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Why would people under the influence of a petro gas see such a thing? I'm not sure that all of them saw this, maybe just the father. I guess it was a delirium, and you never know what you might see when having one. I had a strange one about 3 years ago, maybe from a drug reaction, maybe from the pneumonia. Didn't see aliens, realised it wasn't real, yet at the same time the delirium existed. That's kind of odd because when I was 5 I had pneumonia and had a delirium that time too, while in the hospital and my Father right at the bedside. Upset him a bit.
Enrich Your Tai Chi Practice With Imagery
http://www.taichiproductions.com/articles/display.php?articleid=19
It has always interested me, the power of thought.
I was surprised that I practice this imagery thing all the time but had no idea that it was taught as a recognised beneficial skill.
For example, I'm not a list-maker because it's far too depressing to read the list of things-to-do! So I visualise myself doing all of the actions which will bring about a particular solution. This is different from a list which says "resolve this" or whatever. I can think of plenty of other examples - and I guess I'm not the only one who does this instinctively.
The article was particularly good IMO because it shows that you can develop this as a skill. A couple of one-liners will stick in my mind for a long time: "Empty yourself of everything, return to the source of the stillness", which reminded me of a dentist who told me to think of "Wide open spaces and faraway places" (and I still do that when staring into the overhead light!), and also "...reinforces that the mind is the master and the body is to follow". (We always image an army of soldiers in our body that we re-group to fight a pain or whatever.)
Steve, I am impressed by your choice of light bedtime reading... and apols since it was addressed to James.
Regards
Mo
It means I get a good night's sleep, knowing that when I get up I will know exactly what I Have to do (the rest can wait). Before that, I was forever waking up in the middle of the night in a panic with the worry of what was gonna happen. I did have a another side-trick for this eventuality, which was to lean out of bed and turn one of my slippers upside down, so that when I got up, I would remember that there was something I was supposed to remember. The bad days were when both slippers were upside down! The image thing works rather better for me. ![]()
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Mo
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or something similair.
Or any ritualized meditation, not just the body/mind combinations.
which I signed up for - and, like the guy in the article, couldn't memorise the movements quickly enough on my first night to keep up with the others (for whom it was not their first night, I should add). So I went home and practised - and promptly put my shoulder out. So endeth me and Karate.
I know this is not what you were asking, but I have been meditating on it ever since - honest.
Regards
Mo