Cepzeu

Dan Arnautu recently posted a list of healthy role models for each stage if you are interested in diving deep into embodying the stages:

Well, all of these eventually.

P.S. Attached Word doc is at the bottom of the first post.

Hi @Heaven , can you please elaborate on what sort of rejection you are facing.

@ivankiss Hahah yeah exactly. Hard to get around the semantics when talking about dualistic notions from a non dual POV of reality. 1st world problems @seeking_brilliance The dream journal technique is pretty ubiquitous in the lucid dreaming community. The 432 Hz I actually picked up from Ralph Smart (Infinite Waters, on Youtube). It helps me get really relaxed and forget about the day's worries. I found it's best to be focused on intending to do the dream work as you drift off into sleep, rather than just having monkey mind about the day's events. That way, you sort of drag conscious awareness as far as you can into your sleeping state. The self affirmations came from a video on Youtube bout reprogramming your subconscious mind (sorry I'm not sure what it was called). The gist was that your subconscious controls your autopilot mode, which is what you're in for 95 % of the day, unless you are good at mindful awareness throughout the day. And since most people's subconscious centres around fears and worries about survival etc. rather than a growth mindset, you could in theory, modify your subconscious mind by recording an affirmation and playing it back over the course of the night to develop a more growth-oriented autopilot. BUT, I used this primarily as a trigger to induce lucidity rather than as an affirmation. My recording just says "focus" on repeat, and this was what actually led to my short lucid dream. I was in the dream state on autopilot, as most dreams go. Then a thought "focus" came into awareness (Keep in mind I play the audio for 10 min before bed rather than the whole night). And I thought about it and mulled it over in the dream, and then BAM! I became conscious of the present moment in the dream. Given that I've only ever had one other lucid dream in my 22 years, and this one happened pretty much two days into my dream work, I'd say it has potential, so I will investigate further and post here.

@Shroomdoctor Everything is one. Pursue enlightenment and pursue play, there is nothing else to do but suffer.

Hahahaha, beautiful! I feel like a lot of the replies to newbies on this forum look like this though haha

Just say "I know you are, but what am I?"

Had a weird experience today. I was walking around a mall today just doing some mindless shopping and was entertaining the idea of wearing a bulketproof vest and driving around in a 4x4 looking very manly (yes I still have a lot of growing to do hahaha). Now it's not the sort of thought I have every day, it just popped up. All of a sudden I see a group of guys in their late teens walking around wearing branded clothing and being fashionable I guess. And one dude is wearing like a light stab-proof vest just for the fuck of it. I don't know, I guess he was trying to look cool. But wtf. It happened about 5 min after my thought. Feels like a glitch in the matrix or just a coincidence. But at the same time can't help feeling like it's a synchronicity/ near-future-prediction paranormal ability. I get these frequently when driving, I always predict people doing the wierdest things and maneuvers on the road but I always put that down to having a lot of driving experience and having had many driving jobs. I can always spot an idiot going to do something stupid in a car before they even do it. But this I obviously can't put down to having experience. I don't usually think about bullet proof vest and I don't live in an area where people would notmally wear them. In the materialist paradigm I would just put it down to coincidence but from a non materalist paradigm I think this was my first glimpse of universal mind etc. What do you guys think?

I saw a post here a few days ago ( I think it was 11 stages on enlightenment) about how you begin to see these things more often. Anybody have any similar experiences?

@Dan Arnautu This is a great resource! Thank you

Every quarter or so I do the '16 Personalities' test because there will be something that pops up that reminds me that it's important to know your personality type. My results are usually very close to the 50% mark for the 4 main categories. My 'personality' type, therefore varies between one of 8 options, the only thing being consistent is that I am usually more weighted towards assertive. Here's an example: Anyone else have similar results? Depending on which side of the 50% I'm on for the first 4 categories, I could be one of 8 options. I recognise that taking the test multiple times can skew your results but I do this roughly every quarter, not twice in a row. Not sure what to make of the results, I guess I'm balanced but I'm not sure what that means in terms of the categories they talk about in the write up (career, relationships, etc.) ლ,ᔑ•ﺪ͟͠•ᔐ.ლ Not taking it too seriously :), Just figuring out the dream

Wow, sounds powerful, will definitely look into these!

I had a similar experience with SDS. I lasted 60 min but remember that once i started feeling pain, I felt more into it and it turned into pleasure

Interesting, thank you. I wasn't aware of this. Always hear people mentioning it, even Leo around on the forum. Yes, it does seem like a limited map. I guess people are more likely to take a 60 question test and buy a surface level product than take a very comprehensive personality assessment that might take hours.

