0:00:03.031,0:00:07.074 Prior to the dawn of Western civilization[br]and written language 0:00:07.074,0:00:13.094 science and spirituality were not two separate[br]things. 0:00:13.094,0:00:16.084 In the teachings of the great ancient traditions 0:00:16.084,0:00:19.779 the outer search for knowledge and certainty[br]was balanced 0:00:19.779,0:00:21.869 by an inner feeling of impermanence 0:00:21.869,0:00:27.119 and intuitive understanding of the spiral[br]of change. 0:00:27.119,0:00:31.049 As scientific thinking became more dominant[br]and information multiplied, 0:00:31.049,0:00:36.000 fragmentation began to occur within our knowledge[br]systems. 0:00:36.000,0:00:38.023 Increased specialization meant that fewer[br]people 0:00:38.023,0:00:40.095 were capable of seeing the big picture, 0:00:40.095,0:00:45.043 of feeling and intuiting the aesthetic of[br]the system as a whole. 0:00:45.043,0:00:57.022 No one was asking, "is all this thinking good[br]for us?" 0:00:57.022,0:01:01.042 The ancient knowledge is here in our midst,[br]hidden in plain view. 0:01:01.042,0:01:06.085 But we are too preoccupied with our thoughts[br]to recognize it. 0:01:06.085,0:01:10.009 This forgotten wisdom is way to restore the[br]balance 0:01:10.009,0:01:14.539 between the inner and the outer. 0:01:14.539,0:01:14.789 Yin and yang. 0:01:14.789,0:01:52.159 Between the spiral of change and the stillness[br]at our core. 0:01:52.159,0:01:59.509 In Greek legend, Asclepius was the son of[br]Apollo and the god of healing. 0:01:59.509,0:02:02.909 His wisdom and skills for healing were unsurpassed 0:02:02.909,0:02:10.049 and he is said to have discovered the secret[br]to life and death itself. 0:02:10.049,0:02:13.029 In ancient Greece the Asclepian healing temples 0:02:13.029,0:02:16.029 recognized the power of the primordial spiral 0:02:16.029,0:02:21.036 Which is symbolized by the rod of Asclepius. 0:02:21.036,0:02:26.015 Hippocrates, the father of medicine, 0:02:26.015,0:02:27.086 whose oath still forms the moral 0:02:27.086,0:02:30.051 code of the medical profession is said to[br]have 0:02:30.051,0:02:33.095 received his training at an Asclepian temple. 0:02:33.095,0:02:37.039 To this day, this symbol of our evolutionary[br]energy 0:02:37.039,0:02:40.031 remains as the logo of the American Medical[br]Association 0:02:40.031,0:02:48.054 and other medical organizations worldwide. 0:02:48.054,0:02:51.084 In Egyptian iconography, the snake and bird[br]represent 0:02:51.084,0:03:02.079 the duality or polarity of human nature. 0:03:02.079,0:03:07.003 The snake, the downward direction, is the[br]manifested spiral, 0:03:07.003,0:03:13.068 the evolutionary energy of the world. 0:03:13.068,0:03:17.005 The bird is the upward direction; the upward[br]current oriented 0:03:17.005,0:03:21.519 towards the sun or awakened single-pointed[br]consciousness; 0:03:21.519,0:03:34.000 the emptiness of Akasha. 0:03:34.000,0:03:36.579 Pharaohs and gods are depicted with awakened[br]energy 0:03:36.579,0:03:40.028 whereby the Kundalini snake moves up the spine[br]and pierces 0:03:40.028,0:03:48.098 "Ajna chakra" between the eyes. 0:03:48.098,0:03:52.095 This is referred to as the eye of Horus. 0:03:52.095,0:03:58.002 In the Hindu tradition the bindi is also representative[br]of the third eye; 0:03:58.002,0:04:07.093 the divine connection to spirit. 0:04:07.093,0:04:10.056 King Tutankhamen’s mask is a classic example 0:04:10.056,0:04:19.001 showing both the snake and bird motifs. 0:04:19.001,0:04:24.539 The Mayan and Aztec traditions combine the[br]serpent and bird motif into one god. 0:04:24.539,0:04:27.005 Quetzalcoatl or Kukulkan. 