Hello Mr FF, love the videos!! Joined Channel last week and very much looking forward to more!! Just want to ask, do you have an opinion on/experience of vibrating IAO in the sphere of Tiphareth instead of the much longer Hebrew Divine Name? Regardie offers this option in The Art of True Healing (and in fact doesn't even give the traditional version; a modern day editor's decision I wonder?). Honestly I prefer it, because it's easier! Easier to regulate breathing smoothly. But seems kind of odd to be throwing some Greek(?!) in with all the Hebrew?! Might be a pedantic question, but curious if maybe you have tried both and felt a difference? Very interesting the colour attributions you show for Malkuth.. Dr. R gives russet, and I've noticed that this sphere "wants" to shine green/red/yellow/dark for me!! Nice to know I'm not just making s**t up, and now I won't try to force it to be russet any longer :-) Thanks for the great info, keep up the good work!!
Russet, Olive, Citrine and Black are the traditional colours for Malkuth :) And the whole of the Christian doctrine was based on superimposing Hebrew and Greek mythology and approaches to mystery. I have Jewish blood (Jewish Grandfather on my mother's side) so I feel no qualms using the Hebrew, and I am also 100% happy with the fact that the gospels were an adaptation of the Greek Mysteries designed to accomodate the Jewish people newly assimilated into the Roman Empire (The Romans had quite effectively assimilated the Greek magical practices). So I have no qualms using the Greek either :) Great to hear you're finding your own way! ANd thank you also for your support! I deeply appreciate it!
OK that's very interesting. Thanks so much for the expansive and informative reply :-) Will carry on vibrating the Divine Name IAO with a clear conscience ;-) Re. rhythmic breath, I've found it tricky like several other commenters here.. and always found this strange, as I've meditated for years and never felt so stressed out or frustrated by a basic technique before; so so heartening to hear I'm not the only one!! Very glad I've found your work and this community 😀👍
"the Gospels were an adaptation of the Greek Mysteries designed to accommodate the Jewish people into the Roman Empire" Perhaps you could mention a good author/book to start looking into this? Have read a little about early Christianity:B Ehrman/R Smoley/K Johnson /L Gardner(!) etc. but so far haven't come across a good exposition of this idea, be very grateful if you could point me in the right direction! Thanks
Thank you so much! I've been practicing the Qabalistic Cross, Middle Pillar and LBRP using this advanced method for almost a year, which I learned from Damien Echols' book "High Magick". Whenever I practice the Middle Pillar I've noticed a very distinct vibration in each ear as the energy travels past up and down my sides, then both ears as the energy travels front and back -- I'm left with a lovely feeling afterward, which I very much enjoy. Feels like love! Now I know to connect the sephirot and appropriate Archangels to the Middle Pillar. Thanks again!
I did this last weekend for the first time after watching the first video (LBRP then MP), and all I can say is wow. So much energy and I felt so much love and peace for the hours proceeding. Thank you Foolish Fish
Another wonderful knowledgeable video, thank you!! This is somewhat off topic but could you do a video on spiritual parasites. Like how to get rid of them and stuff. Thank you 😊
In Damien Echol's audiobook he talks about at the end of the middle pillar, when you're envisioning the light swirling around you, to envision it blasting back up through the bottom of the pillar, out the top of your head and watching that energy rain down around you as if it were raining or you had become a fountain. But this video was still really helpful for me! Especially the part about timing the movement of the energy with your breath. Very cool :)
Israel Regardie is the original author- he explains the fountain and in old alchemical theurgy art it’s depicted as a palm tree and the leaves being the head part and the roots being from the feet. Very cool. I don’t appreciate Damien as I do understand whom he is and what he’s done and the simple monetary aim of his own plundered version of the practices he sells.
@@caracopland710 I kind of doubt you've read one of his books based off of this message, Damien gives proper credit to Regardie and the Golden Dawn, the version in his first book is very simplified I'll give you that but I don't think theres anything wrong with that, especially with the knowledge that he isn't the original source, If the "what he's done" thing is in reference to the west memphis 3 murders/trials, you should look into it a bit more, it is pretty much the most famous case of mistrial and false conviction in U.S. history none of the 3 men convicted committed any crimes, and the most likely killer (the father of the kids) has been proven (but not convicted) via forensic evidence, lots of great stuff on it like the HBO documentary. You're more than welcome to not be a fan of course, his books are super introductory.
It's a good practice to do, it can be done outside of ceremonial magic too. I use my arms and "guide" a visualisation of energy following the path of the arms as I circle them around myself (like a half circle for each arm, the flat bit being the middle pillar). It's apparently a practice from tai chi and I do this when I get up in the morning.
Great Work and some awesome advice, thank you. One technique I use while doing the Middle Pillar is to place the tip of my tongue to the roof of my mouth just behind the top row of teeth. I can't remember where I originally got the idea because I have been doing it for so long now, but I have read it as an instruction in various Eastern esoteric books, particularly in meditation practices of Taoist monks. It is supposed to help with the stopping of unwanted thoughts by connecting the energy pathways, or something like that. It does seem to work, but whether this is because of some meridian channels being connected, or because the technique actually encourages concentration, is something that could entail an endless debate I expect.
That tip of tongue to roof of mouth contact for the up the back/ down the front circulation of energy in a similar energetic practice is described by Aidan Wachter in “Six Ways” (also reviewed on this channel!)
@@darrenscriven3963 I think the book reference I had in mind there was very likely The Jewel in the Lotus by Sunyata Saraswati and Bodhi Avinasha. One reviewer rightly called it "Best book ever". Otherwise the sequel, The Ipsalu Formula.
Hi!. How are you?. My question Is: why Uriel Arcángel Is un Daath? Why not tzafquiel arcángel?. Daath its not a Sephira, i know that, but Bina Sephira take this place. Sorry my english Is not good. I send you my greetings.
In his “Eight Lectures on Yoga” (probably his most “normal” and easily digestible work) Crowley suggests a 12 second breath, for all 4 stages. 12 in, hold for 12, 12 out, hold for 12. He then suggests extending these times as much as one can handle. I find it incredibly difficult, as most probably would, but I do find that it is possible to increase the comfortable numbers with practice. He claims certain Yogi’s who practice this sort of breathing can reach a point where they breathe only once per minute, though it is not clear if he means the whole cycle lasts a minute, or if a single inward breath lasts a minute, or if you only begin to breathe in once each minute. It’s definitely been effective knowledge for me, though I typically practice 4-6 second intervals and aim to slow my count (along with my heart beat) instead of counting for longer. Counting longer intervals than I can handle seems to add stress and increase my heart rate, which is definitely not conducive to effective practice.
