Ritualizing the Waking State Drawing as Meditation

Synopsis:

The talk explores the concept of the waking state, the challenges of maintaining it, and the methods to ritualize and integrate it into daily life. It emphasizes the importance of consciousness development through artistic practice, specifically drawing and ritual construction. The speaker discusses historical anecdotes, personal experiences, and techniques for understanding and applying the waking state.

Summary:

The talk begins with logistical requests regarding filming and recording the session, emphasizing control over content distribution. The speaker transitions into discussing the waking state, describing it as a specific and definable mode of consciousness that is often mistaken for psychotic breaks or other altered states. The talk recounts an anecdote about a student in the 1970s who misunderstood the waking state, illustrating the frequent misconceptions surrounding it.

The speaker outlines a technique to enter the waking state using an inversion principle—rather than striving to reach it, one should work to escape it, revealing its presence through resistance. The practice involves invoking the waking state for one second per day initially, gradually increasing endurance over time.

Ritualization is introduced as a method to sustain and explore the waking state, with emphasis placed on the creation of an altar, the use of meteorite resonators, candles, and incense. The speaker explains that most humans lack the developed neurological structures to remain in the waking state comfortably, necessitating bypass techniques and endurance training.

The second half of the talk delves into applied consciousness through artistic engagement. Drawing is highlighted as a structured meditation practice that enhances perception, attention, and skill, offering a path to deeper awareness. Scrapbooking is also mentioned as a tool for exploring personal history and introspection.

The discussion expands into physics, energy transformation, and the overlap between artistic process and consciousness work. The speaker provides practical exercises, guiding participants to create an elemental drawing of a house and tree while emphasizing iterative skill development. The talk concludes with an encouragement for participants to engage deeply in ritualized practices, art exercises, and self-exploration to bridge the gap between unconscious processing and conscious awareness.

Keywords & Key Phrases:

• Waking state
• Ritualizing the waking state
• Get-me-down-from-here principle
• How about now principle
• Meteorite resonators
• Structured meditation
• Applied consciousness
• Art altar
• Subliminal processing
• Impingement on consciousness
• Associative memory
• Perception feedback loop
• House and tree exercise
• Chiaroscuro shading
• Scrapbooking in the here and now
• Heritage scrapbook
• Hypnagogic awareness
• Newtonian vs. subatomic reality
• Protective mimicry
• False memory reconstruction
• Biofeedback system in consciousness

Graphic Prompt for AI Art (DALL·E, MidJourney):

_Vivid illustration of an ancient ritual altar bathed in dim candlelight, surrounded by meteorite fragments emanating a subtle glow. A half-rendered charcoal drawing of a tree and house floats in the air, merging into the background where a swirling void of cosmic consciousness opens. Ethereal hands emerge from the void, delicately adjusting a ritual object on the altar. The atmosphere is steeped in mystery, blending ancient esoteric knowledge with futuristic elements._