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AuthorsNote..................................................................................................................................2 ExitTechnique#1.TheGirtitakMantra...........................................................................................2 ExitTechnique#2.Thirdeyeescapemethod..................................................................................3 ExitTechnique#5.Affirmation.........................................................................................................4 ExitTechnique#6.TheAnchorTechnique.......................................................................................4 ExitTechnique#9.AstralArmsBreakingThrough...........................................................................5 ExitTechnique#12.CountingYourWayintoSleep.........................................................................7 ExitTechnique#14.CreativeVisualization......................................................................................7 ExitTechnique#15.Jac'sDualFocus:AuditoryandRespiratoryAPTechnique..............................8 ExitTechnique#20.DynamicVisualizationinvolvingMovement..................................................10 ExitTechnique#22.PassiveWillMethod......................................................................................11 ExitTechnique#25.Progressivemuscularrelaxation....................................................................12 ExitTechnique#28.Cage'sSelfRevelationTechnique..................................................................14 ExitTechnique#29.SilvaMindControlMethod ...........................................................................16 . ExitTechnique#30.SoundTechnique...........................................................................................16 ExitTechnique#31.Vibrationfrequencycontrol..........................................................................16 ExitTechnique#33.Wakeinducedluciddreaming.......................................................................17 ExitTechnique#37.TheRopeTechnique......................................................................................19 ExitTechnique#39.TheMonroeTechnique.................................................................................20 ExitTechnique#40.OBEFromluciddreams.................................................................................21 ExitTechnique#45.TheHammockTechnique..............................................................................22 ExitTechnique#46.RebirthingMethod........................................................................................22 ExitTechnique#47.Exteriorizationtechnique..............................................................................23 ExitTechnique#48.Oversleeping.................................................................................................24 ExitTechnique#49.TheTriangleMethod....................................................................................26 ExitTechnique#50.RopeTechnique.............................................................................................27 ExitTechnique#53.HangingRope.................................................................................................27 ExitTechnique#57.SteamMethod...............................................................................................28 ExitTechnique#59.RollingOutMethod.......................................................................................28 ExitTechnique#60.DrivingMethod..............................................................................................28 ExitTechnique#63.Thebrainmethod..........................................................................................29 ExitTechnique#64.FOCUS10MindAwake/BodyAsleep.............................................................29 ExitTechnique#65.Veryeffective,verysimpleAPtechnique......................................................41 http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page1

ExitTechnique#66.PointShiftTechniqueakaSpacationTechnique...........................................41 Sources..........................................................................................................................................44 AuthorsNote Thisbookletcontains66AstralProjectiontechniquesthatmayhelpyououtofyourbodyandtravel totheastralplanes. Wecannotguaranteethesuccessofanyofthepresentedtechniquesandweadvicethereaderto practiceandfindthetechnique(s)thatworksbestforyou. Wearenotresponsibleforanydamagedoneasaresultofusingthedescribedtechniquesinthis booklet.Byusingthisbookletyouagreetoassumefullresponsibilityandbecautious. Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feedbackorideasfeelfreetovisitourforum: http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Revenant ExitTechnique#1.TheGirtitakMantra WrittenbyJKL Dowhateveritisyoudotogetgoooodandrelaxed. AsfarasIknowitsmoreeffectiveifyouaredeeplyrelaxed. Onceyougettowhereyoucantfeelyoubody...stareintothe darknessofyoureyelidsandproceedwiththis Inhale.... Exhale....andsaythisinyourhead....'Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrr' Asin'fuuuuuuuuurrr'orfur... YouwannatryandrolltheR. Inhale.... Exhale....andsay'Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii' Asin'teeeeeeeeeaortea Inhale.... Exhale....'Taaaaaaaaaaakk' Asinroooooockorrock... Giiiiiiiirrr...Tiiiiiiiiiii...Taaaaak.... (soundslike)..GuuuuuuuurrTeeeeeeeeeaToooooooock. Repeatthisoverandoverandfocusonlyonthewordsandsayingtheminsyncwithyourbreath.But watchthatyoudontmakeyourselfbreathefunnycuzyerpayinattentiontoit...again...dontactually payattentiontoyourbreath....justcontinuethemantraeverytimeyougotoexhale. Dothisuntilyoupassout,getout,orgettiredoftryin. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page2

