not being âknowledgable enoughâ about shifting
knowing âtoo muchâ about shifting
struggling with mental health
struggling with physical health
loving your cr
hating your cr
literally anything in your cr
anything to do with ego
daydreaming a lot
romanticizing your dr
someone else shifting for your s/o
messing up when doing a method
not doing a method at all
not setting intention (accidental shifts are very real)
being âtoo earlyâ in your journey
being âtoo lateâ in your journey
anything to do with time. because time isnât real
growing resentment toward shifting
the number of times you tried but didnât successfully shift (it only has to work once)
giving up
i could go on & onnnnnnn because the bottom line is. there is no world where it will never happen because itâs happening to everyone. nothing can stop you because shifting is inevitable âďžăť
shifting science/physics/roots/proof/everything you need to know a must read
hi i made this after researching for months it helped me alot and i really hope help those who are like me (autistic) who must have proof to believe something .this going to be alot so strap in.
also my english is not my first language i made sure to not make any mistake but if i did please point it out
If you spend any time in shifting communities online, you've heard it. The same accusation, over and over, from skeptics who have never tried, never meditated, never sat in silence long enough to feel their own body disappear
"The void state isn't real. Shifting is just lucid dreaming. Everyone who claims they've shifted is either lying or delusional."Â
 It sounds confident. It soundes scientific .it sounds like the final word from someone who knows.
Except for one problem.Â
The same "void state" that shifters describe today pure awareness, no body, no thoughts, just consciousness floating in infinite stillness has been documented, practiced, and perfected for over five thousand years. By monks who never used TikTok. By sages who never scrolled through Reddit. By mystics in India, China, Egypt, Tibet, and the Middle East who had no way to communicate with each other, and yet came to the exact same conclusion.
Either every single one of them was lying too... or the void state is one of the most real, most verified, most consistently reported phenomena in human history.
Part One: What Even Is the Void State??
Before we go back in time , letâs get clear on what weâre talking about today.
In modern shifting terminology, the void state is a deep meditative state where:
You remain fully conscious, but lose all awareness of your phisical bodyÂ
Your eyes are closed, relaxed, with no urge to open them
A floating sensation
Feeling of being pure consciousness without a formÂ
Visualization becomes effortless
When shifters reach the void state, they report being able to set intentions for their Desired Reality (DR) with incredible ease. Some shift directly from the void. Others use it to manifest specific changes in their Current Reality (CR).
The void state is not sleep. It's not a dream. It's not unconsciousness. It's what remains when everything else falls away ; when the body goes numb, the inner monologue goes silent, and all that's left is awareness itself.
Now. let me show you where else this exact state appears.
Part Two: The Upanishads ;The Original Void Shifters (800-200 BCE)
The Upanishads are ancient Indian philosophical texts. Written in Sanskrit roughly 2,500 years ago, they represent some of the oldest and deepest explorations of human consciousness ever recorded.Â
There are about 108 Upanishads total, with 10-13 considered major. But their core message is simple enough to fit in one sentence, even if its implications take lifetimes to understand:
Your individual consciousness is not separate from universal consciousness .
The book's central question is deceptively simple , what is consciousness and what are its states? From this question it builds one of the most radical and precise maps of human awareness ever written.
It begins by identifying four states of consciousness that every human being moves through. The first is ordinary waking life the external world experienced through the five senses. In shifting language this is the CR, the current reality. The second is the dream state where consciousness turns inward and generates its own complete reality from within. This is where most shifting attempts begin, in that threshold between waking and sleep where the transition sensations arise. The third is deep dreamless sleep where all individual experience dissolves into formless rest.
The fourth state is where the Mandukya becomes extraordinary. Called Turiya, meaning simply the fourth, it is described as the background awareness that underlies and contains all three other states. It has no inside or outside. No boundary between self and everything else. It cannot be described in words because language itself belongs to the other three states.
What makes this directly relevant to shifting is what the Mandukya says about the relationship between waking and dreaming reality. It argues that the CR and the DR are fundamentally equal in nature. Both are experiences arising within the same consciousness. Neither is more ultimately real than the other. The world you experience as solid and external is at its deepest level as constructed by consciousness as any dream. This is not a metaphor or a comfort it is the central philosophical argument of the entire text.
The book also maps the four states onto the sacred sound AUM. The A corresponds to waking, the U to dreaming, the M to deep sleep, and the silence after the sound to Turiya. By following AUM inward through its three phases and resting in the silence that remains, the practitioner moves through the states of consciousness deliberately from CR awareness through the dream threshold and into something deeper. Shifters who use AUM as part of their practice before scripting and visualization are doing something the Mandukya described thousands of years ago.
The A sound anchors you in waking awareness ; where you are right now
The U sound carries you into the dream state ; the internal world of sleep
The M sound dissolves into deep formlessness ; dreamless , unconscious rest
Then you rest in the silence after that silence is Turiya ; the beyond waking, beyond dreaming, beyond deep sleepÂ
Sounds familiar ??
And the most famous line from the Upanishads? Tat tvam asi. "You are that." Your consciousness an universal consciousness are the same thing. Which means every reality you could ever want to shift to? Already within you. Always has been.