@TheAvatarState Nice! Make sure to keep your spiritual practice up despite this. I had a big ego backlash after I experienced this which pushed me off course.

It shows that science can measure certain things and call them something which they are not

I just want to point out that, while the OP may be misguided in their original post, lets not attack them for it. They are a new member and we don't want to alienate them from a forum that can help them and everyone else grow

Its not a matter of them being gullible, its a matter of them being naive. As OP mentioned, the girls had no experience of anything but stage green, for the sake of the discussion. I was thinking about a similar topic yesterday, which was the refugee influx into European countries. From a stage Blue/Orange perspective: There is an influx of uneducated savages who are breeding like rabbits and raping people in the street, and are asking the government for money, which the taxpayers are paying for. From a stage Green perspective: There is an influx of victims of war and violence and we need to provide them with love and shelter. They are victims of oppressors who started the war there and we, as a county with more resources should share them with the oppressed. From a stage Yellow perspective: There is an influx of Purple/Red/Blue victims of violence into predominantly Blue/Orange/Green countries. Where there is a match in level, say Blue refugees into a Blue/early Orange city there is potential for a "my religion is superior" conflict. Where there is influx into an Orange or Green city there is potential for a value conflict to arise. We should aim to raise the consciousness of everyone but the risk is that the mismatch in values between Red/Blue and Orange/Green could lead to an ego backlash, preventing transition to and through Green. Like Leo said, the stage of the culture is a big driver for individuals. When you dilute an Orange/Green (entering worldcentric) society with Red/Blue (ethnocentric) there can be a regression back from green into Orange as the ego gets threatened. It's important to help the refugees but also prevent an ego backlash from the people living there. I personally don't live in Europe anymore so I am free to armchair philosophise. But from friends and family living in Germany and Poland I can see that they do have backlash against this. Germans because they sway towards Orange ("why are there refugees in MY neighbourhood, breeding like rabbits, my taxes give them free money") and Polish around the Blue/Orange stage ("why are there so many Muslims and blacks on the streets") Even though I can look at it from this perspective, I can predict the parts of me that are Orange would ring bells more, if there was an influx of refugees into my city. The question is how do we evolve both groups, while limiting a collective ego backlash.

A good place to start is to sit with a journal and pen and meditate on this for an hour a day for a week. Write down healthy, positive points about how you want to proceed forward. You will notice new energy come to you as you move from a mind pattern of negative motivation to a mind pattern of positive, creative, constructive motivation, as others have mentioned.

following

Meditation can be difficult, uncomfortable, tedious, and feel like a waste of time. I recently got back into meditation and committed to meditating for at least 20 min every day for the rest of my life. I had an insight the other day which greatly improved my meditation sessions: -It reduced my monkey mind greatly -It helped me stay focused and not indulge in the thoughts that arise -My meditation sessions have become much more pleasant and enjoyable, I look forward to meditating now Essentially, what I do is I give up control. I set the intention that I will meditate for 20 minutes, I sit down, and briefly focus on the breath. Aside from that I don't 'try' and focus when thoughts arise, I don't will myself to avoid the temptation of thoughts, etc. 'Wanting' the meditation to go right only makes it more difficult because you think that you are lacking control when thoughts arise or you lose focus. There is no one in control. Surrender perceived control and let the body be as it will. Counter-intuitively you will notice how awareness shifts from an egoic point of view ("I'm thinking too much, there are so many thoughts, why can't I concentrate for more than 10 seconds straight" ) into itself. Let me repeat. By trying to control the session, your awareness gets stuck in the limited point of view of the (non-existent) controller, or ego. By letting go of control, awareness is free to be aware of what is, which is things like bodily sensations, thoughts, sights and sounds, etc. WITHOUT being wrapped up in it, so to say. (ok, finer distinction time:) This takes 'you' from thinking that 'your' awareness is 'your' mind and 'your' thoughts, to You experiencing all as awareness. There is no need to control the mind or body, there was never anyone in control. Let reality flow on its own and just be aware of it, not via mind, but via awareness of all, including mind. A deep sense of release and flow will be felt, the body will be relaxed, and the mind will quite down like a singing person who thought they were alone but found out they weren't

@VictorB02 I had the exact same experience. In the past I would struggle a lot to get 20 minutes in, but letting go helped my meditation and strong determination sits go (surprisingly) smoothly. I feel as though my body gets to a very relaxed state, where I almost melt into the couch/chair or someone puts a heavy blanket over me when I decide to let go of control. And when the body is still, the mind tends to follow.

