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escapist of reality, heart-throb, warlock, cosmic jester, occassional bard

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get to know me ☾

࣪ ִֶָ☾. hello celestial stranger, my name is araya, i go by they/she/jester pronouns. i'm a gryffindor and infp-t. my rising sign is gemini, my moon sign is cancer, and my sun sign is aquarius. i love video games and am indian. as of 2025, i'm 18 ˙⋆✮ i believe in both the multiverse and consciousness theory, primarily the former. i follow hinduism, consider myself to be very spiritual, love tarot, and am a baby witch.

my blog is dedicated to reality shifting, spirituality, hinduism, and manifestation. i like sharing advice that has helped me change my mindset and improved the way i shift over the past 5 years. i also share shifting motivation and small little posts that can change your mindset within the flick of a switch. you'll mostly just find shifting yap in here and now, for the million dollar question: yes, i have shifted before. a decent number of times, hopefully more :p i'm just lazy. i fall asleep without deciding to shift on most days, or choose to get lost in my thoughts instead of spending time with the people i love across the multiverse. but, we all have our flaws don't we my intention with this blog is to help empower other underconfident, insecure, and struggling shifters. i want to show you that you are enough. i want you to believe that you are all you need - that subliminals, meditations, and methods can only help you to a certain extent. that the power lies within you ♡

my main dr's at the moment are the walking dead game, hogwarts legacy, hogwarts golden trio era, arcane, bridgerton, fallout, and a few others. i've been in the shifting community for nearly five years, i shifted for the first time in december 2020.

for now, i choose to keep most of my shifting journey and experiences private due to my paranoia and unfortunate experiences with evil eye and baneful magic. however, you shouldn't hesitate to reach out for help and guidance. that's what i'm here for :) consider this blog a glimpse into my mind; a display of my whimsy and the fantasies that i always live in. i'm never really here, i completely disregard this world (lets face it, we're not meant to be here friend)

i'll also share my sudden revelations and eureka moments, along with any information or advice i believe would help the rest of you shifters.

my asks are always open, just don't be weird and don't make anyone uncomfortable. if you want to be moots, just message me and i'll follow you back i'd love to make new shifting friends, but you need to be over 16 ⋆˚࿔ ps, if you think i'm weird or eccentric - no you don't, i'm just healing my inner child ₍ᐢ. ̫ .ᐢ₎ so, what are you waiting for? take my hand and follow me into paradise ⟢

here's some of my helpful posts my reality where/multiverse shifting method

quantum immortality

pick a pile - shifting advice #1

shifting shadow work prompts

falling asleep is the same thing as shifting

the scientist who went missing for researching shifting

pick a pile - shifting advice #2

my all in one shifting subliminal (can be used for motivation, connecting to your dr, lucid dreaming, improving your 5 senses, channeling people from your dr, and clearing negativity/self-doubt)

my 3d instantly transforms into 4d subliminal

"you are made of the sea and the stars, and one day you are going to find yourself again"

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I'M ALIVE

hello jesters and fools, lovelies and dolls, i'm so sorry for disappearing for over a month... almost 2 months? i don't even know anymore. medical school has been whooping my backside, and honestly juggling between shifting, my personal life, academics, and other things is so difficult 😭 i haven't shifted ever since uni started and frankly need some time to recalibrate and adjust to these changes before i get back into shifting again... the depersonalization and derealization i've been experiencing here is just... on another level.. but we'll get through it ;) i've seen some asks in my inbox, please be patient and i'll try to answer them as soon as i can, once finals are over and my workload is more manageable.. i have many more posts and insights to share with all of you, i hope to get back as soon as possible, happy shifting! 🩷

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my 19th year around the sun shifting found me at 13, and it has stuck with me this far, i am so grateful 🩷

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i'm forever grateful to this reality, because it showed me that there are many worlds beyond this one, and that my life doesn't end here; for there are other lives waiting to be lived - other lives that can give me what i never had here

