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'His cross-cultural study of religious thought scatters gems throughout the book, marking a trail for truth-seekers of all perusuasions....Morris's work provides a provocative contrast to te softer styles of other
Rollicking, irreverent, but serious about traps of narcissism which ensnare practitioners, Blenn Morris introduces us to 'martial arts madness,' a set of syndromes that lie in wait for aspriing praacttioners. wlhile spinning a few outrageous yearns of his own, he brings ocomon siense to the 'wild tales' martial artists often weave arouknd their chi expe4riences.
For this third volume of the 'field notes of an American Ninja,' Morris includes material form fellow teachers: Louisiana healers Ken Morgan and Becca Robertson on chi gung exercises; Robin Martin on meditation visualizations; John Porter on developing psi abilities. We also peek at Dr. Morris's e-mail about others' tales of grace in perilous moments.
Morris combines the wisdom of a triba elder whith the salty humor of a retired sea captain. Pirde, Morrisreminds us, isinvariably the stumbling block that keeps a skilled fighter from developing subtle energy awareness. whether you're twelve or sixty-five, just beginning serious study or a long-time habitue of dojos around the world, the path of budo with Sensei Morris is not to be missed.
Contents
Foreword by Robin Martin, deshi
Foreword by Kevin 'Armado' Menard
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Introduction to Esoteric Budo
Esoteric martial arts as a way of life and death
Martial traditions, ancient and modern, in the west
Chapter Two: Breath, intent, and energy: Occult practice, east and west
Esoterica and occult
Energy
Breath
Intent
Chapter Three: The shadow, eros, and thanatos
'The way of the samurai is found in death'
Thatatos
Eros
Chapter Four: The gurus of death archetypes
Guru or Sensei
The death-seeking-warrior syndrome
The Jean-Claude-Killing-machine syndrome
The dangerous-human syndrome
Keeper-of-the-master's-secrets syndrome
Tournaments of sacrifice and salvation
Martial master as sex stud
The dangers of following
Gymnastic god of weapons syndrome
Faithfulness to teachers
Chapter Five: Budo transcendence: Warriors of light
The authentic budo master
Philosopher-king or shepherd of sublime strategy?
The sword-of-Justice syndormw
The master-of-the-game syndrome
The good helper and source of special knowledge
The virtuous-leader syndrome
The dangers of leading
Chapter Six: Exercises to increase Chi
Describing the air in the air-Ken and Becca's energy medicine; Robin Martin's visualizations; Dr. Death's spider stretches
Chapter Seven: Exercises linking intuition to action
Intuition: trusting your feelings
Cosmic energy micro orbit
Four-way breathing or reverse breathing-Psychic exercises
Chapter Eight: Teaching and psi abilities
Dojo pedagogy
Spinal-marrow clearing
Developing psi abilities (Dr. John Porter)-Meditation; Create energy; Feeling energy; Building a sancutary; External connections; Meditative travel or astral projection; Dream walking; Sparring and gaming as psi tools; Image projectin; Mental barriers; Shape-shifting; Feng shui
Psi games-Hide and seek; Find; Gates; Adventures; Disclaimer
Chapter Nine: Magic and mysticism: Experiences from the field
History lesson (that you will not be doomed to repeat it); Tales from the great web; Lessons from a long-dead Grandmaster, a Testament from the Black Tiger (Howard A. Davis)-The great learning; An unexpected visit; The dead grandmaster
Personal notes; 'An angle on angels,' poem by Anuragh Mehta
Chapter Eleven: Chi sickness
Bioelectrical Phenoma
Breath work in chi kung and greek orthodoxy
Sayings of sentience
Bibliography
'His cross-cultural study of religious thought scatters gems throughout the book, marking a trail for truth-seekers of all perusuasions....Morris's work provides a provocative contrast to te softer styles of other
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highly-evolved teachres.'-Shared TransformationRollicking, irreverent, but serious about traps of narcissism which ensnare practitioners, Blenn Morris introduces us to 'martial arts madness,' a set of syndromes that lie in wait for aspriing praacttioners. wlhile spinning a few outrageous yearns of his own, he brings ocomon siense to the 'wild tales' martial artists often weave arouknd their chi expe4riences.
For this third volume of the 'field notes of an American Ninja,' Morris includes material form fellow teachers: Louisiana healers Ken Morgan and Becca Robertson on chi gung exercises; Robin Martin on meditation visualizations; John Porter on developing psi abilities. We also peek at Dr. Morris's e-mail about others' tales of grace in perilous moments.
Morris combines the wisdom of a triba elder whith the salty humor of a retired sea captain. Pirde, Morrisreminds us, isinvariably the stumbling block that keeps a skilled fighter from developing subtle energy awareness. whether you're twelve or sixty-five, just beginning serious study or a long-time habitue of dojos around the world, the path of budo with Sensei Morris is not to be missed.
Contents
Foreword by Robin Martin, deshi
Foreword by Kevin 'Armado' Menard
Acknowledgments
Chapter One: Introduction to Esoteric Budo
Esoteric martial arts as a way of life and death
Martial traditions, ancient and modern, in the west
Chapter Two: Breath, intent, and energy: Occult practice, east and west
Esoterica and occult
Energy
Breath
Intent
Chapter Three: The shadow, eros, and thanatos
'The way of the samurai is found in death'
Thatatos
Eros
Chapter Four: The gurus of death archetypes
Guru or Sensei
The death-seeking-warrior syndrome
The Jean-Claude-Killing-machine syndrome
The dangerous-human syndrome
Keeper-of-the-master's-secrets syndrome
Tournaments of sacrifice and salvation
Martial master as sex stud
The dangers of following
Gymnastic god of weapons syndrome
Faithfulness to teachers
Chapter Five: Budo transcendence: Warriors of light
The authentic budo master
Philosopher-king or shepherd of sublime strategy?
The sword-of-Justice syndormw
The master-of-the-game syndrome
The good helper and source of special knowledge
The virtuous-leader syndrome
The dangers of leading
Chapter Six: Exercises to increase Chi
Describing the air in the air-Ken and Becca's energy medicine; Robin Martin's visualizations; Dr. Death's spider stretches
Chapter Seven: Exercises linking intuition to action
Intuition: trusting your feelings
Cosmic energy micro orbit
Four-way breathing or reverse breathing-Psychic exercises
Chapter Eight: Teaching and psi abilities
Dojo pedagogy
Spinal-marrow clearing
Developing psi abilities (Dr. John Porter)-Meditation; Create energy; Feeling energy; Building a sancutary; External connections; Meditative travel or astral projection; Dream walking; Sparring and gaming as psi tools; Image projectin; Mental barriers; Shape-shifting; Feng shui
Psi games-Hide and seek; Find; Gates; Adventures; Disclaimer
Chapter Nine: Magic and mysticism: Experiences from the field
History lesson (that you will not be doomed to repeat it); Tales from the great web; Lessons from a long-dead Grandmaster, a Testament from the Black Tiger (Howard A. Davis)-The great learning; An unexpected visit; The dead grandmaster
Personal notes; 'An angle on angels,' poem by Anuragh Mehta
Chapter Eleven: Chi sickness
Bioelectrical Phenoma
Breath work in chi kung and greek orthodoxy
Sayings of sentience
Bibliography
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ISBN
1883319773 / 9781883319779
Publication
Frog, Ltd. Berkeley, California