Denis Casarsa - Entheosonic Whistling Vessels [2014] (converted).docx

Table of Contents PREFACE 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE DISCOVERY OF PERUVIAN WHISTLES . AN ENTHEOSONIC E!PERIENCE ACCOUNTS OF E!PERIENCES WITH ENTHEOSONIC WHISTLES ". A DESCRIPTION OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF WHISTLIN# VESSELS ASPECT OF THE PERUVIAN WHISTLIN# VESSELS $. CHI%U CULTURE AND THE &IN#DO% OF CHI%OR PRE'COLO%(IAN CIVILI)ATIONS %UCHI*UE CIVILI)ATION CHAN'CHAN SHA%ANIS% AND CHI%U %YTHOLO#Y +. THE CROSSROADS OF THE SENSES ELE%ENTS OF ALCHE%Y, HER%ETICIS%, AND INITIATION %A#IC TA(LE OF ANALO#ICAL CORRESPONDENCES FIRE WATER AIR EARTH ETHER THE ELE%ENTS, CHA&RAS, AND HU%AN SU(TLE (ODIES THE N-I DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL CHA&RAS THE AERIAL DOU(LE THE PLANTAR DOU(LE THE ELE%ENTS IN TI(ETAN (UDDHIS% AND TANTRIS% SCIENCE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE IS THE LOSS OF THE SOUL /. SOUND AND CONSCIOUSNESS SOUND IN CULTURE AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS THE PRANAVA O% SOUND AND THE PHYSIOLO#Y OF THE (RAIN (INAURAL (EATS (RAIN WAVE FRE*UENCIES #A%%A WAVES (ETA WAVES ALPHA WAVES THETA WAVES DELTA WAVES RESONANCE FRE*UENCIES AND HEALIN# 0. SHA%ANIC INSTRU%ENTS OF %IND E!PANSION DEFINITION OF SHA%ANIS% A SCIENCE OR AN ART OF ECSTASY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ECSTASY ENTHEOSONIC SHA%ANIS% %YTHOLO#ICAL FOUNDATION ON SHA%ANIS% THE %EDICINE %AN I%A#ERY IN HEALIN# . UNITY OR NONDUALITY, THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS APPENDI! CO%%ENTS FRO% DONNIE N. WRI#HT A(OUT %A&IN# THE WHISTLIN# VESSELS A(OUT THE AUTHOR

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ENTHEOSONIC

WHISTLIN# VESSELS

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Contents Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Discovery of Peruvian Whistles 3. An Entheosonic Experience Accounts of Experiences with Entheosonic Whistles 4. A Description of cienti!c tudies of Whistlin" #essels Aspect of the Peruvian Whistling Vessels $. %hi&u %ulture and the 'in"do& of %hi&or Pre-Colombian Civilizations Muchique Civilization Chan-Chan hamanism an! Chimu M"tholog" (. The %rossroads of the enses Elements of Alchem"# $ermeticism# an! %nitiation Magic &able of Analogical Correspon!ences 'ire Water Air Earth Ether &he Elements# Cha(ras# an! $uman ubtle )o!ies &he *+,i escription of the even Principal Cha(ras &he Aerial ouble &he Plantar ouble &he Elements in &ibetan )u!!hism an! &antrism cience without Conscience is the .oss of the oul ). ound and %onsciousness oun! in Culture an! piritual &ra!itions &he Pranava /m oun! an! the Ph"siolog" of the )rain )inaural )eats )rain Wave 'requencies 0amma Waves )eta Waves Alpha Waves &heta Waves elta Waves 1esonance 'requencies an! $ealing *. ha&anic Instru&ents of +ind Expansion e2nition of hamanism A cience or an Art of Ecstas" &he Characteristics of Ecstas" Entheosonic hamanism

M"thological 'oun!ation on hamanism &he Me!icine Man %mager" in $ealing ,. -nity or onduality/ the Essence of piritual Traditions Appendix0 %o&&ents fro& Donnie . Wri"ht aout &ain" the vessels Aout the Author Endnotes

ENTHEOSONIC

WHISTLIN# VESSELS

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DENIS CASARSA T7anslate< f7o9 t=e F7en8= b> T39ot=> Robb3ns

e!icate! to all frien!s of the Entheosonic Whistling Vessels an! to see(ers of the Absolute enis Casarsa

PREFACE T=e G7st t39e I 7ea< Entheosonic Whistling Vessels as >ea7s a5o, an< t=e 9an;s8736t as 9;8= t=3nne7 t=an 3t 3s to. %> G7st eB6e73en8e a8t;all> ;s3n5 t=ese =3stles as also lon5 a5o. Ne4e7t=eless, 9> 3nte7est, bot= 3n t=3s t7eat3se an< 3n ;s3n5 t=e =3stles, =as ne4e7 ane<. W=en Den3s Casa7sa ase< 9e to 73te a 67efa8e to =3s o7, I as to;8=e<. Ha43n5 t=e =ono7 an< t=e a<4anta5e of no3n5 =39 6e7sonall>, I 8an sa> =at a 5oo< 9an =e 3s an<, f;7t=e7, =o t=at t=e 67efa8e 8o;l< ;38l> be8o9e as 4ol;93no;s as t=e t7eat3se 3tself. T=3s be3n5 t=e 8ase, I 3ll be 8ontent, as 3s 9> ont, to 7efe7 onl> to 9> on eB6e73en8e, =38= 3s s;7el> 4al;able to onl> 9e. P7e83sel> fo7 t=3s 7eason, I en8o;7a5e >o; to see t=at eB6e73en8e fo7 >o;7self 3f >o; o66o7t;n3t> 3no; to 87eate t=e 8378;9stan8es to . To 9> 93n<, t=e ;se of t=ese =3stles 3s 738= 3n se87ets, s3n8e so;n< 3s t=e e> to all eB3sten8e, a t7;t= t=at to 6a7t38le 6=>s38s 8lea7l> 8onG79s t=7o;5= st73n5 t=eo7>. T=e7e 3s 3n to =38= e =a4e been 57ante< a88ess. T=ese 8o9b3ne< so;n of t39e, b;73e< 3n t=e 8ons83o;sness of o;7 o7l<, =38= 9an> t7a<3t3ons 8all b> <3Je7ent na9es, b;t t=at 3s 6e7=a6s best 8alle< K#a3a. I =a4e felt t=e 43b7at3on of t=ese =a79on3es be>on< t=e sto6 396ose< on t=e 93n<, =38= 57ants ent7an8e to t=e =35=est 43b7at3on of o;7 be3n5 =en 3n 8o99;n3on 3t= t=ese 3ntensel> 87eat34e K9ot=e7 so;nnton3:at3on 3t= t=e 6739o7<3al so;n< t=at 3s t=e sa87e< om, 67esent3n5 a 4e73table 6ano6l> of t=e 57eat Poss3ble, bot= fo7 =;9an nat;7e M=38= 3t 3s =en =;9an nat;7e 3s 8o77e8tl> ;n 8ons83o;snesses s;8= as #a3a. T=3s 8all 87eates an< 5;3 tae t=7o;5= t=e 3ll;so7> 673s9 of t=e G4e 3n5st383s9 M3n t=e la75est, 9ost ;n34e7sal, an< noblest sense of t=e o7< t=at e9anates f7o9 t=e9 3s l3e a 43b7at3n5 87a 8ont3n;e to 57o t=e f;lGll9ent of t=3s t=o;5=t 3s 6ea8e, t=efo8;se< 6oe7 oft=o;5=t, lo4e, =a79on>, an< t=e 7ee8t3on of t=e Absol;te L35=t 3t=3n ea8= of ;s. I t=an Den3s Casa7sa fo7 =3s tena83t>, =3s 6at3en8e, =3s e4ol43n5 be =e t=an 9ost 6eo6le. I sal;te =3s 93n< f;ns 4ast, fo75otten 6ast. %o7eo4e7, t=e t=at 5;3 a8a ;al3t>. W=e7e4e7 t=e =;9an a<4ent;7e =as le< ;s, 3n nea7l> e4e7> 8o7ne7 of t=e o7l<, f7o9 t=e 3nGn3tel> la75e to t=e 3nGn3tes39al, 3n all t=e seas, beneat= t=e Ea7t=, 3n t=e s3es, an< to t=e s;b;ant;9 7e8esses of s6a8e Mt=ans to t=e o7 of t=e 9ost a<4an8e< 9os38sall of t=ese eB6lo7at3ons =a4e been o;ts3 ne5le8te< 9ost ;nt3l no 3s t=at of o;7 on 3nne7 o7l<, t=e 6la8e =e7e e a7e all t7;l> Qo3ne< t=7o;5= t=e 3nte79e<3a7> of t=e essen8e of be3n5, =38= 3s 8o99on to all t=3n5s, Q;st at l3e t=ebe53nn3n5 eB6lo7at3on of 8ons83o;sness an< 6at=s 3ts 8o99;n3on 3t= t=e fa8ets ofto all 3nne7 7eal3t3es. We a7e t=e of one of t=e n;9e7o;s of eB6lo7at3on t=at3nGn3te a7e 67o93se< a =;9an3t> 7e3n435o7ate< fo7 t=e tent>'G7st 8ent;7> an< be>on<, a 6at= of t=e eB6ans3on an< <3s8o4e7> of 8ons83o;sness, =38= 3s to sa>, t=e 8ons83o;sness of t=e self as 3t 3s 3nte77elate< 3t= t=e 8ons83o;sness of all. I s3n8e7el> =o6e >o; 3ll 7es6on< to t=3s 3n43tat3on to eB6lo7e ent=;s3ast38all>, b;t also 3t= =;93l3t>, s396l383t>, an< a s6373t of a88o99o
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1. INTRODUCTION Se4e7al t=o;san< >ea7s a5o 3n t=e 8ent7al 7e53on of Pe7;, t=e7e eB3ste< a lo7e of so;n< t=at =as no 8o;nte76a7t 3n o;7 s. T=e an83ent Pe7;43ans e o;l< 8all 3t a te8=nolo5> of so;n< an< 3ts ;t3l3:at3on fo7 73t;al3st38 an< s6373t;al 6;76oses. Des63te a 57eat a 57o;6 6a7t3836at3n5 3n a sess3on 3t= t=ese 3nst7;9ents 3ll lea< ;s to a <3s8;ss3on of t=e37 o7353n an< s;66ose< 6la8e 3n t=ese 67e'Colo9b3an 8;lt;7es. T=e 9>t=olo5> an< bel3efs of t=ese 67e'Colo9b3ans a7e, of 8o;7se, of a <3Je7ent a5e, b;t t=e 8lose 8onne8t3on beteen t=ese 8;lt;7es an< t=e fo78es of nat;7e 3s of8;lt 57eat 4al;e to 9o. s=o;l< 7e8o5n3:e nat;7e as t=et=at 4e7> essen8e of l3fe. Pe7;43an =3stles a7e 3nst7;9ents t;ne< to f7e;en83es t=at 8o77es6on< to t=e 8;77ent e4ol;t3ona7> 8on<3t3on of =;9an3t> to t=3s 4e7> . It 3s <38;lt to s6ea of t=3s eB6e73en8e, to 8=a7a8te73:e 3t an< , alt=o;5= 3t ob43o;sl> 7e67esents so9et=3n5 ;n;s;al an< eB8e6t3onal fo7 ea8= 67a8t3t3one7. No <3s8;ss3on o7 t=eo7et38al 8ons3 f7o9 one 3n<343<;al to anot=e7, a88o7<3n5 to ea8= 6e7sons sens3b3l3t> an< 7e8e6t343t> at t=e t39e of t=e sess3on, not to 9ent3on a 8ons3able t39e. T=e so;n t=e =3stles fa83l3tate a nat;7al 9o<3G8at3on of 8ons83o;sness. T=e =3stles a7e 4e=38les t=at lea< ;s nat;7all> an< eJo7tlessl> to t=e 7eal3:at3on of t=e 4astness of o;7 9an3festat3on, to a ne aa7eness o;7 3nne7t=e lan s;s6ens3on, o7 a slo3n5 67o9ote t=e <3s8o4e7> of o;7 nat;7e an< 9an3festat3ons b> 3n<;83n5 a 6s>8=oa8o;st38 eB6e73en8e of a 4e7> 6a7t38;la7 t>6e, =38= 7e9a3ns nonet=eless 4e7> s396le. T=e s6e83al t;n3n5 of t=ese =3stles 67o<;8es t=e37 =a79on38s. T=ese tones an< o4e7tones 3n<;8e a l35=t an< b73ef 9o<3G8at3on 3n t=e ;s;al state of o;7 8ons83o;sness, an eB3stent3al Klett3n5 5o, an o;t6o;73n5 be>on< 93n< an< 8on8e6t;al3:at3on. T=3s 67a8t38e M=38= 3s eB6e73en8e, ;n3;e an< beneG83al 3n 3ts a8o;st38 as ell as 3ts s6373t;al ;al3t3es. We 3ll an< 8=a7a8te73st38s of t=3s s6e83al eB6e73en8e late7. H;9an 8ons83o;sness, t=e 9a3n5 of t=ese =3stles, an< t=e tonal3t3es an< f7e;en83es t=at t=e> 67o<;8e all e4ol4e< to5et=e7. We 3ll 8=olo538al eJe8ts on 8ons83o;sness an< t=e best a> to beneGt f7o9 t=3s eB6e73en8e. T=e =3sto7> of so;n< an< of 3ts ;t3l3:at3on an< 9ean3n5 3n =;9an 8;lt;7e 3s eno79o;s. We 3ll <3s8;ss 3ts esote738 3s, He79et383s9, an< In3t3at3on %a538, =3le e4o3n5 =;9an3n<s s;btle bo<3es, t=e37 7elat3ons=36 to 8ons83o;sness an< s6373t;al3t>, an< t=e e4ol;t3on of =;9an3t>. S3n8e ent=eoson38 =3stl3n5 4essels a7e s=a9an38 3nst7;9ents, I 3ll atte96t to 8=olo538al an< 9>t=olo538al fo;n8=e. We 3ll also 8ons38=olo5>, es6e83all> t=e a> 3n =38= t=e 87eat343t> 3n=e7ent 3n o;7 7eal3t3es 8an =el6 ;s to bette7 <3s8o4e7 =at e f;n a7e. We 3ll Gn3s= t=3s t7eat3se b> 3n4o3n5 t=e nat;7e of t=e non<;al, o7 s6373t;al, eB6e73en8e.

T=3s teBt an< t=e 7esea78= t=at 3t 8on4e>s a7e t=e 67o<;8ts of 3n<343<;al eB6e73en8e 3t= Pe7;43an =3stl3n5 4essels eBten<3n5 o4e7 9o7e t=an Gfteen >ea7s. It as 73tten abo4e all 3t= t=e 5oal of 9a3n5 t=ese 7e9a7able 3nst7;9ents non, t=at t=e> 935=t be fo7 t=e 7ea =a4e been fo7 9e an 3nt7o<;8t3on to t=e t=e9es t=at a7e at t=e =ea7t of esote7383s9, t=e s83en8e of 8ons83o;sness, an< =3< an< 8o96leB3t> of t=e s;bQe8ts t7eate< =e7e, t=3s teBt 3s t=e 7es;lt of b3as as to t=e <34e7s3t> of b3o57a6=38al so;78es. F;7t=e7, 3t as 3ns637e< b> a <38t;9 8o99on 3n an83ent =;9an 8;lt;7es t=at a 9e<383ne, a 9a538al 53ft 3t= s6373t;al 6otent3al, 8an onl> =el6 t=ose =o ;se 3t 3f 3ts o7353ns a7e 7e9e9be7e<, 7e6eate<, 7e83te<, o7 73t;all> 7e8onst3t;te<. T=3s teBt also taes ;6 t7anslate, to 534e fo79 eB6e73en8e =ose be>on< t=e le4el of ne8essa7> a3s an<

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8on8e6t;al s6=e7e an< =38= st7;8t;7es o;7sel4es b;t 5ene7all> l393ts o;7 ;n. O;7 93n<,o;78on8e6t;al 6e78e6t3onof7eal3t>, 7e4eals 3tself to be 8o96letel> se8on an< 7e<;8t3on3st <;73n5 an eB6e73en8e of t=e =3stles. T=e ent=eoson38 Pe7;43an =3stles 534e ;s a88ess to ot=e7 states of be3n5ot=e7 <39ens3ons of 8ons83o;sness =38= 8an se74e as t=e 9eans to 7eal3:e 3n<343<;all> =at e nee< to eB6e73en8e, t=;s allo3n5 ;s to <7a nea7 t=e 6o3nt =e7e Kself an< Kot=e7 a7e Qo3ne< 3n ;n3t>. T=3s teBt as also 73tten 3t= t=e 3s= to 3n43te ot=e7s to t7a4el on t=3s 6at= of ;n3t>, =38= 7e;n3tes o66os3tes, 3n t=e =o6e t=at 3t 3ll be able to a<<7ess 8e7ta3n . I o;l< l3e to a8nole<5e t=e 8ollabo7at3on of all 9> Pe7;43an =3stle f73ene7s, tea8=e7s, an< s6373t;al 9aste7s =o ass3ste< 3n t=e o; to 8onta8t 9e 3t= >o;7 ;est3ons abo;t t=ese 3nst7;9ents o7 t=3s teBt, an<, of 8o;7se, I 3n43te >o; to eB6e73en8e t=e9 fo7 >o;7sel4es.

