non-ordinary reality

One of the safest of ways (if you are psychologically and physically very healthy to begin with) of approaching non-ordinary reality in order to understand better what human beings actually are is to not eat food or drink water for 4 days in the wilderness.

Note: though you might do this in a city you might see ghosts of people who have died there and are earthbound and that might not be good. So, to find a good feeling place deep in the wilderness that is beautiful where you won't be disturbed by anyone is the best choice for doing this.

Because not eating food or drinking water can make a person not only physically vulnerable but also spiritually vulnerable. So, you don't want to attempt this in places where ghosts might be who might twist or manipulate you or your mental or physical health.

When you find your "idyllic place" in nature away from people to do this it is better if you are praying and away from all electronic devices.

When I did this the summer of 1983 there were no cell phones there weren't I believe even laptop computers that much yet and there were no pentium chips, Ipads or anything else like this yet. So, one didn't worry about things the way people do now.

However, since cell phones are available you might want to bring a cell phone for emergencies even though it likely would go dead while you spend 4 days without water or food praying. However, I suppose you could just charge it up first and then turn it off for four days so it is still available in an emergency of some sort potentially.

During the first couple of days it is very common for your mind to scream things like "You are crazy to be doing this! Stop! You are going to die!" And if your mental or physical health isn't perfect for this maybe you should listen to your mind trying to protect you.

However, if you are serious about discovering more about who and what you really are in relation to nature and the whole universe then if you are strong mentally and physically you could proceed.

My experience was that after about 2 days of my mind screaming at me I began at night to embark on the vision quest vistions that would enlighten me about what I was doing here on earth.This was extremely powerful beyond anything you can imagine. It was more powerful in it's own way than any experiences I have ever had while awake.

These dream visions you have created yourself by your presence of mind and your prayers in answer to your questions. Things will be revealed during this time that will tell you who you are and why you are here on earth, even though it might be too powerful at first for you to interpret. But, when you are through praying and fasting from water or food for 96 hours you will be a much different person than the one who set out to do this and your perception not only regarding who you are but who everyone else is will have changed likely dramatically and hopefully, this will be a good thing both for you and for all life on earth and in the universe.

Note: Many of the people during the filming of the show "Naked and Afraid" (whether they want to or not) enter somewhat into this non-ordinary reality because of starvation and a lack of water. When they are speaking to you from these altered states of not enough water and food they are trying not to scare you with just how psychologically and physically altered they are during these experiences. However, most of these people likely have done some form of the vision quest experience, especially the ones who survive 21 days naked with only something like a machete to survive with and maybe a way to start a fire.

Because learning to survive while altered by a lack of food or water is the key to surviving one of these experiences along with having the survival skills to accomplish doing this anywhere on earth in the wilds.

2nd note: Also, regarding ghosts the most accurate depiction of what most people might experience on average regarding ghosts (though hollywooded up a lot) is the movie "Ghost" with Demi Moore.

Another older movie that my wife likes a lot is called "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" which reminds me of more a traditional or English way of seeing Ghosts.

Also, many people mistake angry nature spirits for ghosts too. Often, water spirits don't like water piped or dammed of flushed down toilets around the world and can often make people's lives difficult as a result.

However, strangely enough, they usually aren't bothered by people (ancient peoples still do this around the world by the way) of people peeing or pooing in rivers and streams because the stream isn't stopped or piped usually (at least at that point).

So often, how you conduct yourself around a nature spirit or ghost will depend how you are treated. And sometimes, you might (because of your cultural situation) have no choice but to offend a ghost or nature spirit because of how cultures function around the world.