Hi Rebecca,

That's not a stupid question.  You and your partner would decide on a nonphysical meeting place, and then you would individually set intent to go there.  You'd perceive whatever you perceive there, and afterwards you'd write down your entire experience and every detail you can recall.  Your partner would do the same, and then you would compare notes and look for the hits. 

Vicky

Great questions!

Your question about whether the nonphysical place is already in existence...yes.  You see, just by thinking of it and planning it, you are already creating it.  It already exists.  The more you focus on it, imagining it, changing it, etc, the more energy you are giving it.  Think of these things as being "recorded". 

I've asked Bruce these kinds of questions, probably many times in various forms.  I am fascinated with this concept and it does seem to take some time to really sink in.  He once told me that in creating the meeting place he uses for his Partnered Exploration workshops, he had spent a lot of energy in making certain little changes to get it just right.  One of the participants, after doing the PE, commented that he had a weird experience.  He noticed that he first saw one thing, then it changed to something else, then changed back, etc.  (I don't want to give details because this is Bruce's pet, not mine). 

The man wasn't wrong in what he saw.  Bruce confirmed for him that what he saw were the before and after creations along with the little alterations he had made when he was making his changes to the scene.  I love that story. 

The one time I participated in a group PE here on this board, it was to meet at the crystal at TMI, a nonphysical representation of it.  I was like you, having a hard time grasping the whole concept.  I just went into it with the intent of just being there, despite not knowing what I was looking for!  I had no frame of reference to draw from, so just went in blindly.  This was one of my most impressive experiences, because what happened completely dumbfounded me. 

About your last question, I don't see why it wouldn't be ok to just intend to meet your partner without a place in mind.  But the purpose of having a place in mind is so that both of you can experience what there is to "see" there, and then make your own notes about it, which you two will compare later on back in physical reality.  The more hits you two have, the more doubt that gets removed that your experience was a real one. 

I would imagine "just meeting someone" would result more in results that have to do with receiving each others' thoughts and emotions, having a mental conversation, that sort of thing.  But it could also actually take off in that once you "find" this other person, you two may decide to go someplace nonphysically at that point.  That would also result in some interesting findings once you two get together to compare notes in physical reality. 

Either way, intent is everything.

Why not?  The way your partner would find it is by their intent to tune into you, your thoughts, or the energy that you give this place.  If your partner sets his intent to meet you there, then that's his way to get there.  You wouldn't have to describe it in detail, and in fact that would be counter productive.  It would be more facinating and beneficial if he ended up being able to describe it to you afterwards, and describe your interactions together there.  As far as I understand, that's the purpose of doing PE, is to have a buddy to compare notes with and find the similarities in your stories. 

So it's not like when you give someone directions to drive to your house.  You don't have to "get" them there.  It's just a matter of their intent to tune into it and perceive what's there.

Absolutely agree here with Vicky. Intention is almost everything.

Also, in my experience, often loved ones are most often already waiting for their people when they come through to The Park, the Reception Center, the place at the end of the tunnel of light found in Near Death Experience (NDE) descriptions almost without exception or variation. The power of Love draws them together; again intention.

I often meet partners in exploration at "the fountain in The Park" and find that it is an easily found place....

Thomas