I would love to hear more about Crowley's interests and teachings in yoga. I think that is often overlooked because people are more intrigued by his experiments with sex and drugs. But he was a dedicated practicioner and Swami Vivekananda's Raja Yoga and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras were required reading for his students. Also, I am glad that you mentioned moving beyond siddhi in the highest stages of yoga. This is very important. The goal of yoga is NOT to obtain siddhi and many teachers warn their students not to be distracted by the powers they gain along their path. This quote from the Gospel of Ramakrishna is a good example of this attitude: "He[Ramakrishna] acquired the eight supernatural powers of Yoga, which make a man almost omnipotent, and these he spurned as of no value whatsoever to the Spirit."
Very rare to see a non-Hindu approach this subject with such a firmly rooted understanding. Very rare to even see a Hindu approach this subject with understanding! Very well presented.
This video was a well-done overview, but has a few fundamental misunderstandings due to the habituation of the Western mind. For instance, a Siddha does not conquer nature. This is a Western point of view. The way climbers "conquer" a mountain. One merges, not conquers. The notion of an individual, separate being is necessary for the idea of conquering. In the Yoga Sutras, and consistently throughout the Eastern traditions power sought out of self-interest or as an end goal is an assured pathway to lower rebirths. Siddhi are to be regarded with non-attachment and are considered an eventual obstacle to attainment of the Major Siddhis of enlightenment and bodhicitta. Minor siddhi (magical powers) are definitely not the point, but natural fruit of the maturing of one's Tree of Life.
Beautiful. I have wanted to develop my yoga practice for a long time now along with flexibility. This reminds me why I want to go down that path. Yoga is so unbelievably good for the soul and every time I do it, I feel such peace within myself. I just need to get better at making it a habit every day. I know that if I do it will bring a huge enlightenment to my craft. Thank you for the video.
@Cassius Zedaker I I remember correctly, I wasn't giving an explanation. Only to why I want to practice. If I don't practice in a group, and I only practice at home, yet my practice falls short, and this video made me realize why I want to practice, then what makes me an occultist? May I ask, are you stupid?
Fascinating. I never realized how much in common the Rosicrucian tradition has with Yoga (minus some of the extreme postures). Incidentally, Aleister Crowley drew much of his inspiration from the Order of The Golden Dawn, which drew it’s inspiration from Rosicrucianism. 😉
Another interesting video, very informative. Of all the world’s religions I find Hinduism the most difficult to conceptualize. I don’t know if it’s the language or the actual ideas. I hope all is well. Peace.
Hi Josh, happy you enjoyed the video! You're right, "Hinduism" is difficult to conceptualise because it's a category made up by scholars and refers to six different religious and philosophical schools, not just one.
Absolutely please do a Crowley video! He is the sticking point for so many occultists that one's position toward his work seems to quite often be a definitive element of one's magickal system, at least in the Western world. It would be wonderful to hear your thoughts.
Hi Angela, Great videos. While siddhi is sometimes associated with yoga sadhana , Jadoo veda (magic) and Rasaveda (alchemy) are also separate disciplines but within the more-edgy non-orthodox area of Tantra
Hey Dr. Angela, I follow your studies for a long time and this is not the first time I see this video, but this time I got a different view. I pratice yoga for at least 8 years and only this time I understood that superpower talk. I love yoga and tantra, so watching you saying this things about conscience and connectivity with nature made me think a lot. I'm biologist and I think sometime I really can "talk" to the animals, my nephew always ask me if I got this superpower hahahaha
The depth of your assessment on this overview... well, I appreciate it to the degree I am able. Thanks especially for this one. (And I'm only superficially involved with yoga.)
I never heard the yogin conquers nature. Firstly there are many different yogas. Raja, Jhana and Kundalini. For the Yogin doing kundalini she rather understands and controls prana (the life-force energy) and through yogic techniques she also removes all inner blockages from the nadis (the inner pathways). After this she will with special practice undo the final knot which releases the shakti (inner goddess) from the muludhara. This then if unobstructed unites with mind or consciousness.
