Siddhi
Siddhi is a Sanskrit noun which means perfection, accomplishment, fulfillment, bliss, etc. It is a vedic term syncretic with the LP concept Triumph of Spirit Siddhi also refers to the paranormal powers that may arise as one advances towards the perfection of the Physical Unit.
Syncretic Terms
Connection Outcome > Favours, Fruits of the Spirit, Gifts of the Spirit, Siddhi
Perfection > Al-Insan al-Kamil, Arhat, Cosmic Man, Final Fulfilment, Moksha, Nirvana, Perfect Contemplation, Perfected One, Plateau Experience, Redemption, Ritambharapragya, Siddhi, The Unity, Tikkun, Triumph of Spirit, Triumph of Spirit Archetypes, Triumph of Spirit Narrative
Enhanced Power Over Creation > Siddhi
Notes
The term also refers to the development of special powers as a consequence of long term connection effort.[1].
"...the siddhis are sometimes considered goals of religions practice and the siddha is a "perfected master" [2]
"Yoga powers are forms of extraordinary knowledge, such as awareness of previous rebirths, knowing the minds of others, seeing distant and hidden things, and remarkable abilities such as the power to become invisible, enter others’ bodies, fly through the air, and to become disembodied for a period of time, which are traditionally thought to be attained as yogins progress in their practice." [3]
Swami Vivekananda provides a brief overview of some of the Siddhis in his essay "The Powers of the Mind"[4]
From the Literature
"It is well accepted that the Indian had well-developed psychic powers.
A Sioux prophet predicted the coming of the white man fully fifty years before the event, and even described accurately his garments and weapons. Before the steamboat was invented, another prophet of our race described the “fire boat” that would swim upon the mighty river, the Mississippi.
Some of us also seem to have a peculiar intuition for the locality of a grave. Those who possess this sensitivity often explain it by saying that they have received a communication from the spirit of the departed.
My own grandmother was one of these. As far back as I can remember, when camping in a strange country, my brother and I would search for and find human bones at the spot she had indicated to us as an ancient burial-place or the spot where a lone warrior had fallen. Of course, the outward signs of burial had long since been obliterated.
She had other remarkable premonitions or intuitions that I recall. I heard her speak of a peculiar sense in the breast, by which, as she said, she was advised of anything of importance concerning her absent children. Other native women have claimed a similar monitor, but I never heard of one who could interpret it with such accuracy."[5]
Footnotes
- ↑ Jacobson, Knut A., ed. Yoga Powers: Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration. Vol. 37. Brill’s Indological Library. Boston: Brill, 2012. https://amzn.to/2V8ARsw.
- ↑ Jacobson, Knut A., ed. “Yoga Powers and Religious Traditions.” In Yoga Powers: Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration, 37:3. Brill’s Indological Library. Boston: Brill, 2012.
- ↑ Jacobson, Knut A., ed. “Yoga Powers and Religious Traditions.” In Yoga Powers: Extraordinary Capacities Attained Through Meditation and Concentration, 37:3. Brill’s Indological Library. Boston: Brill, 2012. https://amzn.to/2V8ARsw.
- ↑ Vivekananda, Swami. “The Powers of the Mind.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 2. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-2.pdf
- ↑ Anonymous comment in Nerburn, Kent, ed. The Wisdom of the Native Americans. Novato, California: New World Library, 1999
