Psychokinesis

I think that there is nothing wrong with being agnostic about the nature of reality. It's healthy to be an open minded & intellectually curious skeptic. Most skeptic/debunkers I've encountered just seem to be negative Nancy's to me, feeding parasitically off the the enthusiasm of others. It takes a lot of courage to push forward & try new things when no one has done it ahead of you already. Working hard & expressing oneself honestly, sink or swim without protecting ones ego, takes guts, and leads to progress. By contrast, it's very easy to be an armchair skeptic who isn't putting anything on the line.

I imagine that everyone practicing/researching psi hits walls & faces frustration, but that's not a good reason to give up & drag others down. We simply don't know enough about what's going on, & to make hard assertions about the impossibility of things, is like smothering the baby in the cradle. Questions; hypothesis, & tests, seem more appropriate to me than stifling assertions.

I wish Darryl, was still open to trying things. I think that one of the values of a community like this forum, can be exposure to & sharing of ideas:)

Concerning spirits & poltergeists; I suspect based on my interactions with what seem to be spirits, that there are varying degrees of them in terms of power. For example the Taoist, perspective on this, is that most human spirits are mostly yin energy & can't maintain themselves for long without reincarnating. Humans who cultivate their yang/sexual energy & combine the polarities take the energy with them, and can exist indefinitely as a vajra/rainbow body. I can personally attest that there is a tangible difference between my OBEs before & after my current level of tantric cultivation. When I leave my body now, it's more like I exist as a bi-located somewhat physical entity than as an intangible spirit.

With poltergeist activity, at least in my experience it seems like PK phenomena from my own mind. It can behave like separate spiritual entities, but I think they are probably Tulpas. Also, the poltergeists coming from my mind seem to be quite powerful; manifesting 1000s of pounds of lift, as well as intricate articulations like turning on the stovetop burners, which have child safety knobs:)

I think we all learn from one another; each person's perspective is unique & precious:)

I would describe hypnagogic imagery, as sensory awareness experiences which have a highly defined level of vividness; enough to be convincing as real. Everyone experiences it daily as the fall into dreams, but most people are usually unconscious while in these states. If you meditate a lot, or have experience with hypnosis, you are more likely to develop skill at maintaining awareness when are in slower brainwave states.

In terms of developing OBEs & other mind powers; mastering hyngogia, is the keys to the kingdom. If can maintain hypnagogic awareness at will; you can generally hold theta brainwave dominance, & will usually have spikes of gamma in there. It means you can consciously look into the astral world; go there, as well as manifest things in this world much more quickly.

I think what one sees in hypnagogic states is individual, but it's often more than vision; any or all of your senses can be involved. I think Rich explains it very well here:

I hope this is helpful, & it's nice to hear from you man:)

@owltwelve: Thank you for the book! I like the fact that it has so many references to prior research. A good book to suggest for "modern skeptics".

The book also answered quite a few questions I didn't know I had :).

The projectarium project seems interesting. I wonder if building a platform on top of a tree would yield similar effects. Once did that, but only meditated on it a few times before a storm cut the tree.

Posting this just in case it hasn't been posted before.

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