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September 2016
Issue #204
How Good Can it Get?
Change Your Thoughts, Change the
World
"Change your thoughts
and you change your world."
― Norman Vincent Peale
Regina Meredith interviews Cynthia Sue
Larson on GAIA’s Open Minds
I had a lovely visit to Boulder, Colorado this
past month, where I was in town to be interviewed by Regina Meredith for Open Minds on GAIA TV,
talking about reality shifts, quantum jumps, and the Mandela Effect. This
is going to be wonderful show, and I’ll be sure to let you know
when it’s due to air—most likely some time after
mid-November this year.
I’m frequently noticing ways we can change our thoughts and
change the world, and this month’s RealityShifters contains some
great first-hand reports from people around the world who are doing exactly
that. As I point out in my book, Reality Shifts, the key lies in
becoming mindful and breaking free from mindless habits. Sometimes we think
we are stuck in a situation with few options available—but
usually all we need do is take a deep breath, identify with a larger sense
of self, and respond to developing events in ways that aren’t at
all expected or habitual. I enjoyed getting an opportunity to do just that
on my trip to Colorado.
After I arrived at the Denver airport, I got the chance to meet a couple of
airport security staff while waiting for the ride to my hotel. I was
impressed with how friendly these gentlemen were, considering they were
airport security officers. I chatted with them individually, one at a time,
as they came to make sure I was OK, and in the right waiting place. I spent
a few minutes chatting with one the officers about which part of Denver he
was from, and what he enjoyed about the area, and how things were going for
him. Toward the end of our chat I wished him well as he continued walking
his beat, as he turned back toward me to inform me that he found me to be
“friendlier than most travelers.” I mulled this over,
while looking around at fellow passengers, noticing most were preoccupied
with rushing here and there, or communing with their cell phones. And
fellow travelers who were waiting for their ground transportation seldom
smiled or engaged in conversation.
The common mindset I observed at the Denver airport was one of people
focusing on getting where they intended to go, while minimizing contact
with everyone around them. This mindset is fairly typical in most crowded
gatherings of people in public places, with a gradual increase in
absorption of attention in cell phones. I’ve since noticed that
in many public places, we have opportunities to meet people and get a
chance to learn something amazing we might have in common, or discover
something new and interesting we could learn. All it takes is to disconnect
from our cell phone, and reconnect with people around us.
I invite you as you read through the reality shift experiences in this
month’s issue of RealityShifters to consider how you might
follow these basic reality shifting principles next time you face a
seemingly intractable or stressful situation. Think about how you can take
a deep breath, identify with a larger sense of self, and respond to
developing events in ways that aren’t at expected or habitual.
Let’s Connect
Did you know that I share new
experiences, tips, stories, and inspirational ideas at Facebook, Twitter
and YouTube? I look forward to seeing you there!
Love always, Cynthia Sue Larson
email Cynthia at cynthia@realityshifters.com
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"You're so insightful, positive and personable. You helped me to refocus
my thoughts and energies. I really appreciate the positive energies that
you were able to channel through me as well as your reminders to remain
positive--and to question and even challenge--how good CAN it get! After
our reading, things fell into place and I have no doubt that your reading
had a lot to do with it. My angels were watching over me and showing me
just how good it can get! With your help I feel that I was cleansed and
opened up to the infinite possibilities that surround me. My positive
energy/aura did and will continue to attract more positive
energies!”
-- Lori
Sudden Changes, Quantum
Jumps
While visiting Boulder, Colorado this month, I got to
thinking about the idea of how sudden jumps and big changes can occur
everywhere. I mulled this over while staying at the Hotel Boulderado, which
is a bit like a museum. And while thinking about history, I got to thinking
about how things don't generally seem to happen in tiny increments so much
as larger ones.
I looked at historic pictures from a century ago showing a great flood when
Boulder Creek flooded in the “Great Flood” of May 31,
1894. That flood is now considered to be a 100-year flood, which at the
time was the largest flood the city of Boulder had experienced. "Boulder
Creek on a Rampage," the Daily Camera reported, adding "The Windows of
Heaven Opened and Boulder was Submerged." The flood was caused by a
dastardly combination of steady rain combined with heavy snow melt, which
fed Boulder Creek so much water that bridges collapsed, train yards
flooded, and Boulder was cut off from the outside world for several days.
This flood happened suddenly, and Boulder residents at the time were caught
completely by surprise. I’m intrigued that we don’t
see in-between phases between such things as horse and buggy and
automobile, or firemen pulling their own fire carts and fire engines.
