0:00:03.310,0:00:07.740 Prior to the dawn of Western civilization[br]and written language 0:00:07.740,0:00:13.940 science and spirituality were not two separate[br]things. 0:00:13.940,0:00:16.840 In the teachings of the great ancient traditions 0:00:16.840,0:00:19.779 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. 0:00:27.119,0:00:31.490 As scientific thinking became more dominant[br]and information multiplied, 0:00:31.490,0:00:36.000 fragmentation began to occur within our knowledge[br]systems. 0:00:36.000,0:00:38.230 Increased specialization meant that fewer[br]people 0:00:38.230,0:00:40.950 were capable of seeing the big picture, 0:00:40.950,0:00:45.430 of feeling and intuiting the aesthetic of[br]the system as a whole. 0:00:45.430,0:00:52.430 No one was asking, "is all this thinking good[br]for us?" 0:00:57.220,0:01:01.420 The ancient knowledge is here in our midst,[br]hidden in plain view. 0:01:01.420,0:01:06.850 But we are too preoccupied with our thoughts[br]to recognize it. 0:01:06.850,0:01:10.090 This forgotten wisdom is way to restore the[br]balance 0:01:10.090,0:01:14.539 between the inner and the outer. 0:01:14.539,0:01:14.789 Yin and yang. 0:01:14.789,0:01:21.789 Between the spiral of change and the stillness[br]at our core. 0:01:52.159,0:01:59.159 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 0:02:02.909,0:02:09.909 and he is said to have discovered the secret[br]to life and death itself. 0:02:10.490,0:02:13.290 In ancient Greece the Asclepian healing temples 0:02:13.290,0:02:16.290 recognized the power of the primordial spiral 0:02:16.290,0:02:21.360 Which is symbolized by the rod of Asclepius. 0:02:21.360,0:02:26.150 Hippocrates, the father of medicine, 0:02:26.150,0:02:27.860 whose oath still forms the moral 0:02:27.860,0:02:30.510 code of the medical profession is said to[br]have 0:02:30.510,0:02:33.950 received his training at an Asclepian temple. 0:02:33.950,0:02:37.390 To this day, this symbol of our evolutionary[br]energy 0:02:37.390,0:02:40.310 remains as the logo of the American Medical[br]Association 0:02:40.310,0:02:47.310 and other medical organizations worldwide. 0:02:48.540,0:02:51.840 In Egyptian iconography, the snake and bird[br]represent 0:02:51.840,0:02:58.840 the duality or polarity of human nature. 0:03:02.079,0:03:07.030 The snake, the downward direction, is the[br]manifested spiral, 0:03:07.030,0:03:13.680 the evolutionary energy of the world. 0:03:13.680,0:03:17.500 The bird is the upward direction; the upward[br]current oriented 0:03:17.500,0:03:21.519 towards the sun or awakened single-pointed[br]consciousness; 0:03:21.519,0:03:28.519 the emptiness of Akasha. 0:03:34.000,0:03:36.579 Pharaohs and gods are depicted with awakened[br]energy 0:03:36.579,0:03:40.280 whereby the Kundalini snake moves up the spine[br]and pierces 0:03:40.280,0:03:47.280 "Ajna chakra" between the eyes. 0:03:48.980,0:03:52.950 This is referred to as the eye of Horus. 0:03:52.950,0:03:58.200 In the Hindu tradition the bindi is also representative[br]of the third eye; 0:03:58.200,0:04:05.200 the divine connection to spirit. 0:04:07.930,0:04:10.560 King Tutankhamen’s mask is a classic example 0:04:10.560,0:04:17.560 showing both the snake and bird motifs. 0:04:19.010,0:04:24.539 The Mayan and Aztec traditions combine the[br]serpent and bird motif into one god. 0:04:24.539,0:04:27.050 Quetzalcoatl or Kukulkan. 0:04:27.050,0:04:30.740 The plumed serpent god represents the awakened[br]evolutionary 0:04:30.740,0:04:34.650 consciousness or awakened Kundalini. 