My Dream States and Levels
We all have different levels of dream states. I have categorized the levels that I personally experience. It would be interesting to see what my brain wave levels were like during these different levels.
Level 1: I can't really remember the dream. Only vague impressions. I usually wake slightly irritated, because I can't remember and because I feel like it was daily anxiety realeasing in the form of forgetable dreams.
Level 2: I remember most of the dream, but not clear details of say what people were wearing. I awake with an emotional impression of what was being conveyed. These dreams aren't my favorite either, because they usually show me things that I don't want to see. Things I thought I had progressed beyond.
Level 3: I awake feeling the dream has significance. During the dream I have moments of lucidity and question what is happening, but I am not fully awake. I remember details like what people are wearing, eye color etc... There is plenty of symbolism and conversation. These dreams I like, even if something I perceive as "bad" has occured. I like being able to remember.
Level 4: Some would call this a lucid dream. I don't call it that, because I don't bother with the dream once I am consciously aware I am in fact in a dream. Once I am aware I try to clear away the dream images, or fly away, which doesn't always work. Most of the time I am not very successful in my spiritual pursuits that I can recall. These are the times when I'm like, "I wanna meet God". Then the light starts to shine on me, I start spinning around excited I'm going to meet God then, BAM, what happened? I'm suddenly awake in bed going, "What? I was just about to meet God! Dag Nabbit!" (Note: It's very common to wake up right as one is about to receive important information or an important experience. Most AP/OBE teachers talk about that. I think the experience happens, but it's too intense for our puny physical brains to comprehend. That, or perhaps we're not ready. I know, I know, "Screw that, I'm ready! Bring it on!") Most of the time my will is not strong enough, or I don't remember to use it, so I don't get the experience I wanted. Maybe I get what I needed (Pluu! I want what I want damn it.).
Level 5: Is what I typically strive for, but don't necessarily get to. This is full awake awareness and ability to call on people, places and things and have them manifest. I begining to think this type of experience is cyclical. I've been having them for 2 years now. They tend to start in late March and April, then trail off in the summer and resurface in September and October. This is why I'm starting the Astral projection program in March. I have my almanac to chart the planetary cycles and I'm good to go! Now all I have to do is actually do the exercises in the book! The most important thing to remember is my WILL.
Kurls and Mew have travelled with me at this level. Kurls can't even remember a dream let alone an astral experience. As for Mew, she used to travel with me all the time. She loves to fly. I've seen her a few times since her passing. Mostly I just cry because I miss her so.
***LEVEL 6*** My favorite level. This level is an involuntary level. I've only experienced this 3X that I can remember. The first was in late March of 2004 followed my the second in April of the same year. The third was a year later in April 2005. The first two are what opened my mind to the possibility of Astral projection. (Note: I don't actually, think of this as Astral projection, I think of it as experiencing consciousness beyond the body. But I'll use the term AP because it's easy. )
This level occurs when I am minding my own business, in a dream or just sleeping and suddenly I'm wide awake and in a place that is not the physical. I'm completely aware that my body is sleeping in my bed and that I'm somewhere else. I have a hyper alert sense. This is the place I like to call the Meeting Place. I've met two living people and one cool being there. The conversation is completely telepathic and there is nothing but love, compassion and understanding eminating from the person/being. The funny thing is that both of the living people I've met there, Chose not to be a part of my physical life in anyway. (No, I did not tell them about it...okay, well one I ran into a year later and told him. AND you know what? He said he's been having these types of experiences his whole life. What the heck was I supposed to do with that? Evidently nothing since it was the last time we spoke in the physical.)
With the being I met I've tried so hard to see him (there was a slightly masculine energy about him) but to no avail. I remember it was hard for him to even be there with me. He kept fading in and out. I knew his frequency was too high to be there for long. One of my goals is to meet him again! He told me a lot of stuff about this world and my part in it. But, Of course, upon waking I couldn't recall any of it. I'm sure it's in my subconsicous somewhere.
Anyway, since it's March I think it's the best time to start traveling. Weeee!
