Introduction to the Community Gatherings Spanish
Tertulias: Community Gathering Series
Category: Joining Forces
What’s New in Community Gatherings for 2025
Tertulias: Community Gathering Series
THE NEXT COMMUNITY GATHERING WILL BE:
SATURDAY, April 5, 2025
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Joining Forces consists of a core of practice and several branches or ‘Corners” within the edifice of the legacy of the shamans of ancient Mexico.
Joining Forces is an online practice space, for the energy passes and premises of the warriors’ way, an oral tradition from the shamans of ancient Mexico, as taught by the nagual Carlos Castaneda, consisting of a core of worldwide Practice Groups and branches or ‘Corners” with specific aspects of the legacy.
The project Joining Forces was started in 2023 by one of Carlos Castaneda’s remaining direct apprentices, Miles Reid.
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DEFEATING SELF-IMPORTANCE:
The cornerstone of the shaman’s journey
For the men and women shamans in ancient Mexico, every one of their practices was aimed at dethroning the excessive concern with the self, which they considered, in terms of perception, as the main obstacle to reaching their full potential.
Self-importance meant, for them, being fixed in only seeing ourselves, being excessively concerned with ourselves, and fearing that those concerns won’t be met, or they won’t let us meet them.
The Will Form aims at 2 perceptual stances:
- To deal with self-importance as if it were our greatest enemy
- To refuse to feel less or victims and reconquer our true minds.
DEFEATING SELF-IMPORTANCE FORM:
The Form Of The Will
“I complained that the idea of eradicating self-importance, although very appealing to me at times, was incomprehensible; I told him that I found his directives for getting rid of it so vague I could not follow them.
“I’ve said to you many times,” he said, „that in order to follow the path of knowledge one has to be very imaginative. You see, in the path of knowledge nothing is as clear as we’d like it to be.” – Carlos Castaneda
Instead of a single fixed form, defeating self-importance is a vocabulary, a set of units that can be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions.
Each set functions as a unit of perception, in the seers’ cognition. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of any chosen number of the sets, reflecting individual
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Guidelines how to assemble a Groups’ Form for the Second Annual Global Practice
JUST like with the Jaguar Form last year, which worked so well, we have a form for this year’s Event, exploring another cornerstone in the cognition of the shamans of Mesoamerica. EACH Practice Group works together to create their Signature Defeating Self-importance Form (The will Form), their unique arrangement, such as The Will Form Italy Group, The Will Form Brazil Group, The Will Form Mexico Group, etc.
Each group can practice and develop their form over the next months and include it in their regular practices, in conjunction with the other passes and practices.
Note: while the exploration of these passes is to be included and developed during each group’s weekly and Seasonal Practices, other passes and forms will continue to also be shared and practiced.
In October 2025, when we hold the Second Global Practice, and, like it was done last year, each Practice Group will present and share their respective Form, so we all get to practice all the different variations!
The use of the wood device:
A wooden stick is required when practicing these energy passes (measurements: 16 inches long by 1 5/8 inches wide aprox).
For purposes of the intent in which the stick is handled, the practitioners must ‘extend themselves into the stick’ so it becomes a part of oneself, an extension that enables one to execute the energy movements in an enhanced way.
The stick can be sanded or varnished, fostering a personal relationship with it.
“Don Juan began his explanations:
He said that seers, old and new, are divided into two categories. The first one is made up of those who are willing to exercise self-restraint and can channel their activities toward pragmatic goals, which would benefit other seers and man in general. The other category consists of those who don’t care about self-restraint or about any pragmatic goals. It is the consensus among seers that the latter have failed to resolve the problem of self-importance.”
How to arrange a form:
- A vocabulary of passes – UNITS
- A sequence combination – Unique each practitioner / time
- A perceptual focus – Shifting perception away from the excessive concern with the self
- Instead of being a single set form, The Will Form is, rather, a vocabulary, a set of small components that can then be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
- Each unit addresses a particular emphasis on rallying one’s will power.
- Each Practice Group worldwide develops its own arrangement, its own form, by individual members of each group practicing, exploring the units and creating their unique sequence.
- Individual practitioners’ sequences will be shown and shared throughout the next Seasonal Practices, and each group will finally choose one version to present at the Global Practice in October.
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity of repetitions and combinations to create unique orchestrations of movement under one common thread or theme. Each unit in itself is composed of a small set of energy passes, movements and breaths from the legacy of shamans of ancient Mexico and Mesoamerica.
Practice Tips:
- there is a pattern of breathing to follow,
- a specific mood to enter,
- a technique for how to hold and use the stick,
- a set of wheels’ strikes with the stick
- a collection of blocks of energy passes; blocks can be combined in any order and number of repetitions so that the end result is a form always fresh, unique, and in motion.
Any given Form, any given arrangement (sequence) can also include any of the sounds in combination with any of the movements.
“Warriors fight self-importance as a matter of strategy, not principle”, he replied. “Your mistake is to understand what I say in terms of morality!”
This is Joining Forces Second Annual Gathering for all Practice Groups around the globe, to celebrate each other for their efforts and energy over the year in the practices, to intermingle, create new relationships and support each other.
Gobal Practices are just like Seasonal Practices, but for all international groups simultaneously. We move towards freedom, joining forces, side by side, and internationally!