Vegan is one of the healthiest diets if properly done. Most vegans approach diet from emotional stand point rather than nutritional standpoint, therefore they neglect a strict analysis of their diet and thus become deficient in many vitamins and minerals. In today's society properly controlled veganism is hard to accomplish in most places. You can get certain nutrients EASIER from animal sources but at the expense of ingesting cholesterol and (usually) lots of saturated fatty acids. Plus you ignore the environmental and moral considerations of veganism by continuing to eat meat. It all depends on what you want. If you want to live easily and feel strong most of the time by eating meat, go ahead, but consider your quality of life and health deteriorating rapidly by 60 as arterial blockage around your body reaches the critical value of 70%. If you want to live to 110 and can be bothered organising a balanced vegan diet in a society that makes it hard, then you can do that as well, but you have to be smart about it. But first define what 'healthy' means for you. You can feel 'good' and 'healthy' by eating only meat, but you will die in your 60's. You will feel like crap for the first month if you move from a standard american diet to a vegan diet but it will pay off in the future. If you get the nutrients right you should feel good after about a month. Vegans need B12, but to be honest so do carnivores and lots of elderly.

Hi everyone! This is a quick how-to guide on how to enchant jewellery as an aid to any aspect of your practices/life. If you are skeptical of the title please read further, everything will be explained. (This process is taken from the book 'The Art of Mysticism' by Gabriyell Sarom, one I've found to be very useful in my spiritual practice) What do I mean by 'enchant'? In a nutshell, enchanting jewellery (or any item for that matter) is setting an intention or quality on an item of choice. Jewellery works well because you wear it and take it with you. This is very similar to affirmations but you create an association between an item and a quality/affirmation/power. For example, I take a ring and I want to infuse/enchant it with the quality of calmness and presence. After enchanting (see instructions below), when I hold the ring, wear it, or think about it in my mind those qualities of calmness and presence are brought into my mind, leading to relaxation, deep breathing, etc. Have you ever brought an item back from a holiday as a souvenir and every time you look at it the images of that holiday come back into your mind? This is essentially the same thing, but you choose the intention/ thought to imbue an item with! What this does is it helps remind you of anything you imbue the item with, which helps you do the thing you want to be reminded of! The item inherently has no meaning or intention, but when you enchant it with an intention, the item reminds you of that intention. By wearing the jewellery and being reminded of your intention frequently, you will tend to perform the intended behaviour more often then if you didn't wear it. You have used the placebo effect on yourself, essentially. Why is this beneficial? This is beneficial because we tend to go from states of inspiration and higher consciousness, to highly egoic, lizard brain, lower consciousness, and back and forth over time. When we are in lower consciousness we are demotivated, jusdgemental, angry, not doing our practices, breaking our good habits, backsliding, being lazy etc. But setting positive intentions onto jewellery can help us through tough times that would normally set us back. For example, say you had a summer break/vacation where you didn't have work or chores to do and you decided to get into shape and eat healthy. You do that for a while but as soon as the break ends and you have to go back to work and all the previous stressors are reintroduced into your life, your good habit starts to whittle away until you completely forget about it and slip back into your standard, unhealthy diet and lack of exercise. But by enchanting a bracelet, or ring, or whatever, with the intention of being healthy, it will be hard to slip back into unhealth. Your 'ring of health' will subconsciously remind you to do healthy actions if you enchant it properly. Ok here is how to enchant jewellery. 1. Take a piece of jewellery you want to enchant and consider an intention you want to enchant it with. 2. Every day for 5-10 minutes, imbue your chosen piece with the intention. 3. Do this until you have a sudden shift where, when you look at the piece you chose, the intention suddenly jumps into your mind. Now it is sufficiently enchanted. Notes and traps: DON'T enchant one piece with multiple intentions. The effect won't be as powerful. DON'T relinquish all your power to your enchanted jewellery and think that if you're not wearing it, then why bother doing the action. The jewellery is meant to serve as an aid to your practice not as a way for you to be lazy. If you have a 'bracelet of peace and calm', don't just go back to being angry/erratic if you are not wearing it. Anyway, I think that's all. If I remember anything I missed, I'll edit it in. Feel free to ask any questions!