The Search for an Authentic Teacher/School

My story in Progress:
Recently I've been inspired to embark to Rishikesh, India to learn yoga from the source and receive my 200 hour yoga teacher's certification.

Suffering from severe scoliosis with a titanium rod in my spine after spinal fusion surgery, I spent most of my life thinking that my dream of teaching yoga simply wasn't possible. I discovered Kundalini yoga and I was amazed how accessible the poses were, the level of which my spirit lifted, and the spiritual nature that was awakened from within my being. I began a disciplined daily practice of Kundalini yoga and my dream of teaching yoga emerged once again.

Searching for schools, I discovered that it seemed like a much better option to go to India to receive my certification. I could get my 200 hours, be completely immersed, learn from the source, and have my food and lodge accommodated all for less I would pay in the states (including my ticket). It was a great idea.

During my search for Kundalili schools, I came across a book called Confessions of an American Sikh where the author, spending several years close to Yogi Bhajan (the founder of modern Kundalili yoga), completely tears Yogi Bhajan and his teachings apart. He had been involved in several lawsuits, exuded aggressive behavior, lied about his lineage and teachings, and was ultimately not a genuine teacher. This discovery left my world spinning. The entire foundation of my practice had been based on a lie.

Believe it or not, this is actually a common thing within the community. So many seekers become swept up in sacred teachings that they become to naive to the true essence of those teaching and left susceptible to be taken advantage of. The teacher/student relationship is a sacred one where one should be comfortable enough to completely let go. Finding someone who can fit these standards can be extremely difficult thus I have outline some helpful advice.

Know Your Teacher/School:
 Unfortunately with situations like traveling to India, it can be difficult to really know what you're getting into. A legitimate guru should have a concrete spiritual lineage and be able to attest to a personal experience of awakening. When you find a school that seems fitting, read any and all reviews. Look through course outlines. Reach out to some of the people who have studied with in that school or with that teacher. Are they strangely more expensive than other similar schools in the area? Do they do anything to help their local community? Are they founded by the same "yogi" who also founded a similar school down the street? Are they asking you to pay under the table? Do they have strange attachments to their guru/founder that one might compare to being "cultish"? etc. I found a few different schools and emailed some questions, and the one with the more understanding the response was the school I leaned towards. You can tell a lot about a teacher/facility by how genuinely understanding and accommodating they are to a student's individual needs and concerns.

Often times we simply run into the problem that a guru is still human, thus remains a shred of the ego and rarely escapes the human condition. Being a guru, often times they will try harder to hide this shred, only aiding in its growth. It is important to find a teacher who is honest with their students, as well as with themselves.

Know Your Method:
If you want to teach a specific style of yoga, think about what it is about that style that draws you towards it. I wanted to teach Kundalini because it's focus on the spine/chakras, easy poses, and spiritual nature. I now realize that most of the things that I describe define yoga itself before it became westernized. The only exception would be easy poses, but, yoga being such a broad practice, there will always be poses more difficult or easier than others.  Many western varieties that seem "especially spiritual" are just profiting off what traditional authentic yoga already is.

Follow Your Heart:
Spiritual schools and gurus are always susceptible to negative allegations by those that don't understand. When discerning the truth from the lies, follow what feels legitimate to you. Pay attention to signs of potential teachings that correlate with synchronicities you may be experiencing, or even dreams that you've had. Often times the right teacher will find you if you remain open.

Don't Give Up:
I could of easily given up one yoga altogether after I learned about Yogi Bhajan's Kundalili yoga and many likely do in this situation. Instead I took it deeper, thought about why I really felt drawn to teach yoga in the first place. When we become discouraged in the spiritual community and fail to find anyone who is truly authentic, often times the only is answer is to become authentic within ourselves and find where that feeling leads. Currently, I am looking for schools that teach a deeper, more traditional style of yoga and hope to be heading to India the beginning of next year.


I hope my advice is worthwhile and wish you luck on your incredible journey.
Namaste!

