Vs. Criticism of Western Kundalini Activators & Spiritual Capitalism
Welcome back!
Related to the latest addition in this expanding mini-series of ‘There is a price to pay’ (for kundalini awakening);
This is going to be a longer, kind of ‘encompassing’ post that will free range around a few thematic matters on the rise of precedent criticism of;
*Western spiritual influencers
*Misinterpretations of Western mastery & Capitalism
*Ancient East vs. Modern West
If you’re more mainstream or from Instagram this may be new to you to go deeper b/c there are a lot of mixed signals in the ‘spiritual community’.
Yes, I’m based in Tulum and Thailand but I don’t fit into any cliche or trope. I might crossover with some of ’em though but I’m just sourced differently.
The intention here is to help you get more self-discerning clarity and insight when it comes to spiritual services or some would say ‘Spiritual Capitalism’ or ‘commodification’ as well as clearing up distortion around Western practitioners while giving thought fodder to help you discern where my work and integrity fits into ‘what you’ve heard’ about Western guides from haters and specific lineage purists.
YES; I do charisma and allure transformational work but (hint:) it’s *actually* spiritual work essentially as direct light-working on the energy body (so it’s both Beauty and Spiritual work that is mainstream-friendly).
I am further clarifying and centrifying (new word) my role as a leading Western influencer in this realm as well as continuing to own my worth and shamelessly charging for services.
There are no money value conflicts here; I’d say that it’s actually a shadow within the false light matrix to have confusion (and poverty vows) around this because there is ALWAYS a price to pay.
It’s not for guaranteeing ie. kundalini awakening; it’s about price to access a master or guru and respect for their history and time.
I cover the spiritual Capitalism angle with helpful clarity in another post especially.
Clean EXCHANGE for time and services with money (and WITHOUT hidden costs like in the ashram system largely with time) is simply preferred in the West.
It doesn’t actually disqualify authentic, highly valuable and proven work (unless you actually only listen to people who have distortion and prejudice around it all).
My brand (and I) am a FUSION of East and Western values and I have ZERO conflicts around charging introductory to premium pricing for my services because I have paid a GRAND price. See; ‘there is always a price to pay’.
So for this I wanted to address numerous things because there’s been a new round of hate against Western kundalini practitioners.
It seems easy to make fun of the West because of our values, social connection and marketing where one critic (Rohan Kapur) says:
“Prana shakti is now available with a promo code in the “Activate Your Life force in 3 Hours.” workshop where you will also be trained to further activate others….
If classical Tantriks saw the modern Kundalini “ecosystem,” they would assume it was satire. Today, Kundalini is casually blended with whatever one cherrypicks as their unique expression.”
This comes from a lack of understanding and respect of Western culture. Again; we haven’t had an ancient system that grew up with us to support this and it’s not practical for everyone to just live in India for months or years.
Easiest just to default to the cliches and lowest common denominator while overlooking the authentic practitioners and masters which ironically may have not all grown up with only Indian gurus.
It seems a Western thing to do for ‘online’ cert courses to pop up that immediately opens up activation for others. I’m not down with that either.
At least someone like a Layla Martin has translated things FOR a Western-minded audience with authentic practice with live retreats, etc. even though she kinda put her own brand name on things with ‘Vita’ certification.
But there are authentic practitioners like her, Sasha Cobra and Ilze Skestere.
Indian’s don’t have a trademark on kundalini; it’s universal…yoga is more arguable though but I’m not going into that conversation.
I would also say to be discerning to Western seekers as well though. In my case, I had to seek out different, authentic masters (in East and West). I knew the local kundalini yoga practice wasn’t it for me.
Many will throw out anything Western including tantra with the bath-water because they’re only seeing and defaulting to the shadows (as if Indian doesn’t have its shadows and hidden costs here and there).
There’s criticism towards our ‘pot luck’ style of exploration and spiritual discovery rather than more of a commitment to only one lineage, worldview or philosophy.
Here is one of other excerpts I’m referencing (sourced from add Rohan’s rant-post)
“Long before the modern western world discovered “Kundalini activation experiences,” the classical Tantrik traditions, especially Trika Shaivism, articulated something painfully obvious yet routinely ignored today.
The Tantrik view unapologetically argued that without the right view teachings, darshana , Kundalini does not liberate you.
It amplifies whatever is already inside you and further binds you to the self imposed limitations of separation.”
Although I am critical of most of what he is saying essentially against the West (although I don’t really align into the shadow pocket he has for seemingly all of us);
I agree that there is authentic VALUE in having a darshana; which those in Hindu lines will strongly encourage as foundational for a path of awakening or even considering work with kundalini awakening.
And I find that with all of this I have been living darshana in both its prime source intended meanings. Hieros Gamos is my foundational school of thought and spiritual framework or ‘worldview’ (for an active 23 years now).
