
Originally Posted by
Jozen-Bo
I am happy to hear that you are putting it to good use! I get the sense that you are putting this together quite rapidly and making the most with it. I am also glad to hear that you perceived your limits as you did, I remember very clearly being focused on my own from minute to minute for about 3 weeks, and there where experiences that exalted this perception. Its not an easy part to talk about, as the feelings cannot be expressed by the words themselves. I am left wondering if this is a normal occurrence when someone hits warp for the first time?
I was certainly forced to confront my own limits as such things happened, then again, the map is such that it makes you confront yourself from day to day, this likely plays a role. As I said earlier, I even confronted myself literally as I saw another physical duplicate of myself shortly after warping into another plane/place. The nice thing about it is, the better we see ourselves, the easier it is for us to exceed these limits and perfect our flaws. Having a portal map to the mind is a VERY useful tool for doing this. Latent in the very idea of tracking down achievements is not only exceeding limits, but reinforcing the process of achieving itself.
As for my presence, as long as the Meridians drain here, I will be where I am. Then again, even if I move, the Internet can be accessed from any country just about. If I am physically present on this planet and the Internet is around, then I am likely to be both present and around from time to time, thanks for asking!
I am happy to hear that you are mapping out your dreams, and that your having them more frequently as a result. Regarding the placebo, part of the Mind Portal functions on the placebo, after all...its all in your mind...right? Think about it, you are sitting down, thinking about your dream, taking the map out, filling it in with the thought of your dream, and then observing it as the symbol communicates your dream to you. You are entangled in involvement, and the placebo of it is being reinforced the entire time of doing this. If anything, this is a condensed form of placebo, or we could use the word auto-suggestion.
Its certainly a factor, though there is more to it then this. Electromagnetic energy is not a placebo, when it goes into your mind, that is real energy containing the shapes and forms of the coded information. As energy mixes with energy, something happens, its that simple. Then the Mind Portal works both within and outside the realm of placebo affects.
When you are getting into the rhythm of dreaming more regularly as you use and alter your mind so that you do indeed dream more, it is a good idea to keep on it with greater care, though, since your mapping this out, how could you miss it? May your dreams be rewarding!!!
I have noted myself that I begin to have triple or quadruple or more dreams in a single night and wake up remembering all of them, and to write them down by hand can get very challenging, though I am getting better at being succinct. I have about 30 days into my map, I think I will prepare some pictures soon!!!
It won't engage the mind as much as a full sized poster, though it does set up a means of tracking and is still very useful. Its more challenging to squeeze information into such a small page, but its good practice, as if you can manage to fit information into a page, then you'll have no problem getting it into a full sized print when you finally do get access. I used several hundred page sized print up as I investigated and explored as many combinations of different things as I could.
The great thing about this size is not only its accessibility, but how insanely cheap it is to print. The fall back is that it will not engage the mind as much when it is spun, you simply won't feel it as much as you would a full sized wheel in motion. However, you can get the small page image enlarged at a print shop for a low price, so that it is large enough to engage the mind, doing so when it is best convenient for yourself. So, go ahead and keep using what you got, you can always change its size if you want when you want.
I fill them in with neon blue and black dots, trying to give them an outer space feel. I have been learning with this first map, so these days are not exactly how I would like them (blue paint with yellow dotted stars), but I will be splitting onto the second Dream map soon on July th 26th, as this is when the Year starts for me. I will continue with the map I have until it is done, though the others shall coincide with the Day map. Funny enough, the map itself was initiated by an encounter in a dream.
Its a good idea to distinguish between dreamless nights and dreaming nights, as those gaps of information are powerful forms of communication, you look at them and they remind you and show you how you are doing in the moment. I already have about 2 weeks of blanks...star filled nights... on my dream map. I am not thrilled about it, but I was neither mapping nor paying attention at the time, and the map honestly conveys my laziness to me, making my...CONFRONT MYSELF!
You can do it however you want, but use some symbol, sign, or design to indicate these nights. They should stand out almost immediately amongst the others, though repeating tends to make this very obvious. If you paint over them with dream symbols that have no meaning, then the whole map begins to weaken. If you can recall only a feeling, you might use a color and nothing else; I have no rules for this then again, and though I generally put blue starry nights into the dreamless nights, I might make it a red starry night if I can somehow recall the feelings, even if I can't remember the dream.
I have noticed that the moon cycles affect my dreams considerably, this becomes even more obvious when I am keeping track of both the moon cycles and the dreams. To go even further, there are also certain days that are especially potent, and then there is the shift from the solstice to the equinox. As the days get longer or the nights get longer, this certainly affects the vivid nature of the dreams. I find that I tend to go into deeper states as the nights gather length, while as the days gather, I tend to have shorter dreams and more bursts of many dreams rather then a long one, though my mind is capable of breaking this pattern if it chooses to. As to the full moons, I have a hard time sleeping those nights, I tend to get rather active. New moons are great for getting into a deep sleep and going vivid. The moon cycles, if I am correct, are going to affect everyone in ways that are both similar and different, in a similar fashion as a color, for example red, does.
Life is full of challenge, I am doing my best to keep up with it. Things are going, I am going to see if I can make them go better...
I suppose its not fair it I answer yes, since this question is posed at everyone, though I am included amongst everyone! I myself look forward to hearing these answers. Though, when I look at this thread, there does indeed seem to be a pattern here, that is...use the dream map and you start to dream more frequently and more vividly, to say the least.
As for yourself, Psychology Student, how are things going for yourself? Also, are you seeing any patterns yet?
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