Yoga - the highest form

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Hatha Yoga works directly on the bio-electricity in the body, and is of impeccable importance. It is irreplaceable. Kundalini Yoga is also extremely important, but one should have done Hatha to open the joints first, and properly opened Chakras etc, to get a better feel out of Kundalini Yoga.

HP. Zevios Metathronos wrote:

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Hatha Yoga works directly on the bio-electricity in the body, and is of impeccable importance. It is irreplaceable. Kundalini Yoga is also extremely important, but one should have done Hatha to open the joints first, and properly opened Chakras etc, to get a better feel out of Kundalini Yoga.

Thank you HP Zevios Metathronos, very much appreciated!

Darkpagan666 wrote:

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Thank you so much for that! This comes at a time of personal confusion and turmoil, and it loudly answers my questions. I've been either lazy or too busy to make time during the day to do decent Hatha Yoga daily, and I am suffering the consequences of my own shortcomings. This post couldn't have come at a better time. :)

HP. Zevios Metathronos wrote:

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Hatha Yoga works directly on the bio-electricity in the body, and is of impeccable importance. It is irreplaceable. Kundalini Yoga is also extremely important, but one should have done Hatha to open the joints first, and properly opened Chakras etc, to get a better feel out of Kundalini Yoga.

Glad you think so, Commander. I have wrote a post a while ago on "how to feel energy" for those people that always had trouble (like me) feeling energy from meditations and any energy work, from beginner to advanced. The KEY that made me write it in the first place was a period of daily Hatha Yoga sessions... a total game changer.

I seriously could not recommend anything more than daily Hatha Yoga to unblock oneself and advance quicker than doing any other thing. Thanks for once more confirming that for me.

HAIL ZEUS FOREVER!

I'm glad I'm not the only one posting about yoga now :) Wonderful post!

Darkpagan666 wrote:

It is important to be in terms with who you are, and not who you are expected to be.

I especially liked this part. Very important. I think a lot of people understand the freedom part, but not quite to this extent. And yoga really does help with this. Being in the moment in an asana, feeling the eternity, taking that sigh that brings down another barrier... I love yoga.

HP. Zevios Metathronos wrote:

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Hatha Yoga works directly on the bio-electricity in the body, and is of impeccable importance. It is irreplaceable. Kundalini Yoga is also extremely important, but one should have done Hatha to open the joints first, and properly opened Chakras etc, to get a better feel out of Kundalini Yoga.

I mix stretching with some yoga poses like the cobra. I found the side split a very neccesary fundamental stretch as it opens the hips and releases lower back tension like no other really. As far as qigong goes, focusing on moving energy with breathing and visualization is the key principle.
The version I do is more freestyling and traditional moves. I let the Gods guide me spiritually, while still learning new moves. Qigong really even after a very short session makes my mood happy, and a feeling of confidence and empowerment. I always try when I have the time to focus on my aura as explained by HP Pythia, for the energy buzz after Yoga. Always great to have all these exercises in the toolbox!!!

HAIL ZEUS and all Gods of Duat!

Very nice post, thank you!

Shadowcat wrote:

very informative thanks! I have recently gotten into switching up my asanas doing something a little different every other day, every now and then i will try to vibrate the sanskrit mantras into each chakra depending on what asana i am doing.

You are welcome! You don't necessarily have to work on every chakra every day, one chakra at a time is fine, as long as you know you will be working on the other chakras as well the following days. The importance is you don't neglect other chakras that also needs work.

We all come from different backgrounds. What works for one person doesn't necessarily work for another. But experimenting with different methods are also important like you mentioned. Another important thing is, if something you do works well, it is no need to change that unless you want to or feel the need too.

Satan_is_our_Father666 wrote:

Darkpagan666 wrote:

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Thank you so much for that! This comes at a time of personal confusion and turmoil, and it loudly answers my questions. I've been either lazy or too busy to make time during the day to do decent Hatha Yoga daily, and I am suffering the consequences of my own shortcomings. This post couldn't have come at a better time. :)

HP. Zevios Metathronos wrote:

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Hatha Yoga works directly on the bio-electricity in the body, and is of impeccable importance. It is irreplaceable. Kundalini Yoga is also extremely important, but one should have done Hatha to open the joints first, and properly opened Chakras etc, to get a better feel out of Kundalini Yoga.