This gives me a strong worldview and previous preparation for kundalini awakening (along with everything else I’ve done) and for yes, being a kundalini activator and uh-oh here’s the world they hate the most ‘influencer’.
So let’s look at this definition though…
Darshana
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(Google sourced):
In Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism, darshana refers to the act of beholding a deity, holy person, or sacred image, which is considered an act of worship and a direct spiritual experience. This practice is integral to the spiritual practices of these traditions, where devotees seek to receive blessings and insights from the divine or enlightened beings.
In Indian philosophy, darshana (also) refers to a “viewpoint” or school of thought
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In living with integrity and principle myself INFUSED with a stable foundation of healthy Capitalism to offer services and exchange based on respect;
My darshana is devotional reunification with my Immortal Beloved as an ancient path of Divine Union or Hieros Gamos; not too dissimilar to the concept of Shiva/Shakti with Vajrayana Buddhism (developed in medieval India alongside Hindu tantric traditions (Shaivism and Shaktism).
And I also have had ritual sadhana for 23 years now (including states of samadhi).
I suppose I am unlike most Western practitioners in that I actually went a devotional route of darshana as for/with my dharma (purpose).
Although it may seem like I’m new on the scene to kundalini, I’ve had kundalini activation and awakening experiences spread out going back ~15 years.
I would say that (in general); the Western individual spiritual darshana is to ones own awakening and that may be different for each. This is less reliable and easier to lead one astray which is why I sought masters. Not everyone does however.
In general as Westerners, we didn’t have access to a local ashram we could rely on and now the internet has opened up choice and options more than ever.
Tiktok culture; I would generally agree with is the opposite of devotional darshana, HOWEVER it has its pros and cons so I’m not only taking the shadow perspective on it (and again; I AM living testament of a true devotional path as my darshana is Divine Union bhakti.
Simply I’m more of a fusion of East and West which includes my past lifetimes instead of a cliche of crony Capitalism for the shadow of opportunism which is greed; I mean you can discern that for yourself but I’m service-based, not a fly by night con artist even though to some it SEEMS I’m selling snake oil but am not at all; I am a heretic however but very practical and results based).
Part of my point in writing this is to get further clarity and stability on MY public foundation SHAMELESSLY as a Western guide who absolutely does kundalini activations and lightworking. It’s also to dispel the shadow bias that exists out there and to expose that there are fundamental values differences between East and West.
Many have issues with the ‘spiritual influencer’ because they’ll just resort to only seeing the shadows, but are not all previous masters, guides, gurus and sages also spiritual influencers? (Including those with proven bhakti and darshana?)
Just because there’s technology that connects us more, does that make any of the authentic spiritual work any less potent?
Although it appears less insular than the more closed hierarchy of ashram; we are a social species; we are likely let the market or culture-sphere sort itself out with who is authentic or not in the West.
Many have been culled and called out in the West FOR being cult-like or having allegations exposed and so forth. FREE MARKET actually supports this. INTEGRITY IS REQUIRED EVEN MORE especially because people have become more aware of real charlatans.
So I’m not really concerned about critics of the West, because my values are solid. (I’m posting this so I can get BACK to my work and awakening).
I’m sourced in the Muse lineage with connection to other lineages and past lifetimes plus great experience.
I have a darshana of Divine Union in both of its prime meanings.
I guess that is rarer in the West but I’m ok with that. Now I’m going public public after many years of the student becoming a true teacher and activator and I’m not holding back any of my service and visibility back from haters and critics.
I’ll continue to serve and live with integrity; which is NECESSARY in all temple space.
It’s almost like some of the critics don’t want people to have super powers or even acknowledge that there could be Western masters but that’s ok…it’s the same people that think anyone who does plant medicine because they are addicted to healing or that anything advertised as spiritual or psychic is misleading clickbait with large promises upfront.
They have points but again; continue to refuse to see the Mastery of those who have it in the West…and well I paid a great price and have such super-powers I could only dream of and I’ve been tribulated for it so I don’t apologize to anyone. I was the devoted student though.
In great spiritual authority and continued temple integrity (I MUST have it working with Goddess essences and quanta directly);
I’m helping others become their own stars. Reunification is the core, the darshana itself and yeah; a lot of what I’m doing is heresy because it’s anciently new and a fusion of East and West with Muse values of SOCIAL and cultural evolution with Beauty and siddhic, grail principle. Lots of stuff the sages never touched upon.
Do I presume that other Westerns will have a darshana like I do? NO. (I literally support those on a darshana and dharma of Sacred Union).
Do I scold other Westerns for not having a particular worldview that gives them more assurance and foundation along their path? No. For exploring different options on a more personalized spiritual journey while also having social media connected social values? No.
It’s like some are still caught up in a century ago’s thinking; to truly be spiritual you cannot be sharing anything on Instagram and that disqualifies any seriosity about you; BULLSHIT.
