I have been fascinated by what was once called mysticism since the early '70's. I have studied a lot of paranormal topics over the years. In the early 90's I discovered Shinshin Toitsu Aikido and Shinshin Toitsu Do. Basically these translate into Aikido with Mind and Body Coordinated and The Way of Mind - Body Coordination. Through these arts, I learned much about intention and how effective it can be. This is the stuff hinted at in Star Wars (George Lucas beloned to a Ki Society dojo at UCLA when he was a student, and he read about Ki and Intention when he "conjured up" the Jedi (Jedi is a corruption of Jedai, the Japanese word for Warring States, or warrior in some uses)...I read the works of Thomas Crum, an Aikido Black Belt who started a foundation called Aikiworks through which he teaches non-violent conflict resolution to business people using Aikido principles. From the Ki Society I also learned a way of natural healing called Kiatsu, which is just shiatsu without the pressure or the accupressure points, and with the sending of Ki to the recipient along the meridians. This led to the study of Reiki from and old friend in Baltimore. Although I did not ever test to progress in rank, something that is optional in the
Ki Sociey due to time and economics, I am a veteran of about 18 years of practice. Yet I claim to know nothing. I just let the Universe (God, Holy Spirit) work through me.
In 2000, I moved far from my birthplace. Here there are no Ki Society (or any other kind of) Aikido Dojo. I hope one day to facilitate starting one here. Meanwhile I work with my church's peace and social justice mission to spread the way of positive intention and non-violent conflict resolution. So, when I read Lynne McTaggart's
Living in the Field, I found no surprises, only confirmation of what I already suspected. Since reading Ms McTaggart's masterpiece, I have read numerous books on "energy healing" and expiraments into human organ regeneration. I have also read many books on using Ki-Aikido principles off the mat. Those interesed in learning more about these principles can click on the link above or go to the
Eastern Ki Federation web site and you can read what my teachers have to say about it.
These intention expiraments fascinate me because I expect them to work and if more people realized how their accidental "intention sending" (read negative thought patterns), their misinformed egos and pain bodies (ref Eckart Tolle's two books) are impacting others, then they could fix them or learn to escape them so they too can help manifest a better world for us all.
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Today is the day for our group excursion into the dreamscape! After this 24-hour experiment period, please click on my photo/icon here and post your dream(s) as a comment to me.
We will again meet at the beach in the dreamscape. The beach setting has occurred spontaneously in previous experiments. The beach seems to be an apt metaphor for the meeting place between Waking Life and Dreaming Life. We will meet at our dream beach intentionally this time.
This will not be a key-finding experiment. Instead, I would like to have us dream of a symbol together.
The symbol I would like us to hold in our awareness as we fall to sleep is a Pink Rose floating in a Silver Bowl.
We will hold the understanding of that symbolism as representing our group receptivity to the Divine Feminine archetype. The “Divine Feminine archetype” is a small phrase, but it packs a wallop. This is a profound subject, but very briefly, the archetype represents the consciousness within and behind Creation. “Nature’s Mother” is a nice description that I’ve heard.
The Pink Rose represents the Divine Feminine.
Silver represents the Moon and Dreaming.
The Silver Bowl represents RECEPTIVITY.
We will use this language that we have learned from previous experiments to present a sort of a beacon to the archetype. Utilizing this symbolism demonstrates that our Group understands that the symbolism points to the Divine Feminine. The Divine Feminine will realize that our Group acknowledges Her and is receptive to Her attention. She’ll say “Hey! That Group of Dreamers is pointing at me! I think I’ll go say Hi!” ha!
Some say the time is right for a dialog with the Cosmos.
We know, per Lynne McTaggart, that a group focusing on the same intention is more powerful than a single individual. So we got THAT going for us! ha!
Another thing that we know helps in an endeavor like ours is EMOTION. The success of the last experiment, where Candace’s key had an emotional value, showed us that.
So the emotion that you may want to bring up for yourself during this excursion is LOVE and HEART. Try to think of your own love of Nature. Don’t we all appreciate the Beauty of Creation? It is undeniable.
