Draft:Reality Shifting

Reality Shifting is a practice where individuals claim to shift their consciousness from their current reality (CR) to a desired reality (DR). This concept involves techniques that allegedly allow one's subconscious to experience life in different, often fictional, worlds. The idea is rooted in the belief that one can transcend their physical confines to visit alternate universes, which can be based on existing fiction or entirely new creations.

• Definition: Reality shifting is described as the mental activity of "sending your consciousness to other realities," where one can visit 2D or 3D worlds.
• Psychological Features: It involves relaxation, concentration of attention, and autosuggestion to induce this state, akin to hypnosis or lucid dreaming but with the claim of experiencing these new realities as vividly real.

Multiverse Theory

• Explanation: The multiverse theory, particularly Hugh Everett III's many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, suggests that multiple universes coexist, each with different outcomes of quantum events. This theory posits that every decision or action branches into new realities, thus creating an infinite web of parallel universes.
• Relation to Reality Shifting: Shifters often use this theory to explain how they can move their consciousness to these alternative realities where different versions of themselves exist, with different life paths and experiences.

Methods of Reality Shifting

Reality shifting involves various methods to supposedly achieve the shift:

• Scripting: Writing down details of the desired reality, including who you are, who else is there, and what you do, to manifest this world.
• The Alice in Wonderland Method: Visualizing oneself following a character from the desired reality into a rabbit hole, leading to a doorway to the new world.
• Starfish Technique: Lying in a starfish position, focusing on shifting while counting, often accompanied by calming music or ambient sounds.
• Meditation and Visualization: Using deep meditation and visualization to guide oneself into the desired reality, often involving affirmations or subliminals.

Popularity on TikTok

• Emergence: Reality shifting became particularly popular on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, around 2020, when many were looking for escapes from their current situations.
• Spread: The trend gained traction through viral videos where users shared their shifting experiences, methods, and tips. Hashtags like #realityshifting and #shiftingrealities have amassed billions of views.
• Community: A community of "shifters" has formed, offering support, sharing techniques, and recounting experiences, fostering a sense of belonging and shared interest among predominantly young users.
• Skepticism: While some view it as a form of lucid dreaming or an elaborate daydream, the community insists on the reality of their experiences, contributing to debates about its psychological and metaphysical implications.