0:04:27.005,0:04:30.074 The plumed serpent god represents the awakened[br]evolutionary 0:04:30.074,0:04:34.065 consciousness or awakened Kundalini. 0:04:34.065,0:04:37.919 The person who awakens Quetzalcoatl within[br]themselves 0:04:37.919,0:04:41.008 is a living manifestation of the divine. 0:04:41.008,0:04:46.389 It is said that Quetzalcoatl, or serpent energy, 0:04:46.389,0:05:01.004 shall return at the end of time. 0:05:01.004,0:05:06.033 The snake and bird symbols can be found within[br]Christianity as well. 0:05:06.033,0:05:08.063 Their true meaning may be more deeply encrypted 0:05:08.063,0:05:14.031 but the meaning is the same as in other ancient[br]traditions. 0:05:14.031,0:05:19.027 In Christianity, the bird or dove often seen[br]above Christ's head 0:05:19.027,0:05:23.058 represents Holy Spirit or Kundalini Shakti 0:05:23.058,0:05:29.011 as it rises to the sixth chakra and beyond. 0:05:29.011,0:05:38.061 The Christian mystics called Kundalini by[br]another name; Holy Spirit. 0:05:38.061,0:05:45.033 In John 3:12 it says, "and as Moses lifted[br]up the serpent in the wilderness, 0:05:45.033,0:05:51.012 so must the son of man be lifted up." 0:05:51.012,0:05:56.006 Jesus and Moses awakened their Kundalini energy,[br]bringing awakened consciousness 0:05:56.006,0:06:03.037 to the unconscious reptilian forces that drive[br]human craving. 0:06:03.037,0:06:05.009 Jesus was said to have spent forty days and[br]forty nights 0:06:05.009,0:06:12.055 in the desert, during which time he was tempted[br]by Satan. 0:06:12.055,0:06:18.047 Similarly, the Buddha was tempted by "Mara"[br]as he sat to reach 0:06:18.047,0:06:26.889 enlightenment under the bodhi tree, or wisdom[br]tree. 0:06:26.889,0:06:30.075 Both Christ and Buddha had to turn away from[br]the lure of sensory 0:06:30.075,0:06:38.069 pleasures and worldly grasping. 0:06:38.069,0:07:01.139 In each story, the demon is the personification[br]of one's own attachments. 0:07:01.139,0:07:06.409 If we read the Adam and Eve story in the light[br]of the Vedic and Egyptian traditions 0:07:06.409,0:07:11.018 we find that the serpent guarding the tree[br]of life is Kundalini. 0:07:11.018,0:07:16.034 The apple represents the lure and temptation[br]of the external sensory world, 0:07:16.034,0:07:19.199 distracting us from the knowledge of the inner[br]world, 0:07:19.199,0:07:33.062 the tree of knowledge within. 0:07:33.062,0:07:38.053 The tree is simply the network of Nadis or[br]energy meridians within ourselves, 0:07:38.053,0:07:45.033 which literally form tree-like structures[br]throughout the body. 0:07:45.033,0:07:48.047 In our egoic quest for external gratification 0:07:48.047,0:07:52.072 we have cut ourselves off from the knowledge[br]of the inner world, 0:07:52.072,0:08:07.006 our connection to Akasha and the wisdom source. 0:08:07.006,0:08:09.759 Many of the world's historical myths about[br]dragons 0:08:09.759,0:08:12.012 can be read as metaphors for the inner energies 0:08:12.012,0:08:15.056 of the cultures in which they are embedded. 0:08:15.056,0:08:24.189 In China, the dragon is still a sacred symbol[br]representing happiness. 0:08:24.189,0:08:27.062 Like the Egyptian pharaohs, ancient Chinese[br]emperors 0:08:27.062,0:08:30.819 who had awakened their evolutionary energies 0:08:30.819,0:08:36.169 were represented by the winged snake, or dragon. 0:08:36.169,0:08:40.579 The royal totem of the Jade Emperor or Celestial[br]Emperor 0:08:40.579,0:08:46.011 shows a balance similar to Ida and Pingala. 0:08:46.011,0:08:50.002 The yin and yang of Taoism, awakening the[br]pineal center 0:08:50.002,0:09:06.829 or in what in Taoism is called the Upper Dantien. 