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2. THE DISCOVERY OF PERUVIAN WHISTLES Pe7;43an =3stles a7e a7t3fa8ts of 6otte7> 3n t=e fo79 of 8o99;n38at3n5 4essels. A78=eolo53sts an< ant=7o6olo53sts fo;n< 57eat n;9be7s of t=ese obQe8ts 3n So;t= A9e738a. A s6e83al 8ate5o7> of t=ese 8o99;n38at3n5 4essels as fo;n< 3n t=e to9bs of =35= <35n3ta73es alon5 3t= t=e ea6ons an< foo< t=e> o;l< nee< fo7 t=e37 Gnal Qo;7ne>. In 3uechua Mt=e In8a lan5;a5e, t=e na9e fo7 a 9a8a 6a77ot 3s huacama"a. W=3stl3n5 4essels a7e non as huacas, a 5ene738 te79 o7 sa87e<, an< huacama"a 9eans K5;a7<3an of t=e sa87e<.1

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so;n 3nt39ate an< e9ot3onal, an< bas38all> ;3te s396le. %eta6=o738all>, one 935=t sa> t=at 3t 3s l3e Kbe3n5 3n an o8ean of eB6e73en8e =en a 3n< of so;n<, 6=>s38al feel3n5, an< e9ot3on <73fts o4e7 an< ente7s >o;7 bo<>, o3n5 3ns3ea7s, Don W735=t =as 7eGne< t=e ent=eoson38 6otent3al of t=e 4essels t=7o;5= a 9et38;lo;s t;n3n5 of ea8= =3stle 3n sets of fo;7, e35=t, o7 tel4e. Ea8= 3nst7;9ent 3s eJe8t34el> t;ne< 3t= t=e ot=e7 4essels 3n t=e ense9ble, =38= 8onst3t;tes a s6e83G8 set, s;8= t=at ea8= 6a7t3836ant 3n a =3stl3n5 sess3on s=a7es 3n t=e Ma8o;st38 eB6e73en8e 3t= all t=e ot=e7s. W=en 9a3n5 t=e =3stles, Don W735=t 7el3es on 3nt;3t3on an< bo<>'feel3n5s to an> ele8t7on38 o7 9e8=an38al 9eans b;t t=e 9ae7s 3nnate KeB6an, =38= e all =a4e, alt=o;5= fe 7eal3:e o7 8ons83o;sl> eB6e73en8e t=3s state. T=3s 6a7t38;la7 sense 3s one =38= 9a> be 8losel> nest=es3a, so t=at t=e> be8o9e a s3n5le ne senso7> 3n6;t. In s83ent3G83nst7;9ents, a78=eolo538alb;t 6;bl38at3ons, t=e Pe7;43an =3stl3n5 4essels a7e ;t3l3ta73an o7 ea8= e7e 3n 8lass3Ge< fa8t Gnel>as t;ne<, an< t=at 8;lt;7e =a< 3ts on 6739a7> f7e;en8> a7o;n< =38= t=e 8;lt;7es 4essels e7e t;ne<. T=3s 6739a7> f7e;en8> e4ol4e<, be8o93n5 =35=e7 fo7 ea8= ne 8;lt;7e. T=e f7e;en83es at =38= t=e> e7e t;ne< a7e 3n t=e a96l3t; 7an5e t=at e =a4e onl> 7e8entl> <3s8o4e7e< 67o<;8es an a;<3to7> 3ll;s3on of be3n5 1$ 6e78ent lo; eB6e73en8e of =a43n5 fa83l3tate< =;n<7e t=at t=e> 7e8o5n3:e t=e eB6e73en8e. T=e> no t=e> =a4ent a8t;all> feel 3t 3s an 3nt39atel> fa93l3a7 eB6e73en8e of so9e so7t. I bel3e4e t=at t=e 4essel eB6e73en8e 3s not so9et=3n5 t=at e 8an 8o5n3t34el> fa as t=e 6a7t3836ants sto6 =3stl3n5. He35=tene< =ea73n5 sens3t343t> 3s also eB6e73en8e< as e sto6, as 3f e e7e 7e<3s8o4e73n5 t=e 4astness of t=3s sense ab3l3t>. T=e eJe8t of lon5'te79 ;sa5e 3s 8;9;lat34e as e see9 to be8o9e 3n87eas3n5l> 7e8e6t34e to 3t. T=e7e a7e also 7es3<;al eJe8ts, s;8= as be8o93n5 9o7e sens3t34e to 8olo7, to ot=e7 so;n8=oa8o;st38 396a8t. He 7eal3:e< t=at a 57eate7 n;9be7 of 3nst7;9ents ten f7o9 a88ess to an< 399e7s3on 3n t=e s=a9an38 t7an8e. H3s eB6e73en8e also s=oe< =39 t=at a set of e35=t 3nst7;9ents 3s t=e 9ost eJe8t34e. He notes t=at 3f a <7;9 3s beaten <;73n5 t=e sess3on, 3t see9s to 67e4ent t=e 6la>e7s f7o9 a88ess3n5 t=e s=a9an38 7eal9, f7o9 8onne8t3n5 3t= 3ts 4o7teB, =38= 7e;37es t=e 6la>e7s to blo 3nto t=e 3nst7;9ents =3le s39;ltaneo;sl>

fo8;s3n5 a 93n39;9 of attent3on on =at 3s =a66en3n5 to t=e9. Hoe4e7, t=e a<<3t3on of a <7;9 afte7 t=e sess3on =as t=e beneG83al eJe8t of K57o;n<3n5 t=e eB6e73en8e.1/ W735=t states t=e7e 3s no K8o77e8t len5t= of t39e fo7 t=e sess3on. Unless t=e7e 3s a t39e l393t 7e;37e<, t=e 4essels 3ll sto6 at t=e t39e t=e bloe7s 3nt;3t 3s a667o673ate. He sa>s KOften =en t=3s o88;7s, e4e7>one 3ll 3nt;3t34el> no, eB8e6t one 6e7son 9a> 8ont3n;e to blo a b7eat= o7 to alone, not 7eal3:3n5 t=e ot=e7s =a4e sto66e<. If t=3s o88;7s, 3t 3s as 3t 3s s;66ose< to be. T=e 4essels a7e a f7ee'o e4ent. I s=o;l< also 9ent3on t=at 3neB6e73en8e< bloe7s 9a> bel3e4e t=at 3t 3s t39e to sto6 afte7 abo;t G4e 93n;tes o7 less of blo3n5. T=e 7eason fo7 t=3s not3on 3s t=at at a667oB39atel> t=at len5t= of t39e, t=e bloe7 3s eB6e73en83n5 t=e 8ons83o;sness s=3ft, =38= 3s lett3n5 5o of 8ons83o;sl> anal>:3n5 an< 9on3to73n5 =at 3s be3n5 eB6e73en8e< an< ente73n5 t=e 4o7teB as a 6;7e eB6e73en8e. T=e G7st eB6e73en8e of t=e sess3on lasts a 93n;te o7 so an< 3s ;s;all> =at 3s =a66en3n5, =at a7e t=ese so;n:3n5, =en t=e 6e7son feels safe an< se8;7e 3n t=e eB6e73en8e, t=e e5o 3s <7o66e<, an< t=e 6e7son be8o9es a 6;7e eB6e73en8e7, f7eel> ente73n5 3nto t=e 4essel 7eal9.

ACCOUNTS OF E!PERIENCES WITH ENTHEOSONIC WHISTLES 're!eric5s &estimonial

T=e eB6e73en8e of ent=eoson38 =3stles 3s s;7673s3n5. T=e =a79on38s 67o<;8e< b> t=e 4a73o;s =3stles a8t34ate t=e attent3on of 8ons83o;sness, =38= 7es;lts 3n sto663n5 t=e 8onstant o of t=o;5=ts, t=;s 6e793tt3n5 ;s to 7e<3s8o4e7 t=e 3nne7 6ea8e of o;7 t7;e nat;7e. Fo7 t=3s 7eason, t=e eB6e73en8e t=at e =a< as a 57o;6 87eate< a 9a74elo;s 43b7at3onal =a79on>. T=e ;n3t> a9on5 ;s as 8lea7l> 6al6able. T=e o7353n of t=ese so;nste73o;s. T=e37 6oe7 to 6a83f> t=e 93n< an< =a79on3:e t=e bo<> 9aes one ant to 7e6eat t=e eB6e73en8e 3n t=e f;t;7e. T=an >o; fo7 8on4e>3n5 >o;7 nole<5e of t=3s 67a8t38e so ent=;s3ast38all>. %a> t=ese 9a74elo;s obQe8ts, =a43n5 87osse< t=e 8ent;73es, be <3s8o4e7e< b> all so;ls 3n sea78= of aston3s=3n5 3nne7 eB6e73en8es. oris5s &estimonial

F37st of all, =en >o; loo at t=e =3stles, >o; =a4e t=e 3967ess3on of 8o93n5 fa8e to fa8e 3t= 7eal, al9ost l343n5 6e7sonal3t3es. See3n5 t=e9 a77an5e< 3n a 8378le, t=e> see9 to be 8o99;n38at3n5 3t= ea8= ot=e7 t=e a> a fa93l> 7e 3n >o;7 =ano; s39;ltaneo;sl> be8o9e aa7e of bot= t=e37 f7a53l3t> an< t=e37 st7en5t=. Yo; also not38e t=e s8;l6t;7al bea;t> of t=e obQe8ts, ea8= of =38= 3s <3Je7ent o; 8o;l< 8a7e fo7 t=ese 4essels as >o; o;7 to =ano; blo 3nto t=e =3stle, >o; feel as t=o;5= >o; a7e be3n5 8a773e< aa> b> t=e 3n<, as t=o;5= >o; a7e on a 4o>a5e, ente73n5 3nto 7esonan8e 3t= t=e ;n34e7se, en7a66e< 3n an< 8a7esse< b> 3ts so;no;4e ne4e7 non befo7e. T=e feel3n5 4a73es a88o7<3n5 to t=e ele9ent 7e67esente<. (e53nn3n5 3t= a 4essel 7e67esent3n5 a37, I felt a s;75e e9anat3n5 f7o9 t=e =ea7t 8=a7a an< 73s3n5 to 9> =ea<, 5343n5 9e t=e 3967ess3on t=at I as ta3n5 oJ an< >3n5 o4e7 t=e 8o;nt7>s3 ent37e bo<>, o3n5 3t= 9> bo<3l> ;3 l39bs 3n a 8ont3n;o;s o;t6o;73n5. Afte7 t=at I t73e< G7e, an< t=3s t39e t=e o6en3n5 too 6la8e at t=e le4el of t=e 6leB;s, 7eleas3n5 a sense of a79t= an< ell'be3n5. I <3 to t7> ea7t=. All of t=e sensat3ons l3n5e7 ell afte7 t=e =3stl3n5 3s Gn3s=e<, an< 3t taes a =3le to 8o9e ba8 to ea7t=. To s;9 ;6, 3t as a 9a5n3G8ent eB6e73en8e an< be8a;se, l3e all eB6e73en8e, 3t 3s <38;lt to eB6la3n, 3t o;l< be bette7 to 5o t=7o;5= 3t >o;7self. I 3s= I 8o;l< =a4e 67olon5e< t=e eB6e73en8e, as I t=3n I 8o;l< =a4e 5one f;7t=e7 an< 6e78e34e< 9o7e. M"riam5s &estimonial

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ASPECT OF THE PERUVIAN WHISTLIN# VESSELS T=e loe7 6a7t of t=e 4essel 3s s=a6e< l3e a seas=ell, t=e botto9 of =38= s>9bol3:e< a 4a53na. T=3s s=ellt=at of t=e s6on<>l;s o7 t=o7n> o>ste72=as been an 396o7tant s>9bol 3n Pe7; s3n8e an83ent t39es. It as asso83ate< 3t= Pa8=a8a9a8 @, t=e Pe7;43an O7a8le. KT=e a6e7t;7e of t=e =3stle fa8es t=e 6la>e7 3n l3ne 3t= t=e fo7e=ea< at t=e le4el of t=e t=37< e>e 8=a7a o7 t=e 67ef7ontal neo8o7teB of t=e b7a3n Mt=e s3te of a7t3st38 8a6a83t>, of t=e 8o5n3t34e 8a6a83t3es t>638al 3n =;9ans.  W3t= a l3ttle 67a8t38e, one 8an 8lea7l> 6e78e34e t=e a8t34at3on of t=e ene75> of t=3s 8ente7 Ma79t=, a t3n5l3n5 sensat3on, t=7obb3n5, et8.. Lo8ate< at t=e sa9e =e35=t b;t 5lan< an< t=e e636=>s3s 8e7eb73 M63neal 5lan<. T=e se8on< of t=ese 9a> 6la> a e> 7ole 3n t=e atta3n9ent of 9o<3Ge< states of 8ons83o;sness t=7o;5= t=e ennt=es3s of D%T.1 2 T=e s83ent3G8 st;<3es on Pe7;43an =3stl3n5 4essels ;no; 8an see belo a7e 9os, KT=e 4essels =a4e also 8=an5e< on t=e37 on.  I 9ae 7e67o<;8t3ons of C=39; 4essels, =38= e7e so9e of t=e last 4essels to be 9a. T=e C=39; 4essels a7e =35=est 3n f7e;en8> be8a;se t=e 6739a7> f7e;en8> a7o;n< =38= ea8= s;88ee<3n5 8;lt;7e b;3lt t=e37 =3stles 3n87ease< t=7o;5= t39e. In ot=e7 o7 f7e;en8> o;l< be 67o57ess34el> =35=e7. T=e fo;7 e53es a9bol3:e t=e fo;7 ele9ents ea7t=, ate7, a37, an< G7e. A37 3s blon t=7o;5= a 6=all38 t;be, e9bo<>3n5 t=e 9as8;l3ne 673n836le. It t=en 6asses t=7o;5= t=e 9ol<, an e9bo<39ent of t=e fe9ale 673n836le, a 6la8e of t7ansfo79at3on an< fe7t3l3t>. T=e a37 t=en 6enet7ates to t=e =3stle lo8ate< at t=e ba8 of t=e e5>s =ea<. T=e te77a 8otta 4essels a7e 1/ 89 lon5, 12 89 3
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$. CHI%U CULTURE AND THE &IN#DO% OF CHI%OR PRE'COLO%(IAN CIVILI)ATIONS T=e o7353n of t=ese =3stl3n5 4essels 8an be t7a8e< ba8 to an83ent 67e'Colo9b3an 8343l3:at3ons, 9o7e 67e83sel>, to t=e C=39o7 E9637e. A 7e43e of 8e7ta3n as6e8ts 3ll =el6 ;s =o9e 3n on t=e nat;7e of t=ese an83ent 8343l3:at3ons, alt=o;5= so9e of t=e37 9>ste73es 3ll 7e9a3n 3nta8t. In t7;t=, e no l3ttle of t=e C=39;. W=at e a S6an3s= 673est. Nee, t=e7e =a4e been 9an> a78=eolo538al <35s 3n t=e last 8ent;7> t=at =a4e b7o;5=t to l35=t t=e 7;3ns of an83ent 83t3es alon5 3t= 9an> obQe8ts, 3n8l;<3n5 6otte7> an< sa96les of ea43n5. T=ese a7t3fa8ts enable ;s to ea7s of t=e 3n;en8e of t=e so'8alle< Ol< Wo7l<. T=3s often a88o;nts fo7 t=e o7353nal3t> of t=e37 lo7e an< 8;sto9s, an< t=3s 3s 8e7ta3nl> t7;e of t=e37 t7a<3t3on of so;n<. In =3s a7t38le, Dan3el L[43ne tells ;s, KT=e ol 3n Pe7; 5o ba8 22,@@@ >ea7s. P7e=3sto738 9an le< t=e l3fe of a no9a<38 =;nte7, e3n5 a s;bs3sten8e f7o9 =at =e 8o;l< tae f7o9 t=e lan<." In t=e 8o;7se of t=e follo3n5 93llenn3a, t=e 67e'S6an3s= 6eo6les s67ea< o;t o4e7 t=e ent37e 8ont3nent, t=s an< t7a<3t3ons. In fa8t, t=e S6an3s= 3n4a beneGte< f7o9 t=e 8;73o;s le5en< of t=e 67e'Colo9b3an 5o< =o as sa3< to be 4e7> tall, =3te's3nne<, an< bea7es. $ To t=e %a>ans =e as non as &;l;lan.+ T=e A:te8s 8alle< =39 *;et:al8oatl/, an< to t=e *;es=;as =e as V37a8o8=a.0 We Gn< =39 5o3n5 b> t=e na9e Ta>8ana9o as t=e fo;n, all 67e'Colo9b3an le5ent=38al 6ast. T=e> s6ea of one an< t=e sa9e 6e7son o7 of 57o;6s of be3n5s t=at 8a9e f7o9 else=e7e an< le< t=e37 6eo6le f7o9 sa4a5e7> to 8343l3:at3on b> 5343n5 t=e9 4al;es an< 67a8t38al nole<5e. (> a st7an5e 8o3n83 t=e le5en< fo7etol< t=e 5o<s 7et;7n, t=e of t=e ne 3n< 3n t=e G7st >ea7 of t=e 7ee<. T=3s ;nl3el> e4ent 9a, Ata=;al6a"@ see9s to =a4e bel3e4e< fo7 a 9o9ent t=at V37a8o8=a =a< 7et;7ne< =en =3s e93ssa73es anno;n8e< to =39 t=e a7734al of bea7 8e7ta3n a;t=o7s =ose so;78es 9a3nta3ne< t=at t=e o7< 7efe77e< to an ante<3l;43an 6eo6le =o =a< 6e73s=e< 3n a 8ata8l>s9 7es;lt3n5 f7o9 a 8=an5e of 8os938 8>8les. T=e7e =as been 9;8= s6e8;lat3on on t=e o7353n an< eBa8t nat;7e of t=ese le5ent=s. So9e see 3n t=e9 e8=oes of an83ent 8343l3:at3ons s;8= as Atlant3s, Le9;73a, an< ot=e7s. So9e =a4e e4en s;55este< 3n4as3ons of eBt7ate77est73als. Ot=e7 see 3n t=ese 8olle8t34e 9e9o73es t=e 6e7son3G8at3on of a78=et>6es an< fo79s t=at 67eeB3st t=e =;9an 6s>8=e. T=e7e 9a> be a 57a3n of t7;t= 3n all t=3s. We 3ll ne3t=e7 8onG79 no7 t=ese sto73es, no3n5 t=at =;9an =3sto7> 3s ala>s s;bQe8t to 3nte767etat3ons t=at
%UCHI*UE CIVILI)ATION An a88o;nt of t=e G7st C=39o7 7;le7 as fo;n< 3n L39a. It tells =o Ta8a>na9o Mo7 Ta>8ana9o, also 8alle< C=39; Ca6a8, t=e 9>t=38al fo;nnast3es, 8a9e Kf7o9 t=e sea to 5o4e7n t=e ea7t=. T=e a88o;nt 5oes on to sa> t=at Kno one nos =en8e =e 8a9e ;nless  a 57eat lo7< sent =39 3n o7ello 6o a7e fa9o;s 3n t=e 7e53on . Ta8a>na9o =a< a son na9e< #;a8738a;7, =ose 6oe7 soon s;76asse< =3s fat=e7s, as =e 8on;e7e< t=e In<3ans an< t=e =35=est' 7an3n5 9en 3n t=at 4alle>."2 %;8=3;e 8343l3:at3on, t=e ol7a937a93. Ea7l> C=39; 6otte7>, =38= 3s 5ene7all> 9ono8=7o9at38 Mbla8 o7 b7on, t>638all> feat;7es 7eal3st38 e53es an< 6a3nte< s8enes e;e 8343l3:at3ons. T=e C=39; a66a7entl> ent t=7o;5= t=7ee 6e73o 3n t=e so;t=. T=e se8on< eB6ans3on M8378a 1@@ CE 3n87ease< t=e 3n5 no7t=a7< to La9ba>e;e. T=e t=37< eB6ans3on too 6la8e <;73n5 t=e 7e35n of %3n8=an:a9an, t=e last C=39; 9ona78=. (eteen 1"/$ an< 1"/0, t=e C=39; e7e o4e76oe7e< b> t=e In8as ;n, so %3n8=an:a9an Gnall> s;77en >ea7s befo7e t=e 8o93n5 of t=e 8on;3sta
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Ea8= 57o;6 of b;3l<3n5s 3s s;77o;n ten'9ete7'=35= alls. W3t=3n t=ese alls, a78=eolo53sts =a4e ;nea7t=e< ot=e7 alls t=at se6a7ate t=e l343n5 ;a7te7s, sto7a5e s3tes, o7s=o6s, te96les, st7eets, an< 6;bl38 6la8es. "" T=ese 83ta t=e abo, =e7eas t=e 8o99on 6eo6le =a< to 7es3. C=39; so83et> as st738tl> o75an3:e< an< 7e5;late< alon5 t=e l3nes of a =3e7a78=38al 8lass st7;8t;7e. T=e 83t> 3s lo8ate< at t=e seas3 8l39ate, t=e alls of t=e37 on st>l3:e< bas'7el3efs a7e ell 67ese74e<. We =a4e fo;n< 7;3ns of t=e37 7ese74o37s, =38= e7e l3ne< 3t= 6ebbles, an< e43o;t of t=e an83ent C=39; 8a63tal, 3ts te96les, 3ts 6>7a93 t=olo5>, t=e37 5o<, &on, 8a9e f7o9 be>on< t=e o8eans on a 7aft to 87eate t=e37 8343l3:at3on. Not fa7 f7o9 C=an'C=an one Gn7a93<, 7enone< fo7 3ts 9a5n3G8ent 8la> bas'7el3efs. T=3s 6>7a93<, t=e onl> e<3G8e t=at =as been f;ll> 7esto7e<, bea7s 3tness to t=e 8;lt;7al 738=ness of t=e 3n5 as essent3all> a5738;lt;7e, alt=o;5= t=e t7a, an< 6otte7> also see9s to =a4e been 396o7tant. T=e a7t of t=3s 6e73o< 3s 8=a7a8te73:e< b> a 3n< of 9ass 67o<;8t3on. T=e 3n5 3n 5ol< an< s3l4e7, e7e =35=l> elabo7ate. A78=eolo53sts =a4e fo;n< n;9e7o;s 9ass, <3a st7;8t;7e, =38= fo79s a 6latfo79, a7e 7ooess 8=a9be7s t=at =o;se not onl> t=e so4e7e35ns ea7t=l> 7e9a3ns, 3t= =3s 738=es 3n 5ol<, teBt3les, an< 8e7a938s, b;t also t=e to9b of t=e Lo7< of S36an. Hoe4e7, t=e f;ne7al es8o7t as fa7 9o7e n;9e7o;s t=an t=at. It 3s est39ate< t=at t=e b;73al of a C=39; so4e7e35n "$ enta3le< 2@@ to @@ =;9an sa873G8es, an< e a7e fa7 f7o9 8e7ta3n t=at t=e> e7e all 4ol;nta7>.