Book of Shadows: Ostara Ritual

With the spring equinox on it's way, I decided to throw together a little ceremony. Ostara is traditionally a time of rebirth and reawakening. Things are coming alive, male and female are joining as on, and everything is in bloom.

This one I wrote combining a couple of things I read on pinterest, which I'm unable to recall enough to source at the moment so, just as a disclaimer if you notice any similarities.

To perform this ritual, I several eggs (one for each individual) with beet juice and turmeric. Me and a small group went on a hike in a New Hampshire nature preserve and scouted out the perfect spot. We made our offerings with holy basil and mint seeds. It was a great experience, but I have not returned since to see if any of the seeds had sprouted. If you decide to perform this, let me know how your experience goes. Again, if your unsure about any of the steps, just ask.

Created: 03-10-2016

Supplies: A naturally dyed egg (Suggested: Turmeric, Beets, Coffee, etc.), Nature, Seed(s) of choice, a Basket, other offerings of choice *optional*

• Cast a circle. 
• Call the four quarters/elements
• Ask the God and Goddess to be present.
•  Place the seed(s), egg, (and other offerings) in a basket.
• Holding the basket, relax your being creating a union with nature and say

     “The wheel of the year turns once more,

As the spring equinox arrives at our door

Light and dark dance a balanced wonder

And the earth awakens from its slumber

Gardens of flowers coming into bloom

As life sprouts from the earth mother’s womb

The sun reaches forth its hand

To the maiden of flowers returned to the land.

And on this blessed day we do remember

The sacred wreath of life and all of its splendors.”

•  Spend a few moments in meditation of the earth, the seed(s) and egg.
• Dig a small hole in the dirt and place the seeds as you say

“The gentle spirit of these seeds I/we call forth

To awaken now with light and new birth.

May you grow green and lively in the cradle of mother earth.

And may we also grow with these seeds,

Bringing our roots to the soil and our spirit to the breeze.”

•  Crack the dyed egg into the small hole in the dirt (and place in other offerings).

“I/We give this/these offering(s) as a symbol of natural oneness

May this soil be blessed with fertility and abundance.

• Continue with a Cakes and Wine Ceremony (optional)
• Cover the hole with topsoil and spend a few more moments in meditation.

“While the equinox enters our hearts with joy and glee

I/we complete my/our workings here, so mote it be!”  

• Deeply inhale and exhale letting the new energy flow through you

“With harm to none, this ritual is done.”

• Thank the directions and the God/Goddess for being present and any other energies you may have incorporated.
• Close your circle with a deep breath and a namaste`.

Book of Shadows: Feline Purrification Spell

I created this spell when I began to notice scrambled energy of my familiar. He had been through a lot of moving back and forth and I felt he needed something to help readjust. Immediately after performing this, the entire room felt a little lighter and my cats energy seemed more cohesive. If you're facing a similar situation, I hope this helps and look forward to hearing about your experiences. Of course this spell isn't limited to cats, feel free to change the wording to fit any animal or human in need. If you are unsure of how to do some of things on here like casting a circle or calling the elements, just ask and I'll provide examples.

Created: 03-07-2016

Astrological Correspondence: New Moon

Supplies: Salt, Sage, Cedar, Lemon, Chalice of water, bowl. Candle, Feline/magickal recipient

