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 Patience, patience, patience. They will reveal themselves when you are ready to see them. Trust is needed here.

There is a famous Channeler that when he first began, had the mindset of "let's see" and was more of a fraud. Somewhere along the line that changed. Today he is being "assisted". What he was doing even though as a fake in the beginning, was seen to actually have a very positive effect. For that he was "noticed" and a decision was made to "assist" him further.

Has anyone been able to obtain verifiable information from Akashic Records?

Thanks

Hello Astral_Angel and welcome to the Astral Pulse!

This post I am making here goes for your other question in another thread about "verifications".

I have had a number of experiences that "verify", to me at least, that what I am experiencing is real. Whatever you are experiencing at any given moment is "real", but let's not get into that conversation right now. That has been talked about here repeatedly through the many years on this Forum.

Here are a few things that have been revealed to me. The first is basically a copy and past from a post here that I made back in 2012.
"Last August, Mary Jo and I were in the process of getting our Christmas Seasonal store. For the past 5 years we have had a Seasonal store during the months of November/December. I sat down to do a Phase Session and was shown a Kiosk, not a store. This Kiosk had two products we have never sold before, products we knew nothing about. One was some kind of glowing glass product, the other looked like a Salt Lamp. I immediately told Mary Jo about my session, she was mad and didn't want to hear anything about it. Before we started doing Seasonal Stores, we did Season Kiosks and did not like that experience. So, we looked into the store, signed a Contract for a spot in our local mall, this basically made my vision in my Phase Session null and void. At least you would think it would. But what I saw I believed to be true, so I told Mary Jo that maybe it would be a good idea to bring Salt Lamps and the glowing product, which turned out to be a Glowing Glass Jellyfish into our store. We went on preparing for our store and the day before we were to take over the lease we received a disturbing phone call. It was the Mall and it seemed they had made a enormous error. The name of the mall we were going into is Crossroads Mall, the company that owns our mall owns many, another that just happens to be Crossroads Mall but in Michigan. They messed up the lease location. We live in Minnesota, not Michigan. So, all they could offer us was, yes you guessed right, a Kiosk. We couldn't fit our musical animals or our Dragon Sculptures on the Kiosk. But we could fit Salt Lamps and Glass Blown Jellyfish."

The next "real" life thing that came out of my daily Phase soak sessions is what I am currently creating almost every night now and that's my Crystal Amplifiers, Wire Dragons, that I twist, coil and stitch together with copper wire and lastly my new Selenite Tower design. All of these designs were "shown" to me in Phase sessions.
The first time I was shown something extraordinary was in a Phase session I had a few years ago. I was deep in the "void" and all of a sudden I found myself in a unique Art gallery of sorts. All around me were wire wrap tree designs in all shapes and sizes. I want to reiterate though that I did not "consciously intend" to see any of this. It just appeared there.
When the session was complete I got dressed and went right to my local hardware store and bought 100 ft of aluminum wire. That night, I sat at my kitchen table just looking at it. I then closed my eyes and kind of asked for help. When I opened my eyes, I cut 50 pieces of wire into 12 inches/1 foot pieces. I then began twisting those pieces together. Soon I was making branches and then leaves. Beforehand, I didn't know or have a clue to do any of this. But somehow, I seemed to be channeling someone that was a wire Artist here, but has past moved on from this physical reality/died. When I was finished the design I was in awe of what I just made and quickly gave thanks to whomever it was that assisted me. In the morning, my better half/wife, who is a Artist, said to me "I had to go through years of school to become an Artist and you became one overnight, lol. "
  I still make them today. I do quite a bit of custom work as well and am still being shown new designs and new ways to create things. The purpose/intent of the majority of my pieces is to "Amplify the recipient's positive thoughts, wishes and desires. The custom pieces are normally focused more on individual targets of the owner's request. Many times that "request" is shown to me via the "NPR" (non physical realms).
Here is a link to few of the more Custom designs I create. The tree design with the ladders was created for a very good friend of mine. That piece is based on Kurt Leland's theory of the many levels of consciousness. The "Elysium" tree design was another really unique one. I was shown and told it's name via a Phase session. When I completed my session, I went online to see what I could find, if anything, from that name and was amazed what I had found. It means different things to different people, according to their culture and beliefs.
https://beta.photobucket.com/u/Lionheart78/a/33fe9ad5-2500-4053-a81b-6efd6399f083

Nawww nobody hijacked at all its not a problem at all!! I enjoyed reading too :—)

I figured you would have said that!    Cody, most of what I am saying is "rehashing" things you have read from me in the past here on this Forum. Rehashing is a good thing though. Once in awhile I break out my old NP logs just to have a walk down memory lane. It's especially beneficial when you find yourself in a NP "slump" or "dry spell".

Lumaza, I just now read this. First of all, you gave me chills up and down my spine lol that was something. I've watched one video of Kurt Leland where details the life and accomplishments of Annie besseant like a year ago. When these things started happening to me I really did my home work. I can't remember a lot of the talk, if it's the same one or not. He talked a lot of leadbeder and about the evolution of theosophy. You really just made my night friend. Thank you for having an interest in my evolution, ie. I am so grateful for conversation let alone you are interfacing you're own field, on my behest.. so much appreciation. Last night I had one of the more very very very challenging experiences and again I was shouting for help to wake me up by the climax of everything, being woken by my wife who happened to be up to go to the bathroom. She says I was laying on the couch eyes totally open she thought I was awake. I thought I seen my mother and was shouting ' can you help me out over here? ' can you help me out, over here? ' finally I had to modulate my breath because I can't make words just breathe calmly or deeply and make vowel sounds until help comes.. which I shouldn't have left I should have stayed.. when I went to lay down, might I say I never use affirmations but was thinking of what we were all talking about, and so I told myself how I wanted to do something important tonight. I want to help someone dearly. I want to be where I am needed most, whether it's just helping myself in order to help someone in the future. Let me do good work let me allow myself to continue my travels. I'm not done. I had hypnogogia. Flashes and peacefulness contrary to my limbs jumping and whatnot and I was feeling surprise and joy.

