The Eleusian Epiphanies are a suite of yogic practices that have been formation for roughly 8 years — and will probably stay in beta for a few years more. If you aren’t aware of their genesis, you might pop over and read this first: True story.
The order of the Eleusian Epiphanies has been…
#1 - 33 Names of Goddess - 2018 (matutinal/hypnogogic/beta-practiced)
#2 - Demetæra - 2019 (sadhana/beta-practiced, unpublished)
#3 - Yoga of the Purified Senses - 2020 (pre-sadhana liminal practice/ published)
#4 - Krodharpana - 2022-23 (sadhana/corrupted and withdrawn)
#5 - PranaGephira - 2024 (post-sadhana liminal practice - published)
The third and fifth are in circulation, and I will be workshopping them again this year. The others will continue fermenting until after a long closed retreat (2026).
From the outset, I have kept demonstrations of the EEpiphanies off of the Net. This month I am making ONE exception to that rule. On the afternoon of the Full Moon (Sept 7 - 2 p.m. CDT) I’ll be walking through the PranaGephira with a Signal group chat. If you are getting this post, you’re invited.
To attend, please sign up for a free Patreon membership at Patreon.com/eleusianepiphanies — and you will need a Signal account.
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The BreathingBridge (Eng) simply follows the basic movements of breath: In. \\ // Out. However, Tibetans don’t call prayerflags ‘windhorses’ for nothin’ y’all. Breath is also a windhorse, carrying all kinds of prajna (wisdom) throughout the body-mind. This practice makes gentle suggestions about what you might put in those saddlebags.
But soft, the PranaGephira (SktGk) is not so much a full sadhana as a kind of finial to your usual prayer/mantra/meditation/equipoise. Best done in the mornings or when you start your day, as it is a 5 1/2 minute tune-up that carries on for 8-12 hours.
As I have mentioned elsewhen, it can be modded into a Phowa practice, and we may get to that on the 7th. Let’s see.
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“Why Bother?”
Welp, the first person to whom I transferred the 33 Names practice (in 2018), went into Samadhi 4 years later. That may sound like a long time to a Westerner, but really, not so much. Once ‘in’ you never fully come ‘out’ — but the unbearable luminosity of the state slipped off of her about 6 weeks later. ¡Shabash! And . . . Whew!
Vale: You want to put your toes in that water, hide your directions to the cove, then come back just before discarnation.
And —mark my words— everyone’s directions are different. You don’t have to *make* them different, they *are* different. You and I could be using what appear to be exactly the same map and wind up on opposite sides of the archipelago. Such is the exquisite & particular process of Liberation.
GLOSSARY
“Matutinal” at dawn or upon first consciousness.
“Sadhana” is a Sanskrit word that encompasses ‘spiritual practice,’ ‘focus,’ ‘imaginal creation.’ There is no equivalent in English, Spanish or French. Eidos (Gr) is close, but doesn’t ping the ergonomics of Sadhana.
“Published” means I occasionally open up an RL workshop, and curious bysitters come try it out with me.
“Beta-practiced” is deputizing my friends —all of whom are spiritual adults— to mess around with a practice until it catalyzes Samadhi.
“Samadhi” is step one - liberation from the afflictive emotions. Essential if you would actually address suffering on this planet. Step two — “Moksha” or Resultant Clear Light — is above my paygrade, and another level of liberation. The only thing I know is that it is initiated by Samadhi, which then turns into something else. Alchemistry ahead.
“Phowa” means ‘transference of consciousness’ and is usually carried out by a religious authority. Self-phowa has been the province of advanced yogi/nis, but this one is a ‘living well is dying well’ formula. Easy-peasy.
