As my own experiences and training with Divine Ki has progressed, I've learned a lot from the early days of the technique. Some of this is thanks to working with and helping many people in our realm refine their own Divine Ki, but some of this is also thanks to working with spirits, beings, servitors, and others who have been attuned to Divine Ki. I felt it was time to write a little bit about some of those experiences, and how my understanding of Divine Ki has shifted.
Initially, Divine Ki was broken up into levels, and on average reaching Divine Ki 2 was considered an accomplishment, but reasonable for someone starting out to achieve with the right focus and intensity. Spirits and beings achieved Divine Ki 2 more easily, thanks to more durable bodies, but always seemed to have a harder time reaching Divine Ki 3 due to not having the grounded foundational bodies of the Prime Material Plane.
For the longest time, we used an exponential calculation to determine the power of Divine Ki as a multiplier, and at the lower levels that still seems reasonable. Each "Level" is a gate of internal power opened and released into the system, while the roots of Divine Ki itself are vast beyond measure. Level 1 I've always estimated at being around 100% of a person's natural power. The average person uses around 10% of their power, so this becomes close to a 10x multiplier. Even with deep training, it is rare to find someone using 50% of their power, we naturally keep a lot in reserve, similar to how we keep muscle fibers in reserve.
Looking at that now, I'd say it's closer to a full 2x multiplier of the persons maximum, added to whatever state they are in now. Divine Ki 1 is just a massive jump in power that shouldn't be underestimated on its own. It is more than that though, it's an energy source that sits at a constant 2X multiplier, so energy fatigue is not a thing, but energy exposure fatigue is. Most people who achieve Divine Ki 1 with the training we offer, find they can't maintain it 100% of the time, and that is to be expected. It's still a massive increase to the natural power flow, even with how the meridians and spirit body are reinforced to handle it. The amount of energy though, doesn't decrease, it's a steady constant once that gate is opened.
Divine Ki 2 then no longer seems to fit the 2 to the 2nd power calculation, and I'd say it's closer to a 2X multiplier of the previous level for each new level. So Divine Ki 1 provides 2x Maximum, 2 provides 4x Maximum, 3 provides 12x Maximum, and so on and so forth. This makes a lot more sense as we hit higher Divine Ki levels such as Divine Ki 5. At 240X The base maximum instead of 3,125 Base Maximum.
With Divine Ki 9 still being the maximum I can achieve, while using other healing attunements, or funneling it through my Soul Sword to take the strain off my body, that's still an insanely high multiplier of 725,760, but given the level of power of things where this was necessary, it actually seems like a more reasonable calculation.
With that established, one thing I've also noticed is that most beings, spirits, and servitors have a unique form of Divine Ki. Their energy systems funnel it in some way, this may just be because they have less defined bodies and CAN funnel it more efficiently, but it almost always results in the power funneling with a minor abstraction, such as a darker Divine Ki that can still absorb outside energies in several rarer instances, or a Divine Ki that does not lend itself to energy projection but provides an increased level of physical protection and strength in the planes. Many spirits and beings still manifest a traditional Divine Ki, and simply innovate to jump the gap between Level 1 and 2, or 2 and 3 during testing, so that should be considered its own category, and I suspect many humans have a little more strength or energy projection themselves, and just don't test it. Things in the spirit realms are more prominent and easier to see in terms of energy, so this makes sense.
This led me toward an investigation into a NEW Use of Divine Ki for myself, and for any who are advanced enough to focus on it. This has taken years of experience to find, and years more to refine, and likely will require that others with the attunement focus on things like Universal Flow meditations, and the like. This New Discovery is called Divine Ki Flow.
Divine Ki Flow isn't something I can pass on with an attunement, but it is a state one can reach. Ultimately, when one has mastered the energy of Divine Ki, where they can open the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth gate with minimum effort, and can feel, sense, and direct Divine Ki currents naturally, Divine Ki flow becomes a possibility. This form of Divine Ki isn't stronger than normal Divine Ki, but it is smoother, steadier. Instead of the Gate being opened, it's a continual rise in steady power until nearly the same level of power is achieved. It's a subtle, steady power, and it is far easier on the body. Using Divine Ki Flow BEFORE opening a gate makes the gate opening smoother, and more intense. This then readjusts the Divine Ki scale a little further. One who has gained Divine Ki flow can approach 90% of Divine Ki at each level they can do the Flow form (each level takes practice). For me, I can currently do Divine Ki Flow up to Level 5. I am always training, so when you read this in the future and it's a higher level, realize I grow and learn as well. Divine Ki Flow also seems to up reaction times beyond Divine Ki, and to be a somewhat "faster" energy, allowing for greater speed, but with no strain in the planes. In the physical realm it seems better for cleansing than traditional Divine Ki.
So what about the power increase once the Gate is fully opened? If Divine Ki Flow provides only 10% less power, I'd say once the gate is opened after one can achieve divine Ki flow, that level of power is around 10 - 20% Greater than previous calculations.
This is an exciting time for me in terms of understanding vaster powers, and seeing that even a technique from years ago has room for growth shows just how much further we can all go in our training, understanding, and mastery of the mystical arts!
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