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A '''Connection Technique''' is any single technique, such as meditation, writing, etc., that helps one strengthen and purify [[Connection]].<ref>———. Lightning Path Workbook Three - Connection. Vol. 3. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-three-connection/.</ref> The term may also refer to any structured, daily, connection practice.
A '''Connection Technique''' is any single technique, such as meditation, writing, etc., that helps one strengthen and purify [[Connection]].<ref>———. Lightning Path Workbook Three - Connection. Vol. 3. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-three-connection/.</ref> Connection techniques, along with [[Connection Appliances]] and [[Connection Supplements]], constitute the [[Connection Procedure]]s that an individual may use to initiate, maintain, and strengthen [[Connection]].
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==Connection Technique==  
==Connection Procedures==
 
[[Connection Procedure]] > {{ask:[[Is a::Connection Procedure]]}}
 
==Connection Techniques==  


[[Connection Practice]] > {{#ask:[[Is an element of::Connection Practice]]}}
[[Connection Technique]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Technique]]}}


==Syncretic Terms==
==Syncretic Terms==


[[Connection Appliance]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Connection Practice]]}}
[[Connection Technique]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Connection Technique]]}}


==Related LP Terms==
==Related LP Terms==


[[Connection Appliance]]> {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Connection Practice]]}}
[[Connection Technique]]> {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Connection Technique]]}}


==Non-LP Related Terms==
==Non-LP Related Terms==


[[Connection Appliance]]> {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Connection Practice]]}}
[[Connection Technique]]> {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Connection Technique]]}}
 
==List of Connection Techniques==
[[Connection Technique]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Technique]]}}


==Notes==
==Notes==


A [[Connection Practice]] is a formal method of connection that may use one or more [[Connection Techniques]] in order to facilitate and support connection.
[[Connection Techniques]] are one of theree different [[Connection Procedure]]s


Grof speaks of various "mind-altering techniques," like breathing, drumming, dancing, fasting, social and sensory isolation..." that can induce connection (or [[Holotropic States]], as he says).<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref> He also speaks of "systematic spiritual practice" like meditation, concentration, breathing, and movement exercises,'<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref> but separates these from "mind-altering techniques' which are presumably not systematic and not spiritual?? Perhaps this is Grof attempting to assert a Eurocentric boundary. See "The Sociology of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach" for more on this [[Boundary Problem]].<ref>Sosteric, Mike. The Sociology of Religion - A Decolonizing Approach,” n.d. https://www.academia.edu/80934448/</ref>
Grof speaks of various "mind-altering techniques," like breathing, drumming, dancing, fasting, social and sensory isolation..." that can induce connection (or [[Holotropic States]], as he says).<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref> He also speaks of "systematic spiritual practice" like meditation, concentration, breathing, and movement exercises,'<ref>Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” ''Spirituality Studies'' 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.</ref> but separates these from "mind-altering techniques' which are presumably not systematic and not spiritual?? Perhaps this is Grof attempting to assert a Eurocentric boundary. See "The Sociology of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach" for more on this [[Boundary Problem]].<ref>Sosteric, Mike. The Sociology of Religion - A Decolonizing Approach,” n.d. https://www.academia.edu/80934448/</ref>

Revision as of 16:04, 1 May 2023

A Connection Technique is any single technique, such as meditation, writing, etc., that helps one strengthen and purify Connection.[1] Connection techniques, along with Connection Appliances and Connection Supplements, constitute the Connection Procedures that an individual may use to initiate, maintain, and strengthen Connection.

Connection Procedures

Connection Procedure > {{ask:Connection Procedure}}

Connection Techniques

Connection Technique > Affirmation, Affirmation of Connection, Autogenic Training, Biofeedback, Bornless Ritual, Breathing, Caloric Reduction, Cocooning, Connection Visualization, Dance, Deprivation, Detachment, Dhikr, Drumming, Fasting, Flow Control, Flow Purification, Graduation Invocation, Holotropic Breathwork, Hypnotism, Hypoventilation, Intent, Intent to Connect, Japam, Mantra, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mysticism of the Historical Event, Poetry, Power Quest, Receptive Seeking, Relaxation, Sensory Deprivation, Spirit Canoe, The Method of the Lamp, The Way of the Hollow Bone, Thought Control, Vajra Breath, Vision Quest, Visualization, Writing, Zazen

Syncretic Terms

Connection Technique > MindApp

Related LP Terms

Connection Technique>

Non-LP Related Terms

Connection Technique>

Notes

Connection Techniques are one of theree different Connection Procedures

Grof speaks of various "mind-altering techniques," like breathing, drumming, dancing, fasting, social and sensory isolation..." that can induce connection (or Holotropic States, as he says).[2] He also speaks of "systematic spiritual practice" like meditation, concentration, breathing, and movement exercises,'[3] but separates these from "mind-altering techniques' which are presumably not systematic and not spiritual?? Perhaps this is Grof attempting to assert a Eurocentric boundary. See "The Sociology of Religion: A Decolonizing Approach" for more on this Boundary Problem.[4]

Related LP Courses

Footnotes

  1. ———. Lightning Path Workbook Three - Connection. Vol. 3. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017. https://press.lightningpath.org/product/the-lightning-path-book-three-connection/.
  2. Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.
  3. Grof, Stanislav. “Psychology For the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.” Spirituality Studies 2, no. 1 (2016): 3–36. p. 5.
  4. Sosteric, Mike. The Sociology of Religion - A Decolonizing Approach,” n.d. https://www.academia.edu/80934448/