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@thecongeriesofme
after a bad mental health week, I absolutely switched off a more mellow playlist and switched on my DR playlist, full well knowing that it'll make me feel better but also make me miss my DR husband.
did it help take me out of that melancholic mood? yes!
did it also make me miss my husband? YES.
on the plus side, I got to put on the show he's in and oh my dbfjfjf i'm in love with this man. got a new download of him kissing my forehead and giving me a cuddle, so that's definitely a plus
I've been playing so much Palia that I'm considering making a Palia DR. My Stardew and potential Palia DR makes me yearn for a quiet-ish community farming life. Plus romanceable people :)
i want to live in the peaceful feeling you get underwater where everything sounds softer and the lights are all tinged blue and the world feels silky and light and surreal
Hey.. I've recently come across shifting.
But I'm a total newbie. Can you please guide me through the process of shifting?
And also recently someone said in your post about someone mentioning that they shifted. How does one know how they shifted??..
Please I'd be very grateful if you could help 🙏🏻
Hello! Sorry for the wait :)
I'm going to try and keep it really simple here, just to not overwhelm you.
As you probably know, shifting is the process of becoming aware of another reality. You don't stop existing here, you don't disappear, you're not sleeping either. You just keep living like you normally would, except you're not aware of it.
Time is not linear like you experience it in this reality, which means that one day here doesn't have to mean one day in another reality. In fact, you can intend one second here to be one year in your dr (desired reality), or you can skip time here, go back into the past, anything!
The most important thing to remember is that everything and anything is possible. An infinite amount of realities exist, so any place, any possibility, no matter how ''weird'' or ''out there,'' it's perfectly normal somewhere else! You can be anywhere, be anyone, be with anyone, you can change people, or keep them the exact same. You're not creating other realities, just choosing out of infinite options where you want to go to.
You might know about manifestations, and you have definitely manifested in your life, whether on accident or purpose! Manifesting = shifting. The only difference is that manifesting usually sticks to the concept of this reality, same people, same world, so people see it as attracting something in their life, rather than going to a reality where you have something you didn't have before!
So how do you shift? This is the tricky part, because there's no real answer to it. You can shift in ANY way, and I truly mean that. Just like with manifesting, you shift a ton of times every day, without even realising it! And that's because it's natural, it's the one thing you can always do. So it's less about what you do to shift, but more about your intention and desires. Some people like affirming, meditating, they shift through dreams, or methods. Other people just roll over and call it a day, or shift completely awake! There is not one set way to do it, and you can really make up your own methods for it!
But the baseline for most people, is that they think of a place where they want to go to, and sometimes they make a script for it. Which basically just means you write down details about your dr to pretty much solidify for yourself where exactly you want to go. They focus on that place, either by affirming they will shift there, daydreaming, repeating details about it in their head, etc.
Some people experience something called ''symptoms,'' but this is not necessary to shift at all. This could be something related to your senses, like hearing something, smelling something, feeling something, seeing something. You don't need it to shift, and it doesn't always mean you are shifting, but it can be an indicator for some people!
There are no rules, nothing you have to do, nothing you have to feel. Even though many people will probably like to tell you that you do. This is your journey, and yours alone, you can shape it exactly how you want to. Do what feels right, when it comes to shifting, make it fun, exciting! It's not about how you do it, it's just about what you want.
For many people, it takes a little bit of time to figure all of this out, but some also grasp it really quickly! Don't get frustrated if it takes you a moment, you have an infinite amount of time. Nothing can ever stop you from shifting, not even death.
