03-23-2011, 12:00 AM
Heh...no complaint, other than that no one can define Assemblage Point. Sounds good, means nothing.
Identified my awareness? How does one do that? Cogito, ergo sum. That seems adequate for me. I have considered where my awareness goes, actually, and came up with the following:
it is of interest to consider various points of awareness. I believe there are at least seven.
First, within waking attention, or "First Attention" is awareness of the moment, something we seem to access only occasionally, and usually when alone. I liken this to gazing at dragonflies. At those times I am usually aware of the sights, sounds, smells, the feel of things, not always aware of the body, attention focused on the things of the now.
Second, also within waking attention, is daydreaming or fantasizing, sometimes so strongly the entire moment is forgotten. A good example is on a long road trip, where the mind wanders to all sorts of topics while some other aspect of self keeps the car on the road.
Third, also within waking attention, is when reading, in a sense a form of fantasizing. When reading, attention is on the sense of what is being read and awareness is not on things of the moment.
Fourth, also within waking attention, akin to reading, which is watching a movie, or a play, or television, where attention is on the actions of the characters and again not on the things of the moment.
Fifth, also within waking attention, is purposeful fantasizing, usually referred to as shamanic journeying. Hypnosis might well fall into this category. The point is, one is still 'awake' in first attention while engaged.
Sixth, also within waking attention, is journeying via entheogens where attention is focused on the visions, sensations and action occurring as a result of the substance.
(I'm unsure what constitutes second attention in any of the above.)
Seventh would be ordinary dreaming.
Eighth would be lucid dreaming. I've not had any astral experiences, however, I would be tempted to place them within the category of lucid dreaming. The same is true of NDE's.
Identified my awareness? How does one do that? Cogito, ergo sum. That seems adequate for me. I have considered where my awareness goes, actually, and came up with the following:
it is of interest to consider various points of awareness. I believe there are at least seven.
First, within waking attention, or "First Attention" is awareness of the moment, something we seem to access only occasionally, and usually when alone. I liken this to gazing at dragonflies. At those times I am usually aware of the sights, sounds, smells, the feel of things, not always aware of the body, attention focused on the things of the now.
Second, also within waking attention, is daydreaming or fantasizing, sometimes so strongly the entire moment is forgotten. A good example is on a long road trip, where the mind wanders to all sorts of topics while some other aspect of self keeps the car on the road.
Third, also within waking attention, is when reading, in a sense a form of fantasizing. When reading, attention is on the sense of what is being read and awareness is not on things of the moment.
Fourth, also within waking attention, akin to reading, which is watching a movie, or a play, or television, where attention is on the actions of the characters and again not on the things of the moment.
Fifth, also within waking attention, is purposeful fantasizing, usually referred to as shamanic journeying. Hypnosis might well fall into this category. The point is, one is still 'awake' in first attention while engaged.
Sixth, also within waking attention, is journeying via entheogens where attention is focused on the visions, sensations and action occurring as a result of the substance.
(I'm unsure what constitutes second attention in any of the above.)
Seventh would be ordinary dreaming.
Eighth would be lucid dreaming. I've not had any astral experiences, however, I would be tempted to place them within the category of lucid dreaming. The same is true of NDE's.