Well, the wait is over. I did recieve my Bruce Moen books for Christmas as I suspected I would from the lovely Mrs Dood.

I am on the 1st one I believe. 'Voyages to the Unknown'.
I haven't gotten very far yet but I will pick up steam this week.

A very 'easy read'.  Nice font size.  
Bruce is a 'Regular Joe' or an 'Ordinary Human Being' like he says in the book.

I always receive many books at Christmas. I am holding off on all others until I read these.

I have noticed so far by reading this first book of Bruce Moen that his statement that he is an 'Ordinary Human Being' is a bit of an understatement.

He is a Bright 'Ordinary Human Being'.

I am only up to page 79.  I just finished his "I am curiosity" part of the book.

It was very profound and insightful.  I need to read it again.  With my highlighter. ;)

I am so thankful to have this week off from work.  It is READ WEEK for me.
Nothing gets my juices flowing as having the time to simply read.
I could be a Professional Reader for the rest of my life...hehe!

It just doesn't pay very well...

I know if I ever had the honor of meeting Bruce in person I would simply like to shake his hand and say: "Thank you'.
Of course I would have a zillion questions but, I am sure he is getting that from a lot of people.
I would not want to impose upon him like that unless he offered me to ask him questions.
Otherwise it would just be rude of me to jump in and start asking questions.  It seems people today are more and more rude.
So with that being said I would simply shake his hand and thank him.
I really love reading about people's lives that are honest and straight forward as Bruce has done.
Nothing flashy.  Just simple life experiences put down on paper.  
This is what I call a Gem.  Or as my Father would have said: "Pearls of Wisdom".

I hope this makes sense.  

OK...OK...back to actually READING the book. :D

HEY ALL RIGHT! thats the same impression I got from Bruce's books, he's an engineer, just ordinary person like you and me makes it really hard to put him on a pedestal, right? which means we can learn the tecniques to phasing as TMI calls it. its not that mysterious anyway, a type of focusing the mind.

they are easy to read. some books are hard reads and so a person will lose interest with the strain. I never had to strain to understand what he's saying, but I did find out that it's good to keep them on the shelf after you're finished. As when I returned to the books a year or so later I read what I had missed the first time through due to a person is always changing their perspective as they go along in life, so fresh insights are there. Pretty soon I will have a whole wall of books in my house!

The books are fun to me though and can even produce your own inner explorations and mind and soul journeys. thank god this is not a religion is TMI, that way we can't hardly mess it up, right? haha! good for you Dood, and glad you came here and glad u said "what kind of hell is this?" haha!

Hi Dood,

You are going to love them all, Dood ! You will be changed (but not your essence of Old Doodism. )

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!  :D

Enjoy!

See below for a picture I drew of your Corgi in the snow.

Bets


. . . .  . . . .  . . . .  ___        ^^

Thank you Bets...
That pic of Ranger in the snow is closer then you think.
When it is deep out he jumps through it like a jack rabbit...hehe!
He will end up making 'trails' that he follows afterward.
Funny little dog...

So far I am 3/4 the way through my first book. Hopefully I will finish it today.
Today is a very good reading day.  We have had plenty of snow so I do not want to go out at all.
One of my kids should shovel the driveway....I am tired of doing it.

I finished the first book.
Quite interesting to say the least.

The 'Ghost Stories' raised my eyebrows.
That would creep me out.  However, far less so now that Bruce brought it into context.
Even Bruce was having 'trouble' and I considered him to be pretty experienced by that point of his travels.

I really need to meet my 'Coach' and get some learning done.  

So it is on to the second book.  
I will also re-read these just like I felt the need to re-read Monroe's books too.

Hi Dood,

You are a reader! (as noted by the clock time of your post.)
There used to be a fellow here who was getting great experiences but lamented that he couldn't find the time for it due to family and work responsibilities. --He could learn a thing or two from you!

Bets

Well Bets, Thank you however, I have had some time off from work.

I usually read at night in bed before I fall asleep. (I try to get a chapter in but usually fail and nod off)
I haven't read anything today...I just woke up from a long nap this morning.
HeHe...I drove our son home yesterday back to Chicago and that took its toll on me.
9 hours driving time and over 10 hours of trip time.
I had to drive through some real nasty weather too.
So when I got home last night around 9pm I crashed early then got up early...then crashed again.

