I get that, but that’s also the problem of the modern community. We just become so depended on technology that when technology fails - we fail. It’s really like that. I mean don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge tech fan. But I draw a line when it comes to dreams. Because it is old knowledge as humans are and there is no need for creating situations where I’m gonna get depended on something else rather on myself.
Like I said and I’m standing behind that, I am for experimentation - ultimately it’s the key. But learning how to become aware is also a key to lucid dreaming and no device, technology or something third can substitute your aware mind/unaware mind and make you aware.
Why I’m saying this is because LD’ing is a skill and it can be learned. You don’t need technology for it like you need for browsing the web or playing games or editing photos. All you need is dedication, patience and motivation. Like I said, technology tends to fail and if you are completely depended on technology and you might think you are not but you can throw your smartphone away for the week and see how much you are or aren’t depended on technology and sadly that could happen with dream aiding technology too. It happens slowly but when it does it tends to surprise us very much!
So why rather depend on something or someone else then yourself?!
I understand where your comming from and its true that we shouldnt depend so fully on technology, but that doesnt mean we should shun the only piece of technology that could actually make a difference on the overall consciousness of the planet. I got stuck with the mindset of dreaming very rarely and my imagination doesnt work on pictures unless i try really hard, and i have very high common sense, and instincts, but not the mind power to back it up, which is why i started meditating about 2 and a half years ago. but even with my meditation about every other day, i have only made the smallest difference in the way my mind works, sure if i keep at it i would probably get there in like 2-3 more years but after just 2 uses of this piece of technology i feel like my mind is finally going back to the freedom i felt about 11 years ago when i was 9. Though this isnt a substitute for meditation, its a powerful tool to enhance it for those who are in a hard situation to change, because it helps to take down the walls that we build around our selves that hold us back. I do understand how bad of a situation the planet is in with the spiritual side of society killed off by those who felt they needed power over everyone for no reason but greed, which is easier to accomplish if nobody awakens within them selves to the higher truths, and just stays sheep that says baaaa whenever the leader says something. I was drawn to this device because i want to awaken more than anything so i can help others to as well.
No back then i didnt have all the subconscious blocks keeping me from being able to function normally. Love and loss caused emotions to cause something to “break” and i completely shut down to the point of not even being able to think anymore, i couldnt even carry on a conversation cause it wasnt possible to think anymore. i just stopped caring eventually i realized i was blank and its taken me all the time iv been meditating to fix what was broken, iv finally reached where i once was before being fragmented and because i went through this i understand how hard it is for some to change, so i want to open my mind so i have the knowledge to make a difference for those who need the help. I still have a long ways to go in developing my mind, but this technology will be of great help in my goal.
Iv always been able to feel the wounds of others i meet and its always frustrated me that iv lacked whats necessary to help them understand what they need to help themselves, having great compassion does nothing for me without a strong mind.
I do understand that life can screw you in more then imaginable ways but at the end of the day your earlier years when we were just children with no worries and bad thoughts again prove us that if we get back to that mind state things can be like they were.
It was you and it is you, you only need to find that in yourself again and meditation is probably the best way…
I just bought the Shakti 8 coils system and will give it a try this week for the first time.I hope it will enhance my LD and OOBE skills because they are Rock Bottom at the moment .I had a few successes with WBTB techniques in the past but they were vivid dreams for the most part.I have been experimenting with anticholinesterase substances like Galantamine and Huperzine A, but the problem was and remain the focus.Binaural beats have no effects on me.When i heard and read about the ‘god helmet’ i thought “this is the OOBE and LD device i am looking for ” .Unlike other users i intend to follow the protocol with this technology,i never do drugs (no offense Azurescen ) and rarely drink, these in my opinion can geopardize the results of the experiment.As for the placebo effect,at age 43 i know myself pretty well and self-delusion is unlikely but however possible (no one is perfect ).I have bought a gauss meter (gauss master) to make sure the coils are working properly right off the bat,nothing would be more annoying than not knowing if the thing actually work once on my head! Anyway,i’m a little disappointed by the fact that there are so few people willing to give it a go and share their experiences and advices however,the product is a little bit pricey and not at everyone’s financial reach .Farewell ,i hope i have many good things to tell about it in the coming weeks/months .
