Ask an Occultist (divination,talking to spirits, siddhis, etc)

[Kalki Avatar]

Hey Matt  

Finally an occultist to speak with. 

Lets see if you can give me some clarity with these things please. 

First, one day I was sleeping and out of nowhere something woke me up. Then I went sleep again but i was semi awake. At that moment I began to feel hands touching my body. That shit was scarier than having all your illusions about reality collapsed at once. What was this and why it happened? 

Second, how do I know if im a mystic or psychic, so I can focus on developing it? Im a fast learner and can grasp direct experiences about something quick. But also, my intuition is very strong. I have the psyche of an aries sun by the way. I can sense when something is going to happen before it does. When someone is going to do something before he does or says something even. I have thought about something and it has happened very quickly. I have thought about someone and met them out of nowhere. I can see someone and know how they are by just looking. I percieve when people are lying or hiding something. Also, what they are feeling or even thinking (not always) . I feel that my life and the World is getting better each day even thou it sometimes seems the total oppossite. Even thou life has no purpose I feel I have a purpose on this life time. I have memories of past lives. How I know they are from past life? I cant explain, I intuitively know. I discern visions of the future out of nowhere about my self or an event. I dont know why but i have always sensed Spirit guides calling me, trying to guide me but i dont know how to contact them. I have always felt passion for the occult and magic. I see 11:11 and many other pair numbers on the clock. I experience multiple synchronicities. I have a strong mind power. Both of my grand mother's have psychic abilities like predicting stuff, sensing paranormal and experiencing synchronicities without being on the spiritual path. One of them got to experience evil eye. I have seen UFO's, the black triangle darker than space and light speed spaceships appearing and accelerating at a pace that makes them dissapear. And lastly, my second name is Raziel, which I dont know if names can actually influence one's energy. There are probably more things, but i dont remember in this very moment. Can you explain what these things say about me on a deeper level? 

Third and Last, how can I experience astral projection? I know this is not something necessary, but i dont know why I feel like I need to experience it. Maybe theres something in the akashic records I need to know. 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2019 by Kalki Avatar

[Javfly33]

@Matt8800 Hi and thank you for answering,

I have this strange fear at night on my house since ever. It's not that im frightened of the dark because in any other houses I don't experience this fear, even if im alone.

I've tried to think into memory if it could be because of any "traumatic" event but I just can seem to remember anything. It's just very serif don't you think? Could be explained because of negative energy?

[Matt8800]

21 hours ago, Kalki Avatar said:

Hey Matt  

Finally an occultist to speak with. 

Lets see if you can give me some clarity with these things please. 

First, one day I was sleeping and out of nowhere something woke me up. Then I went sleep again but i was semi awake. At that moment I began to feel hands touching my body. That shit was scarier than having all your illusions about reality collapsed at once. What was this and why it happened? 

Second, how do I know if im a mystic or psychic, so I can focus on developing it? Im a fast learner and can grasp direct experiences about something quick. But also, my intuition is very strong. I have the psyche of an aries sun by the way. I can sense when something is going to happen before it does. When someone is going to do something before he does or says something even. I have thought about something and it has happened very quickly. I have thought about someone and met them out of nowhere. I can see someone and know how they are by just looking. I percieve when people are lying or hiding something. Also, what they are feeling or even thinking (not always) . I feel that my life and the World is getting better each day even thou it sometimes seems the total oppossite. Even thou life has no purpose I feel I have a purpose on this life time. I have memories of past lives. How I know they are from past life? I cant explain, I intuitively know. I discern visions of the future out of nowhere about my self or an event. I dont know why but i have always sensed Spirit guides calling me, trying to guide me but i dont know how to contact them. I have always felt passion for the occult and magic. I see 11:11 and many other pair numbers on the clock. I experience multiple synchronicities. I have a strong mind power. Both of my grand mother's have psychic abilities like predicting stuff, sensing paranormal and experiencing synchronicities without being on the spiritual path. One of them got to experience evil eye. I have seen UFO's, the black triangle darker than space and light speed spaceships appearing and accelerating at a pace that makes them dissapear. And lastly, my second name is Raziel, which I dont know if names can actually influence one's energy. There are probably more things, but i dont remember in this very moment. Can you explain what these things say about me on a deeper level? 

