07-27-2008, 12:00 AM
Practicing silence will allow you to experience many, many things that you have never felt before.
My advice would be to just observe at this point and don't get emotional about it.
Your body and mind will and must begin to feel strange sensations because you have never been silent or disconnectd in these ways before.
But, when it comes to separate entities attacking you, you must do something about it.
But the strange pressures in the head and feelings of separation between body and mind, etc. are "normal" when you are beginning to practice
spiritual methods.
We are not our bodies and we have thought we were our entire lives. At some point we begin to really understand that and it can be frightening at first. Use
that new-found ability of aloofness and just observe yourself. You will find that it becomes interesting and even fun in a way.
A book that my teacher used was Twelve Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment by Israel Regardie. It explains pretty well the concepts of Body Awareness and Mind
Awareness meditations. Others may know of some books that also might help.
It is difficult going without a teacher, but there is an axiom in Western Occult tradition that states "When a student is ready, a teacher will
appear."
I found it to be true.
But stick around and ask questions here if you like. You are welcome and we are willing to help if we can.
My advice would be to just observe at this point and don't get emotional about it.
Your body and mind will and must begin to feel strange sensations because you have never been silent or disconnectd in these ways before.
But, when it comes to separate entities attacking you, you must do something about it.
But the strange pressures in the head and feelings of separation between body and mind, etc. are "normal" when you are beginning to practice
spiritual methods.
We are not our bodies and we have thought we were our entire lives. At some point we begin to really understand that and it can be frightening at first. Use
that new-found ability of aloofness and just observe yourself. You will find that it becomes interesting and even fun in a way.
A book that my teacher used was Twelve Steps to Spiritual Enlightenment by Israel Regardie. It explains pretty well the concepts of Body Awareness and Mind
Awareness meditations. Others may know of some books that also might help.
It is difficult going without a teacher, but there is an axiom in Western Occult tradition that states "When a student is ready, a teacher will
appear."
I found it to be true.
But stick around and ask questions here if you like. You are welcome and we are willing to help if we can.