#auditory environment

[thorn-enterprises]

Harmony with Western Music Traditions

Interestingly, the principles that make ambient music effective for studying can be traced back through various movements in Western music. For instance, the minimalist composers of the late 20th century, such as Philip Glass and Steve Reich, utilized repetitive structures and gradual transformations, creating pieces that evoke a sense of calm while engaging the listener's mind. This approach parallels the ethos of ambient music, where the focus is on creating an immersive experience rather than drawing attention to a specific melody or rhythm.

Moreover, the use of drones and soft textures in ambient music can be compared to the tonal landscapes found in orchestral works by composers like Erik Satie, who believed in the power of music to evoke a certain atmosphere. Satie's innovative piano compositions, often imbued with simplicity and elegance, resonate with the tranquil aura of ambient music, demonstrating a long-standing appreciation for soundscapes that soothe rather than stimulate.

When curating a study playlist, consider blending ambient tracks with minimalist and impressionist pieces from Western music. Works like Songs From the Saddle can create a rich auditory experience that promotes focus without overwhelming the senses. Ambient music is more than just a background soundtrack; it’s an essential ingredient in the cocktail of effective study strategies. Its roots in Western music traditions allow it to connect with a rich history of sound and atmosphere that continues to inspire concentration and creativity. So, the next time you sit down to study, consider tuning into some ambient soundscapes—your mind will thank you!

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

I want more of the type of friends who just want to come over for dinner and wine on a regular basis

[glowing-and-confused]

really evil of megan to put knocking sound effects in the back of ms. nasty. i keep whipping my head around thinking someone is knocking at the door

[zombiepatch]

change in routine and general unfamiliarity actually makes me feel insane. like I start to believe I'm losing my mind. idk what's wrong with me 💀

[seasonallydefective]

AuDHD with Receptive Language issues, and I feel this :c

Just something I really want to share on here because it’s important.

[doomdoomofdoom]

if you write an "article" explaining how to do a thing, and then the actual explanation is just a video and theres no actual text description/transcript, I should be allowed to hunt you for sport.

[delicatelysublimeforester]

A Symphony of Sounds in the Afforestation Area

[lichen-punk]

vent

[yesornopolls]

Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a condition that makes it harder to process sounds and language. You hear words, but it might take your brain a bit longer to understand them. You may also have trouble focusing in environments with lots of background noise. With APD, you have trouble understanding speech even though you don’t have hearing loss. You may also be more of a visual learner.

[aeth-eris]

★ indicators of specific psychic abilities ★

★ clairvoyance (clear seeing) ★

☆ clairvoyance involves receiving intuitive information through images, visions, or symbols. ☆ ☆ neptune is the primary planet associated with this ability, as it governs visual perception and spiritual insight. neptune in the 1st, 8th, or 12th houses often points to clairvoyant abilities, especially if it’s in aspect to personal planets. ☆ individuals with neptune aspects to the sun, moon, or mercury may receive information through mental images, vivid dreams, or flashes of visual insight. ☆ moon in pisces or scorpio enhances clairvoyant abilities, bringing symbolic images and a strong inner vision. ☆ soft aspects (trine, sextile) with neptune enable a smoother flow of visions, while hard aspects (square, opposition, conjunction) intensify this gift but may require balance to avoid overwhelming the individual.

★ clairsentience (clear feeling) ★

☆ clairsentience, or "clear feeling," involves intuitively sensing emotions, physical sensations, or energies. ☆ ☆ moon and neptune play central roles in this ability, as they govern emotions and energetic sensitivity. moon in the 1st, 4th, 8th, or 12th house, especially in water signs (cancer, scorpio, pisces), can enhance clairsentience, allowing individuals to feel energies in a way that is deeply empathic and emotionally intuitive. ☆ moon-neptune aspects amplify emotional sensitivity, often enabling the person to feel others' emotions or physical sensations. ☆ venus-neptune aspects can enhance the empathic qualities of clairsentience, making it possible to feel not only physical sensations but also the emotional tones of environments and people, often without direct contact.

★ clairaudience (clear hearing) ★

☆ clairaudience refers to the ability to receive intuitive information through sound, such as inner voices, tones, or words. ☆ ☆ mercury-neptune aspects, particularly the trine, sextile, or conjunction, are common in those with clairaudient abilities. mercury, ruling communication and mental processing, in aspect to neptune creates an open channel for auditory impressions from higher realms or spirit guides. ☆ mercury in the 12th house or neptune in the 3rd house further supports this ability, allowing intuitive information to come through as sounds, voices, or "inner whispers." ☆ uranus-mercury aspects can also indicate clairaudience, especially if uranus is in hard aspects (conjunction, square) with mercury, as uranus can bring sudden auditory insights or messages.

