Ketu & ‘The Abode of Forgotten Dreams’ 🌙

For the past three years I have, with single-pointed focus, dedicated my life to the Path of Magic with more volcanic vigor and vibrant volition than I have ever thought possible. The benefits and effects have been, to say the least, extraordinary and bizarre; lycanthropic, all-pervasive and rhapsodic. It seems by proclaiming my passion for the Path, and in choosing precise terms to describe something that is quite immaterial and intangible (Ketu), the process becomes its own sadhana (spiritual practice). And in good spirit, I must yield to the scorching chambers of my Soul to avow the Great Work with unrelenting devotion and desire.

To review, an “exoteric” practice highlights the “external” sensorial reality (Rahu), to the detriment or near negation of the internal essence (Ketu). However, we live in the World, and the Divine Mother has sculpted an electric carnival for us to explore with our senses. We project our sight outwardly (Rahu) to study, learn and develop from observation and direct experience. However, when our nervous system becomes too “heated” or our subtle air element becomes too polluted from overstimulation, we can become distracted, depleted and dispersed. We slowly begin to sever from our own intuition, primal sense, and internal tentacle that connects us directly to Divinity. We separate from our natural instinct and the inherent, latent power of the psycho-sexual force of Devi Kundalini, that when skillfully and responsibly manipulated, can increase awareness and eventually help us attain to liberation.

When the two discordant worlds of “internal” (Ketu) and “external” (Rahu) are merged, we strike a chance at “wholeness” or Purna. Yoga can precisely mean to “merge” in every sense. Energetic impurities which divide consciousness are burned in the heat of Sadhana. In this sense, the internal space (Ketu) is a ‘living cremation ground’ because it resurrects wisdom that has been forgotten, a sacred wisdom quintessential to the attainment of enlightenment. By guidance of Aghora Master Vimalananda—we must strike at the Heart, or true essence, of any aspect of Reality to reap the true rewards.

Thank you to the following inspirational sources for guiding my attitudes and perspectives, I am extremely grateful and do my best to pass on this spiritual knowledge through my own creative lens.

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