I lost consciousness for a while and was dreaming of being a kid with family and stuff reliving some really traumatic stuff I had brought onto myself through some morally bankrupt actions I was committing, and ignoring and spiteful of my brothers. Just stuff I don't ever want to look at let alone relive. I was at the family computer I became lucid after I had to relive feeling ashamed about online presence and blossoming puberty. I had over done that as a young kid and was always afraid family would find what I had been doing it haunted me. When I came to was when the computer was maliciously trying to show my parents and stuff naked pictures of me and stuff but I didn't remember the affirmations about asking for a hard challenge. I literally was interfacing myself through the computer and saying bonk you I don't have to do this crap! The harder I pushed and tried to run away from everything the worse it got until finally my wife came to my rescue.... I'm not very proud about this account. :/ i am still proud of myself, for as well as I did. I think I got a lot to do that I wasn't aware of, but now I can atleast address the things I need to address in order to move on closer to my ultimate goals! Looks pretty daunting, I am definitely humbled... I am trying! I'm honest atleast.. thanks for reading guys and I won't post another thread like this here sorry guys I should have made a new one it's just very in conclusion to our conversations earlier... sorry OP!! Pls don't hate me!

Dark, scenarios like this are par for the course. I have found that to delve deeper into the "Otherwhere", we have to first learn handle our "vanities" and"vices" here and also how to "contain" the ego. I can't tell you how many times I got to the "Otherwhere/Etheria" and was challenged by a physical lust scenario, ego, and or "guilt related" experience. I found the lust thing weird because I haven't been an openly sexual person in this reality as it is.  But I had to handle a number of issues. Hence my thread on "Tests, Quests and Challenges". Once I became "clear" of all of that or at least could "contain" them, I found that I could move forward again. It never really stops though. I still get "challenged" once in awhile. I guess that's a another test as well. 

I found it got better when I stopped having the "Etheric"/physical mindset and could move on to "other". The first thing I do when I close my eyes every night or when I Phase is to mentally command a "release of my physical focus". I use the words, "By my act of will, I RELEASE my focus over my physical body. PLEASE TAKE ME to your desired destination. SHOW ME what I need to SEE. TEACH me what I need to LEARN."
I visualize those capitalized words in that mental statement, to "enhance" my focused intent.

Whenever I become lucid in my Dream "simulations" or a vivid scene appears in a Phase session, I first "observe" it thoroughly before I act. I have talked about what I see a NP personality, because many times, I will become lucid just as all hell is breaking loose. I then have to undo whatever damage is done. Many times, it seems like it is some kind "Hero" scenario where I am helping those in need. I have a lot of those "Heroic" like simulations.

When I was new to the practice of non ordinary states of consciousness, I would sit in my computer chair, that is by my window, close my eyes and mentally reach out to a large tree in my backyard. That tree is approximately 500 feet away. I would also mentally reach out to touch the walls in my room, or just close my eyes and start some kind of "driving simulation" focus. Things like that only took a few minutes to do. I have talked about this in the past, but I guess most people found it unnecessary to do or a waste of time. It taught me how to navigate my "NP" surroundings. Like I said, every little bit helps!  I wrote about that in this thread here, under my previous name here "Lionheart".
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_consciousness/how_exactly_do_you_perform_the_phantom_wiggle_method-t44583.0.html

 Here is a link created by a member here named "Kodemaster" that explains Frank Kepple's view on starting a dialogue and relationship with a "Astral Guide/Helper". By doing that, you can voice what your goals and desires are of what you wish your NP experiences to entail. Every little bit helps!  
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_the_astral_faq/how_do_get_a_guideastral_helper_to_help_me-t25289.0.html

Inspiring as always, dear Lumaza. I also watched the Leland talks and probably saw it already but I feel motivated to watch this one again now. Also I like your door method with Focus 27 on it, will give it a try in the coming nights/sessions, too. I already had the intent to go to this area again (esp. the reception centre for the helping work) but so far failed recently. It's been years since I have been there (library, healing temple), so I still know what if feels like. Gosh, I miss it.

You are also right that one has to be committed and more adamant with the affirmations. I haven't been either because I had other 'issues' and my affirmations were directed at these, even for the night (e.g. self-healing, manifestation of physical life goals, etc.).

I want to continue my retrievals and then also my book on it which I do not write for money or fame purposes but first to inspire others to do/learn AP for retrieval help and secondly honestly because I love (book) writing and especially about these topics. The book was already started since last February and the outline and content seems very promising to me. It will be a combination of two good things for me. Wonder why I ever stopped but I have so many other 'projects' and 'issues' distracting me although the good ones of them are also worth the time. Still, I will get on track again (editing my book in another browser tab as I write this   ).

Thanks for keeping me and others motivated.

Not only did I watch that video again last night, but I also watched 3 others that were found with a youtube search on the name Kurt Leland. He has updated his work there. There are a few actual seminar/workshops there where he is doing hands on meditation and work.

I think when you get back to your book again that your creative juices will once again flow. I have found that I am being prompted to share. I guess in a way, once again, I'm living that "Invisible Helper" route here in the physical.

Just recently 3 small shops in Minneapolis, Minnesota have started selling my Crystal Amplifiers. I did up a card explaining my purpose for creating them. They wanted me to do a "Bio" card as well. I told them it was the message, not the messenger that was important. They are still pushing for a Bio card though. They don't seem to understand that thinking. In a way it's like being a Ghost writer, someone that wishes to remain anonymous.

I find "commitment to be a crucial part with "continued" success with this practice.  Some people only want that sneak peek of what's behind the veil. But when push comes to shove, they aren't willing to go the distance. That's okay though. Sometimes that sneak peek is enough to make a profound difference in their mindset. You can't "undo" what you experienced. It will always be part of you. It always was to begin with, it's just that most aren't aware of it.  

