Oomph and Working With It: Basic Gathering, Generating, Moving, Etc. (Class 1)

Instructor: Rainsong
Date: January 27, 2018 (Saturday)

Rainsong
In any case, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Rainsong
Welcome to another psionics seminar here at the social club.

Rainsong
As mentioned earlier, we’ll be talking about oomph, and working with it: gathering, “generating” and moving the stuff.

Rainsong
oomph, psi, and so on designate whatever it is that allows psychokinesis and telepathy to work. Might be one thing. Might be hundreds of things.

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Some people even posit that it is more an absence of stuff than a kind of “stuff” itself.

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There are literally hundreds of ways to use it.

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We’ll be looking at a few tonight, chosen simply because they are ways I’ve used it personally, and which other people have also used successfully.

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This does not mean that these are the best ways generally, the best ways for you personally, or even good ways for you.

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For those of you who haven’t done much with psionics, this gives you something to work with and maybe start from.

Rainsong
For others, it’s either a review or a different angle from your usual one.

Rainsong
Any questions or commentary before we dive in?

B.O.X.
Just particularly glad about this topic.

Rainsong
Excellent. 😀

B.O.X.
😀

Rainsong
The usual warnings apply – but for those learning this for the first time, the usual warnings might not be known:

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Psionics – and energy-work generally – affects the body, much like exercise, and heavy concentration does.

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Have you ever pulled an “all-nighter” either cramming for an exam at school or trying to make a tight deadline at work?

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If so, remember the “hang-over” you had the next day?

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That’s a reflection of an upset in your blood chemistry.

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Glucose and potassium – and therefore insulin – are affected. If you have diabetes or anything similar, be extra careful.

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Keep a snack nearby. If you’ve heard about the apparent obsession psionicists have with orange juice, this is why: it restores sugar and potassium quickly.

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Having completed the requisite Public Service Announcement…

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The working model we’re using for tonight’s class is the idea that psi/oomph is some kind of “stuff” that is produced by the body of practically any animal – and that would include us carnivorous plains apes.

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Many people seem to accumulate more of it than they need for … whatever it’s for… over the course of a normal day, and most people seem to have at least some stale “oomph” stuck to their fields/auras/less-solid-parts on a pretty regular basis.

Candra
So is that why I always want fruity drinks?

Rainsong
Possibly so

Candra
I do a lot of empathic work, so maybe

B.O.X.
To be fair I’m pretty enthusiastic about orange juice apart from the reason here

Rainsong
That makes life easier for you, then. There have been stretches of months when I practically lived on the stuff. I never liked its taste much, though

Candra
I have OJ on the daily

B.O.X.
I feel safer drinking it during this season, too

B.O.X.
(Anti-sick medicine)

Scelana
I tend to crave potatoes often and I especially did during the time I was being farmed and the time I was rather leaky and for years I always wondered why till I read up on them hehe

Rainsong
Perhaps strangely, we’re going to look at moving oomph before we worry about gathering or generating it.

Rainsong
Most people have some extra around their tummies. Usually it’s between the xyphoid process (the little tab of bone at the bottom of your sternum,… which is itself the plate of bone where your ribs meet in the middle of your chest) and the belly button. But, for our purposes at the moment, it doesn’t really matter exactly where around there it is, or how much of it there is or isn’t right now.

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Can everybody find his or her tummy?

B.O.X.
Found it

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Good stuff 😀

Scelana
Yep That sounds like roughly where the spot i use for the generation method i use hehe

Rainsong
Whoo. Success! 2-for-2

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We’re going to use a bit of visualization here. Don’t worry if it isn’t a strong or clear visualization – just do the best you can. This one isn’t very delicate.

Candra
Well naturally I know the location you were referring to

Rainsong
3-for-3 Whooo. Doing well tonight. 😀

Rainsong
(This week, I’m taking my wins wherever I can find ’em… Work was a bit crazy.)

Lutasi
I’m having a bit of difficulty…. the tummy is above the legs right?

Rainsong
Lutasi: Above the legs, yep. Good job.

Lutasi
ok @.@

Rainsong
Between the bony bits.

Lutasi
😛

Rainsong
For the visualization…

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Pretend the oomph is water, and it’s in a pool/tank/lake/claret glass/whatever on your tummy.

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Now, find a hand or a foot.

Lutasi
are feet also above the legs?

Rainsong
Connect the pool to the hand-or-foot with a pipe along the surface. The pipe can be clear or opaque, jointed or flexible. Whatever makes you happy.

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The feet are the things at the far end of the legs. 😀

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When you’ve chosen the destination and a kind of pipe…. let some of the water flow along the pipe to the hand-or-foot.

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You can encourage it to move in a number of ways:

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Some of you may find that just imagine the pipe opening (opening a tape, for example) will do it.

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Some may prefer to direct the movement by lightly running a finger along the route

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A few folks like to get technical, and add imaginary sluices and valves and stuff

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Keep the muscles relatively loose and relaxed along the way, especially when you’re first learning how to do this.

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However, you may find that forcefully breathing out can help push some oomph along.

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So, belly to end of limb…

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Any questions or comments at this point?

Lutasi
videogame animations are a great source of inspiration on that front

Lutasi
especially since they put so much work into getting the ‘feel’ of things right

Rainsong
Good point. It’s true. Cheesy anime can also provide examples and inspiration.

