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⠀a lengthy shifting guide

why is it so hard to shift from your cr to your dr but not so much vice versa? you’ve spent the first large chunk of your life believing this reality to be the full extent and foundation of existence. even if you now logically understand this not to be the case, the years spent curating and deepening a mental, emotional, and physical anchor to this reality has warped your perception of reality and instilled in to you the subconscious idea that your cr is the default. and in treating it as the default, the end all be all, and in compromising with it, you reinforce the idea that you are attached or stuck here—that it is even a place to get stuck in in the first place. not only do you trap yourself in this reality and grant it power over you that it does not actually have, you start viewing your cr as the “starting point” too, and shifting as some form of transportation from point A to point B. accompanying this belief is an imagined distance created between your current reality and desired reality. you might’ve already recognised this in yourself; the feeling that your dr is somehow faraway, a place that needs to be travelled to.

it’s important to make and internalise the distinction between a shift in realities as an act of metaphysical travel, and a shift in realities as a shift in focus. imo the former is a much better descriptor for what shifting actually is in essence. i will go into more depth later, but a byproduct of being raised the way you were, growing up knowing nothing but your cr and rooting & centring yourself wholly (confined) within it, is the over identification you end up developing with your cr self. you are not living reality, you are watching it. but after years of the constant unbroken immersion, the two become almost impossible to distinguish. you define yourself by and take on as if they were your own the thoughts and identity and feelings of the “vessel” you are observing, and let them dictate how you experience reality. the lines begin to blur between you; your cr self, and you; your awareness/the observer.

feel your hand. don’t touch it, but notice it’s weight and temperature, or the air around it. now feel the feeler. can you feel yourself? or your body, maybe? now go a step further and feel the one feeling. you probably aren’t fully able to, but this is the observer. “the observer”, or the state of being after breaking the immersion, is you in your natural or purest state. it has also been described as pure awareness, the void state, ego death, sakshi, the self, anatta, and interpreted in different ways across a multitude of different religions and branches of spirituality & philosophy, all used as a means to an end for different things. fyi—i’m not saying you have to completely forsake your cr identity or start ignoring/dismissing your senses or thoughts to shift, just understand that those things don’t define you or your reality. the means to the end here is just getting a point across and hopefully helping improve with the approach you take to shifting. all of this to say, you’re not travelling from point A to point B. point A and B are not places you can (technically) even travel to or exist in, because you’re just watching/observing/being aware of. shifting is not the transportation of a self from one location to another. shifting is simply changing what is focused on/experienced; from one stream of experience to another. a shift in focus.

to summarise, you as in your ego, the you in this cr as you know it, your body, your brain, your thoughts, your identity, don’t actually go or shift anywhere. you, your awareness, in favour of perceiving you, your cr self, the one sat at your computer or phone or whatever reading this right now, starts perceiving a different you/ego/self—one that could have the exact same personality, memories, and thoughts, just in another realty, or one that is a different person entirely. there is only a change or “shift” for the observer, not the cr self or ego. so stop trying to feel your dr with your cr senses. you’re not going to. you’re so immersed in your cr and cr self that you automatically rely on this reality’s bodies’ senses to gauge your success when you try to shift, waiting for your cr self to get a cue that it’s never going to get. the surroundings your cr self feels aren’t going to go anywhere. nor are your senses going to shut off. your cr body will continue to receive sensory information, because that’s what bodies do. so don’t lie there expecting your bedsheets to disappear or magically warp into your dr surroundings or something and feel like you’ve failed when they don’t. shifting is not about somehow willing your surroundings to change or lying in your room forcefully convincing yourself that your senses are feeling something else, it’s about acknowledging what’s beyond those senses. feeling and connecting to what your dr self feels.

if you can still feel your cr, it’s not you feeling it, it’s your cr self. and you are not your cr self.

i’ll say it again, shifting is inevitable.

you are not running out of time, there is no rush, there is no deadline. in the end of the day, there will always be your DR. there will always be multiple versions of you completely dependant on whether you CHOOSE to be aware of them or not. reality and manifestation moves at whatever pace you wish it to, as does shifting.

let go of your ego. your identity. your silly concepts and attachments.

reality is shaped by what you perceive.

your physical self is not permanent, your current reality is not permanent, nothing is permanent except for your natural state. what you experience as solid reality has no fixed essence. stop clinging to the false 3d and you’ll experience reality directly.

you are powerful and so much more than your physical body. what has happened to you in this life only shapes you the way you wish it to, it does not define you. negative words and actions directed towards you do not define you. past experiences do not define you.

you are inevitable.

