Something incredible happened in my life

I can't say that I totally understand what it is that you have accomplished, but I am happy for you and think it's very brave of you to have shared your experience. 

Believe it or not, I never smoked anything in my entire 37 years' life. At one time I was going to buy a tin pack (too slim to call it a box) of Cafe Creme cigarillos 'cause I had once read Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant's keyboardist, just in case) smoked Cafe Creme cigars or so in his youth. But there were only cardboard packs of Cafe Creme where I looked for them, there were tins of Clubmaster available - Kerry did not tell whether he smoked Clubmaster. I decided not to buy the cardboard pack - although perhaps Kerry bought quite cardboard pack. Who knows... 

Just waiting for the ability to donate hard earned currency toward facilitating this spiritual epiphany amongst we shallow salaried materialists who frequent Prog Archives for a glimpse of Nirvana. Blow it out your ass oliverstoned.

But if there's something that is not about following the cattle, it's what im doing

I guess you're stoned! 

You quoted me in both of your last posts; the latter being also a self-quote...

Which one was a reply to me?

I don't belileve in God, so I'm assuming your last post is that one. Or was it intended to be for rogerthat?

I think the only topic here is your personal expeprience... So how does one be on-topic except for talking about your particular case?

Anyway... I think that all religions, meditations and stuff lilke that are promoted to keep people under control. I don't say that their origin was meant to be that way. But they are sinisterly used to keep people in their miserable place in the world... Yes, the only way to keep the crowds from revolting is making them believe that they live a fulfilling life... using some artificial means like this. Am I on topic now?

As I said, I'm happy for you... But that doesn't change my idea about such stuff. Tools to keep the crowds under control, disabling their true nature, blocking their minds' real transcendental ability and substituting it for artificial methods of self satisfaction. I'm a materalist, but I'm the enemy of elite materialism... Deceiving people and enjoying the material pleasures of the world themselves. Our body is like a computer. Be careful your authentic soul is your real software and beware of the people who can alter the functions of your hardware!

Edited by Shadowyzard - November 19 2020 at 02:40

Shadowyzard wrote: oliverstoned wrote: Shadowyzard wrote: I'm definitely not interested, as I'm more of a peace & tranquillity guy than high energy guy. I don't aspire such experiences as you mentioned. I sometimes astral travel though. I don't actually try to do it, it just happens several times a year. (I had practised some techniques, and it granted me that ability but it has been far less frequent in the recent years.) As a materialist, I see it as an advanced type of dreaming. Like your psyche is disconnected and you're "living" a dream. The difference is, you're fully conscious, reasonable and in control. Only the settings and some of your visions can be bizarre or very scarcely scary. Like you did, I don't want to "encourage" people to try that. Conversely, I urge people to do the research and decide for themselves. I don't want to sound ominous but I see it as a possibility to be like the K-Pax guy. Think you went some alien place, but actually lost your mind. I'm happy for you, and hoping that it is not a vitality consuming practice. Have you any information about the people who were/have been in this for a long time?  Anyway I'm not interested but it was an interesting read, thank you. Can you tell more about your astral projections experiences ? Oops. It is a very long story. I first did it about 14 years ago... At first, I tried to do that to try something completely new to me. I wasn't really believing in that. After I tried some techniques, it didn't happen. Then after some time, it began to happen by itself. As I said, it has become much rarer in the last years. I concluded that, that experience grants somebody (at least me) what you exactly need that time, and sometimes what you ask for. Being conjured up in space and travelling between the stars in an incredible speed? Yup, it happened and it was extremely fun and exhilerating. Gliding above beautiful landscapes full of colour, coupled with sensuality? Yup, it was one of the best moments of my life. I even felt the wind. Yet, once, I wished to see the most beautiful and pleasuresome place in the universe, but I was conjured up inside a place like an elevator shaft where there were floating ugly brown sofas that were opening and closing their mouths. Haha. So then, I began to be careful about my wishes. Hahahaha. It can be also something sexually satisfying or disturbing... I heard that some people use astral projection for some real purposes. I really never tried that. Like I said, I'm a materalilst. I have a broad mind, and can be convinced that I can witness a real thing in somewhere far away via this. But then again, I would only think that it would be like my mind does the maths, collects the info (like you can get from the internet, maps etc.) and some mysterious inspiration like data... Long story in short, I don't think that it is really an out of body experience. But it definitely is like your psyche is/feels like disconnected from your body for a short time.

I bielive in God too and this is about experiencing the divine dimension

oliverstoned wrote: Shadowyzard wrote: I'm definitely not interested, as I'm more of a peace & tranquillity guy than high energy guy. I don't aspire such experiences as you mentioned. I sometimes astral travel though. I don't actually try to do it, it just happens several times a year. (I had practised some techniques, and it granted me that ability but it has been far less frequent in the recent years.) As a materialist, I see it as an advanced type of dreaming. Like your psyche is disconnected and you're "living" a dream. The difference is, you're fully conscious, reasonable and in control. Only the settings and some of your visions can be bizarre or very scarcely scary. Like you did, I don't want to "encourage" people to try that. Conversely, I urge people to do the research and decide for themselves. I don't want to sound ominous but I see it as a possibility to be like the K-Pax guy. Think you went some alien place, but actually lost your mind. I'm happy for you, and hoping that it is not a vitality consuming practice. Have you any information about the people who were/have been in this for a long time?  Anyway I'm not interested but it was an interesting read, thank you. Can you tell more about your astral projections experiences ?

Oops. It is a very long story. I first did it about 14 years ago...

At first, I tried to do that to try something completely new to me. I wasn't really believing in that. After I tried some techniques, it didn't happen. Then after some time, it began to happen by itself. As I said, it has become much rarer in the last years.

I concluded that, that experience grants somebody (at least me) what you exactly need that time, and sometimes what you ask for. Being conjured up in space and travelling between the stars in an incredible speed? Yup, it happened and it was extremely fun and exhilerating. Gliding above beautiful landscapes full of colour, coupled with sensuality? Yup, it was one of the best moments of my life. I even felt the wind. Yet, once, I wished to see the most beautiful and pleasuresome place in the universe, but I was conjured up inside a place like an elevator shaft where there were floating ugly brown sofas that were opening and closing their mouths. Haha. So then, I began to be careful about my wishes. Hahahaha. It can be also something sexually satisfying or disturbing...

I heard that some people use astral projection for some real purposes. I really never tried that. Like I said, I'm a materalilst. I have a broad mind, and can be convinced that I can witness a real thing in somewhere far away via this. But then again, I would only think that it would be like my mind does the maths, collects the info (like you can get from the internet, maps etc.) and some mysterious inspiration like data... Long story in short, I don't think that it is really an out of body experience. But it definitely is like your psyche is/feels like disconnected from your body for a short time.

Thanks for your kind answers guys. What's strange to me is that there are a lot of depressed people, something like 40% of the population is under prescription drugs, and many others are just bored with life, anxious and so on... but almost no one seems to be interested by the kind of experience i m talking about.
Why is it so?

Whatever works for you, man.   I am not a fan of Sadhguru for a different set of reasons but the yoga techniques he teaches have helped people I know.  

Yes oliver, it has been a long time since you have posted here on PA.......Interesting story and seems to be helping you overall. Anything that can help to stop addictions to chemicals and alcohol is a blessing, that alone will bring you much more peace and control of your life.