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The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II
#5633068 - 05/15/06 03:05 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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My last post covered personal power. I tried to give a good idea of what it is and I went over a basic idea of how it is accumulated. Now, I will discuss how it is used. It is hard to cover such material without creating personal dogma, but I am trying. In the end a certain amount of that sort of behavior is hard to avoid for me at this time, so realize that I see my own bias. Once again this is my interpretation of a body of work tempered by my diligent personal experience. Your milage may vary :-)
We utilize the concept of personal power daily whether we are aware of it or not. Any action creates a conversion and an expenditure of energy. If I walk a short distance my body converts the chemical energy available to mechanical energy so that I can accomplish this task. A certain amount of mechanical energy is then expended. If I have a creative idea then my body uses some of the available chemical energy so that it is expended by the brain in the production of neurotransmitters and hormones. Now, here is where it gets a little esoteric. If 2 people interact then an energy conversion and exchange is made. The process of communicating with another being actually transfers a small amount of energy. You may use chemical and mechanical energy to make the communication while the other being picks up energy from you in the form of the concepts. While this eneregy tranfer is small....and one could not live off of this type of energy alone, it can inspire action of some sort in another human. The more efficient the (communication) energy transfer the greater the potential action. Even this posting is an energy exchange. I used chemical and mechanical energy to type it, and you absorb the concepts contained within.
In order to exert the will towards any serious goal one needs available energy. If you have ever been or known an alcoholic or a drug addict you will know that these people have a terrible time with setting and accomplishing goals. Their actions are chaotic and inconsistant. This is because the addiction is using all of their available energy to maintain itself. Many shamanic cultures see such forces as often being outside the self in the form of a spiritual parasite...or an evil spirit. I tend to see it as a form of alien (outside the self) energy that supports itself by feeding off ones personal power. If one is free of major addictions, dogmatic behaviors and beliefs, and in good physical health one comes into a state that has been described as impeccability. Then one can use their personal power to exert the will. It must be noted that ones state of impeccability determines the personal power one has available.
When one exerts the will there are efficient and inefficient ways of doing it. Two practices that can make the exertion of the will effective are "Dreaming" and "Stalking". Dreaming is utilizing any visualization process. There is night dreaming and day dreaming. Stalking is the manipulation of behaviors based on observing and practicing various behaviors. The psychological effect of practicing behaviors alone is quite powerful...stalking alone is quite capable of manipulating ones awareness very effectively. In the normal course of events we all use visualization to determine our course of action. If one can maintain a consistant mental image then one can more easily acheive that goal. The amount of will applied to the visualization determines the consistency of the vision. So, the more powerful the vision, the more consistant ones behavior is in responding to it. This is why night dreaming can be a powerful tool....because using lucid dreaming techniques creates very vivid visions. When one dreams (day or night) one creates a new state of awareness. Some refer to this as the movement of the assemblage point. Now it is not useful to change ones awareness if one cannot make the change long lasting and consistant. Stalking is used to fix the state of awareness (or assemblage point) in place. When one stalks one engages in a predetermined behavior to realize a vision. It is helpful to fully realize dreams and behavior by considering all of the variables and possible outcomes before one engages in the behavior and accept the full responsibility for the action. This helps to create a state of total personal responsibility where one does not waste personal power regretting or second guessing the self after an action is performed. When one engages a vision one then determines which behavior is most conducive to realizing that vision and then they engage in that behavior. When one uses a vision like this one must be totally immersed and fully emotionally invested in that vision in order that they stalk the required behavior appropriately. By observing and practicing behaviors one can become more efficient stalkers. It is very important that one stay in a state of fluid grace regarding the adoption and the discarding of behaviors. I imagine that acting lessons would be very relevant to stalking. It is important not to cling to old and outmoded behaviors because they are "comfortable". When one employs dreaming and stalking simultaneously and continuously it can often have effects that seem magical or preternatural. When one is in a state of impeccability with a surplus of power this means of exerting the will can be very powerful. I personally have experienced impressive effects. I have experienced other people even speeking the words that I "dreamed" for them. I have used this method to overcome a serious alcohol addiction...completely....with no residual effects. It is often said that an alcoholic cannot be cured. One can change ones awareness so completely that previous states of being become almost alien. Life can assume a dreamlike quality where doors of opportunity seem to open in a magical way. Many have reported experiencing results such as the manipulation of weather as well as physical events through sheer will. The more one practices these techniques the better one becomes. For a few years these practices can hit high and low points before a large degree of consistancy is acheived. I am just now becoming able to produce consistant effects. Even at the beginning one will have many moments of such total mastery that one is easily spurred on further. In the end your life is just a dream set against a material frame of reference and motivated by your cultural programming.