This is a really short explanation, but I hope it helps you on your way a little! Good luck, I'm here if you need anything💚
HOT TAKE: Awareness, Reality Shifting, and Nondualism are Pointers
As humans, we have tried to explain reality and our essence with concepts and descriptors such as: Awareness, nondualism, Consciousness, reality shifting, “I AM", the Void, manifesting, the law of assumption, etc. All of these are pointers, not the thing itself. They are human attempts to describe our essence; different doors pointing to the same place. At the end of the day, what we truly are is " ", something beyond human comprehension and beyond language. You could call it the Infinite Nothingness, the Void, Source, Awareness, Consciousness, etc; yet none of these names can contain it. This " " nothingness is not empty; it is formless, eternal, infinite, limitless, omnipotent, and fluid. It is nothing, and therefore everything. From this " " formless nothingness, all infinite and limitless form arises: all realities, all timelines, all identities, and all experiences. This " " nothingness is everything, everywhere, all at once. This is why when people seem to “induce” the void or "pure" Awareness, manifestation and reality shifting often feel instant, not because they are doing something new, but because they are ceasing to be separate. They are no longer identifying as a limited form inside reality, they are recognizing themselves as the formless " " from which reality appears. " " nothingness can become anything because it is not bound by form; it has no rules, so it becomes all rules; it has no limits, so it contains all limits and their absence.
What this also means, often overlooked, is that manifesting, reality shifting, and even "inducing the void" are still pointers. They are not the truth itself, they are experiences within the infinite, not the infinite itself. From this same formless nothingness " " arise infinite, limitless realities: every possible world, every timeline, every version of existence, all appearing as expressions of the same " " Manifesting is simply form arising from formlessness, and reality shifting is simply movement between forms within infinity. When identification with form drops, even briefly (aka "inducing" the Void) reality appears to reorganize instantly, because there is no longer a “someone” trying to control it. There is only formless nothingness " " appearing as everything. However, even this is not something you do, and the void is not something you enter. The formless nothingness " " is prior to all states, prior to awareness ("inducing" the void) as an experience, prior to manifestation, and prior to reality shifting. It is beyond all concepts: including the concepts of manifesting, shifting, and the void itself. In fact I would say that the void itself still exists within “ ”. The void appears to have power because we give it power. The void is still a concept, an experience we can recognize. “ ” however, is beyond all concepts the human mind can comprehend.
“Proofs” / Pointers That Everything Comes From Nothing
•Quantum Field Theory (Pure Potential): What physics calls the “quantum vacuum” is not empty, it is a field of pure potential. Particles can appear and disappear spontaneously from this apparent nothingness. Reality is not built from solid substance, but from fluctuations within an underlying formless field. Form continuously arises from, and dissolves back into, nothing.
• The Observer Effect: At the quantum level, particles do not behave as definite things until they are observed. Whether light behaves as a wave or a particle depends on observation itself. Reality is not fixed prior to perception, it responds to it. This suggests that form is not primary; observation is.
• Reality as Perception-Based: What we experience as reality is not an objective, solid world existing independently “out there.” Color, sound, solidity, distance, and even time are not inherent properties of existence, they are interpretations arising through perception. Without perception, there is no experienced world, only formless potential.
• Mysticism (Independent Convergence): Across cultures and traditions, mystics have described reality emerging from the void, the silence, the unmanifest. These descriptions were not theoretical frameworks, but direct experiential recognitions. Different languages, same pointer.
• Direct Experience: In deep stillness, nondual awareness, or what is often called the void, form dissolves, but existence does not. The thought quiets, identity loosens; yet something remains: not a thing, not a self, simply being. This points to a formless ground prior to all experience.
• Logic: If anything were truly separate from nothingness, it would require an origin outside of existence itself, which is impossible. There is nowhere else for anything to come from. Nothingness is not the absence of existence; it is the condition that allows existence to appear in infinite forms.
Therefore, everything must arise from " ", because there is nowhere else for it to come from. You are not using Awareness, entering the Void, or accessing Source. You are remembering what you have always been which is " ".
Further clarification: The void appears to have power because we as “ ” gives it power.
This!! Humans will never be able to comprehend everything. In fact, infinity means that, even in a state where you CAN comprehend all, there will still be other possibilities.
The void for example, like mentioned in this post, is not something special or different, it's just another state of being. And like we experience a physical world here, we don't there. But you can be in a physical void, you can experience the void within this reality, or anywhere else, because everything is limitless.
It's why shifting, or manifesting, or anything else, doesn't have rules. We give it guidelines, as humans who see it a certain way. But whether you do something physical to get what you want, or you only use your mind, do nothing, use magic, rituals, pray, it's all possible.