• Cast a circle and/or create an energetic protective barrier for your workings.
• Call the four quarters/elements to be present in workings.
•  Burn a Sage/Cedar mixture and allow the smoke to fill the room as you become completely relaxed.
•  Bring the smoke over the recipient and say
  “With air ___ is cleansed”
•  Hold the bowl over the smoke and add a squirt of lemon
• Light the candle near the recipient while you visualize it burning away anything unwanted and say “With Fire ___ is cleansed
• Add a pinch of salt to the bowl
• Take an additional pinch of salt and crumble it in your fingers/over the recipient and say “With Earth ____ is cleansed”
• Dip hands in the water (and place on the hands of the recipient) and say “With Water ____ is cleansed”
•  Sit in silent meditation for a few moments before focusing on the energy within the recipient and say
  “Any energy that no longer serves ____, leave now.
  I thank you for your presence, now I am sending you home.
  Pass from this space effortlessly, gracefully and completely.”
• Bring the bowl forward and say “Smoke of air, Lemon of Fire, Salt of Earth, Element of Water. Guard this being, from blockages of hurt, confusion, and all things of no matter. Keep ____ safe and fully present in the beauty of now. Cleanse ____’s past and empower his/her meows.For the good of all, this bond I do allow.”
• Dip a finger in the mixture and place it on the forehead of the recipient“With harm to none, By elemental power, this spell is done.”
• Thank the God, Goddess, elements, and any other energies you have called for being present.
• Close the circle.

Uncovering the Three Beings

During the summer of 2012, I had an experience that changed my life forever. I stayed in the hospital for four months for treatment for major scoliosis (at the time I possessed about a 140 degree curve). During the time I spent there, I had two surgeries. One was minor, in which they bolted four screws into my skull for a traction device. The other very major, called spinal fusion in which they attached two titanium rods to my spine. Under both of which I believe I had two of the most spiritual experiences of my life.

During the first, which only lasted about an hour, I recall being thrown with near lightning speed to an unfamiliar plane of existence. I felt as if I had "broke through to the other side" and traveled to an astral plane relatively high up on the spiritual scale. The plane was built of patterns and grids of a color that near resembled glitter. All my human senses were cut off, but I seemed to still be able to see and hear purely intuitively. On this plane, I encountered three beings. As these beings spoke, I never really heard anything they said, I just simply knew what they were trying to communicate due to feeling their energy. The beings expressed that they had looked down upon human souls from their plane for quite some time, but never had they encountered human soul on their plane before. Being extremely curious, these beings swirled around me as if they were investigating my soul. They then reassured me about many things including that I would be alright through my whole ordeal in the hospital.

After I awoke from this surgery, I felt I was thrown back into my body so harshly, that I desperately needed to hold on to the nurse in fear I would literally fall off the face of the universe and I was talking uncontrollably without thinking. The nurse continued holding my hand as I rambled on about my experience. She asked me if I had seen heaven and, to her disappointment, I told her that heaven didn’t exist, because it was something so much bigger than that. Everything felt so clear and I recall comparing such a feeling to that of being born. A lot of things connected after that. I realized that, as a young child, almost all of my nightmares were about being "investigated" by mysterious beings, which I assume were the same entities.

Aside from this trinity, I also recalled meeting a green being. This green being claimed to have known my mother, so I assumed it had been my deceased grandfather. It wasn't until a little afterwards that my grandmother told me about an experience she had shortly after my grandfather passed on in which she awoke to a near identical green being of light sitting in lotus position in the form of my grandfather.

Even though this seemed like a personal entity, I wondered if there was a bigger meaning. I thought of the heart chakra and how it acts as the balance point for all the chakras and governs our relationships and how we interact with other people. Also, green, the color associated with the heart chakra, symbolizes harmony, health, abundance and nature. It is the combining of yellow (soul) and blue (spirit). Green, nature's color, offers new energy.

Yet after many meditations that I realized this entity would be necessary for my advancement. Acting as pure compassion, this guide would serve as a spiritual umbrella allowing me to venture into the deep corners of the universe, while shielding me from intense polarity. It is said that the brightest light casts the darkest shadow, and the darkest shadow reflects the brightest light. The single thing that seems to neutralize such polarity is compassion. It is the middle path.

During the time between my two surgeries I had one of the most terrible nightmares of my life, which I still remember clearly. Just before waking up I heard a loud marching sound as the beings emerged once more, but they were somehow very different this time. They seemed to be the polar opposite of the beings I remembered. The beings I met previously seemed to represent immense and unconventional love and peace, while the other set represented dark intensity and void, which I believe is often misinterpreted as evil. After I awoke, I still perceived these beings standing before me, but only for a few moments before they disappeared.

