Can someone explain this for me...(DUO THREAD)

[Fattoxthegreat]

Can someone explain to me how napping WILD's work? I know for the WBTB ones, the main idea is to catch the next REM cycle and let it take you to dreamland but I can't see how the napping ones work. The only correlation I can muster is something about beta brainwaves and going from thinking vigorously to dreaming vigorously wouldn't be that much of a transition, but please, feel free to enlighten me... Question 2! This next part will be more than likely poorly written as it is about a physical sensation that is too great for mere words...I have no idea what this is but I've been able to do it for as long as I can remember but have never questioned if others could do it as well. When I'm lying in bed, trying to WILD, I get so far as to the numb part but I never really get any further than that. So what I do next is this aforementioned thing (I can only describe it as akin to flexing a muscle that doesn't exist) and then this unbelievable sensation of falling overwhelms me. I can hold it for maybe five seconds then some muscle in my body shorts out and twitches, ending the experience. And just to reiterate, I can induce the free fall feeling at will, and I really don't even need to be WILDing or even in bed. If anyone had any clue as to what this could be, please don't hesitate to throw something out there...

[Kuhnada29]

What I do next is this aforementioned thing (I can only describe it as akin to flexing a muscle that doesn't exist) and then this unbelievable sensation of falling overwhelms me. I can hold it for maybe five seconds then some muscle in my body shorts out and twitches, ending the experience. And just to reiterate, I can induce the free fall feeling at will, and I really don't even need to be WILDing or even in bed. If anyone had any clue as to what this could be, please don't hesitate to throw something out there... Are you talking about flexing the muscle in your head that sends a euphoric chill down your spine?

[Fattoxthegreat]

That sounds like that could be what's going on...why what it this magical head muscle?

[Kuhnada29]

Well, there's 2 explanations of it, there's a spiritual explanation and a biological explanation for it. The spiritual explanation is that feeling coming from the head is the divine light, universal life force, Qi/Chi, Reiki, consciousness, it's happiness, love, yogis call it "Kundalini". There's tons of different names for it in different cultures. The biological explanation is it is a natural hallucinogenic typtamine called DMT being excreted in small amounts from the pineal gland. This is what causes hypnagogic imagery/hallucinations and dreams. When you flex that muscle does it feel like a sort of "mini-high"? If you fall asleep with that "muscle flexed" you will witness sleep paralysis and HI and be pulled into the dream automatically. I know keeping that muscle flexed is hard, but practice it. I did it before and got as far as HI, It's a euphoric feeling. Your pretty lucky that you get a "falling" feeling, you must excrete more than me, I only get that "falling" feeling when I try to WILD and sleep paralysis sets in. When i flex the muscle in the brain, it just causes a chill down the spine. If i do it enough my body kinda shakes and i might get a twitch. But it defiantly feels good. I'm guessing more melatonin will cause an increase in DMT production.

[Fattoxthegreat]

Are you serious...holy crap! I was just expecting some, "Yeah, we ALL feel like that ALL the time" kind of response. I feel so lucky now. But when I keep it "Flexed", my eyes start to twitch and all these things happen that I feel would make SP impossible so I've never tried to keep going. If you don't mind, where might have you stumbled across this information yourself and do you believe the spiritual side of it?

[Kuhnada29]

What happens when you keep the muscle flexed? ------- Well I did have 2 experiences. I laid down in bed, cleared my head of thoughts, and meditated this one time, I flexed the pineal gland and sent down the electric wave through my body, and "very intently" focused the wave or awareness on a part of my body like my arm, and it felt like it actually vibrated. I didn't think it was really vibrating, but my consciousness/awareness was on it. There's this other thing, when I constantly flex the muscle in my head while laying down, for at least 4 or 5 minutes, it starts to vibrate, or like resonating and it feels good. That vibration in the head happens every time we go to sleep i believe. I don't want to say how this is even scientifically possible because I know the skeptics will come in here and bash my head in. I tried to look for a scientific explanation for this, but i couldn't find anything. And this isn't just us, everyone can do this, everyone can learn how to do this reiki thing if they learn meditation and stuff, i still don't completely understand ReiKi healing. Although we can naturally flex a muscle in the head, everyone can get this feeling. The pineal gland automatically sends out that electric volt every time you are happy. When you watch your favorite movie, or listen to your favorite song, or get your first car, or even in some social situations you will get that jolt of excitement/happyness. I know this sounds really hippie lol, but it's the only thing that explains it to me. Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense, but is transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life. Its use is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and therefore is available to everyone. It has been successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds. While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. Because Reiki comes from God, many people find that using Reiki puts them more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than having only an intellectual concept of it. While Reiki is not a religion, it is still important to live and act in a way that promotes harmony with others. Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of the Reiki system of natural healing, recommended that one practice certain simple ethical ideals to promote peace and harmony, which are nearly universal across all cultures. Now that is what it really feels like, a life force energy flowing through me when I induce the wave. But that article says you can learn how to tap into an unlimited supply of this energy, I'll look more into this later. But yea tell me what happens when you flex the muscle in your head.