Third and Last, how can I experience astral projection? I know this is not something necessary, but i dont know why I feel like I need to experience it. Maybe theres something in the akashic records I need to know. 

 

 

@Kalki Avatar

1. There are parasitic entities that feed off of the psychic energy that fear puts out. You put out a burst of fear/psychic energy and they get lunch. The next time you get threatened, command them to back off. If they dont, summon energies of aggression, ruthlessness and violence and attack them to destroy them. Spirits that want to harm will stay away from you from then on and go on to someone else that is more controlled by fear and passivity.

2. It sounds like you might have some clairvoyant abilities. With the right direction in the occult, you can develop them. If you are going to go down that path, be open to exploring the spirit world and developing relationships with spirits. Remember that spirits are like people - some want to help, some will want to harm and there is huge spectrum in between. Lose your fears of spirits, trust that your spirit guide will protect you when called upon and you will be safe. The best books to start with to enter into the occult world is Six Ways by Wachter and Strategic Sorcery by Miller. Read them every 6 to 12 months along with any other books that interest you and you will go a long ways. Life gets VERY interesting very fast on this path. The rewards to your spiritual evolution and how you manage this life are massive.

3. In Six Ways, there are instructions for relaxing into your body before working on shamanic journeying. What is not said is that this is a form of body scanning meditation, which builds up the subtle etheric/astral body. Starting to journey using the techniques in the book builds up subtle senses to perceive the astral realm. The more you build your astral body, the more you can travel in the astral realm. Dont believe people that say that there is no purpose for that. This is also a very powerful tool for spiritual evolution in ways that are somewhat explained in the book.

[Matt8800]

8 hours ago, Javfly33 said:

@Matt8800 Hi and thank you for answering,

I have this strange fear at night on my house since ever. It's not that im frightened of the dark because in any other houses I don't experience this fear, even if im alone.

I've tried to think into memory if it could be because of any "traumatic" event but I just can seem to remember anything. It's just very serif don't you think? Could be explained because of negative energy?

@Javfly33 Parasitic entities feed off of fear. That is why the only people that are harassed by spirits are fearful people. Courage people are left alone.

The next time you have a nightmare and you are being attacked, turn and attack the attackers in a very vicious, violent and ruthless way. I did this 25 years ago and I never had a nightmare since nor have I ever been controlled by fear since.

[Matt8800]

10 hours ago, ActualizedDavid said:

https://youtu.be/w3WiuG6uTJQ

Check this out, your opinion if you have time to listen.

@ActualizedDavid The title is interesting but its a bit long. Can you summarize the message? The title said something about the shoulds and shouldnts of using certain powers. 

[Matt8800]

1 hour ago, Cykaaaa said:

Firstly, thank you for this thread. It's great that you're shining a light on all this. I haven't even considered occult a serious thing until recently.

Would you recommend getting into occult and all that stuff to a teenager? I must admit, you've really got me interested. I kinda want to involve myself in this and read the books you recommended, but at the same time I feel like I need to set my life up properly first, find my purpose and so on.

Would it be useful to do this stuff on the side? Would you recommend that? I'll definitely start applying your "building inner strength" exercise soon.

@Cykaaaa I would say yes with some caveats. 

The occult is a powerful way to change oneself. Many people get into the occult to manipulate their external world. While there is nothing wrong with that, if one has not seen through the power of the ego, their views on what should be manipulated and how are skewed. When magick is used improperly, it can reinforce the ego. This is one of the reasons why it is said that Tantra is a faster path than Yoga to enlightenment but can be more dangerous.

Heres what I would recommend:

1. Educate yourself about how the occult works so you know. Start experimenting with methods and rituals to evolve yourself, minimize undesirable tendencies and strengthen traits that need to be developed. 

2. I would highly recommend that you stay away from cursing, hexing or any other destructive magick...at least until you have evolved yourself to a point where any such actions are not fueled by the ego and is ultimately for the greater good. Such acts should be very carefully considered.

3. Spend the majority of the time you invest into the occult on changing yourself. You can spend time changing your external world but would do that as a secondary focus....at least until the ego is mastered.

