To Bring Forth a Dream

[lycan]

I want to change my life, drastically and quickly, and in ways that "the world" believes to be impossible. I can no longer bear living as I do and I'm not willing to settle for less. I'm not willing to accept the options that "the world" tells me I have. I have all my day free and nothing else that needs to be done. This is to document what I am doing to accomplish this and will not feature any sort of "complaining". If you have any specific advice to give, go ahead.

Words cannot express clearly my goals so I won't try. Many are supposedly "impossible" things with no known practical path towards, which is why I'm not posting this in a "hard work forum", but none are "fantasy" things like "grow wings and fly".

The first "step": I have a Rubik's Cube. I have written down in code format a solution to it. It is about 70 elements (moves) long. I will be using a mnemonic technique based on visualization to memorize this solution. This will then be used to keep me awake and focused at night to induce a lucid dream. The cube is symbolic of the task.

I will also obsessively:

- Feel good.
- Read "manifestation" texts/lectures
- Read lucid dreaming texts/lectures
- Feel empowered.

[lycan]

Life is a dream that takes place within me. I depend on nothing from the world. I am not enslaved to it.

[LisaDreams]

Lycan, I'd like to offer two suggestions to add to your list and some food for thought.

The first suggestion is to be willing to do anything. Whenever I am stuck and not bringing into my life what I want or need, or moving forward in my life in a fulfilling way, embracing the willingness to do anything gets me unstuck. I also see this over and over again with other people. Staying attached to the unwillingness to do certain things (I'm not talking about murder, theft, etc.) conveys a limitation on how much you want change. Here's an example I posted in another thread: I find myself in an interesting position...

Originally Posted by LisaDreams

I'd like to share an example from my life that popped into my head just now that may help me make this point. I was in an exercise rut. I wasn't moving much and felt like I needed to not only exercise, but get some help with it. I had this thought that a trainer would be great, but it didn't seem like that would work. I know that when things aren't working in my life, then it's time to examine my beliefs and I saw that I thought I could never work it in time wise and that it would be way too expensive, and that I would have to make a big commitment and if I wasn't able to make the appointments I would lose so much money. I got really clear on my priorities and decided that the core intention was to exercise as self care. It mattered more than anything else. I was willing to drive out of my way and financially commit to this. I was willing to believe that there was a way to do this. The result? That day I found an incredible place to work out, sponsored by a local hospital's sports medicine program. It was less than a mile from my home, the sessions cost less than a third of what a typical trainer would cost, the trainers were exceptionally qualified, they had evening appointments and the scheduling/cancellation policy was super flexible. It was better than I could have imagined.

I think if you really want your life to change, then the best way to signal that to the universe is in the willingness to do whatever it takes. The universe always has an easier way for us than we imagine, but when we only are willing to do what is easy or convenient etc., we are in effect saying that we really want change, but only so much. This opening up about willingness has consistently worked for me and people I have observed that have really embraced it, so I offer it to you for consideration.

The second suggestion is to frame your intention on the quality of life you want rather than on a specific thing e.g., intend to have a joyful, abundant and fulfilling life versus a particular job or relationship. Are you familiar with A Course in Miracles and the attachment to form? When people become fixated on something, they may get it, but it often doesn't make them happy or feel the way they thought they would feel. I've seen people come into money, and then lose it all or regret the money because of the pain that was attached to receiving it (like the death of a loved one). They'll meet the perfect man or woman for them, only to find the person is married. They'll get their dream house and then be in foreclosure. Focusing on wanting joy, peace, etc., will bring that state of being to you. It may not look like you thought it would, but does it matter? If you believe it does, if joy can only exist in a particular form for you, it will likely remain elusive or temporary.

The food for thought is in regards to the Rubik’s cube. You’ve chosen a symbol that is a puzzle, something to be figured out. You are memorizing specific steps to get there. That may be just perfect for you. The thought crossed my mind though that another symbol could be helpful. That maybe you have gotten bogged down in the past with making things hard to figure out, feeling like you can’t figure them out. Maybe memorizing the path to a place you love could be more helpful and shift your mind into a way of thinking that affirms you know the way, that getting to where you want to go is easy and effortless. Think of a place you love that makes you feel fantastic and trace the route to get there in your mind.

