Innovative idea #3

[Quo Animo]

this is a convo with hypnomulley1956 (hypnotist 1 on ap)

Chronologic:  i came up with an idea.
Chronologic:  you know how some people have trouble reaching theta right?
hypnomulley1956: yes
Chronologic:  well you say when we wake up we go from  theta, alpha to beta.... i think that if we tied a blindfold around ourselves while sleeping ,when we are about to get up we would already be in theta and experience it
Chronologic:  i tried it and it works
Chronologic:  i slept with a tie tied around my eyes and i woke up and saw hypnagogic imagery
Chronologic:  I saw my 5th grade religion book as soon as i woke up
hypnomulley1956: cool
Chronologic:  if we want to experience it fully we would need to stay still when we open our eyes and close them automatically....
Chronologic:  i should post this on astral pulse and let them try it
hypnomulley1956: in somnambulism one can open eyes and still be in that state and see the images also
Chronologic:  yea
Chronologic:  i'm going to try my method tonight to see if it is full-proof

[mactombs]

But you didn't try your method?

[Quo Animo]

i tried it before but i'm gonna try it again to see if it is full-proof...

when i tried it before i got hypnagogic imagery and saw my 5th grade religion book... and i stayed still for a second and was about to get more imagery and go to mind awake body asleep but i got excited and just got up

[Cereal-N-Milk]

so achieving AP will be easier if you tie somthing around your eyes?

[Heather B.]

I find that wearing a sleeping mask helps me.  It creates a nice, deep, uniform darkness,  excellent for the noticing exercise and visualization.

[Quo Animo]

so achieving AP will be easier if you tie somthing around your eyes?

as simple as it sounds, yes....

[mactombs]

I find that wearing a sleeping mask helps me. It creates a nice, deep, uniform darkness, excellent for the noticing exercise and visualization.

The problem I have with sleeping masks is they itch, but worse, there's always some seam around my nose or cheekbones that lets light in - and being obsessive as I am, well, it renders the mask useless. What I really want is some of those VR goggles, plug that into a Winamp visual plugin or even BWGEN's little screen flasher.

[Quo Animo]

try my method with a folded scarf....

did any of you try it anyway?

[mactombs]

did any of you try it anyway?

Please write a short explanation of this experiment. I'll get a scarf and try it once I understand better what it is I'm doing.  

[Quo Animo]

read my first post

[mactombs]

I read your post, but it's not clear to me. Are you saying, blindfold yourself, and when you wake up, you'll see hynogogic imagery?

[Cereal-N-Milk]

im gonna try this tonight and see how it goes for me. I think it wil help, cus a problem i have most of the time is light in the backround. I cant close my door all the way, and I see the little bit of light shining through the door crack and it bothers me, so hopefully this will help

[Ben K]

i always just put a pillow over my eyes.

im gonna try this, i just hope i dont freak out when i wake up and cant see anything when i open my eyes