minutes daily on the following points: do I feel my we stressed above, each
body? Do I sense my emotions? Use everyday experience to help you. natural process can tell us
Try and feel every part of your body. a great deal about every
other natural process. Here
Ayurveda and the Three Qualities the correspondence is
shown between a child and
There is a Nath Yoga Tantrik system of 'medicine' little known in the
the planetary system.
West. It is called Ayurveda. For a human to be healthy her or his body,
made of the three Qualities, should be in harmony. For this to occur a
body requires food. There are three kinds of food:
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between a Nath and an ordinary person in the ordinary world is that the case this may be used.
former may enjoy whilst the latter usually does not. Meditate on all this Take a red flower, or red powder (Kum Kum) and visualize that
with an open heart. the essence of Shakti is carried via your breath, and breathe it onto the
flower or powder. Take the flower or powder to the centre of the yantra
and say the mantra:
Unity of Knowledge and Being Om Hrim Shrim Krim Parameshvari Svaha
Strive to understand that the Grade Papers of the Order form one Consider that Adinath and Shakti are now in reality placed on the
complete whole, and attempt to discover their interrelationship. Bindu or Potential, central Point of the Yantra. Offer food, water and any
other pleasant things to Adinath and Shakti, saying:
Magickal Ritual of the Body Yantra Ioffer to White Adinath and his Red Shakti of Time in the Bindu
The main rite of the Body Yantra should be performed at the times of of the Yantra.
Full, New and Quarters of the moon. In Magick of the Great Yantra The following Ritual Practice may be accomplished in two ways,
consideration of the Tortoise Body (page 18) is not necessary. either from the centre to the outside (Projection), or the outside to the
Open as in the first degree (steps 1-5). centre (Absorption).When doing a Rite of Projection start with Kriya
Being seated on the Dragon Seat within the Umbra Zonule, facing Shakti in the centre of the Yantra. If performing a Rite of Absorption,
East, visualize yourself as being of the nature of Adinath-Shiva, pure start from the outside, taking Asita Shakti the Goddess of Midnight first.
consciousness, the Fourth, the eternal Lingam Yoni. Offer food, water and other pleasant substances to each of the
Draw in front of you the yantra as in the diagram. It could be that attendants of Shiva Shakti (respectively) saying:
you have already had this design engraved on a pure metal, in which Om Hrim Shrim Krim I offer....to (Name of attendant).
Visualise the Shaktis as follows. Each Shakti should be visualized
as embracing their respective Shiva. Each of the Shivas are white, naked,
smeared with ashes, with erect penises. The attribution of these Shaktis
to the Body Yantra is shown in the diagram.
Kriya Shakti (Spirit): She is black as fertile earth, clothed in space,
with 3 eyes and 2 hands, garlanded in sapphires and smeared with
purple unguent, with a smiling face and dark eyes, the embodiment of
Action.
Jnana Shakti (Moon): Of the whiteness of Snow, with a beautiful
and pleasant face, three eyes, giving boons and dispelling fear with Her
two hands, wearing a necklace and ornaments of white pearls. She is the
embodiment of Knowledge.
Iccha Shakti (Sun): Red as a million suns, three eyes, two hands. She
wears rudraksha berries and rubies, is smeared with red powder,
youthful, with high swelling breasts, wearing golden bracelets and
anklets. She is the embodiment of Will.
Pita Devi (Mercury): Slim, with restless eyes, naked, smeared with
yellow powder, wearing a quartz necklace, holding in Her right hand a
book and in Her left hand a mirror, the embodiment of Thought.
Nila Shakti (Pluto): Naked, violet in colour, that bizarre one, almost
invisible because of Her darkness, wearing gems of black jet, holding in
Her right hand a bowl full of shattered glass and in Her left hand a mask,
the embodiment of detachment.
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Rakta Devi (Mars): Worship that red and slender Amazon with She showers gold onto Her worshipper; in Her left hand She holds a
narrow hips and small breasts, naked, of angry face, three eyes, holding bowl full of choice food, the embodiment of Expansion.
in Her right hand a sharp knife and in Her left hand a small shield, the Asita Shakti (Saturn): Worship the old, dark and resentful Lady,
embodiment of Vigour. with dishevelled hair and melancholy of aspect. She has three eyes and
Aruna Shakti (Neptune): Naked, with three gazelle-like eyes, and two hands, naked with Her rough body and pendulous breasts, smeared
long dark hair, that being of dreams who wears gems of opal and holds with black dust. She holds in Her right hand a cord with which She
in Her right hand a bowl which smokes, and in Her left hand a skrying restrains, and in Her left hand She holds a skull, the great Devi who is
crystal, the embodiment of imagination. the embodiment of Restriction.
Harina Devi (Venus): A most beautiful Goddess with three eyes
and two hands, a sweetly smiling face, large lovely breasts, slender of The Devis of the Elements
waist, most beautifully rounded in form, with fair hair, holding in Her The forms of the Great Devis of the Elements are like those in the
right hand a flower and with Her left hand making the sign of giving, the Opening Rite. Each is seated on Her Shiva-Beast. Ritual accessories
embodiment of Love. should be offered to each of these great Eternities in turn. When these
Karbura Devi (Uranus): Worship that Large Lady with three eyes, Devis, with their Shivas, have thus been worshipped, once again one
angular and haughty, wearing a necklace of crystal, smeared with blue should offer good things to Shiva and Shakti in the centre of the yantra.
dust, holding threateningly in Her right hand a stick, and with Her left Now recite the mantra Om Hrim Shrim Krim Parameshvari Svaha six
hand holding a child to one of Her breasts, the embodiment of Control. times (or as many times as the beads on your Grade Rosary). Meditate
Malini Devi (Jupiter): Worship the sweet Lady who is naked, for a while, and take the flower or some of the powder back to your face,
wearing the best kind of gold and jewels, with a smiling face, Her tongue and imagine that the Essence is once again taken back into your being to
out and touching Her lower lip, with three eyes. With Her right hand become one with you.
Close as on page 20 of first degree.
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Om I bow to Shiva Shakti.
Om Hamsa, may this Yantra be alive!
Om Hamsa may this Yantra breathe!
Om Hamsa may this Yantra have all the senses!
Om Hamsa may this Yantra have speech, mind eyes, ears, tongue,
nose!
Om Hamsa may happiness dwell here forever!
Then pour over the Yantra our Kaula Nectar (consecrated water)
and heaps of white ash. Take its essence afterwards back into your heart
via breath.
Clean the Yantra carefully and wrap it in silk or cotton (preferably
red).
The Magickal Powers of the Eight Planetary Devis, from their union that the whole Yantra proceeds.
and the timing of their rituals When actually performing the ritual, you should spend a consid-
erable period visualizing the Goddess as residing in one's heart, The
Pita Devi. Works of knowledge, Mercury should be conjunct
visualize her being 'drawn out' of your body by your breath and placed
Ascendant or Midheaven, square4 with Moon. There must be no
in the centre of the Yantra. Once She has been invoked into the centre,
malefics (see Tantrik Astrology for more details). Mercury in Gemini or
the rest of the ritual must proceed as if She were actually present in the
Virgo Rashi or Navamsha.
Yantra. So one should bow to Her, give Her flowers, fruit, and other
Nila Shakti. Works of detachment. Pluto must be conjunct the
suitable things, and finally give Her your own complex of Yoginis.
Midheaven. No malefics.
As the Devi resides in your body surrounded by her Yoginis
Rakta Devi. Works of destruction. Mars must be in Aries or
(which people mistakenly take to be their own powers), the ritual is an
Capricorn and angular, conjunct or opposing the moon.
affirmation of a situation which can actually be taken to exist at all times.
Aruna Shakti. Works of Dream, Hypnosis and Deluding. Neptune Adinath Shiva, free from Time, the Witness, has no powers or energies.
angular on its own. It is Devi only who enjoys, feels, thinks, etc, etc.
Harina Devi. Works of Love and Sexuality. Venus in Pisces, Libra In this particular ritual you are taking the Devi as in one of her
conjunct Asc or Angle square Moon. No malefics. Particular aspects as Lady of Time. The affirmation or offering could
Karbura Devi. Works of control. Uranus in angle, no malefics. therefore take the form:
Malini Devi. Works of Wealth. Jupiter in Pisces, Sagittarius or O Devi, I give you my body (Earth), emotions (Sun), mind (Moon),
Cancer or on angle, no malefics. Square Moon as well if this is possible. vigour (Mars), imagination (Neptune), sense of analysis (Ura-
Asita Devi. Works of Death. Saturn angular. nus), affection (Venus), sorrow (Saturn) happiness (Jupiter), sense
of logic (Mercury), sense of detachment (Pluto). Take my whole day
Ritual Work (Dawn, Midday, Sunset, Midnight) and my whole night.
