Quote Originally Posted by crypticcello View Post
Hello cvdmehden! First of all, let me say i am very glad that you are writing about some of the less discussed yet very important aspects of lucid dreaming. I was actually taken by surprise when I read about your "mountaintop" experiences. Recently I have been feeling detached because nobody I have spoken with seems to be able to relate with my own experiences. There have been fleeting moments throughout my life when I caught a glimpse of raw, unfiltered reality, making ordinary objects seem like holy visages. These moments usually occur right after some sort of spiritual practice, as in AP or LD, and interestingly do not seem to effect unnatural objects. Trees, flowers, plants of all varieties, mountains, the sky - these all seem to have the potential to cause said experiences. Either way, I am very eager to learn what more you have to offer on the subject

As for my results with the Super Reality Check, they were quite profound. Not only have I never considered that I do not know if I am truly awake, but this exercise also lent something to me that I have been missing. I performed the check first while sitting, then continued while walking to the kitchen. As I returned to my room, I lastly focused on the feeling of my feet contacting the ground as I walked, and I quickly felt a sense of expansion and clarity. I have tried many different techniques for general mindfulness and living in the moment, but none that I have tried yielded such a powerful response so quickly.

I am very interested in what is to come in the following chapters, and I will stick around to let you know my results Thank you for posting your book here for us to read!
Glad to hear it was a good experience! What kind of spiritual practices have you done, if you don't mind sharing? I'm just wondering if any of them helped facilitate the experience here. We get into something similar to your ground experience later in the book, also