(Soulbonding) Lessons of fire and air

What basic thing Zuko taught me last night was a reminder, that fire was not just fire. It is made of air and fire – the fuel and the effect. He actually told me what firebending really was. It was bending energy around a funnel of air, using air to both fuel and trap the energy between two layers as a sort of direction.

That was pretty logical.

What confused me was the internal energy of bending itself. According to the wiki page on Avatar, the Fire Nation’s martial arts style was based on Northern Shaolin kung fu.

I have absolutely no experience with that form of martial arts. What I have learn intensively are simply taekwondo, and taichi – one hard form, and one soft form. So I was taught to visualize and combine both of them in a sense of energy direction. I probably couldn’t replicate it in the real world (for now?) but it did achieve something: it focused my mind a lot more than other techniques I’ve learnt or been taught.

(Soulbonding | Meditation | Manifestations | Training)

Soulbonding

With my family having somehow taken leave of me about three years ago, with the barest contact, and with sporadic involvement, I have only spoken with Dick and Bruce a few times over the past year. Somehow, the connection and rapport isn’t there anymore. Perhaps, like Dick did, I had to leave the nest and find my own way. My own suit which they created for me is still unworn; the emblem has been collecting dust over the years in the display case which holds the suit (I’m sure Alfred dusts it, but still).

I’ve donned a new armor half my own creation, and half gifted to me by K and by the Hellspawn (no other name which to call him by)who jointly created it, from helm down to sword.

Strangely enough, with everything which have been going on lately, I find myself asking for help from one of the most unlikely sources and people: Zuko of the Fire Nation, from the Avatar series. And it is not Prince Zuko who came to me, the lost and young Zuko of the series. It was Fire Lord Zuko, well-matured into his years (around 20 plus years, my age now), with more wisdom and wit from having governed his nation for years, who came to me offering his wisdom.

Ironically, I am of fire and air. And he offered me a very basic instruction when he came: fire and air have to go together. I’m a martial artist and he drew upon my martial arts background; I think he recognized in me the same fire soul which he has.

He is an unlikely candidate. Yet, I am more than intrigued by him. And perhaps he will make a good friend in times to come.

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Manifestations

Having kind of linked certain theories between the Seth materials and my own beliefs in the Many Worlds Theory, I’ve kind of started my own shaping of the reality I want, exploring various worlds where I exist and where I’ve achieved the thing/s I want, and incorporated those into the shape of my own mould now. We’ll see how things go in times to come.

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Armor/Training

With Zuko’s help and guidance, I actually manifested and donned my armor in one of the quickest times I’ve tried. His basic teaching of how fire and air blended together in a form of movement and martial art which is neither hard like earth, nor soft like water, but a blend of both, really helped.