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the reality of shifting

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"i've been trying to shift for 5 years yet i still haven't shifted. maybe this isn't for me"

my darling, my love, sweetheart. i know. its frustrating when you've been working so hard to get what you want yet it seems so out of reach. here in india, we have difficult competitive exams like upsc, neet, and jee. many people don't crack these exams on their first try. but you know what? they have a dream, they have a goal, and they'll do anything they want to get it. so they try, and they try, and they try again. they attempt the exam every year, working hard, day and night, putting their heart and soul into their studies. in fact, there's so many people who have attempted the exams 4 times, 5 times, 6 times, or even more. the end result? they pass, and they get into university to work towards their future and to build the life of their dreams. life doesn't stop here, and all those years you've spent shifting have shaped you into who you are today. the pain, the disappointment, the "failure", all of it is nothing compared to infinity. those few years spent here will feel insignificant when you spend years in your desired reality living a life that feels right, living a life that heals you and is so fulfilling. so keep going, angel. you're on the right path. and the fact that even after all these years, shifting stuck with you? its no coincidence. the way shifting stays at the back of your mind even when you try to distance yourself from it? if not fate, then what could it possibly be?

the best part? shifting isn't some competitive exam where you have to sacrifice everything you love and work hard to get it. no. shifting is your birthright, something that was always meant for you. in fact, shifting is not something separate; it lives within you, it always did.

so worry not, for all these years were simply practice, a journey towards finally being where you want to be. your efforts were not futile, they helped you grow. you've grown so much, and you will grow even more. you have no idea what awaits you, how wonderful and beautiful all those experiences will be. keep trying, keep experimenting. keep doing things that feel right and follow your heart. everything you seek is within you, so you don't have to go to other places finding what's been yours all along. my final words? keep going. all of this isn't for nothing, and you will go home. if not tonight, then tomorrow. if not tomorrow, then next week. life is unpredictable, so don't let your hopes down, and don't lose spirit. you will go home, and you will be happy. i promise

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what draws the line between dreams and reality? in other words, how do we know dreams aren't real? my honest take on how most dreams are shifts

you might want to listen to caribbean blue by enya while reading this post, trust me on this one.

in light of my recent conversation with @masoncantthinkofaname, i have come to realize something, which you hopefully resonate with. according to "science", it is believed that our dreams are our minds processing the world, our memories, our fears, thoughts, and our perception of reality through a series of vivid images. i, as an avid dreamer, believe there's more to this.

it is believed by native-american indigenous people, that while we sleep, our soul leaves our body and visits the dream realm. now hang on, i haven't just pulled this out of anywhere - i have my sources:

manari ushigua is the political and spiritual leader of the sápara, an indigenous nation in the ecuadorian and peruvian amazon. the sápara people, who are now very few in number, are a culturally rich community and guardians of the rainforest, who focus heavily on dream work and interpretation. the sápara word makihaunu refers to the dream world, and is a huge aspect of their practices because they view it as a bridge between the material and spirit world. i would recommend watching a few videos which i've linked below explaining more about the dream world. source #1: why do we dream? source #2: the role of the dream world source #3: what happens when we go sleep source #4: dreaming and parallel universes source #5: dreams bridge the physical and spirit world source #6: we cannot have fear in the dream world

many other cultures and traditions such as shamanism, taoism, and hinduism also strongly believe that during our sleep, we always have an out-of-body experience (often referred to our soul or consciousness leaving our physical body to travel the dream realm). what if isn't our soul, but our awareness transcending this realm (or reality) and exploring other realms? think about it - whether you believe in the multiverse theory or consciousness theory, both theories revolve around the fact that we can perceive any reality.

why? well, there are realities that feel like dreams, realities that have no logic and make no sense, and realities where we aren't fully grounded so our senses are clouded, and so much more. in short, we don't know anything.

mason and i agreed that there's more to shifting than what's often discussed. so, needless to say, someone can't decide whether something you experienced is a shift or not. for you, as the experiencer, are the only one who can define your experience. with me so far? if you had a dream which felt oddly shift-like.. then.. you most likely did shift. there are obviously many realities which function like dreams, and we're so used to dreaming that we don't realize it might in fact be a reality. so how do you really know it was a dream? how do you know you didn't shift?

chances are, you most likely woke up after having a clear and vivid dream that felt so real you were convinced you shifted.