Perhaps a better way to describe the powers they gain they did not seek them, they are side effect. This well described in An Autobiography of a Yogi. For example the monk who can produce a flowery scent on command. I have experienced this, the smell is not like any flower but better, angelic. If you seek these powers as the goal as opposed to seeking enlightenment, those can be achieved through dark magic which is perversion with terrible consequences, Sufi has many tales of this as the Assassins are know for this. So the Siddha basically could care less if he has them. Soon they become nature, the path, there is no need to make changes or use the powers as they are part of the unfolding.
In the USA, many people practice "yoga" as a form of exercise, stress management, self care, and nothing more. Is yoga still magical if it removed from the larger context? Can I benefit from yoga without "studying" Hinduism?
good question, Piper. I guess it depends on the definition of magic one endorses. According to the one most scholars would agree upon, the answer would be no. They don't practise magic as that element has been dismissed
Well if you actually take up a Mantra like "Om namah shivaya" and chant it all the time in your head and do everything with the intend of becoming one with what you are doing and with whom you are talking. If you understand that shiva is the lord of vegetation, the lord of animal life, the lord of the cosmos and your innermost self, always in union with his female counterpart and yet no thing in particular, but more of a living experience of bliss, joy and love. If you then do the Yoga poses and imagine yourself to actually become a tree, dog or whatever the name of the pose is with all your concentration. Then you only need to practise ahmisa which means non-violence, since Yoga is not about forcing something and more about becoming one with and then directing the natural flow (the natural flow migth be pretty forceful from time to time though, like a hurricane, but don't cling to that power, when the wind slows down and the sun comes out) Then yes, you do not need any more hinduism. Since shiva is beyond conception and religion, there is no further need. Still we do have quite a rich tradition! And kirtan is always great :]
Really interesting views. The move from magic and manifestation to the spirit realm. Is this a type of dying? With a different process such as the Rainbow body and or accession. A vid on these concepts within the context of yogi as explained in this vid would be intriguing.
Hi Cillian, thank you for your comment. I guess we can see it as a kind of 'dying' although it is more a form of enlightenment which brings the yogin to transcend the world of manifested form. Thank you for the video suggestion!
Angela's Symposium your welcome 🙏 so it is all within a life & body ? If I understand it correctly it leads back to where it started. A little older, a little wiser 😊
Wow. U floor me. In your subjects your research and how u express them. It gives me an understanding I can't quite explain. Wanna go back to school just to take your class.
Great video! I was looking for extra info and sources on this topic; I already have a few books on yoga (Eliade's work, a few exegeses on Patanjali, etc.), but I need some more. Thanks!
@Cassius Zedaker There are very few classes where I live and the few that do exist are westernised classes that have more to do with gymnastics than traditionnal Yoga. I'd like to go to India to study/practice Yoga but it's not going to happen soon because of Covid (and I don't have the money to go anyway).
...actually, I'd like to see you dig into the correspondences between the Cabalistic Tree of Life, the chakra system and the primary three nadi in both Indian yoga and Vajrayana Buddhism/and the Masonic tracing board with its Sun/Moon/Burning Star images. Just how far back does the connection between Western occult/magical traditions and Yoga/Tantra go?
@@drangelapuca No! Not at all! I just meant there is so much information in the field of study itself. It seems overwhelming sometimes! Your videos are great :)
Have you heard of the Hindu "yellow book"?. It's amazing. Explains how to create the birth of a god being child as well as how to transform into tigers by shape shifting. Like the jaguar priests of the Maya. were-jaguars.
The Siddha becomes one with reality and therefore leaves it. They have merged with the matrix entirely. Or, as energy, they must go to the next level up because of the energy stratification of octaves... They must float to where they level off, the realms of the gods. Or, the simulation has anti-griefing mechanics / systems to protect the goal of the data collection from excess contamination. This is why Avatars are used, to limit how much they can change, and it's usually in accordance with a fated system event that is needed or fated to occur in the story line.