SHA%ANIS% AND CHI%U %YTHOLO#Y C=39; so83et> as b;3lt on a s>ste9 8a7ef;ll> 7e5;late< an< <37e8te< b> t=e state. As 3n 9an> ot=e7 67e'Colo9b3an 8;lt;7es, t=e 9ona78= an< t=e =35= <35n3ta73es e7e t=o;5=t to be t=e t=olo538al an< s6373t;al fo;n <;e to t=e =a7s=ness of t=e s;n 3n t=e 3n=ab3te<. T=e 9oon MS=3 as t=e 673n836al <343n3t> an< as t=o;5=t to be 9o7e 6oe7f;l t=an t=e s;n, be8a;se 3t 8o;l< a66ea7 <;73n5 t=e as ell as at n35=t, be8a;se of 3ts 3n;en8e on t=e t3 ele9ent of t=e37 l3fe e7e al34e an< en bel3e4e< t=ese e7e all an39ate be3n5s, =et=e7 43s3ble o7 3n43s3ble. T=3s as e4en t7;e fo7 9ate73al obQe8ts to =38= t=e> 8onfe77e< a 8e7ta3n stat;s o7 6a7t38;la7 7an. Sa873G8e as an 396o7tant ele9ent of t=e37 7el353o;s 73t;als. S=ells of t=e s6on<>l;s s=ellGs= e7e f7e;entl> e96lo>e< as oJe73n5s. A7t3sans also ;se< t=e9 as 9ate73als. T=e s6on<>l;s s=ellGs=, =38= 3n=ab3ts t=e a79 8oastal ate7s oJ t=e 8oast of E8;a an< as also =35=l> 4al;e< an< t7a t=e C=39;. T=e ant=7o6olo53sts an< a78=eolo53sts =o <3s8o4e7e< t=e %;8=3;e 8343l3:at3on note t=at Kt=e sea MN3 as an 396o7tant <343n3t> an< sa873G8es of =3te 9a3:e o;7, 7e< o8=7e, an< ot=e7 t=3n5s e7e 9ae7s fo7 Gs= an< 67ote8t3on a5a3nst <7on3n5. Se4e7al 8onstellat3ons e7e also =el< 3n estee9. Fo7 3nstan8e, to of t=e sta7s of O73ons belt e7e 8ons3 8alle< F;7 Mt=e Ple3aea7 an< as bel3e4e< to safe5;a7< t=e 87o6s. %a7s MNo7 an< t=e ea7t= M#=3s e7e also o7s=36e<."+ L3e all s=a9an38 so83et3es t=e C=39; =a< 9an> 3ts 9a538, 3ll ass3st =39 3n =3s ;n t=e latte7, 3t= =38= t=e 6eo6le of a t73be bel3e4e t=e9sel4es to be 8onne8te< b> t3es of bloo< an< f7o9 =38= t=e> a7e 6e o7 s>9bol of t=e t73be.  #o s;8= obQe8ts as t7ees, 9o;nta3ns, oe7s, =e7bs, 8a4es, la75e stones, 63e8es of Qas6e7, an< an39als. T=e Qa5;a7, 6;9a, an< bea7 e7e o7s=366e< fo7 t=e37 st7en5t= an< Ge78eness, t=e 9one> an< foB fo7 t=e37 8;nn3n5, t=e 8ont=s 7e5a7< 9an as t=;s e9anat3n5 f7o9 t=e boels of t=e 57eat te77est73al 9ot=e7. Ro8s =38= e7e t=;s 8=osen as paccariscas a7e fo;n<, a9on5 9an> ot=e7 6la8es, at Call8a, 3n t=e 4alle> of t=e Y;8a>, an< at T3t38a8a t=e7e 3s a 57eat 9ass of 7e< san 7e8esses =e7e t=e s;n as t=o;5=t to =a4e =3<
KAll obQe8ts of 7e4e7en8e e7e non as huacas, alt=o;5= t=ose of a =35=e7 8lass e7e also all;, 9an> fo79s of huaca, t=e 9ost 6o6;la7 of =38= e7e t=ose of t=e fet3s= 8lass =38= 8o;l< be 8a773e< abo;t b> t=e 3n<343<;al. T=ese e7e ;s;all> stones o7 6ebbles, 9an> of =38= e7e 8a74e< an< 6a3nte<, an< so9e 9a a huaca as 6la8e< at 3nte74als 3n 67oB393t> to t=eacequias,o7 37735at3on8anals,=38=ass;66ose a s;83en8> of 9o3st;7e to t=e 6a78=e< 9a3:e'Gelt=olo538al nat;7e of t=ese an83ent 67e'Colo9b3an 8343l3:at3ons as 399ensel> 738=. T=e> =a< <3Je7ent 87eat3on 9>t=s an< 8lasses of s6373ts, of =38= t=e mamas o7 K9ot=e7s e7e t=e 9ost 396o7tant. T=e> ;se< to a<< an< asso83ate t=at 5ene738 na9e to a 6lant o7 =e7b, =38= t=e> 8a74e< 3nto stone fo7 o7s=3663n5. KAfte7 =a43n5 been 9aea7. If 3ts s6373t 7e6l3e< t=e a79at34e 3t as 6e793tte< to 7e9a3n =e7e 3t as ;nt3l t=e follo3n5 =a74est. If not 3t as 7e9o4e<, b;7nt, an< anot=e7 G5;7e too 3ts 6la8e, to =38= s393la7 ;est3ons e7e 6;t. T=e o7l< of 43s3ble t=3n5s as fo7 t=e an83ent Pe7;43ans Mamapacha MEa7t='%ot=e7, a na9e ;n o7s=366e< t=e Ea7t=. KPachacamac, on t=e ot=e7 =an<, 3s not t=e ea7t= 3tself, t=e so3l, b;t t=e s6373t =38= an39ates all t=3n5s t=at e9e75e t=e7ef7o9. F7o9 =39 67o8ee< t=e s6373ts of t=e 6lants an< an39als =38= 8o9e f7o9 t=e ea7t=. Pachamama 3s t=e 9ot=e7's6373t of t=e 9o;nta3ns, 7o8s, an< 6la3ns, Pachacamac t=e fat=e7's6373t of t=e 57a3n'bea73n5 6lants, an39als, b37 t=e 6eo6les of A9e738a 9;st be 7e5a7 of 9an3n<, es6e83all> 3f 3t be 43ee< as an eBa96le of =at 8an be a8=3e4e< b> 3solate< 7a8es o88;6>3n5 a 6e8;l3a7 en437on9ent. It 8annot be too st7on5l> e96=as3:e< t=at t=e 8;lt;7es an< 9>t=olo53es of ol< %eB38o an< Pe7; e7e e4ol4e< 3t=o;t fo7e35n ass3stan8e o7 3nte74ent3on, t=at, 3n fa8t, t=e> e7e <3st3n8t34el> an< solel> t=e f7;3t of A9e738an abo7353nal t=o;5=t e4ol4e< ;6on A9e738an so3l. An abso7b3n5 8=a6te7 t=e sto7> ofan< =;9an a<4an8e9ent 3s 67o43 t=ese 6eo6les, =ose a78=3te8t;7e, a7ts, 57a6=38 an<3n6last38, las 7el353ons 67o4e t=e9 to =a4e been t=e e;als of 9ost of t=e As3at38 nat3ons of ant3;3t>, an< t=e s;6e73o7s of t=e 67393t34e 7a8es of E;7o6e, =o ente7e< 3nto t=e =e73ta5e of 8343l3:at3on t=7o;5= t=e 5atea> of t=e East. T=e abo7353nes of an83ent A9e738a =a< e4ol4e< fo7 t=e9sel4es a s>ste9 of 73t3n5 =38= at t=e 6e73o< of t=e37 <3s8o4e7> as a667oa8=3n5 t=e al6=abet38 t>6e, a 9at=e9at38al s>ste9 ;n3;e an< b> no 9eans of =38= t=e Ol< Wo7l< 8o;l< boast. T=e37 le5al 8o, 3t as a 87;elt> =38= t=e> 7e5a7 san5;3na7> an< 3nsat3able an> =;9an a5en8>. In all s=a9an38 so83et3es M=38= a88e6t t=e eB3sten8e of ot=e7 o7ls 9a3nta3ne< a 73a< fo79s. T=e 7elat3ons=36 3t= t=ese an39als o7 tote938 G5;7est=e 67ote8t34e s6373ts o7 5;a7<3ans ;n6al s>9bols t=at a7e al34e an< a8t34e 3n t=e =;9an so;las 8a7ef;ll> 9a3nta3ne< t=7o;5= n;9e7o;s 73t;als. T=7o;5= t=3s 3n< of 8e7e9on>, a 8onne8t3n5 b73<5e t=at establ3s=e< a 7elat3ons=36 a9on5 all t=e 7eal9s of nat;7e as fo79e< an< 9a3nta3ne<. T=e 7eestabl3s=9ent of an o7 9a3nta3ne< b> a88ess to a 9o<3Ge< state of 8ons83o;sness. T=3s 8on<3t3on of eB6an t=e ;se of ent=eo5en38 6lants, also non as tea8=e7 6lants. "0 KA9on5 67393t34e A9a:on3an so83et3es, =3stles a7e t=o;5=t to =a4e t=e 6oe7 of 8onQ;73n5 s6373ts. So;n<, 3n fa8t, see9s to 67o43, a 8e7ta3n a8o;st38 5;3 eB6e73en8e, as ell as a 9eans to 67oQe8t ones 3ntent3on to t=e s6373t;al <39ens3on. Ant=7o6olo53sts an< a78=eolo53sts =a4e ;n8o4e7e< e43 3n nea7l> e4e7> 8;lt;7e. T=e C=3l8a>o 7e53on 3n t=e no7t= of

67esent' Pe7; as lon5 t=e 8ente7 of t=e 9ost 396o7tant s=a9an38 t7a<3t3ons 3n t=e a7ea. C=3l8a>o 3s lo8ate< 3n t=e na77o 8oastal eas> a88ess to t=e A9a:on fo7est on t=e ot=e7 s3a=;as8a$@ an< t=e San Pe<7o 8a8t;s$1 e7e non to t=e C=39;.$2 A78=eolo53sts =a4e fo;n< a 4essel 3t= t=e e5> of a fel3ne an< anot=e7 C=39; 8e7a938 a7t3fa8t A>a=;as8a 8e7e9on3es 3n t=e ;66e7 A9a:on  =as been ell t=at =all;83no5ens se743n5 as a 9e<3;9 fo7 8onta8t 3t= t=e s;6e7nat;7al 6la>e< an 396o7tant 7ole 3n t=e 8e7e9on3al l3fe of t=e 8;lt;7es 3n =38= =3stl3n5 Qa7s e7e ;se<. We 935=t 8onQe8t;7e t=at an3t> fo7 =all;83no5en38 8onta8t 3t= s6373ts, an393st38 bel3efs an< t=e 9a3n5 of =3stl3n5 4essels e7e all 7elate<.$ Hoe4e7, let ;s 7e3te7ate, t=e ;se of ent=eoson38 =3stl3n5 4essels 3t=o;t t=e a3< of an> fo7e35n s;bstan8e 3s s;83ent to 3n<;8e a beneG83al alte7e< state of 8ons83o;sness 3n =;9ans. Yo;7 be3n5=at >o;t=3s f;n t=e so;n3nt=e =3stles, 3sl343n5 all >o; nee< to beneGt f7o9 eB6e73en8e. a7e8o9b3ne< Alt=o;5= =;9an3t= 6e78e6t3on, =38= e4ol4es a 67ofo;n o7l< en essen8e of t=e s=a9an3st38 43s3on of eB3sten8e, an< alt=o;5= t=3s 6e78e6t3on e96=as3:es an ete7nal 7eal3t>, t=ese 67a8t38es f7o9 a b>5one t39e a7e be3n5 7enee< to. H;9an 8ons83o;sness =as e4ol4e< s;8= t=at t=e 3n<343<;al 8an nat;7all> aaen to ot=e7 7eal3t3es t=at a7e fa7 4aste7 t=an a 9ate73al3st 6e78e6t3on of eB3sten8e. S;8= 3s t=e 6e78e6t3on of =;9ans e4ol43n5 3n an< 3t= t=e37 8o99;n3t> toa7< t=e a8t;al3:at3on of t=e37 essent3al <343ne nat;7e. We bel3e4e t=at t=e ent=eoson38 =3stl3n5 4essels =a4e a 7ole to 6la> 3n t=3s e4ol;t3on b> fa83l3tat3n5 t=e eB6ans3on of t=e 8ons83o;sness of t=e self be>on< na77o 9ental 6e78e6t3on to an enla75e< <39ens3on of o;7 senso73al s;btle 7eal3t3es, t=7o;5= t=e 7e8onne8t3on 3t= o7 t=e <3s8o4e7> of o;7 essent3al nat;7e. T=e ;se of t=ese 3nst7;9ents 3s a
+. THE CROSSROADS OF THE SENSES Ea8= of t=e =3stles 3n a set of fo;7 3nst7;9ents 7e67esents one of t=e fo;7 f;n9bol3:e< b> a l3:a7<, ate7 b> a Gs=, a37 b> a 6a77ot, an< ea7t= b> a 6e7son 3t= fol an< as t=e st7;8t;7e of o;7 43s3ble an< 3n43s3ble 9ate73al an< s;btle 7eal3t3es. In t=e follo3n5 6a5es, e 3ll eBa93ne 9o7e 67e83sel>, as ell as s;99a73l>, =at t=ese ;n34e7sal fo78es , an< 9ean.

ELE%ENTS OF ALCHE%Y, HER%ETICIS%, AND INITIATION %A#IC Al8=e9> an< He79et383s9$" e7e lon5 =el< to be 9an36;lat3n5 an< =a79on3:3n5 t=e 9an3festat3ons of t=e ele9ents 3n t=e self. T=e a;t=ent38 9a538al s83en8e non as In3t3at3on %a538 3s a 6at= to l3be7at3on, b;3lt ;6on lo4e' fo78e, nole<5e, an< 8ons83o;sness M3n t=e e4ol;t34e sensea 6at= to t=e 9aste7> of ones 3nne7 ;n34e7se. T=3s 9a538 as 67ofo;n 6e74e7te< b> 8ent;73es of l;st fo7 t=e 6oe7 t=at 3t 8onfe7s, b;t to 3t 3s be3n5 7ebo7n f7o9 3ts as=es l3e t=e 6=oen3B. An83ent Weste7n 9e<38al t=eo73es, =38= 6e7s3ste< ;nt3l t=e be53nn3n5 of t=e 9o9bol38 8on8e6t3on Mt=e ele9ents as 377e8on83lable 3t= t=e 6=>s38al ass;96t3ons of 9o. T=e s>9bol38 8on8e6t3on =a< onl> t=eo7et38al an< 6=3loso6=38al 9ean3n5.$$ Rat3onal3s9 4al;e< 3n t=e West C=3nese anste9s on t=e of an< t=e ot=e7 ele9ents. KS83en8e, 3ts 6a7t, =as 7eta3ne< t=7ee ele9ents, 8alle< states of 9atte7 sol3<, l3;3< an< 5as. T=ese =a4e 8o;nte76a7ts a9on5 t=e Ele9ents, t=e one 93ss3n5 Ele9ent be3n5 G7e. $+ C=3nese 6=3loso6=> 8o;nts G4e, =e7eas 3n t=e West t=e7e a7e b;t fo;7 673n836al ele9ents. F37e an< ate7 a7e 8o99on to bot= 6=3loso6=38al s>ste9s. In a<<3t3on to G7e an< ate7, t=e C=3nese ele9ents 3n8l; an< He79et383s9, t=e ot=e7 to ele9ents a7e ea7t= an< a37, =38= leaste9s. Yet 3t also fo79s t=e fo;n of nat;7e t=at 6eo6le 8an =a79on3:e t=e a8t3ons an< t=e 9an3festat3ons of t=e 4a73o;s ele9ents 3t=3n t=e9sel4es, fo7 Kt=att=e =38= 3s belo 3s as t=at =38= $0 3s abo4e, an< t=at =38= 3s abo4e 3s as t=at =38= 3s belo, to 6e7fo79 937a8les of t=e one t=3n5. T=e o883s38al, t=e 9ental, t=e ast7al, t=e et=e738, an< t=e At938, =38= 8;l93nates 3n a 6739o7<3al 673n836le, -\s=a, t=e 9ost s;btle ele9ent an< 87on of t=e 9>73a< 9an3festat3ons of t=e f;n atten;ate< fo79s of t=ese 6739o7<3al ele9ents. As 7e5a7, 3s t=at of l35=t, e4en o75an38 l35=t, =38= 3s 735=tf;ll> 8alle< 8ol< l35=t . +@ -\s=a, o7 et=e7, 3s t=e Gft= fo78e o7 6739o7<3al fo78e, =at t=e al8=e93sts 8all t=e ;3ntessen8e. Un34e7sal balan8e 7es3s an< 3n4a73abl> 67esent, t=o;5= 3n 4e7> <3Je7ent
ele9ents 8lea7l> 8all a7e 3n 9an> <34e7se s>ste9s an< ala>s s=on to =a4e o4e7la663n5 8o77es6on a7e ala>s asso83ate<, a9on5 ot=e7 t=3n5s, 3t= t=e 8a7<3nal 6o3nts, 3t= 8olo7s, an< 3t= 6a7ts of t=e bo<>. T=e table belo s;99a73:es so9e of t=ese 8o77es6on
TA(LE OF ANALO#ICAL CORRESPONDENCES In t=e table of analo538al ;ate7na7> 8o77es6on s>9bol38 l3ns, allo3n5 t=e 9a5383an to 6e7fo79 8o96leB o6e7at3ons an< aJo7<3n5 =39self t=e 57eatest 8=an8e of s;88ess. Ea8= of t=e ele9ents 3s 8ons3stent 3t= t=e ele9ents an<o7 e4ents t=at a7e 3n t=e sa9e 8ol;9n. KTae fo7 eBa96le t=e 8ol;9n Ea7t= 3n =38= I9a53nat3on an< Sensat3on a66ea7. One 8an eas3l> 8on8l; to t=3s a8t3on to 9ate73al3:e 3t eJe8t34el> an< 3t=o;t fa3l. +