 Perhaps the most important insight for anyone who shifts is the Mandukya's insistence that Turiya is not somewhere you travel to. It is the background awareness already present beneath every experience. The CR and the DR both arise within it. This means the access point between realities is not far away or difficult to reach it is the ground of awareness itself, always already available, requiring not effort but recognition.
Part Three: The Yoga Vasishtha â Parallel Realities, Confirmed (750 BCE approx.)
If the Upanishads describe the state, the Yoga Vasishtha describes the cosmology that makes shifting possible.
One passage from this ancient text has stuck with me since I first read it. I'm going to quote it at length, because it deserves to be seen in full:
"O Rama, in the past there have been millions of Brahmas, Sivas, Indras, and Narayanas. However, even the creations of these gods were but the jugglery of Maya... In some universes Brahma is the supreme deity, in others it is the Sun, Indra, Narayana, or Shiva. In some universes the earth is filled with trees, in others with people or with mountains. Somewhere the earth is of mud or clay, elsewhere it is rocky or golden or coppery. One may count the rays of the sun; but it is impossible to count the number of universes that exist."
Let me translate that into shifting terminology.
Universes with different supreme deities : realities with diffrent fundamental rules
Earth made of gold or copper : level 4 universes (diffrent physics, different materials , different laws)
Impossible to count the number of universes : infinite drs .every possible reality exists.
The text goes even further, describing what sounds exactly like a shifting experience :
   "I decided to enter into samadhi again. I silenced the mind and the senses. I merged in the infinite consciousness. I saw reflected in that consciousness the image of countless universes. I was able to go anywhere and to see everything... Some were coming into being, others were perishing... There were different elements in each; they were inhabited by different types of beings... some had other universes within them; in some there were creatures you would not believe possible to exist."
 Samadhi is the practice of merging with consciousness itself â the void state. And from that state, the observer witnesses infinite realities. Sound like shifting? That's because it is shifting. Just with ancient Sanskrit vocabulary.Â
Part Four: The Bhagavad Gita â Detach From the Ego
The Bhagavad Gita (part of the larger Mahabharata epic, dated around 500-200 BCE) is often read as a spiritual conversation between Prince Arjuna and the god Krishna. But underneath the divine dialogue is a practical manual for consciousness shifting.Â
The Gita teaches :Â
Detachment from identity : you are not the âselfâ you think you are .
Detachment from outcomes : act without clinging to results .
The ego is not real : what you call âIâ is temporary and constructed .
Why is this relevant to shifting? Because shifting requires letting go of your CR identity. If you believe you are only your CR self your body, your history, your problems then leaving that reality feels impossible. But when you understand, as the Gita teaches, that your ego is just a temporary costume, suddenly moving to a DR becomes not only possible but natural.
Part Five: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali â When the Mind Stops
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (compiled around 400 CE) is a collection of 196 aphorisms that systematically map the terrain of human consciousness.
The most famous line is the second sutra:
   Yoga chitta vritti nirodha : "Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind."
When the fluctuations stop, when the endless chattering inner monologue finally quiets down, what remains? According to Patanjali: pure awareness without disturbance.
Thats it thats the void state.described in two thousand year old sanskrit in four words.
The Yoga Sutras go on to describe the stages of meditative absorption (samadhi), where the meditator loses awareness of their body, then loses awareness of their thoughts, then loses awareness of the distinction between "self" and "object of meditation," until only pure consciousness remains.
Every shifting method that involves meditation? Every guided void state track on YouTube? Every technique that tells you to "let go of your body and focus only on your intention"? You can trace its lineage directly back to texts like the Yoga Sutras.
Part Six: Tibetan Buddhism The Clear Light and the Book of the Dead
Tibetan Buddhism offers perhaps the most detailed map of the void state, particularly in the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol).
According to this text, immediately after death, every being enters a state called the Clear Light (Ăsel). In this state:
There is no bodyÂ
No thoughts
No physical world,infinite
Just awareness ,empty, yet aware
Sounds familiar ?
The Tibetan Book of the Dead explains that if you recognize this state, stay calm, and do not react with fear, you achieve liberation. You see reality as it truly is. But if you panic which most people do, because ego dissolution is terrifying when you're not prepared you fall back into form, identity, and illusion. Back into the physical world.Â
Shifters describe this exact dynamic. How many times have you read: "I felt myself detaching from my body, my thoughts went silent, the world dissolved, and then I got scared and snapped back"? That's the Tibetan Clear Light meeting an unprepared consciousness.
The Tibetan tradition doesn't just describe the state â it teaches how to enter it consciously, through advanced meditation practices. And the instruction that appears again and again is this: Do not fear it. Do not react. The moment you do, you lose it.
Part seven : The CIA Gateway Report ; Consciousness as Hologram
Now we jump forward to 1983. A United States Army Lieutenant Colonel named Wayne M. McDonnell submits a classified report to his commanders at Fort Meade. His task: analyze the "Gateway Experience"Â a training program developed by the Monroe Institute designed to induce out-of-body states through brain hemisphere synchronization (Hemi-Sync).
