Latest experience: 'the park'

[Gandalf]

Last night I became lucid and right away I did my usual routine of dismissing my dream environment and emerging into the 'astral proper'.

I found myself in a region of green hills and glades that I have come to know as 'the park' after the identical locale described by Monroe that resides in F27 (or upper Focus 3 if you follow Frank's model). According to Monroe and later, Frank, 'the park' serves as a relaxing environment for those who are recovering from the transition from physical life; it is an area that I appear to be drawn to again and again, and where I frequently bump into people I instantly recognise but have absolutely no conscious idea who they are; an all too common experience for those who have made it to F27 locales before.

This time, I saw a group of people coming over the hill towards me. As they got closer I saw that it was a large party of children, ranging from the very young to early teens.. they seemed to be in good spirits and were being accompanied by an adult, a middle-aged female. As the children started to pass me, I said hello and some of them smiled and nodded in my direction. I even shook the hands of some of them as they passed.
As the woman approached I realised I knew her very well and she knew me, even although I couldnt remember her at all (once again I thought!).
Right away I felt I just had to embrace her and in doing so I felt a real influx of warm emotional energy; at the same time I felt this woman had a certain authority about her, coming with experience perhaps.

I thought I better tell her that I had come here from the physical world, but she replied that of course, she already knew me and where I had come from. Then she said that I had better make sure I go back as I 'had work to do'. I have no idea what she meant by this. She then left to catch up with the party of children but before she left she introduced me to another adult whom I had not noticed before. I did not recognise this other woman but the middle aged woman nodded to say she realised this.

I was then left alone with this other young woman. She seemed quite downcast and was looked 'physically' ill; ie she was very gaunt, wasted looking. I asked her who she was and she told me her name although I can't remember it now. She said that she used to live in 'California' or 'Philidelphia'; I can't recall which exactly, and that she had suffered from a severe eating disorder, perhaps anorexia or bulimia. Privately, I wondered if she had indeed 'died' from this and was still recovering from the experience.
I put my arms around her and hugged her for a while; the next thing I remember was waking up the next morning.

I have spent the rest of the day thinking about this experience, it was quite moving and extremely vivid and lucid.

Doug

[mactombs]

Wow, that sounds incredibly intense. Thanks for posting that experience.

Then she said that I had better make sure I go back as I 'had work to do'

This, though, I'd be a bit ticked about. I don't like thinking of this life as work.

[NickJW]

Last night I became lucid and right away I did my usual routine of dismissing my dream environment and emerging into the 'astral proper'.

Just out of curiosity, how do you do this? Is there a specific technique?

[Gandalf]

just practice lucid dream techniques... I just started by reminding myself everynight to try to 'wake up' during my dream cycle... eventially it sinks in.

Doug

[NickJW]

O sorry, lol, I can lucid dream< I just want to know how you turn the dream envirionment off and enter the 'proper astral'.

[mactombs]

O sorry, lol, I can lucid dream< I just want to know how you turn the dream envirionment off and enter the 'proper astral'.

I use affirmations, i.e. shout "Awareness now!"

How many times have you visited this park now, Gandalf?

[knightlight]

Gandalf, I just finished reading Ultimate Journey and read about the Park many times through this book and the one before it.  Do your experiences agree totally with Monroes?  How do you access the Park?  It has been my goal for a very long time to get there.  Have you participated in the Gateway Voyage?

[Gandalf]

Actually, I have not read Ultimate Journey yet, but have read Far Journeys.. and have heard of Monroe's description through that and Frank's knowledge of it.

I have to say that I do not know exactly the process used to get there, it is very automatic. Upon awaking to a highly lucid state, I simply will my immediate dream local to dissolve, resulting in a 3d blackness state or in some other locale. Then I simply place intent to visit 'the park'. I then go there.

I should point out that I had visted this locale long before I knew what it was called. I knew it by how it appeared. Only later did I find out that Monroe also described such a place, as did Frank Kepple later. I have been there around four or five times so far.

For me it is categorised by the gently rolling green hills, parkland and blue, sunny skies; sometimes a beautiful sunset is in effect, bathing everything in a wonderful golden glow.  Often just a hint of golden sunlight in a dream is enough to awaken me and send me there.

Doug

[Mendel]

Gandalf,

Thanks for sharing your F27 adventure.

That woman you met at the end - sounds a lot like
a retrieval - but since you were already in F27 -
perhaps she was just brought there and you greeted
her.

I long for more F27 adventures. I can understand
your friend's admonition of getting back to work here,
the tip of the mental plane can be intoxicating.

I, too, have had a "homecoming" F27 experience,
where I met people which I apparently "knew"

While you are in F27, there's a lot you can explore,
it is infinitely bigger than the Park.
Bruce Moen's books talk at length about some of what goes on there.
He attended Exploration 27 workshops at TMI.
Probably the most significant part for me has been the
opportunity to meet with my guides.

-mike

[Tombo]

Thanks for posting this Gandalf, I really enjoyed reading. It is especially nice, since you are able to induce this kind of vivid experiences out of the dream environment. Something I'm working on as well, so it is nice to hear that it is possible. Plus i also like it because it confirms experiences from Frank and Monroe meaning that there is a objective (aspect) in this experiences.

One question: I remember Frank saying that with some practice it is easy possible to distinguish between Dream environment (F2) and F3-experiences (like the park). He said the have a different feel. Is this your experience as well?

Thanks Tom

[Gandalf]

Tombo_

Yes, I can confirm a different feel, it's hard to describe really but you just feel it. Everything is just more alive and vibrant... hmm maybe it's not just that exactly. I think it's because things are independent of you, ie people and things happen regardless of yourself, so you will spot quite quickly that people you meet are very real as they don't simply follow some dream script like normal (F2) dream characters. They might do something or say something that just knocks your socks off.

Doug