{"id":14128,"date":"2025-02-12T12:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?page_id=14128"},"modified":"2025-06-09T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T00:42:32","slug":"essays-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?page_id=14128","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My essays. These are writings about various topics, but centered on spirituality. I had a big push in \u201993 or so, and a few on and off since then. Just started adding recipes&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m tagging things now-<a href=\"?tag=spirituality\">spirituality<\/a>, <a href=\"?tag=fitness\">fitness<\/a>, <a href=\"?tag=recipe\" rel=\"nofollow\">recipes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14197 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14197\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Bread machine bagels<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I got a bread machine last year. My normal weekend breakfast during the summer is bagels, so I figured I needed to make my own. These turn out nicely, once you figure out that the hole needs to be a lot bigger than you would think. Ingredients:1 1\/4 cup water3 3\/4 cup flour2 tbsp sugar1&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-10T15:45:43-07:00\">March 10, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14162 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14162\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Mulligatawny soup<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Just found this-yummy. Brings back memories of London and delicious soups. And it\u2019s very close to that. Ingredients:3 Tbsp. unsalted butter2 medium onions, finely chopped1 large carrot, finely chopped1 celery stalk, finely chopped1 red serrano, finely choppedKosher salt1\/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper4 cloves garlic1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, minced1 Tbsp. curry powder1 tsp. ground cumin1&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-01T22:38:31-08:00\">March 1, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14108 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14108\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Sweet and Sour Pork<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve been using this recipe for decades. It\u2019s from a cool book called The Wok. It\u2019s very very good. Ingredients:8 oz. boneless pork1\/2 tsp. salt1 tsp. light soy sauceflouregg yolk1 firm 3&#8243; tomato1 3&#8243; oniongreen pepper12 pineapple chunks1\/2 cup &#8220;sweet and sour&#8221; sauce Cut boneless pork into 3\/4&#8243; cubes. Season with salt and soy sauce.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T17:25:56-08:00\">February 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14106 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14106\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Chicken Curry<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I found this recipe online a year or so ago. It\u2019s a really fine red curry. I went and picked up some real curry powders at an Indian market and that made it perfect. INGREDIENTS:1\u20442 kg (1.1 lbs.) chicken (preferably bone-in, boneless is okay)2 to 3 tablespoons oil1 cup (3 medium) onions (fine chopped)1 to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-04T16:40:47-08:00\">February 4, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14028 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14028\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Multi-grain crockpot oatmeal<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here&#8217;s an easy overnight recipe for delicious oatmeal. Yummy and filling on a cold morning. I make this and the rice on the weekends during the Fall\/Winter\/Spring. Ingredients: 2\/3 cup Steel cut oats2\/3 cup of any or all: whole grain wheat, millet, barley, flaxseed, etc.1\/3 cup Raisins, cranberries, blueberries1\/3 cup Walnuts (optional)2-3 tbsp Sugar\/Brown sugar\/honey1-2&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-04T16:03:49-08:00\">December 4, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14034 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=14034\" target=\"_self\" >Recipe: Maze gohan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This is a recipe for rice with mixed vegetables. You can add other stuff as well-tofu, chicken, seasonal vegetables, kiriboshi daikon, etc. If you put the ingredients in the rice cooker before cooking you get takikomi gohan instead. Ingredients: 2 measures rice2 tbsp carrot2 tbsp celery2 tbsp shiitake mushroom1 tbsp bamboo shoots1 tbsp dried seaweed-wakame-reconstituted,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-04T14:42:46-08:00\">December 4, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13125 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=13125\" target=\"_self\" >Steiner\u2019s credo<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rudolf Steiner, born in 1861, sets down his core points of view in a Creed written in 1888 when he was 27 years old. The Philosophy Of Freedom is published 6 years later and expresses Steiner\u2019s world view that the \u201cidea\u201d is the spirit. CREED Written by Rudolf Steiner in 1888 and titled \u201cCredo\u201d which&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-02-26T11:02:02-08:00\">February 26, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2738 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2738\" target=\"_self\" >OOBE 101<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here is an 8-step OOBE procedure. Position yourself comfortably, but not laying down. Make sure nothing is touching. Draw energy down from your head to your feet, but don&#8217;t circulate it. Relax your body and your mind, focus on your third eye. Don&#8217;t dwell on discomforts or distractions. Detach your consciousness from your ego and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2016-09-02T14:47:28-07:00\">September 2, 2016<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2356 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2356\" target=\"_self\" >Spiritual Armageddon<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The Bible was correct, the &#8220;second coming&#8221; is upon us. Every two thousand years a change of seasons comes upon humanity. The focus of the change is halfway between two states of humanity. This is the point of transition between the two states. The last focus was on the Renaissance, at the turn of the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:59:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2357 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2357\" target=\"_self\" >The keystones of Western culture<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">How does our modern culture define itself? This definition is the basis of how we think, how we act, and who we are. I want to find one or two things that act as the pillars of the definition. I&#8217;ll start with the general thrust of our culture. Western civilization is a supremely rational, materialistic,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:58:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2358 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2358\" target=\"_self\" >The decline of Western civilization-a moral decay?