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Get together to practice Carlos Castaneda’s energy passes online, once each Season of the year, with fellow practitioners with whom you share a common goal and intent, for the joy and the boost it brings you.
Join a Global Practice online with Groups of Mexico, USA, Russia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Spain, Italy or Germany, sharing a common intent, through the energy passes, ancient movements, and breaths that bring an uplift to your awareness and perception.
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The Joining Forces Practice Project follows the dream for freedom by the shamans of ancient Mexico—that humanity may reach critical mass on seeing energy directly as it flows in the universe as the consensus for decisions, instead of hierarchies based on gender, religion or position.
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Guided by practitioners from countries around the globe demonstrating and guiding the energy passes for everyone to practice along, and hosted by Miles Reid, a physician, shaman-healer, and direct apprentice of Carlos Castaneda.
The Evolution of Joining Forces
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The Joining Forces Practice Initiative was founded in 2023 by Miles Reid, with a group of coordinators of 33 senior practitioners from 9 different countries, to help each other and the World gain purpose and support a sustained individual practice of the principles and practices from the legacy of the shamans of ancient Mexico. It aims to move humanity towards freedom, joining forces side by side.
Miles is featured demonstrating the movements in the book Magic Passes, as well as being one of the leading teachers to Castaneda’s shamanistic practices internationally from its inception to the present.
Listen to the story that brought about the Practice project
One of the most cherished projects of Carlos Castaneda during the last years of his life, was the advent of Practice Groups. When he started giving workshops, he was amazed to see the phenomenon of energy mass, when it came to the practice of the passes. How a number of practitioners doing them together, makes everyone much more available to move, to change, both physically and perceptually. He would say that a wave of intent seemed to generate and pass through them.
“This energetic current, which a shaman could easily see, creates a sense of urgency in practitioners. It is like a vibratory wind that sweeps through them and gives them the primary elements of purpose. I have had the privilege of seeing what I considered to be a portentous spectacle: the awakening of purpose, the energetic base of man. Don Juan Matus used to call this unbending intent.”
After the nagual left, we spent a lot of time nurturing and connecting a lot of small practice groups in many different countries, in neighborhoods within large cities or in towns. Over time, the focus shifted away, and many practice groups became inactive.
What would the nagual do today with this dream of practice groups? The individual passion about the passes from so many of you remains inside alive.
The Joining Forces Initiative is an answer to that. A new formulation of that dream, in line with the new conditions that social media and the internet have brought that changed the world since the time he was alive.
This new formulation, a combination of live and mostly online, gives the potential for a greater number of practitioners to share a practice and a relationship of intent, grouped not by the same city or neighborhood location, but by country, world region, or language.
Each regional group is connected through a dedicated WhatsApp group and meets via Zoom. There are also some events broadcast through Instagram Live. Any given practice can be joined from home, or if there are multiple people living in the same city, you can also meet live during practice time and do the practice together.
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Joining Forces consists of a core of practice and several branches or ‘Corners” within the edifice of the legacy of the shamans of ancient Mexico,
Joining Forces is an online practice space, for the energy passes and premises of the warriors’ way, an oral tradition from the shamans of ancient Mexico, as taught by the nagual Carlos Castaneda, consisting of a core of worldwide Practice Groups and branches or ‘Corners” with specific aspects of the legacy.
The project Joining Forces was started in 2023 by one of Carlos Castaneda’s remaining direct apprentices, Miles Reid.
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Instead of a single fixed form, defeating self-importance is a vocabulary, a set of units that can be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions.
Each set functions as a unit of perception, in the seers’ cognition. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of any chosen number of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
Guided by Dr. Miles Reid.
Intro to Defeating Self-Importance Forms
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Turning on the Will
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Wheel I
Unit Stalking the Prey
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Unbending Intent II
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit The Seven - Los Siete
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Shifting Perception
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Wheel II
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Tapping the Earth and the Stars
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit The Nine - Los Nueve
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Storing in the Will
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit The Seven with the Breath
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Unhending Intent I
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit The Twelve - Los Doce
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Storing in the Will
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Unit Arming the Seven with the Sound
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Defeating Self-Importance Mexico 2024 Form
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Energy Pass Demo I
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Energy Pass Demo II
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
Blooper
The Defeating Self-Importance Form consists of a set of 15 individual units which combine in a multiplicity...
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Introduction to the Community Gatherings Spanish
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Practice Italy Summer 2023 – Freedom and the Earth – Miles Reid
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Message for the Community of Practice – Mensaje para la Comunidad de Prácticas
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Instead of a single fixed form, The Sequence for Dreaming and The Jaguar forms are a vocabulary, a set of small sets that can be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions.
In The Sequence for Dreaming, each unit is an element of fluidity, and in The Jaguar, each set functions as a unit of perception, from the realm of the jaguar. In this context, an arrangement of either form is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
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Sequence for Dreaming English Europe - Miles Reid
In this practice Miles Reid guides an instruction on The Sequence for Dreaming (in English), as well as...
Sequence for Dreaming Spanish Europe - Miles Reid
In this practice Miles Reid guides a second instruction on The Sequence for Dreaming (in Spanish),...
Sequence for Dreaming Spanish Brasil - Miles Reid
In this practice Miles Reid guides a Sequence for Dreaming (in Spanish), establishing the parameters for...