In any case, I wish you well and hope you find the shift in your thinking and in your life that you desire.

Lisa

[sunshineXTC]

Lisa, I LOVE your post!

Lycan, I think Lisa is right on in every way.

[lycan]

Originally Posted by LisaDreams

The first suggestion is to be willing to do anything.

I am.

The second suggestion is to frame your intention on the quality of life you want rather than on a specific thing e.g., intend to have a joyful, abundant and fulfilling life versus a particular job or relationship.

No. I don't neglect the quality of life aspect, but such emotional generalizations are not good enough.

Are you familiar with A Course in Miracles and the attachment to form? When people become fixated on something, they may get it, but it often doesn't make them happy or feel the way they thought they would feel. I've seen people come into money, and then lose it all or regret the money because of the pain that was attached to receiving it (like the death of a loved one). They'll meet the perfect man or woman for them, only to find the person is married. They'll get their dream house and then be in foreclosure. Focusing on wanting joy, peace, etc., will bring that state of being to you. It may not look like you thought it would, but does it matter? If you believe it does, if joy can only exist in a particular form for you, it will likely remain elusive or temporary.

The joy comes from the realization and manifestation of the state of freedom. It does not come from the thing that is manifested but from the experience of manifesting it.

The food for thought is in regards to the Rubik’s cube. You’ve chosen a symbol that is a puzzle, something to be figured out. You are memorizing specific steps to get there. That may be just perfect for you. The thought crossed my mind though that another symbol could be helpful. That maybe you have gotten bogged down in the past with making things hard to figure out, feeling like you can’t figure them out. Maybe memorizing the path to a place you love could be more helpful and shift your mind into a way of thinking that affirms you know the way, that getting to where you want to go is easy and effortless. Think of a place you love that makes you feel fantastic and trace the route to get there in your mind.

That's an interesting idea. I can't think of a place, but I could do something along the lines of memorizing the way to some place I don't know but that is a strong symbol by tracing the steps to it from my doorstep through Google Earth Street View, even if I take symbolic leaps.

In any case, I wish you well and hope you find the shift in your thinking and in your life that you desire.

Thank you and same here.

[truant]

Lisa: Great post!

Lycan: I understand your position on emotional generalizations. One way to bridge the gap between intending specific forms and abstractions like 'joy' or 'peace' is to imagine how the changes taking place in your life will impact others.

For example, if you want to be very good looking, don't focus on the specific features you would like to have, but the reactions that others will have when they see you. Instead of trying to manifest 'perfect cheekbones', for example, imagine being approached by many more women, visualize them smiling and wanting to talk to you and to get to know you. This technique not only takes the pressure off the ego, which is trying to manifest something it considers very difficult or impossible, and replaces it with something attainable, but it also serves as an important reality check: do you really want to manifest these experiences into your life?

A lot of people sabotage themselves by failing to make this ecology check: does their desired change fit in with the rest of their desires and beliefs? If it doesn't, they will sabotage their own efforts and then blame the failed manifestation on the LOA. Always visualize for the end result, not for the specific stages on the path.

[lycan]

Originally Posted by truant

A lot of people sabotage themselves by failing to make this ecology check: does their desired change fit in with the rest of their desires and beliefs? If it doesn't, they will sabotage their own efforts and then blame the failed manifestation on the LOA. Always visualize for the end result, not for the specific stages on the path.

Any more thoughts on the subject of ecology checks? I recognize the term from NLP, so I'll do some research from that perspective.

[LisaDreams]

Sunshine, thanks so much!!

Truant, well said. I felt my post going long and in the interest of being concise was incomplete. You made the points really well. Years and years ago, like early 80's when I first read The Nature of Personality Reality, I wanted the feeling of freedom that came with knowing I could always create the life I wanted and bring everything into my life that I needed. It became both an ability and a lesson I learned several times, each time more deeply and clearly. While there were times where I did focus on something specific, I learned that my best results were when I focused on the state of being I ultimately wanted with the home, relationship, whatever the tangible thing was I wanted. Doing that always brought something better than just the specific thing I thought would satisfy me. The clarity is also so key for me. I was talking about this just the other day with someone regarding my home. Once I got clear about what I really wanted and how I wanted to feel in it, I immediately found where I live now. It had everything I wanted and more and was less than I was willing to spend. Now, 10 years later I can say it has been the home I had hoped it would be in more ways than I can explain.