A few months later, there were complications with my following surgery, but after one failed attempt and one unexpected sickness, things seemed to fall into place. I awoke that morning with my heart pounding out of my chest. I was given drugs to ease my anxiety, even drugs to make me forget the process of going under, which I still remember quite vividly, and in the end I was given laughing gas, which was when everything faded out.

I traveled again to the same plane where the beings greeted me once more. They seemed familiar with my soul and assured me that the complications occurred because they weren’t quite ready for me. With the knowledge they gained from my previous surgery, they gathered around me and removed my core essence from my soul’s vehicle. They then turned away and huddled together further craft it, shaping it with their light and giving me wisdom and psychic senses that it would have taken me years, even lifetimes to develop on my own. It was somewhat like setting a reset button on me in the sense that it took away all of my spiritual baggage.

After the beings had altered my core essence, they placed it back into my soul’s vehicle. After which the beings communicated to me that, because my energy is now so different, I must travel through the entire process of reincarnation in order to return to my body. I could no longer return the way I came. This part gets a bit fuzzy because I believe I went deeper than my brain still allows me to currently comprehend. I recall exploring the grid of the cosmos and floating in time and space, yet with a mission – I knew I still had to get home.

One of my last stops was to what I can only describe as a quasar (- a point in space in which a black hole swallows a star and lets out a cosmic burp of blasting light). Quasars are usually extremely hectic, and yet somehow it was peaceful as if the point of explosion was frozen in space and time stood still. It glowed with brilliant light more beautiful than I had ever seen. Spirits emerged and welcomed me, and everyone recognized me and communicated that they were surprised that I had been human for so long. They all gathered around and embraced me and I had never felt such an intense sense of belonging. It was then when I realized that that’s what I had meant when I told the nurse there was no heaven, that it wasn’t that simple. It’s because everyone’s “heaven” is different. When you return to “heaven”, you’re returning to the place where your soul originated, where time itself stands still.

I’m told roughly eight hours later, I woke up. I don’t remember this, nor do I remember anything else until three days later. I almost feel its better that way, although I’m told that, when I wasn’t screaming pain, I was babbling about the beings. Recovering was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever had to do. While in constant pain I had to relearn many of the basic things no one ever gives much thought to. Luckily I made a speedy recovery and was sent home a week later.

It wasn't until I reached a higher state of consciousness during meditation, which occurred a few months after returning home from the hospital, that I realized that all these things meant something and that there were certain profound secrets of the universe of which I felt I needed to uncover. During this experience, I also learned why certain souls are placed in certain bodies and how spiritual experiences which the individual will experience in life must match up to the spiritual needs of the soul. After that it seemed like after every one of my mediations, I’d uncover more about all of my experiences, as if I was slowing prying information from my subconscious.

During another one of my mediations I recalled meeting these beings and writing on a piece of paper “The beings called to me and I understood”, but after I regained normal consciousness, I couldn't for the life of me remember what these beings called out to me for or what I "understood".

Even my dreams were a constant psychedelic vision. Once the continuation of colors and patterns faded, I would continuously have dreams of being in a very tall tower. This tower represented all that existed and each door in this tower represented a different dimension or universe. It seemed to represent a tower of the living mind built on the foundation of the Akashic Records. The tower had somewhat of a “help desk” in the center, which is where the three beings always resided. However every time they were revealed, I would wake up.

After that I began doing as much research as possible about these three beings. Some of the things that came to mind before research were the trinities of various religions which I already knew about - The father, son, and holy ghost of Christianity, The maiden, mother, and crone of Paganism which represents the three stages of the Goddess, Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva of Hinduism which represents the creator, the preserver, and destroyer of the universe, and of course there is always the past, present, and future as well as the physical, mental, spiritual self, and the individual, cosmic, and transcendent self. But I knew these three beings meant more than all of that. They were somehow all of them and none of them.

My favorite tarot card also came to mind - the High Priestess. I had read about how she sat between two pillars who were in plain sight, but the third pillar was slightly covered temporarily by a curtain as sort of a test to the seeker of enlightenment (- the Magican). I thought of how these three pillars could possibly represent the three beings.