Glad you think so, Commander. I have wrote a post a while ago on "how to feel energy" for those people that always had trouble (like me) feeling energy from meditations and any energy work, from beginner to advanced. The KEY that made me write it in the first place was a period of daily Hatha Yoga sessions... a total game changer.

I seriously could not recommend anything more than daily Hatha Yoga to unblock oneself and advance quicker than doing any other thing. Thanks for once more confirming that for me.

HAIL ZEUS FOREVER!

I am glad to see you found my post useful and motivating to read. That was my intent, to motivate other Zevists into advancement. Even if you don't feel like it, just do it. Because when you first do it, it is easy and relaxing. Fun also!

Look at it this way: Doing Yoga has a lot of benefits. Not doing Yoga, well there is no benefits to reap.

Lydia wrote:

I'm glad I'm not the only one posting about yoga now :) Wonderful post!

Darkpagan666 wrote:

It is important to be in terms with who you are, and not who you are expected to be.

I especially liked this part. Very important. I think a lot of people understand the freedom part, but not quite to this extent. And yoga really does help with this. Being in the moment in an asana, feeling the eternity, taking that sigh that brings down another barrier... I love yoga.

Thank you! I am so happy you enjoyed it! I got inspired after reading yours. I did the throat chakra session during Hatha Yoga, and then I just went for it after.

I am glad you pointed that one out, as I was a little uncertain if people would see or get it as that sentence could loose its meaning in the text that comes after. Even though that is also important. I have met people who are free so to speak when it comes to do what they want. But they are not in terms with who they actually are, they follow the indoctrination put on them by others. Causing hang-ups and self-confusion. Such as christian values, veganism, political correct doctrines and so on. This is sad. Luckily, Hatha Yoga and Kundalini Yoga helps to overcome such things in time. But the practitioner also have to work on other aspects.

I have been doing Hatha Yoga for as long as I can remember, at least a year, once or twice every day. But I still can't touch my toes, or reach a full split on the ground. I'm not sure why, and I'm relatively fit. I'm worried that somehow the effects of yoga aren't reaching me as much as it should or would as with other people, but I can at least feel the energy buzz very strongly.

Lydia wrote:

I'm glad I'm not the only one posting about yoga now :) Wonderful post!

Darkpagan666 wrote:

It is important to be in terms with who you are, and not who you are expected to be.

I especially liked this part. Very important. I think a lot of people understand the freedom part, but not quite to this extent. And yoga really does help with this. Being in the moment in an asana, feeling the eternity, taking that sigh that brings down another barrier... I love yoga.

Isn't that the meaning of purity/virginity?

By far the best practice for spiritual advancement. It is so underrated by many people who call themselves "occultists" or "witch".

Well though, it does hurt. It hurts a lot. I have an astronomical amount of blockages in my lower region. Base and sacral chakras that are damaged. Each session feels great at first, then when I finish on the PADA HASTHĀSANA, Lizard Asana, Warrior Asana, PASCHIMOTHANĀSANA, the splits, and the butterfly, then I go to hell. My lower abdomen starts to swell, my legs and hips/psoas hurt. Pain afterwards in the intestines, colon, kidney and bladder. I cure myself with absinthe and magnesium sulfate in the morning when I wake up.

At least it makes you realize what happens when you spend years eating crap, drinking alcohol, and being sedentary. I'm getting my vitality back.

OhNoItsMook wrote:

I have been doing Hatha Yoga for as long as I can remember, at least a year, once or twice every day. But I still can't touch my toes, or reach a full split on the ground. I'm not sure why, and I'm relatively fit. I'm worried that somehow the effects of yoga aren't reaching me as much as it should or would as with other people, but I can at least feel the energy buzz very strongly.

