#train method

"Alice in Wonderland" - Method

-> you should meditate before using this method as you will need a clear mind for it

-> when you're ready you should lay down in any position you'd like to, even though the starfish position is recommended!

-> you start to imagine that you sit under a tree and look at some sort of scenery, preferred one in the nature like a field or some mountains or a forest

-> you should imagine yourself in first person!

-> then imagine a character from your DR running past you, you should get up and run after this person (for me it was my best friend in a hogwarts robe)

-> at one point you'll see a rabbit hole, like in Alice in Wonderland

-> you should jump into this rabbit hole, don't be afraid of falling down, while you fall you should imagine your dr, the world you want to be in and the way it should look

-> in the moment you hit the ground keep your eyes closed!

now there are two options I've heard about, I did the first one

1) the character who you followed there will take your hand and ask you if you're ready, if you say yes you can open your eyes and you're there

2) you're, just like Alice, in a room and have to unlock the door. After you've done this you will be able to enter your dr

"Raven Method"

-> you lay on your back in a starfish position

-> once you're comfortable you can start to slowly count from 1 to 100

-> it's recommended to imagine the characters as you count from 1-20 and what the DR is like from 21-40

-> after this just count up to 100

-> when you're done counting you can say some affirmations like "I'm in my DR. I was able to do it."

-> then you have to fall asleep and when you wake up you'll be in your dr!

"Pillow Method"

-> for this one you should write your script on a piece of paper

-> before going to bed you should read it at least once! If you don't feel ready read it multiple times

-> after reading you should put the paper under your pillow and lay in your bed

-> while you're in your bed you should imagine your dr and say some affirmations, you should do this until you fall asleep

-> you might wake up in your dr!

Train Method

-> lay down, it doesn't matter in which position - but as always - laying in a starfish position is strongly recommended

-> imagine sitting in a train on your way to your dr

-> you should start imagine how your dr looks like, the way it smells there, what you'll hear when you enter your dr and you should think about what you'll do when you arrive there

-> affirmations can be used but don't have to be used

-> when you receive the sign you arrived in your dr! (the sign = some sort of sound or smell that should come up as soon as you enter your dr)

I thought I would make a small post talking about some of the shifting methods that I have tried and what I thought about them. I won't go into detail about how each of these work, but if you’d like me to explain each of them, please let me know and I will make a separate post talking about it.

It is important to remember that these are all obviously my personal opinions on them and they’re all based on personal experiences, just because they didn’t work for me, does not mean they can’t work for you!

Train method:

Visualizing myself in a train was very simple and super relaxing, I didn’t feel distracted by having to visualize the train at all and it made it super easy to visualize what I was actually planning on visualizing in the first place. 

Visualizing one thing and then another felt super smooth and easy, my only trouble with this method is that I’m not too sure I’ve gotten the hang of it yet and it would be really hard for me to tell if I’ve shifted or not.

Elevator method:

Honestly, my least favorite method so far, I had a really hard time concentrating and trying to visualize my DR. Part of the reason why I had such a hard time visualizing my DR was because visualizing myself in an elevator (the doors opening and closing, traveling from one floor to another) was way too distracting and really took me away from the moment and what I was actually meant to be visualizing.

It felt too stiff, and I feel like all of these harsh cuts between each floor it would make it very difficult for me to tell wether I have shifted or not. It wasn’t for me at all.

Alice in Wonderland method:

I haven’t seen many people talking about this one, which seems weird to me because it honestly was much easier and natural for me to visualize than the other two. 

I didn’t have to pay too much attention to visualize my surroundings, my only focus on the character ahead, so it wasn’t half as distracting as the Elevator method, which made it a lot more relaxing and once I started falling it was just very straightforward and I feel like at this point it would be much easier to realize wether you have shifted or not, unlike in the Train and Elevator methods, where I feel like I’d have a harder time telling if I have shifted or not.

Sunni method:

Hate to sound basic but the Sunni method has so far worked the best for me, it’s very simple and to the point. It’s so easy to prepare for and I feel like it’s much more flexible when it comes to what scenes you can visualize and still make the transition feel smooth and natural, and it would make it so much easier to tell wether you’ve shifted or not.

It is worth mentioning that when it comes to all of these, I don’t just lay down and get straight to visualizing, I usually do a combination of them with the Raven method, where before you start visualizing, you count down from 100 to 0 while making affirmations. I did this in hopes of making the transition a little bit easier, and for me personally, it did, so it is something I do recommend you try if you feel like closing your eyes and just visualizing makes you feel a bit stiff.