Thursday, June 16, 2011



Deity

At our altar, we both call forth our deity and feed the deity ( give offerings). You can tell by the signs, omens, and overall energy if the deity is truly living in your atmosphere. My buddhist friend, who chants before his altar, you can definitely feel the Buddha . There are some goddess deities that are so intense, they are not called forth inside the house or temple. They are contacted outside, usually underneath a tree. You will learn to recognize when the deity is in your circle. Of course, it is possible to be calling up more spirits than deity. This, too, has a definite feel to it.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Three Secrets

In eastern thinking, three secrets are: mantra, mudra, and mandala.
Mantra is the energy, vibration and the power. Mudra is body position, which also includes breathing, how you sit, and how you hold your hands. Mandala means visualization. These visualizations are often of geometrical patterns, which have meaning to the deeper mind.
Three secrets is the foundation of both spiritual and magical work.
Also called three jewels.
These have a correspondence to head, heart and stomach, which are the three areas of our body and the psychic centers. Head is mental, heart is emotional, and stomach is physical.