THE MAGIC OF GESTURES

Human hands generate enough information to avoid using the voice. Confirmation of this is the sign language spoken by the deaf and hard of hearing.

But even without knowing this language, we unconsciously resort to gestures, reinforcing and consolidating what was said.

Gestures convey information that we lack words to express.

Our hands

The human hand is closely connected to the brain. Science has proven that human consciousness and thought have a powerful effect on the biological activity of the hands. About a third of the signals received by the cerebral cortex come from or are sent by the fingers and palms. It has been established that the palms have a stronger electromagnetic field than the rest of the body.

Nerve pathways coming from the spinal cord and brain go to the hands. On the tubercles of the palms and fingertips there are nerve endings (200-300) - “Pacinian atoms”, which are unique to the hand and communicate with the brain. The hand carries out the will of the brain and thoughts. Due to exceptional sensitivity, the hands transmit impressions to the brain, which are realized by the hands into various ideas.

The right hand controls the left hemisphere of the brain. This hemisphere is responsible for abstract-logical thinking, oral speech, and digital information processing. The work of the left hemisphere shapes the personality; in the left hemisphere, the selection of information that accompanies a person in his life takes place.

The left hand controls the right hemisphere of the brain, which expresses the whole storm of emotions, creative impulses, love and a cascade of feelings; engaged in intuitive, aesthetic, artistic activities, is responsible for concrete imaginative thinking, which disappears as a person ages due to lack of demand. Our hands, figuratively speaking German philosopher

Kant, represent the “brain coming out”.

The brain controls the human biosystem as an integral formation, without functionally separating the mental or physiological components of the body. And the arms, palms and fingers help in this control and stimulate the brain, both physiologically and mentally. The entire human body is at your fingertips. The hand resembles a human figure,– head, index and little fingers – hands, middle and ring fingers – legs. According to Eastern reflexology, each individual finger is also represented as a mini-person. Where the nail phalanges of the fingers correspond to the head, the middle ones - the chest, the phalanges adjacent to the palm - the stomach (abdominal cavity).

On the hands, there are biologically active points that have a whole complex of microstructures (receptors, blood vessels, connective tissue cells). Biologically active points are a small area of ​​skin and subcutaneous tissues that contain biologically active substances that affect nerve fibers and the formation of connections between the point and internal organs.

It is known that in the area of ​​such a point, tissue oxygen consumption and temperature are increased, sensitivity when irritated by pressure is increased (in my method when working with seeds and seeds). Biologically active points of the hands (feet) are connected with the corresponding internal organs of a person, through the impact on the point, there is an impact on a specific organ (corresponding to a given point) or stimulation of nerve endings.

Nonverbal language

The system of nonverbal communication was inherited by people from their anthropoid ancestors. “Reworked and expanded,” it successfully fulfilled its tasks before the emergence of speech and then existed for some time in parallel with it. But even after verbal communication was established once and for all, sign language did not disappear, it was simply pushed “to pre-prepared positions.”

Hac is still amazed by the rich and comprehensive system of gestures that exists among tribes that have preserved the primitive communal system. Researchers compile special dictionaries of signs that describe a particular situation. From them we learn that gestures can show everything: hunger, thirst, friendship. Even love. Thus, among the African Tuareg tribe, to confess your tender feelings, it is enough to cross the palm of the girl you like with your fingers. And if she squeezes her finger in response, it means she loves you.

With the help of sign language, entire stories, poetic and colorful, were composed. Ancient ritual dances (Balinese, Indian, etc.) almost all have a plot; these are legends told in a language understood by people of all tribes. And not only to people, but also to spirits, gods...

Gesticulation was used in cases where silence was required: during oxot, during reconnaissance. Where secrecy was needed, people developed great amount gestures for “initiates.” The most popular example is the Masonic secret signs. Gestures were also used to decorate, “illustrate” speech, and emphasize its most significant moments.

Having found himself in a foreign country and not knowing the necessary dialect, a person often tries to convey his words to his interlocutor “on his fingers.” In most cases, he is understood, because sign language is almost universal.

Indian dance gestures

IN ordinary life, often using certain gestures, or physical actions we relieve stress and free ourselves from bad emotions, which leads to peace of mind and peace of mind. This property of the human body was noticed by the Indians in ancient times, and they began to use elements of dance in their ritual ceremonies.

In Natyashastra, the main ancient Indian scripture on dance, one of the aspects of dance is called Nritya - emotional, figurative dance. This aspect involves communicating with the viewer and influencing him with a whole arsenal of expressive means in order to convey an idea or evoke feelings. And here hand gestures not only decorate the dance, but also convey the meaning of words and concepts, helping to translate sounds into images.

Gestures performed with the hands are called hasta or mudra. They are codified in detail. Gestures for one hand are called asamyuta hasta, there are 28 of them, and for two hands they are called samyuta hasta, there are 23 of them (according to the description given in the treatise “Abhinaya Darpana”). For example, with just one hand you can depict a deer, different numbers from one to five, flower, sword, blessing, confidence, different actions, such as drawing, sweeping, talking and more. A combination of two hands can show greetings, incarnations and attributes different gods, love and friendship, quarrel, evil and villains, a bee over a flower, the flight of a bird, the sky, meeting and separation, birth and death and more. Each gesture has a name and its own list of meanings; this use of gestures is called hasta viniyoga. With the help of hastas, the meanings of words and phrases in songs and texts are conveyed; they help convey the meaning of a story, plot, and accentuate the mood.

Mudras

The term "mudra" refers to a gesture, a mystical position of the hands, a seal or even a symbol. They symbolize the unity of body and spirit, God and man. Such symbolic positions of the fingers and body clearly describe certain states or processes of consciousness. Conversely, certain positions can lead consciousness to the states that these positions symbolize. Thus, mudras activate areas of the brain or soul and have a corresponding effect on them. However, modras are also effective on a physical level.