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FIRE T=e sa87e< s6a7 t=at 3s t=e ele9ent G7e 3s 67obabl> t=e 9ost 8o96leB an< t=e7efo7e t=e 9ost <38;lt of t=e fo;7 6739o7<3al ele9ents to 57as6. W=e7eas one 8an to;8= ea7t=, <73n ate7, an< b7eat=e a37, one 8annot =ol< G7e 3n ones =an a4a3lable fo7 o;7 ;se. It 3s 9an3feste< 3n t=e bo<> b> o;7 9etabol3s9, an 3nne7 G7e t=at 3s 8e7ta3nl> 67esent alt=o;5= e 8annot to;8= 3t. F37e 3s asso83ate< 3t= t=e =;9an so;l, t=e <343ne s6a7 3n ea8= an< e4e7> one of ;s. F37e 3s t=e 9eta6=>s38al 6oe7 of l35=t, t=e <343ne 3ll;93nat3on t=at st39;lates 43s3on, 8ons83o;sness, an< 8=an5e. KT=e 673n836al 67o6e7t3es of t=e ele9ent G7e a7e396;lses <3latat3on,an< eB6ans3on an< t7ansfo79at3on t=7o;5= It 3s eB6ans3on, =eat an< l35=t. F37e 5o4e7ns e9bo<3es t=e 3ll. Its =35=est fo79 3s7e6;ls3on. o9n36oten8e. Its 9an3festat3ons a7e eB67esse< t=7o;5= Qealo;s>, 396et;o;sness, =at7e<, 4en5ean8e, 7at=, seB;al 6ass3on, b;t also t=7o;5= ent=;s3as9, 7esol;t3on, 8o;7a5e an< so on. +$

WATER Fo79 3s t=e 6;743e of t=e ele9ent ate7. ;st as a8t;al ate7 taes t=e fo79 of 3ts 8onta3ne7, so t=e ele9ent ate7 taes t=e fo79 of o;7 6=>s38al 9an3festat3on, =38= 3s also fo79e< b> o;7 t=o;5=ts, feel3n5s, an< e9ot3onal 3, as ell as o;7 <7ea9s an< o;7 ast7al bo<3es. Wate7 3s t=e 39a5e of o;7 self, a 7es6onse of o;7 6=>s38al bo<>. W=en one 8a;ses 8=an5es 3n t=e ast7al o7l<, one 87eates t=e 6otent3al fo7 t7ansfo79at3on on t=e 6=>s38al 6lane. In t=e sa9e a> t=at all o;7 bo<3l> ;39bols of t=e ele9ent ate7, o;7 e9ot3onal bo<> too 3s 8o96ose< of ate7s ele9ental ene75>. KT=e t7a3ts of t=e Ele9ent Wate7 a7e eBa8tl> t=e o66os3te of t=ose of F37e. T=e> 3n8l; a88;9;lat3on. Wate7 3s 8ol< an< , 8on an< 3n8onstan8>. Hoe4e7 Wate7 also 6ossesses 437t;es s;8= as 9o, sob73et>, fe74o7, t7an;3l3t>, fo7534eness an< <3s87et3on. T=e ele9ent ate7 3s also 9an3feste< 3n 43tal3t> an< sens3t343t>. Its =35=est fo79 3s lo4e an< ete7nal l3fe.

AIR T=e ele9ent a37 3s t=e 7eal9 of t=e s6373t 3n t=e la75est sense. It 3s t=e 33n5 all t=3n5s. T=e G7st 673n836le of He79et38 6=3loso6=> states t=at e a7e all t=o;5=ts of t=e <343ne s6373t. All t=3n5s =a4e a f;n9bol38all> 9an3feste< 3n o;7 b7eat=, alt=o;5= 3n fa8t a37 3s s6373t, 8ons83o;sness, an< =ate4e7 7ese9bles o;7 9ental s8=e9as t=at 87eate all t=3n5s. T=e sa87e< 673n836le of a37 3s l3fe. A37 3s asso83ate< 3t= t=e b7eat= of l3fe, t=e l3fe fo78e, o7 P7\]a, as 3t 3s 8alle< 3n H3n<;3s9. W3t=o;t t=3s <343ne t=o;5=t, not=3n5 8o;l< be 87eate< an< not=3n5 8o;l< l34e. ++ KA37 on t=e ot=e7 =an< 3s t=e t=at 9e<3ates beteen F37e, enabl3n5 t=e 8378;lat3on ene753es beteen t=e to anWate7 a7e 3nan< ea8= ot=e7s 67esen8e. A37 also of te96e7s t=e eB8esses of F37e an< Wate7, =38= a7e 43olent b> nat;7e =en taen 3n 3solat3on. (e8a;se Wate7 an< F37e blen< 3n 3t, A37 3s a79t= an< 9o3st;7e, to o7non>9o;s 3t= fe8;n<3t>, 5e793nat3on an< ab;n9bol38 an< 8a7<3nal 437t;e 3s te96e7an8e, t=e fo;7teent= so7< of t=e ta7ot. +0 K#oss36, boastf;lness, <3st7a8t3on, <3ss36at3on an< 3n8onstan8> a7e t=e fa;lts t=at belon5 to a37, =e7eas a66l38at3on, Qo>, s3ll, 8o7<3al3t> an< o6t393s9 a7e 3ts 437t;es.+

EARTH F3nall>, t=e ele9ent ea7t= s>9bol3:es =at F7an: (a7 on t=e9. Ea7t= 3s t=e ele9ent of t=e 6=>s38al o7l<, an< all 9atte7 3s 3ts eB67ess3on. It 3s t=e 6=>s38al s=ell of all t=3n5s s38al o7l< 3s t=e 9an3festat3on of all t=e ele9ents, alt=o;5= 3t 7el3es 9ost on ea7t= to 9an3fest 3tself 3n 8o76o7eal fo79. T=e ele9ent ea7t= 3s 8onst3t;te< s>9bol38all> 3n o;7 bo<> 3n t=e fo79 of bones an< 93ne7als, alt=o;5= st738tl> s6ea3n5 o;7 6=>s38al bo<> 3n 3ts ent37et> 3s an eB67ess3on of t=3s ele9ent. T=e 9eta6=>s38al 8on8e6t asso83ate< 3t= ea7t= 3s t=at of t=e la, as ea7t= 3s 5o4e7ne< b> t=e las an< 6=>s38al /@

st7;8t;7es t=e non ;n34e7se. T=e ele9entofea7t= 3s eB67esse< 3n 8ons83o;sness be8a;se 3t ;n3tes t=e ot=e7 t=7ee ele9ents, 3ts =35=est fo79 be3n5 o9n367esen8e an< 399o7tal3t>./1 KT=e ne5at34e att73b;tes t>638all> l3ne< to ea7t= a7e 3nalt>, =ea43ness, 9elan8=ol> an< 377e5;la73t>. Its 6os3t34e att73b;tes a7e estee9, 6e7se4e7an8e, , stab3l3t> an< 7e5;la73t> of be=a43o7, 6;n8t;al3t> an< a sense of 7es6ons3b3l3t>. /2

ETHER As e sa ea7l3e7, Ket=e7 3s t=e Ele9ent t=at t7ans8en as6e8ts, 3t 3s t=e 9ost s;btle an< >et t=e 8losest to sol3< 9atte7, of =38= 3t 3s t=e ele8t7o9a5net38 s;66o7t, an< t=e a79o7 of ene75>. It 3s t=e o7353n of t=e ot=e7 fo;7 b;t 3t 8onta3ns t=e9 all ent37el>./ T=e H3n<;s 8all 3t -\s=a, =3le fo7 t=e al8=e93sts 3t 3s t=e S;67e9e Cons83o;sness, t=e *;3ntessen8e of %a5383ans, an< Al8=e93st. It 3s s6373t an< t=e <343ne, t=e Gft= ele9ent, an< t=e one to =38= Pe7;43an =3stles 534e ;s a88ess, t=e one t=at 3s bo7n f7o9 t=e ;n3on of t=e ot=e7s, b> =38= t=e ot=e7 fo;7 a7e bo7n an< 9an3feste< an< 3n =38= t=e> a7e 7esol4e<. Et=e7, o7 s6373t, ;n3tes an< 9a3nta3ns t=e 57o;63n5 of t=e fo;7 6739o7<3al ele9ents. T=e s6373t 3s asso83ate< 3t= t=e 8on8e6t of l3be7t> an< follo3n5 ones t7;e 3ll. KT=e7e a7e ent3t3es =38= 8o77es6on< to t=e ele9ents an< =38= a7e 8=a7a8te73:e< b> t=e37 3nte57at3on 3t= one, to o7 t=7ee of t=e fo;7. T=e> a7e 8alle< ele9enta7> ent3t3es an< ea8= 3s a 8o96os3te 8ons83o;snesses of t=e Ele9ent to =38= 3t 7efe7s. T=e> a7e 399ensel> <34e7se an< 3n8l;l6=s, fa373es, s37ens, 5obl3ns, >4e7ns an< a =ost of ot=e7 ent3t3es. T=ese a7e ;3te 7eal ent3t3es alt=o;5= t=e> 9bol38all> a77an5e< 3n a 6>7a93< an< 7e67esent t=o;san all s>9bol3s9 3s 7elat34e, an abst7a8t3on of a nat;7al o7
THE ELE%ENTS, CHA&RAS, AND HU%AN SU(TLE (ODIES KT7a<3t3on 5ene7all> s6eas of s3B o7 se4en bo<3es 8onne8te< 3t= t=e 3n8a7nate< =;9an be3n5 Man< 8onst3t;t3n5 =at 8an be 8alle< ones so;l t=e s38al bo<>, on t=e 6lane of t=e sa9e na9e, =38= 8onst3t;tes =at so9e 8all t=e en4elo6e of t=e so;l, 8ons3 of t=e es= to be t=e 43s3ble 6a7t of t=e so;l. /$ T=e 8=a7as/+ a7e bel3e4e< to be a n;9be7 of =eel'l3e 4o7t38es =38=, a88o7<3n5 to t7a<3t3onal In<3an 9e<383ne, eB3st 3n t=e s;7fa8e of t=e s;btle bo<> of l343n5 be3n5s. T=e 8=a7as a7e sa3< to be Kfo78e 8ente7s o7 =o7ls of ene75> 6e79eat3n5 f7o9 a 6o3nt on t=e 6=>s38al bo<>, t=e la>e7s of t=e s;btle bo<3es 3n an e4e7' 3n87eas3n5 fan's=a6e< fo79at3on. Rotat3n5 4o7t38es of s;btle 9atte7, t=e> a7e 8ons3s38al bo<> 3s t=e 9ate73al eB67ess3on of a 8ons3s38al bo<>. A9on5 t=e <3Je7ent s;btle bo<3es a7e7e67esents fo;n< t=ose =38= ea8= 9aQo7 8=a7a a 3t= t=e 6a7t38;la7l> elo;ent eBa96le of t=e ast7al 6lane, =38= 3n 3tself 3s 8o96ose< of =;n<7e, ea8= of t=ese s;b6lanes 3s 8onta3ne< 3nt73ns38all> 3t=3n 9an =39self M9387o8os9 ^ 9a87o8os9, Kt=at =38= 3s on =35= 3s l3e t=at =38= 3s belo, et8.. In ot=e7 o7 6=3loso6=38al an< s6373t;al t7a<3t3ons, s;8= as 3n t=e H3n<; an< (;<<=3st Tant7as of t=e VaQ7a>ana t7a<3t3on, as ell as 3n ot=e7 t=e7a63es an< <3s836l3nes, t=e 8=a7a s>ste9 6la>s an 396o7tant 7ole 3n atta3n3n5 3nto t=e 8ent7al 8=annel, to 7eal3:e t=e 8lea7 l35=t of bl3ss an< e96t3ness, an< to atta3n t=e 3ll;so7> bo<> of a <343n3t>./ In t=e West an< 3n 9o s>ste9 of t=e 8=a7as 3s eB6lo7e< an< 3ts nat;7al balan8e 7esto7e< t=7o;5= 67a8t38es s;8= as a7o9at=e7a6>, 9ant7as, Re33, =an, 8olo7l35=t t=e7a6>, an< 87>stal5e9 t=e7a6>. Fo7 eBa96le, a 7es;lt of ene75et38 39balan8e a9on5 t=e 8=a7as o;l< be an al9ost 8ont3n;o;s feel3n5 of <3ssat3sfa8t3on. KW=en t=e =ea7t 8=a7a 3s a53tate<, 6eo6le lose to;8= 3t= feel3n5s an< sensat3ons, an< t=at b7ee t=e> a7e 3nte767etat3ons of 9ental 39a5es t=at a7e fe< ba8 to t=e 3n<343<;al. W=en aa7eness 3s fo8;se< on 9e9o73es of 6ast eB6e73en8es an< 9ental 4e7bal3sat3ons, t=e ene75> o to t=e =ea< 8=a7a 3n87eases an< t=e ene75> o to t=e =ea7t 8=a7a lessens. W3t=o;t n;7t;73n5 feel3n5s of t=e =ea7t a s;btle fo79 of anB3et> a73ses =38= 7es;lts 3n t=e self 7ea8=3n5 o;t fo7 eB6e73en8e. KIn Weste7n 8;lt;7e,  3t as onl> 3n 12/ t=at t=e  t=eo7> of se4en 9a3n 8=a7as  as 3nt7o<;8e<, la75el> t=7o;5= t=e t7anslat3on of to In<3an teBts t=e at-Ca(ra-*irupana, an< t=e Pa!a(a-Panca(a, b> S37 o=n Woo<7oJe, al3as A7t=;7 A4alon, 3n a boo t3tle< &he erpent Power6:

THE N-I T=e *+,i0@ a7e t=e ene75> 8on<;3ts t=at 8onne8t t=e 6o3nts of 3ntens3t> 8alle< 8=a7as t=7o;5= =38= Pr+;a01 Mo7 6;7e, 43tal ene75> os 3n a88o7 8o96leB las t=at tae 3nto a88o;nt t=e =o;7s, t=e 9o4e9ents of t=e s;n an< 9oon, an< t=e 6a7t38;la7 8on<3t3on of all =;9an be3n5s. T=e 6;73G8at3on of t=e *+,i t=7o;5= s6e83al b7eat=3n5 te8=n3;es 3s one of t=e 9ost 396o7tant eBe783ses of t=e >o53. 02 In t=e Easte7n t7a<3t3on, t=e7e a7e se4ent>'to t=o;san< ene75> 8=annels t=at fo79 a so7t of neto7 an< s=eat= fo7 t=e bo<> an< t=at 8o77es6on< to t=e 9e73<3ans 3n t7a<3t3onal C=3nese 9e<383ne. A9on5 t=ese se4ent>'to t=o;san< ene75> 8=annels, t=7ee a7e of ;t9ost 396o7tan8e