1- try not to think about "how" just think about the result (u ending up in Dr) because manifestation law 1: don't think about how to get ur desire just think that u got ur desire and the case is closed. No place for doubts, when ur holding ur phone, would u doubt having a phone?

2- stop wanting to shift and start shifting. It's an act not an idea and shifting is tangible. You want to magically end up in ur travel destination without even getting a ticket and showing up to airport?

3- shifting is free and easy. U can do it at home. Don't wait for an external help, push or divine intervention. I don't mean to be rude, but if u don't change ur mentality about it, no advice can help you.

4- be true to yourself. There's no need to spiral and get desperate. We can't change the universe's laws, just because we're sad about gravity doesn't mean it just disappears. Just because you think u can't shift doesn't mean you can't shift.

5- KNOW, don't wish. Don't say "I wish I was a master shifter", just know u are a master shifter. You know ur age, know ur gender, ur nationality. U don't say "am I really 19?" No. Apply the same logic, say "im literally a master shifter what am I doubting?"

just let it happen‧₊˚♪𝄞࿐₊˚⊹

as someone who has shifted more times than i can count: when i think of shifting, i don't think of a feeling like fireworks going off. i don't hear a snap, i don't see flashing lights, and i don't feel a rush. a lot of people expect a rollercoaster ride into their dr, but i've never experienced that. my lucid dream methods have given me that feeling while within the dream, sure, but the actual shift itself has never felt like that. to me it feels like laying in bed listening to music, and suddenly my old favorite song fades in and my brain still, almost like it's automatic, remembers all the words. it's surrendering to the moment.

this is the best and most important advice i could give. lay down and get comfortable. think as your dr self. what would be on their mind? what would their plans be? how would they think about themself? this itself is a method. you're not waiting for a sudden change in scenery, but rather shifting your awareness directly to your dr self (which of course it's all you, but just for clarity's sake, i'm going to use the terms cr or dr self). don't try to forcefully shove away all of your cr self's thoughts, just let them pass like clouds. don't try to micromanage every thought you think your dr self would have, just let it happen. you'll feel what your dr self feels. it should all be very natural.

and that's the thing. you're thinking as your dr self. you're feeling as your dr self. just like i mention in this post, you probably won't notice you shifted because of this. things will feel like they've always been this way. ....can we get a little personal here? this is going to be a bit embarrassing but i think it's necessary to drive the point home... im shaking........

i shifted into my ex celebrity crush's bed. i was imagining laying in bed with him (i feel like i sound pathetic guys i'm embarrassed omfg), and i was paying no mind to my cr surroundings. i was just thinking as the version of me that would be dating him and experiencing that. and then i was just actually that version of me. i could feel his body heat, his arms around me, i could smell the mix of his cologne and cigarettes and sweat, and it just so familiarly him. my eyes were closed but there was that innate knowing, and i honestly couldn't tell you i even noticed that i shifted until about 10 minutes later. i just knew that he was there and there was nothing crazy about it. eventually those 10 minutes did pass and i eventually realized the gravity of the situation, that i shifted. and then i shifted back because i got scared. but i shifted nonetheless. and not even on purpose mind you

first time i shifted, i was just thinking about my dr so much and had so much faith in it being real that i don’t think i left myself any room for any type of doubt. i told myself i was going to shift and that there was no way i wouldn’t, and then i did. nothing fancy. i know it’s not as simple for others, but i honestly think it’s because people over complicate it so much

every other time i shift, its me being like “i want to shift, so im going to shift now” closing my eyes, and going to sleep. sometimes i daydream about my dr, decide to shift, and shift. it’s completely up to the person.

best best advice i can give anyone is to STOP LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE

define your own journey and what shifting means to you. if you don’t like scripting, don’t do it. if you don’t like methods, don’t do them. if you love doing methods, do them. whatever makes you happy, do it. nothing will hinder you from shifting, not even doubt. there are plenty of shifters who didn’t believe in shifting, but still did it

do whatever you want to, and just trust that it will happen. you’re not going to not shift because your leg twitched when you were supposed to be still. nothing will prevent you from shifting. mindset could perhaps delay it, but never prevent it.

