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Contents
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1. Questions & Answers
2. Substance of a talk not given at Talking Stick 1994
3. Bibliography
4. Chapter from Brihad Nila Tantra on Kali
5. Contacts
Section 1
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Q: What does Adinatha mean?
Such sects are called Kanphata (split ear) after their initiation
rite in which the ear cartilage was cut to allow the insertion of
large wooden rings.
"I was initiated into the Adinath Sampradaya at the spring equinox in
1978 by HH Shri Gurudev Mahendranath (Dadaji), who bestowed on me the line
of succession (parampara) of that group. His guru was HH Shri
Lokanath Maharaj of Uttara Kashi (Himachel Pradesh).
"Dadaji was keen that the wisdom of the Nathas should have wider exposure
than just the subcontinent of India and when I returned to
the UK from India I initiated several people as Adinathas.
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Q: What is AMOOKOS
These papers, which Lokanath wrote and which Dadaji read and gave
his enthusiastic support to, became the basis for the group
called the Arcane Magical Order of the Knights of
Shambhala (AMOOKOS).
"Animals like pigs bear the winter cold and summer heat and for
them food fit or unfit is alike, are they Yogis thereby?"
Q: What is Svecchacharya?
Lokanatha Maharaj
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Section 2
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Substance of talk Mike Magee never got round to making, because of
sickness, at the Talking Stick conference, London 1994
I founded AMOOKOS in 1982 and I'm billed today as speaking about it.
But I'd like to go a bit further back than that because AMOOKOS,
which stands for the Arcane Magical Order of the Knights of Shambhala,
originated from simple minded people called the Nathas.
You can tell how simple minded they were because the
founder of the group, born in around 900AD in Bengal, was a fisherman.
And his disciple was a street cleaner. Other prominent members
were water carriers. Class prejudice never had a part in the
tradition -- all, whatever colour, sex or class -- were
considered equal.
Yet founded 1000 years ago, apparently in Bengal, their attitude to life
influenced major religious movements including Sikhism,
followers of Vishnu and many other clans throughout the subcontinent.
According to the primary text of the Fisher Nath, the Kaula Jnana
Nirnaya (Characteristics of Kaula Knowledge) a
human being has characteristics which cannot be removed
from him or her -- despite the conditioning human society
places on people. Bhairava -- another name for the
male aspect Shiva --is talking to Bhairavi -- another
name for the female Shakti.
What about the path of doing things according to one's own Will?
It turns out that both Shakti and Shiva have strong opinions about this.
Tha Nathas loved red. The reason? Well both magicians and
magicianesses, according to the text, are very pleased with the
colour red. They seem to like blood.
In fact red is style with the Nathas and the members of AMOOKOS.
Although there are no rules about diet in AMOOKOS nor in the
Natha tradition, apparently eating anything is OK.
The best food, the Nathas say, is eaten out of the skull of a Brahmin.
Once you've eaten that, you can throw all sorts of salad dishes
into the middle of the skull and scoff it with a thighbone spoon.
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Section 3
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Translation of chapter 13 of the Brihad
Nila Tantra, dealing specifically with the worship (puja) of
Mahakali.
She, the primordial one, Mahaprakriti, Kali, the true form of time,
whose great mantra of all mantras is the ocean of mantra,
she alone gives all success to a sadhaka who wants it.
The destroyer of anxiety, giving boons, seated on a corpse,
gives all desires, O Devi, and creates all marvels.
In this matter, purification of mind and determination
as to defects or enmity in a mantra are unnecessary.
In sadhana with this great mantra, there are no
restrictions as to time, nor day, lunar mansion or
obstacles caused by lunar mansions and so forth.
Nor in Mahakali's sadhana is it necessary to consider guru.
I speak now of the great ritual which bestows both the visible
and the invisible. Mantras become successful using this rite, which
is to be performed in the first or third watch at night, and are
powerless otherwise.
O Mahesvari, do vira sadhana in a house, or elsewhere on earth.
Make a small platform strewn with bunches of plantain leaves and
place on this a pot smeared with vermilion. In the pot place
mango shoots and wine made of khadira blossoms, as well as asvattha
and badari leaves. Also place in the pot pearl, gold, silver, coral
and crystal and then strive to accomplish vira sadhana.
Draw a matrika cakra, placing the pot on top of it. A mantrin should
put it on a cloth, facing the northern direction. After worshipping
with various substances, one should offer food, unguent, mutton
and the most attractive sorts of food. Then, O Devi, offer curd to
the great goddess.
Have there a young and beautiful girl, adorned with various jewels.
After combing her hair, give her tambula and draw two Hrims on
her breasts, Aim on or near her mouth, and draw two Klims on
either side of her yoni. Drawing her towards you by her hair,
caress her breasts and then place the linga into her yoni pot,
O pure smiling one. Recite the mantra 1,000 times, O sweet faced one.
Dearest, one becomes accomplished by doing the rite for a week.
Maheshani, recite the mantra not in the manner written of in books,
but in her yoni. This brings mantra siddhi, there is no doubt of it.
So, Devi, the secret thing giving all desires has been declared to you.