★ mediumship ★

☆ mediumship is the ability to communicate with spirits or energies from other realms, often connecting with those who have passed. ☆ ☆ moon or neptune in the 8th or 12th houses often points to mediumship, as these placements naturally enhance connections with the spiritual realm. ☆ moon-pluto aspects (especially conjunction or trine) can indicate an innate ability to sense or communicate with spirits, as pluto governs transformation and the hidden world beyond the physical. ☆ mercury in the 8th house can enhance mediumship abilities by allowing the individual to act as a messenger between realms. ☆ while pluto in the 12th house brings intense psychic sensitivity to otherworldly energies, often leading to mediumistic experiences.

★ telepathy ★

☆ telepathy, or the ability to transmit and receive thoughts directly from others. ☆ ☆ is often indicated by mercury-uranus aspects, which link the mind with higher awareness and spontaneous insights. ☆ mercury in the 8th or 12th house or uranus in the 3rd house can amplify telepathic abilities, allowing individuals to tune into mental messages from others or pick up on thoughts without spoken communication. ☆ air signs (gemini, libra, aquarius) in prominent mercury or uranus placements can also support telepathy, enhancing a mental connection that transcends verbal communication. these aspects create an open, receptive mind, making it easier to pick up on mental signals or unspoken intentions from others.

★ prophetic dreams ★

☆ neptune and the moon are closely linked to prophetic dreams, as they govern the subconscious and dream states. moon-neptune aspects, especially if located in the 8th or 12th house, are common in those who experience vivid, prophetic dreams that may later come true. ☆ moon in pisces or scorpio enhances the power of dreams as a tool for psychic information, allowing the individual to receive intuitive guidance in a dream state. ☆ mercury-neptune aspects (particularly the trine or conjunction) support the ability to receive and interpret dream symbolism effectively. ☆ neptune in the 4th or 12th house often brings frequent prophetic dreams, as these placements encourage the subconscious to relay information from higher realms while sleeping.

★ precognition (knowing the future) ★

☆ precognition involves knowing or sensing future events before they occur. ☆ ☆ uranus aspects to the sun, moon, mercury, or ascendant (especially soft aspects like trine and sextile) often suggest precognitive abilities, enabling one to receive flashes of insight about the future. ☆ uranus in the 1st, 8th, or 12th house can heighten precognition, bringing spontaneous "knowing" about upcoming events or significant shifts. ☆ jupiter-neptune aspects also contribute to precognition, enhancing intuitive foresight and the ability to sense future trends or personal events on a broader, more spiritual level. ☆ strong aquarius placements (particularly sun or ascendant in aquarius) may bring precognitive gifts as well.

★ psychometry (reading objects) ★

☆ psychometry is the ability to receive intuitive impressions from objects by touching them. ☆ ☆ moon-pluto or venus-pluto aspects are common in those with psychometric abilities, allowing them to pick up on energetic imprints from physical items. ☆ moon in scorpio or venus in the 8th house can intensify psychometric abilities, making the person sensitive to the residual energies left in objects. ☆ neptune in aspect to venus or the moon may support psychometry as well, increasing one’s receptivity to subtle energies stored in material objects and enabling them to "read" an object’s history or the energy of its past owners.

★ aura reading ★

☆ aura reading, or perceiving energy fields around individuals. ☆ ☆ is often indicated by neptune in the 1st house or neptune-moon aspects, as these placements create an openness to sensing subtle energy fields around others. ☆ sun in the 8th or 12th house or neptune-sun aspects also support aura reading abilities, as they allow the individual to visually or energetically sense someone’s emotional or physical state. ☆ venus-neptune aspects can make one attuned to colors and energy vibrations, enhancing the ability to read auras through either visual or emotional impressions.

[saturngas]

never leave me

[🪐] gojo has a very realistic dream about you leaving him and he goes insane

pairing: gojo satoru x f!reader

genre: angsty with confort <3

warnings: established relationship; there is a lot of angst; but also a lot of confort; fluff; insecure!gojo; clingy!gojo; a bit possessive!gojo; again me breaking down gojo's character bc im tired of the mischaracterization (hope im not doing it or ill kms); not thoroughly beta-read but ill do it asap;

word count: 3.1k

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it felt real. way too real.

the setting was gloomy, as the clouds concealed thoroughly the warm sun rays, making the environment appear more grayish as it was unusual for the hot summer season that enveloped the vivid city of tokyo. you and satoru were walking down the streets, making time before the sumida river fireworks festival that was held late in July. however it was still the middle of June. was this timing correct?

you were wearing the newest sundress satoru had proudly bought you with the biggest grin. you looked great in it, certainly making satoru blush each time he glanced down at you. but wait, wasn't the sundress white? why is it all of the sudden a cooler shade of blue?

the ice cream you were holding changed to a box, which was immediately recognized by satoru. it was the jewelry box that contained the most precious purchase he had recently made: the engagement ring you weren't supposed to see—or even know the existence of—. satoru is still thinking about the perfect place and time to ask you the question he considered the most important of all his life.

his blue eyes were too focused on the ring box that he completely missed your words. as he shifted his gaze on you to listen carefully, he still couldn't make out your words. your voice pitch was totally off.

and as he blinked, now you were standing in front of him at least ten meters away. your whole frame in sight. you no longer wore the color-changing sundress. dark ambivalent shades decorated your figure, being unable to even determine your legs and arms. your face being the only clear piece of you.

satoru panicked. the cold sweat he felt running down his neck and arms felt too real. he knew the view in front of him could be—to one point—false; however his feelings were genuine.

one of his arms reached out to you, as if to grab your form, only for you to grow further. but as if there were amplifiers all around his head, your voice buzzed through his external auditory canal, stimulating his eighth cranial nerve.