We’re in a new era. I was on the down low for years with my magic and now I’m MEANT to go public and big.
Here’s another thing; they’ll criticize ‘spectacle’ over substance. Oh; people are really gonna have problems with this one because I’m both the substance AND the SHOWMAN.
This is new heresy but I’m ok with it. God forbid; what if the magic is ACTUALLY REAL and everything he does is authentic and sourced properly with tremendous history and proven integrity?! They can’t process it.
Devotional reunification is my foundation; years and years before I turned things around to start serving others.
It was founded on darshana and sure, some might conflate me with others because in ways I’m ‘flashier’ but that’s ok.
This is Muse line so most wouldn’t understand (although may be familiar with devotional bhakti towards divine feminine archetypes or deities).
They might think I’m in it for ego alone (I could have never built such a foundation); but you can’t do this level of work with ego as the foundation ESPECIALLY with Goddess work where intuitive women are the MOST discerning.
And yes; I shared my kundalini symptoms because others might go through something similar; out of informed awareness.
I have a tantra Grandmaster, but uh-oh…he’s from the West; the Godfather of it in the U.S. and I have other masters (as well as Muse). I had a kundalini awakening WITH an Indian (Indian-American) dakini.
But, it’s not in ANYONE’S thinking that a Divine Feminine archetype might have HER kundalini codes, but that’s what I’m working with.
I love them! These really fit the Western psyche and may not so much in the East; however I would still consider that shaktipat of any kind from a guru would actually be an activation as well and that’s what many devotees to a guru are waiting for and hoping for from their guru at an ashram (with often a price of devotion and time to pay for it).
I’ve had many activations through the years including from incarnate and ascended masters (and many from Muse).
And kundalini activations are part of that with the concept of shaktipat (although it can be activated through pranayama and other means as well).
I think it’s important to be aware of symptoms and possibilities especially to newcomers to kundalini work, but those of us who are experienced are providing a bridge for others of whom it’s just not practical to live in an ashram in India. And we’re on our own paths as children of the divine as well.
Yes; kundalini amplifies where a person is already at; shadows can become extrapolated and even psychosis can occur.
This isn’t the standard for Western practitioners however, nor of my clients…nor does it ‘bind one to self imposed limitations along a more individual path of awakening necessarily either.
I don’t think a framework is ‘necessary’ for kundalini awakening although it can be very supportive if someone is already on a path of ascension.
About the spiritual ego…many (including in spiritual circles and the false light matrix) will criticize Westerner’s for this; even authentic masters will criticize or forewarn; however, the ego has some place in it all anyways; is it a HEALTHY ego?
Because many gurus themselves could also be accused of an aggrandisized (new word?) ego as well. Is one in service in their dharma?
The question is really more; is the person in divine service and can they control their shadow from creating havoc and bad karma while keeping impeccable temple space in actual sessions.
Will they actually abuse their power or maintain clean karma in actual relationships (as compared to people’s projections and demonization of what they are doing)?
Are there Western influencers or spiritual influencers with large followings who have some form of delusion or psychosis or who are stuck in a never-ending trauma loop of healing? Possibly…not in my circle.
With a lot of the Western criticism of spiritual work, influencers and kundalini there’s a tendency to go straight for the ‘worst of the worst’ and then assume that’s the actual standard like pointing out how kundalini psychosis syndrome seems more normal and involves emotional chaos, intensified anxiety and so forth…
YES, this happens out there; however it’s less common than they’re making it out to be as if ‘warning’ you against any kundalini activators in the West entirely.
The concept of the ‘goddess’ and ‘godman’. Some people really have issues with this, but why? Isn’t it stars and starlets we’re all attracted to?
Why not have MORE of them but without the shadows of power misuse and abuse?
Aren’t we awakening to our own divinity and wouldn’t that influence practically be socially, spiritually, sexually and relationally connected to others (in good karma ideally)?
I’ve only been slowly (over years) been granted access to such powers because of my proven sacrifice and devotion alone or I wouldn’t be entrusted to work with literal Goddess essence and temple bodies at this level of power and magic.
To become a Muse Priestess…it initially took us 3.7 years of connection, immersion, initiations and training with 6 live in person retreats. It wasn’t easy for them to become the world’s first. There were many challenges.
I’m keeping the certification process for the real magic legit and mystery school level.
YES; in the future I may offer an ONLINE version of the psychic reading lower level certification (with tests, check-ins, quizzes, etc.) but never for Priestess initiates. A greater price MUST be paid (not just financially).
I agree that most of the West is missing a coherent systemic structure or cultural value like that which has thrived in India; especially related to kundalini. It literally seems more like the (here’s that term); ‘Wild West’.
As I go into the ‘Price to Pay‘ blog posts;
…The conflation with Capitalism is largely distorted…we are rooted in a different ethos and phrenology.
