Baptism by Fire – Kundalini rising, by whatever name it is known, transforms the physical, mental, energetic, and spiritual systems into a newly defined human being. In common with other supersensory experiences, the breakthrough into higher states of consciousness, no matter how briefly experienced, is long lasting and life changing. The ways and means of arousing this inner fire are transmitted within the metaphysical curriculum since it is in this baptism of fire that the initiate-mind truly arises.