I am just starting book 2 of MBT. Wow, what a ride. Over the last 3 weeks I have devoured books by Monroe, Buhlman, Bruce etc. Needless to say, my brain is a mound of over stimulated mush at the moment. It is all very exciting of course. Looking back on my life, I can see that many of the significant events have led me to this very point. I have always held the question of my.. our.. life's purpose close at hand (especially over the last 16 years), but have never really known how to go about getting the answers.

I had written a poem of sorts 16 or so years ago in a journal. I don't have it handy, but it went something like this:

When I see something out of the corner of my eye,
I quickly turn hoping so find some life changing event,
But find nothing.
I wonder home many times,
One of these events has occurred, but passed by
As something that I saw out of the corner of my eye.

Looking back on these words and my life, I am starting to realize that this is exactly what has happened. It isn't so much that I let the actual events pass by, but I never fully appreciated their impact on my journey until now. Everything: UFO sighting, lucid dreams, sleep paralysis, OBEs, meditation, martial arts, synchronizations, etc; they have all been moments that have clearly led me to this point. It is as though I am nearing the end of a spiritual bootcamp and preparing to pass through the gateway that leads to true exploration. It is such and exciting feeling... and frightening as well. Of course, I have a feeling that the final test before this graduation has to do with fear.

I promised myself to keep this short and tidy. I could easily go beyond the 60,000 character limit ;)

Anyway, I am truly grateful to have come across MBT and the discussion board.

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Welcome home, Justin!

Claudio

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"Experience is the ultimate teacher."

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Thanks Soprano :)

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Glad you found us! Welcome.

I like your poem, too.

:)

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Thanks sunshine!

Hey, I'll be in your neck of the woods in a few weeks for a TMI (The Monroe Institute) Excursion workshop. I can't wait.

Thanks again.

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Welcome Justin :)

I think that TMI workshop will be great.

Justin,
From my experience you will be in this state of excitment and discovery for awhile, so buckle-up buttercup! You may find some things you thought SO important aren't anymore, but they will be replaced with things more important so please do not worry about that if it happens to you as it did to me.
Love
Bette

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what is?
Consciousness.

Thanks SS and Bette!

Bette, I will keep your advise in my pocket for later use ;)

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Hello Justin, nice to have you here.

Is there an upcoming workshop in California? Cool!

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Thanks RBM. Glad that I found my way.

Sunshine, below is the page about the upcoming TMI workshop.

http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/D ... tid=863255

It is the Excursion Workshop which follows a similar form to the first 2 days of the 6 day Gateway Voyage. There is also a Gateway Voyage in Joshua Tree, CA on the 30th of this month. I was trying to work that out, but we are moving during the same time. Anyway, just FYI.

:)

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Oh, I am soooo tempted! I just plunked down the cash for a bunch of metamusic and the entire Gateway Experience cd set. I'm currently working my way through those - thats pretty much my TMI budget for the summer. I am going to keep my eye on this link - thank you!

I was looking at that Joshua tree retreat too. It looked nice. Again, sooo tempted. I do want to do something like that someday soon. It's one thing to do this on your own, but I'd love to join in with a group.



Whoops - just realized I'm not supposed to post in this forum. *sigh*

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These trees are in my back yard. I think common sense is the rule here, right?
Love
Bette

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Consciousness.

Let me check on something... there is a chance that the excursion workshop can be discounted (can't promise anything though).

Joshua Tree is great. I went camping there a while back for the first time and loved it. I would love some of those trees in my back yard Bette!

I agree, a group setting would be nice. There is a TMI group in LA that meets up every month or so. I only recently found out about it (TMI for that matter), so I have yet to go to any events/meetings. Here is the page with the contact info for west coast groups:

http://www.monroeinstitute.org/local-chapters/western/

Oh, and if I read the thread correctly... I don't think you are in trouble for posting here ;)

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=4958&p=21670&hilit=wud+I+say#p21670

If the intent was to create a safe environment to encourage lurkers and beginners to make their first post, it worked for me. (just don't disagree with anything I say or make me feel uncomfortable, or I'll turn you in!). Only kidding you all are great :)

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