>But “as of now, we do not yet have a method of how to induce lucid dreams reliably and consistently outside of sleep laboratory settings,” he wrote to me. And in those studies, the success rate hovered at around 50 percent—with induction possible only among those who regularly had lucid dreams.
I'm starting to think these Venture Capitalists who are trending upwards to deciding everything in our lives aren't that smart.
Once upon a time I stumbled upon a very odd video on YouTube talking about “the phase”. It looked all very mysterious and semi-conspiratorial, but at the same time other than attempting to promote their “workshops”, there didn’t seem any obvious catches…
Especially, they had a handy PDF detailing in very precise terms how to induce the lucid dreams. It worked for me on the first try, and was an entertaining experience. Somehow after that I didn’t keep too much interested in the subject to continue. But, for way it’s worth, this article made me remember the experience and smile.
"The only moral rules that might exist in the phase are those that the practitioner establishes. If desired, complete, unhindered freedom may be experienced."
I'm confused. Do the authors think this "phase" is something real or imaginary?
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– A neutral stance regarding theories on the nature of the phase: your task is to teach people how to enter the phase – not to explain what it is
– You should link to the School and indicate your affiliation with it
– Follow the general educational principles laid out in our instructions
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They just describe it, how to get into that state, and share the observation that a lot of paranormal events can be explained by being in this state, based on their observations.
This is one of the parts that causes me cognitive dissonance with the whole thing - it has a distinct cultish smell to it, but looks science-y enough and enough info in the open to pique the curiosity :-)
The cultish smell comes from the author's nihilism, which doesn't mean he was wrong. It's similar to how the cult of scientology started: a psychiatrist had discovered a form of self-hypnosis that appeared very efficient to solve common psychological problems; that psychiatrist became a nation star for a brief period, but when his fame fade off, his selfish ambition demanded more, so he wrapped his discovery into a cult and became the high priest with followers.
They say that in lucid dreaming you can do "anything" you want, right? Now what if I then decided that I can now solve this mathematical problem which I haven't so far been able to. Would I be able to?
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 26.8 ms ] threadLOL - My heart skipped a beat. Can you say Theranos. I thought you could.
I'm starting to think these Venture Capitalists who are trending upwards to deciding everything in our lives aren't that smart.
Especially, they had a handy PDF detailing in very precise terms how to induce the lucid dreams. It worked for me on the first try, and was an entertaining experience. Somehow after that I didn’t keep too much interested in the subject to continue. But, for way it’s worth, this article made me remember the experience and smile.
I just re-searched and found the PDF here: https://www.remspace.net/files/the_phase.pdf
I'm confused. Do the authors think this "phase" is something real or imaginary?
“ – A neutral stance regarding theories on the nature of the phase: your task is to teach people how to enter the phase – not to explain what it is – You should link to the School and indicate your affiliation with it – Follow the general educational principles laid out in our instructions “
They just describe it, how to get into that state, and share the observation that a lot of paranormal events can be explained by being in this state, based on their observations.
This is one of the parts that causes me cognitive dissonance with the whole thing - it has a distinct cultish smell to it, but looks science-y enough and enough info in the open to pique the curiosity :-)