I am currently researching and planning a trip to visit the best of Bali. I want to find the less traveled, secret and sacred places. Oh what an adventure this will be. 95-miles-wide and located in the Indian Ocean, Bali is a part of the Indonesian archipelago known as the Lesser Sunda Islands north of Western Australia. I am sure one of the highlights of this trip with be a bike tour through the bamboo forests of Bali and have found Bali Countryside offering what looks like amazing tours.
The Future of Space Travel
In the meantime, I have been pondering the potential of space and mind travel – the last two frontiers of exploration. I’m currently reading and recommending Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
The Creative Possibilities of Mind Travel
I became very curious about the idea of creative mind travel this morning after reading this quote from John O’Donoghue’s book Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
“No one else has access to the world you carry around within yourself; you are its custodian and entrance. No one else can see the world the way you see it. No one else can feel your life the way you feel it.”
Dance Trance, Strobbing Lights and Whirling Dervishes
All travel and stories start with an idea in our minds – in the inner vast space of potential, limitless creativity. Now imagine taking self-exploration to the next level – tripping if you will, sans drugs, for mind expansion.
This is not a new idea at all. Psychologists and neuroscientists have been experimenting with stroboscopic lighting techniques to activate the pineal gland which in turn produces visions not unlike a psychedelic trip.
Entering a dance trance have had many throughout time traveling into the spirit world. Native cultures such as the Australian Aborigines, African tribespeople, Sufis and American Indians have utilized the power of dance to make contact with the spirits as they enter a world of vivid color and surreal architecture and archetypes.
Those that practice insight meditation have reported experiencing hallucinations. From simple shapes and colors such as one might see on a low LSD dose to full on “out of body” experiences where entire characters and environments are formed and interacted within.
Interested in touring the deep vastness of your mind without magic mushrooms, microdots or black sunshine? You can read more in this article How to Hallucinate Without Drugs.
Adventure as a Mindset
To embrace the unplanned experiences and to fully appreciate the spontaneity of life is to believe the next adventure is about 5 minutes away.
A bike tour through the bamboo forests of Bali? Must be great! You’ve got a beautiful trip to look forward to! Love the quote of John O’Donoghue. So true!
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Great post! I’m fascinated by the potentials of mind exploration and the ways in which to access the creative landscapes within us. The term, mind travel, is new to me – so thanks for that! I feel that if we can make the subjective realms readily accessible through a practice of some kind, we can greater connect to the roots and causes of our objective life.
We can also use this subjective exploration to tap an unadulterated sea of inspiration, which enlivens and enriches the sense of self, and life in general.
I’m going to touch upon mind exploration some time soon, either in written form, or as a video. I’ll be sure to speak on my experiences and the various practices that I’ve used along the way for the purposes of self-discovery and higher inspiration.
Good luck with the trip you’re planning. I imagine that it will be rich with adventure!
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Push-Biking thr. Bottesford & Frodingham, fresh air & dream chasin.
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