by Blink » May 27th, 2007, 5:02 pm
[quote="blakgryf"]So do you leave the induction phase on for sleeping?[/quote]
Blakgryf pushes the plunger on the Mk-II revivification syringe and the topic begins to shimmer. :)
There's an academic paper (a short one) [url=http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=POD271]here[/url] that can help explain how the stuff works. Aldous Huxley was a big fan, too. If you've never read Brave New World, now you have a reason. (Don't go looking for technical instructions, though.)
My quick-and-dirty version is this: Don't bother with an induction, we're talking about using naturally-occurring brain states here, so an induction would just get in the way. Cut the file down to the shortest set of instructions you can manage. Repeating just one instruction (keep it simple) would probably be best. You're looking at an effective "window" of around ten minutes (if I recall correctly), so don't let your file go longer than that. Don't try to do too much too soon. You might start with some simple affirmations like "Trance is easy and fun," or "Change is a part of life."
If you can fall asleep with the sound playing, you're set: select "repeat," press play, sleep. If you can't fall asleep with it playing, you'll need to use some technology. Put a long, silent file at the front end of your playlist and then repeat/loop the instruction file for as long as you'll be asleep.
This "scattergun" approach should have your "payload" file playing when your brain is cycling through the receptive states during the night. This is cheap and easy, but if you're a light sleeper, this might not be for you. I don't know of a technical solution, but what's involved would be recognizing REM (or some specific EEG patterns) and turning your audio on and off based on that. Parts of a solution exist, but I don't know if anyone's put 'em together.
If anyone is using sleep learning regularly, I'd love to hear about it.
-- Blink