In Sanskrit, “mudra” is the name given to the ritual position of the hands in Hindu-Buddhist practice, which is strictly defined and has a secret symbolic meaning. There are hundreds of different mudras, i.e. their meanings in combinations and figures drawn with fingers. Numerous mudras in India contain a revelation that is understandable only to initiates. There are mudras that symbolize fearlessness, mercy, assurance, reflection, threat, teaching, nirvana, etc.

The five chakras along the spinal column are associated with the five fingers.

Due to the unique energy supply of our hands, any movement of the hand causes a change in the electromagnetic field around the body. This circumstance determines the use of hand movements for the purpose of both self-healing and providing the necessary assistance to others.

Let's consider those effective actions that can provide certain finger movements:

Finger movements can cause a movement of energy within the body, which can balance Yin and Yang energy.

The movement of the fingers transmits natural information to the body, provides resonance and adapts it to the needs of the body. For this purpose, the palms should be directed lengthwise and upward.

Each person is able to connect to natural information and form a “single Cosmos”: Heaven - Man - Earth.

Finger movements enhance the energetic effect of the influence. At the same time, extended fingers facilitate the process of energy leakage and promote its replenishment.

Magic Gestures

Our physical body is a four-dimensional cavity resonator. By changing our posture or gesticulating, we vary the spectrum of volumetric resonance. Magicians, sorcerers, and shamans understood this very well, using dance and gestures in their rituals.

Gestures can enhance witchcraft rituals, when performed together with prayers and dances, or separately - to concentrate strength.

The magical meaning of gestures is very complex, as is the energy of the hands. Hands can heal and kill, caress and punish. The hands are the channel through which energy leaves or enters the body. Our hands assemble the magical altar, hold the wand and assam, extinguish the candle flame at the end of the magical ritual.

Hands, without which we cannot imagine our life, symbolize physical world. Their five fingers contain a pentogram, the main symbol of protection.

The lines on our hand, if we learn to read them, can be used to communicate with the depths of the subconscious and to reveal to the conscious mind things that are otherwise very difficult to know. A palm reader does not read lines like streets on a map, they are the key to our soul, it is a mandala that suddenly reveals its deeply hidden secret.

Hands were used as the first ancient counting device. They have both masculine and feminine qualities and symbolism, and images of hands have always been amulets throughout the world.

Gestures are also used in magic. Each of the fingers refers to a specific planet, as well as to an ancient deity. This designation is a magical act and part of many spells, the finger being chosen according to its symbol.

The thumb is associated with the goddess Venus and the planet Earth. Jupiter (planet and god) rules the index finger, god and the planet Saturn - the middle finger, the ring finger - the Sun and Apollo, the little finger - God and the planet Mercury.

Many spells involve touching objects with the fingers of Jupiter and Saturn, usually to transform or imbue them with magical energies. The force is represented as a stream going in a straight line from the fingers to the object.

Other ritual gestures used in witchcraft include "cutting" pentagrams into four parts, by drawing in the air with a magical dagger, wand or desired finger. This is done either to expel, or vice versa - to summon elemental energies. All this, of course, must be visualized.

The hand can take the form of a cauldron (then it can serve as a bowl into which water can be poured), assam - and it can direct magical energies, rod - and can be used to summon the gods.

Gestures are the same magical tools as any other, they are always with us and can be used as needed at any time.

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Gestures are the most ancient way of communication, but they were created not only for communication, but also for protection. Hands became the first magical instrument, learn how to use this power to your advantage!

Astrologers say that each finger on the hand is associated with a specific planet, and it is they who give the fingers strength. So, what were the meanings of finger gestures before and how was their magical power used?

Thumb up gesture - attracting love

The thumbs up is perhaps the most common gesture of approval. If the finger is lowered, this indicates a negative assessment. In astrology, the thumb is patronized by Venus, the planet of love and beauty, so the thumb is responsible for our personal life.

The thumbs up in astrology is a gesture of love. If your life is missing this wonderful feeling, then it's time to give it a thumbs up. Of course, you shouldn't walk around with your finger raised. However, try to show yourself this gesture as often as possible, and under no circumstances hide your thumb in your pockets or in your fist - this will block your heart chakra.

Linked little fingers - to the money

How do children make peace? They perform a small ritual - saying a special joke, they interlock their little fingers with each other. In ancient times, the same gesture was made by merchants who concluded a successful deal. Today, the little fingers are not used in gestures by adults and in vain, because the planet-ruler of this finger is Mercury, which is responsible for financial success, business and trade.

If you have a serious matter ahead or a decision to make related to money, clasp the little fingers of your left and right hands. Mercury will not pass by such a sign and will definitely come to the rescue. There is another ritual for attracting money. After receiving the money you need to knock with your little finger right hand according to the largest bill.

Gesture of victory - for success

The index and middle fingers spread apart are called the sign of victory. If you want to attract good luck in something, then there is nothing better than this gesture. At the most crucial moment, simply spread two fingers apart. This can be done either in your pocket, unnoticed by others, or in public - and in order not to be branded an eccentric, you can simply hold a pen between these two fingers. This finger gesture should only be done with your dominant hand.

Gesture fig - for protection

The fig gesture originally meant protection. Three fingers are involved in creating the figure at once - the thumb, index and middle. This trinity means that a person holds the situation in his hands and dictates his own terms, and the Universe protects him.

When you feel unsure of yourself or need protection, simply fold your fingers into a fig.