I’ve been practicing the middle pillar meditation for a while. I can’t help but to make the analogy between chakras and sephiroths. While in chakras meditation, we start from the lowest chakra all the way through the top. Whereas with sephiroths it’s the opposite. Is there an explanation ?
Here is another tip. While performing the middle piller stand on one foot (your left) while you put the index finger of each hand in you ears and have your right eye closed.
does anyone else feel the intensity of the energy shoot through their body when they do this? i feel like every time i do it, it gets stronger, and it almost feels very similar to channeling when communicating with spirits
One thing I'd like to add, after reaching Malkuth I focus on the earthbound energy that being of an emerald green and draw that up as well. As above so below right?
I found that creative commons image of Tree Of Life interesting, in particular that path 15 is attributed to The Star and 28 to The Emperor. I found this puzzling at first, until reading the description under the image, stating this to be of a different tradition than the Golden Dawn. Great info and channel , Thanks!
Whenever I do the last step ( circulation and spiralling up of light ) I start to feel really weird and anxy , my hands get sweaty I shift and shuffle my feet . I thought It was just me but I'm glad u mentioned that at the end of your video lol
Wish you would talk more about the EFFECTS, not just how to do it. I've been using JMG's version from Celtic Golden Dawn for some time. Sometimes it feels like it REALLY balances all the forms of energy, leading to more clarity, confidence, steadiness, etc. Other times it can feel hard to "get in touch" with it.
The GD left/right circulation of the energy around the body seems to coïncides somewhat with / follow some of the digestive flow pattern within the human body. That being said and interestingly so (in my humble opinion), the front/back cycle is moving around a reverse direction of what asian/taoïst traditions most often teach, that is, upward along the frontal part of the body, downwards and along the spine, etc., until it reaches the ground. Something to explore...
I'm relatively new to this practice. I learned about the circular pathways and practiced those but find myself resistant to them. I do a different visualization now. I draw from the highest source to the deepest earth as I breathe in and have it pass from the top to Kether visualizing white light, to Daath visualizing silver, to Tiphareth visualizing gold/yellow. Simultaneously from the heart of the earth, I draw it up to Malkuth, visualizing dark green, to Yesod, visualizing purple, then to Tiphareth and gold, meeting the other shaft of light. To do this at the same time is really hard, particularly with the colors, but I'm getting better at it the more I do it. I hold at Tiphareth for a count of four, then breath out the gold of Tiphareth to expand and compass all of me and beyond -including planet earth that I'm standing on as per the Kaballistic cross visualization so that I've essentially enveloped myself and the planet earth in Tiphareth light. Am I still getting the benefits or should I go back to visualizing the circular pathway of light?
Hi, hey can you please post The link to that thumbnail photo, of an aura being trapassed by a lightning? I just love it and i want to make a tattoo from it. In case of it being a photo edition of yours, can you Share The link or The file of The lightning image? Thank you very much i advance
Hm... I'm pretty sure I created that myself from two pictures. You can just do a Google search for the title of this video and go to images, and download that.
Amazing video. I started with exploring breathwork before magick rituals. I've found rhythmic breathing very useful, even simple breathing exercises before I do any ritual, helps me to get focused and improve visualisations. I've started with Damien Echols books and podcasts, then wanted to learn more and found your channel. Thank you for the beautiful work you are doing and showing magic from all of these different perspectives!
I use a balance board. It’s a circular disk that’s raised a couple inches off the ground with contact from the disk to the ground being very small, forcing whoever uses it into a space of have little or no resistance. I use it EVERY DAY because if I use it for about 20 to 30 minutes in a session (I’m addicted) it actually releases 100% of resistance because if there were resistance you couldn’t stay upright. It basically makes you become the middle pillar automatically.
Another profound explanation that Makes me feel so grateful for ur existence. After practicing LBRP, I noticed everyone wanna stay at my room lol even though there are an empty rooms in the house, but again 🙏
Very useful descriptions and explanations. Damien Echols’ High Magic is a very basic book but also gives very good hints to enhance LBRP practice (at least it’s wonderfully worked for me). As for rituals, could you please tell us a little bit of yours, Mr. “Fish”, specially those on invoking planetary geniuses?
Again, this has been rather a balancing exercise for me, invoking in turn each planetary spirit, each day, week after week, and identifying the aspects of that planet within myself and planning enhancement, suppression, change, regulation according to what I find.
In addition to circulating the energy I like the method of having the energy shoot up from the feet through all the sephiroth out of the head like a fountain. Then the "light dust/most" saturates your entire aura and also inside the body. I imagine the light penetrating my organs and even to the cellular and atomic level to where a cell or atom turns gold. Then my visual backs out to see my body and aura saturated with shimmery golden light particles. I do this three times at the end, for me very invigorating!
I use this technique too and it is extremely invigorating. I do like your idea of the light penetrating the organs to the atomic level where the atom turns to gold, that is such a brilliant idea to visualise and keep in mind while doing that bit, I'll certainly have to try it. As you will probably know, the chemical symbol for gold is "Au" which comes from the Latin "aurum" meaning "gold". Etymologically speaking, this all points to divine reference, like "or" being the base of words in several languages meaning two things, "gold" and "light". I can't remember all of the words, but French for gold is "Or" and Hebrew for light is "Oroh. These things link to other words like "Aura", which is often visualised as a golden glow of light, as a few have mentioned here. There is also "Aurora" who is a deity of the dawn in Roman mythology. Basically, anything to do with light and gold could have its origin in divine reference. I forgot about "Fire" which also has its link to "aur" and "Ur" the primordial spiritual fire, but I will stop here otherwise my post will go on and on because you can keep going with this.
@@darrenscriven3963 I like the breaking down of the words to their sounds. My Kundalini yoga teacher said the sound "ong" is what created the universe, which we chant in mantra form to align with that. So "au" seems to be in the same family sound/vibration-wise, hence the spiritual connection. Fascinating.
Off topic of the video, however, if you haven't seen Christopher Nolan's TENET already, I am sure when you do you will notice how a lot of the narrative connects/derives from the double acrostic in the Second Pentacle of Saturn: S A T O R A R E P O T E N E T O P E R A R O T A S Will make for an interesting video, and discussion in future, I'm sure.
