Lots of life has happened since January. New pets, loss of family members, a total rearranging of household finances, and explosion of side projects for my hobby stuff... all of which has kept me from seriously adhering to my previous blog http://my-gateway.com/
I have set aside some space in my hobby shop/room for a twin sized air mattress, confirmed that I can covert my Gateway CD's to MP3 files without destroying the pink noise of the Hemi-Sync sound quality that induces altered states of consciousness (so I can put all the waves on my MP3 player for ease of use), AND *drum roll, please* I am building my own CHEC unit!
What's a CHEC unit (Controlled Holistic Environmental Chamber), you ask? Those who have investigated the Gateway Voyage at The Monroe Institute (TMI), or have read Monroe's book, "Far Journeys," probably know that participants stay in small rooms with holistically controlled environmental sleeping chambers conducive to isolation and complete relaxation and comfort.
My CHEC will be VERY basic, more on the lines of isolation than complete relaxation and comfort. It will start with a twin sized Coleman air mattress. The unit will be made from 2x4s, 1x4s, OSB, Masonite, MDF, and will have soft internal lighting, a fan for air circulation (and white noise) and will be able to be curtained off on the open side.
On top of the unit will be cabinets for storage. I'll post pix soon.
On to the Gateway stuff. First I wanna' talk about a new direction in my life.
My wife and I have rearranged our finances. We decided to get completely out of debt and stay that way. We have been on a budget for four months now, have managed to save $3,000, and pay off $6,000 of our $33K of debt (not including the house). We live on tight weekly budgets and we can't be happier! (I am also on schedule to have the cash to participate in the Gateway Voyage at TMI in 4-5 years time! Woo hoo!!) It finally feels like my life is not out of control and rudderless.
What's this got to do with the Gateway CD's? Well, it has put me in a very comfortable place in my life. I have a plan for the future and have embarked upon it with gusto and with my wonderful lady as my partner, and nothing could make me happier. Until the dreams...
I started having some old recurring bad dreams lately. I have had them for over 10 years now.
Dreams of being late, not knowing my way to a destination that I should be familiar with, not know a class schedule (I have not been in school for a decade), tornado disasters, and for some strange reason this improbable dream has always seemed to be with me; zombie attacks. What's been different is that I have started overcoming them. I would be faced with these old bad situations and anxiety creators and I would see them for the silliness they are and instead enjoyed other aspects of the dreams, like new locations I end up in when lost instead of worrying about being late to somewhere, or making an adventure of escape when the zombie hoards attack.
I thought this was strange that they all happened within the same 2-3 month span and I remembered Monroe talking about dreamer's classes and total immersion learning experiences in his books. So I picked them up and read them again.
Now I am diving back into the Gateway CD's with gusto and a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside. A feeling of relaxation and subdued excitement which seems conductive to the experience.
For those who would die, there is life
For those who would dream, there is reality
For those who would hope, there is knowledge
For those who would grow, there is eternity
-Robert Monroe, Far Journeys
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