Philosophical Speculations

I'll finish that book then. I admit I put it away after the preparatory section because I thought I shouldn't read on until I start to see the changes Steiner described. So if I read it I'll get a sense of what "becoming a worker for the Divine Kingdom" means? About my motives, I'd say it'...

Cleric, are the initiations and training your write about on this forum attainable for the average man? And if so, where can one find guidance? I suspect most people would need a teacher in order to train their mind properly, but there's probably 1000 charlatans for every legit teacher.

Adur, thanks for the response. You're right, I was having this experience with eyes closed. My previous trip had been (on a lower dose) with open eyes, and that had also been a very interesting experience, but there I didn't even reach ego death, it was just to feel my way around. The reason I did i...

This might be akin to a D&D tabletop (my son has been a dungeon master for years). What I saw was the fun and interest of participants enjoying taking on a different persona and interacting with others from that perspective. Exploring their role and embracing uncertainty seemed to be the appeal...

Here's another one: The self-sustaining-fear-loop. 1. I notice that my thoughts are causing my emotional response 2. I think "I hope I won't think any scary thoughts" 3. That, in itself is a scary thought. 4. I become fearful 5. I realize that I just trapped myself in a fear-loop 6. That,...

Wow Adur, thanks for this response. It was very insightful, especially the part about the Third Door, because I indeed heard people speaking about some dreadful final stage they always shy away from, and I assume that's what they are talking about. Now I feel tempted to share my entire experience th...

Dissociation has one advantage in comparison to materialism though: that there is no qualitative difference between the universal and the dissociated, i.e. between your consciousness and the "matter" it arises from. Otherwise, yes, BK is yet to come up with the mechanics of this dissociati...

To me he looks much more like a cult leader than a philosopher. Well, apparently 'you' are Infinite Consciousness imagining it's a finite consciousness imagining that notion, and 'he' is Infinite Consciousness imagining otherwise, and 'I' am Infinite Consciousness imagining that Infinite Consciousn...

Just watched a bit so far, not sure how long it will last. I liked how CJ prefaces it all in the the 30 second segment between the 1 minute and 1:30 minute mark. In a nutshell LG is adamant the everyOne is Infinite Consciousness currently imagining that one is a finite consciousness other than and ...

We need to go Beyond Flat MAL to Deep MAL (do not think of "alters" existing in a personal bubble of consciousness with hard separation from all other "alters") - https://metakastrup.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=279 The thing is Ashvin, if you or Cleric have made some major advan...