McDonnell spent months researching quantum mechanics, biomedical engineering, and theoretical physics. His conclusion?
Human consciousness is not confined to the brain. It is a holographic field that can transcend time, space, and physical reality.
The report, declassified in 2003, describes:
The universe as an â extraordinarily complex system of energy fieldsâ
Matter as an illusion ; solid objects are actually oscillating energy gridsÂ
Human consciousness as a function of energy interactionÂ
The brain as a hologram that attunes to the universal hologram of realityÂ
Out of body states as achievable through focused coherance of brainwave outputÂ
One of the most striking sections describes what happens when the body enters profound relaxation: the heartbeat creates a standing resonance wave at approximately 7-7.5 cycles per second. This resonance propagates into the earth's ionospheric cavity, effectively turning the human body into a coherent oscillator vibrating in harmony with the planet's electromagnetic field.
In that state, the report says, "the seat of consciousness" can move outside the physical body. The boundaries between self and environment dissolve.
Thats the void stateÂ
Part eight: The Holographic Universe â Pribram and Bohm
The Gateway report draws heavily on two scientists: Karl Pribram, a neuroscientist at Stanford University, and David Bohm, a physicist at the University of London.
Their theories, working together, form a complete model of how shifting could be scientifically possible.
Bohm's physics: The universe is not made of separate particles. It is a single, undivided whole an "implicate order" where everything is connected and everything contains everything else. What we see as separate objects (including separate realities) are just projections from this deeper, unified field.
Pribram's neuroscience: The brain does not store memories in specific locations. Instead, it processes information holographically meaning every piece of memory is distributed across the whole brain. A small fragment of brain tissue contains the pattern of the whole memory, just like a small piece of holographic film contains the whole image.
Put together: The brain is a hologram. The universe is a hologram. And the two attune to each other through energy exchange. Consciousness is not produced by the brain the brain receives consciousness like a radio receives signals.
When shifters say "I'm not shifting my body, I'm shifting my awareness," they are describing Pribram and Bohm's model in colloquial language.
Part Thirteen: Neville Goddard ; Facts Overflow the World
In the mid-20th century, a mystic named Neville Goddard (1905-1972) taught a simple, radical idea: Imagination creates reality.
Not metaphorically .literally .
Neville taught that the world you experience is an outpicturing of your inner assumptions. Change your assumptions really change them, not just intellectually but at the level of felt sensation and your reality must change to match.
In one of his lectures, "Facts Overflow the World," Neville describes his own shifting experiences. He talks about being in a parallel world that felt as real and tangible as this one. He describes visiting a reality where he could meet people who were dead in his main reality. He even talks about a world where he could stop time.
These are not metaphors for Neville. These are direct reports of shifting.                                                          Â
Neville's method is almost identical to the void state: relax into a drowsy, meditative state (he called it "state akin to sleep" or SATS), lose awareness of your physical body, then visualize your desired scene with sensory vividness. Fall asleep in that feeling.
Every shifter today using SATS? You're practicing Neville's method. And Neville was drawing from the same ancient well as the Upanishads, Taoism, and Tibetan Buddhism.
Part Fourteen: The Scientific Evidence Is Catching Up
Now we have scientific papers on :Â
The holographic principle ; the universe might be a two dimensional information structure projected as 3d reality .
Non local consciousness; studies on remote viewing, telepathy, and near-death experiences suggest awareness is not bound to the brain .
Meditation induced altered states; fMRI studies show experienced meditators can voluntarily shut down the default mode network (the brain's "self" center), producing ego dissolution and non-dual awareness.
That default mode network shutdown? That's the neurological correlate of the void state. When your brain stops generating the "me" narrative, what's left is pure awareness no body, no thoughts, no identity. Just consciousness.
The science is not there yet to fully explain shifting. But the direction of evidence is unmistakable: consciousness is not what we thought it was.
Part Fifteen: Skeptics Will Say...
I know what the skeptics are thinking. I used to think it too.
"It's just lucid dreaming." Then why are the physiological markers different? Lucid dreaming occurs during REM sleep. The void state occurs while the body is awake but deeply relaxed.
"It's just dissociation." Dissociation is a trauma response, often distressing. The void state is chosen, calm, and often blissful.
"There's no scientific evidence." There's no scientific disproof either. And the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, especially when thousands of years of documentation exist.
"It's mass delusion." Delusions don't replicate across 5,000 years, across 12 different cultures with no contact, across languages that never borrowed from each other.
The simplest explanation is also the most radical: the void state is real. Shifting is real. And every mystical tradition on Earth has been telling us this since before writing was invented.
Part Sixteen: Why This Matters for Your Shifting Practice
If you've read this far, you're not here for philosophy. You want to shift.
Here's what all this ancient and modern knowledge means for your actual practice:
1. The void state is not something you create. It's something you uncover. You don't build emptiness. You remove everything that's in the way â thoughts, tension, identity, effort. What's left is already there.
2. You don't need a "method." The Upanishads didn't have shifting methods. The Taoists didn't have guided meditations on YouTube. They had intention, relaxation, and letting go. That's still all you need.
