I'm a Western magician, more specifically a Magus of the A.'.A.'., with experience of vipassana, Self-Enquiry, the Fourth Way, Centred Prayer and the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.

I've tracked my progress using various models, and in the Therevada Four Path model I do believe I'm an anagami (this lines up very nicely with the A.'.A.'. grading system). I appear to have progressed at a fair rate in terms of insight, but when it comes to samatha I'm pretty weak (I've certainly had experience of the formless realms post Fruition, but more often than not I would consider my experience of these jhanas to be shallow).

I'm interested in chatting with people who have no problem discussing enlightenment in terms of many models and traditions, have some experience of the territory and are up for rigorously interrogating both their practice and mine.

For anyone who might be interested in investigating the Western Tradition as it relates to enlightenment, minus the usual bullshit that comes with the occult, you might find something of interest at a site I maintain with a friend of mine: www.thebaptistshead.co.uk.