Has anyone seen Enter The Void? Do you think death is anything like it? Uncertainty of whether or not you'll continue to be after death, the loss of ego, just consciousness, floating around, seeing your life replay before your eyes, (bardo in Buddhism) until you are reborn into your next life?
>die
>lose ego
>float around
>reincarnate
Seems legit, nigger.jpeg
>>18155655
I hope death isn't nearly as pretentious and boring.
The only good thing about that film is the epilepsy intro.
>>18155942
It was an interesting movie if you're into spirituality
My name is Alex and my Great Grandma died last Thursday. In her will she left me a casino token, a 16 year old bottle of coke, and a VHS player. I like to play my tapes. back to topic. Inside the VHS player was a tape so I plugged the VCR in and had hell of a time getting the tape out. The tape looks exactly like that picture. The slot where the name is exposed to go is just nothing and has residue of what looked like was a sticker on there. So I plop the tape into my tv which has a VCR already in it. Then hit play and get some weird orange screen with a notice to talk to my doctor before watching this tape. But they message only appears for about 3 seconds before my tv shuts off. This never happened before. So after a few more tries all result in turning my tv off and with other tapes it works just fine. Does anybody have a solution? and Yes I uploaded the first picture to ifunny because I was too lazy to hook my phone up to my computer
I am unable to fast forward and when i tried it turned the time code thing when you fast-forward red. I have the only tv with a VCR built in and the VCR it came in. My mother forgot to grab the AV cables so I cannot plug it in to any other tv in my house
This is my tv in an Idle state
When you forget to put the picture in the post fml
I don't know if you classify sleep paralysis as "Paranormal" still around this board, but I just had it for what I believe was about an hour straight.
For those of you familiar with SP here is my "Static Image" (I just made that term up; basically it's the environment you can see during your episode. If there's an actual term let me know!):
Laying on bed, on back. Corner of the room. 2 posters on the opposite side of the wall. Long part of the L-desk on my immediate right. Blankets on my chest.
My Sleep Paralysis has always been common, but lately I can usually trigger it on demand; basically all I need to do is lay on my bed during an unusual hour while tired and stay in the same position for about 20-30 seconds, then think about the fact that SP exists, BAM. I can no longer move, the voices around the room begin, and annoying shit ensues. Do I want this shit to happen and ruin my nap? No. Can I NOT think about it? No. Fuck.
cont in next post
>>18155406
Anyways, as soon as it started earlier, I was unable to move "much". My first instinct is to get out of it, which I usually do by shaking my head and convulsing wildly, which usually works. It did not work this time. I then accepted the fact that I have to find another way out of this bullshit. However, for some reason I decided it wasn't that bad. I felt something on my left shift closer to me, but I couldn't really see it. (I can never see the creature that is in my SP episodes, no matter the circumstances. It's impossible.) I didn't mind it much so I decided whatever maybe I'll just let it happen this time and see how it ends up. (I always try to get out of because I have a fear if I let it happen I will die) So I just lay there, and it gets closer and closer, but at a certain point it stopped and I felt an amazing relaxation. I was at peace. I closed my eyes for a while, then opened them and suddenly I was inside of my blankets. I freaked out a bit and noticed a picture on my right inside the darkness. I don't remember what it was but it was colorful. I was actually scared so I closed them again and I felt an invasive presence on my right side of the face. Even though I could not see it, I knew it was staring intensely at me. I then tried the twitch trick and I got out of it. I was back at my Static Image, but I was not out of SP yet.
2nd attempt begins here: I notice a water bottle on my right. I manage to be able to grab it and unscrew the cap so I can drop water onto my face. No matter how much I unscrew it and take it off, the cap always manages to be back on. This attempt happens a few more times, but to no avail. 3rd method: Yell my sister's name. The first time I did it my voice was normal, but 2nd time I yelled it was significantly lower, and eventually it was completely mute. I can no longer yell so I give up that method.
>>18155426
Method #4: I actually manage to unscrew the bottle and feel a few drop of water on my hand. Wow!
