The Long Journey
Welcome to a new chapter in the search for truth. Perhaps you came here expecting to find the doors to a Temple, but the real Temple is already inside you.
I spent decades seeking the truth in organized religion and occult orders. The sad truth is that all of them have lost touch with the source. The only way to reconnect with the source is by looking inside. However, it's not easy, as we've spent our whole lives being programmed to seek answers outside of ourselves.
Cultivating stillness, quiet, and watchfulness is where we begin. It is what all the ancient wisdom tells us. Zarathushtra, Krishna, Buddha, Lao Tzu, and Jesus all taught stillness, quiet, and watchfulness. The great religions have all forgotten the practice, but many of us are now remembering.
I'd practiced meditation here and there for years. The problem is I considered it an occasional practice to help enhance life, I didn't realize it's meant to be a central focus of life. After I started meditating consistently for a significant period of time, things started to change. I began to see that all the ancient esoteric texts are meant to be studied alongside a regular meditation practice.
Second Awakening: An Experiential Exegesis of the Secret of the Golden Flower is both my personal story and a guide for awakening the primal force of consciousness you already possess, utilizing the ancient Taoist Alchemist technology of The Secret of the Golden Flower. This primal force has been called Kundalini, the Holy Spirit, and many other names. It is part of our nature, but we are temporarily separated from it due to the Fallen State of humanity.
-Paul Fredric
September 2025
