Many people want to reach the theta state, I believe it was famed in the 70’s by people like Jose Silva back then it was all about alpha state now it is theta.
What benefits people get when they are in the theta state ?
A bit of history, when Jose Silva discovered the possibilities of altered state of consciousness his life took a turn for the best, the theta state Silva put himself enabled him to bring more of his total self because he had a great source of inner guidance, he even won the lottery with it. However as many people in the “psychic” and the new age community, he didn’t acknowledge this source as being himself it had to be something grander something like a higher self. A higher self is still yourself, a higher self is just allowing more of yourself into your waking identity, no more no less.
The possibility to bring more of the total “you” in your identity is alone worth to learn to be in the theta state.

Another great benefit of exploring the theta state is the fluidity associated with it, creativity and association is a lot faster and clearer in the theta state. Due to the relaxation necessary to reach theta, stress and in most case worries are absent. The fluidity and the stress-free state allows to focus and imagine solution to problems with no showstopper such as doubt, anxiety and any other inhibitor. Basically, the theta state can be used for problems solving and creativity.

Thoughts combined with the corresponding emotions and kept in one direction are very magnetic to manifest your reality especially in the theta state where there is little or no resistance. If you could imagine yourself everything cycling a red bike in the theta state with the emotions, the feelings, the images you can be sure that you will soon end up with one…of course, it is assuming that you aren’t self-sabotaging yourself.
Self-sabotaging occurs when you constantly focus on your lack which nullify any work you have done in other directions.

It is easier to reach theta with the use brainwave entrainment technology, however, if you fail to have the appropriate level of physical and mental relaxation you wont reach theta level at best you will have a comfortable alpha state (7 to 14 cycles per second).

I put here a procedure that I have used to put myself in deep theta and even deeper. If you do not use a brainwave entrainment CDs you will have to put the emphasis on the physical relaxation, your session will also be longer.

When I started this technique I didn’t have any CD to help so it does work without a CD, however, your body needs to be accustomed more than one try will be required.
If you use a state of the art CD you have the chance to succeed during your first session.
Personally, I had great success with Brainsync Ectsacy, Immarama Insight, Hemi-sync Human Plus Sweetdreams, Mindtek Ultra-Meditation CD 2 and the Gateway Experience, I had poor result with The Brainwave Suites, Mindtek Eternity.
If you work with a CD choose the one you like, I haven’t tested everything.

Note: I know a guy, he uses a Hemi-sync CD to access deep theta, there he makes stock market predictions, he made $60 000 dollars so far, he plans to donate the money to charity, he has been at this for many year.

Note: A few years ago, I was doing my theta meditation and by “mistake”
I imagined myself shopping in various shops with some girl I barely knew, she was working at a bar and I was a regular there. The same day I went to a party and strangely the girl from the bar was there, she saw me and directly came to me, she said ..we were supposed to meet , that was our destiny and blah, blah, she was so interested I didn’t understand because only 24 hours ago she wasn’t much into me, I assume it the stuffs I did during the theta meditation.

Note: this one doesn’t involve directly meditation but I assume when you do a lot, you learn to go with the flow and it is less necessary. Early last month, the thought that I had bills to pay came to my awareness, I was a bit annoyed because I dislike paying bills, however, that day the concierge of my building gave me my mails and It was checks from people I forgot about, so I’m using these money to pay for September and October bills in fact I have been paying my bills with surplus money since November 2007.
Sometimes I got checks, sometimes I got refund, there is always something…
I posted about it last year I believe.

So you see it is cool to master a few meditations in theta state.

Here we go:

Lay down on your bed and close your eyes.
Tell yourself my arms and my legs are warm and heavy. Repeat one more time.
Tell yourself my arms and my legs are getting warmer and heavier. Repeat one more time.
Tell yourself my arms and my legs are completely warm and heavy. Repeat one more time.
Tell your self my heartbeat is slow and I’m relaxed
Tell yourself I breath slowly and I’m relaxed
Tell yourself I remove all tensions and tiredness from my face and neck. (Here you can tailor this; go to all your head part one by one, it has proven to very useful )

Do the above procedure one more time.

Take 3 to 6 slow deep breaths , the point is too feel a comfortable relaxation.
When you feel the relaxation occurring imagine a stream of light coming from the bottom (if it helps you can imagine coming it from the center of the Earth) , the energy enter the plant of your feet and goes up to your head.
Imagine a stream of energy coming from the top (if it helps you can imagine it coming from the sun), it enters your head and goes down to your feet. You can imagine these energy forming a cocoon around you.

Note: If you have been trained in Robert Bruce Energy Work method you can do , 10 to 15 minutes of the full body circuit charging which is even better)

Now, you will have to count slowly backward from 100 to 1, do the deep breath while you count.
When you get to 1, visualize yourself walking in a meadow, a beach or any beautiful landscape.

Put your point of your focus between in your eyes and think of the beautiful landscape here let the imagination do the work, if you have done properly , hypnagogic imagery of the beautiful landscape will appear at front of you, it will be like the pictures from a dream. Some of you aren’t visual in some case you will see nothing but you will have a feelings for the beautiful landscape, it isn’t necessary to see just have the perception is sufficient.

Now, you are in theta , Enjoy !

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