3. Fear is the only real obstacle. The Tibetan Book of the Dead says it. The Gateway report implies it. The shifters confirm it. The moment you panic at the feeling of ego dissolution, you snap back. Learn to stay calm in the void. Trust the process.
4. Your DR is not "out there." The Yoga Vasishtha says all universes exist within consciousness. Neville says imagination creates reality. Bohm says the universe is an undivided whole. Your DR is not a separate place you have to travel to. It's a frequency you tune into.
Conclusion: The Oldest Truth in the World
Here's what I've learned from months of research, across ancient texts and modern documents, across quantum physics and CIA reports, across shifting communities and mystical traditions:
The void state is not new. Shifting is not new. The understanding that consciousness creates reality is not new.
What's new is the language. We say "CR" instead of "Maya." We say "DR" instead of "loka" or "realm." We say "void state" instead of "Turiya" or "Clear Light" or "Fana" or "Nun" or "the Cloud of Unknowing."
But the experience is identical. And it has been reported, practiced, and perfected by human beings for over five thousand years.
So when a skeptic tells you shifting isn't real, you can smile and thank them for their concern. And then you can get back to practice because you know something they don't.
Not because you're special. Not because you're delusional. But because you've done the research. You've read the texts. You've sat in the silence.
And you know, in the same way the Upanishadic sages knew, the same way the Taoist masters knew, the same way the Tibetan Buddhists knew, the same way Neville Goddard knew, the same way the CIA analysts concluded:
You are not your body. You are not your thoughts. You are not your CR identity. You are pure awareness, infinite and formless, capable of experiencing any reality you can imagine.
The void has always been there. It will always be there. It is your natural state. Your original face before you were born. The kingdom of God within you.
All you have to do is stop. Breathe. Let go.
And remember.
Tat tvam asi.
You are that.
Credits
Primary research sourcesÂ
Ancient hindu Texts :
The Upanishads (circa 800-200 BCE) â specifically the Mandukya Upanishad, Chandogya Upanishad, and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
I shifted to another reality similar to my OR last night
And i also seemed to talk to someone in my dream about how im progressing better. Ive been saying to myself everyday things like "I can shift to wherever i want to whenever i want to" and "i can shift to any fictional reality i want to" because it makes sense to my brain.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!! I HOPE YALL HAVE A SPLENDID TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND GET THE MOST AMAZING GIFTS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY SHIFTING!!
Hi! As I promised, hereâs my method post (the one that also made my friend shift to her DR on her very first try, proud mom mode on). Actually, I was planning to wait until I made it perfect, but it doesnât seem like thatâs gonna happen anytime soon.. (Also even though it did not satisfy me aesthetically, I am sharing it today because the important thing is the content) so if I ever notice something I forgot to add or decide to change later, Iâll just edit the post.
Itâs gonna be a long one, so Iâll try to divide it into sections (red ones), you can skip directly to the part youâre interested in! (But please donât forget to read the âsymptomsâ section first; itâs important so you donât freak out.) Still, Iâd love for you to hear the whole story before the actual method.
First things first, you need to know that you donât need any method to shift. Setting an intention is truly enough. This one isnât exactly a method either, itâs more like something that helps you set your intention more easily (whatever this means) or helps you catch that exact moment between being awake and falling asleep. (Thereâs no ârightâ moment, I just say that to describe it better.) Itâs kinda like wbtb, but not completely.
About this method / backstory: So, where did this method come from, and why is it called âNothingâ? Well, I actually discovered it by accident. I just realized it worked for me. As someone who used to fall asleep all the time and had wrong information about shifting back then, I was almost ready to give up, until I noticed I was getting symptoms again for the first time in ages. I think thatâs when it all started. At that time, I used to fall asleep listening to Alunirâs meditations, and I began experiencing the symptoms Iâll mention soon.
That was back in 2024. After a long break from shifting (you know, Iâm that person who tries to shift on and off, then takes long breaks), when I got back into my shifting era, I managed to make this method more effective for myself, and realized it actually helps me experience everything.
Again, you donât even need a method, finding what works best for you is what matters most. But maybe this could work for someone out there too (hopefully).
As for the name âNothingâ, itâs not because you literally do nothing, but because when I once asked myself, âWhat should I do to shift?â, the answer I got was simply âNothing.â So I said, âFine then, Iâll do nothing.â And thatâs how the âNothingâ method was born.
My Journey / Successes: What Iâm about to write now, everything from 2024, are things I had noted down back then. Iâll share them exactly as they were. So even if I had already shifted before (and honestly, some of these notes make it look like I did), my first intentional and proper shift (without grounding myself) was in 2025, after I opened my Tumblr account and started journaling here!
October 13, 2024: I dreamt about shifting and started getting symptoms (Iâll talk about these in the next section).
October 31, 2024: I got symptoms again, and the meditation sound in the background suddenly turned into a demonic voice (Iâll also explain why thatâs not actually scary in the next part).
November 5, 2024: Experienced the same symptoms again.
November 22, 2024: I shifted inside a dream (it was definitely a dream, but I donât remember it clearly).