Yoga Powers, the one I think you're talking about - published by Brill, was edited by Knut Jacobsen rather than J. Bronkhorst - for those who might be inclined to look for it. I'm not sure that for Patañjali "conquering nature" really captures the source of the siddhi-s since his Saṃkhyā metaphysic implies that the body-mind complex who might employ those powers actually is nature. At least as it is opposed to the purusha that cannot act at all. Rather it seems that by disentangling the false conjunction of purusha and prakriti, or a person's consciousness and their body-mind, these powers and abilities are almost "discovered" as a natural part of nature or matter or whatever that isn't this lone purusha itself. Edwin Bryant, in his translation of the Yoga Sutra, I think explores and explains it well. Of course, the above applies strictly to Pātañjala yoga and not the myriad other forms of yoga/tantra through the centuries where, I think, some of the other things mentioned in the video like aishvara, might be more in play. The video does raise an interesting question. Does Patañjai's yoga or other yogas that confer siddhi-s through their practices constitute magic via the abilities they grant or open up in a way much different from how we moderns might view weight-lifting as granting super strength?
you're right about the editor of 'Yoga Powers' and I apologise for the mistake. Luckily, I referenced it right in the info box. Thank you for your very educated contribution.
Hi Angela, I am new to your channel and I would like to know what sort of ritual magic a sidhaka may wish to do. And is it best to incorporate both ritual Magic and yogic practice together? I don't practice ritual Magic but I have been meditating for some time and studied much of The Vedas and other works on yoga. Thank you
Hi Joe, thanks for your question. I'd say it really depends on the tradition as not all of them are the same. Magical powers are often developed involuntarily as a result of meditative practices rather than sought after purposefully. But, again, it really depends on the tradition.
@@drangelapuca I am not seeking magical powers but advancement in spiritual enlightenment understanding my position here on Earth would it be beneficial to practice ritual magick in some form and if so what for example. For example why would Aleister Crowley care to meditate and be a High magician? That seems to have benefited him. If I meditate should I also practice Magick? Would it have any benefit for me? I might add there different forms of magick. Let me say it this way, what forms of magick might benefit someone who meditates daily? Like should I start with some potions? How might magick Advance someone spiritually? Is lower magick for a spiritual cause or a personal favor one would ask of the spirits? There is so much to this subject. Thank you, sincerely joe
@@drangelapuca every candle of knowledge helps to increase the light of the world. You answered correctly. hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Best wishes
I saw a video on TH-cam by oxford centre for hindu studies nick sutron said that on examining the bhagavada gita and yogasutra it would be better to use engage or engagement alongside the word union to go closer towards the meaning of yoga
Magic can still occur ounce enlightenment is reached. The objectives of Yoga is Absolute Consciousness. yes , the siddhi are merely manifestations of the journey to Divine Union but they needn't be relinquished. Ounce enlightenment is attained, the perspective from which magic is used changes. it goes from personal to Universal. what is required here is a distinction between the temporal and the Eternal. Ounce the Eternal is comprehended then one may elect to incarnate at will. in the event that this decision is made, full memory is retained and thus magic can be utilized. of course, existence in the spiritual realm wouldn't require magic because it is beyond spacetime and is Eternal. Union with the Absolute, the objective of Yoga results in transformation.
