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The Ainigmatikos

The Enchiridion of Enchantment

Shri Gurudev Mahendranath

First Electronic Edition, 2002.

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The Ainigmatikos

The Enchiridion of Enchantment

Explained as an encounter with the preposterous, and a practical modus operandi to

escape and overcome the enigmatic obstacles in our path, and the absurd paradoxes of

the world and its whims.

We are now on the threshold of a world and a situation in the future which no

one dares to predict. Undoubtedly, the material part of all human beings is due for

some unpleasant adventures, if not extinction. The spiritual part of every individual

will remain unhurt, but it is still possible for the divine spirit of every human being

to be lost and confused through ignorance of its colossal potential and magick power.

This power does not come automatically but is learned by overcoming the enigmas

and paradoxes which we meet in human life, and by developing the nature of the spirit

for a fuller and space-expansive life. Development is not spontaneous; thought and

experiment are required to bring it into power and development.

“Those who are slaves on earth remain slaves in heaven.” Do not think that faith or

God’s grotesque grace will eliminate the need for effort.

The real key to the human body is the potential of the mind.

If I were asked to state the main task of a Natha or Nathess, it would be to free the mind

of the brainwashing and conditioning of society, teachers, and even parents, and think

over aspects of the world and construct for themselves a way of life and a super lifestyle

of peace, freedom, and happiness. Nobody, on their own, can do much to change the

patterns and conditions of the world in which one lives, but our individual spiritual

development and mental approach can do much to overcome the obstacles. See an

ethereal, instead of a sordid material, environment; evolve to a state of mind and spirit

as a barrier to — and even to evaporate — the elements of life which cause trouble,

trauma, and tension for ordinary people. Only we ourselves can solve the enigmas and

paradoxes of life, and in this the mind/spirit plays the most important part.

Many people may advocate many methods to solve all our problems. I think that

magick is the only, and most effective, answer.

Magick machinations are based on the knowledge that a thing or event can inuence

another thing or event at a distance as the result of a metaphysical link between them.

This formula is usually known as sympathetic magick.

M AGIKOS : To produce results through the use of incantations, mantras, symbols,

will power, or other technique to give the magician control over metaphysical and also

supernatural agencies, the forces of nature, or people, things, or ideas. Magick is any

irresistible power or any extraordinary inuence, charm, or change created. These

techniques of magick operate in an enchanting way and create our own extraordinary

and delightful world.

In this play and manipulation of magick, we must never forget that we are using

the divine power of the cosmos. Magick is bipolar, has its own gravity, is black or

white, yin and yang, good or bad. A Nath magician is careful to use only white values

at all times in accord with Nath ideals. Of course, if white magick is projected to

a dark or black object, then, on contact, the vibe becomes black also. This is in no

way the responsibility of the Nath magician, who remains unharmed by the change.

A vibration, so rendered black by the nature of the target, cannot return to a white

magician.

III

India has been a land of supreme ideas and investigation, which led to gems of philos-

ophy and the development of Siddhas or magick which far excelled that of any other

nation in the world. But India was also the land which gave birth to many cruel prac-

tices, stupid superstitions, race inequalities, and made placid resignation to so many

evils a pious virtue.

Jainism was born in India to eliminate the vast pantheon of Hindu gods and god-

desses. In their place, they developed many teachers to whom they gave divine status.

Later, Buddhism was founded and made Gautama a supreme teacher. In time, prayers

and rituals were offered to the Buddha, and he too was given divine status. Jainism

and Buddhism do not have a supreme creator and deny any belief in God. Buddhism

became extinct in India, but Jainism still survives and have many active and well-

patronized temples.

Hinduism, the last big and powerful religion in India, is now declining rapidly. In

Hinduism, a wife had no rights. If her husband died, she inherited none of his wealth,

money, or property. She could not marry again, and no one would have her. In spite

of there being so many Hindu goddesses who received homage, respect, prayers, and

offerings, a Hindu widow got nothing.

The Brahmins, whose superior status gave them the ability to solve all problems,

devised a unique way out. The wife, instead of being an unwanted widow, must go

to heaven with her dead husband. In order to show her love and loyalty, she must

throw herself on the funeral re and painfully mix with her dead husband’s ashes. This

practice remained for thousands of years.

It was not until India came under British rule that somebody noticed that the wives

of dead men were not so enthusiastic about this custom, and also noticed that any un-

willingness to throw themselves into the re was counteracted by the Brahmins taking

the unwilling woman and throwing her into the blazing re by force. Of course, suit-

able prayers and hymns were chanted by the Brahmins to give a holy tinge to what

was really blatant murder. For God’s sake! (No pun intended). If the wife died rst,

Hinduism has no custom or requirement for the husband to demonstrate his love and

loyalty to the wife by throwing himself on the funeral pyre.

Sati (or sometimes suttee) means in India “a good woman.” The word is taken from

the myth of Sati, Shiva’s wife, who generated internal heat and burned herself to ash

to protest an insult done to her husband. Many suspect that the practice of burning

unwanted wives is older than the myth. The position of women is a little better today,

but India still has a long way to go.

A narrow-mindedness now envelops the India subcontinent which was unknown in

the past. So many great saints like Rishaaba, Dattatreya, and Sukadev are only a few

among thousands which abounded in India’s past periods. The Jains still hold the naked

Sadhu as the highest expression of their religious life. I myself have lived and taught

entirely naked in many parts of India without raising an eyebrow. It is not so today.

The Nagas are a fairly modern sect of Sadhus, and I never saw a Naga wearing

clothes until modern times. Now they would not think of walking about the streets

naked. Their origin is amusing. Originally, they were the mercenary caste of warriors

who, like the Celts, fought and lived naked. Nudity was common and accepted then.

When the British took control of India, the petty wars between kingdoms employing

these naked ghters which were sport to the many Rajas and Maharajas were banned,

as were private armies. The warriors solved their unemployment problem by becoming

Sadhus and still retained their naked status. The still lived in Arcudda (gymnasium),

and many still have their ghting weapons hung on the walls. Now Nagas are rare, but

all Sadhu sampradayas are now reduced to minute numbers.

In modern India, people give little support to Sadhus, and the hospitality which is

essential to a wandering life has completely vanished. A Sadhu may be able to count

on old disciples, but he can no longer rely on strangers or go to places where he is not

known.

Historians and scholars now suspect that prior to the Mogul invasion (1526 A.D.),

the Hindu ladies wore little more than their ornaments. The Moguls were a Muslim

people and were horried by nudity. It is also thought that this was the time when the

sari , one long strip of cloth to hide everything, was invented.

But many odd customs continued, one of them digambar biksha or nivana biksha .

Biksha means to give alms to a Sadhu. In digambar biksha , the Sadhu is asked to come

into the house, and the hostess takes off her clothes and serves the meal naked. After

the meal, the Sadhu serves the lady as only a man can, and both pray that the lady will

be blessed with offspring.

Making women pregnant is not the intention of becoming a Sadhu, but many child-

less couples will still go to any lengths to have children. In practice, a man cannot ask

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