i've always wondered, what if dreams aren't just our subconscious relaying perceived information to us, what if they're not just our experience and our ideas, or our fantasies and desires? what if they're not just our worst fears revealing themselves to us? what do we really know about dreaming? how do we know its just our brain showing us a sequence of imagery? and how is that even possible when dreams feel so real? all of my 5 senses work in my dreams, even my intuitive perception. can it be a coincidence that they feel so real? most times, we are so engrossed in our dreams that we truly believe it's real life and that we aren't in a dream.

in fact, dreaming hasn't actually been objectively proven or explained by science. science has explained different states experienced during dreams such as REM and the emission of theta waves. however, we don't actually know what the dreamer experiences unless we are the dreamer ourselves. there's plenty psychological explanations for it, but there are no solid explanations for dreaming, except for EEG's and measurements of brain activity to indicate we are having one. someone can recollect their dream and write it down but does that really count as evidence if we can't see someone else's dream? this leads me to believe the world doesn't just stop at science and that there's many things that will most likely never be proven or entirely explained. think about it, the vast majority of the world's population dreams, and even lucid dreams, yet there's no fully proven explanation for it. "but araya, i had a dream where i was fighting a half-shark half-dinosaur mutant with feathers and popcorn for eyes, and my teeth were falling out!" well, you know the consciousness theory right? our assumptions create reality. or should i say our conscious thoughts create our reality. well what if in our "dreams" - it is our subconscious creating our reality? this video explains that when we as consciousness or pure awareness depart our physical body, then the experience and perception of this current reality ceases to exist at that moment, and is practically nonexistent to us. therefore, when we are aware of our "dreams", we perceive that reality as real and objective to us. when we wake up? our perception of that dream loses its reality and we are once again objectively aware of this three-dimensional/cubic reality.

i'm not saying all shifts are dreams, and that all dreams are shifts. but i know there are many here who have grown increasingly suspicious of their dreams and are starting to question them, even considering the possibility that they shifted. what's important is that you define your experiences without any external negative influences.

the next time you have an unusually realistic and vivid dream, even about a reality you want to shift to, maybe consider that the dream was most likely a shift.

"so the world goes round and round with all you ever knew they say the sky high above is caribbean blue

if every man says all he can if every man is true do i believe the sky above is caribbean blue"

would you rather believe what the world tells us, or would you label your experiences based on how you perceive them? happy shifting 🩷

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you're welcome, I'm glad you know that now 😁

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"canonically dead" "character" This reality is not the default one. 😂

really?? wow! thank you anon!!!! i had no idea that this wasn't the default reality! i had absolutely no idea that the rules and laws of this reality don't apply to all the other infinite realities out there!! i didn't realize i'm not allowed to grieve someone who is dead here just because they're alive in so many other realities!!!1!!1!!1 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING ME ANON I HAD NO CLUE ABOUT HOW THE MULTIVERSE AND INFINITY WORKS 😃

apparently i can't cry over a death scene of someone because they're alive in other realities 😛 and just because they're alive in my dr means i have no reason to be upset over the portrayal of their death in this reality!!! i learn more every day 🥰

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the pain of being a shifter

there's always a dr where a character who should be dead in canon is still alive, right? well today i finished the show i'm shifting to, and watched all my friends and my lover die. i don't know if i'll ever recover from it :')

what do you mean i'm just supposed to get up and carry on as if nothing happened? my heart is already aching so much

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hiraeth - shifting motivation

edit by me, happy shifting :)

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shifters checking their 3D every 5 seconds to see if they've shifted or not

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i NEED to know if anyone is shifting to grimm, because i am. i've loved this series since i was a child and it has such a special place in my heart. i haven't figured out anything yet, i don't even know what kind of wesen i want to be, but boy am i excited to live in this universe 🤭 please tell me i'm not the only one shifting here

i lowkey want nick and monroe to get together HAHAHAH

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how do u deal with antis they pmo sm ☹️

when you a bad bitch you'll never give a fuck about a mad bitch stay true to yourself you a savage and don't never let these hoes see you down bitch ;)

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channeling methods; a masterlist

channeling is a divination technique where we communicate with the energies of someone. they can be your spirit guides, your higher self, somebody who has passed away, entities, angels, as well as people from your desired realities. when you channel them, you are telepathically and intuitively connecting to their essence, therefore receiving their messages. you can channel people from your desired reality if you wish to connect more, or are looking for motivation! note that these are the methods i have discovered in my years of being in the shifting community, so the list is not exhaustive. there are many other methods out there which i may not have listed, so if you know any, feel free to comment them down and i'll add them here! 

