imagine someone found out about shifting an hour ago and they know absolutely nothing about it, what would you want them to know first?
i would give them this little creation i just thought up,
the human-made layers of shifting pulled back, aka the nexus of shifting
you exist across the multiverse's infinite realities. right now, your awareness is here. does it have to be? no, you are not dr. manette and this reality is not your bastille. shifting is switching your awareness between realities, from one to another. you can be wherever you like with whoever you want doing whatever you please.
persist, don't complicate. it's not a physical journey. you are not on the pequod's tumultuous voyage. people lose sight of shifting and make it this big thing that they need to find the answer to because they forget what it actually is. refer to part i, where i said that you already exist in every other reality. that's what people lose sight of. you are not going anywhere when you shift, and you absolutely don't need to seek out something that will "make" you shift. you're already there and the 3d will reflect that. drop the torches, call off the search party, and please, refrain from sending out the hounds.
sidebar on methods: you don't need them. that doesn't mean you shouldn't use them. they can be engaging. they can be helpful, especially when you come across one that resonates with you. the issue is born when you internalize that you're obligated to use one. don't put all your reliance onto an external source that you think is going to be your yellow brick road to your desired reality.
iii. faq: why, then, is there a delay, when shifting could be instant? why do some people shift before others? why do some people shift on their first "try"?
your brain, that lovely, analytical beast, is entirely evidentiary. i said don't complicate, but the brain does love to complicate. cut it some slack, we all have flaws. it does not want to roll with the idea that one moment you can be in this reality and the next, in an entirely different one. that contradicts all its collected data. you, however, will shift regardless. your intention is secure. there is no such thing as a blockage in shifting, at least not in the way of being cut off from it 1945 iron curtain style. it is true that in this reality we've been conditioned in a way that lends itself to complication, but that doesn't stop anyone from shifting.
don't argue with your doubts. don't negotiate with the spiral. this is not a corporate hierarchy. don't define a morning in this reality as a "failed attempt". the shift is inevitable. in the meantime, do what you like. visualization, affirmation, or absolutely nothing. there is no requirement. there is no correct answer. go with what is innate. your intention will see you through.