A lot of people talk about awareness during a lucid dream for example. How are aware you are being how lucid you are in terms of acknowledging you're in the "non-physical," clarity of mind, and so on. When people talk about awareness in the our reality, the "physical," what does that mean? We're all consciously aware of what's happening and going on so what's the difference? How can you be more aware in the "physical" than other times?
In a dream you are having a lucid dream if you are conscious in your dream, it means that you have complete control of your body in the dream.
You see the scene that is happening as if it was happening in real life and you can do what you want to change the dream to your liking.
In life it's a different kind of awareness,
It is to be aware of where you are, and what life is about...
You are conscious and you live in the present.
You are aware that there's something that surrounds you (like energy) and you also control your life.
Sure, you can't control everything (like someone dying in your family) but you can control your emotions, and you know how to talk your way through situations which would have been otherwise either dangerous or problematic for you in the future.
Being aware is to be able to evaluate all possibilities and finding the best solution to make your life easier.
For some like myself, it just means we've found our own truth (or we've found a meaning to our life).
When that happens, you stop worrying about everything.
You just let go and enjoy the show, if we can say :)
Quote from: Daece on September 18, 2014, 19:10:38
A lot of people talk about awareness during a lucid dream for example. How are aware you are being how lucid you are in terms of acknowledging you're in the "non-physical," clarity of mind, and so on. When people talk about awareness in the our reality, the "physical," what does that mean? We're all consciously aware of what's happening and going on so what's the difference? How can you be more aware in the "physical" than other times?
There's actually no difference in comparison of your awareness "here" (physical) compared to "there" (non-physical).
I liken it down to a continuum which goes a little like this:
The following text I've taken from one of my articles: http://www.unlimitedboundaries.ca/2012/07/22/labeling-experiences-of-the-non-physical/
Quote"Dream Awareness" <---> "Lucid Awareness" <---> "Astral Awareness"
On the left of this spectrum, you have the experience which you don't realize you're in the non-physical. Essentially, it's you dreaming... it's you experiencing a reality that isn't this physical reality, you just don't realize that fact. It's you having a dream awareness. You have to have a very base level of awareness in order to experience this, otherwise you won't directly experience the event, so you'll have zero chance of remembering it (which would be any experience taking place to the left of this point). If you've ever awoken in the morning with brief flashes of symbols and images from the dreams you had during the night, then you had a dream awareness experience, but you were just on the very cusp of having the bare minimum level of awareness in order to remember the experience.
On the far right, you have the experience which you do realize you're in the non-physical *AND* you have the same awareness which you have right now while reading this post. You're wide awake and fully aware of who you are with all your memories of such. THIS experience is what most people (and myself) would consider the "holy grail" of projections. It's what most people refer to as an Astral Projection. It's you experiencing the non-physical with an astral awareness.
I should point out, too, that your awareness can move both ways along this spectrum. You can gain awareness, and lose awareness.
So far I've described the two ends of the spectrum. Where does a "lucid awareness" fit into all this then?
Well, in the middle is the point where we have become "aware" that we're in the non-physical and experiencing a reality that isn't this physical reality. Anything to the left of this point is a "dream awareness experience", or as most people call them, a "normal dream" (it's important to point out here that the further right you move from the far left, the more "clear" and "vivid" your experience will become until you actually become lucidly aware). It's at this point that the only thing you have is a base awareness that you're in the non-physical. At this time, the closer you can bring your awareness to your full waking awareness, the further to the right you'll move along this spectrum towards the "astral awareness" (aka, full astral projection). I have some techniques I've written about on my website to accomplish this. If you can't find them, please let me know and I'll provide the links.
So, as you can see, an astral projection is just a "dream" where you have a full waking awareness. However, don't let the "just" fool you... what most people consider a "dream", as I mentioned above, doesn't exist. There is no such fundamental experience called a "dream". There is only you experiencing the non-physical unknowingly!
Quote from: Xanth on September 18, 2014, 22:40:46
There's actually no difference in comparison of your awareness "here" (physical) compared to "there" (non-physical).
I liken it down to a continuum which goes a little like this:
The following text I've taken from one of my articles: http://www.unlimitedboundaries.ca/2012/07/22/labeling-experiences-of-the-non-physical/
I seriously can't agree more with what Xanth has written there...
Thoses labels are really what screws everything up.
And when you hit that full astral projection... it feels so much real that when you wake up you don't know if you're back to reality or if you're still projecting until you do reality checks lol.
The more relaxed your mind is the more you will feel focused and sharp in your AP.
The range of awareness is huge tho and as Xanth said it, any experience is good!
Every time you go back in you can try to be more aware which will make your experience more vivid.
That makes a whole lot of sense, thanks for clearing that up! :)
" However, don't let the "just" fool you... what most people consider a "dream", as I mentioned above, doesn't exist. There is no such fundamental experience called a "dream". There is only you experiencing the non-physical unknowingly!"
Yes I agree, I've read many of your threads about the dangers of labeling experiences. It's sometimes good to label though because it gets to a point where if you didn't, words would fail. Anyways, a "dream" is essentially no different from an AP? It's all non-physical? I'm way beyond thinking that dreams are inside our heads, but the dynamics of dreams seem so much different than AP's. I haven't had a projection yet, but I have had quite a few lucid dreams, and from what I've read they seem so different in dynamics.