So my friend Hunter saw one of my video talks I uploaded on youtube and posted on facebook, "Merlin's Musings Episode #", and said that it would be cool if I responded to requests from viewers. I think this is a great idea and I am very excited and enthused to have some of his questions here today to respond too. I will go through them one by one. --After I started this, I realized I wouldn't get through them all in one sitting, so I will focus on a few at a time
Hunter:
Mon 11:05 AM
Merlin: Ok. Channeling energy. So basically from the perspective of a human being, we can look at ourselves as a conduit for perhaps and infinite variety of subtle energies. Many are more fundamental and more consciously accessed, others are out of sight and very far out of sight for most people. We may have ideas about how some things are energy and some things aren't. I think everything is fundamentally energy and that energy is fundamentally Light. Everything we see as distinct particular forms. Physical objects, living things, thoughts, sensations, feelings, higher dimensions, all to me is energy that is ceaselessly streaming throughout the universe. All of it is subtle energy and subtle Light appearing as a diversity of subtle energy forms we call our phenomenal universe. Human beings appear to me to exist on every dimension of reality. We have the capacity to be conscious and experience every dimension and every form within reality. It appears to me that what chakras are, are energy centers within the human being that correspond to what we perceive as external spatial dimensions. It is quite incredible that as we become consciously aware of these apparent internal centers, an external reality manifests into view. The subtlety of this Maybe talk about channeling energy letting things happen and not trying to force itSo that things comes more naturally and creatively becomes more apparent as our perception is unlocked, unleashed, and sharpened by insight. To me our inner chakras represent the external dimension as a whole and as human beings we tune into dimensions by allowing these energetic chakra forces to flow within out out of us, essentially like suns becoming brighter and shining outwards. We experience this as if the chakra energy is flowing within and through us and radiating out of us.
In terms of the practical application of this knowledge, understanding chakra flow, channeling may help us manage our overall well-being because The subtle art of managing our energy flow is how we navigate this universe and the highly subtle and complex path of awakening. I think this is true at least from a relative personal perspective, it is how we experience awakening. To sum up the relationship between awakening and channeling, you could say that awakening is learning to match our personal rhythms with the existing rhythms and currents of the cosmos. Again, this is how we as individuals experience awakening and the desire to have a positive flow of energy flowing through our being. We are awakening to the great Oneness that already is here and now, a harmony already here and now. This takes us into the second point of Hunter's request, letting things happen, trying not to force it so things comes naturally and creatively. What are we letting happen here? Isn't it this pre-existing order? This subtle underlying harmony that we sense on the edge of things? What are we not trying to force? That which opposes (at least in appearance) this deep ever-present harmony which comes naturally and creatively. Spot on. How do we do this in terms of channeling? Well, we intuitively learn to open, awaken, and create healthy flow and harmony among our numinous energy centers that correspond to real dimensions of this deep and very real Oneness that already is here and now. We feel our way through it. We can also study and practice specific techniques to do this and to grow more adept in doing this. This process is immense and there are countless avenues to pursue with both success and failure. I think the best advice I can give is learn to do what works for you and learn to listen to what your truest deepest feelings are telling you. I think we can discover a True trajectory for ourselves that is Good. I think we can know this and trust in it. This is not necessarily easy and can be very very difficult for it requires giving up all things we depend upon that get in the way of us trusting in what our feelings tell us. CAUTION though, feelings are fucking tricky, and it is very very easy to get confused and caught up in so many things that we think are other than they are.---Basically developing our sense of what is forcing it and what is truly allowing it is developing our bullshit detector and removing our face from our own asshole which we love to smell. If you get it and get it enough, it won't matter what you do or what happens to you in a way not to be confused with cold heartedness. We sense the forcing it that is the resistance to natural and spontaneous order. We sense it is illogical to pursue what is out of harmony because what is out of harmony never will be better than what is in harmony. Following this bs detector will lead us out of discord and into natural effortless harmony. We experience this as greater and more harmonious flow of energy(ies) throughout our body and being. You don't know it's shit until you do, so you are just going to have to step in it and keep on stepping in it until the fumes reach your nostrils and you decide you've had enough of this dog's asshole, until then, bon appetit. There is no quick fix, or perhaps even a permanent one. This shit just unfolds like the seasons do. If you are lucky, you can use what consciousness and control you have to get your ass out of the thick of shit, into a place of relative stability where you can systematically reprogram yourself so that you don't automatically immerse yourself in feces. I really don't think this is easy for most people. It is complicated and a long haul. It seems to me that most people are naive to and unprepared for the reality of this undertaking. We don't really know what we are getting into. I think many of the paths we may take are not clear and set out for us. I think they could be, but it is up to us to carve them out for future participants. I would just try and be as honest and realistic as you can be. Make small steps that you can make if you can. Yoga is the science of turning grains of sand into planetoids. The first step is realizing where you actually stand so you know what you are capable of, so you then can proceed to making real gains. Until you have this clarity, you will run around in circles. Doing this can be immensely difficult. I think maybe in future blogs or vids I will talk about specific things/ or techniques I have done or use. You just have to find what works. Make spirituality practical and in align with practical needs. If you don't you will get top heavy and you world will turn upside down. It takes one to know one. Peace
If you don't want to force it, you have to recognize the subtle flow to things and be capable of following this in a natural way. Follow it as it grows and deepens. Ride the wave
-Merlin
