The hypnagogic state : how to reach it.
The hypnagogic state is a state where we naturally go into before sleeping, a sweet spot moment before sleeping and still being awake, a state where it is so powerful to be able to shift, get in the void, or basically do anything.
Now it requires NOTHING, it only requires one small thing that might sound tricky.
Staying awake long enough for it to come by on it's own, and actually on average it takes 10-5 mins from each person to enter it aware.
Lay flat on your back (not needed, but many results come from laying on the back)
Do. Not. Care, just go with what you usually do to fall asleep, but one thing? You're not falling asleep, you're watching your body fall asleep, that sweet spot where your body is about to fall asleep? That's hypnagogia
Actually don't move, it may give your mind signs you're still not sleeping, now just lay there and try not to sleep while focusing on the blackness behind your eyelids.
You will start seeing flashing images or swirly things or even just flashing lights and imagery, this is the hypnagogia and you managed to reach it in just 10 mins of pretending to be asleep (acc it takes me 4)
Bam, that's the sweet spot, now affirm slowly for the void, or just sense your surroundings for shifting or maybe you can try your shifting method here! This state cannot argue back, you'll be immediately shifting in no time, and slipping in the void is so easy from it.
So really the whole steps is just "lay down, don't move, watch your eyelids, color seen? Hypnagogia reached, method or void procedure done, bam."
I managed to find a post on Reddit on how to keep your body awake, you can try 2 or 3 of them to keep yourself entertained, FULL CREDITS TO THE ONE WHO POSTED IT ON REDDIT (calaie_iscoolio):
"1. Looking in the darkness behind your eyelids
Basically what it says, when you close your eyes, just focus on the darkness until hypnagogic imagery begins to happen i.e. colors, shapes, literally anything that will show. When images begin to show up, do not interact or acknowledge what you are seeing, you can look at it, but don't try to control it and just let the images flow until you feel that the state is induced enough to where it won't disappear because you are "too" awake/aware.
2. "Forearm Up" Method
Another technique that basically helps with people who tend to fall asleep to quickly, basically lay down on your back like usual, lift your hand up in the air where your elbow is resting on your mattress, keep it there and as it slowly falls down that's where you'll begin to fall asleep, it'll drop and basically awake you back up.
I had also seen a shifter mention that they prefer to lay on their stomach and lifting their foot up in the air and basically do the same thing. This technique basically just wakes you back up.
3. Thomas Edison Method
Very similar to the "Forearm Up" Method, basically what Edison had done was he had held a steel ball in his hand, and when he began to fall asleep, the ball will drop and alert Edison awake, another technique to help with people to struggle to stay awake.
4. Imagine Constant Motion
Basically imagining something whether that be an animal or an object constantly moving like a horse galloping, a dogs tail wagging side to side, etc. (Pretty simple, for people who find it much easier to visualize).
5. Tire your body through out the day
During the day, you could do any tasks that would just tire your body out that leads up to your attempt to induce the state, it'll make it much easier for you to get into the state and induce it since your body is already tired enough to relax.
6. Repeating "hypnagogia"
This will mean you have you just repeat the words "hypnagogia" to yourself till you get tired enough and then hypnagogic imagery will eventually appear.
7. Counting
Basically just like regular shifting methods, you could focus on counting up to how much you want to until you begin to get the hypnagogic hallucinations, to keep yourself from falling asleep you could give yourself simple math questions just so it's enough to focus to answer it.
8. Imagining Randomness
Imagine literally anything that isn't related at all, i.e. horse, roof, apple, pen, desk, etc. Visualize and filter through random objects or animals that have no correlation and that will induce the hypnagogic imagery, randomness is key.
9. Focus on breathing
Similar to any shifting method, basically focusing on your breaths is another technique to induce the state. Literally just anything to keep your awareness occupied rather than letting your mind just shut down to go to sleep.
10. Sounds
Listening to anything in your environment, whether that be things happening outside, if it's raining listen to the rain, or if you've got headphones on listen to the music and focus that, keep your focus on the music so you don't fall asleep.
11. "Playing" a song in your head
Not necessarily listening to the song, but imagining the song playing in your head, whether that be your favorite song, if you know how it sounds like, imagine it playing and once you've entered the state, it will naturally play and you'll end up actually hearing the song.
12. Heartbeat
Basically just focus on your heartbeat. Listen to the amount of beats.
These are all the various of techniques you could use, you don't have to stick to one and can basicaally try them out, see which one you feel like works for you and go from there. A tip is also you could pick like 4 or 5 out of these 12 and just filter through the techniques if you can't just stick to one since you get uninterested quickly. (I get bored easily, do I normally do 8, 9, 7 and 4 just so I don't lose interest.)"