December 8, 2024: I remember my ears ringing with pressure.
December 23, 2024: I had a dream where I thought, âIs this what shifting feels like?â Everything was so vivid and clear. (I even wrote in my notes that I could sense everything with all five senses. So if thatâs true, and I remembered it in detail, it was probably a shift, though I canât be 100% sure because itâs been such a long time.)
April 8, 2025: At night, I remember my mom opening my door and asking, âDid you fall asleep yet?â The next morning during breakfast, I asked her if she had really done that, and she said no, she only peeked in quietly but didnât even cover me up because she didnât want to wake me. But I know she asked me that. I saw and heard it clearly, and at that exact moment, I was already feeling the symptoms and even thought, âMom donât distract me, Iâm trying to shift.â So.. it was probably my first real shift. Because it wasnât a dream, and I only realized later that it might have been a shift.
From this point on, the rest of my experiences are from when I consciously started trying this method and I also shared them on Tumblr, so Iâll leave the links too.
October 7, 2025: my first astral experience and shift.
October 8, 2025: my first lucid dream experience.
October 25, 2025: my dream to shift to lucid dream experience.
October 26, 2025: my friendâs first shift.
I also experienced the void state a few times (not sure when though, I donât know why I didnât note it down, or maybe I did and just forgot where I put it).
PS: If I had known back then that I shouldnât be scared of the symptoms and shouldnât focus on them, Iâd probably have shifted intentionally a million times by now, maybe even permashifted. Thatâs why Iâm telling you now: donât focus on symptoms, donât freak out. Youâre safe, and you always will be. Thereâs nothing to be scared of. Iâm saying this because I once wished someone had told me these things.
Possible symptoms and my friendâs shared experiences: The reason I couldnât shift back in 2024 was because I kept focusing on the symptoms (yes, I experienced all of them). So again: Do NOT focus on symptoms. Do NOT freak out. Easier said than done, I know, but remember, none of these things are actually happening to your physical body.
Possible symptoms include:
Ear ringing or pressure in your ears
Heart beating like crazy
Feeling pressure even in your gums or head
Feeling like your body (or a part of it) is floating, my arm did once, but it wasnât physical
Hearing demonic voices or changes in the subliminal/melody youâre listening to
Feeling like you canât breathe
Spiraling (this oneâs kinda weird but itâs like.. leaving your body in a spiral motion, though technically, youâre not âleavingâ it)
Melting
Not feeling your body at all
All of these are normal. You might not feel any of them, or you might feel totally different ones, and thatâs okay too. But if you do feel them, please donât panic and donât focus on them. Just say things like: âIâm safe.â, âIâm able to shift / oobe / astral project.â
Personally, repeating âIâm safeâ throughout the whole process helps me a lot. Itâs what made me have my first oobe and shift. When I felt the symptoms, I didnât panic, I just told myself âIâm safe, I can do thisâ and let it happen.
Before doing this method (Recommendations but not necessary to do it): This part has nothing to do with the method itself, but increasing your awareness for a few days or even a week before shifting (or as long as you want) might help. Throughout the day, you can say affirmations like: âIâm pure consciousness.â âIâm pure awareness.â âIâm more than this reality.â âIâm more than this body.â âIâm in control.â âI can shift anytime I want.â
You can also fall asleep while watching the âDream Machineâ visual (Iâll leave the link here, you donât have to do anything, just play the video, close your eyes, and keep watching the lights behind your eyelids).
Becoming aware of what youâre doing throughout the day can also help raise your awareness. Notice that youâre brushing your teeth when youâre brushing your teeth. Notice that youâre breathing when youâre breathing. Notice that youâre blinking when you blink. Do things consciously, not automatically.
You can also repeat affirmations like: âWith every conscious or unconscious blink, Iâm shifting to my chosen reality.â âWith every conscious or unconscious breath, Iâm becoming a master shifter.â (Which is true, because you already are a master shifter!) Of course, you can change the affirmations to whatever makes you feel more comfortable. The most important thing is to do what feels right for you!
These exercises will help you realize that you are pure consciousness and that you are the one in control. But again, you donât have to follow every single step. The point is to adapt this method to what feels comfortable and natural for you. Doing these steps or not doing them is completely up to you! They might help, or they might not, what truly matters is how they make you feel. Youâre free to skip them if you donât want to!
Method: Okay, about the method. Before you sleep (I recommend doing it before your night sleep, but itâs not necessary, whatever makes you feel comfortable is all that matters!), set your intention like: âIâm choosing to shift tonight, and Iâm sure about it.â It doesnât have to be perfect. Donât overthink whether itâll work or not, just say it and let it go!
And the position doesnât matter at all! You can literally sleep standing on your head if you want to. Â Do whatever makes you feel comfortable. But if you want to avoid focusing too much on your body, you can try lying on your back. (Personally, I just pick whatever position feels most comfortable at the moment.)
Then, before sleeping, weâre gonna play our list! (Which list, Aria?)
First of all, I want you to prepare a playlist on Youtube (or anywhere you prefer). It doesnât have to be super long actually, your shift will probably take around 3 hours max (honestly, not even that long, trust me), but something around 8â10 hours might be better.
