Luna

[voidstateconfessions]

I Finally Shifted After 5.5 Years

Hey, everyone! I honestly never thought I would come back to the shifting community to share a success story, but here I am. I first learned about shifting in November 2020, literally only about a week before my birthday, and since that day, there has not been a single day when I have not thought about shifting or one of my DRs. This journey was not easy at all, but I can finally say that I did it. I have not really been active in the shifting community or on shifting accounts since around 2023, and I never planned on coming back. After almost six long years, though, I finally fucking shifted. I wanted to return and share my success story, especially for anyone who has been trying for years and feels like it is never going to happen. I was not sure where to share this because I do not want to connect the story to any of my actual accounts. I also do not really know whether this should be considered a shifting success story, a void-state success story, a revision success story, or an LOA success story. It is probably all of them, honestly, I don't know and I don't care to be honest.

I do not want to dwell too much on my old life because it was genuinely awful, and I do not want that to become the main focus of this post. I mostly want to explain what changed, how I shifted, and what my first day here actually felt like.

What I Changed

I revised my family to be loving, kind, supportive, and wealthy. We own several houses around the world and have private chefs, cleaners, and other household staff.

The house we mainly live in is actually one I saw and passed by when I was younger. I remember wishing that I could live there one day, and now it is the exact house my family has apparently lived in since 2020 ;) It is honestly so cute and has become the ultimate hangout house. It is large, has plenty of space, a pool, and an extra plot of land beside it, but it is not so enormous that it feels cold or empty. It still feels cozy and lived in, and it is located in an extremely safe neighborhood.

I have way more money of my own than I could ever realistically use.

In my old reality(this one), effective anti-aging was not really available yet. I think there were maybe some mouse trials and early research, but there was nothing that ordinary people could actually receive. In my better CR, CRV1 is already finished and publicly available, and I have already received it because I think aging is stupid and I intend to remain attractive forever, sorry!

I have kind and loyal friends who I genuinely love and would die for.

I am extremely confident now. Before, I hated looking at myself, avoided mirrors, barely took pictures, and hated seeing myself in photographs. Now I genuinely cannot pass a mirror without stopping to stare at myself.

I no longer care what people think of me. In my old reality, I was a huge people-pleaser. I allowed people to disrespect me, walk all over me, and treat me however they wanted because I was too afraid of being disliked. I am not like that anymore, also fuck everyone who ever took my kindness for granted and used it as a reason to abuse me.

I have insane pretty privilege. I am popular, well-liked, and people are constantly messaging me or asking me to hang out.

This is dumb and extremely specific, but I wanted a certain athlete to return to my state for a specific sport, and he literally got traded here.

I graduated from school early because what the fuck was that.

I have all of my desired degrees, licenses, qualifications, and academic achievements.

I have my desired face, desired body, dream wardrobe, dream room, desired pets, desired plushies, and basically every random thing I used to wish I had.

I have rare and aesthetically pleasing items in the games I play, including my desired Roblox/ MSP/ WZW icon.

I have all of my desired skills, including gaming, fashion, cooking, baking, drawing, painting, playing several instruments, and speaking multiple languages.

My social-media presence looks exactly how I wanted it to look.

I changed my original reality into my Waiting Room.

I never need to use shifting methods again in any reality, and I do not need formal manifestation methods to receive whatever I want.

I basically gave myself everything required for a well-rounded, peaceful, interesting, fun, and genuinely happy life.

How I Did It

Honestly, I still cannot believe the final attempt ended up being this simple.For me, the biggest change was finally getting my ADHD, anxiety, and racing thoughts under control. I had been dealing with heart problems, and my doctor told me that the amount of stress I was under was making my heart worse. I had already tried several things, so eventually I searched for ADHD and anxiety supplements on Amazon and tested a few inexpensive herbal blends until I found one that worked well for me.It was nothing rare, complicated, or expensive. It was just one of those basic supplements made with herbs and other calming ingredients.I am deliberately not naming the exact product because everyone reacts differently, especially if they have heart problems or take medication, and I do not want anyone blindly copying what I used. I tried several options before finding one that agreed with my body. It was simply something I experimented with after my doctor explained that constant stress was aggravating my heart issues. One night, I noticed after using it that my thoughts were no longer racing at their usual speed. My body felt calmer, my anxiety had softened, and for once I was not being pulled in ten different mental directions. I felt incredibly peaceful! I lay down and completely melted into my pillow. For once, I did not want to sit there worrying about my depression, my circumstances, my family, my health, or every other problem in my life. I just let all of that shit go.I put on a piano version of the Attack on Titan Season 2 opening, Shinzou wo Sasageyo! by Linked Horizon (IFYKYK), and imagined that I was listening to it while lying in my Better CR bedroom. That song gave me this intense feeling of resolve.I genuinely do not know how else to describe it. It made me feel completely certain, powerful, and emotionally committed to leaving. I stopped wondering whether shifting was possible, whether I was performing the method correctly, whether I was close, or whether the attempt would finally work.For those few minutes, there was no hesitation and I just felt like I was already going. Maybe that is the “state” people in the LOA community are always referring to???I honestly do not know. I have never been especially interested in perfectly defining every shifting or manifestation term.I just know that the song placed me in a completely different emotional and mental state.It made the outcome feel decided rather than something I was still desperately trying to accomplish.I had already written down a list of everything I wanted to change beforehand, so I did not stress about affirming each desire individually. I did not sit there repeating hundreds of affirmations, I simply knew that I already had everything on my list. My visualization were not perfect either, and that did not really matter. I did not have a crystal-clear mental image of every wall, object, or piece of furniture. Instead of forcing myself to create a perfect picture, I tried my best and allowed the environment to form around me naturally. I focused on the piano, the feeling of complete resolve it gave me, and the physical sensation of the bed beneath me, as I was lying down. Before I knew it, BOOM I was here.

What My First Day Felt Like

Nobody really talks about what the first day after shifting is actually like. I feel like reading a detailed first-day story would have given me so much motivation when I was still trying, so this is exactly how mine went. When I first arrived, it was already evening, and my parents were downstairs making dinner. When I woke up, it was not like I had actually been asleep. I had just been lying there with my eyes closed, listening to music just as I was in my old reality but then my eyes were suddenly open in a completely different bedroom. It was basically automatic, I genuinely do not know how to explain it any better than that. It felt like I had blinked and my old reality had disappeared.I instantly knew I was somewhere different because my constant, crushing anxiety was completely gone. I also did not hear any yelling. Instead, I heard actual, genuine laughter coming from downstairs, I was in shock!!!!!The moment I opened my eyes, I realized I was not alone in the room. There was a cat lying on my bed and a dog resting nearby. I could hear the cat softly meowing. In my old reality, we could never afford pets, so seeing animals peacefully relaxing in my own room felt completely unreal.My room also smelled so, so good, like strawberries mixed with a beach breeze. In my old reality, my room always smelled like shit and balls because I was forced to sleep in a tiny room with my grandmother (who had dementia and would shit on the floor) and funky little sister every night so that I could watch and care for them. Here, I had my own room and it was spotless, peaceful, clean, and the air actually felt fresh and breathable. I definitely could not say the same about my old room THAT'S FOR FUCKING SURE!

