EXPLORE HYPNAGOGIA
Hypnagogia is the mental state between waking and sleep when we are half conscious.
Hallucinations occur in this half-asleep state. Problem is, our memory facilities shut down about 3 minutes before we even get to sleep.
Hypnagogia hallucinations are rarely remembered.
If you manage to have some awareness during hypnagogia, you’ll find it a gold-mine of creativity.
Dali, Einstein, Brahms, Wagner, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain were all influenced by hypnagogic dreams and hallucinations.
Out of body experiences sometimes occur during this state.
There’s a trick to exploring hypnagogia.
Dali was famous for his spoon method.
He rested his chin on a spoon held up by his hands.
As Dali drifted off, his muscles would relax and the spoon would fall on the table and wake
him up from a hypnagogic dream.
He then proceeded to paint what he saw.
Dali’s method works, but here’s a better method :
1. Lie on your back in bed or sit in a comfortable armchair.
2. Rest your elbow on the surface of the bed or the arm of the chair so that your forearm is
pointing straight up.
Let your wrist go limp if that is more comfortable for you.
3. Focus your mind on a problem you wish to solve.
4. Allow yourself to drift toward sleep, while continuing to focus on the problem as long as
you can.
5. Wait for your arm to relax and fall, waking you up. This will happen naturally when you
begin to fall more deeply asleep.
6. Record any creative thoughts you had while dozing.
7. Repeat.
The method was borrowed from the excellent book : Mind Performance Hacks: Tips and Tools
for Overclocking Your Brain.
Hypnagogia occurs because as you enter sleep your sensory perceptions dissolve, leaving your
brain open for creativity and hallucination.
Try this method 30-60 minutes before your bed time or around naptime.
Have Mastery Remove Mystery
Hypnagogia is the mental state between waking and sleep when we are half conscious.
Hallucinations occur in this half-asleep state. Problem is, our memory facilities shut down about 3 minutes before we even get to sleep.
Hypnagogia hallucinations are rarely remembered.
If you manage to have some awareness during hypnagogia, you’ll find it a gold-mine of creativity.
Dali, Einstein, Brahms, Wagner, Charles Dickens, and Mark Twain were all influenced by hypnagogic dreams and hallucinations.
Out of body experiences sometimes occur during this state.
There’s a trick to exploring hypnagogia.
Dali was famous for his spoon method.
He rested his chin on a spoon held up by his hands.
As Dali drifted off, his muscles would relax and the spoon would fall on the table and wake
him up from a hypnagogic dream.
He then proceeded to paint what he saw.
Dali’s method works, but here’s a better method :
1. Lie on your back in bed or sit in a comfortable armchair.
2. Rest your elbow on the surface of the bed or the arm of the chair so that your forearm is
pointing straight up.
Let your wrist go limp if that is more comfortable for you.
3. Focus your mind on a problem you wish to solve.
4. Allow yourself to drift toward sleep, while continuing to focus on the problem as long as
you can.
5. Wait for your arm to relax and fall, waking you up. This will happen naturally when you
begin to fall more deeply asleep.
6. Record any creative thoughts you had while dozing.
7. Repeat.
The method was borrowed from the excellent book : Mind Performance Hacks: Tips and Tools
for Overclocking Your Brain.
Hypnagogia occurs because as you enter sleep your sensory perceptions dissolve, leaving your
brain open for creativity and hallucination.
Try this method 30-60 minutes before your bed time or around naptime.
Have Mastery Remove Mystery
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