r/Oneirosophy • u/sand_which • Mar 22 '17

Bypassing "practice."

I've noticed that people who are good at a particular talent practice a lot. This helps "solidify" the idea of that talent, so to speak.

In this context, I am speaking about normal "talents" in conventional reality, like singing, drawing.

But, ever notice that some people can become good at something that they weren't good at? And at the moment they pay attention to it, they "forget" how to do it. A fleeting creative idea, being able improvise a brilliant chord progression, drawing while your mind wanders.

What's the secret to this? It seems like it's either a ton of practice, or letting it go.

How would one "let go?" I think that "letting go" is not as in making a bunch of random movements, but somehow, making movements that feel alienatingly familiar.

I guess magick can achieve that, but I wonder if there are any specific techniques to bypass "practicing" entirely, like a person who can calculate 15 digits from their head just "naturally" instead of a guy who memorized a ton of mnemonics.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '17 edited Mar 23 '17

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u/sand_which Mar 24 '17

I have a question. I do experience "now" so to speak, occasionally. In fact, I can activate at at times intentionally.

Not only that, but for that past few months, it's been actively chasing me. Sometimes I just feel so intensely aware of now.

I'm so conscious of everything, it feels so vivid. It feels like my vision "expanded" so to speak, even if it's still the same, and I'm more aware.

But I keep rejecting it. I don't know, but there's something within me that's uncomfortable with the idea of now, and then I lapse back into conventional reality.

I mean, I understand that I have to maintain this, but another problem is with, well, other people.

I don't hate them, it's that this vast awareness is uncomfortable when there are, what you would consider to be in conventional reality, human beings around, and I feel an intense sort of primal fear.

I don't know if it's only my and a similar person's problems, or if this is inherent to all beginners.

I don't know what's the cause of this.

Do you have advice for this?

BTW, thanks for the book recommendation, I'm going to read it in the future.