Introduction to the Community Gatherings Spanish
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Introduction...
First Global Practice August 2024
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Instead of a single fixed form, The Jaguar is a vocabulary, a set of small sets that can be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions.
Each set functions as a unit of perception, from the realm of the jaguar. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
Guided by Dr. Miles Reid.
Jaguar Form Aligning the Jaguar
The initial set of the form, here the triggering event is the act of dropping the center of gravity lower...
Jaguar Form Wheel I
This is a specific set of strikes with the hands in a claw.
One of several units which assemble into...
Jaguar Form Wheel II
This is a second set of strikes with the hands in a claw.
One of several units which assemble into The...
Jaguar Form Sounds
This set shows the variations of sounds to produce throughout the execution of the form.
One of several...
Jaguar Form Breathing
This clip shows the basic breathing of the Jaguar One of several units which assemble into The Jaguar Form....
Jaguar Form Panting & Kicking Energy
This dynamic set kicks and traps energy over and over. Very energizing unit!
One of several units which...
Jaguar Form Reaping Energy
This set sets in motion the unbending purpose of the jaguar, and its fearlessness
One of several units...
Jaguar Form Gathering Energy Parrying
These energy passes mix energy from left to right and from right to left, preparing the body to become...
Jaguar Form Packing Energy
In this set we pack the energy that has been moved right into the lower abdomen, taking count of the effects...
Jaguar Form Thrusting Energy
This unit prepares the Jaguar for the jump towards its prey. It thrusts the energy far and then stays in...
Jaguar Form Swirling Energy
The energy passes of this set draw full circles around the body swiftly gathering dispersed energy.
One...
Jaguar Form Pulling Energy to the Earth
Here the Jaguar pounces and brings energy down to the Earth.
One of several units which assemble into...
Jaguar Form Gathering Energy over the Head
In this set the movements are dynamic circling claws in front of the body.
One of several units which...
Jaguar Form Gathering Energy over the Head Walking
In this set the Jaguar advances while striking in a claw.
One of several units which assemble into The...
English Transcriptions of the Videos
The first part is always bringing the center of gravity low close to the earth. Okay, so the form starts from our human form.
Suddenly we drop down the center of gravity, a few centimeters into the earth. The dropping of the center of gravity signifies the willingness of the practitioner’s decision to enter into the mood of the jaguar. We come down to become a creature of the Earth.
So that dropping down is an internal change that you must feel. So drop down and, at that moment, your mind begins to invite the awareness of these qualities of the jaguar coming to you. Then we begin to gather energy from the jaguar, becoming jaguarized starts here. So you want to have space under your armpit, so you go hollow there, and then you start working out the claw.
And just like the wheels, the tendons protrude from the claws and accumulate energy. And the feet under the shoes, if you are barefoot, also pucker a little. So all 10 claws are doing that movement. And you are standing forward, rounded, tucking the abdominal area inward, towards the spine, and with the center of gravity low.
That’s the first unit.
This is the Jaguar’s first wheel. The position of the hand is in a claw, and it is very particular because there is no flexion in the wrist, neither backwards nor forwards, it is straight.
And then you stick out the tendons so they really show and the energy can flow through the forearm directly, without interruption. You go from the bottom of the earth, you feel the forces of the ground rising from the earth through the soles of your feet to the lower part of the abdomen. The force of the contraction of the lower abdomen, and the breathing in the lower abdomen, bring the impulse which then passes through the wrist to the claw. That’s the burst.
And that’s how we move energy. It can also be done with one hand alone and any number of repetitions and combinations.
This is the Jaguar’s first wheel.
This is the second wheel with hand in claws, same idea, either with one hand or alternating. You should also make the same straight wrists with claws.
Explode your tendons, let the energy flow through your arm from the floor to your belly. From the belly to the blow. That’s the address. Always hooked on the energy of the ground. It carries the ascending force of the earth. Send it through the soles of your feet, pack it into the lower part of your abdomen, and the force with the jaguar’s breath sends the shaking of the arm through the claws to move the energy around you in a wheel
This is the second wheel on the Jaguar.
And these are the sounds of the Jaguar. There are different variations of sounds. One is panting, the jaguar pants and it is very active in the mouth of the belly, breathe hard in and out through the mouth. Another sound is growling, and you can find how it grows and comes to you.
Sometimes the growl becomes loud and then returns to a low growl and you can find variations of the growths of the Jaguar’s growls and panting.
And this is the unit of sounds.
Hello everyone. We begin with the breathing of the ‘Jaguar of the Toltecs’. This breathing is a hyperventilation pattern. So, inhale and exhale briskly through the nose, if possible, and into the belly, send the air to the lower part of the abdomen and then activate the breathing very dynamically.
That is the basic breathing.
This unit is called Panting & Kicking Energy, it is a series of five quick pantings, fast and strong abdominal breathing, hyperventilating, lowering the center of gravity and then pushing with the hind legs forward, kicking energy as we take steps.
And you can do any number of repetitions of this unit.
This is the Panting & Kicking Energy unit.
This unit is ripping energy and growling, Shhhh, shhhh, again. Then you start with your left arm extended and trace the claw back, slowing down as you step back, letting the echo of the growl and movement fade into the silence.
