David Crow – Medicinal Plants and Spiritual Evolution Intensive
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Starts Wednesday, July 10, 2019
What You’ll Discover in These 6 Months
In this 6-month transformational program, David will guide you through the fundamental skills and competencies you’ll need to have a deep, meaningful, and sustained internal relationship with the intelligence of nature as it operates in your body and mind.
Every month, you’ll join David and this global community for three LIVE teachings, which will build harmoniously upon the previous sessions so you’ll receive a complete, holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles based on millennia-old lineages of medicine, meditation, and mysticism. You’ll discover simple, yet powerful practices to help you perceive how your body – and its complicated matrix of energies – are animated and healed by nature’s profound intelligence.
If you have not experienced David’s work before, you’re welcome to sign up for this intensive training and we will bundle in his introductory course, The Matrix of Magic: Unlock the Spiritual Dimensions of Your Being With Meditation & Botanical Medicine – which you can do before, or in parallel with, this more advanced program. This extra training is described below and is included in your registration.
Modules 1-3: The Matrix of Illumination
Spiritual evolution and ultimate realization do not lie in the outer world, but within the stream of consciousness and its relationship to the body’s matrix of energies and elements.
All yogic and meditative traditions teach that the spiritual path lies in the inner transformation of the heart and mind, which takes place in the container of the body.
But what exactly is the ultimate goal of these diverse practices, described in numerous ways in different times and cultures? What is most relevant and attainable for people in the modern world – and what is the best way to attain that goal?
Modules 1-3 will set the stage for the course by exploring why we should look deeply into the nature of the body, mind, and heart, how we’ll do it, how we can use medicinal plants to support our quest and journey, and what we can realistically hope to achieve.
Module 1: Introduction to the Advanced Matrix of Magic (July 10)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Primary objectives of the course and its practices
Preparations for using herbs, essential oils, and foods during the course
Origin of the teachings in classical Asian medical, yogic, and spiritual lineages
Introduction to the body as a matrix of universal elements and energies
Practices
Introduction to meditation methods presented in the course
Introduction to the contemplative use of medicinal plants and essential oils to study the matrix of energies and elements in the body
Introduction to -listening to the heart meditations
Module 2: The Rainbow Body – The Nature of Illumination (July 17)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
The different meanings of enlightenment in meditative, yogic, and spiritual lineages
The importance of an ultimate spiritual goal for wellbeing and happiness
The intimate relationship between spiritual and ecological health
How awareness of the elements and energies of the body transforms ordinary consciousness into ecological spirituality – and develops intuition for self-healing
The role of medicinal plants in supporting the spiritual path
Practices
Self-inquiry to determine one’s spiritual goals and aspirations
How to use the most important herbs and oils to support meditation practices
Methods to develop ecological spirituality
Becoming aware of the ever-present nature of the heartbeat and its relationship to spiritual consciousness
Module 3: Svasthya – Abiding in the Self (July 24)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
The meaning of Svasthya, abiding in the Self, according to Ayurveda
The benefits of Svasthya as the highest form of mental and spiritual health and wellbeing
Learning to perceive Ahamkar: the process of self-identification in the matrix of identity-less energies and elements
Using herbs, essential oils, and meditation to observe the process of self-creation
Practices
The practice of Svasthya: learning how to abide in the Self
The method of self-inquiry using the principles of Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Tibetan medicine
-Sitting Forgetting – Taoist meditation for loosening ego fixations
Modules 4-6: The Matrix of Energy
The matrix of the body and mind is energized by a life force, known in classical Asian philosophy as Prana and Qi…
The concepts of Prana and Qi are central to all Vedic, Ayurvedic, Tantric, and Taoist yogic, meditative, and healing lineages. In medicine, Prana and Qi are the basis of diagnosis and treatment; in yoga, Qigong, and meditation they the basis of spiritual practices.
From classical Asian medicine we learn there are numerous classifications and types of Prana and Qi operating at all levels of the body and mind – from physiological functions to states of consciousness, to the flow of time, to the cycle of birth and death.
This knowledge, perception and understanding of the nature of Prana and Qi is synonymous with spiritual evolution it’s also the basis of making healthy lifestyle choices, managing stress, and myriad other important practical applications.
