𝓗ydra

THE lestat de lioncourt shifter

[nocturnalshift]

NOCTURNAL MASTER LIST

DNI: if you fit basic dni criteria + anti-shifters

★ INTRODUCTION

★ THE HYDRA METHOD

★ MOTIVATION & SHIFTING LOGS

REALITIES

★ INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE

★ THE HUNGER GAMES

★ THE WALKING DEAD

[nocturnalshift]

so i did a tarot reading to confirm that i shifted to *insert place* last night but it actually said that i shifted to my dr??😭 and forgot about it??🥶

has it ever happened to anyone else??

[cowboy-barbiana]

HOW IT FEELS TO SHIFT AWAKE

(coming from a procrastinator that often gets bored during attempts and STILL shifts anyway)

HI SHIFTBLR! I'm back with a big post.

So, I've been on tiktok lately and i've been seeing a lot a lot a LOT of people talking about how to awake shift and it really inspired me to speak on my experience because i don't really see that many people share their awake shifting experiences in detail.

Just for context, I use my own method to awake shift. It's fairly easy. All it takes is patience and some free time, that's all.

There's this girl on tiktok named Kas who PERFECTLY encapsulated my METHOD in a video but in way better words. She defined shifting as DISCONNECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND RECONNECTION! That is exactly it! Most people get stuck on Disconnection and give up. I often get really bored before this part but trust me that's just your ego trying to stop you! Don't ever listen! You could live your dream life rn babes why would you quit?!?

So, THIS IS HOW IT FEELS TO SHIFT WHILE AWAKE:

I meditate by breathing in like 2-5 times, sometimes i do it for longer but i find that if i do it for too long, i end up falling asleep. This step is important but it shouldn't be overdone because your body isn't even needed to shift.

i immediately start on DISCONNECTION. I tell myself "I am disconnected from my current reality. I am not this body / vessel" until i start to feel a little floaty.

After feeling floaty, i'm still feeling connected to my CR but i kinda ignore it and just skip straight to connecting to my DR SELF via identity affirmations.

Usually at this point i start to visualize where i'll wake up and sometimes i get so deep in it that i dont even have to do CONNECTION because i'll start hearing stuff from my DR or feeling stuff. Like if i'm petting my cat, i'll subtly feel her fur but like in my CR if that makes sense?? It's like i can FEEL it as my DR self but my CR self is feeling the sensations. I actually hate this because it feels like a game of cat n fucking mouse. Like whats the point of that "phantom" ass feeling? Just shift and feel it for real lmaoo!!

I'm going to try to explain this as best i can: When I shift while awake, it's lik the reality fades in. Like, I'm in my CR doing affs, and then all of a sudden i'm in my DR. . . there is no distinction of travel between the two. i'm just here one moment and then the next im in my DR. I can never predict the exact moment because it just happens and im not even really paying attention when it does. I just notice that i'm there, yk?

lately i've been getting bored after the feelings stop, so i just kinda give up :/ but i still hear stuff from my DR so i count that as a partial shift, aka shifting regardless!!!

thank ya for reading and prepare to hear me talk about this again as i continue to shift later today :) feel free to hit my ask box with questions!!!!!

[shaysplanet]

it truly is this simple guys!

[jazuzzle]

in another reality you are someone's comfort character. people say you are fake/fictional, but someone argues that you are real. they want nothing more than to shift so they could meet you. a hug from you would be soul healing. when times are tough and they don't have anybody to hug, you are the person they imagine.

you are the reason someone survived going through the depths of hell and back, just purely from the hope they get when thinking about you/ knowing that one day they can meet you. you are the reason someone keeps going. the reason someone decides not to give up.

somebody kins you. when they see you, they are reminded that they are not alone, and that someone out there understands what they are going through. someone understands what YOU are going through.

[jazuzzle]

reminder that this reality is not more "canon" than your desired reality. it's not the original or the first one, it's just the one you've been aware of for the longest time consecutively. example, your family here is not your "canon" family and your desired reality is not an AU (alternate universe) fanfic. it is fully valid and real and original and canon. and you are not obligated to have the same family in your dr, dont feel guilty if you want different parents or siblings in your dr.

[masoncantthinkofaname]

Remember that you shift because you decide so, because you want to, because you hope for it. You don't shift because you spent 2 hours counting, or force yourself into anything that you don't like doing.