And then you repeat taking a step again crossing your face with your claw. Same principles of how to put the hand in claw, and same breathing principles.
And then you make four or five quick claws in front of your face, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh. You can also walk that way. This concludes the unit.
This unit we are gathering energy and parrying it from side to side. Then, in the same low-gravity posture, very hunched over, with a low center of gravity, the hand begins to open and then closes into a claw as it moves across the face. And at the same time that you close your hands, your belly contracts and your breathing adapts to the movement.
And each time, and as the claws tighten, the back of the legs tighten too. The entire body participates in preparation and readiness. This is the Jaguar getting ready, ready. This means that we prepare ourselves in life to face any situation that comes our way. This is an attribute of the Jaguar. It can be a very, very low and soft growl. The energy is gathered in this way.
This is the Gathering & Parrying Energy unit.
This is the unit where the energy is stored, packaged. So it can be placed anywhere on the shape, but it’s also a nice way to finish. Yes. So we collect energy from below.
We pack it up starting from the top, and then we come to a posture where we ‘step out of the Jaguar’, raise the center of gravity back to human, and stand in a way that contains all the attributes of the jaguar, but back into a human form. , very upright, but with confidence and ease.
The center of gravity of the chest upwards is raised again and the claws are kept behind the body because although we return to human form, we have incorporated the Jaguar.
So we retain the attributes of the jaguar, and this is the distinction of this form with other forms in which we enter the consciousness of other animals or living organisms like a tree, but we leave humanity and try fully to assemble that other particular consciousness.
In this case, in this form, we do not, we always remain in a human self, but we incorporate the new energy, that is what we mean by becoming Jaguar. We are humans. A warrior man or warrior woman who has invoked these attributes in himself.
This is a core unit in the form that can be repeated. He is panting, thrusting and throwing energy. So in this particular one, we’re first scratching, gathering and waiting to pounce.
And here you really want to wait, you really want to wait a little longer than you thought you would want, because you are lurking, waiting, holding back until the perfect moment, for action.
Those are the perceptual opportunities to cultivate in this unity, this. And then when we jump, you can grunt very slightly when you do it, so we jump and let out the grunt and throw it.
And then we bring wrist to wrist, left to right, and we flip them over the head as we spin, and then we throw it a second time to the opposite side. This is the union of gathering and taking energy.
This unit rotates and accumulates energy in circles. There are three circles above the head and we always alternate one after the other. Strong movement, strong breathing, very low center of gravity and collecting energy in a very dynamic way.
And with the Shhh we always mark and emphasize the end of each set of 3 arms.
This is the unit of gathering energy in circles.
This unit is bringing energy from the earth. The jaguar is ready to jump. One more time. Shhh… So we are again, preparing to attack, preparing to attack.
Another way of facing, another way of grabbing energy. And this time we jump in and bring it down very quickly, but then slow down to a very slow pace as you crawl towards the land. And you bend your knees and you can bend them to the floor, or bend down a lot. And then once you’re here, the center of gravity, very close to the Earth. Then we tear the energy backwards, upwards. Shhh… With the claws. One more time. Shhh….
This is the unit that Brings Energy to Earth.
This unit is collecting energy above the head, notice, my posture is very low, very low, even lower, and I bring my arm above my head, and as I lower them, gathering the energy, I begin to slowly scratch. until reaching the central position with the center of gravity very low.
And then I relax while I change arms. And there’s a lot of movement in the shoulder blades, and I want rotation in the trunk, not just an arm movement, but the entire trunk involved like a Jaguar gathering energy above its head.
This unit is accumulating energy above the head, but walking. It’s like the unit Gathering Energy above the Head. The same principles, but getting started. Always the arm opposite the opposite leg, and the movement gains intensity as the arm comes forward with the claw and then relaxes when changing sides.
It goes and relaxes, and the jaguar moves forward. It can also be done by going backwards.
This is the Gathering Energy Overhead Walking unit.
Transcripciones al Español de los Videos
La primera parte comienza siempre al momento de llevar el centro de gravedad cerca de la tierra. Bien, entonces la forma comienza desde nuestra forma humana.
De repente bajamos del centro de gravedad, unos centímetros hacia la tierra. La caída del centro de gravedad significa la decisión del practicante de entrar en el estado de ánimo del jaguar. Bajamos para convertirnos en una criatura de la tierra.
Entonces ese descenso es un cambio interno que debes sentir. Así que baja y, en ese momento, tu mente comienza a invitar a tomar conciencia de estas cualidades del jaguar que llegan al cuerpo. Entonces empezamos a juntar energía del jaguar que viene. Comienza aquí y quieres tener espacio debajo de tu axila, así que te vuelves hueco ahí, y luego comienzas a ejercitar la garra.
Y al igual que en las ruedas, en las garras sobresalen los tendones y acumulan energía. Y los pies debajo de los zapatos, si estás descalzo, también se fruncen un poco. Entonces todas las 10 garras están haciendo ese movimiento. Y tu estas parado hacia adelante, redondeado, metiendo el área abdominal hacia adentro, hacia la columna vertebral, y con el centro de gravedad bajo.
Esa es la primera unidad.
Esta es la primera rueda del Jaguar. La posición de la mano es en garra, y es muy particular porque no hay flexión en la muñeca, ni hacia atrás, ni hacia adelante, esta recta.
