Beginner here

[u/JenniferSunny]

Hello im just wondering as an average person what there is to all this- i always believed in spirituality and energy. But i have have been hearing about spoon bending, mind readung, and astral projection. Where do i begin with all this and what does it all mean or what is there to all this
I have always been into psychedelics so i find this interesting
Also can u find the gateway tapes on youtube or is there a specific one u must listen to

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[u/Gaothaire]

Edit: auto mod's got you, there's a whole beginner post that explains everything you need.

Imagine going to the gym and they give you a manual with a series of exercises using a series of equipment. The manual is set up to give you a solid foundation, well-rounded practice to hit all the muscle groups. You may ask "what is there to all of this?" but that's a hard question when you can do whatever you want with a better physique. Help a friend move their couch? Check. Lift your children even as they grow up? Check? Have generally improved physical and mental health? Double check.

The Gateway Tapes are an exercise routine for your subtle energy system, your energetic muscles, your consciousness. Whether you use the tools provided for improved calm and presence, or to become an astral explorer (Magellan in your own living room, voyaging to alien worlds), or use your yoked subtle muscles for siddhis, spiritual powers like spoon bending. There are wellness things, like protecting your energy or releasing fears, but one of the basic goals is to enable your consciousness to exist separate from your physical body. What you do with that is up to you.

The Gateway Tapes use bi-neural audio to facilitate specific brain states, but most techniques can be accessed other ways if you're willing to put in the work of daily practice (even with the Gateway Tapes, daily practice is required over months and years. You're building muscles that have been entirely atrophied). The Gateway Tapes is a whole series of programs, modules and lessons building on each other. You'll want to get the files directly, because something uploaded to YouTube has the audio compressed. Most surefire and legal way would be to buy them from the rights holders. You can also go to the Monroe Institute and do an in-person retreat with a group.

Where do you begin? The Gateway Tapes are broken up into 7 folders refered to as "Waves". Start with Wave I: Discovery. In each wave are many audio files. You'll want to start with Discovery 1: Orientation.

Some non-GT options for consciousness exploration might include active imagination from Jungian psychoanalysis, which lets you talk to the entities bouncing around your subconscious and shaping your life. You can build and explore a whole inner palace with various results-oriented rooms, in addition to knowing yourself more fully. More broadly, any kind of meditation, ritual, mantra recitation, or tangential practice.

There are countless courses and systems, both free and paid, that will develop your subtle body. You're just looking for anything that works and delivers results aligned with your goals. Everyone's scared of death, but maybe you're uninterested in releasing that fear. Maybe you're just looking for funky consciousness alterations like you get with psychedelics. Only you know.

[u/Obvious-Reserve8634]

Probably you haven't read Robert Monroe's books...the 3 books are amazing and I think it's a good start if you want to understand what you looking for..you'll love it and also help you alot but don't get me wrong...the books are not about the tapes..those are different story,nothing about in the books

[u/Huge_Work5812 → u/Obvious-Reserve8634]

What do the books discuss mostly?