Perhaps such in-between phases do exist. But most people probably moved to
the next big thing, such as the automobile. Looking at old pictures hanging
on the walls at the Hotel Boulderado, I contemplated the period of time in
the 1800’s when guests visiting the hotel arrived in horses and
buggies and carriages, long before invention of the car–at a
time when even the firemen didn’t have fire trucks. They instead
pulled carts with 250 feet of hose down streets to a water plug, where they
attached the hose and nozzle to put out fires–all without help
from fire engines. It turns out that nature works similarly, with big leaps
to new solutions, rather than steady incremental transitions. We find
evidence for such quantum jumps with E.Coli bacteria that can instantly
make a huge evolutionary change and basically evolve itself into a form of
bacteria that could then digest the only food presented to it that it could
not eat before–lactose–which is what the scientists
were giving it. So if we think in terms of evolution, a lot of us have
believed, as Darwin proposed, and according to classical physics it makes
sense that instead of these huge steps–these huge jumps of
evolution where there are missing links–you’ve heard
that phrase–we would expect to see lots of little in-between
phases, where a species would evolve gradually. That is not, in fact, what
we’re finding in the laboratory right now, with bacteria.
It’s not what we would expect.
You can read the full blog post on this topic posted at: http://wp.me/pbqQk-UA
You can watch the YouTube video at: https://youtu.be/wNgj24NchVo
PMH Atwater talks with Cynthia Sue Larson about common
characteristics to near-death experiences (NDEs), including insights from
adult and child experiencers. PMH and Cynthia discuss their experiences
with NDEs and some of the transformative effects that provide one with a
sense of true identity, meaning, and purpose. PMH talks about her recent
book, "Dying to Know You: Proof of God in the Near-Death Experience," and
recounts some near-death experiences. PMH shares a meditation exercise we
can all do any time we need to restore balance and harmony in our lives.
An international authority on near-death states, Dr. PMH
Atwater’s research has established that the near-death
phenomenon is not some kind of anomaly, but is rather part of the larger
genre of transformations of consciousness. She combines her decades of
research in near-death experiences, altered states of consciousness,
mysticism, and psychic phenomena to reveal what transformations of
consciousness really are, why we have them, and where they lead us. The
extensive body of her research covers over 43 years of work, and involves
nearly 7,000 research participants. http://pmhatwater.com/
Memorable Visit to Friends My Parents Don’t
Recall
Steve
Swansea, Wales, UK
I have Been watching your you tube videos. It struck a
chord with me that I have a strange story that I have carried with me for a
long time. It goes back to when I was a young boy of no more than 3 or 4
years old. I vividly remember my parents taking me to their friends house.
These people had recently returned to Wales after living in Australia for
several years. I remember it was also one of their children's birthday's as
there was a party. Afterwards they showed us cini film of their time in
Australia. Now I remember waiting for the bus home with my parents and
being puzzled that the red bus was brown at night, that's how young I was.
Now the point is when I asked my parents as an adult about this they have
no idea who or what I'm taking about. I don't think it was a dream. Anyway,
I really enjoy your videos and get a lot from them. Thanks for
listening
Note from Cynthia: I am grateful to you for sharing the
experience you had as a young boy, visiting friends of your parents who'd
recently returned to Wales after living in Australia. I can totally relate
to how odd it must seem that your parents wouldn't remember such an
interesting and unique party, especially since it featured a movie of their
time in Australia. I do know how weird it is to talk with your parents
about something that truly stands out that they claim not to remember at
all, as something similar happened to me with my parents when I was a young
girl in the early 1970s.
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Change in Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA Album
Cover
Sherrie
Oldbury, UK
Hi Cynthia
I thought you may be interested in this possible Mandela Effect, although I
know you keep on top of them yourself lol.
Do you recall the Bruce Springsteen "Born in the USA" album cover?
White tee, blue jeans and a red bandana in his back pocket? Springsteen's
iconic style was the red bandana, wasn't it?
If you google the album cover now, they all show a red cap instead.
This link for a child's T-shirt even states it is a red bandana, but
displays a red cap:
http://amzn.to/2cnRVAt
Note from Cynthia: Thanks so much for writing to me about your
observation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" album cover! I see the
red cap now, and also remember when this album came out in the 80s, it
featured Springsteen's trademark of the red bandana. And now that you
mention it, that red cap just looks all wrong!
Parallel Reality After Strong Emotion
Clyde
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
I had an interesting event occur where a deep emotion aided
me in effecting an immediate shift in timelines. At the time I had no idea
what happened but a year or two later learned of "time shifts" and realized
I had experienced one. I live in a typical housing tract in the Phoenix,
AZ. metro area. The neighbors behind me had a nuisance dog that they
apparently kept inside for a long time and then decided to start leaving
outside. Well, the dog did not like that. She started barking and
barking—and barking—all day long and far into the
night. I left notes on their door, I contacted the local police department,
nothing would remedy the situation. So one night, at midnight, feeling
frustrated to the "max," and at the "end of my rope," I went out to the
(brick) fence, looked directly at the house, and yelled at the top of my
lungs, "shut the f__k up!!!!! Things changed immediately. The dog shut up
and from then on never made another sound. Several weeks later I was up on
a ladder trimming my tree and peering over the fence, noticed the dog on
the back porch, content as can be, even noticing me without making any sign
at all. I could not believe my eyes. I thought they had re-homed the dog.
