r/shiftingrealities

For months now, basically all of 2026 so far, I have not been trying to shift. From time to time I have become incredibly neutral and even happy about my current reality (something I thought would happen. So I simply havent been trying to shift as much. Also I simply havent been able to shift! Every time I try I get nothing. Literally nothing. Closest Ive gotten this year is halfway to the void state. Im pissed. Ofc I am. I don't wanna talk abt how long its been bc ik that isnt good but idk. My tarot cards keep repeating the same things over and over again and idk how to listen to their advice or help myself so idk. Nothings happening. I want to shift. I feel nothing when I try, no indication of anything. And Im always doing awake methods because I don't trust that I'll shift in my sleep so I don't do sleep methods also I put too much pressure on myself and I feel like I don't have any control when I tru those so I don't. Ive been using my cards and google (to tell me what they mean) about my dr(s) but thats it. It feel like Im behind a brick wall and the wall has something against me and it wont let me in because I don't understand its contradictions. Help.

i’m curious if anyone else has media like this, where they like to play the game, watch the series, read the book etc, but would never shift there for whatever reason. i tend to view shifting in a very realistic aspect— as in i tend to think about what my daily life would actually consist of rather than idealising the plot of a movie or story because it’s cool, so i’m interested to see if anyone else does this.
for me, i’m very uninterested in a large portion of realities that are dystopian or post-apocalyptic, like cyberpunk 2077 (love the game but do not want to live in night city LMFAO), attack on titan, the walking dead (you get the idea lol). does anyone have somewhere like that?

The Ultimate Guide to Reality Shifting – How It Actually Works (From My Research)

Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed a lot of people in this community are really eager to shift, but many are struggling to get there. I completely understand the frustration. That’s why I decided to do a deep dive into the mechanics of reality shifting and put together this detailed guide based on my research and personal understanding.

Just a quick note before we start: this is all based on my opinion and experience. I really value your feedback, so please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

Terms I'll Be Using

CR – Current Reality

DR – Desired Reality

WR– Waiting Room

F10– Focus 10 (Gateway Tapes)

F12-Focus 12 (Gateway Tapes)

Understanding How Shifting Works

Before you even try to shift, it’s absolutely crucial to understand how the process actually works. Without this foundational knowledge, it’s very easy to keep missing the mark.

You may have seen people on this sub talking about the "Void State." But what exactly is it?

The Void State is the first door you have to unlock to get into your DR or WR. If you cannot reach the Void State, shifting becomes incredibly difficult.

What is the Void State?

Simply put, the Void State is when your body is fully asleep, but your mind remains sharply awake.

In this state, your awareness has no attachment to your physical body. Since your consciousness is no longer tied to your CR body, your awareness can go anywhere you choose. This is the exact moment you decide to shift.

How Does the Void State Feel?

Here are the most common sensations you’ll experience:

Heavy and Paralyzed– Your limbs feel like lead. You cannot move even if you try.

Buzzing or Vibrating – A strong, electric hum or static feeling throughout your entire body.

Floating or Sinking – You lose your sense of physical orientation and feel like you're drifting.

Silent and Still – No muscle twitches, no itches, no swallowing. Just pure physical quietness.

Expanded Awareness– You are wide awake inside, but your physical surroundings feel distant.

No Sense of Time – Minutes can feel like seconds, or hours can feel like moments.

Formless– You forget where your arms and legs end. You feel like pure consciousness.

Hypnagogic Images– You might see faint colors, shapes, or random flashes behind your closed eyes.

Peaceful Detachment– There is zero emotional attachment to the physical. You are in a state of pure observation.

Potential Fear – Briefly, you might feel a "am I dying?" panic if you aren't used to it. This is completely normal.

How to Reach the Void State?

I know you’ve probably tried many different methods before. I’m not here to give you another complicated script to visualize. Instead, I want to share a scientifically backed tool that is specifically designed to get you into this state.

You need to try the Gateway Tapes – specifically the introduction to Focus 10 (F10) . This tape is designed to help you reach the Void State.

If you aren’t familiar with the Gateway Tapes, I highly recommend you Google them to understand the science behind binaural beats and hemispheric synchronization.

Important Note:

Mastering the F10 track might take weeks—not months or years—but you have to practice daily. Consistency is key to building new neural pathways in your brain.

After you’ve mastered the F10 track, you can skip to the advanced F10 tracks and eventually the F12 track, which is precisely designed to help you shift realities.