So, what should this playlist include? Whatever you want! You can add songs, movies, or even random videos like âeverything you need to know about dinosaurs.â This part is completely personal, the key is that it should keep you slightly aware.
But honestly, I prefer subliminals. Youâre going to sleep with subliminals playing, and weâll also add some silent videos in between. The silence should last just long enough to let you drift into sleep, but not long enough to make you fully fall asleep, it keeps you right in that sweet spot between sleep and wakefulness.
But before that, donât fall asleep right away! You need to fall asleep without realizing it.
Now, there are two versions of this method: with headphones or without headphones.
You can start reading whichever version you want to try, theyâre almost the same except for a few small details.
Without Headphones Version: What I want you to do here is open your playlist and let it play softly in the background. Yes, without headphones. (For this, I really recommend Alunir! You can play one of Alunirâs audios since they also include affirmations, but honestly, it doesnât matter what you choose! Just make sure thereâs a bit of silence in between the sounds, enough to let you fall asleep but not too long. If youâre using Alunirâs meditations, you donât need to add extra silent parts.)
Once youâre lying down and the subliminals are playing in the background, relax your body completely. Donât focus on the subliminal itself. The important thing here is not to fall asleep right away (youâll do that later, but not yet). Just watch the darkness behind your eyelids, literally watch that darkness. And while you do that, you can think or affirm things like: âIâm shifting.â âIâm already in my desired reality.â âIâm pure consciousness.â
You can also say things like: âIâm freeing myself from ego, fear, and doubt.â âI accept and release them, and I allow myself to shift.â
Or anything else that feels comfortable for you. You can change the affirmations depending on your goal, whether itâs lucid dreaming, astral projection, the void, or shifting. But please make sure to say: âIâm pure consciousness.â and âIâm pure awareness.â
For shifting specifically: if possible, try to imagine where youâll wake up, sense the room, the atmosphere, how it feels, whatâs around you. Think about what youâll do when you wake up, whatâs your plan for tomorrow, etc.
If youâre not good at visualization, thatâs totally fine. Just try to stay awake for a bit, because the goal here is for your body to fall asleep while your awareness stays awake. You can remind yourself: âIâm pure consciousness.â
When you feel your current bedsheet, ask your mind: âHow do you even know this is real?â
Play little tricks on your brain, because your brain doesnât actually know whatâs real. If you say âIâm there right now,â itâll believe you. Say âIâm more than this body.â If you hear sounds or voices from your current reality, say: âItâs from my desired reality.â Or âHow do I even know itâs real?â
Trick your mind!
You can also count to 100 if you want, and if you start mixing up the numbers, thatâs fine! Just keep counting from a random number. Youâll probably notice yourself mixing up words or numbers while saying affirmations. When that happens, donât overthink it, donât try to remember where you left off, just continue from any random number or word.
You can move a little too, like turning to your side, thatâs totally okay. Just donât make yourself fully awake again.
At some point, your body will naturally fall asleep no matter how much you resist it. But please, donât say âugh, I canât sleepâ and turn off the subliminals, just let things be. Even if you get frustrated or feel like you canât fall asleep, keep the subliminals on. (As I said, it doesnât even have to be a subliminal, around one hour of audio is usually enough for your body to drift off.)
Because even when you think youâre not asleep, you actually are, your body will fall asleep, and your consciousness will remain aware.
At one point, youâll have that dozed-off moment. If the subliminals wake you up, every time that happens (and make sure you set this intention before sleeping), remind yourself:
âIâm shifting right now.â or âI choose to shift.â
Donât open your eyes, donât stop the music, just go back to sleep.
At some point, your body will fall asleep completely, thatâs basically the whole method. Whether you have a lucid dream, astral project, enter the void, or wake up directly in your DR, I donât know, so just go with whatever feels right for you.
And if you get any symptoms I mentioned earlier, please donât panic! Just tell yourself: âIâm safe. Shifting is safe for me, and I allow it.â
Donât focus on the symptoms! Feeling like youâre flying, floating, or swaying is totally normal, thereâs no earthquake. Just fall asleep again.
You can also set the intention to wake up directly there.
With Headphones Version: What I want you to do here is put on your headphones and start your playlist. (Make sure your headphones are comfortable and wonât bother you while lying down!) I recommend using 40â60 minute subliminals for this, but again, it really doesnât matter what you choose! Just make sure thereâs a bit of silence in between, long enough to help you fall asleep.
Once youâre lying down and the subliminals are playing, completely relax your body. Do not focus on subliminals! The important thing here is not to fall asleep right away (you will later, but not yet).
Just watch the darkness behind your eyelids, literally watch that darkness. While doing that, you can think or affirm things like: âIâm shifting.â âIâm already in my desired reality.â âIâm pure consciousness.â Say things like: âIâm freeing myself from ego, fear, and doubt.â âI accept and release them, and I allow myself to shift.â
Or anything else that feels comfortable for you. You can change the affirmations depending on your goal, lucid dream, astral projection, void, etc. But please make sure to say: âIâm pure consciousness.â and  âIâm pure awareness.â
For shifting: if possible, try to imagine where youâll wake up, sense the room, how it feels, whatâs around you, and what youâre going to do when you wake up. If youâre not great at visualization, thatâs totally fine, just try to stay aware for a while. The goal is for your body to fall asleep while you remain conscious.
