Meditation and Dreams: Share your experience

[sesame]

Originally Posted by ila

I have never been a believer in hypnotism

plz, explain why?

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

plz, explain why?

The explanation is coming, but it won't be right away. I'll have it on here, hopefully, within 24 hours.

[GRH]

What I know of dreams suggest that there is a Jungian archictecture to our dreams, this architecture is suggestive of a larger, overlying "universal consciousness." That is not to say that we all dream in the same way, or that symbols from one dream equat to symbols from a different person's dream. But I agree, your getting over the fear of being naked would suggest that you have some issue that you have sense moved beyond.

I have heard that another archetypal dream is losing a tooth. I have had this sort of dream once or twice. But it's a very popular archetype. Similarly, in our own culture, the idea of being publicly humiliated is a familiar archetype.

A recurring dream that I have had over my entire life is that of flying...But instead of flying in the stereotypical way of flapping my arms, I actually manage to fly by kicking my feet back and forth. It's a very strange dream sensation, to float by "walking" on air. More to come later...

[sesame]

Originally Posted by GRH

A recurring dream that I have had over my entire life is that of flying...But instead of flying in the stereotypical way of flapping my arms, I actually manage to fly by kicking my feet back and forth. It's a very strange dream sensation, to float by "walking" on air. More to come later...

In dreams the faculty that pins us down to everyday Reality, namely, Reason is repressed. So we do all sorts of things in our Dreams, that we cannot while awake.

But flying is a different matter. It is more associated with freedom than escaping reality. You become lighter, freer and you take off, getting rid of the shackles of gravity. I have dreamt of flying many many times. And I love the feeling, even after I wake up. Its as if the feeling remains with me at the pit of my stomach. (like the feeling of taking a Ride in the Giant Wheel or that of a free fall) In my dreams, I become much lighter and I jump higher and higher if I try to walk. Next I begin to run in great leaps and then I am being hurled at great speed covering huge distances.:D

[ila]

Originally Posted by GRH

A recurring dream that I have had over my entire life is that of flying...But instead of flying in the stereotypical way of flapping my arms, I actually manage to fly by kicking my feet back and forth. It's a very strange dream sensation, to float by "walking" on air. More to come later...

Flying in dreams is quite common. My own interpretation of this is because the person flying has recently felt a burden lifted from them and is the feeling of being free.

GRH you are the first person that I have ever heard of whose flying was aided by kick your feet. When I have flown in my dreams I have not had to move any body parts. I was just flying around and able to look down on the Earth.

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

plz, explain why?

I should start by saying that it is possible for people to be hypnotized. The effects of hypnotism depend on the willingness and motivation of the person being hypnotized. What I don’t believe is that hypnosis is useful.

Hypnosis is at its worst when it is used to create false memories. False memories are those memories that are induced into a person by a hypnotist that has taken the subject back to an earlier time in his/her life and created memories of events that simply did not exist. False memories have been used by law enforcement to convict people of crimes that did not happen. The end result of this is a living hell for those that are wrongly accused and convicted of crimes that did not happen and all because of false memories.

The ancients of many lands used hypnosis, especially in India, Persia and Mesopotamia for the purpose of meditation. Perhaps western civilization should study hypnosis as practiced by the eastern religions. Maybe then our civilization can come to better understand it. A proper understanding then should lead to hypnosis becoming useful. Until then I will not believe that hypnosis in the west is useful for anything other than entertainment purposes.

[sesame]

Hypnosis is the result of a strong disciplined mind exerting force (like force fields emanating from a magnet) on a weaker mind. In nature hypnotism is used by various insects, fishes and pythons to lure prey into convenient vicinity. I have confirmed news of childbirth under hypnosis, without anesthetics! Numerous psychiatrists even to this day use it to heal deep rooted fears and complications in patients minds. I have seen snakes and chickens being hypnotised. Really!

A man saw a venomous Cobra; he went near it, the snake raised its hood, ready to strike. The man started to coax the snake, talk softly to it, (I dont know if the snake heard him!) all the while looking straight at it's eyes. He brought his head at the level of the snake's and kept looking fixedly, eyes locked. The snakes fierce attitude melted away, the man again talked and patted it and slowly put it in his bag.

I have also seen jungle folks hypnotising a ferocious leopard into a stunned state. At the end, the big cat simply turned and left! Unbelievable, eh?

You can try this at home. If you see any dog that is angry, simply look into it's eyes and dont pull away or blink. In the end, the dog will turn it's eyes away and leave. The effect will be greater, if your eyes are at the same level as the animal's.

In Yoga, there are six preparatory cleansing acts. Tratak is one of 'em. Yogis practice it by looking fixedly at a small piece of stone or metal for hours. They dont blink and their eyes dont water. Of course, they are masters of this technique.

[sesame]

I have used Hypnotic eye technique on wild animals... dogs, monkeys, buffalo, snake... but only to keep them from attacking me. It really works.

When I was a little boy I tried to hypnotise my cousin. He just fell asleep.

[ila]

Originally Posted by sesame

A man saw a venomous Cobra; he went near it, the snake raised its hood, ready to strike. The man started to coax the snake, talk softly to it, (I dont know if the snake heard him!) all the while looking straight at it's eyes. He brought his head at the level of the snake's and kept looking fixedly, eyes locked. The snakes fierce attitude melted away, the man again talked and patted it and slowly put it in his bag.

I would think that this technique is similar to what we see in the old news reels of 'snake charmers'. I'm not sure that I would want to try it though.

[sesame]

I have caught snakes with bare hands scores of times. But that has got little to do with hypnotism. Its rather the quickness of my hand, and keeping the snake distracted by some movement of the other hand. In this conjuncture, let me warn those who are enthusiastic, never mess with big adult snakes. As such, dont mess with snakes at all. Baby snakes can also deliver deadly doses of neurotoxin. Fully developed adult snakes and ancient snakes are quite intelligent and some are really proud ones. If you irritate a snake, it generally acts shy. But Big ones get offended and attack straightaway. Some snakes can spit poison over a distance of 15 feet! If that gets in your eyes, you will end up blind. Snakes like S. African Black Mamba "run" and strike people on the head or face! Yeah, really, no kidding there. They like to bite on the face. And adult humans die in a matter of minutes.

Cobra bites are loaded with neurotoxin. This poison attacks the central nervous system and paralyses it. People can't breath and the heart stops pumping blood. So death comes swiftly. I know of a reckless fellow who was handling a venomous snake. He got bit in the arm and taken to the hospital. But no antivenom was available at that time. He was immediately put in a heart lung ventilator machine. After 72 hours of being unconscious, he came to. What an amazing stroke of Luck! The neurotoxin present in the venom attacked his heart and lungs and temporarily paralysed them. The heart-lung machine supported him during that time. After 72 hours, the poison dissolved and became ineffective and the bodily functions returned to normal. This is nothing short of a miracle.

[GRH]

Sesame, and for everyone else who has posted any interest in this thread...

I am curious about the nature of your dreams? Do you dream lucidly? Do you dream in the third person or in the first?

[ila]

Originally Posted by GRH

Sesame, and for everyone else who has posted any interest in this thread...

I am curious about the nature of your dreams? Do you dream lucidly? Do you dream in the third person or in the first?

I always dream in the first person. Sometimes my dreams are so lucid that I have very vivid memories of them. I have also been is stressful situations in my dreams and woken up thinking that I'm glad it was only a dream and not real life. Other times I've woken up with pleasant memories and wishing that what I had dreamt was real.