A Strange Feeling as of Late...

Originally posted by truthseeker1984
Phoenix, that's really weird that you should mention the crying baby thing. I've woken out of a sound sleep before to the sound of a crying baby...almost like a phantom voice. It was as if it was crying right into my ear. Very weird. It's good to hear from you!

Yeah, exactly this. I'd gotten up briefly and was trying to get back to sleep when I suddenly heard the noise and really had to force myself to open my eyes, to find nothing there. Rational side of me wonders if I was on the cusp of dreaming with audio only? Or maybe it's a kick up the backside after months of seemingly "nothing"?

I'll try and keep more up to date, but no promises

- Phoenix

reply to post by Ellie Sagan


I would say you, and others, are seeing things as the "blind" do You arent looking with your physical eyes. some like to call it the third eye... It shouldnt necessarily represent the limitations that are found in physical sight derived by ocular means, but it is by no means limitless, in the generally accepted notion of the word. "how" this is experienced will usually be initially dictated by our current perspective and the bounds and limitations that have inevitably been set up around it, usually based in the physical limitations of our actual material eyes.

To better facilitate this sight, when "looking," move your perspective/consciousness/etc into direct observation of the movement around you. Normally, the mind works as an intermediary which lends itself well to "detachment" and things feeling as though they are not "real." It also funnels things through the mental construct before actually being "perceived" as there. Even our own body is beyond our mental ability to comprehend in its continuous totality! By directly experiencing what is around us, with no mental construct as an intermediary, we can let things be as they may, and this is critical in allowing things to grow our perspective. In this ones perspective, such sight is the yin to the ocular sights yang. living them as a simile to the observer/action perspective seems to yield balance.

As a secure base to "being," i suggest exploring what the core experience behind the emotions of love, respect, kindness, and compassion is. It is a single concept and experience that we tend to tear apart to fit into specific situations which will be fit "better" by the other words. Basing our "being" in this concept as a continual pulse similar to a heartbeat will be something, that if practiced truly, will never lead one astray.

Woke up feeling good this morning. I feel productive and I have many real world things to get done, which is keeping my mind in an active state.

Just woke up, maybe I will add more later on.

Can anyone explain this.
After waking today as you do ,I went to pick up my mail,nothing unusual there ,you think !However as I peeled back the label of the envelope/mail and low and behold I saw a blue electric discharge along the label as I peeled it back,I am pretty sure its more a scientific answer of static,but certainly appeared otherworldly,blue flash ,like a plasma discharge.
Weird thing is it was only because I was in the confines of a shaded area of the hallway that I noticed it,anyone else notice this effect.
Sorry its called triboluminescence en.wikipedia.org...
Try it out its cool
Thanks gringo

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Not exactly on topic, but a very cool thing nonetheless! You can do the same thing if you chew on peppermint lifesavers in the dark. Try it some time! Put a few in your mouth, go into a dark room, and start crunching away in front of a mirror. You'll produce sparks in your mouth!


Peace be with you.

-truthseeker

WOW!!!!!!

This same thing started happening to me sister, mother, and myself all on the same day.

I've had this full-brained head-ache, A kind that I've never ever had before..... it was a pain in the entire brain.

Unlike usually what Im used to i certain areas....

It definitely feels like some part of "earth" or spiritual or 2012 changes

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I hate to show my lack of understanding, but how is this related to the seeing nothing? I understood most of what you wrote, and I liked it and agreed to the extent that I understood it. However, I don't know how you tie it in with what I experienced. To tell the truth, I feel like a fool for having to ask at all. But I would love to understand.

reply to post by Ellie Sagan


Dont feel like a fool or anything similar, the distinction is not clear, and i did not make it any clearer in this context, ill treat that third eye sight as simply another sense, like smelling or seeing. sometimes, we can get stuck in what we see with our eyes as the only way to "see." Even if the nose is smelling something, it will be over-ridden by how we think "it should be" and miss out on that smell wafting by. it will be as though nothing was there in the first place, but that was only in ones perspective.

