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An '''Avatar''' (Sanskrit:अवतार) is an individual who has attained [[Perfection]], who can thus maintain a strong and persistent [[Connection]], and who has devoted their life to helping the world [[Heal]] and [[Connect]].
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==Historical Avatars==

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==Notes==

Most successful spiritual traditions have an avatar (or two) at their root. As Abraham Maslow noted:

<blockquote>The very beginning, the intrinsic core, the essence, the universal nucleus of every known high religion… has been the private, lonely, personal illumination, revelation, or ecstasy of some acutely sensitive prophet or seer. The high religions call themselves revealed religions and each of them tends to rest its validity, its function, and its right to exist on the codification and the communication of this original mystic experience or revelation from the lonely prophet to the mass of human beings in general.<ref>Maslow, A. H. (2012). The "Core-Religious" or "Transcendent" Experience. In J. White (Ed.), The Highest State of Consciousness (pp. 339-350). New York: Doubleday.
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In Hinduism, an Avatar (from the Sanskrit avatara or "descent") is the descent of a specific and powerful identity into a [[Physical Unit|Physical Unit]] for the purpose of correcting the direction of humanity and preventing a [[Descent into Darkness]]. In Hinduism, an avatar is commonly seen to be an incarnation of [Vishnu]] that has descend into the body to correct conditions and return [[Dharma]] to the world. IN Buddhism,

"The perfect one who reveals the face of God to the world is not the Divine Being in human form, but the human being whose person has become a manifestation of the Divine Attributes by his own personality having been consumed in the fire of the love of God."<Ref>Ali Shah Ikbal, Islamic Sufism (Tractus Books, 2000). p. 55.</ref>

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Chakra Health

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Chakra Health''' refers to the energetic health of your body's chakra system. Chakra health is determine by a combination of energetic flow through each individual chakra, and that chakra' [[Alignment]] with the [[Spiritual Ego]]. Healthy chakras are chakras that are aligned fully open to energetic flow. </blockquote>

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==Notes==

==Additional Reading==

* Leadbeater, C. W. The Chakras. ''Theosophical Pub. House,'' 1994. [https://archive.org/details/chakras00lead http://archive.org/details/chakras00lead].
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Disjunctive Action

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<blockquote class="definition">'''Disjunctive Action''' (a.k.a. '''Wrong Action''') is any act that is out of [[Alignment]] with the will and intent of one's [[Highest Self]]<ref>Sosteric, Mike, and Gina Ratkovic. Lightning Path Workbook Two - Healing. Vol. 2. Lightning Path Workbook Series. St. Albert, Alberta: Lightning Path Press, 2017.</ref> </blockquote>

==Syncretic Terms==

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Disjunctive acts generate guilt and shame.

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Reaction Formation

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'''Reaction Formation''' is an [[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]]] that the [[Bodily Ego]] uses to avoid uncomfortable confrontation with reality. When we engage in reaction formation, we engage in opposite or contrasting behaviour in order to reinforce a reduced awareness. We present a false image of ourselves and our reality to the world to convince ourselves and others we are something that we are not.

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==Other Awareness Reduction Mechanisms==

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==Related Terms==

[[Awareness Reduction Mechanisms]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Awareness Reduction Mechanism]]}}

==Notes==

The classic example of reaction formation is the abusive and toxic family that spends all its time cleaning, shining, primping, and performing in order to make their house, yard, and life look perfect so they can appear like a healthy, functional family. A family such as this one may be ignorant, abusive, controlling, and violent, yet the family tries to distort the views of others by acting in a way exactly opposite of reality. A perfectly clean house, a perfectly manicured yard, perfectly dressed children, and perfect smiles all help cover the toxic reality beneath. The presentation and performances all distort reality and help to reinforce repression by reinforcing the family’s own self-delusions, and by preventing challenge from the outside world. Outsiders who see the “perfect” family are unlikely to think untoward about the family and unlikely to challenge the family’s repression.

Another example of reaction formation is the gay priest who has been made to feel intense guilt and shame over their homosexuality, and thus becomes virulently homophobic just to make sure nobody ever thinks he is gay. This could also be the bad parent who becomes the local Girl Scout troupe leader just to distract from her own abuse by building the image for herself and for others that she is good with kids.

Distortion and reaction formation are increasingly pathological and increasingly violent defence mechanisms. They are pathological because they increasingly detach an individual from reality. They are violent because they increasingly involve others in efforts to repress. A gay priest that becomes homophobic in order to deny, distort, and repress isn’t just trying to repress his awareness and isn’t just harming himself, he is also trying to modify awareness and reality of others, with sometimes disastrous results. A priest that pounds the homophobic pulpit in order to defend against awareness of homosexuality encourages, by virtue of their status as spiritual authority, parents and teachers of gay children to punish and assault them, rather than accept and love them. This can lead to chronic family abuse and significant harm to children, even to the point of self-harm and suicide. Distortion and reaction formation are not, in other words, victimless crimes. They impact the individual and others as well.
It is worthwhile noting that people who are engaged in reaction formation are deeply traumatized and afraid. Their fear at being “outed,” the fear that somebody may realize the truth about their toxic family, their queer sexuality, their abusive history, or whatever, and the anguish, shame, and pain that would result from that awareness, leads them to interfere with reality with increasing desperation.