Before worshiping any of these attendants of the Great Shakti of Time
you must first perform the Great Ritual of the Body Yantra. Then draw
a Yantra appropriate to the particular Shakti, and Her worship is Offerings to the Devi
accomplished in a similar way, substituting Her subsidiary attendants In this ritual anything may be offered to the Devi when She is
for the eight planetary Shaktis. seated in the centre of the Yantra. Every tantric tradition insists that
Work in these lesser Yantras should be performed on similar lines animal sacrifice should be given to the Devi. The mantra Svaha at the end
as the Great Body Yantra. The magician has to win their love to gain of a string of Bija5 mantras indicates this sacrifice. If an animal is
success. This implies repeated practice and also suitable offerings. In the offered, it is said that it must be male. This is because the sadhaka or
case of the Yellow Goddess, yellow flowers, yellow powder, yellow magician is taken as male. The highest sacrifice is a human being, and
cloth, etc are to be used. only kings may perform this sacrifice.
Traditionally, Tantra tells us that the 'King' is a Vira or Hero who
The Body Yantra and the Tradition of Tantra is prepared to offer his life to Devi. 'Man' represents pride or ego. We
The Body Yantra is a Kalachakra Yantra - one that deals with the Wheel can see other animals represent other egotistic qualities like greed, for
of Time, and is a synthesis of the Yantras of the Devis or Goddesses Kali instance, a tortoise is lethargy, a bull is stubbornness, etc.
and Lalita. In a Kalachakra rite the little animals of the zodiac together with
The eight yoginis on the eight petals of the Yantra represent the their Kleshas<6> may be offered as sacrifice.
eight planets Pluto, Mercury, Jupiter Saturn, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Ram represents hastiness; Bull is stubbornness; Twins are scat-
Mars. Three Yoginis in the central triangle represent Moon Sun and Fire. teredness or lack of concentration; Cancer is isolation; Leo is fury; Virgo
Four yoginis on the gates of the diagram represent the four elements, or is fussiness; Libra is sloppiness; Scorpio is secretiveness; Sagittarius is
the four twilights. The bindu or point in the centre of the Body Yantra is orthodoxy; Capricorn is making difficulties for self or other; Aquarius
Shiva-Shakti-Samarasa (Sexual Union) or Perfect Assimilation. It is is gloominess; Pisces is delusion.
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If you don't give animal sacrifice on the lines mentioned above, it
is said that Devi takes you instead. Alternatively it may be used as a rite of general protection when recited
at one of the four twilights.
It is only fools who think that blood of innocent creatures has to be shed
Om
during this rite. The blood you shed is your own.
May Shiva with his shakti of Time protect me in my heart!
May the Shakti of Knowledge protect my brain!
Structure of the ritual May the Shakti of Action protect my genitals!
We may divide the Ritual of the Body Yantra into three main parts: Nila Shakti protect my brain, Pita Devi shield my forehead!
1 the inner visualization, preceded by the 'cleaning of the working Malini-Devi, dance on my tongue! Asita Devi, protect my throat!
area' May Harina Devi and Karbura Devi protect and shield my anus!
2 the invocation, accompanied with offering of everything that is May Arunashakti and Raktadevi protect my genitals!
red - "menstrual flowers", "blood of animals", "red flowers", etc. May the sixty-four Yoginis shield and guard my limbs always and
3 The closing rite, taking the Goddess back into your own being and everywhere!
'tidying up the leftovers' Dawn shield me in the East!
These components are common to every Indian Tantrik tradition. Sunset shield me in the West!
Although Tantra is associated in the West with Devi or the Goddess, Midday protect me in the South!
there are Tantras of Shiva, Vishnu, Ganapati, Surya, Kartikeya and Midnight protect me in the North!
many other aspects of the Primordial God and Goddess. All of them May the Shakti of Will protect me above and below!
employ the same structure for ritual there are variations - for example Om Hrim Shrim Krim Parameshvari Svaha!
while we invoke the great Shakti of Time into her Yantra, Shiva is
invoked into a stone representing the penis, Vishnu into a spiral stone
(Shalagrama) Ganapati into a red stone, etc, etc. But whatever the base,
the ritual dynamic remains the same. Work with Mnemonics and Their Significance
It is important not to be misled about ritual. In the West, which is This is a Gateway to the Laboratory: inside is a subsdence: Association
relatively ritual-free, esotericists tend to think that simply doing a ritual of Thought
accomplishes what is desired. This might even be justified by calling the If you have sincerely worked with the material in the first degree
ritual a 'spell'. But a ritual is iconographic. Its form and structure tell us papers you have made a start. Hopefully you have already perfected the
many things about the people who devised it. For this reason rituals minimal technique.
should not be altered indiscriminately. Most or many of people's memory content is associated randomly.
So deep thought and pondering about the structure and compo- Every person is different. For one person 'cabbage' may be associated
nents of a ritual is a necessity for a Tantrik. After all, many millions of with the pleasures of the country. For another it might evoke the
ordinary folk in India perform Tantrik rituals without any understand- memory of school dinners.
ing of their dynamics. This means that people are pacing out magick Much of that which passes for 'wide awake' consists of a string of
circles, performing banishing rituals, using Yantras. apparently random associations.
So you should very carefully examine the structure of the Body We start off thinking one thing, and before we know what has
Yantra Ritual with all its elements for an understanding of its purpose happened our thought has diverged and gone in any number of direc-
and aims. To simply take them on face value is to miss their point.7 tions.
There is no point attempting to stop the flow of thoughts. You
Amulet of the Great Goddess of Time must simply observe them very minutely. Do this on a daily basis. Be
sure to record the details in your diary of magick. A clue to this is that
You may read this amulet or armour during the rite as an offering to the
something observed, heard, touched, smelled, tasted can trigger off a
Goddess installed in the Yantra. It may, alternatively be written on whole chain of internal associations which 'bring back the past' and
paper, and the Goddess installed into it, later to be worn on the person. thus bridge memory.
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Remember: The word is not the thing, but just a label for it. The within us should be the subject of repeated meditation and study.
map is not the territory! This work is very inner. If you do not yet have a copy of Twilight
The following exercise is given in order that insight may be Yoga you should obtain one.
obtained into thought association. It is quite possible by this method to 1. Ignorance
memorize a list of 100 words or things easily, within a period of no more This can take many forms. For example, thinking we know what is
than 15 minutes to half an hour. real when we have no basis for such a thought. Remember the five
Instead of rhyming numbers 1-10 as before, we turn the numbers sensory joys of a Knight Of Shambhala: the five senses refined and
from 11 to 100 or further, into words by assigning to each digit a awakened. As a conditioned product it is certain that you suffer to a
consonant. greater of lesser extent from the drug called hypnosis. Your senses are
l=t, 2=n, 3=m, 4=r, 5=1,6=d, 7=c,k, 8=f,v, 9=p,b, 0=s,z. dull and base, and you sense only what you are conditioned to sense.
By doing this we can insert vowels to make words linked to This is only one aspect of the Ignorance Ob-Block. If your senses are
numbers, eg, 11 = tEAt, 12 = tin, 13=tOmE, 14=tAr, etc, etc. It is now easy obscured, how can it be possible to perceive what is real or imaginary.
to use these triggers in the same way as before. 2. Ego
This method may also be used to memorize long series of num- The imaginary opinion we have of ourselves which can also take
bers. many varied forms. The idea that we are capable or incapable of some
123273024641 = tin mAn cOmEs in rEd rat or many things which the evidence of our actions contradict. This
When you have prepared your list of triggers up to 100 find some opinion may be deflated (masochism) or inflated (narcissism). Either
way of using them positively. You could memorize the meanings of the way it is not true. Ask yourself what has given birth to such a monster?
78 tarot cards, the 64 I Ching hexagrams, whatever you wish. Do your words, appearance, or whatever you 'value' about yourself
You should now be in a position to expand this system for other compensate for a stultified inner existence? Are you such a wondrous
uses in the field of memory and it will also prove worthwhile to spend being that none of this could possibly apply to you? Investigate, experi-
some time in considering what significance it has in the realm of ment and verify.
association of thought. 3. Revulsion
Nothing in itself is horrible, but our attitude of mind gives it its
colour. How many things do you dislike simply because you are
conditioned? Customs, local mores and ethics are all rejected by the
Kaula Nath. If you are repulsed by anything trace it back to its root. How
The Five Kleshas did you know it was horrible? Who told you? The natural person acting
Read this Thrice: spontaneously has no need of conditioned ideas. One of Shiva's names
The Five Pain bearing Obstructions is "Aghora" meaning nothing in itself is horrible. Conditioned by the
The Root Causes of Trouble and Strife revulsion Klesha we set ourselves artificial limits.