Then I really had two retrieval experiences. That was in February. None after that but that was not due to 'exmatriculation' from my part but rather because unfortunately my ability to project has vanished again due to the usual dry period in connection with heavy physical life issues.

That happens. You can reduce the "distractions" though. All it takes is "commitment" and the passion to continue down this path. It's not an "obsession" though. "Obsession" is an excess of attachment that leads to a negative outcome. "Commitment,"  is the continual putting forth of effort, time, and resources towards a chosen task or goal.

I find that there is a learning curve to Retrievals, just as there is with every other practice we undertake in life. Somewhere along the line, they seem to become "automatic". You aren't always consciously aware of them, but they are  still occurring. 

Okay thanks for your insights. Been a while since i've been here now.. Feels like reality is making me lose myself these Days. I feel like im losing myself and Connection to all

Distractions will do that. I heard a interview with a Minister the other day (Jim Willis) on the Midnight in the Desert radio show. He gave up his Ministry to move to the Country and basically become a Hermit, as he called it. He then all of a sudden became "aware". He started having OBEs and it changed him from a Fundamentalist to a being with a "open mind". He has a book on OBEs coming out in December this year. It was a great interview. He talked about how his life changed when he rid himself of all of his "distractions". He tells people now, instead of being on the phone or your device for 20 minutes, instead meditate. Cut 30 minutes off of your TV time and just be aware. You will find that your life will "slow down" again. He has written 9 books now himself since his personal awakening. He has also travelled to Gobekli Tepe, Egypt to see the Pyramids and all kinds of "hot spots". I found his story fascinating.
http://www.jimwillis.net/home.html

Here is quote from his Bio written for the Aug 30th 2019 Coast to Coast AM header:
"He looks at life as a "learning experience" in which we live in a world of duality in order to know what it's like to live separately from others as individuals before we "go back to the source" which some refer to as the afterlife. Willis, who says that he's had "hundreds" of Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) said that he trained himself to enter the mental state required by putting time aside every day with the goal of leaving his body: "It must be the most important thing in your day," he stated. He moved to a rural area many years ago in order to separate himself from the "noise" of civilization and regain what he believes the ancients had, who he stated "experienced a much richer reality than we do."

Lumaza, I don't want to hijack this thread by any means but I think it follows, and I can ask this question. I can't say honestly that I do ap only for altruistic purposes. Certain aspects of it keep me returning because that's just where I'm at with it, I decided I want to treat ppl I meet in ap just as well as anyone I meet here, and honestly try to help everyone I can instead of making it just another form of instant gratification. That was a phase I'm still working on.. but,. That said.. I really do want to have my first retrieval episode, should I just continue how I am and be well in heart and mind or should I be pursuing it if it's something I really want.? Should I let it happen when I'm ready I will allow it, or should I focus on looking for someone in agony and despair and try to help the best I can?

I don't want to hi-jack this thread either. But I know Mars here is a fan of this conversation too. At least he did show interest in it in the past on this Forum.

What we do in the physical, the way we lead our lives, our thoughts and especially our "mindset" play a big part in what we experience in the "Otherwhere".

I left home at a young age to take on life myself. My first stint was in a travelling Circus. When the Circus season was complete I moved on. I basically stayed in the last town the Circus was in. I soon met a friend. She had just gone a bad divorce and was really distraught. She couldn't move on with her life, She was stuck. I stayed with her for a time being. When she was finally back on her feet again, I left back for the road.

This time, it was a major Carnival that caught my eye. I joined it as a "Ride guy" and worked until that Carnival's season was done. This time, I could stay working with it because we were at it's "home base". So, we now had the year end restoration to do. But once again I met a friend. This time it was a husband and wife who had just lost their child to Suicide. Once again I stayed with them until they could function again with their life, then I moved on.

I did that for years. Every city or town I found myself in had someone in need and for some reason I would end up as part of their life. I met the woman that I am currently living with that way as well. During that time I met many interesting Characters. I remember one time when I was working a Basketball toss game, a beautiful girl came up to me. She looked like she was in her late teens. She looked at my arm and saw my tattoo, it was a Wizard with wings. She said she liked it and we chatted some more. For some reason she then unexpectedly raised her shirt revealing her breasts and tattooed on her chest was a upside down cross, she then looked at me and said "Kiss and be blessed". Needless to say, that ended our conversation, lol!  

Some of the people I met were in my life only for a few minutes, but they said had a profound effect on me. I remember one guy I met at a Horse show in Lake Placid, NY. I was vending there. He was setting up his tent across from me. The weather was getting foul. We had a severe thunderstorm bearing down on us. I finished setting up my booth and saw him finish. He then jumped into his van to prepare for his night's stay. The company I was working for had paid for my Motel. I had two beds in the room and was only using one of them, so I went over to his van and asked him if he wanted a safe place to stay for the night. We went back to the Motel and sat and talked over a few drinks. He then went to his duffle bag, grabbed a big Bowie knife and threw it in the direction of my feet. It landed a few inches away, point down in the floor. He then questioned me on the contents of my Dreams. Somehow he knew of this one scenario that I had Dreamed repeatedly, it was with me being a Lion on the top of a mountain, surrounded by all kinds of different Tigers, Panthers, etc,. The other Cats were kind of protecting me as I sat on the top of this mountain. When I heard that, I dropped my beer and it hit the floor. I was astonished, amazed, shocked, you get the picture. He then picked up his knife, put if in his bag and went to sleep. I tried to question him further. But he told me he had said enough. I then turned out the lights and went to sleep. When I awoke in the morning, he was gone. His bed didn't even look slept in. When I got to the show, he was gone too. There was an empty spot where his tent was. I was perplexed. Like I said, I had mentors, just like we all do. The thing is most people don't notice them.

The reason I told you all of that is because I feel I was being bred. Take that as you wish.

