The Five Phases of Vibration or the Signs on the Path
The Five Phases of Vibration or the Signs on the Path To complete this survey of the various courses of Kundalini, the distinctive signs of the different stages will now be described. A vibration of the nostrils, for instance, is indicative of the movement of the breath energy (pranakundalini); however, the passages dealing with all these symptoms are deliberately scattered, and since they belong to different traditions, we cannot present all of our information together. So here we deal exclusively with the basic texts, leaving for subsequent chapters the descriptions given by treatises such as the Saktauijnana or the Amaraughasasana. The Malinivijayatantra enumerates five major signs of the stages of yoga and of their centers: bliss, giving a jump, trembling, mystical sleep, and whirling (ghurni), associated respectively with the lower triangle, the bulb, the heart, the vault of the palate, and the brahmarandhra. Mystical experiences and significant phenomena occur in rapid succession...