Ignorance-Ego-Revulsion-Attachment-CHnging to Life 4. Attachment
The false idea that we possess anything. "This is mine." Identifi-
"By means of the fivefold bonds called Kleshas, Shankara binds the cation with all sorts of ideas, things, people. The inability to realize that
pashus. On being served well by devotion, He alone is their we are as much a part of nature as the things we claim for our own. The
redeemer. The five Kleshas that have become fetters are Ignorance, inability to realize that it is what we need - rather than what we want -
Ego, Attraction, Revulsion, Clinging to Life". which is important.
(Linga Purana, II, 9) 5. Clinging to Life
Practical work with these five obstacle blocks is a major secret of Refusing to submit to natural laws. Trying to make two go into
the Nath tradition. This part of your work stems from a very ancient and three or refusal to accept the inevitable. Lack of ability to surrender, or
central tradition within the Sampradaya (or line of initiation). The 5 Ob to give in. This has many undesirable side-effects, including the inability
Blocks must be combatted individually, and their tangled ramifications to give ourselves to anything or anyone.
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Academy of symbolism
Working on these Ob-Blocks is an essential element of the Wisdom
Teaching of Amookos. Now is the time to start dissolving the five The Significance of Dattatreya
kleshas with their entanglements.
You cannot be a master until you have tackled the Ob-Blocks in (Initiates of AMOOKOS were given a copy of the Dattatreya Upanishad,
yourself, and there can be no magick with them. The Kleshas apply on translated into English, and published in the Adyar Library Series.8
many levels and are in fact the horrible shadows of the pure elements. Upanishad means secret or esoteric doctrine - oral lore. There are
We will discuss this further in chapter three. Reach to their essence and said to be one hundred and eight Upanishads, this being an ideal
you are free of them. number. The Dattatreya Upanishad is assimilated to the fourth or so
called Magickal Veda - Atharva Veda.
Veda means knowledge or ritual lore. An Upanishad may have
The Human Multichord nothing to do with religion. It is either genuine magickal lore, or, in some
We may see the human frame as containing a multitude of stringed cases an attempt to imitate the genuine article. Many Upanishads
instruments, each of which vibrates at a certain rate. Many will be found present a whole body of the highest or spiritual esoteric lore in the
by the wise to be out of tune. In some cases this disharmony can wreck briefest space.
the whole. Dattatreya is credited with being an enlightened being who was
Unnecessarily tense muscles can rob a person of energy. In most the first expounder of the Agamas and Tantras. He is the alleged author
cases the muscle groups which are chronically tense will be unconscious of the Avadhoot Gita and it the promulgator of the Shri Vidya. He is the
- that is, we are unaware of them. Guru or Guide figure of all India, the prototype of all Yogis and Sadhus,
These tensions, judged as a collective or aggregate, form armours, and the legendary founder of the Naths.
nets or types which may permit no free expression and preclude the He is mentioned in sacred texts, such as Upanishads, Puranas and
inflow and outflow of mother nature in her many forms. Tantras. In the Shrimad Bhagavata a large section deals with him as
Nets or armours fall into distinct groups in accordance with Time- Avadhoot 9. Modern images of Dattatreya often show him clothed.
Breath Science. See the section on Time Lore in the first Grade paper: This panders to a modern puritanism and modesty, for of old and by
popularly this is known as an individual's horoscope. This matter is tradition he is always spoken of as completely naked.
discussed in some detail later and in the book Tantrik Astrology (see A whole lore exists on this nakedness. The Sanskrit word is
bibliography). An individual approach based on accurate knowledge is digambara, meaning clothed with the directions of Space.
essential. Many legends are associated with him, although very few have so
The armours fall into two categories depending on their relation to far been translated into English. Very often he is said to appear to people
Sun and Moon; Hard and Soft. The three Shaktis of Sun, Moon and Fire as naked, chewing betel, with a naked Shakti on his left lap, eating hog
in a person form a triple octave so that which is structured in bodily ten- meat and drinking wine.
sion is also reflected intellectually and in the emotions. We can learn from this that he is a figure having little to do with
For these reasons a purely intellectual or one-sided approach to orthodoxy. The pig is abhorred in India. Wine is said by the orthodox to
problems, pathologies and conditioning fails. Tendencies to armouring be under Brahma's curse. Nakedness is prohibited by the Right Hand or
are birth born. Orthodox. Datta is the eternal Shaman, Shiva himself, rejecting all
We must never forget that we are, in Tantrik terminology, Hero- useless rules and living according to his own True Will or Law. This is
ines and Heroes. The inner and oral tradition is that Yoginis and Shaktis Svecchacharya - the Path of Own Will.
exist simply for the purpose of keeping our minds off these problems. So At least one thousand years before Buddha, Lord Datta is said to
resolution is of the utmost importance, as we are on the path of return. have achieved enlightenment under the Audumber Tree. It is possible
Why is it said that the Kaula Nath way is as narrow as a razor edge? It that this early legend gave rise to the Buddhist story.
is because we are willfully setting ourselves as Heroines and Heroes in The image of Dattatreya can tell us something about his signifi-
a battle we must win, but which the ordinary person cannot even face. cance and occult meaning. He has three heads, six arms, stands on the
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world, is flanked by a cow, and surrounded by four dogs. He wears red you will recall from the Pentagram Rite of the First Degree. The arrows
padukas (wooden sandals). His six arms hold trident, discus, conch, are the five senses, composed of the five elements. An arrow symbolizes
lotus, mace, water-pot. force going outward, the flowery arrow represents an Inner and an
Outer movement. When the Triangle or Awake Awareness enters then
The inner significance of these symbols the five Arrows or Senses flower. In the third degree the names and
agencies of these five Great Goddesses or Maha Shaktis are revealed.
The three Gunas, or qualities - the three heads. Brahma - Holy Creation.
Work in the five Academies consists of ensuring that your senses
Vishnu - Holy Maintenance. Shiva - Holy Withdrawal.
or instruments or Shaktis are charged to the limit with the divine Shiva
Trident - three eyes and three gunas. Conch - spiral levogyrate. energy or Awake/Awareness. In other words, you must turn dry sticks
Discus - cosmos. Mace - sovereignty. Lotus -blossoming expansion of into flowering blooms. The importance of these exercises cannot be
the Cosmos. Waterpot - Sadhu's vessel. overstressed. They form an indispensable foundation for your own City
Cow - Shakti. The World Cosmos. The four dogs - the four Of Shambhala or Maha Zonule.
directions of Bhaira va or Shiva. The whole image represents an individ-
ual or human being who combines all things, all conditions, all words,
all states - in other words a realized One. He is free from all worldly The Microcosmic Mahazonule
conditions - hence he is naked, moving in the world or remaining still To understand the purpose of the six month exercise it becomes necessary
according to his Own Will. Therefore he is the supreme Magician. The to introduce some further concepts. We consider Shiva-Shakti as ultimately
Cosmic Shaman. inseparable, a unity. This is represented by the Bindu or point at the
Today Datta is often worshipped or propitiated as a god. This centre of a downward pointing triangle. Shiva is the Bindu of Awake-
process often happens to people in India. Datta is especially popular in Awareness, Shakti is the triangle formed of Iccha (Will), Jnana (Knowledge)
the regions Saurashtra and Maharashtra. In the South of India he is the and Kriya (Action).
focus of a purely devotional cult. These three Shaktis together constitute the Triple Goddess, some-
times called Lalita (She Who Plays). These three symbolize the three
Gunas or Primordial Threads or Qualities, from which is woven the
The Academy of the Five Senses Cosmos -Reconciling (Fire), Active (Sun) and Passive (Moon). By mu-
You must take the practices described here very seriously and make tual blendings these three create the whole manifestation.
conscientious efforts to adhere to the six month schedule.