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To start, I&#8217;ll define terms. I mean by decline, the ending of a culture. By Western civilization I mean the attitudes that result from a certain outlook on life, based mostly on European culture, more specifically post-Renaissance mercantilism and the Industrial Revolution. By moral decay I mean the results that this attitude has on the&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:57:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2359 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2359\" target=\"_self\" >A method of spiritual advancement<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">To evolve is the goal of all life. Evolution is the cause of and the effect on the organism being changed. Evolution is progressive, building upon the prior changes to the organism. Humanity is at a waypoint of its physical evolutionary path. The human form will not change for several thousand years, at minimum. Evolution&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:56:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2360 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2360\" target=\"_self\" >The trial by fire: drugs as a &#8220;shortcut&#8221; to enlightenment<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are several paths to enlightenment-each are suited to a particular personality. These provide the person with a path and exercises that are comfortable to them and give the most effective growth. There are ways that are universal to all types of people, that provide rapid experience of enlightened states, and that are easy to&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:55:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2361 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2361\" target=\"_self\" >A physical regimen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Our physical body is the ground in which all our lives are based. Without the physical body, we are only spirit, unable to learn and advance along the path of enlightenment. Our body is therefore the first most important body to develop and take care of when undertaking a spiritual path. It is a temple,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:54:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2362 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2362\" target=\"_self\" >A yoga routine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Purification exerciseVisualize a being of pure light and love (Padmasambhava-Lotus-evolved one), who is sitting in the midst of a lake on a lotus flower in front of you. He is in front and slightly above you at a thirty degree angle. He will come into your heart when you have sufficiently purified yourself. Closing your&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:53:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2363 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2363\" target=\"_self\" >A stretching routine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Preliminaries It is important to follow a few precautions while stretching. &#8211; A stretch should extend to a point where the stretch is slightly uncomfortable, never to pain.&#8211; Hold a stretch, never bounce. &#8211; Keep a stretch for a minimum of 10 seconds, preferably 30 seconds, and for overly tight muscles, 1-2 minutes. &#8211; Slowly&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:52:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2364 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2364\" target=\"_self\" >Weightlifting Routine<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Strength training is one of the foundations of physical fitness. The following is an approach to strength training. I prefer to use Nautilus machines, because they provide the most complete workout. You can use them if you prefer, or any other type of weights. The routines described here provide a balanced workout. This routine is&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:51:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2365 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2365\" target=\"_self\" >The Diet<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This &#8220;diet&#8221; isn&#8217;t really a diet in the usual sense of the word. It is a diet in the proper sense of the word, though. Diet-n. 1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal; daily sustenance. This is what I mean when I say &#8220;diet&#8221;-what you normally eat, day in, day out.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:50:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2366 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-fitness\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2366\" target=\"_self\" >Emotional\/mental regimen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As part of a total system of physical and spiritual development, a program to develop the mind must be included, as the mind controls the body in many respects. The mind (and emotions) are how sensations are interpreted and the facility that generates and controls actions. Thus, as the middle point between body and spirit,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:49:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2367 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2367\" target=\"_self\" >Spiritual regimen-perceptive exercises<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the most important parts of developing yourself is through exercise. Normally when we think about exercise, we think of physical exercise. This definition needs to be expanded in order to improve ourselves and by extension humanity. I&#8217;ve said elsewhere that there are three great pillars of self-physical, mental\/emotional, and spiritual. This essay deals&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:48:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2368 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2368\" target=\"_self\" >Joyousness as the natural state of humanity<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Humanity has changed with the spread of Western civilization. The primacy of mercantilism, the importance of material goods, has altered the relation of man to himself, to others and to the world around him. As man is descended from animals, he retains certain characteristics of animals, and primarily of those animals closest to him. To&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:47:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2457 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2457\" target=\"_self\" >Did Christ Take on 2000 Years of National Karma?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Christ is the New Testament image of a &#8220;saviour&#8221;. What is he saving? The bible never tells us exactly. Christian dogma says that he was saving all men from their sins. This can be taken several ways. Is he saving all men from their individual sins? Is he saving just those men who accept him?