@@FoolishFishBooks "Made" as in made and published for members, or just made and not yet uploaded? Would love to hear/give opinions on some of the more esoteric connections.
Good day Foolish Fish. Israel Regardie warns of 'An explosion in the form of a complete nervous breakdown, or even in the destruction of mental stability' being the likely result of undertaking the MPR if one is in anyway spiritually/psychically unprepared. I've been doing the LBRP now for many months. I know each persons path is different, but in your experience, should The Rosy Cross ritual be mastered before embarking on the MPR. Many thanks.
Oh, for sure it is!! Which is why some people learn it first, but I think I agree with Isreal Regrdie's suggestion that it's best to learn the the LBRP first, essentially cleansing the space for the divine to then be linked down to the physical body with the MP.
After middle pillar and before LBRP & KK, I usually do a cosmic tornado (not sure if that is it's real name), ending with a ripple add-on, both are visualization practices. Works like a charm, but you need to focus on positive things only.
Welcome, Betty! Thank you so much for your support! Come join us on the Discord chat server if you can! Just download the app to a desktop computer, sign in under User Settings > Connections > TH-cam and you'll be instantly invited to the Foolish Fish chat server.
If you want to take this out of the realm of imagination/ritual, then you’ve got to focus on the light: actually connecting with it, actually drawing it down through your central channel. The light is termed “Ohr Ein Sof” / “Aur En Soph” (traditional Hebrew term). Try asking your higher self, or God, to facilitate your reception of an energy initiation for this light. You will know immediately if you get connected to it. Once you’ve been connected you can pull it down from kether as a tangible energy. It will awaken and develop all those centers automatically. It will rise up again automatically once it reaches malkuth. Focus on connecting to and drawing down this light energy, the Ohr En Sof, for real results. If you can make the connection and draw it down, it will totally transform you. (Note: it’s so strong, you won’t be able to draw it all the way to the feet right off the bat; at first maybe you can only tolerate a few seconds - that’s to be expected. Next day five seconds, next day 10 - little by little you will be able to tolerate it for longer and draw it further down, till after a few weeks or a month you can draw it all the way down to the feet. This will totally transform your energy field and permanently raise your vibration. Step out of the realm of the symbolic and imagination/visualisation-based methodology to work with the “light of the infinite” as a tangible energy. Thanks and best wishes - forgive the unsought advice! (But it is good advice!)
What O do is learn from you, Damien Echols, & Jason Louv. But it's your video's that get me started because your a natural teacher. I reference with Damien to try and perfect my art. I'm a year in to actual practice now, Qabalistic cross & LBRP so far, I'm currently tweaking my pronunciation and vibration techniques and starting to memorise the middle pillar.
Double F, in your opinion is the middle pillar similar to transcendental meditation? I was going try t.m. but I don't see why? I love the middle pillar.
The point with the breathing bothers me for quite some time now. The „effects“, the tingling in fingers and toes, are nothing more than just body reactions, biologically explainable. I just don’t get the „metaphysical“ concept behind it 😔 Working with the Wim Hof method though. Other than that: great channel, Mr. Fish 👍
Thanks for both parts. Damien Echols has a really good guided Middle Pillar on his channel. It's interesting to see all the variations of this meditation.
Another excellent video, can you imagine my astonishment upon seeing this video after years of reciting the grand invo of sol, the entire invocation is literally the conjuration of the tree of life 🤯 .... Fascinating !
Adding breathing to any physical or ritual practice is critical IMO. It binds the visualization to the body even when still, bringing the mental activity into the physical and making it much easier to perform and to remember.
Hey bud, Thank you for your content. I've watched a few of your videos now. You're very good at explaining the ritual methods in a clear way. I almost feel like I can see their four dimensional shape. I'm writing this comment today with two purposes in mind. The first purpose is simply to state that I don't believe that Da'ath should be included in the Sepheroth. It's clear to me that its existence and significance are something that can't be ignored. However even though that may be true adding Da'ath to the Tree of life completely throws off the symmetry of the whole. Its unnecessary for the reconciliation of the pairs of opposites that manifest themselves in/as the middle pillar. I believe it will create imbalances that will waste energy and lead to confusion if folks keep trying to force it onto The Tree. The second reason I'm commenting today is because I was hoping you would use your amazing explaining skills to walk us through the Ritual of the Rosy Cross. What are the major advantages of using it as opposed to the LBRP? I would really appreciate it. Thank you Matt :)
Eventually Magicians may want to superimpose the whole Tree over their body, use the Divine and Angelic Names of each of the Sephiroth (and Da'ath) and draw LVX down though each. For interested Thelemites, the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn uses Names from 777 for the Thelemic MPR- Ptah, Tahuti, Ra, Anpu, Seb and a cool Circulation of Light called the Talismatic Atom.
Do once you are done you feel at peace and you begin to feel that you are in the presence of the gods.you call or invoke and the archAngels are present as well you can do this when invoking deities. And other goddess and gods . face. The north when Sun risen to the East. FaceWest that work too.
I found myself Breathing naturally to the pace of sometimes "One long Breath in down to the core of my lungs" "One long breath out filling the world around myself with energy" Or sometimes the casual. (Deep breath in, deep breath out) I am excited to try new techniques! Though I find my first example really helps me reach a warm state of mind quite quickly. I am feeling almost ready to start getting into physiotherapy practices One can do with themselves.
@@FoolishFishBooks I was confused lol I thought I had it wrong for a min hahaha.... I love your videos tho, and your IMPRESSIVE esoteric book collection
@Foolish Fish Hola, por favor sería tan amable de activar en los subtítulos, la opción en español, encontré si canal x "casualidad", mi inglés es muy escaso, aún así, usted es muy gráfico y sabe transmitir el conocimiento de manera muy simple y específica. Le felicito por su gran labor, extienda el saludo y agradecimiento a todo su equipo. LVX 🤗
Unfortunately translations aren't just 'activated', they must be created. It's just me here, and I'm afraid a tradition for each video just wouldn't be sustainable. I'm so sorry to disappoint you!
Oh, yes! It's uncomfortable, for sure! 😂 But you can start with shorter breaths (2 in 3 hold 2 out 3 hold or even shorter) and gradually build to longer breaths as your body gets used to it.