So I began doing research on various people who endured a near death experience and I was astonished at just how many people mentioned meeting these three beings. I was even more astonished when I came across this picture that a man had posted while describing his near death experiences - an exact match of the three beings of dark intensity that appeared to me.

I found that a woman recalled meeting these beings during her near death experiences in the late 80’s and, according to her, they predicted to her the war and the dwindling state of the economy. But they told her that an era of peace would arise on earth following these two events.

A young boy who had a near death experience recalled back on it by saying “I had the feeling that if I went with them (three beings) there would be no coming back ….”

A woman who took part in a past life regression reported seeing three beings she had been with just before she was born. She stated that “Standing in that place with the three beings, I was surrounded by spectacular vistas. If I had turned around, I would have seen the planet Earth beside and below us. All of the vistas seemed unimportant. The three beings huddled about me, giving me both information and instructions. That was the important part. After that, they sent me here, — to this life.”

I also found that a group of spirit mediums, skilled in performing séances and contacting the diseased, worked with a group of three beings which they referred to as “the spirit team”. They claimed that all the advancements they made in their field were only made possible through the help of this “spirit team” as they wanted them to succeed.

So I then reached the conclusion that perhaps these “three beings” were some kind of the gate-keepers of the other side, but if this were true, why has so little been written about them? Finding any information about them over the internet was like a wild goose chase. But perhaps that’s because the most valuable truths are the ones that are the hardest to find.

I continued researching and found that Alice A. Bailey, an important figure of Theosophy who is said to help St. Germain bring about the Age of Aquarius in the Americas, and two different English Masters. Her and few others  formed a subsidiary group in called Triangles, in which people were encouraged to form 3 person triangle groups for meditation, the purpose as being to “help to illuminate world thought … through which the new incoming Aquarian energies can function, the new ideas spread.".  Bailey is also said to have identified the three Lords of Liberation. According Bailey, the three Lords of Liberation formulated the slogan Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. Finally, Bailey also identified the three Lords of Karma. These three beings are said to live in Shamballah and help Sanat Kumara decide where and when souls are going to incarnate in their next life.

The concept of these three beings being "Lords of Karma" struck me with a profound sense of significance. In Paganism, they make clear that everything you send out into the universe, especially with your magickal practice, come back to you times three. They call it the Law of Three. I thought that perhaps each degree of your karma relating to this law could possibly be given to you by each of the three beings. It's also a common concept of many eastern philosophies that your next life is determined by your karma... So it's only logical to conclude that these "Lords of Karma" would be the beings to lead you to your next life.

I did some looking into who Sanat Kumara was and found that Helena Blavatsky, another important figure in Theosophy, mentioned him briefly and claimed he belonged to a group of beings called the “Lords of the Flame”, whom Christian tradition have misunderstood as Lucifer and the fallen angels. The word lucifer actually means “light bringer” and, as I recall holds some significance with the planet Venus. Sanat Kumara is regarded as the great guru, savior of Earth as it is said that he sacrificed himself to become the personality vehicle for the ensuing deity of our planet 18.5 million years ago. Believers in him see him are in many of the major religions, as Skanda/Kartikkeya in Hinduism, Brahma-Sanam Kumar in Buddhism, the Ancient of Days in Judeo-Christian traditions identify him as Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism. It is also considered that Sanat Kumara is Al Khdir, or green man (something I found quite interesting) known to Sufi Muslims (according to Dakshinamurti).

I decided to do some investigating in the number three itself. Through my vague awareness of occultism, I remembered that the 33rd degree was the highest degree of freemasonry, but, in addition to that, I found that the number '333' had some significance in occultism as well. It is said that occultists often use the triple numbers 333 as a secret number representing 666. But we have heard that the real reason is that this number, 333, is an occult symbol for Choronzon, the dreaded spirit of chaos. This entity also is known as the spirit of dissolution and Lord of Hallucinations. It was said that everyone who came in contact with Choronzon falls into ruin. The demon is said to create confusion of thought and turn people insane. In the 20th century he became an important element within the mystical system of Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley, where he is the Dweller in the Abyss believed to be the last great obstacle between the adept and enlightenment. Thelemites believe that if he is met with proper preparation, then his function is to destroy the ego, which allows the adept to move beyond the Abyss of occult cosmology.