Methods are fun, and can be really useful. Absolutely! But they're a tool, a way to hype yourself up and trust that you can do it. It's important to know that it's not the method that is making you shift💚

[heartavenue]

Let me ask you all this question what would you do if you first found out about shifting BUT you didn't know about any methods, the law of assumption, non dualism or subliminals?

Someone one day just plainly told you, "hey you know that you can shift your reality. You can change your awareness to any reality you wish to."

How would go about it? Even if you looked it up no methods appeared, no guidance from any other person. Just only the knowledge that you can do it.

Think about your shifting journey like this. If you didn't know how to shift would you still do something like a method? Would you just tell yourself that you're there? Would you imagine yourself there?

Whatever answer you get, apply that.

[edensreality]

shifting is inevitable.

i’ll say it again, shifting is inevitable.

you are not running out of time, there is no rush, there is no deadline. in the end of the day, there will always be your DR. there will always be multiple versions of you completely dependant on whether you CHOOSE to be aware of them or not. reality and manifestation moves at whatever pace you wish it to, as does shifting.

let go of your ego. your identity. your silly concepts and attachments.

reality is shaped by what you perceive.

your physical self is not permanent, your current reality is not permanent, nothing is permanent except for your natural state. what you experience as solid reality has no fixed essence. stop clinging to the false 3d and you’ll experience reality directly.

you are powerful and so much more than your physical body. what has happened to you in this life only shapes you the way you wish it to, it does not define you. negative words and actions directed towards you do not define you. past experiences do not define you.

you are inevitable.

(i wrote this while high af so if i wrote anything wrong sorry)

[masoncantthinkofaname]

Shifters when they say ''I can't shift.''

[vampireprinceshifts]

"But I have so much work and-"

you'll shift anyway.

"My house is so loud so I can't‐"

you'll shift anyway.

"My mental illness makes it hard-"

you'll shift anyway.

"Can I shift while my circumstances are-"

YOU'LL. SHIFT. ANYWAY.

[thexhighxpriestess]

differences between awake and asleep methods.

i assume this has been spoken about many times, but spiritually when it comes to awake and asleep methods there are different factors. asleep methods shifting is based on surrendering and trust, intention yes of course but truly releasing everything and holding trust to awake in your dr. whereas, in awake methods there's a focus on mental clarity and choosing to make the active choice of shifting your awareness and remaining confident.

when you decide to shift it's purely based on you. but ask yourself do you often have active doubts in your head , struggle to focus, or do you hold conscious fears? if so asleep methods may be helpful. whereas do you doubt you'll awake in your dr or lack the trust to fully surrender and trust your higher self? then awake methods may be best for you.

they're two different methods of awareness shifting that have slight differences !

but of course there's more nuance to shifting.

[shaysplanet]

it’s so hard for me to explain exactly how much i love my s/o like i can write a million stories on everything under the sun but the moment it comes to vividly detailing my love for them it’s like my brain turns to mush. ugh. my vows are gonna suck ass!!!!

[shaysplanet]

why we should NEVER measure our shifts by this reality’s metrics

@masoncantthinkofaname for the realization in the first line!

some realities are going to feel REALER than this one. let that sink in for a second. you believe that this place is as real as it gets? it’s not. life is infinite. so there very well will be realities that you experience where you’ll have access to senses you do not have here. colors that you can’t see here. languages that have no roots in the world you experience here. sounds and sights that you can’t possibly begin to perceive here.

because shifting is infinite you’ll have access to realities that don’t have the same physics as this one. where time doesn’t work the same way. hell, you may experience a reality where it’s normal to just live life “out of order” as we know it to be here. to be able to say, “oh i was 20 yesterday, and 42 today and 12 tomorrow,” and that just be accepted. the norm.

realities where yesterday and tomorrow don’t even exist and instead life is just continuous experience. realities where people aren’t people, and things aren’t things. whole realities exist out there where everything you could ever dream of exists all on one realm.

and adversely, there are realities that won’t feel as “real” as the one we have here because by our metrics of determination, it follows zero rules and yet… it exists. and you can experience it.

so what does this mean for you as a shifter? it means that in order to truly experience the greatness of shifting, you have to stop measuring your experiences by how “real” they feel according to this reality’s logic. we’re infinite!!! there is no universal logic that applies to all realities—we ARE the universe. there are no rules or metrics. do not put a box over infinity. just EXPERIENCE INFINITY!!!

