Awakening the Serpent Power: The Truth About Chakras & Kundalini (Beyond Psychology!)
Title: The Serpent Power: The Chakras
Tags: #Evola #Tantra #Yoga #Kundalini #Metaphysics #Tradition #Chakras #ShivaShakti #Initiation #HathaYoga
- The Microcosm-Macrocosm Analogy
The body mirrors the cosmos; inner forces correspond to outer powers. - The Three Bodies
Material (waking state), subtle (dream state), causal (deep sleep). The fourth state (turiya) transcends all. - Hatha Yoga’s Goal
To awaken superconsciousness, not regression into trance or hypnosis. - The Chakras
Seven centers along the spine, each corresponding to a tattva (element) and a divine power. - Kundalini Shakti
Latent at the base (muladhara), coiled like a serpent. Awakening it reverses polarity from procreative to spiritual. - Prana and Apana
Opposing currents unified in yoga—solar (pingala) and lunar (ida)—consumed in the sushumna (central channel). - The Awakening
Kundalini rises through the chakras, dissolving duality (Shiva-Shakti union at each center). - Beyond Time
Sushumna’s ascent suspends temporal consciousness, leading to immortality. - The Sahasrara
Crown chakra—Shiva’s abode—final reintegration beyond form. - Rejection of Modern Distortions
Psychoanalysis (Freud, Jung) misinterprets yoga as therapy; it is a path for the elect, not the neurotic.
The Serpent Power: The Chakras
Hatha yoga, particularly in its Tantric form, is synonymous with Kundalini yoga. Its Buddhist counterpart is vajrarupa-guhya—the “mystery of the diamond-thunderbolt body.” This discipline operates on the premise of a microcosmic-macrocosmic correspondence: all cosmic forces are mirrored within the human body. The Tantras declare: “That which appears without only so appears because it exists within.”
The human body is not merely physical but comprises three dimensions: the material (sthula-rupa), the subtle (sukshma-rupa), and the causal (karana-rupa). Ordinary consciousness is bound to the material body, while the subtle and causal bodies correspond to higher states of being, typically inaccessible to the common man. Hatha yoga seeks to awaken these latent dimensions, transcending the limitations of ordinary existence.
Modern psychoanalysis, particularly the theories of Freud and Jung, fundamentally misunderstands yoga. Psychoanalysis reduces the unconscious to a dark, irrational substratum, whereas yoga treats it as a field of metaphysical realities that can be illuminated and mastered. Yoga does not aim to heal neurosis but to elevate a healthy individual beyond the human condition.
The Chakras and Kundalini
The body's occult anatomy consists of centers (chakras) that correspond to cosmic principles (tattvas). These centers—muladhara, svadhishthana, manipura, anahata, vishuddha, ajna, and sahasrara—are loci of spiritual power. The muladhara-chakra, at the base of the spine, houses Kundalini Shakti—the dormant serpent-power symbolizing latent divine energy.
Kundalini's awakening requires reversing the natural flow of vital currents (prana and apana), unifying the solar (pingala) and lunar (ida) channels, and directing energy through the central sushumna—the “Middle Path” leading to transcendence. This process dissolves temporal consciousness, symbolizing a metaphysical rebirth beyond death.
The Ascent Through the Chakras
Each chakra represents a stage in the reabsorption (laya) of Shakti into Shiva, reversing the cosmic process of manifestation. The lower chakras correspond to elemental forces, while the higher (ajna and sahasrara) pertain to pure intellect and supreme unity. The awakening of each center involves the union of its presiding deity (Shiva-aspect) and Shakti, dissolving duality.
The culmination is the sahasrara, the “thousand-petaled lotus” at the crown, where Shiva and Shakti reunite in transcendental unity. This is the seat of immortal consciousness, beyond all conditioned existence.
Conclusion
Kundalini yoga is not mere mystical experience but a rigorous path of self-mastery, demanding control over awakened forces. It transcends modern psychological interpretations, aiming instead at metaphysical reintegration—a return to the primordial, unconditioned state.