The energy buzz is what matters the most. You can take a few days off in between sessions to let the body acclimatize. Or do some other form of physical activity if you wish. I also can't do the full split. Everybody's hip structure to arm and leg length is build differently. The most important thing is you do the best you can, and give yourself a compliment at the end of a session or workout. With powerlifting my training partner has a really strong deadlift, where my squat is my strongest point. So it's not just a excuse. But the most important thing is you try! The basic principles matter the most. In my experience, just stretching makes the muscles feel worn out. It's like a elastic stretch it to much and it will lose it's elasticity and strength. you also workout at a gym or a form of strength training? That will give you even more buzzing!!!

OhNoItsMook wrote:

I have been doing Hatha Yoga for as long as I can remember, at least a year, once or twice every day. But I still can't touch my toes, or reach a full split on the ground. I'm not sure why, and I'm relatively fit. I'm worried that somehow the effects of yoga aren't reaching me as much as it should or would as with other people, but I can at least feel the energy buzz very strongly.

When I first started doing yoga I couldnt even sit up straight with straight legs on the floor.
I still have trouble with forward bends and when you look at people it is as if they fully bend at the hips, keeping their backs straight.
If you do saddle split or w/e it is called, if you do not have enough range with straight legs like I do, you dont have gravity working for you either. you can reach forward as much as you want, but if some part just doesnt want to bend further, then whats the point.
You arent using the full range of mobility in the hips either at that point. By focussing on one leg only you could go further..
But also when I was doing the happy baby pose that was in one of lydia's chakra yoga posts I noticed that I was pushing a range of motion I wasnt even slightly reaching just doing the hatha yoga sample thats posted on the website.
What I mean to say is, we all are different with different areas to work on that all need a different approach.

OhNoItsMook wrote:

I have been doing Hatha Yoga for as long as I can remember, at least a year, once or twice every day. But I still can't touch my toes, or reach a full split on the ground. I'm not sure why, and I'm relatively fit. I'm worried that somehow the effects of yoga aren't reaching me as much as it should or would as with other people, but I can at least feel the energy buzz very strongly.

I've read before it took someone 2 years for them to finally be able to reach their toes even doing yoga everyday. Everyone is different. You just have to keep going and it's guaranteed eventually your body will be able to be incredibly flexible. These problems might be due to past life problems and most likely can be seen in your chart.

The point here is to keep going. A whole year of you doing this is awesome. Keep up the good work.

HP. Zevios Metathronos wrote:

After all these years, I have found nothing, no meditation, no exercise, and nothing entirely, that can replace a Hatha Yoga session in the buzz. Something that comes close, but still, is not the same or as mandatory, is Qi Gong.

Really? :O
I entirely understand why Hatha Yoga is so important, but when I do Qi Gong, I will feel extremely relaxed and good after doing it - but I will also feel it the entire next day as well. Whereas with Hatha, it's just an energy buzz after doing it and that's it. I may also feel some unexpected pleasant senses of energy in the rest of the day (at some moments) but it will not expand on the next day, like Qi Gong does.

I don't know, I find both of them equally important. :?

Darkpagan666 wrote:

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Lydia wrote:

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So yesterday after this marvelous post, and the repeated motivating ones from you Lydia, I decided to take things to the next level after my day was done. I finished my Final Ritual and Void and before sleeping I took a looong session of Hatha Yoga, especially reverse asanas, like Cobra stance, which I feel are my weakest point.

For a while I definitely noticed (more than any other time before) how much stiffness I've been collecting and how much this would result in pain and even fatigue. I was reading for almost thirty minutes after I switched from Cobra to other asanas, countering the reverse with front sitting ones (pardon me if I never memorized the Hindi names :lol: I can name all the chakras thought), and I started to feel "something at work".

I wouldn't say this was "blocks being undone" more than simply my body starting to activate and restarted, rebooted so to speak. I also cringed when Darkpagan666 mentioned "ailments" as I've had something for like a month now, thought it had been some bugs so I washed and boiled everything and even changed bed, but I later found out it's a shit called "hives" and one of the main known triggers is strong stress. No wonder since after last September I lost my grandpa everything started to go to shit each month.. lost the job when I spoke publicly against using masks (they weren't mandatory outside of work anymore thankfully).. then lost money trying to get justice done.. it's all been pretty shit and my only real focus was on ritual schedules and martial arts.

