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LHA SANG: Tibetans traditionally use 5 aromatic plants in their various sang rituals: juniper (lha), rhododendron (nyen), tamarisk (lu), margosa (tsen) and pine (dut)...."klu bsangs: smoke offering ceremonies to the nagas"..."Dud brDa is smoke divination. The color, volume, and drift of the smoke all have significance." (Ekvall: 1964..pg 270)..."Five aromatic plants used in the sang fumigation rites." (Norbu: 1993..pg 37)..."We do a lhasang in order to purify any setting sun situations and to bring about the genuine mind of sadness. (Trungpa)..."What needs to be purified are all the different types of contaminations (mnol grib) that weaken the positive force." (Norbu: 1995..pg 108)..."the sang offering to the 13 dgra bla protectors." (Norbu: 1995..pg 60)..."In Shinto, harae (purification ceremonies) are very important."..(Jinja:1958..pg 26)...."In ancient Peru, every morning in Cuzco, fires were lit from an aromatic wood specially carved to make it pleasing to the God of the Sun." (Hawkes: 1962..pg 133)...
LUSTRAL SPRINKLING...(purification with water, milk, etc)..."One method is to mix the juices of certain medicinal plants and the water of sacred lakes and mountain snows (especially Lake Mapham and Mt Tise) and to sprinkle the mixture with the feathers of a medicinal bird, either the white grouse or the peacock." (Bansal: 1994..pg 80)....."the rites of sprinkling with lustral water are called Tsen (tshan), Tsentru (tshan khrus), or simply Tru (khrus). May use a conch shell container. There are nine types of lustral water." (Norbu: 1995..pgs 112-116)...."To restore harmony with the Phug lha (deity of the house) it is necessary to perform the Tshan Khrus lustral aspersion rites and the bSang fumigation rites." (Norbu: 1995..pg 251)..."In the lalu ceremony, the infant is bathed in milk to invite the la to stay. The white color of milk represents divinity." (Trungpa: 1978..pg 227)...
ROMAN MITHRAIC MYSTERY RELIGION....(2nd Century AD)..."Those devoted to Mithras entered the Mithraea cave with no outside light and participated in various purifications, miatory rites and ceremonial feasts, and were sealed on their foreheads. From the Mithras Liturgy: 'Open your eyes, the rays will turn toward you. Look at the center of them. You will see a youthful god, beautiful in appearance in a white tunic...draw in breath from the rays...then make a long hissing sound." (Meyer: The Ancient Mystery Religions Sourcebook:1987..pg 197)
CHA & YANG RITUALS...."In the rites of 'propitiation of prosperity' (yang grub), the term 'cha' is used as a synonym of 'yang' (prosperity or fortune). It refers to a principle or force that embraces all the positive aspects such as wangthang (ascendancy-capacity), yang (richness, prosperity), pal (glory), phunsum tsogpa (completeness), trashi (good fortune). Ritual texts by Chogyur Lingpa, Jamgyang Khyentsi Wangpo, and the Fifth Dalai Lama are discussed." (Norbu: 1995...pg 63-76)
CHINESE...."In Han Dynasty China (206 BC-222 CE), rituals, domestic observances, and various forms of polite behavior were compiled in the text 'Liji' (Book of Rites). It states that 'Music is the harmony of Heaven and Earth, Ritual is the order of Heaven and Earth.' (McGreal: 1996...pg 41)...
SHADOW PRACTICES..."The shadow practices are termed 'The examination of your life-force reflection within the sky's expanse' or 'Examining your life force, the intrinsic radiation of the five-elements'." (Lopez: 1997...pg 462)...
TENSEGRITY....the Shamanic Exercises taught by Carlos Castaneda can be found at www.castaneda.com......
"An Early Avestan ritual consisting of recitation (vacah) and liturgical gestures, while the gods use daylight itself, which is their visual form, transmitting specific words to men such as 'sasna' and the formula ('mathra'). (Piras: 1996...pg 17)...
FIRE SACRIFICE....(Agni botra).."The purpose of the Vedic sacrifices, haoma, and the materials used (which did not involve the slaughter of animals) are practically identical with those of the Buddhist ritual fire offerings." (Krishan: 1993...pg 240)...
PERSIAN FIRE RITUALS...."In the haoma fire ceremony, the celebrant is required to sit cross-legged, as close as possible to the good earth. The mortar and pestle are placed on a low stand before them with the fire also in a low container. These ritual requirements go back to pre-Zoroastrian times." (Boyce: 1982...pg 146)...
"Haethra paitis: Ancient Persian fire priests used the fire to call down the deities. Atar was the hearth fire, the ritual was organized in accordance with the 3-tier system. Drinking of haoma was an essential part of the ritual." (Ency Brittanica)
NIGHT YOGA....(Ratriyoga)..."In the Kalachakra tradition, the apparition of ten signs are likened to an image reflected in the mirror of one's mind, comparable to the visions that appear in a magic mirror during a pratisena divination rite. In order to let the first signs appear, the yogin has to meditate in a closed place, where no light can filter in. This is called night yoga. The other signs will appear in daylight yoga (divayoga), practiced with ones back to the sun in a walled space with no roof, wherebye the only things seen is the empty sky." (Orofino: 1996...pg 130)...
GREEK CEREMONIES......'euhai, euhoi'...ritual cry during Dionysiac ceremony....aparchai: first fruit offering...apporrheton: secret....daimon: demon....demiurgos: creator...dromena: rituals...entheos: possessed by a god...epoptes: wathcher, highest degree of Eleusian mysteries...hierophantes: one who shows sacred things....katharsis: purifications....kymbals: cymbals...paredros: divine consort...pompe: procession...thronismos: enthronement...(Burkert: 1987...pg 172)...
LHA GYALO...."The gods are victorious"...(Born in Tibet: pg 209)
"The Avestan 'monthra', pahlavi 'monsar'...
Email....okarresearch@gmail.com
September 2012
John Hopkins....Northern New Mexico
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