Dear folks,
It is full moon and I wondered if any of you have had problems entering trance.
I've had the most invigorating trance meditations throughout daytime but then as it turned night I found myself more and more "locked" in beta-type brainwaves (fast, steady) and I concluded that this could only be stimulated by an external force, for I myself was as physically and mentally relaxed as I could only be (atleast i thought i was). So I got up and went to write this post.
The full moon lights everything up bright here but my windows are covered with blankets and almost no light gets in, so there is no eyestrain for me.
I find this case to be extremely agonizing and it gives me a sense of not being able to control my own brain which is one of the most terrible feelings to me personally.
Wikipedia says:
QuoteFull Moons are traditionally associated with temporal insomnia, insanity (hence the terms lunacy and lunatic) and various "magical phenomena" such as lycanthropy. Psychologists, however, have found that there is no strong evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon.[7] They find that studies are generally not consistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect.
My body is certainly in a more restless state since the night began but as I said, was having beautiful trance meditations throughout the day.
peace
Well, I can tell you this...
My mother used to work in a hospital, and they would see a distinct rise in car accidents on nights with a full moon.
My reasoning behind this is generally pretty simple.
Have you ever looked at a full moon? Especially one just over the horizon? It's pretty beautiful...
My explanation is that there are more car accidents because everyone keeps trying to look at the moon while they're driving. lol
This could be a similar case.
Energetically the moon has amazing and powerful influence on the Earth. Have you seen those specials on the science channel about what would happen if we had no moon? They say that life wouldn't be possible on earth without our good friend the moon.
But maybe you spent too much time during the say in trance. Even if you thought you were relaxed at night, maybe you were just tranced out.
There's all kinds of Occult literature that says you should only project during a full moon or a new moon, or only in the summer time, always facing north, always facing south, east or west, that you have to be at a 40-something degree angle, you can't wear socks, you need to be naked, you have to fast, you have to eat melon (seriously, I've read it. Melon is very alkalizing), palms up, palms down, right side, left side, back, stomach, and a million more things that do or don't influence your ability to AP or enter a good trance.
I've personally never done anything specific besides my "method" for exiting. I use blankets, wear socks, practice in the daytime, nighttime, summertime, wintertime, full moon, new moon, in Pisces, in Aquarius, after eating, after working all day, after sleeping 14 hours, and anything else you could think of. I don't think I can specifically attribute and success or failure to any of it. The only thing that seems to determine my success or failure is my current state of mind. I have learned what my ideal mind state is and when I'm not in it and I choose to practice anyway and I fail miserably I only blame myself because I knew better. My ability seems to expand as I progress and I can project under different circumstances, but by that I mean circumstances of mind or body.
There are so many astrological forces pushing and pulling on you all the time, if there were one that could have a big effect on you I'd say it would be the moon. The moon is a our closest neighbor and along with Sol, represents some of the most important archetypal knowledge we have. Maybe it wasn't so much the full moon, but the full moon and other planets interacting with the full moon because that's how it works in astrology.
Quote from: personalreality on March 03, 2010, 13:02:33
Energetically the moon has amazing and powerful influence on the Earth. Have you seen those specials on the science channel about what would happen if we had no moon? They say that life wouldn't be possible on earth without our good friend the moon.
But maybe you spent too much time during the say in trance. Even if you thought you were relaxed at night, maybe you were just tranced out.
There's all kinds of Occult literature that says you should only project during a full moon or a new moon, or only in the summer time, always facing north, always facing south, east or west, that you have to be at a 40-something degree angle, you can't wear socks, you need to be naked, you have to fast, you have to eat melon (seriously, I've read it. Melon is very alkalizing), palms up, palms down, right side, left side, back, stomach, and a million more things that do or don't influence your ability to AP or enter a good trance.
I've personally never done anything specific besides my "method" for exiting. I use blankets, wear socks, practice in the daytime, nighttime, summertime, wintertime, full moon, new moon, in Pisces, in Aquarius, after eating, after working all day, after sleeping 14 hours, and anything else you could think of. I don't think I can specifically attribute and success or failure to any of it. The only thing that seems to determine my success or failure is my current state of mind. I have learned what my ideal mind state is and when I'm not in it and I choose to practice anyway and I fail miserably I only blame myself because I knew better. My ability seems to expand as I progress and I can project under different circumstances, but by that I mean circumstances of mind or body.
There are so many astrological forces pushing and pulling on you all the time, if there were one that could have a big effect on you I'd say it would be the moon. The moon is a our closest neighbor and along with Sol, represents some of the most important archetypal knowledge we have. Maybe it wasn't so much the full moon, but the full moon and other planets interacting with the full moon because that's how it works in astrology.
Dear personalreality,
thank you.
I believe I have identified and worked through the problem now. I've recently build up a desire/addiction for trance (for it can feel so nice at times) which quickly developed itself into an inhibitor because this desire/addiction would make me interfer as if trying to force the trance induction process by impatience instead of letting it happen which is of course the only way. This is a very subtle trap in energy work that I will never fall prey again and I hope noone else has to experience this.
As of now, I will regard the moon innocent as far as my problem goes, tho the fact of the matter is that it appears to cause a lot of people a lot of trouble, up to the point of not being able to sleep at all.
peace