You actually shift every night, but there’s a catch
A genius theory that came to me Of course, there are a lot of details to consider here, but the theory is built on a simple "what if..."
The main idea: What if you actually shift to your DR every single night, but you're just asleep there, and then you wake up here?
Picture this: you do a shifting method and fall asleep. You don't remember the exact moment of falling asleep, and even if you do, it doesn't really matter because you're still falling asleep in this reality. So, you've fallen asleep, but your intent to shift is still active. Once you fall asleep in your CR, your consciousness actually shifts. But what if your consciousness shifts into a body in your DR that is also asleep? Essentially... you're just shifting from one sleeping body to another.
Why don't we wake up there immediately?
I want to point out that shifting doesn't necessarily mean "waking up" in your DR, and your DR body can be in any state. You can become aware in another reality at any given moment, even mid-conversation or during any other activity. Many people believe you have to wake up there, but that’s not true. Speaking from my own experience here.
Sleep itself is a "mode switch" for your consciousness, where you turn inward rather than outward. Suddenly, I asked myself: where is our consciousness even located when we sleep? Does it leave the body? (Weird and stupid questions are the foundation of understanding).
So, it's still "inside" our body, just in a different mode. Therefore, shifting is still possible: consciousness moves to the exact point where the "energy" of your intent was directed before you fell asleep.
Honestly, any claims about consciousness are debatable because its true nature hasn’t been fully figured out yet. But let's reason based on what we currently know. And let's not forget we are in a shifting community, where any theory could be someone's ultimate truth.
Why don't you wake up in your DR after sleeping?
Consciousness returns to its default "spawn point"—our current reality. It has lived here for X amount of time, so of course, your awareness is much more likely to stay within one reality rather than jump around like fleas on a dog. This is precisely why you don’t get memories from your DR—you don't consciously interact with them.
And if you saw your DR or s/o in a dream, why not view those as actual dreams from your desired reality? You don't have to write it off as just a "shifting sign" or a brain game. What if they were dreams experienced in your other reality? I’ve had this theory for a while, and I'm finally getting around to dumping this post.
The foundation of the entire theory
And this is where... hypnopompia enters the chat! It’s that state between sleep and waking up, when you're kind of asleep but also kind of awake. This is the moment when the reality "loads," and if your awareness is directed toward your DR, that's the one that will load. Can you control this? Absolutely. Hypnopompia lasts anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. And if you catch this exact moment and consciously lock your focus on your DR—success is guaranteed.