My first "conscious" Retrieval was one that occurred spontaneously. It was during a Phase session earlier in my practice and involved a Soldier that had died a violent death, but was too scared to move period. He was stuck. There was no aides around. None that I could see. At the moment I was just focused on this Soldier in front of me. At the end of it, I got to see a Cathedral like building, Hospital, but I wasn't allowed inside of it. The closest I got was the bottom of the flight of steps leading up to the main doors. Two Aides did come and retrieve him from me though.

After that experience I wanted to learn all I could about Retrievals. I read and listened to videos by Bruce Moen. There was a lady here in the past named Ginny that was quite fluent with Retrievals as well. I read many of her posts here.
I then created this thread to share and learn more. It got some great responses here:
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_projection_experiences/souly_for_retrievals-t37273.0.html

So now to you Dark. I did a Phase session today and was told your answer is "commitment". I was also shown how to help you. If you will accept the work, it will show your commitment to your cause. Years ago I listened to a video by Kurt Leland speaking on the life Annie Besant.
Annie had coined the phrase "Invisible Helper". A invisible helper is basically just that. Someone that works "outside" of the scenes for the greater good. I knew then I had found my true purpose.
The video is 1:09:26 long. If you accept the challenge. You are to watch it 5 times in total. Before you do, you are to get yourself a book that you can put important points in. The only time you stop the video is when you need a bathroom break or drink/food. Do not rewind it at all to get something you missed. For now, just write down things that you think are important for your development. You are going to listen to it 5 times total, so you will have a chance to expand your on your writings. You will find that each time you listen to it, you will hear something new that peaks your interest. I have personally listened to that video about 15 times. I love it. I am going to listen to it tonight while I create a new Crystal Amplifier. My focus for tonight's Amplifier is "Awareness".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA12Xd3Zq0I

Next, when you close your eyes to go to sleep, I want the last thought in your mind to be you are waling down a hallway searching for a door that has the words Focus 27 on it. It will take you awhile until you can visualize those words vividly. Don't that door until you can see it those words vividly on it. The shape or type of the door doesn't matter. Allow things to happen. All you are doing is setting the stage for it. Add the mental affirmation that you wish to learn how to help those that are stuck. Then, be aware of your Dreams. Write down your last experience from your Dream when you awaken. Like Volgerle said above, "affirmations" are very important for continued success in this practice. You can check out my Doorway thread here for further information on getting to the 3D void quickly.
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_consciousness/the_doorway-t46013.0.html

 I have been shown via LDs and Phasing that the negative experiences seem to trump the positives when it comes to recall. You always hear about someone's "nightmares", but rarely hear about their positive Dream experiences.

Guides can and will take any form that it takes to get your full undivided attention! Whether that be a Angel or Demon doesn't matter as long as the lesson they are trying to teach is accomplished. I used the word "trying" there because they are not always successful on their first attempt!   Why do I say this? It's because during a Retrieval experience, I too can take any form necessary to complete the task at hand. I just can't "decide" for the Retrievee. That's always up to them. ...and many times, I am not successful on my first attempt as well! 

 Hello Urshebear and welcome back!  

I have a condition known as Trigeminal Neuralgia. It began shortly after I got a really intense flash from a Light/Sound machine that I was given for Christmas.

When I closed my eyes to focus on the darkness before my eyes or even closed them to go to sleep, my trigeminal nerves in my face would spasm violently and uncontrollably. It was so much that further NP exploration was halted for a while. What did occur from it though is I was taught the Art of Tibetan Dream Yoga. When I attempted to sleep, I had to keep my physical hand against my facer to clam the nerves. This would go on for sometimes hours on end. I would go into a Dream cycle, be totally lucid, then that cycle would end and it was on to the next one.

The way I learned to overcome this was to immediately change my focus over to my "Mind's eye" upon just closing my eyes to go to sleep. It was like switching screens and it almost instantly turned off the focus on my physical body.

I still attacks from my Trigeminal Neuralgia. Mostly those are caused by bright lights/glares here in the physical. That's why I wear glasses day and night known as Theraspecs. They are made for people that suffer not only light sensitivity, but also bad Migraines.

I just want to have a firm understanding. The problem is there are so many stories and beliefs and people teaching stuff out there it's conflicting. I guess the only way is through personal experience only. Literally.

That is why I have always lived my life by the adage "I believe half of what I hear, but everything I see"!  

I am open minded. But nothing beats "personal experience". Just when I think I know what's going on in the NP, everything changes! Every answer leads to more questions!  

 10 people in a field looking up at the sky. 5 see a UFO flying by. The other 5 only see a clear sky. Why is that. The 5 that saw it "needed" to see it. It may have had a profound and lasting effect on them.

I also wanted to reply on this quote that you made here "I know black magicians who can do things that are incredibly powerful and have experience with that."

All Magick is neutral. I have studied Magick for years from many different practitioners, from Aleister Crowley to H.P Lovecraft to Oberon Zell, etc..  Magick is all about focused will and intent, just as the practice of NP exploration is. The rituals, the Sigils are all there to enhance that focused will and intent. Magick is colorless. It's the intent of the practitioner that creates the "color". Many a White/light Sorcerer/Practitioner has used Black/dark Magick to create a positive outcome for the greater good ... and I'm, sure work the same vice versa.

"Magick is the Science and Art of Causing change to occur in conformity with Will" as defined by Aleister Crowley. "Magick" is simply a metaphor for using your Intent to effect change in the world.  

 Hey Mars/Phaseshiftr/Cody, welcome back!  

We talked about this same thing here years ago. I answered your question under my previous name "Lionheart", in this thread here.
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_projection_experiences/what_is_going_on_here_really-t43806.0.html

" Phaseshift, I was just giving this link to a new member here and went searching the video for myself to give them a portion of the video to watch.
Anyways, you already know this video, but I found that Tom talks about something similar to what happened to you, at about the 1:03:00 minute mark."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRar8IOwic8&feature=BFa&list=PLEB923BB17E5849A3&lf=plpp_video

Szaxx, had this to say "I get this too on occasions. It's purpose appears to be a form of making you REMEMBER.
It really works too. My last one may be a year back but it slapped me in the face and was quite real.
At the time I was creating sounds out of the mush in a hypnagogic state of mind. Bringing order out of the chaos and slam. The music played on afterwards.
The recall is extremely high without searching for triggers. You simply remember it like an experiment in the physical you wanted to see."

