of the individual can be permanently damaged. Hence professionals that deal
with kundalini have to be of a post-conventional, humanist bent. They need to
specialize in self-actualization, with a thorough understanding of the nonordinary
nature of this chemistry, the physiology and the larger picture of the evolution of
the human species and life in general. They will be effective to the extent that they
too participate in the Mystery along with their clients.
Erich Jantsch, coined the term “self-organization.” The science of self-
organization concedes that the most interesting structures in nature are not
caused in the usual sense but, rather, cause themselves to come into being. They
“self-organize.” Another term for this is autopoiesis, the process whereby an
organization produces itself. Like physical formation and birth of a child, kundalini
is autopoietic. That is it occurs under its own innate chemistry. It is a cosmic
birth—the Universe is birthing itself through us. But just as the environmental
conditions (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual) may not be conducive to the
true well-being of a human birth, so too the conditions for a spiritual birth may
not be constructive and alchemically-cocreative with the universe to bring about
the spiritualized individual. The only reason why this is so is Ignorance!
Because an awakening involves mechanisms that lead to the death of old
mental pathways, the necrosis of neurons and axons and inferior cells throughout
the body—if this is not undertaken in life-affirming circumstances then much
more extensive die-back can occur—and if conditions are not suitable during
the rehabilitation phase then the time specific period for retraining the brain in
preferred pathways and states is forfeited. Can you not see then the potential for
brain damage coupled with circumstantial dehumanization through environmental
deprivation. And all because of our wholesale ignorance over this natural process of
spiritual death and rebirth.
Bruce MacLennan in his chapter in the book Neurotheology P305-14 says that
archetypes as described by Jung, provide the crucial link between the material
and spiritual worlds; shaping the conscious contents by regulating, modifying
and motivating them. He says the archetypes (inherited patterns of behavior) are
objectively real and crucially important for meaningful human life. This might
be the best material out there on the impact of the archetypes on the psyche. I
cannot recommend Neurotheology: Brain, Science, Spirituality, Religious Experience
highly enough. Some of the authors contributing to this book include: Rhawn
Joseph, Andrew Newburg, Michael Persinger, William James, Eugene d’Aquili,
and many more. Follow the works of John Weir Perry for an interesting look into
the archetypal symbols that arise within the psyche during awakening. There is an
interview with Jeffery Mishlove—Visionary Experience or Psychosis with JOHN
W. PERRY, M.D. http://www.intuition.org/txt/perry.htm
emerGinG From tHe arcHetYPal matriX
Rationality is the ability to objectively witness the symbolic content of the mind
from the impartial spectator perspective. In my experience human consciousness
is 99% archetypes. We are fundamentally symbolic creatures. All words, thoughts,