"i dont want to be with you."

"you always act like a child, ive been putting up with you for years. im tired now."

"ive found someone else. someone who has time for me and our relationship."

"this isn't exactly your fault. you can't control being the strongest and everyone needing you. but can't you see I need you too?"

"you leave me alone too much."

"are you seriously planning to marry me? you dont even have time for me as a boyfriend and you want to be my husband?"

"haven't you noticed im slowly drifting away? I dont want this anymore."

"im tired of your nonexistent time for me."

"im tired of this relationship."

"im tired of you."

it was your voice declaring all those statements. but satoru knew where they were coming from. the island full of insecurities that was deep in the back of his consciousness was expressing the most oppressed feelings he had. his easy going facade did an excellent job concealing his self-doubt in real life, making difficult for someone to accept the fact the strongest sorcerer had insecurities.

even so, he was a natural emotionally-closed person. the long months of attempting to open up to you at the beginning of your relationship were very difficult to him. even with his former best friend, suguru geto, satoru wasn't completely frank.

he knew he was a good boyfriend, at least acceptable, to you. once he bestowed his heart to you, he was yours, giving you his all.

still he felt insufficient.

the time dedicated to your relationship took a sharp turned when he started attending his obligations as the strongest sorcerer. he wanted to give you more of his honored time. he wanted to be fully devoted to you. however his status in the sorcery society fell in between you two.

satoru was afraid one day you would finally snap, disregarding completely of your relationship with him.

your voice materialized in front of him in the form of your figure again, your limps now distinguished. he couldn't exactly make out your expression as it was drawn between sorrow, tiredness, and frustration. your hand spanned toward him, handing him the ring box you were still holding.

"I won't," was all you said as you turned away, no other words following your unmoving lips. it was the answer for a question satoru had been picturing himself asking you: will you marry me?.

he only caught a glimpse of your face, emotions unchanged, until you departed. your hair was the last thing he identified as literal darkness danced around you, metaphorical darkness invading his heart and soul.

the setting was back to the bleak tokyo. the pitch black sky lacked its most trusted companions: the stars, as the new moon was merged within the loneliness of the murky sky. faceless pedestrians walked mindlessly around the lone tall man while others stared at the sky where the fireworks were being displayed, though their bright colors were absent and the blast was silent.

the innate technique limitless has always been a wall between satoru gojo and the rest of the world. even when he mastered it as a teen to be able to use it automatically instead of manually, satoru has been isolating himself. sometimes deliberately, other times unconsciously.

he knows what his dream means. he knows he is afraid of losing you, the person he loves the most. after witnessing at first instance the departure of what used to be his best friend into immorality and radical idealisms, going through a bitter break up of his friendship, satoru realizes he fears you would do the same.

as blackness coats what he thinks is his range of vision and light passes through the slim skin of his eyelids, satoru regains consciousness. his body feels cramped, as if he would have fought a special grade curse without stretching his limbs first. his neck is sore from the awkward position he is in.

the tall man´s strong body is facing the wall, placed in a fetal position, almost hugging himself. his high cheekbones feel wet. the soft touch of his lifted hand confirms he had cried during his dream—actually, nightmare.

the visions of his nightmare still present in his mindfulness, recreations of the pictures he saw—lived—so vividly in the dream play at the back of his mind whenever he tries to close his sensitive eyes. then he realizes.

you.

where is she? is she still with me? she hasn't gone to any place? she didn't leave? anxiety and panic rush through his body as he hastily turns to face the other side of the marital bed.

oh.

you are still there, stirring slightly at the sudden wave movements satoru caused. you are still sound sleep, your chest meeting the soft mattress below you, arms spangled plastered on the pillow you were pleasantly drooling over.

satoru feels his heartbeat decrease to a normal rate, his lungs no longer burning with the sensation of a upcoming panic attack. was he seriously going to have a panic attack over thinking you would leave him? yes. ten thousand yes.

even when he has you, his students, and his coworkers who sometimes seem to not be entirely fond of the tall man, satoru still feels alone. alone in this world of sorcery. he is in another level even as a living organism. no other human being and sorcerer can compare to him. not right now when he thinks he isn't over discovering more of his honorable traits.

but he is over that strength moral compass his best friend had doubted some years ago. he got over it when he met you. satoru was convinced he was satoru gojo because he was the strongest. but you proved him wrong when you started loving him for being just satoru gojo, not for being the strongest sorcerer of the modern era, the head of the gojo clan, or the supreme entity he was supposed to reach. you love him for the person he is, his personality, and his heart.

he knew that, right?

maybe he needed a bit of assurance.

strong arms envelop around your smaller form, your boyfriend getting on top of you without crushing you. soft lips dance around your ear and neck, tickling you to awareness.

your gentle giggles and whimpers fill satoru's brain of serotonin, a big toothy grin flashing his pretty face.