My brother walked in to tell me dinner was ready. He looked at me, smiled, and told me to turn off the fan so that I would not become sick because he would never want anything bad to happen to me. In my old reality, my brother was an evil and toxic person who was actually facing trial for (TRIGGER WARING) sexual assault and soliciting a minor and just brought complete disgrace to my family which was my last fucking straw. Hearing this version of him speak to me with such sincere love and concern gave me emotional whiplash. This brother looked completely different, carried himself differently, and was genuinely kind.When I began walking downstairs, I passed a mirror and ended up standing there staring at myself for at least two minutes. I looked so fucking good. Not to brag too much, but I looked like I had walked directly out of an aesthetic Pinterest board. I could not stop checking myself out. The face looking back at me was finally the one I had imagined for 5.5 years, except it somehow looked even better than what I had pictured. My body was perfect too lol I was completely in awe.I understood that this was my body and that it had supposedly always been my body, but looking at my reflection felt like watching a television show in which I was the main character, I was such a state of shock, I really could not believe this was really me.When I got to the kitchen, my mother and father were cooking together and laughing. In my old life, they constantly fought. My father was also severely misogynistic and would never have been caught willingly helping in the kitchen, so that was crazy. Having dinner with them was surreal. Everything felt warm, loving, and peaceful. They asked me about my day, hugged me, kissed me, and actually listened when I spoke. My mother made dessert and cut up fresh fruit for me.

After dinner, I checked my phone and usually, my phone was a completely dry desert with almost no notifications because I was a loser with no friends in this reality. In that reality, it had years of memories and photographs that I had never personally experienced in my previous reality. There were selfies with friends, pictures from traveling, photos from parties, pictures of us eating at amazing restaurants, and random everyday memories from a life that had apparently always belonged to me. I also had a massive amount of unread messages from people wanting to hang out.My friends were literally blowing up my phone, which is also part of why it took me so long to sit down and write this post. I wanted to cry from pure relief, but at the same time, I did not even cry because everything somehow felt normal. I was experiencing this strange but beautiful form of cognitive dissonance where one part of my brain was trying to process that everything had changed, while another part already understood that this had always been my life.As soon as I went back upstairs, one of my friends FaceTimed me.We ended up playing Roblox for most of the night. We did our skincare routines together over video and later had a Netflix watch party with some other friends until we finally went to sleep at around 4:00 a.m. Even though I had scripted some of these people completely from scratch, I somehow already knew them the second I saw them.I had never laughed that hard in my entire life. Seriously, hello? Maybe a cozy night involving Roblox, skincare, movies, and friends sounds boring to some people, but for me, it was genuinely the best day of my life. I only experienced half of the day because I arrived in the evening, yet it was still the happiest I had ever felt.

No, I had never felt that happy in my old reality. Before I shifted, I honestly thought I would be too frightened to sleep. I kept imagining myself thinking, “What if I wake up back in my nightmare old reality?” But no. I had the best sleep of my life, woke up in my Better CR exactly as expected, and somehow managed to have an even better day afterward, I only came back here to share this story but I am leaving again tonight :)

Mini Q&A

What was the final key or push that made it work?

Honestly, for a long time, I overthought every single method and became obsessed with performing everything perfectly instead of simply doing it. I spent years trying to force lucid dreaming for shifting because I thought it would be the easiest or most reliable route. Eventually, it became far too rigid and high-pressure.

The harder I tried and the more effort I forced, the less successful I became, which only made me more anxious.I honestly regret wasting so much time forcing methods that were clearly not right for me.Whenever I tried somebody else’s method or attempted to shift through meditation, I was far too focused on my body. I constantly monitored every sensation, checked whether I felt symptoms, wondered whether I was doing everything correctly, and waited for something dramatic to happen.Looking back, that probably kept me grounded in my old environment more than anything. Whenever it did not work, I would roll over and tell myself that I would try again tomorrow.

I repeated that pattern for years of course and then tomorrow became the next day, then the next week, and eventually the next month.As my circumstances became worse, I began attempting to shift out of desperation. That created an even more toxic cycle because I would become desperate, place an enormous amount of pressure on myself, fail because I was too tense and focused on whether it was working, give up for the night, and promise myself I would try again tomorrow.The real turning point was realizing that nothing could make music stressful for me. Using music as an anchor made everything feel effortless. Music naturally brings me into a state of pure happiness and helps me completely forget about the outside world.Like I said the piano version of Shinzou wo Sasageyo specifically gave me this overwhelming sense of resolve. For once, I was not lying there asking myself whether I was doing enough or whether the attempt was working.I do not know whether that is what people mean when they talk about entering the “state,” living in the end, knowing it is done, or whatever LOA term applies.

Maybe it was I genuinely do not know and care, all I know is that I was no longer trying to convince myself that it would happen.For those few minutes, it felt completely decided.Instead of focusing on my body, checking for symptoms, or wondering whether I was close, I was completely absorbed in the music and the feeling it created.I genuinely wish I had thought of it sooner.You really have to understand how your own mind works. Sometimes the best method is not the one everyone recommends or the one that sounds the most complicated and advanced.Sometimes it is something you stumble into accidentally because it already works with your mind instead of against it.For me, it was not even a planned method it just clicked naturally.

What supplements did you use?

I am not sharing the exact product because I do not want anybody to treat my experience as medical advice or assume that the same supplement will work for them.I had been experiencing heart issues, and my doctor told me that severe, prolonged stress was making them worse. After trying several other things, I searched Amazon for inexpensive ADHD and anxiety supplements and tested a few basic herbal blends until I found one that helped calm my racing thoughts. It was not some special shifting supplement. It was simply an ordinary herbal product that happened to work well for me. Different herbs and supplements can interact with medications or affect the heart, blood pressure, sleep, and anxiety differently, so this is not something I would recommend copying blindly. The important part of the story is not the exact brand. The important part is that, for once, my mind was calm enough for me to stop monitoring every thought and sensation.

What other realities have you shifted to?

I have shifted to my Waiting Room, my KATSEYE DR, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, Harry Potter, and Chainsaw Man so far. I am also planning to shift to my nepo-baby DR for a couple of months. I normally shift overnight because I do not want to miss any time in any reality. I do not believe in clones, I do not use safe words, or worry about time ratios.

How long did it take you to shift?

It took me almost six years around 5.5 years, to be exact.

Did you try every day?

Yes. I attempted to shift almost every single day.

What were your circumstances like before?

ASS! My circumstances in my old reality were extremely bad. I lived with an abusive family and siblings, had no friends, and experienced severe financial hardship. I was forced into a college major that I absolutely hated, worked at a horrible job, and dealt with serious health problems, depression, anxiety, and body-image issues. I also was forced to take care of people all day and I never went outside to be honest! GUYS I cried every single day. I am not saying this to compare suffering or suggest that people need to suffer before shifting. I am explaining it because people often believe that they need perfect circumstances, perfect mental health, complete detachment, or a peaceful life before they can succeed. I did not have any of that. I still shifted so BOOOYAHHHH

Did you script every tiny detail?