Now I am up for the day.  Need to go out and get some things done.
It is real bitter cold out too...

Hi Dood, I'm excited for you, getting to read those books for the first time.  Makes me remember my first time reading them.  I like admitting it because I think it's kind of funny...I bought Bruce's first book when it was new but I didn't read it then.  One reason I got it was because he knew Robert Monroe.  But I only read a little of it and thought "this guy is a little off his rocker" so it sat on my shelf for about 6 years.  Lucky for me I never get rid of books, and when I picked it up again and actually read it I was kicking myself for not having actually read it all those years ago.  I couldn't put it down, and couldn't wait to read the rest of his books.  

When I was only into his second book I got to meet Bruce for the first time and that's when he told me about his 5th book, the Guidebook, which I didn't even know existed.  That was a nice surprise.  I hope you got that one too for Christmas.  

If you come across anything in any of his books you want to discuss, start some threads in the book forums.  I always look forward to people wanting to pick out things to chat about.

Vicky
:)

Hi Dood,

That is great you got his books! All of his books are great. Very informative. He organized it in a way for a newbie to understand how he was able to discover the afterlife. Imagine - he was raised like everyone - skeptical of the afterlife until one fateful day when he found Monroe's book.  Now look at him today...  wow! He makes me believe that I can and will be able to discover the afterlife on my own - to find the truth for myself.

Have you been able to make contact with the afterlife thus far?

 Yup, all good and well written books.  Voyage to Curiosity's Father is in my top 7 all time favorite spiritual books, along with Rosiland McKnight's two books, Cosmic Journeys and Soul Journeys.  

u guys got me thinking about the books. it seems not a small number of us first read Monroe then were somehow led to Bruce's books.
Monroe's are classics now for this type of exploration. Probably Bruce's will be classics too.

I'm thinking about the newbies to the forum as I remember so well I was a newbie once here and it may be all new to them what we discuss.
I too would enjoy chatting on the book forum Dood, that way, we stay more on topic easily. I get off topic a lot. just human nature.

when I first read the four books of Bruce, I had read Monroe's twice because I had had involuntary obes since I was small. but not a bunch, sporadically. Monroe's books acted to calm me down what was happening during these times.
then reading Bruce, it was indeed understandable the way he writes. I remember thinking, wow, where did this bloke come from, its like talking to someone across the table from you, just comfortable. so many previous books on the paranormal or astral travel didn't have the same sense of adventure that I was feeling in Bruces books.

and he doesn't use big words that I have to look up in a dictionary either, so I could read right through without interruption and I didn't feel the need to jump up and do something else. I was just relating. another thing, a friend of mine, another explorer of the astral, he said something important to me. he said when he reads a book, he considers books his friends, like sitting down with a friend, like I mentioned above. so he takes his time with each book he may acquire just enjoying his friend.
thats how I felt. that though friends were few and far between in my life, somehow I found a friend and I wouldn't just be putting him on the shelf like some of my other books.  I also gradually learned, and still learning the advanced phasing technique that Monroe gradually developed which is different than astral travel, but just as good as astral travel.

I'll bet though if I picked up his books again I'd still be finding things I missed the first time. that can be fun too!

"OBE's" and astral travels are phasing, just into a different range of vibration and consciousness patterns.    

I have noticed that Bruce is moving threads to other areas.

If this thread is in the wrong place then by all means move it.

I just was confused as to where it should go.

Book area?  Or since it was dealing with the Afterlife then I put it in the Afterlife forum.

Anyways...will not hurt my feelings if this gets moved.

hi dood, I think we're in the right place with this thread but you're right we have so many rooms here it's hard to figure out where to put what. Bruce and Rosalie established this forum for us, so since he wrote 5 books, this is the main topic room and you are on topic.

I noticed the lizard topic got moved is all but can still be read in the off topics. I suppose lizard and afterlife just doesn't go together!  :)

Dood, etc,

It's nice to have the book topic up here where people notice it, and to refresh their memories that there is a Book Forum.  :)

I better go reread some of Bruce's to get ready for discussions! :-)
Back to the books !