My overview of this practice has been very brief, and I have left out much. There are reams of information to learn about the implications of stalking and dreaming...I have barely touched the subject. These techniques can exploit probabilities to a great extent allowing one to hook that small percentage of probability and turn it to one's favor. It is worth it to note that using them to enlarge the ego can result in inefficient behavior and a resultant loss in personal power. Self importance and clinging to outmoded self image is a major powersink. Avoid these behaviors at all cost. An efficient practioner has a fluid notion of ego and self image that can be stalked and manipulated appropriate to different conditions. Once again I have, but crudely touched on this material. There are nuances beyond my capability to understand right now, but I am trying. Ultimately my greatest friend and my greatest foe is personal experience.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5633230 - 05/15/06 03:33 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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You have, I think, condensed these ideas down to the practicalities of your life. I have found these ideas in a lot of places I have searched, with different formats but always the same message. I have been very attracted to the way Castaneda presents them because of his dynamic style of story telling. I really have nothing more to add to what you have said, except to say the most important roadblock on this path is the one of self-importance. This is an area where my version of stalking is starting to pay dividends. Nice job of sharing this information from your perspective.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Icelander]
#5633273 - 05/15/06 03:40 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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"the most important roadblock on this path is the one of self-importance"
You speak truth. Just posting this I felt like I was being very egotisitical. That is why I refrained from discussing this stuff earlier on this forum. It is my interpretation of course. I would not say that I condensed it....I just left out shit loads of stuff. I tried to hit the high points and make it sound practical. Many of my own thoughts made it into this...so it may well be fucked. I am not claiming to be an All Seeing Master of Time, Space, and Dimension, though.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Icelander]
#5633286 - 05/15/06 03:41 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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"This is an area where my version of stalking is starting to pay dividends."
Well lets hear it. I put myself out on a limb....share.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5633400 - 05/15/06 03:57 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well there is this hot secretary that works in the office next door and I followed her home last night...
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Sporetacus]
#5633416 - 05/15/06 03:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Well...now that is another type of stalking. Did you get into her apartment before she locked the door...or did you have to break it down? I usually wear a ski mask when engaging in this type of stalking.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5633885 - 05/15/06 05:23 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Huehuecoyotl said: "This is an area where my version of stalking is starting to pay dividends."
Well lets hear it. I put myself out on a limb....share.
Sure but I think I've posted this before. I call it a method of stalking myself. It's a very basic technique for challenging programs that are not serving the self. It's so basic that few people think to really do it. Albert Ellis has masterfully described it in his work on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.
I watch (stalk my thoughts) I endeavor to become aware of what I am thinking about. Don Juan would call it holding vigil. The more you can do it the better it works. In creating the dream I call my life I describe it to myself so as to manifest it. If it sucks then I am describing very sucky things to myself, about myself, or my world.
You can challenge the things you tell yourself, rationally, and then change them. This will change your experience of life over time. The problem is most of the time I am too caught up in my program (emotional states) to notice I am talking myself into a certain experience. So I try to be on top of my internal dialog. When I start to feel bad I try to notice what I have just been thinking about. It always is the creator of the emotional state I'm in. Now that I can see it, I can challenge it. That begins the process of change. You can challenge anything you tell yourself only if you notice that you are telling your self something. Think about this, most of us just talk to ourselves without really paying attention to what we say.
The important part of this technique is to suspend judgment of the self and the thoughts you encounter. No judgment of right or wrong allowed.Just notice in a detached way. If you don't you most likely will get caught up in defending or condemning your self and lose the trail of your thoughts. (no dinner tonight ) You cannot judge your thoughts and have this work well. You have to learn to unconditionally accept everything and just notice. The amazing part is if you do this you will begin the process of change automatically. It's easy then to challenge the thoughts in a rational way, (no challenge to the thinker only the thoughts). This is the best tool I have found for change in myself. I don't know if this is stalking proper but I like the term.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Icelander]
#5634140 - 05/15/06 06:24 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yes this is stalking the self. You have shared this with me before, but I was not sure that you were talking about it.