Not at all, but I do like scripting so it was pretty detailed :) I wrote a general list of my desires beforehand, but I did not stress over making it perfect. I did not describe every conversation, room, object, or tiny detail. Your mind already understands what you mean and what you want. Do not become trapped trying to write every small detail unless you genuinely enjoy scripting, it can be a time waster tbh, SHIFTING IS MORE FUN THAN SCRIPTING AND DAYDREAMING ABOUT IT!!!!!

What did it actually feel like when you shifted?

It was a completely smooth transition. I felt the atmosphere around me change. The physical sensation of the bed beneath me shifted into the sensation of my new bed. When I opened my eyes, I was here. There was no dramatic portal, violent spinning, or overwhelming list of symptoms. It simply happened.

How did you remain motivated for 5.5 years?

It was difficult, and there were definitely times when I felt completely hopeless. However, knowing that my Better CR and Waiting Room existed kept me going. I never really had friends, so I became deeply attached to characters from books, movies, television shows, and games. Since I was young, I felt that they had to be real somewhere.I also never completely stopped believing in magic. I think part of that came from never having the childhood, safety, love, or friendships that I saw other people experience in stories. Because of that, I could never completely give up. No matter how many times I failed, I absolutely refused to accept my old reality as my only life. Also like I said above my disgraceful old brother was my final straw.

What is a Waiting Room?

I have a Waiting Room that I am turning into my permanent Base Reality and original reality.t is an entire world like this one, with its own places, societies, and other shifters and everyone there is immortal. I have been there several times, and it is absolute perfection. The coolest part is that I have soul contracts set up so that whenever I reach the end of my life in another reality, I automatically respawn there. It is basically my permanent home and eternal safe space.

One Last Thing

I also want to be honest and say that I have absolutely no idea how shifting actually works. I do not know whether it involves consciousness theory, the multiverse, manifestation, revision, quantum immortality, something spiritual, or something completely different. I do not think anyone can honestly prove that they know for certain. Because of that, I came back to share my success story, but I am also going to manifest a lottery win for my family in this reality before I leave permanently even though they are evil people, I guess it's my last final act of severing my connection with this weird world? I do not really know what happens to this reality when I am gone, and I do not know whether the people here continue independently of me. I would rather leave my family with enough money to completely change their lives before I leave. Then I am leaving. If it works, great. If it does not, I do not really care either, it is what it is and honestly IDGAF!

Final Words

To anyone reading this who has been trying for years, do not give up simply because the process has taken longer than you expected.It took me almost six years of attempting to shift nearly every day. Most of that time, I was overthinking, forcing methods that did not suit me, monitoring every physical sensation, and placing an insane amount of pressure on myself.You do not need perfect visualization, dramatic symptoms, another person’s exact method, hundreds of affirmations, or a completely empty mind, just basic resolve and intention! You need to understand what works with your own brain instead of constantly fighting against it. I still do not know, I only know that it worked. After 5.5 years, I finally fucking did it !!!! I’m a shifting Reddit girl, honestly. I find Reddit much more useful than Tumblr because the posts are usually more detailed, practical, and discussion-based, so here are some helpful posts!

Helpful posts:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/realityshifting/s/zIn6Daeqgv

• https://www.reddit.com/r/shiftingrealities/s/VpCCskXKdX

• https://www.reddit.com/r/realityshifting/s/DoLyO64N7k

Helpful comment sections:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/shiftingrealities/s/0Uziweno8X

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Manifestation/s/FRgEpr4o7N

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[eshwarbhaskarla]

A Citizen’s Voice: Beyond Paper Leaks

By Eshwar Bhaskarla

Reflections on Accountability, Political Hijack, Systemic Failures, and National Unity

THE CORE REALITY

Deep down, we all know that this isn’t just about paper leaks. It is about systemic corruption, women’s safety, a failing education and healthcare system, adulterated food, total lack of transparency, and zero accountability. While it is inspiring that the country’s youth are taking to the streets and protesting at Jantar Mantar instead of sitting at home, there is a deep concern about how political opportunists and external agendas attempt to hijack these student movements.

Key Observations & Analysis

01. Opportunistic Political Alliances

Political figures like Uddhav Thackeray visit protest sites claiming solidarity. Having been in alliance with the ruling party until recently, political visits often stem from personal political fallout rather than genuine concern for student justice. Delivering political jokes, mocking opponents, and taking a exit ("Tata Bye Bye") trivialises the gravity of student struggles.

02. Selective Satire & Oligarchic Influence

Commentators and stand-up comedians highlight how religious sentiments are leveraged to favour oligarchs. However, corporate patronisation is not exclusive to one party—whether BJP or Congress, successive governments continue to enable the same corporate interests. True critique must address systemic oligarchyacross the entire political spectrum.

03. The Repeated Cycle of Paper Leaks

Two decades ago, students protested paper leaks and demanded the education minister’s resignation. Today,the exact same story repeats. Governments change, leaders promise justice, tempers cool down, and theissue is swept under the rug until the next leak occurs. Nothing fundamental changes in the governing apparatus.

04. Government Inertia Creates Political Voids

When the nation's youth protest, the government should respond within 48 hours. The failure of the state to react swiftly creates an empty stage, giving self-serving political actors and opportunists the exact opportunity they need to step in and exploit student angst.

05. Constitutional Ideals vs. Ground Reality

Regardless of whether BJP, Congress, or any other party rules, ordinary citizens suffer. While the Indian Constitution and IPC/BNS offer reassuring protections on paper, their implementation remains an unfulfilled dream. Anyone attempting to question this systemic apathy is routinely dismissed with a casual "Arey, lite theesko raa" (Take it easy).

06. Judicial Apathy and Institutional Distance

The judiciary remains largely unquestioned, yet citizens feel an overwhelming sense of systemic disconnect. When students appeal to the highest courts to examine ground visual evidence, responses like "we don't have time" undermine public faith. If protecting citizens' fundamental rights is not a priority, what is?

07. Selective Global Solidarity vs. National Allegiance

Standing against violence and human suffering anywhere in the world (such as Palestine) is commendable. However, living in India while rejecting national allegiance or claiming foreign cultural supremacy undermines domestic unity. Infiltrating student protests with anti-national rhetoric distracts from domestic civic

08.De-coupling Religion and Political Ownership

Neither the country, nor spiritual figures like Sri Ram, nor constitutional architects like Dr. B.R. Ambedkar belong to political parties. Diversity is being degraded into derogatory slurs and fanatic radicalism on all sides. Personal faith must remain individual, never weaponized against the nation. True governing reform requires changing the method of governance, not just the ruling party.

09. Systemic Delays and Compromised Pillars

Justice is consistently delayed. Police and media outlets often operate with partisan agendas rather than serving truth and public welfare. The fundamental question remains: Why can't key institutions put self-interest aside to build a better nation?