I want you to feel like you have an important exam tomorrow, and itâs already 3 a.m., and you only have a short time left to sleep, that exact kind of feeling. Like when youâre half asleep but still alert enough to hear your alarm. That light, sensitive sleep where youâre aware of everything, thatâs exactly what I want.
You can remind yourself: âIâm pure consciousness.â When you feel your bedsheet, ask your brain: âHow do you even know this is real?â Play little tricks on your mind, your brain doesnât actually know whatâs real. If you say âIâm there right now,â itâll believe you. Say: âIâm more than this body.â If you hear voices or sounds from your current reality, say: âItâs from my desired reality.â or âHow do you even know this is real?â
Trick your mind!
You can count to 100 if you want, and if you start mixing up the numbers, thatâs totally fine. Just keep counting from any random number. Youâll probably notice that while saying affirmations, you start mixing up words or numbers, thatâs completely okay. Donât think about where you left off or what comes next, just continue from anywhere.
You can move a little, like turning to your side, thatâs totally fine too. Just donât make yourself fully awake again.
At some point, your body will naturally fall asleep, no matter how much you try to resist it. But please, donât say âugh, I canât sleepâ and turn off the subliminals, just let it be. Even if you get frustrated or feel like you canât fall asleep, keep them playing. (As I said, it doesnât even have to be a subliminal, around 1 hour of sound is usually enough to make your body fall asleep.)
Because even when you think youâre not asleep, you actually are, your body will fall asleep while your consciousness stays awake.
At one point, youâll have that dozed-off moment. If the subliminals wake you up, and make sure you set this intention before sleeping, remind yourself: âIâm shifting right now.â or âI choose to shift.â
Donât open your eyes, donât stop the music, just go back to sleep.
Eventually, your body will fall asleep completely, thatâs basically the method. Whether you end up lucid dreaming, astral projecting, entering the void, or waking up directly in your dr, I donât know, so go with whatever feels right to you.
If you get any of the symptoms I mentioned earlier, please donât panic! Just tell yourself: âIâm safe. Shifting is safe for me, and I allow it.â
Donât focus on the symptoms! Feeling like youâre flying, floating, or swaying is totally normal, thereâs no earthquake. Just fall back asleep.
You can also set the intention to wake up directly there.
Oh, and when the silent subliminal or video starts playing, donât say âwait, did my playlist stop playing?â and check it. (Yes, thatâs from personal experience)
Also, if you shift to a version of your drself whoâs already awake and standing, itâs actually easier to tell that youâve shifted, youâll clearly notice the difference between a dream, lucid dream, astral projection, and a full shift. So donât worry about that!
This method can also work even if you donât do it exactly this way. If youâre super tired, just sleep without thinking anything. (Seriously, if youâre about to fall asleep in a second, do NOT think about anything, just sleep.)
It also works when you wake up during the night! For example, I usually go to bed around 8â9 pm, and when I naturally wake up around 3â4 am,and go back to sleep while thinking âIâm shiftingâ with my playlist still on, it works perfectly.
What should I do if I lucid dream: If it turns into a lucid dream, people usually say to make a portal, but for me, just thinking about my dr was enough. Just tell yourself youâre shifting, and youâll be there. The melting or spiraling feeling is totally normal, do not panic! (Also, to get out of the lucid state, you can shift to a random place first and then move from there to your dr, that was easier for me.)
What should I do if I astral/oobe: If it turns into astral projection, donât panic, especially if you feel ear ringing, pressure, or your heart beating fast. Those are all normal. Keep telling yourself youâre safe! Spiraling sensations are also normal. If your goal is to shift to your dr, just think about it, youâll get there. And believe me, youâll have plenty of time to think, so stay calm. DO NOT PANIC. Youâre not actually feeling those symptoms in your physical body. And even if it is astral, if you say âI want to shift to my drâ you will.
What should I do if I get into the void: If you see light or lights, focus on one of them and follow it, itâll keep growing, and youâll find yourself in the void. From there on, do whatever you want! Iâve never shifted from the void, but probably just thinking about your dr will be enough. (And donât forget to remind yourself that youâre safe and calm!)
I successfully shifted but my vision is blurry: If your vision is blurry (like youâre looking through frosted glass) when you shift or if you canât feel all five senses, donât freak out, stay calm and donât think about going back. Focus on your breathing, touch something hot or cold, or gently pinch yourself (not hard enough to hurt) thatâll help you ground yourself there. (I still havenât shifted to my dr, I did shift once, but I freaked out, didnât ground myself, and ended up in a random reality before realizing I was in my dr. Thatâs why I donât ground myself to random realities, but people say it helps, so if you shift, and you probably will, you can try it!)
If you ever feel panic like âitâs too real, how do I come back?â, donât say you want to return. Just remind yourself: âIâm safe, I can return whenever I want.â Also, be open to random shifts if you want! Just to prove to yourself that itâs real (itâs honestly funny, you should give it a try).
