im no pro but Id look into carlos going into the altered consciousness and forgetting it, which he slowly remembered as time went on but I forget how
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u/suicidsally
1 points2018-07-26 17:31
I seem to remember something about the second attention but I can't find what I am looking for. Castaneda also talks about how we perceive time to be a strait line and he calls it a primitive perspective.
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u/glimpee
1 points2018-07-26 17:52
Second attention sounds right, I dont remember about the time stuff but carlos got me into books again like 2-3 years ago and I read them at the very start of my journey, when I first did something like stop the world
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u/suicidsally
1 points2018-07-28 00:21
Neat. I would like to hear your experience.
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u/glimpee
1 points2018-07-28 00:29
Im not even sure if stopping the world is the right term, and ive only experienced it on psychedelics. When reality is no longer stable or separate and I had tons of flashes of indescribable experiences. Saw parallel versions of myself stuck where reality ended, and a whole bunch of insane stuff
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u/suicidsally
1 points2018-07-28 16:13
Are you drawn to Castaneda because of the use of psychedelics or his experiences? Maybe both?
I'm self-studying and have run into a lot of strange experiences that I can't explain. Many seem to be 'for the eyes only.'
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u/glimpee
1 points2018-07-28 21:28
The psychedelics came first, then I started reading the books to better understand the path outside of psychedelics
Reading carlos was nuts cuz every time I opened his books it would put into words or explain something I was trying to piece together in that moment. It all became very lined up with my own exploration
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u/PM_ME_YOUR_GINT
2 points2018-07-26 11:45
I'd suggest visiting a mental health professional
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u/suicidsally
1 points2018-07-26 17:29
You miss everything that I love about myself. I say, "Give the armchair philosopher a desk!"
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im no pro but Id look into carlos going into the altered consciousness and forgetting it, which he slowly remembered as time went on but I forget how
I seem to remember something about the second attention but I can't find what I am looking for. Castaneda also talks about how we perceive time to be a strait line and he calls it a primitive perspective.
Second attention sounds right, I dont remember about the time stuff but carlos got me into books again like 2-3 years ago and I read them at the very start of my journey, when I first did something like stop the world
Neat. I would like to hear your experience.
Im not even sure if stopping the world is the right term, and ive only experienced it on psychedelics. When reality is no longer stable or separate and I had tons of flashes of indescribable experiences. Saw parallel versions of myself stuck where reality ended, and a whole bunch of insane stuff
Are you drawn to Castaneda because of the use of psychedelics or his experiences? Maybe both?
I'm self-studying and have run into a lot of strange experiences that I can't explain. Many seem to be 'for the eyes only.'
The psychedelics came first, then I started reading the books to better understand the path outside of psychedelics
Reading carlos was nuts cuz every time I opened his books it would put into words or explain something I was trying to piece together in that moment. It all became very lined up with my own exploration
I'd suggest visiting a mental health professional
You miss everything that I love about myself. I say, "Give the armchair philosopher a desk!"