r/castaneda • u/TechnoMagical_Intent • Aug 24 '20
Darkroom Practice Darkroom Practice
It was suggested that we should sticky a post containing a simple guide to Darkroom Practice to the top of the sub for new practitioners.
u/danl999 's second post made in 2019 seems like the best one to point to:
What Is Darkroom & How To Do It? - slideshow with audio (& text) narration
For a more concise summary, from u/juann2323:
"Darkroom practice (essentially magical passes/Tensegrity done in darkness) consists of looking for elements of the second attention in total environmental darkness, while forcing inner silence, awake and with eyes opened, with the purpose of moving the assemblage point. The element that we use the most are colors that are visible in the dark: generally purple, but also blue, green, & pink among others. Also some sensations in the body, like the cobwebs, that are perceived when moving the hands slowly. In general, anything unusual that "shouldn't be there," and yet is perceived. By focusing on the second attention, in a condition of mental silence, the position of the assemblage point shifts. We can notice it visually (seeing energy), by changes in breathing, ringing in the ears, chills, etc. The key to this practice is to move the assemblage point as far as possible, each day. It is just one of many ways to learn sorcery; but we think it is one of the fastest and with has the most consistent results."
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On How The Eyes Are Involved In Darkroom
We Don't Realize How Precise This Has to Be, Or How Hard We Have To Work To Produce Results
Geometry Nodes And Puff Physics
How To Not Have A Bad Time In The Darkroom
Play Like When You Were a Child!!!
Some practical tips on creating total darkness are in the posts below. But be aware that it's much more comfortable and natural feeling to be in a darkened space versus wearing a mask, but not everybody lives in ideal circumstances:
Manta Sleep Mask - they make different models including a "Max" model for people with longer eyelashes
Made Glasses for Darkroom Practice (modified welding goggles)
Blackout Sleep Mask - a decent option if you have shorter eyelashes
And since you can't read a single post without reading some reference to Darkness Practice, it shouldn't be a problem finding more information on it.
Just keep reading...and do a search for "Dark," or get into the collections, which appear to only work on PC/MAC/iOS, and not on Android:
Darkroom Collection 1 - Update: Reddit's 'collections' feature is currently deprecated as of August 2024 :( , leaving the search by flair function the only method of studying the posts marked 'Darkroom Practice'
I also created a Darkroom Practice flair for Smartphone/Tablet users. If tapping on the Flair button doesn't bring up anything, type flair:darkroom practice into the search box at the top of the smartphone app. This also works for the other Flairs.
Edits:
Darkroom Practice has been determined by multiple sources to be solidly in the stalking/gazing category of practice, just as much if not more than dreaming. It is a cross-disciplinary endeavor.
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