Our purpose at SubtleRealm.org is to provide thought, resources, discussion and method toward exploration of the approximately third of our lives spent in what is commonly called sleep.

We all spend on average* 37% of our lives asleep. If one wishes to be conservative about it we could just say a third of our lives are spent in a state we know almost nothing about. We are so used to this daily event that almost no thought is given to the fact. Yet in some other circumstance if one were told she must give up one third of her life in an involuntary confinement this might feel like a punitive sentence. With an average life expectancy of approximately 80 years in the US for instance this amounts to over 26-1/2 years a significant number of people are completely unable to remember or account for. A prison sentence of 26-1/2 years would easily be considered by most a profoundly life changing event ... yet it already occurs with almost no recognition.

*Across all ages, cultures, belief systems

Goals for SubtleRealm

1. Establish and facilitate discussion focused on the exploration of extension of consciousness beyond the physical body
2. Educate ourselves broadly on the ways different cultures and philosophies have reported these ideas and experiences related to them
3. Lay the foundation for exploration and experimentation toward verification of such ideas through direct experience
4. Suggest methods and provide camaraderie and support to individuals engaged in learning and practicing different approaches
5. As much as possible formalize and set this pursuit on a firm foundation and path to facilitate ongoing experimentation and discovery well into the future
6. Make an awareness and practical application of understanding and method a normal part of life for as many people as possible