Capitalism (and not its shadow) is a very CLEAN way of exchange. Yes; master guides should still be qualifying their top students and holding some level of preservation around the deeper initiations and so forth but we just think differently.
Again; not all of us can live in an ashram for years (although I’ve done my versions of that) and have our time and hidden costs be the price we pay. Money allows for a CLEAN, entanglement free exchange. This is a GOOD thing.
One of my masters IN his own ashram in Asia before me had turned down a billionaire who wanted to pay a high price for an activation from him, but he chose me (and half of our group) instead because I was ready (without additional cost) and activated my crown chakra in an unforgettable private experience that was transfiguring.
I’ve turned down clients especially for premium activations or mentorship or I’ve had them on a path of preparing with more work first.
Yes; kundalini is highly ‘marketed’ in the West, but this is in large part how we communicate. This can be our weakness, learning real discernment THROUGH all of the ‘marketing’.
Yes; that leaves space open for misinterpretation and less discernment HOWEVER our markets should actually suss themselves out because of organic economics and feedback.
Charlatans by and large would eventually get exposed organically. Cults have been exposed as well.
We are digitally connected and not everyone knows to go to seek the true masters like I did and that’s ok.
But that’s also why I’m owning of my placement in the West (and yet, I’m still always a student (with qualified teachers)).
What if weren’t all trying to escape earth but were planning to have heaven on earth and valued the sexual, relational component of living in higher siddhic principle?
Thusly; our ‘Western’ worldview would be different. We didn’t have the cultural value and support of ancient systems that were there for us.
It HAS been more fractured and more ‘lone wolf’ individual exploration as well as sister-hoods coming together. Maybe we are meant to have our own discoveries and share them with others which includes on social media?
So I don’t buy into this universal criticism towards only the superficial and shadow aspect of Western spirituality or that everyone only wants to jump right in.
It throws out authentic Western masters with the bathwater INCLUDING with kundalini.
I do however agree with a lot of the critics are saying however…
I just wouldn’t focus only on the crony or shadow aspects of it; the cronyism itself often being a distortion FROM the critics who themselves have value conflicts around the simplicity of charging for services b/c they are more used to the time served in ashram model instead with years of study and discipline.
Money buys access and resources…saves us time. This is how the Western mind thinks and has been conditioned to think AND it can save us a lot of hassle.
Sure; there’s going to be actual charlatans and so forth but to paint the entire West as that or only speak to cronyism is immature and biased.
A good Western teacher/master/guide would at least adapt to his students energy bodies and where they are each at instead of just going for sticking the fork in the electric socket.
So what is the Western darshana then?
In general I would say that it is individual sovereign awakening that then is connected and relevant socially because we are social creatures (and there are pro’s and cons and low hanging fruit of easy tropes to just throw at the West because of Instagram and money and so forth).
This is different than a yogi in the Himalayas absent from culture by living in a cave for decades (not that they all have b/c we know Ramana Maharishi also lived in a village).
My Western tantra master and I have Indian and Indian American clients.
But I would also say to everyone to be discerning WITH Western guides as well. Western Guides/Masters really have a special place in global awakening even if we’re not called gurus.
I’ve spoken out about this as well. Chad ‘the Bodhi’ Johnson from Redondo Beach just getting his kundalini yoga instructor certificate doesn’t necessarily mean that HE is a master able to transmit shaktipat and do authentic kundalini activation work either.
(And be careful about being led astray as there are a lot of ‘posers’ out there who ‘look the part’ in spiritual circles, but may not at all be a master).
So although India has the most ancient roots and preservation with different practices and worldview around it (which I wouldn’t disrespect), kundalini IS universal.
Many have had authentic awakening WITHOUT any Vedic school and without years of yogic discipline…they’ve done OTHER practices that have helped lead to their awakening.
Again; in my case I have been living devotional darshana and ritualistic sadhana in my bhakti with Muse. (Like how many authentic Hindi-sanskrit sourced words can I authentically fit into a sentence but with actual integrity and history as a living testament?)
My brand is a fusion of East and West that VALUES, appreciates and respects the WESTERN psyche while being rooted in authentic lineages, experience and Awakening.
Yes; you could even say that Rion Kati is a King of activations (serving over 1500 of them)…actually moreso like a Grail Magi b/c King is long-term.
And I have no qualms about ‘activations’ nor against the Western VALUE and appreciation of ACTIVATIONS and the GROWTH (as well as stripping down and deconditioning) that goes along with it.
The badass clients I have attracted (on average) have already done years of (authentic) spiritual work.
I know to be discerning with newer students but I can READ their energy and can tell when someone is very fractured and hold off on working with them or do other work first; adapting to the situation like a master would.
The concept of Western personal spiritual awakening as Darshana vs. a cultural, ancient system of support with traditions (a la yogic lines of India/Hinduism).