&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:46:55-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2369 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2369\" target=\"_self\" >Chakras as nodes of spiritual resonance<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Chakras are special points along our spine. They come from Indian spiritual belief. They represent foci of specific types of energy. There are 7 chakras, distributed from the bottom of the spine to above the head. Each one has a specific color, name, location and series of attributes. They are commonly represented as lotus blossoms,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:45:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2459 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2459\" target=\"_self\" >Charting the chakras<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are 7 main chakras, and several secret ones just below the top\u2026 Name Petals Location Element Color Attributes Image sahasrara 1000 above head &#8220;the crown&#8221;-infinite Vindu, Visarga-Shakti-root of bliss secret creatrix parama-nirvana-Shakti secret crescent Nirvana-Kala secret 16th digit of moon Ama-Kala secret eyes and throat Kama-Kala secret beak Pranava secret feet Shiva Shakti secret&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:44:26-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2461 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2461\" target=\"_self\" >Asymptotes and infinite regress-the climbing ladder of evolution (man from nothing to star)<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">If we postulate that the goal of life is to reduce entropy, there must be some manner in which this entropy lessening\/energy increasing action to manifest itself. To see this energy increase, a graph is an appropriate tool. An exponential graph which represents a function moving from maximum entropy to minimum entropy, or minimum organization&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:43:32-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2370 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2370\" target=\"_self\" >Asymptotes and the folding of the planes<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The asymptote as a fundamental image of progress is an apt metaphor. It can be applied to many things, including spiritual thought. If we look at the asymptote as a way of representing increased energy levels or spiritual refinement, several interesting corollaries occur. If we are looking at increases of energy Kundalini most readily comes&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:42:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2371 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2371\" target=\"_self\" >Building a spiritual hut-the first great step<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On a personal level, the quest for spiritual progress takes many forms. That there are many paths up the mountain of spirit is a common but apt metaphor. The goal of all spiritual work is to reach spiritual purity. Along with spiritual purity comes the ability to inhabit spiritual space. How is this goal accomplished?&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:41:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2372 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2372\" target=\"_self\" >Ritual in modern life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Humanity needs ritual to give substance to his spiritual life.What are the rituals?Initiatory, equinox\/solstice, change of life, daily, cleansing, other.Special actions and words and time spent in a sacred place with others of like mind provide people with a structure to focus their energies.A consistent set of actions also allows the mind to focus and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:40:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2373 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2373\" target=\"_self\" >The &#8220;Bodhisattva cops&#8221;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">At the end of our current great incarnation, the masters who return to clean up the dirty street and sweep the last ones up. &#8220;Move on down the road&#8221;Volunteer to come back fully conscious. They act to pull the left path people into one. They do this by merging. Left-temporal, nontemporal influence, control, sensation, egocentrism,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:39:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2374 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2374\" target=\"_self\" >The Philosopher&#8217;s Stone<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The essence of alchemy is the Philosopher&#8217;s Stone-the method of transmuting pure essence of spirit energy into physical and mental activity and reality. It is not a stone per se, but a method of attainment that pulls Kether, Ain Soph and Ain Soph Aur into Tiphareth and distributes the transmuted spiritual essence and energy into&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:38:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2375\" target=\"_self\" >Will Legalization End The Violence?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As a drug user of some 17 years, I say YES, legalization will end the violence. Here are three reasons why. Use vs. abuse Drug use is what is currently thought of when you look at the legal drugs-alcohol, caffeine and nicotine. While these drugs are certainly abused by many in our society, they are&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:37:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2376 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays tag-spirituality\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=2376\" target=\"_self\" >Tibetan Buddhist Lotus Deity Summary<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Location Element Buddha Consort Buddha-realm Color Ray Throne Implement Enemy Virtue Attendants Center Ether Vairochana Akasha Dhatvishvari All-pervading circle\/Densely arrayed White Blue Lion eight-spoked wheel Ignorance All-accommodating, embodiment of emptiness East Water Vajrasattva Akshobhya Buddhalochana Complete joy Blue White Elephant five-pronged vajra scepter Violent Anger Mirror-like Wisdom Kshitigarbha, Lasya, Maitreya, Pushpa South Earth Ratnasambhava Mamaki&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:36:00-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8627 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-essays\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ericallen.x10host.com\/?p=8627\" target=\"_self\" >Portland Electronic Poet, Program Seventeen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Hello. I am E.P. This is program number seventeen, a fragment of a long prose poem by Xzemach Faccio. Day 281: I think they will try to do it with water. The glass vials look as if they have been filled during the night. One has a greenish tint to it. This must be nearer&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2014-01-02T06:30:38-08:00\">January 2, 2014<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My essays. These are writings about various topics, but centered on spirituality. I had a big push in \u201993 or so, and a few on and off since then. 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