Exploring Natural Hallucinations

[djtrickdog]

First off, I've experimented with everything from marijuana to datura to sleep deprivation to nutmeg just to explore the mind and to be put into another reality. A few months ago, I got caught with an eighth of marijuana, and now on a court diversion program, being drug tested and what not. I guess you can say I am overall happier with my natural self now that I dont need to put substances in my body, but I STILL love to explore my mind.

I experienced Sleep Paralysis first when I was in 6th grade. I remember waking up in the middle of the night, not opening my eyes at all because I was scared (for no apparent reason 'yet') and frozen solid. I heard this voice i couldn't make out whisper to me, then another one joined it. More and more voices joined in until I felt like i was in some recreational event and all these voices became louder, and this is when I felt myself lift off of my mattress and depart from my body and hover over my bed. The next thing I know, I fall back into my body and its all over. I told everyone at school what happened the next day (not knowing what I experienced) and everyone laughed. This never happened again until after experience with drugs. It could be very well the psychedelic drugs did cause these to reoccur (My next S.P. experience was MUCH MUCH scarier, seeing a shadow figure come towards me and actually grab me) but its been a while since I've done any drugs and I still get S.P. once in a while.

I use to hate sleep paralysis so much, until my first positive experience. I woke up one morning and I cracked my eyes open slowly and everything was spinning clockwise as if someone took a picture of what I would see laying down, and spun the picture. I was freaked out a bit but I liked it . My next experience was even more vivid (Best experience seem to happen when its not dark). I was trying to take a nap and I started hallucinating I was in my classroom, last period before the bell rings, and everything was fucked up reality, like I was super trippin'. The bell rings and the next thing I know I'm outside my class and I see everyone walking by as I an staring at the sidewalk, talking to my two friends. I remember talking slllooww and saying "Holy F*, I can't go home man, I cant even walk [Sleep PARALYSIS, couldn't move], I cant even look around, how am I suppose to go home man...I'm so f* up right now.." and then all of a sudden, My hallucinations fades out, and I can see my friends White tee I was seeing was actually my pillow, and the concrete was my blankets. It was CRAZY FUN. I just read something about Hypnagogia Hallucinations, and this probably falls under that rather than sleep paralysis, I don't know.

Now here's the main reason for my topic. I want to learn how to induce Sleep Paralysis or induce natural hallucinations like this, I love this feeling! OR even Hypnagogia hallucinations, or anything! Thanks for listening!

 

[Eldritch]

Hmm, I think you're out of luck with sleep paralysis. You're either susceptible or you're not and plenty of people who get it or night terrors( they may be a little different) wish they wouldn't.

Hypnagogic hallucinations are easier, just force yourself to stay awake thinking about something - I've thought about musical tunes. I've found it easier if you wake up in the middle of the night - set your alarm clock if you're keen. You may then find you enter into a creative dream state where you can manipulate your experience somewhat. It's a heap of fun, Jimi Hendrix ain't got nothing on me. :lol:

 

[darkwolfunseen]

Try falling asleep to the news every night, guaranteed night terrors (technically could count as a hallucination). Otherwise, I'd steer towards lucid dreaming.

 

[HeartCore]

I can recommend getting a copy of 'the Lucid Dreamer' by Malcom Godwin. It's a great read about the history and science of dreaming packed with practical and working excersises to gradually improve your dreaming state. It's really an amazing read, friends who borrowed it loved it and all got their own copies afterwards. There are many great references to different schools of thought while remaining neutral and practical though very deep at the same time.

It's also filled with amazing artwork!

The excersises help you get a grip on your dreaming experiences ranging from retaining (more) memory of the dreams when you wake up with the ultimate goal of triggering lucid dreaming states. In my experiences, the excesises work, your dreams become more within reach of your waking consciousness and I also managed to trigger a very confronting lucid dream once where I met a friend who died years before that experience.

It's one of the only practical self-books about shamanic or ancient techniques with the exception of everything about psychedelics, where in hindsight I found the disclaimer in the preface 'this book may open more doors than you may wish for', very to the point.

