XPost: alt.magick, alt.drugs.psychedelics, misc.misc   
   From: MM@spittle.zippo.nu   
      
   gnostic entropy wrote in message   
   news:<20030120142656.R65762-100000@demiurge.ieng.washington.edu>...   
   > On 17 Jan 2003, ; ; m o n k wrote:   
   >   
   > > gnostic entropy wrote in message   
   news:<20030117090732.T59593-100000@demiurge.ieng.washington.edu>...   
   > >   
   > > > > i'm not in need of hallucinogens to sense an energy ball, and wasn't   
   > > > > expecting to hear anything but what you were willing to give   
   > > > >   
      
   The psychical connection brought about by chemical means is different   
   from mechanical methods. I've tried both and I can tell you that from   
   personal experience!   
      
   > > >   
   > > > That's good. I played with this for a long time with various chemicals,   
   > > > which has put me at a severe disadvantage now that I'm determined to not   
   > > > use them.   
   > > >   
   > > hmmm . . . i hope you recognize there's probably a way to put your   
   > > experience and result in a positive light   
   >   
   > Damn right there is. My brain is pretty firmly set in the "here and now"   
   > of normal reality, so if not for strange experiences on chemicals I   
   > wouldn't have realized there was a larger universe to explore. On the   
   > plus side that means I don't go wandering afield in fantasy land with the   
   > slightest stimulus, but on the minus side it means I have to work harder   
   > for these abnormal cognitions.   
   >   
   > >   
   > > > > undoubtedly some of the more experienced porjectors or lucid dreamers   
   > > > > would see this vortex in their paranormal state, if that was their   
   > > > > intention   
   > > > >   
   > > >   
   > > > Interesting. Is that at all related to that "spinning" thing some   
   authors   
   > > > recommend to stay in the dream or astral state?   
   > > >   
   > > well, that would be to maintain lucidity, or to strengthen lucidity   
   > > and clarity i guess, so no, but, maybe when that happens the person is   
   > > working with a vortex   
   > >   
   > > so, i guess it would be to know what the vortes was being created and   
   > > used for, if the end result was the same then mayabe yes, now that   
   > > doesn't help much does it, a no and yes in a row . . . ;)   
   > >   
   > > > > what is '3d sigil', 3D signal?   
      
   Not sure about thta. Everytime I get it going on I find that all   
   symbols fail.   
   > > >   
   > > > A sigil is intent or meaning coded into an image, symbol, or structure.   
   > > > Standard theory (as I understand it) would require a premeditated set of   
   > > > actions, whether artistic (statement of desire reduced to a symbol,   
   > > > impressionistic image reduced to symbol, etc.) or mechanical (drawn off   
   of   
   > > > magic squares, systematic use of symbols, etc.) while this is more of an   
   > > > automatic generation based on linguistic distortion of an energy pattern.   
   > > >   
   > > huh, never'd heard of that! but makes sense, to increase the potency   
   > > of a thought or idea, what do you mean by' linguistic distortion of .   
   > > . ."   
   > >   
   >   
   > Look up any boring ol' 'Chaos Magick' site for a better explanation of   
   > sigils, as for the 'linguistic distortion' have you ever tried talking   
   > while holding the energy ball? Like trying to shape it with your voice?   
   >   
   > > > I guess the vortex would be the channel or path or gateway.   
   > > >   
   > > > When it has been generated there seems to be an increased malleability of   
   > > > perception to will (seeing what you're thinking) and synchronicity. This   
   > > > is why I thought it would be sufficiently related to what gravol was   
   > > > talking about to merit discussion.   
   > >   
   > > huh, again, it reminds me of accounts of obes, of seeing thoughts and   
   > > thought energy, or experiencing 'rotes' (as robert monroe calls them),   
   > > non-verbal 'chunks' of energetic information that are instantly   
   > > uderstood when they are perceived   
   > >   
   >   
   > I haven't tried any 'projection' techniques in many, many years, I   
   > remember they were quite painful. I should probably look into that again.   
   > Any newer or better techniques come about lately?   
   >   
   > > thanks for the feedback ge!   
   > >   
   >   
   > you too, monk!   
      
      
   Interesting.   
      
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