Hey everyone! I have been doing solid meditation since January and have been reaching new peaks in my intellectual expansion and ascension. I am currently doing candle light meditation, in the hopes of de-calcifying my pineal gland. I must say that when entering into the Alpha state of mind, using the candle flame method, it is extremely powerful and relaxing. Throughout my meditation, I have been experiencing the typical signs of having activity present in the crown chakra. I have experienced my diet completely change, as well as my overall sense of peace and well being change. I've noticed a slowing in my speaking and often find myself listening rather than speaking. I have become more lucid and started experiencing a lot of Deja vu / the feeling of being asleep or in a different brain state, while being awake. Can anyone tell me the common signs that you are close to opening your crown chakra? I know that you are supposed to just know when it happens, however, recently in a meditation I felt my skull explode and I seemed to shower everything with silky white light. It was so intense that I was actually flexing all my muscles, as there was so much energy pulsing through me. Ever since then, I've noticed the drastic changes in my diet, weight, thought patterns, major changes in my overall purpose / wanting in life is. I feel like I may be extremely close. Hope everyone is having a peaceful day and I hope that you are staying consistent with your meditation.
I can activate mine easily and have been using it for about 6 years now. Your experience with the light and energy flowing sounds very promising. You sound like you are almost there, you have had a little taste of it now, perservere, it can take time especially if you believe your pineal gland was calcified. My first experience of opening up my chakra properly was when I was 15, I'd been trying for about 2 years previous to that to get the full experience and I had touched on it a few times but never like this. As I was sat, trying to access it, I felt the sudden urge to move my feet, so I went with it, I was having a nostalgic feeling of pure bliss (the kind of feeling your likely to feel after an orgasm, but it was not a sexual feeling), the energy I was generating by moving my feet was strong, I could feel what felt like a ball of energy form in my lower back area, I went with it, pushing it upwards towards my head. As the energy hit my crown chakra, my entire body felt like it disappeared, I was no longer a body, just energy, true form maybe. Light surrounded me, flooding everything in my sight, energy pumped through my veins, I continued to move my body with the energy. I had the urge to tilt my head slightly back then forwards again, I did this a few times, my head felt extremely warm, I felt weightless, I saw a light that couldn't even be compared to the bright energy of the sun. It was bliss. For once in my life my head was rid of all thoughts, good and bad, I was at peace with my true self and the world around me. I'll admit, it sounds a bit crazy what happened to me, my body told me what to do and I followed my natural instincts which led me to unlocking the full potential of the chakra. A few tips.. - movement is key, I've found keeping my body moving keeps the energy flowing. A good place to start is with your feet. Try lifting your heels off the ground and bouncing on your toes, this is how i start now - Go with it, the feeling that your body is no longer in full control is scary but flow with it, follow your instincts. - Use your creativity to create a state of bliss for yourself. Like I said, I felt a bliss like after climaxing, some days when my body doesn't give me this feeling I bring it on myself, not by doing anything but just imagining, in a non sexual way. It doesn't have to be that kind of feeling either, even imagining the feeling you got whilst watching the sun set or being in a magical kind of place. PM me if you like
So far your progress sounds good in this direction, have you tried the same meditation with just the focusing and thought of the candle flame? See the candle flame acts as a focusing tool which can be good, but it can become a crutch as well. Like using bineural beats or tones can lead to a sort of dependency on those tools. I'd say try the same meditation weening yourself off the candle as an object and onto the image and from there move from the image to the feeling the image invokes.
I sit in a pitch black room and I go into a meditative/trance like state and I open both my 3rd eye and crown chakra. I also get telepathic phone calls from entites that exist on different planes of existance.