"good morning, my queen."

you stir in your place as you try to pull the over 180-pound weight off you. however, satoru clings his arms around you even more, his hands going to your mid area, grabbing your waist and pulling you to him. you are on your side with your back brushing his hard chest.

"don't leave my arms, please," he shares in one single exhale, his breath caressing your neck. you just know there is a lot more behind those words. you have learned to read your boyfriend like a book.

still, you don't want to disturb him. you know his book doesn't like being forcefully opened, because his pages are stuck to each other and are difficult to separate. you let him absorb your presence and wait patiently for him to uncover his feelings to you.

it has been out of routine, actually—the way satoru has been acting around you and only you lately.

if you have to word it out, it would be clingy, clingier, clingier than ever, though you have caught him acting his usual same with his students and coworkers. not once wanting to leave your presence, almost as his atoms would undergo unconventional transformations if he isn't breathing the same air within your range.

you were buying groceries and your boyfriend decided to tag along. of course you didn't mind, but it definitely took you out since it wasn't his day off and he had an appointment to train his students. satoru completely disregarded of said students which was such very strange situation since he loved them. guess he loves me more? you questioned. he couldn't keep his hands off you, almost as if you were to run away at any given chance. your boyfriend was usually handsy, but it surprised you when you passed through the candy hall that satoru's touch on you didn't even budge. he would usually go running and pick his favorite sweet provisions.

when you were called to a meeting, satoru followed you. it was shocking seeing satoru gojo—the progressive sorcerer who hated the higher ups—in such meeting. but it was to be with you, holding your arm tightly as his mind drifted away in other thoughts, not hearing a single word of the meeting. his ears would only spiked at the sound of your voice or the call of your name, listening in for a few second to make sure those old geezers were respecting your living form.

satoru would ask vigorously to be of company during your missions. you thought it was cute. maybe he wants to make up for the wasted time, you would assume. and you were partially right, considering that satoru also did it to protect you with his mere presence—it being his innate technique wrapping around you, or his strong cursed energy forcing the curses to escape and hide pitifully.

satoru's existence has been constant around you lately: not leaving you unattended for more than five minutes when going out, going everywhere with you along him, always having an arm securely attached to your waist or shoulders, his limitless isolating you from the world. it was almost becoming overwhelming to say the least. you loved satoru with all your life and the remaining lives left for you, but his persistent company was a bit too much.

you knew this wasn't some jealousy attack he had, proving everyone his possession over you. no, that wasn't characteristic of the man. perhaps satoru was having some resentment over leaving you alone so much? or perhaps he was having a fit of insecurities? it didn't happen often, but it had happened before.

a mush of white hair adorns your chest as you two are plastered on you shared bed, watching a reality show about a family of overly successful women. well, it is actually just you watching, since your boyfriend has his sensitive eyes closed. one of your hands underneath his shirt and the other is caressing his scalp at such low pace, satoru was almost drifting to sleep. your fingers are tangled in his mess of hair. your boyfriend has his arms wrapped around your tightly, as well as his long legs.

he isn't focused on the tv show, his mind picturing you leaving him, making his heart race abruptly and his breathing catch in his throat. his traitorous head has been torturing him over and over for the past three weeks. after that super realistic dream, no, nightmare, satoru has been anything but calm. anxiety plotting against him, making him believe the longer you are alone—without him—the more chances of you living him.

"oh my, I can't believe they didn't invite her ex-boyfriend to their family reunion. he is the father of the baby anyway!" you exclaim as the tv screen turns black showing the end credits, a rectangular button displaying at the right lower corner to go to the next episode. you moved your hand off your boyfriend's head to grab the remote. you immediately hear a low mumble coming from him.

"sorry, baby what did you say?" your eyes scan his face as you question him. the unmistakable pout and frown on his face goes noticed by you. "what's going on, toru?" you ask as softly as possible, both hands now grabbing his soft cheeks, making him look at you.

a groan now escapes from his lips as he moves his neck to position his chin on your sternum, facing you. satoru opens his eyes, bloodshot and glassy.

"satoru, are you okay my love?" tenderness paints your voice as you speak, a delicate finger whisking off the small eye crust on his left eye. "where you crying? is there something you want to tell me?" you try as hard as possible to linger the softness in your voice.

the sorcerer says your name in a whisper, suddenly feeling smaller under your constant gaze, eyes minding his surroundings. his blue orbs return again to you after a few seconds of thinking his response. "i... had a nightmare," you stay quiet to let him continue. "im sorry for not telling you earlier and acting so... irritating over the past weeks."

satoru sounds genuinely troubled, as in asking for forgiveness after committing the most atrocious crime of all time. your hands on his cheeks hold him tighter to bring his face close to yours, brushing your lips with his in a chaste but loving kiss.