Ps 1: If I forget to mention something, Iâll edit this post later, no point in making you wait longer! And if you have any questions, please use the ask box since I sometimes miss the comments.
Ps 2: I worked really hard on this post, so I really hope youâll shift, otherwise, Iâll haunt you and make you shift. (I want everyone to experience shifting! Even if we have the same s/o, everyone deserves to feel it! And technically, we are shifting at any moment unintentionally, so shift intentionallt this time!) Especially try it on 11.11, please! And if it doesnât work on your first try (which it probably will), please give this method a few more chances. Try again after some time, because methods donât make you shift, they just help.
This one, though, isnât really a method, itâs more like a tool that helps you catch that thin line between sleep and wakefulness more easily.
Try it in different states: when youâre super tired, fully awake, or somewhere in between, adjust it to what feels best for you!
Thank you so much for reading and waiting for this post! And I truly appreciate you for trusting me.
hiii just a reminder that my corner of shiftblr is a safe space! i would never judge your DRs unless the obvious (racists, sexists, and homophobes). shift for magic. shift for fame. shift for love. go shift to any reality you desire. you are limitless. <3
đ˝hings đ˛ wish i knew before đ˛ đźhifted (as a girl who shifts on command)
as a girl whoâs shifted so many times she learned how to do it on command, i can say with confidence that thereâs many things i wish i was told beforehand that neither shifttok or shiftblr talk about (warning, itâs a lot).
CUTE DISCLAIMER : these are things I wish I was told . If you do not agree, THATS FINE . this is just what i wish i was exposed too before my first shift that i think will help others like me . When i use âyouâ âyouâreâ pronouns, im talking to my pre-shift self in second person. i just feel like this can support others .
001. i would never look at life the same again .
imagine how it feels bringing your subconscious to another place for the first time and realizing you are infinite . everything everyone said was true . it was never just an ongoing tiktok joke, it was real . shit was hard to come to terms with . very hard .
of course, shifting for the first time was awesome, but coming back was⌠interesting . i looked at everything differently . i feel like shifters talk about what shifting for the first time was like and forget to include the âcoming back confusionâ
002. after getting used to it, the âsparkâ kinda goes away .
now i know what the rest of shiftblr is gonna say . âshifting is real!!! donât romanticize it!!!!â and i completely agree, for this reason . before i shifted for the first time, ngl, i did lowk think in the back of my mind it was gonna be sunshine and rainbows . obviously, i was wrong .
itâs just like any other life on any other day on any other planet . unless youâre shifting to mars or some shit .
Itâll get boring . itâll get sad . Itâll get irritating . and trust, shit will get real . but thatâs just how life is . after i realized thats how life is, i kinda got like . huh .
itâs kinda like how it felt when you realized Santa wasnât real . if that makes sense .
003. the real world is harsh .
as a girl who was never an actress, singer, dancer, model, guitarist, and songwriter in this reality, imagine my surprise when i saw that people would hate my acting/singing there ??? i scripted i was literally awesome ???? my discography is heavenly????? what ???? they arenât even nice about it either .
be nice to celebrities!!!!!
004. youâre gonna start wanting to shift to a lot more ânicheâ drs after that .
soooo, you know how youâre shifting to be a student in hogwarts rn? well, youâre still gonna do that, but you might wanna be a lawyer in another dr now too . or maybe an alien from Saturn . or maybe a scientist who knows the secrets of the universe . or something .
after realizing you can explore every single reality out there, you start to want to experience new things in a more uncommon way . a way that other people probably wonât also be shifting there .
i mean . . . unless you have niche drs already . then like, fuck it, we ball .
005. you will have so many different relationships and dynamics and vibes with people you wonât know what to do .
after shifting, literally everything will remind you of either your cr, or your dr . youâll remember an inside joke from your dr friend from a few years ago, and then in the same day cry about something your cr friend said while youâre in your dr .
itâs slightly almost kinda sorta maybe a little overwhelming at first, but you begin to get the hang of it as your dr is already something youâve always known .
itâs fun, too . sometimes Iâll be out and see cute keychains and Iâll be like,âoh, (dr best friend) wouldâve loved that.â you get a little homesick no matter where you are, but itâs almost comfortable, it that makes sense . because you know youâre gonna see them again, you already are .
itâs okay to care during shift attempts. even when practicing the law. but it shouldnât be the kind of care where you cling to a result. instead, place all your care, your joy, and your fulfillment into connecting with your dr NOW. in this moment. live in the moment of being there, not the moment of what itâs like ONCE you arrive. remember, youâve already arrived. youâve been there the whole time. your whole life. so bask in that.
donât try to make the dr feel real. connect in the way you know best. the way you probably do all day before you finally lay down : imagine. be warm, be childlike, be curious! sort through a simple scenario and picture what it would be like. let yourself feel lit from within by connecting to it because thatâs your home!! and your home is your sanctuary. itâs your peace. when you set your intention or do a method, i want you to set it from that placeâalready being home.
happy shifting,
shay
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