before i begin, i want to emphasize the importance of protecting yourself before you take part in any divination practice. it is likely to encounter unwanted energies or trickster entities, which i have experienced, so make it a rule to always take a few steps to protect your vessel and your space before you channel. this is not a negotiable step. ways to protect yourself before channeling: - listen to protection subliminals or frequencies - pray to any god, deity, angel, or your spirit guides to protect you - keep protective crystals like black tourmaline, obsidian, amethyst or labradorite to shield yourself from unwanted encounters. - set a firm, mental boundary for who you wish to channel - meditate for a few minutes. envision and feel a bright, white protective, bubble-like shield around you that shields you from any harm.

1. the book method take any book of your liking, it could even be a newspaper or an article you wrote for your school's newsletter in the 7th grade. the first step is to ask your question to whoever it is you wish to channel. once that's done, start to intuitively flip through the pages and keep doing so until it feels right to stop. you'll feel an energy or a voice in your head telling you to stop. next, close your eyes and take your index finger. start dragging your finger across every line in the page, and stop when your intuitive urge tells you to. the word, sentence, or phrase that your finger lands on will be the response from whoever you intended to channel. this is an easy technique if you feel underconfident to channel telepathically or if you don't want to use too much of your spiritual energy. 2. the random word generator method once you've decided who you want to channel, ask them a question and go to this website. click on the generate button, and you will receive their answer. you can also keep clicking until it feels right to stop, in order to get their response. the answers might be bewildering, so feel free to try this technique until you get answers that you can make sense of. 3. the telepathy method this technique helps you get more detailed and authentic responses. you can have a channeling subliminal playing in the background, if you prefer. you could also play music which reminds you of the person or being you wish to channel, which makes it easier to connect to their energy. begin by meditating for a few minutes on the energy of whoever you want to channel. focus on feeling their presence and their energy. then, keep a clear and strong intention in your mind to contact them. if you wish, you can repeat "i am channeling person's name" in your head a few times. once you feel more confident, you can approach them with a simple "hi" or a "hello", or anything else you want to say to greet them and begin the session. once it feels right, you can ask them a question or say whatever you want to say to them. you'll then notice an answer popping up in your mind. you'll know it's them talking as the energy and nature of their response will feel very distinct and different from your own thoughts and energy - you will intuitively know that it is them. if you are clairsentient you might sense their presence more strongly. keep talking to them and ask them all the questions you wish to ask. i'd recommend keeping a notebook and pen, or your notes app handy to note down their responses. make sure to be mindful and respect their boundaries. once you are done talking, thank them for their time and cooperation.

4. the letter method this can be useful if you are not confident in telepathic channeling. write a letter to the person you wish to channel, it can be on paper or digital, it doesn't really matter. be authentic and genuine and write down whatever you wish to tell them, you can also ask questions. an optional step: once you're done, ask them, in the letter to send you a sign if they have received your message. this could be anything like a rose, or a black cat, whatever you prefer. keep an eye open and be receptive to everything around you since they will be sending you the sign to confirm they received your message.

