to stay or not to stay grounded...

[amixa]

so i had my acupuncturist place ear seeds on my ear that would help me stay grounded.. to see what it was like as i often 'float off' into nevernever land.
well it worked.. as i didn't daydream at all but i became more stressed out.

i also have had the experiences people have when on recreational drugs without the drugs.. just because i'm so sensitive. but if i fully ground myself i also lose these experiences. is it possible to gain control over this to have the best of both worlds?

[MyEyeIsOpen]

It's a choice I suppose... are you committed to learning and experiencing what's here, or do you want to move on?

[amixa]

so i can't have both worlds?

[Dharma]

Originally Posted by amixa

so i had my acupuncturist place ear seeds on my ear that would help me stay grounded.. to see what it was like as i often 'float off' into nevernever land.
well it worked.. as i didn't daydream at all but i became more stressed out.

i also have had the experiences people have when on recreational drugs without the drugs.. just because i'm so sensitive. but if i fully ground myself i also lose these experiences. is it possible to gain control over this to have the best of both worlds?

Sounds like you grounded enough to see what you were ignoring (stress) by being ungrounded. You need to stay with the feeling of stressed-out and soften around it while keeping your thoughts quiet. Peace awaits.

[amixa]

ah yes. i knew i was stressed.. i don't know if i'll ever meet peace but even if i meet peace can i ever experience those experiences again without having to take the drugs? or will i be 'stuck in my body' so to speak?

[Parthon]

Yes it's definately possible. You could think of it as having your head in the clouds but your feet on the gound. Being way out there and totally realistic at the same time. I would describe myself like that, but I could be wrong.

How? That's the tricky question because it's different from everyone. The answer however is a rather simple two words: Awareness and Wisdom. Being aware of the world, and having a look at what's going on around you will keep you more grounded. You don't even need to figure anything out either, just being observant without judging is all it takes. As you do it more and more, the majesty of the world will unfold and the "dreamworld" that you find yourself in will reveal itself to you in reality. It's a rather sobering experience actually. Dreams become real and reality becomes a dream, there's really no gap between them anymore, and it's better than either of them seperately.

As for Wisdom: Just learning the truth is what it takes. You will see the patterns that run the world, and everything will make more sense. This will help relieve your stresses too. Sometimes people experience the unreal, because what is real is too confusing and mysterious to be dealt with. Learn about the world from your own experiences and the experiences of wise people.

Through awareness and wisdom though you can find that peace you seek, and also be able to live in both worlds at once. I wouldn't say it's easy, but I would definately say it's worth it.

[bluestar]

The "Dreaming Energy" is an incredibly enlivening energy. Visits to these dreaming levels of consciousness are rejuvenating, and increase both energy and creativity. So I have found anyway.
It could be because you were not achieving enough contact with these levels either during sleep-time, or in meditation, that your mind just "kept drifting off and doing its own thing" (because subconsciously you knew you needed to, and the instincts find themselves doing what they need to do sometimes, whether or not it's fitting in with everyday life.)

But in everyday life we do have to be...(I actually hate this word)... "Grounded" That's what they used to do to pilots to stop them flying -give 'em a desk job....I prefer "Earthed")....we DO have to be Earthed, or we are never fully in charge of our lives or events that happen in our lives. And it can also be very dangerous in a practical sense.
Also it's not in tune with the reasons we are on this planet, in incarnation. We are here to fully experience Earth Life. Fully and completely, right down to the very Earth in us.

But dreaming is so important. Without it we're like never really plugged into an energy-source, and don't really light up.

So I would say -make sure you give yourself some quality Dream-Time. Get right into it. Dream on. Meditate, Give yourself intense daydreaming sessions, try out Lucid Dreaming at night....
BUT....give yourself a time-frame to do this in. You could have a music tape, for example, to daydream to, then at the very end, to remind you to come out of it, and come back to being fully Earthed, you could have some sounds (for example three rings on a "singing Bowl" or something like that) -to prepare your consciousness for change.

If you gave yourself full permission for these dreaming sessions, and then also gave yourself full permission to be Earthed afterwards....these problems might stop troubling you.

Happy Dreaming!

[bluestar]

BTW....good ways to get "Earthed"

Eat food Particularly protein and carbohydrates.
Drink some coffee.
Go out into your garden and start digging, planting, gathering stuff, whatever.
Have some good down-to-earth sex.
Go for walks in all weather.
Get involved in projects that include strong physical exercise.