Well, I have been a member of the course of all of about 2 days and woke up in the night last night to energy fluctuations. I was quite surprised to say the least. It started in the evening as I was scouring the forums and I felt a sort of heat in the heart region. I didn't really think much of it as I do other practices during the day and it isn't uncommon for something energy related to happen, albeit on a lower level than what happened last night.
I could just feel sensation which would intensify on a spot on the body, usually around major chakras and then move somewhere else. I stayed awake and watched for about an hour before I started to wrestle with the part of my self which was telling me to go to sleep. I tried to ignore the sensation (in fact, I remember this thought coming to me spontaneously), but eventually, I took a half a melatonin to go to sleep.
It is hard to deduce what brought it about, but I reckon that this place certainly played a significant part. :-)
:)
Welcome to FST!
This place is full of wonderful things if you are open to it.
The webpages are shakti charged. That's why the lessons are paced at 1 per week. So that we can integrate the insights and actually experience the insights in life (not just intellectually understand it as words). Some lessons take more time than others and everyone's journey is different. Trust your Higher Self. It is helpful to keep a personal journal of your experiences for your own reflection.
Are you grounding everyday?
NAMASTE
Gopi
Hi Gopi
Many thanks for your response. I started doing the grounding exercise yesterday. It is pretty enjoyable, thus far. I do keep a journal already, so am adding in experiences with grounding, etc.
I have done other teachings in the past where others have claimed something similar (energy charged lessons), but I am finding that these teachings (I know that it is incredibly early) are more so than others. It could also be that I wasn't ready for any energy at that time also.
I have to say that reading the forum, which I have been in the eves of the past couple of nights, has been a particularly humbling experience. Especially, related to other practices that I have/had been doing or goals/aspirations that I have had are primarily ego based even if the intentions are good. I am now ready to surrender all of it.
Cheers!
Keith
Yeah, I am the real deal. heh.
The energy of the site has always been strong, have been working on it a bit the past few days and possibly tweaked it a little.
Curious if anyone else noticed a change or has experienced similar.
What part of the tearoom were you reading? A few students have told me, they actually read the entire Tearoom archive, then went on to the K-list archives. Impressive! Of course I have read them all too... but, over 19 years!
Give thanks to your Divine Beloved for the tune-up.
Hi Mystress
I have read a lot of the Temple section, but now moved to Tea where I went back to the beginning. I wouldn't say that I am as ambitious as others to read every post, but there is a lot of useful information in these. Especially, the tummo initiations and pre-graduation essays. Those were the most enjoyable and also the posts which humbled me the most for having built up structures which are built on less than stable foundations.
Cheers!
Quote"I started doing the grounding exercise yesterday. It is pretty enjoyable, thus far. "
Glad to hear this Keith. There are some fear based beliefs about Kundalini online. Gopi Krishna had an awakening without much preparation or guidance and his writing reflects that (still a lot of people benefited from his work). Kundalini can be intense or gentle depending on what the individual needs to learn and it is a life-long learning. Everyone's journey is different and happens at a pace that Goddess wills.
Grounding is a very gentle but powerful exercise. The more you ground, the more you are in alignment with your Higher Self. Kundalini awakening happens as Goddess wills. Sometimes individuals may experience uncomfortable, confusing, mystical, and/or wonderful things during K awakening that are not easily explainable through science and rational logic but nonetheless experienced in real life. In my personal experience, the more I grounded, the more I felt like I was actually able to fully live my life truthfully. Grounding helps your body relax and quietens the worries of your mind. Grounding not only provides the fuel you need for your journey forward but also makes your journey smoother - like traveling 'First Class' on a jet rocket.
IMO, the best part of grounding is that with regular practice, you become self-reliant - no investment in anything external like religion or guru. Of course, we all can learn from each other but there is no dependency on external things for your own spiritual growth when you are well grounded. If you think of yourself as a transistor radio that can be tuned to various frequencies, then grounding removes all the static noise, shows you what needs to be surrendered, and helps you HEAR your own inner guidance more clearly. I am not trying to convince you. Sharing my experiences here in the hope that it will encourage you to continue doing what you are already doing. And honestly, FST is a DIY course. Try it for yourself.
