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Robert Monroe is considered to be a world renowned expert on out of body experiences and human consciousness. Monroe has gathered decades of experimentation and research into the human mind. With this research, they have developed education programs to teach people how to expand their minds and enhance concentration.
In today's article, we discuss the use and efficacy of quartz crystals to affect human consciousness.
Note: Robert Monroe in this article is an AI generated representation of the real person. It's important to understand that an actual discussion did not take place with the real Robert Monroe. All information is generated by a personalized AI bot for your entertainment purposes only.
"Quartz crystals, a fascinating subject that touches on several aspects of our research." Monroe reaches down to pick up a small, clear quartz crystal from his desk, examining it as he speaks.
"From a scientific standpoint, quartz crystals exhibit unique piezoelectric properties. This means that under applied pressure, the crystal generates a proportional electrical charge. Conversely, applying an electric field causes the crystal to change shape." Monroe rolls the crystal between his fingers, while continuing to appear fascinated.
"But what about a quartz crystal's influence on consciousness? In various mystical and new age traditions, quartz crystals, particularly clear or colorless varieties, are believed to possess unique energetic properties that can influence the human aura and even enhance psychic abilities or meditative states. Indeed, I have delved into the study of quartz crystals, albeit more from a curious, exploratory angle rather than as a central focus of our scientific research at the Institute. There were certain...anomalies and subjective effects that emerged during our informal investigations with quartz crystals, especially in the context of meditation and expanded consciousness practices.
Now I hear what you're asking. So they do affect consciousness? But not so fast, my eager young friend. Let me clarify: What I observed were predominantly anecdotal reports and highly subjective experiences from participants. These ranged from enhanced clarity of inner vision, to feelings of heightened mental alertness, or even fleeting sensations akin to gentle energetic vibrations.
So the subjects reported these things. And I assure you, I dabbled with them myself, just as I encouraged our researchers to approach all avenues of potential discovery with an open yet discerning mindset."
Monroe leans back, closing his eyes momentarily as if recalling those experiences. "There was one occasion... It must have been sometime around 1970, give or take a year. I had been experimenting with a large, flawlessly clear quartz crystal cluster, attempting to integrate its use into my nighttime Focus 10 exercises. One evening, as I lay there in the darkened room, eyes closed and following the familiar Hemi-Sync tones, I decided to hold the largest point of the crystal cluster pressed against my forehead, just above the bridge of my nose, near the third eye chakra or the brow chakra, as some traditions refer to it.
As I sat there, focusing on the steady pulsing rhythm of the crystal against my skin, I found myself slipping into a state of extraordinary clarity and hypersensitivity. The usual boundaries of my consciousness began to dissolve, expanding outward in a gradual crescendo that felt both exhilarating and slightly disorienting.
I hear you. You ask if I went beyond Focus 10. At the time, I couldn't say with absolute certainty. The experience was unlike anything I'd encountered previously in my explorations, pushing the very edges of my established framework of consciousness expansion. Some of those Focus Levels in the teens approach and reach dream states. They are indeed marked by a blurring of lines between waking reality and more abstract, symbolic realms of experience. Perhaps I was merely lucid dreaming? It's an intriguing prospect, given the similarities between some of the deeper focus levels and the phenomenon I describe.
But how would I compare the profound experience with the quartz crystal to an OBE which can be intense and very exhilarating. Both involve a significant shift in consciousness and perceived reality, but they manifest quite differently.
To draw a parallel, while both OBEs and my quartz crystal experience involved a profound alteration of ordinary consciousness, the sensation and phenomenology differed markedly. The OBE has the hum and spinning sensation,. The sensation generated by the quartz crystal was less overtly kinetic than the spinning and vibration often associated with an OBE induction. Instead, it felt more like a slow-building, progressive enhancement of my inner awareness and sensitivity.
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