Hi Foolish Fish! First off, I love your videos so much. I realize this is an older one, but I hope you see it and can answer my question. So I've been performing the Middle Pillar for years now, and it's by far the ritual I mess around with and change the most when it comes to visualizations and feeling various effects. After watching your two videos, I experimented cycling the energy as you described: through the soles of my feet and through my body to Kether, and when going up the center channel visualizing and feeling the energy as a swirling tempest rising upwards. This was different to how I've always done it, where I would cycle the energy around my body/aura and not through it, and then at the center channel would imagine a soft rising light pushing upwards. I really like your method. The energy feels much easier to raise visualizing the way you do. However, it also has been giving me this light headed, almost "over charged" feeling in my head for the past week that I've been doing it that way? I definitely felt effects when I performed it my old way as well, but not quite this strongly. Have you ever felt this in your experience with the Middle Pillar? I'm torn between wanting to continue doing it this way because it feels more potent, and going back to how I used to because it felt easier to manage physically.
The effects you describe are consistent with my experience. Naturally you should feel free to perform the ritual the way that feels best to you. These are only guidelines.
Hi Foolish Fish, I recently stumbled across your channel via your review of Klein's transcriptions of John Dee's notebooks. Have you made a video yet in which you talk about what led you to your interest in the subject of esotericism/occult studies? If not, is there one in the works? Would be fascinated to hear more about your personal journey!
I'm reading Regardie's Middle Pillar, and rhythmic breathing recently clicked. The power was a heady buzz throughout my body. I felt like I had to properly circulate it or I'd explode!
@@darrenscriven3963 It's been a lot of meditation and visualization from The Chicken Qabalah and Son of Chicken Qabalah. The Middle Pillar provides results you can *feel*.
@@FoolishFishBooks okay. Thank you sir immensely. It has been helpful. The one I need to do . But I can't see or found again on utube. Is Jupiter ceremonial magic that you thought. I need honestly I do . I will you well.
I think I've been using a somewhat simplified version of this, as learned from "Modern Magick" by Kraig(great book to start with if you're not familiar) but in addition to this I did just get "The Golden Dawn" (great content, F'n HORRIBLE quality! But I was warned of that 😉) and look forward to implementing these additions. Very well explained, thanks so much!
Btw, while I was listening to this it occurred to me that your voice, the way you articulate things is very soothing and would be really well suited to doing something along the lines of a guided meditation sort of thing. Don't know if that's something you've ever considered but I figured I'd offer the suggestion...
I had something happen to me years ago that I still have so many questions for and zero answers to. I used to meditate but I kinda stopped because of it. One day while meditated something “guided” me to place one hand on my root and another on my crown, I felt a surge of energy, kinda like whirlwind inside of me. I honestly don’t remember how everything happened and in what order, but days later, I believe, I felt like my nose opened up and it spread outwards on my face, felt like I was going in through something. Next thing you know I felt static above my head and there was a freaking voice inside my head, it was like my thoughts but louder. It would tell me things, some turned out to be true, others not so much. I felt burning going up my spine and I felt like if my skin was burning sometimes. The voice wouldn’t let me sleep so I did the craziest shit, I made myself a foil hat and that helped. To this day I don’t know what I experienced, but I do know I was an inch away from ending up in a mental ward. So many things happened to me, I wish I could have an explanation for it.
After the final spiral up wrapping the body, I also send up a stream of energy from malkuth up and through the 7 chakras in the shape of a serpent of light (representing Kundalini). After years of chakra work, I because dependent on chakra stimulation so since switching to ceremonial magick I've had to incorporate little things like this into my rituals.
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Double F, you are so knowledgeable. I hope you do realize that the path you’re on is beneficial to us, as well to you!
So glad to be of service!
This is the best examples of how to do the Middle Pillar meditation. Wow bro, thank you! You saved me so much time trying to figure this out :-)
Best teacher teaching video I’m so appreciative, now I cannot wait for you to put a book together on ceremonial magick it’s gonna be 💥 pow 💥 😲 wow
Thank you 🙏🏾
Thank You for your sage advice! 🌟
You're very welcome Ileana! Thank you for your support!
Hello Mr FF, love the videos!! Joined Channel last week and very much looking forward to more!! Just want to ask, do you have an opinion on/experience of vibrating IAO in the sphere of Tiphareth instead of the much longer Hebrew Divine Name? Regardie offers this option in The Art of True Healing (and in fact doesn't even give the traditional version; a modern day editor's decision I wonder?). Honestly I prefer it, because it's easier! Easier to regulate breathing smoothly. But seems kind of odd to be throwing some Greek(?!) in with all the Hebrew?! Might be a pedantic question, but curious if maybe you have tried both and felt a difference?
Very interesting the colour attributions you show for Malkuth.. Dr. R gives russet, and I've noticed that this sphere "wants" to shine green/red/yellow/dark for me!! Nice to know I'm not just making s**t up, and now I won't try to force it to be russet any longer :-) Thanks for the great info, keep up the good work!!
Russet, Olive, Citrine and Black are the traditional colours for Malkuth :)
And the whole of the Christian doctrine was based on superimposing Hebrew and Greek mythology and approaches to mystery. I have Jewish blood (Jewish Grandfather on my mother's side) so I feel no qualms using the Hebrew, and I am also 100% happy with the fact that the gospels were an adaptation of the Greek Mysteries designed to accomodate the Jewish people newly assimilated into the Roman Empire (The Romans had quite effectively assimilated the Greek magical practices).
So I have no qualms using the Greek either :)
Great to hear you're finding your own way! ANd thank you also for your support! I deeply appreciate it!
OK that's very interesting. Thanks so much for the expansive and informative reply :-) Will carry on vibrating the Divine Name IAO with a clear conscience ;-)
Re. rhythmic breath, I've found it tricky like several other commenters here.. and always found this strange, as I've meditated for years and never felt so stressed out or frustrated by a basic technique before; so so heartening to hear I'm not the only one!! Very glad I've found your work and this community 😀👍
"the Gospels were an adaptation of the Greek Mysteries designed to accommodate the Jewish people into the Roman Empire" Perhaps you could mention a good author/book to start looking into this? Have read a little about early Christianity:B Ehrman/R Smoley/K Johnson /L Gardner(!) etc. but so far haven't come across a good exposition of this idea, be very grateful if you could point me in the right direction! Thanks
@@davidf7406 Mystai by Peter John Adams, The Dionysian Gospel by MacDonald, Greek Myth and the Bible by Bruce Louden
@@FoolishFishBooks excellent. Like PM Adams, never heard of Louden. Thanks!