0:04:34.650,0:04:37.919 The person who awakens Quetzalcoatl within[br]themselves 0:04:37.919,0:04:41.800 is a living manifestation of the divine. 0:04:41.800,0:04:46.389 It is said that Quetzalcoatl, or serpent energy, 0:04:46.389,0:04:53.389 shall return at the end of time. 0:05:01.400,0:05:06.330 The snake and bird symbols can be found within[br]Christianity as well. 0:05:06.330,0:05:08.630 Their true meaning may be more deeply encrypted 0:05:08.630,0:05:14.310 but the meaning is the same as in other ancient[br]traditions. 0:05:14.310,0:05:19.270 In Christianity, the bird or dove often seen[br]above Christ's head 0:05:19.270,0:05:23.580 represents Holy Spirit or Kundalini Shakti 0:05:23.580,0:05:29.110 as it rises to the sixth chakra and beyond. 0:05:29.110,0:05:36.110 The Christian mystics called Kundalini by[br]another name; Holy Spirit. 0:05:38.610,0:05:45.330 In John 3:12 it says, "and as Moses lifted[br]up the serpent in the wilderness, 0:05:45.330,0:05:51.120 so must the son of man be lifted up." 0:05:51.120,0:05:56.060 Jesus and Moses awakened their Kundalini energy,[br]bringing awakened consciousness 0:05:56.060,0:06:03.060 to the unconscious reptilian forces that drive[br]human craving. 0:06:03.370,0:06:05.900 Jesus was said to have spent forty days and[br]forty nights 0:06:05.900,0:06:12.550 in the desert, during which time he was tempted[br]by Satan. 0:06:12.550,0:06:18.470 Similarly, the Buddha was tempted by "Mara"[br]as he sat to reach 0:06:18.470,0:06:25.470 enlightenment under the bodhi tree, or wisdom[br]tree. 0:06:26.889,0:06:30.750 Both Christ and Buddha had to turn away from[br]the lure of sensory 0:06:30.750,0:06:37.750 pleasures and worldly grasping. 0:06:38.069,0:06:45.069 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 0:07:06.409,0:07:11.180 we find that the serpent guarding the tree[br]of life is Kundalini. 0:07:11.180,0:07:16.340 The apple represents the lure and temptation[br]of the external sensory world, 0:07:16.340,0:07:19.199 distracting us from the knowledge of the inner[br]world, 0:07:19.199,0:07:26.199 the tree of knowledge within. 0:07:33.620,0:07:38.530 The tree is simply the network of Nadis or[br]energy meridians within ourselves, 0:07:38.530,0:07:45.330 which literally form tree-like structures[br]throughout the body. 0:07:45.330,0:07:48.470 In our egoic quest for external gratification 0:07:48.470,0:07:52.720 we have cut ourselves off from the knowledge[br]of the inner world, 0:07:52.720,0:07:59.720 our connection to Akasha and the wisdom source. 0:08:07.060,0:08:09.759 Many of the world's historical myths about[br]dragons 0:08:09.759,0:08:12.120 can be read as metaphors for the inner energies 0:08:12.120,0:08:15.560 of the cultures in which they are embedded. 0:08:15.560,0:08:22.560 In China, the dragon is still a sacred symbol[br]representing happiness. 0:08:24.189,0:08:27.620 Like the Egyptian pharaohs, ancient Chinese[br]emperors 0:08:27.620,0:08:30.819 who had awakened their evolutionary energies 0:08:30.819,0:08:36.169 were represented by the winged snake, or dragon. 0:08:36.169,0:08:40.578 The royal totem of the Jade Emperor or Celestial[br]Emperor 0:08:40.578,0:08:46.110 shows a balance similar to Ida and Pingala. 0:08:46.110,0:08:50.200 The yin and yang of Taoism, awakening the[br]pineal center 0:08:50.200,0:08:57.200 or in what in Taoism is called the Upper Dantien. 0:09:06.829,0:09:08.640 Nature is full of different light detection 0:09:08.640,0:09:11.220 and assimilation mechanisms. 