Well, after yesterday's long session today is the first day I woke up without feeling this freaking skin shit that looks like nasty mosquito bites anywhere NEW on the body.

I'm pretty sure my energy is all that's really needed to get rid of any ailments, and that my constant stress and problems that brought more stress has had a real toll on me, as I always took great pride in my own unmatched health and young looking figure.

And I'm also absolutely sure Hatha Yoga (like I have discovered many months ago and stupidly not kept doing it) is THE KEY that is taking good care of my body as well. So I must thank you both, deeply, for reminding me how important the physical aspect of meditation and magick is, especially when all the mental and otherwise effort seems to fail or be limited or progressing too slowly.

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Another thing, this may mean nothing but I want to share it anyway. Maybe it will inspire someone else.

Three years ago, when I did the 40 days training for the first time, I started taking Yoga seriously and used to do it every morning, just as long as I could (I had a bad family situation and was needed most of the time every day). I had a LOT of back pain and damage to recover from (after a very bad job I left soon enough) so I focused on healing more than I focused on anything else, but after a while I started to feel and even see, through visions, how my chakras were making progress and linking better to each other.
The BEST vision I had was about a "spiritual wooden plant" that spiraled up my spine, linking energy centers and allowing energy to flow and heal.

Also, my back damage has completely healed since that and it took me only like 2 or 3 weeks, 10-15 minutes a day, doing 20 asanas for maybe 8-10 breaths each.

So yeah, Hatha Yoga IS the shit, guys. :D And especially if anyone feels anything like me, like I did, feeling no energy ever, and wondering why meditations feel like "thinking", then DO Hatha Yoga. You'll have a VERY nice surprise.

In my experience, Hatha Yoga has only been frowned upon because of how people who make money from teaching some of it make it seem worthless or just a gymnastic... but it's actually a god thing.

I can't possibly recommend it more than this. We should all do it every day, no less than 30-40 minutes, MINIMUM!
I know I do now.

HAIL ZEUS FOREVER!

Please someone just advice me..On the 24th June is ESBAT and marked career,long term goals..I want them to transfer me from my current working place to another location (my hometown) A branch is there ,I want to get posted to that location because it will be very private for me to meditate in peace of mind am surrounded by these foolish good for nothing empty brains christians irritated and highly annoying..I want to do a working for my permanent transfer to a better location..So kinda confused which date I will start the working.. which RUNES and which date..my mind is telling me 24th June ESBAT .. obviously I can't waste the next sun square because I want a transfer..

Lunar Dance 666 wrote:

OhNoItsMook wrote:

I have been doing Hatha Yoga for as long as I can remember, at least a year, once or twice every day. But I still can't touch my toes, or reach a full split on the ground. I'm not sure why, and I'm relatively fit. I'm worried that somehow the effects of yoga aren't reaching me as much as it should or would as with other people, but I can at least feel the energy buzz very strongly.

When I first started doing yoga I couldnt even sit up straight with straight legs on the floor.
I still have trouble with forward bends and when you look at people it is as if they fully bend at the hips, keeping their backs straight.
If you do saddle split or w/e it is called, if you do not have enough range with straight legs like I do, you dont have gravity working for you either. you can reach forward as much as you want, but if some part just doesnt want to bend further, then whats the point.
You arent using the full range of mobility in the hips either at that point. By focussing on one leg only you could go further..
But also when I was doing the happy baby pose that was in one of lydia's chakra yoga posts I noticed that I was pushing a range of motion I wasnt even slightly reaching just doing the hatha yoga sample thats posted on the website.
What I mean to say is, we all are different with different areas to work on that all need a different approach.

I wanted to add that sometimes to increase range of flexibility you have to hold a pose for like 10 minutes.
I heard that in Yin yoga they do hold asanas that long. Ive never participated in one of those sessions not did I look deep into it, however, it is sonething that I will consider trying out.