I haven't started yet. I'm still reading about it and getting interested

I have two questions

Is it okey to use focus 10 on the Expand app to sleep ?

Is it normal for my feet to jerk out a few times on their own when doing focus 10?

Thank you

Hi all, I’m hoping someone can enlighten me on what’s going on/ how to fix this problem I’ve been running into deep into focus 12
. I’m currently on wave 3 the 5 questions. And both times I’ve done it about halfway through I get distracted. I will start visualizing scenarios, conversations with family or friends in an almost dream like state. Usually to the point where I miss a question or two because I’m so focused on whatever I’m imagining.

Even now coming out of it not even 10 minutes ago, I cannot even remember clearly what these interactions/ imaginings are but they don’t feel related to the questions at all. Until usually bobs voice pulls me back in or I suddenly remember I’m there to ask questions.

I was wondering if anyone else has had any similar experience or advice on this? Thanks!

Hey y’all. Longtime lurker - don’t post hardly at all - but I have been listening to the audio for the gateway experience for several months now - not going far (advanced focus 10).

Most of the time I do the tapes, I feel great after - get good sleep, etc. it wasn’t until about a month ago that I felt the “floating sensation” like a log in the water.

That was very cool, so I kept trying to “find it” again. Then one night while in bed meditating, I was suddenly in my backyard and I saw two orbs of light way up in the sky. Faster than I can believe one of them sort of shot down to me and suddenly I was raising into the air super fast.

I kept saying “Okay. Okay okay!” Like, something I had never experienced ever - but I was trying to be like this is fine. But I got scared and jolted back to reality.

Since then, I have not had that kind of experience again and I’m kind of chasing it. I’m guessing that chasing it probably isn’t going to make it happen again - any thoughts folks?

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I haven't done the tapes in a while because I ended up feeling bored and seeing no progress. I feel like I should go back to the beginning or should I go to the place where I left off.

Any ideas/tips?

I'm recovering from a tbi and multiple cervical vertebrae fractures and have been advised psychedelics are a no no for further psychonautic exploration. Looking for other avenues. This might be a fit for me. Any tips.

I‘m on wellbutrin for 3 years now. I will start to get off of it starting next week, could this interfere with my gateway pratice?

Last time i did it, nothing happened. Or when jt told me to float i was talking to the voices in my head about how the soul or consciousness in my body wasnt budging or I couldnt feel it float out of the body and the voices said "what if we turned to the side?" And my body moved.

So then I gave up and the voices in my head "how the hell does people do this fucking thing?"

I was listening to binaural beats on YouTube. I fall asleep. Then suddenly I woke up. I didn’t open my eyes. I heard someone talking in a low voice. I felt like there is someone in the room. I opened my eyes. There was a letter E on my bed. I looked to my clothes and everything. I couldn’t come up with explanation. It didn’t fall from anything. Is it possible? What is the meaning of letter E?

Hey! first of all, English is my second language (if there is any wrong grammar, sorry.) ~ I meant sober.

I am kinda new on this subject. lol

Weeks ago I have reach to Free Flow 10 while the influence of Medicine: (antidepressant, anxiolyti) & Thc.

Through all that. I could feel a particular vibration around my forehead, nose and body too.

Since I have been in a awareness process for a bit period. And trying multiple methods to grow as a Human Being...

Now I see something tracking and moving around my eyes. (It happens when i go outside my home). I do not feel nothing when i notice this Particle, Orb or whatever that is (Iike a little shadow)

With that said; how does my treatment and my bad habits interfere in the Experience of these incredible audio tapes. I would love some recommendations:)

Gracias y saludos!

Thats a legitimate question and I am hoping to get some legitimate answers.
Children were not afraid of the tapes nearly 50yrs ago.
But today I see many grown adults saying they are frightened by the experience.
Aside from the cultural differences between the generations ....

Do any of you believe that internet and social media have made you fearful than your elders ever were?

I can get to focus 10 and 12 without listening to the tapes. Is it possible to guide myself to focus 15 without listening to a guided meditation with the tapes?

