Nothing to see or hear, smell or taste. No sense of touch or temperature. The room is soundproof, lightproof, temperature and humidity controlled...and it is wonderful.
Floating in a sensory deprivation tank serves as a real hack to meditation. This is a heck of a tool. We should have these in our homes. They should be available to all at minimal charge, something recommended by the doctor. It sucessfully isolates the mind and deprives one of all the usual distractions. The water is set at a comforting warm yet not too hot neutral. It feels lovely and warm going in but after awhile begins to seem neutral, almost cool.
There is a small purple light in the container. When you turn it off, you're plunged into absolute darkness.
The first 15, 20 minutes is spent just kind of assimilating, trying to arrive at a calmer meditative state as you'll experience a literal pain in the neck at this time. This is because we store so much stress in the neck and shoulders. Being sensory deprived you become acutely aware of it. But the pain begins to dissipate after 15 minutes or so.
The only thing you can hear is your breathing and your heart.
The first 20 minutes I spent kind of relaxing into it. I was doing what we do in yoga. Focussing on the breath while directing my attention to my third eye.
IN: one....two...three.....HOLD...one...two..three.....RELEASE....one....two...three....pulling in purple light and releasing white, feeding it into the space around me, my aura.
They give you a kind of headrest thingee, but it's actually more comfortable without it. The water completely supports you.
A couple of tips: even before taking the first shower before going in the tank, first thing is put in the earplugs while you're still dry. Second, keep a washcloth at hand and a squeezebottle of fresh water (just outside the tank) to rinse then wipe ones face before opening the eyes. Because the saltwater in the eyes...stings like heck. This is not like going swimming in the ocean. There is 1200 pounds of epsom salt in the water. It's highly concentrated. Don't rub or touch your eyes while in there.
After the falling into the silence, allowing oneself to drift...and breathe....and simply be present...the space feels like it is suddenly opening up around you. It felt like floating on the bosom of a deep underwater sea grotto, I began to see lights in my third eye, glints of color reflecting off the stone, off the water. And then that feeling became the feeling I had when I was lucid in the dreamtime.
I'd become lucid in the middle of a dream. I pulled a piece of chalk out of my pocket (willing there to be one in there...and it was). I drew a door with a circle for the knob. Grasping this I announced my intention: I will see the earth from orbit. And stepped through.
I found myself floating in a quiet deep of drifting blackness, punctuated with tiny stars. And then the feeling of rotating forward, looking 'down' towards my feet, seeing the vast illuminated curvature of the earth coming into view past my toes...
I had this exact feeling now in the tank...like I was back in that moment. I wondered if I'd see the planet again...but no. Just drifting, rotating in this weightless state.
This reminded me of when I fell two stories, hit a fence, spun away from that, hit the ground on my feet...then fell backwards like a felled tree. When I hit the earth (I was unable to move), I didn't lose consciousness, I fell into the earth as though it was water and found myself in this same dark velvet deep. Floating with tiny distant stars studding the velvet. A comfortable feeling, not a frightening one. A place I feel I've been many times before.
And here it was again. No sound then I could hear the beating of my heart. My breath was loud. Back then (in the near death state) I was out of my body and so there was no sound, no heartbeat, no breath, no bodily sensations. I could still observe and think. And now, in the tank as this silent observer stepped forward and observed, I saw lights...soft flashes of pink, red, blue and other colors..glinting off the wet stone and water in a fabulous undersea grotto. So while I'd shifted to 'seeing' with eyes shut (meaning seeing with the third eye), it wasn't an active kind of seeing but a passive, contemplative one.
It was extremely peaceful.
The last thirty minutes passed in what felt like 5. I would love to spend a few hours doing this but the session was 75 minutes in total.
The attendant asked me how it was. I mentioned how the last 30 felt like 5 and he said that's good; I'd gone into the alpha state.
What I find very interesting is that this brain state or frequency is the same frequency of the earth.