I would like to point out something you have very wrong in your video about yogis. TRUE YOGIS are the masters of meditation, the problem is that many people (including myself until i studied it) seek these powers you speak of but that is not something you should seek at all. True meditation is FEELING not THINKING. If you seen what true yogis do which there is not many in existance today and alot of us are ignorant of their practice as it is secretive for a very good reason. They spend time in isolation, in harsh weather, extreme hardship, malnutrition. All yoga is, is a spiritual science of feeling, dont get confused that the study should be logical or thought. They spend their entire life until they gain full awareness of being one with everything and a true love for everything and God. Can they manipulate things and have powers yes, but they have a realization its not very wise to interfere with most things as it could be extremely destructive to Gods plan which is something beyond what can be understood through enlightenment unless god has chosen you to be aware of such a plan and be apart of it. I fully understand the practice these guys do from analyzing many yogis tradition and ancient illustrations but i do not dare to dive deep into it, but i do get my feet wet. The only thing i desire is self control and thats all i need, everything else is unneccessary and has no meaning to me. Your path and others paths or different than mine so that for you to choose but ill give you some guidance to a simple power that will open a part of you through a committed practice of this. The method is simpily going into a shower changing the temperature from hot to cold. As a beginner gradually change the shower temperature to cold until you can bare it, if you shiver stop and start again from warm. When you get more advanced you go from hot to straight cold right away. I currently have mastered this so im doing the opposite end with extreme hot water that can burn your skin so this one i am slowly training myself without hurting myself, its alot more concentration to silencing the mind. As funny as it sounds dancing helps lol, but as you see a major figure who was a yogi sheva he would dance which is were i got that idea from
And i do not want to dive deep into it from a experience meditating where i seen myself as the devil, so in other words i wish not to be that, i hope thats not true lol
Not to scare anyone lol, he is the father of liars so im unsure of this being a reality or not. I never believed in any religion i was very logical minded, interestingly my logical mind of searching for the answer of life through quantum science led me to the realization science can only explain what can be observed and not everything can be observed with multiple people simultaneously at the same time in this demension of perception which if you want to say in logical terms you could theorize we all have our own reality thats a illusion of the real reality.
what's your view on yoga being demonic, basically enptying yourself so demons/satan can take possesion of your chakras (kundalini is symbolized as a serpent = satan in christianity)?
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There is one Siddhi called Kamavasayita which allows the Yogi to break the laws of nature. It's discussed in the 11th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam.
I would love to hear more about Crowley's interests and teachings in yoga. I think that is often overlooked because people are more intrigued by his experiments with sex and drugs. But he was a dedicated practicioner and Swami Vivekananda's Raja Yoga and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras were required reading for his students.
Also, I am glad that you mentioned moving beyond siddhi in the highest stages of yoga. This is very important. The goal of yoga is NOT to obtain siddhi and many teachers warn their students not to be distracted by the powers they gain along their path. This quote from the Gospel of Ramakrishna is a good example of this attitude:
"He[Ramakrishna] acquired the eight supernatural powers of Yoga, which make a man almost omnipotent, and these he spurned as of no value whatsoever to the Spirit."
thank you, Justin
Very rare to see a non-Hindu approach this subject with such a firmly rooted understanding. Very rare to even see a Hindu approach this subject with understanding! Very well presented.
thanks!
I am not quite willing to give up my Superhuman powers yet, LOL. Thanks so much again Angela for such wonderful information. 🌹🙏
You are so welcome!
A video on Crowley's interest and practice of Yoga would be great
I shall make it in the future, White Willow, thanks for suggesting it!
This video was a well-done overview, but has a few fundamental misunderstandings due to the habituation of the Western mind. For instance, a Siddha does not conquer nature. This is a Western point of view. The way climbers "conquer" a mountain. One merges, not conquers. The notion of an individual, separate being is necessary for the idea of conquering. In the Yoga Sutras, and consistently throughout the Eastern traditions power sought out of self-interest or as an end goal is an assured pathway to lower rebirths. Siddhi are to be regarded with non-attachment and are considered an eventual obstacle to attainment of the Major Siddhis of enlightenment and bodhicitta. Minor siddhi (magical powers) are definitely not the point, but natural fruit of the maturing of one's Tree of Life.
Good points!
Very interesting
Thanks Angela!