Could you give an explanation of what the middle pillar is for?
damien echols book gives a really simple easy to understand explanation of this ritual
Thank you so much! I've been practicing the Qabalistic Cross, Middle Pillar and LBRP using this advanced method for almost a year, which I learned from Damien Echols' book "High Magick". Whenever I practice the Middle Pillar I've noticed a very distinct vibration in each ear as the energy travels past up and down my sides, then both ears as the energy travels front and back -- I'm left with a lovely feeling afterward, which I very much enjoy. Feels like love! Now I know to connect the sephirot and appropriate Archangels to the Middle Pillar. Thanks again!
I did this last weekend for the first time after watching the first video (LBRP then MP), and all I can say is wow. So much energy and I felt so much love and peace for the hours proceeding. Thank you Foolish Fish
Another wonderful knowledgeable video, thank you!!
This is somewhat off topic but could you do a video on spiritual parasites. Like how to get rid of them and stuff. Thank you 😊
Breathing is sooo important and sooo looked over in a lot of books and videos. Thanks.
Absolutely! Pranayama is where it's at! :D
In Damien Echol's audiobook he talks about at the end of the middle pillar, when you're envisioning the light swirling around you, to envision it blasting back up through the bottom of the pillar, out the top of your head and watching that energy rain down around you as if it were raining or you had become a fountain. But this video was still really helpful for me! Especially the part about timing the movement of the energy with your breath. Very cool :)
That's how Israel Regardie explains it in his tapes. th-cam.com/video/xGAE24PW-Xc/w-d-xo.html
Israel Regardie is the original author- he explains the fountain and in old alchemical theurgy art it’s depicted as a palm tree and the leaves being the head part and the roots being from the feet. Very cool. I don’t appreciate Damien as I do understand whom he is and what he’s done and the simple monetary aim of his own plundered version of the practices he sells.
@@caracopland710 I kind of doubt you've read one of his books based off of this message, Damien gives proper credit to Regardie and the Golden Dawn, the version in his first book is very simplified I'll give you that but I don't think theres anything wrong with that, especially with the knowledge that he isn't the original source, If the "what he's done" thing is in reference to the west memphis 3 murders/trials, you should look into it a bit more, it is pretty much the most famous case of mistrial and false conviction in U.S. history none of the 3 men convicted committed any crimes, and the most likely killer (the father of the kids) has been proven (but not convicted) via forensic evidence, lots of great stuff on it like the HBO documentary. You're more than welcome to not be a fan of course, his books are super introductory.
It's a good practice to do, it can be done outside of ceremonial magic too. I use my arms and "guide" a visualisation of energy following the path of the arms as I circle them around myself (like a half circle for each arm, the flat bit being the middle pillar). It's apparently a practice from tai chi and I do this when I get up in the morning.
I'm completely alien to all of this, but it's all really interesting, I'll stick around for more
mr fish man, i am greatly thankful for all your teachings and insight
best occult info channel in my opinion
Would love a guided meditation on this from you
Great Work and some awesome advice, thank you. One technique I use while doing the Middle Pillar is to place the tip of my tongue to the roof of my mouth just behind the top row of teeth. I can't remember where I originally got the idea because I have been doing it for so long now, but I have read it as an instruction in various Eastern esoteric books, particularly in meditation practices of Taoist monks. It is supposed to help with the stopping of unwanted thoughts by connecting the energy pathways, or something like that. It does seem to work, but whether this is because of some meridian channels being connected, or because the technique actually encourages concentration, is something that could entail an endless debate I expect.
That tip of tongue to roof of mouth contact for the up the back/ down the front circulation of energy in a similar energetic practice is described by Aidan Wachter in “Six Ways” (also reviewed on this channel!)
It is a tantric yoga lock.
@@tantramantra1 Awesome! I thought someone would know what it is. Thanks
@@darrenscriven3963 I think the book reference I had in mind there was very likely The Jewel in the Lotus by Sunyata Saraswati and Bodhi Avinasha. One reviewer rightly called it "Best book ever". Otherwise the sequel, The Ipsalu Formula.
@@darrenscriven3963 See th-cam.com/video/jaxuGCF4vHA/w-d-xo.html
Hi!. How are you?. My question Is: why Uriel Arcángel Is un Daath? Why not tzafquiel arcángel?. Daath its not a Sephira, i know that, but Bina Sephira take this place. Sorry my english Is not good. I send you my greetings.
In his “Eight Lectures on Yoga” (probably his most “normal” and easily digestible work) Crowley suggests a 12 second breath, for all 4 stages. 12 in, hold for 12, 12 out, hold for 12. He then suggests extending these times as much as one can handle. I find it incredibly difficult, as most probably would, but I do find that it is possible to increase the comfortable numbers with practice. He claims certain Yogi’s who practice this sort of breathing can reach a point where they breathe only once per minute, though it is not clear if he means the whole cycle lasts a minute, or if a single inward breath lasts a minute, or if you only begin to breathe in once each minute. It’s definitely been effective knowledge for me, though I typically practice 4-6 second intervals and aim to slow my count (along with my heart beat) instead of counting for longer. Counting longer intervals than I can handle seems to add stress and increase my heart rate, which is definitely not conducive to effective practice.
Great video! Wanted to add that Michael is sometimes assigned to Tiphareth (and Rafael to Hod).
I’ve been practicing the middle pillar meditation for a while.
I can’t help but to make the analogy between chakras and sephiroths. While in chakras meditation, we start from the lowest chakra all the way through the top. Whereas with sephiroths it’s the opposite.
Is there an explanation ?
I remember Damien Echols saying that angels r projections of the attributes u meditate on so r sefirots the same?
Here is another tip. While performing the middle piller stand on one foot (your left) while you put the index finger of each hand in you ears and have your right eye closed.
does anyone else feel the intensity of the energy shoot through their body when they do this? i feel like every time i do it, it gets stronger, and it almost feels very similar to channeling when communicating with spirits
I want to know the real planetary correspondence of Daat some days Pluto or mercury or some even Uranus I need to know for sure one even said mars
One thing I'd like to add, after reaching Malkuth I focus on the earthbound energy that being of an emerald green and draw that up as well. As above so below right?
