"The 'door' to the 'other world' (or doors to the other worlds) now appears to be shut. To be quite honest, I'm not too unhappy about this - involuntary access to other dimensions is quite scary!" Shimrod

Fascinating glimpse into the brain. Thanks, Shimrod. Your experience reminds me of the practically split-second glimpse into an ongoing 'other' life during a dip into sleep when one is jerked right back. The teeny experience one often has when exhausted or 'other-worldly' in some sense.


In my own 'other' life, given my upbringing it is hard to dream up a coherent path I would have followed. Little doubt but that I would still have rebelled but how effectively is a matter for reckoning.

But here goes:

In my other life - the road not taken - my family would have remained in Oregon instead of moving to Virginia when I wss not quite 14.

I would have been allowed to stay in school although probably forced to leave at 16. But 16 is quite different from 13 and that difference would have bought me valuable time and insights and, just possibly, a mentor.

Ah, too depressing. Great idea for a thread, though, Donuel.