There's also the number three manifested in geometry - the triangle. "… Triangles were conceived by the ancients to explain the secret order of the cosmos”. It's said that pagans believed that triangles symbolically revealed that three spirits were brought down into the geographical or the worldly realm.  For example, Baal-Shalisha, a pagan god of three, who is mentioned in the Bible. There's also the six-pointed star, a symbol commonly used by the Jewish faith, a triangle facing upward upon a triangle facing downward... Using the idea of the triangle paired with the hermetic axiom "as above, so below". I believe this symbol can be used to adequately represent the union of three light beings and the three dark beings, thus describing the absolute oneness of all that exists. I have even started using this symbol in place of the pentagram in the center of my altar.

I also came across a Norse symbol called a Valknut which involved three intertwined upward facing triangles. The symbol can be seen as a representation of Odin and the afterlife. While the exact meaning of Valknut is unsure, however it is believed and indicated to symbolise the connectedness of the nine worlds represented in the vikings world. Another belief for the Valknut symbol meaning was as a aid for reincarnation, cyclical relationships and in talismans to ward against evil. It was a common tradition to carve this symbol into caskets and tombstones.

I also found it interesting that there are three different type of Norse Gods. The Aesir - the gods of the tribe or clan, representing kingship, order, craft, etc., the Vanir - gods of the fertility of the earth and forces of nature, and the Jotnar - giant-gods who are in a constant state of war with the Aesir, representing chaos and destruction.

But in the end, I knew the entirety of these clues hinted to something bigger than I could imagine. I knew there are many more truths yet to uncover on the matter. I had wondered if perhaps much of my coincidental research wasn’t related to my experience at all or that all of this was simply a product anesthesia, pure insanity, or imagination. I wondered why so little had been written about these, and most importantly, I wondered why they had chosen me. Ultimately, I knew I’d be able to piece it all together eventually and it was then that I realized that to do so, I must tell my story as well as integrate it into my practice.

Uncovering the Green Being

There's been a few instances in which I've mentioned a few experiences where I have come across a green being. The information kept piling up on this subject, so I've decided to make an entire post dedicated to this.

As I mentioned in my last post, while I was under surgery in the hospital last summer, I met a green being along with three other beings on another plane of existence. This green being claimed to have known my mother, so I assumed it had been my deceased grandfather.

It wasn't until a little afterwards that my grandmother told me about an experiences she had shortly after my grandfather died in which she awoke to a green being of light sitting in lotus position in the form of my grandfather. I don't recall much of the details about what she told me, but I do remember that he reassured her that he would look after my mother.

During one of my LSD trips, I remember being at a point which I was obligated to embrace the entirety of the universe as a whole, but I had been afraid. I was torn between these light and dark beings and held a certain amount of fear towards the dark, but this green energy appeared posed as sort of my shield  a mirror that reflected negative energies and then allowed me to truly embrace the entirety of the universe.

Later on, I had a dream in which the green being came to me and told me that the darkness of the universe had pushed too far and he had to leave my side to help restore the balance of all that exists (I realized the goal of every being in the universe depends on either upholding balance or throwing it off), but he poured some of his green energy into my so I could adequately shield myself against negative forces while he was gone.

During another trip, I came to a point where I was literally witnessing my soul being born from the energy of an explosion in outer space (a concept which I'll go more into detail about in a future post). Not in the explosion itself, but in the atmosphere near the explosion, was this green energy who I had a feeling represented the green being.

Even though this was a personal entity, I decided to see what research I could do on the subject anyway.