So it is the HEART behind and within Nature that we are going for. This Heart will be receptive to our beacon.
Of course please use your usual process when preparing for the intention. I would like you to give your full attention to the instructions that follow in capital letters here. Go ahead and put them in the first person tense for your intention: (“I” instead of “YOU”). Please hold them in your mind as your drift off to sleep. TRUST that they will be carried out. (This is gonna be easy!!)
There are some talented Dreamers in our Group that will no doubt dream explicitly of what follows. The rest of us will have dreams where it seems, at first blush, that we did not go where the instructions directed. Don’t hesitate to believe that you, in fact, DID go where you intended.
I believe that the dreams we end up with can be the end result of a deeper experience. It’s like a meteor that flares when it enters our atmosphere. In this case the “meteor” is the core dream experience and the “atmosphere” is our normally-aware ego consciousness. Our ego creates an intelligible story for the experience it just had.
So…Details please! ha!
Every detail will be significant this time.
You can expect something wonderful.
Away we go! In the name of LIFE and FUN!
Here are the instructions:
IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS YOU WILL HAVE A DREAM THAT YOU WILL REMEMBER.
YOU WILL DREAM OF A GATHERING ON A BEACH.
YOU WILL BECOME AWARE OF A PINK ROSE FLOATING IN A SILVER BOWL.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMAGE REPRESENTS OUR GROUP APPRECIATION OF THE DIVINE FEMININE.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMAGE REPRESENTS OUR GROUP RECEPTIVITY TO THE DIVINE FEMININE.
AFTER THAT….
MUSIC AND DANCING!
(ha! ha! You didn’t expect music and dancing I’ll bet! Let’s enjoy ourselves!)
Peace and Love,
Bill
It’s been a while since we last talked. There have been a few interesting additions that I want to let you know about:
Parodia, Geoff and Corinna had ‘real life’ experiences that included unexpected RAINBOWS! Isn’t THAT nice! Geoff dreamed about rainbows during this time frame too. Check out the comments when you have time:
Parodia posted a comment on my IE page on July 6, 2009, and Parodia and Corinna had an exchange of comments on their IE pages on July 6th and 7th, 2009. Geoff commented to Parodia on July 6, 2009.
bwmf (Barbara) had a remarkable ‘real life’ experience that she posted on Geoff Rodley’s page on July 19, 2009.
And, when you have a minute, read Kate Helms’ blogs on some dreams she had since the last experiment.
Things are on the move. Get on the Love Train!
I am recruiting Keyholders for future experiments. If you think you would like to try your hand in the role of Keyholder, please let me know. Please send me an email at
bschuh5771@att.net
In the meantime I’d like to try something that I have wanted to attempt since early on in these experiments. I would like to have us intend on meeting in the dreamscape again, but this will not be a key-finding gathering.
As some of you know, I believe that we have encountered the Divine Feminine archetype during our experiments. Since the earliest experiments we Dreamers have dreamt of symbols for the Divine Feminine: the Moon and Silver; Cups and Bowls; And Flowers! Always flowers!
What I would like to do in our next dream gathering is incorporate that symbolism. We will hold a particular symbol in mind as we go to sleep during the experiment. We will then dream our dreams and see what develops.
What I’d like to try then is a sort of dialog with the archetype, using Her own language: symbolism.
Please look for a comment with instructions from me on your IE page on August 12, 2009. That will be the 24-hour period for our group dreaming. I’ll post the comment sometime between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Standard Time.
We’ll resume our key-finding fun after that!
Speaking of that, Tom suggested something interesting: Try to see if you can dream of, or otherwise intuit the key for the next key-finding experiment before it’s selected! If you have a dream or intuition about what the key for Number 14 will be BEFORE it is decided upon in the next few weeks, please send me an email. I’ll enter it in my database and then we’ll see what happens!
So come on, Oh ye Keyholders! All the other Keyholders told me they had fun in the role!
