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linnieshifts · 2 months ago

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My First "Mini" Shift

I had been trying to shift for a while and finally on a Saturday I had woken up in my CR again so I decided to really examine why I hadn't shifted yet. I recognized that while I had been meditating everyday since it was often right before I went to sleep I hadn't been able to stay awake long enough to fully do a method.*

So I set a plan to shift the following Saturday during the daytime so that I could stay awake and actually see a method through. However, that Thursday I had a super strong feeling that I should shift that day instead. It was literally so strong that I decided to do everything I had planned on doing that Saturday.

I laid down in a comfy position and made sure my pets were out of the room and wouldn't disturb me. I listened to Alunir's newest (at that time) Raven Method guided meditation. In the past I had experienced a mini minishift (I felt physical sensations from my WR but no other senses and then I "woke back up" in my CR) by using a variation of the Raven Method so I was very sure that using this method would work.

I can't really explain it but I kind of had this innate knowledge that I would shift this time. Like it felt like the universe was telling me it was gonna happen so honestly while I was listening to the guided meditation I didn't really stress about it. Like there were a few times where my dog barked or I scratched an itch but I knew it didn't matter cuz I was gonna shift regardless of if I did the method perfectly or not.

And to be honest, I didn't do the method perfectly at all. Very early into the video I kind of broke off and started doing my own method? Like there's a part in the video where Alunir is like "feel the joy and excitement of shifting" and I could literally feel my heart swell with it.

And without me even really planning on it I started visualizing my waiting room and affirming to myself stuff like "ok well I'm here! I'm so happy and excited because I'm here!" And so I started trying to ground myself and use my five senses.

I started with feeling my bedding around me which I had scripted to be very different from my CR bedding. I then started trying to feel my WR body which I had tried in the past but had previously only been half successful. Like I had visualized running my right hand over my left arm but while I could feel my arm under my hand I couldn't feel the arms/hands themselves? Just the sensation of skin under my fingertips.

So this time I was like "No, I really need to feel my body" and I focused a lot on the sensation of my right arm moving over so that my right hand could touch my left arm and I focused not only on what my fingers were feeling but also what my arms were feeling.

I also tried looking at myself in a mirror with mixed success- it was a bit weird because I would see essentially the photo of my face claim that I had used in my script but then it would turn into my CR face and then back again. So I left the mirror to try other grounding techniques.

And at one point I was looking out the window and the sun hurt my eyes and then I had fully shifted and I was there.

I took a moment to be like "Oh. Shit. It worked." And then I got really excited. Since I had scripted I was alone in my waiting room I literally like squealed and jumped up from where I had been sitting on the floor and started like jumping around and then literally started running around. Like I ran all through my waiting room to find all the rooms I'd scripted.

Like I dipped into the pool a little bit, I looked in the kitchen for food but wasn't really hungry, I looked in my office/gaming room and thought about playing a game but decided to explore a bit more.

Eventually I wore myself out though. Like, I was suddenly hit with a wave of exhaustion and had to like struggle back to my bedroom. I could kinda like feel that I was shifting back and my chronic illness habits kicked in so I just laid on the floor. I started running my hand over the carpet to try and stay grounded and in my WR but wasn't able to, sadly.

I hadn't scripted out my chronic illness in my waiting room because I chose to instead script out ableism. I haven't been able to run around like that in a long time and I was so excited that I think I over did it and made myself so tired that between that and the situation reminding me so heavily of my CR body that the "connection" for lack of better phrasing between my WR body and my consciousness got blurry and I woke back up in my CR body.

I call it a "mini" shift because it didn't last for very long but to be clear it was 100% a full shift- I was fully in my WR and experienced everything there just the same as if I was experiencing it here in my CR.

*You don't NEED methods to shift but they are very helpful in teaching you how to set intention which was my problem- I wasn't staying awake long enough to firmly intend to shift.

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linnieshifts · 2 months ago

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🍓FAQ🍓

🍓 How I Discovered Shifting:

Heard about it through Tiktok in 2020 and pretty much immediately passed it off as bullshit. Didn't even look further into it.

Then in Summer 2023 I again saw something about it on Tiktok and this time decided to investigate further. Saw other people on other social medias discussing it and decided I had nothing to lose and a ton to gain by trying so I did a lot of research (on various platforms, tiktok, youtube, tumblr, reddit and so on.)

I was still kinda iffy about it but saw that you really had to believe and give a genuine effort otherwise it wouldn't work so the first time I tried I really affirmed a lot that I would shift and that I would believe it.