The word "Academy" is derived from Akademos, a Greek demi-
god who gave his name to the garden in which Plato taught his Maya - Goddess of Illusion
followers. Now it indicates a place of study, a college, or a university. Because of the large number of possible blendings and reblendings,
Tantriks evolved five symbols to represent what Western oc- Awake Awareness (Shiva) may seem to become identified, conditioned,
cultism calls the five elements.10 and confused. This illusion and delusion is called Maya - sometimes
During a day of 21600 breaths, symbol of Macrocosm-Microcosm, personified by a very alluring Goddess. She is also called Kanchuki
a particular element may be more powerful than any other, as we saw Devi, that is, the Goddess of the Sheaths. These are five fold in number,
with dark and light in chapter one. Just as the power of an element so-called the five limitations.
waxes, so too it wanes, and the next element in the sequence becomes 1 of Action (limited Kriya Shakti)
influential. 2 of Knowledge (limited Jnana Shakti)
Every time-bound thing is composed of these five elements, 3 by Desire (limited Iccha Shakti)
whether the 'thing' is dead or alive. Thus a living human body and a 4 by Time
corpse are both composed of the five elements. It is only when the 5 by Fate
Divine Triangle of awake-awareness enters into the Thing that it be- Through the innumerable possible blendings and reblendings, the
comes animated or alive. individual forgets she or he is Shakti-Shiva and considers herself or
This is a basis for our five flowering arrows of AMOOKOS, which himself to be a limited individual (Purusha) with a certain nature
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(Prakriti). This certain nature, a reflection or shadow or false image of The curriculum which follows is intended to explore the limita-
Shakti, has a mental apparatus which is itself also a reflection of Iccha, tions and conditionings which must be destroyed before further work
Jnana and Kriya Shaktis. can proceed. It is very important that you keep a separate and complete
For instance, the "I", or ego, or personal identity (Ahamkara) is the record of your twenty six weeks of sense experiment. The curriculum
reflection of Iccha, and causes the Individual to think all that exists can cannot end after twenty six weeks. The practice of Awake/Awareness
be appropriated by him or herself - rather than Shiva-Shakti". Mind is part of your continual growth.
(Manas) is the main factor relating to association of thoughts, caused by
the sense-impressions. The Intelligence (Buddhi) is that which under- The Daily Rite
stands the significance of external or internal sense-impressions. There is an ancient rite or ritual which will daily assist you in this work.
The five elements are organized as a vehicle of Shiva-Shakti. They You must perform it upon awakening. No special preparations are
are animated by the triangle of Awake Awareness, with powers of necessary. Spend between five and ten minutes on it. Perform it while
action and powers of sensing. lying in bed, upon awakening.
The five powers of action are Excreting, Sexing, Grasping, Moving With both feet together, visualize that a Flame of Great Effulgence
and Speaking. The five powers of Sensing are Smelling, Tasting, Seeing, which is the Fire at the End of Time, is kindled in the big toe of your left
Feeling and Hearing. By means of these ten instruments a human being foot. Imagine this purifying Flame as striking upwards, enveloping
is able to move in the world and sense the five impressions: your feet and legs up to the top of your head.
Scent Taste Sight Touch Sound This fire is called Kalagni-Rudra, or Rudra (= Shiva = Adinath) as
The five impressions which go round and round the Fire consuming all at the End of Time. It purifies by burning all into
These five impressions, in union with the three reflections of Iccha, ashes, which themselves in our Adinatha line are considered sacred,
Jnana and Kriya Shaktis constitute the Subtle Body, which may survive and the only thing worth leaving when we exit this world of mortals.
physical death. When all energies (Shaktis) cease to be then what is left?
At all times remember your unity with Shiva/Shakti. If you forget,
or in our terminology are conditioned to forget this unity with Shiva/ Week 1 Differentiate as many shades of the colour grey as you can,
Shakti, the influx of sense impressions can create a new Maya or confu- always trying to remember if you have seen the same particular shade
sion. Thus ends the discussion on the thirty-six Tattvas of traditional previously.
Tantrika.
Week2 In others' conversation listen carefully for the emotional content
and note any discrepancies between the emotional content and literal
Practical Work meaning of the words the persons use.
Experience shows that many people cease to be aware of their surroundings
at an early age. The mental apparatus has a peculiar tendency to build Week 3 Be aware of the taste of all foods as they are eaten. Differentiate
up internal images, often randomly associated with other internal as many shades of taste as you can, and note preferences and dislikes.
images, and compounded by word-descriptions. These in turn, act to Week 4 Utilize your sense of smell, firstly by trying to be aware of the fact
prevent further sensing. you have a sense of smell.
As an example, we have the word 'red' and most people would say
that they understand what colour this word implies. Yet holding the Week 5 Maintain your awareness of the ground that you walk, sit and lie
concept of 'redness' can cause us to be unaware of the possible grada- upon.
tions. Our language is constructed in such a way that we usual ignore Week 6 Observe the facial features of others and your reaction to people
the shades of red. Our internal conception of many words can cause us who resemble others you may have known. What is the significance of
to Ignore the evidence of our senses. The map is not the territory. various lines, wrinkles, tensions?
A word can conjure up an internal image of the object it represents,
yet the internal images may differ from every individual, and may be Week 7 Listen for sounds, particularly those emanating from the upper
randomly associated with many other images and objects. part of the sound spectrum.
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Week 8 Take something you would not normally eat, and make yourself The Word 'Natha'
eat it regularly until it ceases to bother you. Completely switch your diet This is a Sanskrit word which means Lord or Master, Lady or Mistress,
from what you usually eat during this week. Meditate on the significance depending on whether the 'a' at the end is short or long. It is a
of edible food. convention in our Order to omit the final 'a' and to spell it a simple Nath.
Week 9 Distinguish various smell shades of one particular smell spectrum It implies that we are also as AMOOKOS members initiates of the
- flowers, people, etc. ancient Nath Sampradaya or line of Oral Tradition. We bear this title
proudly, as it is not an empty label.
Week 10 Distinguish various textures by touch of one particular class of
things.
Festivals and meetings
Week 11 Look for utility and design in any given thing. Why does any There are festivals of both Eastern and Western Traditions. The main
given thing have that particular shape? Move between the modifications ones are Spring Equinox (Air), Autumn Equinox (Water), Summer
of nature (artefacts) and nature Herself. Solstice (Fire), Winter Solstice (Earth), Guru Purnima (Guru's Full
Week 12 Listen for vocal characteristics in people. Is any given voice soft, Moon Day - generally falling in late July) (Spirit)
deep, whining, assertive, etc? What does the voice tell you about the
inner being?
Week 13 How is the nature of an object changed by its setting? Footnotes
Week 14 Listen for sounds emanating from the lower range of the audible (1) Tantrik Astrology is published by Mandrake
(2) See page 69
spectrum. (3) See page 51
Week 15 Feel your body. How does muscle tension affect the shape or (4) This may seem surprising to conventional astrologers but in our
tone of your body? Make a list in your diary. Look for tensions or lack Tantrik astrology the square aspects are strong and highly significant
of them in other people's bodies. representing the four twilights.
Week 16 Differentiate shades of blue. Record each occasion you discover (5) Bija mantras are the seed or essence of a deity in the form of sound.
a new shade, and where/when it occurred. (6) For more information on the Kleshas, or obstacle blocks to our goal
of awake-awareness, see page 54
Week 17-20 Repeat the experiments in weeks one to four. (7) This applies with equal force to the samples of ritual translated from
Weeks 21-25 Devise for each of these weeks an experiment based on Sanskrit into English
Sight, Touch, Smell, Taste and Hearing respectively. (8) Dattatreya Upanishad
(9) Avadhoot is one who has shaken off wordly feeling and obligation
Week 26 Consolidate your twenty-five weeks using the date you have (10) The Theosophical Society, inaugurated by Madam Blavatsky,
collected by deep thinking about the significance of the five senses, and and heavily influenced by Hinduism, incorporated wholesale much
any possible implications. lore without really being aware of its significance. As a result the
Theosophical Society published a book called Nature's Finer Forces,
dealing with these so-called 5 Tattvas. Much of the information in mis
book was later adopted by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and
at 2nd or 3rd hand, became the basis for many of their experiments with
skrying. The information contained in this paper is drawn from the
original Tantrik sources.
The Third Grade - Craftswomen
and Craftsmen
Symbolism of the Grade
Trowel:
Used in building our Lodge or Outer Temple of the Peacock Order. All
our thoughts and deeds should be constructive and practical. It is you
who has to develop our Craft for the good of all human beings. This
cannot be done in a day. You will need to assemble all you require. This
is adequate preparation. Then you will need to do the groundwork.
Gem:
Topaz.
Colour:
Yellow.
Lingam:
Clay. You must fashion this yourself.
; Particular study:
Establishment of Zonule Buildings and artifacts of Will and Weirdglow.
In this grade AMOOKOS members were asked to employ their craft to
make an item useful to the Grand Lodge (Londinium Shambhala I).
Necklace:
12 beads, made of clay.
Zonule name:
Weird lodge
Animal:
White Horse. This is Kalki's vehicle.
Place of Meetings:
Work Rooms.
