The spiritual and prehistoric origins of the Left - Part 2

Diving deeper into the mechanics of the Left-Hand Path and the entities behind it

This is part 2 in my series on examining the origins and mechanics of the left-hand path and how it effects world events. Part 1 can be found here.

Having laid the groundwork in previous posts, I now want to dive a bit deeper into this topic. I will have to clarify several definitions first.

The term left-hand path comes from the idea, that most people are right-handed and only a small minority are left-handed, about 10 percent of the population. Thus the norm in society is right-handedness and people who deviate from this norm were often punished or encouraged to change their ways. Left-handed people are also more likely to be LGBTQ+ and the unmentionable P, tend to be more creative and have higher IQs, thus are often more successful than the general population. They were also traditionally believed to be more susceptible to the seduction of witchcraft, which is why the latin word for left-handed, sinister, is still associated with evil and the devil today.

It isn’t difficult to notice, that so-called left-hand traits are also more likely to be promoted by left-wing political ideologies, as I have noted in my previous post. I would like to point out at this point, that I don’t fully agree with this interpretation. I will point out why, by delving a bit into Buddhist and Hindu tantra, which is a mystical tradition within these religions, originating from the Himalaya region and mostly practiced in Tibet and India.

The goal of tantra is the same as that of mainstream Buddhism and Hinduism, enlightenment and thus liberation from the cycle of rebirth, but it is achieved in a very different way. Tantra has two main paths, the Left-Hand Path (Vamamarga) and the Right-Hand Path (Dakshinachara). The differences can be summed up as follows:

Left-Hand Path (Vamamarga)

1. Practices:

   • The left-hand path often includes unconventional and non-orthodox practices.

   • It may involve the use of rituals that include elements considered taboo or transgressive, such as sexual rites, consumption of alcohol, and other substances.

   • Practices might include symbolic acts of breaking societal norms to transcend dualities and achieve spiritual liberation.

2. Philosophy:

   • Vamamarga seeks to transcend the ordinary moral and social conventions to attain spiritual enlightenment.

   • It emphasizes personal experience and direct engagement with the divine through more radical and experiential methods.

   • Practitioners believe that by confronting and integrating the darker aspects of human nature, one can attain a higher state of consciousness.

3. Symbolism:

   • Symbolic acts in the left-hand path are often intended to represent the union of opposites, such as the male and female principles (Shiva and Shakti).

   • The practices aim to dissolve dualities and achieve oneness with the divine.

Right-Hand Path (Dakshinachara)

1. Practices:

   • The right-hand path adheres to more traditional, conservative, and orthodox methods of worship and practice.

   • It involves rituals that are widely accepted within the societal norms, such as meditation, prayer, chanting mantras, and offerings.

   • Practices are often conducted in temples or home shrines, emphasizing purity, devotion, and adherence to prescribed rituals.

2. Philosophy:

   • Dakshinachara emphasizes adherence to ethical and moral codes, purity, and devotion to the divine in a conventional manner.

   • It seeks spiritual growth through disciplined practice, self-control, and alignment with the societal and religious norms.

   • Practitioners focus on the gradual purification of the mind and body to achieve spiritual enlightenment.

3. Symbolism:

   • The rituals and symbols used in the right-hand path are aligned with the established religious traditions and scriptures.

   • They emphasize harmony, order, and the positive aspects of human nature and the universe.

These terms were introduced into Western consciousness by Theosophists, who were often the first to translate tantric texts into English and popularised the terms and practices, which were picked up by western occultists with gusto.

Left-hand tantra is primarily a devotional practice, but it also includes some practitioners who engage in witchcraft and use its principles to cast curses, invoke demons, acquire magical powers (supposedly), called siddhis and even use animal and human sacrifice to achieve worldly aims. Once in a while, left-hand tantric priests are exposed for sacrificing humans as well, whilst animal sacrifice is pretty mainstream (still) in the left-hand path of tantra. William Dalrymple’s The Age of Kali details some of his experiences with such rites, including one instance, where a local politician pays a tantric priest to sacrifice a goat, to ensure his victory in an election. Additionally, human sacrifices by Tantric priests still happen sometimes. This guardian article from 2006, notes that in a single 4 month period, there were 28 documented cases of human sacrifice in the western part of a single Indian state alone. From this, we can extrapolate, that there must be hundreds of cases in India annually.

The most famous fictional representation of a tantric priest from the now extinct Thuggee cult - not what they actually look like, but so iconic, it deserves a place here

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

It must be noted, that these sorts of practices are not only illegal in India, but just as unacceptable to mainstream society as they are in the West. And, as I have noted in the previous post, Western societies aren’t immune to such practices either, and apart from documented cases, there must be many more that are covered up, especially where it involves high-profile people. Historically speaking, animal sacrifice, at least, was part of mainstream religious rites in the West, too.

Animal sacrifice performed to a tantric Hindu deity.

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This should serve as sufficient introduction, so now I would like to get to the topic of why these sacrifices are done. Animal sacrifice is perhaps less controversial and there can be some justification for it from a religious perspective, though perhaps not from the animal welfare viewpoint.

Human sacrifice is a lot more mysterious and to an ordinary human being, it may seem inconceivable that anyone could engage in such a thing. Yet, as I have shown above, it is a more frequent occurrence, than we realise. What benefit is it to anyone and who is it, that benefits?

