Shakti: The Spiritual Science of DNA

by E.J. Gold

BK004

Esoteric manual used in teaching advanced meditation techniques and movements during the 1970's. Includes some photographs of movements but no movements instruction.

A Riddle for the Reader

“There’s No One Here. I am No One. I am Here. I am No One. I am No Thing. This is nothing. I can do nothing! I am Ue Ue Coyotl, I am a farmer, spreading manure. I am a chemist, become the catalyst. I am lost in the chemistry of my creations. I am all, and everything, but I am nothing in particular. I have been a tree, and I have been a rock, and I have been a mountain, and I have carried the water and I have chopped the wood, and yet, there’s No One, Here. Who: am I?”

Briefing Notes:

Main Themes:

DNA as a Spiritual Code: Gold presents DNA not merely as a biological blueprint but as a sophisticated "Awareness-Continuum Coded Package" (GCMP) containing the essence of a being's awareness, memories, and experiences. This GCMP functions as a vehicle for traversing different realities and universes.

Overcoming Automatic Adaptation: Humans are described as being in a state of automatic adaptation to their environment, constantly modifying their DNA code based on external stimuli. This suggestibility to external relationships is seen as a hindrance to spiritual growth. Gold outlines methods to break free from this automatic mode and achieve conscious control over one's DNA and awareness.

The Bardos as Training Grounds: The book introduces the concept of Bardos - states of heightened awareness experienced during life transitions, including death and rebirth. Mastering the Bardos through specific movements and meditations is presented as crucial for navigating these transitions without fear or memory loss and for achieving spiritual liberation.

Spiritual Development and the Coming Dark Ages: The text emphasizes the importance of spiritual work in a world increasingly consumed by materialism and violence. It warns of a coming spiritual dark age and encourages readers to cultivate spiritual awareness and resilience to survive these challenging times.

Most Important Ideas/Facts:

DNA Language: Gold proposes the existence of a specific "DNA language" encoded within the GCMP. Learning to communicate in this language is presented as a key to understanding and manipulating the DNA modules for spiritual development. This language involves "overstating" communication to ensure clarity and utilizing specific instructions and address modifications for modules.

The Chameleon Principle: The DNA adapts to different realities through a "chameleon principle," mimicking the encountered relationships and environments. This automatic adaptation, while initially useful, becomes a limitation as it traps the being in a cycle of reactive behavior.

Optimum Codes: Achieving an "optimum code" within the DNA structure is essential for achieving higher levels of awareness and spiritual freedom. These codes act as keys to unlocking specific awareness states and can be achieved through various practices and exposures to certain environments.

Spiritual Work as Self-Development: The text emphasizes that spiritual work is primarily about self-development, focusing on overcoming the limitations of the material self and achieving a state of being that can truly worship God. This involves conquering negative habits, cultivating faith, and helping others through one's own spiritual development.

Movement of Spirit and the Nature of Reality: Gold suggests that the universe is in a constant state of folding and unfolding, driven by the movement of Spirit. The creation and destruction of worlds are seen as illusions, products of our limited perceptions shaped by the DNA code.

Significant Quotes:

"The BARDOS are, in fact, an Awareness-Continuum Coded Package - called DNA--into which a _ Being's awareness folds down as soon as the Being leaves the physical plane."

"It may make some sense to get free of the SUGGESTIBILITY ADAPTATION mode of the DNA automatic functioning at this time, but you should also remember that when the DNA AUTOMATIC mechanism for adapting to space and time is taken off automatic ... the adaptation will then have to be made deliberately by the Being."

"The whole game of the Universe is finding something to be sub-ject to, for a Being who isn't subject to anything at all!"

"A piece, is an awareness. ... The false idea connected with that, is, that the Being is, identifies itself as, the awareness."

"EVERY TIME YOU ACTUALLY SUCCEED IN TAKING A NEW ACTION-MAKING A NEW ACTION CYCLE, NOT ALREADY PART OF A CONTINUING ACTION CYCLE, YOU GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME-BACK TO "GO"."

Overall Impression:

"Shakti! The Spiritual Science of DNA" presents a complex and challenging perspective on the nature of reality, human consciousness, and spiritual development. It combines elements of esoteric knowledge, Eastern spirituality, and contemporary scientific concepts to provide a unique framework for understanding the human condition and the path to liberation. The text is dense and often abstract, requiring careful study and contemplation to fully grasp its implications.

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