THE FIRST ROOM OR THE FIRST HOUSE

THE HOUSE OR CASTLE or FORTRESS there are FOUR SPECIAL ROOMS and THE WAY OF THE FAKIR is the FIRST ROOM that many enter and is analogous to the HUMAN BODY or bodily existence,which allows our movement in this world, this dimension(s),etc. and from which we must launch our excursions into the other rooms, provided we have THE KEYS TO THE LOCKS which lead to the KINGDOM which is the FOURTH ROOM. The danger of all the rooms is this:THEY ALL MAY BE EMPTY!

THE WAY OF THE DERVISH

Dervishes are considered to be fakirs/magicians/ wonderworkers/ fanatics/ ascetics/ mystics and even yogis. Yogis are said to keep an eye on them, whatever that means, possibly to either exploit them, benefit from them or to study and analyze their practices, rites, rituals, sacrifices, and suffering(s) or to assist them towards a 'higher development' or possible 'evolution'. KMany of these groups seem more like 'entertainers' and sometimes 'fortune tellers' or 'soothsayers' and naturally some are out- and- out chalatans posings as 'holy men' and the like. As performers in public or open areas, they have an appeal to the curious and the ones who are looking for 'miracles' or 'powers' or 'wonders' and the like. If you look at the early collectors of such things, like Ripley, then you can see how there is a fascination for such in the 'civilized', 'educated', 'cultured' world. I began my interest in such from not only BELIEVE IT OR NOT in the papers,etc. but from reading Paul Brunton's A SEARCH IN SECRET EGYPT which is still a great read and has some photos on the things he saw and did. His other book, A SEARCH IN SECRET INDIA, I did not read until many,many years later. I also have read a few others of his books. BRUNTON, like so many others, ended up at the feet of HIS GURU, RAMANA MAHARISHI, of whom I shall have more to say along with Brunton and others in THE WAY OF THE YOGI.

THE HABIT-BOUND BODY INHIBITS THE MIND

A KEEN SENSE OF THE BODY

A keen sense of the body-isneeded BUT not that in the nacissistic sense that the prime and premium bodybuilders display or possess with their cuts,ripples,mass, also items such as, pecs, lats, abs and glutes as termed and shown graphically in Body Building now. For some, such physiques are grotesque,etc. The keen sense of the body needed for the Way of the Fakir is another matter. The Great Houdini, whom I shall discuss in my blogs under certain topics, was such a one who possessed a keen sense of body, being able to control tension and also relaxation as well as displaying a marvelous mastery of leverage.

FRAUDS

There are those who resort fo trickery,cleverness, and slyness and who 'shift-shapes' to accommodate situations. We can all learn from them if we are attentive, aware, and alert-that is, by not just seeing but OBSERVING. The best subject for all such 'frauds' is ourselves,since everyone has conflicts and contradictions that often cannot be resolved or even understood. More on all this at another time.

AMBIGUITY

Intellectuals can tell you how many magic tricks and feats,many spiritual seances, and jiu-jitsu/aikido/QiGong demos-sessions and the like are done BUT they seldom can do them let alone duplicate them, at least to any real degree of satisfaction. Professional Debunkeers exist forevery known human subject,of course, and I confess that at times, I have tried to do so or attemtped to explain away phenomena that intrigued me, fascinated me, puzzled me or which I could not produce or emulate, at least with any confidence. Thus, all performances and practices that can be described as those found on the WAY OF THE FAKIR must be considered as ambiguous and the person(s) who are demonstrating this path seen in another light when possible. Sometimes what they do is unexplained or unexplainable,though everyone sees what happened and what they did but only a few can or are capable of OBSERVING, as has been said before.

THE WAY OF THE MAGICIAN

Magicians,whether legendary or mythical or of the stage variety can be considered as part of this WAY OF THE FAKIR as can circus/carnival/fair/festival performers of various kinds, along with acrobatic troups and individual acrobats, and certain athletes and martial artists. As mentioned before, THE GREAT HOUDINI can be considered as being on the WAY OF THE MAGICIAN and THE WAY OF THE FAKIR. This subject and thesis needs to be expanded in future topics, of course,but anyone who cares to do research will discover this for themselves.