9 Compasses and Workout of the Week #28

The Cabal Fang Workout of the Week is two-parter.  Enjoy!

Cabal Fang Workout of the Week #28

Part 1: A nasty little pyramid with no breaks.  This works great with two heavy bags, one standing and one lying flat.  But if you only have one or none at all, you can either make one or punch the air.  No excuses!  Start with Splay Punch x2, Punch x2 from Mount, Punch x2 from Guard, Standing Punch/Kick x2 vs. the upright bag,  Then Splay Punch x2, Splay Punch x4, Punch x4 from Mount, Punch x4 from Guard, Punch/Kick x4 Standing.  Then Splay-Punch x2, Splay-Punch x4, Splay-Punch x6, Punch x6 from Mount, Punch x6 from Guard, Punch x6 Standing.  Keep going until you get to 5 Splays and all strikes x10.  Next round 4 Splays all strikes x8, then 3 Splays and all strikes x6. etc. back down to 1 Splay and all strikes x2.

Part 2: Find your compass and meditate on it.  There’s nothing worse than feeling lost.  To find out where you are and start heading in the right direction, get our your handy compass.   This holds as true in the realms of mind and spirit as it does in the realm of the forest.  When you want to orient yourself in the great outdoors you use a physical compass; to get your mental, spiritual bearings, get out a symbolic compass.

Yes, I said meditate.  Here’s how.  Look at the 9 “compasses” listed at the bottom of this post.  Which one seems appropriate to the problem, pickle, or situation you’re dealing with at the present moment?   Once you settle on a choice, memorize it.  Close your eyes and imagine that the North pole of the compass is tattooed in glowing letters on your forehead, the South one on your lower abdomen just below your belly button, the East one on your right shoulder, and the West one your left shoulder.  Set a timer for 10 minutes, assume your chose meditative posture and close your eyes.  Imagine that compass situated on your body.  Which words are glowing most brightly?  Which aren’t glowing at all?  Try to make them all glow evenly in your mind’s eye.

Below you’ll find 9 compasses that will help you orient yourself if you give them some time, consideration, meditation, contemplation, and prayer.

 Maybe the Being/Action compass is what you need.   Sometimes you don’t know if your problem is bad thinking or poor choices.  North/South is the “Being” dipole while East/West is the “Action” dipole.  There is no “wrong way” on a compass is there?  Of course not.  Just as there’s a time to go North or South depending on where you’re headed, there’s a time to accept what you’ve been dealt (“I am not”) and a time to reach down deep and assert your will (“I am”).  There’s a time to take action (“I will”) and a time to refuse to take action (“I will not”).   Sometimes these things overlap — inaction becomes an action, acceptance can become inaction, and so on, like a four-way game of rock-paper-scissors.  To figure out which direction you need to go, meditate on this compass and see if you can find your way out.

Or maybe you have a goal in mind and you don’t where to start.   Try the Ways of Achieving compass.   Not sure which quality you need to cultivate in order to hit your goal?  Meditate on the the Qualities of Manifestation compass.

When it doubt, go with the Hermetic Quaternary.   If you’re looking for direction but you’re not sure which compass is best, go with the one that’s been around since Eliphas Levi first wrote it down in 1854.  It’s about as powerful a tool as you could ever hope for.

Go ahead, give it a try!