 Sometimesittakesawhiletonoticeanything. Andwhenyoudonoticesensationsliketickles,oritching,orvibrations....Ignorethem....theyare normal...Justforgethowyourbodyfeelsandgetbacktofocusingonthemantra.Trytoignoreall soundsandsensationsyoumayfeel.Allsensationsyoucouldfeelareharmlessandnatural.Ittakesa littletimeforyoursecondbodytoseparate...andtherearesometimesstrangesensationsinvolved. Whenyoufindyourselfwonderingoffinyourmindasitchattersaway....justseethatyouhave gottenofftrack..andgetbackontrack. ThistechusuallyproducessomesortofactivitybeitAP/dreams/chakraesqueactivityorenergy rushes,vibrations,astralsight,etc ExitTechnique#2.Thirdeyeescapemethod ListcompiledbyJKL Onceyouarecompletelyrelaxed,concentrateontheareabetweenyoureyesonyourforehead.This isalsocalledthe"thirdeye"Ithasbeenlinkedwithpsychicabilitiesthroughouttheages.Inactuality thereisaglandinthatapproximateareaoftheheadcalledthe'pineal'gland,whichhasbeen believedtobethe'link'betweenthephysicalandspiritualbeing. Stillconcentratingonthisarea,rollyourstillclosedeyesupwardtothisposition.Donotstrainthem, itshouldnotbeuncomfortable.Onlyrollthemasfarbackasiscomfortable.Whileinthisposition andstillcompletelyrelaxed,'will'yourselftoleavefromthisposition. Donotbedissapointedifitdoesnotworkthefirsttime,oryoufallasleepbeforeyouproject.Keep practicingandyouwillgetresults! ExitTechnique#3.6:00AMinthemorningmethod Setyouralarmclockfor6:00AMandgotobedbetween10:00and11:00PM.Whenyouwakeupat 6,walkaroundthehouse,watchT.V.,getonthecomputer,etc.for2030minutesuntilyoufeelfully awake.Thengobacktobed,asyoudriftintosleeptrytostayasawareaspossible.Whenyoureach thestatewhereyouarealmostdreaming,yetstillawake,thenyoucanletyourselffalltosleep.This maytakeafewdaystowork,butyoushouldwakeupinthedesiredtrancestateabout550minutes afteryouletyourselffalltosleep.Whenyoufindyourselfinthedesiredtrancestate,whereyou cantmoveandyouhearvibrations,youcanjustrolloveroutofyourbody.Besuretogetawayfrom yourbodybecauseitcanpullyoubackin. ExitTechnique#4.The6FeetMethod Soundssimpletodoasyoupictureyourselfabout6feetfromyourselfthen..transferyour consciencetothatform.,lookingaboutyouwiththeeyesofthatform.Thenvisualizethepersonor placethatyouwishtotraveltoo.Tovisitandcommunicatewithwhomyouwishtotalkto. Thissoundseasybuttakesalottovisualizeyourselfinanetherbody..withallthedeterminations youcanmusterandtransferyourwilltoit. Somepeoplehaveahardtimeandwithpuredeterminationcanmasterastralplainingwhileothers havetolearntocontrolastheyhavewhatisreferredtoasalooseastralbody. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page3