10. The Need for Genuine Neutral Leadership

Civil rights movements must evaluate whether they are fighting for the people or merely fighting against a specific political party. Instead of surrounding protests with anti-establishment politicians, movements should rally around respected, neutral figures like Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, Kailash Satyarthi, and Sunitha Krishnan.

11. Stand for the Country's Future

I am not aligned with BJP, CJP, or Congress. I stand with my country's future and with the people who suffer under systemic failure. My dream is to witness true Unity in Diversity—where citizens celebrate, respect, and accept one another beyond partisan divides and religious boundaries.

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KSHSKSIS IM SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS!!

I was just mindlessly scrolling and stumbled upon a post. In the comments, @throwawayyyyyyyyyyy111111 has pasted a link to a 230+ pages Google doc which they had created and pilled in majority of @hrrtshape (deactivated) posts/asks. Personally, I don't know this blogger since i only joined tumblr in march this year but yeah I was curious, im always curious so i searched the link up immediately.

I read the first page AND I FEEL LIKE EVERY SHIFTER NEEDS TO READ THIS! I know the doc is very very long.. but I think it's quite worth it if you're doubting shifting or just unable to shift.

I will try to finish the whole doc today yippieee. Also big thank you to @throwawayyyyyyyyyyy111111 ❤️

[EDIT - I do not know emma/ hrrtshape personally! I had already mentioned that but im making sure you guys know that im not praising/glazing someone who has been involved in a incest/lolita/pedo drama. I don't know what's true or not about this whole thing that has happened. I mainly posted this document because i wanted to help people like me. No other intentions because i don't even know her 😭 and I do not support whatever she was alleged with!!]

[smoothopertaor]

proof that every single person has been lying about the void and shifting.

the millions of people that have come on here and other social media platforms were all lying about their experinces, no one has gotten into the void, no one shifted, no one can manifest. it was all a fucking lie come up with people with schizophernia. your right.

not only are the people from todays day and age lying about their experinces, but so where the

Vedic sages, yogis, rishis in

india

who wrote:

the Vedas (4 total) the Upanishads (~108 traditionally, ~10–13 major) the Bhagavad Gita the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali the Puranas (18 major) the Tantric texts (100+) the Advaita Vedanta texts the medieval yogi writings

they were all lying too, right? the same sages who spent:years,decades and entire lifetimes in isolation, meditation, and deep observation of their own consciousness just made it all up

the Upanishads describing: a state beyond waking,beyond dreaming beyond deep sleep a fourth state where there is no thoughts no duality no inside or outside, only awareness. that’s not what the void is, right?

the Mandukya Upanishad literally saying: there exists a state “not inwardly conscious, not outwardly conscious, not both… unseen, beyond thought, indescribable”

the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describing: what happens when “the fluctuations of the mind cease” and what remains is: pure awareness without disturbance but yeah that’s totally not what people are trying to reach/how they describe being in the void.

the Bhagavad Gita teaching: detachment from identity, detachment from the outcomes, telling us to act without the ego becoming still, unaffected almost like you are not the “self” you think you are.

the entire philosophy of Advaita Vedanta saying: you are not your body you are not your mind your true nature is pure consciousness formless unchanging and silent and that the world you experience is not as solid as it seems.

the Tantric traditions going even further,not just describing the state but teaching how to enter it consciously through: breath focus and what happens is awareness reaching a state where everything disappears but only awareness remains. but yeah, they just imagined that too. thousands of years ago. before the internet before shared global communication before modern psychology they all faked the exact same experince.

and the monks in

Thailand, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos

who wrote the Pali Canon thousands of pages of teachings, observations, and direct descriptions of the mind teaching there is no permanent “self” no fixed identity no unchanging “I” everything you think is “you” is changing, arising and disappearing moment to moment. but yeah they’ve obviously never actually seen reality as it is, right?

the Heart Sutra saying: “form is emptiness, emptiness is form” meaning: what you experience as solid reality has no fixed essence. things appear but are empty at their core.that has nothing to do with reality not being as real or solid as it feels.

the Diamond Sutra saying: let go of identity,ego,concepts and attachments and the moment you stop clinging to the false 3d you experience reality directly. not filtered, not constructed,not distorted by your ego just your true awareness. unrelated right?

the Lankavatara Sutra teaching: reality is shaped by mind and what you perceive what you experiencen is not independent it arises from consciousness itself. and these monks who spent: years decades entire lifetimes in meditation observing every thought every sensation every layer of awareness just made all of this up?

they didn’t actually experience the sweet sweet serenity of just being your pure awarness and the calmness that comes with being one with the divine(you) they just wrote thousands of pages for fun, right?obviously they were not documenting what they directly experienced.

and the monks in

china

who wrote the Platform Sutra teaching that the mind is originally pure not something you have to build not something you have to create but something that is already: empty clear aware and that everything thoughts identity and reality itself arises from this emptiness. but.. are you sure this has nothing to do with the void right?

“Originally there is nothing.” nothing to hold on to nothing to identify with nothing that is truly fixed the Gateless Gate asking questions like: “What is your original face before you were born?” questions that make no logical sense on purpose. because the goal is not to understand but to break thinking completely to push the mind(only your ego)into collapse until there are no thoughts left only awarenes. that’s definitely not what people describe when they say they reach the void.

and Zen itself teaching: that direct experience > theory not reading not thinking not analyzing not researching but seeing for yourself. experiencing. and yet people today spend more time : reading posts scrolling consuming content about the void instead of actually experiencing or even trying to get into the void or shifting . that’s not the problem at all. obviously.

and the Tao Te Ching teaching the universe comes from nothing. “Tao” litterally meaning formless,empty,ungraspable “Empty yourself of everything.Let the mind become still.” not add more not do more but remove thoughts, effort and identity until what remains is stillness,emptiness and awareness but yeah. that has nothing to do with what people experince in the void.

and the Zhuangzi teaching: reality is fluid identity is not fixed and that the “self” you think you are is not stable not permanent not real in the way you think it is, reality might be real but it is not true. telling you to forget yourself drop the ego drop the identity merge with everything(becoming one with the universe) until there is no separation no “you” vs “everything else” just awareness. and when you sit in this feeling and truly forget yourself,your thoughts,your identity what remains? but yeah. that’s definitely not the process people describe when entering the void, right?

and Taoism as a whole literally saying your natural state is emptiness thinking is disturbance and what you’re trying to reach is not something new but something you already are. but yeah. that’s not what people have been saying at all.

and of course it not like the monks in

tibet

who literally teach there is a state of pure empty awareness a state you can enter consciously but only if you do not fear it do not react to it because the moment you do you lose it. but yeah. that has nothing to do with what often happens to first time shifters who shift for the first time or get into the void for the first time right?

the tibetian book of dead literally says: right after death you enter a state called Clear Light where there is no body no thoughts no physical 3d world just: awareness, pure that’s definitely not what people call the void. it’s not like it’s described as “empty yet aware… luminous… infinite” and it’s not like they explain what happens next,that if you recognize this state stay calm and do not react you reach liberation. but if you panic you fall back, back into form,identity,illusion the 3d (which totally doesn’t sound like what happens when people get close and suddenly snap out of it, right?) but yeah. they were allll just imagining it. it’s not like this is literally awareness + nothingness the exact thing people today call the void state.