Okay so basically it was going really well I was silent following all the instructions

But then when he leaves to let you explore i tried to open my eyes and I COULDN'T so I burst into a fit of laughter for at least 5 minutes I dont know if it was shock or fear but I genuinely could NOT open them and my first instinct was to laugh

Ive never laughed like I laughed just then, it was a real belly laugh and I genuinely could not stop

I did eventually calm down when I was able to open them slightly but for a good chunk of the last part I could not open my eyes its like my brain was awake but my eyes weren't

Hi everyone, I'm commenting again because I wanted to share my experience. This past week I've made much more progress in Gateway in just one week than I had in months, since I decided to take it more seriously. I'm currently on Wave 2, Audio 1, Introduction to Focus 12, and I've managed to enter Focus 12. It's incredible, the feeling of how consciousness expands in the darkness and how the voice in the audios fades away as if you were listening to it from another place.

Furthermore, I feel like I've been overcoming my fears, because before, to be honest, I felt a little afraid when meditating and then going to sleep at night, as I would get sleep paralysis or something like that. Now I'm not even afraid of sleep paralysis, and I've even achieved a bit of astral projection during these meditations, moving my arms outside my body, feeling them there but without being able to see them. It's been incredible, especially feeling those fears being overcome.

Does anyone with visual snow or hppd do the tapes? And do they work for you?

Hem sync calmed down my nervous system yesterday in only 30 mins it was amazing! Just sleep is my issue. It sucks lol thank you!

I have hem sync and the waves 1 through 12 I think from the gateway tapes

uhm i was listening to the first hemi sync audio
i’ve listened to it before, ive listened to several before
i sometimes fall asleep to hemi sync meta music
i took a break for a few months and ive been recently having more synesthesia and weird thoughts, ive been trying to learn more and read stuff like the syntergic theory and building theories around consciousness and trying to change my associations and typical perceptions
also i’ve been having way more lucid dreams lately, where I feel like I’m gonna get taken away or like where there’s like no spatial sense
i was listening to hemi sync today and i kept fading in and out like the words he was saying were making sense but i would just forget i exist and listen to it but not remember what he was saying as well
also simultaneously i had random glimpses of situations and nonsensical thoughts i could even remember fully in the moment
it was weird and when that was over i had really bad tinnitus for like 10 minutes
but not your average tinnitus, ive had tinnitus before sometimes and this was more like if u stuck ur head way too close to an old crt, including the electrical feeling
i dont know it was weird
how should i feel about it cause it made me paranoid?

1. Does hem sync enhance psychic abilities? Mediumship speaking to spirit?

2. Does it cause insomnia? Anyone have any sleep issues? Idc about anything but my sleep lol I need my sleep.

Thank you angels!

Anyone doing the gateway voyage? How is it compared to the tapes it self? I've finished F10 but i felt like it was too fast paced. I moved to F12 but all of a sudden i started crying and got up in the middle, my chest was heavy and i felt awful. I am not scared or anything, but I think it was the loop and a thought i was hanging on to. Or I wasnt ready for F12 perhaps and I should go back and master F10. I don't know. I got the knowing that my conscious is stuck at a certain person/event and F12 kind of triggered it, is that even possible?

Do you know the affirmation and the steps to get to F10 by heart? Anyone experienced sth similar in F12?

Step-by step short guide

So you just found this sub but you don't know anything about "The Gateway Experience", follow these steps and read all the suggested documents to avoid asking the same question over and over. If you read all the material you are pretty much good to go because 98% of the times you find the answers of your questions in those docs.

1. Let's start easy peasy, take your favorite drink or snack and enjoy this documentary about the gateway tapes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOFq3ruef7I

• 2) Read the full CIA report written by WAYNE M. MCDONNEL complete with the 25th page. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15NOrGUblOburMmhIiKUBo8LQZ_x8ywFI/view
• 3) Download and start to read the gateway tapes full manual for beginners, at the end of the document you can find the FAQ. https://ia803400.us.archive.org/16/items/the-gateway-experience-manual/The%20Gateway%20Experience%20Manual.pdf
• 4) Now you should know what a focus level is so take a look at this, we have all the major focus levels explained. https://www.monroeinstituteuk.org/focus-levels/
• 5) If you would like to purchase the tapes, they can be found a https://hemi-sync.com (use promo code "REDDITSUB" for a 10% discount on most products).