Good luck y'all!
What I have manifested way before entering the void.
Decided to do this post because I've seen quite a lot of people thinking the void is the last resort for all your imagination and manifestation.
Yeah it actually is but girly pop why do you have to strap that on and act like it's the only way you're EVER going to get something?
I used to think the void was the only thing that can help me manifest, GUESS WHAT, IT AIN'T, BC EVERYTHING WORKS ONCE YOU DECIDE.
so here's something to let y'all know that yes, you can definitely manifest without the void, here are some of my successes and I hope it will motivate people towards their goal.
Changing past grades = mf almost four years ago I used subliminals to change my past grades after answering exam tests, and it was the first time I ever locked in and let go of things, I should've gotten scrape grades but guess what? All fucking 100 💀, even the answered which I don't remember putting in was literally there by my pen.
Losing weight = anyone remembers the weightloss mania in subs community 🧍🏻♀️, yeah I managed to burn off 8 to 9 kg during two weeks without paying any attention to it, I just usually went and said I'm getting thinner.
Manifested getting bought a laptop = AIN'T NO WAY I THOUGHT THIS COULD WORK, my dad was not budging on buying me one, I fucking affirmed once or twice and forgot about it and he bought one for me the next day, and god such a laptop it is.
Longer lashes = my lashes rn look insane, like long dolly typa shit yk? I love that sm, again just believed in it.
Bug sleepy eyes effect = DON'T LAUGH AIGHT, I wanted to have those big droopy eyes yk? (Billie Eilish inspired) And god the amount of people anytime they meet me say I have pretty bug eyes makes me giddy.
Attention of the crowd = I'm the center of attention with the girlies at my highschool, ngl quite popular too, I LOVE HOW I'M KNOWN AS BUNNY.
Cats = that was last year, I wanted cats for so long and guys, my mom? NEVER wanted them, like she literally told me she'd shove me out of the house if I got one 💀, now guess what, I have three cats and my mom loves them more than me (smh)
Higher IQ = yeah you heard me right, this one is recent too, it's my senior year and I gotta study, so I manifested understanding things so easily and taking less time on studying with even more effective memory.
My artstyle = believe me or not, this one is the oldest, and I'll show you proof, I love semi realism
I'll add more when I can!
OMGGEGEYUUW IM BACKKKK I DONT KNOW IF U REMEMBER BUT I WAS THE ANON THAT SENT U THE LITTLE RANT ABOUT ME SAYING THAT ILL SHIFT BECAUSE I WAS SEEING SO MANY SIGNS AND EVEN HEARD A WHISPER TELLING ME TO LEAVE WHEN I DID UR HMM METHOD AND OH MY FUCKINGGG GODD IM SOOO HAPPY BECAUSE I LITERALLY SAT SOWN WITH MY BACK STRAIGHT AND MY PLAN WAS TO JUST MEDITATE BUT NIT EVEN HALFWAY THEOUGH I WAS LIKE I SHOULD SHIFT BECAUSE LIKE WHY TF NOTTT??? AND SO BASICALLY IDK HOW LONG J WAS SITTING THERE BUT I LITERALLY FELT LIKE NOTHING LIKE I DIDNT FEEL MY BED HEADBOARD OR ANYTHINGGG AND I WAS JUST VISUALISING MY DR AND SCENARIOS AND CONNICNTING WITH MY FIVE SENES I SWEAR TO GODDD THAT I JUST KEPT GETTING THIS LITTLE PUSH ON MY LOWER BACK IT WASNT AGGRESSIVE OR ANYTHING BUT I COULD DEFINITELY PINPOINT THAT IT WAS MY DR CAT’S PAW AND IN THAT MOMENTTT I FREEZEDDDD AND I GOT SO SCARED BECAUSE THERES NOOO WAYYY THAT ITS THATTT EASY TO SHIFT BUT I HAD SO MUCH THOUGHTS GOING IN MY HEAD I WAS LIKE “NVM NVM I WANT TO GO BACK TO ROOM” AND I JUST KEPT CLOSING MY EYES BECAUSE I WAS TOO WEARY THAT ILL SEE MY DR IN ALL ITS FORM BECAUSE HOLYYY FUCKKKKK I 100% BELIEVE WHEN SHIFTERS SAY THAT YOU CAN FEEL EVERYTHING IN UR DR BUT ONCE U ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE IT…ITS A WHOLE OTHER LEVELLL BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME THAT I ACTUALLY DONT THINK IM THAT PREPARED TK SHIFT AND LIVE IN A WHOLE OTHER WORLD BUT IM DEFINITELY GOING TO WORK ON THATTT UGHHH IM SO EXCITEDDD EVERYONE SHOULD GO SHIFTTTT!!!!