Y luego haces sobresalir los tendones para que realmente se vean y la energía pueda fluir a través del antebrazo directamente, sin interrupción. Vas desde el fondo de la tierra, sientes las fuerzas del suelo subiendo desde la tierra por la planta de tus pies hasta la parte inferior del abdomen. La fuerza de la contracción de la parte inferior del abdomen, y la respiración en la parte inferior del abdomen, traen el impulso que luego pasa a través de la muñeca hasta la garra. Esa es la descarga.
Y así es como movemos la energía. También se puede hacer con una mano solo y cualquier número de repeticiones y combinaciones.
Esta es la primera rueda del Jaguar.
Esta es la segunda rueda con mano en garras, misma idea, o con una mano o alternando. También debes hacer las mismas muñecas rectas con garras.
Explota tus tendones, deja que la energía fluya a través del brazo desde el suelo hasta el vientre. Del vientre al golpe. Esa es la dirección. Siempre enganchado a la energía del suelo. Lleva la fuerza ascendente de la tierra. Envíala a través de las plantas de tus pies, empácala en la parte inferior de tu abdomen, y la fuerza con el aliento del jaguar envía la sacudida del brazo a través de las garras para mover la energía a tu alrededor en una rueda
Esta es la segunda rueda del Jaguar.
Y estos son los sonidos del Jaguar. Hay diferentes variaciones de sonidos. Uno es jadeando, el jaguar jadea y está como muy activo en la boca del vientre, respire fuerte hacia adentro y hacia afuera por la boca. Otro sonido es el de los gruñidos, y puedes ver lo que crece y viene hacia ti.
A veces el gruñido se vuelve alto y luego vuelve a ser un gruñido y puedes encontrar las variaciones de los crecimientos de los gruñidos y los jadeos del Jaguar.
Y esta es la unidad de los sonidos.
Hola a todos. Comenzamos con la respiración del ‘Jaguar de los Toltecas’. Esta respiración es un patrón de hiperventilación. Entonces, inhala y exhala rápidamente por la nariz, si es posible, y hacia el abdomen, envía el aire hasta la parte inferior del abdomen y luego activa la respiración de manera muy dinámica.
Esa es la respiración básica.
Esta unidad se llama Jadeando & Pateando Energía, son series de cinco jadeos rápidos, respiración abdominal rápida y fuerte, hiperventilando, bajamos el centro de gravedad y luego empujamos con las patas traseras hacia adelante, pateando energía mientras damos pasos.
Y puedes hacer cualquier número de repeticiones de esta unidad.
Esta es la unidad de Jadeando & Pateando Energía.
Esta unidad es desgarrando energía y gruñendo, Shhhh, shhhh, otra vez. Entonces comienzas con el brazo izquierdo extendido y trazas la garra hacia atrás, disminuyendo la velocidad a medida que das un paso atrás, dejando que el eco del gruñido y el movimiento desaparezcan en el silencio.
Y luego repites dando un paso nuevamente cruzando tu cara con la garra. Mismos principios de como poner la mano en garra, y mismos principios de respiración.
Y luego haces cuatro o cinco garras rápidas frente a tu cara, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh, Shhh. También puedes caminar de esa manera. Con esto concluye la unidad.
Esta unidad estamos reuniendo energía y parándola de lado a lado. Entonces, en la misma postura de gravedad baja, muy encorvada, con el centro de gravedad bajo, la mano comienza a abrirse y luego se cierra en garra a medida que se mueve por la cara. Y al mismo tiempo que cierras las manos, el vientre se va contrayendo y la respiración va adaptándose al movimiento.
Y cada vez, y cuando las garras se van apretando, la parte de atrás de las piernas también se aprieta. Todo el cuerpo participa en preparación y disposición. Este es el Jaguar preparándose, listo. Esto es que nos preparemos en la vida para enfrentar cualquier situación que se nos presente. Esto se atribuye al Jaguar. Puede ser un gruñido muy, muy bajo y suave. La energía se reúne de esta manera.
Esta es la unidad de Reuniendo & Parando Energía.
Esta es la unidad donde la energía se guarda, se empaca. Por lo tanto, se puede colocar en cualquier parte de la forma, pero también es una buena forma de finalizar. Sí. Entonces recogemos energía desde abajo.
Lo empacamos empezando desde arriba, y luego llegamos a una postura donde ‘salimos del Jaguar’, elevamos el centro de gravedad de vuelta a lo humano, y nos paramos de forma que contiene todos los atributos del jaguar, pero de regreso a una forma humana, muy erguido, pero con confianza y facilidad.
El centro de gravedad del pecho hacia arriba se eleva nuevamente y las garras se mantienen detrás del cuerpo porque aunque volvemos a tener forma humana, hemos incorporado al Jaguar.
Entonces conservamos los atributos del jaguar, y esta es la distinción de esta forma con otras formas en las que entramos en la conciencia de otros animales u organismos vivos como un árbol, pero salimos de la humanidad y tratamos plenamente de ensamblar esa otro particular conciencia.
En este caso, en esta forma, no lo hacemos, siempre permanecemos en un yo humano, pero incorporamos la nueva energía, eso es lo que queremos decir con convertirnos en Jaguar. Nosotros somos humanos. Un hombre guerrero o una mujer guerrera que ha invocado en sí mismo estos atributos.