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Physical Defence Mechanisms

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Intent to Connect

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'''Intent to Connect''' is the willful, open, desire (i.e. [[Intent]]) to "connect" with "something more" (e.g., [[Spiritual Ego]], [[God]], or some other powerful spiritual figure). "Intent to Connect" is an important [[Connection Technique]] and should be a part of everybody's daily [[Connection Practice]].
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==Connection Techniques==

[[Connection Technique]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Connection Technique]]}}

==Elements of Connection Practice==

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Intent to connect is a critical component of all authentic forms of [[Connection Practice]].

It is the intent to connect that occurs when an individual reaches "rock bottom" that is the catalyst for a [[Connection Event]].

Stressful events, conflict, trauma, a sense of personal inadequacy, and "hitting rock bottom" have long been associated with the onset of a [[Connection Event]],<ref>Zinnbauer, Brian J., and Kenneth I. Pargament. “Spiritual Conversion: A Study of Religious Change among College Students.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 37, no. 1 (1998): 161. https://doi.org/10.2307/1388035.</ref> <ref>Mahoney, Annette, and Kenneth I. Pargament. “Sacred Changes: Spiritual Conversion and Transformation.” Journal of Clinical Psychology, no. 5 (2004): 481.</ref> thus leading some to suggest that it is stress, conflict, trauma, etc., are precursors. Also associated with these circumstances, however, is a sudden reversal of intent. Thus [[Bill Wilson]], an atheist and critic of God, at the end of his alcoholic rope, suddenly make an appeal (expressed a heartful intent) for assistance and connection. His intent immediately precipitated a connection (see [http://spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/index.php/Talk:Bill_Wilson here] for his connection event). I suspect that if a student examines the historical record of people whose "events" occurred during periods of stress, conflict, etc., one will find intent, though overlooked, a common feature.

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"The Swedish naturalist Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) studied philosophy, mathematics, physics and applied mechanics and went on to produce an impressive oeuvre in the physical and organic sciences. Trained in the Cartesian philosophy of his day, with its strict separation between matter and spirit, he experienced a deep religious crisis in 1744: forced to admit to himself that his scien tific explorations led him to the ‘abyss’ of pure materialism, he prayed to God for help (intent to connect) and was granted a vision of Christ. After this pivotal event, he spent the rest of his life writing visionary works, in Latin, on the true meaning of the bible and the spiritual realities of heaven and hell."<ref>Hanegraaff, Wouter J. Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. p. 37.</ref>

Offord <ref>Offord, R.M. Jerry McAuley: An Apostle to the Lost. New York: Forgotten Books, 2012.</ref> provides several examples of alcoholics who elicited [[Conversion Experience]] via intent and demands.

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I prayed and then I stopped; I prayed again, and stopped; but still I continued kneeling. My knees were rooted to those cold stones. My eyes were closed, and my hands tightly clasped, and I was determined I would stay so till morning..." and then," said I to myself, "if I get no relief, I will never, never pray again"... All at once it seemed as if something supernatural was in my room..."<ref>Offord, R.M. Jerry McAuley: An Apostle to the Lost. New York: Forgotten Books, 2012. p. 18-19.</ref>
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"Well, I'll tell you," he replied; "I went from here to my boat, and locking the door, just made up my mind never to open it again until converted.
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[[St. Teresa of Avila]] speaks of the importance of intent, but in a Christian context, using the concept of a Christian God as a focal point for intent. "When you approach God, then, try30 to think and realize Whom you are about to address and continue to do so while you are addressing Him.<ref>St. Teresa of Avila. The Way of Perfection. New York: Dover Publications, 2012. https://amzn.to/2Id75es. p. 78.</ref>

Shamanic practitioners single their intent to connect by appealing to the spirits/their ancestors for guidance and assistance.<ref>Harner, Michael. Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2013.</ref>

Fijians adopt a humble and respectful attitude towards their [[Vu]], and ask for guidance and assistance.<Ref>Katz, Richard. The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji. Rochester, Vermont: Park Street Press, 1999.</ref>

The Demotic Magical Papryus of London and Leiden, dating from 225 C.E., teaches practitioners of [[The Method of the Lamp]] to use intent prior to practice. "When you desire to make inquiry of the lamp, fill your eyes with the ointment aforesaid, and then say "I pray thee. to reveal thyself here tonight, speak with me and give me the answer truly concerning the questions I ask of the. " Pronouncing the spell over the lamp, you will see a figure of a god standing behind the lamp and he speaks with you about your query." <ref>Muses, Charles. “Trance-Induction Techniques in Ancient Egypt.” In Consciousness and Reality: The Human Pivot Point, edited by Charles Muses and Arthur M Young, 9–17. New York: Discus Books, 1972. p. 11.</ref>

