{"id":4423,"date":"2025-03-11T17:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/ce5-an-amateur-retrospective-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:05:24","slug":"ce5-an-amateur-retrospective-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/ce5-an-amateur-retrospective-3\/","title":{"rendered":"CE5: an amateur retrospective"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>CE5: An Amateur Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>Hi there! I\u2019m an amateur CE5 experiencer sharing my journey in hopes of providing some useful information. I\u2019ll attach a guide with resources at the end. Please keep in mind that I&#8217;m not a professional or expert; I&#8217;m just sharing my experiences with CE5 and how I approached it.<\/p>\n<p>I began my CE5 practice last year on May 4th, inspired by Steven Greer&#8217;s documentary, &#8220;Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind.&#8221; Initially, I was skeptical, but instead of dismissing it as nonsense, I decided to try it out for myself to see if it was real.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TL;DR:<\/strong> It is!<\/p>\n<h3>Common Questions Addressed<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Do you need Greer&#8217;s app to do this?<\/strong> <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>No, the meditations and audio I used are readily available on YouTube, and I\u2019ll provide links later.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Have you attended any of his expensive retreats?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>No, I did everything alone in my backyard in rural Arizona, even during times when he wasn\u2019t hosting retreats. You don\u2019t have to spend a dime.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Is this similar to using a Ouija board? Could you attract unwanted &#8216;hitchhikers&#8217;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In my experience, no. Setting clear intentions seems to act as a filter. I moved over 800 miles after my experiences, and they only occur during my CE5 sessions. Thus, I don&#8217;t feel it poses the same risks as things like channeling or using a Ouija board.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Did you purchase the app?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Honestly, I did at first, thinking it was necessary. However, I found that the same meditations can be found on YouTube for free. You can achieve results without paying Greer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Do you have any video or photo evidence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>No. I have a basic $400 TCL smartphone, which doesn\u2019t perform well in low light. In fact, whenever I attempted to take a picture during an UFO\/UAP sighting, the object seemed to vanish until I put my phone away. It became a frustrating back-and-forth for nearly 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>How effective is CE5?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>Based on my experience, it has about an 80-90% success rate. It\u2019s said to be more effective in groups of four or more, but I haven\u2019t had the opportunity to verify that.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve covered the basics, I\u2019ll share a detailed account of a waking experience and a dream I had last October, along with an overview of my experiences from months of daily CE5 sessions. If my stories don&#8217;t resonate with you, feel free to skip to the guide!<\/p>\n<h3>My Experiences<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Waking Experience:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis occurred during my fifth consecutive night of CE5 sessions. I was in a relaxed, meditative state when I heard a high-pitched &#8220;zing&#8221; in my right ear, followed by whispers and footsteps coming from about 30 feet away. Initially, I brushed it off, thinking it was just my imagination or a small animal. However, as the sounds drew closer, I opened my eyes to make sure I wasn\u2019t imagining things.<\/p>\n<p>Before me in the western sky was an enormous object\u2014approximately 200 feet long\u2014appearing as a brilliant streak of light, completely still. I had only 10-30 seconds to observe it before it shot off diagonally into the sky and vanished, leaving a brief flash in its wake.<\/p>\n<p>In the following months, most of my CE5 experiences involved &#8220;orbs,&#8221; similar to some reports from New Jersey, but you can take that as you will.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Dream:<\/strong><br \/>\nI went to bed around 7 PM while my roommate used my computer. I vividly recalled \u201cwaking up,\u201d feeling perfectly normal. My dog wanted to go outside, which was typical, so I let him out through the front door and noticed a small,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nCE5: An Amateur Reflection Hi there! I\u2019m an amateur CE5 experiencer sharing my journey in hopes of providing some useful information. I\u2019ll attach a guide with resources at the end. Please keep in mind that I&#8217;m not a professional or expert; I&#8217;m just sharing my experiences with CE5 and how I approached it. 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