0:09:11.220,0:09:15.880 For example, a sea urchin can actually see[br]with its spiky body 0:09:15.880,0:09:19.930 which acts as one big eye. 0:09:19.930,0:09:22.730 Urchins detect light striking their spines[br]and compare 0:09:22.730,0:09:29.730 the beams' intensities to get a sense of their[br]surroundings. 0:09:36.940,0:09:40.260 Green iguanas and other reptiles have a parietal[br]eye 0:09:40.260,0:09:44.180 or pineal gland on top of their heads which[br]they use to detect 0:09:44.180,0:09:51.180 predators from above. 0:09:56.890,0:10:00.300 The human pineal gland is a small endocrine[br]gland 0:10:00.300,0:10:04.410 that helps to regulate waking and sleeping[br]patterns. 0:10:04.410,0:10:06.950 Even though it is buried deep inside the head 0:10:06.950,0:10:12.040 the pineal gland is sensitive to light. 0:10:12.040,0:10:15.120 The philosopher Descartes recognized that[br]the pineal gland area 0:10:15.120,0:10:20.630 or the third eye was the interface between[br]consciousness and matter. 0:10:20.630,0:10:23.339 Almost everything is symmetrical in the human[br]body. 0:10:23.339,0:10:30.339 Two eyes, two ears, two nostrils-even the[br]brain has two sides. 0:10:30.589,0:10:33.970 But there is one area of the brain that is[br]not mirrored. 0:10:33.970,0:10:40.029 This is the pineal gland area and the energetic[br]center that surrounds it. 0:10:40.029,0:10:43.170 On a physical level unique molecules are formed[br]naturally 0:10:43.170,0:10:46.760 by the pineal gland such as DMT. 0:10:46.760,0:10:52.810 DMT also forms naturally at the moment of[br]birth and at the moment of death, 0:10:52.810,0:10:58.610 literally acting as a unique bridge between[br]the world of the living and the dead. 0:10:58.610,0:11:05.209 DMT is produced naturally during states of[br]deep meditation 0:11:05.209,0:11:09.990 and Samhadi, or through entheogenic means. 0:11:09.990,0:11:14.519 For example, Ayahuasca is used in the shamanic[br]traditions 0:11:14.519,0:11:21.519 in South America to remove the veil between[br]the inner and outer worlds. 0:11:23.170,0:11:27.050 The word pineal itself has the same root as[br]pine-cone 0:11:27.050,0:11:32.680 because the pineal gland exhibits a similar[br]spiral phyllotaxis pattern. 0:11:32.680,0:11:36.370 This pattern, also known as the flower of[br]life pattern, 0:11:36.370,0:11:41.209 is common in ancient artwork depicting enlightened[br]or awakened beings. 0:11:41.209,0:11:45.170 When the pine cone image is seen in sacred[br]artwork it represents the 0:11:45.170,0:11:49.730 awakened third eye; single pointed consciousness 0:11:49.730,0:11:54.670 directing the flow of evolutionary energy. 0:11:54.670,0:11:58.589 The pine cone represents the flowering of[br]the higher chakras 0:11:58.589,0:12:05.589 which are activated as Sushumna rises to the[br]Ajna chakra and beyond. 0:12:06.570,0:12:10.279 In Greek mythology the worshippers of Dionysus[br]carried a thyrsus 0:12:10.279,0:12:16.410 or giant staff wrapped with spiraling vines[br]topped with a pine-cone. 0:12:16.410,0:12:20.880 Again, representing Dionysian energy or Kundalini[br]Shakti 0:12:20.880,0:12:27.880 as it travels up the spine to the pineal body[br]at the sixth chakra. 0:12:31.130,0:12:33.750 In the heart of the Vatican you might expect[br]a giant sculpture 0:12:33.750,0:12:39.620 of Jesus or Mary but instead we find a giant[br]pine-cone statue 0:12:39.620,0:12:42.940 indicating that in Christian history there[br]may have been knowledge 0:12:42.940,0:12:46.010 of the chakras and Kundalini but for whatever[br]reason 0:12:46.010,0:12:47.630 it was kept from the masses. 