@algekalipso - I really like meditation, but I have never been a fan of

I really like meditation, but I have never been a fan of not understanding how it works rationally. It seems to me that doing powerful things to your state of consciousness without having a good sense of what is going on can open you up to unfounded beliefs. As I've gone deeper into meditation and energetic practices, though, I've come to realize that one can in fact make rational sense of what is happening. This guided meditation series condenses this knowledge into 9 sets of practices that have *transparent and interpretable* effects. I go over the basics of how the mind works, with principles like *what you pay attention to gets energized*, *energizing an internal representation highlights its resonant modes*, *sufficiently energized representations become plastic and malleable*, and *certain vibratory qualities feel better than others because they spread out stress more uniformly*. And then, with the basics covered, we go on to play and construct interesting states of mind, including heavenly states and computationally interesting mind acrobatics. No magic needed. I hope you enjoy and learn from it! And also please feel encouraged to share feedback or reports of how it goes. Thank you!