time, thoughts & meditation

⭐️part six of the understanding consciousness & non dualism series

we know nothing is real and everything is imagination. all this is just an illusion bc its forms of consciousness (forms of you) that appear separate and have different labels but all they are is just consciousness.

1. time

time is an imaginary concept; it is unreal. time is not real. yes ego sees time and the clock as real just bc its "physical" but we already know nothing is real period. time is imaginary. when you imagine something, you experienced it instantly. theres no amount of time that will make you experience what you want. the moment you imagine / observe something, it exists instantly. theres no need for waiting. theres no such thing as a "time delay" bc time is imaginary. you are consciousness. you are not "powerful"... you are power itself. if you are going to limit yourself to an imaginary concept such as "time," then you have not realized your true nature (dont worry you will get there *wink).

there is no "past" or "future" bc there is only now. when you imagine something, you imagine it in the present, in the now. when "you" remember a memory of the past, you are doing that in the present, in the now. when "you" stress and imagine something that "you" expect to happen in the future, you imagine it in the now. every "second" is the now. there is only present, no past, no future. "past" and "future" are imaginary, unreal concepts.

2. thoughts

thoughts are from the ego and we already know from last post that ego is not real and that ego will make you think that you need to do something else after you already observed something in imagination. ego makes it harder to understand that everything is imagination. doesnt matter if ego understands or not bc either way, you are only consciousness and so is everything else.

even though thoughts and emotions arent real, your false self can still have doubts and feelings of discouragement which is normal. my advice is that when you become aware of thoughts and bad emotions, remember that you are consciousness; you are everything; you are power itself. stop and realize that you are just the observer (= consciousness / awareness) and those thoughts and feelings are never going to be real. as the observer, just observe the thoughts and feelings come and go. consciousness doesnt have opinions; consciousness doesnt categorize things as "right" or "wrong" or "up" or "down" or "green" or "purple". consciousness is neutral. ego is what categorizes things as "good" and "bad" bc ego is "logical" (which is also unreal). since you are neutral consciousness, observe the thoughts pass without judgement.

just be silent and observe. thats your true being. thats awareness. take a step back and remember ego is not the real you; those thoughts arent real and they are coming from (another unreal thing), the mind. thoughts come from the mind / ego as we already know is unreal and imaginary. so they are basically useless. they are just there for entertainment. nothing serious. part of understanding non dualism is realizing that bc none of this is real, we cannot take anything seriously bc this is all just a game that we create. step back and remember that consciousness is all you will ever be. calmly and silently observe the unreal thoughts and emotions. there is no need to fight or stop unreal things right? consciousness doesnt see those thoughts as "bad" or "annoying". they just are. step back and observe in silence.

3. meditation

when you think of meditation you may think of sitting on a mat in a calm yoga sitting position while listening to silence. in reality, meditation is just consciousness. consciousness is naturally meditation bc, as said before, consciousness is already, naturally calm and neutral w no opinions or judgements. when i tell you to mediate. you are already doing it, you already are it. effortlessly. but ego tells you otherwise and ego presents "messy thoughts" and while you werent aware of your true nature (consciousness), you take the thoughts seriously when they tell you "this is the right way to meditate" etc bc you think you are the body that is actually thinking these thoughts.

challenge (?):

the video said "put 1000 focus" and "attention"... just know he means be completely aware on (for example) washing the dishes instead of being aware of thoughts and other nonsense while you are washing.

be your natural, meditation self and next time you look out the window, just silently observe the trees. observe the leaves and its stems and the lines and the green color. observe the texture of the bark without judgment. theres no reason to stop or argue with the mind and its thoughts and opinions. just observe them. remember: none of that is ever really happening; you are just observing consciousness (everything is consciousness / imagination). you are staring at yourself so theres no harm in that. stare at "your" hand and silently observe the lines and color. i like to stare at something in my room or close my eyes and silently observe the rain sounds outside in silence. its peaceful and thats pure awareness. if im walking on the street, i observe the people talking while observing the cars honking while observing the way the trees move from the wind while observing how "my" legs move while "i" walk on the street.

i observe my breathing and quiet the mind and thoughts and observe. if thoughts dont stop coming, i wouldnt fight it bc they are just unreal. they are harmless. i just observe the thoughts. with or without thoughts, i am always the observer. i observe what i want. silently observe. with the challenge as said: observe / be aware of the things happening in the present. dont get swept up by the unreal mind and unreal thoughts. calm, stress-less, limitless, silent, neutral, peaceful. thats awareness. thats you.

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my lazy version of my shifting method.

I am unsure if i’ve posted my shifting method before, and if I have it most likely has changed since then. Of course a method isn’t necessary, and this is probably like every other method you see too.