I found that creative commons image of Tree Of Life interesting, in particular that path 15 is attributed to The Star and 28 to The Emperor. I found this puzzling at first, until reading the description under the image, stating this to be of a different tradition than the Golden Dawn. Great info and channel , Thanks!
I saw a pillar of electricity around me and encircling me i feel powerful after that
What is eleven dabloom? ( Color of daath)?
Whenever I do the last step ( circulation and spiralling up of light ) I start to feel really weird and anxy , my hands get sweaty I shift and shuffle my feet . I thought It was just me but I'm glad u mentioned that at the end of your video lol
Wish you would talk more about the EFFECTS, not just how to do it.
I've been using JMG's version from Celtic Golden Dawn for some time. Sometimes it feels like it REALLY balances all the forms of energy, leading to more clarity, confidence, steadiness, etc. Other times it can feel hard to "get in touch" with it.
The GD left/right circulation of the energy around the body seems to coïncides somewhat with / follow some of the digestive flow pattern within the human body. That being said and interestingly so (in my humble opinion), the front/back cycle is moving around a reverse direction of what asian/taoïst traditions most often teach, that is, upward along the frontal part of the body, downwards and along the spine, etc., until it reaches the ground. Something to explore...
I don't think I knew that. Thanks for the info 🙏
I'm relatively new to this practice. I learned about the circular pathways and practiced those but find myself resistant to them. I do a different visualization now. I draw from the highest source to the deepest earth as I breathe in and have it pass from the top to Kether visualizing white light, to Daath visualizing silver, to Tiphareth visualizing gold/yellow. Simultaneously from the heart of the earth, I draw it up to Malkuth, visualizing dark green, to Yesod, visualizing purple, then to Tiphareth and gold, meeting the other shaft of light. To do this at the same time is really hard, particularly with the colors, but I'm getting better at it the more I do it. I hold at Tiphareth for a count of four, then breath out the gold of Tiphareth to expand and compass all of me and beyond -including planet earth that I'm standing on as per the Kaballistic cross visualization so that I've essentially enveloped myself and the planet earth in Tiphareth light. Am I still getting the benefits or should I go back to visualizing the circular pathway of light?
hi, do you know the Kuji Kiri magick tecnique? Can we have a video about it? thanks and just to say: thanks for spreading this contents.
Great idea! 😍🙏
Hi, hey can you please post The link to that thumbnail photo, of an aura being trapassed by a lightning? I just love it and i want to make a tattoo from it. In case of it being a photo edition of yours, can you Share The link or The file of The lightning image? Thank you very much i advance
Hm... I'm pretty sure I created that myself from two pictures. You can just do a Google search for the title of this video and go to images, and download that.
Amazing video. I started with exploring breathwork before magick rituals. I've found rhythmic breathing very useful, even simple breathing exercises before I do any ritual, helps me to get focused and improve visualisations. I've started with Damien Echols books and podcasts, then wanted to learn more and found your channel. Thank you for the beautiful work you are doing and showing magic from all of these different perspectives!
I use a balance board. It’s a circular disk that’s raised a couple inches off the ground with contact from the disk to the ground being very small, forcing whoever uses it into a space of have little or no resistance. I use it EVERY DAY because if I use it for about 20 to 30 minutes in a session (I’m addicted) it actually releases 100% of resistance because if there were resistance you couldn’t stay upright. It basically makes you become the middle pillar automatically.
Another profound explanation that Makes me feel so grateful for ur existence. After practicing LBRP, I noticed everyone wanna stay at my room lol even though there are an empty rooms in the house, but again 🙏
Very useful descriptions and explanations. Damien Echols’ High Magic is a very basic book but also gives very good hints to enhance LBRP practice (at least it’s wonderfully worked for me). As for rituals, could you please tell us a little bit of yours, Mr. “Fish”, specially those on invoking planetary geniuses?
Again, this has been rather a balancing exercise for me, invoking in turn each planetary spirit, each day, week after week, and identifying the aspects of that planet within myself and planning enhancement, suppression, change, regulation according to what I find.
In addition to circulating the energy I like the method of having the energy shoot up from the feet through all the sephiroth out of the head like a fountain. Then the "light dust/most" saturates your entire aura and also inside the body. I imagine the light penetrating my organs and even to the cellular and atomic level to where a cell or atom turns gold. Then my visual backs out to see my body and aura saturated with shimmery golden light particles. I do this three times at the end, for me very invigorating!
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Very nice. I think I've read about this technique in a few chakra related exercises. Seems powerful!
I use this technique too and it is extremely invigorating. I do like your idea of the light penetrating the organs to the atomic level where the atom turns to gold, that is such a brilliant idea to visualise and keep in mind while doing that bit, I'll certainly have to try it. As you will probably know, the chemical symbol for gold is "Au" which comes from the Latin "aurum" meaning "gold". Etymologically speaking, this all points to divine reference, like "or" being the base of words in several languages meaning two things, "gold" and "light". I can't remember all of the words, but French for gold is "Or" and Hebrew for light is "Oroh. These things link to other words like "Aura", which is often visualised as a golden glow of light, as a few have mentioned here. There is also "Aurora" who is a deity of the dawn in Roman mythology. Basically, anything to do with light and gold could have its origin in divine reference. I forgot about "Fire" which also has its link to "aur" and "Ur" the primordial spiritual fire, but I will stop here otherwise my post will go on and on because you can keep going with this.
@@darrenscriven3963 I like the breaking down of the words to their sounds. My Kundalini yoga teacher said the sound "ong" is what created the universe, which we chant in mantra form to align with that. So "au" seems to be in the same family sound/vibration-wise, hence the spiritual connection. Fascinating.
thx
Off topic of the video, however, if you haven't seen Christopher Nolan's TENET already, I am sure when you do you will notice how a lot of the narrative connects/derives from the double acrostic in the Second Pentacle of Saturn:
S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S
Will make for an interesting video, and discussion in future, I'm sure.
I've already made that video 😉 loved Tenet!
@@FoolishFishBooks "Made" as in made and published for members, or just made and not yet uploaded? Would love to hear/give opinions on some of the more esoteric connections.
@@TheGonzogibby th-cam.com/video/XqnaqZ97KQ8/w-d-xo.html
Good day Foolish Fish. Israel Regardie warns of 'An explosion in the form of a complete nervous breakdown, or even in the destruction of mental stability' being the likely result of undertaking the MPR if one is in anyway spiritually/psychically unprepared.
