"! Today we will learn to enter an altered state of consciousness, or alpha state, and we will learn how to do this in 10 seconds. My record for entering the alpha state is 7 seconds, and into a deep state (2-3 seconds for relaxation, the same amount for entering a regular alpha and then a couple of seconds into a deep state of altered consciousness).
Then we will move on to practicing the theta state, although it is possible that you will fall into this state already in the first technique.
The alpha state of the brain allows you to quickly relax the body, enter into deep meditation, receive answers from the subconscious, and effectively reprogram destructive programs. In this state, it is recommended to work with visualizations, affirmations and other techniques.
To begin with, you just need to learn how to enter an altered state of consciousness, and then reduce this time to a minimum (10-15 seconds or less). I entered this state in 7 seconds when I was in a calm state.
I’ll tell you briefly about brain frequencies for those who don’t know what we’re talking about. Brain frequency is waves with a frequency of approximately 0.5 to 40 cycles per second, or 1.5 to 40 Hz. This frequency determines what state we are in: awake, drowsy or deep sleep.
The lower the frequency or less, the closer the person’s state becomes to sleep. The higher the frequency, the faster and more active our brain works.
Don't confuse brain frequency with human frequency. These are completely different systems.
Conventionally, brain frequencies were divided into 5 parts. The brain emits gamma, betta, alpha, theta and delta waves. Now let's take a closer look at each wave.
When an adult is in a relaxed and comfortable state and at the same time he maintains conscious activity, he develops sufficient quantity alpha waves. Essentially, this is the state before falling asleep.
At this frequency, a person can effectively cope with the tasks assigned to him. Alpha waves greatly enhance the ability to perceive a large amount of information, develop abstract thinking, and help self-control. This frequency is also good for removing stress, nervous tension and anxiety.
Alpha waves help connect the conscious mind with the subconscious mind (or soul). At this frequency, so-called joy hormones are produced, which help reduce pain and are responsible for a positive outlook on life, happiness, joy and relaxation.
In the theta rhythm after heavy exercise, the body can quickly recover. At this frequency, a feeling of bliss and peace appears. Theta waves are generated by the right hemisphere of the brain. They are the boundary between consciousness and subconscious.
Theta waves promote the manifestation of paranormal abilities. They enhance emotions and feelings, and also allow you to program and reprogram the subconscious, and get rid of negative and limiting thinking. For people involved in self-development, mastering this frequency can be of great benefit.
An altered state of consciousness (ASC) begins with the alpha frequency and at the border of alpha and theta waves.
It is at these frequencies that it is good to reprogram the body. It would be ideal to work at theta frequencies, but this is actually sleep and requires long-term training.
Now we will learn to enter the deep alpha state without a computer and special music. In this state, you can recover in literally 10-15 minutes, find solutions to problems, get answers to exciting questions to which it is not possible to obtain an answer in the normal state, reconfigure the entire body, reprogram internal programs and beliefs, and tune in to events.
Preparation for practice
You can enter the alpha state while sitting or lying down, whichever is more comfortable for you. If you fall asleep quickly in a relaxed state, this technique is best done while sitting. During your first training, before entering altered states of consciousness, you do not need to set any goals. To begin with, you just need to get good at walking into this state. Before class, we remove all irritating factors: turn off the phone, intercom, close the doors so that relatives do not disturb. Clothes should be loose. If extraneous sounds are still present, wear headphones.
A good time to do this technique is before bed, when everyone in the house is calm. The position should be comfortable; arms and legs should not be crossed.
How to enter the alpha state - practice
We close our eyes and make the first count from 3 to 1 as follows. First, take a deep breath and as you exhale, mentally pronounce the number 3 three times ( three, three, three) and imagine the image of the three in front of the internal screen. Let this image be the one that comes to you. Concentrate your attention on the number. At this time, you relax your body from head to toe.
If you don't know how to relax, first practice relaxing to the point where you can do it in a few seconds. I'm not writing about deep relaxation. Primary general relaxation is enough.
After this you need to lie down for a few seconds. Next, take a deep breath and as you exhale, say the number 2 three times ( two, two, two). All the same. With number 2, you relax your face, cheeks, jaw, back of the head and eyelids. Notice the relaxation of the eyelids. Then lie down for a few seconds or a little longer, as you wish.