tell yourself you can and you will. you don’t have to set a date to do it and you don’t have to force it either. you will because you know you will and you know you have the ability to. one “fail” doesn’t mean it’ll never happen. i promise you, you will shift.

this is coming from someone who spent 6 years trying and “failing” to shift. as soon as i took off so much of that weight of trying to do everything “right” it all became so much easier. just do whatever you want and don’t let anyone else say you’re doing something wrong. don’t tell yourself you’re doing something wrong, because you’re not. you’re right just by believing in yourself

i hope this also makes sense

how to finally shift: a guide

warning: this post contains tough love, strong language, and AFAA spoilers(sorry). this post was NOT proofread, so proceed with caution.

first and foremost, people overcomplicate shifting entirely too much. shifting is as easy as you allow it to be. the only one who can help you shift is yourself.

see, i’m a huge nerd when it comes to the avatar franchise. i’m absolutely gonna take any opportunity i get to talk about these movies. so get ready for me to turn the mangkwan’s misinterpretation of eywa into an allegory for shifters misunderstanding the concept of shifting.

the mangkwan clan lost faith in eywa once their forest burned down and their prayers went unanswered. they believed that those prayers fell on deaf ears. however, when we look back to dr.augustine’s research in the first movie, we can better understand why that’s simply not true. dr. grace augustine notes that the plants of pandora are interconnected and an intelligent network acting like a biological neural network! fancy words for a planetary brain. augustine found that the plants communicate electrochemically via their roots, which form a neural map for the ecosystem as a whole. seeing as everything on this planet is connected, and they communicate via the roots (much like kiri killing the mangkwan guys after connecting her kuru with the roots, or saving spider after asking the roots for help) we now know that the same roots that were burned when the fire took over the mangkwan’s village. their prayers were not ignored, they weren’t heard in the first place. this misunderstanding created a huge disconnect. anyways now that i’ve yapped everyone’s ears off, i think this can be used as an allegory for people misunderstanding shifting as a concept.

people who have been unsuccessful this far are simply misunderstanding what shifting is. and i am here to hopefully help fix that! the whole reason i made this blog was to share my thoughts and experiences in the hopes that it helps others.

if you have made it this far, i applaud you. however, this post is not for everyone. it especially will not help people who are stuck in a victim mindset.

“i can’t shift! it’s been years. i’ve tried everything. it doesn’t work for me.” this is the reason why it hasn’t worked for you. your mindset is awful. if 13 year olds could shift in 2020 bc they wanted to crack draco malfoy then why the fuck do you think that you of all people can’t do it.

let’s break things down and simplify to hopefully help you in this journey!

1.) what is shifting?

shifting is the process of moving one’s awareness from one reality to another.

this may seem intimidating. but we need to remember that 1.) there are infinite realities and 2.) that you are simply consciousness. you are an observer of this reality. you are not this physical body, you are not your thoughts or brain. you are awareness in a vessel.

now you may be wondering how this works. we can actually explain this with science. cognitive science confirms that thoughts shape reality by influencing perceptions, behaviors, and outcomes. cough cough MANIFESTATION. the only thing now is how to actually do it.

2.) how to shift

the secret to shifting is…

nothing. there you go.

this may seem underwhelming. that is because for our entire lives, we are taught that in order to achieve anything, that we need to put work in. however when it comes to shifting you need to do the opposite.

align with your dr self and then shift. stop waiting for your surroundings to change, stop reacting to the 3d. it doesn’t matter if there’s noise outside, or a pet being rambunctious. let go of this reality because it has absolutely nothing to do with your dr.

if it helps, pretend those noises are coming from your dr. life here goes on regardless of whether you shift or not. release any ties to this reality and embody your dr self.

there’s a multitude of ways to try and simplify the process further but here’s a few i like to use:

meditate, intend, pretend

relax, let go, become

This is how shifting feels to me btw.

Especially when you've shifted already but struggle to do it again. You hear the laughs downstairs, but somehow, you're not there.