Craftsmen and Craftswomen
are Air of Air, Fire of Air, Water of Air, Earth of Air, and sit on a yellow, the West! May Earth protect me in the North!
red, white and black man in turn. Their subsidiary Shaktis sit on mem- May the Golden One with her hosts of subsidiary Shaktis shield me
bers of the ape and monkey species. The Yantra should be engraved on in my thinking!
gold. Air: Meditate on the Goddess of the East, suffused with golden
Fire This Devi with all her Subsidiary Shaktis, can be worshipped light, very beautiful, of fair complexion, clothed in space, with three
for Subjugation or Attraction. 1,2,3, and 4 are Air of Fire, Fire of Fire, lines of turmeric smeared on Her forehead, surrounded by a halo like
Water of Fire, Earth of Fire. She herself is Composite Fire. The subsidiary the rising sun, Her right hand indicating the giving of knowledge, Her
Shaktis are all similar to their Presiding Composite Devi, but sit on a left hand holding the Shambhala Vajra, wearing anklets, armlets, brace-
Cheetah, a Tiger, a Leopard and a Panther respectively. The subsidiary lets, and garlanded with yellow flowers, seated in sexual union with a
Shaktis of these four sit on other male carnivores. The Yantra is to be en- man, a gentle breeze wafting Her hair, the embodiment of Air.
graved on copper. Say:
Water This Devi with all her Subsidiary Shaktis, can be wor- May the Green one, Surrounded by the Myriad of Mammals,
shipped magickally for Peace, Fame, and Good Fortune. 1,23,4 are Air protect my mouth and throat!
of Water, Fire of Water, Water of Water and Earth of Water. They cluster Earth: Meditate on the beautiful lady in the North, a lovely girl,
around their Presiding Goddess, and sit on a Hawk, a Falcon, a Sea clothed with space, wearing every kind of precious gem, garlanded
Eagle and a Vulture. The subsidiary Devis of these Four sit on various with leaves, having anklets, armlets and bracelets studded with emer-
kinds of fish, insects, amphibians and reptiles. The Yantra should be alds, in a vast pasture with beautiful trees, holding in Her right hand a
engraved on silver. sheaf of wheat, and in Her left hand an emerald Shambhala Vajra; seated
Earth This Devi, with all her Subsidiary Devis, may be wor- on a powerful bull, the embodiment of Earth.
shipped for Stopping Things, Finding Hidden Treasure, Growth and Say:
Fertility. 1,2,3,4 are Air of Earth, Fire of Earth, Water of Earth and Earth May the Wet one with her hoards of Fish, reptiles and Birds shield
of Earth. They are like their Leader, but seated on a Horse, a Goat, a my abdomen!
Camel and a Buffalo. Their subsidiary forms sit on rodents, badgers, Water: Meditate on the Goddess in the West, the beautiful maiden,
moles, weasels, etc. The Yantra should be engraved on lead. clothed with space,eyes like deep pools, smeared with dust of turquoise
The Composite Twilight - Sphynx Devi All Her Shaktis are Ultravio- gems, dripping with nectar, wearing armlets, bracelets, anklets all
let in colour, and for convention there are said to be sixty-four of them. studded with sapphires, surrounded by a beautiful blue mist; holding
They are of the nature of emanation and radiation, and can travel in the in Her right hand a Chalice of Shambhala, and in Her left a sapphire
Air, on Earth, in Fire or in Water on their Beasts or Vehicles or Steeds Shambhala Vajra; seated on a beautiful male eagle, strong and keen
which are like Sphynxes or Composite Creatures like Gryphons, Moe- eyed, the embodiment of Water.
bius, etc. They are called Lady Gamma, Lady Ion, Lady Charm and so Say:
on. And let Red fire and the Swarm of Carnivores guard my genitals
The female forms of all these Vehicles are the Yoginis themselves always!
and may and must be treated with respect. Fire: Meditate on the Goddess in the South, black hair, eyes like
There are thousands of millions of other Shaktis, the nature of flame, clothed with space, smeared with red unguent, wearing a gar-
which depends on the proportions of the Five Elements. land of red flowers and jewels and rubies, holding in Her right hand a
flame, and with Her left hand holding a red Shambhala Vajra; seated on
a magnificent and powerful lion, with mighty talons and teeth, sur-
rounded by fires and flames, the heat of which burns up the world, the
The Rite of Protection - the Amulet or Armour embodiment of Fire.
Say:
of the Elements O Great Aether, Maha Shakti, with Your hundred million rays of
Om! May Aether pervade my Being! May Air protect me in the all pervasiveness, be Everywhere!
East! May Fire protect me in the South! May Water protect me in
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Aether: I meditate on the Queen of the Universe, all pervading, all Each Devi rules six hours. In each of the four quarters Yang or Yin is on
encompassing, present everywhere, naked as space, studded with star the increase or decrease. The four Elements rule ninety minutes in each
sapphires, wearing a triple crown, surrounded by an intense purple period, the midpoints being Dawn, Midday and so on.
light; showing the sign of giving with Her right hand, and holding in Her During other days of the year the calculation is made by drawing
left and an amethyst Shambhala wheel, seated on a mighty sphynx a time breath chart (horoscope) for dawn, and using the angles as your
called AMOOKOS Pyramidos2 ; with the head of a human being, the measuring stick for the right times of performance.
shoulders of a lion, the wings of an eagle and the haunch of a bull, Let us express more clearly and precisely: a day and a night is a
composite creature of all the elements, mosaikos, the embodiment of human being. The elements are in motion; they change.
Aether. Because a day and a human being are analogous we can learn
Say: much about both from studying each. Follow nature. There is one
Let the Receivers of the Offerings guard me in the Intermediate Cosmos! As shown in the diagram the I Ching can greatly help in an
points1. appreciation of these points.
And may peace-freedom-happiness dwell within!
Time-Breath Science
The alchemy of Adinatha - AMOOKOS the Shambhala or Azoth dissolv-
The Four Twilights ing all.
Times for each of the four Devis of the elements on a Study pages 280-8 of "The Great Treatise" of I Ching.
Movement is followed by Inaction, Light is followed by Darkness.
Solsticial Day All complexity is based on this simplicity. Different movements of Yang
and Yin, Shiva and Shakti, are
taking place all the time. Nothing
is fixed and all is movement. Yang
and Yin move to Yin and Yang.
One state cannot exist without
another.
Our Solar system as a seg-
ment of the Infinity of Tao does
not hide this fact. The diagram
shows a model of the Solar sys-
tem.
The apparent orb of Sun
and Moon as viewed from earth
is practically identical. However,
even for us, Mercury, Venus, Mars
and Jupiter seem to be Yang
moving to Yin, the other four
being Yin moving to Yang. The
ridgepole occurs between Jupi-
ter and Saturn.
These two bodies, for the
conventional, are God and Sa-
tan. God - a benevolent old man.
Satan - a nasty old man. Do not allow the conventional interpretation to
obscure the truth!
These Eight Planets have a definite sequence and importance to us,
and in particular make their appearance in childhood development be-
tween conception and the age of four or five. This is their order.
Conception: The Void
Pluto - we learn to be alone in the womb
Cerebral
Mercury - we learn to think in twos (Mum and Child)
Jupiter - we learn to suck (assimilate)
Oral
Saturn - we learn to chew (scepticism)
Venus - we learn to give away (shit)
Anal
Uranus - we learn to control (don't shit)
Neptune - we learn to fantasize and dream
Genital
Mars - we learn to penetrate.
These Eight Great Powers can be seen as a developing ray from
Maha-Shakti (our mother) towards genitality: the great light.
Now you have to work out for yourself how the model of the Solar
system turns into a model of child development, and why the order is
different for a woman or man than for Sol. (Note: you are learning fast
and progressing well if your body is beginning to change).
The family tree of heredity is a Yantra of Life. Sun or Father is
Rajas, Moon or Mother is Tamas, Earth is Sattvas. This is the growing
plant of humanity. All things grow in the same way. We are part of
Nature. She has Her own Plan. We can grow outwards and uncon-
sciously (Pravritti Marg) or inwards and consciously (Nivritti Marg).
The illustration shows our life like this tree.
Parameshvari, Maha Aether, Great Spirit Then visualise Pita-devi and Aruna-shakti as simultaneously dissolving
Ultima-Shakti, in union with Ultima-Shiva has the above fifteen Kula5 into Malini-Devi and Karbura-Shakti. Then visualise Malini-Devi and
girls as Her limbs - Iccha, Jnana and Kriya Shaktis, with their respective Karbura-Shakti simultaneously dissolving into Asita-shakti and Har-
four Shaktis. Her limbs are the five elements combined with the three ina-Devi. Finally visualise Asita-Shakti and Harina-Devi dissolving into
gunas in different proportions. each other in the region of the heart.
