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[redsamuraiii]

Kumano: The Practice of Shugendo - Japanology Plus | NHK World Japan

Join the host as he get to know the practitioners of Shugendo known as the Yamabushi, who push themselves to the limit, trekking through the Kumano mountainside in pursuit of spiritual purification.

Shugendo is a syncretic religion combining elements of Shinto and Buddhism with Taoism, animist beliefs, and shamanistic practices played out on some of Japan’s most sacred mountains.

[classic-asian-art]

The Peach Festival of the Queen Mother of the West, Ming or Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th century by Chinese School (ink and colour on silk)

[longhumountain]

What is the Taoist feng shui theory?

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese practice that is based on the Taoist philosophy, which is a central component of Taoism. The term "Feng Shui" translates to "wind-water" in English and is rooted in the belief that the arrangement of objects and spaces can affect the flow of energy (chi or qi) in one's environment, thereby influencing one's well-being, success, and harmony.

Key principles of Feng Shui rooted in Taoism include:

Balance and Harmony: Taoism emphasizes the importance of balance and harmony in all aspects of life. In Feng Shui, this is reflected in the arrangement of furniture, colors, and elements in a way that creates balance and a harmonious flow of energy.

Yin and Yang: The concept of Yin and Yang, the dualistic nature of existence, is fundamental to Taoism and is also applied in Feng Shui. Balancing opposites, such as dark and light, soft and hard, is considered essential for a harmonious environment.

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[lazyyogi]

Nath [yogis] do not want the world, nor do they reject it. They float in life without being enmeshed in it. Only those who view the world with dispassion can know real freedom...

We are not ashamed of this natural path. We maintain our secrecy only because we have no desire to entertain or amuse those puppet people who dance to the tune of worldly masters. Their eyes must not behold the dance of the cosmos...

We cannot change the world, so we live so that the world cannot change us...

Our world of joy, song, power and laughter, we call the Kingdom of Shambhala, for it is a place, people and pattern we must construct for ourselves.

Sri Gurudev Mahendranath

[alchemisoul]

[courtingwonder]

"Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want."

-Naval Ravikant (Indian-American entrepreneur and investor)

[diariesofthehermit]

Origins

What is this opaque thing I call my “self?”

From whence do these thoughts come,

Each arising free and effortlessly 

Like the tumbling rain or ascending sun?

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Who chose this self? It could not have been I.

My likes and dislikes, my hopes and my fears;

No more my children than the starry sky,

Their author hidden though I’ve searched for years.

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Perhaps in the end I am like a tree,

Molded by Nature’s mysterious whims-

And though I may ascribe my acts to me,

It is the winds of Fate which move my limbs. 

- Me (Kwesi)

[esoterica333]

Occult Texts for Beginners

“Magick Without Tears” by Crowley “Magick in Theory and Practice” by Crowley “Corpus Hermeticum” “The Complete Book of Witchcraft” by Raymond Buckland “Tao Te Ching” by Lao Tzu “The Three Books of Occult Philosophy” by Agrippa “Chicken Qabalah” by Lon-Milo Duqette “Sefer Yetzirah in Theory and Practice” by Aryeh Kaplan “Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner” by Scott Cunningham “The Golden Dawn” by Israel Regardie “The Black Arts” by Richard Cavendish “The Training and Work of the Initiate” by Dion Fortune “The Secret Doctrine” by Helena Blatavasky “The Secret Teachings of All Ages” by Manly P Hall “Opuscula Magica” by Andrew Chumbley