This means that anything you believe can and will be your truth, no matter what others think is possible. Even things like, being shifted.
Because remember, YOU are the one who creates your reality. Therefore anything you want or believe is possible :)
i'm finding i have a hard time defining reality shifting to myself without the input of what i got from others from 2020 shifttok to present day. like in a way i do know what is and how it's possible in my personal opinion, but i can't define what it means for me to shift and how i'd actually "do it" whilst unlearning what i had taken in from 2020 shifttok.
like okay, it's a constant battle between already knowing i don't need methods, but not knowing how i'd truly define shifting to me. rahhhhh brain hurts, shutting down zzz...
most of my scripts recently have just been bulletpoints of what i know about myself to whatever extent, and just leaving the rest up in the air like *shrugs* i'll see when i'm there!
i mayyy be scripting a critical role dr starting from the beginning with vox machina c1 and having fun with that. i know that i'm a voice actress with various roles. do I know what those roles are? 🤷♀️ i know my hobbies and such, my style, self, etc. do i know what character i'm playing in the campaign?? 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ i know some things i'm absolutely scripting out for this life. do i know where i live? nahh. i have the vaguest knowledge about a lot of details, but i have a dream and vibes. it'll be finee!
compared to some of the more elaborate scripts I've got, this has been a really fun contrast of just letting the DR knowledge ive got come to mind, adding a few safeties, and just letting loose with the rest. it's just what works for me :')
chat im gonna be real, I don't know how healthy it is but sometimes when im anxious ill visualize my dr s/o's comforting me or being the one to say my affirmations to me ("you're safe, you are not in danger, i'm here and you're safe") to help calm me down. it helps a lot, and imo connects me to my dr because i haven't scripted out the anxiety i have here. i have my support system in my dr's and better coping mechanisms there
just thinking about "crossover" realities and the sheer infiniteness of it. like yes! i could absolutely live a life where me and the rest of the people in The Pitt show live our lives as minecraft youtubers instead of working in the emergency room. do i want to?? honestly no, but its the thought of it thats so funny to me
Shifting and the Self-Pressure of Making the First Shift "Perfect"
sometimes I think about the subconscious pressure of the "first shift", "am I shifting to the right place?" "oh I really want to shift to xyz, but is that really the place i want to shift for my first time?" "what if i accidentally shift to the wrong place my first time?" were questions running through me.
-- please keep some of this with a grain of salt, this is a realization that helped me, but might not help you in the same way. take what resonates for you, even if it's nothing at all. --
i kept asking myself these things subconsciously.
and i realized 2 things:
all this does is just put unnecessary pressure on myself.
so what if i might shift to the "wrong place"? it doesn't make it any less meaningful (i use this idea loosely). i still shifted and hey, maybe that's not where i want to be in the moment but i have all the control to go where i want to.
even the dr that you want to go might not be 100% perfect, and you might make decisions you never thought you would once you're actually there. (i.e "i scripted that i'd be for example a potions major, but once i was there i realized that i actually wanted to focus on transfiguration". you're not stuck as a potions major just because you initially scripted it! free will baby, if you thought you'd like something at first you're not stuck, you can absolutely decide you don't like something and change it.)
"oh, but i've been wanting to shift to reality A for the longest time, and i wanted it to be my first! but now i'm getting the urge to shift to reality B, but i really want A to be 'the one'. so i'll just keep on focusing on A even if B really calls to me."
that's just blocking whatever flow you've got going on! this feels like this scenario:
" i designed the blueprints for a water flow system and i really want to use my design A. i've been waiting since forever to use it and now that i have my first big project i'm so excited for it to be the design i use. but i also have this other blueprint B, and i know it'd be way better suited right now. the design is just much better suited, it's more efficient and gets the job done better + faster than A. and i know that A is great in its own right, but it won't be as good as B. but A means so much to me that i'll forgo the better flow of B. maybe the machine will take 20x as long or use up a lot more energy, etc. it's okay to use B. aka it's okay to shift to the other DR, it doesn't make A any less good. A will still be there. there will come a time where A is the best for you in that moment. just like in the drawing, project 2 eventually came along, and it was the right design (DR) for you at that time. "
*inserts silly little drawing i did to emphasize this*
going back to the whole "making your DR perfect": for me it ties into doing it afraid and this fear of failure. not a fear of failure in terms of "i tried to and didn't shift (which i disagree with, i believe i partially get to this in the next point)" but a fear of shifting to my DR and realizing that it's not what i expected. realizing that the reality you've focused on for however long isn't what you thought it was, and because of this fear you're constantly trying to add stuff to your script because "what if this isn't the right DR for me?".
