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Chi, Qi, Ka, Prana, Aether… Life Force Energy & New Thought

Throughout history, there are countless concepts to describe the fundamental life force energy that animates all living things.

Throughout history, there have been intriguing examples of individuals entering trance states through the power of words alone.

Third Eye Massage: In a really small temple space… sonically designed in a way that created really deep altered states in us.

The Principle of Gender transcends the physical… the masculine energy and feminine energy that manifests through us all

The principle of ‘Cause and Effect’ states that every event (effect) is triggered by a preceding action (the cause)

The Principle of Rhythm. “Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides” life, like the natural world has its cyclical flow…

The Principle of Polarity. Hot and cold, light and dark, happy and sad… these pairs are opposites. They are opposite ends of a continuum…

The Principle of Correspondence, ‘As Above, So Below’… we’ve all heard this phrase… but how can it’s application make a difference to us?

The very fabric of reality is intricately linked to our thoughts… the first Hermetic Principle is that All is Mind; the Universe is Mental

Going beyond scales and chords, Ethnomusicology goes into how music actually shapes beliefs, rituals and even social structures.

Lucid dreaming, the phenomenon of realizing that you’re dreaming while still in a dream… being “aware of your own awareness”

At the heart of the Elephanta Caves lies a profound message, a message about the spiritual journey of the individual soul…

The ancient Yogic practices of Dhyana, Dharana, Yoga Nidra and Pranayama offer unique qualities on the way to Samadhi.

Throughout history Drumming and rhythmic entrainment have been used for trance induction into altered states of consciousness

There are stepping stones and pivotal moments to attaining Eudaimonia (having meaning and purpose in ones life)… and these can be engineered

Hypnosis… a practice often associated with modern therapeutic techniques, actually has its roots firmly grounded in the ancient world.