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The use of gestures in magic is as ancient as magic itself. In fact, they performed a dual role. With the help of gestures, magical movements, and dance, the magician brought himself to a state of ecstasy, helped his consciousness to enter into communication with the Highest, as well as one or another of his hypostases. Sometimes gestures and signs serve as a means of identification for magicians, with the help of which they can verify that someone belongs to the Great Brotherhood of Initiates.

Signs of degrees also exist in the Thelemic orders: the Order of the Eastern Templars (O.T.O.) and the Order of A.".A."... At the same time, in the O.T.O. they are kept secret, and if they must be performed in the presence of strangers during magical work (as, in particular, during the Gnostic Mass), then deliberate distortions are introduced into them.

Signs A.".A.". are not used for identification, but only for magical work. And there is no need to keep them secret. Moreover, up to the degree of Junior Adept (5° = 6°), they are identical to the signs that existed in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. For the Adeptus Minor degree Crowley had already made some changes. Signs of higher degrees were developed by Crowley completely independently, based on iconographic images accepted in the Western magical tradition.

These signs are used primarily as magical "forms" that denote the connection between the consciousness of the magician and the various Kabbalistic Sephiroth of the Tree of Life. In this sense, they can be used in a wide variety of rituals, by adepts of any degree.

Degree signs A.".A.". are divided into three categories: first come Signs of the four magical elements, then - four Signs L.V.X.(from the Latin word lux meaning "light") for the degree of Adeptus Minor, and five signs of N.O.X.(from the Latin word nox meaning "night"). As you know, A.".A.". is divided into three internal orders (the Golden Dawn, the Order of the Rose and Cross and, in fact, A. ".A."). Each of these orders is preceded by an additional degree (Acolyte, Lord of the Reach and Child of the Abyss), and they, in turn, correspond to two mutually balancing Signs.

The existence of slightly different versions of these Signs can be explained by different contexts of their use. Many of them were used in the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, as well as in other initiatory orders. Since all the signs refer to classical images of Egyptian gods, they can be subject to some individual interpretation.

Signs of degrees in the Order A. ".A." began with the degree Novitiate.

Signs of the Elements

Novice(0°=0°) – Consists of Signs of Horus And Harpocrates.
Sign of Horus– this is the sign of the Enterer (the sign of Speech, utterance): take a wide step forward with the left foot, arms are thrown forward (arms should be parallel to the ground), the body bends forward as much as possible.

Always following him sign of Harpocrates– sign of Silence: for this, after the sign of the Enterer, you need to return your left leg half a step back behind your right, bring your right index finger to your upper lip. Some people use the thumb of their right hand (the hand is clenched into a fist), bringing it up and inserting it between the lips.

In the Thelemic tradition, Horus is the Deity of the new Aeon, a symbol of solar magical energy. Committing Horus sign(Entering), you enter the world of magic. Harpocrates (in ancient Egyptian this word sounded like Gore-Pa-Herd- “Horus the Child”) in Ancient Egypt was depicted as a boy holding a finger to his mouth. The ancient Greeks interpreted this as a sign of silence. According to Crowley, a finger to the mouth is not only a sign of silence, but also a sign of surprise. A person takes a step into the magical world, he is amazed by what he sees, but undertakes to keep the secret. In addition, the first sign charges the magical image, and the second one prevents this energy from returning back to the operator.

As already mentioned, each person working with these signs can make some changes to them, “adjusting them to suit themselves.” In fact, which foot, for example, is better to take a step in the Sign of the Enterer - the right or left. Where is it better to throw your hands away: from the ears, from the eyes or from the mouth? Essentially an established rule. However, it should be remembered that each change carries a certain symbolic meaning and can either help to successfully complete the ritual, or, conversely, become an obstacle to magical work.

For example, in ancient Egypt the left side was associated with Isis and the beginning of any work. The right side corresponded to the goddess Nephthys and the completion of work. Therefore, in most cases it is logical to take the Entering step with the left foot, but you can arrange the work in such a way that it will correspond to the step with the right foot.

Speaking about the movement of the hands, it should be remembered that different parts of the head are associated with different Gods and powers. In the second book of Occult Philosophy, Cornelius Agrippa gives the following correspondence: eyes - Sun and Moon, ears - Jupiter and Saturn, nostrils - Mars and Venus, mouth - Mercury. As a rule, the arms are thrown forward either from the eyes or from the ears.

The following four signs correspond to the four magical elements, of which, according to the ancients, our world and man himself consist. They also correspond to the lower four Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.

Neophyte(1°=10°). Earth. Sephira Malkuth. Sign of Set the Fighter. The right foot stands on its toes, the toe points forward and slightly to the right. The heel of the left foot touches the right, the toe points to the left. The arms are extended, forming a diagonal: the right one is raised above the head forward and up, the left one is back and down, palms forward, fingers pressed together and extended. The head is held straight.

Set - God of the desert in ancient Egypt.

Zealot(2°=9°) Air. Sephira Yesod. Sign of Shu, Supporting the Sky. Heels together, toes slightly apart, head tilted forward. The arms bent at the elbows are raised up and to the sides, the fingers are pressed against each other, the hands are bent back, as if supporting the arch.

Shu - God of wind and air in ancient Egypt.

Practitioner(3°=8°) Water. Sephira Hod. Sign of Auramoth. The body and legs are in the Shu Sign position, but the head is kept straight. The palms are placed on the chest as follows: the thumbs are connected at the level of the heart, the rest below, forming a water triangle pointing down. (Note: some people put their fingers together on their stomach).

Auramoth (more precisely, Auramo-from) – Divine name from the language of the ancient Copts. Its translation means "Light shining through the waters of the earth." Auramoth performs Purification with water. She is usually depicted in blue-orange vestments (blue is the color of the Water element). On her head the Goddess wears a blue Lower Egyptian crown. In her hands she carries a blue Ankh sign and a lotus staff (an orange lotus on a green stem). In the Sign of the Degree, the cup of water is replaced by the sign of water, which is formed by the hands.

