Spiritual Preparedness - simple practices and meditations to increase self-awareness

eh. Things work faster when they are decentralized...to a point.

Besides...you should start the thread. I don't want to look like I'm trying to pimp out the wind to all you ladies.

I'd like to avoid further debris and bugs. ;)

Yes. But I can't say for sure because the interaction with the wind is something that women have over men.

As it was described in Carlos Castaneda's 'The Second Ring of Power', all I can offer is my best understanding of what was described and how I interpreted it.

I don't know if 'empowered' is the most adequate word to describe it. It is more like the wind has the ability to align the intent of the woman with the intent of the spirit.

Women are naturally superior stalkers. They are forced to learn the concepts of the art of stalking because they are women...born into a world where they aren't as physically strong as the other gender of the species.

They aren't effective when they push themselves to the front. They have to work behind the scenes to get what they want out of life. They have to find a way to maneuver others into placing them in the role of a director.

The wind gives them the moment of opportunity to choose their battle.

The art of stalking is the following (from Castaneda's Wheel of time):

“The art of stalking is a set of procedures and principles that enables a warrior to get the best out of any conceivable situation.”

“The first principle of the art of stalking is that warriors choose their battleground. A warrior never goes into battle without knowing what the surroundings are.”

“To disregard everything that is unnecessary is the second principle of the art of stalking. A warrior doesn’t complicate things. He aims at being simple. He applies all the concentration he has to decide whether or not to enter into battle, for any battle is a battle for his life. This is the third principle of the art of stalking. A warrior must be willing and ready to make his last stand here and now. But not in a helter-skelter way.”

“A warrior relaxes and abandons himself; he fears nothing. Only then will the powers that guide human beings open the road for a warrior and aid him. Only then. That is the fourth principle of the art of stalking.”

“When faced with odds that cannot be dealt with, warriors retreat for a moment. They let their mind meander. They occupy their time with something else. Anything would do. That is the fifth principle of the art of stalking.”

“Warriors compress time; that is the sixth principle of the art of stalking. Even an instant counts. In a battle for your life, a second is an eternity, an eternity that may decide the outcome. Warriors aim at succeeding, therefore they compress time. Warriors don’t waste an instant.”

“In order to apply the seventh principle of the art of stalking, one has to apply the other six: a stalker never pushes himself to the front. He is always looking on from behind the scenes.”

“Applying these principles brings about three results. The first is that stalkers never take themselves seriously; they learn to laugh at themselves. If they are not afraid of being a fool, they can fool anyone. The second is that stalkers learn to have endless patience. Stalkers are never in a hurry; they never fret. And the third is that stalkers learn to have an endless capacity to improvise.”

yeah i get easily confused. I can't start the thread. I didnt have a clue what you were talking about. I just like the wind. not to go there. But have you ever dance naked in a storm? you develop a love for wind

"Since we work better behind the scene, why would we start a thread on how the wind empowers us?"

Good question U 3.

I don't know the answer. I only suspect it. As I suspect that you suspect it.

@JB, I'm just enjoying my retreat for now.

@OP, thought you might enjoy seeing what took place in your thread. Thanks for providing a space for us. I hope it helps others.

i only post where the energy is good. Or if i feel compelled to share an experience

I very much like this exercise so I'll stop here reading the thread. I'm bookmarking it though because I think I'll read from it every day.

So, just letting you know how much I appreciate it and this feels so good.....like soft and gentle. I like it! And want to thank Qarley for pointing me here.

I'm glad you like this exercise Unit3, I have consciously been practicing soul conscious awareness while in this body for around 25 years and sometimes it feels like I haven't made much progress - thankfully other times it does!

When I first woke up from body consciousness, I tried to jump to being in I awareness without facing the traumas and origins of the deeply ingrained little i's, it was like I tried to disconnect from them, pretended they didn't exist. Secretly I was ashamed of them.

You quite often see this effect in people who join a cult or start a form of spiritual practice or meditation. You know, the ones who move around in an ethereal manner reacting as though things don't get to them, quoting spiritual texts, beatific smiles etc, winding everyone around them up no end! Well I was like that back then - the ego and denial structures took a long time to crack. The initial buzz of finding a spiritual truth and way of being became a kind of addiction and taking responsibility for all the little i's as a young spiritual warrior wasn't something that I was mature enough to face. I used to spout endlessly about the law of karma but I wasn't prepared to face my own.

Further down the line, denial did crack and I realised it wasn't about escape or disconnection but acceptance and transformation, I started to learn to face and accept my own shadow. It is an ongoing daily practice and I go off course regularly. Then I find the external events in my life manifest in such a way to teach me and nudge me back awake again. The inner critic has been transformed to an inner guide, always learning.

I don't know what my point is, I guess it's that the exercise above sounds simple and yet it is a life (or lifetimes) long practice.

I'm glad you enjoy hanging out in this thread.

Oh, Pharista, what a wonderful thread!

I'm so happy to get to say "Hi!" to you, and touch base.

Wow, I just stopped by to check on the thread and saw it had increased by two pages of posts, thanks Johnny Blaze, Unit 3 and Qarley for sharing your own spiritual awareness and thoughts here.

I haven't time to log in now and read through all your contributions but I look forward to doing that later today.

Thanks for posting. :)

Y'all should help with this world wide Meditation for Peace in the Ukraine.

It's going to be for 15 minutes but if you want to do it for longer go ahead.

Here's the link to the time
[link to www.timeanddate.com]

Here's the link to the thread
Thread: Meditation for Peace in The Ukraine