4. MEDITATE EVERY DAY. Master your mind. Get to know the mechanism of the ego and how it exerts control over you so you can see through the illusion. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOCUS YOU CAN HAVE. Learn how to do this AND use magick to change yourself and the external world and you will have achieved great heights spiritually. 

5. Seek to connect to your inner spirit guide so you stay on track with the purpose of your incarnation.

Im happy to hear that you will be focusing on your inner strength. It is important

Edited December 1, 2019 by Matt8800

[Matt8800]

1 minute ago, AwakenedSoul444 said:

@Matt8800 if you develop enough siddhis couldn't you just magically make yourself enlightened? That's kind of the idea i have of what happens when people raise their kundalini to crown chakra, like the only way to undo the ego , the Maya what binds the spirit is to use supernatural powers to destroy the ego.

@AwakenedSoul444 Yes, but if you raise your kundalini before you have the courage to let the self die, it could create some difficulties. In the end, you still have to be willing to sacrifice the self, "your" life, "your" hopes and dreams, etc. Its important to understand some of the issues that Leo brings up in his dangers of awakening video.

 

[Matt8800]

1 hour ago, Cykaaaa said:

@Matt8800 Thank you for the advice.

Regarding meditation, what type of meditation are you doing? The "do nothing", mindfulness meditation or what?

I've been meditating for 2 years, but I've stopped recently and replaced it with kriya yoga and concentration work (concentrating on the sense of my index finger and thumb touching - by the way, I heard you talk about concentrating on a dot on the wall, but is my type of practice sufficient too?).

Should I go back to my old meditation practice or can I do well enough with yoga and concentration?

@Cykaaaa I would stick with the concentration meditation and add vipassana to deconstruct the ego (the "noting method" is great).

Concentrating on a dot or a flame does more for you than it might seem. You should get to the point where you can sit and hold your mind free of thoughts in total awareness, at will. It builds up your muscle to drop thoughts as you choose. This is critical.

If you add body scanning meditation, that will build up your subtle bodies for future astral travel, shamanic journeying and clairvoyance. Dont listen to anyone that tells you there is no point to these abilities - they arent in a position to really have an opinion. It opens up a whole spiritual world most are unaware of. You might start experiencing psychic abilities but I would largely ignore them and just stick to the path and avoid grandiosity. Focusing on the sense of your touching fingers is a type of body scanning. Just move that sense around your whole body, limbs, fingers, toes, energetic centers, etc.

For transcending and mastering the ego, I would recommend continual studying Mastering the Core Practices of the Buddha by Daniel Ingram and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with commentary by Swami Satchinanda.

For building your occult practice, read and study everything put out by Jason Miller and Aidan Wachter. Aidan has a great "Six Ways" page on FB. Learn about "left hand path" philosophy to balance out the instinctual "right hand path" tendencies (Lords of the Left Hand Path is a good overview). The key is balance, though, so be mindful of developing imbalances between love and power. Walk the middle path.

My personal recommendation is forget about Kriya and all the other things for now. Read, and reread every 12 months, all the above books and authors until you have them mastered.

Edited December 1, 2019 by Matt8800

[Kalki Avatar]

@Matt8800 Thanks for answering Matt

I have a few doubts left. 

1. Lets say I develop my abilities and get to contact Spirits. Will they come sometimes out of no where and be made noticible on my house? I don't want my family to get traumitized, lol. They are religious and have no idea about true spirituality yet.

2. Also, can't this become a distraction before Realization? I feel alot of attraction towards these things and kinda feel I may get lost in them. 

3. What has this served you? For example, has astral projection teached you something apart from opening your mind, if you have experienced it?

4. Do you have gurus on other realms? 

5. Lastly, I don't know if you are already liberated, but what would be the best combo practices and teachings to combine from your experience? For example, I practice presence for some time. After getting some stability I switch to Breath meditation. Then after being totally relaxed I switch to authentic meditation. And finally after being centered in awareness I switch to self Inquiry and contemplation (which is the one I have less experience with). 

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Kalki Avatar

[Dumuzzi]

Hi Matt, 

Great thread, haven't finished reading through it yet, but there is a wealth of information here. Turns out I'm actually an occultist, just didn't know it yet. I shall wear the label with pride from now on.