If you get anything from Tom, it's that he always says this is "MY BIG TOE", as in that is "his" theory. He also states for people not to believe his word as Gospel, but to go explore and experience it for yourself.

Years ago, my better half and I had a Kiosk in our local Mall at Christmas time. We were selling Himalayan Salt lamps at the time. I had a chance meeting of a husband and wife and after talking to them for a while about my NP experiences, they opened up that their daughter was having horrible nightmares nightly. I asked them to bring her in so I could talk to her myself. She came in and told me how she was constantly being chased by Monsters. I listened to her experience. I then told her that she had landed in the Monster's reality and that everyone in that reality looked like him. I told her the next time it happened to stop running and give them a peace offering. The peace offering being the big Chocolate Chip cookie that was in her hand. She looked at me confused, but a few days later she ran up to me, gave me a big hug and said "she made a new friend". By changing her mindset, she changed her reality as well.

In the past you spoke about having "anxiety issues". How is that going? Have you handled those yet? If you haven't, you have likely found the reason why you are still confronting fear based scenarios still today.

I emailed Tom years ago with a question and he did answer me back. He replies to emails. Perhaps you should ask him himself. From time to time he also still does Radio show interviews. If you catch him on one of those, you can call in and ask him "live".

In the past, you have always had a way of answering your own questions in your own writings. Case in point, you asked a question above about Tom's view on fear based Negative entities/experiences. Then you went and described exactly what Tom's view was. You also stated that you disagreed with it. So, no matter what Tom would say unless he was "agreeing " with you, you wouldn't listen to it anyways.  

I don't believe everything that Tom has said. My own personal experiences have shown me different. But I do believe what he says about the "fear based" scenarios. Years ago I had a spontaneous OBE and the first thing I saw was this "cloaked figure". He/it didn't frighten me. If anything, I was more curious then anything. He didn't hurt me. I just looked at him and he looked at me.

EscapeVelocity told me that according to Kurt Leland, this hooded character is of a higher energy. He is cloaked because he is on a different frequency than ours. It is more of "energy being".

Just listening to Tom's entire video again, for about the 20th time, lol, at about the 1:50:00 mark he began talking about this "Hooded character" and the 7ft green skin monsters. He described them as "Metaphors".

(you know all you really need is a bigger fortune cookie)

Sold! 

Lumaza, after I read that back to myself it was hard to understand what I was saying. You see what you need to see to make the change you need to make. It's always something of a sensitive nature, because it needs to be personal and ground breaking to break whatever cycle you need to break to make what ever change you need to make. Just so glad I found myself through those bad times. Like I said this place was an instrument in saving my life.

I find it helpful to re-read my past posts too. Sometimes the answers to my question at the time can be found in those words. Other times I need to edit some kind of typo, lol! 

My grammar isn't the best as well. I really do dislike typing. That's why my posts here on this Forum are short and "right to the point".      

"The best advise I ever received about ap a read here. It was about allowing it to happen and to stop trying so damned hard. The love and the being can't be disrupted by the trying. I am young and I got a get up and hurry in me and catch myself rushing things that I shouldn't, and often. Wow, this is a breath of fresh air."

Many of our newer members are "anxious" for results. You will find that that word "allow" will quickly become your friend!  

["When we commit ourselves to learning then trying is no longer an option. We must do and whether we get it right or wrong the first time or the first hundred times isn't what matters. What we learn along the way is. Right and wrong are highly subjective. And we must be careful of the words we use for just like music or the melody in a song words carry frequencies and have their own meaning."]

Lumaza that was beautifully written and much appreciated. You are right on all counts but you don't need me to tell you that as you already know and understand how this world of ours works.

When we commit ourselves to learning then trying is no longer an option. We must do and whether we get it right or wrong the first time or the first hundred times isn't what matters. What we learn along the way is. Right and wrong are highly subjective. And we must be careful of the words we use for just like music or the melody in a song words carry frequencies and have their own meaning.

As I was reading your thoughts here each time you wrote 'try' I could see a burst of white energy spew forth in a small way from the word itself but then simply dissipate and fall away like mist in sunshine. So that's my visual on how a word fails and what comes from that word fails. The word 'do' on the other hand is like a solid steel arrow of white light that shoots straight and has the power to go on for ever.

The world is changing and we must remain and be forever patient with those who are stuck. It's sad true but we all have our time.

Thank You Nameless for your kind words!

"When we commit ourselves to learning then trying is no longer an option. We must do and whether we get it right or wrong the first time or the first hundred times isn't what matters. What we learn along the way is. Right and wrong are highly subjective. And we must be careful of the words we use for just like music or the melody in a song words carry frequencies and have their own meaning."

It's too bad that message is too long for a Fortune Cookie!   It would definitely have caught my attention!  

Oh, by the way, that is some pretty good visualizing talent you have there!  

[THANK YOU]

 Hmm, I went to modify my opening speech there and there doesn't seem to be an option to do that, like there does on regular posts. It must be because it is the opening text of a Sticky.

I know this is off topic to what the Sticky topic was above, but that's okay. This needs to be said I have wanted to say this for a long time now, but didn't want it disappearing into the Astral Pulse abyss, like many of the other threads do.

What I want to say is "THANK YOU" to Xanth and all of the active Moderators here that keep this Forum running smoothly. I use the word "active" because I see the titles Administrator and Moderator as a show of respect. I have the highest gratitude for those Mods that have moved on as well. They have shared here in the past and have done their duty to keep this Forum healthy and alive. But now, I am targeting the Mods that come here and volunteer their time on a daily basis. The ones that have logged on here recently within the last month or so.