Philosopher(4°=7°) Fire. Sephira Netzach. Sign Tum-ash-neith . Head and body as in the Sign of Auramoth. The hands are joined, palms facing forward: thumbs on the eyebrow line, the rest higher, forming a triangle of fire pointing upward.
Tum al-Neit– Divine name from the language of the ancient Copts. Its translation means “Perfection, passing through Fire, manifests itself on Earth.” Tum al-Neit makes Initiation by Fire. She is usually depicted in a red robe (red is the color of the Fire element). On the Goddess's head is the crown of Upper Egypt, red in color. In her hands she carries a green Ankh sign and a lotus staff (red lotus on a green background).

Unlike Set and Shu, Auramoth and Tum al-Neit have no clear historical analogies in mythology ancient egypt. (Although sometimes Auramot is brought closer to the “Great Mother of all Gods” Mut, and Tum al-Neit- with the Goddess of hunting and war Neit, who gave birth to Ikhet, who gave birth to the Sun). Therefore, their signs correspond not to ancient Egyptian images, but to the alchemical symbols of Water and Fire.

Lord of the Reach(has no correspondence on the Tree of Life). Spirit. Intermediate Degree. Signs of Disclosure And Closing the Veil.

Sign of the Revealing of the Veil . Head straight. The starting position of the legs is the same as in the Sign of Set the Fighter, the feet change places and are completely on the floor. The hands are extended straight forward, palms facing outward, and moved apart.

Sign of the Closing Veil. Head straight. The initial position of the legs is the same as in the Sign of Set the Fighter, the feet are as in the Sign of Set the Fighter and are completely on the floor. The hands move together from the final position of the Sign of the Opening of the Veil, at the same time the hands turn with the palms inward. The palms are connected, then the arms are freely lowered down.

The symbolism of these Signs is quite obvious. First, a person passes through the Veil that separates the Outer Order from the Inner Order. However, there is a deeper meaning.

L.V.X signs

Junior Adept(5°=6°) Sephira Tiphareth. L.V.X signs

+ Osiris the Slain - Cross. Body and legs as in the Sign of Shu. The head is tilted forward. The arms are spread apart, the hands are turned palms forward, the fingers are together, the thumbs are pressed against the rest. Outwardly, it resembles a Tau-shaped mantle.

L Isis the Sorrowful - Swastika. The body is turned halfway. Left leg stands on the floor, holding the weight, toes turned slightly to the right. The right leg is placed back on the toe, the toe pointing slightly to the left. The right arm bends at the elbow, points up and moves back, the left arm bends down at the elbow and moves forward. The head is slightly tilted towards the left shoulder and looks at left hand. Fingers together.

V Typhon- Trident. Stand up straight, rise on tiptoes, without your heels touching the floor. The head leans back, the arms rise up, forming the letter “V” with the body. The hands are turned palms forward, the fingers are clenched together, continuing the line of the arms.

X Osiris Risen - Pentagram. The body and legs are like the Sign of Osiris the Slain, the head is straight. Arms are crossed on the chest, the right hand is on top of the left, palms are placed on the shoulders, fingers together.

The degree of Junior Adept, to which these signs correspond, contains initiation into the mystery of the Dying and Resurrection God ( Osiris-Christ).

+ signdenotes the death of the candidate.

L sign– Isis’s grief over the dead candidate. The Swastika contains the Rose Cross as an outward symbol that the Great Work is completed. Swastika is also a lightning bolt that twists in a spiral. It shows the Initiation of a whirlwind of forces.

Sign V- These are Apophis and Typhon. These are also the arms raised by a drowning man, and the horns of the medieval Devil. Crowley associates the symbolism of this sign with the 12th Arcana ("The Hanged Man"), which represents the highest formula of adeptship in the Aeon of Osiris. “All this is connected with the formula of the Rose and the Cross, the destruction of the “I” in the Beloved as a condition for moving forward. In the lower darkness of death, the serpent of new life begins to stir,” he writes. The sign shows the obligatory and obvious death of power, without which it is impossible to achieve any perfection.

X sign- resurrection. The combination of all forces in man in the symbol of the Pentagram. It shows the Triumph of Light. It is this sign that the Priest of the Gnostic Mass makes when he proclaims: “There is not a single part of me where God is not.” This is the final ascent into perfect balance of power.

Collectively these four signs are known as L.V.X signs The sign of Osiris the Slain, represented in the form of the Cross, belongs to the category of the other three, since each of these letters (L, V and X) can be derived from the Cross. And the last three signs of this degree represent (respectively and externally) specific letters - L (Isis), V (Apophis), and X (Osiris the Risen). They reflect the full daily path of the Sun, starting from sunset: + – sunset, L – midnight, V – noon, X – dawn.

Since these are solar signs, they can be correlated with the equinoxes and solstices: “Isis in Mourning” (swastika) - the summer solstice, “Typhon” - the dark lord of the winter solstice, “Osiris the Slain” - refers to the autumn and spring equinoxes, while in In the sign of “Osiris the Risen”, the cross divides the days of the year, uniting all energies together.

The meaning of L.V.X.

L.V.X signs present an analysis of the keyword INRI (Formula of the Old Aeon) and give an interpretation in terms of the Gnostic word of power IAO. L.V.X. symbolizes the first stage of initiation - Interview with your Holy Guardian Angel and knowledge of your True Will.