My Advice for Beginners

If you are a beginner, do not try to shift directly to your DR first.

Your DR is usually big, complex, and difficult to visualize perfectly. This often leads to frustration. Instead, shift to your Waiting Room (WR)first.

A WR is a limited space—like a small room or a cozy apartment. Because it's smaller and simpler, it’s much easier to sense using your five senses.

How to Shift from the Void State:

When you are in the Void State and ready to shift, don't force it with complicated visualizations. Just start gently sensing your first four senses:

1. Touch – Feel the fabric of your clothes or the surface beneath you.
2. Smell – Notice any scents in the air.
3. Hear – Listen for subtle sounds.
4. See – Start by visualizing faint shapes or light.

Focus on the small details, and let the rest unfold naturally.

I hope this guide helps clear up some of the confusion around shifting. It really comes down to understanding the mechanics of your own consciousness and practicing with the right tools.

Happy shifting, everyone. You’ve got this.

I'm using a translator, so please excuse me if I write incomprehensibly. I'm tired of the resistance that prevents me from manifesting the things I really want and need, as well as making a shift. Some fleeting things that I just thought about manifest easily. For example, when I just thought yesterday, "It's raining and the sun is shining, I wish I could see a rainbow," and I did see it! However, I haven't been able to manifest something that is truly important to me. I've tried to reduce the importance, postpone it, and remain indifferent to the manifestation, but it hasn't worked out.I've really tried everything, and it's so exhausting! I know that I don't need to look for evidence in 3D, but how can I do it if my future depends on it and I really want to get it?

hello! I'm a somewhat newer shifter for about 8 months now? and I've had out of body experiences, but have yet to actually shift yet. but I believe my symptoms include, body numbness, a feeling of floating, and a bright light in my vision. I've gotten super close I believe.

so you might be wondering, if I've gotten super close, then what's holding me back? Well, for whatever reason within this method, my heart races. really badly, actually. to set something clear, my body isn't exactly abled bodied. and I'm not exactly sure with my heart beating this badly, that its good for my body. I've only let it go for a few seconds, 30 seconds at most, because I'm scared to continue further with it. the beating of my heart is extremely loud, and I feel like I can genuinely feel each part of my heart pushing the blood. I fear if I try to push through I will injure my body

I've tried to do some research, and apparently in any meditation, the heart can palpitate because of an increase in awareness? but I want to hear your guys opinion on this situation. I don't believe I should power through with ignoring the beating, but also this is the only way I've felt like ive gotten close to my DR was with this method

I've tried several awake methods, and I've not even gotten close, but with sleep methods I get really close, but, I can never get to sleep during the whole process. I do sometimes have trouble sleeping normally, but I've tried natural methods to help with that during the shift and supplements like melatonin, no luck. I need advice on how to shut my brain off so I can sleep while shifting.

Hello everyone. I usually struggle to write or reach out to people, but I feel like I really need it. I discovered shifting a while ago, and I’m a person who had a lot of trauma and usually seems to cope with escapism. I feel like I used shifting for that, and not being able to shift made me feel hopeless and stuck. I want to believe in it but recently doubts and even nihilistic ideas came up that weren’t necessarily positive. I know there are people in this community that might also feel attracted to shifting because of wanting to escape this reality. This reality can suck, for some people more than for others sometimes, and I’ve decided to take a break but not stop because the possibility of it still makes sense to me, but the uncertainty and unhealthy coping make me want to step away for a while. I just wanted to ask if anyone has experience with this. I feel alone with it, and it’s not a nice place to be. I also wanted to ask for tips if anyone has experience or maybe encouragement?

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TL:DR: I can’t push myself past the hypnagogic state and could need some advice on finally letting go. Additionally, I can barely visualise.

Hey everyone, I’ve been trying to get back into shifting and so far I’m doing great tbh, but I can’t get past this final push of letting go. Usually I do awake methods because I genuinely can’t fall asleep when attempting to shift and I don’t want to lose any more sleep over this. My go to method is a deep meditation, my whole body goes numb and I get into the hypnogogic state super quickly, but this where it stops, I can’t go past that. Any advice?

OK, I’ve been wanting to talk about this with someone in the community, but I never knew how people will take.

I’ve noticed most people in the reality shifting community have been developing para social relationships with people in their DR whether it’s celebrities, fictional characters, etc. I’ve met some people who are shifters cry, sob and overreact when it comes to their s/o dating other people in this reality. And to me that is just so weird and not normal.

does reality shifting create this type of situation? Or it’s the person you to blame?