Which brings me to the sensitive question of outside perceptions. Have you ever been persecuted for your beliefs, practices and associations?

Reason I ask, is that I am involved in Tantra and work with the Anunnaki as well. I have found that the reception to that on more than one forum was outright hostile and in one case descended into a literal witch-hunt. I have been banished for life as a result. Interested to hear whether you fared better than me. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, that as a result of my above associations,  I was also accused by some more paranoid individuals of being an MK Ultra asset controlled by a CIA handler, who was sent to infiltrate said forum. Can't even make this stuff up...

I wonder how you handle such hostility and if you ever had to make a run for it, metaphorically speaking?

[Matt8800]

On 12/1/2019 at 10:44 AM, Kalki Avatar said:

@Matt8800 Thanks for answering Matt

I have a few doubts left. 

1. Lets say I develop my abilities and get to contact Spirits. Will they come sometimes out of no where and be made noticible on my house? I don't want my family to get traumitized, lol. They are religious and have no idea about true spirituality yet.

2. Also, can't this become a distraction before Realization? I feel alot of attraction towards these things and kinda feel I may get lost in them. 

3. What has this served you? For example, has astral projection teached you something apart from opening your mind, if you have experienced it?

4. Do you have gurus on other realms? 

5. Lastly, I don't know if you are already liberated, but what would be the best combo practices and teachings to combine from your experience? For example, I practice presence for some time. After getting some stability I switch to Breath meditation. Then after being totally relaxed I switch to authentic meditation. And finally after being centered in awareness I switch to self Inquiry and contemplation (which is the one I have less experience with). 

 

 

 

@Kalki Avatar

1. No, it usually doesnt work like that. If spirits arent showing up unannounced to you now to your eyes, they probably wont later unless you do a ritual to evoke them.

2. The only things that are distractions are attachments and aversions. Some people will claim that any other path than the path they are on is a distraction but watch how they react when someone says they disagree with them on Trump, veganism, global warming, genders, etc. Some people dont believe in spiritual evolution other than just waking up. Waking up is not complicated; it just requires courage, which most people dont have. They lack the courage to let the self truly die and just distract themselves with their spiritual identities and practices to make themselves believe they are making progress. What I am proposing is that we should wake up AND continue our spiritual evolution. 

3. There is not enough room to fully answer that lol. Regarding astral projection, sometimes lost spirits need help and you can help them, your spirit guides will teach you things and heal you, etc, etc, etc.....

4. I have my inner guru that talks to me. I suppose "he" is in another realm.

5. I liberated myself 3 years ago. It was brutal but worth it. You must be willing to let the self die. I would suggest studying Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with commentary by Swami Satchinanda. Do concentration meditation to control your mind and Vipassana (also, the Noting Method is great) to see through the egoic mechanism. These things will lead you to awakening. For your spiritual evolution and growth on the occult path, read everything put out by Aidan Wachter and Jason Miller. That will be a great start.

[Matt8800]

13 hours ago, Dumuzzi said:

Hi Matt, 

Great thread, haven't finished reading through it yet, but there is a wealth of information here. Turns out I'm actually an occultist, just didn't know it yet. I shall wear the label with pride from now on.

Which brings me to the sensitive question of outside perceptions. Have you ever been persecuted for your beliefs, practices and associations?

Reason I ask, is that I am involved in Tantra and work with the Anunnaki as well. I have found that the reception to that on more than one forum was outright hostile and in one case descended into a literal witch-hunt. I have been banished for life as a result. Interested to hear whether you fared better than me. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, that as a result of my above associations,  I was also accused by some more paranoid individuals of being an MK Ultra asset controlled by a CIA handler, who was sent to infiltrate said forum. Can't even make this stuff up...

I wonder how you handle such hostility and if you ever had to make a run for it, metaphorically speaking?

@Dumuzzi Thanks

I dont advertise it in my personal life. I have relatives and old friends that are Christian that would be afraid and never talk to me again if I told them everything I had explored.