Beautiful. I have wanted to develop my yoga practice for a long time now along with flexibility. This reminds me why I want to go down that path. Yoga is so unbelievably good for the soul and every time I do it, I feel such peace within myself. I just need to get better at making it a habit every day. I know that if I do it will bring a huge enlightenment to my craft. Thank you for the video.
thanks for sharing!
@Cassius Zedaker confused
@Cassius Zedaker I I remember correctly, I wasn't giving an explanation. Only to why I want to practice. If I don't practice in a group, and I only practice at home, yet my practice falls short, and this video made me realize why I want to practice, then what makes me an occultist? May I ask, are you stupid?
Yes to more Crowley and yogic philosophy! Great video, thank you kindly for sharing 🙏🏼🌊🤍
More to come, Amber!
Very good over view of Yoga, and Siddha . Thank you ! Maybe you could do a video on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali .
Hi Angela's, great video! I would love to here more on Aleister Crowley.
thanks, Michael! Happy you appreciated the video! I will surely make a video con Crowley in the near future so make sure to stick around. :-)
Fascinating. I never realized how much in common the Rosicrucian tradition has with Yoga (minus some of the extreme postures). Incidentally, Aleister Crowley drew much of his inspiration from the Order of The Golden Dawn, which drew it’s inspiration from Rosicrucianism. 😉
Indeed, James! Always on point 😃
Thanks Doc..
Any time, Norvel!
Really enjoyed this Yoga video. Thanks Angela 🙏
Glad you enjoyed it!
nice would love to see more on this subject.
Noted! thanks, Davlavi.
Another interesting video, very informative. Of all the world’s religions I find Hinduism the most difficult to conceptualize. I don’t know if it’s the language or the actual ideas. I hope all is well. Peace.
Hi Josh, happy you enjoyed the video! You're right, "Hinduism" is difficult to conceptualise because it's a category made up by scholars and refers to six different religious and philosophical schools, not just one.
Absolutely please do a Crowley video! He is the sticking point for so many occultists that one's position toward his work seems to quite often be a definitive element of one's magickal system, at least in the Western world. It would be wonderful to hear your thoughts.
Great suggestion! Added to the list. Thanks, Andy!
I am extremely interested in Alester Crowley, Aldoux Huxely and Mircha Elieade
😊
Yes please do a video on Thelema. Love what you do beautiful
Noted!
Hi Angela, Great videos. While siddhi is sometimes associated with yoga sadhana , Jadoo veda (magic) and Rasaveda (alchemy) are also separate disciplines but within the more-edgy non-orthodox area of Tantra
Yes, definitely, Andrew. Thank you so much for pointing that out!
It would be interesting to see some sessions covering those topics and how they intersect with your previous work Tantric Buddhism/Bon, etc.
@@andrewpstenson indeed! Great idea.
Hey Dr. Angela, I follow your studies for a long time and this is not the first time I see this video, but this time I got a different view.
I pratice yoga for at least 8 years and only this time I understood that superpower talk. I love yoga and tantra, so watching you saying this things about conscience and connectivity with nature made me think a lot.
I'm biologist and I think sometime I really can "talk" to the animals, my nephew always ask me if I got this superpower hahahaha
This is the video I needed please make one on yoga and Alister 🙏
I will 😊
The depth of your assessment on this overview... well, I appreciate it to the degree I am able. Thanks especially for this one. (And I'm only superficially involved with yoga.)
thanks for your kind words
I never heard the yogin conquers nature. Firstly there are many different yogas. Raja, Jhana and Kundalini. For the Yogin doing kundalini she rather understands and controls prana (the life-force energy) and through yogic techniques she also removes all inner blockages from the nadis (the inner pathways). After this she will with special practice undo the final knot which releases the shakti (inner goddess) from the muludhara. This then if unobstructed unites with mind or consciousness.