Here''s a link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lucid-Dreamer-Wak ... 107&sr=8-1

 

[IJesusChrist]

Lucid dreaming.

Or I have some learning experience in triggering sober CEV's. I have always known that I tend to see 'visions' more blatanly than other, since I was young and began drawing... I don't really know what triggers the mood, or setting, but I know when I am susceptible to them - and thus I can concentrate the images and the setting of my mind very well.

Alot of it comes from over working the brain - I tend to enter these states when I have just finished an hour of homework or so, or finished a long day of school. I can then listen to one song, which will trigger the state, and once this happens, I stop what I am doing, close my eyes, and enjoy the view... It's a bit like I would say ayahuasca looks like... It's quite fun, but I don't get much done if I'm exploring pictures in my head

 

[twoceebee]

I can't count the number of times I've endured sleep paralysis. Usually its just a straight forward case of not being able to move, for what seems like ages, but is probably more like a minute. This time is usually spent trying to wiggle body parts to get something going, or trying to make noises so someone will wake me up. I've found the best way to stop it, is just to give in and eventually fall back to sleep - or wake up. I've kind of gotten over the being paralised part now after it happening so many times.

Other times can be more interesting: I've had feelings of being forced on to my bed, and have definately felt a "prescence" in my room before which has lead to panic atacks. I suffer panic attacks and anxiety during waking hours too fairly often, but nothing too extreme. One case I remember quite vividly was when I decided to go back to sleep instead of 'wiggle' myself awake, and ended up having a, fairly trippy, lucid dream where I could bend my neck and arms round under my bed and look through all my junk!

I've also had a few instances where my eyes are closed, but I can look around my room at things, but certain things are missing and others in their place - kind of dissoreantating, like waking up somewhere you don't remember falling asleep. I was once told a good test to check if you're dreaming is to try and find a clock or watch, and if funny things start happnening with the time you are asleep! I Wish I could remember why this worked, but it does and has ended up in Lucid Dreaming.

I definately notice more of these types of activites when I have gone to bed really tired, in the past due to a nasty stimulant habit, these days just off staying up too late . And, have noticed it happens more a few days after taking MDMA.

 

[Eldritch]

Other times can be more interesting: I've had feelings of being forced on to my bed, and have definately felt a "prescence" in my room before which has lead to panic atacks.

Yeah it's nutty, that presence feeling is always there in the sleep paralysis experiences I've had.

Last time I could actually feel it sit on the end of my bed! :shock:

 

[djtrickdog]

Thanks for all the replies guys! All of your posts have gave me some tips or insights. I want to comment on a few things..

I've also had a few instances where my eyes are closed, but I can look around my room at things

I actually experienced this about 5 days ago in my classroom. I put my head down to try to rest and experimenting with my mind a little bit, and I felt myself enter the whole 'conscious, but half asleep/disrupted reality' feel I get on almost all my natural hallucinating experiences, and I noticed I was seeing VERY VERY vividly I was sitting up looking at my hands and at my desk when really my head was in my crossed arms on my desk. It was really weird looking around, and feeling as if I really were sitting up. I couldn't make out anything around me because it was all blurry but my hands and desk were very visible (although with blur still)

Last night after posting this topic, I looked up some ways to induce sleep paralysis, and managed to read only 1 tip before my Router turned off. This tip was 'Stay on your back, even when you want to turn. This is your brain asking you if you are asleep' I did this and it got quite uncomfortable but I held it out. I was very tired and I thought I was going to sleep through anything I were to experience. Then I enter the "state". I imaged myself in Call of Duty MF2 with the game graphics and all in 3rd person view. My friends were there and we were talking just like over Xbox Live and doing stupid stuff like shooting each other. I would say this is basically I dream of me playing Call of Duty, but there was no ME me, I wasnt holding a controller. I was In the game controlling my player from behind. There was nothing that existed to me except the game. It was awesome!

 

[Brugmansia]

Just do an heroic dose of mescaline and close your eyes for hours, can't get any better than that.