We are familiar with two levels of our consciousness: Dreaming and our daily state of consciousness. When we are at one of these levels, the other level seems like a distant and far-away realm.

Sometimes when we are just about to fall asleep, or just about to wake up, we sense the nature of the realm of consciousness we are moving towards. From within the dream certain structures and memories from our waking state starts to appear, and from our waking state, we can move into the dream world while being aware that it is happening.

From this “no man’s land” between the two realms you can sense what is coming. However, being in this position between two realms, takes a tremendous amount of energy: When falling asleep you will have to resist the pull from the center of gravity from the dream, and when waking up you must resist the pull from the “awake” realm of consciousness – the other center of gravity.

In this way – through a committed and dedicated effort – you are neither engulfed by the dream-realm nor the so-called “awake realm”, but instead keep the middle ground.

Besides the energy it demands, this position also makes you an outsider in both realms – which can be experienced as either glorification or being harassed (different sides of the same coin).

So who in their sane mind would do such a thing?

To the extent that sanity is a form of conformity: No one in their sane mind.

Only fools would endeavour into unchartered territory.

Right?