I have worked out a preliminary protocol to support the fire of kundalini without getting fried and to prevent the years of depression-like fallout that often happens after an awakening. As the science of kundalini progresses such a protocol for adaptation or higher homeostasis will be refined and expanded. Till then, please be aware dear reader that this is an experimental book, the research that will give us the definitive answers to this mystery has yet to be done. In the past we have had no scientific understanding as to what was actually happening to us during kundalini. Now in with modern science we can begin to understand what is really going on.

The Biology of Kundalini is a revolutionary book, long overdue. It will change the way we look at spiritual evolution, medicine and ourselves. With this book I offer a theory of the biology of kundalini, which explains all the symptoms, suggests a protocol of adaptation, and encourages research into a new branch of medicine...Evolutionary Medicine. It is part Self-help book and part notes for scientists and medical minds with an interest in consciousness. It also honors the often difficult process of spiritual crisis in a way that hopefully will reduce the suffering for those undergoing the cruxification, and for those around them watching. This information will be invaluable for anyone going through an awakening, for their family and therapists both medical and psychological.

I recommend you pass over areas you find dry on the first couple of readings. If the subject of metamorphosis in anyway inspires you then eventually even the dry areas will become juicey. The Exhaustion Phase is the seed of BOK which you can use along with the skills and protocol to construct an adaptation or recovery program that is personally suited to you and your symptoms. Writing this book has been the most incredible ride...the information arises on a wave of energy and bliss. When I am hot on the kundalini trail Spiritual Presence is heightened, the muse is tangibly potent and the pieces of the puzzle formulate themselves around the "pull" of the Holy Spirit.

It is very important to grasp the distinction between “damage” (pathology and disease) and the transformative process of “metamorphosis.” Certain phases of metamorphosis include cellular necrosis and catabolic breakdown, for the new cannot grow without the removal of the old. Kundalini with its amplified metabolism and nerve activity, and increased oxidation will tend to down-regulate neural and hormonal receptors and rewire the nervous system. However even if we are in the between-slump, when the hyper-functioning has backed off, but our receptors have not yet regrown, we cannot really consider kundalini as being “brain damaging.” We must see all phases of metamorphosis as necessary allostatic changes in the transformation of our organism and the human collective. Once we understand this and intelligently adapt, we can avoid burnout and regression, and thereby learn to keep the gains made through heightened kundalini.

I don't recommend that anyone should pursue the raising of kundalini energy...I recommend detoxification, supernutrition, strengthening, plus self-discovered spiritual practices and adventures. I recommend following your Muse and working on giving your greatest gift for the widest distribution. If you do these things then an awakening is likely to occur. If you don't do these things then you will not be prepared for a kundalini awakening and so it probably is not going to serve you. So I don’t tell people directly how to raise their kundalini, but encrypted throughout BOK are ways that you can use to raise kundalini. However if you cannot find them, then you are not really for an awakening.

BOK is about the dangers of kundalini awakening in a cooked culture...with bodies that are occluded to the light, prone to inflammation, oxidation, fat peroxidation, immune/adrenal overload, imbalance, and that are demineralized, ungrounded and nature deprived. The book is essentially a protocol for awakening from a culture of sleep.

When you think about it Kundalini Yoga was developed by ancient Indian males who used it to open their bodies to shakti/consciousness. It is a form of aggressively inviting increased charge. In the West our bodies are thousands of years more degraded than Indian bodies, who have lived closer to nature's ways. Our cooked Western diet builds weak collagen, inflammatory tissues, rancid fats and imbalances of hormones and neurotransmitters. We do not include the curry spices and phytochemical rich flavors of Indian food that offer protection from inflammation and free radicals. Thus it is dangerous for Caucasians to adopt an aggressive form of Shakti elevation without detoxing, changing to a raw diet and strengthening our nervous system, body structure and building reserves.

My Inner Arts and the Kundalini Skills were developed (in my degraded, European, female body) to deal with the radical amplification of kundalini. Thus they represent a respectful form of integration, preparation, strengthening and welcoming of the energy without the egoic drive for More! The real work we should be focusing on now is increasing lucidity by fasting, building high integrity tissues and incorporating right-brain consciousness and emotional depth-sensitivity. Lengthy exposure to Nature's energies and wild crafting food and herbs, using high quality water and unplugging from consumer culture are essential to finding our footing in a deeper Human nature...which we will need for adaptation and generation of the new culture.

We Westerners almost need to do the opposite of Eastern yoga. We need to "drop" our tongue into our belly in order to turn on the parasympathetic off switch. We need to lie on the ground (on grass and rock) a lot to repolarize. We need to run to aerobically cleanse our blood and burn off cortisol and adrenaline. We need sunlight to charge our starving pineal/hormonal system. We need raw food to provide energy, enzymes and antioxidant protection and build our resources in order to have the strength to wake up. We need to use clay and water (ocean/river/lake) to detox and revive our subtle senses. We need to be steeped in sensory plenitude in the experience of vibrant color, shape, nature, beauty, movement, landscape and animal life...in order to revive our visionary and visual cortex...the network of deep psychological healing. We need a lot of play, touch, skin stimulation, hugs, eye contact and love to overcome our deep sense of disconnection, isolation and despair.

Disclaimer:
If you are not a solutions orientated, original thinker then BOK is probably not for you. If you have an infatuation with external authorities, orthodoxy, and traditions, or find that you tend to fixate on problems, then avoid this book. Also please be aware that I am not a spiritual teacher or a medical doctor and the only authority I have comes from my own experience and research. Nothing contained in this book should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in BOK.

Dedicated to Mr. Universal and my friends in the flame.

Many thanks to all the fabulous people that have contributed to this book knowingly or unknowingly. May your light shine eternally into the deepest night.

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