[shaysplanet]

how to train yourself out of “almost, but not quite” in shifting.

so, if you’re someone who likes to shift while awake and you consistently find yourself at the phase where you know you’re shifting but reach a sort of blockade, this may help you.

first thing i want you to try is doing absolutely. nothing. when you reach that “this is it” moment, do not affirm. do not focus on your dr more. do not try to control your breathing.

when you do this, it’s just a form of micromanaging. micromanaging leads to observing which leads to you not letting go. in this zone, you want to let go of your control. i always say that surrendering is the last “step” when it comes to shifting and it is imperative that you learn it, so do nothing to the best of your ability.

second, i want you to acknowledge the moment. the state that you’re in. a simple acknowledgement. no extra excitement. no need to catastrophize the moment. just think “okay,” and move on.

when you get to this stage, it’s just your mind checking where you are. and you don’t have to convince it of anything. you are allowed to just let that check pass over you.

now, this is the important part: the state that you’re in is either going to carry you into your dr or fade. and you have to allow your awareness that choice without trying to control it.

often times, we tense up in this pivotal moment because we’re scared of “losing it.” but the thing that’s so ironic about this state is that you’re almost guaranteed to “lose it” if you try to control or navigate it. so the best way to pass this state and become fully aware of your dr is by facing the fear you have head on. it’s by letting go and saying “okay, i’m either gonna shift or this moment will pass but i refuse to get in my own way this time.”

as long as you continue to interfere in this state, you will never truly surrender to the shift.

you see, shifting is just like walking through a doorway. and you’ve been treating the doorway like it’s fragile. like if you don’t handle it perfectly, it disappears forever. and so, like clock work, whenever that pull moment happens, your mind goes into prevention mode to keep it stable. but prevention mode is just resistance disguised as management. and resistance is what keeps you here.

allowing yourself to remain neutral in this moment exposes your mind—and your nervous system—to the idea that this fear isn’t the end of the world. and once the fear of failing dissolves, the urgency dissolves. and once the urgency dissolves, the micromanaging dissolves. and once the micromanaging dissolves… you’ll be able to shift without resistance.

in my opinion, it’s important to desensitize yourself to the fear of failure because !spoiler alert! this fear is the whole reason you even panic about “keeping” the pull/the symptoms in the first place! it’s the whole reason you tighten your grip. but through this small surrender exercise, you teach yourself that you are capable of handling “almost” and that you don’t need to rescue yourself from the fear by self sabotaging the moment.

understand that the shifting doorway is not fragile. there is no correct way to handle it. and you don’t need to intervene in the natural process in order to step through easily.

happy shifting. hope this helps.

[arayapendragon]

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

[ellfabell]

follow up to the ask and more shifting advice. basically just what i’d tell myself like 6 years ago

first time i shifted, i was just thinking about my dr so much and had so much faith in it being real that i don’t think i left myself any room for any type of doubt. i told myself i was going to shift and that there was no way i wouldn’t, and then i did. nothing fancy. i know it’s not as simple for others, but i honestly think it’s because people over complicate it so much

every other time i shift, its me being like “i want to shift, so im going to shift now” closing my eyes, and going to sleep. sometimes i daydream about my dr, decide to shift, and shift. it’s completely up to the person.

best best advice i can give anyone is to STOP LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE

define your own journey and what shifting means to you. if you don’t like scripting, don’t do it. if you don’t like methods, don’t do them. if you love doing methods, do them. whatever makes you happy, do it. nothing will hinder you from shifting, not even doubt. there are plenty of shifters who didn’t believe in shifting, but still did it

do whatever you want to, and just trust that it will happen. you’re not going to not shift because your leg twitched when you were supposed to be still. nothing will prevent you from shifting. mindset could perhaps delay it, but never prevent it.

tell yourself you can and you will. you don’t have to set a date to do it and you don’t have to force it either. you will because you know you will and you know you have the ability to. one “fail” doesn’t mean it’ll never happen. i promise you, you will shift.

this is coming from someone who spent 6 years trying and “failing” to shift. as soon as i took off so much of that weight of trying to do everything “right” it all became so much easier. just do whatever you want and don’t let anyone else say you’re doing something wrong. don’t tell yourself you’re doing something wrong, because you’re not. you’re right just by believing in yourself

i hope this also makes sense

tl;dr: there is nothing that will stop you from shifting, so take that pressure off of you. you can’t ever do anything wrong when it comes to shifting, so stop telling yourself you are. faith in yourself is enough. YOU are enough

[arayapendragon]

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 🩷