this is the thing about reality shifting, and it's the part that scares and excites me the most. its life. there will be things you learn later on that you don't like, experiences you realize you want to try out, people that you never thought about who you now want to meet, lessons you'll learn. and it's okay to realize these things and leave behind some DRs that no longer serve you. and you learned what you could from them, and even through letting them go doesn't diminish the meaning it has for you.
this fear reminds me of painting.
you can plan and plan a painting all that you want, constantly redrawing the sketch of it, rearranging, erasing, figuring out color schemes, etc. but you will never fully know how it'll turn out until you start painting. you can't predict every brush stroke. even in the middle of it, maybe you realize there's a new brush stroke you wanted to add. you don't have to stick to that original plan. it's okay if your painting isn't quite what you expected. maybe you want to change some colors, or change the whole composition (like shifting to a movie plot and realizing you want to just have a life with those people without that original story), or even scrapping the painting entirely. you are the painter. you are in control of your shifting journey. don't be afraid of starting the painting, because you are the one making the brush strokes. i started to realize that this fear that my DR wouldn't be what i wanted or expected, and it caused me to start holding back and forgetting my power; that i am in control.
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2. i realized that it really isn't even our first time shifting, so i don't have to worry about "shifting to the wrong place for my first time". (once again, my beliefs so take it with a grain of salt. open to hearing other opinions, if you view this differently)
shifting is natural to us. it is innate. every moment we are shifting. every breath, every blink, down to the smallest atom to the biggest wave. when people say that you are always shifting, (imo) you are. we just don't think it because we experience it as regular ol' time. its so smooth and natural to us that we tend to view the passing of time as the baseline and shifting as different, as if we have to do something to activate it. but shifting is part of us. it's something we're always doing, not something forced.
so we have already shifted and we will continue to do so.
"oh, but i meant to my DR, not just me blinking or my day-to-day."
truly, why should that be any different? i think we expect it to because we're looking at shifting through the perspective of time, as if its like this big jump because the shifts in our day-to-day run so smoothly, but you're just as likely to be in your desired reality as you are in your current reality.
at least, that's my perspective. i won't delve too deep into that, because there's so much there and even then i wouldn't fully understand.
but the point is to take shifting off this pedestal for me, stopping it from being this "unattainable" separate thing, and decentering this idea that i'd need to a billion things to shift. that, and reminding myself that i don't have to view it as my first shift, because shifting is innate. there is no perfect "first" DR i have to live up to, there is no need to live up to this imaginary expectation.
i can just shift. and i can go from there.
happy shifting, with love, thecongeriesofme
ive (maybe) said this before but it's so interesting to get downloads and memories of DR people that don't even exist in the show.
because wdym two of my best friends is maggie short for magnolia and her husband in my bones dr, and i have a memory of being called in for an emergency overnight shift while we're having dessert and she laughs "coffee?" as i faceplant onto the dining room table and she packs me a thermos.
like they don't even exist in the show, but i already know they're the people i'm know i'm closest to in that reality, even in the middle of scripting it.
Reblog if you think fanfiction is a legitimate form of creative writing.
Listen. LISTEN. I am leaning across the table with a very intense expression because I want you all to hear what I am saying and imprint it on your beautiful fanfic-writing hearts.
If Dante Alighieri and John Milton can write fanfiction and be remembered for centuries as great writers whose work has a deep impact on literary history, THEN SO THE FUCK CAN YOU.
If a goddamn Twilight fanfic can grow into multiple heavyweight novels and a multi-picture movie deal, YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT YOUR FAVES DOING WHATEVER.
