Posts by shadowcobra13

casualmaker13 said:Now that's an interesting one!
Since I went through the initiation myself, I don't remember any specific vows having to be recited. And based on what I've heard from a few friends who were also there, nobody else had anything buzzing around their heads.
Maybe there was just a fly or a bumblebee in the room hitting his head, or maybe your friend just has flies following him around everywhere.😍
I bet those church exorcists helped him out by casting out whatever was wrong, so now he's a true believer and has definitely found God.
That's probably why you never hear about people in churches having flies buzzing around their heads.😁

casualmaker13 said:To me, there isn't much difference between having information and actually possessing knowledge.
And as for the path? A path is just a path. You can hack your way through a dense forest and move at a snail's pace, or you can stick to a well-worn trail, or maybe jump on a high-speed interstate. Even if two people end up on the same road, their experiences and what they learn along the way will be totally different. They might not even end up at the same destination.

casualmaker13 said:I mean, states of consciousness are really just signposts along the way—they're there so you don't get lost and actually know where you're headed.
If you're just wandering through a fog, you could spend years drifting aimlessly.
Besides, they serve as a way to confirm you're actually making progress.
You could tell yourself you've reached the "7th stage," but if you can't actually prove it, that's just self-deception or plain old lying to yourself.
It's the same as "working" on your spiritual growth for years only to realize you haven't moved an inch.
It's like spending years looking for the ocean in the middle of Kansas; you're never going to find it there.
Knowledge doesn't enslave you—it sets you free. Ignorance is what leads you straight into an illusion.

jademarlin26 said:Working on consciousness is merely an egoic endeavor, as it is only the ego that perceives itself as separate from consciousness and believes it can somehow manipulate it from that perspective.

casualmaker13 said:I don't know, I think there actually are recipes, written down by people who have been right there in those states themselves.
Beyond that, every book is basically a recipe. Everything anyone teaches you is a recipe, since they learned it from someone else, too...
That’s why you need practice and experience to let things finally crystallize.
I mean, you aren't limiting yourself as long as you stay open.
Other people's experiences are really just guideposts; you can use them if you want, or you can just pass them by.
If you start with zero knowledge, you won't even realize where you're headed or what's happening.
Ignorance is like driving through heavy fog in the middle of nowhere—you can't see a thing.
And these states of consciousness? They're defined by someone's vision and experience, which has then been verified by a few others who reached that same level.
You can choose to believe that, or you don't have to. It's up to you.
Look, you can tell what someone is capable of if they're in the 6th state of consciousness—things like being able to think anything into existence, being in two places at once, creating something out of nothing, walking through walls, being invisible, flying, and so on...
If someone can't do those things, then maybe they just aren't in that state of consciousness.

casualmaker13 said:Look, the boundaries are really just defined by where your own awareness sits and what you're capable of experiencing. These stages were mapped out by people who actually walked the path themselves.
Anyone pursuing this kind of inner growth ends up testing these states firsthand, so having a roadmap can act like a sort of progress report—assuming, of course, that you actually buy into the idea of a structured hierarchy of consciousness.
Since we're talking about incredibly subtle experiences, most descriptions come from gurus or enlightened teachers who have been there or have direct insight into the cosmic record.
Basically, everyone has experienced the first three states of consciousness.
The fourth state is something anyone who starts meditating and doing the inner work will run into.
But when it comes to being in the fifth stage... well, people definitely know who's actually there, and there are ways to verify it.

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Larry Williams said:I practice meditation, and honestly, anyone who actually puts in the work can experience that fourth state of consciousness—transcendence—pretty quickly. If you make it a daily habit, you’ll start feeling your awareness expand and grow.
Transcendence happens right there in the meditation; it widens our perception, brings this incredible sense of peace, and acts as a stepping stone toward those higher states of being.
Of course, everyone starts from a different baseline, so there’s no magic stopwatch or universal timeline for when you hit a specific level of consciousness.
The secret sauce? Just start, and for heaven's sake, be consistent.

...just make sure you don't let the whole thing turn into mindless autopilot.🙂

quietpilot87 said:I get all that—it's just a matter of finding the grit to unlearn everything they shoved down my throat growing up.

Fair enough, maybe 😁
Then again, I see it as something deeply grounded—something physical that manifests and flows "downward."

quietpilot87 said:Look, I know exactly what kind of people you're talking about—but honestly, what am I supposed to do? The doctors basically hand you a prescription and tell you to swallow it, like they don't give a damn about the spiritual side of things. It’s all just chemistry to them. 😁
I'm about ready to walk away from the doctors and the meds. Just... done. Enough is enough.