ExitTechnique#5.Affirmation Yoursubconsciousmindisapowerfulthing,andyoucaninfluenceitbyrepetativesubtlenightly affirmations.Theseshouldbeverypositiveinnaturesoastodecreasefear,andincreaseyou subconsciouswilltoexperiencefullyconsciousastralprojection.Irecomendusingyourownwords astheywillhavethemostmeaningtoyou,howeverhereisonethatIwrotethatIfindparticularly effective. "Iamaspiritualbeing,andAstralProjectionisanaturalpartofwhoIam.WhenIfallasleeptonight,I willhaveanoutofbodyexperience,withnofears,andwhenIwishtoreturntomyphysicalbody,I willdosoeasily.WhenIawakenIwillremembertheeventinfulldetail,andwithelation." Everynightbeforeyougotosleep,recitetheaboveaffirmation(oryourown)toyourselfthree times.Forsomereasonthreeworksbetterthananyothernumber.Morethanthreetimesseemsto increaselossofinterest,andlessseemstonothaveasstrongeffectonthesubconscious,andafter all,thenumberthreeisbelievedtoholdsignifigantpower.Justbeforesleepalsoseemstobethe timewhenthemindseemsmostopentothepowerofsuggestion,andinfluencetothe subconscious. ExitTechnique#6.TheAnchorTechnique Thisisanotherpopulartechnique,whichproducesanethericprojection. Thebasisofthismethodistofocusonananchorpointoutsideofthephysicalbody.Therearetwo basicvariationstothistechniquethefixedanchor,andthemovinganchor. Aswithallthetechniquesdescribed,adeeplevelofrelaxationisrequired,anumberofrelaxation techniquescanbefoundhere. Onceyouhavereachedaverydeeplevelofrelaxation(trancestate),youmustthenuseyourpowers ofvisualisation. ExitTechnique#7.TheFixedAnchor Althoughnotmentionedasfrequentlyasthemovinganchortechnique,Ifindthistheeasierifthe twomethods. Afterreachingthetrancestate,focusonapointoutsideofthephysicalbody(e.g.attheendofthe bed).Youcaneithersimplyfocusonapointinspace,oryoucan(andIfindthismucheasier)imagine anobjectatthatpoint(itusuallyhelpsifitisafamiliarobjectIalwaysimaginemytobaccotin). Onceyoucanclearlyseethefocuspointinyourmindseye,'feel'howsoliditis.Trypushingitaround withyourmind,trypullingit,ormovingit.Thefocuspointshouldbetotallysolidandentirely'fixed' whereitis.Noamountofmentalmanipulationshouldbeabletomoveit. Oncethefocuspointistotallyfixed,imaginereachingoutwithyourarmsandgrabbingholdofthe focuspoint(object).Remember,thisWILLNOTMOVE.Now,trypullingtheobjecttowardsyou, gentlyatfirst,andthenharderandharder.Graduallyasyoupullyouwillfeelyourselfmoving towardsthefocuspoint(insteadofviceversa).Finallyyouwillfindyourselfatthefocuspointoutside yourphysicalbodyPresto,you'vedoneit. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page4

 ExitTechnique#8.TheMovingAnchor Afterreachingthetrancestate,imagineanobjectabout6feetinfrontofyoureyes(assumingthat youarelyingdown).Onceagain,makethisafamiliarobject.Now,feelthisobjectpullingatyou(like amagnet).Onceyoucanseetheobjectclearlyinyourmindseye,andfeelthepulloftheobjecton you,begintomovetheobjectslowlytowardsyou.Justasmallamountatfirst(perhaps6"toafoot), astheobjectmovestowardsyoufeelthepullgettingstronger.Nowmoveitbackagain(thepullgets weakerasyoudo).Nowrepeattheprocess5or6timesmovingtheobjectclosereachtimeand feelingthepullbecomingstrongerandstrongerastheobjectcomescloser. Onceyouarecomfortablewiththemovementoftheobject,begintheprocessagain,onlythistime themovementoftheobjectshouldbeafluidmotion,andastheobjectmovestoandfroitshouldbe likeawave.Youshouldalsofeelthiswaveonyourselfasthepullgetsstrongerandweakerand strongeragain.Finally,astheobjectvirtuallyreachesyou,thestrengthofthepullingforce,combined withthewavelikemotionwillsimplypullyourightoutofyourphysicalbodyWahay,you'vedoneit again.

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ExitTechnique#9.AstralArmsBreakingThrough Laydowninacomfortablepositionwithyourarmsextendedaboveyourheadandbentattheelbow atabouta100degreeangle,butstillrelaxed,andlayingonthebed.Takeamomenttocompletely relaxyourselfuntilyoufeeltired.Closeyoureyesandpictureyourastralarmsslowlymovingupand outofyourphysicalarms.Makesureyouarenotthinkingofanything.Justpictureyourarmsslowly Page5

