[giftplas]

Lonecrow--

Though I never thought enough of it to post about it, I began noticing the room noises when I first started using BWGen a few years ago. Late at night, lying in bed, listening to those binaural beats as I drifted off to sleep, those noises would scare the hell out of me, because they would abruptly and sharply break that dazed pseudo-silence in which I was zoning out, and then I'd lie there in the stillness wondering if I would hear (or see) anything else. The wood in my desk or chair creaking; something tiny and hard knocking against the plastic of my PC tower; perhaps a sound like a knuckle rapping once against the wall in the far corner of the room.

Having recently read Astral Dynamics for the first time, I believe they were, I don't know...whatever. Creations of my subconscious to sabotage the "unnatural" process of a conscious exit. I've never consciously projected, and I've only once gotten into the pre-exit vibrational state (it was actually the first time I used the Saltcube Timer, though I've had zero results since) -- the vibrations appeared, then ceased, I fell asleep, and then I experienced what I assume was the actual projection as a dream during the "download" process just before awakening. So if it's a pre-exit phenomenon, I would assume it's pretty early in the sequence.

For what it's worth, Crow -- a lot of time spent in the mind-blanking void of "nothingness" meditation has helped me find and apply to all areas of my life a sort of "rock-in-the-stream" mentality. I don't know if that makes any sense -- I think the image came from something I saw in a kung fu movie once. The idea is that the rock is solidly half-buried in mud and sediment, and sits there calmly as the water rushes past, over and around it.

Anyway, that sort of meditation aids in dealing with the noises -- it helps me remain passive, still, and placid as the noises wash over me, and my state remains relatively undamaged. It's just, you know -- peace.

I know you didn't specifically mention that they were bothering you, but man, they were definitely a roadblock for me, so if you're looking for a solution, I hope this helps.

I wish you the best of luck with the streetlights.

Best,

Vic