I FUCKING KNEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
YALL I KNEW THEY COULD DO IT OMG.
I SERIOUSLY KNOW YOU'RE SO CLOSE, LIKE TOO CLOSE EVEN
FEELING UR DR CAT'S PAW???? CONGRATS OMG PLSSS
GOOD LUCK ML I CANT WAIT IM SO EXCITED FOR UUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Y'all I think it's time imma enter the void, idk I feel like it, anyways I will come back in a couple of hours with my "success" story ig. (Even tho I already entered it before, imma just manifest some stuff with this) Btw I'm gonna be using my hypnagogic state method I just posted, it sounds fun, wish me luck and see you all tomorrow! Promise I'll be back with my story xoxo
(hope I don't fall asleep 💀)
And keep the asks in I don't mind, imma post em all later at night.
My man's hot af.
OMGGGG so I did your self hypnosis void method and it WORKED so AMAZINGLY!! I just had to run over and tell you the moment i came back - 🎀
KBAOSBOAJOEJOSJEONS KNEW IT WOULD TEEHEEE ANDJQJE GIGGLING KICKING MY FEET STOPPPPP.
I swear the method had helped me too SOOOOOO MUCH, IM SO GLAD IT HELPED, LET ME KNOW WHEN Y'ALL SHIFT.
ATTENTION.
Girlies and gals and gyaruos, get ready bc soon enough I'm posting a method I created myself, of entering the void or changing the mindset or whtv and it's a mix between self hypnosis and mind states together, which honestly is almost impossible not to enter the void or shift from it lmfao💀, I expect tons of success stories from it.
Stay tuned
(p.s// honestly I am never really the type for methods, but seeing some people here the type to struggle unless it's a step by step thing to help, keep in mind again these are NOT required and you can simply enter bc you already are, but I like to see if it can maybe help people with the type of mindset that is affecting them deeply.)
hello starlight!! i have a little question regarding the hypnagogic state. so, i typically listen to some kind of ambient audio when i am usually falling asleep, but i was wondering if i want to induce hypnagogia, should i listen to that since it normally puts me to sleep, or should i listen to something else like music to keep my mind awake? thank you so much :)
THAT'S ACTUALLY SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
ok so, actually don't change the music, why? Bc you have to have your body try and fall asleep.
You see, hypnagogia happens when our body goes to relax itself and get ready to sleep (shutting down the body) the process that takes some 10 mins or such for the body to fully shut down is hypnagogia, I honestly think listening to the same music that helps you fall asleep can make you get there faster.
HOWEVER, it can also lull your MIND to sleep bc of how you associated the music with sleeping (mind shut down body shut down), now we can mix two, listen to some hype up music BEFOREHAND then go with the ambience, y'know? And during the ambience music, try one of the methods I put in my post on how to keep awake, like maybe the arm method, maybe imagine you jumping on the ambience's music notes? (I'm creative ik 🤭👏🏻)
Either way GOOD LUCK.
How to make your self concept the worst to the best?
Decide it's the best.
Anytime you think of the void, manifesting, revising, whatever else? Tell yourself:
"oh yeah, I'm a master at manifesting, everything falls into place."
Be the version of you that actually has the concept, start by banishing your doubts and fears, and going to the top, maximum can take three days.
hey, hey!! what do you think about this post?
https://www.tumblr.com/galaxygirl-8/781652008786624512/my-love-how-was-your-first-void-experience-how?source=share
I'm a bit confused, this girl is saying that in the void we cannot manifest, because in the void there are no thoughts and etc.
help, Is this girl saying the truth or not?😭🙏
okay, i did not want to answer any asks yet but i had almost 5 ppl send me this post-
and for once, i will say this: please PLEASE PLEASE don't say something that you meant it in another way.
first, i LOVE her, like SO SO much, i adore her page and her way of explaining and all, and everything here i am about to say IS MY OPINION, IT'S OKAY TO DISAGREE, AND I RESPECT HER BELIEF.
but, let's get into something to break them down, i've been around for 6 and a half years so i do know what i'm sayin', rest assured.
the whole concept of being pure awareness means there's no limit, and i get her point, i think she meant "you are the method, and you are the one who manifests, the void is not what you need."
which ofc i agree, but.
yes i have entered, and YES i have manifested IN the void for seeing stars, think i'm lying? i'm sorry that's too bad, but i genuinely saw it, now isn't this a manifestation in itself?????
"⇉I didn’t affirm anything, because I realized it’s simply not possible. (I know I've always thought and said the opposite but now I can say it from direct experience).The void doesn’t manifest anything by itself.