I said yes, this is what we also call void. Which is not about emptying the mind but simply whatever you're doing in the present moment, focussing all attention and energy on that. I have done this for a long time as an artist. We also call it the zone. No thoughts of the past, no thoughts of the future. Being completely present. When you sucessfully enter this state, you hit the no time space where hours pass like minutes. You move into the intuitive side of the brain. Shift hemispheres.
The tank is a wonderful tool to assist one who is interested in doing this. It also provides a host of health benefits.
Afterward, I felt amazing. Rested, refreshed. If you have the chance I'd highly recommend trying it. I know I plan to make this a regular part of my practice from now on.
The regular person typically does not enjoy spending 6-15 minutes in a room alone with nothing to do but think. This was proven in 11 studies. People prefer doing mundane activities rather than spending time alone with themselves. This is so true I think; especially in the age of social media. The social media companies...all that stuff is a distraction and outside of the person. It actually isolates you but in a different way than the tank...which is really about allowing a person to re-connect to...themselves. Without all the distractions.
Heres some health benefits of floating:
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This is a terrific aid for those wishing to learn meditation. It ought to be recognized by doctors as a vital health treatment. It reduces mental illness while enhancing wellness. People who entered with high anxiety left with a feeling of peacefulness that lasted the rest of the day.
I know for myself I felt terrific and rejuvenated.
Source for the graphs:
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Satanism is not about taking your God away from you;
It's about freeing you to be your own God.
It is proven that Water element is having its therapeutical method to cure PTSD (some forms of it), depression and also general stress and wash away negativity.
The water element is of Feminine polarity hence why it is associated with Godess Dodola. It is often said that when Godess Dodola milks her heavenly cows (the clouds), it will rain on Earth.
Talking about how Water (Feminine) gives fresh ideas and life to the Masculine (Earth) element, in a very well put universal equilibrium.
In Binaural therapy, Water element binaural meditations such as the ones I have posted to my reply to one of Seeker's post, is a way to boost the capacity of the water element influence in your aura.
Water is important as it is conferring the Feminine side of the Universal Equilibrium, is used to clean impurities and stress and, is a vital substance for all of the living organisms. Even for us humans, as we are all having 70% water in our bodies. In my opinion, that means, 70% standard (not fully unblocked) capacity of emotional healing and empathization.
my third immersion in the tank I noticed right away that the pain I mentioned before in the neck and shoulders was not nearly so present. The ego mind was like a wild monkey chattering for some time till all quieted down and then just drifting. It felt as though the walls of the tank fell away and I was laying on a bed of grass on a plain with an immense bluish sky of twilight above, and just a sensation of peace.
And then a memory of childhood came up....my dead brother and a certain day....and my eyes filled with tears. I told myself crying in here might not be a good idea since the salts in the water...if you are crying and you wipe the eyes...oh my goodness does it ever sting!
And again, after just a wonderful feeling of wholeness and contentment.
I really recommend this practice. Do the yoga and whatever else you might do...it's all good. But if you can, add this. You won't regret it.
Satanism is not about taking your God away from you;
It's about freeing you to be your own God.
fourth immersion.
I think that the immersions drain off the stress and pain we hold in the body. Most of it appears to be located in the neck and shoulders. This time almost no pain there.
This time it was just floating and then feeling like rotating forward, then finding oneself on a grassy plain with the wide sky overhead. The tank seemed to open out. What I mean is that the space seemed to open out till I was laying in the tall grass with a big sky overhead.
And again, just such a feeling of peacefulness.
Wonderful.
Also time seems to compress. An hour feels like five minutes.
Satanism is not about taking your God away from you;
It's about freeing you to be your own God.
Part of my practice is to include what I think of as things that are meant as love for this amazing, living physical temple I'm working out of presently; this physical body harbouring a portion of my soul. It's it's own being, has its own consciousness and thoughts.