Quote"I have done other teachings in the past where others have claimed something similar (energy charged lessons), but I am finding that these teachings (I know that it is incredibly early) are more so than others."
Goddess is everything. In my limited experience, FST is the most advanced and comprehensive Kundalini Tantra curriculum that I have come across so far. This does not mean others' work is less important. Every rung in the ladder is equally a part of the ladder. The earlier teachings have led you here. I want to be a little bit careful when I say FST is about real power. It is. But if a person plays with Kundalini in order to gain more power, then they are in for an ass-kicking of their lifetime. I agree with you that FST is not like other teachings out there even though there may be some overlaps. FST does not endorse fear or scarcity based beliefs. We acknowledge our fears and surrender it to Goddess. The more we empty our own preconceptions, the more space we have to receive what life has to offer.
Quote"I wouldn't say that I am as ambitious as others to read every post"
Eat for your hunger. If you eat based on what other people are eating, then you will have indigestion or starve. We are all on a journey and we travel at different paces as Goddess wills. Not trying to discourage you from reading but just want to emphasize that there is no competition. Based on my personal experience, when I am grounded, things find me. There is plenty of valuable information and life-affirming experiences shared in the Tearoom and K-list. Reading these posts has been helpful for me during difficult times in my life. That said, I also want to add that my spiritual growth is about how well I integrate the lessons into my everyday life and not about how many posts I have managed to read.
We are happy to have you among us. And glad that you are finding things helpful. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Keep grounding! :D
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IMO, the best part of grounding is that with regular practice, you become self-reliant - no investment in anything external like religion or guru. Of course, we all can learn from each other but there is no dependency on external things for your own spiritual growth when you are well grounded. If you think of yourself as a transistor radio that can be tuned to various frequencies, then grounding removes all the static noise, shows you what needs to be surrendered, and helps you HEAR your own inner guidance more clearly. I am not trying to convince you. Sharing my experiences here in the hope that it will encourage you to continue doing what you are already doing. And honestly, FST is a DIY course. Try it for yourself.
Thanks for the considered response, Gopi. As with any spiritual practice, you get out what you put in, however, this one seems to be at the right time/place for me. However, I don't want to get ahead of myself just yet ;-)
I don't want to post every time I hit a milestone, but I am about to do just that. As I can see that this course now looks like it going to take me places speedily, I will refrain from an update all of the time ;D
I woke up and had some quite heavy kundalini symptoms which were very unambigous as to what they were. The odd thing is that it just happened out of nowhere like last week. I woke up and my root chakra was buzzing and the only thing that I could think of that is was buzzing like a rattlesnake. I didn't feel any movement per se, but I felt this expand to my stomach and solar plexus as well as to my heart where it didn't go much further. Eventually, it died down. I wondered if it was due to me internal commentary (encouraging it) as well actively paying attention to it rather than letting it do its thing. It felt like I was on the fore of something euphoric. I am feeling a bit different today (more energy) and full of gratitude for this community and the lessons, despite my lack of sleep (I did ground afterwards, but it was still pretty hard).
I have had two lessons now and on day 8 of grounding. I have been really reading loads of the other subjects on the sister site here and think that I learned about the surrendering during meditation as well, so perhaps this helped with Goddess.
Onwards and upwards! :-)
I don't want to post every time I hit a milestone, but I am about to do just that. As I can see that this course now looks like it going to take me places speedily, I will refrain from an update all of the time.
It is allowed, actually. I encourage writing in your longhand journal but some people like to sort of blog on the tearoom so I made a board for that. If you like I can move this thread to the Tales board and change the topic to your name and you can keep adding your experiences and questions to it instead of starting a new thread each time. The blog threads in the Tales board are some of the most interesting reading, following people's journey through the process.
Let me know if you want me to do that.
The energy of FST and the grounding often give you some kriyas and sensations of energy movement, it is all good growing. If you try to control, it goes away. so just appreciate, give thanks and keep your crown open to avoid headaches. The part of the grounding where the top of your head is a flower opening, is the symbol or visualization for opening the crown chakra.
Thank you Mystress. I will keep writing in my journal offline, so no need to move it.
I think that I was just really surprised at how quickly it is going. I am not saying that as someone who is upset by it or unhappy. More like a very pleasant surprise. Long may it continue :-)