Perhaps a better way to describe the powers they gain they did not seek them, they are side effect. This well described in An Autobiography of a Yogi. For example the monk who can produce a flowery scent on command. I have experienced this, the smell is not like any flower but better, angelic. If you seek these powers as the goal as opposed to seeking enlightenment, those can be achieved through dark magic which is perversion with terrible consequences, Sufi has many tales of this as the Assassins are know for this. So the Siddha basically could care less if he has them. Soon they become nature, the path, there is no need to make changes or use the powers as they are part of the unfolding.
thanks for sharing
would love a Crowley vid!
Thanks! It's on my list now. 😊
@@drangelapuca OMG *swoon*
In the USA, many people practice "yoga" as a form of exercise, stress management, self care, and nothing more. Is yoga still magical if it removed from the larger context? Can I benefit from yoga without "studying" Hinduism?
good question, Piper. I guess it depends on the definition of magic one endorses. According to the one most scholars would agree upon, the answer would be no. They don't practise magic as that element has been dismissed
Well if you actually take up a Mantra like "Om namah shivaya" and chant it all the time in your head and do everything with the intend of becoming one with what you are doing and with whom you are talking. If you understand that shiva is the lord of vegetation, the lord of animal life, the lord of the cosmos and your innermost self, always in union with his female counterpart and yet no thing in particular, but more of a living experience of bliss, joy and love. If you then do the Yoga poses and imagine yourself to actually become a tree, dog or whatever the name of the pose is with all your concentration. Then you only need to practise ahmisa which means non-violence, since Yoga is not about forcing something and more about becoming one with and then directing the natural flow (the natural flow migth be pretty forceful from time to time though, like a hurricane, but don't cling to that power, when the wind slows down and the sun comes out) Then yes, you do not need any more hinduism. Since shiva is beyond conception and religion, there is no further need. Still we do have quite a rich tradition! And kirtan is always great :]
Really interesting views. The move from magic and manifestation to the spirit realm. Is this a type of dying? With a different process such as the Rainbow body and or accession. A vid on these concepts within the context of yogi as explained in this vid would be intriguing.
Hi Cillian, thank you for your comment. I guess we can see it as a kind of 'dying' although it is more a form of enlightenment which brings the yogin to transcend the world of manifested form. Thank you for the video suggestion!
Angela's Symposium your welcome 🙏 so it is all within a life & body ? If I understand it correctly it leads back to where it started. A little older, a little wiser 😊
@@cillianfreeman4028 I'm not sure I understood your question, Cillian. Would you expand more on that, so I can give you a proper answer? ^_^
@@drangelapuca I actually got the answer after I sent the message :) Looking forward to next vid
@@cillianfreeman4028 Thank you so much! Happy you're going to stick around. :-)
I would like to hear more on crowley and his system of thelema, and also the weird UFO stuff linked to him
I will be making a video on Crowley for sure!
Hey Angela! thanks for the video. would be happy to heat more about Crowley and yoga
Noted! Thanks Roxanne
Wow. U floor me. In your subjects your research and how u express them. It gives me an understanding I can't quite explain. Wanna go back to school just to take your class.
That's lovely to hear, Christopher. You made my day!!!
Great video! I was looking for extra info and sources on this topic; I already have a few books on yoga (Eliade's work, a few exegeses on Patanjali, etc.), but I need some more. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
@Cassius Zedaker There are very few classes where I live and the few that do exist are westernised classes that have more to do with gymnastics than traditionnal Yoga.
I'd like to go to India to study/practice Yoga but it's not going to happen soon because of Covid (and I don't have the money to go anyway).
great video!
thanks!
...actually, I'd like to see you dig into the correspondences between the Cabalistic Tree of Life, the chakra system and the primary three nadi in both Indian yoga and Vajrayana Buddhism/and the Masonic tracing board with its Sun/Moon/Burning Star images. Just how far back does the connection between Western occult/magical traditions and Yoga/Tantra go?
I will do a video on tantra in the near future
thanks for the new interesting video
thanks
Really well done! would be very interested to know your opinion on the ability of humans to levitate or even fly with no mechanical aides.