Surprised she was still there, I "chalked it up" to maybe they took the dog
to obedience class. Not long after that I found out about parallel
timelines, and realized that is what happened. It still "blows my mind" but
I now know my timelines shift constantly. Maybe not in such a dramatic
fashion, but it is happening. Thanks for allowing me to share.
Note from Cynthia: This does indeed sound like a most wonderful
reality shift! Thank you
so very much for writing to share your experience with the incessantly
barking dog that transformed into a non-barking dog one day. While
some people might imagine a program of behavioral conditioning with
positive and negative reinforcements working to train a neighbor's
dog, getting such instantaneous and long-lasting results after one
intervention does seem a little unlikely according to classical
explanations of how such a behavioral change in a dog might be
achieved.
A Bench Appeared that Wasn’t There
Before
Steffi
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Some time ago I was writing to you about the
"tausengüldenkraut" tea, that seemed to have another name at some
point (that I cannot even remember now!). And then just now, in the tiny
Greek sea side village I’m currently residing in, I was walking
down the street, planning to first buy some bread and then ideally find
some bench facing the sea and have said bread with my finally ripe avocado,
and THEN go have a coffee in a cafe. So, while walking toward the
supermarket I kept watching out for such a spot, but there
wasn’t any. Never mind, there is plenty of low wall to sit on,
all along the beach, so no worries. But then, bizarrely, as I exited the
little supermarket and looked back in the direction I had just come from,
there was a comfortable bench, in the shade, under a tree, in front of the
low wall so ideal for resting my legs! I couldn’t have invented
it any better had I tried. I cannot possibly have missed it on my way
there—it’s a narrowish, open, tranquil little street,
with nothing much going on, and no views obstructed, and I was on the
LOOKOUT, for God’s sake! Man, this world, upon closer
inspection, really is nothing like I perceived and believed it to be in my
younger years.
Note from Cynthia: I love hearing how you saw a bench appear that
wasn't there before! And it sounds like since you were specifically looking
for a bench exactly where it later appeared, because you were seeking the
perfect place to enjoy your picnic meal! I love this example, since I'm
certain it will remind many readers of similar such experiences, that
likely tend to be discounted as 'human error,' when quite possibly some of
them represent incidences of benches appearing where there were no benches
before. Very cool, and perfectly placed for next time!
In the spirit of brevity, here is my Mandela Effect
experience with Lee Curreri. In 2003 I was in my kitchen listening to a
newly bought under-the-counter kitchen radio/CD player. I very, very rarely
listen to the radio because I like to what which I listen to, so this was a
memorable occasion. A song came on the radio, and I noticed it was a
particularly beautiful piece entitled "Brighter Than Sunshine.”
I thought, “Wow, how nice,” and waited to hear the
name of the artist responsible for that song. The DJ (For lack of a better
word) came on and said that this song was written and performed by Lee
Curreri. Lee Curreri is the guy who was in the TV Show "Fame" as Martelli
from the 80’s; he was a gifted keyboard player/singer/song
writer who, in real life, was indeed a gifted Keyboard player/ singer
songwriter. The DJ continued to press on about how this is his first
breakthrough song. I thought, “That was really cool, Good on
him!” I read on the internet later that year that yes, this was
Lee Curreri and that it was his FIRST hit song, although he had been
writing and producing and performing with moderate success all along, but
nothing big like this hit song! Now here we are about 10 or 12 years later,
and the reality has changed. No, he did not die or anything terrible, but
this song was no longer by Lee Curreri. It was by an artist known as
“Aqualung.” There is not any resemblance between
these two that one could have mistaken visually. The reality of that which
I learned years ago had changed. So Far I do not seem to share this
“Mandela Effect" with anyone else.
Note from Cynthia: Thanks so much for sharing your experience
hearing a song written and
performed by Lee Cureri in 2003--that ten years later is now known as
a song written and performed by Aqualung. How amazing that you
followed up with subsequent internet searches to confirm that the
composer of "Brighter than Sunshine" indeed was Lee Cureri back in
2003--which clearly is not currently the case, as an internet search
today shows.