So I put that shit over my face and begin tilting it. Oh, boy what a coincidence! A hand above me immediately tips it back upwards each time.
Method #5: Open the bottle, keep my arm above my head patiently and accidentally drop the thing. Suddenly a hand from the left wall tickles me instantly, I drop the bottle, and the hand above me grabs the bottle and returns it to the desk in an efficient manner. By this point I'm pissed.
Method #6: Grab the bottle and slam it on the desk repeatedly. This one went in a fashion similar to me yelling.
Eventually I actually fell asleep and had a dream about living in some apartment with my two sisters, which I believed to be me finally being awake and free. I walked to the building entrance and some lady offered me free bread, but she was confused about where the store in this building was and assumed I was the employee there. I told her the market was on the left hand side and she thanked me and demanded the bread back, as it wasn't free, it was just for the store. I went upstairs and there were three doors, but I knew from memory that the middle door was our door. I opened it and my older sister and I exchanged greetings. I looked in my living room and noticed my younger sister sleeping in her pajamas on the couch. All was right with the world, but I remembered that this is bullshit. It wasn't a warm, rainy day in autumn today. I shook my head and woke up to my Static Image once again. (Am I the only one freaked out about the fact that every night you completely forget that your entire life even existed and accept a new one as the real one?)
>>18155448
After that "awakening" I was still paralyzed for a few instances. I then proceeded to have a couple false awakenings where I got off my bed and did things but always ended up back to the Static Image.
But at long last, I was actually awake! I cracked my hands together and was happy. You know what was the funniest thing? I reached for the water bottle while I was still laying down and I could not reach it.
It was too far away for me to grab it.
Can someone explain to me how Hell is realistically suppose to work?
So you basically get thrown into a lake of fire to burn in agony for all eternity, right? But after about 5 years (however many seconds) you will just become numb to the paint mentally and it will be like a second nature, right? that's why we have evil spirits and stuff that are immune to fire
I think after about 20 years the real killer will be boredom. Unless Hell isn't what we think it is
What's that? The teachings of religion don't make sense?
WHO KNEW
There's a part of Inferno where Dante says that it gets worse and worse throughout your time there so it's always the same level of torment.
>>18155337
Well, you have a fair point.
So I quickly deviced a plan to add a couple of more years onto those.
Have hell be like heaven, then suddenly, you're in a pool of lava.
you're with your loved ones, eating Christmas dinner and in the blink of an eye they start screaming, clawing their eyes out in agony.
You're out, having a swim in a pleasant lake with your parents, your father tells you to swim over to him, once there he smiles and then proceeds to shove your head under the water, trying to drown you.
Having the rug pulled away under you like that all the time, infesting the place you crawl into during intense pain, that's bound to fuck you up sooner or later.
I thought that up fairly quickly, but if you're the devil and its your job to fuck with people for the rest of eternity, I would think that forks and lava swimming is reserved for days of boredom.
What does x think of this show
>>18155281
B R O
Dudebro/10
I like it, but I'm worried since Dave Schrader decided to have an episode about ayy lmaos.
What are some good books to learn about paganism? Any pagans on /x/ ? I've honestly always felt close to nature ( especially since i'm almost full native american) And really just want to worship mother earth. grew up in a shitty christian cult, and always heard about how eveil paganism was. Honestly though my mother always felt in her heart she was a natural witch and had to fight it to stay loyal to god, and it just made me realize that I want to channel all this spirituality I have back into the earth.
>>18155193
Carl Jung
>>18155195
>Carl Jung
ty this is actually very interesting and it's almost exactly how I feel about spirituality.
>>18155193
You do realize you can still remain Christian and have a spiritual connection to the earth around you?
No need to be all rebellious teen over it.
Hi /x/. I'll just get right into it
I need your help
I am a shaky believer in paranormal/magical things, but Chaos Magic is the one thing I've had definite results with.
So I made a sigil.
This sigil is actually about 11 separate ones, and they all have the same goal. To make one persons life better. Believe me, if anyone deserves to have a better life, it's them.
