40 Years and Still Experiencing New Levels and Phenomena

Not that phenomena is a goal or a measurement of successful meditation, but perception is, and as perception expands and changes, it expands consciousness and awareness. As Cayce would occasionally say upon contacting the deeper mind of a person getting a reading from him, "Ah, a fourth-dimensional mind, how refreshing!" So an expanding awareness indicates some degree of progress with meditation. Paradoxically, it cannot be a goal that overshadows stillness and a silent mind! How can these two conditions coexist? One is the condition of the lower inner self and the other is an awakened condition of the higher inner self and its contact with the Universal Consciousness and the Community of Saints or Seekers (as Cayce named them).
With this established, let me share my main point in this posting: over my forty years of meditating, using many different techniques, I am still reaching new plateaus and then breaking through these plateaus to even newer levels. Recently, in the midst of many physical-life challenges, I awoke in the wee hours of the night to find my body in a state of high vibration and my mind filled with a dream of being at a healing place in the heavens with many other souls, receiving a much-needed healing and recharge (like the ancient Atlanteans used to get from time to time, according to Cayce). The next morning in my normal meditation, I experienced a totally new phenomenon of imagery and vibrations. It's got me so excited that I'm fired up for another 40 years of meditating. I am happy to share that meditation keeps growing and expanding if we just keep on with the practice and striving to have our outer life reflect what we are seeking and experiencing in our inner life. Practice with expectation, yet with contented patience, and the breakthroughs will come and those little phenomena benefits will reward your endurance.