One should not reveal it, one should never reveal it, Maheshani.
It is the most secret thing in the three worlds, very hard to obtain,
the great pitha Kamarupa, giving the fruit of all desires.
Maheshani, reciting in this way gives endless fruit, if,
by the power of good fortune one attains this pitha.
O Maheshani, after reciting the mantra there, it gives endless fruit.
Bhairavi, siddhi resides in that high place (described in) this
tantra, without doubt.
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Section 4
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References
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Amoral Way of Wizardry, The, Dadaji, Tryckt I Sverige 1992. An
invaluable collection of Dadaji's writing including photographs,
notes, and his major works including Levogyrate Tantra,
The Magnum Opus of Twilight Yoga, Prophetikos. Also includes
the Charter of AMOOKOS and his decision to appoint Lokanath
Maharaj as holder of the parampara (line of Adinatha succession).
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Azoth Magazine, Issues 12-24, edited by Mike Magee, 1977-1985
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Bauls and the Pashupatas, The, J.N.Banerjea Volume, Calcutta 1960
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Book of Ashes, The. Dadaji. Azoth Publishing 1982.
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Classical Marathi Literature, Shankargopal Tulpule, nd
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Cult of Gorakshanatha, S.C.Mitra, Journal of Anthropological
Society of Bombay, XIV, 1
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Cult of the Adinatha, HH Shri Gurudeva Mahendranatha (Dadaji),
Values Magazine (2 parts)
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Cultural History of India, The, Vol IV, Ramakrishna Mission
Institute, 1956
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Dust & Bones, Dadaji. 1982. Azoth Publishing.
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Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol XII, Hastings
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Ecstasy, Equipoise and Eternity, Dadaji. 1982. Azoth Publishing.
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Esoterikos, Dadaji. 1982. Azoth Publishing.
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Gorakhnath & Mediaeval Hindu Mysticism, M.Singh, Lahore 1937
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Gorakhnath & the Kanphata Yogis, G.W. Briggs,
MCA Publishing House, Calcutta, 1939
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Gorakhnath Temple & the Natha Sampradaya, Banerjea, nd
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Hindu Castes and Sects, Bhattacharya, Calcutta, 1916
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Indian Sadhus, Gods and Men, G.S.Ghurye, Bombay, 1962
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Kabir: Maverick & Mystic, D.Scott, University Microfilms,
Michigan, 1976
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Kaulajnananirnaya of the School of Matsyendranath, text
with introduction by Bagchi and English tr by Michael
Magee, Prachya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1986. The most
important source text for the Kaula and Natha traditions.
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Kularnava Tantra. Text with English tr by Ram Kumar Rai,
Prachya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1983.
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Magic of Kali, The, Mike Magee. To be published 1994. A compilation
and exposition of the tantrik background to the devi Kalika,
including original translations, yantras, translations of the
Kulachudamani Tantra, Todala Tantra and other newer material.
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Matrikabhedatantra, translated by Michael
Magee, Indological Book House, Varanasi, 1989
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Matrikabhedatantram & its Alchemical Ideas, Subharayapa & Roy,
Indian Journal of the History of Science, III, 1
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Mediaeval Mysticism of India, K.Sen, London 1935
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Mysticism in Maharashtra, Ranade, Poona 1953
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Mystics, Saints and Ascetics of India, The, J.C. Oman, Delhi, 1973
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Nath Sect and the Yugi Caste, Journal of Anthropological
Society of Bombay, XIV, 1
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Obscure Religious Cults, Dasgupta, Mukhopadhyaya, Calcutta, 1969
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Origins and Development of Dattatreya Worship in India,
Hariprasad Shivprasad Joshi, Univ. of Baroda, 1965
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Philosophy of Gorakhnath, Banerjea, Gorakshanath Temple, nd
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Post Chaitanya Sahajiya Cult, Bose, 1930.
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Rituals of Kalika, Mike Magee. Azoth Publishing 1985. A compilation
of tantrik rites to the goddess Kali.
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Shaivism and the Phallic World, B.Bhattacharya,
Vols I & II, Oxford Publishing Company, 1975
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Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati & Other Works of the Nath Yogis, Mallik, 1953
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Some Aspects of the History & Doctrines of the Nathas,
Gopinath Kaviraj, Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavan Series, Vol VI, 1927
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Some Translations from the Marathi Poets, H.Bell, Bombay 1913
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Siva Sutra, Jaideva Singh. Motilal Banarsidas, 1979.
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SOTHiS Magazine, Vol II, 1. Edited by Bailey, Hall and Magee, St
Albans, 1977.
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System of Chakras according to Gorakshanatha,
Gopinath Kaviraj, Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavan Series, Vol II, 1923
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Tantra Magick. Mike Magee. Mandrake, Oxford, 1990 (ISBN 1-869928-10-5)
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Tantrik Astrology, Michael Magee. Mandrake, Oxford 1989.
(ISBN 1-86992-806-7). Third edition. Contains material about the
connection between breath and the methods of the Nathas.
Section 5: Contacts
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UK: ac70@cityscape.co.uk
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