_ *+,i ushumna, t=e 8ent7al 8=annel, =38= 7;ns t=7o;5= t=e 8ente7 of t=e s63nal 8o7<, 8on4e>3n5 -\s=a, t=e l3fe fo78e _ *+,i %!a, t=e l;na7 Pr+;a, t=e 8=annel of 6s>8=38 an< as8en st7en5t=, 8on8e7ne< 3t= t=e ele9ents of G7e an< a37. KT=;s t=ese to late7al *+,i s;77o;n< ushumna an< 87oss ea8= ot=e7 6a7t38;la7l> at t=e s3te of t=e 673n836al 8=a7as, t=e lo8at3on of t=e nots t=at ene75> 9;st 63e78e as 3t 73ses. T=ese *+,i a7e al35ne< 3t= t=e s63nal 8o7< an< t=e =ea<, an< t=e> 7e67esent an< a7e t=e s;btle 8o;nte76a7ts of t=e s>96at=et38 ne74o;s s>ste9s 5an5l3ons.0 In t=e 43e of t=e esote738 t7a<3t3on, 3t 3s not t=e so;l t=at 3s 8onta3ne< 3n t=e bo<>, b;t t=e bo<> t=at 3s 8onta3ne< 3t=3n t=e so;l, =38=be3n5 e4e7>=e7e 3nte76enet7ate< b> 3t;ses 3t as an an8=o7. KT=e so;l, 3n t=e la75est sense, 3n te79s of 8ons83o;sness, =as at least one a;t=ent38 8os938 <39ens3on 3n t=e ast7ono938al sense of t=e o7<0" KAll t=3n5s be3n5 l3ne<, ea8= t=3n5 3s 3n 8onstant 8onne8t3on 3t= t=e =ole a88o7<3n5 to 4e7> 67e83se 7;les, of 8o;7se Mot=e73se, t=e 3n<3Je7ent3at3on of 8=aos o;l< ens;e 7;les t=at a7e ta;5=t b> t=e o88;lt s83en8es. T=e t7a<3t3on of In<3a M=38= 3s t=e onl> one on t=e 6lanet t=at =as been able to 3solate =at loos to ;s l3e t=e sa87e< lan5;a5e of Sans73t, b;t =38= 3n fa8t 3s fo;n< throughout C7eat3on =as 7e4eale< t=e b<7a0$ asso83ate< 3t= ea8= 8=a7a an< t=;s 8onne8te< 3t= t=e 8o77es6on<3n5 Plane of 8ons83o;sness. KIt 3s t=;s 3n a 9anne7 of s6ea3n5 396oss3ble, 3n t=e 8onteBt of an eBa93nat3on of t=e <3Je7ent s;btle bo<3es of 9an, to <3sasso83ate t=e 3nne7 s;btle bo<3es f7o9 t=e 8=a7as =38= a7e t=e37 ene75> 87oss7oa, an< fo7 t=3s 7eason, 3t 3s imperative t=at t=e> be protecte!, an< t=3s 3s not onl" t7;e fo7 67a8t3t3one7s of t=e o88;lt0+ One of t=e 9ost eJe8t34e 67ote8t3ons 3s to ;se essent3al o3l of san
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T=e se8on< 8=a7a, S4\<=3=\na M9ean3n5 Kseat of t=e self 3s asso83ate< 3t= ate7, t=e 9oon, t=e bo<>, an<, on t=e et=e738 6lane, to t=e see< so;n< vam. T=e et=e738 6lane 3s t=e 6lane of s;btle 9atte7. It 5o4e7ns t=e fo79s of sol3< 9atte7 as ell as sensat3on an< 3s t=e seat of seB;al ene75>, 87eat343t>, e9ot343t>, t=e ;n9aste7e< ;n8ons83o;s, an< t=e s;b8ons83o;s. It 3s asso83ate< 3t= 7elat3ons=36s, 3nt39a8>, t7;st, 43olen8e, a<<38t3ons, bas38 e9ot3onal nee 3n =38= e 8o99;n38ate o;7 f;n
T=e t=37< 8=a7a 3s %a]36`7a M9ean3n5 K83t> of Qeels. It 3s asso83ate< 3t= t=e bo<> an< t=e ast7al 6lane, 3t= G7e, t=e s;n, an< t=e see< so;n< ram, an< 3ts 8olo7 3s >ello. %a]36`7a 3s 7elate< to t=e 9etabol38 an< <35est34e s>ste9 an< 3s 6os3t3one< nea7 t=e sola7 6leB;s, =38= 3n 3ts 8os938 <39ens3on, 8onne8ts ;s 3t= t=e ;n34e7se, =38= 7oots, 8ente7s, an< a88;9;lates o;7 43tal ene75>. T=3s 8=a7a 3s t=e 8ente7 of 6oe7 f7o9 =38= self'39a5e an< self'estee9 a7e bo7n. It enables ;s to 8ont7ol o;7sel4es an< ot=e7s o7, b> 8ont7oll3n5 o;7sel4es, to lea4e ot=e7s 3n 6ea8e. It s38al 6lane b> 9eans of t=e ast7al 6lane. %a]36`7a 3s eB67esse< 3n t=e 3ll, 3n t=e feel3n5 of f;lGll9ent, 3n 8al9 an< 3nne7 6ea8e, 3n a88e6tan8e an< tole7an8e of ot=e7s M;al3t3es t=at establ3s= balan8e beteen t=e s6373t;al an< 9ate73al o7l 3ss;es 5o4e7ne< b> %a]36`7a a7e 3ss;es of 6e7sonal 6oe7, fea7, anB3et>, o63n3on'fo79at3on, 3nt7o4e7s3on, an< t7ans3t3on f7o9 s396le o7 base e9ot3ons to 8o96leB ones. Anhata

T=e loe7 9ental bo<> 3s t3e< to t=e fo;7t= ene75> 8ente7, An\=ata MK43tal 6o3nt an< to "am, t=e see< so;n< asso83ate< 3t= t=e ele9ent a37. An\=ata 3s t=e 6lane of t=e o7<3na7> 93n< an< feel3n5s. It 3s 8onne8te< 3t= t=e o of t=o;5=ts, =38= 8378;late on t=3s 6lane. Its ;n34e7sal <39ens3on 3s t=e 8os938 ato9, an< at t=e 6=>s38al le4el, 3t 3s al35ne< 3t= t=e 8a7<3a8 6leB;s. T=e =ea7t 8=a7a, 3t to 8onne8t 3t= ot=e7s at an e9ot3onal le4el, to feel e96at=> fo7 6eo6le 3t=o;t feel3n5 t=e nee< to 8ont7ol t=e9. T=3s 8=a7a 3s eB67esse< t=7o;5= t=e 8a6a83t> to lo4e 3t=o;t fea7 as ell as t=7o;5= a7t an< 9;s38, =38= 3t t7ansfo79s 3nto e9ot3ons. As t=e =ea7ts 8ente7, t=e seat of s6373t;al be3n5, 3t 3s 9an3feste< 3n ab;n9;s, lo8ate< 3n t=e 8=est. T=e t=>9;s 3s an ele9ent of t=e 399;ne s>ste9 as ell as be3n5 6a7t of t=e enste9. It 3s t=e s3te of 9at;7at3on of t=e T 8ells 7es6ons3ble fo7 fen<3n5 oJ <3sease8o96ass3on, an< 9a> be ten aJe8te< b> st7ess.  &e> 3ss;es 7eQe8t3on 3n4ol43n5an< An\=ata 3n4ol4e 8o96leB e9ot3ons, ;n8on<3t3onal lo4e, e;3l3b73;9, ell'be3n5. In T3betan (;<<=3s9, t=3s 8ente7 3s eBt7e9el> 396o7tant, as be3n5 t=e =o9e of t=e 3nllable hum 3ns3 396o7tant fo7 7eal3:3n5 t=e Clea7 L35=t. #i8uddha

T=e 8a;sal o7 ;66e7 9ental bo<> 8o77es6on. V3c;<<=as 8os938 <39ens3on 3s t=at of P;7;a 0, t=e Gft= 8=a7a. It 3s asso83ate< 3t= t=e see< so;n< ham, t=e s>llable of et=e7 3ts 8olo7 3s bl;e o7 t;7;o3se. It 3s t=e 8ente7 l3ne< to t=e 8a;sal 6lane an< t=e =35=e7 9ental bo<>, an< 3t 5o4e7ns t=e b37t= of f;nste9, ;ent t=o;5=t on t=e 9ental le4el, an< s6373t;al3t>. It 3s 6os3t3one< nea7 t=e t=>7o3< 5lan< an< t=e 6=a7>n5eal 6leB;s, t=e le4el =e7e e eB67ess t=e 3ll of o;7 loe7 8=a7as, fo79;lat3n5 o7 6e78e34e< as 3ntan53ble. V3c;<<=a allos ;s to =ea7 o;7 3nne7 4o38e an< 3nt;3t3on. It 6la>s an 396o7tant 7ole 3n T3betan (;<<=3s9 an< <7ea9 >o5a, t=e a7t of l;83< <7ea93n5. 9:;

-Qd\ MKa;t=o73t> 3s t=e s3Bt= 8=a7a. It 8o77es6on, to t=e (;<<=38 6lane. Its so;n< 3s aim, t=e s>llable of 6e78e6t3on an< <3s8e7n9ent 3ts 8olo7s a7e 43olet, 3n<35o, o7 e t=at 6;ts ;s 3n 8onta8t 3t= =at l3es be>on< t=e 6=>s38al 9an3festat3on, 3t= eBt7asenso7> 6e78e6t3ons, t=e 6lane of aaen3n5, an< s6373t;al enl35=ten9ent. T=3s 6lane 3s t3e< to 3nt;3t3on, t=e nole<5e of s6373t;al t7;t=, an< t=e ;n34e7se. T=3s 8=a7a 3s t=e 39a5e of o;7sel4es 3n a8t3on. As a s6373t;al 8ente7, 3t 7e67esents t7ans8en of ;n3t>. KIt 3s at t=3s 6o3nt t=at t=e to s33n5 t=e en< of <;al3t>. T=e see< s>llable fo7 t=3s 8=a7a 3s t=e s>llableom  an< 3s l3ne< to t=e 63neal 5lan< =38= 9a> 3nfo79 a 9o 3ss;es 3n4ol4e balan83n5 t=e =35=e7 an< loe7 sel4es an< t7;st3n5 3nne7 5;3, -Qd\ , -Qd\ on an 3nt;3t34e le4el. KIn T3betan (;<<=3s9, t=3s 6o3nt 3s a8t;all> t=e en< of t=e 8ent7al 8=annel, s3n8e t=e 8ent7al 8=annel 73ses ;6

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F3nall>, t=e se4ent= 8=a7a 3s Sa=as7\7a, t=e 87on 8=a7a MKa8=3e4e9ent. It 3s 6os3t3one< Q;st abo4e t=e =ea< 3n l3ne 3t= t=e 63neal 5lan<. Its see< so;n< 3s t=e ;n34e7sal s>llable om# an< 3t 8o77es6on, t=e seat of t=e Ks;67e9e self It 3s t=e <3a9on< of t=e 9a87o'a. W=en Sa=as7\7a f;ll> aaens, e 5a3n a88ess to a 8ons83o;sness be>on< t=e 3ntelle8t, to a l3fe an< aa7eness of t=e f;n. It 3s 7es6e8ts, 3n t=e total3t> of 3ts nat;7e, 3t s;76asses all =;9an ;n. Ea8= ofan< t=e se4en 9aQo7s;8= 8=a7as =as as a 8o77es6on<3n5 bo<> t=at 8onst3t;tes =at 935=t be 8alle< 3ts so;l, an< ea8= of t=ese bo<3es 3s asso83ate< 3t= a 8o77es6on<3n5 6lane. Ea8= of t=ese 6lanes 3s 8o96ose< of =;n<7e t=at t=e n;9be7 of s;btle bo<3es 6ossesse< b> a =;9an 3s sta55e73n5, e4en 3f not all of t=ese bo<3es s=a7e t=e f;n be en43s3one< so9e=at s393la7l> to t=at of t=e 63t;3ta7> 5lan<, =38= se87etes =o79ones to 8o99;n38ate to t=e 7est of t=e enste9 an< also 8onne8ts to t=e 8ent7al ne74o;s s>ste9 43a t=e =>6ot=ala9;s. In T3betan (;<<=3s9,  3t=3n t=3s 8=a7a 3s 8onta3ne< t=e W=3te <7o6, o7 bo!hicitta2, =38= 3s t=e essen8e of 9as8;l3ne ene75>. In a<<3t3on to t=e se4en 9aQo7 8=a7as, t=e7e a7e 57eat a n;9be7 of ot=e7 8=a7as t=at =a4e 396o7tan8e 3t=3n <3Je7ent s>ste9s. An<, be>on< t=e <39ens3on of 3nte7nal s;btle bo<3es an< of t=e se4en 673n836al 8=a7as, t=e7e a7e to ot=e7 <3st3n8t 8ate5o73es of s;btle bo<3es. One, 8alle< t=e ae73al
THE AERIAL DOU(LE T=e ae73al one =as a 8o96lete set of t=ese se4en s6=e7es, =38= s=o K=o lon5 t=e 3n<343<;al =as been 3n4ol4e< 3n t=e =;9an 8on<3t3on. Fo7 9ost 6eo6le t=3s 3n4ol4e9ent 3s fa37l> 7e8ent, st7an5e as t=at 9a> see9 at G7st 5lan8e. " T=ese 9e9o73es 6e79anentl> 8olo7 o;7 e4e7> 6oe7 of t=e 9ental 3 9o9ent 3n t=e l35=t'

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THE PLANTAR DOU(LE T=e 6lanta7 t=at t=e 6lanta7 8=38 ene75>. T=3s 9eans t=at t=e t7a8es of fo79e7 l34es =38= 3t 8onta3ns a7e eB8l;s34el> . It 3s an 399ense 6s>8=38 an< a7938 aste b3n t=at =as be8o9e self'8ons83o;s 3t= t=e a39 of 9a3n5 t=e 3n<343<;al 5oo< 7esol;t3ons =e 935=t =a4e 9a a nat;7al ;75e to e4ol4e, o7 to 9ae t=e9 fall ba8 3nto so9e fa;lt t=at as 8o77e8te< an< fo75otten 8ent;73es a5o, $

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THE ELE%ENTS IN TI(ETAN (UDDHIS% AND TANTRIS% In t=e 6s>8=olo5> of T3betan (;<<=3s9 an< 3n Tant73s9, ea8= sense 3s t3e< to a (;<<=a fa93l>, to a s(an!ha o7 6s>8=38 an< 6=>s38al 8onst3t;ent of t=e eB6e73en8e, an< to one of t=e G4e ele9ents ea7t=, ate7, a37, G7e, an< s6a8e. As 3n o8838=38 o7 6=>s38al fo79. Wate7 3s l3ne< to t=e s6e83G8 Kfeel3n5 tone of 6=>s38al o7 6s>8=38 feel3n5s. A37 3s t3e< to 9ental f;n8t3ons. F37e 3s 7elate< to t=e 8a6a83t> to 9ae bas38 <3s87393nat3on, an< Gnall>, s6a8e 3s l3ne< to t=e 93n<. A88o7<3n5 to t=e s83en8e of t=e 93n< an< 6=eno9ena M=38= 3s bo7n, =38= 534es 73se to t=e a;<3to7> 93n< o7 KeJe8t34e sense' 6oe7. An< so on fo7 ea8= of t=e G4e 6=>s38al senses Ms35=t, =ea73n5, taste, s9ell, 3nest=et38 =38= to5et=e7 fo79 a bas3s fo7 t=e=38= s3Bt= 9ental to e9e75e. s3Bt= 9ental sense 73se to a 8e7ta3n self'3, b;t 534es 3n 3ts on t=7ee 9an3festat3ons 8on8e6t;al Mo7 437t;e of t=e37 essent3al 3nte7. T=3s 43e =as been 8ent;73es an< =as been 7efo79;late< an< 8on8e6t;al3:e< b> Ta7ab T;l; 3n =3s eB6lo7at3on of t=e 673n836al 3nte77elat3ons of t=e Un3t> 3n D;al3t> 6a7a<359 t=e 3nte77elat3ons=36s of bo<> an< 93n<, s;bQe8t an< obQe8t, 9atte7 an< ene75>, an< Gnall> t39e an< s6a8e. We eB6e73en8e a 7eal3t>, a 9;lt3fa8ete< 57o;63n5 of a 9;lt3t;. E4e7>t=3n5 3s 7elat3onal, an< =at e tae as o;7 self =as not=3n5 as stat38 to 3ts 4e7> nat;7e 3t 7es;lts f7o9 o;7 on e9bo<39ent, bo<> an< 93n<, an< of t=e ot=e7 9an3festat3on of &en!rel. T=e 7oot obs8;7at3on of t=e 93n< 3s M3n 3tself 3ts nee< to <3Je7ent3ate an< 3 t=e obQe8t of 3ts 6e78e6t3on, to 87eate t=7o;5= 3ts 9an3festat3on. T=e7efo7e, t=e 7oot 8a;se o7 fo;n nat;7e 7eal3t>. T=e (;<<=a 3
SCIENCE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE IS THE LOSS OF THE SOUL W=en o;7 aa7eness 8=an5es an< atta3ns <39ens3ons of be3n5 ot=e7 t=an t39e as e eB6e73en8e 3t 3n t=e 6=>s38al o7l<, t=e of t39e 3tself 8=an5es. T=3s eB6la3ns t=e feel3n5 8o99onl> s=a7e< a9on5 6a7t3836ants of a =3stl3n5 sess3on t=at t39e =as sto66e< o7 =as be8o9e <3sto7te<. 1@@ D;73n5 <7ea9s o7 43s3ons, 3n a state of eB6an3n all of t=ese s3t;at3ons o;7 8ons83o;snesso;7 6e78e6t3on of t=e &en!rel 6a37 of s6a8e an< t39e3s 9o<3Ge< as a 7es;lt of t=e a8t34at3on of ot=e7, 9;8= s;btle7 as6e8ts of o;7 7eal3t>. All s6373t;al an< 8o5n3t34e , t>6e of 8ons83o;sness, an< 9o 93ne7al, 6lant, an39al, an< =;9an Mto =38= e 8o;l< a<< K=;9an 9a of t7ansfo79at3on Mt=e 9ean3n5 of ea8= of t=ese 3n5 <3Je7ent. A se8on< of 93ne7al t39e 8o;l< 8o77es6on< to an =o;7 of 6lant t39e, =38= 8o;l< 7e67esent a 9ont= fo7 t=e an39al 3n5ea7 fo7 ;s, t=e obse743n5 =;9ans.1@1 ean'P3e77e #a7n3e7 %alet 67esents ;s 3t= t=e an< a ne =ole s>ste9 of ;n ta8les t=ese ;est3ons f7o9 a ne an5le, an< allos ;s to obta3n anse7s t=at 6;s= ba8 t=e l393ts of 9os38s.  T=3s t=eo7>, =38= 8al8;lates ;n34e7sal 8onstants, o4e7t=7os ass;96t3ons t=at on8e a66ea7e< 7o8 stea<>, 7o;n 67o4en eB3st3n5 las, an< 3s 7e4ol;t3on3s3n5 6=>s38s an< t=e a> e see t=e o7l<. 1@2 We l34e 3n a o7l< t=at 3s <7ast38all> 8=an53n5. E4en to, ne s83ent3G8 Gn<3n5s an< 9os38s a7e =a7 taen 3nto a88o;nt 3n t=e a> e eB6e73en8e ot=e7s an< o;7sel4es, 3n<343<;all> an< 8olle8t34el>. In a fe >ea7s t39e, e 3ll =a7 bel3e4e =o fast an< <7ast38all> e 3ll =a4e e4ol4e<. We 8an 3t= a st7;8t;7e of s>9bols, a 9eans fo7 ea8= 3n<343<;al to . We a7e 6a7t of nat;7e, an eB67ess3on of nat;7e, an< one 3t= o;7 399e<3ate s;77o;n<3n5s, Q;st as e a7e one 3t= t=e 8os9os t=at e a7e 6a7t of t=7o;5= t=e 8lose 7elat3ons=36 3t= o;7 s6eas 735=tf;ll> not of o75an3s9s 3n an en437on9ent b;t of en437on9ents of o75an3s9s. T=3s <3st3n8t3on s=e of t=e West 3n 7elat3on to =at 3t . As a 7es;lt t=e te79s KI an< K9e s=o;l< 9o7e 8o77e8tl> s35n3f> t=at =38= t=e ;n34e7se 3n 3ts ent37et> 3s 9a3n5 f7o9 t=3s 6a7t38;la7 9o9ent, t=e K=e7e an< no, hic et nunc.1@ In 9o 3nt73ns38 9ean3n5 fo7 9o see9 to =a4e lost t=e37 essen8e b> el393nat3n5 t=e sa87e. %o o;ts3 s6373t;al an< analo538al s>ste9 =as onl> s>9bol38 4al;e 3nas9;8= as 3t 7ests on 3nte767etat3ons of t=e 8ons83o;sness of a t=3n5 o7 of a ;n3;e 7eal3t> 8onQ;5ate< 3nto 3nGn3t>. As ant=7o6olo53st %38=ael Ha7ne7 e96=as3:es, t=e Ne A5e 87a:e 3s one of t=e 8onse;en8es of t=3s 3n<343<;al sea78= fo7 9ean3n5. He 7efe7s to t=3s 6=eno9enon as K7el353o;s t=at a66ea7e< at t=e en< of t=e 1t= 8ent;7>, at t=e 9o9ent =en =;9an3t> as 7ea8=3n5 t=e botto9 of 9ate73al3s9. T=e 673n836le 3ns637at3on 8a9e f7o9 Helena (la4ats>, t=e fo;n, =38= be8a9e t=e 3, a4es f7o9 t=e a5e of A;a73;s be5an to s67ea< a87oss t=e ea7t=. T=ese a4es e7e a96l3Ge< <;73n5 t=e 8o;7se of t=e 2@t= 8ent;7> =en 9an> felt t=e 8all to an 3nne7 8=an5e. 1@$ %o t=at 7es6on a 5lobal 6e7s6e8t34e of l3fe. T=e e4ol;t3on of