It's really a collective. All the organs, the biosphere that lives within us, etc, they have their own consciousness. Not as we understand it perhaps, but they do have feelings and thoughts.
As an example, I used to do a job that was extremely high stress and abusive. I was a dealer in a casino. What a dirty, filthy job! You're forced to be in the company of junkies all day long, people who are absolutely addicted to gambling. The players (most of them) are highly abusive. Especially if you make a single mistake. They'll eat you alive. The pitt bosses are also abusive (again, not all but the majority are power tripping jerks)...the entire industry is filthy. They try to give it an illusion of glamour and glitz. Underneath, it's absolutely filthy.
It's all about get that cash. To hell with the fact it ruins peoples lives. It ought to be outlawed. All this crap about gambling 'responsibly'...there is no such thing. Ok yes....a very small percentage might actually be able to enter, have an hour of fun and leave. But for the majority who gamble, it's a highly detrimental addiction. A casino is also a prime way to launder money, the proceeds of crime. It also gives big kickbacks to the government which is likely why its allowed to continue.
Casinos are aware of this and they allow it. Don't kid yourself. They make a show of preventing it and once in a while maybe bust a couple of gang type people doing this, but on the whole, it's known and it's allowed because the primary concern of the casino is: get that cash.! And not everybody can get a license for one. You have to be connected. You have to be 'elite'.
I know for a fact from a member of the count team – and this was a small casino – but even so, it averaged around 6 million a DAY. And another 4 million at night. 10 million every 24 hours. A big casino on the strip in vegas? Probably 10, 20....50, 100 times that. Built on the ruination and despair of people. Of humans. And so I say, it's a filthy, dirty business.
I remember a couple of saudi princes showed up. They got the red carpet treatment! Why? And let me tell you, they were the worst. Absolutely the worst, most rude arrogant F*cks. Who didn't tip anything. But expected EVERYTHING. That's not supposition. That's not me being 'racist'. That's a fact. I heard it straight from the dealers who had to deal to them. Theirs was an attitude that pretty much sums up the mind set of all the human hating parasitical elites.
The best tippers were regular decent blue collar folks who showed up once in a while.
The casino industry is SICK. It's disgusting. It's a blight on society. Don't let anybody tell you different. I know, I was there. I saw firsthand.
So anyhow....the point of me bringing this up is that one night, sometime around 3:00 AM my table was finally closed for a little while. I got to take a breath, stand there and just be alone and able to think.
I was looking out towards the front doors, wishing I could be free to just walk out them. We're kept slaves to our jobs by only getting enough (usually) to barely keep up on the never ending bills and taxes. There is no support for someone who quits a job, even though we're forced to pay into unemployment insurance. For what? It's a racket. So it's hard to get out. I felt very trapped in that job. I absolutely hated it.
I'm standing there contemplating freedom when I 'heard' this small voice that nonetheless was powerful speak to me. It was my heart. I heard it like it was another person in there. Somebody with their own being. It told me that by the end of the year (it was already oct or so by that time) – by the end of the year I'll be going out that front door; it told me. One way or the other. Meaning if it meant going out in a body bag even, then that was the way it would be because it had no more time for this bullshit abuse.
It told me I could come too (as in leave alive, voluntarily)....but it was giving me warning. Stay, and die. My doctor had been telling me for months to get the hell out of there as it was killing me – but you know....being chained there by the fear of: I have bills to pay! What will I do?!? These things, these fears keep people in chains.
But finally that night....I made up my mind. Sometimes you have to just...go for it. Make that change.
So I left that job. And spent three months in bed recovering from the illness, the sheer exhaustion of mind, body and spirit it had been putting on me. It had been giving me heart issues. All that is long gone now.
This is the purpose of this article. It's about getting out of your comfort zone.
