Tutorials
❖ About the section
This section is created to support others in Namkha making, including those who need to refresh some part of the process.
Also it’s intended for my students and students of other makers to find quickly information on Namkha making.
Many of tutorials are free, some are paid – choose what you need in your situation.
If you buy a course in the Online Namkha making school, paid tutorials from this section will be free for you.
❖ Never made Namkhas before? You should know that:
Even 1 mistake will make your Namkha ineffective – and you’ll need to start the process again. Be attentive.
Learning how to make a Namkha is uneasy and requires dedication. It’s direct working with one’s energy – so many frustrating and stopping your process things appear during the process – in addition to challenges of learning the method.
I didn’t learn how Namkha making it on my own – I completed a training course with a qualified tutor.
However, if you have strong intention and are ready to work a lot – this possibility exists.
❖ How to start?
The 1st step is buying the Namkha book by C.N.Norbu –
it will be your main source to learn the process.
Everything else here is created to visualize explanations given in the book.
Good luck!
Self-education starts from buying
this “Namkha” book by. C.N. Norbu
Click on the image to buy it.
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Tibetan astrology
◈ Namkha for a year of birth
◈ Namkha for a month
◈ Namkha for a day
◈ Namkha for an hour
◈◈ Double namkhas
What are double Namkhas?
☉ Astrological Losar - check your true Tibetan year of birth
Tutorial course - theory and practical construction
Tutorial #1. What is a Namkha?
Tutorial #2. 4 types of a Namkha
– Namkha for a year of birth
In total one person/project/event can have 4 Namkhas.
They are calculated for 4 different periods of birth/creation.
E.g. a person was born on 13.10.83 at 12:56 pm.
This person can have Namkhas:
- For Tibetan Year of birth – made for 1983 year
- For Tibetan Month of birth – made for October 1983
- For Tibetan Day of birth – made for 13 October 1983
- For Tibetan Time of birth – made for 12:56 pm on 13 October 1983
These are 4 different astrological periods. The most important for harmonization and healing is a Namkha made for Tibetan Time of birth. It provides the most unique and accurate astrological disposition of a person – and thus has the biggest impact.
Tutorial #3. How to calculate a Year Namkha
Right now there’s an an opportunity to get a free calculation for Year Namkhas.
They are less powerful than other types – Hour, Day or Month Namkhas – but it’s recommended to start make Namkhas with them.
How to calculate a Namkha – instructions.
- Visit https://namkha.info/
- Enter date of birth – or date of creation of your project/initiative/event
- Download the calculation. The default version is intended only for male persons.
If a person is female, flip image horizontally. - If you get a calculation not for a person, but for a project/initiative/event – it can be tricky to specify its “gender”. In my case all my projects are made for a female version as they are all created by a woman.
Tutorial #4. How to make sticks
Tutorial #5 - how to choose yarn
Tutorial #6. How to draw seed syllables
Colors for yarn and seed syllables according to the latest edition of the “Namkha” book by C.N.Norbu (p. 2022)
How to draw seed syllables – instructions
Seed syllables can be drawn with color gel pens, color pencils or color gouache. I’ve come through evolution from the first to the last option- and like gouache the most.
Painting seed syllables with gouache reconstructs the old-fashion way in which Bonpos would draw them – using dyes and brushes.
Gel pens are easy to start with, but not sustainable and contribute msod to plastic pollution – I don’t recommend this option – since the Namkha making is a shamanic practice.
If you’re new to the process, the compromise is using one black gel pen to draw all seed syllables – this option is valid.
Remember that for metal element and water element colors for yarn and seed syllables differ. We draw them in colors we use to visualize elements in 5 elements purification mantra.
◈ Useful tips:
- Tensioning is the most important parameter in a Namkha. Keep your thread strong and tight while weaving. It’s useful to use binder clips to hold the thread when you need to take a break or add a thread of another color
- When you finish weaving a rhombus, it’s handy to hold a thread with masking tape.
- Mistakes happen, and sometimes you’ll need to untie a knot. Use a thin awl for this case.
Need more assistance? Buy the PDF Guide
- List of tools and materials to make a Namkha
- Drawings for construction sticks with measurements
- Schemes of all rhombuses with measurements
- How to choose proper yarn
- Notations on how to weave all rhombuses
- Practical tips to make the process easier and smoother