Bets

LaffingRain wrote on Jan 4^th, 2008 at 10:17am:

hi dood, I think we're in the right place with this thread but you're right we have so many rooms here it's hard to figure out where to put what. Bruce and Rosalie established this forum for us, so since he wrote 5 books, this is the main topic room and you are on topic. I noticed the lizard topic got moved is all but can still be read in the off topics. I suppose lizard and afterlife just doesn't go together!  :)

OK...thank you!
BTW: I started reading my 'second book' then realized after I was into it for a while it was the THIRD book.  (DOH!)
Well, I am sticking with this one and I will read the second book later.  I did the same thing with Monroe's set of books too.
This one is really 'into it' and I can't put it down.
I am glad to see Bruce has a temper and writes about it. hehe!
I have one too and I am glad to see someone not afraid to share that bit of info about themselves.
In his situation I would have been TICKED OFF too....:D  

I will not 'spoil it' for anyone that has not read the books.  No real details from me. Would not be nice or fair to the person that is looking to read these.
Plus, what *I* get out of these books can be totally different then what someone else can get out of them.

betson wrote on Jan 4^th, 2008 at 10:51am:

Dood, etc, It's nice to have the book topic up here where people notice it, and to refresh their memories that there is a Book Forum.  :) I better go reread some of Bruce's to get ready for discussions! :-) Back to the books ! Bets

OK..that is cool too. Thanks. I didn't think of it that way.
If by refreshing people's memories about Bruce and the fact he actually WROTE a book or 5 then so be it.
If I can help Bruce out by racking up a few sales then that is cool by me.
No harm in that.  He needs to live just like the rest of us.  They are not very expensive either.
I do know my wife didn't buy them from Bruce or they would have been signed...Dag-Nab-it! hehe!

However, I am just thankful that they are AVAILABLE to us.
Think of it...just a few short years ago books of this nature were very thin.
We live in a 'Enlighten Age' that is for sure.  People are asking questions and rejecting the 'Old School Answers'.

oh I would like to explore whatever you explore in the books Dood. anytime in the book forum. I remember that dramatic happening also.

Don't worry Dood, I don't think this thread is in the wrong place.  I only piped up about using the book forum in case you have something specific to talk about from one of the books.  I try to get topics going there and usually get a few responses but not as many as I'd like.  I really don't hear about very many here who are currently reading Bruce's books!  It's good to hear someone sharing their enthusiasm like you and I'm sure Bruce appreciates to hear it too!

So are you saying you accidentally skipped book 2 and went onto 3?  We'll you're in for a real treat with book 2, I liked it best with all the personal stories he shares in it.  But I feel like I just keep saying the same things over and over.  I look forward to hearing what other people think.  Bruce knows what I feel about him and his teachings so I don't need to keep complimenting him.  

I just like helping get others interested in the books too.  Ok, but here's one more compliment that feels appropriate.  I do love his personal style of writing.  He doesn't pander to anybody, just does his own thing.  You can really feel his personality and nature come through the pages.  Since I'm working on my own book and trying to perfect my own style, I do look up to Bruce and admire his natural charm and self expression.  When I get stuck on how I want to come across saying something in my own writing, I kind of secretly ask myself, well how would Bruce say it?  Now there's  a real compliment, eh Bruce?  ::)

Thanks Vicky...
I am not 'worried' about this thread being here.
I just wanted to make sure I was doing the correct thing.

I finished book 3 and guess what? I started 4. hehe!
I will get back to book 2 but now I am on a quest since in am in that frame of reference from book 3.
I don't own 5 yet so I will have to go back to book 2.

These are actually wirtten so you don't 'have' to read them in order.
Just by reading Robert Monroe's books give you an edge.  I am sure you know that though.