Lycan, thanks for making this thread.

Lisa

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

I want to change my life,

I have all my day free and nothing else that needs to be done.
This is to document what I am doing to accomplish this
and will not feature any sort of "complaining".
If you have any specific advice to give, go ahead.

I will also obsessively Feel good.

Feeling good is a great Start! - And since you are not presently employed, you have all your day free... Does that mean nothing else is to be done? - Or could you feel great were you to Volunteer... some of this free-time, to others - You never know, who you might meet, with resources & connections to help move yourself towards some of your goals... and in the process make a positive contribution, or 2. This would help you feel even greater

You invited specific suggestion, so mine is for you toVolunteer... your time & skills in your local community.

[masteredfate]

Originally Posted by lycan

I want to change my life, drastically and quickly, and in ways that "the world" believes to be impossible. I can no longer bear living as I do and I'm not willing to settle for less. I'm not willing to accept the options that "the world" tells me I have. I have all my day free and nothing else that needs to be done. This is to document what I am doing to accomplish this and will not feature any sort of "complaining". If you have any specific advice to give, go ahead.

Words cannot express clearly my goals so I won't try. Many are supposedly "impossible" things with no known practical path towards, which is why I'm not posting this in a "hard work forum", but none are "fantasy" things like "grow wings and fly".

The first "step": I have a Rubik's Cube. I have written down in code format a solution to it. It is about 70 elements (moves) long. I will be using a mnemonic technique based on visualization to memorize this solution. This will then be used to keep me awake and focused at night to induce a lucid dream. The cube is symbolic of the task.

I will also obsessively:

- Feel good.
- Read "manifestation" texts/lectures
- Read lucid dreaming texts/lectures
- Feel empowered.

The other day, my husband called me after work to tell me that some realtor at an online forum told him this and that weren't possible when it came to the mortgage business. We have found a house we expect to live in, yet still have a house and mortgage that we need and will get rid of.

I said the following. "I refuse to listen to the mortgage and bank industries games. And I refuse to carry two mortgages. I WILL not allow you nor me to carry a mortgage for a house we don't live in. Period! I don't care how it happens, but I have seen the balance at zero on the mortgage and us free and clear and living in a beautiful new home and I will not take no for an answer!"

My husband asked why I was saying all this to him when he's not the bank and agrees with me and I explained I wasn't talking to him, I was talking to the universe.

There is a car lot by our house. Just empty property where people can pay a little rental fee to put their car there and try to sell it. I told my husband I wanted a sign there to point down our street. He went to the store and on the way stopped b the lot and saw a green truck with a phone number on it. He called and inquired about putting a sign on the lot and he said he didn't own the lot, but gave him instructions on where to go to take care of it.

After he walked out of the store, he called the kid back to ask how much he was paying a month to have his car there because he just wanted to put up a sign. The kid told him and he proceeded to tell him how we were selling a house down the street. He stated that he was 21, an HVAC guy, and was a few months from having the downpayment for a house. He loved the area, how close it was to everything and he wanted to see it. He mentioned that he was 2 months away from the complete down payment, but he's very serious.

This was 3 hours after I said what I said to the universe. When you refuse to accept anything other than what you expect, miracles happen. 3 hours later- a buyer for our house from out of nowhere!

I know, heart and soul, you're ready. I'd wish you good luck, but you don't even need it.

[lycan]

Originally Posted by masteredfate

My husband asked why I was saying all this to him when he's not the bank and agrees with me and I explained I wasn't. I wa

Was there supposed to be more to the post?

[lycan]

I have begun a water fast.

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

I have begun a water fast.

And your body is going to get the NUTRIENTS it needs
for your new life... where?

