Very cool!
I often have a difficult time placing the pieces together from an experience. It is very much like a dream fading away. You can recall certain aspects of where you were but it is hard to bring into clarity. What I have found is that the feelings remain with me. I remember exactly how I felt and I can build up an idea of conversations had or entities I was with. The impressions of every experience linger for a time and eventually fade into everyday life. Writing in a journal can be very helpful in recalling these experiences after some time has past.
When I read my journal from years ago, I find my mind attempts to fill in the blanks and it is still a blurry idea of what had transpired, the feelings of the experience seems to come back in an instant. My feeling about my experiences is that I received lessons or advice from this other world. I know when I have learned something as my life begins to click in a way that I had not noticed before. If I have failed to properly integrate my prior experiences, I do not receive the next lesson. The next door is locked.
This is purely speculatory and highly personal. It just feels that way to me. My guess is that we are intended to remember bits and pieces for a reason. We cannot bring back all the knowledge we experience as I feel it would only add confusion into our daily lives. We know and learn what we need to when we need to. I consider these tidbits of knowledge a true gift. I am very grateful for the path that they opened in my mind. My life has greatly improved through practice and perseverance entering these odd worlds.
Thank you very much for sharing your experience! I enjoyed reading your impressions and I find your recall to be very good. At times I can recall what seems to be a lot and other times I feel like I am completely amnesiac. I often wonder how much my mind is filling in the blanks of an experience. I think maybe it attempts to complete a puzzle. Many pieces missing but it predicts the outcome of the puzzle. It can loop your mind at times when you really try and remember every detail. The feelings always remain with me, so I concentrate on that. The rest is details. Saying that now I recall a quote from Einstein where he stated "I would like to know god's thoughts, the rest are details." Hmmm.. maybe Einstein was an underground psychonaut!
I very much look forward to any contributions you may make at the Nexus! Nice to have you here!
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“Silence is a source of Great Strength.” ~Lao Tzu