and its not like ancient civlizations in

egypt

who believed that before anything existed there was only: darkness infinite stillness and formlessness not space, not time, not matter infinite darkness

this state called Nun not a place not an object but the primordial void the source from which: everything emerges it being litterally described as: no sky no earth no time no gods just endless dark emptiness. that’s definitely not similar to anything people describe today. totally different from what people call the void.

and the Pyramid Texts teaching what happens after death describing the soul returning not to a physical place but to a formless state before creation back to the origin the beginning the void.

and the Coffin Texts describing: the journey through the afterlife not as something physical but as movement through darkness and formlessness returning to what existed before everything. and the entire concept they were teaching that, everything comes from emptiness that the universe began from Nun that emptiness is not nothing but the source of everything that creation itself came from the void. but yeah. completely meaningless. and that after death you don’t just disappear you return to darkness to formlessness to the original state

and it’s not like civilizations across the world who had no contact with each other no shared language, no shared systems described the same idea, that before everything there was: emptiness and beyond everything there is emptiness. all fake right?

and yeah also the sufis and mystics in

the middle east

who talk about Fana the annihilation of self, teaching that your ego disappears and your “I” disappears at your highest form of being. which means right now you think: “I am me” “I have an identity” but that “I” is temporary and falsely constructed the goal is to let that “I” dissolve. they describe it as losing yourself disappearing becoming nothing just existence. totally not what giving up your ego sounds like right?

it’s not like they say you don’t just become empty you become filled with: love unity and serenity

so their “void” is, empty of ego, but full of connection. and it’s not like they explain the process of reaching this state too, right?

through love and devotion focus on God (the good in life, the power of the supreme, the power within you) ego starts dissolving the “I” becomes weaker Fana (annihilation) no self remains and after that comes Baqa(remaining) you exist again but without ego dissolving into something bigger there is no boundary between: “you” and everything.

and it’s not like it is literally scientifically and mathematically true that in higher spatial dimensions (four and more), our 3D understanding of “inside” and “outside” fails. that concepts of boundary and containment vanish that objects can become unknotted that a 3D sphere can be removed from a closed 3D box without passing through its walls.

its not like saints, chritsian mystics and contemplatives and the bible in

europe

who wrote The Cloud of Unknowing teaching that you cannot understand truth and you cannot understand God through thinking and through logic that to reach the truth you must enter a state of not knowing no thoughts no understanding no identity letting go of everything you think you know until what remains is mental emptiness and silent awareness

but yeah. that has nothing to do with what people call the void, right?

and Jesus in the Bible saying:

“the kingdom of God is within you”

“You will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”

“Whoever wants to follow me must deny themselves”

pointing to look inward, let go of ego and let go of identity

are you sure after reading all this as sure as you are with your doubts

its all just some crazy coincidence that all of this, people from across the GLOBE that had no way of communication had ideas that

point to the same thing?

note: yo this post took me so much time and energy to make😭 i had to do sm research and gather info from so many diff sources and yt videos (esp from yt videos) and plus this is just 40% of what i found this post cant get tooooo long lmaoo🤭i made this in hopes that you understand and that it STICKS that there is more proof of the void being real then there is that it isnt. also this was supposed to be an ans to this ask origially but it got way too long lmao

love you all sm genuinely please dont stop!

[lumivoid]

Stop trying to shift or enter the Void. Practice relaxing instead.

Everyone's too damn tense. Chill. Practice relaxing without expectations. Chill. The. Fuck. Out.

You know who shifts and enters the void?

People who relax and ignore everything.

[pinksssecret]

hii everyone! just wanted to share this "wake up in the void state aware" subliminal from lian!

[kathryncece]

Guided meditations for reality shifting (my personal favourites)

5 senses method by Alunir

The hug method by Goodnight Subliminals

Shifting hypnosis by Melody Pond

The void state by Lessons by Lauren

The raven method by Elle S.M

[bro-cyan-is-thirsty]

THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT VOID STATE FROM ANCIENT TEXT

Okay eh this is going to be short, i initially wanted to make it deep and all. But eh.

The text is called MANDUKYA UPANISHAD, once again shout out ancient Indians for writing fire shit.

Ah so long story short (as i got exams and I cant make detailed post )

THERE ARE FOUR STAGES OF CONCIOUSNESS.

Which we can divide in sound of AUM.

A: JAGRAT (WAKING STAGE)

As we all know it is our waking world. This is the time our conciousness is tuned outward. Experiencing the physical world. Ego is most solid here .

But in this we mistake surface identity for our whole self.

U: SVAPN (DREAMING STAGE)

The text says that our dream world actually has lot more similarity to our waking world as ego is not bound to any senses. Awareness is watching ego do shits. Mind becomes creator, stage, witness.

Insight: If dream feels real while inside it ,how certain is waking identity too?

M: SUSHUPTI (DEEP SLEEP)

Its what we call dreamless sleep and its also best kind of sleep, its where you ego is at rest, NO thoughts, no imagery ,no world.

Objectless unconscious rest (though Vedanta says consciousness itself remains)

BUT THE SELF REMAINS EVEN IF PERSONALITY DISAPPEARS

NOW FINALLY THE LAST STAGE, THE SPACE BETWEEN AUM, THE SPACE WHERE SOUNDS RESIDES

TURIYA.

Pure awareness itself. Silent witness of waking, dream, and sleep.

Beyond ego, beyond body, beyond mind.

Unchanging presence in all experiences

Insight: You are not only the character in waking life you are the screen on which all states appear.

ANY SPECIFIC METHOD TO REACH THE STATE?.

Mandukya itself dont mentions any practice but i guess there are many practices in other upanishads (i will read after exams )

But from this lets compile simple method.

. Get the Aum chant tape or any audio or just chant by yourself.

.think random shit->when you get bored focus on aum sound-> when you think you are calm-> focus on the gaps between aum sounds-> notice how gap is getting longer-> stay in that silence-> voila!!!!!!

(Anyway this is all, idk if this helps imma try to read more when im free. Also heck man why arent you reading my post about isa upanishad??)

[vanillebirkin]

𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲

𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘆𝗲𝘀.🪷ᝰ.ᯓᡣ𐭩要有光

i am not a buddhist nor a Hindu myself. I am a practicing Orthodox Christian. But when it comes to searching for shifting /loa /manifesting /spiritualism? i'll take whatever i can find. Now look, these ancient teachings don't have a magic wand that says "lets just jump in there" ,but they do have a pretty powerful "shortcuts" that will instantly plunge the mind into that void. Specifically, Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, the esoteric branch of Hinduism, offers 112 different methods for instantly stopping the mind and pushing it into that void.