[Bradshaw]

Originally Posted by lycan

I want to change my life, drastically and quickly, and in ways that "the world" believes to be impossible. I can no longer bear living as I do and I'm not willing to settle for less. I'm not willing to accept the options that "the world" tells me I have. I have all my day free and nothing else that needs to be done. This is to document what I am doing to accomplish this and will not feature any sort of "complaining". If you have any specific advice to give, go ahead.

Words cannot express clearly my goals so I won't try. Many are supposedly "impossible" things with no known practical path towards, which is why I'm not posting this in a "hard work forum", but none are "fantasy" things like "grow wings and fly".

The first "step": I have a Rubik's Cube. I have written down in code format a solution to it. It is about 70 elements (moves) long. I will be using a mnemonic technique based on visualization to memorize this solution. This will then be used to keep me awake and focused at night to induce a lucid dream. The cube is symbolic of the task.

I will also obsessively:

- Feel good.
- Read "manifestation" texts/lectures
- Read lucid dreaming texts/lectures
- Feel empowered.

You remind me of myself.

I have a lifestyle that's basically a fantasy, really. (But I don't have wings.)Can't say I know anyone else who lives the way I live. I won't elaborate on it, but here is some stuff: Link.

To recap: I MAJORLY changed my life without any "hard work". There was no known practical path towards it. So the path came to me.

The manifestation stuff does work. You just have to actually do it. Actually doing it and not being lazy about it... that's basically 90% of it.

[HappyIam]

Originally Posted by Bradshaw

You remind me of myself.

I have a lifestyle that's basically a fantasy, really. (But I don't have wings.)Can't say I know anyone else who lives the way I live. I won't elaborate on it, but here is some stuff: Link.

To recap: I MAJORLY changed my life without any "hard work". There was no known practical path towards it. So the path came to me.

The manifestation stuff does work. You just have to actually do it. Actually doing it and not being lazy about it... that's basically 90% of it.

I'm curious to know what you do Bradshaw? Do you use any techniques like visualizing, affirmations etc?

Thanks

[lycan]

Originally Posted by HappyIam

I'm curious to know what you do Bradshaw? Do you use any techniques like visualizing, affirmations etc?

Thanks

Click username. Click "Find more posts by". Near "Page 1 of 20" click "last". Start reading.

[lycan]

Originally Posted by sk8joyful

And your body is going to get the NUTRIENTS it needs
for your new life... where?

Good question. I don't know. If I feel the fast is hurting me, I'll stop. Right now, I don't know what nutrients my body needs and I'm eating without joy.

[masteredfate]

Sorry buddy! Tried to post all that from my cell and it cut me off. Serves me right. Have a good night or morning (not sure what part of the world you're in).

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

Good question. I don't know.
If I feel the fast is hurting me, I'll stop.
Right now, I don't know what nutrients my body needs and I'm eating without joy.

So without a clue, about Nutrients your body needs, yet
you're fasting and that makes sense?

Having researched/practiced/taught Nutrition for years, we know us humans need
every day 15 Minerals plus 20 Vitamins in order to enjoy health.
If beyond these Basics, you want to thrive Optimally healthy, additional Natural factors
come into play... Optimally nurturing, & nourishing yourself empowers you living joyful...

[lycan]

I figured the Rubik's Cube thing was pointless and boring so I neglected that. I dissolved 500mg of B6 vitamin in water before going to bed in order to induce an altered state. The result was insomnia and nausea (the taste was disgusting) so I broke the fast. Not my best idea.

Today is a new day.

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

I figured the Rubik's Cube thing was pointless and boring so I neglected that. I dissolved 500mg of B6 vitamin in water before going to bed in order to induce an altered state. The result was insomnia and nausea (the taste was disgusting) so I broke the fast. Not my best idea.

Today is a new day.

oh boy!

First off, Noone needs to take external substances to induce an altered state.
You do this simply by practicing mind-control, with yourself, as any little kid knows.

Also most people are aware that Beneficial natural substances, are usually stark/powerful in taste, or
taste disgusting; which is why Food-supplements come in, preferably, Capsule-form. No wonder you got nauseated.

