Hi DeAnn,

I believe the Kundalini experience should not be forced.

If someone wants to experience it, I think doing some type of kundalini yoga with a qualified (very rare in my opinion) instructor...over time and let it come when it wants is probably best.

There are "shortcuts" to the experience, but I would recommend against it because of the nervous system problems you mention. Also, there can be some temporary insanity that could arise as well. Even in the DSMV, it lists Qigong Psychosis, which can happen even without the full blown kundalini experience. Some shortcuts include stimulating certain areas of the body to trigger it, bouncing up and down on the heels, etc... it 'could' be safe but could also cause problems.

I have experienced both the "good and bad" of kundalini.

Even though the kundalini may help open one up to be more "advanced"...there are plenty of people that are extremely advanced and enlightened that have never had a kundalini experience. Also, since the concept of being advanced is so subjective, the only gauge that anyone can have in regards to it is to measure advancement of themselves over time without comparing to another. If someone was a 3 and is now a 6 because of some experience, they would be quite a bit more advanced compared to where they were. The "level" or place that someone else is at is totally irrelevant in my opinion.

I had a lot of prep work that led to all the kundalini experiences, but realized what had happened quite a bit later. My preparations besides mentally was also spiritually and physically. All the zi fa dong gong I was doing spontaneously and with conscious intent was preparing my body and enhancing my circuitry and increasing my capacity but I didn't know it at the time or I should say I didn't expect everything that did unfold from those days.

Also, I don't believe it will be necessary for everyone to experience it even thought it is considered the "evolutionary energy of man." We have different children being born into this world these days I believe who would have no need to experience that or maybe they will eventually experience it take them even further. I don't know. But, I do believe that the closer we get to critical mass on the overall evolution of human consciousness, people's subconscious mind's will pick up on this and their own morphic fields will change in order to incorporate the changes within them mentally, physically and spiritually. So, everyone will have the opportunity to evolve with everyone else even if they don't have these mystical experiences.

I also believe that it is possible to block this development within one's self if they are in a very dark place mentally, physically or spiritually.