Module 4: The Physiology of Prana & Qi (August 14)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Descriptions of Prana and Qi according to the Vedas and Taoism
Prana and Qi of physical organ systems
Prana and Qi of the energy body and subtle nervous system
Perceiving, understanding and living with Prana and Qi as the intelligence of creation in the body
How we absorb Prana and Qi from food, breath, and senses
The Prana and Qi of emotions and their influence on the body
The Prana and Qi of the body and its influence on emotions
Practices
Categories of herbs and oils to study and balance the major types of Prana and Qi
Meditations to study different levels of Prana and Qi
Using awareness of Prana and Qi to enhance intuition and sensitivity for self-healing
Module 5: Botanical Prana & Qi (August 21)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
How botanical Prana and Qi creates and maintains the planetary biosphere
How plants absorb and concentrate the healing powers of celestial and terrestrial Prana and Qi
How the Prana and Qi of plants affect the quality, quantity, and movement of Prana and Qi in the body
How plants form the bridge between consciousness and matter
How botanical Prana and Qi support human spiritual evolution
Practices
Meditation methods to enhance perception of Prana in foods, medicinal plants, and the environment
Primary herbs and essential oils from major categories of botanical Prana and Qi
Module 6: Prana & Qi of the 5 Senses (August 28)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Introduction to Prana Vata, the Master Prana of the mind, heart, breath, senses, and nervous system
How the flow of Prana and Qi through the senses creates inner and outer reality
Using herbs, foods, oils, and meditation to study the pranic flow of taste, smell, sound, sight, and touch
How to purify the 5 senses with pranic awareness
Transforming ordinary sensory perception into perception of spiritual and cosmological reality
The connection between the heart and sensory perceptions of the world
Practices
Meditations to develop an awareness of the Master Prana and train the mind to perceive its flow
The -5 flowers – observing how the heart opens the sensory world
Modules 7-9: The Matrix of Incarnation
The inner spiritual teachings of classical Asian medicine and its associated yogic influences offer profound insights into fundamental existential questions…
Questions related to life and death, the relationship of the body and mind, and how formless consciousness inhabits the matrix of elemental form. Tibetan embryology describes how patterns of consciousness in the incarnating mindstream determine the elemental constitution of the body at the time of conception.
The Kalachakra Tantra, one of the influences of Tibetan medicine, describes how the external world is created by the incarnating consciousness as a place for fulfilling its karmas. Taoist mystics tell us that spirit transforms into birth and back again in an ongoing cycle.
From Vedanta and Ayurveda we learn there are five interwoven bodies – from the external elements of food and water to the most subtle consciousness beyond time and space. From Sankkya philosophy and Ayurveda we learn that mahat, universal mind, evolves into individual mind and sense consciousness.
Tantric meditation teaches us that for Prana to awaken the subtle nervous system of the chakras, we must first create a mental body of emptiness as the container.
Studying these profound teachings deepens our self-knowledge and spiritual awareness.
Indeed, contemplating the mystical dimensions of life, death and incarnation is one of the most direct paths to spiritual growth – and the development of inner wisdom.
Module 7: The Mindstream – The Journey of Consciousness (September 11)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Concepts of the mindstream from Buddhist, Tantric, and Vedic meditation lineages
The journey of the mind through the 6 bardos
Taoist teachings on the cycle of transformations from birth, death, and reincarnation
The 4 levels of Prana Vata: breath, nerve current, heartbeat, mindstream
The movement of Prana and Qi through waking, sleeping, and dreaming
How the subtle energies and elements of consciousness manifest in space and time
The profound transcendent wisdom of knowing the innermost levels of Prana
Practices
The first heartbeat: contemplating our embryonic origin
The river of time: contemplating our lifespan in the flow of heartbeats
The great mystery: meditating on the space between the last and first heartbeat
Using herbs and oils to enhance awareness of the nature of the mindstream
Module 8: Form & Emptiness – The Conjunction of Mind & Matter (September 18)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Understanding the conjunction between the mind, sense organs, and the external world
How the qualities of consciousness determine the relationship between the body and the world, and how that supports or damages health and wellbeing
The 4 levels of conjunction between the senses and sense objects and what it means to individual and collective destiny
Practices
The heartbeat as a mirror of the mind and its thoughts and feelings
Meditation to master the conjunction of mind and sense objects
The best herbs and oils for cultivating equanimity to the outer world
Module 9: Mahat – The Mind of the Universe (September 25)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
The evolution of universal mind into individual mind and body
The 5 interwoven bodies according to Vedanta
The 3 mystic treasure boxes in the heart that contain primordial omniscient consciousness
Principles of Tantric deity meditations and the use of archetypal visualizations to connect with universal mind
Principles of Tantric meditations in the body of emptiness
Practices
Meditations to identify the 5 bodies and their relationships
Tantric meditation on the body of emptiness
Classifications of medicinal plants for the 5 bodies
Modules 10-12: The Matrix of Elements
The body is a system of channels, and the elements of earth flow through as nutrients, water as fluids, sunlight as metabolic heat, and breath.
