Tag Archives: consciousness

Saluting the Sun #1: Standing Prayer and Mountain

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Aidan

Tadasana 1 and Tadasana 2: Urdhva Baddha Hastasana            “People do not pay attention to the correct method of standing,”1 says BKS Iyengar in his comments on this basic, initial pose, from which everything else emanates. May … Continue reading →

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Saluting the Sun – intro

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Aidan

Although you don’t have to practice yoga as part of the study of the Ecology of the Soul, each chapter of  the book includes a detailed explanation of one of the seven asanas or positions of Surya Namaskar, the ‘Salute … Continue reading →

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Seeing the beauty #2

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Aidan

“Giving your complete attention,” I said in Seeing the beauty #1. Observe. Let’s mine that idea a little, because its influence and impact spread out into all areas of the process of balancing the Ecology of the Soul. Observation is … Continue reading →

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Seeing the beauty #1

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Aidan

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius  Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. Franz Kafka  The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor … Continue reading →

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Spiritual / Physical / Conscient

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Aidan

Spiritual/physical; matter is energy and You are energy. Yoga allows you to experience the flow of energy in your body; it opens your physical ‘channels’ up to that universal force. Chinese medicine and a host of other Eastern schools of … Continue reading →

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Dispassion & Detachment

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Aidan

8 August 2015: The manuscript for the book is done, copy edited and waiting only for final versions of the illustrations done by my long time friend, accomplished musician and all round good egg @Michael_Munday. It goes back to the … Continue reading →

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Grace and Gratitude

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Aidan

They’re all talking about it, the Law of Attraction folks. And a good few more besides, many if not most if not all of the West Coast philosophers, gurus, spiritual teachers and self help leaders, all busily sending their daily … Continue reading →

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Hope, Positive Thinking and Disappointment

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Aidan

In which we explore the tension between positive thinking and protecting yourself against disappointment. You guard against disappointment by not having high hopes. Be optimistic, positive… but detached. Otherwise, if you just ‘un-hope’ yourself so as to avoid disappointment, you’re already disappointed anyway. … Continue reading →

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Past, presence, balance

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Aidan

‘If your mind carries a heavy burden of past,’ says Eckhart Tolle, ‘you will experience more of the same. The past perpetuates itself through lack of presence. The quality of your consciousness at this moment is what shapes the future.’ … Continue reading →

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Phew, nearly left me mind behind there

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Aidan

It’s a quote from a lone stoner, tripping on something very long and strong, that we picked up hitchhiking after a gig many years ago. We giggled then; we giggle now. The Mind as an oft-misunderstood faculty comes in for … Continue reading →

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Video 4 – Light, lighter, enlightened

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Aidan

Hi, Aidan Walker signing in with a Power Seed for today’s ‘Magic Minute’ of meditation. The video is longer than a minute – nearer two – but the idea will pack into a powerful 60 seconds – and repeats on … Continue reading →

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Video 2: Balance – A Magic Minute

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Aidan

Hello, Aidan Walker signing in with another Power Seed for your ‘Magic Minute’ of meditation… for you to plant in the consciousness of your Soul… the soil of your consciousness, to create a beautiful garden. This one is called ‘Balance’. … Continue reading →

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A Balance of Powers is Freedom Fulfilled

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Aidan

The earth’s ecology is a balance of organic and inorganic, living and inert elements. Of matter (which is itself energy, as we have all learnt from Mr Einstein) and living things, which are energy embedded in matter. But we are … Continue reading →

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How does a pinpoint create so much light?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Aidan

How does a pinpoint create so much light? You’re subsumed, enveloped, overwhelmed, inundated, engulfed, absorbed, obliterated, swallowed up… in a voluptuous ocean of bliss – of your own making. Not even of your making, because this is You. This is … Continue reading →

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Dark to Light: The Mouse Hole of Your Mind

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Aidan

Heard the one about the mouse hole? No, not a joke but a tried and tested method of quieting the mind. Eckhart Tolle mentions it in (I think) The Power of Now. As you sit in meditation and settle yourself down, … Continue reading →

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Making inner space

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Aidan

In the early days of my Hatha Yoga study I was privileged to be taught by the powerful, beautiful and eloquent Angela Farmer, who I notice is still working and teaching all over the world (http://www.angela-victor.com). She had a little … Continue reading →

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The Chakra Christmas Tree

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Aidan

Who knows where it comes from or where it leads. In this case it’s not rocket science to answer the first question: it comes from the ancient wisdom of the Chakras, which I touch on here and there on the … Continue reading →

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Sitting on a ring of fire

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Aidan

In the late 18th / early 19th centuries – the time of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe – there was a phrase used by English gentlemen to describe another’s qualities of solidity, reliability, dependability, common sense, determination, stamina and – above … Continue reading →

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Video 1: Peace, Power and a Balanced Ecology of the Soul

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Aidan

Peace, Power & Balance – The Ecology of the Soul First in a collection of short videos. Subsequent ones will be shorter! Enjoy. Here’s the script: The Ecology of the Soul – the Balance of Peace and Power Hi I’m Aidan … Continue reading →

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The Atma Bomb #2

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Aidan

As we said earlier, Sanskrit for ‘soul’ or ‘self’ is ‘atma’. Remind you of anything, given that our modern language owes an enormous amount, in root and branch, to this most ancient of languages? Any particular word that means ‘the … Continue reading →

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Shopping in the Spiritual Supermarket #3

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Aidan

We’re talking about the manifold and varied routes, methods and techniques to ‘manifesting’ –ie, turning your desires into reality – that go with spiritual teaching packages you can find all over the web. The promises are like Yee Shun-Jian’s, the … Continue reading →

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Shopping in the spiritual supermarket #2

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Aidan

As I said yesterday, there’s a host of miraculous Mind-Body-Spirit techniques and solutions on offer out there, routes to increased power, peace of mind, freedom from disorder and anxiety, and even – and especially – to quantum increases in wealth. Money, … Continue reading →

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Magic Minute #7; Body conscious OK, body consciousness not OK

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Aidan

I’m spending time in the learner pool it seems, gathering ideas, wisdom, energy, reading and listening to Morgana Rae on wealth health, Robert Anthony on the Law of Attraction, Carol Tuttle on the Chakras and the estimable Ortners on Tapping. … Continue reading →

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Magic Minute #5: Nature is cruel love

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Aidan

So we’re looking at the two sorts of energy, both of which, when all the bits and bobs, surface accoutrements, distractions and detours, are stripped away, are best understood as Love, because they are life, and if life isn’t love … Continue reading →

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Magic Minute #3: Power Seeds

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Aidan

Power Seeds are mental devices, thought triggers to create, enhance or encourage Soul Consciousness, and hence change your actions. They can be aimed at specific behaviours or specific problems, or they can be random insights, even word games, which lead … Continue reading →

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