In chapter 7 of “How Enlightenment Changes the Brain” by Dr. Andrew Newberg, he gives an automatic writing exercise that is designed to open your mind in preparation for creativity and enlightenment. He takes you through different types of writing. First is a standard sentence. Next you write about your feelings from past experiences where […]
I’m listening to “How Enlightenment Changes the Brain.” Dr. Andrew Newberg talks about the 5 elements of a big Enlightenment experience: Sense of intensity Unity Clarity Surrender Permanent large scale change in awareness, behavior, or belief system I’m realizing that I’ve had a couple of these Enlightenment experiences. The first one was a few weeks […]
I woke up around 8 am and laid there meditating. I decided to use the straw meditation where you imagine a straw put in your solar plexus that can drain away anything that needs to be released. I took very deep breaths, held them, and then released them slowly. I could feel the release in […]
My second try at a one-hour meditation yielded some surprising results — hummingbirds right in front of my face! I did my one hour meditation on the front porch this afternoon. In the heat of the day at 88 degrees Fahrenheit. It began to get really hot by the last half of the meditation, but […]