Inner dance explained

PART IV

MANILA, Philippines—PI Villaraza told me I could find some explanation of what the inner dance was all about and what happened during the dance in the book of Carlos Castañeda, “Magical Passes.”

I am familiar with that book. I told Pi I bought that book in 1999 but never read it. Pi said, “Read it.”

And when I did, I was really amazed at what Castañeda had to say about “Magical Passes” that Don Juan taught him but were never mentioned in his previous books, most of which I had read, beginning with “The Teaching of Don Juan” that became an instant bestseller in the ’80s.
That a person stores within himself/herself tremendous power and energy has been known since ancient times. How to release and control that stored energy has preoccupied mystics, gurus and seers all over the world.

Different names

What caused some confusion is the fact that such energy is called by various names. In ancient China it was called chi, in Japan ki, in India prana.

Western researchers like Reichenback called it “odic force” and Wilhelm Reich, “orgone energy.”

Indian yoga philosophy teaches that at the base of our spine lies a powerful force or energy called kundalini which, if opened prematurely, can be dangerous.

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus stated, “Everything is in a state of flux.” Nothing in the universe remains static or stationary.
Modern quantum physicists could not agree with him more because they have discovered that the fundamental stuff of the universe is energy, which is constantly in motion. Movement is the law governing the smallest particles of matter.

And the release or activation of that energy within us is the primary goal of the Babaylan Inner Dance. But what is activated is a feminine energy so it is gentle and safe.

Pi explained it this way:

“The word ‘dance’ may confuse people into thinking that the Inner Dance is a discipline. It is not. A discipline is something that can be studied and practiced regularly by a disciplined person. A discipline is an active cause that leads to a desired effect.

A mirror

“The Inner Dance is not a cause. It is an effect. Think of a cosmic mirror that reflects whatever kind of energy is within you. The acronym of the Inner Dance is ID, for identification. The Inner Dance mirrors who you really are outside of your masks and illusions.”

According to Pi, “People, for a long time, have been looking for an inner work that works, a way of connecting with our Creator” as sitting in meditation and memorizing prayers do not seem to do the job quite well.

He said the Inner Dance worked in several dimensions.

“First, it is a way of quieting the hyper-mental space of even the busiest workaholic.” Members of our spiritual discussion group, for example, are extremely busy businessmen and women.

“Second, it has miraculously healed some difficult ailments.” He cited two examples: a large cyst popped out of the wrist of a participant after he did the movements and a woman’s acute glaucoma was healed.
In our own group, several reported the complete disappearance of serious back pains, stiff neck and headaches.

“The third dimension,” according to Pi, “is the most important. The Inner Dance even clears a pathway to a higher state of energy awareness not in a conceptual way, but through a very real and often transformative experience in mind and body in a way that is difficult to doubt, especially once you notice your appendages moving without your conscious volition.”

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