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It felt like I was there. Not nessasarily flying or observing. The only thing is I havnt been anywhere that looked that that. Once again, at the beginning when I seen the symbols, it definetly felt like I was trance-like, but when I was seeing the other things.... I was awake, where ever I was, for the few seconds I was there. I could hear every breath and heart beat very loudly, then it felt like i was going 100km/h then stopped dead, then I opened my eyes.

I love reading all your posts i would very much like to start getting back into practicing meditation and Astral Travel, i don't mean to get off the subject here but i need to share how i am feeling. I was once very passionate about spirituality, paranormal, dreams, & astral travel & i had many wonderful experiences. I am finding it difficult to find that inspiration i once had. Your posts have opened my eyes to what i was once so passionate about. Any simple suggestions that might help me get back on track would be greatly appreciated. Basically where should i start (Baby Steps)

Many Blessings

Spirit-Being wrote:I love reading all your posts i would very much like to start getting back into practicing meditation and Astral Travel, i don't mean to get off the subject here but i need to share how i am feeling. I was once very passionate about spirituality, paranormal, dreams, & astral travel & i had many wonderful experiences. I am finding it difficult to find that inspiration i once had. Your posts have opened my eyes to what i was once so passionate about. Any simple suggestions that might help me get back on track would be greatly appreciated. Basically where should i start (Baby Steps)

Many Blessings

I wonder if you thought about "WHY" you want to experience that "passion" again, if you would then find your answer.
It is easy to get "attached" to the "passion" and "experiences" of a spiritually based life. They can to take us away from other things.
What are you passionate about now?
If the answer is nothing, maybe that is what you want to be taken away from.
If so that is your first baby step...to realize that.
I'm not saying that is what is going on in your life Spirit-being, I am giving an example that could very well fit.
Peace and Blessings,
Whiteshaman

When I used to work out all the time.... i loved the burn I got, and the feeling of accomplishment i got after a few months after seeing some results. Everytime i started would stop after a few months becasue i would plateau. In other words, i stopped seeing results as fast as I used to see them. Mabey thats how you feel? You accomplished so much in your years of study about spirituality and everything invilved, you then hit a wall, and felt that you either couldnt learn anymore, or begain loosing some interest, becasue you seem to get the same answers over and over again.

If i continued working out after I hit the plateau, I would have continued for years after. OR if i changed my workouts I would have avoided it all together. Mabey you need to "change your workouts"? Find more ways to satify your hunger for truth? What I do is I read everything that I can about all religions, and then when i dont understand something I continue to read up on it. For example, I have been reading up on wicca, and I am amazed by how much of our beliefs that we discus on here is related to wiccan belief, even if we dont know it. Most of religions take a basis or somethings from wicca, so I started to read antropology books so I can understand te beginnings of us, therefore understanding how we come to use religion.

I hope you find your spark again spirit being. But I dont think youve lost your passion at all. Your answers to many posts are enlightning, and you are on this forum still arent you?

I thank you for your kind words as well, and dont worry about being "off topic". Discussions always tend to move away from what start out with. Thats how good discussions go!!

Someone on here once said, that our spiritual life is sometimes like a pendulum..

It swings one way for awhile, then swings the other way. I think it was Essence who said this, but not 100% sure.. Please forgive me if I'm wrong....

Anyway, this statement is very much true for me.. When my pendulum swings in the spiritual department -- I just ride with it. I enjoy the passion, & discovery of answers..

But when the pendulum swings in the other direction. This is when I feel frustrated that I'm not learning anything new. I'm not feeling passion & enjoyment from this area of my life..

When I'm stuck in this mode, here's what I do:
1. I remember that this will not last forever. It is a means of growing in my spirituality. So breathe deeply, try to be patient, and keep this in mind..
2. To find the passion in meditating and astral travel again. I "train" myself. CanadianMind is right when he says this is a kind of "work out"..

--just start with 3 minutes a day. Sit alone in a room, and clear your mind for those 3 minutes. When you're feeling that this is easy for you, then move the time limit to 5 minutes.

--For me, I've found that when I'm not feeling spiritual--that it's hard to clear my mind. It takes pratice, and when I don't enjoy it, I do it anyway.. Because my brain is like everything else in life, it has to be trained, how to do things..

Hope this helps... And take heart Spirit Being, I feel that the pendulum is already starting to swing back for you. So it won't be long now..

Thank You WhiteShaman, canadianmind, Serenity - Dawn your posts have helped me so much, i can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and i hope that many new discoveries & experiences are in store on this Spiritual Path.

