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Biology of Kundalini Biology of Kundalini Exploring the Fire of Life Jana Dixon © Copyright 2008 Jana Dixon http://biologyofkundalini.com Published by Lulu Publishing www.lulu.com First Edition ISBN 978-1-4357-1167-9 Cover by William Hathaway www.wil-design.net DEDICATION 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. Special thanks to New Zealand for being the most magnificent and mystical country in the world, and for giving me such an appreciation for beauty, science and the mystery. DISCLAIMER Because of the urgent need, this book has been bestowed on the world many decades before the extensive lab research needed to solidify a true science of kundalini. I wish to make it clear that I am not a spiritual teacher and make no claims to any degree of enlightenment. Nor am I a medical doctor. The only authority I have comes from my own experience, gnosis 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. COVER ART This alchemical symbol describes the Chemical Wedding or the Sacred Marriage of the charge, poles, hemispheres and sexes. The triangle represents ascending male/yang/positive force and the circle symbolizes the encompassing female/yin/negative. The Caduceus represents the dance of the two polar forces in the spiral movement of all energy and matter through spacetime, in generating the evolutionary process of the Universe. The fire symbolizes the zero point plenum from which Kundalini, Matter and Spirit emerge. The prana, Ether or ferment that is both the Source, Cause and final Omega. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I—PRELIMINARIES Preface ................................................................................................................1 Introduction .......................................................................................................3 My Story ............................................................................................................7 Initiation ..........................................................................................................14 Preparation .......................................................................................................22 Conscious Incarnation ......................................................................................28 PART II—SYMPTOMOLOGY Sense of Self .....................................................................................................33 Symptoms List .................................................................................................37 Exploring the Symptoms ..................................................................................39 Immune System and Transmutation .................................................................49 Lysosomes-Becoming Unglued .........................................................................53 Kundalini in Diaphragm and Throat ................................................................55 Heart Expansions .............................................................................................58 A Tolerance for Bliss .........................................................................................64 Inner-conjunction ............................................................................................69 PART III—CYCLES OF AWAKENING Cosmic Influences ............................................................................................75 Age and Kundalini ...........................................................................................82 Phases of Kundalini ..........................................................................................84 Down is Up ......................................................................................................86 Shock of Awakening .........................................................................................90 Ego Death ........................................................................................................93 Die-offs ............................................................................................................97 Depression .....................................................................................................105 No Problem....................................................................................................110 Burnout or Redemption .................................................................................113 Evolution is Not an Illness ..............................................................................116 Dropping the Pain-body .................................................................................118 Mathematics of Awakening ............................................................................122 PART IV—PHYSIOLOGY OF KUNDALINI The Nervous System ......................................................................................125 Kundalini Gland ............................................................................................143 Hormones ......................................................................................................146 Healthy Hormonal Foundation ......................................................................155 Nitric Oxide ...................................................................................................160 Histamine ......................................................................................................169 Heat ...............................................................................................................178 Thyroid ..........................................................................................................184 Autolysis-Self Digestion ..................................................................................188 Kindling Effect ...............................................................................................194 Bliss ................................................................................................................205 The Crystal Palace ..........................................................................................215 The Amrita-Heart Connection .......................................................................226 Downside of Bliss ...........................................................................................229 High Pressure Symptoms ................................................................................240 Magnesium ....................................................................................................247 PART V—MECHANISM OF KUNDALINI Zero to 3 Years ...............................................................................................251 Polyvagal Theory ............................................................................................256 Crisis Management ........................................................................................261 Kundalini and Schizophrenia .........................................................................264 Archetypal Matrix ..........................................................................................269 Therapeutic Facilitation .................................................................................277 PART VI—META~PHYSICS Superfluidity ..................................................................................................285 Electromagnetics ............................................................................................287 Bio-Lightning Effect .......................................................................................291 Light ..............................................................................................................297 Prana ..............................................................................................................299 Time ..............................................................................................................302 Sound.............................................................................................................306 Biological Relation to Zero-Point ...................................................................311 The Keystone~Biophotons .............................................................................321 PART VII—MEANING Meaning of Kundalini ....................................................................................341 Relationship ...................................................................................................346 Projection .......................................................................................................353 Supra-sex ........................................................................................................358 Tantric Union ................................................................................................362 Creativity and Kundalini ................................................................................368 Pitfalls on the Path .........................................................................................374 PART VIII—KUNDALINI PRACTICES Kundalini Skills List .......................................................................................381
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