L.V.X. is also the Brotherhood of Light, which, if used magic symbols, is led by the Light of the World. At the same time, this sign shows the imperfection of Light until it descended into Hell. Hands are spread out to the sides, and then folded again - struggle and peace. As Aleister Crowley writes, “It is absolutely necessary for the student to go around these circles of symbolism again and again until the figures merge into each other until they are completely indistinguishable in an intoxicating dance of ecstasy; only then can he consider himself to have achieved the ability to participate in this Sacrament and perform it for himself - and for all people! “The Great Work.”

N.O.X signs (Night of Pan)

Senior Adept(6°=5°). Sephira Geburah. Boy Sign (Pu'er)(Puer – Latin boy) Legs together, head straight. The right hand is to the side, bent upward at a right angle, the fingers of the palm are straightened and directed upward, the thumb is set back at a right angle. The left hand points between the legs, the palm is clenched into a fist, the thumb is pointed forward. (Pose of the gods Mentu, Hema, etc.)

Free Adept(7°=4°). Sefira Chesed. Sign of a Man (Vir)(Vir – lat. man). Feet together, palms clenched into fists and placed at the temples so that the thumbs point forward; the head is tilted and pushed forward, as if symbolizing a butting beast. (Pose of Pan, Bacchus, etc.)

Child of the Abyss. False Sephira Daat. Located at the intersection 3rd paths (Gimel - High Priestess - Isis) and 4th paths (Daleth - Empress - Venus). Therefore it consists of two Signs:

Sign of the Girl (Puella) (Puella – Latin girl). Feet together, head tilted forward, left hand covering Muladhara chakra, and the right one covers the chest (Venus Medica Pose).

Sign of the Woman (Mulier) (Mulier - Latin woman) Legs are spread wide, arms are outstretched to the sides, forming a crescent. The head is thrown back. (Pose of Baphomet, Isis the Salutator, Microcosm of Vitruvius - see Book 4, Part II.)

Temple Master(8°=3°) Sephira Bina. Sign of the Triumphant Mother(aka sign of Isis the Rejoicing, Set Triumphant). Feet together; the left arm is bent as if supporting a child; The thumb and index finger of the right hand squeeze the nipple of the right breast, as if offering it to the child.

Having reached the degree of Adept, the student finds himself on the edge of the Abyss (Nothingness). Therefore, he must overcome it; if he refuses and turns back, then he faces the fate of the “Black Brother.” Here it is worth remembering the interesting opinion of Jack Parsons, according to which Jesus is the Light of the World, the Savior of the World. However, he limited himself to only the role of the Redeemer. The gap was not bridged and the initiation was rejected. Therefore, Christians became “black brothers.”

In many traditions, there is a term that means overcoming the Abyss that separates man from God and dissolution in God. In the Zen tradition, the term satori (“awakening”) is the central and highest goal of religious practice. Since all people inherently possess “Buddha nature,” the task of the adept is to realize it. After this, the innermost meaning of existence is revealed to him in its fundamental “non-duality”, when subject and object, “I” and the external world represent an indivisible unity.

Here is how the 12th century Zen author Daie describes satori: “It (satori) is like a sea of ​​fire: if you get close to it, you will certainly burn your face. It can be compared to a sword: if it is drawn, then somebody risks losing his life. But if you do not throw down the scabbard and approach the fire, you will be no different from a piece of stone or wood. To follow this path, a person must be determined and courageous. There is nothing like sober reasoning or calm metaphysical or epistemological analysis here. This kind of despair must jump over an insurmountable barrier. This is the will set in motion some kind irrational unconscious inner force. Therefore, the product of this will also denies the mental and speculative.”.

The meaning of N.O.X.

The holy word “which is the key to the Abyss” is N.O.X. In ancient Greek mythology, this was the name of the goddess of the night, the daughter of Chaos. If L.V.X. – this is Light, then N.O.X. – this is Darkness. Crowley writes about this in the Seventh Ethyr, Visions and Voices. When the Adept feels empowered, he should take the Oath of the Abyss. Crossing the Chasm, the Adept survives the battle with Choronzon. And then he comes to Sephira Binah, the City of the Pyramids, ruled by our Lady Babalon (Nuit). In her hands is a Chalice filled with the blood of the Saints, and it is there that the Adept must pour out his own blood. Die and be born again as a Child of the Abyss.

It is impossible to use the method of intellectual analysis here, and therefore Aleister Crowley describes the crossing of the Chasm in the language of symbols. LIBER CHETH says:

"1. This is the secret of the Holy Grail. This is the sacred vessel of our Lady of the Scarlet Woman, Babalon, Mother of Abominations, bride of Chaos, who saddles our Lord, the Beast.

2. You must pour out your blood, which is your life, into the golden cup of her fornication.

3. You must mix your life with the life of the universe, without holding back a single drop.

4. And then your mind will become numb, your heart will stop beating, and life will leave you; and they will carry you down to rot, and the birds of the air will feast on your flesh, and your bones will turn white in the sun.

5. Then the winds will gather and sweep you like a heap of dust into a scarf with four corners and hand you over to the guards of the Abyss.

6. And since there will be no life in this dust, the guards of the Abyss will allow the angels of the winds to pass. And the angels will lay your ashes in the City of the Pyramids, and there will be no more name left.”

Crowley's formula is N.O.X. usually identified with the awakening of primal energy, with fear of death or injury, with sexual arousal, etc. He expands the practice using N.O.X. to awaken any fear-filled thoughts, and his poetry and ritual is filled with terrible vows and terrible fantasies so that they help awaken the necessary energies.

The original sexual symbolism of the N.O.X signs. quite obvious:

Puer (N)– phallus
Vir (O)– penetration
Puella- girl
Mulier (X)- woman
Mother Triumphant(Seth the Triumphant or Isis the Rejoicing) – release of semen

The absence of the last of the N.O.X. In some magical rituals, can help to correctly understand the meaning of the entire composition.