Peace and Love,
Bill
I just posted the report for Number 13. The report is posted on my Intention Experiment page as THREE separate comments from me to me on July 3, 2009. Please click my photo here to get to my page. If you don’t see the report please click “View All Comments” at the bottom of the page. New comments may push the report into my comment history. I’m grateful for your participation.
Peace and Love Brothers and Sisters!
Bill
Thanks for the invite. I love the friend map! Can you have multiple friends on it?
Trish
Julia
The key for Number 13 was eyeglassses! As you know, the Keyholder for Number 13 was Candace Craw-Goldman. Please go to her Intention Experiment page to see her blog about the key. If desired, please click the “Members” tab on the Intention Experiment website. When there, enter “Candace” in the box. Find “Candace Craw-Goldman” in the results of your search and click her name or photo to get to her IE page.
If the key rings a bell with you and you have more to add, please click my icon/photo here to go to my IE page and leave a comment for me. If it is pertinent to the experiment I will include it in the report.
Also, I’d like to hear if you had any synchronicities happen to you that related to this experiment; did any “coincidences” happen to you when you had your mind on this experiment?
I’ll leave another comment on your Intention Experiment page when I post the report.
Thanks very much for participating.
Bill
Hope you are doing well.
Namaste, Lynnette
Love and Peace
San
Please take note of any dreams or intuitions that you have during the next 24 hours. Please click on my icon/photo here to go to my Intention Experiment page to enter your submission as a comment to me. I’ll reveal the key a few days or so after the experiment.
Candace Craw-Goldman is the Keyholder. She has in mind the key that she intends to share with you all. Your job is to intend to have a dream where you are part of a group and notice Candace’s key object!
You can expect something wonderful.
State your intention as you are drifting off to sleep and trust that your intention will be carried out.
I would suggest giving yourself plenty of time for sleeping. That will improve dream recall.
And resolve to get up and write it down as soon as you have the dream!
Details can be important. Please include as much detail in your submission as you are comfortable with.
What do we know that we don’t know that we know?
We shall see……
Now in the name of Fun and Love and Life!
Here are Candace’s instructions:
Welcome to Dream Fun Experiment Number 13.
My name is Candace Craw-Goldman and I am pleased and honored to be your Keyholder for lucky experiment number 13. Please visit my page and say hello and also take note of my appearance as it will help you to locate me and the key!
As always, record any gut feelings, intuitions or dreams leading up to and just after our experiment, and maybe even after reading these instructions. Keep pen and paper handy to record your impressions, no matter how fleeting.
As you prepare for sleep during this 24-hour experiment period, I would like you to first ready yourself by using your own personal meditation or affirmation or ritual that you use to remember your dreams. When you have finished your personal readiness, I would like for you to join with the group energetically and have each of you pour yourself a glass of clear cool water just before bedtime.
This water will help you find me and the key!
We will again gather at the beach. This beach will be our own creation in the dreamscape. I will be sitting on a white towel near the water's edge and I will have placed the key right in front of my feet on the towel.
As you pour the water into the glass I want you to imagine that the water itself contains information and directions that will easily take you to the place by the ocean where I am sitting with the key. As you drink from your glass, with each sip, you will be putting this information directly inside of you and you will know exactly where to go and how to find the beach, and you will see me and the white towel and the key.
As you drift off to sleep you know you have already received all of the information you need to know, as it was contained in the water and transferred to you as you drank from your glass.
You can leave a small amount of water in the glass by your bedside and the remaining water will also help guide you to your destination: the ocean and the beach, me and the key.
As of right now I have the object sitting on the white towel next to my bed and I will be thinking about it and our experiment and I will be intending to meet each of you at the water's edge.
Sweet ocean dreams to you all. See you at the beach!
Candace
Please look for a comment from me on your Intention Experiment page on June 17, 2009. That’s the day of the experiment. I will post a comment with the experiment instructions sometime between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Daylight Savings Time on June 17.
Candace Craw-Goldman is the Keyholder for this round.
It may be helpful to visit her Intention Experiment page and leave a comment to say hi! If desired, please click the “Members” tab on the Intention Experiment website. When there, enter “Candace” in the box and then “Enter” on your keyboard. Find “Candace Craw-Goldman” in the results of your search and click her name or photo to get to her IE page.