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/. SOUND AND CONSCIOUSNESS T=e eB6e73en8e of so;n< 3s ob43o;sl> 8ent7al to t=e ent=eoson38 Pe7;43an =3stl3n5 4essels, an< 3t 3s t7;l> a9a:3n5 to eB6e73en8e t=e 4a73o;s so;ne<. T=e 87oss3n5 of t=e <3Je7ent tones 87eates =a79on38s, o7 K6=anto9 so;n 87eate< b> t=e37 ;n3on 3n a s3n5le son5, t=at of t=e absol;te. It 3s a sense eB6e73en8e, one t=at 57o;no;7 67esen8e an< l3fts ;6 >o;7 be3n5, s=;tt3n5 9eans of so;n<, e a7e le< to t=e <3s8o4e7> of bot= self an< t=e ot=e7, to t=3s f;ns Man< e 9;st bea7 3n 93n< t=at 3t 3s an eB6e73en8e =ose s396l383t> bel3es t=e 8o96l38at3on of an> s 7e9e9be7 t=at t=e ;lt39ate 5oal of all ;se of so;n< an< 9;s38 3s t=3s 8o93n5 ba8 =o9e to t=e 3nte7nal s3len8e at t=e , 3s an eJe8t of t=e l393ts of o;7 sense 6e78e6t3ons. Senses 9o7e 7eGne< t=an o;7s o;l< s=o ;s a o7l< of ato9s, of l35=t, of ene75>, =e7e no e t=3n e see tables, b;3l<3n5s, an< 3n<343<;als. S;btle be3n5s, =ose s;bstan8e es8a6es o;7 6e78e6t3on, 8an eB3st a7o;n< ;s, 6enet7ate ;s, 6la> 3t= ;s, an< a8t on o;7 t=o;5=ts an< o;7 senses, 3t= o;7 =a43n5 t=e least aa7eness of 3t. 1@+ To t=e Easte7n s83en8e of t=e 93n< an< 6=eno9ena, 6e78e6t3on M8ons83o;s an< ;n8ons83o;s 8ons3sts of G4e s6=e7es of senso73al 6e78e6t3ons o7 Kfo79s of eB3sten8e Mbhuta 8onne8te< 3t= t=e G4e senses, =38= b73n5 abo;t t=e b37t= of t=e s3Bt= 9ental sense b> t=e abst7a8t3on of t=e37 7es6e8t34e obQe8ts. T=ese s3B senso73al f;n8t3ons a7e t3e< to t=e37 ele9ental 3n;en8es, to t=e37 analo538al 8o77es6ons38al 9atte7e4e7>t=3n5 e =a4e a7o;n< ;s3s t=e 7es;lt of a f7e;en8>. If >o; a96l3f> t=e f7e;en8>, t=e st7;8t;7e of t=e 9atte7 3ll 8=an5e. W=en a 3ne 5lass 3s eB6ose< to an a96l3Ge< so;n< =ose f7e;en8> 3s t=e sa9e as t=e 5lasss nat;7al f7e;en8> of 43b7at3on, t=e 5lass 3ll 43b7ate an< 3ts s=a6e 3ll be <3sto7te<. If t=e a96l3t;t=3n5 oes 3ts eB3sten8e solel> an< 8o96letel> to so;n<. So;n< 3s t=e fa8to7 t=at =ol state of 8os938 9an3festat3on. T=e 43b7ato7> states =38= 534e b37t= to t=e o7l< 8annot be <3Je7ent3ate< f7o9 t=o;5=t.1@/ T=o;5=t an< 93n< a7e 9ental 43b7at3ons t=e t=o;5=t of a ;n34e7sal an< 8os938 be3n5. %3n< 3s s;bQe8t to t=e 4e7> sa9e la on t=e 3n<343<;al le4el as 3t 3s on t=e ;n34e7sal le4el. %3n< 87eat3ons an< 6e78e6t3ons a66ea7 as 7eal3t3es 67e83sel> be8a;se of t=e l393ts of t=e senso7> 6e78e6t3ons of t=e 3n<343<;al 8ons83o;sness of l343n5 be3n5s. So;n<, e4en 3n 3ts 57ossest, 9ost l393te< fo79, 3s not onl> t=e 4e=38le of t=o;5=tsof 93n<b;t also t=e 7ee8t3on of 3ts 3nt73ns38 nat;7e. T=7o;5= t=e 3nte79e<3a7> of so;n<, t=7o;5= t=e o7<, t=e ;tte7an8e, nole<5e 3s eB67esse< an< 7e4elat3ons a7e 9as383st an< ;ant;9 6=>s38s, all 6=>s38al 9atte7, e4e7>t=3n5 e =a4e a7o;n< ;s, 3s t=e 7es;lt of a f7e;en8>. %aB Plan81@0 state< t=at Kt=e7e 3s no 9atte7 as s;8=. All 9atte7 o7353nates an< eB3sts onl> b> 437t;e of a fo78e, =38= b73n5s t=e 6a7t38les of an ato9 to 43b7at3on an< =olste9 of t=e ato9 to5et=e7. We 9;st ass;9e be=3n< t=3s fo78e t=e eB3sten8e of a 8ons83o;s an< 3ntell35ent 93n<. T=3s 93n< 3s t=e 9at73B of all 9atte7.1@ In ;ant;9 t=eo7>, s6a8e an< t39e a7e 3ll;s3ons of 6e78e6t3on.

SOUND IN CULTURE AND SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS I 396o7tant 6a7t of o;7 o7l<3st38al t7a<3t3ons an< 3n t=e s8736t;7es of 9an> 7el353ons, so;n< 3s 8ons3s38al o7l<. T=e (3ble an< t=e R35 Ve9ns 673n836le of t=e 87eato7, t=e so;78e an< en< of all 9an3festat3on an< ene75>, t=e S=at3.111 T=e (3ble sa>s KIn t=e be53nn3n5 as t=e Wo7<, an< t=e Wo7< as 3t= #o<, an< t=e Wo7< as #o<. He as 3n t=e be53nn3n5 3t= #o<. All t=3n5s 8a9e 3nto be3n5 t=7o;5= H39, an< a6a7t f7o9 H39 not=3n5 8a9e 3nto be3n5 t=at =as 8o9e 3nto be3n5. In H39 as l3fe, an< t=e l3fe as t=e L35=t of 9en. T=e L35=t s=3nes 3n t=e . T=e 6739o7<3al so;n< 3s t=e o7353n an< t=e s;bst7ate of t=e ;n34e7se. F7o9 a s396le 43b7at3on, f7o9 t=e 6739o7<3al a8o;st38al a4e, t=e ent37e 9an3feste< o7l< 3s bo7nt=e o7l< t=at fee an< 7et;7ns to 3ts so;78e, at t=e en< of a b7eat= of (7a=9aWe, =;9an be3n5s, a7e 8o96ose< of 9atte7 39b;e< 3t= t=3s l3fe 43b7at3on bo7n f7o9 t=e b7eat= an< <343ne o7<. We a7e a 6a7t38;la7 note 3n t=e s>96=on> of t=e ;n34e7se, an< o;7 3n<343<;al 8ons83o;sness 3s 6a7t of t=e =a79on38s of a 8os938 son5. 112 KAbst7a8t so;n< 3s 8alle<aut-e arma! b> t=e S;Gs all s6a8e 3s Glle< 3t= 3t. T=e 43b7at3ons of t=3s so;n< a7e too Gne to be e3t=e7 a;<3ble o7 43s3ble to t=e 9ate73al ea7s o7 e>es, s3n8e 3t 3s e4en <38;lt fo7 t=e e>es to see t=e fo79 an< 8olo7 of t=e et=e7eal 43b7at3ons on t=e eBte7nal 6lane. It as t=e Sa;t'e Sa79a<, t=e so;n< of t=e abst7a8t 6lane, =38= %o=a99a< =ea7< 3n t=e 8a4e of #=a7'e H37a =en =e be8a9e lost 3n =3s <343ne 3 so;n< on %o;nt S3na3, =en 3n 8o99;n3on 3t= #o< an< t=e sa9e o7< as a;<3ble to C=73st =en abso7be< 3n =3s Hea4enl> Fat=e7 3n t=e 3las.11" H3n<;3s9 8alls t=3s S=at3. S6a8e 3s t=;s Glle< 3t= t=3s 9eta6=>s38al 7eal3t>, =38= =as been 8alle< Kabst7a8t so;n<, Kso;n< of t=e absol;te, o7 *a!a )rahma. T=3s so;n<, =38= s;76asses o;7 senso73al fa8;lt3es, 3s 8alle< sphota o7 shab!a11$ 3n Sans73t. It 3s t=e s;67e9e tonal3t> an< t=e eB67ess3on of t=e <343ne an< t=e <343ne o7 so;n< t=at 8an no79all> be =ea7< onl> 3n 9e<3tat3on.11+ *a!a 3s 8ons3 of t=e ;n34e7se t=at s;bse;entl> <343 tonal3t3es an< =a79on38s. )r+hmana 9eans K8ons83o;sness 3n Sans73t, =e7eas t=e 9o<3Ge7 Kb7a=9an e7s. T=e b7a=9ans sa> t=at =;9ans e7e 87eate< b> a b7eat= an< t=at so;n< enl34ens t=e <343ne essen8e of 9an M-t9an. KIn t=e an83ent H3n<; tea8=3n5s, t=e ;nfo79e< ;n34e7se as o7353nall> 8onta3ne< 3n a <7o6 Mbin!u. T=3s o7353n 3s s>9bol3:e< b> a 6o3nt, an< f7o9 t=3s 6o3nt 7eso;nna938 fe93n3ne fo78e Msha(ti, =38= 3ss;es f7o9 t=e 57eat, ;n9o4able D343ne One M(7a=9an. 11/

THE PRANAVA O% C7eat34e s6373t;al 6oe7 K;nfole7 o7 3n4o8at3on. Alt=o;5= 3t 3s not as 6oe7f;l, 3t 3s base< on t=e sa9e 673n836le as t=e 7e83tat3on of a 9ant7a. 110 T=e o7< mantra 9eans Kea6on o7 Ktool of t=e 93n< Mmanas, =3le t=e s;B -tra 9eans K67ote8t3on, so K93n< 67ote8t3on.11 It 3s also sa3< t=at t=e o7< 9ant7a sense of t=e o7< Men a7e b> nat;7e 12@

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(INAURAL (EATS %o8=olo53st R38=a7< Caton <3s8o4e7e< t=e b7a3ns ele8t738al a8t343t>. Al7ea<> 3n 10 He3n738= W3l=el9 =a< <3s8o4e7e< t=e b3na;7al beats, =38= a7e 67o<;8e< =en sl35=tl> <3Je7ent f7e;en83es a7e 6la>e< se6a7atel> 3nto ea8= ea7. It as not ;nt3l 1/ t=at #e7al< Oste7 fo;n< t=e beneG83al eJe8t of t=ese beats on 93n< an< bo<>. In 1"@ t=e 9e<38al establ3s=9ent =a< 7e8o5n3:e< t=e 7elat3ons=36 t=at eB3sts beteen t=e st39;lat3on of t=e b7a3n Mfo7 t=e 6;76ose of 67o<;83n5 b7a3n a4es an< ones state of 8ons83o;sness. S3n8e t=en Man< es6e83all> afte7 1/@ n;9e7o;s te8=n3;es an< te8=nolo53es =a4e been 7es6onse, ot=e73se non as b7a3n a4e t7a3n3n5.1 S83ent3G8 7esea78= 3nto b3na;7al beats 3s l393te<, an< no 8on8l;s34e s83ent3G8 st;<3es =a4e been 7elease< to s;66o7t t=e 4a73o;s 8la39e< beneGts. So9e 7e8ent 6;bl38at3ons eBa93n3n5 t=e eJe8ts of s;8= te8=nolo53es 8an, =oe4e7, be fo;n<. T=e =;9an b7a3n 3s <343 senses, an< so on. T=e to =e93s6=e7es 5ene7all> o6e7ate 9o7e o7 less 3n of one anot=e7. T=e left b7a3n 3s t=e seat of lo538al 7eason3n5 M=38= 3s 9ost =35=l> 673:e< 3n o;7 8;lt;7e, =3le t=e 735=t b7a3n 3s 7es6ons3ble fo7 87eat343t>. It =as been note< t=at t=e7e 3s an ob43o;s l3n beteen t=e fo79 of a b7a3n a4e an< le4els of 8ons83o;sness, an< 3t =as been obse74e< t=at =en t=e fo79 of b7a3n a4es 8=an5es, a 8o77es6on<3n5 8=an5e o88;7s 3n t=e 6os3t3on an< 8=e938al 8o96os3t3on of t=e bo<> an< ;lt39atel> 3n 3ts 6=>s38al st7;8t;7e. K(3na;7al beats 9a> 3n;en8e f;n8t3ons of t=e b7a3n 3n a>s bes3 3n t=e 7an5e of b7a3n a4es, t=e 67e 3s sa3< to be l3el> to 9o4e toa7 of t=e st39;l;s Ma 67o8ess 8alle< ent7a3n9ent. In a<<3t3on, b3na;7al beats =a4e been 87e<3bl> 7e8o5n3t3on, an<, a88o7<3n5 to t=e f7e;en8> follo3n5 7es6onse, to a8t34at3on of 4a73o;s s3tes 3n t=e b7a3n.1"

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EE# b7a3n'9a663n5 3s t=3s te8=nolo5>, =38= a39s at 9eas;73n5 K8;77ent 3ntens3t3es an< a4e s6ee 7an5es 6e793t 8on8l;s3ons on f;n8t3onal 3nte7a8t3ons of b7a3n 7e53ons an< t=e37 le4els of a8t343t>.  T=e EE# 3s a 6=>s38al 3n<38ato7 of 6s>8=o'6=>s3olo538al e4ents. (ot= <39ens3ons, t=e e9ot3onal eB6e73en8e an< t=e 6e7t3nent alte7at3ons 3n t=e EE#, o88;7 s39;ltaneo;sl> an< 9a> be 8o77elate< to ea8= ot=e7, b;t t=e> , t=e7e a7e 4a73o;s 8o9b3nat3ons of <3Je7ent a4es. T=e al6=a'f7e;en8> ban< M0Z12 H:, t=e a4es of =38= e9e75e =en 8los3n5 ones e>es, a8ts as a 9e<3ato7 an< 3n<38ato7 beteen t=e =35= an< lo f7e;en83es of t=e EE# an< t=e 4353lant states beteen a3n5 an< slee63n5 .1$ KWo7 3t= t7an8e'3n<;83n5 so;n 3n 67a8t38e. At t=e be53nn3n5 of t=e e35=t3es, so9e eB6e73en8e< 9;s38 t=e7a63sts 3n #e79an> 6e78e34e< a 57o3n5 3nte7est 3n t=e eJe8ts of 9;s38 f7o9 o;ts3 . KT=e te79 t7an8e Mf7o9 t=e Lat3n transire, K8=an5e o4e7 to =as been a>s 3n l3te7at;7e  e =a4e ;se< 3t =e7e as a 5ene738 te79 fo7 4a73o;s 6=>s38al'9ental alte7at3ons t=at 9a> o88;7 3n 6e7sons at 8=an5e< states of ale7tness 3n fe st;<3es eB3st on t=e b7a3n'9a663n5 of t7an8e 3n<;8t3on 3t= a8o;st38al so;n s9all 6a7t of t=e ent37e 6es of t7an8e states e75ot7o638 M8=a7a8te73:e< b> an 3n87ease 3n =35=' f7e;en8> a4es, an< t7o6=ot7o638 t7an8e M3n87ease of lo'f7e;en8> a4es. KCont7a7> to t=e 8on8e7n of s;Je73n5 loss of 8ont7ol 3n alte7e< states of 8ons83o;sness,  7e6eate< Gn<3n5s of =35= (eta II ele9ents 3ll;st7ate t=at self'8ont7ol 3s 9a3nta3ne< 3n t=ese 9et=o e4en 534e a> to a =35=l> 8on8ent7ate< =>6e7 ale7tness 3n t=e sense of an e75ot7o638 t7an8e. A el8o9e eJe8t of o;7 st;<> o;l< be to 7e<;8e t=e fea7s 7oote< 3n o;7 so83et> fo7 8;lt;7al, =3sto738al, an< 6ol3t38al 7easons t=at t7an8e 3s e;34alent to loss of 8ont7ol an< s;s8e6t3b3l3t> to 9an36;lat3on. To6o57a6=38 8=an5es 3n b7a3n 9a6s a7e 4e7> 8o96leB an< 8an be 8=olo538al 8ate5o73:at3on an< <3s8;ss3on of t=e f;n8t3onal s35n3G8an8e of t=e 7e53ons f7ontal, 6a73etal, o88363tal, te96o7al, et8.  (ot= =al4es of t=e b7a3n a7e <343 t=e 8ent7al Gss;7e. T=e f;n8t3ons of t=e to f7ontal ;a7te7s 9a> 5ene7all> be 6ot=et38 eJe8t34e lo8at3on of t=e self.  T=e to 6oste73o7 ;a7te7s =a4e 6739a73l> senso7> an< 7e8e6t34e f;n8t3ons an< a7e 3n 8=a75e of ale7tness'7elate< 67o8esses an< 43s;al' s6at3al o73entat3on. E4en 3f t=3s 3s a G7st o73entat3on fo7 t=e f;n8t3onal3t3es of a to6o57a6=38al s35n3G8ant <3Je7en8es 3n t=e to6o57a6=38al EE#s 3n 3n<343<;als.1+

#A%%A WAVES #a99a a4es Mf7e;en8> beteen 2+ an< +$ He7t: a7e t=e fastest. T=e> 8o77es6on< to a state of f;ll 8ons83o;sness 3n =38= t=e senses, t=e 3ntelle8t, 3nt;3t3on an< 9e9o7> a7e o73n5 to5et=e7 3n a =a79on3o;s s>n8=7on383t>. T=ese a4es 7ee8t eBt7e9el> =e35=tene< 8on8ent7at3on, =35=e7 9ental a8t343t>, 3n8l;<3n5 6e78e6t3on, 67oble9 sol43n5, fea7 an< 8ons83o;sness.

(ETA WAVES (eta a4es Mf7e;en8> beteen 1 an< 2$ He7t: 8o77es6on< to t=e a3n5 state 3n =38= e o7, <3s8;ss, an< 3nte7a8t 3t= t=e o7l<. T=e> o88;7 =en e a7e aae an< t=3n3n5. T=ese a4es 7ee8t a8t34e, b;s>, o7 anB3o;s t=3n3n5, a8t34e 8on8ent7at3on, a7o;sal, 8o5n3t3on, o7 6a7ano3a.

