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Dossier of the Ascension: A Practical Guide to Chakra and Kundalini Activation ReviewI first heard about the author by going on a well-known on-line encyclopedia and looking up the subject of "Kundalini". Mr Sharp is listed as an expert on Kundalini, so I was intrigued, and ordered the book. I had already had experience with Kundalini, and had read just about eveything on the subject that I could get my hands on. Well, there is next to nothing on Kundalini nor on Kundalini experiences here, so don't be fooled by the publicity like I was. There is the same old superficial repetition of other bad books on the subject of the chakras. Even after this disappointment however, I was willing to give the author the benefit of the doubt and read what he has to say on the metaphysical and spiritual side. Well I almost got sick when I did. Believe me, I'm not a skeptic when it comes to spiritual work - I've been on an intense eclectic spiritual path for over 35 years now. Here's just a typical quote, from p 27:
" What is this deeper process, this deeper meaning of The Path of Awakening? Really, this path is all about how you self-interface with your physical body and mind. It is about how much of your spiritual consciousness you can get into your body at any one time. It is about bringing your "self" more fully into your body."
As is clear from the above quote, the hidden premiss is that the Spiritual consciousness is none other than your "self", and the "self" that the author describes in this book is in no way different from the ordinary ego. There is no discussion of the difference between the 3self" as ego, and the "Higher self", or even what lies beyond the Higher Self as is brilliantly discussed in Buddhism.
Well that's about as deep as the book ever gets; not even ankle deep.
Mr Sharp is clearly not even faintly aware of the fact that to ascend the mountain to the true summit of spiritual light, we first have to descend into the dark valley that seperates "our" mountain from the spiritual one. To go straight up into the light, is to climb our own mountain towards the false but dazzling light of the little self who is always dreaming of overcoming its inherent inferiority complex. This is the fundamental spiritual trap exposed by every great spiritual and shamanic tradition without exception. In Taoism for example, it is taught that in order to find light, you need to look into the darkness, and to go "up", you need to go "down". In the New Testament we read: "The last shall be first, and the first shall be last" etc. In The Divine Comedy, Dante first decsends into hell before ascending through the various heavens. The ancient Greeks were also very familiar with the danger of being deluded by the temptation of "direct ascension", poetically warning us through the myth of Icarus, and the myth of Promethius. We all fear going down into our own sacred darkness more than anything else because the true spiritual light that will expose our nakedness is always encountered in the sacred dark meditation space within the heart. It takes great honesty and courage to willingly and lovingly open up to the pain of having all of our illusions sacrificially shattered. And yet, that's the only place where true death and rebirth (transformation) can really happen. It doesn't happen "up there" at all, but deep within us. Direct Ascension is a false path that only leads to hubris and the search for compensatory personal power.
The author offers his own bit on pop psychology by saying that we all need to face the "truth" about ourselves such as our weak points and fears, etc. But what self-help books haven't already said so thousands of times without ever explaining how to do that without the help of a psychotherapist or analyst? For those of us who are a bit naive, it is easy to be impressed by the feeling that "Ascension" includes the practice of psychological self-awareness. But the link between psychological work on oneself and spiritual unfolding has already been discussed countless times in countless books. This is nothing new, and yet it is presented as a unique and original idea in this book. The author himself has no university background in psychology, there is no sign of any knowledge on this subject deeper than skin-deep.
For readers who are hoping to get some ego-strength support, the book does indeed provide a "feel good" trip. However I'm afraid that true spiritual transformation has nothing to do with stengthening our "self" by surrounding it with light.
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