Integration doesn't happen like a "bolt of lightning". There are different ways it can happen. For some people it takes a while and for others, it does not. The

Integration doesn't happen like a "bolt of lightning". There are different ways it can happen. For some people it takes a while and for others, it does not. There is an excellent discussion about that in Christopher Wallis's book, Tantra Illuminated. It does not require preparation. The idea that you can "prepare" for this is part of the ego-belief of being in control of the process. You are not awakening Kundalini. Kundalini Shakti is awakening you. "Ready" or not, here it is. You are not the musician playing the music; you are the music being played. Whether you are shaman or yogi, monk or priest... There are many variants of this story. Some people "prepare", and others resist that call. Some people prepare and never get the call. For others, it spontaneously happen. None of that is within your control. At the end, the best kind of "preparation" is letting go. As for the "few people" remark, I didn't say there are only "a few people". I said it is a normative belief. > The sign of a 'realized' mystic is not but 'silence' No, it is not. Now, as far as this: >> As far as it is "news", there is a normative belief that homosexuality is something only certain people possess. > That was clearly in reference to your Kundalini remark. I addressed the specific repression elsewhere. Nor did I confuse a carnal act with spiritual love. No, it is not clear. It might seem clear to you. It is not clear to me. The confusion I was referring to was not confusing the carnal act with spiritual love. I don't how or why you are linking those, but very well. It seems to me, you think a lot of things are clear to you, and you have some firm opinions about things. The first stage of awakening will seem like that. It's brilliant, and seems to touch truth from the absolute. It feels great, like one can see everything from above, like one can remain untouched and unstained by the material world. In alchemy, that would be the second of three stages. The stage after that is much more painful if one continues to cling to the belief that one can remain untouched and uninvolved. It often takes a few years to process through that, but more in some, less in others. Touch the Sky God when you ascend, but all flying birds come back to the Earth Goddess's embrace. Kundalini comes back down after first ascending up past the crown.