Yoga Magick Current

YOGIS (and some of you occultists who are doing GREAT work): Engage in connecting with your drastr-- That inner witness; the knower. Nourish your jiva (soul), By following what your purusa or divine, cosmic higher aspect of ourselves desires us to accomplish, that is the highest good and to reach our fullest embodiment of oneness and divinity. This is YOGA. Yolk yourself to the purusa and accomplish union with all. Swami Madhavanada explains more in depth information on the purusha (based from the minor upanasad; Atharvaveda, written by Rishi Angiras):  "Purusha, the dweller in the body, is three-fold, the Bahyatman (the Outer-Atman) which is born and dies; the Antaratman (the Inner-Atman) which comprehends the whole range of material phenomena, gross and subtle, with which the Jiva concerns himself, and the Paramatman which is all-pervading, unthinkable, indescribable, purifies the unclean, is without action and has no Samskaras." Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu ( &

An instructor teaches movement, breathing and asanas.  Occasionally even some mantras. They might even drop a little Sanskrit from time to time. A yogi does the same thing, but they sound more enthusiastic about it when they speak and they actually, naturally and intuitively transmit healing energy to the students. ...Also, they tend to enjoy gently shoving wobbly students and giving adjustments with their feet. :) The practices taught by the instructors often extend out into dance or other more hyperactive cardio madness types of classes along with pilates and of course can sometimes even fall under the category of Hatha and Ashtanga and even Iyengar. After all, these are all readibly available 200 hour programs.  Some of these 200, even 500 hour trainings might just teach some teachers to be more delusional than others, especially if they spent the big bucks on it to fly to India.  The result of this delusion is that the teacher gets cocky, arrogant and narcissistic.  The mo