❗️don’t take this post seriously!! And have a great day

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I have been curious on a matter, and would like others opinion it.
Warning: May be sensitive for some folks.

As we know that we can shift to many realities and that to also any age group. And if we want, like, we can keep shifting for eternity also. Basically, it can be said that shifting can make you immortal in a way. You can just shift to next reality, and in this way, you can never die. So, my question is, what are your views on shifting? Do you plan to shift for eternity, like from one desired reality to another desired reality to another desired reality? Or do you plan to go to a desired reality and live the rest of your life there, and happily pass away there? What are your plans?

I mean, your desired reality will feel as real as your current reality. At some point, whether you are in your current reality or desired reality, you would have to made bonds, emotional bonds. I would really appreciate your opinion.

I am very new to this. I knew about shifting back in 2020 when it blew up on tiktok but I sorta ignored it back then. Recently I’ve been trying to/reading posts on here to try and shift.

I’ve been trying to every night for the past 2ish weeks or so and I think I did it a few days ago but I’m not sure. I read that you’re supposed to lay with all your limbs not touching but I couldn’t get myself to lay still on my back like that. I was in a really awkward (but comfortable) position on my stomach and my arms underneath my pillow, and my head was sorta hanging off of my bed lol. I was kinda just thinking in my head “I am in my DR. I love my DR. Shifting is easy” sorta affirmations (?) and trying to use the law of assumption sorta thing.

all the sudden I felt this really weird pressure on my back, like someone was pressing down on me. I remember thinking I should move but I didn’t because I didn’t want to mess anything up. And then suddenly I remember opening my eyes and seeing my DR, still laying on a bed but I was there. (I told myself that in my DR I was lying in the hospital wing to make it easier for myself) But I got really scared and maybe tripped out and was back in my bedroom within like 30 seconds.

I remember thinking to myself after I moved and realized I was laying in my bedroom again, “omg it’s real. shifting is real. i really did it.” But I haven’t come close since then. I did feel that pressure again the other night but everytime I opened my eyes I was still in my bedroom and not my DR.

I can’t tell if I just imagined the whole thing because I was really tired or if it really happened. I didn’t write out a script (only mentally made notes of what I wanted my DR to be) and didn’t listen to any subliminals or anything. I just read a few posts here about laying without your limbs touching and trying to imagine leaving your CR body through your head and entering your DR body through your head as well.

I think I’m scared to imagine waking up in my DR as well. I also can’t really imagine actually staying in my DR for months/years (even tho that’s what I want) Idk. Should I be doing other things like writing a script or something or am I okay just continuing doing what I’m doing and hope I manage to do it? Again I’m really new to this so idrk what I’m doing.

Out of pure curiosity, and also because I've been considering giving AP a shot.

From my understanding in shifting when you do that any other way I guess, your body is just gonna do day to day life on autopilot. This may be a stupid question, but assuming you AP and leave your body behind, and shift through AP, does the same thing happen? Personally for me I can only do attempts late at night, so I usually sleep a few, wake up at night and do an attempt (mostly been doing void state and trying hypnagogia). I've been able to induce symptoms and stuff, but no actual shifts yet. So, I'm kinda wondering if my body would do the same thing (I don't really know what happens to my body here during AP in the first place, so that's also helpful), like would my body just go to sleep after the attempt, and just wake up and do stuff normally later if I didn't shift back before my usual wake up time in my CR? 🤔

I’m curious, especially because it feels like every shifting story I hear/read about, the person is usually only there for a couple of moments and then shifts back to their CR — it’s just made me wonder if people have spent much longer in their DR. I’m talking months or even years.

Also, if you wanna share what your DR is, that’d be pretty cool too!! I like learning and hearing about other people’s DRs.

Olá a todos,

Sou iniciante no assunto viagens no tempo e estou tentando entender melhor na prática, especialmente a parte sobre escrever/roteirizar para alterar eventos passados (como revisar eventos que já aconteceram).

Vi várias explicações diferentes, mas ainda estou confuso, então gostaria de entender como isso funciona na prática para vocês.

Se alguém pudesse explicar de forma simples, eu ficaria muito agradecido:

Sobre a escrita (a parte principal que quero entender):

Vocês escrevem como se o passado tivesse acontecido de forma diferente?

Como vocês estruturam o roteiro quando se trata de alterar um evento passado?