Willie Nelson Alive Again
Ben
Mesa, Arizona, USA
I recently saw your video, and it immediately hit me that I
distinctly remembered hearing on the news and other places that Willie
Nelson died a while back and then later I heard he was on tour? He is
currently still alive. Very strange feeling—quite a strange
thing. I don’t remember exactly when it was I heard about
Willie, but I know it wasn’t very long ago. I think it was late
2015—possibly last December. I’m sorry to say I
don’t know the details involving his death, but I think I
remember something about passing away at home with his family present. My
Wife is from South Africa, and she does not remember hearing that Nelson
Mandela died sooner that he actually did. I also asked my Mother-in-law
too, being older and also from South Africa, maybe she would remember
Mandela dying—but she did not.
My Wife did ask me to ask you if continuously seeing numbers repeat, such
as 11:11, 3:33, 4:44, 2:22, ect. has any significance? She sees them on a
daily basis. My Mother-in-law works in an apartment complex office. Daily
she has a tenants file open on her desk and that particular tenant comes
walking in the office. Any significance here? My Wife and I also see a car
next to us on occasion and look again and they are gone, with no time for
the car to vanish.
Note from Cynthia: Thank you SO much for mentioning your
remembrance that Willie Nelson passed away a while back--and now you've
just heard he's on tour! I know that strange feeling to hear such things,
and the good news is that you're definitely not alone, and I'm sure others
also remember having heard that Willie Nelson died before 2016. I am
grateful he's actually alive right now, but I have noticed numerous
celebrities having passed away, only to later find they're very much alive
again. One of the more recent ones I've noted in the past few years and not
pointed out is the actor Benicio del Toro. I'd first heard of him having
passed away around the year 2000, shortly after he filmed the movie,
"Traffic," and I remember feeling sad for the world to have seen what an
outstanding actor he was, only to lose him almost immediately upon his
first really big movie role. And then, just a few years later, I was
stunned and relieved and amazed to see he was alive again! People's
experiences with reality shifts do not always match, and it's much more
likely that we'll notice someone alive again (reported dead by reputable
sources, later to be observed very much alive) if they are not part of our
daily lives. So people have reported friends of the family or distant
relatives being alive again, as well as celebrities who are not part of
their daily lives. So I am not surprised that your wife from South Africa
would not have noticed any anomalies with Nelson Mandela. She may, however,
notice anomalies with celebrities or world famous figures outside of the
country she was living in at the time, or some distance away from her daily
life. I've found repeating numbers such as 111, 222, 333, 444 and such to
coincide with times when a great deal of Qi or energy is flowing. I thus
experience this after meditation, and witnessed it the most ever during my
Kundalini awakening experience of 1994, when I'd wake up many times each
night, every night, to see the digital clock show me this sequence of
times: 1:11, 2:22, 3:33, 4:44, 5:55! With regard to your wife having a file
open when that person walks in--this sounds like your wife is feeling a
sense of that person strongly, and thus is attuned to them. Such
synchronicity to me is an example of reality shifts, as are incidents in
which adjacent cars vanish as if into thin air--something I've also seen on
many occasions.
Seeing Myself as a Spark of Light and Experiencing
Wonderful Shifts
Ursula
Warsaw, Poland
I am very glad to have found your realityshifters.com
website. I have had some experiences, that no one could explain to me and,
to tell you the truth, scared me a bit a few times. I have known many
people with psychic abilities and some of them really had absolutely
genuine talents, but somehow I did not believe I could do something like
that. I am learning, however, to stop being afraid and to start enjoying.
:) My first incident took place when I was about seven years old and was
talking to a friend when suddenly I felt like a small spark of light jumped
from me to her, and I noticed that I was in her body and I could see me in
front of her, talking to her, as if we had traded places or changed bodies.