0:12:47.630,0:12:51.360 The official church explanation is that the[br]pine-cone 0:12:51.360,0:12:58.360 is a symbol of regeneration and represents[br]new life in Christ. 0:13:03.240,0:13:10.240 The [br]thirteenth century philosopher and mystic,[br]Meister Eckhart said, 0:13:14.930,0:13:20.630 "The eye with which I see God and the eye[br]with which God sees me 0:13:20.630,0:13:25.560 is one and the same." 0:13:25.560,0:13:31.160 In the King James bible Jesus said, "the light[br]of the body is the eye, 0:13:31.160,0:13:38.160 if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole[br]body shall be full of light." 0:13:47.240,0:13:52.089 The Buddha said, "the body is an eye." 0:13:52.089,0:13:57.560 In a state of Samadhi one is both the seer[br]and the seen. 0:13:57.560,0:14:04.560 We are the universe aware of itself. 0:14:13.980,0:14:18.170 When Kundalini is activated, it stimulates[br]the sixth chakra 0:14:18.170,0:14:21.480 and pineal center and this area starts to[br]regain some of its 0:14:21.480,0:14:26.910 evolutionary functions. 0:14:26.910,0:14:29.410 Darkness meditation has been used for thousands[br]of years 0:14:29.410,0:14:35.870 as a way to activate the sixth chakra in the[br]area of the pineal gland. 0:14:35.870,0:14:41.670 Activation of this center allows a person[br]to see their inner light. 0:14:41.670,0:14:45.570 Whether it is the proverbial yogi or shaman[br]retreating deep into a cave 0:14:45.570,0:14:51.529 or Taoist or Mayan initiate, or Tibetan monk,[br]all traditions incorporate 0:14:51.529,0:14:57.320 a period of time during which one goes into[br]the darkness. 0:14:57.320,0:15:04.320 The pineal gland is the gateway to experiencing[br]one's subtle energy directly. 0:15:04.820,0:15:10.029 The philosopher Nietzche said, "if you stare[br]into the abyss long enough, 0:15:10.029,0:15:17.029 eventually you find that the abyss stares[br]back at you." 0:15:17.660,0:15:24.660 Dolmens, or ancient portal tombs are among[br]the oldest remaining structures on Earth. 0:15:26.209,0:15:32.230 Most date to the Neolithic period of 3000-4000[br]BC and some in Western Europe 0:15:32.230,0:15:35.980 are seven thousand years old. 0:15:35.980,0:15:40.319 The dolmen was used to enter into perpetual[br]meditation as a way 0:15:40.319,0:15:47.319 for a human to bridge the inner and outer[br]worlds. 0:15:47.329,0:15:50.980 As one continues to meditate in total darkness[br]eventually 0:15:50.980,0:15:57.980 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 0:16:04.199,0:16:11.199 no longer control the functions of the body[br]and a new rhythm is established. 0:16:16.509,0:16:19.110 The seventh chakra, for thousands of years, 0:16:19.110,0:16:21.920 has been represented by the "OM" symbol. 0:16:21.920,0:16:28.459 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 0:16:32.339,0:16:34.850 energy halo. 0:16:34.850,0:16:37.410 Halos appear consistently in the religious[br]paintings of different 0:16:37.410,0:16:44.410 traditions in all different parts of the world. 0:17:31.060,0:17:34.100 The halo, or the depiction of an energy signature, 0:17:34.100,0:17:38.450 around an awakened being, is common to virtually[br]all religions 0:17:38.450,0:17:42.760 in all parts of the world. 0:17:42.760,0:17:46.390 The evolutionary process of awakening the[br]chakras 0:17:46.390,0:17:49.980 is not the property of one group or one religion, 0:17:49.980,0:17:56.980 it is the birthright of every human being[br]on the planet. 