Instructor: Rainsong
Date: January 20, 2018 (Saturday)
Rainsong
Good evening, all. Welcome to another seminar here at the Social Club. As usual, we’ll be discussing real-world psionics. So, if you somehow ended up in this channel thinking we were starting up a game of Aeon Trinity or ConspiracyX, you might be disappointed
Limebeer
Dissapointed…or intrigued? :thinking:
Rainsong
Fair point. We used to have a Trinity game going. It was a bit silly… a bunch of psions sitting around their computers role-playing as psions who were also using computers…, House rules encouraged mucking with the dice.
Rainsong
And anything you could do in real life was a free action
Rainsong
Anyway… Sending
Rainsong
In this context, we’re talking about the telepathic transmission of data.
Rainsong
The data can be emotional stuff (empathy), it can be physical sensations, it can be abstract maths, and it can be the suggestion to put onions and pineapple on the pizza
Rainsong
Or other stuff, too
Rainsong
Usually, when we refer to “Sending”, we’re talking about the deliberate kind. But it can happen accidentally, too.
Scelana
Back
Limebeer
Front
Rainsong
Sending can be to a single person, a targeted group, or the world at large (usually within a certain area, but not always…)
Candra
I’ve done it accidentally, as I’ve found
Scelana
Hehe
Rainsong
(welcome back)
Scelana
Thxies
Rainsong
Any questions or other commentary about the definition?
Candra
Not from me. That’s the definition I know it as
Limebeer
Depends if the different methods are going to be discussed as their own segments or if they should be mentioned in the definition as well
Rainsong
Interesting thought, there. I plan to discuss more than one approach, some of which are better for abstract “thought” type things and some are better for emotions and sensations. What would you say might be missing from the definition as is? (Actual question… not snark)
Limebeer
Basically what I find is missing is the mention of the other ways of sending, the projection of different frequencies of e edgy, as well as the direct aura manipulation . The way I am reading in the definition is the sympathetic projection of the self-manipulation within another, but doesn’t seem to mention the others
Rainsong
Not sure what is meant by “e edgy”, but I would imagine that both would fall in the “or other stuff, too” category.
Limebeer
Energy, sorry, typing on my phone
Rainsong
Ahh, okay, no worries. Further commentary? Questions?
Limebeer
Nope, that was all I had 🙂
Rainsong
Fair enough 😀
Rainsong
We’re going to start simple.
Rainsong
And a bit rude.
Rainsong
Sending physical sensations and impressions of physical movement can be surprisingly useful.
Rainsong
And, if you commute in heavy traffic is certain parts of the world, you might perhaps be tempted to convey your feelings to the people in another vehicle by way of a gesture.
Rainsong
Exactly what gesture will depend on the country…
Rainsong
In order to Send a gesture, it’s useful – and likely essential for beginners – to know what it feels like.
Rainsong
Got a quick exercise for you to try, to get the hang of the imagined/visualized movement thing.
Rainsong
(conveniently, I just taught this part half an hour ago… )
Rainsong
Checking as usual… Do you have normal use of one hand? (Or both, but you only need one for this)
Rainsong
If not, we’ll need to adjust the exercise
Candra
While I’m holding my phone I do not have both hands
Candra
Or I should say I have neither, one on the wheel one on the phone
Rainsong
Don’t type and drive.
Candra
Got lots of red lights
Rainsong
The rest of you… and Candra when not driving… Please make a fist or other gesture with one hand (I don’t care which type ) and pay attention to how it feels to move the fingers, thumb, and the hand itself.
Scelana
I have at least one hand for free for now
Rainsong
Open up the fist so your hand is more-or-less flat again, still paying attention to how the movement feels.
Rainsong
Repeat a few times.
Rainsong
After you’ve observed what it feels like for real, leave your hand relaxed on your desktop or thigh, or armrest… and just imagine the feelings as you remember them, visualizing moving the hand the same way.
Rainsong
Imagine the feelings as clearly as you can, along with the visual appearance of the hand movement.
Rainsong
Repeat a few times.
Rainsong
What do you notice?
Scelana
I can kinda feel like im moving my hand physically yet im actually not moving it physically
Candra
The visual part is a little odd for me, I can either make it completely feel like my fingers are moving or I have a minor feeling of that while visualizing it in my head
Rainsong
It can take some practice
Rainsong
It’s worth working on, though, because it has a number of uses other than just making rude gestures at other drivers
Rainsong
The next part is to push oomph outward at a target…. So, more precisely, the next part is to push oomph outward. And then work on directing it at a target.