It's about investing in yourself. Look after yourself. Give that body some love. It's your vehicle in this life and will always be there for you, trying to do everything you ask of it. So don't abuse it! It's your best friend! I've read about people who, for example, constantly say to themselves things like: I hate my fat gut. Then later develop a cancer in that area and wonder why. I'm talking about being mindful that there is a connection between the things we think and our health.
Dis-ease. Things you think coming from an uneasy, uncomfortable, unaccepting and even a self hateful place....will manifest as dis-ease. There is a mind body connection. Be mindful of the thoughts you entertain, the things you think. It matters.
And so I decided to change my attitude. I used to look at floating (for example) as nothing more than wasteful, the rich indulging themselves, a gimmick...you can't afford that! It's a waste of money!
Now, I look at it as practicing a bit of love for the body by treating it to something nice. It is part of self care. It is an investment, not a 'luxury'. It is necessary, not some kind of fancy or whim. Since I began this thread I've been keeping this up. Every week I've been going in for a float.
They also offer other physical therapy and again....I used to think......ehh....not for me. A 'luxury'. Or: I don't like (insert here) when in fact, I never even tried it! I think we do this to ourselves a lot and don't even realize it. It's a fear thing perhaps, and also a lack of love holding us back.
'You can't afford it' is a big one.
You may tell yourself you 'can't afford it' – in other words, you aren't worth it – yet....it's amazing how people will somehow find money for things that aren't so beneficial (insert addiction here).
Hot Cold Plunge
One of the things this place also offers is called a hot/cold plunge.
They have a traditional sauna – absolutely beautiful with wonderful ambient mood lighting - an entire enclosed little paradise of a space all to yourself that is so pleasantly warm, holding a luxurious shower (15 foot ceiling, lots of space), a one person sauna – clean and lovely – and along the end wall - a giant white porcelain tub. The cold plunge bath is bigger than a regular bathtub. Longer and deeper. Standing in it the water comes to my knees. And it is COLD.
I finally decided you know what? Let's do this! Lets try it! I'm worth it! Lets ave it!
I paid for a few sessions. I was actually kind of scared to do it. But, why not? So....I pushed outside my comfort zone.
How was it?
It was....WONDERFUL!! I felt like a million bucks after!
Definitely, if you have access to such a facility where you live....assuming you're cleared medically – step outside your own comfort zone. Get off that hampster wheel!
It's now my favourite thing. I love to float...but the cold plunge is amazing.
So now, just a word of caution as I don't want to be accused of promoting anything dangerous to anybody:
“The hot/cold experience is not for everyone. For example, it’s not recommended for those who are prone to high blood pressure. In these situations, the extreme temperature change may even be shocking to the system. Additionally, pregnant women should be cautious. When it comes to the cold plunge, experts recommend a momentary plunge – anything lengthy will draw heat from the body and be detrimental. Like anything health related, the hot and cold technique should be discussed with a doctor, particularly if there are outstanding health issues.”
(Note: if you've been jabbed, this might not be safe anymore to do. Use your own discretion and get medical advice etc first.)
That said;
Science-based evidence does support hot saunas and hydrotherapy
Hot saunas, cold plunging, and hydrotherapy are simply extensions of health routines that have been practiced in Finland for a thousand years. The positive health effects have been recognized by the Nordic societies for ages. In terms of scientific evidence, there are many research studies that support the health benefits, as long as safe guidelines are followed, precautions taken.
Make the decision to take the plunge
What you do is you have a shower to get clean, get dried off and then...go sit and get really hot in the sauna – maybe 12 minutes and then, jump in the shower real fast to sluice off the sweat and THEN step into the cold bath. And try to get all the way in.
At first, getting in that cold water....it was all I could do to even stand in it. I'm one of those cat people – not terribly fond of COLD water.... I would always say Hell no! So this was really stepping outside a comfort zone (laughs).
The session is long enough you have three, four trys at the cold part. By the end of my time limit I was able to get up to my waist in the water and splash the rest. Try not to scream. Just breathe. Going from that heat to the cold, it feels like there's an iron band over your chest when you step in that water. You'll be gasping for breath. I think the best way is to slowly settle in. Breath. Focus on the breath. Take your time. This isn't a race. It's COLD.
