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

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

The Pure Land as Inner Light: A Phosphene-Based Vision of Sukhāvatī

In the Pure Land tradition of Mahayana Buddhism, Sukhavati, the Land of Bliss, is described as a celestial realm created through the vows and boundless compassion of Amitabha Buddha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. It is a place of radiant beauty, free from suffering, where awakening unfolds effortlessly in the presence of divine beings and … Continue reading The Pure Land as Inner Light: A Phosphene-Based Vision of Sukhāvatī

Beyond Symbolism: Toward a Phenomenology of the Inner Light

About Fake and Real Spirituality In an age saturated with spiritual language, the words have become louder than the silence from which they once emerged. Auras, chakras, energies, frequencies, we hear these terms daily, spoken with certainty, invoked with authority. But beneath the glow of such talk, a deeper question lingers: what is actually being … Continue reading Beyond Symbolism: Toward a Phenomenology of the Inner Light

Amitābha Buddha and the Inner Light: A Vision from the Ultrasubjective Hyperspace

Few figures are as luminous and evocative as Amitābha, the Buddha of Infinite Light. Revered in the Mahāyāna and Pure Land traditions, Amitābha is not simply a symbol of divine compassion, but an embodiment of boundless radiance, a presence that transcends form and emerges in the very depths of inner silence. In the path we … Continue reading Amitābha Buddha and the Inner Light: A Vision from the Ultrasubjective Hyperspace