The movement of these four elements through the channels of internal space create the flow of physical sensations that give rise to our experience of being incarnated in a body and the illusory sensation of separation from the world and others.
With relatively little effort, you can suspend the illusion of your biological boundaries and experience the deeper underlying elemental unity we have with all life which is directly connected in every moment to the same flowing elements that are moving through us all with each breath and heartbeat.
From this awareness arises a profound sense of freedom knowing that we are woven into the fabric of existence, yet free of ultimate substantiality. From that realization dawns the simple, spontaneous, and genuine compassion of ecological spirituality.
Module 10: The 5 Sacred Elements – Biological Unity & Cosmological Identity (October 9)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Introduction to the 5 element systems of Ayurveda and Chinese medicine
How to have a sacred relationship with nature’s elements in and around us
Understanding the subtle and dense levels of the elements in the mind and body, and what this means for health, happiness, and spiritual identity
How the 5 elements combine to form the 3 biological systems of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha
Prana, Tejas, and Ojas: the subtle forms of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha
Primary herbs and essential oils for each element and the 3 body types
Practices
Listening to the heart: learning to feel the flow of the outer elements through the center of the heart
Developing awareness of biological unity with meditations on fire, air, and space elements in and around the body
Using specific herbs and essential oils to enhance meditation on the fire, air, and space elements
Cultivating natural compassion by meditating on the 5 elements
Module 11: Rasa – The Essence of Satiation (October 16)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
The meaning of rasa and its importance to health
Learning to perceive the rasa of foods, herbs, and essential oils for increasing health, immunity, and longevity
Understanding rasa (flavor), virya (energy) and vipak (post digestive effects) of foods and herbs, and their influences on the matrix of energies and elements in the body
How the flow of nutrients through the tissue levels creates the sense of self and karmic propensities
How to perceive the qualities of the elements, and how to use the qualities of herbs to balance the element of the body and mind
Using herbs and essential oils to increase awareness of earth and water elements and their powers in the body
Practices
Meditations to enhance awareness of the earth and water elements in the body
Gathering the jade juice: Qigong for self hydration
Using herbs and oils to study rasa and support and balance the earth and water elements in the body and mind
Module 12: As Above So Below – The Body as a Reflection of the Cosmos (October 23)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Transforming ordinary self-perception by contemplating divine symmetry and cosmological patterns in the body
Understanding the link between solar energy and digestive metabolism
Developing ecological spirituality by understanding the link between human and botanical respiratory systems
Discovering cosmological identity by understanding the influence of sun and moon on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
Understanding the unity between flowerings plants, solar and lunar cycles, and human biorhythms
Understanding and using the purifying and rejuvenating powers of the 5 elements for individual and collective health and wellbeing
Practices
Meditations on the unity of sunlight and digestive power
Using herbs and essential oils for studying and balancing digestive fire
Meditations to experience the biorhythmic powers of flower essential oils
Using herbs and essential oils for studying the unity of human and botanical respiration
Using herbs and oils that purify and rejuvenate the 5 elements
Modules 13-15: The Celestial Matrix
The inner spiritual traditions of classical Asian medicine are rich sources of teachings about the influences of solar and lunar energies – and their relationships to plants, the fire of metabolism, and the fluid systems in the human body.
These teachings have applications for diagnosis and treatment as well as meditation. They’re fundamental to Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, as well as Tantric ritual and meditations in the inner landscape of the energy body.
At a practical level, these teachings can be applied to understanding our body type, to understanding proper diets and lifestyle, and to knowing which herbs are best for our needs.
At a spiritual level, they offer us a way to discover how the celestial influences of sunlight and moonlight, and the terrestrial influences of fire and water that are continually active in our physiology and mental and emotional states. This leads to heightened awareness of our biological unity with nature and cosmological identity.
Through meditation and contemplative practices, we can become aware of how the warmth of the body and the light of consciousness are the manifestations and expressions of sunlight distilled by the alchemy of metabolism.
With sustained meditation practice and mindful use of foods and herbs, we can become aware of how the nutritional nectar alchemically distilled in the body from plant essences is the basis of consciousness – and the source of inner peace and contentment.
