First Sungazing Survey (2004)

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Here are some preliminary results from the first Sungazer’s survey administered by the Sungazing list group in 2004. The answers from 56 sungazers are presented in a simple question-by-question analysis of answer percentages.

Source: http://www.rawpaleodiet.org/sungazing/sg-surv-1.htm

Results

Here are the results, on a
question-by-question basis:

Sungazer Survey #1

Organization Name:

 

NA

 

Total Responses:

 

56

Survey Code:

 

Sungaz124319

 

Run Date:

 

6/13/2004 5:48:54 PM


What is your age?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

0-15 yrs.

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

16-21 yrs.

2

3.57%

3.57%

 

22-30 yrs.

6

10.71%

10.71%

 

31-45 yrs.

18

32.14%

32.14%

 

46-59 yrs.

26

46.43%

46.43%

 

60-80 yrs.

4

7.14%

7.14%

 

81+ yrs.

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


What is your gender?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

Female

17

30.36%

30.36%

 

Male

39

69.64%

69.64%

 

Transgendered

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Transvestite

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Confused

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Other

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


When sungazing, have you ever seen the sun as a
purple, black, gray, (but not blue) disk?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

never

32

57.14%

59.26%

 

once

4

7.14%

7.41%

 

2-5X

9

16.07%

16.67%

 

5-10X

3

5.36%

5.56%

 

10+ times

6

10.71%

11.11%

 

Answered

54

96.43%

 

 

Unanswered

2

3.57%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


When sungazing, have you ever seen the sun as a
blue disk?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

never

37

66.07%

67.27%

 

1X

3

5.36%

5.45%

 

2-5X

3

5.36%

5.45%

 

5-10X

2

3.57%

3.64%

 

10+ times

10

17.86%

18.18%

 

Answered

55

98.21%

 

 

Unanswered

1

1.79%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


When sungazing, have you ever seen the sun as
concentric light/dark or colored rings/circles?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

never

24

42.86%

42.86%

 

1X

3

5.36%

5.36%

 

2-5X

8

14.29%

14.29%

 

6-10X

2

3.57%

3.57%

 

10+ times

19

33.93%

33.93%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


What is your average sungazing time per session?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

none

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

less than 1 minute

2

3.57%

3.57%

 

1-5 minutes

17

30.36%

30.36%

 

6-10 minutes

15

26.79%

26.79%

 

11-20 minutes

11

19.64%

19.64%

 

21-30 minutes

3

5.36%

5.36%

 

31-44 minutes

5

8.93%

8.93%

 

45-60 minutes

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

over an hour

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

I have completed my
sungazing; I rarely gaze anymore

3

5.36%

5.36%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


How long have you been sungazing?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

not at all

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

1-30 days

13

23.21%

23.21%

 

1-3 months

11

19.64%

19.64%

 

4-12 months

19

33.93%

33.93%

 

1-2 years

5

8.93%

8.93%

 

3-5 years

1

1.79%

1.79%

 

5-10 years

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

10-20 years

4

7.14%

7.14%

 

20-30 years

1

1.79%

1.79%

 

30+ years

2

3.57%

3.57%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


How often do you sungaze on average, weather
permitting?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

never

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

daily

28

50.00%

50.00%

 

4-6x/wk

11

19.64%

19.64%

 

2-3x/wk

12

21.43%

21.43%

 

1x/wk

1

1.79%

1.79%

 

1-3x/month

1

1.79%

1.79%

 

1-11x/year

1

1.79%

1.79%

 

I have completed my
sungazing; I rarely gaze anymore

2

3.57%

3.57%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


When you sungaze, at what time of day do you
usually sungaze?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

within 30 minutes of
sunrise/sunset

12

21.43%

21.82%

 

within 1 hour of
sunrise/sunset

33

58.93%

60.00%

 

1-2 hrs. from
sunrise/sunset

4

7.14%

7.27%

 

2-3 hrs. from
sunrise/sunset

1

1.79%

1.82%

 

between 10:30 AM and 3:00
PM (high sun)

4

7.14%

7.27%

 

high noon — highest sun

1

1.79%

1.82%

 

not applicable

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

55

98.21%

 

 

Unanswered

1

1.79%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


Why did you start sungazing (please pick up to
5 choices)?