Then comes one. We also say the number 1 3 times, not forgetting about the image of the unit. Now we are not relaxing anything, but simply concentrating on one.
Then we lie down for a few seconds and begin the second countdown from 10 to 1. Now there is no need to take deep breaths and exhales. We do everything easily and relaxed. Let's start with ten. We also mentally pronounce the number 10 and imagine it. After 2-3 breaths while exhaling, we mentally pronounce the word "deeper" and mentally we seem to fall into the depths, into something pleasant, like into a pillow.
If at some number you start to get confused and forget what your score is, then you are already in alpha.
This can happen on any number. Once this has happened, there is no need to count anymore. Feel this state. There should be no active thoughts. If thoughts appear, just watch them as if from the outside and they will go away. A large flow of thoughts takes you out of a state of altered consciousness.
If you missed the alpha and fell asleep, it's okay. You just need to practice. If you didn’t get into this state the first time, you are in the state you will be in. It will still be alpha, just not deep.
The state of deep alpha is very pleasant, which is difficult to describe. This is a relaxed state with indescribable depth; it feels good and pleasant. When you get into deep alpha, you will understand this.
Stay in this state as long as you want. If time is limited, you can set an alarm clock with a pleasant melody.
In a normal alpha there is a period when you are overcome by love and happiness. Just observe this state and go deeper. If you want, you can remain in this state, but it is easy to slip through it, it is fleeting. For me, this state happens within a few seconds. Although this state of love may not exist, we are all different.
Sometimes 10-15 minutes in deep alpha can replace 1-2 hours of sleep.
In altered states of consciousness, various images may appear. Observe them and remain aware at the same time so as not to fall asleep. After some time, watching the images, it may dawn on you, you may understand something that you never understood, an interesting thought or idea may come to you, the necessary information that you have long forgotten may emerge in your memory.
Solving Problems Using the Alpha Brain State
In this trance state, you can tune in to solve the necessary problems and simply observe thoughts and images. Once you learn to enter a deep alpha state, you can master problem solving through this technique. Before practice, tune in to solving the desired problem, otherwise you may not remember this in the alpha itself and immerse yourself in the alpha. If you have found a solution to the problem, immediately get out of this state, otherwise you may not remember later.
With the help of an assistant, you can do great things, including writing books. To solve simple one-answer solutions, just enter alpha and observe what is happening there. We received an answer and left alpha.
If you need to receive a large amount of information, it is difficult to remember it. In this case, an assistant would be an ideal option. You received a piece of information in alpha, spoke it out loud and immediately entered alpha again. The assistant wrote down the information.
A new piece of information arrived, was spoken out loud again, the assistant wrote it down again, etc. Thus, you will practically not leave this trance state and dictate information to the assistant. Of course, you can also use a voice recorder for this.
It is very easy to get out of the alpha state. A little effort of will and you are already in betta. When leaving alpha, try to endure this wonderful state that you will have.
Thus, you will become stronger and happier, you will be less and less affected by stress and problems, you will become more a confident person. I prepared some fragments of texts on this blog using the alpha state.
Most people get into the first shallow alpha the first time. As I already wrote in the article about, it takes 21 days to create new skills. I recommend that you start practicing entering an altered state of consciousness for 21 days. Ideally, this should be done 3 times a day for 3 weeks.
When I started learning to enter a deep alpha state, I practiced 3 times a day and the day came when I entered deep alpha. I immediately felt this and, out of curiosity, looked at the calendar of my classes. And what do you think? It was 21 days of classes. This may be a coincidence, but it seems somewhat natural.
It is very pleasant to do this practice before bed. Of course, not everyone has the opportunity to enter this state 3 times a day. If you want to learn a new ability, look for conditions for practicing. Do this practice at least once a day, but daily. Once you have established this skill, daily practice will no longer be necessary. In order to enter an altered state of consciousness in 10 seconds, it took me about 2 months of daily practice.
Entering Theta
Very often, when entering alpha, a person falls into the theta state. With experience comes control of these states, but if the previous exercise is not enough for you, continue with this addition:
While in alpha, bring your attention to the tip of your chin and keep it there. This will move you to the theta frequency. At first this may take 5-10 minutes, but over time this time can be reduced to a few seconds. Instead of the chin, attention can be transferred to the third eye area.