Meaning, that the "nothing" that may have been seen was not "nothing," one just may have missed the "scents" that were wafting by due to trying to focus on one facet of our being over another. This might have been compounded by the idea of attempting even harder to see with ones ocular sight, due to the unfamiliar experience (correct me if i am wrong on that ). In this case, however, focusing on that will just lead to seeing "blackness" or "nothing" as that is exactly what your ocular sight was seeing while one of your others senses was screaming "THERE IS SOMETHING TO "SMELL" HERE!!."

I had an experience a few years ago where i went "blind." It isnt quite the same, as it was in the middle of a restaurant, and lasted about thirty minutes, but i think the overall lesson i learned may be applicable. This experience was followed by dozens (literally) of medical tests over months and months, which all showed nothing. Until i really thought about the incident, it seemed that i had simply lost my sight. As i explored the experience, i found there was more to it than that. I didnt just lose my physical sight, i was blind in all my senses. I had no distinction between up/down/left/right/inside/outside, i couldnt even find my way out of where i was sitting nor did i even know where i was! Beyond that, it wasnt "nothing" or "blackness" that was experienced, though my physical senses did in fact relay that very information (since that is what they were perceiving). I wont go into what i actually did see, but i wasnt blind in all parts of my being, and i didnt see "nothing" or "blackness" even though that is exactly how it appeared on initial inspection since all i was doing was focusing on the typical five physical senses.

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Wow. You just made it entirely clear what you were trying to convey in your other response to me! Thank you so much for clarifying it. What you made me see is that next time it happens (if it does) I must look with my "other" sense and try to understand what I may be able to see that way when my physical senses fail. Thank you again!

Today feels like a day of cleaning up the clutter so to speak. Just so happens I am doing spring cleaning today. It is helping my room attain feng shui.

Originally posted by truthseeker1984
Tragic,
That happens to me all the time, believe it or not. I'll do my afternoon meditation (sometimes "napping" on the couch, which consists of a half-asleep, half-awake type thing....still remain in control of my thoughts, but my body falls asleep), and I can see all of my surroundings through my eyelids. I have read that this is one of the first steps to having an OBE or being able to astral travel. It's actually encouraged in some books I have read. Very interesting experience.

Might you have any suggestions on how to recreate this on purpose? I understand about the meditation and the control. But I have never been able to do this purposely. I would love to, maybe then if I weren't just waking or fallng asleep, I could get more out of it.
Any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

"We're feeling good, we're feeling alright, yeah." (lyrics from the band Rebelution)

Just about sums up my feeling right now. I really can't complain at all.

I am doing good.

How's the vibes for everyone?

I am already feeling the moon power increasing again.

reply to post by SolarE-Souljah


Hey Sol,

Doing really well here.
Insanely tired but really, I feel good
Keep shining Sol.

Love you to pieces

Originally posted by Tragic

Originally posted by truthseeker1984
Tragic,
That happens to me all the time, believe it or not. I'll do my afternoon meditation (sometimes "napping" on the couch, which consists of a half-asleep, half-awake type thing....still remain in control of my thoughts, but my body falls asleep), and I can see all of my surroundings through my eyelids. I have read that this is one of the first steps to having an OBE or being able to astral travel. It's actually encouraged in some books I have read. Very interesting experience.

Might you have any suggestions on how to recreate this on purpose? I understand about the meditation and the control. But I have never been able to do this purposely. I would love to, maybe then if I weren't just waking or fallng asleep, I could get more out of it.
Any suggestions from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

I should have been more clear, Tragic.

This happens when I'm least expecting it. I'll be watching something really boring on YouTube or just general surfing the web, and I'll start to feel really sleepy. When this happens, I know it's time for me to put the laptop down and close my eyes. When I do, within minutes, I start having the experience that I described. I don't know if I'm really in control of what is happening, but I know that I still have full mental faculties when it happens. I can start seeing the outline of my living room, the dining room, and the staircase, as well as what is playing on the television. It's a very surreal feeling, and I really can't describe it with any words that I could use.

This meditative state I cannot willingly induce on my own, although I have been trying. Even during my normal meditation sessions (usually after my workout), I cannot duplicate this particular occurrence. I have started to find triggers though: boring YouTube videos or just general surfing on the web, reading a book, or just being lost in thought (which I do quite often on the days that I am not working). As an experiment, I'm going to try to duplicate this willingly tomorrow, since I put myself on the do not call list for tomorrow. I will report back with the results tomorrow night at some point. While my triggers seem to be the ones listed above, everybody's might be different. It's worth experimenting with though.