As being a former Moderator here, I know what the task entails. None of our members here get to see the enormous list of people awaiting membership for this Forum. 99.9 % of them are either Spammers or Spambots. You then have to check their IP addresses against the IP addresses of known Spammers. In the past, Szaxx and I did thousands of them daily. I don't think it's that bad anymore. It got so bad in the past that Szaxx created a program to "blanket ban" a number of them all at once. He got rid of thousands of Spammers that had made it through the Astral pulse net already. I know first hand that that kind of daily upkeep can be a tiring duty. We all did it/do it though because of the chance that one of those new members is someone that really wants to learn.

I know this Forum isn't as busy as it was in the past. Because of that, we don't have the "instigators" here as much as well. But the current active Moderators here still share, teach and help how ever they can on a daily basis. This is why I made this post here, so they all will get a much deserved "THANK YOU!  

 First off, Welcome Dark! You have recieved some excellent replies and comments here! 

From your first post here, I can't really see where the "childlike" comes from. I see a mature person who knows what they want in life and knows how to get it. I see someone that has "allowed" his eyes to be open and thus welcome change is upon him!  

After reading your entire experience above, all I can do is direct you to this thread I created here years ago. It all has to do with "awaking" and what this practice here in general can show you about life.
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_out_of_body_experiences/tests_quests_and_challenges-t46546.0.html

Not everyone is ready to have their eyes opened!

A few years back I had a Kiosk at Christmas time in our local mall. I met a young lad whose life was spiraling out of control. I tutored him on the basics of "non physical exploration". A year later when we set up in the mall, the boy approached me and told me how much this practice had changed his life. He told me that in his OBEs he had met Jesus. He then became really preachy to me. I explained that he saw what he "needed" to see, by the only one that would have profound effect on him. He would not listen to that. He kept saying he was with Jesus and he saw him often in his experiences. I did not argue against that. In that reality, he was experiencing being with Jesus. He then attempted to "save" me. He said he was born again and once again I listened. But that's as far as it went. He ended up walking away angry and confused. He thought that everyone that APs had met Jesus. Like I said, he experienced what he "had" to. It needed to be so profound an experience that he couldn't deny or ignore it and it was.

I shared that story with you because that is what happens when you "allow" yourself to see beyond the veil. It does have a profound effect on your physical life experience as well. It changes the way you think. It makes you more of not only other people around you, but basically your life in general. Unfortunately there are many people that aren't ready to see this yet at this moment in their evolution. This physical experience consumes their entire focus and that's okay!  That's what they need and where they need to be right now!  

Try is realise universe (already there), do is realise self (perfection is).

Essential monk knowledge: What is... is only oneself being kind to all. Be clean, be new, be you.

Confucius himself couldn't have said that any better!  

I have friends that are Monks and always appreciate their words and the knowledge they share!   Though the way they deliver their message may seem odd (as in the "proverbs that they use), their advice is always sound!

OMG, what a synchronicity occurred just a few minutes after I wrote the above post, the portion about punishment.
A nice lady and her son came to my door. They are going door to door talking to people about a certain scripture from the bible. She asked me, with all that's happening in the world, do you think God is punishing us. I said, absolutely not, these are learning challenges. She said that's right, but do you have a scripture to back that up. I said I don't need a scripture, this comes from within me, perhaps straight from God. When the people wrote these scriptures in the book you are holding, did they have anything to reference and check if their thoughts were correct. She looked at me and didn't know what to say. I was polite of course, they realized that there was not much to convince me about and left. I wish I was a fly on a wall at my neighbors to listen to their conversations with them LOL.

Not to turn this into a bashing Religion thread, but recently we had a family member come to our home unannounced with the wife of their Church's Pastor. When they pulled up, I met them outside and explained that MJ wouldn't be taking visitors. They kept walking towards the home and said that's why they were there. That they had come to share the word of the Lord and "save" her. They would not take no for an answer. I appreciate the fact that they came to help, but we could have done without the Bible thumping.

The Pastor's wife asked MJ if she prayed. She said that she prays alone during her own quiet time. This lady then kept pushing MJ and I to pray there and then with her. MJ tried to change the subject, but this lady was like a Pitbull smelling blood. She would not take no for an answer.

She then went on to say that "the only way to heaven is to ask Christ for forgiveness". I so wanted to ask her "how did those that lived before  Christ came here to Earth get into Heaven? Like in the many civilizations that preceded the time of Christ. I just bit my lip though and stayed mute. Like I said, I appreciated the fact that they took time out of their own day to come and help.

Thank you for taking the time to write such an important message, Lumaza. This single point applies to everything. I think fear stands on the way and we use "try" so often to justify a potential failure and not feel like failures. To blame external circumstances and not take responsibilities. Everything that happens to us is a direct result of our own doing. and as you pointed out, of course not everything is a choice on a conscious level. Failures can be taken as opportunities to ask what is it that I need to understand and learn. Then say, lets do this, lets do that, instead of lets try this , lets try that. You have to be ok with potential failures, because that is the nature and flow of learning. These events ARE necessary. But we have to take responsibilities for negative outcomes. Responsibility in a sense that we understand that there is something that we need to learn, the reason for the failure was not another person that may be involved, not the weather, not the world events, etc.  
Sometimes, on a higher level we have decided to put our characters through a challenging time in order to experience it and gain certain realizations. We should not blame ourselves that we may have failed somewhere along the way and now we are suffering. Punishment is never the reason. Never to blame ourselves, even if we know that it was because of certain actions of ours. There is a difference between blaming ourselves and taking responsibilities to admit. Blaming implies that there must be a punishment. Taking responsibilities, realizing our mistakes, but reacting with positive thoughts and ambitions towards improvement is very different. This approach creates energy flow of success, while thoughts of blame provoke sense of helplessness, weakness, inability. Take the failures as opportunities to grow even stronger with the next action. In order for the next action to succeed, we automatically raise stronger energies within ourselves out of necessity.