Fanfiction IS creative writing. Borrowed stories are a staple of literature and always have been. There are countless examples throughout literary history, many of them considered classical and highly influential works of literature. Fanfiction is the latest iteration and the only reason it’s decried as trashy or foolish or “not real creative writing” is that it is primarily seen as the domain of women, young people, and the queer community. (Not that it should matter but Fucking Patriarchy.)
Listen to me - Writing fanfiction is how people get included in story collections. Writing fanfiction is how you get work in comics, television, movies, ANYTHING that requires storytellers and has ongoing series with established lore. There’s an entire industry built up around it, compete with unionized labor. It doesn’t get much more legitimate than that.
So write your fanfiction, even if it’s just as a fun creative exercise. Fuck the naysayers, fuck the antis, fuck the puritans, and fuck the snobs. Every bit of it matters so long as it matters to YOU.
The night that I start switching my focus from DR A to DR B is the same night that I get a dream of my DR A s/o's. Like okay 😭 I guess I'll focus back on DR A
Curate everything.
Curate your hygiene routine, curate your clothing items, curate your home, curate your habits, curate your nutrition, curate your environment, curate your circles, curate you socials, curate the content you consume, curate your social skills, curate your financial situation, curate your emotions, curate the version of you that shows up in public, curate your hobbies, curate your knowledge.
Live with intention, it’s too easy to get distracted and it’s harder to come back each time.
It's wild seeing the people hating on this, who will then reblog Hit Da Bricks or "eat off the good china" memes with no self-awareness.
I think some folks are conflating lifestyle curation with presenting a capital-L Lifestyle for others to consume.
This isn't about neatly capturing, tagging, and running filters on every facet of your life. It's about being mindful of who and what you choose to let into your life.
I'm willing to bet we all have things in our lives that cause pain/frustration that we could let go of or otherwise change, from toxic "friends" to that coffee mug you never use that takes up space in your cabinet.
These are all examples of questions I have asked myself that led to more mindful curation in my life (ymmv):
Did I buy [object] just to have or will I actually use it?
Would I be friends with [increasingly toxic person I've known since childhood] if I met them for the first time as an adult?
Do I use [room in my house] for its typical intent, or do I do something that's specific to my lifestyle knowing that may impact my home's resale value?
Does it take me 30 min to pick out an outfit because I like everything in my closet, or is it because I like nothing?
Am I holding onto [object] because I like it, or because [family member] guilted me into keeping it?
Do I pull over during errands to check out [roadside stand/attraction] or keep going, because of some imaginary timeline I have in my head?
Do I stop reading this book or watching this TV show because I'm not really into it, or slog my way through because I'm not a "quitter"?
Do I alter [common antique object] because it will make me happier, or do I leave it as-is because age somehow makes it "sacred"?
It really helps to have a little voice in your head that pipes up when you make decisions on autopilot, especially when the reason is "that's just how it's always been".
There's a lot we don't have control of in our lives, and a lot we where do have control, but are either afraid to exercise that control, or have never even *considered* we have control.
Sometimes, curation is changing your gender presentation. Sometimes, it is buying duplicate cleaning supplies because you know you won't ever bother to go downstairs to get Windex to clean the upstairs bathroom mirror. It can be as radical as makes sense for you. But it should be mindful, and ultimately, honest.
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose." -- Dolly Parton
surprisingly not making one of my dr's a poly dr 😭 [or maybe?? I literally can't decide, but my intuition is telling me to just script 2 different versions]. and another is just like.. I wanna just shift first to at least any of my lives before I continue scripting more detailed like PLEASEEE
the odd variety of my scripts is so funny and soothing to me. I have a few that are more elaborately written out as I have a more detailed understanding of my background and things that may happen, others that are an amalgamation of downloads n such put together with a few intentional additions, and then others that I don't feel like figuring out and are in summary just a mix of safety and lines of "uhhh ill find out when i'm there"
Sometimes I think about actively focusing on shifting to my first ever DR; definitely not the first script I had for it, but shifting to that reality for me, and for the me when I had first discovered reality shifting.