0:09:06.829,0:09:08.064 Nature is full of different light detection 0:09:08.064,0:09:11.022 and assimilation mechanisms. 0:09:11.022,0:09:15.088 For example, a sea urchin can actually see[br]with its spiky body 0:09:15.088,0:09:19.093 which acts as one big eye. 0:09:19.093,0:09:22.073 Urchins detect light striking their spines[br]and compare 0:09:22.073,0:09:36.094 the beams' intensities to get a sense of their[br]surroundings. 0:09:36.094,0:09:40.026 Green iguanas and other reptiles have a parietal[br]eye 0:09:40.026,0:09:44.018 or pineal gland on top of their heads which[br]they use to detect 0:09:44.018,0:09:56.089 predators from above. 0:09:56.089,0:10:00.003 The human pineal gland is a small endocrine[br]gland 0:10:00.003,0:10:04.041 that helps to regulate waking and sleeping[br]patterns. 0:10:04.041,0:10:06.095 Even though it is buried deep inside the head 0:10:06.095,0:10:12.004 the pineal gland is sensitive to light. 0:10:12.004,0:10:15.012 The philosopher Descartes recognized that[br]the pineal gland area 0:10:15.012,0:10:20.063 or the third eye was the interface between[br]consciousness and matter. 0:10:20.063,0:10:23.339 Almost everything is symmetrical in the human[br]body. 0:10:23.339,0:10:30.589 Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils-even the[br]brain has two sides. 0:10:30.589,0:10:33.097 But there is one area of the brain that is[br]not mirrored. 0:10:33.097,0:10:40.029 This is the pineal gland area and the energetic[br]center that surrounds it. 0:10:40.029,0:10:43.017 On a physical level unique molecules are formed[br]naturally 0:10:43.017,0:10:46.076 by the pineal gland such as DMT. 0:10:46.076,0:10:52.081 DMT also forms naturally at the moment of[br]birth and at the moment of death, 0:10:52.081,0:10:58.061 literally acting as a unique bridge between[br]the world of the living and the dead. 0:10:58.061,0:11:05.209 DMT is produced naturally during states of[br]deep meditation 0:11:05.209,0:11:09.099 and Samhadi, or through entheogenic means. 0:11:09.099,0:11:14.519 For example, Ayahuasca is used in the shamanic[br]traditions 0:11:14.519,0:11:23.017 in South America to remove the veil between[br]the inner and outer worlds. 0:11:23.017,0:11:27.005 The word pineal itself has the same root as[br]pine-cone 0:11:27.005,0:11:32.068 because the pineal gland exhibits a similar[br]spiral phyllotaxis pattern. 0:11:32.068,0:11:36.037 This pattern, also known as the flower of[br]life pattern, 0:11:36.037,0:11:41.209 is common in ancient artwork depicting enlightened[br]or awakened beings. 0:11:41.209,0:11:45.017 When the pine cone image is seen in sacred[br]artwork it represents the 0:11:45.017,0:11:49.073 awakened third eye; single pointed consciousness 0:11:49.073,0:11:54.067 directing the flow of evolutionary energy. 0:11:54.067,0:11:58.589 The pine cone represents the flowering of[br]the higher chakras 0:11:58.589,0:12:06.057 which are activated as Sushumna rises to the[br]Ajna chakra and beyond. 0:12:06.057,0:12:10.279 In Greek mythology the worshippers of Dionysus[br]carried a thyrsus 0:12:10.279,0:12:16.041 or giant staff wrapped with spiraling vines[br]topped with a pine-cone. 0:12:16.041,0:12:20.088 Again, representing Dionysian energy or Kundalini[br]Shakti 0:12:20.088,0:12:31.013 as it travels up the spine to the pineal body[br]at the sixth chakra. 0:12:31.013,0:12:33.075 In the heart of the Vatican you might expect[br]a giant sculpture 0:12:33.075,0:12:39.062 of Jesus or Mary but instead we find a giant[br]pine-cone statue 0:12:39.062,0:12:42.094 indicating that in Christian history there[br]may have been knowledge 0:12:42.094,0:12:46.001 of the chakras and Kundalini but for whatever[br]reason 0:12:46.001,0:12:47.063 it was kept from the masses. 