It’s the Law of Assumption that manifests, always."
please just say "i did not manifest anything because i wanted to relax in it."
not "oh bc it's not possible." ????????? don't word it and say it's not possible, THATS a limit in itself, yes agree that the law of assumption is what makes the void manifestable but c'mon, using the word "not possible." ???
the law of assumption clearly states that you are aligned to a version of yourself to manifest something, and wanna know something?
the void is different from the law of assumption.
"OMG COCO HOW????"
LOA = change your view, change your version, you change, you change your awareness to the version you wanna be.
void = pure awareness with no limit.
MANIFESTATION IN THE VOID = changing the pure awareness to the version you wanna be.
what both have in common = manifesting.
i mean. please.
i adore you girly, please don't think this is an attack or a hate post certainly not, i adore you and i SERIOUSLY love you.
i think you could mix up the "manifestation" part, the void is LIMITLESS, which means, what you say, will happen, because again, it's awareness NOT attached to a goddamn mind that could perhaps "limit" how something is seen.
LOA = you will take the "limit" away yourself from your mind without the need of being pure awareness, so yes, BOTH are the same when it comes in manifesting, but girly the void is it itself.
but, i think she could've meant it in another way, bc if you say that the void is only a method and you are the person who manifests, then yes that's right, but no i am sorry, if you think that the void is somewhere where you can't manifest in it, don't limit yourself, i had the sam experience in you, and no i did not say "oh it's because it's impossible to manifest in it."
but you just manifested it's not possible for you.
you said it yourself, it's the law of assumption, so assume you manifest from it?????
NOW LET ME BREAK IT DOWN FURTHERRRR:
what she said that i agree
“There was nothing there, no thoughts, no identity. Just peace.” Yes, this is consistent with genuine Void experiences. The Void is pure awareness — no self, no concepts, no ego. That’s spot-on.
“The Void just is.” Yes again — the Void is not a place where you do things. It’s Being itself. All this is in alignment with most direct accounts.
what she said that i DONT agree
→ This is an assumption, not a fact, you did this assumption.
It’s true that while in the Void, there’s no identity to do the manifesting in that moment — but this doesn’t mean manifestation doesn’t happen from the Void.
People who return from the Void and see instant changes did not “manifest inside the Void,” they manifested because of the Void — because the old self dissolved and no resistance remained, so yes, it's a method people use, and again, is backed up by LOA, but it certainly can be manifested in it.
This creates a false separation between the two, LOA and Void.
The Void is the foundation. it’s what’s left when you strip away all assumption.
The Law of Assumption works because of consciousness. And the Void is pure consciousness.
To say “only the Law of Assumption manifests” is like saying “only the sun gives heat” — true, but the sun and heat are not separate.
→ This is actually accurate — but it doesn’t contradict Void manifestation. It supports it, they used the void to erase it.
Entering the Void erases resistance, identity, and story.
When you come back, what you identify with becomes real because there’s no opposing frequency left.
That’s the core mechanism behind instant manifestation from the Void.
so for the love of god and everyone else, the void is you, pure consciousness/ awareness, a part of you that is USED for the manifesting that is BACKED UP by LOA.
both is accurate, again, no hate, but the void is limitless, stop pushing limits through the mind, i've had friends that manifested, thousands here manifested with it, i understand your perspective but you could word it better.
mwah ml, you're an amazing person, and i hope i didn't offend anyone.
this is not a hate post, not a post to "educate" her, i don't mind her belief but some people here freaked out about it.
is the void state just a state of ur body asleep and the mind awake? Is that it? Have I been overcomplicating it this whole time ? 😭
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BOOOM SHAKA LAKAAAAAAAAA THAT'S JUST IT NOTHING MORE ML 😭😭😭😭😭
it's just ur body going "zzzz" and your mind going "bzzzz".
Sorry I had to pull that sh out 😔✋🏻, anyways yes, that's just it, I've seen people complicate it or whatnot, oml you can just lay back and just merely intent to enter the void and stop moving AND YOU'D BE THERE PLEASE
🫵🏻🫵🏻🫵🏻🫵🏻 READ THIS AGAIN
Is Tumblr real?? I keep seeing posts talking about Tumblr but I don't know if I believe ☹️.
What 🧍🏻♀️
TUMBLR??? OR THE VOID/ SHIFTING U MEAN????
guys am I on Instagram or is this Facebook I didn't know 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
Honey Tumblr is what you're typing on rn-
And if you mean the void or shifting or whatever else, seriously I've answered that the other time too, IT IS REALLLLLLL.
if it isn't then how the fuck am I standing on my feet typing this? Bc I've entered it.
For the love of god, if something you find doubts in it seems odd, then know it's because you haven't accepted that it's real yet.
I can't argue anymore ✋🏻