I would highly enjoy meeting Bruce face to face at some point.  Err..3D face I mean. I am sure he gets enough of that and it can be draining.
I would probably annoy him with questions. However, I would ask questions of a nature of details to how things look and feel.
Also, I would ask more questions on the Alien beings too.  What these beings know about beings already here in the 3D on Earth and their relation to us and our governments. 
That isn't hard to figure out since I started a UFO thread here. I am firm in my belief there is more then meets the eye on that score here on Earth.
I would ask about tech like stuff.  Like I mentioned before about how things might have 'looked' in the 19th,18th,11th century in Focus 27.
Sure...NOW it is Big Screens and holodecks.  Back then what was it?
Reading about it is one thing.  Listening to someone tell you is more enlightening/exciting to me anyways.
He comes off to me like a regular guy that I would bump into waiting in line at a store, movie, gas station, etc.
A quite regular guy.

You are correct, Bruce's style is easy to read. He is dead honest and very human with his writing.
As if we were sitting together having coffee and a smoke. His temperment is real to me. I can fully relate with him not getting a direct answer.
That would drive me up a wall.  I like to read honest things like losing your temper or controling sexual urges and of course money worries.  It is human. It is real life.

I have come to 'like' Bruce Moen.  Not as some guru but, as a regular human being that makes mistakes and then can admit to them.
Then of course he learned from all of that.
He is courageous.  It takes some balls to drop his job and push onward. How many of us can say that?  Not me.

Well I've been friends with Bruce about 3 years now, and yeah he's a regular guy.  He's easy going, funny, and loves to talk.  Every once in a while I still need to pick his brain about stuff too.  So don't hold back asking him questions.  He enjoys it.  Especially if you post him questions here, I think it gives him a reason to write in here and keep the site going along its intended lines.  

Vicky wrote on Jan 6^th, 2008 at 1:30am:

Well I've been friends with Bruce about 3 years now, and yeah he's a regular guy.  He's easy going, funny, and loves to talk.  Every once in a while I still need to pick his brain about stuff too.  So don't hold back asking him questions.  He enjoys it.  Especially if you post him questions here, I think it gives him a reason to write in here and keep the site going along its intended lines.

Thanks Vicky.
I am not one to hold back but, I don't want to be a pest either.
I am sure there are answers to some of my questions already.
I just haven't found them yet.
I have noticed that he is always talking to people in the books while EATING!
Dag-Nab-It that makes me hungry all the time. :D
I have also noticed he eats what I like to eat. Eggs, Bacon, Toast, and coffee.
That doesn't seem to interfere with his ability to OBE at all.
The foods he eats I mean.
He even smokes or did while writing his books and that didn't seem to interfere either.

I firmly believe it is what is 'thought' that counts as to how well you OBE.
Not so much what you eat.  

On another note I am wondering if Bruce is going to travel into the Mid West States anytime this year.
Like MICHIGAN perhaps?  hehe! That would be cool.

EDIT: I still think Bruce should have a Sketch Artist draw some of his friends at his Focus 27 spot...

hi Dood, you can get up four or five others and request Bruce to do a seminar there in Michigan. email him for the procedure if you're interested. Last I heard the group would pay for his airfare and the cost of the seminar. Bruce, are you still traveling around like this?
I think I read of an august 2008 seminar in China?

He might want to relax for awhile! if so, I'll shut up! :-/

Hi Dood,

In 2000, not having been raised with computers, I had no desire to find out what all the fuss was about, but my husband did. So we got the first of several and it didn't take me long to find TMI on the www, and that led me to Bruce's site. I will never forget that moment when I knew I had finally found a way to explore without having to go the OBE route. All kinds of bells started going off and I came close to get a speeding ticket when I sped to Barnes & Noble to get his first book.

Enjoy, Dood.

Much love,

Ginny

Dood, our Ginny has returned to us, her whose reports you have been devouring.. :)
I am pleased as punch to have her here, as we all wondered where she went..ok, I know I'm always off topic...just everyone deal with it... :)

Ginny wrote on Jan 8^th, 2008 at 11:08pm:

Hi Dood, In 2000, not having been raised with computers, I had no desire to find out what all the fuss was about, but my husband did. So we got the first of several and it didn't take me long to find TMI on the www, and that led me to Bruce's site. I will never forget that moment when I knew I had finally found a way to explore without having to go the OBE route. All kinds of bells started going off and I came close to get a speeding ticket when I sped to Barnes & Noble to get his first book. Enjoy, Dood. Much love, Ginny

GINNY! Hello.
I feel that I 'know you' so to speak.
Alysia is correct I have been reading your archived accounts.
Way coool....to coin a outdated phrase. ;)
Also on the Astral Pulse with Frank. (Where is Frank by the way...any idea?)
I found his 'Phasing Thread' very helpful.
I haven't jumped in to a scene yet but, I see some cool stuff with my eyes closed.  hehe!