"you dont have to apologize for that, toru," your lips graze his as you speak. "I just want to know why, if you want to, of course." you propose sheepishly, you still dont want to push him.

his concerned blue eyes look away once more, finding the correct words. "i... dreamed about you leaving me, after saying things that... were hurtful..." satoru actually sounded distressed and devastated. you immediately dismiss this as one of his tricks to be clingier to you and make you baby him. he is slowly opening up.

"we were in a festival and then everything went pitch black as you told me I wasn't good enough to be your boyfriend," he continues, his arms losing a bit of their grip on you. "I actually felt... anxious, and stressed about you actually leaving, so I guess I made myself... believe that if im with you all the time you wouldn't think that."

"think what satoru?"

"well..." the tall man is a bit uncomfortable, not because he was with you, but because he was opening his locked heart. "you said you were tired of me leaving you alone so much, that you were seeking someone else—someone better. you said you were tired of our relationship..." his gloomy voice saddens your ears. "you said you didn't even want to marr—" satoru cuts his words before completing his sentence. it comes out as a mumble so you luckily dont hear it.

"oh my big baby..." you sing as you hug him with all your mighty force. satoru almost feels his bones crackling at your demonstration of love. he then realizes he doesn't need to say more. you have understood him. the thing he craved the most.

he didn't need someone to match his strength, he was happy living as the strongest, he was proud of the title, sometimes even filling up his overly boosted ego. but he wanted—needed—someone to understand him, his feelings, his emotions, his position. he learns you dont need to be as strong as him, as powerful as him, as inhuman as him, to understand him, since your mere and pure love for him is sufficient to empathize with him.

satoru is lucky to have you, he knows that. he can be all of him to you—the strongest, satoru gojo, the head of the gojo clan, the beholder of the legendary six eyes and limitless, gojo-sensei. he can be all of himself to you or even a portion of him. and you would still receive him with open arms and a loving heart.

even when it took him almost three weeks to open up, you still waited and listened to him. you understood that he wanted more physical assurance than verbal assurance, your big bear hug becoming more meaningful than the thousand words you could have told him.

satoru comprehends he loves you just as much when he realizes and comes to his senses that he does not want to leave you and he fears the idea of you leaving him. he suffered lost once with his best friend, he got through it, but he doesn't believe he will be able to do it again if this time it is you who drifts away.

if it were up to him, you would be with him covered up in his limitless technique, isolating you both from the word. but he can't be that selfish and insecure about your commitment and devotion to him.

satoru then realizes his choice of marrying you is the correct one. as your long hug continues, your hands caressing his back and his rubbing your sides, satoru thinks of the pretty ring sitting in the box of his sorcery uniform, ready to be pulled out and worn by your pretty finger.

taglist: @snwvie @fanficsforkicks

[dead-loch]

Imagine expending this much energy getting pissed off about a one line tag on a post jfc. Oh, and assuming that everyone who reblogs with something you don’t personally agree with must not be neurodivergent or have sensory issues of their own and is maliciously derailing rather than just adding in their own experiences. I also have to wash my hands after every egg. It’s a little rinse to get the disgusting egg goop off. I cannot eat eggs with goop on them or I will be sick because the revulsion is so strong (it’s weird but I don’t make this other people’s problem lmfao, it’s just something I account for when cooking). For other people, it might be about salmonella and having learned their whole lives that that’s what you’re “supposed to do”. For others it’s just ‘cause. People do the same actions for many different reasons and you posted it publicly which means people will reblog with their own experiences. Have fun arguing with all of them. Great use of time.

And washing your hands after every egg isn’t going to do much so idk why you would describe it as bad. You’re “supposed to do” whatever the fuck you need to do for your own particular situation. If you work in a restaurant and have to crack eggs all day, yes, your hands will get very dry and it could absolutely become a problem. Just like the person handling money who has to wash their hands constantly. Or the person whose job involves touching others and has issues with germs. Or any number of scenarios.

If you know you have sensory issues with food and choose to work in a kitchen, that is a choice you have made. I have sensory issues not only with eggs but with raw meat, fish,… honestly any food from animals. Which is why… I have never worked in a kitchen. Because I know I wouldn’t be able to do the job required of me. No one is forcing you to work with eggs.

Also idk maybe don’t use a meme to describe something if you’re not finding the situation funny in a “gotta laugh at yourself sometimes” way? Like clearly you feel more strongly about this than your initial post implied. To me this would have been a chuckle without seeing all the OP’s pissed off replies. Idk maybe this comes from not knowing you’re neurodivergent your entire life and just being forced to adapt. Is that a good thing? No, but like at least I’m not this pissed off over a non issue.

Cooking with sensory issues

[empyrealoasis]

Shifting 101: A Complete Beginner’s Guide🐚🫧

This guide will break down everything you need to know about shifting: what it is, how it works, the methods, the science behind it, and practical tips for success.