ALPHA WAVES Al6=a a4es Mf7e;en8> beteen / an< 12 He7t: 8o77es6on< to a 6leasant state of 7elaBat3on. T=e> o88;7 =en e 7est an< =en e a7e be8o93n5 <7os>. T=3s state 3s 8on<;834e to 87eat343t> an< also 9aes ;s s;s8e6t3ble to 4e7bal s;55est3ons. T=ese a7e t=e 9ost 8o99on f7e;en83es 3n b7a3n a8t343t>. It s=o;l< be note< t=at t=e b7a3n e93ts se4e7al f7e;en83es at t=e sa9e t39e an< at <3Je7ent a96l3t;t=9 a7e 4e7> 8lose to t=e ele8t7o9a5net38 f7e;en83es 5ene7ate< b> t=e Ea7t=. T=e o6t39al f7e;en8> fo7 =;9ans 3s /.0 He7t:. Pe7;43an =3stles see9 to 6ossess t=e ab3l3t> to 6;t ;s 3n t;ne 3t= t=e tell;738 ene75> of t=e Ea7t=, =ose 9a5net38 7esonan8e f7e;en8> 3s /.$ 8>8les 6e7 se8on<, as 9eas;7e< b> 6=>s383st W3nf73e< Otto S8=;9ann. T=3s 3s t=e sa9e f7e;en8> as t=at of =35=e7 t=eta o7 loe7 al6=a b7a3n a4es. Al6=a a4es 8o77es6on< to states of 9e<3tat3on as ell as to states of 6s>8=38 a8t343t> s;8= as 8la374o>an8e, se743n5 as a 9e<3;9, t=e eB6e73en8e of ast7al 67oQe8t3on, an< so fo7t=.

THETA WAVES T=eta a4es Mf7e;en8> beteen " an< / He7t: o88;7 =en e a7e teete73n5 on t=e bo7 be 6nos3s. We 9a> eB6e73en8e =>6na5o538 =all;83nat3ons s393la7 to <7ea9s. %ost 6eo6le =a4e a ten to fall aslee6 on8e t=e> =a4e 7ea8=e< t=3s state. It 3s t=e state t=at 534es ;s eas3est a88ess to t=e s;b8ons83o;s.

DELTA WAVES Delta a4es Mf7e;en8> beteen 1 an< " He7t: 8o77es6on< to total 6=>s38al 7elaBat3on, to slee6 3s so 396o7tant <;73n5 8=3l<=oo<. T=ese a7e also t=e 9o9ents =en t=e bo<> 7enes an< =eals 3tself. T=e f;7t=e7 t=e f7e;en8> <36s belo fo;7 8>8les 6e7 se8on<, t=e s38al 5ene7ate s35nals 3n of ea8= ot=e7. D;73n5 8e7ta3n 9o9ents of eB6an of t=e =e93s6=e7es 3s s>n8=7on3:e< an< t=at t=3s s>n8=7on3:at3on 3s 67o<;8e< <;73n5 . At s;8= t39es t=e to =e93s6=e7es ten< to =a79on3:e 3t= one anot=e7, t=;s 87eat3n5 a ;n3;e an< 8o=e7ent 7=>t=9 t=at 67o9otes a feel3n5 of ;n3t> an< 6s>8=38 3nt;3t3on. KT=e o;7 8;77ent state. Fo7 eBa96le, 3f 3n so9eones b7a3n al6=a a4es a7e bea7e 3n t=e al6=a Mt=3s =a66ens =en one 3s 7elaBe< b;t aae. Hoe4e7, also ot=e7 1/ f7e;en83es 67esent, albe3t state 3t= s9alle7 a96l3t;
RESONANCE FRE*UENCIES AND HEALIN# %atte7, t=e 6e78e6t3ble to o;7 senses, 3s o75an3:e< a88o7<3n5 to a4e'fo79s an< f7e;en83es. T=e 673n836le of 7esonan8e o7 8o=e7en8e M=38= 935=t also be 8alle< t=e la of att7a8t3on o7 t=e la of =a79on> states t=at all s>ste9s sens3t34e to 8e7ta3n 43b7ato7> f7e;en83es 8an a88;9;late ene75> 3f t=3s f7e;en8> 3s 8lose to a 7esonant f7e;en8> an< 3f 3t 3s a66l3e< 7e5;la7l>. T=3s essent3al 673n836le 8an be a66l3e< to all a7eas of l3fe to t=e 93n< an< to 6=>s38al o7 o75an38 bo<3es Mt=e s>n8=7on3:at3on of t=e =e93s6=e7es 9ent3one< abo4e. It 3s also a66l38able to ele8t738, 9a5net38, an< ele8t7o9a5net38 Gel 7esonant s>ste9 3s 9o<3Ge< an< =a79on3:e< =en 3t 8o9es 3nto 8onta8t 3t= an eBte73o7 st39;l;s o7 a 43b7at3on 5ene7ate< b> an 3. T=e 6a7t38;la7 s>ste9 t=en an< a88;9;lates ene75> sa9eof7esonan8e =38=of 8a;ses s>ste9f7e;en83es. to 43b7ate. O;7 feel3n5s o;7 6s>8=e a7e, 3natat=3s 9anne7 s6ea3n5,f7e;en8>, t=e o75an sto6s t=eset=e 7esonant We eB6e73en8e t=3s la of s>96at=et38 8o=e7en8e 3n o;7 l34es, t=;s att7a8t3n5 obQe8ts, feel3n5s, s3t;at3ons, an< 6eo6le <;e to t=e s393la73t> of o;7 43b7at3ons an< t=e37s. (> 9eans of t=3s 6=eno9enon of 7esonan8e, e 8an 87eate o;7 7ealt3es 3t= o;7 t=o;5=ts an< e9ot3ons, Q;st as e 8an 8ons83o;sl> 8=oose t=e t=o;5=ts t=at e 3ll ;se to 87eate t=e l3fe e 3s=. T=e 6s>8=olo538al an< eB3stent3al a66l38at3on of t=e la of att7a8t3on st36;lates t=at e 9;st ne4e7 be=a4e as t=e 438t39 of t=e e4ents of o;7 l34es. Rat=e7, e 9;st tae f;ll 7es6ons3b3l3t> fo7 =at =a66ens to ;s, fo7 =at e eB6e73en8e 3n o;7 67esent eB3sten8e. O;7 a8t3ons, o;7 t=o;5=ts, o;7 feel3n5s Mbot= 8ons83o;s an< s;b8ons83o;s 5ene7ate t=e 8378;9stan8es of o;7 eB6e73en8es. In o7, 3t 3s 396e7at34e t=at e no =at e 7eall> ant an< t=en 8on8ent7ate o;7 f;ll attent3on on o;7 obQe8t34e. We 9;st 43s;al3:e o;7 s38al senses. We 9;st feel o;7 obQe8t34e as a 7eal3t> al7ea<> 67esent an< 5ene7ate t=e 8o77es6on<3n5 e9ot3on t=at e o;l< feel 3f t=3s 7eal3t> e7e al7ea<> a8t;al3:e<. MT=3s enta3ls t=e fa8t t=at t39e 3s abst7a8t an< , t=e 67o8ess 9;st be 7e6eate< 3n o7 39673nte< on o;7 s;b8ons83o;s. As fa7 as 6oss3ble, et=e 9;st absta3n t=3n3n5 t=e ;s 5oal t=e 67o8ess,of5343n5 o;7sel4es o4e7 totalo75ans, 8onG. Ins38al 9atte7, o;7 bo<> M3t= =38= e so 7ea<3l> 3, an< t=e et=e738 6lane of 9atte7 3s 9e7el> a 6e78e6t;al <3Je7en8e of f7e;en8>. %o7eo4e7, 3t a66ea7s t=at, a88o7<3n5 to 9ole8;la7 7esea78=, t=e7e 3s a 8o77elat3on beteen an> s6e83G8 f7e;en8> an< t=e ato938 e35=t of an ele9ent. Cons3 =en t=e bo<> eaens an< loses 3ts nat;7al e;3l3b73;9. Its 43b7at3on be53ns to os83llate an< 43b7ate at a less =a79on3o;s f7e;en8>. T=e abno79al f7e;en8> t=;s 7ee8ts an 39balan8e at 9;lt36le le4els. At t=3s 6o3nt t=e s;66o7t of so9e eBte7nal s;btle ene75> 8an =el6 t=e 3n<343<;al to ente7 3nto 7esonan8e 3t= a 9o7e sat3sf>3n5 43b7ato7> 9o an< 93n< tae on s;btle 43b7at3ons t=at 67o9ote a88ess to t=3s 7esonant f7e;en8>. T=3s enables ;s to 7e5a3n balan8e an< to f;n8t3on =a79on3o;sl>. T=e st7en5t= of t=e so;n< e93tte< b> Pe7;43an =3stl3n5 4essels 5ene7ates a te96o7a7> t3nn3t;s Ma sensat3on of 73n53n5 3n t=e ea7s, =38= a8t;all> 6otent3ates t=e 8=an8es t=at t=e la of att7a8t3on 3ll 8a;se ones 8=osen 43s;al3:at3on to be8o9e 7eal. T=e so;n l3be7at3n5 an< t=at 7e4eals t=e =ole s8o6e of o;7 9an3festat3on. (;t to o6en o;7sel4es to t=e 67ofo;n< 738=ness of o;7 essent3al be3n5, e 9;st also el393nate 9an> 6o3nts of 7es3stan8e, so9e t=at e a7e aa7e of an< ot=e7s not. (> be8o93n5 8ons83o;s of o;7 ne5at34e t=o;5=ts an< o;7 lo f7e;en83es Ms;8= as fea7, an< e8stas>. T=e t7ansfo79at3on of bot= o;7 feel3n5s an< of t=e eB67ess3on of o;7 7eal3t> 8an tea8= ;s not to 8l3n5 to t=e 8=a7a8te73st38s of eB6e73en8e. %o7eo4e7, an 3nne7 att3t; toa7< =at e a7e le< to eB6e73en8e 3s


0. SHA%ANIC INSTRU%ENTS OF %IND E!PANSION U6 to t=e 67esent t39e, e =a4e fo;n< ne3t=e7 t7a8e no7 638to73al 7e67esentat3on ste7> s;77o;n<3n5 t=ese 3nst7;9ents. In t=e Gel<, t=e ;se of an83ent =3stles Mso9et39es to s;99on o7 to 67ote8t a 73t;al3:e< ;se t=at see9s to =a4e lost 3ts essent3al 9ean3n5 3s 4e7> l393te< to. C;lt;7all>, 3t 3s a66a7ent t=at t=e 3n;en8e of so;n<t=e f7e;en83es t=at 3t 5ene7ates an< s;sta3ns an< t=e e9ot3ons t=at 3t e4oes 3n =38= 3n<343<;als an< 8o99;n3t3es feel an< 8onst7;8t t=e9sel4es. A K8o99on 9eta6=>s38al 6=3loso6=> of t=e 67e'Colo9b3an 8;lt;7es 7e4ol4es a7o;n< a bel3ef 3n t=e 3nte78onne8te a88ess3ble t=7o;5= t=e 67o6e7 73t;al. 10 We no t=at K67393t34e A9a:on3ans, an< 8e7ta3nl> 3n=ab3tants of 9an> so83et3es 3n =38= =3stl3n5 Qa7s e7e 87eate<, 6e78e34e< t=e 7ole of 9;s38, 7=>t=9 an< 7eal3t> 3n 4e7> <3Je7ent a>s t=an e  . %;s38al 3nst7;9ents e7e t=o;5=t of as l3fe'l3e. T=e37 6oe7 7es3 of 67o<;8t3on. Sta7t3n5 as ea7l> as t=e fo79at34e 6e73o f7o9 9ost 67e' Col;9b3an 8;lt;7es , not a s3n5le non 7e67esentat3on s=o3n5 t=e ;se of a =3stl3n5 ate7 Qa7 =as been 7e8o7
DEFINITION OF SHA%ANIS% %o 3s 3tness3n5 a 7enee< 3nte7est 3n t=e s=a9an3st38 43s3on, a ;n3G8at3on of 9an b> a 7et;7n to t=e san8t3t> of nat;7e. %o 9ae ;se of <7;9s, 9ass, an< 9a538 tal3s9ans Ms;8= as feat=e7s, bones, o7 87>stals to 9ae t=e sole9n 8=an5e to a 9o<3Ge< state of 8ons83o;sness. S=a9an3s9 3s 8e7ta3nl> a so;78e of fas83nat3on fo7 a >o;n5 5ene7at3on 3n sea78= of alte7nat34e 6at=s t=at 935=t lea< to t=e 7e<3s8o4e7> of a 9o7e 6ea8ef;l eB3sten8e, a bette7 7elat3ons=36 3t= t=e en437on9ent, an< 3t= o;7 of nat;7e an< a88ess to 3ts 3ntell35en8e. S=a9an3s9 b73n5s to5et=e7 a 3. In a6anese an< S3be73an 8;lt;7es, t=e 9ost an83ent 7oots of t=e s=a9an3st38 eB6e73en8e 7e4eal t=at o9en 6la>e< an essent3al 7ole 3n 3t. Fo7 %378ea El3a 3s fo;n< on e4e7> 8ont3nent, an< 3s t=e o7353n of t=e 673n836al 7el353o;s an< s6373t;al s>ste9s of t=e ent37e o7l<.1"1 S=a9an3s9 8an of 8o;7se be s a7t38;late< 3n te79s of a s6373t;al an< 9>st38al eB6e73en8e, an eB6e73en8e of e8stas> an< a88ess to t=e s=a9an38 t7an8e. %o 3nto t=e o7l 8onst7;8te< b> 3n<343<;als =o no 6e7fe8tl> ell t=at e a7e te773Ge< of , an< t=7o;5= an ;n=ealt=> fo8;s on t=e 43s3ble s;7fa8e of t=e t=3n5s of t=e o7l<. %o ne o7 7eal3t> t=at 3s nonet=eless an 3nte57al 6a7t of o;7 o7<3na7>, 67ofane o7l<.1" W=en 3t 8o9es to 6e of 7eal3t>, Ka8as3s of s=a9an3s9 3ll ala>s be a 7at3onal st;<>on of e3t=e7 t=e 377at3onal, 3n ot=e7 1"" nonsense, a 93s3nte767etat3on o7 a , on t=e 3nne7 8ons83o;sness t=at 7es;lts f7o9 3t. Lon5 befo7e t=e not3on of s6373t;al 6oe7 be8a9e an abst7a8t 8on8e6t, 3t as felt, seen, an< en8o;nte7e< as a fo78e 3n t=e la75est sense. Fo7 t=o;sanea7s befo7e t=e e9e75en8e of 7el353ons, =;9an3t> l34e< 3n an 3nt39ate 8o99;n3on 3t= nat;7e an< t=e s;77o;n<3n5 8os9os. (o7n 3n =;9an3t>s 3nfan8>, s=a9an3s9 e9e75e< as t=e nat;7al eB67ess3on of =;9an3n<s 7es6e8t an< ae, as ell as 3ts 3nno8en8e an< 4;lne7ab3l3t> 3n t=e fa8e of s;77o;n<3n5 s;6e7nat;7al 6oe7s. T=e eB67ess3on taen b> =;9an3t>s nas8ent 7el353os3t> fa83n5 t=e ;nnon, s=a9an3s9 as an< 7e9a3ns a l343n5 7el353on of 6la8at3on an< of t=e ;est fo7 6oe7. It 3s 396oss3ble to se6a7ate 3t f7o9 3ts 3nn;9e7able t7a6s an< e5o9an3a8al t=olo538al <39ens3on, s=a9an3s9 8ente7s a7o;n< t=e 6a7a6e of t=e o;n6e 9a> ell be at t=e 7oot of s=a9an3s9s eno79o;s 8;77ent s;88ess, =38= also see9s a 1"+ 6o35nant 7ee8t3on of 9os s6373t;al t7a5e<>.

