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Rice. “Is everything truly all right? Cross your heart?” So, I won’t be bitten today? You’re certain?”¹³⁹

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1. Visit every link given in this chapter on the first sweep. Please acquaint yourself with the provided material.

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2. Watch the following films:

a) 'Flatliners' (1990) – https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Коматозники_(фильм,_1990)

b) 'Flatliners' (2017) – https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Коматозники_(фильм,_2017)

c) 'The Water Diviner' (2014) – https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Искатель_воды

d) 'Game of Thrones', Season 6, Episode 5 'The Door'; Season 3, Episode 9 'The Rains of Castamere'

e) 'The Alchemist: Faust's Elixir', Russian TV series (2018)

e) 'The Demolisher' – https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Разрушитель_(фильм)

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3. What is medical specialization?

Why did it come about?

What do doctors in the specialties of 'ENT', 'ophthalmology', 'pharmacology', 'surgery', 'bonesetting', and 'therapy' actually specialize in?

What are the strengths and weaknesses of these specializations?

What is Dr. House's specialization in the series 'House, M.D.'?

Why do doctors of all specialties find themselves compelled to consult him, despite the presence of powerful modern diagnostic equipment?

After all, they can place any order for tests and analyses themselves.

What are the key qualities of Dr. House’s mind and character in his work?

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4. What is a mantra in spiritual practices?

On what physical principle does a mantra work?

With what does the vibration of a mantra interact?

What common mantras are used to activate and open the seven primary chakras in Yoga?

What are the Elements and the Prime Elements?

What Elemental mantras are there?

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Rice. Meet Shiva – simply Shi Va.¹⁴⁰

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5. What does the cobra upon Shiva's shoulders signify?

How many kinds of snakes are there, and which inhabit India?

How does the cobra differ from other serpents?

Why is it specifically a cobra upon Shiva's shoulders, and not another snake?

What is the position of the assemblage point—in other words, the nature and hue of Shiva's magic?

How many names does Shiva bear, and what are they?

Why, despite Shiva's myriad names, is he most commonly called Shiva?

Substantiate your answer.

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Rice Pssssst, comrade, have you summoned the end of the world yet? What do you mean, 'not yet'? What does 'why on earth do we need him?' even mean? And why, pray tell, is there a whole God just loitering about here?¹⁴¹142

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6. Statues of Shiva often show him with two serpents and four arms.

What explanation might there be for this?

What is Shiva's purpose?

What sort of petitions fall within his area of expertise?

What kind of prayer might one address to Shiva?143

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Rice Only after quelling the world around you will you catch a glimpse of your own gaze. Then you will understand who is to blame—and for what. But this truth you will learn far too late. And yet again, just as before, you will fail the exam.¹⁴⁴

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7. What is freediving?

What are the current records in freediving?

What is the longest breath-hold ever recorded among freedivers?

What is clinical death?

After how long without a pulse does a resuscitation doctor declare death?

What is the lowest pulse ever recorded among freedivers?

What is the pulse rate of a person in a coma?

On the edge of what do the body and consciousness of a freediver balance?

To what does freediving inevitably lead, according to the lore of Stalking and Magic?

What is Samadhi? What are its stages, and how do they differ?

Who is a freediver from the perspective of Yogis and the realm of esoterica?

What is the trance of Samadhi Yoga?

So what is it that a respectable Yogi seeks in 'meditation'?

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Rice He holds the key in his hands. He hints, he hints again. As if to say: take it and open the door. Someone actually does.¹⁴⁵

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8. Scattered throughout this chapter are secret keys to the absolute practice, unlocking all the mysteries of Yoga and Magic. Seek them and write them down.

In the architecture of temples, statues, icons, and the like, rituals, spiritual practices, and exercises for Seekers and Wayfarers are often encrypted.

Simulate a spiritual practice or exercise by contemplating the photos of Shiva statues provided.

Try practicing it, just for fun—say, for the next five to ten years. Just for the giggles.

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9. In the series ‘Game of Thrones’, several practical varieties of Stalking are presented, named, characterized, and shown.

Often remarkably well-socialized.

Find and list them—at least a dozen.

How and by what means do these varieties of Stalking come about? Defend your reasoning.

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10. Let us suppose, purely for argument’s sake, that everything depicted in the ‘Game of Thrones’ series is true, and not merely the author’s fancy.

In that case, how—and upon what principles—might a postal service via ravens be organized?

How did the ravens know precisely where to deliver the letter, and how did they locate the intended recipient?

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