Anyway, I feel that instead of just me putting energy int this sigil, it would be much more effective, or at least have higher chances of being helpful, if MANY people put energy, focus, and tome into it.
So here's where /x/ comes in.
One of the best ways I have found to focus on a sigil is to change it, make it yours. So please, if you can spare the time, do that with this one. If you notice something about it that doesn't look quite right, change it. Paint, photoshop, print it out and color it, whatever. Anything that you can think of. Rotate it so it looks better upside down. Anything
I am aware you may need more information, and if it is mine to give, i will give it
TL;DR Help this sigil work by putting your own energy into it
>>18155170
I gotchu bro
>>18155170
Thank you.
I love you, too, baby.
>>18155170
Sending that sigil good vibes, Love and Light!
What is hell like, /x/?
We are all in hell
What the hell is like?
Have you ever had really bad diarrhea and thought, "phew glad that's over" only for another stream to come right after you wipe? Well it sucks and hell isn't anything like this whatsoever.
Hey guys, Reiki master and part time occultist here. Ask me anything.
>>18155021
>AMA
>>>/reddit/
>>18155055
>shitposting
>>>>/b/
>>18155063
>>>/b/
>>>/kys/
what are some legit books /x/ would recommend on the practice of magic?
Like what would red pill you the fastest?
Let me be even clearer, what would help someone begin their journey into understanding the a world that has no rhyme or reason, i.e. MAGIC.
Or summoning or what ever.
Please don't recommend Don Jaun, it was a cool read but it felt more like this dude just took a shiton of drugs and was hallucinating.
>>18154867
Bump I want all the power
The Secret Teachings of all Ages. Then go to Plato and work your way up, chronologically.
>>18154900
Yea, like this is a good suggestion, just a gentle push in the right direction.
What you think would get someone started.
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Tell me the 6 digit number I just wrote down in notepad. It's very obvious and I'll keep reminding myself.
Ignore this and show your scam.
>>18154795
>implying the readers here say that they're psychics
Take your shit someplace else, friend. Nobody is here out to scam anyone, especially since they're doing a free service and put their time into giving advice to other people.
>>18154802
personal scam*
Sorry but never -once- have these threads shown any merit whatsoever in regards to anything.
Is it necessarily good to feed into this when people could be kinda ill?
Just as you beat your heart and grow your hair, you shine the sun and wet the oceans. By virtue of being able to do these things you are omnipotent.
You are not your name or your role or your relationship to others. You cannot be described with words. You are beyond language. You are reality itself.
You are the universe expressing itself at a location in time and space. If you think you are defined by your body, your location is small, your position is relative. If you see that your body is the universe, your location is everywhere, your position is absolute. You are omnipresent.
When you see that you are the universe, you see that you can never die. You are immortal. You change from one vehicle of consciousness to another in a wave pattern. The trough is what we call death. The crest is what we call life.
You are God. We all are.
Same
>>18154721
I know bro
I agree with you. I don't mind being reminded though. Preach to this choir all you want. The positivity is refreshing.
So /x/, who's the high femme in this picture? She looks neat.
Pretty new to cryptid stuff so I only know about half of these.
>>18154568
Flatwoods monster. Ayy lmao
>>18154568
Flatwoods monster. Ayy lmao.
Left to right it's the flatwoods monster, loch ness monster, dover demon, hersey devil, fresno nightcrawler(?), jackelope, Frogman(?), Roc(?), Mothman, Lake monster I forget from where, And Bigfoot.
>>18154568
>tfw no flatwoods qt gf
Where they travelers from the future? Aliens? Diviners?
What do you think /x/
N I G G E R S
>Where
Zoarastrian magick users
>everything you know is an illusion. this is not your true form. this is only part. you cannot control or see your higher self until you reach nirvana
Can my higher self go back in time and get with comfy pre-plastic-surgery Kylie Jenner?
>identifying with the ephemeral
>>18154542
>assuming anything is not ephemeral just to give you something to identify with