Rainsong
For many people, directing oomph outward from the body tends to be easiest from certain spots: front of the belly, the fingertips, the palm, and so on. The eyes and the so-called “third eye” are also in this camp, but there’s some controversy about whether it’s a good idea to use them for this purpose. Some people think it may be risky to the health either of the rather large collection of nerves nearby and/or to the meridians/pathways in the area.
Rainsong
I’ll leave that call up to you, but I’d recommend playing it safe, personally.
Candra
Now does that involve a forceful will power behind it or just a simple willingness of it to move outwards?
Rainsong
If you can move oomph around your body at all, or make a small construct, or whatever, this is much the same. Anyone who’s not at that stage yet, let me know, and we’ll schedule a separate class for that.
Rainsong
It doesn’t need to be very forceful, but there needs to be some focused intention.
Rainsong
Of course, if the idea is to flip someone off, you might want extra force behind it.
Rainsong
Extra oomph can be added by pushing your breath out sharply.
Scelana
If I already have an existing link to work with I find it the easiest of all to send from where it’s connected in my end. Outside that when I typically output energy it’s via my hands usually the palms
Rainsong
And by sending a strong emotion at the same time.
Candra
Well, traffic thus far hasn’t been aggressive enough to warrant that
Rainsong
It’s possible to use a fairly small amount of oomph, if it is tightly focused. For example, if you direct it into a narrow stream, or a small “puff”
Rainsong
A large amount of oomph can be used to make something like a shockwave, if you want everyone all around to feel it.
Rainsong
At short range – as in the rude gesture example – just aim it at the person directly.
Rainsong
At longer range, you have several options for directing it.
Rainsong
As Scelana mentioned, if you already have a link, just drop it down the link.
Rainsong
If not, focus on a photograph, or open a PM window, imagine the person is right there and facing you
Rainsong
(Yep, I rely heavily on visualization when teaching rudiments…)
Rainsong
Common sense would tell you that Sending constantly, with carefully focused intent, for a few minutes would be the way to go.
Rainsong
However, it’s much more efficient and effective to Send in quick bursts that are rhythmically timed to, for example, your pulse
Rainsong
Instead of a steady stream.
Candra
Mm alright
Scelana
I time mine to when I breath out usually as I’m typically already in a decent pattern beforehand to help with focus and such
Rainsong
Questions? Further commentary?
Rainsong
(Looks like we’re going to be running rather overtime… Any problems with that?)
Scelana
Nope
Rainsong
I mentioned Sending emotions.
Rainsong
The idea here is very similar, but instead of strongly imagining a motion, you fake an emotion. It’s not totally unlike what actors do.
Rainsong
For practice, I’d recommend choosing half a dozen or so emotions, and jotting them down (or choosing emoticons, or dictating the information into your phone…) However you keep your practice notes.
Rainsong
Along with each emotion itself, choose a scene from a movie or a book, or something you remember from your own experience, that evokes that emotion.
Rainsong
Remember it as strongly as you can.
Rainsong
And from there it’s much like we just discussed.
Rainsong
Focusing on and stewing on an emotion you’re Actually feeling is likely to Send all by itself in a generalized, short-to-moderate-range broadcast.
Rainsong
Questions? Commentary?
Scelana
None yet so far
Rainsong
Hopping back to physical sensations for a moment…
Rainsong
Instead of imagining the motion, you can also be a little more direct: Again, notice how the movement feels, and then stop your hand (or whatever) from moving, keeping the muscles relaxed
Rainsong
It’s very much the same as a “psi generation” technique that was popular at the Guild for years.
Rainsong
Onward…
Scelana
Ahh
Rainsong
(Actually… I’ll be right back)
Rainsong
Of course, if you want to, you can Send any of those by pushing as long and hard as you can (typically from the tummy, in this case), but that’s usually just a lot of work for very small returns
Rainsong
A very focused and light “intention for (person) to pick up (data)” can work well, too. Beginners tend to have less success with that one, but it’s worth a try.
Scelana
Wb
Rainsong
Thanks
Rainsong
Mark-1 Mod-0 telepathy is the conveyance of thoughts themselves: comments, words, sometimes images, and so on.
Scelana
Like how the friendlies I know communicate with me right?
Candra
Ok, home
Scelana
Wb Candra
Rainsong
For the rhythmic sending in short bursts (i.e., Russian-style pulse-Sending), it’s convenient to have fairly short ideas, in order to fit them in to the very short burst of time. At least at first. With practice, you can stuff quite a packet of data in there.
Rainsong
Scelana: That’s the idea, yes.
Rainsong
It’s possible to have a standard conversation telepathically. I have no idea whether that can be learned from scratch. I’d imagine that perhaps the easiest way to try it is to “hack” the pulse-Sending approach and have different words on each pulse, instead of repeating the same one over and over again.