Firstly, human sacrifice is generally practiced by black magicians, who wish to achieve a magical aim, generally involving riches, power, sexual desires and the acquisition of what they see as magical powers. There is always a dark deity or demon involved, who is the receiver of the sacrifice and “eats it”, so to speak. Thus satisfied, the deity or demon, will grant a boon to the performer of the sacrifice, usually something materialistic, like wealth, sexual conquest or winning an election. Black magicians will usually do this for others, in exchange for compensation. It never seems to occur to either party, that if black magicians were really so adept at “manifesting” wealth, they wouldn’t need to sell their “services”, but I digress. From my point of view, the entire black magic racket is a scam and based on lies and unfulfilled promises, simply a manifestation of human ignorance.

Second, demanding human sacrifice is often a characteristic of demons and dark deities (in polytheistic thought, there is usually a difference, though Christians draw no distinction, which I think is missing the nuance). An example I quoted before from Graham Hancock’s body of work, concerns the Aztecs and the Maya. They (usually the king and the priestly class), communicated with dark deities and demons, using ayahuasca and other psychedelic plants as a tool to get them into an altered state of consciousness. These deities always demanded human sacrifice and ever more of it. These kings claimed the divine right to rule as earthly representatives of the gods they worshipped and communicated with, and thus it isn’t an exaggeration to claim, that it was Aztec and Maya gods that were actually running the show behind the scenes. They built these civilisations from the unseen, using kings and priests as intermediaries. They had one purpose in mind, to provide a pipeline, by which human sacrifices were performed to them on a continuous basis.

This makes no sense, on the face of it. Why would the death of a human benefit anyone, let alone a disembodied entity, especially one that is believed to be a god, by its devotees? For this, I have to take you back to a previous entry in this spiritual series, which describes the human body-mind-soul complex and its subtle architecture.

Essentially, we are all made of energy, a mass of vibrating particles (standing waves on a string, according to string theory), with increasing subtlety as we peel off the outer layers of the body-mind-soul complex onion. We also all carry a vault of seed energy with us, which rests in a dormant state at the base of the spine. This energy is called Shakti and is extremely valuable, from the spiritual perspective. Yogis and Tantriks seek to develop it, over a lifetime, through various spiritual activities. Entities seek to steal it, using different methods. Tantrik priests who engage in black magic (a very small minority, I must stress), often battle each other, using their shakti and are capable of stealing the shakti of another magician, if they are sufficiently adept.

The idea in yogic philosophy, is that when the soul enters the fertilised egg upon conception (described as only as large as 1/10000 the width of a hair, so just a spark of the divine, basically), it carries with it divine energy, which serves as the blueprint for the growth of the embryo and later the child and is also the fuel or energy of creation. This Shakti is endowed with divine intelligence and directs the growth of every living thing. When its task is completed, it returns to its seed state and rests until death.

This idea, although not mainstream, isn’t unknown to science, as it tracks closely with Dr Rupert Sheldrake’s Morphogenetic Field theory.

Upon death, all of this energy is released in a huge burst, which often accounts for near-death experiences, seeing a blinding light, a tunnel, etc… Under ideal conditions, the seed energy of Shakti will take the incarnated soul to its next destination in the afterlife. However, as I have noted, black magicians and entities can steal this energy, by using the right methods. This is where an alliance between black magicians and entities comes in. None of them can achieve their aim, without the other’s help, given that they are in different realms, but by allying themselves with each other, they can supposedly both get what they want (a complete illusion, as I’ll point out).

The black magician will invoke the entity, who partakes in the ritual in their astral form and when the sacrifice is completed, they will consume or absorb the energy that is released through the killing of the human or the animal. As an added “bonus”, the human in question will generally be unable to reach higher realms and will be stuck in the lower astral realms where these entities live (I’m simplifying, it’s actually a lot more complex than that), in effect becoming trapped and forced to serve the very entities they were sacrificed to, or at least that is my interpretation, though I may be wrong about that part, so treat it as conjecture.

What the black magician doesn’t know or usually doesn’t take into consideration, is that they are thus creating mountains of long-term bad karma (sin) for themselves, which will take millions of years in a hellish realm, to live down. During that time they will serve the entities that they sacrificed to, as their slaves, a fate worse than any that can befell a human on this earth.

The story of Milarepa from Tibet is a classic example of this. He was a black magician, who committed great evil, but was eventually redeemed through much suffering and good works. They made an excellent movie out of it, if you want to delve deeper into the morality and consequences of black magic:

Milarepa - movie

Of course, we have our own stories in the West, with the same theme, such as Doctor Faustus, with Christopher Marlowe’s stage play being the best version in my view. Watch it at the Globe Theatre in London, if you ever get the chance, a magical experience in every sense.

Black magicians often get what they want, but with a twist. There is always something wrong with the result or it is tainted in some way. This is also covered in many famous books and movies, most famously in the various versions of Bedazzled, of which the 1967 version is better in my view.

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So far, I have covered animal and human sacrifice and to what end it is done. Next, I am forced to tackle the dynamics and subtle mechanics of demonic possession, sexual abuse, particularly of children and how the two phenomena intersect and connect with each other. This is something I am loathe to do, but it must be done by someone and I have yet to come across a proper and comprehensive explanation of the phenomenon from anyone. This really is a big secret and it steps on so many toes, particularly in the LGBTQ+ community, that there is a danger it will forever remain hidden. However, we all have a duty and responsibility to talk about this subject and expose its hidden secrets. Stay tuned for part 3.