Originally posted by Serinanth


Leo.. well met =)
I find your thoughts of letting a dream personna shine through the dreamer facinating. I have actually found myself doing this, trying to impersonate some of their qualities. But going so far as to ending your own personna creeps the hell out of me. Some time ago while under the influence of a particular fungus I lost sense of self, it was a terrifying experience. That I would not ever wish to happen again.

I wonder though, during that time where I felt no self, where I recognised the lack of it, but I could not access that feeling of self what if \"i\" was one of those dream characters that found himself first?

I look back on my childhood and wonder, was that me? How did I change so drasticaly?
The brain works as a pretty good storage device for experiences, much easier to access than the universal mind or whatever you want to call it. Either way this brain will remember what happened during its physical life, if we are in fact astral beings and are only using the brain as a mode of interaction with this physical world then what would happen if another astral mind took over that body, they would have access to the physical memories in the brain. I dont think it supposed to happen though as feeling like you are living in separate realities confuses the $&%* out of me. Uhh anywhoo..
/rant off/
yes, you have a point about the feeling of NO PERSONA being in charge. it is like a car barrelling down the autoban without a driver, or an airplane coming in for a landing and the pilot suddenly vanishes. Isn't that what Autism is -- a brain and a body without a central coherent will to give direction and make the choices.

I was supposing a different Persona Complex would jump into the drivers seat. Just as our Higher Self can give us dreams with various Dream Characters, so we know that our Higher Self can certainly envision other personalities in -- why not let them be in charge for awhile.

This is not just theory. Multiple Personality Schizophrenia proves it out. Our Experiences and memories can be taken in any number of ways. Some Personas are cowardly, some brave, some brash, some timid, some emotional, some sensible, some sensual, some spartan, some demonic, some saintly.

And I really do think that alternate Personas take over in more cases than we ever suspect, because I am supposing that in most cases, better and more respected personas take over from worse and obnoxious ones. Since the change is not pathological, nobody complains, and the health departments are not notified.