0:18:07.770,0:18:12.180 The crown chakra is the connection to the[br]divine; 0:18:12.180,0:18:15.460 that which is beyond duality. 0:18:15.460,0:18:21.850 Beyond name and form. 0:18:21.850,0:18:28.400 Akhenaten was a pharaoh whose wife was Nefertiti. 0:18:28.400,0:18:32.020 He is referred to as the son of the sun. 0:18:32.020,0:18:37.320 He rediscovered "Aten", or the word of God[br]within himself, 0:18:37.320,0:18:44.320 uniting Kundalini and consciousness. 0:18:47.160,0:18:50.820 In Egyptian iconography, once again the awakened[br]consciousness 0:18:50.820,0:18:55.080 is represented by the solar disk seen above[br]the heads of gods 0:18:55.080,0:19:02.080 or awakened beings. 0:19:03.940,0:19:06.620 In the Hindu and Yogic traditions, this halo[br]is called 0:19:06.620,0:19:13.620 "Sahasrara", the thousand-petalled lotus. 0:19:17.640,0:19:23.450 The Buddha is associated with the symbol of[br]the lotus. 0:19:23.450,0:19:26.720 The phyllotaxis pattern IS the same pattern[br]as can be found 0:19:26.720,0:19:29.240 in a blooming lotus. 0:19:29.240,0:19:31.430 It IS the flower of life pattern. 0:19:31.430,0:19:33.210 The seed of life. 0:19:33.210,0:19:36.560 It is the fundamental pattern into which all[br]forms fit. 0:19:36.560,0:19:43.560 It is the very shape of space itself or a[br]quality inherent to Akasha. 0:19:54.140,0:20:01.140 At one time in history, the flower of life[br]symbol was prevalent all over Earth. 0:20:02.830,0:20:05.560 The flower of life is found guarded by lions 0:20:05.560,0:20:12.560 at the most holy places in China and other[br]parts of Asia. 0:20:16.550,0:20:22.020 The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching often surround[br]the yinyang symbol 0:20:22.020,0:20:27.430 which is yet another way of representing the[br]flower of life. 0:20:27.430,0:20:30.200 Within the flower of life is the geometric[br]basis 0:20:30.200,0:20:32.620 for all of the platonic solids; 0:20:32.620,0:20:37.440 essentially every form that can exist. 0:20:37.440,0:20:39.930 The ancient flower of life begins with the[br]geometry 0:20:39.930,0:20:45.170 of the star of David, or upward and downward[br]facing triangles. 0:20:45.170,0:20:49.480 Or in 3D these would be tetrahedral structures. 0:20:49.480,0:20:55.540 This symbol is a yantra, a sort of program[br]that exists within the universe; 0:20:55.540,0:21:01.440 the machine which is generating our fractal[br]world. 0:21:01.440,0:21:04.150 Yantras have been used as tools for awakening[br]consciousness 0:21:04.150,0:21:05.870 for thousands of years. 0:21:05.870,0:21:10.650 The visual form of the yantra is an external[br]representation 0:21:10.650,0:21:17.650 of an inner process of spiritual unfolding. 0:21:17.870,0:21:21.780 It is the hidden music of the universe made[br]visible, 0:21:21.780,0:21:28.780 comprised of intersecting geometrical forms[br]and interference patterns. 0:21:39.390,0:21:44.980 Each chakra is a lotus, a yantra, a psycho-physiological[br]center 0:21:44.980,0:21:51.980 through which the world can be experienced. 0:21:54.740,0:22:01.740 A traditional yantra, such as can be found[br]in the Tibetan tradition, 0:22:21.300,0:22:24.660 is invested with rich layers of meaning, 0:22:24.660,0:22:29.880 sometimes incorporating a complete cosmology[br]and world view. 0:22:29.880,0:22:33.000 The yantra is a constantly evolving pattern 0:22:33.000,0:22:35.150 which works through the power of repetition 0:22:35.150,0:22:37.830 or iteration of a cycle. 