That experience lasted just about twenty seconds, because as soon as I
noticed and realized how strange it was, I immediately "jumped
back.” But I clearly recall that I saw myself as a small
white-golden flame, and that it was “me.” I had quite
a few more incidents, including a memorable occasion when I was in a
conflict situation, and the other person kind of
“shifted”—or or perhaps I shifted after
just a millisecond—at which point the business manager started
being completely friendly, and behaved as if nothing unpleasant happened,
which at the time completely baffled me. One such incident occurred in a
shop when I ordered something and later came to get it, only to discover
that the item was not what I had ordered. The owner was a very aggressive
person, who shouted that she would not give me my money back, and that I
could "Take it, or leave it!” I walked out, and after making
about ten steps, felt like going back to the shop. When I came back, the
owner smiled at me nicely and asked, “Do you want me to order
this again, or would you like your money back?" I was speechless, and so
were two ladies in the shop who had just witnessed the whole situation
unfold a few minutes earlier. If not for their astonishment, I would have
thought that I had imagined the transformation. This sort of instantaneous
shift happened several more times, and I have started using it deliberately
now. I have two stories to share about deliberate creation: (1) I was on
holiday with a friend who has a compulsive cleaning problem, and a moment
came when she did something, that made me really angry. In a millisecond I
decided not to react with an emotional outburst, because I realized that
might destroy our friendship—so I did something completely
different, and started to run. Since we were near the beach, I ran into the
sea. Suddenly I felt such enormous joy that I began jumping like a child,
feeling light and happy. When I came back to shore, my friend seemed not to
remember the whole situation, and for the rest of our holiday there never
occurred any situation where I could be irritated by her behavior. (2) I
left my suitcase at the train station in the kind of metal luggage
container where you put coins in a slot so you can leave your luggage in a
locker. Something came up that prevented me from going back to retrieve my
luggage for five days. When I finally was able to return, I read a notice
that stated that luggage left more than three days will be destroyed. I
immediately called the service, but no one answered the phone. I went back
to my hotel room and tried to calm myself, saying, "God, please do
something—I love my suitcase and my things, and would love to
get them back.” I felt calmer, and visualized my happiness in
the future when I got my things back. I closed my visualization by saying,
“God, if Your Will is that my luggage is destroyed, I accept,
but pleeeeeease:), I prefer to have my suitcase back.” I then
called the service again, and the phone was immediately answered. I told my
story, and the man on the phone told me that exceptionally they did not
take my luggage, because two days ago (on the third day, when my luggage
should be taken away), their car was broken and this afternoon it will be
repaired, so if I go to the station and put coins in the slot, I will get
my luggage—and I got it! I have now learned to trust and not be
afraid, because I shift things in opposite direction from what I want when
I am afraid. I am happy that you write about these topics, because I know
that many of my friends believe in linear reality, and I cannot share my
stories with them. My friend manifested the tickets for a New Years Opera
concert in Wien. When she registered on the Opera website, everyone told
her that it is statistically impossible for her to draw the tickets. But
she said that she saw herself already there, and then drew two tickets. Of
course, when you get tickets that are left over, you typically
don’t get the best seats. However, when she and her husband
entered the Opera, and showed their tickets, the man who checked their
tickets took them to the front and seated them in the second row! I would
like to thank you for your insights and your realityshifters website,
because thanks to you, I understand better how it is possible, that a
situation can shift and change in front of your eyes. I am an MD, so I
thought sometimes that something is wrong with me and it cannot be
logically possible (well, actually "logically" it is not). Poland is very
Catholic, and a kind of orthodox country, so I have not had many people
that I could share my experiences with or ask for advice. I was baffled by
my experiences and felt alone with it, and kind of weird, because no one,
not even my Buddhist friends could explain what was happening to me. Many
times I asked myself, “How could I do such things consciously
and intentionally?” Now I am starting to grasp how this works
and trust the process, also thanks to you.
Note from Cynthia: Thank you so very much for writing to me! I am
glad you are feeling less frightened of your innate senses and abilities. I
appreciate the way you observed your spark of consciousness observing you.
I agree with your sense that the little spark was the real you! And this
fits my sense that when we notice reality shifts, quantum jumps and Mandela
Effects we are traveling in the form of our true identity--as
consciousness. And you could see yourself as consciousness with another
spark of consciousness viewing you through your body's eyes. I love the way
you describe how you made a decision to run with joy into the sea, after
which you and your friend were on good terms, and how you made a choice to
trust and not be afraid in the situation where your suitcase and things
were returned to you instead of being destroyed, as per the policy at that
train station. And I just adore the way your friend got second row seat
tickets for the opera in Wien!
Reality Shifting Faces
Daphne
Germany
I have some more Reality Shift stories for you now about faces.
I was on holiday at the seaside in Holland and was walking along the beach.
They were pumping sand onto the beach through a large pipe connected to a
ship far out at sea. This event attracted hundreds of seagulls and also
hundreds of bird watchers. It was really fascinating to watch the water and
sand surging out of the pipe onto the beach, and to watch the seagulls
soaring in the sky above and hopping about on the beach below. I felt very
exhilarated by all this and quite out of the blue I thought of a lady I
hadn't seen for about 30 years. "I wonder what she looks like now?" I
thought to myself. A few minutes later I found myself face to face with
her! We stared at each other and recognized each other but we both seemed
to be frozen in time. It couldn't possibly be her. What would she be doing
here when she lives at the seaside hundreds of miles away? Neither of us
said a word and then the crowds pushed us apart. We never saw each other
again.
Many years ago I attended a seminar about a spiritual healing method. I
noticed that I liked other healing methods better and got rather bored. I
began to look at the other participants opposite me. There were about 25 of
us and we were sitting in a large circle listening to the teacher. Suddenly
the lady opposite me looked absolutely exactly like a girl I had been to
school with. I stared at her and then saw that the lady next to her looked
exactly like another girl in my class at school! By and by I looked at all
the ladies sitting opposite me and they all looked like the girls I had
been to school with, but about 15 years old. I spent a long time staring at
them and needless to say, I no longer paid any attention to what the
teacher was saying! Then I blinked and everything was back to normal. The
schoolgirls' faces had all vanished and the faces of the ladies were back
again. When I was about seven years old my teacher mixed me up with another
girl who looked just like me. I was really upset and frustrated and cried.
