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dangerous” (p. 61). It says, “Once aroused and unboxed
Kundalini is not ‘derousable’; the genie will not fit back
into the bottle. ‘After the awakening the devotee lives
always at the mercy of Kundalini,’ says Pandit Gopi
Krishna ... Those who ride Kundalini without knowing
their destination risk losing their way” (p. 20). Kundalini
practitioner Krishna had terrifying experiences and a near
death crisis. In fact, the book says “some die of shock
when Kundalini is awakened, and others become
severely ill” (p. 61).
Kundalini is likened to a toddler grasping a live wire (p.
58). It is said to create sensations of heat and cold,
tingling, electric current, inner sounds, inner voices,
compulsive movements, loss of memory, a sense of an
inner eye, drowsiness, and pain.
The Inner Explorations web site tells of a man who,
while dabbling in the activation of kundalini,
experienced touches by invisible hands and animals that
would attach themselves to him or bite him or lick his
face (http://www.innerexplorations.com/ewtext/ke.htm).
Philip St. Romain, a Roman Catholic substance abuse
counselor and contemplative retreat master, wrote the
book Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality (1990).
He believes that Catholic contemplative practices put one
in touch with kundalini, which is “a natural evolutionary
energy inherent in every human being.” He began to have
strange experiences through centering prayer, which
involves emptying the mind and centering down into
oneself. He said that after he had “centered down” into
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