Hmm. But if I start stacking more names in there, where does all that soul go?
Money’s leaking out. 😁

quietpilot87 said:Look, I know exactly what kind of people you're talking about—but honestly, what am I supposed to do? The doctors basically hand you a prescription and tell you to swallow it, like they don't give a damn about the spiritual side of things. It’s all just chemistry to them. 😁
I'm about ready to walk away from the doctors and the meds. Just... done. Enough is enough.

Hmm. But if I start stacking more names in there, where does all that soul go?
Money’s leaking out. 😁

quietpilot87 said:Never actually read his stuff—not even once. 😁
I mean, honestly—I think motherhood is just one of those things that totally stalls your own growth.
Not that I’m saying every woman should jump into motherhood—not at all. Everyone's gotta do their own thing.

quietpilot87 said:I lost mine at 15 because of endless, constant blocks. Now I’ve been on hormone therapy for eight years straight, and honestly, I’m not feeling it.

Yeah, I'm on the same page there.😁

That's how I see it.

quietpilot87 said:I lost mine at 15 because of endless, constant blocks. Now I’ve been on hormone therapy for eight years straight, and honestly, I’m not feeling it.

Yeah, I'm on the same page there.😁

That's how I see it.

quietpilot87 said:Quincy Jones:

We’re talking about enough energy to make you leak everywhere—it's wild—but if that stuff actually hit the sixth chakra, you'd reach enlightenment. Look, I'm not saying a woman *has* to stop her period to get there, but it would definitely make the ride a lot smoother. Even Taoist texts suggest that pausing menstruation basically halts the aging process for women. You keep all that estrogen in play instead of burning through it. So, ladies... just food for thought.

Honestly, this whole thing is tripping me up.

So many women deal with amenorrhea, which leads to masculinization—probably way too much yang in the system. Then they take various pills that pump them with extra estrogen while simultaneously blocking the pineal gland, if you ask me. And then the pineal gland just stops functioning.

So where does that leave us? If a woman is working on raising her menstrual 😁 energy, does that mean she can't—or shouldn't—get pregnant?

But then again, the period itself is yang 🤔 Hmm.

quietpilot87 said:Quincy Jones:

We’re talking about enough energy to make you leak everywhere—it's wild—but if that stuff actually hit the sixth chakra, you'd reach enlightenment. Look, I'm not saying a woman *has* to stop her period to get there, but it would definitely make the ride a lot smoother. Even Taoist texts suggest that pausing menstruation basically halts the aging process for women. You keep all that estrogen in play instead of burning through it. So, ladies... just food for thought.

Honestly, this whole thing is tripping me up.

So many women deal with amenorrhea, which leads to masculinization—probably way too much yang in the system. Then they take various pills that pump them with extra estrogen while simultaneously blocking the pineal gland, if you ask me. And then the pineal gland just stops functioning.

So where does that leave us? If a woman is working on raising her menstrual 😁 energy, does that mean she can't—or shouldn't—get pregnant?

But then again, the period itself is yang 🤔 Hmm.

quietpilot87 said:Quincy Jones:

We’re talking about enough energy to make you leak everywhere—it's wild—but if that stuff actually hit the sixth chakra, you'd reach enlightenment. Look, I'm not saying a woman *has* to stop her period to get there, but it would definitely make the ride a lot smoother. Even Taoist texts suggest that pausing menstruation basically halts the aging process for women. You keep all that estrogen in play instead of burning through it. So, ladies... just food for thought.

Honestly, this whole thing is tripping me up.

So many women deal with amenorrhea, which leads to masculinization—probably way too much yang in the system. Then they take various pills that pump them with extra estrogen while simultaneously blocking the pineal gland, if you ask me. And then the pineal gland just stops functioning.

So where does that leave us? If a woman is working on raising her menstrual 😁 energy, does that mean she can't—or shouldn't—get pregnant?

But then again, the period itself is yang 🤔 Hmm.

Bradley Davis33 said:A few years back, some girl dead-seriously suggested I rub urine on a cold sore on my lip 😲

Anyway... can someone explain this weirdness to me? Is this just what they call Sex and the City?

slydriver17 said:Well, what do I know? You throw in two ice cubes and suddenly it tastes just like whiskey.🙂
Chemistry is chemistry, after all. It doesn't matter what people put inside themselves—be it peanuts, steak, or a bowl of grits.
The real priority is ensuring that whoever is concocting these little treats stays in touch with "whatever works," but as for drinking urine or some kind of menstrual transfiguration... well, that's getting into territory far too extreme for me. I am a strict vegetarian.🙂 😁

Brian Baker32 said:Having kids works the same way. You can basically stretch out that period of feeling good every single year. If you have one kid, you're saving eleven eggs for later. Then you just breeze right into menopause.

slydriver17 said:Does anyone happen to have a dedicated thread regarding urine therapy for health optimization? It seems like there's a discussion on just about everything these days, yet I can't find this specific topic anywhere.😁