In addition, the key to the secret meaning of the entire cipher may be the double names of the last two characters, Mulier And Mother Triumphant. On the surface, in addition to the above, there are symbols of fertilization (acceptance of the seed), birth and feeding. However, inside is a secret of secrets. In the Book of Thoth, Crowley writes: “In one of its manifestations, the Symbol of the Fool is not One, but Two; He is One only because he is zero. He exists: Eheje, his divine name, meaning “I am” or “I will be,” is just another way of saying that he is that which Is Not, because One leads to nowhere from whence he came. And so – the only manifestation is in Two, and this manifestation must be in silence, since three, the number of Bin (Understanding) has not yet been formed.”

Let's consider the first “double sign” - Mulier. In Liber V, Crowley clearly states that this sign is related to Baphomet. At the same time, it identifies Mulier with Babalon, and further, closing the circle, in the Book of Thoth, Babalon with Baphomet. We read: "There is no doubt that the mysterious figure of Baphomet is a magical image of the same idea." Let us draw another obvious parallel for ourselves - Mulier and the zero arcana of Crowley's Tarot, the Fool. This correspondence is striking at the first glance at this Trump. Crowley lists several more related symbols - Zeus Arrhenotelus, Green Man, Parzival.

According to some researchers, the problem remains that this sign corresponds to the degree of the Child of the Abyss. Indeed, in one of the texts Crowley attributed it to the sign Puella, which, by the way, was correlated with Baphomet. But then what to do with Mulier? In our opinion, the answer is that the degree of Child of the Abyss corresponds to all N.O.X signs. – c o v o c u p n o.

Next, let's try to understand why Sign of Set Triumphant also named Sign of the Triumphant Mother or Isis Rejoicing. To answer this question, let us first consider it from the point of view of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life. As is known, Set or Saturn (Satan) corresponds to the Sephira of Binah. This Sephira has a dual role. On the one hand, she is the creator of forms, Great Mother, i.e., Isis. But she is also Chronos with the death scythe, who destroys these forms of physical life, in other words, Seth. “I am life and the one who gives life, therefore the knowledge of me is the knowledge of death,” says the sixth verse of chapter II of the Book of the Law. Hence: In this sign there is Isis, and Seth, and “life”, and “knowledge of death”. Hint: Sephira Binah is known to be above the Chasm, and crossing the Chasm destroys duality.

Let's see how this idea can be developed in the aspect of Egyptian divine history. It is not for nothing that this sign is also called the Sign of Isis Rejoicing (or, as Crowley sometimes called it, Isis and Horus). In his commentary to Liber V vel Reguli, Aleister Crowley makes it clear that, in fact, the father of Horus was not Osiris, but Set. In Egyptian myths there are also some hints at the possibility of such an interpretation. They can also be seen in Plutarch’s treatise “On Osiris and Isis.” Here, the killer of Osiris, along with Seth, is called a certain “Queen Aso,” in whom Isis can be identified.

The first premise for such an interpretation is that Egyptian pantheon there are as many as four deities who are brothers and sisters among themselves: Isis, Nephthys, Set and Osiris. And in the sign we are considering, an androgynous image appears Set-Isis, if we take into account the version when the father of Horus is called Set, this is a sign “ Father-Mother" Recall that in traditional Egyptian myth, Horus was the son of Isis and Osiris, and therefore the patrilineal heir to the throne of Osiris; and it was here that his patriarchal succession was challenged by Seth, who, as brother not only of his father but also of his mother, represented the matriarchal succession. The victory of Horus over Set thus symbolized the transition from matriarchy to patriarchal heredity.

So, following the commentary on Liber 5, we imagine Horus as the child of the incestuous relationship of Set and Isis. And this is an illustration of mother Isis breastfeeding the child of Horus, which it is quite reasonable to describe and how Set Triumphant And How Mother Triumphant. Or - as the Formula for the Birth and Feeding of a magical child - Androgyne Horus - a child born in the Abyss, but destined by fate to overcome it and rise above it.

So, in fact, the signs of N.O.X. - these are not just signs of crossing the Abyss - although what does it mean to “simply” overcome the Abyss! - these are symbols of transformation, werewolf, transubstantiation or, if you like, hatching - the Nemo butterfly, a symbol of non-dual Being - from a numb chrysalis that has approached the entrance to Daat. In them, these signs, this entire arduous process is captured, which is in many ways identical to the birth and death of a person. A process that ends at the Threshold of the City of the Pyramids.

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Since ancient times, people have used special gestures to ward off trouble from themselves and their families. It is possible to attract good luck into life and get rid of enemies and envious people in this way even today. To do this, you need to know which gestures will help with this.

People knowledgeable in magic believe that each of our fingers is connected to one of the planets, which endow us with strength, luck, prosperity and protection. Along with certain gestures, it is worth using personal amulets that protect against negativity and the evil eye. Such protection will definitely help everyone attract good luck and avoid troubles.

Magic gestures from enemies and for good luck

1. Raising your thumb behind your back will help you attract good luck in love, capture the attention of the person you like and add charm to yourself. To enhance the effect, show this gesture as often as possible when looking in the mirror. If you need to get rid of obsessive admirer, when you meet him, put your finger down. Beware of this gesture in your pockets - this will block your energy and close the love chakra.

2. Many people know that children make peace by interlocking their little fingers. However, few adults repeat this gesture, but in vain. Even in ancient times, merchants interlocked these fingers for profitable work so that luck would not leave them. Now, before a responsible transaction or financial transaction, clasp your little fingers. Astrologers believe that Mercury, which is responsible for monetary well-being, will not ignore this gesture and will definitely help you get rich.

