Natasha Tori Maru

@Joshe Well said - not discounting any of that. I suppose you could be assuming I haven't thought of mass suggestibility Just digging into the phenomenon and presenting various accounts. No conclusions regarding their authenticity. Have you looked at the Nimitz incident, Cmdr David Fravor etc?

Wicked dreams last night about twin red dragons with silver light reigns tethered to my wrists - my best attempt to render one. No reference used - I ran out of space on the page with spoiled it a bit. I have a lot of practice rendering dragons so pulling from recall isn't so hard:

I mean I could be incorrect with regard to his deeper theory but his premise regarding survival makes some sense: Perception and attention are such energy intensive tasks, only the organisms that focus on tasks and things that feed survival live to evolve. Organisms that pay attention to the incorrect parts of reality that aren't relevant to survival simply die. This serves to explain why we do not perceive reality as it truly is - but we experience a set of beliefs that operate solely to facilitate survival. Explains why truth seeking conflicts with survival. I think he may be correct about some things, and not about others. Pretty much the case with most people

Ariel School UFO encounter 16th Sep 1994 (Zimbabwe) An older one - but more first hand recounts for anyone who hasn't gone deep into the history of UFOs / UAPs. UFO landed in front of 62 students - beings approached and interacted with them:

@Joshe Oh! Well there you have it - I am projecting for sure I should say - *I* haven't firmly drawn any conclusions. I change my mind on this topic like the wind changes

@Joshe Accurate. In addition: typically, you see individuals being triggered by the responsibility point because they are irresponsible in other areas of life they do not wish to acknowledge. Shadow stuff. I studied the surface of the ocean and asked peoples opinion on the surface of the ocean, so I understand all the ocean. Because the arrogance and hubris you see in Ralston is reflected in your unwillingness to throw away your current beliefs and consider other methods (not believing, not thinking). You, yourself, are displaying arrogance and hubris - the same behavior that you accuse of Ralston. He is your mirror. But I suspect you, at this present time, cannot see this. You are being triggered by Ralston and your obsessive compulsion to respond is reflected in that. You don't know why, rationally, you respond? Because it is an emotional reaction compelling you. And it is not isolated to this thread. Past threads on Ralston & all over the forum. I suspect you do not engage in many powerful grounding practices that cement you in reality. But this is speculation. This is not to attack you at all - these sorts of processes are not obvious to one engaging in them. We can see this - you cannot. It is the same for me - I cannot see some of my own unconscious behavior. That is why it is called 'shadow'. The difficult part of this conversation is you cannot see the attachment to beliefs you have. And you have a tendency to double down - which is what, I suspect, Leo has issue with. You have displayed a staunch inability to be reasoned with. Regardless, you should have a good think about why you keep responding here. And refrain unless you are addressing the subject. This is a discussion about Ralston's book. Not your opinion on his arrogance. You did the same thing in the last Ralston topic.

This answer is why you need to read Ralston. As @UnbornTao raised above, you do need to try to understand what he is saying by reading the material. From this entire dialogue all I see is no attempt to understand the material - and a lot of hubris to so reject and critisize it. Due to that I do seriously suspect you are courting some internal delusions yet to be revealed. Hopefully your time on the forum is assisting with this, rather than building on wonky foundations.

Address the thought with the aim to stop them occuring. You contemplate. Why am I having this thought? Fear. What am I afraid of? A concept. Is that real? What IS it? Can I touch it? Smell it? Taste it? No. It is not real. It is not in reality. It is a concept feeling negativity. It is blinding me, spoiling my experience. It is a thought. It. Is. Not. Real. Once you realise the above, the source for the thought, the fear, dissolves. No repression. Genuine insight. This is what Ralston is saying.

I need to bring my crowbar in to wrench some of these ideas out! I will prompt you to think about your concept of 'openness' and how you aren't embodying 'openness' by refusing to read Ralston. Or attempting to understand what he is saying. I don't quite understand you're arguments here @Breakingthewall - is your reason for rejecting Ralston just 'its too hard to stop thoughts'? I mean - of course its hard!

The frequencies assist in altering your state. I haven't ever noticed a difference between them - this coming from someone who uses them daily. They can be effective, but it's depends on your unique sensitivity. The cleaner I am, the more I perceive a change. I think the new age community has taken the frequencies and tried to give them more meaning than there is. The only ones that can be seperated out, in terms of having a direct relationship to reality, are the Schumann Resonances which exist naturally on earth. The waves generated between the surface of the earth, the ionosphere and earths curvature. Some people people can hear this background hum. But there's nothing else to it

@theleelajoker Haha yes - basically the same thing is being said. It's just that Breakingthewall doesn't realize that their method to ease suffering IS stopping thought

Anyone thirsty for more stuff - Roswell UFO incident W. Glen Dennis interview - He claimed he visited the base hospital and saw unusual wreckage and was warned to leave. Later, a nurse (whom he never named definitively) supposedly told him about autopsies on small alien bodies. This guy reads more authentic to me. Who knows https://youtu.be/_DA-g94Ro1I?si=IziC9VAnSf1XYUvc

Yep, identifying a problem. We aren't talking about repression with thoughts. Repression is not how you stop thoughts. But how does looking at the problem being 'shitty' affect your wellbeing? You missed answering the question. Does it make a bad emotion? Does it make it a good emption? Or no emotion? Do you agree with the statement 'events aren't inherently traumatizing' ? Try to answer with as little words as possible.