It is possible to meditate on these limbs as being Kali's digits Now visualise that from the union of these last two yoginis that the
(waning moon) or Lalita's digits (waxing moon) or as Jvalamukhi's two centres of Moon and Sun have come into being. Visualise a Devi in
unified digits. Each moon or Kula has its own fifteen digits and is itself the Moon centre and a Deva in the Sun Centre. Visualise that they are
Consciousness digit, the sixteenth. seated in a pleasant grove in the centre of the heart having sexual
It is also possible to meditate on these fifteen limbs as partaking of intercourse.
the nature of the five elements. Here are their traditional magickal At the moment of their mutual orgasm visualise that the Sun and
colours and powers: Moon are one and meditate on this bliss in your heart.
Purple - Driving away Now meditate upon the other centres emanating out of mis love-
Red - Subjugation bliss in the reverse order.
White - Knowledge, fame, good fortune The Shri Yantra
Yellow - Paralysis
Green - Protection The Shri Yantra is perhaps the most famous of all the Tantrika mandalas
If meditated on as the fifteen limbs of each of the three major shaktis of or magick circles. It is the diagrammatic form of the Goddess, consid-
Adinatha they cause: ered as the Body or the Cosmos.
Red -attraction She is the Shakti of Time, or
Kali. Her partner, with whom
White - liberation, peace
She is One, is Mahakala Adinath
Black - death - Free from Time.
However, as the Shri Yan-
tra is connected with the process
inner Magick of the Body Yantra of Creation, as this creation is
Your work in the second degree will have familiarized you with the ex- primarily a sexual process, Kali
teriorisation of the eight yoginis and their "worship" in a Yantra. is figured in the Shri Yantra
The Kaula view is, however, that inner magick is more potent than symbolism as Lalita, the erotic or
outer magick; that is, absorption is more potent than projection. playful form.
Now learn to interiorise the eight yoginis in the following way: We learn from Nature that
Visualise eight lotuses with their eight petals as being in the areas for creation to occur, the sperm
at the top of the head, brow, tongue, throat, lower abdomen, anus, base of a man and the egg of a woman
of genitals and clitoris/penis. need to come together. This is
In the centre of each lotus visualise the particular yogini or shakti: known in Shri Vidya (Knowledge
Start by meditating on the centre in the top of the head ending at of the Shri Yantra) as Kamakala.
the lotus at the clitoris/penis, then in reverse order start with the
clitoris/penis and end at the head. The Shri Yantra as a
Spend five or ten minutes visualising these chakras as each radiat- plant
ing their own type of energy. Then visualise simultaneously the lotuses We must take the Shri Yantra
gradually dissolving into each other, so that Nilashakti dissolves into both as a plant and as a human
Pitadevi and Rakti-devi dissolves into Aruna-shakti simultaneously. body both help us to understand
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in order to illustrate the depths contained within.
As the Father of our Earth the Sun may be taken as having twelve
parts or Kalas which are Shares of Semen. The Moon as Mother may be
taken as having fifteen parts or Kalas which are also Shares.
Because Shakti is the symbol of manifestation, we can take Her
with Her fifteen Kalas or Eternities as one cosmos.
The Primordial Goddess is One, but with various aspects. Each
aspect is called a Vidya or Type of Knowledge, and Her symbolism or
Her Yantra tells us about the particular Aspect of Knowledge She
enshrines.
We can take the primordial nameless Goddess as One Unity with
Three Shaktis - these Three being Lalita, Kalika and Jvalamukhi. The last
has twenty-seven flames or Jvalas, and is said to favour sadhus. She is
Fire, Kalika is Moon and Lalita is Sun. Jvala is less known than Lalita or
Kalika, but sits on a volcano and showers forth ashes.
Lalita herself is said to be of three forms - a Girl, a Mother and an
Old Woman. These relate to the Power of Menstruation, to Creation,
Maintenance and Destruction. We can see that the Erotic Form of Lalita
has within Herself all elements, taken in a particular aspect or way.
The Fifteen Eternities of the Goddess of the Shri Yantra have
names like lady of Sexual Desire, Yoni Adorned with Flowers, Lady of
the Form of Fire, She who is always Wet, etc. Each of the mantras of these
Devis are of an erotic nature, in consonance with the Presiding Goddess
of the Circle.
the three worlds. are the Maintainer. You alone are the Destroyer. Of all this you
Although Ganesh is usually thought of as the son of Shiva and certainly are Brahma. You plainly are the Essence.
Parvati, the more cosmic view is that He is, simply, a specialised aspect 3 Always I speak amrita. The truth I speak.
or symbol of the primordial God. Because we follow nature, it is entirely 4 Protect me. Protect the speakers. Protect the hearers. Protect the
natural that Primordial Godhead is represented by the penis, while the givers. Protect the holders. Protect the disciple that repeats. Protect
Goddess is shown by the yoni. that in the East. Protect that in the South. Protect that in the West
Knowledgeable about the creation of a child, the ancients, knowing Protect that in the North. Protect that above. Protect that below.
of macro and microcosmos, found it natural to conceive of the sexual Everywhere protect! Protect me everywhere!
union of a woman and man as analogous to the creation of the cosmos. 5. You are speech. You are consciousness. You are Bliss. You are
You will not be surprised to learn that there formerly existed an Brahma. You are Being-Consciousness-Bliss. You are the Non-
esoteric group of Ganesha worshipers who worshipped the Ganesha Dual. You are plainly Brahma. You are knowledge. You are
Lingam and his Shakti as creators of our cosmos. Intelligence.
Contemporary images of the elephant-headed God invariably 6 You create all this world. You maintain all this world. All this
show Him clothed. Formerly this was not the case. We can note the world is seen in you. You are Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Aether. You
following prescriptions for images drawn from a medieval and occult are beyond the four measures of speech. You are beyond the three
Indian work:-
Gunas. You are beyond the three bodies. You are beyond the three
Ganesha: Vermillion colour, three eyes with a large belly. In His times. You are always situated in the Muladhara. You are the Being
four hands he holds a tusk, a noose, a goad and grants boons. He holds of the three Shaktis. You are always meditated on by Yogins. You
in His trunk a pomegranate and a crescent moon is on his forehead. He are Brahma, You are Vishnu, You are Rudra. You are Agni, You
is adorned with huge serpents. are Vayu, You are the Sun, You are the Moon, You are Brahma,
The symbolism relating Ganesh as being a child of Shiva and Bhur-Bhuvah-Svar.
Parvati also has meaning. Their other son is Skanda or Kartikeya. He 7 'Ga' the first syllable, after that the first letter, beyond that 'm',
rides a peacock. If we take Shiva as guru, His sons, one with him in then the half-moon all together, joined with 'Om', this is the
spiritual lineage, are the Divine and the Heroic dispositions. Ganesha mantra form.
and Skanda are princes and Shiva is the king. 8 Letter Ga the first form, letter a the middle form, m the last form.
Bindu the higher form, Nada the joining together, Samhita the
The Ganesha Upanishad junction. This is the vidya of Lord Ganesha.
We would ask you to examine this in the light that it is a resume of occult 9 Ganaka is the seer, Nricad-Gayatri the metre, Sri Mahaganapati
or magickal lore. Think about it with an open mind and analyse it for the God. "Om Ganapataye Namah."
what it is.
10 Let us think of the one-toothed, let us meditate on the crooked
We do not, in these papers, wish to restrict ourselves to the trunk, may that tusk direct us.
occultism of the Indian subcontinent. The gods and goddesses of many 11 One tusk, for arms, carrying noose and goad, with His hands
places and traditions can reveal a wealth of material which can expand dispelling fear and granting boons, with a mouse as His banner.
our understanding. Occult symbols or sages can often preserve a whole 12 Red, with a big belly, with ears like winnowing baskets, wearing
body of wisdom and yoga magick. Some of this has been corrupted or red, with limbs smeared with red scent, truly worshipped with red
garbled through the course of time by the ignorant. But the wise can re-
flowers.
construct the past into the present for projection into the future.
13 To the devoted a merciful Deva, the Maker of the World, the
Ganapatl Upanishad Prime Cause, who at the beginning of creation was greater than
Auspicious-ness to those who hear - thus the Shanti. nature, and man.