The human brain constantly emits energy impulses. The devices record this. Over the course of long-term studies, it was found that these impulses are oscillations and constantly change rhythm. In different states of consciousness, the brain emits energy waves at different frequencies. To simplify work and research, notations were introduced and states were divided.
Result:
- beta waves - 13-25 oscillations per second (waking state);
- alpha waves - 7-13 oscillations per second (sleep state with a dream);
- theta waves - 4-7 oscillations per second (state of deep sleep without dreams or trance);
– delta waves – up to 5 oscillations per second (coma or megatrans)
Measurements of psychics at work, yogis in meditation, people artificially put into a trance gave an interesting result. It turned out that:
- a person does not have to sleep to be at the alpha or theta level;
- children under 7 - 10 years old are always at the alpha level;
- a sharp slowdown in rhythms is caused by closing the eyes.
William Hewitt, a famous hypnotherapist, researched and developed methods for controlling the state of the brain. Moreover, he published the book “The Secret Possibilities of Your Psyche,” which teaches people who are not endowed with paranormal abilities how to become a psychic. The first thing the book teaches is to consciously slow down the biorhythms of the brain, while moving, as he himself puts it, to (OES).
I can tell you from my own experience that it’s interesting. The altered state of consciousness caused by this technique enhances all abilities (both natural and paranormal).
Why in practice do you need to be able to achieve OES?
- increasing efficiency when working with extrasensory abilities;
- work with self-programming;
- formation;
- rapid achievement of the state;
- working on intention through visualization;
- with sufficient skill - entering deep trance states and consciously exiting it, etc...
Basic Psychic Level is an altered state of consciousness in the most accessible and safe form.
How to learn to achieve OES?
To do this, you need to spend 2 hours doing a couple of exercises. After this, it is advisable to repeat the adjustment every week. This makes it possible to reduce rhythms in a few seconds.
With regular practice, you can achieve the OES state in 2 seconds as many times a day as you like (although frequent practice gets tiring). With experience, you begin to notice that you are diving deeper and deeper - a pleasant feeling.
First, you need to learn how to achieve. The fastest and effective exercise Of all the ones I have met, the same one gives Hewitt.
Achieving the Basic Psychic Level
- Sit back and relax.
- Close your eyes.
- Visualize a spiral staircase with ten steps leading to the basement.
- Visualize yourself standing on the top step.
- Say: “Now I will start going down the stairs. With each step I will relax more and more and plunge into the depths of my subconscious.”
- Go down one step and say: “Deeper level of consciousness.”
- Continue down the steps repeating these words.
- Having descended to the lowest step, say: “I have now reached the basic level of consciousness that allows me to begin psychic reading.
practice. I can reach this level at will with my eyes open or closed. To do this, I need to mentally count from three to one.” *Congratulations - you have taken an excursion into an altered state of consciousness. - Open your eyes. Repeat the same exercise with with open eyes. I recommend practicing this exercise at least once a week.
You have now learned to achieve an altered state of consciousness at will. To do this, you just need to mentally count from three to one. This will take no more than two seconds. When I repeat this exercise, an imaginary staircase automatically appears in my mind's eye, intensifying the sensation. You can also conjure up the image of a ladder in your mind by counting from three to one. This will consolidate the success you have achieved.
What is an altered state of consciousness
If we write in accessible language, then an altered state of consciousness is an unusual psychological condition person. As a rule, we all experience some phases of the condition throughout our lives. Normal states are considered to be quite ordinary things: wakefulness, dreams and deep sleep. Of course, there is such a thing as sleepwalking. But it should be talked about because it is another phase of an altered state of consciousness.
Altered states of consciousness include alcohol and drug exposure, as well as a trance state and hypnosis. When a person feels an overload in his mind and is no longer able to relax on his own and switch to other activities, he has to turn to specialists for help. However, in most cases, many try to solve their problems by using alcohol or drugs, which provide temporary relief and weaken the functioning of the mind. These methods do not lead to anything good and can only worsen the situation, since under external influence it is difficult for a person to control his actions.
However, not everything is so scary, because if you wish, you can achieve an altered state of consciousness in ways that cannot harm you. Scientists have long identified an altered state of consciousness in separate group and is also called the alpha state. It was during this period of time, brain activity decreases and a person is, as it were, between two worlds: reality and sleep. The time of this transition is the most suitable for making wishes and for dialogue with the Universe.
