Let’s talk about the willingness of so many to hijack an unconscious process (breathing), This forces you to reflect on control, and then plunges you into a recursive semantic loop: Did I do this? Or did this happen to me? This is the basis of consciousness hacking through sign activation. It only gets stranger.

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galaxyLogic 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

It's like you're doing meditation, and thinking "I shouldn't be thinking". But you can't be conscious about being unconscious. Or something like that.

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Cthulhu_ 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

Of note is that meditation isn't about not thinking per se, more about allowing your thoughts to flow freely.

Which is a weird thing that happened to me or that I became aware of a few years ago, late at night or when I lie down for a nap I can get into that state, it's like dreaming while being awake. Of course, as soon as I'm aware of that I snap out of it, it's like "hey I want to keep following that train of thought" but it doesn't work when it's active.

Of course, if I don't snap out of it like that I will invariably fall asleep, lol.

	▲	galaxyLogic 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Between the states of wake and asleep I sometimes (more than once) can see my self floating above a forest, as if I was a drone flying above trees. I realize what is happening, that I'm not asleep and can keep on flying. I can snap out of it, or maybe I fall asleep.
	▲	mattgreenrocks 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yup. It’s a lovely state of mind. Feels like the executive function has switched off so the usual judgment/self-censoring can’t interfere. It’s like a pure state of creativity/openness.

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spacebacon 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes, thank you for your attention on this matter.

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tavavex 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Sorry, but due to having never experienced this, I don't get the importance of asking these questions. The base meaning of your comment is clear to me, but not the part about how this is hacking or indicative of a paradigm shift in your thinking. I just don't have anything to compare that to.