The SoP is a tall order! It took me a couple of years to have any confidence in doing it. Even at the time I made that video, there were many hiccups to work out.
As far as asking JMG to help with the SoP, what's funny is that it's like asking J.S. Bach to teach a remedial music class for highly-caffeinated 9 year olds. It's hard for him to come down to their level. Not so tough for me, because "highly-caffeinated 9 year old" is one of my dominant personalities, plus my magical expertise is limited to the remedial at this point, so it's not as difficult for me to talk about basics.
I hope it helps you. Notice that the humming sound has the "color" of an accordion note. It can take a long time to make that color but once you get it in head voice/falsetto, you will be well on your way.
2.a Yeah, I remember reading that and thinking "LOL whut?" Nobody has ever been to the center of the Earth, so what that would smell like is beyond comprehension. Personally, I have never been caving or spelunking, so I don't know what those "deep places" are like at all.
As far as the imaginary component of the SoP, do you ever look at a photo/video of a place and imagine what it would be like to live or travel there? For instance, this site recommended by Princess Cutekitten is especially good for "transporting" your imagination outside of your immediate circumstances: https://www.window-swap.com/Window
For the Gate of Air, I often imagine a birch forest at sunrise in the early spring when frost is on the ground. I imagine what it would be like to be Agafya Lykova, waking up on a spring morning alone in the Russian taiga:
For the Gate of Fire, this morning I imagined my own neighborhood on a hot summer day. I imagined watching people go into Dairy Delite from my sweltering car (I don't have working air conditioning).
For the Gate of Water, I imagined a beautiful mountain-surrounded lake in Colorado in Autumn. This one was easy because it actually is Autumn right now where I live.
For the Gate of Earth, I imagined my parent's house on December 31, 1968. They had just moved in at that point. The house used to be a khaki green color, so that was part of my visualization. Sometimes I imagine a snowy landscape further north than Illinois. It all depends, once again.
When we get to the Earth/Spirit Below Gate, I recommend rubbing your hands together vigorously, touching the ground, and then putting your hands on your naked belly. Imagine some healing spirits from the Earth coming up to to help heal your gut and to bring pragmatism and good sense of the "I don't let perfect be the enemy of done" variety into your heart.
When you get to the Purple Gate/Spirit Above, raise your hands to the sky and imagine light beaming down and being surrounded by the All-Fathers like this scene from The Dark Crystal:
Thank you so much! Your gracious & detailed response is a breath of fresh air in these otherwise often perilously toxic online realms. Your blog being one of the exceptions to the rule, of course. :)
I will obviously have to try harder & get back to you in ... many moons, likely... ;) This just leaves me wondering one more thing: Is there anything Kimberly can't do?
As a highly caffeinated 8-year-old, I wish to register a %!#%#ing protest against these darn profanity bans all over the Internet. How else are we 8-year-olds supposed to express ourselves? It’s not like we get taught etiquette these days.
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Re: SoP questions
Date: 2022-10-06 04:06 pm (UTC)As far as asking JMG to help with the SoP, what's funny is that it's like asking J.S. Bach to teach a remedial music class for highly-caffeinated 9 year olds. It's hard for him to come down to their level. Not so tough for me, because "highly-caffeinated 9 year old" is one of my dominant personalities, plus my magical expertise is limited to the remedial at this point, so it's not as difficult for me to talk about basics.
For vibrating a sound, I made a video about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7hOUkJzcCM
I hope it helps you. Notice that the humming sound has the "color" of an accordion note. It can take a long time to make that color but once you get it in head voice/falsetto, you will be well on your way.
2.a Yeah, I remember reading that and thinking "LOL whut?" Nobody has ever been to the center of the Earth, so what that would smell like is beyond comprehension. Personally, I have never been caving or spelunking, so I don't know what those "deep places" are like at all.
As far as the imaginary component of the SoP, do you ever look at a photo/video of a place and imagine what it would be like to live or travel there? For instance, this site recommended by Princess Cutekitten is especially good for "transporting" your imagination outside of your immediate
circumstances: https://www.window-swap.com/Window
For the Gate of Air, I often imagine a birch forest at sunrise in the early spring when frost is on the ground. I imagine what it would be like to be Agafya Lykova, waking up on a spring morning alone in the Russian taiga:
https://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/russias-loneliest-woman-hermit-agafya-lykova-to-get-new-home-in-the-wild/ Of course I imagine other scenes for the Gate of Air. It all depends.
For the Gate of Fire, this morning I imagined my own neighborhood on a hot summer day. I imagined watching people go into Dairy Delite from my sweltering car (I don't have working air conditioning).
For the Gate of Water, I imagined a beautiful mountain-surrounded lake in Colorado in Autumn. This one was easy because it actually is Autumn right now where I live.
For the Gate of Earth, I imagined my parent's house on December 31, 1968. They had just moved in at that point. The house used to be a khaki green color, so that was part of my visualization. Sometimes I imagine a snowy landscape further north than Illinois. It all depends, once again.
When we get to the Earth/Spirit Below Gate, I recommend rubbing your hands together vigorously, touching the ground, and then putting your hands on your naked belly. Imagine some healing spirits from the Earth coming up to to help heal your gut and to bring pragmatism and good sense of the "I don't let perfect be the enemy of done" variety into your heart.
When you get to the Purple Gate/Spirit Above, raise your hands to the sky and imagine light beaming down and being surrounded by the All-Fathers like this scene from The Dark Crystal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAHhpMJbfxQ
I assure you, it's not a trolling exercise! I sincerely hope this helps.
Re: SoP questions
Date: 2022-10-07 10:44 pm (UTC)I will obviously have to try harder & get back to you in ... many moons, likely... ;)
This just leaves me wondering one more thing: Is there anything Kimberly can't do?
Re: SoP questions
Date: 2022-10-09 02:13 am (UTC)—Princess Cutekitten