Too in Nature, beneficial-complexes (such as the B-complex in this case) do not come in mega-amounts. (Or we would be eating 2 truckloads full everyday); nor did God package them in isolation. <- why
our body needs every day 15 Minerals plus 20 Vitamins: working together in Synergy to enjoy health. Time to learn useful new awarenesses.

And you're posting... just to get attention

Yup, a new day.

[lycan]

That much B6 at once left me too agitated. I'll be using the B6 in more conservative amounts. For all I know, the improvement in dream recall/detail I get from it is just a placebo effect.

That the body needs nutrients is not something I am denying, however, most people for most of history, including Jesus as far as I know, did not have access to a rich and varied enough diet to ingest every vitamin and mineral every day in the appropriate amounts. I think God is smart enough to allow us to thrive under varied conditions. That people sometimes heal from illnesses through fasting shows that it has its place. Jesus himself fasted for a little over a month, as did many others, in and off the Bible. Is it always a good idea? Probably not. But I think I would benefit from fasting for about a week before I attempt to go into a "healthy diet".

It's cool how when you make feeling good in the moment a priority, people become much more spontaneously nice to you and start offering stuff (small, common favors, but still).

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

That much B6 at once left me too agitated. I'll be using the B6 in more conservative amounts.

Good,
because (with the exception of "B-3/Niacinamide, and B-8/Inositol"),
the B-complex
our body only uses in small amounts, from micrograms, to a few mgs.
The rest you urinate out, within an hour.

Originally Posted by lycan

That the body needs nutrients is not something I am denying,
however, most people for most of history, including Jesus as far as I know,
did not have access to a rich and varied enough diet
to ingest every vitamin and mineral every day in the appropriate amounts.

including God/Jesus, in human-discussions, is erroneous,
because HE remained true to His nature, & therefore Power.

As far as those people, living 1000's of years ago, their SOIL was still Mineral-rich,
assuring they got Superior nutrition.

Most soils today (with the exception of Mountain-river floods), are Mineral-poor,
and why we need to Supplement our Mineral-intake.
For starters...

Originally Posted by lycan

I think God is smart enough to allow us to thrive under varied conditions.

That is true. People the world over (like starving children
in Africa, etc), our bodies can go into scavenge-mode.
But that is not how God us created to operate.
There's a operative difference between surviving; & optimally Thriving.

Originally Posted by lycan

That people sometimes heal from illnesses through fasting shows that it has its place.
Jesus himself fasted for a little over a month, as did many others, in and off the Bible.
Is it always a good idea? Probably not.

Again, Jesus' fast was another Teaching moment, as all His life.
Actually FASTING is excellent! (provided it is done skillfully)
but most people no longer have a clue\ - Plus, Research proved that Healthy-thin people live longer...

Originally Posted by lycan

But I think I would benefit from fasting for about a week, before I attempt to go into a "healthy diet".

Backwards-assumptions there\
First, you want your body already having been built-UP by superior Nutrition.
Then you fast.

Originally Posted by lycan

It's cool how when you make feeling good in the moment a priority,
people become much more spontaneously nice to you and
start offering stuff (small, common favors, but still).

Yup, God created us to FEEL GOOD

Not for what it get's us from others. But because feeling GOOD for LIFE... is our true nature

[lycan]

I have been doing some "energy work". What that means is that I lay motionless. I then place my hand(s) over an area of my body (my eyes for example). I find a comfortable way to rest the hand there. I then put on some music (I made sure the playlist only includes congruent music, no "Oh life sucks, I'm in pain!" type stuff). I take a deep inhale and then exhale calmly. On the exhale I feel/imagine a healing energy radiating from my hand. I remain completely motionless while doing this for roughly 3 songs/10 minutes and feeling good feelings. I then move the hand to another area.

[sk8joyful]

Originally Posted by lycan

I have been doing some "energy work".
I then place my hand(s) over an area of my body (my eyes for example).
I then put on some music (I made sure the playlist only includes congruent music.
I take a deep inhale and then exhale calmly.
On the exhale I feel/imagine a healing energy radiating from my hand.
I remain completely motionless while doing this for roughly 3 songs/10 minutes and feeling good feelings.
I then move the hand to another area.

well, Good for you! Making progress...