First of all, ''the space between two breathes'' (Kumbhaka) In buddhism and hinduism, the greatest secret is that microscopic moment when one breath ends but another doesn't begin. That moment is when you disconnect from this world. And yeah it has an easy way.. breathe in, breathe out. Stop at the exact second u exhale. Focus on the silence that occurs when your lungs are empty. That void is actually your shifting gateway. The longer you prolong those seconds, the more your physical body begins to fade away. And oh, also, be careful and start SLOW. Cause If u do it incorrectly or forcefully, you may experience dizziness, stress, or even fainting...

Second thing ive found is.. "Neither this nor that" (Advaita Vedanta) That is the fastest way to eliminate the mind (the logical left lobe of ur brain). In shifting, every time you say, "i am this, i am here," you are anchored to that reality. Lie down in bed and say to everything that crosses your mind that; Is your body tingling? "nope that's not me." or did you hear a sound? "that's not me." did a thought come to ur mind? "that's not me." Basically reject everything until nothing remains. That remaining pure "awareness" is the void itself... What remains? According to Vedanta, the unchanging, observing pure awareness. That is, the inner, "observing thing." They call it Atman, and surprisingly, it is said to be the same as Brahman. So, individual self = universal reality. Non duality? it's easy to understand, but quite difficult to live with. cause the mind is constantly addicted to labeling itself, saying "this is who i am, this is what i am." it's like stripping the mind bare, leaving it completely exposed. You shed layers upon layers. And the human ego doesn't exactly love that, mind you...

Now ''Dharana'', think of the discipline of The Hierophant card. Instead of dividin the mind into a thousand pieces, confining it to a single point allows reality to break...Close your eyes and focus only on that point between your eyebrows,aka the 3rd eye, or just a single white spot in your mind. Think of nothing else. After a while, the mind will give a "system error" and throw you back into that single point, into the void. Dharana, in yoga, means concentration. But not at the level of "alrigh i put my phone down and focused for 5 minutes." It means literally fixing your mind on a single object. Thr rule is lowkey simple.. If the mind wanders, u bring it back. If it wanders again, you bring it back again. ''Dharana'' focus, ''Dhyana'' uninterrupted flow, meditation; ''Samadhi'' complete union, dissolution of the sense of "self"....

The easiest way to do this is actually to "stop searching." Theres a saying in buddhism that "as long as you keep searching, you won't find, because the seeker is what she seeks." You think shifting is about going somewhere "out there," but these teachings say, "Youre already everywhere, you just choose to focus on this body." Stop "trying to go." Try relinquishing this reality as if you were already there. By releasing the energy of the 4 Pentacles aka the holding on energy, and 9 Wands, in your cards, and simply "being" like The Sun, that door will open by itself.

[playingthedeckabove]

well YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quiet--epiphany]

How to manifest anything (This also applies to shifting)

Manifesting things requires no effort, that's a fact, and manifesting things that some people in the community perceive as "unreal" or "impossible" is no different. To be honest, the difference between manifesting a chocolate bar and manifesting an empire is the same: none. With that in mind, let's begin.

1. Decide and stop thinking about a separation

This applies to anything, because there's no separation between you and who you want to be, between one point and another... The "you" who desires something now is the same "you" who has what you desire, because everything is you, literally everything. So stop thinking there's a difference between you and what you want to manifest, between you and a "you who has what you desire," you are one. Decide what you want to manifest; power, Desired body, anything.

2. It's done, when you realize that there is no difference between you and another version, it's over, you've already manifested it. When you decide you have manifested/shifted, you automatically already have it, which makes many people think they don't is because they look at the physical like it is the real thing, but the physical isn't the real thing, and certainly not the judge who will decide whether you have it or not. Just decide what you want to manifest/where you wanna shift, and accept that you already have it, and stop seeing It as somewhere out of you, something you gotta reach..recognize it as part of your reality already, (Perhaps your mind keeps telling you it's impossible, but who is this "you" that thinks something is impossible? You are a limitless being.)

3. Manifesting/shifting requires no effort, only the recognition that it is already something actual, something that is already present and happening. When you decide what you want to manifest/where you wanna shift and embrace it as something being experienced right now, that's it, there's nothing more to do, because what are you going to do to get something you already have?? When you manifest/shift nothing changes; the only thing that happens is that you stop identifying and isolate yourself with one perception and begin to experience "another", and that's why you don't magically wake up somewhere, because there's nowhere to go, nothing needs to be changed, just recognizing that you never needed to leave one place to go to another, because the division never existed, you stop seeing it as something inexplicable and super special, and start recognizing that you've always existed in it and always experienced it.

[n1k0laa5]

NIKO’S MASTERLIST

the long awaited masterlist—even though only.. like, two people asked for it. I really don’t know how these work. I tried my best to make it all pretty for y’all, though! enjoy, my loves. hugs n kisses!!

INTRODUCTION, GET TO KNOW; NIKOLAS!

ASK BOUNDARIES, READ BEFORE ASKING ANYTHING.

TIPS / ADVICE / IMPORTANT

EXPLAINING LOA AND SHIFTING LIKE YOU’RE FIVE YEARS OLD

WHAT IS PERSISTENCE?

IF SHIFTING AND MANIFESTING IS INSTANT, WHY CAN’T I SEE IT?

WHAT DOES “YOU ARE THE I AM” MEAN?

NEW TO SHIFTING

ANSWERING MISCONCEPTIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT REALITY SHIFTING

HOW TO SEPERATE FROM THE EGO

FEAR OF FAILURE WHEN IT COMES TO SHIFTING, AND SOLUTIONS

WHY YOUR REALITY MAY FEEL LIKE ITS REPEATING

LAW OF POLARITY AND PARADOX OF LACK

FAQ — SUBLIMINALS, HOW THEY WORK, ETC…

DEATH AS A CONCEPT

WHY IS THE 4D THE ONLY REALITY THAT MATTERS?

HOW TO STOP IDENTIFYING WITH THOUGHTS IN THE VOID

TRUSTING YOURSELF

DOES REWIRING MATTER IF WE’RE JUST GONNA LEAVE OUR CR BODY?

YOUR EYES ARE LYING TO YOU

NONDUALITY

REDIRECT EVERYTHING TOWARDS YOUR DESIRES

SWITCH GAMES

YOU DO NOT NEED TO “IGNORE” THE 3D

SHIFT AND MANIFEST INSTANTANEOUSLY

HOW TO WORK ON SELF CONCEPT

HOW TO BALANCE SCHOOL AND SHIFTING OR MANIFESTING

IS DEJA VU A SIGN OF MANIFESTATION

LETTING GO IN SHIFTING

IMPATIENCE WHEN SHIFTING / MANIFESTING

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

DELAYED-CHOICE QUANTUM ERASER (I do just recommend this series as a whole, starting from here—and each part is listed at the very end!)

CONTROLLED HALLUCINATIONS, COGNITIVE DISSONANCE, PREDICTIVE MACHINES

THE CYCLE OF STARTING OVER

WHY YOU PERSIST WHEN IT’S ALREADY DONE

MUSIC HELPS WITH SHIFTING AND MANIFESTING

BACKING UP SHIFTING / DISPROVING AN ANTI’S VID

BACKING UP SHIFTING AND MANIFESTING WITH SCIENCE

BACKING UP MANIFESTING

MOTIVATION / WAKE UP CALLS

A POST FOR THE SOUL (most proud of this one!)

