Just communicating

[Rachel]

Hi, I'm Rachel from Down Under in rural New South Wales.  Already I am about to start level 3.  It is great to read everyone's comments and realize I am not alone in experiencing less than mind-blowing experiences.  Currently, I just feel a bit zoned-out and slightly off the planet.  Very best wishes to all my fellow-travellers.

[Tiffany]

Hi Rachel, welcome to the forum!

I'm glad to hear you are keeping up with the program!  Feel free to keep us up to date on how you are doing and your progress.  Sometimes these things are slow to take off.

-Tiffany

[Dreamer]

Hello Rachel,
It is good to see you are continuing the program even with "less than mind-blowing experiences." Most of the changes I have seen in myself have been subtle. In fact other see more change in me than I see in myself. But just because they are small, subtle changes does not mean they are not real and important changes.
I would like to see you post more to learn what you are experiencing.
Dreamer

[Pure Bliss]

Hello Rachel,
Welcome to the forum. It is really wise to post your experiences on the forum because you can get feedback from others who have experienced the same - or something totally different.

realize I am not alone in experiencing less than mind-blowing experiences

I am a BrainEv user, so my comments are based on personal experience and what I have read on the subject of brainwave frequencies and the effects of entrainment into various frequencies.

First, the lower levels (1 and 2) introduce you to a wide spectrum of alpha and deepening theta. From what I have read, alpha is NOT a zone that is mind-blowing. Instead alpha is ultra-relaxed yet alert, calm, soothing (as a normal  prelude to sleep), and (certainly in my case) it adds in a feeling of contentedness/peace/happiness.

Thus your comment:

Currently, I just feel a bit zoned-out and slightly off the planet.

is evidence that the entrainment process is working perfectly for you, and you are exposing your brain to nice, 30 minute doses of spacy, calm alpha. Well done! You are doing just fine and getting exactly the results you should be.

As you progress though levels 1 and 2, you will get more and more theta, an even lower brainwave frequency than alpha. Now here you could experience a "mind-blowing" instant or two. Theta is the zone where we can have visions, have a strong sensation of connectedness, oneness with the universe, met god (however you understand this), and have interesting, enlightening bursts as you trip thought your 'Genius Zone'.

Ways to tell if you are transitioning from alpha (crystal clear visioning, mental pictures) to theta (a dopey, fuzzier, mistier vision) is to gently observe your mental 'screen'. Theta comes in bursts, hence the 'flash of insight', or 'burst of intuition'. Watch for zaps of blue, mauve of purple. See sparks, stars, flashes. These little light blips are theta spurts. With training (i.e. plenty of 30 minute stints of BrainEv or also through meditating), you can prolong, deepen and intensify your theta-state. Then you can experience mind-blowing stuff including the fireworks as a prelude!

Have a magnificent journey, don't hurry, enjoy the zoned-out alpha state, and here is to a flash or two of insight, if you are lucky. Your ultimate goal is to recognise all these mind-states and be able to go there (and remain there) at will. Imagine that! All is well, and you are doing JUST FINE as you are, Pure Bliss