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How exactly do aura's feel

Mon, 05/15/2006 - 11:30
How exactly do aura's feel? Can you have aura's and not have an actual seizure? I think I had some this weekend. I went off into like a "spacy" feeling. Like I was tingling and I couldn't make myself snap out of it for a few seconds. I have had a headache since I has these feelings. I have had E a long time, but I am new to all the terminology and so forth. Thanks.

Comments

Re: Hello ee

Submitted by ee on Thu, 2012-06-28 - 13:56

its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.

its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.

Re: Hello ee

Submitted by ee on Thu, 2012-06-28 - 13:56

its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.

its scary because they trigger the part of the brain that controls fear. nothing 2 do with initiation or god.

Re: Hello ee

Submitted by Cradle Song on Thu, 2012-06-28 - 14:22

Hello ee --

I am so sorry for the confusion.  When I used the term "uninitiated," I did not mean it in the sense of being initiated into a cult, for example.  I meant it in the sense of this definition of "uninitiated":

a.  not having gained knowledge or experience of a particular subject.

Here's an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "What's the difference in these colors, the uninitiated may ask, between eggshell white and wedding gown white?" 

I was saying that an epileptic who had not yet gained knowledge of the aura experience may well find the experience scary.  And when I use the term god, I have not put an upper-case "g" there.  By that I mean, a great big mystery of life. 

I am hoping that you can find guidance with regard to your auras.  Talking to those who have lived with auras might be an excellent approach for you to learn more about them.  For years I had auras and thought I was losing my mind.  After talking with others over the course of a few months, I learned not to be so frightened.  i hope that happens to you.  It is an awful feeling to live with the fear of auras.

Again, I am sorry for the confusion.  I wish you all good things.  

Cradle song

 

 

 

Hello ee --

I am so sorry for the confusion.  When I used the term "uninitiated," I did not mean it in the sense of being initiated into a cult, for example.  I meant it in the sense of this definition of "uninitiated":

a.  not having gained knowledge or experience of a particular subject.

Here's an example of how it can be used in a sentence: "What's the difference in these colors, the uninitiated may ask, between eggshell white and wedding gown white?" 

I was saying that an epileptic who had not yet gained knowledge of the aura experience may well find the experience scary.  And when I use the term god, I have not put an upper-case "g" there.  By that I mean, a great big mystery of life. 

I am hoping that you can find guidance with regard to your auras.  Talking to those who have lived with auras might be an excellent approach for you to learn more about them.  For years I had auras and thought I was losing my mind.  After talking with others over the course of a few months, I learned not to be so frightened.  i hope that happens to you.  It is an awful feeling to live with the fear of auras.

Again, I am sorry for the confusion.  I wish you all good things.  

Cradle song

 

 

 

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