A few years later we both went to the senior school but went into parallel
classes. We still saw each other in the playground but had nothing to do
with each other. We still looked very much alike, but she behaved in a
"bad" way, and I behaved in a "good" way. She was expelled from school when
we were both 16 for pushing drugs to 11 year-olds. I met her by
"coincidence" in the school garden just before she left. We hugged each
other and said "Good-bye". We were both deeply moved. I never saw her
again. For about 20 years after this, people kept coming up to me at
irregular intervals, mistaking me for one of their friends. I changed my
appearance quite often but strangers kept on greeting me so happily until
they found out I was someone else. Then they were deeply shocked and very
embarrassed. Finally, a lady said I looked exactly like someone she knew. I
told her crossly that I wanted this lady's name and address and I wanted to
visit her that afternoon. Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds and I
found myself repeating my intention. She looked at me and then said she had
made a mistake. I didn't look like her friend after all. She moved to
another town shortly afterwards and no one ever mistook me for someone else
after that! What a relief! These repetitions had been cancelled
out!
Note from Cynthia: These are all wonderful accounts of your
experiences! What an amazing experience when you had just been thinking of
a friend, and then you saw her on a beach while you were on vacation in
Holland. Sometimes it is possible to catch a glimpse of someone without
knowing we've caught a glimpse of them, such that our subconscious mind
runs a memory search and brings to our conscious awareness the idea of a
person we've only subconsciously viewed. The idea of that person now comes
to our conscious attention, and when we see them, this time, consciously,
we are amazed to find them so far from where we'd expect to see them. But I
take it you don't think you caught a subconscious glimpse of this woman,
right?
Your experience where people's faces transformed into faces of childhood
friends is interesting, yet will likely inspire those who suspect all
reality shifts are actually memory glitches to say, "Aha! Definitely faulty
memories and mistaken visual perceptions!" And your experience with a local
doppelganger (someone who looked just like you) will likely be dismissed by
scoffers as something like the "Twinless Twins" project at
www.twinstrangers.net
How it Feels to Live Parallel Lives
Carlos
England
For about the past five years, I’ve been noticing some strange
things.
One day when I was out walking, I saw myself in another world—I
was driving a van, and doing work related to house remodeling. And at the
same time I was here, and then I returned, having seen me there and later
here. This happened all during that day, to the point I became very afraid
that I was losing mental control. Over the past five years, this happened
many times. Today I find that this is normal; now I know that I have
another life or other lives involving me there. I now believe that several
parallel worlds exist. At first I was very concerned, because I was almost
confusing the realities. I have never smoked at any time in life, but, I
feel that in the other life I smoked, and sometimes I feel that I smoked a
lot. Also, there are times I can drink a liter of wine and I don't feel
anything, and at other times if I drink just one cup of wine I feel very
bad, like I had never drunk. I have also experienced some times when I
attended a film on TV that I already saw—but that I know for
sure I had never attended. These are some of the day-to-day things I
notice.
Note from Cynthia: Thanks so much for writing to me, and
describing some of the times you have experienced witnessing yourself doing
other things--such as driving a van doing some other kind of work than you
were doing at the time as you walked by. I am intrigued that you went
through a period of time in your life when this happened many times--and I
can appreciate the kind of confusion you must have felt. Some previous
readers of RealityShifters have shared experiences in which they saw
themselves driving down the road--sometimes in the same rather unusual
vehicle that they were actually driving at the same time--so there have
been reports by people of having witnessed parallel realities.