First, your welcome!  

I agree. It's easy to blame others for our own "short fallings". We may be able to fool others, but we can't fool ourselves. In the end it us that has to face the music.

 I don't know what Sub forum to put this in. If it needs to be moved, please Xanth or any Moderators here, move it to it's proper area. Thank You. I will edit this part of the post out later.   I feel that this topic should be "stickied" too. In the past we have briefly spoke about the word "try", but as what always happens, that thread disappeared into the Astral Pulse abyss!   I did a search in the Astral Pulse search engine above on the word "try" and it showed 12 pages of threads with the word in it. I feel that not only talk on the word try but also the conversation on intent and healing, is important, especially today. We need to be more aware of everything in our lives, not just our "devices".

When I do my daily Phase soak sessions (meditation in my bathtub), I open myself up to what I need to see or know. Today's session almost immediately turned into a mental conversation over the use of the word "Try" and why it is so unproductive, especially with the practice of "non ordinary states of consciousness. Too many times I have seen people using it here and it is usually followed by the word "but", showing some kind of failure.

In Hypnosis, the word "try" is used with the expectation of failure. Example: Try to move your arm. Failure. Move your arm. Success. Why is this? It is because the word "try" does not show commitment. This is shown in articles on NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming), otherwise known as the "Owner's Manual" for the brain.
https://nlp-now.co.uk/use-try-with-caution/

Here is another link to a short article on the use of the word "try" being counterproductive.
http://powerthoughtsmeditationclub.com/try-why-does-this-word-even-exist-it-is-not-what-you-think/
Here is another great link discussing the word "try" in Hypnosis.
https://ezinearticles.com/?Secret-Hypnosis-Mind-Control-Technique---Manipulate-Others-Using-Only-Word-try&id=2007884

Astral projection teaches us to be aware, not only in the "Otherwhere", but also here in the physical realm. The more we are aware of the words we use, the thoughts we have, the better not only our results in this practice here will be, but also our life is in general.

When I was in my late teens I hit a "crossroads" of sorts. One day I found an advertisement in our local paper that said "Free to travel". I went to the interview and was accepted for the job. This job being traveling with a door to door sales team. While in my city, the job seemed great. I received on the job training and the crew I was with was great. When we got away from my city, reality set in. I was then told it was "free to travel", not "travel free". We were constantly reminded that we could be stranded in the city we were now in at any time. The boss and managers were extremely harsh and brutal. Today you don't hear much about these kind of travelling sales Magazine or Cleaning Chemical door to door sales companies because their methods are ruthless and one leaked video would bury those companies. Things like putting a person on Highway doing push-ups because they didn't have any sales, aren't permitted anymore. They weren't then either, but no one ever said anything then.

The reason I brought that up is because I self taught myself some great things to make sure I had my sales. One of those things was nightly affirmations. Every day we had a quota. If we it, we received praise. If we didn't, we got a nightly sales meeting. There was also daily morning meetings to set our quotas. In my affirmation, I would close my eyes and mentally say I will achieve so and so goal. I would visualize each word to go with the thought. Many times, the word "not" would show up after the word "will". I would then mentally load that word into a visualized cannon and fire it against a wall and watch as it was obliterated. I would then mentally repeat the "command" once again. This time the word "not" was no where to be found. You may think that's a small thing, but it made an enormous difference in my mindset. From there, I went on to break every record the company had. The strange thing was that the days I had broke those records, was the days that I was sick and shouldn't have been working as it was. But like I said, the company was comprised of "slave drivers", so that wasn't an option.

During my time in that company I learned a lot of useful things. I used that technique of mental affirmations many times while reaching for personal and professional goals in my life. Little things like that make a huge difference in our mental conditioning. When was last time you tried to learn Guitar or some instrument. How did that work out for you? You either did it or you didn't. This practice is no different. When you use a technique to AP, you either do it or you don't. To "try" implies failure. You may not be consciously aware of that fact, but you are actually programming yourself for that failure. That doesn't show "commitment". Years ago I bought a AP tutor CD set from one of the many Authors of Astral Projection. It was $200.00 and at the time it seemed like a high price to pay. The reason I bought it wasn't 100% for the content. Instead, it was for the "mental commitment" to the practice of Astral Projection itself. There were some great tips and techniques, but it meant more to me on a deeper level than anything else. That was my commitment. It showed I was in this for the long haul.

This last part of this post is based on another topic that I think is necessary here. Above I spoke of my door to door sales and the harsh treatment and I know that when someone hears something like that, they seem to feel pity for the person. I do as well. I have learned though in my life that many of the harsh things we have experienced in our lives have made us the people we are today.

In the past few years I have been shown that the worst of times seem to have their own lessons and teachings. I do a Phase soak session almost everyday. My session begins with sending healing energies to people in my life that need it. Unfortunately, my list seems to be growing. I can feel the healing energy getting through to some people. But then there are others where every time I send them help, there is some kind of obstacle or roadblock in the way. Still I do it. One of those people is a lady I always refer to as my "better half", the love of my life. She was diagnosed with 2 forms of Cancer 3 years ago and given 8-10 months to live, even if she had Radiation or Chemo, which she decided against. At the time, we had a new granddaughter in our life, loving Family, all kinds of things to keep her will to live. I told her years ago that she was the Author of this book and if she wanted to go (pass away), we would plan for it, but if she wanted to stay (live), we would plan on that too. It was her decision, not mine. Unfortunately now she is losing that battle. I also have a good friend that is in his early 80's and having bad memory issues. On top of that he had a Stroke a few weeks ago. A little over a year and half ago my stepson had a accident that has left him a Paraplegic. Every time I send healing energies to my Love and my friend, I encounter obstacles. I either can't visualize them period or there will be a high wall, flaming block, all kinds of things in the way. When I send healing to my stepson, I can see him clearly. According to his Doctors and Therapists, he is coming back more and more each month. I go to his home once a week and we work on visualizing. Just this week I saw in another Phase session of my mine I was shown something that would help him. I taught it to him a few days ago and he was amazed with not only the Etheric tactile sensations he had, but also with how relaxed he felt afterwards.

