On the method of safe linking - group session/qi gong

On the method of safe linking - group session/qi gong

It is common practice when holding group sessions to perform something along these lines:

The group members will gather around a table at night, light candles and then join hands. The position is maintained while performing some kind of visualization until an energy can be felt. After this state has been achieved, a spirit is called to the group, or any other task of choice is carried out.
This method works, it has been used for a long time. But, it has problems. When you join hands, your energy - in chinese practices this is called "qi" - will mix. Qi contains fragments of each person's karma. If someone has an illness or even latent illness, you get fragments of this transferred to you through the hand connection point. After the session you could get fever or become ill. Maybe nothing seems to happen, but the karmic fragments still pile up in your body. Over time you may develop serious illness. In plain language you are accepting part of the other person's karmic debt when you share qi with them. This is most evident when someone attempts to heal an illness, then gets this illness themselves. During my time in the Falun Gong movement I saw this happen. Despite being told not to heal people, some practitioners did, one person developed psoriasis after healing a person with this illness. Sometimes I get the feeling the FG movement is some kind of research project to explore all kinds of possible fuck-ups people can do. I learned a lot from seeing people misread instructions and fail badly, over and over. Some died. Few learned from it, but I was one of them.

I wanted to create a method for using the concentrated energy of multiple participants to perform tasks, but without this mixing of qi. The solution is quite simple. Use an object as the connection point, then the qi won't come into your body. We found that two objects work well; knives and small metal trays. The procedure will be performed as such:

Each person places the knife in front of them on the table (or on the floor if you sit on the floor). Pick it up and hold it in your left hand. The linking device is best used in left hand because at an advanced practice level you may want to add functionality/symbolism, and then that object should be held in the right hand. This is based on the conception in qi gong that the left side is male and the rigth side is female. The male side is external and should be used for the link. Send qi into the knife until it's filled, then let the energy naturally overflow to the knife of the person on your left. Each person will do this, when the circuit is formed, you will feel a slight wind around your head. You can now practice strengthening of your energy in this state or you can concentrate the circuit to perform a task. If you want to perform a task, lift the circuit up off the knives all together, then make the circle smaller, letting it move into the middle of the table. Once concentrated enough it will take on the form of an orb. Once this stage is reached, you can project your task onto the orb and use it as an energy source.

Tray version:

Procedure is similar, with the difference that the tray is placed in front of you and not touched. This method is recommended for beginners, it's safer than using a knife. If using a tray you can also place symbolic artifacts directly on the tray for charging or for adding their functionality to the link. Any object can also be used as power artifacts to simply increase the energy flow, just put them on the tray with the intent of using them for power.

Ending the session:

Reverse the process, all together. Widen the circulation until it's back at your artifact of choice, stop feeding qi to it and sever the link.

Visualization/long distance version:

If you are unable to meet physically you can coordinate a session over a distance using online communications or a set time. Enter a meditative state of mind and visualize yourself at the table, then perform all steps in the same manner as if you had been meeting irl. The artifacts can also be replaced by visualizations, just create the knife or tray in your mind until it becomes a solid object. The function is the same, physical artifacts are just an expression of the visualization of its designer.