How it works
At its core, the same visualization or meditation is an attempt to achieve an altered state of consciousness. Many people use shamanic techniques of entering a trance, hypnosis or holotropic breathing for this purpose. All these are ways to achieve a harmonious state and free our consciousness from everyday thoughts and accumulated negativity. There are many options for visualizations and meditations, and all of them are quite effective. The main thing is to find something you like and then it will really work.
To explain in more detail how an altered state of consciousness works, here is a simple example. Imagine that you are in a house with two rooms. One room is your state of awareness when you are awake. The second is your subconscious, which actively manifests itself during your sleep. The transition between these rooms is that same altered state when you have not yet closed the door from the first room, but have already managed to open the door to the second.
It is at such moments that insights most often occur, brilliant thoughts come to creators and answers to questions come to scientists. We experience this state every day, before going to bed or after waking up. As a rule, it lasts a very short period of time, and many simply do not notice it. If you learn to stay in this state consciously, and even make wishes, then you can achieve success in any business.
How to achieve a state of altered consciousness and what to do next
Exist various ways immersion in this alpha state. You can read about meditation and visualization separately. But there's another one simple technique, which can be used right before bed, which makes the task much easier.
Entering an altered state of consciousness
Choose a time so that no one will disturb you. Many people do this practice before going to bed or immediately after waking up. Lie down comfortably and close your eyes, do a few deep breaths and exhale and relax your whole body. After this, you can begin the technique itself.
Take a deep breath and as you exhale, you need to imagine the number three, and also say it to yourself. In one exhalation you need to have time to repeat this three times, so you need to exhale the air very slowly.
After this, take another breath and repeat the same thing, but with the number two. And do it a third time similar actions with one. You should get the following cycle of breathing: Inhale, slowly exhale, plus visualize the three: three (pause), three (pause), three (final exhalation); inhale, slowly exhale: two (pause), two (pause), two (final exhalation); inhale, exhale: one (pause), one (pause), one (final exhalation).
Help you understand that you are in an altered state of consciousness following signs:
- you feel comfort on a physical level;
- your eyes are closed, but even if you open them, it will not change your condition;
- thoughts stop rushing at uncontrollable speed or disappear altogether;
- slight numbness of the limbs;
- breathing becomes deeper and rarer;
- a feeling of detachment from the surrounding reality;
- feeling of a trance state.
Once you reach this state, you can use visualization techniques where you imagine that your wish has already come true. For this to be convincing, you need to not only imagine it, but also feel it: what you will do, what you will wear, what emotions you will experience when everything has already come true, and so on.
You can also simply make a wish and release it into the Universe. And if you use this technique and choose a special time when the connection with the Higher Powers reaches its maximum, then everything will come true much faster. But remember that nothing happens overnight, so don’t give up the next day if you don’t see results. Repeat this technique of achieving what you want for at least a week, then changes will not take long to arrive. Good luck, and don't forget to press the buttons and
I am glad to welcome the inquisitive readers of our project, who, like me, are closely within the framework of conventional thinking and want further development of your personality. I propose to study the issue together: altered state of consciousness - what is it and what additional features it reveals to man. Since ancient times, magicians, alchemists, healers, and astrologers have been interested in altered states of consciousness. Nowadays, the topic has not lost its relevance: psychotherapists, hypnologists, and esotericists use it in their practice. As Albert Einstein wrote:
"Not one difficult situation cannot be overcome at the level of consciousness at which it arose.”
First of all I want to tell you real story on behalf of the esotericist Sergei:
At the age of 11, I fell in physical education class and hit my head painfully. Subsequently, I was plagued by severe headaches, dizziness, nausea, and sleep disturbances. Doctors diagnosed a concussion and prescribed a large number of medications. Over time, the pain recurred periodically, I didn’t want to “sit on pills”, I just had to endure it. At the age of 18, when I became interested in esotericism and spiritual practices, I was lucky enough to meet an experienced mentor. He taught me a technique for reviewing past events in a state of meditation to identify and eliminate the cause of what happened.