3. For success in all endeavors, you should use the ancient gesture of good luck. To do this, spread your index and middle fingers apart. This gesture should be shown before serious tests, hiding your hand in your pocket. To ensure your luck doesn't pass you by, use your dominant hand and don't cross your legs.

4. Use the well-known “cookie” when meeting or talking with people you don’t trust, as well as before complex and responsible tasks, so as not to scare away success and get an excellent result. This gesture is also used to increase self-confidence.

5. Hands clasped under your chin will protect you from negative impact from the outside and will not allow the evil eye to harm your biofield. In a sitting position, this gesture can be reinforced by crossing your legs or placing one leg on top of the other.

These simple signs, as well as the power of the patron planets of your Zodiac Sign, can provide you with prosperity. Strengthen your energy field with positive attitudes and develop fortitude. We wish you good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and

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Now it is difficult to say when or where knowledge about gestures was first systematized. Almost all ancient cultures in ritual practice used their hands, or separately the right or left hand, performing certain gestures or passes. Gesticulation was used in the earliest stages of the development of human thought - in religion, art, rhetoric, social communication, and so on. It is known that European masons, who built beautiful cathedrals, as well as members of the ancient trading guild, known as Dionysian artisans , and responsible for the construction of ancient buildings and sacred structures, used a special sign language as a communication system and to protect their secret meetings, as well as meetings, protecting their dialogues from understanding by the uninitiated.
Ritual gestures have always been important part religious ceremonies in ancient cultures. It was believed that with their help it was possible to call upon the gods and influence the world and send energy directionally.

The First Day of Creation and the Fifth Day of Creation (Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld). With the energy emanating from directed hands, the Lord creates the world.

Gestures are outside of religion.

There is a non-religious spirituality; You can live an honest and decent life, automatically follow the instructions of any denomination, without even having ever heard of it. Various world religions offer all sorts of doctrines and belief systems regarding nature, God and man's relationship to them. But the underlying spirituality human life, is associated with universal human experience. The body of an Orthodox, Buddhist or Muslim is structured the same, therefore, their hand gestures are made according to the same laws, which are non-religious. Historically, it is believed that one gesture is associated, for example, with Hinduism, and the other with Christianity, but in fact, there is a single metaphysical concept of the spiritual transformation of consciousness, developed throughout the entire history of human existence. It is above all individual points of view. This is a world experience that involves a conscious understanding of the surrounding reality.
Gestures act as a subconscious manifestation of ideas and thoughts transmitted through archetypal gestures from generation to generation. For example, in Ancient India There is a well-known tradition of non-verbal transfer of knowledge from teacher to student. The ancient sages achieved the highest art in conducting disputes. Sometimes it was enough to name a position known to everyone, to refer to the maxims appropriate to the occasion (often non-verbally, showing the corresponding mudra) - and the enemy had no choice but to throw up his hands and admit defeat. Gestures became part of many sacred rituals and mysteries, conveying something hidden from uninitiated information from sage to sage, creating a rich tapestry of secret writing.

Sensitive people with healthy energy systems can sense other people's biological fields. They activate their hands, bring them to the surface of the body near the organ being examined at some distance and feel all the characteristics of the patient’s energy matrix. Such healers may feel with their hands heat, cold, density, pressure, vibration, tingling or pulsation.

Ritual of "ancient healing". The hand serves as a conductor of “cosmic fire”.

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Nonverbal communication is the side of communication consisting in the exchange of information between individuals without the help of speech and language, presented in any symbolic form. Such means of nonverbal communication as facial expressions, gestures, posture, intonation, etc. perform the functions of supplementing and replacing speech, conveying the emotional states of communication partners. The instrument of such “communication” is the human body, which has a wide range of means and methods of transmitting or exchanging information, which includes all forms of human self-expression. A common working name used among people is non-verbal or “body language”. Psychologists believe that correct interpretation of nonverbal signals is the most important condition for effective communication.

M. Hall, a researcher of sacred traditions, believed that the finger alphabet used by deaf-mutes was based on the secret gestures of initiates. Particular importance was attached to sign language in ancient and modern initiation schools and traditions.
Currently, such hand signs are called mudras.

What is Mudra?
The origin of the word mudra is unclear. In the early stage of post-Vedic literature of India, the term mudra denoted the idea of ​​a seal or the imprint left by a seal. Somewhat later, it began to correlate with “a trace left by fingers,” denoting ritual gestures. The word itself मुद्रा (mudrā) means “seal, sign”

Mudra is a concept with many meanings. Usually the word Mudra is associated with a complex gesture, with the mystical position of the fingers, or with a mysterious eastern symbol depicted by the hands and fingers. However, there are special positions of the eyes and body, which are also called Mudras. Take a close look at the position of bodies, arms, legs on ancient sculptures. They are all symbolic. All mudras - symbolic positions of fingers, eyes or body - figuratively represent certain states of consciousness or processes of consciousness. And these same positions can lead to the states of consciousness that they symbolize. How is this expressed specifically? Who makes, for example, often and diligently the gesture of fearlessness, which is often used when depicting Indian deities, frees himself over time from his timidity. Mudras address specific areas of our brain (or our soul), and have a corresponding effect on the body and spirit. However, they also act on the physical level.
As early as 1892, R. Otto Franke continued to translate "mudra" as "writing" or the "art" of reading. F. Hommel believes that the word “mudra” (Pali mudda, “writing”, “seal”) comes from the Babylonian musaru with the same meanings - through the ancient Persian, which changed z to d (musaru - muzra - mudra).
In India, mudra was correlated with: 1) dance; 2) symbolic language; 3) iconography; 4) ritual in in its own sense words.
According to Shabdastomamahaniddhi, the mudra also has another meaning: to eat “roasted grains.” It is interesting to note that the symbolic reinterpretation of ritual gestures remains a current phenomenon in most highly developed forms of mysticism.

