Coping With Sensory Changes
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 1:19 am
I'm starting to notice very tangible results from my regular practices and I'm wondering if anyone can relate or has any advice on coping with the entailed sensory changes.
I've been trying to complete the controlled hallucinations aspect of IIH's step two, but have also been doing the LBRP as a sort of "kata" to practice using the different senses together in a meaningful way.
I'm starting to get what I'd call sensory overload. Bardon mentions that the magician should become more focused and aware, but I feel like if my body were a toaster built for 120 V power, I'm now plugged into a 220 V plug. It's not so much that I'm seeing more, but that I'm more aware I think. E.g. if I could always see an image, but could only focus within a sliding window, now that window is the entire image.
Also add a tiny bit of synaesthesia though from getting distracted every once in a while and being able to easily manifest sensations. E.g. Suppose I think of the taste of a burger and suddenly I also feel like I'm holding one (in an extra pair of "astral" hands). As well, I'm noticing that crowds bother me a bit.
Can anyone relate / give advice on remaining grounded / slowing the development process in favor of quality over intensity? I'm finding meditation, mirrors, and centering work wonders, I'm just wondering if anyone has any clever tricks.
I've been trying to complete the controlled hallucinations aspect of IIH's step two, but have also been doing the LBRP as a sort of "kata" to practice using the different senses together in a meaningful way.
I'm starting to get what I'd call sensory overload. Bardon mentions that the magician should become more focused and aware, but I feel like if my body were a toaster built for 120 V power, I'm now plugged into a 220 V plug. It's not so much that I'm seeing more, but that I'm more aware I think. E.g. if I could always see an image, but could only focus within a sliding window, now that window is the entire image.
Also add a tiny bit of synaesthesia though from getting distracted every once in a while and being able to easily manifest sensations. E.g. Suppose I think of the taste of a burger and suddenly I also feel like I'm holding one (in an extra pair of "astral" hands). As well, I'm noticing that crowds bother me a bit.
Can anyone relate / give advice on remaining grounded / slowing the development process in favor of quality over intensity? I'm finding meditation, mirrors, and centering work wonders, I'm just wondering if anyone has any clever tricks.