And how does that thought improve your wellbeing?

@Joshe Good point regarding cause and effect! It is existential - within experience and found in material reality. There are examples externally all around us. The big challenge is having clarity around the cause & effect relationship that occurs internally. This is the part people stumble over, as consequences of our internal thoughts are not always immediately apparent - as would be the case with placing a hand on a stovetop. There is no feedback immediately perceived, like cause and effect the material domain presents - the burnt hand. Until we can have the internal clarity to recognize how our thoughts effect out internal consciousness - we are doomed to repeat the loop. Reinforce it even. I think half the reason this concept gives people indigestion is the responsibility aspect - there is often judgement and blame associated with the cause (the thought they cannot stop having) that is feeding the suffering. But it is not so! Many people don't know any better - they don't understand how their thoughts affect them. We wouldn't judge ourselves for accidently touching the stove and burning ourselves. But we will continue to burn ourselves if we do not have the insight that the stove is hot and burning us, touching it hurts. Once this clicks - you take action to try to stop. This is when people find it is difficult to stop, because patterns of thinking are habitual, and most people aren't aware of their thinking in the slightest. But like any habit - we can train ourselves out of them and into them. It takes clarity, energy and focus. But it can be done. No judging the process. No blame. But the outcome is - just like Ralston repeats - you stop doing it!

One thing to respect Ralston for: he's not shoving something down your throat. He's not trying to feed you truth. He's trying to facilitate & guide. He pushes in (sometimes shocking) ways to look beyond survival. To realize that there are unconscious parts that govern you. I don't see his emotive and explosive expression as a violent threat or traumatic experience as some perceive. I see it as an attempt to alter students state in a safe way to change their perception.

@Joshe I don't see a problem diving into topics such as these as long as no firm conclusions are being drawn. I don't see anyone here being a raving believer. And this is coming from someone who is an experiencer. Being part of some insane online spaces where people are completely seized by their falsely drawn conclusions. There is just so much shit out there regarding UFOs etc - it's difficult to dismiss the entire topic at this point. If this conversation wasn't welcome, there wouldn't be a thread on it

This shit below is more my jam - I don't read others theories. I try to go for first-hand recounts. OFC it could be completely full of shit, a LARP etc. This is more going into the NHI that are associated with UAPs It's interesting. I will sit through these interviews and scope body language, tonal reads, facial micro-expressions. I slow them down and watch for a full analysis. I even cross reference other interviews with individuals to try to get a read on how genuine, authentic and candid they are (also to get their baseline). This one caught me, and I return to it often. Guy claims to have had contact with an alien. My conclusion is he is deluding himself. There is some mixture of truth and lies in this. The story of J-Rod:

@Daniel Balan Stalkers, safety. Anonymous people can surgically use your information against you. Some additional reasons to be semi anonymous. I do try to be authentic - my username is my first name (but normally it's Tash) and Tori Maru is my Japanese last name prior to it being changed during world war II. I don't hide really - my display picture is a random selfie. That is my current form. But I don't think my name is a cool name 🙃 @UnbornTao I always liked this username !

You come across many characters in life in the grip of an idea. It's very powerful to ask yourself - if you are having an emotional reaction, attachment, to someone on a forum you don't know - what is that? Investigate that. Because you don't know them. Also ask yourself (and check your ego) who am I to know what is best for this person? Who am I to dispense advice, opinions? Is it wanted? Recognise the arrogance there. Pick your battles. Tap out when it's useless. Don't waste your energy and attention. I'm not saying don't argue, don't help. I'm saying look at all these interactions and what is causing a compulsion to act in you. Investigate that.

You describe my experience and spiritual work very well! Working with the tides 🙃

Be sure you aren't repressing thoughts. Repressing =/= cessation Repression = force Which isn't good

@Isabella Interesting you bring up working with our monthly cleansing within the spiritual frame. I do this also. Resisting the process never did me any good. Men have their cross to bear - their sexual appetite etc. Harnessing that can be powerful for them. I am not sure they also comprehend women's monthly cycle. One week of pain, malaise, bloating, dysphoria. Two weeks of AWESOME. Then another week of emotional dysregulation, altered states, depression, body pain. Effectively 2 weeks of endurance for a woman, 2 weeks of pain and suffering out of every month. Of course - your mileage may vary Really, within the truth-seeking realm - working WITH these different states is great as all different times illuminate a different part of the ego to work with, at different phases of the cycle.

NGL I like this topic and the responses