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This was laying around in my archives. Thought that maybe some of you folks may be interested.

Meditation Exercise.

I haven't tried it in any capacity, but I know that there is some validity to it (kind of a long story).

Enjoy.

Umm... copyright to whomever wrote it and being presented here without permission.

I done the same thing to a couple of my friends, I would start to see different faces on them. One I remember well reminded me of a traveler, mostly because his face was so oily and dirty.

Lynn, do you want to post your story? I'd like to know what happened.

The technique is very similar to that taught in various esoteric lodges and, in a somewhat simpler form, to a type of scrying used by many modern day Wicca. Very interesting. Thank you for the post.

Yes, very interesting. I'm going to try it.
Thanks for posting this exercise.

Well, it was a long story at the time of the posting. I didn't have the time at the time to get into it. Hit and run. Not much of a story, really.

Well I said that there is some validity to it, I mean that there is something there, but I don't know what it is. There is some truth in there, but I don't know what or where it is.

There have been times in the past when I've just gotten done shaving. Then I would just stare at myself in the mirror not wanting to start my day. I'm sure some of you folks get that feeling. Just plain blah after waking up. Every now and then, something in my reflection would twitch. I never thought twice about it and attributed it to not wanting to get moving. But that was the only time it would happen -- just staring into the mirror.

Ever see "Sightings" on Sci-Fi? I used to watch that show to help keep me grounded in reality. To me, watching that show was like reading one of the rags at check-out counters. Some truth, but hard to find it. Always interesting to see where people will take a grain to truth to.

Well, Sightings did a bit on this meditaion technique. The story was about contacting deceased relatives. They would set someone up in a room with a candle and a mirror. Eventually faces would appear in the mirror -- faces of the deceased. Interesting.

Then I got this document from a friend of mine. This guy has read over 5,000 books on yoga and meditation, and, due to the nature of our relationship, I knew he wouldn't steer me wrong. It put a new spin on the Sightings bit that I saw. Suddenly there was some truth and some placebo in the Sightings bit.

The question has become, Where is the truth in this phenomenon? Like ckerins said about various esoteric lodges and Wiccans. Something in common is going on.

Like I said, not really that much of a story.

Personally, I'm inclined to the meditation as I have presented with the common mystical uses as back-up evidence that something is there. But that's me.

There is, to some extent, a connection with PRing and meditation stuff. Perfect chance to share and hear what you folks have to say.

So far this has been a casual interrest. I just may have to start doing some real research. (Egads! Not real research! That entails hard work and stuff!)

Time for me to digress before I lose control of the urge to ramble about other related subjects. More good stuff, but for another day.

Lynn Halmich

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK. I'm sorry. But does anyone else identify this as the BLOODY MARY urban myth?!??!!??! Maybe it's a generational thing, but my generation (I'm in HS now) used this technique to scare eachother senseless when we were in Grammar school.

I know it's really chicken of me, especially since I've never tried it myself. But if you've seen the horrified faces of people who have, you would understand a little better . I'm all for confronting shadows, it's the only way to know yourself, but people should only confront ("meet" i should say) their shadows when they are ready. I'm not, I'm too scared.

I love seeking new techniques of the brain, but this is exact technique has tramatized me since I was a child. I don't know if I have the courage to attempt it! (I'm such a chicken ). I know it says that it's just my face, my shadows, and I only really need to fear seeing my true self, but still, I have so much fear associated with this technique taht I don't think i can do it.

I'm also afriad of teh consequences. There's what to do when i meet those "faces." In Star Wars, Luke met his shadow (The Darth Vader in the Cave), and blew it!(He wasn't supposed to fight at all, esp w/ anger) I don't want to blow it, miss my meaning for the meeting .

Now a question: Whoever knew the person who wrote it, could you ask him if it will still be effective with a group of trusted friends?
Thanks

FYI if you don't know the Bloody Mary Myth:
(This is to the best of knowledge as I have heard it)

Ok. Well, the actual Bloody Mary is Queen Mary of England after Henry VIII. Her being Catholic, took the throne and ordered all non catholics to be burned.

As for the Urban Legend:
There was some mean lady who killed people (not sure if it was the mary named above). Someone killed her while she was looking at herself in the mirror. Supposedly her soul was absorbed into mirrors.

What kids did:
A group of kids, or solo, would get by a mirror and stare into it with minial light. (As described exactly in the exercise). Next, chant "Bloody Mary" 7 times. The changing faces were not your shadows, but Bloody Mary standing behind you with a knife. It was especially scary cuz you couldn't get rid of the vision.

The fear was propagandized with stunts and stories set up by the older children. ( I know they're just stories, but it's interesting how the fear, no matter how unrational, will stick with you). I heard stories of people dissapearing. I remember someone had trapped 2 girls in the girls bathroom and spread blood (ketchup) on the walls. I cannot convey the fear. I remember other ocasions of trapping someone in the bathroom and flickering the lights and making noises, very tramautizing.

However, now that I know that it is not Mary, and that there is another explanation of the phenomenon, I may find enough courage. But don't count on any posts from me about doing it . Thanks for reading!

(HEHE i had to go through my message adding the appropriate smilies!)

[This message has been edited by GohanmachuX (edited March 14, 2001).]

P.S. I'd also just like to say this fear is not just me. THere is a large percentage with the exact fear I have. We've been tramautized!!!!! Same w/ quiji boards.

However, anyone/everyone, do not let this discourage you if you've never come in contact with this myth. Your successful attempts at the exercise is the only thing that can probably get me to try, so please post up.

Oh great. NOw all these memories are resurfaced, i dunno if i can go in my bathroom tonight, :-(

Ok...I did the meditation exercise today. However i did it very rapidly, i achieved the vacant mirror within 5 min.