Vocês escrevem em primeira pessoa ou como uma história?

Depois de escrever, o que exatamente vocês fazem? (ler, assistir algo, dormir, etc.)

Sobre o processo completo (passo a passo):

Como vocês "acessam" a experiência na prática?

O que vocês fazem enquanto estão fazendo isso? (mentalmente ou escrevendo)

E então, como vocês "retornam" ao estado normal?

Experiência (opcional):

Em média, quanto tempo leva para vocês verem resultados com isso?

A escrita sozinha funciona, ou a visualização é sempre necessária?

Só para reiterar: sou iniciante nisso, então estou tentando entender o processo passo a passo, especialmente a parte prática da escrita e como ela se encaixa no processo geral.

Obrigado a quem puder ajudar.

So, I smoke weed before I shift, It gets me the most results and has gotten me the closest to shifting to my dr, but, the problem is, with a mix of the weed and the vibrations and all the other symptoms of shifting, I get sick. I don’t know how to get past it, because its to the point I have to force myself out of void because I get so nauseous.

does anyone have any advice? thanks.

Ok I started this method which I feel really confident about but wanted to share it before I perma shift because I'm not going to be able to share it then.

So, I recently been telling myself every night that I'm going to wake up at 5:00 a.m. I'm telling my subconscious I'm going to wake up at 5:00 a.m. no matter what. Now anytime I say I'm going to wake up at x o clock, I end up waking up at that time.

Essentially I shifted to where I wake up at that time. I realized that if I keep doing this every night for a long while, then randomly one night I change it from I'm going to wake up at x o'clock to I'm going to shift to my x DR, I'll just wake up in my DR.

I'm in the middle of the training for waking up at x o'clock. So I do really feel this will work. So we'll see. Just wanted to share.

Also PS. I can't comment as I'm not approved yet

this is not a shifting success post nothing exciting happened i basically just had a weird dream and felt weird about it and wanted to share

now that that's out of the way: one thing about me is i'm weirdly self-aware during my dreams. like, while my dream is happening i seem to also... have an internal dialogue going just like when i'm awake with thoughts and reactions to things. like, i'll see some shoes and think "oh i need to buy some shoes like that once i'm awake" type of thoughts. i can also read, do math, read a clock etc in my dreams and other apparently impossible things. sometimes i even start doing dream analysis on myself while the dream is still ongoing. my point is that i'm pretty aware of what is going on.

tonight i had a dream that i was trying to track down my ex...therapist? i'm not sure how to describe it. he wasn't a licensed therapist. he was basically just known for giving really good advice and being a helpful guy. he was a guy in his 70s, volunteered, still healthy, used to be/still was some kind of mathematician maybe? (i remember seeing something about geometry on his desk, maybe a book or paper he authored, advanced, i couldn't understand it) + was a tarot reader and psychic.

now, there's nothing wrong with that dream. it was just a dream. i am very aware of my dreams and i can confirm it wasn't even a lucid dream, it was just a regular old dream with no internal logic. i was trying to find him on facebook and boom i'm transported to where he is, no car, nothing, that type of magical dream sequence.

the issue is, my background awareness during dreams. because while this dream was going on i wasn't thinking "oh, crazy, i wonder who this guy is", i actually remembered seeing him a few times, just... not in this reality...? and i kept trying to figure out how it was possible that i actually knew him.. and yet i couldn't possibly know him because the timeline doesn't make sense.

i have memories of like, how i found him, when we first saw each other (last fall), texting him to set our appointments, about what his house looked like, what we talked about, why i stopped seeing him, that weren't part of the dream. they feel like actual memories. idk, totally possible that it's just my brain playing tricks of me but these memories in my internal clock of When Stuff Happened feel very much like something that happened last year and not like something that happened tonight.

sometimes i have dreams that are sequels to other dreams and i'm able to recognize it and go "oh shit that was part 2 of the dream I had in april 2021" but this doesn't feel like a dream it feels like some other me's memories being put into my brain... it's very odd... has this ever happened to you, you're just chilling and you get memories from another life?

i have other instances like this, not-dream related, like i remember being told about michael jackson's death by my childhood friend in elementary school, but that's impossible because we didn't go to elementary school together and actually met in middle school. so to make it make sense he either died a few years later in a different timeline, or my friend did go to elementary school with me, but that was a long time ago and i was a kid so it's 100% possible i got confused. this is happening now so... idk. it's weird.