The Constellation Orion Has Moved
Rusty
Greenville, Tennessee, USA
I know that I'm new to the Mandela Effect, I feel like I
jumped into the life of another 'me' just before Christmas and have been
seeking answers and validation since. I have heard people talk about
geological changes and entire countries that have ceased to exist etc, like
I grew up thinking that Mongolia was taken over by China in the 1800s but
come to find out not only is it a country still, but I have friends that
fought along side them in the Iraq war. But the land was always there, the
geopolitical lines are what's different. Other people have experienced that
as well, but last night I noticed something else way off that I haven't
heard anyone mention. Constellations. I grew up watching the night sky
during the summer, my dad would take me back packing about once a month and
he would talk stars and navigation, etc. One weekend though he decided to
charter a boat and go far enough out in the lake to where no lights were
visible in any direction and that was the first time It really clicked how
to navigate by those stars. I charted all the stars around Cassiopeia, Ursa
major, Ursa minor, and Auriga denoting the stars Cappellas & Polaris I was
17 years old and spent the next 6 years as a camp counselor looking at the
night sky. My favorite was Orion though. I don't know why, it offered no
real use to me as far as navigation goes, but it was my favorite. Yesterday
a friend of ours invited us out on her boat so we went and relaxed and I
drank a beer because in this life I'm apparently not allergic to wheat and
gluten, and I was pointing to constellations with my 5 year old, I guess
priming him for the hikes, boat rides and all those little orienteering
lessons that would come while he's under my wing when he asked me which one
was my favorite to which I replied Orion. But I couldn't find it. It should
be low, not to far above the horizon this time of year but it's gone, just
'poof'. So now me and Google have been awake all night and it appears that
Orion is now only visible where I live in January through March. It used to
be high in the sky during the colder months and at its lowest during the
summer (end of June), you could still see Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka peak
just above the horizon. Do you know of anyone else who has experienced
something similar? Do you think that I have done or changed something to
shift into this reality? A lot of people blame CERN, but this feels
personal.
Note from Cynthia: Thanks so much for writing to me regarding
seeing changes in the position and visibility of constellations, including
Orion. I know what you mean about the way Orion stands out in the night
sky, and I've also enjoyed watching it. It sounds like you've factored in
considerations such as your geographic position, which of course influences
which stars you can see and where they appear--and now that does sound very
strange that you can'f find Orion where it used to be at this time of year
at your geographic position at all! While I've not (yet) heard much in the
way of reports of constellations appearing in different locations, such a
reality shift seems right in keeping with other similar shifts. I'd guess
the only reason something so personal would occur is to ensure you sit up
and take notice, rather than dismissing the whole idea of reality shifts as
unlikely or impossible. When something so significant occurs that we cannot
ignore it, we must then find some way to get our minds around what it
means, and what is going on.
Most all the reality shifts I've observed were very much 'in my face' and
unmistakable, especially during the time in my life when I was most wishing
I could ignore this was happening, and just return to "normal life." Such
was clearly not to meant to be, so I started the realityshifters site
instead, and began publishing other peoples' first-hand reports as well as
mine, and I wrote "Reality Shifts: When Consciousness Changes the Physical
World."
http://www.realityshifts.com
Hello,
What if they (Mandela Effects and reality shifts involving the Berenstain /
Berenstein Bears) were just changed. Could it be that all these things
that we "mis-remember" are just changes made by the author or owner of the
content?
— Nate
Dear Nate,
Great question! In cases of genuine reality shifts and Mandela Effects,
there is no evidence of changes along the way, but rather historical
stories that explain that whatever-it-is was "always that way." If you see
changes, then it's not a reality shift / Mandela Effect.
— Cynthia
___________
Hi, Cynthia,
I enjoyed your You tube video about parallel universes. Is it possible to
connect to a another universe to see a person that has passed over in a new
version of this lifetime? I know everything is energy and as we observe it
we change the wavelength. Can a person we love be in our same
universe—one who has passed and one who has still lived another
version of their earthy incarnation in MY earthly version. I have been an
intuitive since I was little and hold a MBA and undergraduate in Finance.
I have seen a lot of coincidences that are not easy to explain to the
average person. Thoughts?
— Sue
Dear Sue,
Thanks so much for writing to me with this question about whether it's
possible to see someone who's passed over in a different possible version
of reality. Based on what I've witnessed, it is possible to see people
previously reported dead alive again--and the most frequent such
occurrences I've heard of have to do with someone who's not in the
immediate household or family. So the answer is yes, it's possible.
With love and thanks,
— Cynthia
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Hi, Cynthia,
Hope you are enjoying your summer. I don't mean to waste your professional
or personal time and I will understand if you are too busy; could you tell
me why you think reality shifts are increasing now?
— Jim
Dear Jim,
Thanks so much for asking this question about why Mandela Effects are
increasing right now. My research about reality shifts, which are
essentially the same thing as the Mandela Effect, suggests that the more we
pay attention to reality shifts and the more we talk about them, the more
likely people are to experience more of them. This combined with ease of
validating reality shift experiences on the internet contributes to the
perfect environment for people to
increasingly notice reality shifts. Prior to the term "Mandela Effect,"
most people actually were noticing reality shifts--albeit not paying much
attention as their socks, keys, coats and wallets seemed to move around,
and various differences between what people remembered and what the
historical record suggested occasionally occurred. There is also one more
possible contributing factor worthy of our consideration with regard to
what might be contributing to the rapid rise in reports of Mandela Effects:
Some people have noticed that there has been an increase of the Schumann
frequency, which has been a fairly steady 7.8 Hertz for many years, but now
features occasional spikes similar to what corresponds to the human alpha
brain wave (as high as 12.5 Hz), in contrast to the long-standing theta
brain wave frequency range of 6-10 Hz it's been for most of human history.