Mudras, actually expressed as specific finger positions, create directed energy flows and have precise meanings. In its most general form, human thoughts are a union of streams of nervous activity. Such activity occupies the entire human being, or consciousness, and has a specific “form”. The direction of activity of the brain, subtle and physical fields can radically change the nature of thinking and influence a person’s karma.
So, specific configurations of hands - mudras - create certain energy vortexes in the body, promote blood flow to the necessary organs, stimulate the work of parts of the brain and activate energy flows. The ancient Vedic scriptures emphasize the importance of knowledge of the mudras: eta mudra na janati gayatri nishphala bhavat (“one who does not know the mudras will not receive any benefit from the gayatri mantra”). By forming certain figures with the help of fingers, a person turns to the mysticism of symbolic-archetypal signs that evoke the idea of ​​​​the Divine in the mind and improve concentration.
Scientists from the Laboratory of Psychosemantics at Boston University, after conducting comprehensive research, came to the conclusion that non-verbal language conveys up to 90% of information and is more expressive than ordinary words. The fingers are connected by subtle energy channels to the internal organs of the body. Mudras help create certain closed circuits, facilitating and directing the movement of energy.

Eastern explanations of the effects of Mudras on humans are too ornate to be given here. But the influence of the Mudras is undeniable. And if you wish, it is easy to notice that by various bends and crossings of the fingers in combination with different touches of the fingers with other fingers, we can effectively influence ourselves. Isn't this wonderful?
In another sense, closed chains of subtle energy channels in the physical and subtle bodies are also known as mudras (“seals”). It should be noted that the large earrings worn by members of the Indian Kanphata order are also called mudra.
Ancient peoples were confident that hands were capable of seeing, that they were characterized by insights, which they then translated into mystical gestures. So, by mudras we understand mystical hand gestures aimed at concentrating subtle energy, transmitting knowledge through symbols and establishing psychic protection. And in tantric practice, as mentioned above, mudra can also be understood as a woman in the role of a yogini. The same term is used to designate special psychotechniques used in tantric rituals.

And here's another interesting thing
Here are the most commonly used Christian mudras:

“The wisdom of life” is a two-fingered sign. (In Ayurveda it is used to treat eye diseases and balance energy flows in the body). Used by Old Believers and recorded on most ancient icons.
Vedic mudras in Orthodoxy and in the religious traditions of Ancient Iran. A Zoroastrian priest heals a sick man:

His fingers are folded in the form of a mudra, called in Ayurveda “Mudra of Life” - Prana Mudra, and in Orthodoxy known as the “two-fingered sign” and found on most icons and in the Old Believers.

Vedic mudra “Window of Wisdom” - the thumb and ring finger are crossed. In Ayurveda it is used to improve cerebral circulation. Used Orthodox priests to bless the believers and is explained by them as the first letters of the name of Christ (ICXC).

“Earth mudra” - the thumb and ring fingers are connected. In Ayurveda it is used to strengthen mental strength during severe austerities. Mudra reflected on Novgorod icons“Fatherland” of the 14th century and “Savior on the Throne” of the 15th century, stored in the Tretyakov Gallery, “Transfiguration” of the 15th century (Novgorod Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve), as well as on the icon of the Savior to the left of the altar in the Trinity Cathedral of the Izmailovsky Regiment in St. -Petersburg.

Vedic mudras in Orthodox iconography. This gesture is completely inexplicable from the point of view Orthodox canon(in which no other types of finger folding are allowed, except for three: “two fingers”, “three fingers”, “blessing of the faithful by the priest”!). Orthodox icon "Savior". North. 15th century

“Mudra of energy” - the thumb, middle and ring fingers are connected. In Ayurveda it is used to strengthen and treat the spine during long prayers and meditations, as well as to remove poisons and toxins from the body. In Orthodoxy, this Vedic gesture can be seen on the “Transfiguration” icon of the school of Theophanes the Greek, 14th century. ( Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow) and on the icon “Spas” of the northern letter.

Vedic mudras in Orthodox iconography. This gesture is completely inexplicable from the point of view of the Orthodox canon (in which no other types of finger folding are allowed except three: “two fingers”, “three fingers”, “blessing of the faithful by the priest”!).
Three fingers in modern Orthodoxy and folded palms in Catholicism are also mudras. We see three fingers on a fresco from Pompeii in the 1st century. n. e. “Iphigenia in Tauris” (Naples, National Museum). Three fingers, used in Orthodoxy, were used in ancient times by ancient priestesses, who borrowed this mudra from the Vedic tradition.

Iphigenia in Tauris. Reflected in ancient fresco painting A plot from Homer's Iliad.

Lakulisa - a Shaivite preacher (India. Dean. State Hermitage Museum, room 370) is depicted sitting, with the fingers of his right hand folded in the form of the “Window of Wisdom” mudra, which can also be seen on Orthodox icon"Fatherland"

RUNES AND MUDRAS.

Mudra practice methods are present in a wide variety of religious schools and countries: Buddhism and Hinduism, Japan, China, Tibet, Indonesia. Mudra training is present in ancient Germanic, Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultures, Christianity and the Egyptian tradition. The modern development of runic knowledge also has its own version of gestures developed specifically for spiritual practices. Below are runic mudras that promote spiritual discovery and improve the quality of life.

The word "rune" means a whisper, a secret, a riddle, secret wisdom. Runes help a person recognize what the Universe is whispering to him. An ancient runic alphabet, where each rune has its own deep mystical meaning(see table), can be represented in the form of special finger positions, which enhances the effect of the selected rune. The following table shows the runic alphabet of the Elder Futhark, followed by how to recreate runes using your fingers.

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