Multiple Choice: Select All That Apply

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

inner guidance

31

55.36%

55.36%

 

sounded neat to me

8

14.29%

14.29%

 

want to become
immortal/younger

7

12.50%

12.50%

 

want to gain supernatural
powers/siddhis

8

14.29%

14.29%

 

want to achieve inedia
(not-eating)

13

23.21%

23.21%

 

want to heal perceived
mental or emotional problems

19

33.93%

33.93%

 

want to heal perceived
physical health problems

22

39.29%

39.29%

 

want to become enlightened

24

42.86%

42.86%

 

want to become famous

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

want to be different from
others

3

5.36%

5.36%

 

a website, book or
teacher made lots of promises about SG

4

7.14%

7.14%

 

none of the above

4

7.14%

7.14%

 

Answered

56

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

56

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, changes in energy levels?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

no significant change

15

29.41%

29.41%

 

increased

25

49.02%

49.02%

 

greatly increased

10

19.61%

19.61%

 

reduced

1

1.96%

1.96%

 

greatly reduced

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, changes in sexual energy?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

no significant change

23

45.10%

45.10%

 

increased

20

39.22%

39.22%

 

greatly increased

7

13.73%

13.73%

 

decreased

1

1.96%

1.96%

 

greatly decreased

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, changes in how attractive or appealing others find you?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

no significant change

21

41.18%

42.00%

 

increase

22

43.14%

44.00%

 

great increase

6

11.76%

12.00%

 

decrease

1

1.96%

2.00%

 

great decrease

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

50

98.04%

 

 

Unanswered

1

1.96%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, a change in your need for food? (water need is NOT included
in this question…)

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

about the same, no
significant change

24

47.06%

47.06%

 

increased need

1

1.96%

1.96%

 

greatly increased need

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

decreased need

22

43.14%

43.14%

 

greatly decreased need

3

5.88%

5.88%

 

no longer eat solid food
(at least 50 days of not-eating)

1

1.96%

1.96%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you ever studied or trained with a
sungazing guru or teacher? You may select up to four choices.

Multiple Choice: Select All That Apply

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

Hira Manek

7

13.73%

14.58%

 

Patrick Flanagan

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Gene Savoy

1

1.96%

2.08%

 

Jasmuheen

1

1.96%

2.08%

 

Sunyogi Umasankar

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Acharya Jowel

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Mason Dwinell

1

1.96%

2.08%

 

a strange secretive cult
that I cannot name

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

other (not named) from
India

3

5.88%

6.25%

 

other (not named) from
Europe

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

other (not named) from
USA/Canada

2

3.92%

4.17%

 

other (not named) from
Asia (other than India)

1

1.96%

2.08%

 

none of the above

35

68.63%

72.92%

 

Answered

48

94.12%

 

 

Unanswered

3

5.88%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, any of the following? (okay to pick more than one, up to 6)

Multiple Choice: Select All That Apply

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

bliss or joy

32

62.75%

62.75%

 

anxiety or fear

2

3.92%

3.92%

 

peace or calm

44

86.27%

86.27%

 

headaches

7

13.73%

13.73%

 

eye pain or sinus pain

4

7.84%

7.84%

 

burning eyes

4

7.84%

7.84%

 

perceptible visual damage
(defects in vision)

1

1.96%

1.96%

 

blind spots in vision

2

3.92%

3.92%

 

hallucinations

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

none of the above

5

9.80%

9.80%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you regularly noticed, as a result of
sungazing, changes in physical health?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

about the same; no
significant change

22

43.14%

43.14%

 

improved

22

43.14%

43.14%

 

greatly improved

7

13.73%

13.73%

 

decreased

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

greatly decreased

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

became immortal and am
currently over 135 years old

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


Have you noticed, as a result of sungazing,
changes in your capacity for unconditional love?

Multiple Choice: Select Only One

Answer

Quantity

% of Total

% of Answered

 

about the same; no
significant change

15

29.41%

29.41%

 

decrease

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

great decrease

0

0.00%

0.00%

 

increase

29

56.86%

56.86%

 

great increase

7

13.73%

13.73%

 

Answered

51

100.00%

 

 

Unanswered

0

0.00%

 

 

Total

51

100.00%

 

 


 
    

END OF SURVEY RESULTS
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