Everyone has their "story". Everyone knows someone who is hurting in some way. Everyone has had someone pass away. Unfortunately that happens here in this life of ours. We mourn a loss. We cherish the time we spent with them. We feel for the injured or the sick. That's what makes us Human. We usually don't get to see beyond that though. To do that makes us feel guilty and insensitive. Sometimes what you see beyond the veil is hard to accept. You can understand the "whys" behind it, but it doesn't mean you have to like it. I have shown this to be true. Sometimes the soul just decides it's time to move on. It has achieved it's purpose here and now it's time to go to a new location, where it has a whole new set of lessons and experiences to encounter. I don't know about you, but that kind of thinking and reasoning make me feel better about even the worst of situations. It gives "peace of mind".

I brought that up about the healing because in a Phase session about a year ago I was told that my Love was in "stasis". Her and my friend are fighting tooth and nail to stay here in this physical. But somewhere on a different level, they have decided otherwise. My stepson though hasn't. He still has the will to live and get better on all levels. I have been shown that we do indeed plan before we come to this physical realm, all the extreme things that will occur to us in our lifetimes. Each of those things hold their own lessons. Everything else that occurs seem to  somehow direct us, lead us to or just be the effect of those extreme events. Kind of like a "fork in the road". I know that kind of thinking seems to be unthoughtful or wrong, but I have been shown it is the truth.

A lady named Anita Moorjani became famous following a NDE that she had. She had Cancer all throughout her body. She died at the Hospital. Then she came back, but the miracle was, she no longer had any trace of Cancer in her body. She said, she was told in her NDE experience that Cancer was a "choice". Obviously not a choice made on conscious physical level. That would be absurd.  (You can find out more about her with a Google search). While searching her, you might want to check out Bruce Lipton who speaks on the topic of us choosing our Family and life path in general. He uses the study of Biology to make his point.

I know that revelation is hard to swallow, It was for me as well. But then I began observing people's actions. I saw that any time a person was "sick", either by a Cancer or disabled via a accident, etc. that it caused, not just caused, but "forced" them to slow down. It forced change upon them. That change in turn helped them to be "aware". It also kind of directed them towards repairing the problem that put them in that situation in the first place. As of doing their own "life review" and going back to repair issues that directed them towards this new path. Some confront and beat it and some will fight against it till the day they die, never having been able to understand why it occurred to them. Some grow and get stronger. Others accept it and prepare accordingly. Why do "Placebo's" work? the answer "mind over matter". To heal you need to heal the "Mind, Body and Spirit". To heal one of those won't cut it. You need to heal the total package.

My goal for years was to be a "Invisible Helper". I am in the "Otherwheres". I constantly have Retrieval and "Hero" experiences, especially in my LDs (Lucid Dream). I am on this Forum because this has also been my goal in this physical realm here. I actually hate typing. But I am shown many times in my Phase session ways that I can help people. When those conversations/lessons appear, I know there is a good reason for them, just as there is now in me creating this new thread here. I don't use the word "try" as much as I did in the past. I have become more conscious of not only my thoughts but my words as well.

I hope that something I said was useful to someone here. This thread was all over the place. But as I was shown today, all these issues needed to be part of this thread. I say I hope it is useful to someone, but on a another level I "know" it will be.

Thank You for listening!  

 I know my last reply about the 3rd person/1st person concept my have some people here still questioning that. I recently found this old thread, created back in 2002 that may help you understand it further.
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_chat/dreams_first_person_vs_third_person-t1588.0.html

I have had many experiences where I actually jumped between both "views" constantly throughout the "Dream/simulation, whatever you want to call it. They seemed like "cutscenes" that worked to create a entire active scenario.

In my Phase sessions, I will often see some kind of "pace car" in front of me. It all starts by viewing it from behind, whether that "pace car" is a horse, a rocket, motorcycle, etc.. It can take many forms. By focusing on that, I allow it to draw me deeper. Soon I am in 1st person view, whether that 1st person being the driver/pilot of the pace car or sometimes it feels like I have become the pace car itself.

This all started to occur with me spontaneously, like many lessons and teachings do come in the NP/Otherwhere. But it showed me how useful a "tool" it could actually be if I should decide to explore it further.  It really taught me about the way that "motion": itself was experienced in the NP. A few times, I even the feel in the scene that I wasn't moving anywhere, but the it was the "scene" that was coming towards me. The feeling was similar to that of playing a Race car simulator in the old Arcades we had years go. I'm sure that Race car simulator has become even better with today's technology.

This really aided in my 6 pt focus as well. I could see things in those 6 directions, but I could "feel" them as well. So much so that I would swear my physical body was "yawing" towards said direction. Learning how to move and "navigate" your surroundings in "Otherwhere" is a very important. In time (in the NP), you tend to drop the "physical mindset" and take on more of a "point of consciousness" view/understanding of things. That's when things become really interesting. That means 0 limitations. "The sky isn't the limit anymore"! 

I think EV sums up the approach to focus levels nicely.

I agree. You and EV both have first hand experience with the Monroe Institute. 

There is always that nagging feeling of am I there yet? which you have to let go of. Bob Monroe experiences all occured from the equivalent of a focus 10 state only.

That feeling/thought of "am I there yet" ruins a successful projection just as much as the thought "here we go" does.

In regard to binaural beats I will say that the carrier signal is far more important than we think

Once again I agree. Through years of personal and sometimes daily use of Binaural Beats/Isochronic Tones, I have found that I can alter my brainwave frequency faster than I ever could. I love using them as a "Primer". They teach you how to recognize and "hold" that frequency which in turn helps you "remain" conscious throughout your "shift".