Esta es una unidad central en la forma que se puede repetir. Está jadeando, empujando y lanzando energía. Entonces, en este en particular, primero estamos arañando, reuniendo y esperando para saltar.
Y aquí quieres realmente esperar, realmente quieres esperar un poco más de lo que pensabas ,que querrías, porque te estás acechando, esperando, conteniéndote hasta el momento perfecto, para la acción.
Esas son las oportunidades de percepción para cultivar en esta unidad, esto. Y luego, cuando saltamos, puedes gruñir muy ligeramente cuando lo haces, entonces saltamos y soltamos el gruñido y lo lanzamos.
Y luego llevamos muñeca contra muñeca, izquierda sobre derecha, y las revoleamos sobre la cabeza mientras giramos, y luego la lanzamos por segunda vez hacia el lado opuesto. Ésta es la unión de reunir y tomar energía.
Esta unidad gira y acumula energía en círculos. Son tres círculos sobre la cabeza y siempre alternamos uno tras otro. Fuerte el movimiento, respiración fuerte, centro de gravedad bien bajo y recogiendo energía de una forma muy dinámica.
Y con el Shhh siempre marca y enfatiza el final del cada set de 3 brazos.
Esta es la unidad de reuniendo energía en círculos.
Esta unidad está trayendo energía desde la tierra. El jaguar está listo para saltar. Una vez más. Shhh… Así estamos nuevamente, preparándonos para atacar, preparándonos para atacar.
Otra forma de encarar, otra forma de agarrar energía. Y esta vez saltamos y lo bajamos muy rápido, pero luego reducimos a un ritmo muy lento a medida que te arrastras hacia la tierra. Y doblas las rodillas y puedes doblarlas hasta el suelo, o agacharte mucho. Y luego, una vez que estás aquí, el centro de gravedad, muy cerca de la Tierra. Luego rasgamos la energía al revés, hacia arriba. Shhh… Con las garras. Una vez más. Shhh….
Esta es la unidad Trayendo Energía a la Tierra.
Esta unidad está acumulando energía sobre la cabeza, observen, mi postura es muy baja, muy baja, incluso más baja, y llevo el brazo por encima de la cabeza, y cuando los voy bajando, reuniendo la energía, empiezo a arañar lentamente. hasta llegar la posición central con el centro de gravedad bien bajo.
Y luego me relajo mientras cambio de brazo. Y hay mucho movimiento en los omóplatos, y quiero rotación en el tronco, no solo un movimiento de brazo, sino todo el tronco involucrado como un Jaguar reuniendo energía sobre su cabeza.
Esta unidad está acumulando energía sobre la cabeza, pero caminando. Es como la unidad Reuniendo Energía sobre la Cabeza. Los mismos principios, pero poniéndonos en marcha. Siempre el brazo opuesto a la pierna opuesta, y el movimiento adquiere intensidad a medida que el brazo viene can la garra hacia adelante y luego se relaja cuando cambia de lado
Va y se relaja, y el jaguar avanza. También se puede hacer retrocediendo.
Esta es la unidad Reuniendo Energía sobre la Cabeza Caminando.
End Of Year Practice 2024
JOINING FORCES
INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE GROUPS
A NEW TIME TO PRACTICE
On our Two-year Anniversary!
LET’S CELEBRATE AND INTEND TOGETHER A POWER 2025
END-OF-YEAR SOLSTICE PRACTICE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28
9 AM TO 10:30 AM, PST
DON’T MISS IT!
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Co-hosted by Practice Argentina and Practice Russia!
With the participation of Miles Reid
Join a Global Practice online with Groups of Mexico, USA, Russia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Spain, Italy or Germany, sharig a common inent, through the energy passes, ancient movements and breaths that bring an uplift to your awareness and perception.
The Joining Forces Practice Project follows the dream for freeeom by the shamans of ancient Mexico –that humanity might reach critical mass on seeing energy directly as it flows in the universe as the consensus for decisions, instead of hierarchies based on gender, religion or position.
Get together to practice Carlos Castaneda’s energy passes online, once each Season of the year, with fellow practitioners with you share a common goal and intent, for the joy and the boost it brings you.
In this end-of-the-year practice, we shall Recapitulate the awareness gathered during 2024 and set the foundation of intent for where to manifest in 2025.
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WHAT OTHERS HAVE FELT IN THE PRACTICES
Silence and Strength
Lightness and perseverance
Feeling more fluid
More eneregy and more strength
Inspiration and expansion
Mental silence
A different perception than my internal dalogue
First Annual Global Practice
1st Annual Global Practice
The Creativity of the Warrior
Saturday, August 24, 7:00 am to 10:00 am PST
&
Joining Forces Practice Project
With the Form of Energy Passes:
The Sequence for Dreaming
&
The Jaguar of the Maya-Toltecs
On Saturday August 24, from 7:00am to 10:00am PST is the First Annual Global Practice!
The Practice Project
This will be an Annual Gathering from all Practice Groups around the globe, to celebrate each other for their efforts and energy over the first year of the Joining Forces project of practices, to intermingle, create new relationships and support each other for the next year practice.