In a meditative state, I began to remember and, as it were, replay the events of 7 years ago in reverse. I saw that when I fell, not only did my leg twist, but also another phenomenon. At that moment, something like an energy cord stretched to my head from above. I would not be able to recognize this in my usual state of consciousness. While in meditation, I was able to, through an effort of will and imagination, break the connection with the source of pain. It turns out that in a state of altered consciousness I got rid of an illness that doctors could not cope with in 7 years.
The concept of an altered state of consciousness
To understand what an altered state of consciousness is, let’s first turn to authoritative scientific sources. Let's open the all-knowing Wikipedia and treatises on psychology. An altered state of consciousness (ASC) is a qualitative transformation of an individual’s subjective experiences and psychological functioning in comparison with certain norms of behavior, recorded by himself or outside observers. Subjective experiences are unique individual characteristics of thinking and perception of the world around each person.
Altered states of consciousness that are short-term in nature and arise naturally are inherent in the psyche healthy people. ASC in a dream is physiological need human body. And now I propose to do without abstruse terms and formulate a more accessible definition. Altered consciousness is a state in which significant changes are observed in a person’s thinking and worldview, in his physical and emotional sensations, in behavior and intellectual abilities. In my opinion, it sounds simpler and clearer. Altered states of consciousness are divided into:
- spontaneously arising as a result physical activities, listening to monotonous speech or music, experiencing stress or feeling acute pain;
- artificially caused by taking psychotropic drugs or a change in respiratory rhythm;
- psychotechnically conditioned accompany hypnotic trance, meditation, and religious rituals.
Trance state of consciousness: how to enter
One of the types of ASC is a trance state of consciousness. It is generally accepted that trance refers to the area of supernatural manifestations of the human psyche. In fact, you and I experience a state of light trance almost every day, without even noticing it. Remember how you felt when you:
- passionate an interesting book or a film;
- listen to your favorite music;
- “automatically” you walk along a familiar route or drive a car along an empty road, while mentally immersed in yourself;
- are in a state of emotional or mental stress;
- do something creative or do something you love;
- you experience euphoria from traveling to other cities and countries, from contemplating works of art;
- do sports, dance.
In all of these cases, our consciousness concentrates on one feeling or thought and disconnects from the “insignificant” surrounding reality. A state of deep trance, otherwise called " highest degree awareness" is achieved through meditation or hypnotic influence.
Types of altered states of consciousness
Learning theory is great! But I believe that any phenomenon is easier to understand if you look at specific case studies and understand their essence. Forms of altered states of consciousness:
- Hypnotic influence is an ASC that occurs as a result of the targeted influence of a hypnotist or through self-hypnosis. It has an intermediate position between wakefulness and sleep. In a state of hypnotic trance, a person is able to remember and rethink the events of past years, get rid of psychological trauma, gain control and get rid of bad habits.
- Sleep as an altered state of consciousness is the only natural way provided by human physiology. During sleep, all organs and resources of the body are restored. In a dream, a person can literally see the solution to his problem.
- Meditation is a process of gradual relaxation physical body with concentration on the sensations of your body, your own breathing, or on a specific object. As a result, the mind is “unloaded” from negative experiences, an uncontrolled flow of abstract thoughts, and irritants from the surrounding world. In a state of meditation, a person is able to mentally ask a question into the surrounding space and receive an answer.
- Exposure to psychotropic substances. It's no secret that alcohol, nicotine, and drugs have the most detrimental effect on human body. First of all, brain cells are destroyed, therefore, a person’s consciousness does not just change - it degrades to hallucinations and mental disorders.
- Coma is one of the types of consciousness disorders in which a person has no connection with the surrounding reality and ceases mental activity. Occurs as a result of severe brain damage due to trauma, inflammatory processes, poisoning.
- “Shamanic journey” is an ancient way of comprehending parallel levels of reality located beyond the perception of the physical senses. Involves moving to a different energy spectrum. Experience and knowledge accumulated in an altered state of consciousness contribute to new and unusual insights in the spiritual search and help in solving problems Everyday life person.
- Pathological condition of a person. A state of altered consciousness occurs due to prolonged fasting, dehydration, lack of sleep or complete absence sleep, elevated temperature bodies.
