@Alan McDougall,
Alan McDougall wrote:The use of a mirror to induce an altered state of consciousness
Get the largest mirror you have at home
The goal is to ease the transition into an altered state of awareness
Go to the most peaceful room in your home, sit up in a comfortable chair. The room must be comfortable, not too hot or cold, avoid anything that could distract you while trying out this method of inducing an altered state of consciousness. Take off watch, uncomfortable clothing ect??..etc
Place the large mirror in front of but at a slight angle so that you are not looking at your reflection, I suggest about four feet from your eyes
Now just let your mind float on beautiful thoughts of peace and serenity, let peace embrace you like a warm blanket.
Get all the photos of your beloved passes over ones and place all around the room, open all your family albums, open your family bible if you have it on hand..
Include every other object that formally belonged to a beloved person now in the afterlife (All these items retain energy from the persons you seek to contact)
Select the time of the evening when there is the minimum noise in the surroundings, switch off TV, radio and as many electric appliances that is practical, the energy emanating from then can interfere with the spiritual energies you want to draw into the room
The mirror gazing is very simple. When you are comfortable in your chair, everything is quiet; you are peaceful and serene in the dim light of the room.
Gaze into the mirror from an angle (you do not want to look at your own reflection)
Gaze keep gazing be patient, wait until you feel a sensation in your
body, many feel a tingling, Goosebumps or even an warmth or energy flowing into the body.
The mirror might begin to become cloudy, like a cloudy day, our it might darken; just go with what is beginning to appear in the mirror..
Do not try to direct the image let it flow if you do this they will fade away
When you really begin to feel or the tips of fingers toes begin to tingle, you are entering an altered state of consciousness, this state is very much like the sleep paralysis Hypnagogic state of the out of body experience
The images that appear usually last a minute or two, with practice and patience this method of inducing an altered state of consciousness can produce amazing results with amazing imagises, without the use of drugs etc
Record what you see or perceive as soon as you come out of the trancelike state
If it does not work at the first try, leave it until another time and try again
Try it guys it really works
Alan
Interesting practice there Alan. I did this a couple of times, years back, but in a different mind set......Kind of.
Basically I stared into a mirror face to face with my reflection, gazing into my own eyes. The entire goal of this was to remove all acknowledgment that I was myself. Whether it was letting go or not, before hand i ran thoughts through my mind such as, I am not Joe, I am not my Body, I am not my emotions, etc...
I did this for a couple of hours once. It was cool. The only thing I really enjoyed about it was the glimpse or experience of letting time evaporate. Nothing really big, but it was a experience none the less.
Staring into my own eyes was alot more comfortable and easy going then I thought it would be. I'm not sure why. Perhaps contentment just for that particular moment, because back then I was not very inwardly solid. These types of practices are great therapy, if not anything else.:cool:
peace