STILL HAVEN’T MANIFESTED OR SHIFTED?

BIGGEST PIECE OF MOTIVATION I CAN GIVE YOU

TOMORROW IS NOT SPECIAL

OH, THE 3D IS TESTING YOU?

DWELLING IN THE 4D IS NOT HARD

OKAY, PROCRASTINATE

PERSIST AND STAY CONSISTENT (this was actually my first ever post, how sweet!)

PLACES I’VE SHIFTED TO

YOUR DESIRES ARE 100% GUARENTEED

QUOTE

THINGS I’VE MANIFESTED

THINGS I’VE MANIFESTED 2.0

THE OLD STORY IS DEAD

PEARL OF GREAT PRICE, NEVILLE GODDARD

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

AZAZEL SCREAMS AT YOU

YOU CHOOSE WHAT WORKS

^ REFINED VERSION.. I GUESS?

YOU WOULDN’T TRUST

LETTING GO DOESN’T MEAN GIVING UP

POETRY…?

YOU KNOW LOA AND SHIFTING FOR A REASON

EXTRAS

HOW NIKOLAS MANIFESTS

THINGS YOU CAN SCRIPT JUST BECAUSE

S/O MASTERLIST

MAKE A WAITING ROOM

NBR MANIFESTATION CHALLENGE

CREATE VOID INHABITANTS

WILL TRY MY BEST TO CONSISTENTLY CHANGE OR ADD ANYTHING IMPORTANT ON THIS MASTERLIST!

(wow, I have never used this much caps in a post.)

[rezzyshiftin]

Saw this amazing post explaining LOA in shifting on Reddit and thought I would share it here <3

Post to original thread:

[jolynesmom]

How To Use Sleep Stages For Reality Shifting, The Void State, Lucid Dreaming and Sleep Paralysis - In Depth Sleep Stages Guide

Sleep Stages and Brain Waves

Sleep is divided into four stages, including one for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and three that make up non-REM (NREM) sleep. Each stage plays a different role in physical restoration, mental processing, and dreaming.

Stage 1 (N1) – Light Sleep

• Duration: 1–7 minutes

• Description:

Stage 1 is the lightest stage of sleep, occurring as a person first drifts off. The body hasn’t fully relaxed yet, though brain and muscle activity begin to slow with short bursts of movement.

It’s easy to wake someone during this phase, but if left undisturbed, they’ll quickly transition to Stage 2. As the night continues, very little time is spent in Stage 1 after the first cycle.

• Brain Activity:

Light changes in brain waves occur as the mind shifts from Alpha (relaxed wakefulness) to Theta waves (early sleep).

Stage 2 (N2) – Onset of True Sleep

• Duration: 10–25 minutes during the first cycle (longer in later cycles)

• Description:

The body enters a deeper state of relaxation. Body temperature drops, muscles loosen, and both heart rate and breathing slow down.

Eye movements stop, and while brain activity slows overall, there are brief bursts of faster waves called sleep spindles, which help block out external disturbances and protect sleep continuity.

• Significance:

People typically spend about half of their total sleep time in this stage.

Stage 3 (N3) – Deep Sleep / Delta Sleep

• Duration: 20–40 minutes early in the night (shortens in later cycles)

• Description:

Also known as deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), this is the most restorative stage. Muscle tone, pulse, and breathing rate all decrease significantly.

Brain activity is dominated by Delta waves (0–4 Hz) — the slowest and deepest brain waves.

• Importance:

Deep sleep allows for physical recovery, tissue growth, immune strengthening, and memory consolidation. Even though the brain is less active, this stage contributes to insightful thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

Most deep sleep occurs in the first half of the night, with shorter N3 periods later as REM stages lengthen.

Stage 4 (REM Sleep) – Dream Stage

• Begins: About 90 minutes after falling asleep

• Duration: Increases with each cycle (up to 45–60 minutes near morning)

• Description:

REM is marked by rapid eye movement, intense brain activity, and temporary muscle paralysis (atonia) — except for the eyes and breathing muscles.

This stage produces the most vivid dreams, as brain activity resembles waking levels.

While dreams can occur in any sleep stage, they are most frequent and lifelike during REM.

• Significance:

REM makes up about 25% of total sleep in adults.

As the night progresses, REM stages lengthen and deep sleep shortens, which is why we often remember dreams from the early morning hours.

Brain Wave States

Brain activity changes throughout sleep, measured in Hertz (Hz) by an EEG (electroencephalogram). Each type of wave is linked to a specific state of consciousness.

The Hypnagogic State

Hypnagogia is the transitional phase between wakefulness and sleep, occurring when Alpha waves fade and Theta waves begin.

During this stage:

• The mind drifts between consciousness and sleep.

• People often experience vivid imagery, sounds, or sensations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations).

• It’s common to feel as if you’re falling or hear your name being called.

• A sudden muscle contraction, called a hypnic jerk, may occur.

Hypnagogia is the gateway to dreams, where awareness can blend with the dream world — a prime entry point for lucid dreaming, reality shifting, and deep meditative states.

When Lucid Dreaming Is Most Likely

As the night progresses:

• REM periods increase

• Deep sleep (N3) decreases

During the early morning hours, REM can last 45–60 minutes, making this the best time for lucid dreaming.

This is often called “prime dream time”, when you can remain conscious while the body stays deeply asleep.

Best Sleep Stages and Brain Waves for Altered States

Lucid Dreaming

⟢ REM sleep: When brain activity is high and vivid dreams occur. The body is paralyzed (atonia) but the mind is alert, combining Theta and light Beta waves.

⟢ Hypnagogic State (Alpha → Theta): By staying conscious as the body falls asleep, known as a Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD).

Reality Shifting

⟢ Alpha–Theta transitions.

⟢ Hypnagogic State (as you fall asleep).

⟢ Stage 1 (N1) and Stage 2 (N2) sleep.

⟢ REM sleep (especially through lucid dreaming).

⟢ Hypnopompic State: Immediately after waking, when you can slip back inward before full alertness returns.

Void State / Deep Meditation

⟢ Hypnagogic State (before sleep): As you drift from wakefulness (Alpha) into light sleep (Theta), the mind stays aware while the body relaxes. This transition is one of the easiest ways to enter the void; awareness expands into still, black emptiness.

⟢ Stage 1 (N1): The lightest sleep stage with Theta waves. If you remain conscious as your body falls asleep, you can slip directly into the void instead of losing awareness.

⟢ Stage 2 (N2): With deeper Theta activity and minimal movement, this stage can stabilize awareness in darkness and silence if consciousness is maintained.

⟢ REM Sleep (Lucid Dreaming): During vivid dreams, the conscious mind can dissolve the dream scene, leaving only awareness — a direct, vivid entry into the void.

⟢ Hypnopompic State (right after waking): As the brain shifts from Theta to Alpha, staying completely still can draw you back inward into the same still, empty awareness.