1 Om Lam I bow to Ganapati. 14 He who always meditates thus is a yogin above yogins.
2 You clearly are the tattva. You alone are the Creator. You alone 15 Hail to the Lord of Vows, hail to Ganapati,hail to theFirst Lord,
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formal part of the curriculum. But you are strongly recommended to
hail unto you, to the Big-bellied, One-Tusked, Obstacle-Destroyer, incorporate elements into your own work.
the Son of Shiva, to the Boon-Giver, hail, hail! A Tantrik View of Consciousness
16 He who studies this Atharva Shiva moves towards Brahma. He People commonly experience three states: Being awake (Jagrat),
is always blissful. He is not bound by any obstacles. He is liberated dreaming (Svapna), and deep sleep (Sushupti). But the fourth state,
from the five greater and the five lesser sins. Evening meditation Awake Awareness (Turiya) is not usually considered by ordinary
destroys the unmeritorious actions of the night. At both evening science.
and morning he is liberated from the bad and he attains Dharma- All of these states interpenetrate each other. A daydream is
Artha-Kama and Moksha. Svapna in Jagrat. A lucid dream is Jagrat in Svapna. Other subdivisions
17 This Artharva Shiva should not be given to those not pupils. If exist, and can be explored. One of the aims of AMOOKOS is to give
from delusion a person so gives, he is a bad person. members experience of the fourth state in each of the other three states.
18 He who wants something may accomplish it by 1000 recitations Dream Record
of this. He who sprinkles Ganapati with this becomes eloquent. He Keep a separate diary by your bed. Use a biro or pencil to record
who recites this on a 4th day becomes a knower of Vidya. This an dreams. Include the date, time, and the place of the record. Note your
Artharva saying "He who moves towards Brahma Vidha is never dreams first thing in the morning, immediately on wakening. At first
afraid." He who worships with fried grains becomes famous and you may find this hard to do, and there will be days when you record
becomes intelligent. He who worships with sweet-meat (modaka) nothing, but persevere. Note fragments of dreams, however bizarre and
gains the desired fruit. He who worships with samit and ghee by apparently unconnected. Meditate on your dreams in the umbra Zonule.
him all is attained, all is gained by him. He who makes eight Brah- Dreams as a guide to Conditioning
manas understand this becomes like the sun's rays. In a solar Dream content often contains references to the previous day's
eclipse, in a great river, or in front of an image having recited (this) events. These may show inner reactions to people, events, and even
he gets accomplished in the mantra. He becomes liberated from health. They are a great guide to discovering conditioning. The key to
great obstacles. He is freed from great misfortunes. dream symbolism is often conundrum, ambiguity, and puns. This inner
code is unique for everyone.
Senoi Tribe
This group of people incorporated dreams into their world-view.
Dream Power In the morning, family members shared their dreams. If someone met a
Our view is that Wake Dream Deep sleep are one continuum called the hostile entity in a dream, she or he had to subdue it, and force it to give
4th. Many problems arise because of mutual interpenetration. A daydream a dream gift to bring back into everyday life. The gift had to be
is an example of this, as is performing a whole series of complex actions something useful or aesthetically pleasing. The Senois seemed to regard
without being aware of any of them. hostile dream elements as split off parts of their own selves. Attempt
In our dreams, wake state can exist. Usually we recall fragments this technique with your own dreams. Resist the temptation to interpret
the next morning when we awake. These fragments may contain hints dream characters as being "outside" yourself. Dream friends should be
of previous day's activities, of things which have happened when we cultivated. Dream animals like lions and tigers might represent latent
were dream-awake, (mad association) or deepsleep - awake. powers. Before sleeping, ask for a specific dream on a specific point —
If you are interested in working with these fragments, the books of perhaps some split or confusion you've been unable to resolve in either
Dr Ann Faraday may prove useful to you. But it is possible to get bogged the umbra Zonule or in ordinary life. The tantrik goddess of dreams is
down in the world of 'Dream Power' or the mad pursuit of lucid Svapnavati Devi (She who goes in sleep).
dreams. Lucid Dreaming
Members should carry out their own experiments with dreams Lucid dreams can be triggered mechanically by biofeedback meth-
and states of consciousness. As there are many levels to this work, and ods. Alternatively, you can use symbols to trigger a lucid dream. Select
it is best carried out on a personal basis, we have not included it as a a symbol which you decide will wake you up during a dream, for
your body it is even harder. Remember it is only possible to withdraw
example simple yantras set in jewellery, a vajra, or any other such Pranashakti when you are fully aware of how to extend Her - in other
mnemonic. words, when you have experienced or had sexual intercourse with Her.
Astrology and Dreams The difficulty with attempting astral projection before one has
Yavanacharya (Pythagoras) held that dreams were influenced by stabilized one's nadi web is that the withdrawn energy can cross into
different planets affecting or transit-ting a birth chart. This is a fertile areas which have not been stabilised.
field for investigation. But you will need to keep a dream record for An old Shaivite tradition gives a clue to a sound occult basis for the
some time before you can start experimenting. different 'bodies'.
Daydreams BINDU BLISS"BODY" SOUND IN ITSELF
This is Svapna in Jagrat. The four states interpenetrate. A daydream NADA KNOWLEDGE "BODY" THE 4TH
is association of thought in a an apparently random manner. Try and MOON IMPRESSION "BODY" BRAIN
keep records of these as well. SUN BREATH "BODY" HEART
FIRE FOOD "BODY" GENITALS
Siddhis - magickal powers : an inner view A mantra and a human body have these components. Although
Astral Projection, the idea that human beings have a subtle body these five elements are shown 'above' each other, the truth is that they
attached to the physical one is very ancient and common to many are omni-pervading. How to realise in oneself Nada or sound in itself,
different cultures. this is enigma. The axis for the three centres of Moon, Sun and Fire, is
Bindu, its axis is Nada.
Astral Projection and the body's Nadis
The Astral Body is taken as the old idea of a body attached to the
This is work of the Nadi Chakra. The nadis in the body are the conduits
physical form by a thin cord is the breath body. It has duration in time,
of vital energy or prana. There is a shakti called Pranashakti. Her Yantra
that is to say that it lives and dies. Only human beings and animals have
is the nadi network in the body. Before being able to withdraw these
one. Dead people, that is to say those whose core is rotten, don't.
nadis it is necessary to be aware of Pranashakti within your own body.
DURATION BINDU SPACE-TIME OVULE
These manifest as currents which can very definitely be felt physically.
Their action hinges on breath being 21600 (ie the number of breaths in DURATION NADU DEEP SPACE
one day and one night). DURATION MOON MOON
DURATION SUN SOL (ENTRANCE TO DEEP
The radiance or luminosity of Pranashakti extends a few inches
SPACE)
beyond the body. Pranashakti is one with Nada (Sound in itself). When
DURATION 21600 FIRE SPHERE OF YOUR BODY, ie
she is withdrawn, at first one's outer extremities become cold. One may
THIS PLANET AND PLANETS
feel slight breezes seeming to move over your limbs. Then the body
becomes or feels as if it is paralysed. As Pranashakti merges with Nada Other Siddhis
Shakti a feeling of vibration commences until a stage is reached where In the natural course of magickal self-realisation, of contact with
this involving Pranashakti becomes sound. At this stage Nasikashakti your Guardian Spirit it is likely that powers will develop of their own
may manifest. accord. You should not make the mistake of regarding these as goals.
This Nasika is a zig-zag phenomenon accompanied by strong Unless you are a steady thing yourself, no siddhis accrue.
emotional and physical feelings and perhaps inner sound moving from They come naturally with spiritual growth, when you are relaxed,
one side of the back to the other. This is often confused with so-called awake, and aware.
Kundalini - but recall that this term is loosely and incorrectly used by the Only a few are mentioned below. They are mentioned here so that
uninitiated. you will recognise them for what they are, they were all traditional
When all Prana has withdrawn into Nada, exit is made via the powers of tantrik lore:
crown of the head. This process described in full here is exactly analo- Remember the key to these 27 doors is: Sahaja-Samarasa-Svecch-
gous to the death process. It is not easy to become proficient in this acarya - equipose, spontaneity, the doing of one's true Will:
method, and indeed if you have equilibriated your three shaktis within
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1 Sphere of three times (knowing past, present and future) of will as 98% of people are, this can only be a delusion.
2 Penetration into words (understanding of language) Food (our physical body) can be well or badly cooked. Quality
3 Penetration of previous rebirths (do not seek this, it may come of itself) varies from cook to cook. Being is the cohesive elixir which we are
4 Telepathy (brain to brain contact. When this happens, it is a very great looking for. Devoid of spiritual being, people are mere beasts (pashus)
thing, and is not by any means linked to the world of ideas or thoughts) and less than animals, which are at least true to their own natures.
5 Invisibility (this can be very useful) Another point useful to remember is that you will know for
6 Penetration into death processes (useful for our own passage) yourself your own powers, but others will not (and indeed cannot)
7 Full Triple Being (ability to think-feel-sense as one) usually recognise them, other than by reacting to you in different ways,
8 Having Totalismus-Entire (strong as a lion, penetrating as a mouse, but usually unconsciously.
etc) Do not neglect the fact that you have a wealth of so-called ordinary
9 Penetrating into hidden things power which is mostly unused. People have reservoirs of potential
10 Knowledge of Heaven which often stagnates because they do not have the three powers of
11 Knowledge of the Planets (time breath science, lower grade) Will-Knowledge-Action. The mantra here is 'carry Things through'.
