EHE1EH wrote:That's right. Thanks for the quote, Vovin.
It might be of interest to some to note that in the myriad of ancient eastern traditions other than yoga, there are in fact some that run the energy downwards like in the Middle Pillar (ex:
http://www.kunlunbliss.com/subjects.html)
These were usually kept the most esoteric. Who knows, perhaps the creators of the MP had astral discussions with some of these eastern practitionners...?
I don't know what you mean by "eastern" in this context, but just to add to the debate I'll chuck this in from Saivite Hindu tradition:
The "energy" runs both ways - the
ida current is feminine in nature, and flows downwards, ending on the left side of the body. The
pingala is masculine in nature & flows upwards, ending on the right side of the body. The
sushumna is the central column that runs from the base of the spine to the crown of the head.
Source:
Merging With Siva by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami - search
in this page for "nadi" ("conduit" - nerve channel)
As far as I know, the chakras (with the personality influences they affect) are the points through which we are individually manifest onto this plane of being: the 5 gates as mentioned in NAP are the points at which we can access different levels of the Godhead, and so are a different thing (think of the difference between your computers "input" and "output" hardware, eg mouse and keyboard, as compared to monitor & speakers EHE1EH - if that helps?)
IOx