To answer your question WhiteShaman at the moment i can honestly say i am not quite sure if i have any passion towards any of the things i have been doing in my life as of late. I have come to realize that when i am passionate about something, i am always happy to fulfill that passion, and it is always something Beautiful, Loving, Peaceful. The things i have been doing have not sparked the passion in me, & i have not felt fulfilled, just negative feelings & actions of Laziness (video games, Tv), Anger (yelling), Lustfulness (watching porn), Depression (suicidal thoughts), Self-Pity (poor me), & Selfishness (what i can get) i wish i could say that this is what i need to go through but this is very hard for me to see. But as i have always said everything happens for a reason, who knows maybe this experience has humbled me to ask for help that i desperately needed. I think you are right on when you said that maybe i want to be taken away from not feeling any passion, i do feel i need to feel this passion for something Beautiful, Loving, & Peaceful, this gives me the drive i need to fulfill something great for all of Life. But maybe Inspiration comes first then passion follows. If this is the case then all the inspiration i need is right here before my eyes from all of you

I think you hit the nail on the head canadianmind when you said "I dont think youve lost your passion at all"

maybe i just cannot see it right now, but i do feel it, it never left me it was always here how did i miss this. I feel the spark coming back i always knew i had great friends, and i could not be the person i am today without you guys & all the people i have met in my life. I think i did hit a wall, i was just talking with my girlfriend today about me moving in a different direction, and wicca kept popping up in my mind. not sure why but it is not a coincidence that i read your post canadianmind. Everything happens for a reason Maybe i can just read up on wicca and try new workouts & techniques, i think this will bring some new and exciting experiences, and some much needed Inspiration. Hopefully some amazing Truths will float to the surface as well. I will always be here on this forum, unless something major happens. I will say that i have learned so much here, i have become much more open & have judged less, i feel i have learned more than i could ever ask for in the short time we have all known each other. Thank You Once Again

The pendulum analogy fits perfectly Serenity - Dawn, In my life i have hit many highs and many lows. Neither have lasted forever, i do not know if it is possible to hold onto the pendulum high, but maybe it gets easier to deal with the pendulum lows and recognizing these states and doing something about it as soon as it surfaces. For me i have wallowed in these states and knew what i needed to do, but for some reason had trouble finding the strength to do what i needed to do when it surfaced. Eventually it gets more & more difficult to get out of this state by myself, i am truly grateful for your help & everyone here, where would i be without your help What a wonderful suggestion i surely will try 3 minutes a day for now sitting quietly and calming the mind, and as soon as i feel comfortable i will move up to 5 minutes just as you suggested. As you have said And take heart Spirit Being, I feel that the pendulum is already starting to swing back for you. So it won't be long now.. Thank you so much this is wonderful and i do feel the pendulum beginning to swing back, you have great Insight

(Time to move forward)

Asking for help is tough to do, but i am glad i did i feel much more positive after reading all your posts. I do feel i have Hope once again and this will pass as everything does. Thanks for all your help Guys

Many Blessings

Everyone hits the wall at some point in there life. I almost hot bottom at 17. Im still kind of trying to crawl back out. I think of it like i just have to lift myself out... but im too lazy.

After all that, only latley that i relized that we should NEVER stuff down our emotions.. or question them, or our thoughts. Our emotions are our link to our higher selves, with out them wed be lost. Im learning to listin, and think of why i feel that way, and understand why i feel the way I do at a time, then just let it pass. We are, still, human, we have urges and feelings, why should we ignore them??


Another thing ive learned is that our thoughts are exactly that, OUR thoughts. If you think about it no thoughts are really bad, its the actions we take and what we choose to listin too that really makes a difference.

I totaly understand what you mean though. Anger is just another emotion. To deny out emotions, is to deny out humanity, at least I think.

Relocation can help sometimes too, I was in calgary fer a few years, and just recently moved back home. I think im gonna head to vancouver or back to calgary again. Change is good for the soul sometimes. Im glad your feeling a bit better spiritbeing....!

Thanks canadianmind you would most likely benefit if you were to relocate, your intuition is probably guiding you to make the change, but only you know this. Whatever decision you make hope you find more Inspiration in your life.

Many Blessings

I know what you mean. Ive ALWAYS had a pull to get out of here, and just go. The only thing is ive never been able to get enough money to go away for an extended time and just see things. Ive always wanted to go to vancouver, lots of places in the states, colombia, australia, europe. Mabey thats why i feel so confined, i have a soul that wants to GOGOGO, and at this moment i cant do much about it...

I understand i actually have felt limited as well. I am sure one day you will be able to explore this Beautiful Earth. Maybe when you start feeling better and provided it is not too cold outside you could go somewhere in Nature, maybe a short hike, or exploring a cave or something. wow i should be taking my own advice hopefully i will soon

Many Blessings

I thank you too.

awesome info folks,

i am planning an altar this season too....finally
I am ready...LOL

what's life if you can't do some small though relaxing
things for yourself....

I am substituting my burdened body with eating more "green"...LOL
and feeding my soul and mind more....it's a bit harder in the winter but
I will see how it all pans out for me.....

I too would Like to create an Altar. In one room i cleaned out the broken computer & on that desk i have a green plant, on the wall are some pictures for Inspiration, its a start for a writing area, were i am hoping to write many books. I also would like to make a Altar for Meditation, to help clear the Mind.

Many Blessings