I've been doing the LBRP now for many months. I know each persons path is different, but in your experience, should The Rosy Cross ritual be mastered before embarking on the MPR. Many thanks.
Not in my experience. Israel Regardie only recommends several months with the LBRP.
@@FoolishFishBooks I catch myself being a pedant from time to time! I shall study your video and prepare for TMP. Many thanks.+
I feel like the middle pillar is so much easier to remember than the lrbp lol
Oh, for sure it is!! Which is why some people learn it first, but I think I agree with Isreal Regrdie's suggestion that it's best to learn the the LBRP first, essentially cleansing the space for the divine to then be linked down to the physical body with the MP.
@@FoolishFishBooks well fuck me lol I figured the more complicated the ritual the later to learn it I gotta learn the lbrp ASAP now
For me the Middle Pillar is much more difficult for some reason
Amazing bro, but why most people talk bad about occult?
I'm new to this so asking
It is of Lucifer and the devil... he works in mysterious ways 😈👻
Mostly ignorance... You know how it is: not my clan, so must be the enemy.
@@FoolishFishBooks but the enemy of my enemy is my friend??? 😏🙃
After middle pillar and before LBRP & KK, I usually do a cosmic tornado (not sure if that is it's real name), ending with a ripple add-on, both are visualization practices. Works like a charm, but you need to focus on positive things only.
I just became a member! 👋 I'm an old magickal soul on a new magickal journey 🔮🤘🍀🇦🇺💫
You’re in good company for sure
Welcome, Betty! Thank you so much for your support! Come join us on the Discord chat server if you can! Just download the app to a desktop computer, sign in under User Settings > Connections > TH-cam and you'll be instantly invited to the Foolish Fish chat server.
If you want to take this out of the realm of imagination/ritual, then you’ve got to focus on the light: actually connecting with it, actually drawing it down through your central channel. The light is termed “Ohr Ein Sof” / “Aur En Soph” (traditional Hebrew term). Try asking your higher self, or God, to facilitate your reception of an energy initiation for this light. You will know immediately if you get connected to it. Once you’ve been connected you can pull it down from kether as a tangible energy. It will awaken and develop all those centers automatically. It will rise up again automatically once it reaches malkuth. Focus on connecting to and drawing down this light energy, the Ohr En Sof, for real results. If you can make the connection and draw it down, it will totally transform you. (Note: it’s so strong, you won’t be able to draw it all the way to the feet right off the bat; at first maybe you can only tolerate a few seconds - that’s to be expected. Next day five seconds, next day 10 - little by little you will be able to tolerate it for longer and draw it further down, till after a few weeks or a month you can draw it all the way down to the feet. This will totally transform your energy field and permanently raise your vibration. Step out of the realm of the symbolic and imagination/visualisation-based methodology to work with the “light of the infinite” as a tangible energy. Thanks and best wishes - forgive the unsought advice! (But it is good advice!)
What O do is learn from you, Damien Echols, & Jason Louv. But it's your video's that get me started because your a natural teacher. I reference with Damien to try and perfect my art. I'm a year in to actual practice now, Qabalistic cross & LBRP so far, I'm currently tweaking my pronunciation and vibration techniques and starting to memorise the middle pillar.
Double F, in your opinion is the middle pillar similar to transcendental meditation? I was going try t.m. but I don't see why? I love the middle pillar.
I think the first breathing technic I had contact was the ritmic breathing, but it are 3 for in, hold for 3, 3 for out, hold for 3.
The point with the breathing bothers me for quite some time now. The „effects“, the tingling in fingers and toes, are nothing more than just body reactions, biologically explainable. I just don’t get the „metaphysical“ concept behind it 😔 Working with the Wim Hof method though.
Other than that: great channel, Mr. Fish 👍
Thanks for both parts.
Damien Echols has a really good guided Middle Pillar on his channel. It's interesting to see all the variations of this meditation.
David shoemaker recommended using a metronome, 4,4,4,4,
I'm near finished Regardie's The Tree of Life and would love to see your understanding of the ritual, The Mass of the Holy Ghost
Another excellent video, can you imagine my astonishment upon seeing this video after years of reciting the grand invo of sol, the entire invocation is literally the conjuration of the tree of life 🤯 .... Fascinating !
Adding breathing to any physical or ritual practice is critical IMO. It binds the visualization to the body even when still, bringing the mental activity into the physical and making it much easier to perform and to remember.
But what color should the middle pillow of my couch be though?😁
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED ❤❤❤ THANK YOU!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Hey bud,
Thank you for your content. I've watched a few of your videos now. You're very good at explaining the ritual methods in a clear way. I almost feel like I can see their four dimensional shape. I'm writing this comment today with two purposes in mind. The first purpose is simply to state that I don't believe that Da'ath should be included in the Sepheroth. It's clear to me that its existence and significance are something that can't be ignored. However even though that may be true adding Da'ath to the Tree of life completely throws off the symmetry of the whole. Its unnecessary for the reconciliation of the pairs of opposites that manifest themselves in/as the middle pillar. I believe it will create imbalances that will waste energy and lead to confusion if folks keep trying to force it onto The Tree. The second reason I'm commenting today is because I was hoping you would use your amazing explaining skills to walk us through the Ritual of the Rosy Cross. What are the major advantages of using it as opposed to the LBRP? I would really appreciate it.
Thank you
Matt :)
I've just started doing the middle pillar but I like to visualise being showered in light all around me along with the rest
Eventually Magicians may want to superimpose the whole Tree over their body, use the Divine and Angelic Names of each of the Sephiroth (and Da'ath) and draw LVX down though each. For interested Thelemites, the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn uses Names from 777 for the Thelemic MPR- Ptah, Tahuti, Ra, Anpu, Seb and a cool Circulation of Light called the Talismatic Atom.
Know anything about resurrection, in case someone presses too hard taking their pulse on their neck?
Do once you are done you feel at peace and you begin to feel that you are in the presence of the gods.you call or invoke and the archAngels are present as well you can do this when invoking deities. And other goddess and gods . face. The north when Sun risen to the East. FaceWest that work too.
Where should one store the golden light energy in the end of the meditation?
Neophyte here. I was completely burned by the middle pillar today which I feel is good. Your channel is a blessing
I'm lost what is this channel about
have a guess, here's a clue... it's nothing to do with fish jumping out of water onto dry land, as that would be foolish.
Confused? With a name like yours?
