SHIFT EVERY TIME WITH THIS NEW METHOD.
I heard about this method from this guy on TikTok (@ damon.shifttok). He created the method, so credits to himβand I honestly thought that shit was incredible.
I tried it, and it was super easy, very comfortable, and I had a dream of my DR. It just felt perfect.
It takes advantage of getting into a hypnagogic state, and as somebody whoβs been shifting like 24/7, Iβm very familiar with that stateβand Iβve never seen a method (not even my own) that takes advantage of it as well as this one does.
So basically what you do:
You lay down however you feelβlike however youβd naturally fall asleep. If you sleep on your side, get on your side. If youβre a stomach sleeper, youβre weird, but get on your stomach.
Then, you count to 100. Every 5 numbers or so, you say an affirmation. Instead of just straight-up counting, I decided to count my breaths using triangle breathing instead, because that helps me relax better.
While youβre relaxing into that state (and he said something that really stuck with meβuse it as a meditation), your mind knows youβre trying to shift. So instead of focusing on shifting, just focus on relaxing while youβre in that meditative state. Your body will do the rest for you.
Every 5 breaths, Iβd say something. Like on the 6th breath (instead of counting), Iβd say an affirmation like:
βI shift in my sleep.β
Then Iβd say that same affirmation for the next 5 breaths.
On the 11th, Iβd say it again.
And I wouldnβt count those βaffirmation breaths.β
Then around 25, Iβd switch it up. The affirmations I used were just what I wanted to say in the moment.
I tried his method twiceβonce exactly how he said it, and another time where I amended it to be more comfortable for me. The time I amended it? Thatβs when I had the DR dream. So Iβll share how I amended it.
Some of the affirmations I said were:
β’ βMy body knows how to shift in its sleep.β
β’ βIβm a master shifter.β
β’ βShifting is easy.β
β’ βI can shift in the blink of an eye.β
I did my count to 100, and my mind was already wandering. BTW: when your mind is wandering, just do a little bit more. Thatβs a good thingβit means youβre entering the right state.
My mind drifts really easily, so I wasnβt stressed about it. By 70, I was drifting. I got to 100 and was like, βLet me do 50 more.β By the time I finished the next 50, I was on the brink of sleepβwhich is perfectly where you want to be.
Now hereβs the next part:
At this point, you start just repeating stuff about your DR. Repeat facts. I was in a meditative state enough where I wasnβt thinking of anything elseβjust focusing on the darkness while I affirmed.
β’ βI was born in 1779.β
β’ βMy birthday is July 28th.β
β’ βIβm a Seeker on the Gryffindor team.β
β’ βMy name is __________.β
I just said whatever facts I could think of. And I wasnβt really visualizing with the intent to shiftβI was just seeing what I was saying. You know when your eyes are closed, youβre sleepy, and you start imagining what youβre thinking? It was like that. I saw my dad. I saw my significant other. And then I drifted to sleep.
Now, the original method says to first say stuff about being in your DR and then about being a master shifterβbut for me, this way felt easier and more natural. Saying things about being a master shifter first gave me confidence and helped me facilitate the shift. Then, saying facts about my DR helped me lock in to where I was going.
There is one part I kinda forgot to do (because I was basically asleep at this point), but youβre supposed to feel how youβd feel if you were already in your DRβlike enter the emotional state of your DR self.
For example, if Iβd remembered this part before falling asleep, I wouldβve felt very nervous because itβs my first day of fourth year and Iβm seeing my S/O after only exchanging letters all summer. But Iβd also be super excited for the Hogwarts feast, for the gift exchange me and him planned, and to catch up with him. Iβd probably be overthinking a little bitβmaking sure I had everything packed, going over my outfit, thinking about how Iβm going to spend that long-ass train ride, that sort of thing.
If you want to do it awake, just repeat the method until you feel your surroundings shift or move.
But because I had already affirmed things like βmy body knows how to shift in its sleep,β I felt very confident falling asleepβand Iβm glad I did.
The method is honestly great, and Iβm going to start using it all the time.
I had a very vivid dream about my DR, which I havenβt had in a really long time.
In the dream, I was playing cards against Ron. He kept trying to convince me that I was a Veela.
He was betting tons of money on the game, and Harry was watchingβvery unimpressed. First of all, he was just deadpanning at Ron since I was winning. And second, he knows my entire ancestry, so he knows Iβm not a Veelaβwhich made him cringe even harder.
We were in the Gryffindor common room by the fire. It was interesting. I just woke up with that image of me and Ron playing cards, him saying that kind of thing.
I donβt know. It seems very on-brand for my DR self and that reality.
Try the method. Itβs called the Mason Jar Method.
If I have a decrease in post frequency, I apologize in advance. My soccer pre-season is starting, and Iβm super locked in on that because I was promised a captain spot when the season officially beginsβso in the meantime, Iβm grinding and trying to get in shape.
