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[J.Finder]

Hello everyone!

A close friend suggested I join this community, saying that the conversations here have a rare depth and sincerity. I’ve been reading a bit already, and I can feel the calm, reflective atmosphere — it’s refreshing.

I’m practitioner with interests in Tibetan Buddhism, inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement, and elements of the Northern tradition. My practice leans toward inner work, symbols, and direct experience. I am currently searching for interesting materials and books to study that may be similar in spirit)

Happy to be here, and I look forward to learning from you and contributing where it feels meaningful.

[forestofclarity]

Welcome!

[Nungali]

15 hours ago, J.Finder said:

Hello everyone!

A close friend suggested I join this community, saying that the conversations here have a rare depth and sincerity. I’ve been reading a bit already, and I can feel the calm, reflective atmosphere — it’s refreshing.

I’m practitioner with interests in Tibetan Buddhism, inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement, and elements of the Northern tradition. My practice leans toward inner work, symbols, and direct experience. I am currently searching for interesting materials and books to study that may be similar in spirit)

Happy to be here, and I look forward to learning from you and contributing where it feels meaningful.

 

hello and welcome .   I am interested in this bit , maybe  ...... depending on what you mean by it ;

 

''  ... inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement ... ''

''  ...  

[stirling]

On 11/16/2025 at 5:38 AM, J.Finder said:

Hello everyone!

A close friend suggested I join this community, saying that the conversations here have a rare depth and sincerity. I’ve been reading a bit already, and I can feel the calm, reflective atmosphere — it’s refreshing.

I’m practitioner with interests in Tibetan Buddhism, inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement, and elements of the Northern tradition. My practice leans toward inner work, symbols, and direct experience. I am currently searching for interesting materials and books to study that may be similar in spirit)

Happy to be here, and I look forward to learning from you and contributing where it feels meaningful.

 

I'd like to hear more about your practice in Buddhism and Goetia too. I spent many years practicing in the Nyingma/Dzogchen tradition, and had success in "attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel".

[Cobie]

Welcome to the forum.
 

 

[J.Finder]

On 17.11.2025 at 10:37 AM, Nungali said:

hello and welcome .   I am interested in this bit , maybe  ...... depending on what you mean by it ;

 

''  ... inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement ... ''

''  ...  

 

Nice to meet you!
 

I’m not deeply familiar with the traditional, evocation-based approaches to Goetia.... and to be honest, I wouldn’t dare to practice them without proper experience and a qualified mentor.
 

Regarding inner Goetia, so as not to distort the idea, I’ll quote the author from whom I first encountered this term:
“Inner Goetia — a system of mind-therapy based on traditional views of constructive and destructive matrices that govern both personal and transpersonal levels of the mind.”
 

For me personally, it’s a set of methods and approaches for observing destructive tendencies of the mind, recognizing how they manifest internally, and noticing the blind spots that create inner disharmony or block effective action.

Practically speaking, whenever I encounter an inner dead-end — fear, uncertainty, doubt, or anything that destabilizes me and drains energy — I review my inner perspectives and beliefs to understand where the “hooks” of that destructive state are and what can be done to counterbalance it.

[J.Finder]

On 17.11.2025 at 10:37 AM, Nungali said:

 

hello and welcome .   I am interested in this bit , maybe  ...... depending on what you mean by it ;

 

''  ... inner Goetia as a path of psychological and spiritual refinement ... ''

''  ...  

And what about you? How do you understand Inner Goetia, or are there any similar approaches that resonate with you?

[J.Finder]

On 18.11.2025 at 4:15 AM, Cobie said:

Welcome to the forum.
 

 

Hi! nice to meet you 

[J.Finder]

On 18.11.2025 at 12:49 AM, stirling said:

 

I'd like to hear more about your practice in Buddhism and Goetia too. I spent many years practicing in the Nyingma/Dzogchen tradition, and had success in "attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel".

 

Nice to meet you!
For me personally, this is an impressive experience — thank you for sharing!
 

Regarding practice, I feel very close to what Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche describe in their books. I have also drawn many insights and much “food for inner work” and inspiration from the writings of the Dalai Lama, Lama Sopa (Khenpo Jampa Sopa), and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In meditation (śamatha and vipassanā) and in everyday life I resonate with the approach of transforming obscuring emotions and bringing them onto the Path — here following the instructions of Padmasambhava. 
 

What Buddhism calls the “five poisons of the mind” I try to track and work with using the corresponding five wisdoms. I was deeply impressed by trips to India and Nepal — the sense of harmony, clarity and openness experienced in the Buddhist monasteries of Dharamsala left a strong impression.
 

For me, the Inner Goetia approach as a system for overcoming “dead ends of consciousness” resonates in some ways with tantric Buddhist practice: identify / recognize a destructive manifestation and oppose it with a remedy. I’m currently rereading The New Lemegeton: goetic psychoanalysis (author Enmerkar), and when I find such dead ends in myself I try to work through them in daily life (and in meditation). By observation, this approach makes me freer and more harmonious, and external circumstances tend to arrange themselves more harmoniously as well.
 

Could you tell a bit more about your experience?
Have you personally met any contemporary teachers of the Nyingma/Dzogchen tradition, or perhaps attended any teachings?

“Success in the attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel” sounds very impressive — did that achievement open new horizons on the Path and make you stronger and freer?
 

[Apech]

4 minutes ago, J.Finder said:

 

Nice to meet you!
For me personally, this is an impressive experience — thank you for sharing!
 

Regarding practice, I feel very close to what Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche and Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche describe in their books. I have also drawn many insights and much “food for inner work” and inspiration from the writings of the Dalai Lama, Lama Sopa (Khenpo Jampa Sopa), and Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. In meditation (śamatha and vipassanā) and in everyday life I resonate with the approach of transforming obscuring emotions and bringing them onto the Path — here following the instructions of Padmasambhava. 
 

What Buddhism calls the “five poisons of the mind” I try to track and work with using the corresponding five wisdoms. I was deeply impressed by trips to India and Nepal — the sense of harmony, clarity and openness experienced in the Buddhist monasteries of Dharamsala left a strong impression.
 

For me, the Inner Goetia approach as a system for overcoming “dead ends of consciousness” resonates in some ways with tantric Buddhist practice: identify / recognize a destructive manifestation and oppose it with a remedy. I’m currently rereading The New Lemegeton: goetic psychoanalysis (author Enmerkar), and when I find such dead ends in myself I try to work through them in daily life (and in meditation). By observation, this approach makes me freer and more harmonious, and external circumstances tend to arrange themselves more harmoniously as well.
 

Could you tell a bit more about your experience?
Have you personally met any contemporary teachers of the Nyingma/Dzogchen tradition, or perhaps attended any teachings?

“Success in the attainment of the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel” sounds very impressive — did that achievement open new horizons on the Path and make you stronger and freer?
 

 

Hi,

 

You should be able to continue these conversations in the appropriate sections of Daobums if you wish.  Either General discussion or Buddhist or Esoteric and so on.  Obviously its up to you how you use the board and engage in discussion - I hope you enjoy the experience and look forward to engaging with you.

 

A.

 

PS.  I have some years experience in Karma Kagyu Vajrayana, ngondro and mahamudra and so on.