One of my shifting pet peeves is that so many people call guided meditations, soundscapes and subliminal hypnosis videos by the same name. Like if it's any kind of shifting video whatsoever it's a "subliminal" now, no matter the contents. š
Credit: u/TatianaPro | Visual guide from ChatGPT on how to shift realities with written instructions
~*~*~ Paraphrased entry from my diary because I have no-one to talk to about this stuff and I'm really excited ~*~*~
A few weeks ago I remembered a dream I had back in November 2023. It was about someone I'm interested in romantically in one of my DRs, and it ended with him saying the words, "You need to get stronger, little one." In the context of the dream and my shifting journey in general, I took it to mean I wasn't ready to shift and meet him yet, that I had more work to do.
Fast forward a year and I'd kind of forgotten about it. When I did remember it again, I also remembered the things I'd been testing out around that time and realised I'd kind of gotten off track a bit. I also realised I hadn't dreamed about him in a year, even though I used to dream about him a lot, for years and years.
So I decided to try and influence my subconscious with this thought: "When I'm getting close to shifting, I'll dream about him again and in the dream [some specific details relating to past dreams that will happen differently this time]." Well, the dream didn't happen that night as I'd hoped it would. In fact it's been weeks, so long I'd forgotten I'd even set that affirmation. Until last night.
Last night I dreamed about him again, and all the details I specified were there. In fact it was even better than what I'd asked for. So, according to my subconscious: shit's imminent. I can't wait.
"shift to another reality is a lie! that's schizophrenia, hallucinationā"
okay, and? i really wouldn't mind hallucinating ur favorite character fucking me. is this meant to get to me? hmmmm... i'm sorry, but u failed .
There have been some downright rude posts on here for a while now that I think started out as people trying to show "tough love" a la personal trainers, but it's incredibly irritating. If you have nothing constructive to say about shifting then just stick to memes/mood boards/storytimes.
Next person who swears at me over the fact I haven't shifted or tells me I'm an idiot for saying it, I'm going to shift to a reality where I have homing teleportation, warp to their location and smack them six ways to Sunday.
I know everyone likes to think that shitblr is significantly better than shiftok but it's slowly starting to become the same with the recycled advice and judgmental mindsets. Every single advice post is the exact same with the exact same rude "it's your fault you haven't shifted" vibe to it. Which, especially for mentally ill and neurodivergent people is extremely harmful and does nothing but make them feel worthless and like they'll never shift. It's not difficult to be kind, and if it is for you then don't make content that people will listen to.
"I can't visualise so I'm never gonna be able to shift."
"Bitch, can you orgasm?"
NSFW subject warning
Okay I saw people here talking about this method, looked it up on tiktok, and thought I'd explain for anyone who doesn't have tiktok.
The O method has been a manifestation method for some time, and now people are using it to shift as well! The method is to jork it and state your desire right before you orgasm. Shifters talk about starting a shift during the euphoric high that's experienced post-nut, or to manifest a shift during this state.
My personal opinion: Though sexuality is often a taboo subject, I think it's a really valuable part of spirituality that often gets ignored. So fuck it, I'm posting about manifestation jorking.
Ellen Nosferatu energy af
(Also if this doesn't sound like a method you'd be comfortable with, please do not force yourself to do this method. Just thought this would be of interest to my fellow unhinged S/O yearners)
Last night I actually managed to induce faint vibrations. And that was AFTER I successfully hypnotised myself on my own with no guided audio in about 30 seconds. (Look up the Betty Erickson technique if you want to try it too. A few popular shifting methods are actually misinterpretations of that hypnosis induction.)
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For some reason I just keep getting better at everything but shifting. Oh well, I'm choosing to look on the positive side - the more skills I learn, the closer I get to shifting regardless.
Recently while doing a tarot reading for myself about my shifting journey, I drew a card that said I needed to "embrace a beginner mindset". I've been thinking a lot about what that means, and as a results I've begun the process of starting my shifting journey from scratch. Coincidentally, Iāve also seen a lot of posts from others about going back to that baby shifter feeling, when it's all about being IN your DR not GETTING TO your DR; thinking about the end result, not the way of getting there.
In that vein, today I saw a YouTube video about training your brain to lucid dream after years of failure, and re-capturing the feeling of excitement around it. Iāve decided I'm going to apply the techniques outlined there to shifting.
These were the main points:
List out all the things you're excited to do in a lucid dream and highlight your top three
Think throughout the day, āThis is a dreamā and then imagine if this was a dream, what you would do to take control and achieve one of your top three things.
Keep lucid dreaming at the forefront of your mind throughout the day
There were other points too, but these are the ones I think are most applicable to shifting. So from now on I'm going to focus on one DR, and start keeping that at the front of my mind and think about all the things I'm excited to do while shifting there.
Iāve already started by writing the list of 20 things and highlighted my top three (let me know if you want to see a follow-up post with my list). From here, throughout the day, rather than tell myself Iām dreaming, Iām going to go, āOh, Iāve shifted!ā and then imagine that instead of being wherever I am, that Iām currently experiencing something from that list. Preferably the top three, but it was very hard to pick just three things so I donāt see why I canāt expand it to more. The idea was to increase my desire to go to/excitement over that DR anyway, and that has definitely happened.
Iāve been thinking for a while that the reason some people might be having more success than me, is that for a very long time now Iāve found it really hard to daydream. I donāt know why, given I used to do it every night to help me sleep, but for years now itās like I keep stopping myself, like it's silly or something. Being a writer I often get too caught up in whatās realistic or a good plot/scene rather than just enjoying the process, so I can absolutely see how I could get in my own way like that.
My hope is that giving myself these parameters like, āImagine youāre actually having lunch in [x] right now!ā or āImagine what it would be like to learn [y]!ā will help make daydreaming more achievable. Rather than imagining bigger stories, Iām just living through those tiny everyday moments. And from what Iāve heard from some of the bigger experienced shifters, imagining those everyday moments can really help your subconscious start to see your DR as a real place rather than a fantasy.
At the very least Iām going to try and do it every day for a week. Given I find it really hard to build habits, Iām not expecting to remember to do this very often in the first few days, so Iāll definitely be extending the experiment to up to three weeks if necessary.
Anyway, thanks for reading my first post and another Big Brave Step for me into the shifting community after two years of mostly lurking. Please send love and encouragement so I can do more of these. I'd definitely be down to blog how the experiment goes from day to day, or answer asks about my DRs (I have so many š ).
Do what feels right for you. If you believe that drinking water will make you shift, then so be it.
I think the reason why a lot of people struggle with shifting is because they may be putting aside their own needs and forcing what works for others onto themselves.
You will not be comfortable.
If you donāt like meditation but youāve seen it work for people, then donāt force it upon yourself. Shifting is a very personal journey.
Thatās why some stuff may work for other people and not for you, but thats okay. Itās not the end all be all.
Write down shifting attempts you remember and find out what got you close. With that you can make your method that is suited to your and your needs. If you believe this method will make you shift, then you WILL shift.
Did half of shiftblr block me or something? I swear my feed only has, like, four posts in it at any one time now.