Rainsong
nods

B.O.X.
It took me a while to “connect” with the pool at the belly and actually get the stuff moving… as opposed to just imagining it being there (I’ve not worked it in this way before)

Rainsong
It can feel a bit weird doing this way, yea?

B.O.X.
And I much liked the visualization of a water line on a fridge, btw, for the pipe portion 🙂

Rainsong
Don’t be afraid to actually draw along the route with a finger. The Quantum Touch people all start out that way, and it works really well

Rainsong
Ooh. Very cool. I hadn’t thought of the fridge’s water line. Good idea.

B.O.X.
It’s totally new to me, and I never did it before because I never felt the oomph there in the first place. But now I have a substantial pool of it I didn’t know I had, in a messy blob in my hand 🙂

B.O.X.
The finger guidance helped too, for sure

Rainsong
Congrats on success!

Rainsong
Practice running it back and forth between the end-of-the-limb and the tummy.

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Then put another end-of-limb up against the one you’ve been sending it to – hands together, or hand against foot, or feet together sole to sole – and looping the oomph through… from the tummy to the end of limb across to the other end of limb and back to tummy.

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And then try “spraying” some outward against a wall or a table or something. Just a little, to get the idea of moving some out of the system.

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Comments? Questions?

Lutasi
IME the ‘resevoir’ actually is kinda on the small side and seems a bit similar to how a person might wind up for a punch or crouch before jumping

Rainsong
Its size is variable, from person to person and from day to day. For this first bit, it didn’t need to be very big. Almost everyone has enough to work with for the basic exercises.

Rainsong
Now that we’ve looked at a way to move the stuff around, are folks up to looking at “gathering” and “generating” it, so as not to rely on the reservoir? Or would you prefer to pause here, and take up generating and gathering next week?

B.O.X.
Personally, I leave that up to you if you’re not busy or anything, but so far this has been interesting and I remain interested

Lutasi
As long as I don’t need to try finding limbs again we’re good 😛

Rainsong
LOL

Rainsong
We’re still going to be using limbs, sadly

Lutasi
ahh well :\

Rainsong
Make a fist, and notice what it feels like.

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Flatten/Open the hand again, and notice what that feels like.

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Repeat a few times.

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After you’ve done that, start to make a fist but stop the motion before your hand moves.

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(Don’t worry if it takes a few tries, to stop the movement.)

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Repeat a few times, and notice what it feels like.

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What do you notice?

Scelana
My hand gets all tingly on the palm area mainly

Lutasi
V similar to when you really really want to hit someone. a sort of tenseness.

Rainsong
Good, both of you.

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If you have use of the other hand, relax it and feel around the hand that you were doing the fist-exercise with.

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What (of anything) do you notice?

Scelana
I feel a cooler temperature difference almost like a tiny breeze then after long enough tingles i start to feel as well

B.O.X.
Some version of slimyness, around the palm and knuckles… kinda stiff?

Lutasi
nothing unusual

Lutasi
perhaps a bit of thickness to the air

Rainsong
Alright. Good stuff, all three of you.

B.O.X.
Reminds me of that expanding foam sealer stuff, bursting out between the joints… feels so “pressurey”

Candra
Had a hella long ride. Signing off Lyft, but, need to catch up

Rainsong
B.O.X: Good description

Rainsong
Candra: Long rides are good, right?

Candra
Mhm. Just shot up to $75

Rainsong
Nice

Scelana
Wb Candra

Rainsong
The sliminess/thickness/breeze-feeling is what we’re looking for. Sometimes you won’t feel anything particularly, and that’s okay, too. Feeling it there makes it easier to use (but not absolutely necessary).

Candra
Using a pool of water is trying to follow gravity, but I also don’t feel anything special around the tummy

Rainsong
Try scraping some of it off with the edge of the other hand, and then pack it together like a snowball (or a ball of cookie dough)

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Again, it’s okay if you don’t feel much or anything.

Candra
Hm, so will just imagining water there actually do all the work or do I need to still focus on/be aware of some form of energy?

B.O.X.
Candra: I tried “contacting” the energy with the in breath, then moving it with visual aid with the out breath (when convenient)

Rainsong
Candra: along with the intention for the water to represent the oomph, yes

Rainsong
B.O.X.: Thanks for sharing that. Other viewpoints are useful.

B.O.X.
Yeah, sorry I don’t mean to be misleading. Your way is actually far less likely to be misconstrued

Rainsong
You’re not being misleading. Hearing your interpretation is useful 😀

B.O.X.
Ok I hope so 🙂

Candra
So with intention is context I guess. While oomph was earlier defined for its practical applications, what really defines it?

Rainsong
“What really defines it?” We don’t know. There’s some evidence, from an assortment of studies, that there may be some kind of radioactive particle associated with or part of. But it has not been established as to what “oomph” actually is.

Rainsong
“Psi” is just a variable to designate “whatever lets psychokinesis or telepathy work.”

Rainsong
That might be one thing or several things.

Candra
Hmm ok

Candra
Will use that to see what I can do. Only questions I have so far at least on the beginning part. Once I get good grasp on actually manipulating it the rest of the lesson should be easy enough to follow.

Rainsong
Thanks for participating folks. If you’d like to continue this topic next week, let me know.

Rainsong
Cheers.

Candra
I need a new job with a better schedule so I can participate in this better

Candra
Or just wake myself up at like 4 a.m. on Saturdays to try to get airport runs early

B.O.X.
Thank you Rainsong. This one was really a big help for me.

Rainsong
You’re welcome. I’m glad it was helpful 😀

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