MaxBlank

Clarksville, Tennessee; after a good bit of travel!

@lPav0l I tend to agree with you. I would welcome this experience and let it ride. If you can "see" your life like that, you can also learn from it, or move beyond somehow. I believe this is an experience that happen along the way toward greater enlightenment. The first lesson from Zen I ever learned was "It is what it is". I did not create my life. I did not ever control a single circumstance that occurred, a single happening. Always, I reacted to what was. Things happened as they happened and I was always a part of something bigger, never apart from anything (except in my mind). I could go on all day about what life is like having become aware of these things, but I'll just state that it is much different today, and from time to time it is a good thing to be able to sit back and realize "it is what it is". It is a relief to not be stuck in a rat race.

If I read before bed, or while laying on my back, I am sure to fall asleep (good for me). If you have a lot of reading to do ( like I sometimes do), you might try the following: sitting upright in a well lit room, far away from a turned on tv ( if someone has one on). Have some water with you and sip from it when you feel a little groggy. This was my habit during school years, and when I was doing heavy personal study. It got me through. The other thing to suggest is to consider sleep hygiene. Are you really tired? Are you getting enough sleep per day? Is there a better time to do your serious reading? Hope this helps!

Progress, "People Reading" is a very broad topic, in my opinion. When you mention someone's "energy", I take that to mean attractiveness, agreeableness, and general mood. This is done naturally for the most part, but I do think one could focus on any one of these areas and learn about it; and refine the natural skill. The other topic under People Reading I want to mention is deception. This adds a new dimension to it, and there are plenty of published works on the subject. I have had recent interest in AI being programmed for deception and related robot-human interaction experimentation. A look into these subjects will show that deception is a widely studied field with emerging technological applications.

AlexB, I have always enjoyed astrology. I think it has some value in learning about people (I speak of the real art and not the syndicated daily stuff). I consider it sort of a packaged way of presenting certain information about personalities; among other things. At any rate, my reply is respectfully submitted: Sun: Aries Moon: Pisces Asc: Leo Have a wonderful day.