This is a useful post. While it ought already be known that these are allegories, the examples of conceptual correspondence you provided clear up a bit and get the ball rolling for people to think allegorically in retrospect to reverse engineer allegory.

Thank you for the answers.

Bump.

Thank you too.

Thank you, I appreciate the answer.

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Does it have to be counts of 6, or can we just hold for whatever time we stick with? Also, even though there seems to be some breaks in the instruction of the meditation, Maxine did say the meditation is done with 18 breaths, so am I to presume correctly that means an inhale, hold, and exhale...

What book would you recommend for Mudras?

It's been a while since I've last made a rosary, used to do it all the time for myself and other SS friends. Given what we know about numerology in general, I have been drawn to the rather shall we say heavy numbers lately such as 6, 7, 9, 11, and multiples. I've been vibrating some things in...

I tend to be drawn to certain shall we say interesting sounding words, phrases, names, and sometimes feel I have a kind of instinct or intuition for them, but in many cases I bet it's just my imagination taking over. In any case, one word or rather name I've been fascinated with for years is...

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The title says it all.

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Given this is for attractive an ideal lover, should I use the material ending of the mantra, Nama?

Alright, thank you all for your advice. Now I feel a bit more confident in being reminded of the options beyond the square, and that if I really want to I can squeeze in the square on Friday either before or after work. I appreciate your help.