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Hey guys, I've got a little battle going on... I've been personally working with one of the authors on Leo's book list. I won't mention names. She basically told me that psychedelics are dangerous and can be really destructive for ones karma. She told me she worked with thousands of people who have suffered various ailments due to drug use and that psychedelics cause major disruptions in ones energy body. Same goes with Pranayama/Kriya Yoga. She said if applied wrongly and without a proper teacher who gives you the right routine for your set point it could really fuck you up. I'm torn between... to say the least. Psychedelics have been by far some of the best experiences in my life. Kriya Yoga has been beneficial but hard to judge as I'm only doing it for 4-5 months or so. She said that she herself is not fully enlightened however when we do our coaching sessions I can feel a fucking presence. Even through Skype. And when I go into her guided meditation I can feel it turnt up by 100. She told me to ditch psychedelics and yoga and focus on Tibetan Buddhism combined with some forms of chakra meditation and visualization. I think I'll give her style a go for the next month at least. But man... I'm not fucking sure. What are your thoughts? Especially regarding Yoga and Psychedelics? - Namaste Bitches

Thanks for your comment. So the suggestion would be to stick to one and go fully into it. I understand that and it makes sense. How do you stand on the position of Leo? He has a Kriya practice, does psychedelics as well as other forms of meditation.

Various trips on mushrooms. Between 1.8 and 4 grams.

Yeah, I guess everyone has to find his unique path.

It means you've got an energy body and if you use psychedelics they can damage it so "bad" energy can come in or you get some symptoms of the dark night of the soul. Thanks for your comment. I could go my whole life without touching them again. I just had some mind blowing experiences and can't really imagine that they are harmful. Hard to judge. I have not used them long term. What do you mean by "not true"? Yeah, that's what she said as well. Don't mix it up... Don't worry mate, she's in her 60s and I'm in my 20s I may have chosen the wrong words: I was specifically referring to our guided meditations. Last time there was just uncontrollable laughter coming up and I felt my ego dissolving. I've never experienced that sober before. Yes, that's what I was thinking as well. She is a drugs counsellor. So many people she sees are fucked up. However that's not your actualized.org educated psychonaut. At least that's what I'd think. I told her that as well but she wasn't seeing my point and said using psychedelics is like burning money if karma was all the money one has saved over life times. I share your opinion. However it's hard to judge. They could also have fucked themselves up in a major way without knowing better. I personally don't think so but it's a possibility. As noted above "presence" was probably the wrong way to put it. Yeah but it's breathing on steroids to say the least. I think there's a reason why it has been kept secret. But then again, I could be wrong. Thanks mate, that's some food for thought.

Interesting. Thank you.

Hey guys, I've got a question that has been bugging me for a while now: Is a yogic/satvic diet necessary and does it make a real difference in the development of consciousness and well being? I don't come from a point of stuffing cheetos into my mouth hole at 2am in the morning... my diet is already cleaned up. However I wonder if I should avoid garlic, onion, ... all the negative pranic foods. E.g. Sadhguru says it makes a big difference. On the other side I'm probably not conscious enough to notice that difference. However on the even other side that wouldn't matter if it has positive effects and I just don't notice them. Another point is the preperation of food. Sadhguru and others claim that freezing or preparing in advance destroys prana. I can afford the time to prepare my own meals as I work from home. However I could also invest this time and focus otherwise. What are your thoughts on this? Do you worry about prana at all? Do you avoid negative pranic foods? And what are your thoughts on meal preparation? - Cheers

@pluto That makes sense. However does cooking change that? I couldn't eat a raw onion. However I could eat a cooked onion even though it may not taste great. Isn't it so that vegans are B12 deficient bc. of the lack of meat in their diet? It would be new to me if e.g. garlic blocks absorption.

@cirkussmile Thanks, funny enough that's exactly the same as I do. 99% plant based, no garlic and every couple of weeks some ice cream haha

Yes, that would be correct. Fresh, organic and local ingredients would be best. Yeah, it makes a lot of sense. That's kinda what I got on a mushroom trip before. I was just wondering if it is fact that negative pranic foods have an effect, which I'm just not conscious enough to notice than it would still make sense to cut them out (imo). Yes, that makes sense. If you eat till you stuffed mostly any diet will be toxic. I don't think I need to eat junk food for a day to know that I will feel shitty I tried to leave out onions, garlic, etc. however I did not notice any real difference. But then again maybe I wasn't looking close enough.

@herghly Thanks for the input, yeah I do it daily

@Viking Thanks for your input! I will try doing it through the "central channel".

Hey guys, quick question: When doing Pranayama/Yoni Mudra/... I visualize energy going up my spine. Most books say to imagine the chakras whilst doing it... as the energy pierces through them. As the chakras are said to be located in the spine I visualize it that way as well. However the first chakra is located at the perennium which is more in the middle of the body than in the back. How do you visualize that? When I do it I get kind of a "wavey" feeling rather than a straight "shooting up" (especially when going from 1st to 2nd chakra). So do you use the spine as a directive or do you visualize a "central channel" from perennium to crown? - Cheers

Hey guys, I kinda feel stuck and would much appreciate some perspective. I went through the Life Purpose course and I cannot really decide which road to take: Option 1) I really care about marketing. Not in a way that I like it, but rather that I don't. I wrote copy for about two years and without blowing smoke up my ass, I think that I am pretty good at it. And here is the thing: I truly think that this is an important topic. With more and more conscious ppl. getting into business I see the need for them to learn copy and to learn how to position themselves and sell. Not in a sleazy way, but rather in an ethical and authentic way. I strongly believe I can help with that, however I don't really know if that is the ultimate impact I want to have bc. it seems like it's still a bit shallow. After all I am "just" helping them to communicate better and sell stuff (I know it's an important topic but... ahh). Option 2) One of my top passions is nutrition, cooking, health and consciousness. I could really see myself creating something in the online space, sharing content on how to live a healthy life in unhealthy times. Sharing recipes, talking about Yoga (Asana, Kriyas, ...), shamanic breathing, plant "medicine". The problem I see with that is that there is no real hard nosed value I think I can give. At least not in a way like with copywriting. I don't want to be a guy just talking cause I'm interested in the topic and not going deep, providing real value. I care about both. And I feel kinda stuck. Any thoughts or clarifying questions are appreciated.