Candace has already selected the key object for this experiment. She will be frequently focusing on it in the run up to experiment day, and especially on experiment day. There is a possibility that you may intuit the key before the experiment next week. Because of this, you may want to keep a record of any intuitions or dreams that you have between now and the time after the experiment when I reveal the key. I’ll accept anything from you between now and then.
If you have any questions, feel free to click on my photo here to leave a comment on my IE page.
Thanks very much for participating.
Love, Life and Peace,
Bill
You are the reason life goes on
You are the reason people smile
Your love shines beyond the boundaries of fear
Namaste, Lynnette
I'm sorry to say that I didn't get your last report. That was close with the lizard dream.
I include you in the next experiment.
Thanks,
Bill
My nephew, Jeremy, just had surgery last Thursday and the doctors removed a tumor the size of a baseball from his brain. He is just a young man and Saturday, January 31st, he had a seizure which has left him weak and he has a hard time talking. He can walk 5 minutes at a time. Usually they are so upbeat and positive. But now they feel helpless. Please view his picture here:
http://jeremyericabarker.blogspot.com/
See him and his beautiful wife and daughter happy and living life to the fullest. See him getting stronger and overcoming this obstacle in his life.
Thank you sooooo much, Lynnette
I just posted the report for Number Nine. The report is posted on my Intention Experiment page as two comments from me on 11/26/08. Please click my photo here to get to my page. If you don’t see the report please click “View All Comments” at the bottom of the page. New comments may push the report into my comment history. I’m grateful for your participation.
Peace and Love,
Bill
Thanks again very much for participating.
Kenneth’s key for this experiment was:
A Chameleon!
If this rings any bells having to do with the experiment, please click on my photo/icon here to leave me a comment. If your comment is pertinent to the experiment I’ll include it in the report. Speaking of the report, I plan to post it later next week. I’ll let you know when I have it posted.
Kenneth Mitchell, the Keyholder, will be posting his analysis and experience with the experiment on his Intention Experiment page. I expect he’ll have several installments over the next few days. Please check out his page when you get the chance. Thanks Kenneth!
Meanwhile I’ll be marrying off our only child, Georgia, on Saturday! I’m getting out my dancing shoes!
So you guys have a great weekend too. I’ll be in touch.
May the Light within you shine and the LIFE within you flow!
Bill
Today is the day!
Please take note of any dreams or intuitions that you have during the next 24 hours. Please click on my icon/photo here to go to my Intention Experiment page to enter your submission as a comment to me. I’ll reveal the key a few days after the experiment.
Kenneth is the Keyholder. He has chosen the key that he will intend (!) to share with everyone. Your job is to intend (!) to become aware of his key. Please give your attention and focus to Kenneth’s instructions that follow here. State your intention as you are drifting off to sleep and trust that it will be carried out. I would suggest giving yourself plenty of time for sleeping. That will improve dream recall.
When you have a dream, don’t roll over!!! Get up and write it down! ha!
Details can be important. Please include as much detail in your submission as you are comfortable with.
Expect to have a wonderful experience.
What do we know that we don’t know that we know? We will find out.
Now in the name of Life and Love!
Away we go! Deu vos Guard!
Kenneth has written a lovely poem for the occasion. We hope you enjoy it.
Here is his poem followed by his instructions:
Let us go then you and I
Far beyond the midnight sky
To a land where dreams abound
In siteless screens and silent sound
Where we’ll meet our spirit kin
And share the joy we have within
And psychically divine the key
So many layered symbolically
So hold your dream with rapt attention
For you’re the mother of its intention.
[Instructions]
You are going to visit a dream land tonight.
It is very much like Earth, with similar flora and fauna and humans but it
is not anywhere on Earth.
You will take a small journey before you meet me there so take note of
anything you see, hear or decide to do.
You will recognize me because I will have the key on display for you to see.
Even if you have never seen the key before, you will recognize it.
I'm looking forward very much to meeting you there.
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