Positive and negative aspects of joining the AIS
Altered states of consciousness and methods of entering them have a beneficial effect on a person only in the case of their natural manifestation and positive influence on physical and mental health. Lung condition trance from sports, creativity or connecting with nature allows you to get rid of negative experiences and stress. In this way, attention shifts from unfavorable circumstances to another sphere of perception, where the human psyche relaxes.
A state of altered consciousness through deep sleep, meditation or hypnosis gives people the opportunity to draw information from their subconscious. And you and I know that the human subconscious directly interacts with the energy-information field of our universe. In this way, you yourself can obtain the information you are interested in, program the events of your life, and even get rid of ailments. If a person tries to change his consciousness with the help of alcohol or drugs, the result of such experiments will be tragic. At first, a person will feel an incredible expansion of consciousness and see the versatility of the universe in the brightest colors. It will seem to him that he has risen above the “gray routine”, that the level of his intelligence is many times higher than the level of “primitive people”.
All this is temporary and ends in complete decomposition of the individual. I humbly apologize for such a comparison, but expanding your consciousness and comprehending the secrets of the universe through the use of “drugs” is the same as trying to stay warm in the cold by peeing in your pants. It will be warm for a couple of minutes, but then... The use of narcotic substances is justified only in the case of medical anesthesia of the patient during surgery.
How to enter an altered state of consciousness
Well, let's move on to practice! To master the methods of entering an altered state of consciousness, you need to learn how to change the wave vibrations of the brain. Brain rhythms are directly related to processes in our consciousness. There are 4 levels of brain radiation:
- Beta Wave - natural state waking consciousness. The frequency range of brain radiation ranges from 14 to 37 rhythms per second. Respiration rate is from 12 to 18 breaths per minute.
- Alpha Wave is a passive resting state of the brain. A rhythm commensurate with a meditative and hypnotic trance, a day dream. The frequency of brain radiation is from 8 to 13 vibrations. Respiration rate is from 7 to 11 breaths per minute.
- Theta Wave - state REM sleep: mental images rise above the level of our subconscious. Opens up access to supernatural experiences and visual perception images beyond everyday reality. The level of “Shamanic Journey”, a feeling of unity with the universe. The frequency of brain radiation is from 5 to 7 rhythms, breathing - from 5 to 6 breaths.
- Delta Wave is a state of deep sleep when a person is under general anesthesia or unconscious. Characterized by immunity to any irritants. The frequency of brain radiation is from 0.6 to 5 vibrations. The respiratory rate is extremely low - from 2 to 5 breaths per minute.
And now - the fun part!
Ways to enter an altered state of consciousness:
- While in a quiet, secluded environment, with your eyes closed, feel a deeper level of inner silence. You withdraw from the sounds and phenomena of the world around you. Feel the relaxation of your body muscles, concentrate your attention on pleasant images. Do not try to suddenly stop the flow of thoughts: this can cause a reaction that is the opposite of relaxation. Take the position of an observer of your thoughts, do not try to evaluate them. Create a stream of smoothly flowing consciousness in your head. Now you are ready to move from the harsh everyday materiality to a more subtle worldview.
- From the entire thought stream, choose the image that is most attractive and interesting to you. After making sure that the chosen image is the most harmonious for you in this moment, begin to wrap it in layers of thought forms. The finally formulated thought form will give you a feeling of complete internal merging of images and feelings with the information field of the universe. (A thought form is an independent living structure created by human thoughts. It already exists in astral world, but has not yet been embodied on the material level. A person generates it with his imagination and feeds it with personal energy).
- Now look around and feel the psychological area you have created. Under the condition of the highest concentration on the selected object, you will feel how your concentration smoothly moves into a certain “parallel” space. Don't try to catch the details. Calmly follow the flow. If you have a feeling of fear or discomfort, weaken your psychological concentration. Distract yourself from the details of the physical world. Adapt to changes gradually and carefully.
In conclusion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to like-minded readers for your interest and desire for self-improvement. I am glad that together we are on the path to understanding the secrets of the universe and the amazing capabilities of man. An altered state of consciousness can provide answers to current issues regarding everyday problems, spiritual search, and also teach a person to materialize his desires. Mahatma Gandhi uttered a simple but brilliant phrase:
"If you want to change the world, first change yourself.”
In our project you will find a large number of fascinating and educational articles for the development of thinking, mental and creativity. The most important thing on the path to yourself is to meet yourself. Good luck!
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