The subject of the six-pointed star came to mind. Along with representing the metaphysical aspects of the triangle and the Hermetic axiom of "as above, so below", some say it can also represent the seven chakras (the middle representing the green heart chakra as it is said to be the center of the self). This also made me think of the Buddhist mantra "Aum Mani Padme Hum" (meaning something along the lines of "Aum to the jewel in the lotus flower" or "I bow to the higher self, the jewel, which resides in the hearts lotus". This ultimately led me to wonder if this green being and the heart chakra had anything in common.

I got a free chakra reading by a woman on the street once. She told me many interesting things, but one especially. While spiritually feeling the energy of all my chakras, she stopped at my heart, looked at me in the eye, made a motion as if she were handing me a flower, and asked "Does this look familiar at all?". I wasn't really sure how to respond at the time, but the first thing that came to mind was the green being and the manta "Aum Mani Padme Hum".

After this, I took part in many different meditations which involved using the energy of the heart - creating a light and storing it in your heart, etc.

The heart chakra acts as the balance point for all the chakras. It governs our relationships and how we interact with other people.

Green, the color associated with the heart chakra, symbolizes harmony, creativity, health, abundance and nature. It is the combining of yellow (soul) and blue (spirit). Green, nature's color, offers new energy.

I remember learning briefly about a figure called the Green Man in paganism, as well as in a few other cultures, who was believed to represent an ancient vegetation deity. Many believe the Green Man is related to the pre-Christian Celtic god Cernunnos; others that it is simply an expression of the forces of nature, or even a reminder that we, too, are part of the cycle of life.

Cernunnos was an ancient figure in Celtic Mythology whose known depictions date back to the Paleolithic age. Even the cave drawings associate him as a horned male God closely associated with snakes and stags. His main attributes are fertility, produce, and an obvious Phallic symbol. Cernunnos can also draw various references(some real, some imagined) from various Gods and Pantheon’s across Europe. Possibilities include Odin, Frey, Green Man, Pan, Minotaur, Herne the Hunter, and the Arthurian Green Knight. Cernunnos Horns and his color of nature(Green) are so distinctive that he was made into the image of the Devil during Christian conversion. The artwork in Dante’s inferno shows a green devil with stag like horns. St. Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland, is a representation of the Christian removal of the Druids. Whose symbol was the snake, an animal closely associated with Cernunnos. Devotes of Cernunnos follow a life/fertility/Death cycle celebrated on his death at Samhain October 31, of the Gaelic New Year.

I continued my research and found that there exists a deity in Islamic mythology called Al-Khidr, which literally translates to "the green one" and represents freshness of spirit as well as eternal liveliness. Some Islams refer to him simply as an angel who functions as a guide to those who seek God while others claims he symbolizes the benign presence of the divine wisdom as imparted by the Divine Himself to Khidr and to Prophet Muhammad.

The one thing I did find that appeared interesting was a paragraph from my last post about the three beings - "....Sanat Kumara was and found that Helena Blavatsky, another important figure in Theosophy, mentioned him briefly and claimed he belonged to a group of beings called the “Lords of the Flame”, whom Christian tradition have misunderstood as Lucifer and the fallen angels. The word lucifer actually means “light bringer” and, as I recall holds some significance with the planet Venus. Sanat Kumara is regarded as the great guru, saviour of Earth as it is said that he sacrificed himself to become the personality vehicle for the ensouling deity of our planet 18.5 million years ago. Believers in him see him are in many of the major religions, as Skanda/Kartikkeya in Hinduism, Brahma-Sanam Kumar in Buddhism, the Ancient of Days in Judeo-Christian traditions identify him as Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism. It is also considered that Sanat Kumara is Al-Khdir, or green man (something I found quite interesting)."

Although it doesn't much appear that the majority of these clues are connected to this green being. Perhaps that's because, I had said before, I had a feeling that this energy was one of a personal nature and not one of a bigger scale. Although I was interested to know about the various green deities of other cultures, I'm skeptical on whether or not any of them hold any correlation with the being I came in contact with.