There are practitioners who believe they can achieve such powers.
I love your voice 💕
thank you Melanie! That's lovely of you!
There are so many traditions and sources of information-It is hard to stay focused on certain subjects.
did you find it too difficult to follow? :-(
@@drangelapuca No! Not at all! I just meant there is so much information in the field of study itself. It seems overwhelming sometimes! Your videos are great :)
@@mtmk5 Oh, I see! Yes, that's true. Thanks for the nice words. :-)
Have you heard of the Hindu "yellow book"?. It's amazing. Explains how to create the birth of a god being child as well as how to transform into tigers by shape shifting. Like the jaguar priests of the Maya. were-jaguars.
The Siddha becomes one with reality and therefore leaves it. They have merged with the matrix entirely.
Or, as energy, they must go to the next level up because of the energy stratification of octaves... They must float to where they level off, the realms of the gods.
Or, the simulation has anti-griefing mechanics / systems to protect the goal of the data collection from excess contamination.
This is why Avatars are used, to limit how much they can change, and it's usually in accordance with a fated system event that is needed or fated to occur in the story line.
thanks for sharing
Yoga Powers, the one I think you're talking about - published by Brill, was edited by Knut Jacobsen rather than J. Bronkhorst - for those who might be inclined to look for it. I'm not sure that for Patañjali "conquering nature" really captures the source of the siddhi-s since his Saṃkhyā metaphysic implies that the body-mind complex who might employ those powers actually is nature. At least as it is opposed to the purusha that cannot act at all. Rather it seems that by disentangling the false conjunction of purusha and prakriti, or a person's consciousness and their body-mind, these powers and abilities are almost "discovered" as a natural part of nature or matter or whatever that isn't this lone purusha itself. Edwin Bryant, in his translation of the Yoga Sutra, I think explores and explains it well. Of course, the above applies strictly to Pātañjala yoga and not the myriad other forms of yoga/tantra through the centuries where, I think, some of the other things mentioned in the video like aishvara, might be more in play.
The video does raise an interesting question. Does Patañjai's yoga or other yogas that confer siddhi-s through their practices constitute magic via the abilities they grant or open up in a way much different from how we moderns might view weight-lifting as granting super strength?
you're right about the editor of 'Yoga Powers' and I apologise for the mistake. Luckily, I referenced it right in the info box.
Thank you for your very educated contribution.
Hi Angela, I am new to your channel and I would like to know what sort of ritual magic a sidhaka may wish to do. And is it best to incorporate both ritual Magic and yogic practice together? I don't practice ritual Magic but I have been meditating for some time and studied much of The Vedas and other works on yoga. Thank you
Hi Joe, thanks for your question. I'd say it really depends on the tradition as not all of them are the same. Magical powers are often developed involuntarily as a result of meditative practices rather than sought after purposefully. But, again, it really depends on the tradition.
@@drangelapuca I am not seeking magical powers but advancement in spiritual enlightenment understanding my position here on Earth would it be beneficial to practice ritual magick in some form and if so what for example. For example why would Aleister Crowley care to meditate and be a High magician? That seems to have benefited him. If I meditate should I also practice Magick? Would it have any benefit for me? I might add there different forms of magick. Let me say it this way, what forms of magick might benefit someone who meditates daily? Like should I start with some potions? How might magick Advance someone spiritually? Is lower magick for a spiritual cause or a personal favor one would ask of the spirits? There is so much to this subject. Thank you, sincerely joe
@@drangelapuca I found my answer. Thank you for responding
@@joefox9765 just saw your previous response (I don't always get notifications). Happy you found your answer though!
@@drangelapuca every candle of knowledge helps to increase the light of the world. You answered correctly. hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Best wishes
Thanks cutey!