They tell you to go in by degrees. I can see why! I'm told that as you keep doing these sessions, you'll eventually be able to get your shoulders under the water which is the entire point of it all. But....you have to work up to it. Go at your own speed.
The following is from an article by saunafin and the notes are mine:
Hot Sauna & Cold Plunge – also known as the Nordic Cycle
While many people have heard of the “hot sauna cold plunge” technique, the health benefits are not always fully understood. Benefits of a “hot sauna cold plunge” go way back to the Nordic cultures who originated the technique - a 20 minute sauna session, followed by a cold water dip or cool shower.
(Note: 20 minutes is actually rather long to be in a hot sauna to begin unless one is used to it. When beginning, it's safer to go in the heat for maybe 10, 12 minutes tops. Go slow and listen to your body)
Ideally the hot/cold exposure is repeated until the body is completely relaxed.
(note: weird but true. The body does relax more and more as this goes on!)
The “hot sauna cold plunge” technique is intense.
(note: it sure is!)
The combination of hot and cold has some definite health benefits. The “hot sauna cold plunge” triggers the blood vessels to constrict rapidly and therefore elevates blood pressure. The benefits of the “hot sauna cold plunge”are both physical and psychological, and immediately noticeable.
Healing Effects
Inflammation Help
People with inflammation-related ailments can experience joint relief with the plunge technique.
(note: something coming to light is that most dis-eases (including cancer) actually stem from inflammation. So to my mind, this is a good preventative to dis-ease in general which is partly why I'm choosing to add it to my regular practice)
Improved Blood Flow
For some, the cold immersion after a hot sauna can improve blood flow. Indeed, cold shower enthusiasts maintain that a cold shower is rejuvenating, simply because of increased blood flow.
(note: the yogin who trained us recommended taking a hot shower to begin then switch to a cold shower – and he meant COLD. This is the bargain basement version of the hot sauna cold plunge. He said as the cold water is flowing to rub the body briskly with a loofah. You can switch back a forth a few times: hot shower then cold and loofah, hot again, etc. He also said this will help detoxify the body)
Enhancing Pleasure
The hot/cold experience elevates heart rate, adrenaline, and the release of endorphins. This has proven to actually ease pain and lighten mood. Clearly, the after-effects will vary by individual.
(note: I can testify: You'll feel like a million bucks when you're done!)
Detoxifying
The hot and cold plunging technique has a way of triggering lymphatic circulation. This allows for body waste to be eliminated and for a “flushing” process to have a detoxifying effect on the body.
(note: we hold a lot of toxins internally – we're constantly being inundated with poisons as the human haters of the planet are deliberately poisoning our air, land and water - so we have to practice preventative medicine - anything that can help us flush the garbage out is a good thing in my book. I notice that even when you go to the bathroom before a float.....by the time you get out you'll want to go pee again. I guess you're flushing out stuff)
Soreness Recovery
Sauna heat is noted to decrease muscle aches and soreness. Cold can also sometimes help joint ailments.
Rejuvenates Skin
The hot sauna/cold plunge stimulates blood flow, and therefore influences skin health. Enhanced blood circulation ensures the quick closure of skin pores, keeping the skin free of germs.
(note: the skin is the biggest organ we have and it's the first line of defence – it will literally feel softer and smoother after)
It's a prime time to be sitting and meditating in that wonderful HEAT so you get even MORE benefit. It becomes a treat, not a chore.
You can do the hot shower/cold shower every day. But still....to go to a facility like this is like getting in a cadillac. Going somewhere specially made for this practice is an uplifting experience.
It's good for ones mental health. It's good for the physical body. It's good for self esteem and self love. It's nice to have something nice, that's just for YOU. A bit of ME time. And you deserve it!! It's a form of self love. So allow yourself this special time.