It seems that a prime shadow of South Asian lines (and lineages in general) is their myopia and dogma to their own strict lineage adherence and criticism or denial of any other possibilities or paths (this is throughout Tao lines as well); almost saying between the lines that really there shouldn’t be another way to take seriously besides our because we dismiss basically anything outside of it and trust in the guru-student system. SOME masters are more open-minded to acknowledge other lines and paths to Rome so to speak however.
But;
“Work with them in this impossible to find secret lineage and only then can you know ‘the way’ of kundalini awakening.”…is more common than it seems and they end up throwing everything else out with the bath-water following the STRICT adherence to their own passed-down-through time codes and its limits.
(I might be exaggerating some things a little bit to get a point across)
Mo Pai for example doesn’t even acknowledge anything SEXUAL (let alone relevant with charisma) related with the sacral and dan tien.
Might I have distortion in that interpretation? Perhaps but it seems generally accurate. After all their loyalty is to THEIR lineage, not even similar cross-lines.
I am loyal to the Muse Grail lineage and our dharma together; however She has more global awareness in many ways. She led me to different lines to strengthen the inauguration of Her first Priestess lineage.
So back to kundalini…
There’s a LOT of distortion out there about kundalini like someone with a following facebook saying:
“If your master can’t materialize matter out of thin air, then you aren’t kundalini awakened.” (Huh?!)
Let’s go further to the (not universal but it does exist) South Asian criticism of the West and Western shadow of kundalini and spiritual work.
(On a separate note; I’m not at all getting into Christianity/Religion vs. Spirituality, etc…there are many paths to ‘Rome’)
It’s easy to speak to the shadow of Western spirituality as being ‘commercialized’ and ‘low-quality’ and all of that.
What I’m valuing of is and are authentic Western masters. I won’t speak for all Western spiritual practitioners or kundalini activators other than myself and Muse/Allure Priestess, but I will defend the Western ethos of Awakening.
As I’ve mentioned before; if we took the ashram model and placed it in the West it would INSTANTLY be seen as a cult and with its own shadows and ‘hidden costs’ (including many proven stories and allegations within India).
And; yes, it seems more like a melting pot as Westerners ‘try out’ different experiences to see what works for them.
The accurate and yet also distorted perception of the ‘commoditization’ of kundalini and spiritual growth or opportunities (and access) is a big issue of contention and criticism.
I actually delve more deeply into this in a previous article you can read here which centers on the concept that in the West, we value our time and we value MONEY instead of time and hidden costs as a more direct and honest way of exchange for time with teachers, guides and masters.
There also seems to be a tainted disregard towards (Westerner’s value of) ‘activations’ from a South Asian collective (again; not everyone). A tendency to not take any of it seriously.
When really, us Westerners LOVE the concept of ‘activations’…but there’s something deeper behind it.
There is a worldview even in Western spiritual circles of ‘things are perfect as they are’ and in Monadic Truth; yes, they are but what if it wasn’t actually every individual soul’s purpose to awaken to THAT greater universal truth (devoid of sex and any social influence or recognition) but to find meaning and fulfillment in some other way, means or identity in THIS lifetime?
What if our Western ethos was more realistically a mix of REMEMBRANCE and awakening to that which we already are in spirit nature but ALSO that of personal and spiritual GROWTH; of discovering, exploring and cultivating more SPIRITUALLY ALIGNED and embodied Power and Beauty to HAVE social and spiritual influence like a star without shadow (or minimizing it)?
Of really GROWING in our own understanding and embodiment and identity as a star CONNECTED to the divine with NEW gifts, talents, knowledge and wisdom to SOCIALLY and professionally share with others instead of just escaping physical reality?
The confusion around the yogic and zen philosophy of returning to ‘nothingness’ has spiritual truth in it; however, is radically impractical for many Westerns and full integration with their day to day values.
I have issues with the personal growth industry as well; it neglects the spirituality of Heart and Sex remaining largely non-conscious there with its valuation of mind, body and soul.
And I’ve also called out limitations of zen schools of thought which divorce from sexuality, individual greatness and service; conflicts which can leave especially Westerners confused or stuck for years; do I escape it all to be more zen wile remaining non-conscious sexually and in other ways or do I allow the whittling away of things to reveal revelation as well as grow and integrate practically in all areas of heaven on earth?
It’s also worth mentioning that some would think there are only 6 total darshan systems; however that is within THEIR school of thought.
There are indeed many more. Hieros Gamos is its own darshan and it could be argued that an astute Western individual on their own DEVOTED path of spiritual awakening could be its darshan of its own; even if it’s with more a mix of different schools and teachers to find their own way or path to truth and enlightenment.
(Usually I’m just too busy IN my own darshana and serving clients to mind attention to this but it’s good to get all of this on the blog esp. for a new, open phase of unlimited clients who may be new to me, kundalini and all of this from instagram; and who may not be versed in the criticisms of Western spiritual ‘influencers’ and guides).