Bart Ehrman mentions his "born again" experience, which occurs after "asking Jesus into my heart... <ref>Ehrman, Bart D. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. Harper One, 2007. p. 3.</ref>

Spiritual intent has a significant impact on [[Connection Supplement]] induced [[Connection Experience]]<ref>Neitzke-Spruill, Logan, and Carol Glasser. “A Gratuitous Grace: The Influence of Religious Set and Intent on the Psychedelic Experience.” Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 50, no. 4 (October 9, 2018): 314–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2018.1494869.</ref>

Zoroaster's mystical experiences were precedent by intent, an "ardent desire" to meet Vohu Manah. <ref>Dhalla, Maneckji Nusservanji. History of Zoroastrianism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. p. 33.</ref>

Deloria provides many examples of how intent precedes [[Dream Events]], [[Vision Quest]]s, etc. Deloria points to the development of ceremonies and rituals for "seeking a relationship with spirits." <ref>Deloria,l Vine Jr. The World We Used to Live In: Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men. Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 2006.</ref> Such practices are premised up and necessarily assume an overt desire to connect. Also consider his report of Siya'ka's Vision, which occurs as a consequence of Siya'ka's desire to have a [[Dream Event]]. <ref>Deloria,l Vine Jr. The World We Used to Live In: Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Men. Colorado: Fulcrum Publishing, 2006. p. 23.</ref>

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The Family of Spirit

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<blockquote class="definition">The phrase '''Family of Spirit''' is a term used to refer to those individuals who have experienced a powerful [[Connection Event]], have been transformed by this event, and who now see themselves, more or less, as part of a great big loving cosmic '''Family of Spirit.''' The feeling that you are a member of a big cosmic family is a [[Connection Outcome]].</blockquote>

==Other Connection Outcomes==

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==Notes==

[[R.M. Bucke]] uses the phrase '''The Family''' to refer to people who have had a powerful [[Connection Experience]] and who have, as a result, become members of "a family sprung from, living among, but scarcely forming a part of ordinary humanity, whose members are spread abroad throughout the advanced races of mankind and throughout the last forty centuries of the world’s history.<ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition.</ref>

"A man (sic) man is identified as a member of this family by the fact that at a certain age he has passed through a new birth and risen to a higher spiritual plane. The reality of the new birth is demonstrated by the subjective light and other phenomena.<ref>Bucke, Richard Maurice. Cosmic Consciousness. Book Tree. Kindle Edition. </ref>

'''It is important to note here,''' we are all part of the Family of Spirit. Most of us, as yet, have forgotten it and are, as a consequence of [[Toxic Socialization]], too sick to realize it.

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Al-Insan al-Kamil

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<blockquote class="definition">The term '''Al-Insān al-Kāmil''' is an Islamic term first used by [[Ibn al-'Arabi]] that is syncretic with [[LP]] term [[Perfection]].The term means "the complete person" or "the person who has reached perfection." <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ins%C4%81n_al-K%C4%81mil</ref> <ref>Mutahhari, Murtadha. Perfect Man. Translated by Dr. Alaedin Pazargadi. Iran: Bethat Islamic Research Center, Unknown. https://www.al-islam.org/perfect-man-murtadha-mutahhari.</ref></blockquote>

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The term means complete and perfect "'Complete' is a horizontal progress to maximum development, and 'perfect' is a vertical climb to the highest degree possible." as according to a plan." <ref>Mutahhari, Murtadha. Perfect Man. Translated by Dr. Alaedin Pazargadi. Iran: Bethat Islamic Research Center, Unknown. https://www.al-islam.org/perfect-man-murtadha-mutahhari.p. 43.</ref>

Al-Insan al-Kamil was the first Sufi to use the term. "This Man is the perfect microcosm, the culminative realization of divine creation..."
<ref>Little, John T. “Al- Insān al-Kāmil: The Perfect Man According to Ibn al-ʻArabī.” The Muslim World 77, no. 1 (January 1987): 43–54.</ref>

"According to Ibn al-'Arab it is the perfected mystic alone who knows the true nature of the reflected image." <ref>Little, John T. “Al- Insān al-Kāmil: The Perfect Man According to Ibn al-ʻArabī.” The Muslim World 77, no. 1 (January 1987): 47.</ref>

"According to Ibn al-'Arabi it is the Perfect Man who is the Isthmus (barzakh) between the two poles of Reality. Linking Heaven and Earth he is the perfect theophany of the Divine Names and Attributes; he is at once "the eye by which the divine subject sees Himself and the perfectly polished mirror that perfectly reflects the divine light."<ref>Little, John T. “Al- Insān al-Kāmil: The Perfect Man According to Ibn al-ʻArabī.” The Muslim World 77, no. 1 (January 1987): 48.</ref>

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