Hypnogogic’s diary contd.

Following are some of my hypnogogic experiences. I have noted down the phase of the moon and other asrtological details of that day/night in case there is some pattern or correlation of human sub-conscious with the phases of the moon or constellations:

4th Sept’08, moon in Libra, second day after new moon, Shukla paksha, Svaati nakshatra:

The name “John Bridges” entered my mind as I woke up in the morning. I have never come across this name before.

Found the following from Google search about John Bridges – There was a reference about a book,
An Epitome of the First Book of Dr. John Bridges’ Defence of the Government of the Church of England in Ecclesiastical Matters.

6th Sept, moon in Scorpio, seven days after new moon, nakshatra Vishaakhaa, morning

The names – Jeevan Das and Vishwakant Das entered my mind

7th Sept, moon in Scorpio, seven days before full moon, nakshatra Anuradha, morning

The following sentence entered my mind :’ Don’t take pictures of things that don’t exist. Be sincere in your search’.

10th Sept. , moon in Saggitarius, four days before full moon, nakshatra Purva Saddha, morning

The name Parshuram entered my mind.

Parshuram is a Brahmin warrior in Hindu mythology. He is believed to enjoy eternal life, he still lives and will appear before the world along with the avatar Kalki at the end of Kalyug to vanquish evil from this world.  I had been thinking about writing an article on Imam Khizr, the eternal saint and guide of the Sufis who is also believed to enjoy eternal life. But was not thinking about Parshuram, infact I did not have any knowledge about him untill I had this hypnogogia and looked up this name in the Wikipeida !!

13th Sept, moon in aquarius, one day before full moon, nakshatra Dhanishta, afternoon nap.

 The following sentence entered my mind : ‘If you try the same things you will not reach any higher’.

Notes:

According to Seth: “When you are in a state that is not the usual waking one (asleep or daydreaming) you are conscious and alert. You merely block out the memory of this experience from the waking ego.

Throughout the ages, some have recognized the fact that there is self-consciousness and purpose in dream and sleep states, and have maintained, even in waking life, the sense of continuity of the inner self. To such people it is no longer possible to completely identify with the ego consciousness. They are too aware of themselves as more. When such knowledge is gained, the ego can accept it, for it finds to its surprise that is not less conscious, but more, and that its limitations are dissipated.

We will understand ourselves as dreamers only if we are also aware of the larger environment in which dreams take place, that we interact in the dream state as we do in the waking one.

There is one self and it focuses its attention in various dimensions. In the waking state it focuses in physical reality. In the dream state it is focused within a different dimension. “