5. the media method this method is really simple and effective, especially for people who are underconfident or still developing their psychic abilities. the media i am referring to here is music, images, tv shows, videos, or anything else. ask your question to the person you wish to channel, and then ask them to send you a sign as their answer. you can use pinterest, youtube, your spotify playlist, or anything else that feels right. you will receive their sign, it will be something that really feels as if its from them, or something that really stands out to you. alternatively, you could ask them something and ask for a specific sign to confirm it. for example "show me a blue butterfly if you had a good day". 6. the shufflemancy method another fun and effective method which involves the use of music. prepare a method of songs you like. if possible, make sure that there's a variety and that each song conveys a different energy, theme/message, and emotion. once you've asked your question or said your message to the person you want to channel, begin pressing the shuffle button of your playlist until it feels intuitively right to stop. you'll receive the song that they chose for their answer. try again if it didn't resonate! 7. the pendulum method if you're more experienced with divination and own a pendulum, then consider trying this method! begin by clearing your mind, take a couple of deep breaths, meditate for a few moments. once you feel more like focused, set your intention to channel whoever it is that you want to channel. once that's done, ask them a question. set a rule - for example, clockwise rotations are a yes, and anti-clockwise rotations are a no. you can change it to your liking or based on what message you want to receive. after asking your question, you'll find your pendulum spinning accordingly. 8. the tarot/oracle method i've noticed a lot of shifters own tarot decks, so you can give this method a try as well! use whichever deck you feel most intuitively drawn to - it can be tarot or oracle. you can even use playing cards or an uno deck. it doesn't matter which you use since there's no rules :) once again, focus on the energy of who you wish to channel. hold the deck and meditate while focusing on their energy, keeping an intention to communicate with them. once you feel ready, ask them your question then begin shuffling your cards until it feels right to stop. pull as many cards as you like, your intuition will know. then interpret the messages conveyed by the cards. 9. the dream method this is ideal for the whimsical shifters who like dreamwork. when you start feeling drowsy right as you're about to go to sleep, feel the energy of who you want to channel. simply thinking about them is enough. then you can ask them a question or ask them to send you any message. fall asleep with the intention to channel them and receive their messages, and you should get their responses in your dream! make sure to jot all of it down once you wake up so you don't forget anything.

good luck! 🩷

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shifters taming the wildest, most dangerous animals known to man in their dr's

you guys are so disney coded, i love it imagine walking up to a dinosaur and going "who's a good boy?" and straight up petting it HAHAHA (i can see myself doing this)

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your shifting journey never stops

your shifting journey can be confusing and difficult to understand at times, or maybe, all the time.

there's moments when it picks up and accelerates at a godly speed, making you feel like you're on top of the world. then... there's the moments where it moves so very painfully slow, giving you the illusion of feeling stuck, as if you're not making any progress at all.

but did you know, that you were never really stuck to begin with? slow progress never means no progress. you're building traction, honing your skills, refining your abilities, and understanding yourself better. you're not "wasting time", you're learning how to use your innate ability. every moment counts; moments where you think about your desired reality and daydream, moments where you listen to music and feel like you're already where you want to be, moments where you feel homesick and long to be someplace else, moments where you suddenly feel connected, moments when you see angel numbers and signs, moments when you count, or affirm, or set intention and fall asleep. no matter what you do, you're practicing the use of your gift and gaining experience. shifting isn't just doing a method and immediately becoming aware of your chosen reality, it is self-discovery and introspection. it is reflection and understanding. it is studying yourself and discovering your hidden powers. it is utilizing the gifts you've always had. it is acknowledging who we are at our core - pure awareness, limitless and infinite beings. it is escaping the bounds and freeing ourselves from the shackles that tie us down to this world. it is the opening of our minds and changing, widening our perspectives, gaining wisdom and no longer associating by the laws, limiting beliefs, negativity and expectations that society puts on us. it is exploring our abilities and finding out about things we never thought could be possible. the earth rotates 365 times a year, yet we never feel it move. every day, the sun sets and the moon rises, the birds chirp at dawn and the wolves howl at dusk. with each day, we have different experiences. we listen to different songs, watch different movies, read different books, eat different foods, think different thoughts, feel different emotions. the days may feel similar but they are never the same. so while you never feel the earth spin, it still does, regardless of whether you feel it or not. the earth doesn't stop rotating or rotate faster just because people start criticizing it or wishing it would be different. it gracefully revolves in the cosmos every 24 hours, and with each rotation, our life enters different stages, and we have distinct experiences. did i go too far? have i lost you? what i mean to say is, just because you don't see your progress in motion doesn't mean there's nothing happening at all. as i said, the earth rotates each day, despite us not feeling it. and every day we start a new chapter of our life. your shifting journey works in the same way. there is no concept of stagnancy, because it never existed in the first place. some moments and experiences may feel more significant or memorable than others, but every thing you go through is equally important and one does not matter more than the other. there's always movement behind the scenes, and everything you do brings you many steps closer to becoming aware of your chosen reality, its brings you closer to home. the best part? this isn't limited to shifting. it's about every aspect of your life, every little journey that you embark on :) never feel lost or stuck again. because no matter what you do, you'll end up exactly where you want to be 🩷