@Nahm Yeah, interesting.

@Viking Yeah, I think there is always room for great content. Like if there was one more outstanding podcast, I'd listen to it. Just not to the 1.000 mediocre ones that start every day. I see your point though. Thx!

@Nahm Thank you for your words!

@Psyche_92 Yeah, it will evolve for sure... Thx!

@Psyche_92 Hmm... thanks for the suggestion. Certainly better than jerking around at ground zero. Not sure if I want to base my life on that

Lol, yes. Yeah, that could be some deep-seated limiting belief but I was also playing a litte devils advocate with my own purpose and it was how I was feeling in the moment (stuck). Thanks for your suggestions! I see both paths as valid as well. I just don't want to be "the next guy sharing his thoughts in front of a camera", which is def. a limiting belief. And I also don't want to "just be the business guy" (which I don't have to be). However even then I'm still stuck between

@YaNanNallari Yes for sure, one will get in trouble when chakras are out of balance and you open up your navel chakra. I was just wondering if a complete opening is necessary or if it's enough if you can just have the pleasant feeling before awakening the kundalini.

Hey guys, I wanted to provide some infos that might be helpful or at least interesting for anyone considering kundalini/chakras as a path towards personal development and awakening. Preface: I chose to focus on chakras cause in my last three mushroom trips they were a prevalent topic. On my last trip I had an opening of my throat chakra which felt like fucking gold fish was swimming vividly in my throat (not pleasant). Since then I noticed how effective chakra work can be for personal development. Example: After my throat chakra opened, I had much less problems with communicating. Especially in the domain of my Life Purpose, which was beautiful. Since then I went on to work on my heart chakra as its the most important one to work on (as pointed out in one of the books on Leo's booklist). I realized how much "real love" was lacking from my life. I consider myself pretty rational and more of an emotional ice cube, but that cracked me up... Loving Kindness meditation is HUGE. I am now much more vulnerable. I feel alive. I get affected by other ppls emotions. When I see homeless men I almost feel like crying cause I feel so sorry for them. Heck, I even I cried because I sensed the suffering of my mother after texting with her. Also the solar plexus chakra works great for confidence and overall well being. Strongly recommended. I think it's quite amazing what effects chakras have on ones personal development. It seems to speed things up alot. Some of my double standards and lies got pointed out to me pretty damn harshly and evoked quite a bit of pain. The kind of pain that makes you not do this shit again... Now let me sneek in some questions for the ones of you who have some experience in this domain: I feel like I made a lot of progress in the last months, however I also feel super tired. I get between 7 and 8 hours on a week night, my diet is clean and on point, I do Yoga daily and I hit the gym 4 times/week. However in the late afternoon I get tired as shit. I then take a 15 minute nap which makes things a little better but after dinner I am pretty much done. Like no energy left. Does anyone have suggestions for that? Also, I never opened a chakra "sober" I only get a pleasant feeling and then the effects show in my life which is awesome, however did anyone of you open a chakra whilst "regular practise"? If so, how? And is it a necessity in order to reach a kundalini awakening? Also what are your favorite techniques for chakras? I do the standard visualizing and so on, but I also heard that singing and sounds work well, however I have no experience on that and I don't want to waste to much time as my energy is limited. Thanks in advance. Much Love and have a great day!

I was just messing around, the shroom god was a joke (although it would be dope)

Hey guys, ever since my last shroom trip I have encountered some number of "paranormal experiences" (I've wrote about them here). However over the last days shit got to 100 real quick... Here is what happened: On my trip I had a period toward the peak where I was just asking questions like "what should I do with my life?" or toward the end "What should I do when I'm afraid of failure?"... and on a trip you typically get some answers. And I got them as well. Hard to describe but they seemed to come from some sort of "god" or entity. I got answers like "DO IT" and I perceived it like it was earth shattering thunder. Like the sort of answer where ppl. from the middle ages (or today) fall to their knees and beg for mercy because they don't want to piss god off. That was the trip experience. Nothing fancy and I had much crazier stuff happen... HOWEVER... A couple nights ago I got up in the middle of the night to go pee. When I layed back down and fell asleep I woke up a couple minutes or so after because I had the feeling that "something" was hovering above me. And then "it" began to talk to me the same way like on my trip. It can't really remember what it said but it had something to do with dying. Lol. I was scared shitless. After that (1 min maybe) I tried to NOT fall asleep because I was so afraid. I tried to think of random shit like business and websites in order to keep me awake. However a couple minutes later I fell asleep. That seemed to have pissed the shroom god off... because then it felt like my body was flipped and turned upside down violently. I was fully aware, but I don't think my body moved. I was to scared to open my eyes. Man. And the night before yesterday it happened again, however this time without communication or flipping. It was just the sound that was there (also in the middle of the night). The sound is like a bineural beat. You know when it gets really intense and just hammers... Has anyone ANY clue what the fuck that is? I hope I didn't piss off the shroom god, but I could image that I got turned into some different frequency. Maybe some other realm like an astral realm... it probably has sth. to do with sleep cause that shit doesn't happen in daylight (yet). I know it sounds nuts, I wouldn't belief that shit myself. If anyone has some thoughts I'll be glad to hear them. - Cheers

Right, there is only satan