Dont listen to other people. People are always going to be afraid of others that give themselves permission to be free from all dogma/condition/programming and give themselves permission to build their personal power to a level that is far above others. Its like crabs pulling the other crabs back into the pot. How do you think that many people got the idea that power is "bad"? They dont mind you having personal power as long as it isnt more than them

As the Gita says, its not what you do but why do you do it. With power, it is why do you build it?

If Gandhi would have had the same attitude about developing his own power as many people on this site have, India would still be controlled by the British.

Edited December 3, 2019 by Matt8800

[Dumuzzi]

@Matt8800 Great advice, thanks.

I have also been working on building up my own personal power. Not quite sure what to do with it yet. I thought that maybe I should go out and help people, offer healings, energy transmissions, act as a go-between for people and connect them to deities, that sort of thing. Then I realised, this was to the detriment of my own personal development and it put a strain on the relationship between myself and higher beings. What I am starting to realise is that you can't really help others, the best you can do is show them how to help themselves. 

It is interesting that you should mention Gandhi. I grew up partly in India, but I also lived in the UK for a while. I always felt inspired by him. Apparently, his considerable powers of persuasion and concentration had a lot to do with him being a Sannyasin. He was transmuting his sexual energies to feed his Kundalini and allow him to serve a higher purpose. I am also at that stage, where all of my sexual energies are diverted and transmuted to feed my Kundalini, which awakened about 7 years ago, when it rose all the way to the top. I can now raise my Kundalini any time and keep it in the crown, which i use to interact with higher beings (my preference being ancient Mesopotamian, Buddhist and Hindu deities). I have also used this in the past for healing purposes or to draw a protective shield of fire around people who were harassed by lesser entities.

I wonder what role Kundalini plays in your own practice, is there a particular way you utilise the serpent power to achieve your goals?

[Matt8800]

7 hours ago, Dumuzzi said:

@Matt8800 Great advice, thanks.

I have also been working on building up my own personal power. Not quite sure what to do with it yet. I thought that maybe I should go out and help people, offer healings, energy transmissions, act as a go-between for people and connect them to deities, that sort of thing. Then I realised, this was to the detriment of my own personal development and it put a strain on the relationship between myself and higher beings. What I am starting to realise is that you can't really help others, the best you can do is show them how to help themselves. 

It is interesting that you should mention Gandhi. I grew up partly in India, but I also lived in the UK for a while. I always felt inspired by him. Apparently, his considerable powers of persuasion and concentration had a lot to do with him being a Sannyasin. He was transmuting his sexual energies to feed his Kundalini and allow him to serve a higher purpose. I am also at that stage, where all of my sexual energies are diverted and transmuted to feed my Kundalini, which awakened about 7 years ago, when it rose all the way to the top. I can now raise my Kundalini any time and keep it in the crown, which i use to interact with higher beings (my preference being ancient Mesopotamian, Buddhist and Hindu deities). I have also used this in the past for healing purposes or to draw a protective shield of fire around people who were harassed by lesser entities.

I wonder what role Kundalini plays in your own practice, is there a particular way you utilise the serpent power to achieve your goals?

@Dumuzzi There are different approaches to awakening. Ones perception of things that happen can be colored by the metaphors of the tradition they come from. Not everyone that awakens experiences kundalini in the same way. With that said, if that is what you are experiencing, keep doing it. I believe there can be a lot of power in learning how to work with ones kundalini. 

One can transmute their sexual energy into personal power through sexual abstinence. In Tantra, sexual energy is used to awaken but the "seed" is retained. Right now, you are following what is called the "right hand path". Tantra is considered "left hand path". I would recommend studying Tantra; at least so you understand it. You dont need to change your path at all if you choose but then it is a choice rather than lack of knowledge. I would recommend the book Desire - The Tantric Path to Awakening. Ideally, I like to walk the "middle path".

Tantra incorporates some powerful magick, in which Kundalini energy can be directed with your intent to alter "objective" reality. Maybe it would be a good idea to look for a ritual to evoke Kali Ma and ask if she is interested in drawing you near to her in a student-mentor relationship. I believe that one should maintain their sovereignty in their relationships with deities. Some people grovel like worms and Ive found in my experience that gods/goddesses like Kali dont respect that as much nor is it empowering.

