Mental Exploration
Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 2:11 am
Original post: Geryon
Rather than attempting to transverse to an Astral plane, due to my philosophies, my meditations consist more of a moving inward, within the mind, in an attempt to induce faster thought, superior memory, et cetera.
The following is one of the meditations I use on a daily basis:
I first define my goal for the session, or the length of time that I will explore.
The process begins with a period of calming, relaxation. I lie flat with my eyes closed and systematically reduce my muscular impulse, freeing up more neurons for use in the activity. I take a set pattern of breath intake, generally reducing to approximately three to four breaths per minute then reduce my heart rate to approximately twenty five to thirty beats per minute to induce a semicatatonic state. I then systematically shut off concious input to my extremities, ie, deadening sensory input. Generally one can tell that their neural input is at a low point when "ghost" feedback begins to occur, the sensation that ones limbs are free of the body, existing seperately, this means that my mind has decreased the connectivity with the neurons in my extremities to the point where all that remains is the imprint of them upon my central nervous system.
Once this state is achieved, I then shut down the "ghost" feedback, leaving only heart, lungs, and diaphram operating with sufficient neural input (this is for short sessions). I then dissociate from the sensory, and allow my mind to subconciously regulate these while I work. I then set a mental timer for the session so I will know when it is time to end. Once the preparation is complete, I empty my mind, similar to the concept of gnosis, usually once this process is complete, the mind will begin randomly accessing memory, similar to dreaming. The important part of this is to retain control of the information flow, or you will slip from the state into a dreamlike state, which is not the goal of the meditation. I then take a symbol which connects to a memory associated with what I wish to recall and bring it up, such as the symbol of coffee, or any other mental schema you may have related you that which you wish to explore. Once the symbol is accessed the random flow tends to specify into instances of this, I either wait until the specific instance begins its play through my mind, or attempt to access it directly by defining more symbols specific to the instance.
Once I have located the memory in question I focus on it, and it snaps into being, similar to the sensation of a rubberband breaking in your head. At this point I have full access to the memory in question, and begin indexing the details, while slowly advancing the temporal feed of the memory. Details may range from what shade of eye shadow the woman in the booth to the left, two rows down is wearing, to the conversations occuring in the room. I replay the memory in a loop until I am certain I have harvested all relevant details, and then commit them to memory using the standard symbol association method, and then commit them to semantic memory via creating a audio string containing the relevant information, and then break the connection to the specific memory. I re enter the random access state, then slowly withdraw from the rush of memories, re-entering the gnosis-like state of no thought. From there I access sensory feedback from my vitals and then re-establish sensory input from my extremities slowly returning to full conciousness. I then take a tape recorder, turn it on, and access the audio string, which usually occurs in the form of a high speed recitation (hence the need for the tape recorder). Once the string is finished, the association collapses, and I replay the data from the audio string and record it in the relevant profile notebook.
This exercise is a basic exercise into edatic memory access, and simulates the effects of a naturally edatic memory for those who lack such normally. It is useful while first learning to utilize this state to note the mental imprint, as with time one generally wishes to transfer to true edatic memory (though oftentimes it will have holes in it, as all constant access memory does). It is very useful for noting lectures, learning any new activity, or even recalling exact situations for use in noting persona characteristics of an individual, from body signs, to tonal variance. It is a very useful tool and with experimentation can yield to other forms of similar access.
Open the mind, and the universe will follow,
Geryon
Rather than attempting to transverse to an Astral plane, due to my philosophies, my meditations consist more of a moving inward, within the mind, in an attempt to induce faster thought, superior memory, et cetera.
The following is one of the meditations I use on a daily basis:
I first define my goal for the session, or the length of time that I will explore.
The process begins with a period of calming, relaxation. I lie flat with my eyes closed and systematically reduce my muscular impulse, freeing up more neurons for use in the activity. I take a set pattern of breath intake, generally reducing to approximately three to four breaths per minute then reduce my heart rate to approximately twenty five to thirty beats per minute to induce a semicatatonic state. I then systematically shut off concious input to my extremities, ie, deadening sensory input. Generally one can tell that their neural input is at a low point when "ghost" feedback begins to occur, the sensation that ones limbs are free of the body, existing seperately, this means that my mind has decreased the connectivity with the neurons in my extremities to the point where all that remains is the imprint of them upon my central nervous system.
Once this state is achieved, I then shut down the "ghost" feedback, leaving only heart, lungs, and diaphram operating with sufficient neural input (this is for short sessions). I then dissociate from the sensory, and allow my mind to subconciously regulate these while I work. I then set a mental timer for the session so I will know when it is time to end. Once the preparation is complete, I empty my mind, similar to the concept of gnosis, usually once this process is complete, the mind will begin randomly accessing memory, similar to dreaming. The important part of this is to retain control of the information flow, or you will slip from the state into a dreamlike state, which is not the goal of the meditation. I then take a symbol which connects to a memory associated with what I wish to recall and bring it up, such as the symbol of coffee, or any other mental schema you may have related you that which you wish to explore. Once the symbol is accessed the random flow tends to specify into instances of this, I either wait until the specific instance begins its play through my mind, or attempt to access it directly by defining more symbols specific to the instance.
Once I have located the memory in question I focus on it, and it snaps into being, similar to the sensation of a rubberband breaking in your head. At this point I have full access to the memory in question, and begin indexing the details, while slowly advancing the temporal feed of the memory. Details may range from what shade of eye shadow the woman in the booth to the left, two rows down is wearing, to the conversations occuring in the room. I replay the memory in a loop until I am certain I have harvested all relevant details, and then commit them to memory using the standard symbol association method, and then commit them to semantic memory via creating a audio string containing the relevant information, and then break the connection to the specific memory. I re enter the random access state, then slowly withdraw from the rush of memories, re-entering the gnosis-like state of no thought. From there I access sensory feedback from my vitals and then re-establish sensory input from my extremities slowly returning to full conciousness. I then take a tape recorder, turn it on, and access the audio string, which usually occurs in the form of a high speed recitation (hence the need for the tape recorder). Once the string is finished, the association collapses, and I replay the data from the audio string and record it in the relevant profile notebook.
This exercise is a basic exercise into edatic memory access, and simulates the effects of a naturally edatic memory for those who lack such normally. It is useful while first learning to utilize this state to note the mental imprint, as with time one generally wishes to transfer to true edatic memory (though oftentimes it will have holes in it, as all constant access memory does). It is very useful for noting lectures, learning any new activity, or even recalling exact situations for use in noting persona characteristics of an individual, from body signs, to tonal variance. It is a very useful tool and with experimentation can yield to other forms of similar access.
Open the mind, and the universe will follow,
Geryon