Sleep Paralysis

⟢ Between REM sleep and wakefulness (Hypnopompic transition).

⟢ Occasionally during the hypnagogic transition before sleep.

sources:

sleepfoundation.org

andrewholecek.com

Daniel Yetman on healthline.com

sleepspace.com

[jolynesmom]

How To Use Sleep Stages For Reality Shifting, The Void State, Lucid Dreaming and Sleep Paralysis - In Depth Sleep Stages Guide

Sleep Stages and Brain Waves

Sleep is divided into four stages, including one for rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and three that make up non-REM (NREM) sleep. Each stage plays a different role in physical restoration, mental processing, and dreaming.

Stage 1 (N1) – Light Sleep

• Duration: 1–7 minutes

• Description:

Stage 1 is the lightest stage of sleep, occurring as a person first drifts off. The body hasn’t fully relaxed yet, though brain and muscle activity begin to slow with short bursts of movement.

It’s easy to wake someone during this phase, but if left undisturbed, they’ll quickly transition to Stage 2. As the night continues, very little time is spent in Stage 1 after the first cycle.

• Brain Activity:

Light changes in brain waves occur as the mind shifts from Alpha (relaxed wakefulness) to Theta waves (early sleep).

Stage 2 (N2) – Onset of True Sleep

• Duration: 10–25 minutes during the first cycle (longer in later cycles)

• Description:

The body enters a deeper state of relaxation. Body temperature drops, muscles loosen, and both heart rate and breathing slow down.

Eye movements stop, and while brain activity slows overall, there are brief bursts of faster waves called sleep spindles, which help block out external disturbances and protect sleep continuity.

• Significance:

People typically spend about half of their total sleep time in this stage.

Stage 3 (N3) – Deep Sleep / Delta Sleep

• Duration: 20–40 minutes early in the night (shortens in later cycles)

• Description:

Also known as deep sleep or slow-wave sleep (SWS), this is the most restorative stage. Muscle tone, pulse, and breathing rate all decrease significantly.

Brain activity is dominated by Delta waves (0–4 Hz) — the slowest and deepest brain waves.

• Importance:

Deep sleep allows for physical recovery, tissue growth, immune strengthening, and memory consolidation. Even though the brain is less active, this stage contributes to insightful thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

Most deep sleep occurs in the first half of the night, with shorter N3 periods later as REM stages lengthen.

Stage 4 (REM Sleep) – Dream Stage

• Begins: About 90 minutes after falling asleep

• Duration: Increases with each cycle (up to 45–60 minutes near morning)

• Description:

REM is marked by rapid eye movement, intense brain activity, and temporary muscle paralysis (atonia) — except for the eyes and breathing muscles.

This stage produces the most vivid dreams, as brain activity resembles waking levels.

While dreams can occur in any sleep stage, they are most frequent and lifelike during REM.

• Significance:

REM makes up about 25% of total sleep in adults.

As the night progresses, REM stages lengthen and deep sleep shortens, which is why we often remember dreams from the early morning hours.

Brain Wave States

Brain activity changes throughout sleep, measured in Hertz (Hz) by an EEG (electroencephalogram). Each type of wave is linked to a specific state of consciousness.

The Hypnagogic State

Hypnagogia is the transitional phase between wakefulness and sleep, occurring when Alpha waves fade and Theta waves begin.

During this stage:

• The mind drifts between consciousness and sleep.

• People often experience vivid imagery, sounds, or sensations (known as hypnagogic hallucinations).

• It’s common to feel as if you’re falling or hear your name being called.

• A sudden muscle contraction, called a hypnic jerk, may occur.

Hypnagogia is the gateway to dreams, where awareness can blend with the dream world — a prime entry point for lucid dreaming, reality shifting, and deep meditative states.

When Lucid Dreaming Is Most Likely

As the night progresses:

• REM periods increase

• Deep sleep (N3) decreases

During the early morning hours, REM can last 45–60 minutes, making this the best time for lucid dreaming.

This is often called “prime dream time”, when you can remain conscious while the body stays deeply asleep.

Best Sleep Stages and Brain Waves for Altered States

Lucid Dreaming

⟢ REM sleep: When brain activity is high and vivid dreams occur. The body is paralyzed (atonia) but the mind is alert, combining Theta and light Beta waves.

⟢ Hypnagogic State (Alpha → Theta): By staying conscious as the body falls asleep, known as a Wake-Initiated Lucid Dream (WILD).

Reality Shifting

⟢ Alpha–Theta transitions.

⟢ Hypnagogic State (as you fall asleep).

⟢ Stage 1 (N1) and Stage 2 (N2) sleep.

⟢ REM sleep (especially through lucid dreaming).

⟢ Hypnopompic State: Immediately after waking, when you can slip back inward before full alertness returns.

Void State / Deep Meditation

⟢ Hypnagogic State (before sleep): As you drift from wakefulness (Alpha) into light sleep (Theta), the mind stays aware while the body relaxes. This transition is one of the easiest ways to enter the void; awareness expands into still, black emptiness.

⟢ Stage 1 (N1): The lightest sleep stage with Theta waves. If you remain conscious as your body falls asleep, you can slip directly into the void instead of losing awareness.

⟢ Stage 2 (N2): With deeper Theta activity and minimal movement, this stage can stabilize awareness in darkness and silence if consciousness is maintained.

⟢ REM Sleep (Lucid Dreaming): During vivid dreams, the conscious mind can dissolve the dream scene, leaving only awareness — a direct, vivid entry into the void.

⟢ Hypnopompic State (right after waking): As the brain shifts from Theta to Alpha, staying completely still can draw you back inward into the same still, empty awareness.

Sleep Paralysis

⟢ Between REM sleep and wakefulness (Hypnopompic transition).

⟢ Occasionally during the hypnagogic transition before sleep.

sources:

sleepfoundation.org

andrewholecek.com

Daniel Yetman on healthline.com

sleepspace.com

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understanding consciousness & non dualism series: part 1 : how to know you are only consciousness part 2 : why everything is consciousness; non dualism part 3 : everything is imagination & an illusion part 4 : what exactly is consciousness (you)? part 5 : ego + when "you" dont understand non dualism part 6 : time, thoughts & meditation part 7 : proof that everything is imaginary part 8 : stop and just observe part 9 : non dualism vs law of assumption part 10 : the world within the mind + the 5 senses part 11 : the unreal vs the real part 12: finally, play a new game

[mindscriptreality]

i want to add something that broke my brain a little when it clicked.

try to find the one who is reading this right now.

not your name. not your face. not your memories or your personality. those are things about you. i'm asking — who is the one noticing all of that? who is aware that you're even reading these words right now?

you can lose your name. you can lose your memories. you can lose your body. but you cannot lose the one who is aware. that one — that silent witness behind every thought — that is what you actually are.

everything else — your job, your looks, your story, even your personality — is something consciousness is wearing. like a costume. you've been so focused on the costume you forgot there's someone inside it.

the moment you stop trying to find yourself in things outside you and just sit with the one who is aware — that's the moment consciousness stops being a concept and starts being your actual lived experience. 🫧