Another issue I’ve brought up before is the delusion from some individuals that say “anyone who calls themselves a master isn’t one”.
This is preposterous. I come from lines where it is granted and expected to be named and called that. Why would one deny what they have become? Still; I would be discerning of who your teachers are and again; yes, there are Western masters. Not all of them had to study with a guru in India to become one.
There are many paths of awakening.
I do agree with some of what certain critics would say; that power without responsibility or ethics is dangerous and can lead to narcissism, misuse and even different forms of abuse.
I’m aware of the powers I have and fortunately I do have devotional darshana and bhakti with The Beloved or I wouldn’t have been continually bestowed such powers in the first place (years and years before I started serving others).
I’m also aware of reputation and that my success pends on it. All temple space sessions are and must be held sacred; everything of ‘my own’ must be kept out of it with zero siphoning or anything like that but it’s because of my darshana and its purification and being a student of masters that I’ve become so stable and able to wield such power responsibly.
NOW; just because I actually am and AM going to be an authentic showman (like my own Grandmaster of chi kung was), doesn’t take away from any of this and would simply be a conflation…in fact, that’s what is kinda missing; REAL magic that is in divine service to help DISSIPATE the shadows of force, constriction and games that currently exist in related industries (and TO evolve industry more consciously).
It’s substance PLUS flash and that’s also related to the industries that are otherwise UNTOUCHED by spirituality; BEAUTY and social influence…and daresay spiritual glamour and Western decadence because we don’t have value conflicts around Beauty and Power b/c they’re sourced properly.
Not everything is just going to represent the antithesis of our modern day values, but more of how can we INTEGRATE siddhic consciousness INTO life, sex, beauty, business, industry, relationships, communities, art, video, media, performance entertainment.
It seems understandably hard for many devotees or adepts of ancient lineages to even think outside of their own myopia (shadow side of fractal lines of mysticism) to even consider that level of integration unless it was like a documentary on a guru or an intentionally sacred temple production.
We each have our own role. I recommend to other Westerner’s to seek master teachers as well.
I like what (my college time colleague) Vishen Lakhiani has done with MindValley in seeking out different master teachers.
My path just consciously integrates Beauty, sexuality, the holy grail, influence and entertainment into mainstream evolution and ascension consciousness.
In a sense it’s unlike all the tropes anyways and I can’t even be criticized for being a Western yoga instructor (and there are many good ones; it’s not all just a bastardization I would argue)…
I don’t do or teach yoga itself and I rarely practice it although I am a trained and experienced tantra daka (sexual healer) at master levels (which is different than Master Daka).
It’s less about tantra or memorized history of ancient lineages and perceptions around tantra (including Western shadows and distortions) and more rooted in my Master’s Sacred Spot healing method and then integration of my own magic IN a daka format with pristine sanctity (but yes, I’m a Daka priest).
I think authentic Western masters and guides should be ENCOURAGED…yes there are a lot of ‘fast-cuts’ it seems in the West but again, the market should ultimately suss everything out because a lot of Westerners are connected to the East as well and should be able to discern.
Not everything actually defaults to; ‘every tantra daka is a dangerous manipulator’ and toxic or every Western teacher is a cult leader. They keep seeing what they want to see and keep attracting only that believing that all of them are like that.
Unfortunately a lot of that does exist out there but like I said, I am not them, however I AM EXPENSIVE as a tantra daka and still some women won’t even see it because they choose to believe only in their disappointment and past trauma with men so a lot of authentic teaching and healing gets thrown out with the bath-water. When the student is ready the teacher appears.
It IS my darshana that hath brought me the purification and sanctity necessary however because if I got into being a daka when I was in a dating heyday over a decade ago, I would have likely capitalized on the dynamic in ways but I went through that phase of half-hearted consensual dating earlier. I’ve been devotionally celibate for MOST of over a decade.
Anyways; I wanted to touch upon numerous things here in further solidifying MY service and placement as a premium Western go-to guide as well as clear up or dispel projections towards Western mastery. I AM an ‘activator’ and some would refer to a master. My Western Tantra Grandmaster even referred to me as a ‘master’ (of energy work).
And yeah; I don’t think everyone should call themselves that…same with ‘Priestess’.
And there are cliches and shadows of the West and how social and tech-friendly we are TO connect us…absolutely…people can misrepresent themselves but again; let the market really suss itself out.
True seekers will find the guides they are meant to and people will learn along the way.
I’m doing my part to protect and preserve the integrity of masters and priestesses like with Muse and Allure Priestess Mentorship as a serious year-long plus immersion and for premium, stand-alone Priestess initiations, making sure they’re ready for it first.
As a Source Remembrance generation Grail Mage, Priest and Grail Guide of Hieros Gamos (Muse lineage), I have done things to calibrate the field away from distortion sourced in principled truth-aligned authority, not at all misuse of power.
