Re: TMO and MPE

["forestofsymbols" <forestofsymbols@...>]

 Rawn and everyone,

Thanks for the response. But this does lead to a few more 
questions...

The reason I asked about the Tifereth was John Greer's powerful 
arguments for placing it in the heart area in his "Circles of Power" 
and for cultivating it accordingly. Now I know that the physical 
heart is not the same as the area in the subtle body, whether we are 
discussing mapping the tree of life or chakras. But it does seem that 
it would be quite difficult for one to clearly distinguish the 
physical from the astral without a higher development of the inner 
senses. And Bardon also does specifically say (I checked the online 
version; word searches make things a whole lot easier) that one ought 
NOT cultivate energy in the heart nor the brain, at least not at the 
lower stages of development. So is Greer being reckless by suggesting 
Tifereth be located in the area of the heart, and by encouraging 
beginners to cultivate this area?

One of my reasons for thinking Tifereth might be in the area of 
the heart was in mapping directly the tree of life onto the chakra 
system, so that the Muladhara chakra relates to Malkhut, Swadisthana 
to Yesod, and so on. Clearly, this is not entirely accurate and needs 
to be rethought. I did note that Bardon places the "depth point" of 
the person in the solar plexus. Perhaps Greer is using a different 
map than Bardon? Or perhaps Tifareth cannot be limited by the 
arbitrary placement of the chakras, and may include, overlap, or vary 
geographically from the chakras.

mj


--- In BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com, "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@n...> 
wrote:
> Dear 'mj',
> 
> >> I have been working of late with the TMO exercises and have been
> finding them to be very useful, suprisingly so. <<
> 
> Cool! :)
> 
> >> First, TMO reminds me quite a bit of the Middle Pillar exercise
> (MPE), <<
> 
> Yes, they do share some similarities.
> 
> >> I suppose this is a long, drawn out and complicated way of 
asking:
> should TMO and MPE be practiced together, and indeed, is it wise or
> unwise to explore other Hermetic techniques (for instance, the
> Kabbalistic Cross)? <<
> 
> They are compatible with each other.
> 
> >> 1. What is the difference between the I am ("ani") in TMO and 
the I
> am that I am ("eheyeh") in the MPE? Why the different words to 
establish
> Kether? <<
> 
> "AHIH" is a VERY complex word/phrase that means far more than the 
usual
> English translation implies. It is also a Name of G-d for Kether.
> "ANI" on the other hand, is a fairly simple declarative statement 
of "I
> am". With TMO, one is declaring that one IS Kether, one is not 
merely
> naming it or invoking it. Ultimately, the utterance of the "Ani" 
is a
> rise of one's own center of conscious awareness to the level of The
> Unity / Kether -- using AHIH for this would be inappropriate..
> 
> >> 2. Why does TMO establish the center of Tifereth at the solar
> plexus, rather than the heart? <<
> 
> In most human bodies, the heart is placed to the left of center. ;-
)
> The solar plexus is the proper positioning for visualizing 
Tiphareth.
> 
> >> Would it be unwise to focus it on the heart? <<
> 
> To focus it upon the heart itself, especially to accumulate energy
> within the organ itself, is unwise. However, if you focus upon the
> general area of the center of your chest, you'll be just fine.
> 
> My best to you,
> :) Rawn Clark
> 03 Sept 2003
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