When talking about hearing divine noises, I have read on this site about one of the fruit is hearing the all-mighty hum within yourself. Although interesting to listen to does not really present much danger.
Practically, when you are either in a deep state of awareness/ altered state of consciousness, what is the best way to handle the presence of another malevolent formless being/ strange sounds?
For example, just while I was taking a nap this evening, I was at the point of infinite darkness, loss of the sense of my body, but I was focusing on my hearing. As I was drifting deeper I ended up hearing a loud growl of a creature about two feet away from me, and I felt a sense of fear within myself, of something which was monitoring me and would attack me as necessary.
Now, after this fear a realization occurred. Two times I have had someone tell me this in almost the exact same words, the type of thing you know is being said to you at the right time. First, these two different people, not knowing me at all, were talking about people who are gifted and the danger of unwanted beings coming with deep levels of penetration. Second, and a very real practical concern of mine, not desiring to leave me body as to keep it unattended to be taking advantage of; this was mentioned as well.
These two different people mentioned the need for a proper mentor for this process. I have none. I have only my mother's advice to rely on. I am not sure when she told me this, if at all (past life maybe, or a conversation happening at some other level?). She had warned about the dangers of the psychic phenomenon, about how you can bring malevolent entities to you. Also, the danger of changing yourself so profoundly at such deep levels. Although, never was I told NOT to go forward. Only that we are are truly alone in this... it is because of her I have a faith and trust in God, whatever that is. She has such a fear of the intuitive and otherwordly, yet processes a gift she chooses to ignore....
So, what is your opinion? How do you deal with such phenomenon as it is happening? For me, either the fear overwhelms me, or since practicing prayer (which my grandmother, and great-grandmother especially practiced having gifts of their own), I have focused on creating the volition of love, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These volitions really tone down and sometimes eliminate the impure states of minds.
Fucking Goenka did not teach shit about this, I had to figure it out on my own. Thankfully, I had a family to rely on, I feel pity on those who did not have what I had, even if psychic gifts are something my family has never discussed.
It is easy to give a textbook answer without any experience of such event, which really pisses me of if I were to talk to anyone about this. They end up treating you like an idiot or that you are insane, and may even act they are in some way more spiritually elevated than you. When out in the woods we come across many dangers, and knowing how to properly deal with it is necessary to survive. These people are out in the woods with no idea how to survive and they are the only people in my life to ask advice on this, which is why I am choosing to turn to you.