@@FoolishFishBooks Golden response 👏🤘
It comes as a shock but yeah I want to be sure say I need answers
It comes as a shock but yeah I want to be sure say I need answers
rhythmic/energetic breathing....or pranayama xD
Thanks for this two-part explanation. It really answered a lot of questions for me.
Ive got a complete mind block when it comes to MP
Love your videos can u tell me some apps that i can read all books
The tree of life is so beautiful that it seems meant to be, like it could not have been any other way.
I found myself Breathing naturally to the pace of sometimes "One long Breath in down to the core of my lungs" "One long breath out filling the world around myself with energy" Or sometimes the casual. (Deep breath in, deep breath out) I am excited to try new techniques! Though I find my first example really helps me reach a warm state of mind quite quickly. I am feeling almost ready to start getting into physiotherapy practices One can do with themselves.
You have definitely helped in mentioning during a previous video that you are just to remain focused!
8:56 back up to malkuth lol 😂
Oops! 😅 Well spotted
@@FoolishFishBooks I was confused lol I thought I had it wrong for a min hahaha.... I love your videos tho, and your IMPRESSIVE esoteric book collection
@Foolish Fish Hola, por favor sería tan amable de activar en los subtítulos, la opción en español, encontré si canal x "casualidad", mi inglés es muy escaso, aún así, usted es muy gráfico y sabe transmitir el conocimiento de manera muy simple y específica.
Le felicito por su gran labor, extienda el saludo y agradecimiento a todo su equipo.
LVX 🤗
Unfortunately translations aren't just 'activated', they must be created. It's just me here, and I'm afraid a tradition for each video just wouldn't be sustainable. I'm so sorry to disappoint you!
I tried rhythmic breathing and it feels horrible. I always end up yawning to balance the air I get, I just can't do it the way I'm supposed to.
Oh, yes! It's uncomfortable, for sure! 😂 But you can start with shorter breaths (2 in 3 hold 2 out 3 hold or even shorter) and gradually build to longer breaths as your body gets used to it.
Hi Foolish Fish! First off, I love your videos so much. I realize this is an older one, but I hope you see it and can answer my question.
So I've been performing the Middle Pillar for years now, and it's by far the ritual I mess around with and change the most when it comes to visualizations and feeling various effects. After watching your two videos, I experimented cycling the energy as you described: through the soles of my feet and through my body to Kether, and when going up the center channel visualizing and feeling the energy as a swirling tempest rising upwards. This was different to how I've always done it, where I would cycle the energy around my body/aura and not through it, and then at the center channel would imagine a soft rising light pushing upwards.
I really like your method. The energy feels much easier to raise visualizing the way you do. However, it also has been giving me this light headed, almost "over charged" feeling in my head for the past week that I've been doing it that way? I definitely felt effects when I performed it my old way as well, but not quite this strongly. Have you ever felt this in your experience with the Middle Pillar? I'm torn between wanting to continue doing it this way because it feels more potent, and going back to how I used to because it felt easier to manage physically.
The effects you describe are consistent with my experience.
Naturally you should feel free to perform the ritual the way that feels best to you. These are only guidelines.
No Michael this time
thanks again, some great tools here
Foolish fish is a born teacher, he is doing his will for sure
😊 trying my best! 😄 Thanks for the kind words 🙏
Agreed, he explains everything so clearly, eloquently and with just a touch of humor. Makes it easy to understand and remember.
Really well done. You’re doing an awesome job with these, Fish!
Glad it's helpful! 😊🙏
Thank You for this:) Very important stuff here!
Yes, I think so!
Hi Foolish Fish, I recently stumbled across your channel via your review of Klein's transcriptions of John Dee's notebooks. Have you made a video yet in which you talk about what led you to your interest in the subject of esotericism/occult studies? If not, is there one in the works? Would be fascinated to hear more about your personal journey!
Check out the very early Esoteric Saturdays videos 😉
@@FoolishFishBooks Good man, thanks a lot!
I'm reading Regardie's Middle Pillar, and rhythmic breathing recently clicked. The power was a heady buzz throughout my body. I felt like I had to properly circulate it or I'd explode!
That's chi energy for you
@@darrenscriven3963 It's been a lot of meditation and visualization from The Chicken Qabalah and Son of Chicken Qabalah. The Middle Pillar provides results you can *feel*.
This good but after this experience I find it hard to sleep
Yes! This raises some serious energy! Definitely not ideal just before bed.
@@FoolishFishBooks okay. Thank you sir immensely. It has been helpful. The one I need to do . But I can't see or found again on utube. Is Jupiter ceremonial magic that you thought. I need honestly I do . I will you well.
I think I've been using a somewhat simplified version of this, as learned from "Modern Magick" by Kraig(great book to start with if you're not familiar) but in addition to this I did just get "The Golden Dawn" (great content, F'n HORRIBLE quality! But I was warned of that 😉) and look forward to implementing these additions. Very well explained, thanks so much!
Btw, while I was listening to this it occurred to me that your voice, the way you articulate things is very soothing and would be really well suited to doing something along the lines of a guided meditation sort of thing. Don't know if that's something you've ever considered but I figured I'd offer the suggestion...
@@alexanderkaval7506 That's a great idea.
it's an idea I've entertained and not dismissed ;)
@@alexanderkaval7506
Agree! 🗣
I had something happen to me years ago that I still have so many questions for and zero answers to. I used to meditate but I kinda stopped because of it. One day while meditated something “guided” me to place one hand on my root and another on my crown, I felt a surge of energy, kinda like whirlwind inside of me. I honestly don’t remember how everything happened and in what order, but days later, I believe, I felt like my nose opened up and it spread outwards on my face, felt like I was going in through something. Next thing you know I felt static above my head and there was a freaking voice inside my head, it was like my thoughts but louder. It would tell me things, some turned out to be true, others not so much. I felt burning going up my spine and I felt like if my skin was burning sometimes. The voice wouldn’t let me sleep so I did the craziest shit, I made myself a foil hat and that helped. To this day I don’t know what I experienced, but I do know I was an inch away from ending up in a mental ward. So many things happened to me, I wish I could have an explanation for it.
After the final spiral up wrapping the body, I also send up a stream of energy from malkuth up and through the 7 chakras in the shape of a serpent of light (representing Kundalini). After years of chakra work, I because dependent on chakra stimulation so since switching to ceremonial magick I've had to incorporate little things like this into my rituals.