Tibetian Tantric Buddhism has very powerful magick but some of those traditions can be hard to learn (and dangerous) without a mentor. Jason Miller spent some time in Tibet living with some Tibetan sorcerers and incorporated some of the Tantric techiques he learned in a course on sorcery that was revealed to him by Hekate. If you want some powerful magick, that might be the way to go

Dont be influenced by other people's definitions of bad/black magick and good/white magick. People react on this subject out of fear and dogma. Ones intention makes it "good" or "bad".

Edited December 3, 2019 by Matt8800

[Dumuzzi]

@Matt8800 Thanks for those recommendations. I'll check them out. 

Kali did visit me once in her Mahakali form, though that was years ago.

It is my understanding that there is only really one Goddess, in many forms. 

I have done the research on this and it seems that Inanna/Ishtar in ancient Mesopotamia was the original form of the Goddess, as far as the current iteration of our civilisation is concerned and her cult spread from there in all directions and she has been known under many different names in different parts of the world. Spreading West, she became Astarte, Aphrodite, then Venus. Later she was incorporated into Christianity as the Queen of Heaven, Shekinah and the Holy Spirit (as the dove Goddess Ishtar).

Going East, she became Maa Durga (the link between Durga and Inanna is undeniable, especially with the warrior Goddess and Riding the lion/tiger symbolism), who in turn became known as Tara and later Quan Yin in Buddhism. Kali and Parvati are probably part of the same tradition. 

Although I agree that blind worship is not desirable and is disliked by the gods, there is in fact a link between Kundalini and Goddess Worship. I have been given Shaktipat by the Goddess herself and without her divine grace, I very much doubt that I would have been able to fully awaken and more importantly, to survive the process. This may sound rather esoteric, but I have built a personal relationship with her over the years, as well as some of the other gods. In a way, I like to think of it as friendship, but it goes well beyond that, they are family to me. 

As for Tantra, yes, that is the path I follow, though it is more or less by accident, or to be more precise, predestination. You could say that I fell into tantric practice accidentally, on the other hand I'm convinced, that this path was set out for me, even before I was born. There are many little details in my life that add up to this conclusion.

Personally, I never felt the need to do any rituals. The gods come to me without any invocation, if I raise my Kundalini, I can access and interact with any of them. I have come to learn that they have a collective mind (Biblically, this is known as the Elohim) and they can either speak with one voice, or individually, as the situation requires it. However, I might try an invocation or two, just to see if it makes any difference. 

You are right about not allowing other people's perceptions and prejudices to cloud your own judgement. I have fallen into this trap before and I intend to avoid this in the future. 

I will have to meditate on this whole topic and seek divine guidance. I must say, I am very impressed by your posts and your philosophy really resonates with me. It is the first time I have met someone that interacts with deities on the same level as I do and actually knows what they're talking about. This really is a breath of fresh air.

[Kalki Avatar]

@Matt8800 Nice, but before I enter the occult I need to know if I can get killed by Spirits. And also, die doing astral projection wrong, or if someone tries to wake me up, or by some astral entity. 

I dont have much time in this moment to start learning and practicing spells hidden from my family right now. This is why I want to astral project. Is it as hard as to when one experiences their first awakening? So I can know how much time to give such practice right now. 

And, as I saw your practice advice I noticed you did not mentioned any Kriyas. Kriyas did not improve much your practices? 

Any occult video I can see on youtube to open my mind more? 

Edited December 3, 2019 by Kalki Avatar

[Matt8800]

On 12/1/2019 at 10:44 AM, Kalki Avatar said:

@Matt8800 Thanks for answering Matt

I have a few doubts left. 

1. Lets say I develop my abilities and get to contact Spirits. Will they come sometimes out of no where and be made noticible on my house? I don't want my family to get traumitized, lol. They are religious and have no idea about true spirituality yet.

2. Also, can't this become a distraction before Realization? I feel alot of attraction towards these things and kinda feel I may get lost in them. 

3. What has this served you? For example, has astral projection teached you something apart from opening your mind, if you have experienced it?

4. Do you have gurus on other realms? 

5. Lastly, I don't know if you are already liberated, but what would be the best combo practices and teachings to combine from your experience? For example, I practice presence for some time. After getting some stability I switch to Breath meditation. Then after being totally relaxed I switch to authentic meditation. And finally after being centered in awareness I switch to self Inquiry and contemplation (which is the one I have less experience with). 