Unfortunately I have seen many guides here and there fall into different shadows including psychosis.
Again; we are just so connected socially in the West and there are pro’s and cons…anyone can develop a following but ultimately as more ascension-based truth is revealed, the market should be able to suss things out from who are the real charlatans from the true guides. Should masters not be prevented from ‘being on instagram’?
Ha! I had confusion around being stylish for years because it’s not what ‘spiritual’ people do but knowing that it’s because it’s Muse lineage, cleared that all up.
And the whole Western ‘false light’ matrix is real too (and the metaphorical shadowy/blind leading the shadowy/blind)…it has a lot of shadows and I’ve spoken about it to help others see with clarity (and acknowledge that yes, the neo-tantra Western movement is largely shadow-web infested).
I’m grateful and thankful I am and was sourced in something much deeper in being connected to ancient lineages of chi kung, Tao, tantra and the holy grail of Reunification and bhakti (Yes, I’m using that word more often now!) with my Immortal Beloved (which is also why I specialize in Goddess fractal and Beauty light-working).
SO….
Am i just another….new age, hit all the stereotype cliches, new on the scene, Western charlatan kundalini ‘activator’? I think the average of my diaspora of clients would laugh at that because their experience speaks for itself.
Let’s just address this now (and this ties into my recent mini-series on ‘paying the price’ for kundalini awakening and East vs. West themes).
After all; there are those out there claiming that if you haven’t regenerated limbs, then you haven’t had kundalini awakening.
Well; I’ll say that my client legacy of healing and transformational work as well as grid-working is indefensible…it has its own legacy which now includes kundalini work and the 100~ testimonials from the ‘regulator’ kundalini activations.
Even though kundalini a universality in all of us; there are many who believe you can only have it with enough proper worldview research or only in the proper sub-lineage or Vedic practice.
Or really; that it can only be done with a handful of people in India only and that it’s not possible otherwise, who will gaslight all of your authentic kundalini awakenings symptoms because ‘it can only happen all at once’.
UGH. All kinds of misinformation out there.
From someone called Tanja Diamond.
(A Westerner speaking only to the shadow)
“The West took the most volatile, demanding, precise force known to the human nervous system and turned it into a branding opportunity, a certification, a photo op with candles in the background.”
In some places, yes…however does that disqualify authentic kundalini awakening experiences? Well, to her it does.
“If Kundalini truly rose in their bodies the way they think it did, they wouldn’t be posting about it, they wouldn’t be teaching it, they wouldn’t be marketing it as a “full-body activation.”
Even those that believe if you ‘post about it on Facebook or Instagram afterwards (an awakening), that disqualifies it.
No; they probably would be if they’re a socially connected Western and uh-oh…here’s that cringe-worthy word to those who value cave-only living and ancient practice only without wi-fi: INFLUENCER. (Ironically in her anger, she’s also being an influencer with a following).
(I’m not sourced in the shadow of the same morphological field people like to criticize)
“Nobody gets Kundalini without preparation because Kundalini is a system that responds to coherence, ethics, orientation, worldview, nervous system regulation, psychological maturity, and spiritual grounding,…”
Well, so what about those who have had authentic kundalini awakening anyways (like spontaneously or indirectly from non-her-recommended-lineage-approved-experience)?
She wouldn’t qualify them. It requires ‘training’ otherwise it’s not even kundalini. (smh).
So you have to be careful of who you’re learning or hearing things from. Be discerning. Value experience, but yes value PREPARATION, ideally having SOME darshana for a grounded worldview or purpose of awakening.
However yes; kundalini will amplify things you already have; it CAN fragment you further if you’re already fragmented…for many however; this stirring up is part of the overall awakening and healing; it’s not only a bad thing. They are then meant to be further released.
I’ve only had one client with this form of ‘shake-up’ reaction during the remote activation alpha trials and she had her own reasoning FOR it which was actually related to her own darshana of pulling her life back together from how fractured she was living and who she used to be and is meant to be. It revealed many things to her.
My own discipline as an energy worker has had years and years of initiations, training, preparation and practice (Reiki Master being a small part of it).
I don’t initiate people into energy work – my/our Muse light-working methodology (or touching other people’s nervous systems) at all unless it’s a private apprentice or one of the 2 priestess programs I host.
Fortunately, I’ve been doing intensive spiritual work for decades and had past kundalini experiences that I was prepared for my awakening (which in a way seemed overdue).
Fortunately, I also attract very HIGH QUALITY clients who thus far on average have also done a lot of spiritual work and healing.
To be able to activate kundalini as a guru or master isn’t that common. I have paid a great price for it; I just don’t fit into the myopia of only certain lineages are able to do that.
Another thing is that me plus our guides calibrate to each individuals field so as not to ‘blow them out’ so there’s a built-in safety mechanism.