0:12:47.063,0:12:51.036 The official church explanation is that the[br]pine-cone 0:12:51.036,0:13:03.024 is a symbol of regeneration and represents[br]new life in Christ. 0:13:03.024,0:13:14.093 The [br]thirteenth century philosopher and mystic,[br]Meister Eckhart said, 0:13:14.093,0:13:20.063 "The eye with which I see God and the eye[br]with which God sees me 0:13:20.063,0:13:25.056 is one and the same." 0:13:25.056,0:13:31.016 In the King James bible Jesus said, "the light[br]of the body is the eye, 0:13:31.016,0:13:47.024 if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole[br]body shall be full of light." 0:13:47.024,0:13:52.089 The Buddha said, "the body is an eye." 0:13:52.089,0:13:57.056 In a state of Samadhi one is both the seer[br]and the seen. 0:13:57.056,0:14:13.098 We are the universe aware of itself. 0:14:13.098,0:14:18.017 When Kundalini is activated, it stimulates[br]the sixth chakra 0:14:18.017,0:14:21.048 and pineal center and this area starts to[br]regain some of its 0:14:21.048,0:14:26.091 evolutionary functions. 0:14:26.091,0:14:29.041 Darkness meditation has been used for thousands[br]of years 0:14:29.041,0:14:35.087 as a way to activate the sixth chakra in the[br]area of the pineal gland. 0:14:35.087,0:14:41.067 Activation of this center allows a person[br]to see their inner light. 0:14:41.067,0:14:45.057 Whether it is the proverbial yogi or shaman[br]retreating deep into a cave 0:14:45.057,0:14:51.529 or Taoist or Mayan initiate, or Tibetan monk,[br]all traditions incorporate 0:14:51.529,0:14:57.032 a period of time during which one goes into[br]the darkness. 0:14:57.032,0:15:04.082 The pineal gland is the gateway to experiencing[br]one's subtle energy directly. 0:15:04.082,0:15:10.029 The philosopher Nietzche said, "if you stare[br]into the abyss long enough, 0:15:10.029,0:15:17.066 eventually you find that the abyss stares[br]back at you." 0:15:17.066,0:15:26.209 Dolmens, or ancient portal tombs are among[br]the oldest remaining structures on Earth. 0:15:26.209,0:15:32.023 Most date to the Neolithic period of 3000-4000[br]BC and some in Western Europe 0:15:32.023,0:15:35.098 are seven thousand years old. 0:15:35.098,0:15:40.319 The dolmen was used to enter into perpetual[br]meditation as a way 0:15:40.319,0:15:47.329 for a human to bridge the inner and outer[br]worlds. 0:15:47.329,0:15:50.098 As one continues to meditate in total darkness[br]eventually 0:15:50.098,0:15:59.829 one begins to observe inner energy or light[br]as the third eye becomes active. 0:15:59.829,0:16:04.199 The circadian rhythms which are governed by[br]the sun and the moon channels 0:16:04.199,0:16:16.509 no longer control the functions of the body[br]and a new rhythm is established. 0:16:16.509,0:16:19.011 The seventh chakra, for thousands of years, 0:16:19.011,0:16:21.092 has been represented by the "OM" symbol. 0:16:21.092,0:16:28.459 A symbol which is constructed by Sanskrit[br]signs representing the elements. 0:16:28.459,0:16:32.339 When Kundalini rises beyond the sixth chakra[br]it begins to create an 0:16:32.339,0:16:34.085 energy halo. 0:16:34.085,0:16:37.041 Halos appear consistently in the religious[br]paintings of different 0:16:37.041,0:17:31.006 traditions in all different parts of the world. 0:17:31.006,0:17:34.001 The halo, or the depiction of an energy signature, 0:17:34.001,0:17:38.045 around an awakened being, is common to virtually[br]all religions 0:17:38.045,0:17:42.076 in all parts of the world. 