Me, otoh (without that long recipe), I simply Choose feeling good!
Actually Playful... is more like it, and then I rotate...
thru all the other 100+ Positive emotions you can allow yourself feeling whenever you want... this is why there's never enuf hours in a day LOL

[lycan]

Originally Posted by truant

Lycan: I understand your position on emotional generalizations. One way to bridge the gap between intending specific forms and abstractions like 'joy' or 'peace' is to imagine how the changes taking place in your life will impact others.

For example, if you want to be very good looking, don't focus on the specific features you would like to have, but the reactions that others will have when they see you. Instead of trying to manifest 'perfect cheekbones', for example, imagine being approached by many more women, visualize them smiling and wanting to talk to you and to get to know you. This technique not only takes the pressure off the ego, which is trying to manifest something it considers very difficult or impossible, and replaces it with something attainable, but it also serves as an important reality check: do you really want to manifest these experiences into your life?

A lot of people sabotage themselves by failing to make this ecology check: does their desired change fit in with the rest of their desires and beliefs? If it doesn't, they will sabotage their own efforts and then blame the failed manifestation on the LOA. Always visualize for the end result, not for the specific stages on the path.

This has been bugging me. While I know it was meant to be helpful and just an example, I find it keeps bringing feelings of powerlesness and unworthyness within me to think this way. For example, to stick with the appearance theme, I want my hair to be completely restored. Why? Because I love it. Not because I hope people willl treat me differently but because I want it for myself. The hair is not a stage on the path, it is an end result. Sure, there are other end results. For some of those other end results, the hair may be a stage. But it is still a separate end result in itself.


Note:
I find I have a huge amount of resistance to LoA material when I perceive it to be saying that I can't actually change my experience, only the meanings I attach to it, which is essentially what these broad emotional generalizations are and what the standard "mechanical materialist" model of reality claims.

[lycan]

Originally Posted by sk8joyful

Actually Playful... is more like it...
this is why there's never enuf hours in a day LOL

That's alright, you can always get an extra 24 to play with the next day!

[lycan]

Bradshaw... yes, the rumours are true. I am portuguese.

[LisaDreams]

Originally Posted by lycan

This has been bugging me. While I know it was meant to be helpful and just an example, I find it keeps bringing feelings of powerlesness and unworthyness within me to think this way. For example, to stick with the appearance theme, I want my hair to be completely restored. Why? Because I love it. Not because I hope people willl treat me differently but because I want it for myself. The hair is not a stage on the path, it is an end result. Sure, there are other end results. For some of those other end results, the hair may be a stage. But it is still a separate end result in itself.


Note:
I find I have a huge amount of resistance to LoA material when I perceive it to be saying that I can't actually change my experience, only the meanings I attach to it, which is essentially what these broad emotional generalizations are and what the standard "mechanical materialist" model of reality claims.

I'd like to offer something that helps me. In the example I gave above, I wanted to work out with a trainer and ended up getting one closer, less expensive and more flexible than I thought possible. I used that as an example of how being willing to do anything makes a difference for me. Once I was willing to drive, to pay etc., because my health was more important than those things, I got the most perfect option. Notice what I was going for was working out with a trainer, a specific tangible thing not just health, or loving my body. The thing is, when I connected back to wanting to do this out of a desire to maintain good health and lovingly care for myself I was willing to do whatever it would take and within an hour I found this. What I wished I had explained earlier is that it isn't just the willingness to do anything, it is having such clarity about the desire that I am willing to do anything. I needed that to get past the blocks and issues I was having about working out again.

I believe you can change your experience, but I think it changes more easily and in more satisfying ways if you connect the thing with meaning. Also, I think if you have doubts or blocks about what you are trying to manifest it is that much more important to connect meaning as well so that you can get past the blocks. Can you connect with a deeper desire for your hair, and probe a little more into why you love it and how you will feel when you get it back? Try to get at why you want that feeling. I'm not suggesting that you can't get the hair back, I'm suggesting that probing into why you want it may help you find any resistance you may have to bringing it back, even why it left, and give you more ability to create what you desire.

Lisa

[lycan]

Well put Lisa.