°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･what changed — and how I finally made REAL progress (shifted) in my shifting journey after 5 years (and what you can do too)
If you’ve read my other posts, you probably know that I finally experienced a mini-shift (I don’t really like calling it that because I knew it was a real shift, I just didn’t ground myself there, so.. let’s call it a mini one) and my first lucid dream.
I didn’t want to write this post until I’d actually experienced something myself, so that I could explain everything honestly, from my perspective.
After seeing some of my mutuals posting about “what did you guys do to shift,” I wanted to share my journey.
I’m sure you’ve read a million posts like this before, about how to shift, what methods to use, what subliminals help, blah blah blah, or you’ve caught yourself thinking: “Everyone’s doing it, so what am I doing wrong?”
Hear me out, there’s no wrong or right way. That’s the whole point.
If you still think what you’re doing is wrong, of course you’re not going to shift (which isn’t even true, because technically you’re shifting every second with every choice you make).
Because if you keep questioning whether you’re doing the method “correctly,” you’ll stay stuck in that loop forever. (until you believe you did the method %100 right)
Up until a few days ago, I hadn’t been able to truly prove shifting to myself, and I’d reached a point where I started doubting its reality.
And believe me, I’ve been spiritual literally my whole life. I believe in the "impossible". But even then, I started doubting myself, even when I was getting symptoms. (And nobody can makes you completely believe shifting is real, not until you experience yourself)
And that same night, after receiving messages and synchronicities all day long, I finally astral projected and shifted.
I was done. Exhausted. But not because I couldn’t reach my DR, because I was doubting something I already knew was real.
Until that night, I was trying to shift on and off, sometimes not even trying at all. I tried every method out there, just like you probably did. But I finally shifted with the method that felt the most comfortable for me.
The symptoms.. whether during meditation or lying down, I used to focus only on them. Like “omg I got symptoms!! I might be shifting!!” But whenever I focused on the symptoms, I’d end up right back here.
So for a while, instead of trying to shift, I reminded myself that this reality isn’t real. (I know it's real but you know what I mean right? I'm more than this reality) When I was lying down, I’d tell myself: "Okay, this bed isn’t real. These sheets aren’t real. This room isn’t real. These sounds aren’t real.” And I always repeated the affirmation ‘I am pure consciousness’ not to shift, but to experience the void state itself.
That desperate need to shift, I think that’s another thing that needs healing (at least was for me)
Why do you want to shift?
Just to be with your s/o in your DR?
To tell others you did it?
It could be for any reason, and that’s fine, everyone’s journey is different.
But I was so focused on my DR and other people’s stories that I didn’t even realize I wanted to shift for myself. Because from the very beginning, I believed shifting was a spiritual journey. For me, it wasn’t just “another existing universe” it was a process that helped me make sense of my own spiritual growth. That’s why I think understanding what shifting means to you personally is so important.
Of course, you can shift even without understanding that, you can be obsessive, you can do it for any reason, because there are no limits. The only limit is you. But for me, realizing this awareness made the process so much easier. Understanding the perspective I was coming from, why I wanted it, that changed everything.
And the moment I started focusing on the process instead of the outcome, that’s when it happened. That day, I shifted, and the next day, I had my first lucid dream. A few days earlier, I would’ve said, “I can’t lucid dream” I wouldn’t even have tried. But it happened. Naturally.
So what I’m saying is, this is a personal journey, a process. No one defines what’s right or wrong. Even “reality” itself is subjective, what feels right to you might be wrong to someone else.
And ego.. Even though I haven’t completely gotten rid of it, I've learned to let it go. Jealousy, negative thoughts, they were all part of me, and I accepted them before releasing them.
You know that feeling when your s/o is someone else’s s/o too and you get jealous? Yeah, I've been there. I still sometimes feel that way and it’s okay, it’s part of this reality’s nature.
Why was I feeling that jealousy? Because everything exists with its opposite. At least, that’s what I believe.
If I hadn’t gone through all those negative emotions, I probably wouldn’t have found shifting in the first place iykyk.
I was jealous because I was afraid of losing him, because I wanted to show my love to my s/o so badly. And honestly, that was okay too. I accepted it.
Because I realized it was never about him, it was always about me.
You can’t lose someone who is you. Because we are one.
Because he was always going to be real for me, just as much as he is real for others.
It's all about perspective.
So, letting go of ego was a big step for me too.
When I finally stopped chasing symptoms,
when I let external sounds just flow,
when I stopped thinking “if I move, I’ll lose focus and fail,”
when I trusted the process and allowed myself to do what felt right for me, that’s when I did it.
That’s when I proved to myself that shifting is real.
Maybe you need to focus more on the process instead of the result. Or maybe you need to focus more on the result instead of the process. Either way, what matters is you, and your journey.
And honestly? This is the best feeling ever.
Sometimes we romanticize the idea of shifting so much that we actually miss the real experience. Or trying to make it perfect. Or we get so attached to our DR that we don’t even allow ourselves to shift into a random one, just to prove it’s real.
Let it be some random place.
Yes, my first shift was to a random place, and honestly, it’s so much better that way.
Because now I know it’s real.
And I know my DR self is waiting for me, patiently, to live my life there.
Find what shifting truly means for you.
There’s no right or wrong.
You are so much more than this body, and the only “right” thing you can ever be is yourself.
I hope this helps, even a little! Thank you for reading! 🥹🫶