0:22:37.830,0:22:41.730 The power of the yantra is all but lost in[br]today's world 0:22:41.730,0:22:44.720 because we seek meaning only in the external[br]form 0:22:44.720,0:22:51.720 and we do no connect it to our inner energies[br]through intention. 0:22:59.250,0:23:01.640 There is a good reason why priests, monks[br]and yogis 0:23:01.640,0:23:04.510 traditionally have been celibate. 0:23:04.510,0:23:08.430 Today all but a tiny few know why they are[br]practicing celibacy 0:23:08.430,0:23:11.640 because the true purpose has become lost. 0:23:11.640,0:23:16.020 Quite simply, if your energy is going into[br]producing more sperm or eggs, 0:23:16.020,0:23:19.430 as the case may be, then there is not as much[br]to fuel the rising 0:23:19.430,0:23:24.270 of Kundalini which activates the higher chakras. 0:23:24.270,0:23:31.270 Kundalini is life energy, which is also sexual[br]energy. 0:23:34.500,0:23:37.550 When awareness becomes less focused on animal[br]urges 0:23:37.550,0:23:41.800 and is put into the objects reflective of[br]the higher chakras, 0:23:41.800,0:23:48.800 that energy flows up the spine into those[br]chakras. 0:23:49.800,0:23:54.790 Many of the tantric practices teach how to[br]master sexual energy 0:23:54.790,0:24:01.790 so it could be used for higher spiritual evolution. 0:24:07.260,0:24:09.600 Your state of consciousness creates the right[br]conditions 0:24:09.600,0:24:12.520 for your energy to be able to grow. 0:24:12.520,0:24:16.140 Entering a state of consciousness takes no[br]time. 0:24:16.140,0:24:20.900 As Eckhart Tolle says, "awareness and presence[br]always happen in the now." 0:24:20.900,0:24:23.880 If you are trying to make something happen 0:24:23.880,0:24:28.240 then you are creating resistance to what is. 0:24:28.240,0:24:31.010 It is the removing of all resistance that[br]allows 0:24:31.010,0:24:38.010 evolutionary energy to unfold. 0:24:38.010,0:24:41.750 In the ancient Yogic tradition, yoga postures[br]were used 0:24:41.750,0:24:44.750 to prepare the body for meditation. 0:24:44.750,0:24:49.530 Hatha yoga was never intended solely as an[br]exercise regime, 0:24:49.530,0:24:54.450 but as a way to link one's inner and outer[br]worlds. 0:24:54.450,0:25:01.450 The Sanskrit word "hatha" means: sun "ha",[br]and moon "tha". 0:25:01.960,0:25:05.230 In the original yoga sutra's of Patanjali 0:25:05.230,0:25:07.230 the purpose of the eight limbs of yoga 0:25:07.230,0:25:10.770 are the same as the Buddha's eight fold path; 0:25:10.770,0:25:14.760 to liberate one from suffering. 0:25:14.760,0:25:17.780 When the polarities of the dual world are[br]in balance, 0:25:17.780,0:25:21.110 a third thing is born. 0:25:21.110,0:25:23.850 We find the mysterious Golden Key that unlocks 0:25:23.850,0:25:28.270 the evolutionary forces of nature. 0:25:28.270,0:25:35.270 This synthesis of the sun and moon channels[br]is our evolutionary energy. 0:25:43.840,0:25:46.350 Because humans are now identified almost exclusively 0:25:46.350,0:25:49.180 with their thoughts and the outer world, 0:25:49.180,0:25:51.820 it is a rare individual that achieves a balance 0:25:51.820,0:25:55.640 of the inner and outer forces which allow[br]Kundalini 0:25:55.640,0:25:59.620 to awaken naturally. 0:25:59.620,0:26:02.720 For those identified only with the illusion, 0:26:02.720,0:26:06.700 Kundalini will always remain a metaphor, 0:26:06.700,0:26:12.280 an idea, rather than a direct experience 0:26:12.280,0:26:14.360 of one's energy and consciousness.