A SCIENCE OR AN ART OF ECSTASY A88o7<3n5 to one of t=e 9ost 8;77ent 43es, s=a9an3s9 8an be t=at allos <37e8t 8onta8t 3t= t=e sa87e< an< t=e n;93no;s. 1"/ It 3s b> t=3s a7t of e8stas> M=38= s6ea3n5, eB6e73en8es of 9o<3Ge< states of 8ons83o;sness an< of e8stas> 8an be 3n<;8e< b> 4a73o;s 9et=o e7e also ;se< late7, 3n P=a7aon38 E5>6t, 3n t=e 5ol. Nea7e7 to o;7 t39e, e Gn< t=e9 3n 8e7e9on3al an< e4o8ato7> 9a538. KS=a9an38 e8stas> 3s t=e real Ol< T39e Rel353on, of =38= 9o e8stas>, t=e m"sterium tremen!um, t=e unio m"stica, t=e ete7nall> , 3s a sine qua non of 7el353on it is what religion is for> T=e7e 3s no nee< fo7 fa3t= 3t 3s t=e e8stat38 eB6e73en8e 3tself t=at gives one fa3t= 3n t=e 3nt73ns38 ;n3t> an< 3nte573t> of t=e ;n34e7se, 3n o;7sel4es as 3nte57al 6a7ts of t=e =ole t=at 7e4eals to ;s t=e s;bl39e 9aQest> of o;7 ;n34e7se, an< t=e ;8t;ant, s83nt3llant, al8=e938al 937a8le t=at 3s ;ot3<3an 8ons83o;sness. An> 7el353on t=at requires fa3t= an< 534es none, t=at !efen!s against 7el353o;s eB6e73en8es, t=at 67o9;l5ates t=e b3:a77e s;6e7st3t3on t=at =;9an3n< 3s 3n so9e a> se6a7ate, <34o78e< f7o9 t=e 7est of 87eat3on, t=at =eals not t=e 5a63n5 o;n< beteen (o<> an< So;l, b;t o;l< tea7 t=e9 as;n 8an o88;7 s6ontaneo;sl> o7 8an be 5ene7ate< t=7o;5= t=e 67a8t38e of s6e83G8 te8=n3;es. KT=3s t>6e of state 8o9673ses eBt7e9el> 4a73e< an< 9;lt3fo79 =;9an eB6e73en8es. One not3on 8o99on to all of a667e=en<3n5 an ;nnon en437on9ent, a a> t=at 8o77es6on8=o6at=olo538al 8on8e6ts of .1" States of e8stas> o7 eB6ans3on of 8ons83o;sness a7e 5ene7all> ;n3t34e eB6e73en8es t=at 8an be 3n<;8e< b> s6e83G8 te8=n3;es, 3n8l;<3n5 =>6nos3s, 9e<3tat3on, t7an8es, senso7> 8=e
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ECSTASY Un3t> T7ans8en felt 6os3t34e 9oo< m A sense of t=e sa87e< m ObQe8t343t> an< 7eal3t>, 3nt39ate 67oofs of a s3t;at3on m T=e 6e78e6t3on of 6a7a att3t;
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THE %EDICINE %AN In t=e 9o f7o9 t=e o;ts3 to 7e9a3n 8o96ose< =en 3n a state of e8stas>. T=7o;5= t=3s ab3l3t> =e 7e3nfo78es t=e 9ental se8;73t> of t=e 6eo6le a7o;n< =39, t=;s b73n53n5 abo;t so83al =eal3n5.1+/ Hoe4e7, s8=3:o6=7en3a 3s 9ostl> a 9oa5e 3n a 7eal3t> t=at 3s st3ll 39b;e< 3t= 9a538 an< 9>ste7>, te8=n3;es t=at =a4e 8o9e ea7s of t7a<3t3on. In a s=a9an38 so83et>, 3f >o; s=o s8=3:o6=7en38 teno; 3ll 399e<3atel> be 7e9o4e< f7o9 >o;7 6ee7s an< 3n t=e no3n5 of 9aste7 s=a9ans. Yo; 3ll be>o; tol<3ll t=at s6e83al, t=at ab3l3t3es a7e6la8e< 4e7> 396o7tant fo7 t=e8a7e ell'be3n5 of >o;7 8o99;n3t>, an< be>o; le< a7e to 67o6=es> an< >o;7 to 5;3o;7 6eo6le as t=e> 9ae t=e37 9ost 87;83al o; s=o s>96to9s of s8=3:o6=7en3a, >o; 935=t be 39673sone< fo7 l3fe, an< t=3s 3solat3ont=3s s;bst3t;te fo7 t7eat9ent of s8=3:o6=7en3a3ll o; of an> 6oss3b3l3t> of e4e7 be3n5 8;7e<.1+0 In an83ent t7a<3t3onal 8;lt;7es, t=e 7ole of t=e s=a9an as 534en to an 3n<343<;al =o stoo< o;t f7o9 t=e 57o;6, o;ts3, o7 as s3lle< at t=e 3nte767etat3on of <7ea9s. (;t =3s talents e7e 9ost often t=e 7es;lt of a lon5 a667ent38es=36, =a43n5 been 8=osen =en 4e7> >o;n5 be8a;se =e =a< 6e of a 4e7> 6a7t38;la7 sens3b3l3t>. T=e o7353nal s=a9an3st38 so83et3es e7e t=e 5;a7anto7s of a 8e7ta3n st7;8t;7e an< 8o=es3on, of a 7elat3ons=36 3t= t=e Kot=e7 o7 Ksa87e< o7l<, to =38= a88ess 8o;l< be 5a3ne< b> t=e 9o<3G8at3on of ones 8ons83o;sness. In 9o t=e so83al st7;8t;7e an< 3t=o;t an> 7elat3ons=36 to t=e t7ans8en
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. UNITY OR NONDUALITY, THE ESSENCE OF SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS %o =a< a 6a7t38;la7 fas83nat3on 3t= t=e 4al;e an< 437t;e of 9an as a self' e4ent;all> ban3s=e< an< 7e67esse< all t=e 6at=s of nole<5e t=at 9an =a< =3t=e7to ;se< to enla75e an< 3t= =3s 93n<, =3s so;l, an< =3s bo<>, t=e7eb> fo75o3n5 an 399anent eB6e73en8e of t=e 8ons83o;sness of t=e absol;te 3n oneself. T=3s <;al3s9 3s 3nse6a7able f7o9 t=e 1//, =38= 3s 9an3feste< to 3n t=e 8a63tal3st 6o3nt of 43e. D;al3s9 3s also t=e 8onse;en8e of a 8e7ta3n s83ent3G8 6a7a<359, of a f7a8t;73n5 of nole<5e, an< of t=e e4ol;t3on of o;7 so83et3es an< o75an3:e< 7el353ons. T=e 6e74e7se eJe8ts of t=3s s6l3tt3n5 of t=e selft=3s 3ll;so7> an< 7elat34e <;al3t>8an be seen 3n 9an> a7eas. Tae, fo7 3nstan8e, t=e et>9olo5> of t=e o7< K an 3 3n 7elat3on to t=e 8os9os an< t=at 3s onl> 7elat34e to t=e f;n8t3on3n5 of o;7 93n< be8a;se of o;7 3 a3n5 8ons83o;sness o7 t=e e5o. In Sans73t manas 8an 9ean Ks6373t, K93n<, K3ntelle8t, o7 Kt=e s;b8ons83o;s. Manas 3s 3s t=;s 9an3feste< at t=e 6e7sonal an< 3n<343<;al le4el b> a fo75ett3n5 of t=e self, o;7 f;n. T=3s <343s3on of be3n5 3s 7e4eale< 3n bot= t=e 3n<343<;al an< t=e 8olle8t34e s6=e7es. It 8an 8e7ta3nl> also be seen 3n t=e <3st3n8t3on beteen t=ese to 6oles, 3n t=e se74e t=e 3nte7ests of t=e 9ost 6oe7f;l, t=e bl3n<, an< t=e 7elentless e8ono938 an< 8a63tal3st fo78es. All t=e 57eat 7el353ons of t=e (oo Mt=e Ab7a=a938 7el353ons an< f;nste9s of 3nne7 7eal3:at3on a7e nonet=eless fo;n, =38= 3s f;n t=e =a79on> of nat;7e. Alt=o;5= 10@ t=e 6at73a78=al 7el353ons =a4e been 8o77;6te< 3n t=e 8o;7se of t=e &al3 Y;5a Mt=e Sn> 5o4e7n9ent a7e 8on8e6ts t=at e7e 63lfe7e< f7o9 t=e 673n836les of nat;7e b> t=e 8al8;lat3n5 93n<.101 #a3a Mf7o9 t=e #7ee K%ot=e7 Ea7t= 5o<, #a3a 3s bot= o;7 =ab3tat an< o;7 9ot=e7 o75an3s9. T=3s 43e 7e8alls t=e eB6e73en8e of K%ot=e7 Nat;7e, =38= as 8o99on 3n 9an> 6ast 8343l3:at3ons an< 3s 67ese74e< 3n o;7 t39e 3n t=e o7353nal t7a<3t3ons of 8e7ta3n an8est7al 6eo6les s;8= as Nat34e A9e738ans an< A;st7al3an Abo7353nes. #a3a 3s also 67esent 3n t=e e8olo538al 673n836le t=at states t=at t=e Ea7t=s b3os6=e7e 7e5;lates at9os6=e738 67o8esses. 102 T=e so;78e of 7el353on Mf7o9 t=e Lat3n relegio, =38= fo7 C38e7o 9eant Kto be 8on8e7ne< 3t= a s;6e73o7 nat;7e 8alle< t=e <343ne an< to o7s=36 3t o7 9o7e 67e83sel> t=e so;78e of s6373t;al3t> 3s ;n3t>. It 3s a sa< 7eal3t> to note t=at 7el353on =as been t=e so;78e of so 9an> a7s, so 9an> 9an36;lat3ons of t=e 6eo6le, an<

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T=e nole<5e of t=e self t=at e 3n43te >o; to M=et=e7 t=7o;5= t=e eB6e73en8e of ent=eoson38 =3stl3n5 4essels o7 t=7o;5= t=e 7ea<3n5 of t=3s teBt 3s also =at Ca7l ;n5 8alle< t=e K3n<343<;at3on 67o8ess, of be8o93n5 an M3n'<343s3ble 3n<343<;al. In<343<;at3on K3s 7eal3:e< 3n t=e 3nte7a8t3on of t=e e5o an< t=e ;n8ons83o;s f7o9 =38= a ;n3Ge< be3n5 e9e75es. T=3s <38;lt tas of 8onf7ont3n5 t=e 8ons83o;s';n8ons83o;s b7oa 3n 3ts ent37et>. In =3s 7esea78= on al8=e9>, ;n5 often 3 9e<3ates beteen t=e 39a5e of t=e =oleness of #o< an< t=e 6e7sonal self'8ons83o;s e5o. T=e obQe8t34e t=e 7es;lt of 3n<343<;at3on3s to be8o9e 9o7e an< 9o7e oneself, 9o7e an< 9o7e ;n3;e an< o7353nal 3n ones eB67ess3on an< 3n ones 6e7sonal essen8e, e4en =en, 6a7a, t=3s ;n383t> 3s G79l> 7oote< 3n t=e aa7eness of be3n5 f;n 38=ot=e7a6> 3s 3n3t3ate< =at ;n5 8alle< t=e3 as 7eo75an3:e7 of t=eb>6s>8=e 3s essent3all> to t=e s=a9ans 7eo7 3n t7a<3t3onal so83et3es. ;n5 na938 b37t= lea<3n5 to a ne le4el of be3n5. T=e 57eatest obsta8le to t=3s 3s t=e e5o, o7 7at=e7, t=e 43s3on t=at one =as of =3s o7 =e7 on K9e, =38= l3es at t=e 7oot of all 67oble9s an< all s;Je73n5. T=e 5oal 3s not so 9;8= to ;n73a< 6oss3b3l3t3es t=at 67esent t=e9sel4es on t=e37 on. It 3s abo4e all a 9atte7 of 7eal3:3n5 t=at e a7e 3nGn3tel> 9o7e t=an e bel3e4e e a7e. We a7e not onl> =at e 3 3t=, an< e a7e not se6a7ate f7o9 =at e 6e78e34e an< to o;7 l3ttle e5o8ent738 o7l<. T=e fa8t t=at 3n Easte7n t7a<3t3ons o66os3tes often a66ea7 as 6a37s of 5o 6oe7f;l an< t=at t=e 9o7e one t73es to 6a7t t=e9, t=e st7on5e7 t=e> 57o. T=e l3be7at3on f7o9 t=e o66os3tes t=at 8onst3t;te t=e 3n<343<;al 6s>8=e M=38= a7e not=3n5 9o7e o7 lesss>9bol. t=an t=e 8on38ts of =;9an3t> s>9bol3:e< a9on58o96ose< t=e C=3nese b> t=e Tao, 7e67esente< b> t=e3n>3n' >an5 T=3s s>9bol3:at3on of t=e 3s ;n34e7se as a 8378le of to o66os3tes, bla8 an< =3te, ea8= of =38= a 9an3festat3on of 3ts o66os3te 7es3 t=at 3s at t=e =ea7t of <;al3t>. F3nall>, I o;l< l3e to t=an all of >o;, 7ea b> 83t3n5 a 6oe9 b> so9eone =o 3s eB67esses ;n3t>, 3ts nat;7e, an< =at 3t 396l3es.

*ever to expect but to accept what befalls us receive!# that is !ue to us b" the ver" fact of

as a gift@ to give of the fruit of what each has having receive! ourselves9such is nit"6

&o resi!e in the hope of receiving naturall"

what we still lac(6

&o learn the simplicit" of (nowing how to accept# while forging from the hot iron of wis!om an! the heav" !ut" of (nowing how to give@ to master the most essential# most subtle# most secret m"steries 9such is nit"6 Alwa"s to progress in this attitu!e accor!ing to the !egree of one5s perfection# be it the most elevate! in the worl!> *othing falls to us b" chance6 Ever" question will one !a" be complete! with its answer# the answer with its teaching# the teaching with its wis!om# the wis!om with its spiritual progress# the progress of the self an! of the worl!> Ever" expectation will be complete! with its satisfaction but also with its tension> $ow then to escape from time if some notion of past an! present lingers in the min!# when onl" the present exists# an! the present is the onl" moment an"one has ever live! &o live in a spirit of harmon" an! !etachment# remove! from all tension9such is nit"6 An! so all enter# with the self# to the center of &ao in the self# the universal harmon" an! fulcrum where contraries are balance!# an! the ma!man an! !run(ar! are spare! their har! roa!# lengthening their path with as man" steps as falls an! !isturbances# while for each the roa! is as straight as the ra" that alwa"s points towar! the self# there where smooth movement is born an! !ies# the absolute movement at the heart of absolute stillnessF uch is the path of &ao# for such is non-!ualit"6DG Ob43o;sl> t=3s 3s a 4ast s;bQe8t, an< to o;l< lea< ;s aa> f7o9 t=e 9a3n t=7;st of t=3s teBt, =38= 3s abo4e all an 3n43tat3on to eB6e73en8e t=e =3stl3n5 4essels. Nonet=eless, I =o6e I =a4e to;8=e< on a n;9be7 of t=e9es t=at see9 to 9e to be 738= 3n 9ean3n5s 6e7ta3n3n5 to t=e nat;7e an< 3nt39ate essen8e of o;7 7eal3t>.

APPENDI! CO%%ENTS FRO% DONNIE N. WRI#HT A(OUT %A&IN# THE WHISTLIN# VESSELS Dan3el ta;5=t 9e to 9ae 4essels 3n sets of se4en. T=e 7eason fo7 t=3s as t=at 3f s3B 4essels e7e blo3n5, an< a se4ent= as a<o; a< a 9a5a:3ne to s;b93t an a7t38le abo;t t=e 4essels. As 3s 9> a>, I sta7te< 73t3n5 t=e a7t38le K8ol<. I s396l> sat 8o99onl> eB6e73en8e< Ks>nest=es3a Mt=e st39;lat3on of one senso7> 9o b> st39;lat3on no79all> 6e78e34e< b> anot=e7, 3.e. so;n< 6e78e34e<3nas9> so;n< an< 8olo7, o7 8olo7 6e78e34e< as 8olo7 an< taste, et8.. T=3s as 67obabl> be8a;se, 9an> eB6e73en8es of 6eo6le eB6e73en83n5 t=e a4essels, s>nest=es3a as often 7e6o7te<. T=e Kso;n F37st En8o;nte7 3t= t=e Vessels. T=3s 7eal3:at3on 3nstantl> 3nfo79e< 9e t=at, 3n o76e7sens3t34e state 3n 9>self to eB6e73en8e s>nest=es3a =en I t;ne a 4essel. T=3s I 8o;l< eas3l> 67ofess3onal eB6e73en8e as an =>6not=e7a63st. T=3s o;l< enable 9e to lo8ate t=e 9ost 67ofo;n< 6la8e9ent of t=e 7esonato7 to 87eate t=e s>nest=es3a eJe8ts. I 9a ble on one of t=e9. I eB6e73en8e< an aeso9e K6739a7> tone, b;t I also eB6e73en8e< an eBt7e9el> =35=, al9ost 396e78e6t3ble, se8on tone. T=3s tone, I bel3e4e<, as t=e neBt e4ol;t3on 3n 4essel f7e;en8>. T=e 8;lt;7es t=at =a< 9a 3n87ease< t=e 6739a7> f7e;en8> of t=e37 4essels f7o9 one 8;lt;7e to t=e neBt as ea8= 8;lt;7e as 7e6la8e< b> anot=e7. So9eone =a< 6lotte< t=3s 3n t=e 6ast, an< sent 9e t=e 57a6= 6lott3n5 to =e7e ea8= ne 8;lt;7e 7a3se< 3ts f7e;en8>. It also s=oe< =e7e t=e f7e;en8> o;l< be to. It as 396oss3bl> =35=. I bel3e4e< t=at t=3s =35= se8on tone as t=e tone nee be a K8a773e7 fo7 t=e se8on<, =35= tone. In 43e of t=3s, I 8olo7. T=3s =a< a so7t of KY3n'Yan5 balan8e. T=3s t=e *e7o el6not38all> en=an8e< state, I =a< 9e7el> asse9ble< t=e9, t;n3n5 t=e9 to t=e 9ost 6;7e 9;s38al tone I 8o;l< lo8ate on t=e 7esonato7, <7> t=e9, an< G7e t=e9. I no 7eal3:e< t=at t=e 4essels nee8=o'a8o;st38 eJe8t, as ell as =o t=e> 7esonate< to5et=e7, an< b;7n3s= t=e9 so t=at t=e> o;l< be 9o7e aest=et38all> 6leas3n5. I ne t=at Nat34e A9e738an 6otte7s b;7n3s=e< M6ol3s=e< t=e37 6otte7> 3t= a stone. I sta7te< lea7n3n5 to looe< l3e 5lass, an< t=e G7e t=e9. Unfo7t;natel>, =en t=e> 8a9e o;t of t=e G73n5, alt=o;5= s9oot=e7, t=e> o;l< be <;ll a5a3n. %an> >ea7s 3n t=e 6ast I =a< been 1" 53fte< a la75e 63e8e of Co6al MI ne t=e t7ee 7es3n Co6al as 8ons3 9an> t=e an83ent an< 67esent 6eo6les. Ian< b;7n3s=3n5 t=e 4essels 3t. Toof t=e b;Je7 on a table, sta7t t=e b;Je7, =ol< t=e Co6al a5a3nst 3ts b7;s=es, an< t=en 9o4e t=e 4essel o4e7 t=e b7;s=es. It o7e< 3n87e<3bl> ell. T=e 9a=o5an> 4essels e7e bea;t3f;l. T=e 5ol e7e Gn3s=e<, 3t= sa87e< 57o;n< =3te 8o7n 534en to 9e b> a Ho63 T7a<3t3onal El 6e7fo793n5 a 8e7e9on> Q;st befo7e I too

4essels o;t of t=e37 9ol o7s=o6 3t= ;n36e7, an< t=en, =3le stan<3n5 3n t=e 93< s9all s=o6, 87eat3n5 a 4o7teB b> s637al3n5 s9o3n5 sa5e, sta7t3n5 <37e8tl> 3n f7ont of 9e an< t=en eB6an<3n5 t=e 4o7teB ;s3n5 3 aa7eness, 6e78e343n5 t=e 4o7teB as eB6an<3n5 to all 8o7ne7s of t=e 8os9os.. I ;lt39atel> eB6e73en8e aa7eness as fa7 o;t 3nto t=e 8os9os as I 8an, 3n all <37e8t3ons, an< t=en <7a t=e 4o7teB an< 9> aa7eness ba8 to a 6o3nt <37e8tl> 3n f7ont of 9e 3t= t=e sa5e. T=e 6;76ose of t=3s 3s to establ3s= 9> s=o6 as t=e 4e7> 8ente7 of t=e 8os9os, an< to Ks9;<5e t=e 8os9os, so t=at t=e 4essels a7e Kbo7n 3nto t=e 4e7> 8ente7 of a 6;7e o7l<. T=e 4essels a7e Kbo7n 3n t=e 8ente7 of t=e Kall. T=e ot=e7 K9a538 I t=e 6e7son fo7 =o9 I9 9a3n5 t=e set 3s to 87eate an< 3n8l;e7 feat=e7 3n t=e s=3663n5 boB to 67ote8t t=e 4essels <;73n5 t=e37 s=369ent to t=e37 ne ee6e7. I t=at be=3n< a =;5e fa;lt 3n t=e 8l3J t=at =a< been <37e8tl> abo4e P;eblo (on3to, as fo;n< 7e9nants of 67a>e7 feat=e7s. T=e 8l3J =a< e4ent;all> s=ee7e< oJ an< 87;s=e< 6a7t of t=e 6;eblo. T=3s o88;77e<, =oe4e7, 8ent;73es afte7 t=e 6;eblo as 67e4ent 3t f7o9 fall3n5.

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