We help each other to have purpose and a sustained practice
We move towards freedom joining forces, side by side, and internationally
The Global Practice will take place via Zoom, from 16:00 to 19:00hrs CET of the third day of the Live Retreat in Slovenia, for those who can’t make it physically.
It will just like the group’s Seasonal Practices, but of double duration, and one same practice for all groups at the same time.
PLUS ANYONE ELSE YOU WANT TO INVITE!
Help support the Practices by inviting people from your network to come and experience the movements and the energy.
This is a unique opportunity!
Practice Groups of Mexico, USA, Russia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Argentina, Europe English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.
EACH Practice Group will work together to create their Signature Sequence for Dreaming and Jaguar Form, their unique arrangements, such as “The Jaguar of the Maya-Toltecs French Group, The Sequence for Dreaming French Group or The Jaguar of the Maya-Toltecs Brazil Group, The Sequence for Dreaming Brazil Group,
Each group can practice and develop their form over the next three months and include it in their regular practices.
In August 2024, when we hold the first Global Practice, each Practice Group will present and share their respective Forms, so we all get to practice all the different variations.
In August 2024, when we hold the first Global Practice, each Practice Group will present and share their respective Forms, so we all get to practice all the different variations.
The Sequence for Dreaming
An Advanced Practice for seasoned and beginners alike
The Fluidity of the Assemblage Point
For the men and women shamans in ancient Mexico, every one of their practices was aimed at arriving to a state of fluidity, in terms of perception. Fluidity of perception meant, for them, the natural capacity that we have as human beings, of moving in new directions, conceiving new possibilities, and engaging new actions, which lead them to a greater definition of oneself, uplifting and empowering.
The act of entering into the new, in all its forms, they called dreaming, and the internal state that allows us to do dreaming they called fluidity.
Arranging your own Sequence for Dreaming is akin to preparing your vehicle for the ride. Entering into the right state, the right feeling—i.e fluidity, so you can dream.
For the particular aim of the Global Practice, we are exploring the dream of “becoming jaguarized”. But the Sequence for Dreaming can set you the tone for any dreaming endeavor you choose.
The Sequence for Dreaming aims at two things:
To bring a state of fluidity
to the Assemblage Point (AP)
Creating fluidity in 3 ways:
- A horizontal gliding of the shoulder blades over the ribs
- A continuous rhythm and flow of the shoulder blades
- A activation of the vital centers by turning the oblique muscles
To stalk perception
to be focused and clear in any new position of the assemblage point (AP)
- A pattern of breathing –Continuous even flow pattern
- A position of the eyes –No focal view, only peripheral activation
- A stance in the legs –Psoas-Earth communication
Peripheral vision, constant & circular breathing, the psoas planted in the Earth and the Assemblage Point rotating, spinning, going. Those are the parameters.
How to arrange a form
- A vocabulary of passes –UNITS: 20 passes for Dreaming; 16 energy passes + 4 fillers
- A sequence combination –Unique each practitioner / time
- A perceptual focus –Fluidity of perceptiion
- Instead of being a single set form, in The Sequence for Dreaming there is rather a vocabulary, a set of small components that can then be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
- Each unit addresses a particular function or aspect of fluidity.
- Each Practice Group worldwide develops its own arrangement, its own form, by individual members of each group practicing, exploring the units and creating their unique sequence.
- Individual practitioners’ sequences will be shown and shared throughout the next Seasonal Practices, and each group will finally choose one version to present at the Global Practice in August.
By the Hips |
# Piercing the AP Wrists on Midline # Throwing the AP like a Dagger Hurling the AP Waist # Piercing the AP Diagonally Wheel 1 |
By the Waist
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# Clasping Energy in a circle Masculinity Big Circle # Pulling Energy by the Waist Masculinity Small Rotations # Rotating Energy by the Waist Mayonnaise Cap |
By the Shoulder |
# Throwing the AP like a Disk Hurling the AP shoulder # Piercing the AP up to the Chin Wheel 2 Uppercut # Gathering Energy and Thrusting it V-spot gathering |
By the Neck |
# Throwing the AP like a Knife Hurling the AP Upper Back # Piercing the AP Down to the Chest Wheel 4 # Piercing the AP Up to the Chest Wheel 5 # Stirring Energy by the Neck Intent Neck |
By the Head |
# Piercing the AP to the Face Wheel 3 # Throwing the AP like a Rope Hurling AP Overhead # Swirling and Slapping the AP Taisha’s Pass |
Fillers |
# Lifesaver # Half Moon # Full Moon # Galaxy Pass |
The Jaguar Form
The jaguar is one of the most consequential figures in Mesoamerica culture, the ruler of the underworld, the spirit of light and darkness, the Sun of the night. For shamans, the jaguar brings a specific kind of energy to those who align with it: courage, valor and the confidence to seek and confront that which is in the darkness, that cannot or would not be seen, including one’s fears and one’s enemies. The jaguar represents power and ferocity. The jaguar has night vision and can see depth in the dark. Being a jaguar can also mean accessing higher functions of our brain, including insight and foresight.
How to arrange a form
- there is a pattern of breathing to follow,
- a specific mood to enter,
- a technique for how to engage the hands as claws,
- a set of wheels’ strikes
- a collection of blocks of energy passes; blocks can be combined in any order and number of repetitions so that the end result is a form always fresh, unique, and in motion.