P.S. I always dream and experience in color. The idea of dreaming in black and white is incomprehensible to me.
Level 1: I can't really remember the dream. Only vague impressions. I usually wake slightly irritated, because I can't remember and because I feel like it was daily anxiety realeasing in the form of forgetable dreams.
Level 2: I remember most of the dream, but not clear details of say what people were wearing. I awake with an emotional impression of what was being conveyed. These dreams aren't my favorite either, because they usually show me things that I don't want to see. Things I thought I had progressed beyond.
Level 3: I awake feeling the dream has significance. During the dream I have moments of lucidity and question what is happening, but I am not fully awake. I remember details like what people are wearing, eye color etc... There is plenty of symbolism and conversation. These dreams I like, even if something I perceive as "bad" has occured. I like being able to remember.
Level 4: Some would call this a lucid dream. I don't call it that, because I don't bother with the dream once I am consciously aware I am in fact in a dream. Once I am aware I try to clear away the dream images, or fly away, which doesn't always work. Most of the time I am not very successful in my spiritual pursuits that I can recall. These are the times when I'm like, "I wanna meet God". Then the light starts to shine on me, I start spinning around excited I'm going to meet God then, BAM, what happened? I'm suddenly awake in bed going, "What? I was just about to meet God! Dag Nabbit!" (Note: It's very common to wake up right as one is about to receive important information or an important experience. Most AP/OBE teachers talk about that. I think the experience happens, but it's too intense for our puny physical brains to comprehend. That, or perhaps we're not ready. I know, I know, "Screw that, I'm ready! Bring it on!") Most of the time my will is not strong enough, or I don't remember to use it, so I don't get the experience I wanted. Maybe I get what I needed (Pluu! I want what I want damn it.).
Level 5: Is what I typically strive for, but don't necessarily get to. This is full awake awareness and ability to call on people, places and things and have them manifest. I begining to think this type of experience is cyclical. I've been having them for 2 years now. They tend to start in late March and April, then trail off in the summer and resurface in September and October. This is why I'm starting the Astral projection program in March. I have my almanac to chart the planetary cycles and I'm good to go! Now all I have to do is actually do the exercises in the book! The most important thing to remember is my WILL.
Kurls and Mew have travelled with me at this level. Kurls can't even remember a dream let alone an astral experience. As for Mew, she used to travel with me all the time. She loves to fly. I've seen her a few times since her passing. Mostly I just cry because I miss her so.
***LEVEL 6*** My favorite level. This level is an involuntary level. I've only experienced this 3X that I can remember. The first was in late March of 2004 followed my the second in April of the same year. The third was a year later in April 2005. The first two are what opened my mind to the possibility of Astral projection. (Note: I don't actually, think of this as Astral projection, I think of it as experiencing consciousness beyond the body. But I'll use the term AP because it's easy. )
This level occurs when I am minding my own business, in a dream or just sleeping and suddenly I'm wide awake and in a place that is not the physical. I'm completely aware that my body is sleeping in my bed and that I'm somewhere else. I have a hyper alert sense. This is the place I like to call the Meeting Place. I've met two living people and one cool being there. The conversation is completely telepathic and there is nothing but love, compassion and understanding eminating from the person/being. The funny thing is that both of the living people I've met there, Chose not to be a part of my physical life in anyway. (No, I did not tell them about it...okay, well one I ran into a year later and told him. AND you know what? He said he's been having these types of experiences his whole life. What the heck was I supposed to do with that? Evidently nothing since it was the last time we spoke in the physical.)
With the being I met I've tried so hard to see him (there was a slightly masculine energy about him) but to no avail. I remember it was hard for him to even be there with me. He kept fading in and out. I knew his frequency was too high to be there for long. One of my goals is to meet him again! He told me a lot of stuff about this world and my part in it. But, Of course, upon waking I couldn't recall any of it. I'm sure it's in my subconsicous somewhere.
Anyway, since it's March I think it's the best time to start traveling. Weeee!
P.S. I always dream and experience in color. The idea of dreaming in black and white is incomprehensible to me.
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