We're so busy running like hamsters in a wheel, this is a great opportunity to get off that rat race wheel to be still, centred and connect to our higher frequency.
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One of the things we're here to do (I have come to realize) is heal ourselves; through doing so we heal the world. The parasitical monsters who are human hating cannot survive in that kind of elevated frequency. It's anathema to them.
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I found this woman's attitude inspiring....her version of the cold plunge is pretty extreme. I have no doubt she had a fire going for when she got out. Personally I don't have that kind of access to the outdoors – I'd like to though - and I do prefer the hot sauna before the cold. But she's plenty awesome:
Jonna Jinton
Satanism is not about taking your God away from you;
It's about freeing you to be your own God.
The ancient Egyptians considered the body to be one of the nine parts of the soul.
Part of my practice is to include what I think of as things that are meant as love for this amazing, living physical temple I'm working out of presently; this physical body harbouring a portion of my soul. It's it's own being, has its own consciousness and thoughts.
It's really a collective. All the organs, the biosphere that lives within us, etc, they have their own consciousness. Not as we understand it perhaps, but they do have feelings and thoughts.
I saw a documentary on the movie 'Casino' the movie was based on a true story and all the events where true. The interesting thing was the character that Joe Pesci played made the mafia a lot of money so they allowed him to behave as he wanted. However they decided to have him killed because while being the biggest earner and power broker they had he got public media attention to the level the mafia was involved in the casino business. They decided to take a big loss to have him killed to protect the casino empire they ran. This all happened because he ran that hole in the wall gang and they got caught and started to draw attention and his behavior started to draw in the attention of the Feds. Killing him was so important they even killed the mafia guys who they ordered to kill him because they messed up and his body was found later on. They wanted no way to tie the mafia to the casino world in Vegas. They really did just kill him in a awful way to send a message to anyone else about fucking with the casino world they ran no one is special.
It's all about get that cash. To hell with the fact it ruins peoples lives. It ought to be outlawed. All this crap about gambling 'responsibly'...there is no such thing. Ok yes....a very small percentage might actually be able to enter, have an hour of fun and leave. But for the majority who gamble, it's a highly detrimental addiction. A casino is also a prime way to launder money, the proceeds of crime. It also gives big kickbacks to the government which is likely why its allowed to continue.
Casinos are aware of this and they allow it. Don't kid yourself. They make a show of preventing it and once in a while maybe bust a couple of gang type people doing this, but on the whole, it's known and it's allowed because the primary concern of the casino is: get that cash.! And not everybody can get a license for one. You have to be connected. You have to be 'elite'.
I know for a fact from a member of the count team – and this was a small casino – but even so, it averaged around 6 million a DAY. And another 4 million at night. 10 million every 24 hours. A big casino on the strip in vegas? Probably 10, 20....50, 100 times that. Built on the ruination and despair of people. Of humans. And so I say, it's a filthy, dirty business.
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People should learn Reiki, I was reading in a book one person had energy healing done by a master energy healer, she cleared the blockage in his throat and he became a different person the blockage had made him emotionally empty and not able to connect with his emotions or feeling of body. She started the blockage was affecting the heart chakra. This person had lived that way his whole life. He was able to feel his emotions and connected to his body right after the work was done.
Something important all this was the was the Russian who ran an underground spiritual organization, Barbara Ivanova, this was during the USSR in Moscow. Two American's had flown in to visit her. They had to take the elevator to the 11th floor and walk down the stairs to ninth floor because the KGB was always watching everyone. Barbara mentioned she had managed to survive the Soviet KGB even attempting to have her imprisoned under charges.
The how was demonstrated when she then worked on the second American with energy healing. She stated she was doing a different energy work for her one that would keep her safe while in Moscow and the USSR. That is why Barbara Ivanova was untouchable because she was a highly advanced spiritual practitioner and she did energy practices to keep herself safe from the Regime.