I found one way to deal with the issue you just stated. When I started on this path i had many personal issues that I blamed for serious feelings of bitterness. I learned that body language is very important to one's attitude. If one assumes a body language it affects ones attitude and thoughts. If one slumps and looks down cast it will manifest the associated attitude...if one holds ones self upright and smiles then the associated attitude will also manifest. It is a matter of conditioning by associating mannerisms with feelings. I found that by engaging in a behavior I could manifest the associated attitude, so I learned to manipulate my behavior at will to cause this result depending on the situation. Instead of controlling the internal dialog through watching the thoughts I controlled the internal dialog by manipulating my learned behaviors. I had a lot of anger issues at the time. This method undercut the anger and like an old wound exposed to the air...it dried up. This is also stalking the self. Stalking is a wide ranging art with many subtleties.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5634158 - 05/15/06 06:30 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I totally agree. Wouldn't it be boring if we all did things exactly the same way. It's the principle that counts and not the form. Moshe Feldenkrais developed the technique you describe for lay people. He takes it into great depths in his books and I consider them compatable with what we are doing. You might find him a very interesting read. ("Awareness through Movement" is his popular book but I really like the "Illusive Obvious.")
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Icelander]
#5634613 - 05/15/06 07:53 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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I just picked the technique up directly from Castaneda's books based on my understanding of stalking, but yes there are many paths to the center. The optimal condition, of course would to not have any conditioned behaviors...not to even have a self.
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5634644 - 05/15/06 07:58 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Not even have a self?
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Icelander]
#5635612 - 05/15/06 11:17 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Having a self image at all is a hindrance to stalking. Not having a permanent self image is called losing the human form in Castaneda's books....being formless and totally fluid in our behavior is the goal. The self image should be dependant on what is needed at the moment...and subject to change.
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5635730 - 05/15/06 11:48 PM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Agh, you totally left out inner silence! 
To achieve something, one must have impeccable intent, and as you said in your post, a vision of what they are actually doing. But to achieve impeccability while doing the task one must shut off all internal dialogue, which is a task that is extremely hard for an average man. Once you have intent, and do not indulge in the chatter of the mind can an impeccable act be carried through.
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5635800 - 05/16/06 12:00 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Huehuecoyotl said: I found one way to deal with the issue you just stated. When I started on this path i had many personal issues that I blamed for serious feelings of bitterness. I learned that body language is very important to one's attitude. If one assumes a body language it affects ones attitude and thoughts. If one slumps and looks down cast it will manifest the associated attitude...if one holds ones self upright and smiles then the associated attitude will also manifest. It is a matter of conditioning by associating mannerisms with feelings.
Aint that the truth. Even what you wear has a great effect on your psyche, I notice that if I just throw on some dirty shirt and a pair of jeans on and go about my day, my day will reflect that dirty shirt ... ... indolent, lazy, and weak-willed.
Great posts though, by all means, post more, I'm listening.
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Fospher]
#5636653 - 05/16/06 08:17 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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"Agh, you totally left out inner silence!"
Look, I covered years of practice in a few paragraphs....something will get left out, but yes shutting down internal dialog is important. I thought about calling this thread "How To Be Don Juan in 15 Minutes".
-------------------- "A warrior is a hunter. He calculates everything. That's control. Once his calculations are over, he acts. He lets go. That's abandon. A warrior is not a leaf at the mercy of the wind. No one can push him; no one can make him do things against himself or against his better judgment. A warrior is tuned to survive, and he survives in the best of all possible fashions." ― Carlos Castaneda
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Re: The Manipulation of Reality Through Mastering Awareness II [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
#5636765 - 05/16/06 09:09 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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Huehuecoyotl said: Having a self image at all is a hindrance to stalking. Not having a permanent self image is called losing the human form in Castaneda's books....being formless and totally fluid in our behavior is the goal. The self image should be dependant on what is needed at the moment...and subject to change.
Oh, a self "image" . I understand you now.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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