- Any given Form, any given arrangement (sequence) can also include any of the sounds in combination with any of the movements.
Further Guidelines for Creating a Jaguar Form
- Instead of being a single set form, in The Jaguar Form there is rather a vocabulary, a set of small components that can then be arranged in sequences with different orders and repetitions.
- Each set functions as a unit of perception, from the realm of the jaguar. In this context, an arrangement is a unique sequence and number of repetitions of the sets, reflecting individual expressions.
- Each Practice Group worldwide develops its own arrangement, its own form, by individual members of each group practicing, exploring the units and creating their unique sequence.
- Individual practitioners’ sequences will be shown and shared throughout the next Seasonal Practices, and each group will finally choose one version to present at the Global Practice in August.
In this form, a warrior becomes “Jaguarized” It is not that the warrior leaves the human to become a jaguar; rather, the human pulls in the jaguar, he incorporates the energies and attributes of the jaguar into the human.
A Specific Mood to Enter
A Pattern of Breathing
Engaging the Hands as Claws
Strikes & Blocks
Setting the Mood of the Jaguar
- Jaguar breaths (low in throat and belly). Generating respiratory alkalosis
- Jaguar sounds (panting & growling). Activating Intent
- Jaguar wheels (moving energy). Proprioception
- Jaguar sets
See the videos of each Unit of the Form
Click here to read the detailed explanations of the Form in the videos
Details of each unit
Jaguar Claw Wheels
First Wheel
- Straight claw (to chest)
- Over the Head claw (palms down)
- Across claw (hook in)
- Midline claw (rip along midline)
Second Wheel
- Overhead claw (hand ends facing up)
- Underhead claw (hand ends facing up)
- Apart claw (across face)
- Diagonal claw Up (strike down with back of the hand)
Jaguar Sets
- #1 Gathering Energy Along the Sides
- Lowering the Center of Gravity (aligning with the jaguar)
- Clawing by the sides with space under the armpits
- #2 Panting and Kicking Energy
- Clawing down in sets of five & double kicks
- #3 Reaping Energy & Growling
- Backsteps while clawing across the face
- #4 Gathering Energy Parrying
- Clawing by parrying side to side
- #5 Packing Energy
- Clawing back & under
- Clawing forward & over
- Jaguar stance
- #6 Pouncing and Throwing Energy
- Pounce and strike
- Grab and thrust
- Overhead leap twist and thrust
- #7 Swirling Energy in Circles
- Left-right-left claw out
- Right-left-right claw out
- #8 Bringing Energy Down to the Earth
- Pounce and bring down
- Pull energy stepping backwards
- #9 Gathering Energy Over the Head
- Clawing from over the head
- #10 Gathering Energy Over the Head Walking
- Clawing from over the head walking
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Qigong Global Summit 2023
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This interview is part of the Qigong Global Summit a free online event. For more information, please visit https://qigongglobalsummit.com. This recording is a copyright of The Shift Network. All rights reserved.
This summit will feel akin to a virtual retreat, meaning each day will provide experiential opportunities to activate quick shifts in your body, regardless of whether you’re new to Qigong or an experienced practitioner enhancing your skill set.
Over the course of five days, you’ll absorb the philosophies and follow guided Qigong movement and meditation techniques designed to advance you and your practice.
- Emerging Qigong Programs at Harvard’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine with Peter Wayne
- Intersections: Qigong, Tai Chi, and Yoga with Sifu Matthew Cohen
- 3 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Qigong with Peng Roden Her
- Applying the I Ching as a Manual for Self-Development with Deng Ming-Dao
- The Interface Between Qigong and Non-Mainstream Therapies and Treatments with Dr. Miles Reid, Kevin W. Chen, PhD, and Sifu Matthew Cohen
- Accessing Your Center Core of Light with Maria Furlano, DMQ (China)
- Becoming a Professional Qigong Teacher: Tips from the Experts with Josie Weaver, Lee Holden, and Tevia Feng
- Qigong and Western Medicine with Shin Lin, PhD, Roger Jahnke, OMD, and Gloria Y. Yeh, MD
- Qigong and Women’s Health with Daisy Lee, Marisa Cranfill, and Roni Edlund
- Qigong and Healing with Master Chunyi Lin, Denise Minter, and Gilles Marin
I’m honored to be among more than 35 leading Qigong teachers, masters, and doctors in this year’s Qigong Global Summit, including Daisy Lee, Deng Ming-Dao, Master Chunyi Lin, Lee Holden, Lindsey Wei, Grandmaster Mantak Chia, Master Mingtong Gu, Teja Bell Rōshi, Faye Li Yip, Mark Tanaka, and many others.
Here is some of the freebies you can get at the Summit
- Faye Li Yip will lead a session to demonstrate Ba Duan Jin Qigong, practiced for millennia for vibrant energy.
- Lindsey Wei will share about Nei Guan, a form of Daoist quietistic meditation, used as a method of training mind to observe emptiness and void.
- Grandmaster Mantak Chia will explain how to recognize your own positive and negative emotions in order to dissolve self conflict.
- Mark Tanaka will discuss how Qigong and other Eastern somatic practices provide unique tools that can help you regulate your nervous system
- Teja Bell Rōshi will reveal insights of science into a deep understanding of the human body and psyche.
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Warmly,
Miles
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