How To Enter the Liminal World

This is I hope a clear guide on how to reach the liminal state and have an enjoyable experience.

I’m writing this article based on some feedback I’ve received on my previous article.

What This Is (And Why It Helps)

Liminal travel is a gentle, awake version of lucid dreaming and a grounded alternative to astral travel.
You’re not leaving your body or entering another dimension.
You’re shifting your awareness into a relaxed state of active imagination where your inner world becomes vivid, responsive, and almost physical.

It’s useful because it lets you explore ideas, feelings, symbols, and scenes with more clarity than daydreaming, but without the instability of dreaming.
Writers, mystics, and creatives use this state to problem-solve, receive insight, create scenes, meet characters, or simply feel connected to something larger.
It’s safe, accessible, and gets easier the more you do it.

Quick Summary of the Method

Liminal travel works by guiding your mind from normal waking consciousness into a soft, dreamlike awareness while keeping you in control. Each step serves a purpose:

1. Choose one feeling → sets the mood and direction.

2. Pick a trigger → teaches your brain when the experience starts.

3. Relax your mind and body → lets your imagination sharpen.

4. Ask for the first sign → invites spontaneous imagery.

5. Follow what appears → deepens the state naturally.

6. Let the scene take over → this is the actual liminal experience.

7. Return slowly → keeps the afterglow and prevents mental “snap back.”

This is the simplest way to enter a stable liminal state without strain or overthinking.

1. Choose One Feeling

Pick a single emotion you want the experience to revolve around.

Choose ONE:

• mystery

• floating

• calm

• exploration

• sensuality

• divine presence

This emotion becomes the “tone” your mind follows. Write it down on a dream journal that you keep in your bed. You can do this while going to bed, take some time with picking it.

2. Pick a Trigger

Choose a small action that signals the start.

I set my alarm to wake up around 04:00 AM then have a sip of wine as the trigger. When going back to bed, the experience tends to start a few minutes later.

Other examples of triggers:

• pressing two fingers together

• repeating a short phrase or mantra

• inhaling a scent

• holding an object

After a few attempts it should start working. It may take some time to find the right trigger, then some time for your brain to fully adjust to the pattern.

3. Get Into a Relaxed, Quiet State

You want your mind soft, not asleep.

Easy methods:

• keep a dim light or candle with you

• breathe slowly

• lie down comfortably

• play ambient music that connects well to the feeling you’ve picked

Aim for relaxed but awake.
If you could stand up and walk, you’re too awake.
If you’re nodding off, you’re too sleepy.
Find the middle.

4. Ask for the First Sign

In your mind, say:

“Show me the first sign.”

Then wait.

Something small will surface:

• a color

• a shape

• a whisper of a voice

• the beginning of a scene

Let it come naturally. It may help looking at your light source for a few moments, the light spots on your eyes create something for your imagination to work with.

5. Follow Whatever Appears

This is where the experience deepens.

• If a picture forms → let it grow

• If you feel floating → relax into it

• If there’s a sound → “walk” toward it

• If tingles rise → breathe into them

Follow, don’t force. If the scene is already powerful, simply admire. Use your thoughts to describe what you’re starting to see, it should enhance the trip in that direction. If you see a picture of the sky, and say “Sky“, you should see it getting clearer, it also helps in maintaining the lucid, not asleep state.

6. Let the Scene Become Real Enough

You’re in the liminal state when:

• your body feels distant

• the imaginal world feels stable

• emotions intensify

• you momentarily forget the room

This is the actual liminal space — immersive, steady, safe.

Explore gently.

7. Come Back Slowly

To end the experience:

Think:

“Close the chapter.”

If you feel you’ve met something other than yourself, say something like this:
“If it no longer serves, it’s kindly invited to depart in peace.“

Then:

• take a slow breath

• open your eyes halfway

• let the room return gradually

This preserves the afterglow — ideal for writing, clarity, or creative insight.

8. Journaling

Memory is a tricky thing in these states, if you want to preserve your experience, fully completed or if it got interrupted for some reason in the middle. It’s important to write down what you wish to remember.

Take some time in front of your journal, it may take a moment before you are able to write clearly.

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