This is an article in Progression! Welcome to this evolving visual guide designed for seekers of the Yoga of the Inner Light. This guide brings to life the inner visual phenomena known as phosphenes: the spontaneous lights, forms, and visions that emerge behind closed eyes during meditation, contemplation, or sensory withdrawal. Fields of emeralds and … Continue reading The Ultimate Phosphene Guide: A Visual Journey from Flicker to Visionary Light
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The Black Mirror and the Book of Mysteries, the Sefer ha-Razim: Unveiling Inner Visions
In our exploration of the "Yoga of the Inner Light" and the profound connection between ancient contemplative practices and modern neuroscience, few artifacts offer as rich a tapestry as the black mirror. This dark, reflective surface, often associated with scrying and divination, serves as a powerful gateway to inner vision. But what if we told … Continue reading The Black Mirror and the Book of Mysteries, the Sefer ha-Razim: Unveiling Inner Visions
The Working Methods of the Magi Dr. John Dee and the seer Edward Kelley and their Dark Mirror!
John Dee (1527–1609) and his scryer Edward Kelley (1555–1597) devised a complex visionary system that aimed to decipher divine wisdom through angelic communication. Their method combined ceremonial ritual, symbolic architecture, and precise record‑keeping, as documented in Sloane MS 3191, especially De Heptarchia Mystica. 1. The Scryer and the Magus Dee adopted the classical magician’s model: he assumed … Continue reading The Working Methods of the Magi Dr. John Dee and the seer Edward Kelley and their Dark Mirror!
Why Did the Magus Dr. John Dee Not Scry for Himself in the Black Mirror?
Dee's black obsidian Mirror, now in the British Museum in London Through Another Man’s Eyes: Why John Dee Needed Edward Kelley’s Visions? When we imagine John Dee (1527–1609), the legendary Elizabethan scholar and court magician, we often picture him staring into a black obsidian mirror, calling forth visions of angels. Yet Dee himself rarely gazed … Continue reading Why Did the Magus Dr. John Dee Not Scry for Himself in the Black Mirror?
On the refinement of internal energy into light
The phrase "the highest level of qi (the light aureola)" appears in certain Daoist texts and esoteric traditions, and is typically associated with the refinement of internal energy into light, specifically within the framework of Daoist inner alchemy (内丹, neidan). Here's what is known or inferred about this concept: 1. Qi Transformation in Daoist Inner … Continue reading On the refinement of internal energy into light
Inner Light, Alpha Blocking, and the Careful Use of Scientific Metaphors in Spiritual Practice
In this article some very important lessons can be drawn related to spirituality and science. The beauty of this work lies not in its metaphors, but in its attempt to capture what illumination feels like, and to hint that such states are not only real but may have subtle but measurable correlates in the body-mind … Continue reading Inner Light, Alpha Blocking, and the Careful Use of Scientific Metaphors in Spiritual Practice
Illumination and Enlightenment, the stabilization of illumination
Illumination is the experience of realizing that the very essence of our consciousness is made of pure, transcendental light — Urlicht — a luminosity beyond all physical light. This light sometimes reveals itself through sacred geometric patterns in radiant colors, unfolding across multiple dimensions. It evokes both awe and a deep recognition: we are not … Continue reading Illumination and Enlightenment, the stabilization of illumination
Signs You’re in a Spiritual Box
Not all cages have walls.Some are woven from incense and Sanskrit.Some are lined with crystals, teacher quotes, and hashtags about awakening.And some are shaped like silence. The most subtle prison is the one we do not know we are in—the one we mistake for freedom, progress, or enlightenment. The spiritual box does not always look … Continue reading Signs You’re in a Spiritual Box
Jump Out of Your Spiritual Box: Allow Yourself to Be Authentic
We live in an age of spiritual saturation.Everywhere we look, there are paths to follow: schools, systems, sacred maps.Chakras. Breathwork. Lineages. Mantras you must repeat exactly. Light you must see in just the right hue. But what if none of it quite fits you?What if your inner experience refuses to be boxed in? There comes … Continue reading Jump Out of Your Spiritual Box: Allow Yourself to Be Authentic
Nangovai: A Sound That Opens the Light: a key received
During a silent inner-light meditation, the mantra Nangovai emerged: unbidden, untranslatable, yet clearly resonant. It arrives not from thought, but from within the silence, as a spontaneous vibrational structure that interacted directly with the phosphene field. As the syllables formed: Nang... Go... Vai—they move in synchrony with the inner lights. If you try it and … Continue reading Nangovai: A Sound That Opens the Light: a key received
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