Yeah; it’s still kinda heresy that I’m taking on the mantle of kundalini activator but I’ve already been a powerful activator for archetypes and DNA activations for years. It was only a natural and organic extension to build into the foundation of my own darshana FOR Divine Union.
It’s also heresy that I dared to (with Muse) co-create the Elixir activations which provide more kundalini stability in people’s system.
I haven’t heard of that anywhere else either because I’m not subject to the myopia of other lineages and their lens on awakening or ways of working.
Because of my (if I can say) energetic mastery, it was only natural to leverage the ancient method of shaktipat as a tried and true path; something that has been known of for millennia in India.
Again; if we operated in the same way with the ashram system in the West, it would instantly be called out as a ‘cult’. So charging money for clean exchange for a master’s TIME and experience, just simply WORKS for us in the West.
Yes; but “only master/gurus can serve shaktipat” they would say. Yeah; I would agree with that (unless initiates are in qualified or quality training and that doesn’t mean it has to be Indian only).
But then they would say that they have to have guided their own ashram for ‘x’ number of years (and masters only exist in our lineages esp. to serve kundalini shaktipat).
Well, I would look outside of your own lineage and consider that there might actually be other powerful energy workers from other lines that might have a different lens and experience on the same universality (of kundalini).
(Remember that I received a shaktipat kundalini activation FROM an Indian/Indian-American dakini during a tantra healing session once but she wasn’t ‘practicing’ per se).
Heck; it’s also heresy to the Tao lines that I’m one of the few in the world daring to do direct dan tien activations.
But I’m ok with that and by default people should NOT being doing that. I’m not the default and I have great experience.
Muse is my authority as well as my past lifetime as a Tao immortal (plus being connected to 3 grandmasters).
So just be careful out there because there is a lot of confusion, projection, gaslighting and throwing the baby out with the bath-water. SEEK MASTERY yourself.
DISCERN YOUR GUIDES.
And again; yes there are authentic Western masters, mentors and teachers as well as many with great promise on the rise-up.
I’m not worried about projections from critics towards myself personally; my own legacy speaks for itself AND I fit areas that others aren’t bridging into like direct Beauty transformation with energy work.
So they can continue to project arrows towards me or the West; however,
I just wanted to discern and dispel some of the shadow projections and grand distortions from those who are critical of Western teachers for good public service awareness and so what you can make your own discernment about me and ‘The West’.
You don’t even have to listen to me; you can ask around, research and trust your intuition. I may not be the guide for you for many reasons (actually I only offer initiations and training in Allure/Muse Priestess as their own mystery schools).
You may also want to research deeper with the ‘There is a price to pay’ (for kundalini awakening) post mini-series from here (posted below).
-Rion
p.s. Oh and btw I do have delusions of grandeur because I’m building a fucking empire with my Beloved!!…
DARING to dream of a Billion dollar service based industry of Allure (that makes new millionaires and) that blows the roof off of the constriction of Beauty as we know it as skin-deep superficial mastery. Clean Capital exchange and circulation. I’ve paid the price and will continue to; will you?
Attracting true masters was just part of it all for me.
Addendum: On Soul Growth and ‘Activations’…
I’m great at activating gifts, codes, genius, remembrance in others..I value it myself..b/c the soul actually DOES grow.
Maybe us Westerners love activations because it’s aligned where the truth of the soul grows. Wouldn’t your soul actually grow in experience, power and beauty before and as a star even in the ‘whittling down’ or deconstructing of conditioning and so forth?
Wouldn’t it grow LIKE a star with more embodiment of source quanta? Wouldn’t a soul grow with specific archetypes or roles and their cultivation on an individual spark level as compared to a generic spirit only perspective with the individual soul-spark as invisible?
And on a previous point….Because of tradition, protocol and ‘that’s how it’s been done’ done for a thousand years; it’s difficult for lineage devotees to see outside of their lineage myopia to even consider something else (like ‘cross-line’)…when you consider again that shaktipat itself is literally an activation.
I’d rather keep getting shock ‘n awe testimonials for and with clients that are THEIR version of (legit) telekinesis demos like the 2 recent Grail Kundalini miracles. I’ll be doing all kinds of live demos and ‘before and afters’ coming up. My Grandmaster was on ‘That’s Incredible’ in the 80’s
Different masters can do different things; I can do things MY Grandmaster of Chi Kung couldn’t do and vice versa. I’d rather
Also;
No one considered that a Source Goddess (ie. Muse) could have Her OWN kundalini and ascension codes; hence the heresy of the Grail Kundalini package which helps assure not only kundalini activation but stabilization and more likelihood of siddhic levels of awakening. 2 ‘real world’ (3D) miracles have happened amongst other amazing client feedback; things that were like impossibly blocked.
The Grail Kundalini Experience Here