Comments on: Opening the Portal http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/ and rockin' tha house Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:35:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Singing the Sky » Have You Seen Waking Life? http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-2356 Singing the Sky » Have You Seen Waking Life? Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:18:00 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-2356 [...] I’ve blogged about consciousness before, which is what this boils down to. This morning, after a conversation during which I attempted to explain how life felt more “real” in Mexico than in the US, Sky asked me if I had watched the movie Waking Life. I hadn’t, and so we watched it. It was strange watching it during the daytime, because I had all day to think about it. [...] […] I’ve blogged about consciousness before, which is what this boils down to. This morning, after a conversation during which I attempted to explain how life felt more “real” in Mexico than in the US, Sky asked me if I had watched the movie Waking Life. I hadn’t, and so we watched it. It was strange watching it during the daytime, because I had all day to think about it. […]

]]> By: jerri http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-306 jerri Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:26:20 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-306 Fascinating, thought-provoking post. Thanks. Fascinating, thought-provoking post. Thanks.

]]> By: Pacian http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-285 Pacian Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:49:03 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-285 I've been lax on the blogging of late. A while back I was going to post about the show by Derren Brown I saw on TV recently. He did all sorts of things in the show, but the crux of it all was demonstrating, as Brown likes to do, just how succeptble we all are to suggestion, whether political, commercial, religious, or - in the case of Brown - a magician making everyone in the room think of the same number, including me watching it on TV (it was 7, if you're interested). I guess what I'm getting at is that perhaps it wasn't so much that you were saying what these guys were dreaming, as that they were dreaming what you were saying. I’ve been lax on the blogging of late. A while back I was going to post about the show by Derren Brown I saw on TV recently. He did all sorts of things in the show, but the crux of it all was demonstrating, as Brown likes to do, just how succeptble we all are to suggestion, whether political, commercial, religious, or - in the case of Brown - a magician making everyone in the room think of the same number, including me watching it on TV (it was 7, if you’re interested).

I guess what I’m getting at is that perhaps it wasn’t so much that you were saying what these guys were dreaming, as that they were dreaming what you were saying.

]]> By: mary http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-283 mary Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:14:06 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-283 The last time I had a nightmare (maybe a week or so ago), R also had a nightmare. Maybe we were both feeling negative energy in our house or from our day. I think I am too tired to understand the quote fully. It may also be from hanging out with 11 and 12 year olds all day. The last time I had a nightmare (maybe a week or so ago), R also had a nightmare. Maybe we were both feeling negative energy in our house or from our day.

I think I am too tired to understand the quote fully. It may also be from hanging out with 11 and 12 year olds all day.

]]> By: Tarun http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-282 Tarun Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:10:32 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-282 http://www.consciousentities.com/index.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases http://www.dericbownds.net/MindBlog.html <a href="http://www.imprint.co.uk/chalmers.html" rel="nofollow">Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness</a> <a href="http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/James/consciousness.htm" rel="nofollow">Does 'Consciousness' Exist?</a> http://www.consciousentities.com/index.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases

http://www.dericbownds.net/MindBlog.html

Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness

Does ‘Consciousness’ Exist?

]]> By: Margaret http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-281 Margaret Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:43:53 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-281 Getting into someone's dreams would be freaky. I don't know if I'd like it, although the idea of it is cool. Good luck at school tomorrow. Ugh. It's been a mess at school this week. Getting into someone’s dreams would be freaky. I don’t know if I’d like it, although the idea of it is cool. Good luck at school tomorrow. Ugh. It’s been a mess at school this week.

]]> By: Kamsin http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-279 Kamsin Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:36:29 +0000 http://singingthesky.com/writing/2007/01/03/opening-the-portal/#comment-279 Oh, am liking this philosophical bent! Have you seen the movie 'Waking Life' pretty sure there is something about lucid dreaming in that, although it's a while since I saw it. Anyway, I have known people in the past who have dreamt stuff that then turns up in real life and I've heard people often have problems with bad dreams in Sarajevo but then this is hardly surprising. Anyway, it's fascinating. I would say maybe it just shows the emotional and "spiritual" connection you have/ had with these individuals. But then nothing significant ever happens in my dreams, so what do I know?! Oh, am liking this philosophical bent! Have you seen the movie ‘Waking Life’ pretty sure there is something about lucid dreaming in that, although it’s a while since I saw it. Anyway, I have known people in the past who have dreamt stuff that then turns up in real life and I’ve heard people often have problems with bad dreams in Sarajevo but then this is hardly surprising. Anyway, it’s fascinating. I would say maybe it just shows the emotional and “spiritual” connection you have/ had with these individuals. But then nothing significant ever happens in my dreams, so what do I know?!

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