I honestly do this when I literally am to tired but wanna shift 😭

step one - just like every method get comfortable, personally I also can’t sleep anymore without some sort of like ambience so I listen to this deep sleep hypnosis type thing, and to be honest it does help me, so I make sure all the tools I need to sleep in general I have, such like my snoopy teddy.

step two - breathing, just breathe, allow yourself to think, thinking is NORMAL!! don’t let it frustrate you, your intention is to shift after all and you can and will still be able to shift even if your thinking about an event that happened when you were five.

step three - for me this is where the shift really begins, usually if i wanna go full out i will count to 100, but i don’t have effort for that usually, so I tell myself by the time I have counted to 10, 20 or even 30. It’s usually 10, I have shifted no matter what. In all my methods, I won't force myself or push myself to do stuff, as I feel like that defeats the purpose for me methods are all about relaxing and assuming.

step four - this is sort of where I "visualise" and affirm, for me I never know if im visualising correctly LOL and I can't care less if it works it works you know, so what I do is now I have told myself I am in my chosen reality, if I think of something from this reality, it doesn't matter as I am in my chosen reality - sort of like if you think of your chosen reality here you know, it is the same to me. So what I start to do, is just think, think about where I am, what I will be doing that week or day, events happening, like if I am shifting to my fame dr I think about the fact im going on my first ever tour soon and I am currently preparing for that and so on, this to me doesn't need to be extreme, it can be a simple "oh, and I'm doing this.."

I will simply do this until I fall asleep or shift either way you know, I can't with forcing myself anymore, or frustrations. If I think about this reality, so what? I know my intention, I know where my assumption lays, I think about my drs constantly in this reality and I will most likely in my other realities. I also work a lot with my assumptions through out the day, if I say I am a master shifter I am, if I tell myself I can shift when I want wherever I want I can. I don't want to limit myself either so if I am unsure where to shift to I just do universal assumptions like the two I put previous.

anyways, happy shifting to all of you and happy pride months my lovelies - I know its 5 days late but its been one hell of a week ;-;.

(p.s. my goal is to try and post much more now this summer - I finished my last exam today so I have so much free time now, unless I do get hired for a job.)

Naps are one of the most powerful underrated tools for consciousness work. If you’ve ever struggled to shift, enter the Void, or astral project at night ,naps might be exactly what your system needs. Here's how to make them work for you.

Before you nap:

1. Keep a soft light on if you can tolerate it. Full darkness may send you into too deep of a sleep phase. Light helps you stay closer to conscious awareness.

2. Drink a little water before your nap. This helps lightly activate your system, and might cause a natural micro-awakening (which you want).

3. Set the intention for micro-awakenings.

A simple sentence like:

"I will gently wake up a few times during this nap without stress, and I'll use those moments wisely."

No pressure, no obsession. Just a gentle mental imprint.

4. Optimal nap time: 20 minutes minimum, 30–90 minutes is often ideal.

Longer naps tend to produce more REM, which means more micro-awakenings and chances for altered states at the end of the nap.

WHY NAPS WORK SO WELL:

You have more frequent micro-awakenings during naps than during full-night sleep cycles.

Why is that helpful?

Because micro-awakenings are literal gateways into:

They are moments where you're partially disconnected from your body, but not fully lost in unconsciousness, perfect for transitions.

WHAT TO LISTEN TO (Optional):

Only use sound if you're used to it or if silence feels too intense. Some helpful audio options:

For exemple these kind of video

Silence → totally valid and often better for Void or advanced states

Avoid anything too stimulating or complex (like busy subliminals). A nap should feel like a dream, not a task.

WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU WAKE UP MID-NAP:

If you wake up for a second or two,don’t move. That’s a micro-awakening. This is your golden opportunity.

Now choose your pathway:

To astral project (OBE):

To shift:

To enter the Void:

Don’t try to do all three. Pick one and keep your focus gentle.

Note : It's easier to shift and enter the void via astral projection so you can make that your objective and then shift/enter the void from there.

What is a micro-awakening ?

A micro-awakening is that tiny snap-to-surface (3–30 seconds, sometimes it goes longer ) where you’re not fully awake but not fully asleep. You already have several every night. The goal isn’t to create them; it’s to notice them and use one on purpose to shift, manifest, enter the Void or any other desired state. For exemple during the night you're cold, you take your blanket,adjust it, then fall asleep back quickly, that's a micro awakening.

Some people have more micro-awakenings because of more frequent interruptions in sleep, which can be due to different factors, although having a lot of micro-awakenings is not ideal, in these conditions, this can provide significant advantages.

How do you use one of them ?

Stay still. Keep eyes closed. Don’t grab your phone. Don't move. Feel/think about one anchor (breath, heartbeat, the black behind your eyelids...). Recall your pre-set cue/mantra. Then either shift, manifest, or enter the void using the mini-scripts below. If you miss it's fine. Another one will come anyway and you'll have a chance to start again.

Generally while doing a MA, you're in low theta to low beta, Most often in alpha at the theta/alpha border

YOU ALREADY DO 2+ PER NIGHT AT MINIMUM

So we train your brain to tag them. You don't have to worry about "not having micro awakening".

