Is not having any "paranormal" experiences 'normal'?

[dazcox]

i'm 41, i've always believed in aliens, ghosts, crop circles etc etc and now that i have david's work to tie the science with the spirituality, i really have a solid system of proof to back up my belief. however, i've never seen anything out of the "ordinary" and it's a little dull.

what can i do, without having to have a near-death experience, to experience something 'other-worldly'?

[Bill]

oh, aint that the question of the century?? i had to chuckle at that, not because i find it funny, but because i too wonder. why can't i levitate? why can't i see auras? why can't i create a pile of money right in front of me?

the funny thing is that the other-worldly things i have noticed are not the big-ticket items. they are a lot of the little things that we typically don't notice on a daily basis. i think that is a path to being able to do the big-ticket items, to be able to internalize what it means to be other-worldly first, and then to share that with the others of ourselves. at least that is the model i am playing with.

when i figure out how to levitate, i will let you know real quick!

[dazcox]

don't get me wrong, i am constantly amazed by beauty and am often extremely tuned into nature and experience constant synchronicity (ask my college buddys from 20 years ago, they'll tell you i have always been huge on synchronicity).

i meditate (my way) and have a totally healthy lifestyle, although in my scandalous past i was a pot smoking heavy-metal dweeb, like someone we all know and love!

i am (still) extremely creative (taking a year or so off from working to just paint haha!) and my 2 yr old niece loves me, so i am not very stressed either.

sometimes i feel like i am meditating by listening to a certain positive song over and over, like 'love is the answer' by showcase showdown (obscure but brilliant defunct punk band), i am most likely the only person in the world listening that song over and over, so my 'mararishi effect' is minimal, but it's a positive thing and that counts!

[Bill]

daz,

sounds to me like we have a lot in common. i was laid off over 4 years ago, and totally enjoyed the experience. i too find a lot of comfort, and sometimes euphoria in music, even heavy-metal. 'wake me up' by evanescense (did i spell that right?) is one that comes to mind.

ironically, the biggest paranormal experience appears to be creating value which allows me to pay my bills. really interesting challenge there, and yet i still see big changes coming here on that subject. can't put a description or detail behind it, but with all the news about our economy, it is easy to guess that something is coming, and possibly something big. i am, however, not linking myself with all the negative aspects of that something, as easy as that would be, but am considering the positive aspects of it.

anyhow, rambling here, but sounds like we share some common experiences.