Yes the Internet is a valuable tool for many people in the last 10-15 years.
This is why I am a firm believer in 'Net Neutrality'.
Link: http://savetheinternet.com/  <--BTW: Just Do It :)

Anyways, welcome back and do stay as long as you like.
You got some juicy new 'travels' to share?

Also Alysia....you go Off-Topic as much as you want dear.
Especially in any thread I start.  
How many times have we looked up something on the Net for example and ended up at a totally different outcome then we were planning for?
I do that ALL the time.  Being Off-Topic is Dead On as far as I am concerned.
My middle name should be Off-Topic.  
My Mom named me Brett for my middle name and then told me they misspelled it and it should have been Brat. haha!

I am about third the way into Bruce's 4th book.
I didn't get to read any last night.
I was realy tired from my first week back to work.
So I tried a Binaural Beat CD I made from the internet as I laid down to sleep.
Didn't work as I planned but, it did open up my 3rd eye and I saw some cool morphing 'things'.
It is the quick changing 'faces' that perplex me.  Who and what are those 'people'?
Guides, Helpers, Family, Friends, Enemies? (I had to add that last one...never know)

Well, this is cool.  Ginny is here. This forum is really kicking into gear.
I have invited a few people from other forums to join up or at least lurk.

This should be a Good Day today!

EDIT: Alysia and Ginny, if you ever want to you are allowed by me to talk to me while sleeping.  Even fire that PUL at me if you want.  Maybe that will alert me to remembering my dreams anyways.
I have had a real hard time remembering any dreams.
I know I have been working overtime at night while sleeping. Boy, do I ever know that much.
As soon as I wake up I sense very vivid dreams but, they disappear like a puff of smoke as soon as my eyes open.
I would like to sense this PUL.  I want to see if it reminds me of 'things' better.

I have a feeling we meet at night, theres many people. I saw them sitting cross legged on the floor. Dood! It will happen, you'll remember when you don't expect to remember.
you gave me an idea to write something on remembering dreams. so I'll do that on the dream thread. Alysia Off Topic internet hog signing off.

LaffingRain wrote on Jan 10^th, 2008 at 1:36am:

I have a feeling we meet at night, theres many people. I saw them sitting cross legged on the floor. Dood! It will happen, you'll remember when you don't expect to remember. you gave me an idea to write something on remembering dreams. so I'll do that on the dream thread. Alysia Off Topic internet hog signing off.

Hmm...Except I don;t sit cross legged.  I can't bend one of my legs that way in the 3D anyways.
We will see down the road.  This dreaming of mine has increased.  I have been 'busy'.

I think it very significant your dreaming has increased..it shows you have been very busy assimilating in C1, processing info. we just never stop thinking even when we're asleep. if you remember any dreams at all, please post a few on the dream section, u know how I love working with dream symbols. thanks! love, alysia

Old 'Cool' Dood,

Well I'm glad reading through the Archives has been an inspiration for you. So many people inspired me and I was always grateful that they had been willing to share their stuff. If Bruce had not written of his discoveries I'm sure I would still be thinking I had to experience your classic OOBE to retrieve and explore.

About getting started, have you created your own afterlife place? After reading Bruce's first book and starting on his second I decided if he could do it, so could I. I went through a short preparatory process and then decided to go to Focus 27. All I could see in my mind's eye was blackness but I didn't want a lot of doubting to get in my way, so I decided to just believe that my intention to be in F27 was my ticket to getting there. And I then remembered and brought to mind a beautiful park I visited a lot as a child. Instead of all that blackness I was then looking at that park--the trees, lawn, pond, blue sky and so on. And then I just moved into it, felt the grass on my bare feet, watched a breeze move through leaves, envisioned daffodils and then wild flowers and monkeyed around with where I wanted the sun to be.  And I visited my new place as often as possible (still do). It was kind of overwhelming for me back then, where to go in all that 'astral' or 'blackness'. My park helped me get my bearings and I had fun practicing with nonphysical senses, creating stuff. It was a good jumping off point.

