Perspectives on Stalking

[ArcaneHuman]

I've been stalking for like... a year and a half or longer but i surely could still learn more about it. I'm imagining intent matters quite a bit here so what intentions can/should one set when stalking? How do you channel that intent into the practice? I'm familiar with the concept of stalking one's own self importance out of existence and also stalking one's own power... i guess to reclaim it? or materialize it? I find that interesting that the practice can be used to both recover something that is wanted and to get rid of something that is unwanted.

Most of the time that i'm stalking it's pretty low key and based primarily around physical action. To me the physical act looks something like: snap your fingers twice... clap... pick up a book... open it to a random page... read one sentence... throw it across the room... pick up a gemstone... stay completely still for some prolonged period of time... set it down gently.... pick it up again and slam it down with force... clap your hands three times... etc... just a series of random physical actions to break out of the sameness of one's routine-way-of-being but i don't know if i'm getting too caught up in the physical end of it to the point of missing out on other ways of approaching stalking.

So yeah... any information or perspectives on stalking are welcome. 

 

[cammie]

On 11/9/2021 at 12:34 PM, ArcaneHuman said:

I'm imagining intent matters quite a bit here so what intentions can/should one set when stalking? How do you channel that intent into the practice? I'm familiar with the concept of stalking one's own self importance out of existence and also stalking one's own power... i guess to reclaim it? or materialize it? I find that interesting that the practice can be used to both recover something that is wanted and to get rid of something that is unwanted.

 I find it interesting that your last sentence pretty much describes recapping. Recap is a form of stalking yourself. Breaking up habits is also a form of stalking yourself.  I guess doing random things can break up habitual ways of behaving too. When the new behavior becomes habit then you change it up again.
Stalking can be applied to any intent. You have an intent to heal so you stalk the position of health and what that means for you, and what it would take for you to become healthy. Or say you want or intend to learn a new language, you would perhaps look for someone who speaks that language or find a class or program that teaches that language. You’re stalking the position of learning, of being a language student, in order to fulfill your intent of being able to speak that language. I think you have the right idea with the physicality of stalking though, because stalking is about taking action and realizing or being the goal/intent not just understanding it. 
 

oh, and this might help too: 

https://www.shamanscave.com/practices/stalking-practices/

[ArcaneHuman]

Thanks Cammie for the perspective and link. I think i've read at least two of these articles but i will reread them when i get the chance. I'm just trying to pour more intent into what i'm doing and try to do it more often and go deeper when appropriate.