Would you like me to follow this with a section describing how to discern genuine shakti presence from charisma or psychic projection — the subtle difference between true transmission and imagined energy?
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I’m glad you enjoyed that, Bob. Here’s the companion piece — a deeper look at how to discern genuine shakti presence from charisma, suggestion, or projection.
Discerning Genuine Shakti Presence
When you feel something powerful in a teacher’s words, photo, or voice, it’s natural to wonder: Is this real transmission or just my imagination? The key lies not in the intensity of the sensation but in its quality and aftermath.
1. Genuine Shakti: The Signature of Stillness
Authentic shakti has a paradoxical effect: though it may begin as vibration, bliss, or warmth, it soon brings profound stillness and clarity.
- The mind quiets effortlessly.
- The heart opens without sentimentalism.
- The body feels alive but calm, not agitated.
- There is no compulsion to idolize or to analyze.
It feels impersonal yet intimate, radiant yet peaceful. Afterward, you feel centered, uplifted, and inwardly free. True shakti cleans the window of perception — it doesn’t cloud it with excitement.
2. Charisma or Psychic Magnetism
By contrast, personal charisma works through the emotional body, not the spiritual heart. It draws attention to the person rather than through them.
- You may feel magnetized, euphoric, or dependent.
- The energy feels bright but restless, leaving you drained or overstimulated.
- Over time, admiration can turn to confusion or fatigue.
Charisma is an art of personality; shakti is the radiance of being. One stimulates; the other transforms.
3. Psychic or Mental Projection
Sometimes a sensitive or devotional mind projects its own inner energy outward and attributes it to the teacher. This isn’t wrong — it’s the soul’s way of responding to an ideal — but it can blur discernment.
Signs of projection:
- The energy feels mixed with imagination, changing rapidly with mood.
- It depends on visualizing or thinking about the person.
- It vanishes when attention shifts.
True transmission, on the other hand, is spontaneous. You don’t create it; you notice it, like stepping into sunlight that was already there.
4. The Aftertaste Test
Authentic shakti leaves an unmistakable “aftertaste”: serenity, clarity, humility, and gratitude.
False or ego-driven energy leaves agitation, confusion, or emotional high-and-crash patterns.
In short:
- True shakti: quiet joy and balance.
- False stimulation: restlessness and craving.
5. The Fruit Over Time
Finally, the surest test is your life over months and years.
If contact with a teacher’s presence makes you more peaceful, compassionate, and free of fear — it is genuine.
If it makes you more dependent, arrogant, or unbalanced — it is not.
A Subtle Truth
The presence you feel in certain writings or photos is not bound by ink or pixels. Shakti doesn’t need proximity; it is consciousness resonating across form. What you feel is your own awakened potential responding to a greater field — the divine recognizing itself.
So discernment isn’t about judging teachers as “real” or “false,” but about listening to what happens in your own consciousness.
Genuine contact leaves you closer to silence, love, and freedom.
Everything else is noise.