The Basics
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nyykiI had a conversation with the roommate last night, and we got into a discussion of the metaphysical basics. They are:
1. Grounding. Know how to do it in a variety of situations.
2. Concentration. Know how to focus your concentration well enough to enter a trance state whenever you need to.
3. Know your Bodies. Understand the nature of your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual selves well enough to know how to deal with them and how to get them all centered back in the same place and oriented the right way.
4. Know how to Feed yourself. Know how to work with the various types of energy you need to stay balanced. (colors, polarities, elements, etc.)
5. Energy Centers. Know how to work with the chakras in your body so you can absorb energy in a healthy and balanced manner. Also know how to create effective energy conduits between these centers so that you can keep energy flowing correctly.
6. Shielding. Know how to control what energy an other stuff comes into your sphere and how to properly block the different types of energy effectively with the right type of shield for the job. Understand the different permeabilities of effective shields and the benefits and disadvantages of the different types of shields.
7. Manifestation. Know how to properly determine what you need in your life and how to bring what you need into it. Also know that sometimes the first step before asking for something is to ask if you can handle it first.
8. Foundation. Know how to love yourself. Know how to respect yourself. Know how to believe in yourself. And know how to take care of yourself first, so that you're able to take care of others.
9. Sense of humor. Have the ability to "not take yourself so bloody seriously." know how to approach all that you do with a sense of humor and to not take everything too seriously or to treat anything as if it is too sacred to laugh at.
10. Humility. Finally, know how to keep the ego in check. It's important to remember that we're all just one grain of sand in a vast beach, and that though we're all unique, we're also equally valid and that all of the others are just as important and vital as you are.
Other stuff is useful. It can even be extremely useful in different situations. But these are the basics. Anyone with this set of tools can handle just about anything that comes down the pike. And yes, some of these things are viewed as advanced tools, but I think they're the core baseline needed to do effective metaphysical work.
1. Grounding. Know how to do it in a variety of situations.
2. Concentration. Know how to focus your concentration well enough to enter a trance state whenever you need to.
3. Know your Bodies. Understand the nature of your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual selves well enough to know how to deal with them and how to get them all centered back in the same place and oriented the right way.
4. Know how to Feed yourself. Know how to work with the various types of energy you need to stay balanced. (colors, polarities, elements, etc.)
5. Energy Centers. Know how to work with the chakras in your body so you can absorb energy in a healthy and balanced manner. Also know how to create effective energy conduits between these centers so that you can keep energy flowing correctly.
6. Shielding. Know how to control what energy an other stuff comes into your sphere and how to properly block the different types of energy effectively with the right type of shield for the job. Understand the different permeabilities of effective shields and the benefits and disadvantages of the different types of shields.
7. Manifestation. Know how to properly determine what you need in your life and how to bring what you need into it. Also know that sometimes the first step before asking for something is to ask if you can handle it first.
8. Foundation. Know how to love yourself. Know how to respect yourself. Know how to believe in yourself. And know how to take care of yourself first, so that you're able to take care of others.
9. Sense of humor. Have the ability to "not take yourself so bloody seriously." know how to approach all that you do with a sense of humor and to not take everything too seriously or to treat anything as if it is too sacred to laugh at.
10. Humility. Finally, know how to keep the ego in check. It's important to remember that we're all just one grain of sand in a vast beach, and that though we're all unique, we're also equally valid and that all of the others are just as important and vital as you are.
Other stuff is useful. It can even be extremely useful in different situations. But these are the basics. Anyone with this set of tools can handle just about anything that comes down the pike. And yes, some of these things are viewed as advanced tools, but I think they're the core baseline needed to do effective metaphysical work.
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Date: 2007-06-24 06:27 am (UTC)I thought you'd like to know that I pretty much copied it and gave it to someone recently who had a lot of questions for me. It concisely answered much of what he wanted to know.
Yes, I gave credit to you.
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Date: 2007-06-24 02:21 pm (UTC)