Global said:
The Pupil 0101 said:
AluminumFoilRobots said:
Since beginning my explorations with this tool, I have been finding myself implicitly believing in the power of amulets and talismans to protect myself. I found alligator teeth and turkey feet to for whatever reason emanate a feeling of protection...
I also find the phrase "I love you" to have the power to calm the dragonish side of hyperspace down. Also, the negative states seem to feed on your fear, becoming stronger and stronger the more you panic.
Maybe because you feel it can protect you it does?
Would this be such a terrible thing either? If spiritual objects and spiritual experiences do employ a good deal of their power through the placebo effect, would this be so bad? As we know, the placebo effect can be quite strong, but ultimately it's the results that are important. I don't know about alligator teeth and turkey feet, but for spiritual experiences in general, I happen to think that there is more at play than merely the placebo effect because often times the results can directly contradict one's expectations.
A couple of days ago I had a very difficult experience with spice and I’ve been thinking of an accessory to ground myself with when I’m deep in and it goes wrong. Something that I could attach to my wrist that would anchor me back to the real world if I need to remember I was there too.
My need is maybe not for protection though, I just want some part of the real world to take with me just in case.
The last experience was in the dark with nothing from this reality the but a duvet I was wrapped in at hand. Where I was (I thought I was dead and packaged up in a box in the void) there was no up, down, left, left right or anything else. I think somehow my duvet helped me get out of there as I had it in my mouth when I got out of that stage of the journey.
Just being able to feel something on my wrist maybe have been a bit of an easier way to drag myself out a bit.