Seeing faces----possibly members of your I/There, your disk? Just a guess.

Bruce teaches a technique called State Specific Memory. Charles Tart originally came up with it and I can't remember his actual wording, but in essence, if you can recall the feel of a place, a certain dream, a person...you can actually be there again, experience it or them again. With dreams, as you're waking up, see if you can hold onto how the dream feels/felt and see what happens--visualize it. People report they can go back into a dream this way. I did a few times but I really like using this technique to return to many afterlife locations while conscious and in a relaxed state. And I could never figure out how Bruce was able to remember and record so much afterlife info, from his journeys, until I started using State Specific Memory myself to recall more of what I had forgotten or been unable to bring to the front of my mind after a journey.

I love your outlook, Dood. You are so friggin' excited and rightly so. I mean it is wonderful to be able to explore and get your own proof that you are more than your physical body!

Much love,

Ginny

hi Ginny. I remember back when u were here, I built a focus 27 beach cottage where retrievers waited for guides to take them to training. thats where I met Monroe!
I wish you could give us an example of state specific memory from your storehouse?
love, alysia

Hope not too out of topic. Old Dood about dream recall, You have to try to remeber them immidiately after waking up. Eventually stay in bed for extra few minuts and think abouth them when you are still in a in between state. Wahat works for me is after waking up I go in the bathroom and when staying on the toilet seat ;D ::) I try to recall my dreams. It's not coming allways immediately but after a while small things popp into my mind and from there it can be unfolded.  I also found out that for me the doesn't work to think in the evening before falling asleep that I want to remember the dreams or that I want something specifically to happen in the dreams. I simply don't remember a thing in the morning no matter how hard I try. Try to observe what works for you and what doesn't

Good luck in the future on remembering  :)
Lia

Thanks Lia...
I understand this.
In fact I had a vivid dream last night.
It woke me up at 1:30am.
I didn't write it down because I didn't want to 'wake up' at that time.
I 'thought' I could remember it.  I remember repeating it to myself before rolling over and going back to sleep.
DOH! All I remember now is the time when I woke up and that it was a vivid dream.
I really need to go out and purchase a hand held micro-recorder.

I have trouble at times staying asleep so I don't get up and get my mind working.
Where I work at is too demanding phsyically that I need my sleep.
I am going to go to BestBuy this weekend and look at micro-recorders.

Dood,

With regard to remembering dreams,  I have had success in using the power of intent/subconscious to do so.  As you are drifting off to sleep, if you plant the idea in repetition that you will remember when you awaken -  it can help.  Similar to self-hypnosis.  You can also use this technique to wake up at a specific time in the morning.  I was initially skeptical, but my internal clock responds to this self hypnotic suggestion while I am relaxed before falling asleep.  It is a great time to state intentions/affirmations/or prayers as well.


Matthew

DocM wrote on Jan 15^th, 2008 at 9:09am:

Dood, With regard to remembering dreams,  I have had success in using the power of intent/subconscious to do so.  As you are drifting off to sleep, if you plant the idea in repetition that you will remember when you awaken -  it can help.  Similar to self-hypnosis.  You can also use this technique to wake up at a specific time in the morning.  I was initially skeptical, but my internal clock responds to this self hypnotic suggestion while I am relaxed before falling asleep.  It is a great time to state intentions/affirmations/or prayers as well. Matthew

Thanks Matthew.  
I do that also. I state my intentions before sleep. My alarm goes off around 3:45am and I usually hit the snooze once.
My snooze is progamable(that is why I bought this clock..that..and it has a really BIG set of digits so I can see it without my glasses too).
I set the snooze to 15 minutes. In that time frame is my best time to 'remember'.
I also have this subliminal message program on my computer that is programable for anything I want.
I have it set to remember dreams.  It flashes for a micro second a line of a paragraph of what I want to remember.
I have no clue if it actually works.

I also stated in another thread that just today I purchased a digital hand held voice recorder.
It has a quick on then record button.  I can do it in the dark without my glasses while I am still 'sleepy'.

