Rodent of Darkness: The Rodent of Darkness is the name of an enlightened
warrior who lived thousands of years ago in India.
I really don't know whether I picked the name or it
was given to me. One day I was meditating on a cliff
overlooking the casinos in Las Vegas and I was absorbed
in a state of high meditation. As I came out of the
meditation and became aware of the sense world -- the
world around me -- the world of hookers, hustlers, pimps,
crack lords, and stupid people from Iowa -- I knew that
I had a new name. And the name, of course, was Rodent
of Darkness.
VofL: How did you first become interested in mediation?
RofD: I have been meditating for many, many lifetimes. I first went
into samadhi when I was 12. My mystic senses developed and I
became more conscious of God and Satan. I began to go into
samadhi, not just occasionally, but every day -- many times a day
-- until I reached a point where I could no longer distinguish
between ordinary and non-ordinary reality. For me it is all the
same. I am in a state of continuous absorbtion in the Self. It's
really not so terrible. Whether I'm on the road in my Porsche and
stopped at a Denny's for a cheese omlette, or having a five-course
French dinner at L'Orangerie, or fasting, it's all the same to
me...
VofL: Would you say that you are the leader of a cult?
RofD: I would say that Jesus Christ and his follers were a cult, Buddha
and his followers were a cult and Mohammed and his followers were
a cult. Every religion starts out as a cult and if it becomes a
`box office', it is accepted.
VofL: I understand that over two-thirds of your students are women. Why
is this?
RofD: It's because I'm very interested in the enlightenment of women.
Also, I observe that more evolved souls are now reincarnating as
women, and naturally I want to work with them... Women find it
easier to meditate and easier to develop the psychic abilities.
VofL: I know that many of your students are computer scientists and that
you are a great proponent of computers. Why is this?
RofD: A number of my students are in the computer field. The logical
and extralogical exercises you do in meditation are very similar
to advanced systems analysis and programming. Also, a number of
people who are interested in computers in this lifetime programmed
computers in Atlantis.
VofL: Many people I have talked to attest to the fact that you perform
miracles. You are said to be able to fill the night sky with
lights, walk on air, heal people and more. Is this true?
RofD: Let us say that when you move into higher stratas of awareness,
when you go into samadhi, which is a very high state of
meditation, there are certain ripples of energy in the universe
around you. If you watch someone enter into samadhi, and if
you're at all sensitive, you'll see glowing auras of light around
that person. I don't consider this to be a miracle, it's simply a
natural phenomenon. When you see paintings of some of the saints,
or of Christ, they all have lights around their heads. I am like
that. What the painters are trying to convey is the psychic
light.
VofL: What are your four favorite films?
RofD: The Deer Hunter, Dr. Zhivago, Being There, and Porkies II.
VofL: Some of your critics say that you should accept everyone who
applies to study with you because a real teacher never turns
anyone away. How do you respond to that?
RofD: Some people wish to study with me to gain personal power so that
they can use it in ways that I don't approve of. They want to
manipulate and dominate others. I won't work with people like
that. I also will not work with men or women who are hostile
to the enlightenment of women.
VofL: Women often seem to find you attractive. Does this make it
difficult to work with them as students?
RofD: I don't think it's really a physical attraction. My consciousness
is formless and adapts to every situation -- I am fluid Zen. I
also think that women are attracted to me because of the kundalini
energy that comes through me.
VofL: I understand that you spend time discussing clothing with your
students. What are your attitudes in this respect?
RofD: I favor the chic, and tend to avoid the trendy.
VofL: I understand that you occasionally give private interviews to
members of the cultural and financial `elite' of America and
Europe.
RofD: I do spend time with some movie stars and corporate heads. I
think that powerful people tend to seek out spiritual teachers, as
do all types of people.
VofL: How long do you meditate each day?
RofD: After many years of meditating and going in and out of samadhi my
consciousness is always in a meditative state.
VofL: I know that many spiritual teachers refuse to work with gay
people, and you seem to be one of the exceptions. Why?
RofD: I don't know why a number of gurus do that. I have a number of
gay students, and I don't particularly notice that they are gay.
VofL: Aren't there a lot of crackpots and weirdos in the psychic
development field?
RofD: There certainly are. I think most of their intentions are pure,
but they get in over their heads.
VofL: Do you have a soul mate?
RofD: I have a number of sould mates, but perhaps you and I might define
a `soul mate' differently. Your soul and their sould have a
multi-incarnation attraction.
VofL: Why aren't you married?
RofD: No one has asked me lately. (Laughter.) I'm not married because
it is not really suitable for me. When I was quite young, I was
married for about a year and a half to a very beautiful woman.
Marriage is a circuit that I do not longer seem to have.
VofL: You talk about a great change in the psychic energy currents that
wil affect the whole world. What are these changes?
RofD: We have entered a 30-year cycle of change which will end around
2015. It's a time of great disruption in the psychic energy
fields, and anyone who is psychically attuned should already be
feeling it. From my point of view, it is an exciting time. A
doctor is necessary in times of great illness; a teacher is
necessary in times of great darkness. When light begins to
evaporate in front of people's eyes, they suddenly realize how
important it is. I have to go now.