Much love.





Peace be with you.

-truthseeker

Originally posted by truthseeker1984
[I know that I still have full mental faculties when it happens. I can start seeing the outline of my living room, the dining room, and the staircase, as well as what is playing on the television. It's a very surreal feeling, and I really can't describe it with any words that I could use.

Yes, especially the "full mental faculties" portion. As I stated before - I am awake but with my eyes closed only I'm unaware that they're closed. I guess the whole not looking the correct colors and all should be a tip-off that something isn't quite right. I've always wanted to have an OBE or astral travel. The time I've come the closest was when I was a teenager and I had the help of some '___'. Although, I don't know that I can count that as something solid due to the intake of said substances.

Anyhow, if you find something, really anything, please don't hesitate to post it or U2U me if you rather.
I am going to try for this tonight. It's late and I need some rest anyhow. I suppose even if it doesn't work at least I'll get some much needed sleep. I think I'll try some meditation as well. It can't hurt, right?

Alright everyone. Sweet dreams everyone. Don't ever forget how beautiful you all are.

Love you to pieces

Probably nothing but quite a vivid dream, but, anyone know of any recent tremors from a volcano, seemed to be on an Island (possibly Iceland but dont think so, seemed a smallish island though I didn't see an aerial view, Hawaii perhaps?). Brief activity underground then a few days later it errupted, no-one was expecting it.

Yeah I know it's just a dream but if I don't say about it, it'll bug me

Originally posted by phoenix_zephyr
Probably nothing but quite a vivid dream, but, anyone know of any recent tremors from a volcano, seemed to be on an Island (possibly Iceland but dont think so, seemed a smallish island though I didn't see an aerial view, Hawaii perhaps?). Brief activity underground then a few days later it errupted, no-one was expecting it.

Yeah I know it's just a dream but if I don't say about it, it'll bug me

edit on 10/3/2011 by phoenix_zephyr because: Spelling

Ask Solar. The volcano on the main island of Hawaii erupted a day or two ago with small earthquakes in between. Apparently there was a fissure that opened up (maybe Sol can confirm this....I just got up and I'm too tired to go digging around for the article), and all that good stuff. Nothing new there, but interesting dream...


So I could not duplicate the "seeing without seeing" thing yesterday. Apparently when I'm looking to do it, it won't work. So I guess I'm back to the drawing board as to why this happens.


Much love.




Peace be with you.

-truthseeker

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Yeah I did a little research after I'd woken up properly and I think that Kilauea recently started showing activity Clicky. I honestly knew nothing about this before the dream/researching afterwards,

In the dream I woke up early, I was staying with a family, it seemed like a bungalow sort of house ie 1 floor. I went outside and could see a large forest and a highish cliff-face and lava was starting to pour over the edge. It was so fast. I think we managed to get away up a hill towards a park/nature reserve. I remember saying that I'd seen a report of activity but it didn't seem to be anything to worry about which is why I didn't mention it, I felt bad because I should have known/realised.

I guess that's why I felt I should post about it, even if it turns out to be nothing but a dream.

- Phoenix

Phoenix - I always feel silly to post about dreams like that. I'm envious of your courage
I hope for the sake of everyone that it is indeed, simply a dream.

TS - Thank you for trying. Still if you find anything out, please let me know.

On another note - I was meditating last night, or trying to I should say. I kept having anxiety attacks. It was so strange. So, I would stop, take a walk around, splash my face with cool water etc. Calm down and start again just to have another one. Anyone ever had this happen? Seems strange as this should have the opposite effect. It was about nothing that I could place, just general freaking out.

Thanks to everyone for listening/reading, thank you for being amazing people, thank you for being you.

Love you to pieces

Hey all. Yes the volcano is most definitely active right now.

On a side note, I learned a cool new skill in the shamanic world.

When I enter into trance and enter that world, I have learned to air glide.

Basically if I take a running start and jump up, I can grind the air with my feet if that makes sense.

It is hard to explain, but it is basically like grinding a guardrail on a skateboard, except there is no skateboard or guardrail. It is really fun.