I am kinda excited to play with my new gadget.  Well, I am a guy and guys like gadgets don't they? :)
I am also going to PROVE to Mrs Dood how loud and how much she snores...hehehehehe! Marriage is FUN!

hey there Dood have to share this with you; if you are half asleep when you turn on your microphone recorder and talk into it, its really hard to talk when you're half asleep, its like a struggle to fit the words in your mind to come past the vocal cords like, pushing bricks out or something...lol...I listened to myself and I sounded like a kid, giggling and my voice was all over the place! didn't sound like me, but I know it was me, because sometimes I would still be in a dream talking with someone, responding with emotion too.

some really funny interactions happen when dreaming or even half awake. check out your voice and tell me if you notice your voice sounds somehow different. ok?

can't wait.

Old Dood wrote on Jan 17^th, 2008 at 7:03pm:

[quote author=DocM link=1199110174/30#34 date=1200402563]Dood, I am also going to PROVE to Mrs Dood how loud and how much she snores...hehehehehe! Marriage is FUN!

Ha!  I'll take snoring over mouth breathing any day!  My husband's mouth breathing, talking in his sleep, stealing my pillows, and tossing and turning every 30 minutes is why we can't sleep in the same room anymore!  I always threatened to put a video camera in there to prove to him what he does because he didn't believe me, but I never did.  So marriage is fun?  At what age does that begin cuz you're older than me so I'm still waiting.   ;)

Looking forward to your results of dream recall.

Vicky wrote on Jan 18^th, 2008 at 2:39am:

Old Dood wrote on Jan 17th, 2008 at 7:03pm: [quote author=DocM link=1199110174/30#34 date=1200402563]Dood, I am also going to PROVE to Mrs Dood how loud and how much she snores...hehehehehe! Marriage is FUN! Ha!  I'll take snoring over mouth breathing any day!  My husband's mouth breathing, talking in his sleep, stealing my pillows, and tossing and turning every 30 minutes is why we can't sleep in the same room anymore!  I always threatened to put a video camera in there to prove to him what he does because he didn't believe me, but I never did.  So marriage is fun?  At what age does that begin cuz you're older than me so I'm still waiting.   ;) Looking forward to your results of dream recall.

You could be my wife. She says that about me and my breathing.
I am a mouth breather.  Except she is always encroaching on my 'Territory' in bed.
I end up on the edge.  She chases me all over the bed for my 'heat'. hehe!
I snore too.  However, once I am on my side I do not. She snores on her side so I am always shoving her around.
Such abuse by me...hehe! BUT, it is ANNOYING!

Anyways, I was real excited to try out my new little toy last night.
I didn't sleep well though.  I kept waking up but, no dream recall even then.
I have a hyoper-thyroid thing going on and Iam off my meds for it.
I have a test at the end of the month and I have to be off my meds for 6 weeks.
So I am 'wired' so to speak.  Messes up my sleep patterns.
So I also believe since I was 'excited' I simply had nothing to report. <sigh>
Figures...I will see what is up this weekend.
I probably was too 'ready' to recall any dreams.
I is kinda like when you take your car into the shop and it will not do the 'thing' it does when you show it to the mechanic.
Then as you drive away it then does that 'thing' you wanted checked out...

I will get some recordings done.  Time is all it will take.

Hi LaughRain,

Regarding an example of the technique, State Specific Memory, in the Retrieval Archive scroll down to Another Trip Beyond. There are two entries with that title but the first one as you scroll down has info about using the technique and the results I got. It's like filling with PUL in that you recall a moment/feeling of love to do it. With SSM you recall/feel a certain area of consciousness you want to return to, or you can do the same with a certain afterlife journey or meeting, to actually remember more of what you experienced and learned when previously there. Am I explaining this ok?....lol. One of the best examples of this technique that helped me was from Bruce--in a relaxed state, do some daydreaming of a special place you've been to before, like say a beautiful beach at the ocean. Just pretend you're there, see it in your mind's eye, smell the salty air, feel the sun, the sand, the noisy surf. All of it adds up to a certain feeling, a feeling you can recall anytime to return there.

Do you still visit your beach cottage? My park is basically the same but I always find it fascinating when I see changes and wonder if I've done that while asleep. It remains a sanctuary for animals and wildlife, which was my Mom's idea when I encountered her there back in 2001.