 

 

 

@Kalki Avatar

1. No, it usually doesnt work like that. If spirits arent showing up unannounced to you now to your eyes, they probably wont later unless you do a ritual to evoke them.

2. The only things that are distractions are attachments and aversions. Some people will claim that any other path than the path they are on is a distraction but watch how they react when someone says they disagree with them on Trump, veganism, global warming, genders, etc. Some people dont believe in spiritual evolution other than just waking up. Waking up is not complicated; it just requires courage, which most people dont have. They lack the courage to let the self truly die and just distract themselves with their spiritual identities and practices to make themselves believe they are making progress. What I am proposing is that we should wake up AND continue our spiritual evolution. 

3. There is not enough room to fully answer that lol. Regarding astral projection, sometimes lost spirits need help and you can help them, your spirit guides will teach you things and heal you, etc, etc, etc.....

4. I have my inner guru that talks to me. I suppose "he" is in another realm.

5. I liberated myself 3 years ago. It was brutal but worth it. You must be willing to let the self die. I would suggest studying Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with commentary by Swami Satchinanda. Do concentration meditation to control your mind and Vipassana (also, the Noting Method is great) to see through the egoic mechanism. These things will lead you to awakening. For your spiritual evolution and growth on the occult path, read everything put out by Aidan Wachter and Jason Miller. That will be a great start.

[Matt8800]

1 hour ago, Kalki Avatar said:

@Matt8800 Nice, but before I enter the occult I need to know if I can get killed by Spirits. And also, die doing astral projection wrong, or if someone tries to wake me up, or by some astral entity. 

I dont have much time in this moment to start learning and practicing spells hidden from my family right now. This is why I want to astral project. Is it as hard as to when one experiences their first awakening? So I can know how much time to give such practice right now. 

And, as I saw your practice advice I noticed you did not mentioned any Kriyas. Kriyas did not improve much your practices? 

Any occult video I can see on youtube to open my mind more? 

@Kalki Avatar No, one cannot be killed by spirits but fear can certainly make one a target for their harassment. They leave the courageous alone. Know that you either have the power, or can find the power through spirit allies, that could really create trouble for any malicious spirit. Stay courageous and you will be protected. Avoid destructive magick until you know what you are doing and why you are doing it.

I believe the body scanning techniques will help one the most in astral projecting because it builds up the subtle bodies and subtle senses. I started doing this recently and started seeing things with my eyes closed as vividly as with my eyes open. That has never happened to me before. My astral projecting experiences are getting much more vivid. When I walk through the forests in the astral, I can hear the stones and sticks under my feet. I can vividly feel the bark on the trees, hear the creek water flowing over the rocks, feel the sun on my skin, etc, etc.

I tried Kriya for awhile. It didnt do much for me...certainly not as much as my other practices. I suppose its fine for some though.

I dont know if this is too advanced, but I watched this video the other day that I liked - 

 

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2 hours ago, Dumuzzi said:

 

You are right about not allowing other people's perceptions and prejudices to cloud your own judgement. I have fallen into this trap before and I intend to avoid this in the future. 

 

@Dumuzzi Sounds like the Goddess is illuminating your path

I would suggest reading up on left hand path philosophy and you will be freed from the influence of other peoples programmed morality and dogma forever. The book that covers this in depth is "Lords of the Left Hand Path" I dont necessarily agree with all their assessments on RHP beliefs and goals but it covers a lot well. Explore your aversions to this philosophy carefully. Understanding this philosophy is important for Tantra in my opinion since Tantra is a left hand path tradition.

Also, I wouldnt underestimate ritual. There is a reason the most advanced and evolved Tantrikas use it. Explore this and you may be surprised at what you find.

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@Matt8800

First of all you deserve credit for creating this thread and providing detailed responses on the topic. It looks like you certainly know what you are talking about.

My questions are:

1. How do you think the ego will corrupt these occult practices?
2. What is the potential for delusion people pursuing this as some people say this is a gift?
3. Do you understand GOD as an anthropomorphized being?
4. Do you believe in any religion/ dogma, a physical hell and heaven?