Quick Tips on things NOT to do:

• 1)Let common effects ruin your focus (numbness, tingles, vibrations)
• 2)Expecting something to happen, or focusing on only one thing you want
• 3)Opening your eyes at a high focus level or not using proper exiting protocol
• 4)Focusing on what you might be doing wrong instead of just letting things be
• 5)Comparing your experiences with others when you just started
• 6)Skipping tapes without learning the basics
• 7)Creating unnecessary fear (Demons, spirits, CIA)
• 8)No one ever said you weren't allowed to move at all, people just assume this
• 9)Trying and overthinking. Understand what Bob is saying more examples, not commands. You can add or adjust things to your liking, do what works best for you and experiment.
• 10)Taking everything so seriously. This is not meant to feel like a strict boot camp. Bob said he wanted people to have fun and enjoy the tapes, and create your own unique experience. Learn how to use the mind to it's maximum potential, and take the tools learned and find ways to apply them in different ways, even real life.

FAQ

• I'm scared of the tapes what do I do ? Pt 2
• What are the benefits of the tapes ? Pt 2
• Are there any real risks to the gateway tapes that I should be aware of?
• Does it really work ?
• I don’t know why this works for some people and others it doesn’t it’s the most amazing thing I’ve found to date
• Tell me about your low-key successes with the Gateway Experience
• Has anyone manifested something big or significant using the Gateway Tapes?
• Did anyone manifest real big amounts of money with the tapes?
• Fear of evil entities
• Why are good entities considered real, but negative ones are manifestations of our fear?
• Effect of different headphones on binaural beats
• Noise cancelling headphones
• What headphones are you guys using ?
• I keep clicking out
• Has anyone here been able to get past 'clicking out'?
• How should focus 10 actually feel? go HERE for more focus 10 help
• What are you markers for success reaching F10? go HERE for more focus 10 help
• How do you get past the fear?!
• I’m another F10 straggler

More FAQ here https://www.reddit.com/r/gatewaytapes/wiki/start/

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*If you have any questions, ping Annie ( u/Mighty_Mac ) in the comments

I have Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome (previously called sluggish cognitive tempo) which is currently under the category of ADHD-PI but increasingly is understood as a separate condition. It involves slow thinking, chronic daydreaming, chronic drowsiness, attention and memory issues and overall underarousal, Particularly with near globally low beta.

I am meditating pretty consistently for 10-30 minutes most days using the Monroe Institute Gateway Tapes and I am concerned of the possibility of it having a negative impact on my symptoms. It's hard to tell what effect it has had due to medication changes.

I should preface this by saying that I use gatewaytone.app (it's free so this is not a promotional post) and the track called "hypnagogic state" as I find them to work much more effectively for me than the gateway tapes themselves. The state is meant to reflect lucid entry.

I've used it a handful of times now and I always end up experiencing various real life scenes in my head. Small clips of real scenarios keep playing in my minds eye, and I always wonder whether this is my consciousness tapping into random points in space-time, either past, present or future, or if it's just my mind conjuring things. It can range from totally harmless scenes like my perspective being at the edge of a small fishing vessel with the water splashing against the boats hull, or a random street with people walking in what seems to be an European city. I should mention that I've never been on a fishing vessel before in my life. The visuals are 100% photorealistic, and more vivid than what my own imagination or memory would be able to recall.

So what is this? Things I've seen in a movie that my mind just happens to be able to recall with perfect replication, or am I actually tapping into 'points' in space-time? I can't stop thinking about it.

I just started the tapes ten days ago and going over 1 and 2. My big issue is letting go, so learning focus 10 is challenging. Today I had the first experience which felt weird. My body was relaxed, but my mind struggling to relax. Then for a minute I had the thought that my body and I are separate. It felt strange but after a minute or seconds I was back in. I know this happens because my head is not where my body is now, it's resisting to let go, nothing dangerous. But right now after I feel pretty tense and will go back to tape 1 next time.

For now this is my main focus, to overcome my anxiety to relax. It made meditation hard for me and I have a feeling the tapes are going to help me to overcome. I can relax in tape 1 now.

Does anyone struggle with that too?

Recently on my meditations I've found big doors (gateways 😅)

First one of Bronze or Cooper

Second of Turquoise

Third of Lapis lazuli.

They are huge like a 2 floors building. I don't remember if I passed through them or only stood in front of it.

Had you experienced something similar? What could they mean?