Scripts to use for beginners: World Building Guide Character Design Guide

What Is Shifting?

Shifting is the process of moving your consciousness to a different reality, whether it’s fictional, parallel, or entirely of your creation. It’s not your imagination—it’s about fully experiencing another reality.

Here's a summary of what it might feel like:

Physical Sensations

Vibrations or Tingling: Many report feeling their body vibrating or tingling, especially during the transition phase.

Weightlessness: A sensation of floating or being disconnected from the physical body.

Pressure Changes: Some describe feeling a "sinking" sensation, or a light pressure on their chest or body.

Warmth or Coolness: A shift in body temperature, often feeling either unusually warm or cool.

Mental and Emotional States

Calmness or Euphoria: A deep sense of peace, happiness, or excitement as they approach the desired reality.

Heightened Awareness: A sharper or more vivid sense of surroundings, even if they are imagined.

Detachment from the Current Reality: A feeling of being "pulled away" from where they currently are, mentally and emotionally.

Clarity: A sudden understanding or awareness of the desired reality, as if it's "right there."

During the Shift

Hypnagogic Imagery: Seeing flashes of light, shapes, or scenes from the desired reality as if in a vivid dream.

Auditory Changes: Hearing voices, sounds, or music associated with the desired reality.

Rapid Heartbeat: Some report their heart racing, which may be a mix of excitement and physiological response.

After the Shift

Being grounded in the Desired Reality: Feeling completely present and immersed in the new environment, often indistinguishable from waking life.

Memories: Retaining memories of the current reality but experiencing them as distant or unimportant compared to the new reality.

Familiarity: Even if the shifted reality is new, it may feel intuitively familiar, like returning to a place you've always known.

Why Do People Shift?

To live out their dream life or be in a fictional world.

Escape stress or explore alternate possibilities.

To experience new perspectives and adventures.

For self growth (mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually)

How Does Shifting Work?

Shifting focuses on aligning your consciousness with another reality. It may sound mystical, but scientific concepts can explain how it might work:

1. The Role of the Subconscious

Your subconscious mind doesn’t differentiate between imagination and reality—it processes everything you believe as truth. By visualizing and affirming your DR, you’re "rewriting" your mind to accept it as your "true" reality.

2. Brainwaves and Conscious States

Shifting works best when your brain is in certain states:

Alpha: Relaxed but awake, like when you daydream.

Theta: The in-between state of sleep and wakefulness—perfect for accessing your subconscious.

Delta: Deep sleep. Some people shift directly through their dreams.

3. The Quantum Perspective

The Many-Worlds Theory in quantum physics suggests infinite versions of reality exist. Shifting aligns your awareness with a different version of yourself, allowing you to live in that reality.

How to Shift: The Basics

1. Preparation

Create Your DR Script:

Where you’ll be.

Who you’ll meet.

Rules (e.g., “Time stops in my OR while I’m in my DR”).

Safe words (to return to your OR).

Set the Scene: Find a quiet, comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed.

2. Choose a Method

There are many methods to help guide your mind into the void or DR. Here are some popular ones:

The Raven Method: Lie in a starfish position, count to 100, and affirm things like, "I am in my DR." Visualize your DR as vividly as possible.

The Pillow Method: Write your script and place it under your pillow. Visualize your DR as you fall asleep.

The Void Method: Enter a deeply relaxed state, focus on the darkness behind your eyelids, and affirm that you’re in the void (a blank state of pure awareness where you can shift instantly).

3. Let Go and Trust the Process

The most important part of shifting is letting go of resistance. Don’t force the experience—relax and allow it to happen naturally.

Signs You’re Close to Shifting

You might experience these signs as you approach your DR:

Tingling sensations or vibrations.

Feeling weightless or heavy.

Hearing sounds from your DR.

Seeing flashes of light or imagery.

Common Challenges and Solutions

1. I Can’t Relax

Try meditating before starting or doing a body scan (mentally relaxing each part of your body).

2. I Overthink Too Much

Focus on affirmations or play calming music to distract your logical mind.

3. Nothing Happens

This is untrue as this is an assumption. However, it may take a few tries before you get the hang of it

The Science Behind Shifting

While shifting isn’t officially recognized by science, many related phenomena align with psychological and neurological concepts:

Hypnagogia and Hypnopompia: These are the states between wakefulness and sleep, where vivid imagery and sensations occur. They’re key moments for accessing your subconscious.

Lucid Dreaming: Like shifting, lucid dreaming involves awareness and control within a dream. Many people shift through lucid dreaming techniques.

Visualization and Neuroplasticity: Studies show that imagining something activates the same brain areas as doing it. With repetition, you "train" your brain to accept your DR as real.

The Placebo Effect: Your beliefs shape your experience. If you fully believe you’ve shifted, your brain will accept it as true. Can be achieved with the Law of Assumption.

Myths About Shifting

You Can Get Stuck: This is impossible. Your subconscious will always bring you back to your OR when needed.