0:17:42.076,0:17:46.039 The evolutionary process of awakening the[br]chakras 0:17:46.039,0:17:49.098 is not the property of one group or one religion, 0:17:49.098,0:18:07.077 it is the birthright of every human being[br]on the planet. 0:18:07.077,0:18:12.018 The crown chakra is the connection to the[br]divine; 0:18:12.018,0:18:15.046 that which is beyond duality. 0:18:15.046,0:18:21.085 Beyond name and form. 0:18:21.085,0:18:28.004 Akhenaten was a pharaoh whose wife was Nefertiti. 0:18:28.004,0:18:32.002 He is referred to as the son of the sun. 0:18:32.002,0:18:37.032 He rediscovered "Aten", or the word of God[br]within himself, 0:18:37.032,0:18:47.016 uniting Kundalini and consciousness. 0:18:47.016,0:18:50.082 In Egyptian iconography, once again the awakened[br]consciousness 0:18:50.082,0:18:55.008 is represented by the solar disk seen above[br]the heads of gods 0:18:55.008,0:19:03.094 or awakened beings. 0:19:03.094,0:19:06.062 In the Hindu and Yogic traditions, this halo[br]is called 0:19:06.062,0:19:17.064 "Sahasrara", the thousand-petalled lotus. 0:19:17.064,0:19:23.045 The Buddha is associated with the symbol of[br]the lotus. 0:19:23.045,0:19:26.072 The phyllotaxis pattern IS the same pattern[br]as can be found 0:19:26.072,0:19:29.024 in a blooming lotus. 0:19:29.024,0:19:31.043 It IS the flower of life pattern. 0:19:31.043,0:19:33.021 The seed of life. 0:19:33.021,0:19:36.056 It is the fundamental pattern into which all[br]forms fit. 0:19:36.056,0:19:54.014 It is the very shape of space itself or a[br]quality inherent to Akasha. 0:19:54.014,0:20:02.083 At one time in history, the flower of life[br]symbol was prevalent all over Earth. 0:20:02.083,0:20:05.056 The flower of life is found guarded by lions 0:20:05.056,0:20:16.055 at the most holy places in China and other[br]parts of Asia. 0:20:16.055,0:20:22.002 The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching often surround[br]the yinyang symbol 0:20:22.002,0:20:27.043 which is yet another way of representing the[br]flower of life. 0:20:27.043,0:20:30.002 Within the flower of life is the geometric[br]basis 0:20:30.002,0:20:32.062 for all of the platonic solids; 0:20:32.062,0:20:37.044 essentially every form that can exist. 0:20:37.044,0:20:39.093 The ancient flower of life begins with the[br]geometry 0:20:39.093,0:20:45.017 of the star of David, or upward and downward[br]facing triangles. 0:20:45.017,0:20:49.048 Or in 3D these would be tetrahedral structures. 0:20:49.048,0:20:55.054 This symbol is a yantra, a sort of program[br]that exists within the universe; 0:20:55.054,0:21:01.044 the machine which is generating our fractal[br]world. 0:21:01.044,0:21:04.015 Yantras have been used as tools for awakening[br]consciousness 0:21:04.015,0:21:05.087 for thousands of years. 0:21:05.087,0:21:10.065 The visual form of the yantra is an external[br]representation 0:21:10.065,0:21:17.087 of an inner process of spiritual unfolding. 0:21:17.087,0:21:21.078 It is the hidden music of the universe made[br]visible, 0:21:21.078,0:21:39.039 comprised of intersecting geometrical forms[br]and interference patterns. 0:21:39.039,0:21:44.098 Each chakra is a lotus, a yantra, a psycho-physiological[br]center 0:21:44.098,0:21:54.074 through which the world can be experienced. 0:21:54.074,0:22:21.003 A traditional yantra, such as can be found[br]in the Tibetan tradition, 0:22:21.003,0:22:24.066 is invested with rich layers of meaning, 0:22:24.066,0:22:29.088 sometimes incorporating a complete cosmology[br]and world view. 0:22:29.088,0:22:33.000 The yantra is a constantly evolving pattern 0:22:33.000,0:22:35.015 which works through the power of repetition 0:22:35.015,0:22:37.083 or iteration of a cycle. 