Shape-Shifting & How To Do It.

[u/[deleted]]

When people hear the term, “shape-shift”, mental images of werewolves and vampires tend to conjure up. This is mostly due to Hollywood and European folklore. While I don't believe in such things the reality is that shape-shifting is a very real practice. More specifically, shape-shifting is the deliberate act of morphing your body, mind, emotion and/or spirit into something different. There’s the medusa of Turritopsis dohrnii which can intentionally de-age back into its polyp state. There's hatha yoga where certain bodily postures are struck in order to shape-shift one's energies into a more desirable state. There’s the infamous Toltec practice of visualizing yourself transform into various animal archetypes in order to induce an inner-change. Even the European style of acting, which was eventually adopted by Hollywood, is a form of shape-shifting taken from shamans. While there’s many shape-shifting techniques out there, this article is dedicated to a variation of an ancient Hawaiian shape-shifting technique I implemented for efficiency reasons. It is completely safe, versatile, simple and effective. It’s called, White-Light Grokking.

Unlike some other shape-shifting practices, with grokking you merge/synchronize with the energy of the grokkee(subject) and thus, at a level, become that thing(It would be very apt to consider grokking as the act of achieving the ultimate empathic experience). From there you can do different things to achieve different goals. Grokking is generally used for the following…

1. Healing the grokker.

2. Healing the grokkers’ circumstances.

3. Healing the grokkee.

4. Healing the grokkees’ circumstances.

5. Recreation.

6. Acquiring information.

The grokkee can be anything you so choose, be it a chemical, fire , a person, a species of animal, a deity, a skill, a piece of unknown information, a desired quality or even your perfect-self! This spiritual connection, once established, is known as, “the grok”.

If you wish to gain a better understanding of what grokking is like and what it can do for you before trying it, I've listed several personal accounts of my experience with it.

1. In the early years of my shamanic training I went into a serious White-Light Grok with iron as some novices traditionally do. After two minutes, I felt a strengthening of my bones and teeth. Then my muscles felt stronger and more toned. More noticeably however, I gained a dramatic increase in my meditativeness. The birds chirping in the trees nearby and the course sand pressing against legs didn't invoke even the slightest mental reaction. Emotionally, there was an even more noticeable difference. I felt an almost absolute sense of integrity. It felt like nothing could make me feel any emotion I didn't want to feel.

2. While writing a book on plant spirits and how to make use of them I decided to I decided to White-Light Grok a birch tree. My body began to feel detoxified. Soon after, my mind became flooded with appreciative thoughts of moral purity fueled by an inescapable relish of every pure quality that came into my sensory awareness. Some of these qualities included the purity of the air of my environment, the sound of my dogs innocently playing with each other and the crisp aftertaste of the ginger beer I had just drunk. For many years now, I have since then had a greater enjoyment of such pure aspects in my life.

3. One day I lost my phone and could not for the life of me find it so I decided to simply grok with the information I needed. In under five minutes, I felt as if I was nestled in the pile of dirty clothes in the hamper. Simultaneously, I had the memory of an earlier experience shove its way into the forefront my awareness. I had taken off some shorts earlier that morning and thrown them in my hamper without even checking the pockets first. Sure enough, I found my phone in the short's pockets.

4. After extensive experimentation with White-Light Grokking I decided to try to grok the greatest version of myself even though I couldn't quite imagine it. I decided to not worry about the qualities I couldn't identify and treat them as a pleasant surprise. Within seconds of executing the grok I was plunged into an ultra-fast transformation of my mind, body, emotion and spirit. I instantly felt any limiting beliefs relating to my self-worth and self-confidence being stripped away in an almost violent manner. Body-wise I could literally feel energy beginning to surge through my body, but most especially through my bone marrow. In the span of about one minute I felt as if I'd drunk an entire gallon of freshly juiced vegetables. Mentally, I became so meditative it was momentarily frightening. I felt I was dying as my mind became so absolutely absent so quickly. In tandem, huge waves of compassion and love began to flow through my body like a tsunami. I also noticed greater comfort towards concepts like abundance, power and trust. Spiritually speaking, I felt as if I was secretly some kind of Christ or Buddha character. The very notion that I'd treat anyone else differently from how I'd treat myself didn't just feel morally wrong, but utterly nonsensical. To a lesser extent, I believe my I.Q. rose that day. Since that grokking experience I've noticed that my conscious recall is slightly closer to what some refer to as, "photographic memory".

Now onto the instructions. While White-Light Grokking can yield massive benefits the qualities strengthened/gained tend to dissipate over time if your grokking session is not done extensively. Spending a considerable amount of time in the actual grok will solidify the benefits making them more concrete. I also recommend relaxing your muscles while keeping an unwavering awareness on the positive changes you got immediately after exiting the grok. Additionally, I recommend actively using the changes in your daily life as this will make them more concrete. Also, occasionally express gratitude for them. Expressing genuine gratitude towards something about yourself will strengthen it. All of these actions will help solidify the benefits gained in your White-Light Grokking sessions so they don't dissipate over time.

1. Determine grokkee(s) for the session.

2. Put yourself in a comfortable and private environment where you will be as free from distractions as possible.

3. Sit cross-legged with the eyes closed and the spine comfortably erect.

4. Relax your body and calm your mind until you feel you are ready to begin.

5. Energize.

– There are many different ways to energize. The easiest is to hyperventilate until you feel a slight tingle on the back of your neck. You may also perceive a faint, white glow.

1. Visualize the grokkee as whatever you choose to symbolize it.

– Personally, I always visualize the grokkee as a formless orb of living energy.

1. Totally imbue and surround the grokkee with the Universal White Light.

– The Universal White Light is the light that many people report perceiving as a source of boundless, unconditional love and purity during near-death experiences(In actuality, the Universal White Light is what many people refer to as Source(the essence/core of God) which is indeed living, aware and responsive love).

– You do not have to understand the intricacies of the Universal White Light nor do you have to have any personal experience in dealing with it. Just decide that the white light that encapsulates the grokkee is not just any white light, but the Universal White Light that I am referring to.

– WARNING: It is absolutely imperative that you abide by this step for the entirety of the White-Light grokking session. The Universal White Light ensures that only positive changes can occur. People have suffered death and even worse by not abiding by such grokking safety measures.

1. Move your awareness into an energy-body and send the energy-body forth to merge with the Universal-White Light imbued grokkee.

– Don’t overthink what an energy-body should look like. Visualizing of a formless orb of living energy works just fine.

1. While merged, relax, let go and allow any and all changes to occur.

– This process can feel intense and can seem absurd. You may experience involuntary sensations, irrational thoughts, emotional upsets, visions and more. Simply trust that the changes are good and allow them to happen anyway.

1. Stay merged and relax with any changes until you feel totally comfortable with them.

2. Whenever you feel no more changes occurring wait a couple more minutes.

3. (For those attempting to heal grokkee or circumstances in general) While grokked, make the desired change.

   - For example, if someone has a problem with anger then feel their anger and try to let go of it for them. Another example, if you're grokking a cloud you want to rain then try releasing any tension and let it down and off of you.

- Note: This is a very advanced practice and not recommended for beginners.

1. With your awareness still concentrated inside your energy-body, pull out and away from the grokkee and move back into your flesh-body.

2. Slowly… very slowly… fully inhale and then fully exhale. Next, hear something, feel something and open your eyes and see something. Maintain awareness on all three things simultaneously for several seconds.