It’s Dangerous: Shifting is as safe as sleeping or meditating. Unless you decide to shift to a Zombie Apocalypse then duhh.

You Need a Perfect Script/Concept: Having scripts and a good self-concept helps, but they’re not required. Your intention is enough.

Tips for Success

Stay consistent: Shifting gets easier with practice.

Believe in yourself: Doubts can create mental blocks.

Use reminders: Read your script daily to reinforce your DR.

Be patient: Everyone’s journey is different.

P.S. At the end of the day, all you need is yourself. Only you can make you shift. It is not necessary to have a script/method because it's you who's going to make it work. So, do what feels comfortable for you and what works for you. Don't let others tell you otherwise.

[n1k0laa5]

THE NEUROQUANTUM REALITY-BENDING (NBR) CHALLENGE

(21 Days to Collapse the Old and Architect the New)

Hello hello, my lovely souls! I’ve always been awestruck at others sharing their own manifestation challenges, so I’d like to use mine—I made sure to add in backed up science to this method to ensure little to no doubts.

This method can be used for ANYTHING. Even shifting.

THE FOUNDATION: SCIENCE-BACKED CORE PRINCIPLES

1. Neuroplasticity

Your brain is a self-rewiring machine. Neurons that fire together wire together. When you imagine something with emotional intensity and repetition, your brain encodes it as real, activating the same pathways as if it were physically happening. This allows you to literally train your identity and emotional responses to reflect your desired state.

Hebb’s Law, Harvard Neuroplasticity Research

2. Quantum Mechanics (Observer Effect & Superposition)

At the subatomic level, particles exist in a state of possibilities until observed, only then do they collapse into one outcome. Your attention acts like that observer. Where your attention goes, energy flows and reality takes form.

Double-Slit Experiment, Copenhagen Interpretation

3. Reticular Activating System (RAS)

This bundle of nerves in your brainstem acts like a search filter for your reality. When you decide something is important (e.g., “I’m lucky,” or “I get what I want”), your RAS filters out everything else and amplifies anything that confirms that narrative.

Psychological Priming Studies, Cognitive Neuroscience Research

4. Mirror Neurons & Embodiment

Your brain has mirror neurons that activate when you observe or imagine behavior. If you visualize yourself as powerful, successful, desired, or wealthy, your brain rehearses and learns that state. When paired with bodily embodiment, it becomes hard-coded.

Gallese & Rizzolatti, 1996 — Neuroscience of Empathy and Action

5. Epigenetics

You are not a victim of your DNA. The environment (which includes your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs) activates or suppresses genes. Emotionally charged thoughts create chemical cascades that literally shape cellular behavior and gene expression.

Dr. Bruce Lipton – The Biology of Belief

For further science to back up manifestation and shifting in general, feel free to refer to this post of mine along many others.

Mix all of this with the general statements of:

LOA

Anything Is Possible

You Are God

You Create Your Own Reality

And BAM! We have…

THE CHALLENGE

You are not just doing affirmations. You are not just visualizing. You are deliberately collapsing timelines, rewiring neuroarchitecture, and re-conditioning your reality field. Every day focuses on a distinct aspect of scientific manifestation.

DAY 1: Declare the Quantum Collapse

• Write down your old reality. Burn it. Literally.

• Now write your desired reality as if it’s already happened. Don’t say “I will”—say “It is.”

• Read it aloud, dramatically, activating auditory + emotional + somatic systems.

This activates quantum collapse + cognitive reframing + RAS engagement.

DAY 2: Sensory Hijack Visualization

• Visualize your desired life, but only through the senses:

• What do you smell when you wake up there?

• What do you hear at 3pm?

• What’s the texture of your clothes, your skin, the air?

Engages multisensory neural regions, deepens memory encoding, and increases embodiment.

DAY 3: Emotional Rehearsal Loop

• Choose ONE core emotion from your desired state (e.g., safety, power, euphoria).

• Practice evoking it for 90 seconds, 5x today, without any external input.

• Use body language, posture, breathing, and a song if needed.

Creates synaptic long-term potentiation of emotional states, literal emotional muscle memory.

DAY 4: Rewrite Your RAS Filters

• Write down 10 “proofs” from your day that support your new reality. Even small things. Even things from your imagination.

• E.g., “I got a free coffee = abundance coming.”

• Keep them in your notes or a dedicated “Neuroproofs” log.

Primes your reticular system to seek confirmation bias for your desired life. Reality will start matching.

DAY 5: Embodiment Hour

• Dress, speak, walk, eat, work as if you are that version of you—for a full hour.

• No slipping. No apologies. You’re that version now.

• If possible, record a 1-minute video of yourself speaking from that identity.

Activates mirror neurons, autonomic nervous system, and reprograms self-image.

DAY 6: The NO Game (Neuro-Opposition Purge)

• Today, track every inner “no.”

• “I can’t have that.” “That’s unrealistic.” “I’m not good enough.”

