Kundalini Splendor

This morning I listened to a CD by Tom Kenyon called "Soundings." Kenyon is another student of music who uses special frequencies to evoke certain vibrational responses in the listener. Once more, I listened with earphones to intensify the experience.

And, again, the energies opened a section where I have almost never felt the flow before--this time it was the pelvic bones, the actual place where the pelvis and the hip bones connect. I was surprised, but pleased. I wondered if indeed we are all being opened totally, in order to prepare us for full reception of the highest energies coming our way. Like many others, I am convinced that the vibration of earth itself is being raised, and that human initiates are essential to that experience. The earth lifts us higher, and we do the same for earth. And I also am convinced that many "volunteered" for this task before birth. That is our assignment. That is why we are here. We don't know the final end of all this, but we are certain that this surrender to higher direction is what we are intended to do.

Will this process lead to the famed "Ascension"? I am inclined to think yes. Why not?

People describe the experience of transformation in many different ways, but I often feel that most of our knowing is simply an assimilation of what Aldous Huxley called the "perennial wisdom," certain basic truths which emerge again and again in the many societies and eras of the world. (For example, belief in a higher spiritual power.) Today these truths are emerging through many forms of expression and with the aid of various media. As a result, they are available to a wider audience than ever before in history. The doors once closed to all but a select few are swinging wide open for all prepared to enter.

The other day, I listened to the first of Oprah's conversations with Eckhardt Tolle, the writer who has captivated so many readers and listeners. I certainly applauded all that he said, but, when I reflected on his message, I realized that (at least for me), these were familiar truths expressed in new language. In fact, what I felt I heard was an accurate description of deep mystical experience, the sense of oneness with the surrounding world and all that is. But the vocabulary was different (for example, calling the moment of mystical connection the "power of now.") This "new language" is very attractive to today's seekers, many of whom might be "turned off" by references to "mystical awareness" or "shifts of consciousness."

This program (which is series of classes) is broadcast to a worldwide audience of over a million listeners. Never has spiritual learning been so easily available, at least to those who "have ears to hear." Thus, everyone is being invited to the table. Spiritual knowledge is no longer confined to the "wise man in the cave" with his scant following.

If you want to listen, you can hear all the broadcasts free on Oprah's website, http://www.oprah.com/

Sometimes, of course, the presentation of such truths (from some of the "New Age" folk) is highly superficial. The danger is always that dissemination will lead to dilution, a watering down of the core revelation. Still, it is beneficial to have this information available to all who listen at a deeper level. And because the times are so critical, surely more and more will hear the inner message.

Now, to return to Tom Kenyon--his CD includes a section on DNA activation. Although Tom himself produces all the sounds with his own voice, many of them seemed to emanate from various spiritual beings, originating elsewhere. There are various theories about the current activation of additional DNA strands within the human species, and some feel that today's children manifest this effect (the Indigo children and the Crystal children). I don't know if any of this is true, but when one listens to Kenyon's CD, one is affected is some curious ways. But I exercise caution in this as most things. Last summer I attended one of his workshops here in San Francisco and got totally "spaced out" for several days. I finally got back into familiar consciousness when I went to an organ recital, and the regularity of the rhythm seemed to put my brain back into balance once again.

I think we are always tempted to go far, all the way to the edge, but we always have to be careful not to fall off into chaos and confusion. We wish to expand our range of experience, but not be totally annihilated by it.