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The term '''Connection Practice''' refers to the regular and disciplined daily practice of [[Connection]]. Connection Practice | The term '''Connection Practice''' refers to the regular and disciplined daily practice of [[Connection]]. Connection Practice consists of three elements, '''preparatory''' work conducted to heal your [[Bodily Ego]] and expand your understanding, remove [[Wrong Thought]] and establish [[Right Thought]], '''procedures''' (a.k.a. [[Connection Technique|Connection Techniques]]) for connecting, like [[Visualization]] and [[Affirmation]], and reflective '''processing''' and grounding work. | ||
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Connection practice is broken down into three elements, connection appliances, connection supplements, and connection techniques. | Connection practice is broken down into three elements, connection appliances, connection supplements, and connection techniques. | ||
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"Chants, spells, dancing around a fire, burning candles, the smoke and smell of incense, are all means to awaken the 'deep mind'--to arouse high emotions, enforce concentration, and facilitate entry into an altered state. Again, Bonewits has said some of the most sensible words on this subject, observing that 'mandalas,' 'sigils,' 'pentacles,' and 'yantras' are all pictures to stimulate the sense of sight; 'mudras' or 'gestures' stimulate the kinesthetic sense; 'mantras' or 'incantations' [and prayers] stimulate the sense of hearing. The use of props, costumes, and scenery can also be seen as a method of stimulating the senses. In addition, drugs, alcohol, breathing exercises, and sexual techniques can serve to alter one's state of consciousness. According to Bonewits, these techniques function in the same way for a Witch or a ceremonial magician as for a Native American shaman or a Catholic priest. To say that these methods never cause psychic and psychological change ni the people involved is as absurd as other common attitudes--that certain religions have a monopoly on these experiences and that certain religions worship 'God' while others worship 'demons.' These techniques have existed for thousands of years and were developed by human beings for the purpose of widening their perceptions of reality, and changing their relationship to the world." | "Chants, spells, dancing around a fire, burning candles, the smoke and smell of incense, are all means to awaken the 'deep mind'--to arouse high emotions, enforce concentration, and facilitate entry into an altered state. Again, Bonewits has said some of the most sensible words on this subject, observing that 'mandalas,' 'sigils,' 'pentacles,' and 'yantras' are all pictures to stimulate the sense of sight; 'mudras' or 'gestures' stimulate the kinesthetic sense; 'mantras' or 'incantations' [and prayers] stimulate the sense of hearing. The use of props, costumes, and scenery can also be seen as a method of stimulating the senses. In addition, drugs, alcohol, breathing exercises, and sexual techniques can serve to alter one's state of consciousness. According to Bonewits, these techniques function in the same way for a Witch or a ceremonial magician as for a Native American shaman or a Catholic priest. To say that these methods never cause psychic and psychological change ni the people involved is as absurd as other common attitudes--that certain religions have a monopoly on these experiences and that certain religions worship 'God' while others worship 'demons.' These techniques have existed for thousands of years and were developed by human beings for the purpose of widening their perceptions of reality, and changing their relationship to the world." | ||
Mystics often use language and metaphor in a special way, in an effort to trigger enlightenment in others.<ref>Organ, Troy. “The Language of Mysticism.” The Monist 47, no. 3 (1963): 417–33.</ref> | Mystics often use language and metaphor in a special way, in an effort to trigger enlightenment in others.<ref>Organ, Troy. “The Language of Mysticism.” The Monist 47, no. 3 (1963): 417–33.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:05, 25 April 2023
The term Connection Practice refers to the regular and disciplined daily practice of Connection. Connection Practice consists of three elements, preparatory work conducted to heal your Bodily Ego and expand your understanding, remove Wrong Thought and establish Right Thought, procedures (a.k.a. Connection Techniques) for connecting, like Visualization and Affirmation, and reflective processing and grounding work.
Connection Techniques
Connection practice is broken down into three elements, connection appliances, connection supplements, and connection techniques.
Syncretic Terms
Connection Practice > Applied Mysticism, Contemplative Practice, Mysticism, Spiritual Exercises, Technologies of the Sacred
Related LP Terms
Connection Practice > 3Ps of Connection Practice, Archetypal Revision, Boundary Visualization, Connection, Connection Coach, Connection Experience Type, Connection Practice, Connection Space, Connection Supplement, Connection Therapist, Connection Visualization, Creation Practice, Flow Control, LP Stages of Attainment, Lightning Path Connection Practice, Perfection
Non-LP Related Terms
Connection Practice > Dhikr, Fear, Lightning Path Curriculum, Shraddha, Spirituality
Notes
"Chants, spells, dancing around a fire, burning candles, the smoke and smell of incense, are all means to awaken the 'deep mind'--to arouse high emotions, enforce concentration, and facilitate entry into an altered state. Again, Bonewits has said some of the most sensible words on this subject, observing that 'mandalas,' 'sigils,' 'pentacles,' and 'yantras' are all pictures to stimulate the sense of sight; 'mudras' or 'gestures' stimulate the kinesthetic sense; 'mantras' or 'incantations' [and prayers] stimulate the sense of hearing. The use of props, costumes, and scenery can also be seen as a method of stimulating the senses. In addition, drugs, alcohol, breathing exercises, and sexual techniques can serve to alter one's state of consciousness. According to Bonewits, these techniques function in the same way for a Witch or a ceremonial magician as for a Native American shaman or a Catholic priest. To say that these methods never cause psychic and psychological change ni the people involved is as absurd as other common attitudes--that certain religions have a monopoly on these experiences and that certain religions worship 'God' while others worship 'demons.' These techniques have existed for thousands of years and were developed by human beings for the purpose of widening their perceptions of reality, and changing their relationship to the world."
Mystics often use language and metaphor in a special way, in an effort to trigger enlightenment in others.[1]
Connection Practices combined with Connection Appliances, like the TOSAS, and the careful and guided use of Connection Supplements can facilitate transformative Connection
Related LP Content and Courses
Footnotes
- ↑ Organ, Troy. “The Language of Mysticism.” The Monist 47, no. 3 (1963): 417–33.
