Remember The Matrix, where Neo looks into the mirror and gets sucked into it as the glass transforms into a liquid that moves through him? The concept I am going to discuss in this post is called consciousness phasing and how it allows a person to achieve an altered state not too different from this. This state is natural and brought on using our mental potential.

Consciousness altering techniques allow a person to transcend the matrix of the limitations of the mind and to gain a higher level of experience.

Some Points to Note:

• You can achieve an altered state of consciousness without depending on hypnosis, specific herbs, or other external stimuli.
• External inductions of altered states of consciousness often cause self-distortion, where as natural consciousness shifts cause self-clarification.
• Your Mind is the most powerful gateway to greater experience.

Someone could strive to shift their consciousness for a number of reasons - to escape a certain emotional state, to experience something new, or just for fun. The problem is that our social structures have locked the modern mind into rigid thinking that makes it difficult to be open to new experiences. So often when a person resorts to an external substance to experience these things it ends up damaging them more than benefiting them.

Our true potential to discover new states of being exists within the mind. It is just a matter of relaxing the mind to let go of the barriers holding us back from the raw experience in front of us and within us.

Psycho-Healing (not for the faint hearted)

Stress - depression - and sadness - are all underpinned in the subconscious mind. If we move ourselves into a state of mental stillness where we stop placing mental processes over our consciousness then our repressed internal states become liberated. To focus on this place of stillness complete awareness of a particular thought, emotion, or conscious state is called for.

There are a number of methods to accomplish this. Looking attentively at a candle flame or immersing yourself in consciousness-altering music are two methods that work well. The point is to immerse yourself in the feeling of being YOU - the feeling of what it feels like just to be.

Grab one of the unique consciousness altering CDs from the titles listed above and allow the sound to become immersed in the entire atmosphere while focusing on deepening the experience. I have the entire HOLOSYNC collection at home which I think is great but it is expensive and not needed for those who are just experimenting with consciousness altering music at this stage. The tracks I have chosen above are affordable and provide a great starting point.

Expand the emotion or feeling and allow it to fill the atmosphere. You will find that after about 10-20 minutes the mind goes into a much more relaxed state and subconscious projections in the form of images, feelings, and states begin to manifest. You will notice vivid images that cause the mind to follow into an abstract world of expressions that represent hidden and meaningful feelings. Your consciousness will undergo a dramatic shift when the experience reaches a plateau.

Experiencing these deeper levels of consciousness allows a person to re-integrate his or her Soul and to be able to experience new levels of awareness. The CDs cited above have a substantial impact on re-structuring neurological activities in the brain and I recommend them to accelerate the process of undertaking these experiences.

Trips into the Inner Self

Parts of the brain operate on beta-alpha resonance changes, where during wakefulness beta waves cause us to be more formal, logical, and composed, where as alpha levels during relaxed states cause our inner creative potential, deeper feelings, and subconscious processing to come through more. In most of these consciousness-altering techniques the aim is to shift the brain from beta to alpha so that consciousness is less blocked and less restricted.

Some time ago I read about a phasing instructor using the Monroe method who said that he saw a woman in the painting on his wall blink at him while in this alpha-meditation state. These are the types of experiences that occur when we let go of the conscious mind and allow the subconscious to express itself and to show us who we are beneath our conscious persona. It is more than possible to progress these mind-states into deeper meditations and journeys into the subconscious mind, filled with artistic patterns and feelings that the logical mind cuts us off from.

Disclaimer: Neither this post nor this blog advocate the use of illegal drugs. The images and feelings explored using this technique might, and often will, consist of repressed feelings. The author of this blog is not responsible for harm that might come from this practice and recommends discussing the practice with a trained professional prior to undertaking it. This post provides a general guide, and is not a substitute for professional training in these techniques.