0:22:37.083,0:22:41.073 The power of the yantra is all but lost in[br]today's world 0:22:41.073,0:22:44.072 because we seek meaning only in the external[br]form 0:22:44.072,0:22:59.025 and we do no connect it to our inner energies[br]through intention. 0:22:59.025,0:23:01.064 There is a good reason why priests, monks[br]and yogis 0:23:01.064,0:23:04.051 traditionally have been celibate. 0:23:04.051,0:23:08.043 Today all but a tiny few know why they are[br]practicing celibacy 0:23:08.043,0:23:11.064 because the true purpose has become lost. 0:23:11.064,0:23:16.002 Quite simply, if your energy is going into[br]producing more sperm or eggs, 0:23:16.002,0:23:19.043 as the case may be, then there is not as much[br]to fuel the rising 0:23:19.043,0:23:24.027 of Kundalini which activates the higher chakras. 0:23:24.027,0:23:34.005 Kundalini is life energy, which is also sexual[br]energy. 0:23:34.005,0:23:37.055 When awareness becomes less focused on animal[br]urges 0:23:37.055,0:23:41.008 and is put into the objects reflective of[br]the higher chakras, 0:23:41.008,0:23:49.008 that energy flows up the spine into those[br]chakras. 0:23:49.008,0:23:54.079 Many of the tantric practices teach how to[br]master sexual energy 0:23:54.079,0:24:07.026 so it could be used for higher spiritual evolution. 0:24:07.026,0:24:09.006 Your state of consciousness creates the right[br]conditions 0:24:09.006,0:24:12.052 for your energy to be able to grow. 0:24:12.052,0:24:16.014 Entering a state of consciousness takes no[br]time. 0:24:16.014,0:24:20.009 As Eckhart Tolle says, "awareness and presence[br]always happen in the now." 0:24:20.009,0:24:23.088 If you are trying to make something happen 0:24:23.088,0:24:28.024 then you are creating resistance to what is. 0:24:28.024,0:24:31.001 It is the removing of all resistance that[br]allows 0:24:31.001,0:24:38.001 evolutionary energy to unfold. 0:24:38.001,0:24:41.075 In the ancient Yogic tradition, yoga postures[br]were used 0:24:41.075,0:24:44.075 to prepare the body for meditation. 0:24:44.075,0:24:49.053 Hatha yoga was never intended solely as an[br]exercise regime, 0:24:49.053,0:24:54.045 but as a way to link one's inner and outer[br]worlds. 0:24:54.045,0:25:01.096 The Sanskrit word "hatha" means: sun "ha",[br]and moon "tha". 0:25:01.096,0:25:05.023 In the original yoga sutra's of Patanjali 0:25:05.023,0:25:07.023 the purpose of the eight limbs of yoga 0:25:07.023,0:25:10.077 are the same as the Buddha's eight fold path; 0:25:10.077,0:25:14.076 to liberate one from suffering. 0:25:14.076,0:25:17.078 When the polarities of the dual world are[br]in balance, 0:25:17.078,0:25:21.011 a third thing is born. 0:25:21.011,0:25:23.085 We find the mysterious Golden Key that unlocks 0:25:23.085,0:25:28.027 the evolutionary forces of nature. 0:25:28.027,0:25:43.084 This synthesis of the sun and moon channels[br]is our evolutionary energy. 0:25:43.084,0:25:46.035 Because humans are now identified almost exclusively 0:25:46.035,0:25:49.018 with their thoughts and the outer world, 0:25:49.018,0:25:51.082 it is a rare individual that achieves a balance 0:25:51.082,0:25:55.064 of the inner and outer forces which allow[br]Kundalini 0:25:55.064,0:25:59.062 to awaken naturally. 0:25:59.062,0:26:02.072 For those identified only with the illusion, 0:26:02.072,0:26:06.007 Kundalini will always remain a metaphor, 0:26:06.007,0:26:12.028 an idea, rather than a direct experience 0:26:12.028,9:59:59.000 of one's energy and consciousness.