12 Knowledge of the Constellations (time-breath science, medium grade) Repeat this 108 times or your magick will be dust. Sometimes you may
13 Knowledge of physical body and true medicine lose the thread but if you are sincere you will find it again.
14 Freedom from hunger and thirst A magician may not employ harm to another unless she or he has
15 Great steadiness consulted two others of fifth degree or above. In rites of protection re-
16 Insight into the spirit worlds member that you belong to a line which has existed for a very long span
17 Divine intuition (pratibha, you may be born with this but it is rarely of time and that you may draw water from the well. Read Hexagram 50,
a spontaneous manifestation) cornucopia is our hidden name.
18 Knowledge of consciousness
19 Power of the five-fold academy
20 Subtle body travel (it is easier to fly Pan-Am, do not in any way
confuse this with creative imagination a la Golden Dawn)
21 Great Strength
22 Effulgence and radiance (this is aura, charisma, brightness)
23 Conquest of nature (you are nature)
24 Knowledge of time (You are time. Time-Breath science, highest
grade)
25 Knowledge of all things
26 Recognition of intrinsic signs (the patterns of earth-bonded things)
27 Wealth
If you are involved in the occult for any length of time you will
meet various people who claim one or more of these powers. Treat such
claims with scepticism. Each siddhi is a very great thing and much rarer
than most people would have you believe. Achievement implies a level
of being of greatness.
Abandon the idea that every one is capable of progressing in
matters of yoga magick. The current idea is that in our social-democratic
societies anyone is capable of achieving anything they wish. But devoid
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(Hi) Then you should indraw Him into the Yantra above and offer
incense, flame, water and food, then reciting the mantra 106 times:
KSHAM KSHIM KSHUM KSHAIM KSHAUM KSHAH
I WORSHIP THE LORD OF THE PLACE SUCH AND SUCH, PHAT!
After this worship, indraw the Lord of Place and proceed. Leave the
Yantra where it stands for the duration of your magick.
3 To worship a Time Shakti you should visualise Her in your heart and
offer mentally the five sense impressions before outdrawing Her.
4 After She has been invoked and duly worshipped, once again indraw
Her by breath before ending the rite.
These are three specialised attendants of the Great Shakti of Time. They 5 The mantra for each, which you have to recite at least 216 times is:-
give whatever one desires, if all three are worshipped. OM HRIM SHRIM KRIM (Name of Shakti) SVAHA
1 Right half of body male, left half female. In her-his right hand a Moon,
in her-his left hand also a Moon.
2 In her right hand she holds a set square, in her left hand a compass.
3 In her right she holds a Sun, in her left hand a Moon. Kali Kaula Kula Mahakala Akula - the Wheel of
Time
Kali is said to be the presiding Goddess of the Naths. Her Guru line
Time Tantra numbers amongst its members both Matsyendranath and Gorakhnath.
Purification or infusion of any sub- She is the Shakti of Time. Time itself is Shri Mahakali, and Her spouse
stance or alpha ovule is Shri Mahakala Bhairava, at once beyond and one with
1 To prepare a powder, water or Time.
substance infused with any of the Time is viewed as terrible because its inexorable process consumes
powers (shaktis) of Time, you the cosmos. From Mahakali emerges a cluster of lesser Shaktis which are
should face the appropriate di- her Shaktis of Creation, Maintenance and Destruction. These are the
rection, choose the right time, and yoginis and Door Protectors of the Body Yantra.
draw (using the breath method) Sometimes shown at the centre of the Kali Yantra are five triangles,
the appropriate shakti into what- each point of which represents one of her most intimate forms known as
ever substance you are magically Nityas, a word meaning 'eternity' or 'day7. These days are the waning
preparing.
digits of the Moon.
2 If, and only if the direction is Kali, like many other great Vidyas, is a complete cosmos within
inimical, you should, beforehand, Herself, and 'astrology' is the key to understanding Her symbolism. To
draw the Tortoise Yantra with its become 'free from time' implies to be one with Shri Mahakala Bhairava,
head facing the inimical direction Adinatha, Alpha Ovule, Dattatreya, Mrityunjaya (Shiva as Conqueror
and within an earthsquare, shown of Death) etc, etc.
in the diagram.
The Kalachakra is the wheel of time, or the Wheel of Kali and her
(i) You should visualise the fol- subsidiary Shaktis. Her path is the path of Return. Return to what? To
lowing form of Shiva in your the orgasm which started our own particular planet or cosmos off, and
heart:- which is Kali Kala Samarasa or the perfect assimilation within oneself of
(ii) As black as coal, holding sword, both Sun and Moon, symbolised by the eclipse.
skull, trident and damaru.
Kaula A kaula is a Knower of Kali Kala.
Kula A Kula or Clan is a family or duster of Kali's Shaktis, some of
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wich build, some of which maintain, and some of which withdraw. Realm 1 Realm 2
Akula Lack of Kula, that is to say, the Alpha Ovule. Kala (Sun) Kali (moon)
12 Kalas 15 Kalas
Major Subdivisions of the Wheel of Time A microcosm is defined as the blending of the 12 Kalas of the Sun
Kali and Kala are symbolised by the Sun and Moon. Their sexual union and the fifteen kalas of the Moon. Both sets of Kalas are again made up
symbolises that which unites them, ie their child or earth. Because this of the sexual union of Shiva and Shakti in various proportions. A
has the property of reconciling Kali and Kala it is linked to the Guna microcosm is therefore sometimes called a 27, whereas a Macrocosm is
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changeable. This mutual blending of the Sun and Moon or Shiva-Shakti is
Both Sun and Moon have four modes or Kulas which correspond represented in the Shri Yantra in a unified way by the 5 downward
to the four elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Earth too has four pointing triangles (5x3), and four Upward pointing triangles (4x3).
modes. In the case of the Sun the modes are known as Mercury, Jupiter,
Venus and Mars. The Moon's Kulas are Pluto, Saturn, Uranus and Time and its units
Neptune. These are therefore subdivisions or Kulas or clusters of Shiva The basis of Time in Tantrika conception is breath. This is because it is the
Shakti. mean unit of the whole cosmos as food. In Ayurveda there is 'food' as
If we take each of these four as engaging in sexual intercourse they food, 'food' as breath and 'food' as sense impressions. All three types
produce: are consumed at a different rate or vibration.
Shakti + Shiva = Child In one day and one night a balanced human being is said to breath
Pluto + Mercury = Air 21600 times. 10800 are for the night and 10800 for the day. A day and a
Saturn + Jupiter = Earth night is one breath for the Sun. One year is one day for the sun. A lunar
Uranus + Venus = Water fortnight is one breath for the Moon.
Neptune + Mars = Fire The basic unit for Zodiakos is also 21600 (minutes of arc). Of these
Moon + Sun = Aether 10800 are of Kala and 10800 or Kali. This divides Zodiakos into a Solar
These are Kali's fifteen Nityas, and the digits (Kalas) of the waning and a Lunar half. Within this Wheel of Time there are therefore six
moon: Full Moon (Sun), Mars, Fire, Neptune, Uranus, Water, Venus, sidereal constellations which are Lunar, and six which are Solar. These
Akasha, Saturn, Earth, Jupiter, Mercury, Air, Pluto, New Moon (Moon) two sets are each divided into a Solar and a Lunar half, and of these two
Mahakali is therefore unified time, or the collectivity of all Her sets of three are made up of a Rajasic (Solar), Tamasic (Lunar) and a
Kulas or Yoginis. One is already liberated - the Alpha Ovule. The trick reconciling component.
is to 'rearrange' the kulas so that (1) both time and its power becomes This gives the fundamental division of the constellations into 12 -
apparent to you and others according to one's Will, and (2) that one the 12 Kalas of the Sun. They are in units of 4.
realises oneself as source and expression of Time.
The Time Breath Chart
This individual chart shows how the particular blendings of the 27
solunar Kalas affect a being's breathing pattern.
Basis of Time
Number, that is to say the interplay of Shiva and Shakti, is the basis of Magickal application of the Time Breath Chart
Time. The whole circle of Zodiakos with the planets, sidereal constella- A balanced human being breathes 21600 times in day and night. An
tions, angles and Navamshas is Mahakali Herself. unbalanced human breathes haphazardly according to the pattern
The lesser subdivisions of Time come into play as a result of the found in the Time Breath Chart.
reblending of the lesser Kulas with the greater Kulas. In a time breath
chart there are two great realms which are reconciled in a human being,
taken as a symbol of Sun/Moon or Shiva/Shakti perfect assimilation:
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