There are usually more in the last two hours of your sleep cycle

The 8 habits that make catching a micro-awakening easier.

1) WBTB (Wake Back To Bed)

Wake after ~3.5–8 hours of sleep, depending of how much you sleep (ideally two hours before your usual wake-up time). Stay up 10–40 minutes. Dim light, minimal stimulation (no doomscrolling, try to even avoid touching your phone).Do a small activity, not too stimulating like meditation, reading your script again.... Go back to bed with a single intention: “When I have a micro awakening, I’ll stay still and shift/manifest/enter the void”

With this you will have even more micro-awakening in the last part of the night.

2) Daytime Rehearsals (the “micro-wake drill”) little awake training moment

2–4 times/day, close your eyes for 20–40 seconds and rehearse: notice breath(or any other anchors)→ say your cue → feel/imagine your target state → release. You can even do small training session for a few minutes, when you visualize yourself during a micro awakening and what you'll do at the key moment.

3) A little water

100–200 ml before returning to sleep during WBTB. Enough to nudge light arousals later, not enough to disrupt the night. (Like one glass)

It also has many benefits

4) Yoga Nidra before sleep

One session to prime yourself. Finish by planting your intention once. That’s it. You can also do it during the wbtb session; it can be even more effective, if you're not afraid of falling asleep in the middle of the session. I will give videos that are oriented towards awareness.

5) Light background sound

Pink noise / soft ambient/ delta or theta wave at low volume can keep awareness a touch closer to the surface. It's not mandatory. Keep it in a light way that doesn't disrupt your sleep too much.

For micro-awakening in my opinion, Shauman frequencies are the best.

6) Implementation intention (super important)

Write or/and repeat 3–5x before sleep:

“When I notice a micro-awakening, then I will stay still, keep eyes closed, and run my [Shift/Void/Manifest] script.”

7) Tiny light cue after WBTB

Crack the curtain or use a low, indirect lamp outside your immediate field (like a night light). We want circadian-friendly dimness, not full blown brightness (unless you're confortable with it).

8) Reality checks tuned for drowsy states

Several times/day ask: “Am I in a micro-wake or full awake?” Use a gentle RC (finger-through-palm, nose-pinch) so it shows up at night. You can also do a quick visualization, like closing your eyes and pretending to turn, roll or affirming.

Extras that'll help:

How to use a micro-awakening

1) Shifting

Goal: slide straight into your DR.

Script (10–60 seconds max if after 2min you're not in your DR then fall back asleep):

Stay still → “Arrive” → feel one DR sense (texture, temperature, a specific smell) → add one emotional tone (how it feels to be there) → count down 5→0 or breathe 3 slow breaths → on the exhale let the scene envelop you. No forcing. If vibrations/falling/blankness: do nothing; let it take you and focus on your DR.

Tips:

2) Manifestation

Goal: imprint the “wish-fulfilled” body-feel into the liminal window.

Script (20–30 seconds max 1min):

Stay still → recall the one outcome → feel the body sensation that proves it’s done (relief, warmth in chest, grounded belly,warmness...) → quick gratitude breath → release. You don't have to visualize the process(you can too); embody the result and you'll see what will happen.

Tips:

3) Entering the Void

Goal: stabilize pure awareness without content, then drop.

Script:

Stay still → gaze into the black behind eyelids → soften jaw/tongue/eyes → slow exhale → silently repeat your void cue 2–3 times (“I dissolve”, “Only awareness”) → then stop repeating and let everything widen. If the field/your vision goes velvet-black, time dilates, body vanishes,stay passive. If you feel a “click,” intend your action (shift/assume) from there.

Tips:

4) I want to do OBE/lucid dream

Watch Michael Raduga's phase and read his technique for indirect methods and lucid dreams.

TROUBLESHOOTING

“I always move/itch.”

Treat it as a test. Relax around the urge for 10 seconds. If it spikes, scratch once, reset, and return to stillness. One clean movement is better than a minute of mental fight.

"I'm moving as i'm waking up"

Do your stuff anyways, about 20-30% of the sensation you're experimenting during a micro awakening is false.

“My heart is pounding.”

Lengthen exhale slightly (in 3, out 5). Let the thump be your anchor; lots of successful transitions happen with a fast heartbeat so don't worry too much about it.

“I forget the plan.”

Bedside card. Two-line script. That’s your lifeline in groggy land. :')

“I fully wake up.”

Okay,use the bathroom, one sip of water, back to bed. No phone, no lights.

“I get anxious.”

Remind yourself: micro-awakenings are normal. Switch that night to the Manifest path (it’s gentler) or just rest. You can also focus on your breath instead and inhale/exhale slowly.

“Nothing all week.”

Pick one lever to change: extend WBTB by 10 minutes, add a 15-minute Yoga Nidra, or tighten your bedtime. Keep the rest the same for 3 nights. Iterate, don’t overhaul. Also don't be afraid to do break, if you're really tired getting aware of micro awakening might be harder.

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