Module 13: Solar Beings – The Inner Radiance of Sunlight (October 30)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Concepts of digestive fire in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine
The physical, mental, emotional, sensory, and spiritual functions of the fire element
The evolution of light into consciousness: the flow of solar energy from the sun through metabolic transformation and into the light of awareness and perception
Primary herbs and essential oils for supporting the solar energies and fire element of the body
Inner and outer, subtle and dense forms of metabolism: the link between digestive fire and mental and emotional digestion, assimilation, and clarity
Practices
Using the most important herbs and essential oils for physical, mental, and emotional digestive transformation
Meditation methods for perceiving the flow of solar energy in the body and our biological unity with the sun
Module 14: Lunar Mysteries – The Nectar of Moonlight (November 13)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
How human consciousness is rooted in the essence of flowering plants
The relationship between moonlight, water, sweetness, and rejuvenation of vitality
Sweet herbs and essential oils that regenerate physical, mental, and emotional stamina
How nutrient essence is the basis of immunity, contentment, fulfillment, and spiritual evolution
Lunar symbolism in Tantric meditation and the qualities of moonlight in the nature of the mind
Practices
Meditation to enhance awareness of the physical and mystical dimensions of water and moonlight
Using herbs and oils rich in moonlight for supporting tranquility, contentment, and rejuvenation
Module 15: Celestial Prana & Qi – Biorhythms & Cycles of Time (November 20)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Prana vata and the perception of the flow of time
The Prana and Qi of time, seasons, biorhythms, and stages of life
The 3 phases and constitutions of life according to Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine
Deepening spiritual awareness by understanding biorhythms as cosmological time
Cycles of inner and outer time as described by the Kalachakra Tantra
Practices
Meditations to study and harmonize organ biorhythms
Using herbs and oils to stabilize healthy biorhythms
Modules 16-17: The Heart of the Matrix
The body is a pulsating matrix of energies and elements, kept alive by the beating of the heart; the heartbeat is the outer expression of our inner pranic essence, and that in turn is ultimately derived from Mahat, the mind of the universe. Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine and their associated yogic and meditation lineages offer unique teachings and insights concerning the spiritual dimensions of the heart and their relationships to the mind and emotions.
These holistic concepts articulate tangible and intangible aspects of our being, such as the luminosity of our presence, the impact of moods on immunity, and our cognitive functions. Knowledge of the spiritual dimensions of the heart informs us that we are immaterial vapor of consciousness infused in the materiality of the body, which helps us understand our true nature and the challenges of maintaining balance in the earthly elements.
Cultivating this awareness has important applications for healing mental and emotional disturbances, especially stress, insomnia, anxiety, and depression, as the luminosity of the heart is directly related to how we process stimuli from the world and our emotional reactions to it. At a spiritual level, purification of consciousness so we can return to our true luminous nature is the primary goal of many yogic and meditative traditions.
Module 16: Listening to the Heart (December 4)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
The self-love and self-nourishment of heart-focused meditation
How the Prana of the heart is the link between spirit, mind, and body
7 levels of heart Prana: discovering the deeper energetic, spiritual, and cognitive dimensions of the heart
Understanding Shen, the luminosity of the heart as described by Chinese medicine
The role of botanical medicine in supporting the luminosity of the heart
One heartbeat: deepening spiritual awareness by understanding the pulsation of the universe from stars to microbes
The biological connections between flowers, the heart, and the menstrual cycle
Practices
Listening to the heart: cultivating self-nourishment and developing emotional intelligence
The 7 levels of heart Prana: contemplating the life force that animates the heart
Meditations to study the 7 levels of heart Prana
The best herbs and oils to enhance heart-centered meditations and supporting the brightness of the spirit
Module 17: The Inner Pilgrimage – The River of Life & the Journey to Self-Knowledge (December 11)
What You’ll Discover
Theory
Understanding the biological and subtle energy connections to our ancestors in the heartbeat
The heart as the inner teacher, guide, and oracle
The heart as a window into dreams
Listening to the heart for abiding in the Self
How listening to the river of the heartbeat transforms consciousness
Practices
Listening to the heartbeat to connect with ancestral memories
Consulting the oracle: listening to the intuition of the heart for spiritual guidance
Listening to the heart to increase recall of dreams
Module 18: Conclusion & Overview of the Matrix of Magic Advanced (December 18)
Review and clarification of all meditation practices
Review and clarification of all practices using foods, herbs, and essential oils
Review and evaluation of primary objectives of course and practices …
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