Was not immediately successful but DID have symptoms the first time I tried. While symptoms don't actually indicate whether or not you'll shift (really more a side effect of your physical body falling asleep while your conscious stays awake), it showed me that people at least were telling the truth about experiencing the symptoms which was all I needed to continue.

🍓 My First Shifting Experiences

Will link a separate post here.

🍓 How I Shift

MEDITATION. I place a heavy focus on meditation and in fact meditate every day regardless of whether or not I intend to shift. I also listen to affirmations frequently throughout my day and make my own affirmations/repeat them when I remember to.

You do not technically NEED to meditate to shift but it is still an incredibly helpful tool- kind of like how you don't NEED utensils to eat food, but it sure is helpful.

Here is where I'll link a post about how I meditate/tips and tricks that have helped me as a neurodivergent person with a loud brain.

VISUALIZATION. For this part, I have to clarify that you don't need to visualize to shift- but I have hyperphantasia and literally do not know how nor can I conceptualize how to even think without visualizing what I'm thinking about. If you cannot visualize, from my understanding, it is still possible to think about these things, they just don't have images? It's hard for me to grasp not visualizing so for the non-visualization version of this I recommend doing your own research/finding another person who knows how to shift without visualization.

Since I shift at night when going to bed or when I'm about to take a nap and I always script that I'll wake up in my DR/WR, I visualize my DR/WR bed or wherever I plan on waking up. Like I'll visualize how the bed looks, how the room looks from my perspective. Once I have a clear image of it in my mind, I'll start running through my day. Like I'll visualize getting up and getting ready and so on. While I'm "getting up and getting ready" I start focusing my five senses on my DR surroundings- how does the bedding feel? How does the floor feel against my feet? When I brush my teeth how does that feel? I also very deliberately avoid thinking of my CR/CR body. If for whatever reason I'm reminded of it (an itch or a sound or whatever) I quickly brush it off and go back to focusing on visualizing my DR.

LAW OF ATTRACTION. Tbh this one kinda happened accidentally; I learned about LOA much later into my shifting journey and after I had shifted the first time. I didn't end up learning more about it until around the time I started shifting more successfully at will and was kinda like "oh I've been doing this, I just didn't realize this was what it was called."

For LOA, you gotta really live in your "imagination" because when you know something is true in your imagination it will be true in your 3D. So when I was visualizing so intently, I was making it true in my imagination so it was true in my 3D.

I also accidentally very aggressively affirmed? Every time I attempted shifting/shifted I always went at it with the full intent of "I'm going to shift, there is literally no other option. Oh, it failed before? That's fine, that was just practice. Look how good I am at meditation now. Look how good at visualization I am now. I've learned how to be a great shifter and I'm going to shift."

I did not leave room for doubts or distractions, deliberately paid more attention to my DR/4D experience than my 3D experience, and firmly affirmed that I would shift and so I did.

I FORGAVE MYSELF. Honestly, I should have placed this one first. I see so many people on so many platforms say things like "oh I suck at meditation or focusing on my 4D/Imagination. I always get distracted."

It's okay to get distracted. Look, you can move around, scratch and itch, do whatever you need to to get comfortable- none of that is gonna stop you from shifting.

Any time I had an itch I just scratched the itch and returned my thoughts to my shifting. If I noticed my thoughts wandering I just dismissed them with my next exhale and returned my attention to shifting. I didn't get mad or frustrated at myself.

These things are gonna happen regardless and it takes practice to meditate and focus your mind on a specific subject. It's human nature. Rather than getting angry at yourself, accept that distractions happen, dismiss them, and return to your shifting process. Repeat every time a distraction happens. Eventually, distractions happen less, and it gets easier and easier to keep your mind on meditation and visualizing.

🍓What is Hyperphantasia?

The exact opposite of aphantasia.

When I think about something or visualize something I experience vivid images/"videos" of it in my mind. For example, if I think of a meme I "see" it as vividly as if I was directly looking at the meme.

It is NOT the same as photographic memory. I have a normal memory, I just visualize things as clear as they are irl. Like I can visualize my bedroom perfectly because I see it every day, but if I saw a photo of a bedroom on social media and then tried to recall it I would be able to "see" the bits that stuck out the most to me (like maybe the bedding or a cool lamp or mirror) but I wouldn't see the whole bedroom if that makes sense.

🍓What is Aphantasia?

The exact opposite of hyperphantasia.

People who have this don't "see" images or anything when they think of things.

They just think them I guess? I have a hard time understanding it tbh.

🍓 "I Think I've Seen One of Your Posts Somewhere Else!"

Yeah, I'm cross posting. You might notice some differences in phrasing/grammar cuz I'll be editing the posts as I transfer them over.

I will add more as time goes on if I notice people asking more and more things 🍓

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