Much love,

Gin

thanks Ginny, I'll have to go to the archives, so much good stuff there, but u should see my nightstand, a stack of books a mile high, lol.

now that you reminded me to feel PUL, I think thats the most important part, and u mentioned day dreaming, that is always a pleasant venture too, to get into our journeys.

but I do want to re-read whats been written. did you go to TMI? Never been myself but you have this stuff down so good, I'm glad you can share it with us. you are one person always was right on topic.

by beach house lays vacant, alas. probably has cobwebs! talk soon, hope you come back. love, alysia

I have never been to TMI, but I did use the institute's Gateway Wave home series tapes starting around 1989-90. Attending Bruce's workshop is what really got me going though, with retrieving and afterlife exploration.

It's getting easier for me to sit at the computer for more than 10 minutes. I'll start posting in the retrieval section soon. We'll have lots to talk about.  Hey how about the two of us meeting at The Park in F27 sometime?

Love,

Gin

You got it Ginny! F27, park, I was there with my partner, I like to go to the library, theres a park near it. also we've been doing some partnered exploration with some hits if you want to check out that thread. it was fun.
didn't know you couldn't sit for more than 10 minutes, I'll think of your healing.

I have a 7 hour workshop tape of Bruces I got from a friend. If you can start a topic for a date for us, I think Saturday would work for me, any saturday. and we could post our results, like you and Dora used to do, if thats ok. great having u back Ginny and god speed to you! alysia

WELL?!?!?!
I ordered my 5th Bruce Moen book.
The Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook...PLUS the CDs and MP3 set.
PLUS...for $5.00 more I am getting the Afterlife Bonus DVD as well.

Pretty cool eh?

Get yer 'sharpie' out Bruce and get ready to sign my book. :)
I figured I would order it direct from Bruce's site instead of a book store.

I should be the only 'Stephen' from Lansing in the order que I would suppose, so you can also sign it to Old Dood as well as my 'real name'.  hehe!

Hey!    >:(

I don't have the Afterlife bonus DVD.  I want one!  What's on it?  You'll have to tell us what's on there when you get it Dood!  

I'm so happy you finally got the 5th book and DVD's.  What's with the MP3, is that the same as what's on the DVD's?

Oooh, you're gonna have so much fun now!  
:)

What exactly is on the CD set/MP3 file?


-LoMein

It's a deal, Alysia. Check out the PE Forum.

Gin

Vicky wrote on Jan 24^th, 2008 at 5:08pm:

Hey!    >:( I don't have the Afterlife bonus DVD.  I want one!  What's on it?  You'll have to tell us what's on there when you get it Dood!   I'm so happy you finally got the 5th book and DVD's.  What's with the MP3, is that the same as what's on the DVD's? Oooh, you're gonna have so much fun now!   :)

I do not own them yet...I just ordered them tonight.
So I cannot tell you what any of it is about....yet.

The 'Extra' DVD was only $5.00 more IF you get the Deluxe Edition.  Which It did of course.

EDIT: Maybe Bruce will 'chip in' and tell us all what is on the DVD.....

Have you received your book? If so, how long did it take? I ordered the CD set and my friend and I are very eager to start on it. She already has the book but lacked the CDs, so we are sharing.  :)

Hasn't shown up yet. I suppose it takes a bit more time since Bruce signs the copies.
Maybe he has to be at home or they build up a fair amount of them first before shipping.

I kinda expected it to take a while.

In the mean time I am reading Dark Mission by Richard C. Hoagland.

Now THAT is a pretty good book.  Is it 100% correct?  Doubt it but, it has a lot of truth in it though...

Yes sir...I received my Afterlife Knowledge book and the CDs plus the Sydney DVD.

What I noticed right off is how well ORGANIZED Bruce does this.

My book was signed by Bruce. Then the disks were in a very nice case.
Every disk was set in the 'jackets' by hand and also set so you can read them.
I could tell they were not just thrown into the jackets.
Care & Thought was involved.  The bubble wrap was very well done too.

I just wanted to thank Bruce for the nice job he does.

Details do matter.  People do notice that. At least I try too.