Glad you enjoyed it
I saw a video on TH-cam by oxford centre for hindu studies
nick sutron said that on examining the bhagavada gita and yogasutra it would be better to use engage or engagement alongside the word union to go closer towards the meaning of yoga
thanks for sharing
Nice vid but you left out meditation as a way of attaining the siddhis
thanks, Jim. I'm afraid I can never cover it all in one video.
@@drangelapuca I appreciate that you made the video in the first place no worries 😊
siddhis or superhuman powers attainable only through the eastern path yoga, is the question.
I wouldn't think so. With different techniques, similar results are reported by Western practitioners as well.
Magic can still occur ounce enlightenment is reached. The objectives of Yoga is Absolute Consciousness. yes , the siddhi are merely manifestations of the journey to Divine Union but they needn't be relinquished. Ounce enlightenment is attained, the perspective from which magic is used changes. it goes from personal to Universal. what is required here is a distinction between the temporal and the Eternal. Ounce the Eternal is comprehended then one may elect to incarnate at will. in the event that this decision is made, full memory is retained and thus magic can be utilized. of course, existence in the spiritual realm wouldn't require magic because it is beyond spacetime and is Eternal. Union with the Absolute, the objective of Yoga results in transformation.
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I would like to point out something you have very wrong in your video about yogis. TRUE YOGIS are the masters of meditation, the problem is that many people (including myself until i studied it) seek these powers you speak of but that is not something you should seek at all. True meditation is FEELING not THINKING. If you seen what true yogis do which there is not many in existance today and alot of us are ignorant of their practice as it is secretive for a very good reason. They spend time in isolation, in harsh weather, extreme hardship, malnutrition. All yoga is, is a spiritual science of feeling, dont get confused that the study should be logical or thought. They spend their entire life until they gain full awareness of being one with everything and a true love for everything and God. Can they manipulate things and have powers yes, but they have a realization its not very wise to interfere with most things as it could be extremely destructive to Gods plan which is something beyond what can be understood through enlightenment unless god has chosen you to be aware of such a plan and be apart of it. I fully understand the practice these guys do from analyzing many yogis tradition and ancient illustrations but i do not dare to dive deep into it, but i do get my feet wet. The only thing i desire is self control and thats all i need, everything else is unneccessary and has no meaning to me. Your path and others paths or different than mine so that for you to choose but ill give you some guidance to a simple power that will open a part of you through a committed practice of this. The method is simpily going into a shower changing the temperature from hot to cold. As a beginner gradually change the shower temperature to cold until you can bare it, if you shiver stop and start again from warm. When you get more advanced you go from hot to straight cold right away. I currently have mastered this so im doing the opposite end with extreme hot water that can burn your skin so this one i am slowly training myself without hurting myself, its alot more concentration to silencing the mind. As funny as it sounds dancing helps lol, but as you see a major figure who was a yogi sheva he would dance which is were i got that idea from
And i do not want to dive deep into it from a experience meditating where i seen myself as the devil, so in other words i wish not to be that, i hope thats not true lol
Not to scare anyone lol, he is the father of liars so im unsure of this being a reality or not. I never believed in any religion i was very logical minded, interestingly my logical mind of searching for the answer of life through quantum science led me to the realization science can only explain what can be observed and not everything can be observed with multiple people simultaneously at the same time in this demension of perception which if you want to say in logical terms you could theorize we all have our own reality thats a illusion of the real reality.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jesse.
Self control, which become unnecessary eventually as there is no self to control?
Woman like u is the top, vs the greasy below
what's your view on yoga being demonic, basically enptying yourself so demons/satan can take possesion of your chakras (kundalini is symbolized as a serpent = satan in christianity)?
that's a Christian interpretation
she sounds like a female Dracula
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You didn't explain anything !!! lol 😂
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Angela's Symposium please explain how the mantra, meditation, and soma combined brings out magical abilities
@@honestal2684 I will in a future video. Thanks for the feedback
I didn't know there is magic in yoga. Thank you so much for sharing
You are so welcome :)
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