Gateways

from my book Gates:

We’ll turn our attention to some other things that I think are important, which are dreams and also remote viewing. Although completely different, as remote viewing is done while in the wake world, I wanted to share an experience of mine.

From Illusory Fringe: “Dreams can seem to take us out of this existence or out of our selves. Long ago, I had a dream that I was looking down on earth. So full of awe, I was one with the vastness of space, admiring the blue planet with swirls of white clouds, seeming so serene in the distance, so limitlessness. Unfortunately, I soon found myself back on earth, and I felt claustrophobic, instantly regretting being back here. It felt less free. I awoke feeling trapped in a box. As if suffocating, the world felt too small and containing. I paced the rooms of my home; not sure how to bear my confinement. I found this tiny world separate from the whole. I spent the rest of the day, as if dealing with loss, yet I was once again in the world of the physical. The world had at once reverted back to being too big. I felt like Alice in Wonderland on a crazy ride. Then I realized maybe I didn’t lose anything. Maybe we’re just connected to so much more, and our dreams remind us of that.”

What I find interesting is that I recently discovered that those who use the Gateway Process often describe being out of their body looking down on the earth. That made my jaw drop. Then they say they are plunged through a membrane to some point in time and space, according to the coordinates they are given. There, they can witness a person or event in history, or remote view a target. When researching remote viewers, I watched their discussions over a couple months in an online group, where they shared different techniques and results, and as an outsider, I was really amazed by what they were experiencing. I had read books by Ingo Swann, my favorite, and a couple others. Two of the more recent books were by David Morehouse and Roger Mannon, which details such adventures. Whereas mine was a dream or out of body experience from decades ago, I liked seeing that they experienced something similar. It made me reassess things and compare for my own understanding. Again, you can refer to their books for more details and also find out more on how they went through the Monroe Program, which as I stated, I never did, but it is interesting how we sometimes end up in the same place using different methods even by accident or a fluke.

So whether reaching other levels/realms through lucid dreaming or while awake or even in a state between the two, such as with the aid of drugs, which I’m not going into much detail for this book, and which I’m not interested in, or with the addition of hypnosis or a meditative state, one can follow up further and research these varying techniques to see what might better suit their skills. Some of these practices are what Mankind has been using for ages. As for the comment below, I admit I had a tunnel experience at one time, though I didn’t pass through it.

“Apparent communication with discarnate entities induced by DMT”, a few accounts are given of people’s experiences. He suggests that there are a number of different levels to fathom, depending on the depth of experience. It starts off at level one: threshold experience, interior flowing of energy and consciousness; then level two: vivid, brightly coloured geometric visual patterns which are basically two-dimensional but they may pulse. Then the transitional phase that follows the geometry is a tunnel or breakthrough experience and a passage through to an entrance into another world. At level three, once one goes through the passageway, there is three-dimensional or higher space—echoing Evans-Wentz’ notion of hyperspace again— possible contact with entities, and a sense of being in an objective space and of meeting intelligent, communicating entities. Finally, after that, is the white light. same as above.” -Daimonic Imagination: Uncanny Intelligence, Angela Voss and William Rowlandson

(And please understand daimon is not the same as demon. See Carl Jung.)

Closing part of chapter in Illusory Fringe:

In summary, a lucid portal is something which can seemingly transport you from one imaginary place to another. We focused on the dividing line between one world and another, and using symbols as doorways and keys. We contemplated the crossing of thresholds either in the awake or in the lucid dream state. In the wake state, we can pursue pathworking formally or informally. For the dream state, before we go to sleep, we can set our goal to find a portal and to go through it. Unfortunately, it is easy to get side-tracked in our dreams and wander off. We can also get sucked into random happenings and forget what our goal has been, so we have to sharpen our focus.

Now, let’s put it all together and review: You need control of the body, mindfulness, concentration, and focus on purpose. We have to find a jumping off point for where you want to take the dream, or try pathworking where you next want to go (231 Gates might interest you). You can also use symbols to unfold in your mind. It is about finding your own strengths and skills, unlocking your own genius. In this illusory fringe, you discover your own meaning. Use the building blocks of our universe, the codes to learn to communicate with your world.”

In the next paragraph, I’ll share a dream that my son relayed to me several years, which is included in the same book, Illusory Fringe:

“Recently, Andrew shared the following dream with me. As there are many ways to interpret dreams, I will only point out that this seems to convey the importance of knowing and facing our depths to restore our health and/or balance. Some dreams mystify while others seem to be showing sound advice. It is up to us to get the full value out of what we are trying to tell ourselves.

He said, “I had a dream and later continued it at a later date. It was about a giant hole in the ground with stairs descending to its depths. People would have something on their foreheads indicating their health. They would descend into the depths and come back healthy.”

What is interesting is that Monroe Program remote viewers use a “bar'' that they enlarge, which I find intriguing. They see it above their head. Roger Mannon describes first being in an energy bubble, seeing fireworks coming out of the top of your head and then down your body and up again like a loop. It reminds me of an enveloping torus.

In his book, Roger Mannon wrote,“The energy bar tool was an extension of self. The bar tool, centered about my head, emerged as a single dot of pure white light that flickered on, then off and then on again.” He then adds, “The light then becomes a solid, glowing white bar, the bar as thin and painfully bright.” He relates that he made it as thin or thick as he liked and could use it to stretch out to touch different locations. If this interests you, read further in the last chapter, where we will revisit some of this, or refer to his book.

Keep some of these ideas in your mind. Think about what is similar and different in the practices we are encountering. Ask yourself what resonates with you or with your own experiences. Develop your own practices. Experiment if you feel ready. Then let’s prepare for more and discover what this universe holds in store for the explorer.

It is probably much more wondrous than we might have imagined. We are energy and limitless. Only we forget that. Luckily, we’ll remember one day, when we are ready.