Yesterday i received my much anticipated 8 coil Shakti system .Inside the box i found a baseball cap with velcro patches on corresponding brain parts location (temporal lobes,frontal lobes,parietal lobes and the temporal frontal area) a set of velcro bands , 4 spare + coils , a logitech usb sound card , spare parts , the Shakti software and a ‘getting started note’.I took the time to read both the note and most of everything on the shakti software.I must say that i found the interface of the Shaki software less than intuitive and user non-friendly ( Example: I would have much appreciated a diagram that shows the right place to put each coil R+,R-,L+,L- on the helmet accompany each session, rather than looking for it elsewhere in the software ) .After a while reading the software i decided to give it a go with a twenty minutes session , it was late already ,around 10pm , and i was tired . Twenty minutes sessions are test sessions for each part of the brain , ten minutes on each side of the head on the specific part with a given signal to see how it reacts.The signals are : Emotional (Amygdala),Meditative and cognitive (Hippocampus),Emotional and cognitive (Feelings and thoughts),Emotional and cognitive (Stereo),Body-related (Caudate),The pleasure center (Septum).I did ten minutes of Amygdala signal on each temporal lobe for a first test session starting with the right side and i must say i was a little nervous at first (what if a panic attack or even worse ,a temporal lobe seizure is triggered ?) remember : use at your own risk! According to the Shakti software, Amygdala “supports opposite emotions on the two sides of the brain” right supports negative emotions like fear and left good emotions (doesn’t specify wich good emotions though).Like i just said, i started with the Amygdala signal on the right temporal lobe alone it took me a minute to relax and let go :no expectations or worry.The signal is a pulse sent every 5 seconds or so and appear on the Shakti signal generator.It is noiseless and produce absolutely no physical sensations however i felt slightly startled at times on the right side (might be my imagination, time will say) while i felt nothing on the left side.After the session i went immediately to bed but couldn’t fall asleep for at least one hour despite the fact i was tired.While trying to fall asleep i could hear some music in my ears , the notes were distinct as if i had headphones on my head but the sound was very subtle and i am not sure if it is related to the Shakti session, or just me being tired.I will have to wait 72 hours for the next test session.
Yesterday i did my first full 30 mins one-phased feelgood session at around 8:30 pm.This is done by placing 4 coils (2 positives and 2 negatives) over the frontal lobes region of the helmet.For the first 5 minutes, i felt a headache was imminent on the front part of my head however,i didn’t get a headache and things went smoothly for the rest of the session.I went to bed at around 10 pm.I couldn’t fall asleep easily and the overall sleep was disturbed for that night.I could recall parts of a strange vivid dream from last night when i woke up this morning also.Today, my mood was not better than usual, however everything around me was perfect : The sun was shining , the temperature was neither too hot nor cold and people around me were happy in general .I had a mild headache from morning to evening but am not sure if it is due to Shakti at the moment.After a couple of Feelgood sessions , i’ll know if it is the underlying cause of my headache(s).Sunday i will do an altered state session and will attempt to do an OOBE.The last conscious OOBE i had was 20 years ago and was not done voluntarily,dozens of times i felt some vibrations however, every OOBE i ever had were not done voluntarily in spite of the fact i have tried many different techniques to achieve it ).
Today i did my first altered state session using the signal called “Modulated 40 hertz ‘chirp’ signal over both sides followed by amygdala over the left”.It is the closest setting to what we see in ‘god helmet’ television documentaries according to the software.For this session, i moved my destop computer to my bedroom right beside my bed (a very comfortable bed btw ).This time i’m using the velcro straps and put the coils as illustrated : 4 L+ , 2 R+ on the left temporal lobe and 2 R- on the right one.Tested the signal with a headset.The room is dark and quiet and i am using a dark cloth to cover my eyes and earplugs in my ears.I get laid in my bed, relaxed 10-15 mins and started a 40 mins session.The results? Well… nothing at all! a ‘dud’ session as they say .The good news is there are 7 other altered states signals to experiment with.The next altered state session will be done at night, when melatonine is high instead of the middle of the afternoon like i just did, perhaps it will help.