Rainsong
You’d end up sounding like William Shatner in some of his more infamous scenes in Star Trek, but it might get the job done.
Rainsong
Either way, you have a higher chance of getting a clear impression across to the receiver if you involve more than one sense in the concept. Add feel and sight to your shapes-and-colours game, for example, instead of just repeating “red circle” over and over until it loses meaning in your mind.
Rainsong
Questions or commentary at this point?
Rainsong
Apparently not
Scelana
I find myself sometimes replying back in my mind to the female friendly instead of verbally talking at times and she does respond back to them as a rule, she is sending giggles a lot more often at times and contacting her seems easier lately.
Rainsong
Practice will do that
Scelana
Ahh
Rainsong
I believe Limebeer mentioned aura alteration as a Sending option. I’m not sure if this is the kind of alteration meant, but we’re going to touch on that next.
Scelana
She tends to giggle at times fitting to thoughts and stuff i say in conversations at times so I’m guessing I’m a tad broadcasty and maybe possibly a link has formed between us?
Rainsong
Possibly
Rainsong
I should probably have mentioned my usual disclaimer earlier on… The methods and approaches I’m describing here are what I do. Or rather, some of what I do. There are other methods and approaches that are just as valid and which might well work better for you than mine do. “But Rainsong said to do it this way…” isn’t an argument against someone else’s approach.
Rainsong
😉
Rainsong
So, yea, adjusting someone’s aura or field.
Rainsong
We’re going to use… wait for it… Visualization again. 😀
Scelana
Hehe
Rainsong
Imagine the person as being about 45cm tall, and floating in the air immediately in front of you, at a convenient height and distance.
Rainsong
Focus on your intention for that imaginary person to represent the real person’s body and field.
Rainsong
Muck with the field the same way you would if they really were in front of you: use the edge of your hand to smooth down rough areas on the contour of the field, brush or rake through the field with your fingers, push some extra oomph into it from your own field, and so on.
Rainsong
You could also use a doll as a surrogate for the person, instead of the imaginary person, if you feel like it. This is a little like the pop-culture version of a “Voodoo Doll”, really.
Scelana
Ahh
Rainsong
You can also use the imaginary surrogate approach for Sending other stuff, of course, if you can hold the intention and focus well enough.
Rainsong
Questions? Comments?
Scelana
None so far
Rainsong
I think we’ll leave it there, then.
Rainsong
Thanks for participating, folks
Scelana
I kinda have a question more involving receiving though if thats ok to ask here. Or should i ask in the main channel?
Rainsong
Either place should be okay
Scelana
Ah kk
Rainsong
(We’ll just extend the class a little)
Scelana
Is it unusual to struggle to hear someone, an entity, etc at times that you haven’t had as much time communicating with when your having some difficulties yet still able to hear the ones you communicate more often with at least faintly if not better than faintly? I had the big friendly over a few days ago and couldn’t hear him but could feel the pressure of him attempting to make his presence noticed by me yet i could hear my pup barking excitedly at him. I was also able to hear the female friendly talk to me later on as well.
Candra
So I am curious about the “oomph” thing
Candra
What does that entail?
Rainsong
Scelana: That’s pretty normal. There’s also a range of skill in Sending – your friends might not all be at the same level of skill, either
Scelana
He’s well skilled from what I’m told, a very strong telepath amonst many other things
Scelana
I was fighting down a headache and blood sugar issues that night though
Rainsong
Candra: “oomph” is whatever we’re using to fuel or power this stuff. Also referred to as “psi”. Not enough data yet to say what it is exactly. At least some of it seems to be the stuff emotions are “made of”… but what part of it that is, I couldn’t say. Emotions themselves add strength to many psionic activities. And emotional outbursts of some kinds can be picked up on Geiger Counters. But there’s almost certainly something else involved, too, in “oomph” generally.
Scelana
Though after a bit of using a pressure based yes/no system of communication some words were coming thru, especially as i let the pressure more wash over me without resisting it. I even picked up an “atta girl! You can do it!” message as i tried to not resist and work with things.
Rainsong
I suppose then it would be logical to “not resist” hearing something if you’re trying to hear it.
Scelana
It was more a reaction to how much i sensed him i guess
Rainsong
To be fair, though, it’s pretty common for people to sabotage their own efforts in psionics by trying too hard
Candra
mk, makes sense
Candra
And that’d be my weakness, Rain
Candra
Which is why I ask things like “how much willpower”
Rainsong
Candra: There’s the gathering/producing/whatever of the oomph/stuff and there’s the directing of the oomph/stuff to use it. There’s some evidence that these two activities are separate (For example, doing one but not the other affects the blood sugar differently than doing both. And doing only the former affects blood sugar differently than only the latter.)