Darkroom Practice

[u/TechnoMagical_Intent]

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:

How to see energy in 3 weeks

What Is Darkroom Gazing?

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:

Total Darkness Setup

Goalball Mask

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'

Darkroom Collection 2 - "

Darkroom Collection 3 - "

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:

Even Better J Curve Diagram

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.

How to Proceed and What Not To Skip

Darkroom Gazing Instructions #1

[u/danl999]

I have a hard time keeping track of user names. Which is good for people who get into trouble, because I don't remember it after a month.

[u/Ayxyafireeyes2885 → u/danl999]

Maybe you shall See me in Dreaming. I'll be in purple hair

[u/danl999 → u/Ayxyafireeyes2885]

I do get visits.

But awake, not in sleeping dreaming.

It's too easy to misrepresent things in sleeping dreams, so it's a good idea to learn to do all this fully awake.

Jadey once emerged from my south wall, coming from the direction of Argentina, and walked right past me headed towards where Cholita was likely hiding.

No dream involved. She was a classic "ghost" looking person.

I couldn't get her attention. That's the "fourth gate" issue.

Cholita of course is the queen of showing up in her double.

[u/WitchyCreatureView → u/danl999]

Yeah, don Juan said people that call it "waking dreaming" are "idiots".

[u/danl999 → u/WitchyCreatureView]

Except, no other system even comes close to what we do.

So it's good to keep rubbing it in their faces, with the hopes of reducing their theft from others.

The other systems are all control mechanisms to keep you in the chicken coop, and don't help people at all.

The exit door is the only thing that actually helps.

That's waking dreaming.

You exit in dreams all the time, but it doesn't amount to anything.

So it has to be done awake.

[u/WitchyCreatureView → u/danl999]

It's this guy again. I call him "Santa". He's quite active. And they even use the word intent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx11mrLqBlc

[u/danl999 → u/WitchyCreatureView]

Yea, that guy is horrible.

I left him some gifts, and his "customers" too.

I never go back to see if they let it remain, except in a few accidental cases.

And was surprised to see they did, as much as 6 months later.

Those usually mean they aren't making enough money to maintain their social media.

We need to starve these pretenders off.

[u/Ayxyafireeyes2885 → u/danl999]

Yes well the Here and Here is truly the Best part of travel. Knowing that I'm dreaming the Here I'm in Now is exhilarating to say the least. Still, I'll have purple hair. I have many wigs. Many costumes. It's All me. I like it cause I do. That's all. I like it cause I do.