Wednesday night, 9 pm, i did a 30 mins simultaneous amygdala and hippocampus signal session on my frontal lobes ( 4 positives coils on each lobe).After 15 mins or so i felt a subtle consciousness shift ; my mind was more quiet, more peaceful suddenly.Afterward, I had no headache and no problem to fall asleep because of it and literally no side-effects ( ie : no vivid or lucid dream and no mood change )
Saturday night 12 pm, i tested the ‘Event-related potential signal’ over my right Angular gyrus (30 mins session).I used the velcro straps and the coils (4+ coils over the angular gyrus and temporal lobes) as illustrated in the software.The house was dead quiet and lights turned off.This time i was sitting in a comfortable chair near my computer.Well… unfortunately nothing happened once again.
This Wednesday,i did a one hour two-phased feelgood session and beside a strange sensation on my frontal lobes upon going to bed, nothing else happened afterward.I’ll stick with the one-phase in the future.Saturday,around 11pm however, i did a 30 mins Modulated 40hz signal (slow alternation) on my right angular gyrus.This setting is not suppose to induce an OBEE, however it will help you get one if the attempt is made somewhere around 90 mins after the session according to the Shakti software.Unfortunately i was too tired and fell quickly asleep .But i remember i felt something strange prior to fall aslep, like an unitentional change of personality for a few seconds …weird .
Hello, Freeman!
Have you had any success with 8 coil shakti?
I want to know because azur is the only onde in this forum who sair got great or tremendous success with this machine and because of his comments, hundreds of naïve people are buying the 8 coil shakti and selling it after several tries…
Save your money for the time being however, it is a proven fact that electromagnetism interact with people mood . If you are interested to cheat your way through Lucid Dreaming, you will have to experiment with drugs IMAO ( Phenibut,Alpha GPC, Galantamine … etc.). Shakti doesn’t work , only provide a placebo effect.
I’ve been using the 8 coil shakti off & on for some time and I have to say I have mixed and random results. I have had complete dud sessions and a lot of sessions that it feels like my brain is getting massaged or as if I feel the actual neurons in my brain firing, body tingles… I just stated to pick it up again and plan on using my own frequencies over different areas and see if I can find some intense experiences.
.I had a few successes with WBTB techniques in the past but they were vivid dreams for the most part.I have been experimenting with anticholinesterase substances like Galantamine and Huperzine A, but the problem was and remain the focus.Binaural beats have no effects on me.When i heard and read about the ‘god helmet’ i thought “this is the OOBE and LD device i am looking for 
” .Unlike other users i intend to follow the protocol with this technology,i never do drugs (no offense Azurescen 
) and rarely drink, these in my opinion can geopardize the results of the experiment.As for the placebo effect,at age 43 i know myself pretty well and self-delusion is unlikely but however possible (no one is perfect 
).I have bought a gauss meter (gauss master) to make sure the coils are working properly right off the bat,nothing would be more annoying than not knowing if the thing actually work once on my head! Anyway,i’m a little disappointed by the fact that there are so few people willing to give it a go and share their experiences and advices however,the product is a little bit pricey and not at everyone’s financial reach 
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).This time i’m using the velcro straps and put the coils as illustrated : 4 L+ , 2 R+ on the left temporal lobe and 2 R- on the right one.Tested the signal with a headset.The room is dark and quiet and i am using a dark cloth to cover my eyes and earplugs in my ears.I get laid in my bed, relaxed 10-15 mins and started a 40 mins session.The results? Well… nothing at all! a ‘dud’ session as they say 
.The good news is there are 7 other altered states signals to experiment with.The next altered state session will be done at night, when melatonine is high instead of the middle of the afternoon like i just did, perhaps it will help.
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