And as to what is contributing to this increase in the Schumann frequency,
that seems to be a matter of atmospheric particles, according to Fernando
Simoes, space scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Md, ''The frequency of Schumann Resonance depends not only on the size of
the planet but on what kinds of atoms and molecules exist in the atmosphere
because they change the electrical conductivity."
With love and thanks,
— Cynthia
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Hello,
What kind of effect can a persons religious beliefs have on their
reality?
— Andrew
Dear Andrew,
Faith can make a huge difference for people, as I write in my book Quantum
Jumps: Quantum Jumps Example: Faith Aids Therapy
When researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts set out to
study psychiatric treatment effectiveness in 159 men and women suffering
from depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder, they asked study
participants one question: “To what extent do you believe in
God?” Randi McCabe, director of the Anxiety Treatment and
Research Center at St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Ontario commented,
“Your belief that you’re going to get better, your
attitude, does influence how you feel. And really, in cognitive behavior
therapy, that is really what we’re trying to change:
peoples’ beliefs, how they’re seeing their world,
their perspective.” While the strength of peoples’
beliefs was unrelated to their initial symptoms when admitted for
treatment, it turned out to be surprisingly indicative of the efficacy of
therapy. As David H. Rosmarin, the study’s lead author reports,
“Patients who had higher levels of belief in God demonstrated
more effects of treatment. They seemed to get more bang for their buck, so
to speak.”
Dear Cynthia,
I very much agree with you on the subject of parallel universes and I'm
really interested in it. Is it possible to 'jump' into another parallel
universe to become healthy again? I'm looking forward to your answer. Kind
regards,
— Vivien
Dear Vivien,
Many people 'jump' into parallel realities in which they experience
improved health, mental clarity, vision, and reduced pain. Much of the
research in these areas is happening in the fields of positive psychology
and placebo effect, and are described in my books, "Quantum Jumps" and
"Reality Shifts."
So the short answer is, yes, it is possible--and for the 'how to' for your
particular situation, the journey begins with opening your mind and heart
to the idea that you can experience such new possibilities. We are also
influenced by those close to us--by their beliefs and ideas--which is why
some of the yogis who describe some of the most amazingly miraculous
healing likely chose to meditate and fast and pray in some degree of
isolation, in order to help ensure maximum success. Other factors include
what you think and believe to be possible.
Lots of love,
— Cynthia
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Dear Cynthia,
I want to change. Tell me, what are Quantum jumps?
— Deepak
Dear Deepak,
Simply put, Quantum Jumps describes the process by which we can harness the
everyday experience of "acting as if" that we benefit from each time we
jump out of bed on mornings we'd rather not get up, or feel noticeable
improvement when our mother puts a Band-Aid on our knee and "kisses the
boo-boo better," or experience the Placebo Effect in which we notice big
improvements after doing something that should make no physical
difference.
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This book reads like a film of a stage play in which the primary two
characters are distinct parts of Jacob Needleman’s
consciousness—separated by levels of awareness, and through
space and time. Jerry (the author’s self at various youthful
ages) and Jacob (his older self) engage in conversation that nudges each of
them to view their concepts of self and reality through a broader lens.
While this premise may sound a little bit “out there,”
it works marvelously well for conveying the philosophical stages of
questioning we humans often have. “I Am Not I”
provides readers with an exciting introduction to philosophy, inviting us
to reconsider some of the assumptions subconsciously absorbed by most of us
growing up in western society. Some of the ideas presented include the
notion that real freedom is obedience to something bigger than ourselves;
that if we live in a living (conscious) universe, then we are living too;
and the importance of deeply and truly feeling a genuine sense of yearning,
and love. “I Am Not I” is more than a play, thanks to
it’s conversation-through-time structure. Not only are readers
invited to explore philosophical ideas, but also to engage in similar
conversations with our younger and older possible selves. The notion that
sometimes, the truth lies in-between two vantage points offers a sense of
hope that this is how we might touch the ineffable. There is some truly
thought-provoking dialogue in this book, such as, “Science knows
it does not have answers. What it doesn’t know is that it has
only questions, questions of the heart.” (p. 76) And there are
thought-provoking questions pertaining to what happens to us when we die,
and involving some of the key principles as taught by Gurdjieff, such as
“remember yourself always and everywhere.” (p. 106)
An italicized quotation toward the very end of I Am Not I gets to the heart
of how it feels to have meaning in one’s life, “The
ego knew it would someday disintegrate and die, but it also knew that its
real hidden heart, the I-ness hidden behind and within itself, could never
die and was never born. It was both outside and inside of time.”
(p. 110) Highly recommended!
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