• Each time it comes up, laugh, label it “old code,” and replace it with the opposite.

• “Old code: ‘I’m not ready’ → New code: ‘I was born for this.’”

Interrupts default neural patterns and reorients toward positive identity confirmation.

DAY 7: The Gratitude Paradox

• Write a gratitude list ONLY of things you “haven’t received yet” but as if you already have them.

• “Thank you for the mansion. Thank you for the soulmate. Thank you for the genius-level income.”

• Read it aloud with reverence, not desperation.

Creates cognitive dissonance → Brain scrambles to align reality with gratitude to resolve conflict.

Days 8–21:

From here, you repeat the cycle, but each week you intensify:

WEEK 2: “Hyper Embodiment Mode”

• Start adding physical rituals to everything:

• Cold showers while repeating affirmations.

• Walking meditation visualizing your dream life.

• Dance to a victory playlist.

• Incorporate more movement, because neurons that fire during action wire deeper.

WEEK 3: “Distortion Phase”

• Deliberately act “delusional” for at least 15 minutes a day.

• Say outrageous truths about yourself out loud like:

• “Everyone is obsessed with me.”

• “I’m the wealthiest, most sought-after mind on the planet.”

• Don’t tone it down. Distort the known. Your brain doesn’t know the difference.

Neuroplasticity paired with quantum unpredictability invites disruption of habitual limitations.

BONUS TECHNIQUES:

• Eye Movement Priming: Look up and slightly to the right while visualizing = more activation of future/projection regions in the brain.

• Fractal Anchoring: Choose a symbol (e.g., spiral, star, word) and associate it with your desired life. Place it everywhere—lock screen, jewelry, tattoo.

• Auditory Gateways: Whisper your affirmations late at night or record them in your own voice and loop them as you sleep. You may use rampages or affirmation tracks.

WHAT TO AVOID DURING THE CHALLENGE

1. Overconsumption of content. (Let your own voice dominate.)

2. Venting or gossiping—it reactivates the old emotional neural maps.

3. “Waiting” energy. (The moment you wait, you tell your brain it isn’t real yet.)

You are a probability field, not a static being. You are a dynamic algorithm of memory, expectation, frequency, and behavior. Manifestation is not “woo”, it’s simply neural alignment with possibility.

By doing this challenge, you’re not hoping. You’re not faking it. You’re neuro-sculpting the field until reality has no choice but to follow.

I hope this finds a special place in the heart of those who like elaborate methods, because I’ll admit.. I went somewhat overboard with this. Too excited!

By yours truly, Nikolas.

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

When you point out how neurodiversity affects whole areas of the brain, not just what we see as the presentation symptoms, it seems so obvious. I've known that many neurodivergent conditions have high rate of co-morbidities, but haven't thought about what that would mean. I really liked your explanation of what else dyslexia affects, it made me recategorise some of my sister's mom behaviours. I see time blindness, some executive dysfunction, organisation difficulties and go, yup, I've got that too, it's normal, and forget that most people don't struggle with that (I've suspected I have undiagnosed ADHD for years, but never got checked for it, since I suggested it my dad freaked out, insisting there was nothing wrong with me. I really should though)

May I ask how your synaesthesia manifests for you? I'm always curious about how neurodiversity manifests in people and how it affects them, because there are so many minor and major things not talked about. I apologise if that question makes you uncomfortable, you don't have yo answer it.

Anyway, thank you for your explanation! It made a lot of things click all at once for me.

If you want lots of examples of how my synaesthesia works, I have a tag you could trawl here. But, I have a few different types; the common numbers-have-colours one, but I also get textures and sensations and feelings, and about... literally everything. Numbers, words, people's voices, names, personalities, the plots of media, images, everything.

Soooo, yeah. Sensory overload is the big impact; trial and error over the years has shown me it's primarily auditory, so if I can wear earplugs I can cope for longer in 'busy' environments. The other thing is that it really does a number on my mathematical ability, though, because, I shit you not, the colours get in the way. When I was a small child I was shown that 3 + 5 = 8, and my brain went "Yes, orange + pink = brown, got it" and ever since then if I see a 3 and a 5 together in a sum it DOES NOT MATTER what the operator is, I immediately assume the answer is 8. 3 plus 5? 8. 3 minus 5? Also 8. 3 times 5? Buddy you'll never guess. But it's 8.

It takes conscious effort not to do this T_T

The other thing is that I really, REALLY suffer from this thing where someone goes "Hey, we should watch Program X" but the problem is, you see, the problem is, I cannot stand the sensation I get from the name Program X, and therefore I will not watch it out of disgust that is totally unrelated to the actual show. This applies to all media, places, human beings, etc. (It is obviously a thing I have to be careful of when it's human beings.)

I think everything else I have is ADHD-related though, so that's probably everything I can put down to the synaesthesia.

[phantaasmic]

maybe im not going to do that

has anyone here tried the safe and sound protocol/ssp? thoughts? bonus if you are autistic or have ear problems.