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movingoutofyourbody.Asyouaredoingthis,pushupwithyourastralarmsashardasyoucan. Don'tletthismoveyourphysicalarmorflexyourphysicalmuscle.Don'tthinkofanythingotherthan theimageofyourarmsslowlymovinghigherandhigheroutofyourphysicalbody.Afterawhileyou shouldbefeelingyourbodyswayingabit;don'tletthisdistractyou.Eventuallythevibrationswill kickinlightlyandwhentheydo,don'tletitdistractyouorthey'llstop.Justdon'tthinkconsciously. Theywillescalateintoverystrongvibrations.Thenyoucanjustsitupwithyourastralbodyandroll overoffthebedtogetyourlegsout. ExitTechnique#10.FloatingBalloon Firstyoubeginasyoualwaysdoandassoonasyouhavethosevibrationsthenyouwanttogetthe floatingfeelingright?Wellallyouhavetodoisthis: Imagethatthereisalargeballoonfloatinginthe skyaboveyou.Ithasalongandglowinggold stringandtheballoonislargeandglowingwhite. Nowimagetheballoonfloatingdowntowards you. Atthistimeyoushouldhavethegoldenstring attachitselftoyourcrownchakra,asifyourbody wasaweightholdingtheballoondown.
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Nowbeginatthefeetandimagineawhitelightslowlyworkingit'swayupyourbodyasthiswhite lightiscomingupthelengthofthebodyitshouldformintoaballshapeandgrowninsize. Whenthelightistothetopofyourhead,imagineitleavingthroughthecrownchakraintothe goldenstringandfromthestringintothe"empty"balloon. Nowdoingsoyouhavefilledtheballoonwithenergy,thusgivingit"lift"power. Imagetheballoonstartingtofloatintotheairandtrytoseethingsasifyouwheresittingonopof theballoon. Thisshouldhavetriggeredaprojection. ExitTechnique#11.DynamicConcentrationMethod TheparticipantwouldconcentrateonOOBE's,andletitconsumealloftheirthoughts,untilthatwas theonlythingontheirmind.Onewaytodothisistothinkaboutitintheformofaquestion,orpose aproblemthatyourconsciousmindhastoanswer.Donotanswerthequestionatfirst,justletitstay inthebackofyourmind.Howeveryoushouldthinkabouttheproblemoverandoverthroughoutthe day.Ifdonecorrectly,you'llfindyourselfthinkingabouthowitmightbepossibleforyoutoproject atthemostunusualtimes.Sincethesubconsciousmindlikestosolveproblems,thisproblemwillbe echoingthroughyourmindquiteoften.Thefirstdayyoumightnotnoticeanything.But,usuallyafter thesecondorthirddayyouwillseeresultsfromthismethod.Anotherpartofthemethodisto http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page6

concentrateoneverysquareinchofyourbody,releasingitastrally,asyoudriftofftosleep.With practice,youcangetoutmerelybywillingyourselftogetout.Thequestionpartofthismethodhelps addfueltothefire,whentryingtoproject,andmakesitmorelikelyforyoutoprojectfromalucid dreamintheinstancethatyoumightfallasleep.

ExitTechnique#12.CountingYourWayintoSleep SettingUptheExpectationofaSpiritualTravelExperience Thisexerciseinvolvescountingasonegoestosleep.Thefirststepistochooseanumberbasedon howsleepyyoufeelanddecidethatyouwillbeasleepbythetimeyougettothatnumber.Ifyouare sleepy,choosethenumbertwentybutifyoufeelmoreawake,youcanchooseahighernumberlike fifty. Thenextstepistotellyourselfthatyouwillwakeupassoonasyouenterthesleepstateasthe numberisreached.Youcansuggestanenvironmentthatyouwillwakeinandvisualizeit,orsimply choosetobestandingintheroomnexttoyourbedoutsideofyourbody. Thenbegincountingyourwayintosleep. ExitTechnique#13.Creativevisualizationtechniques Creativevisualizationmeanspicturingsomethinginyourmind,andisusedasformofconcentration. TherearemanytechniquesusedtoinduceAstralProjectionthatinvolvecreativevisualization. Beforeyoucanstartvisualizing,however,youmustbecompletelyrelaxed.Irecommendusingthe bothprogressiverelaxationtechniqueandoneofthevisualizationtechniques.Severalexamplesof visualization/imaginationareincludedbelow: 1.)Imaginethereisaropeextendingfromtheceilingtoyourbody,ataboutthesolarplexus(mid chest).Fromtherelaxedstate,mentallyimagineclimbingthisrope.Feelasifyouareclimbing upward,pullingyourconsciousnessalongwithyou.Don't'picture'therope,butinstead'feel'itasif youwereinthedark.Feelyourhandsmovingoneoveraotherandpullingupwards. 2.)Imagineflyinghighintheair,likeabird.Manypeoplehavesaidthatduringalucidflyingdream theyhaveinducedAstralProjection.Mentallyfeelthesensationsofglidingalongridingthethermals. Then,tryto'breakaway'fromyourflightpath,andoutofyourbody. 3.)Visualizeanobjectabout3metersinfrontofyourbody.Distinguishitsshape,color,andsize. Next,onceyouhavetheobjectfullyvisualized,mentallywalktowardsit. 4.)Imagineyouarerockingbackandforth(donotreallyrock),feeltheimaginaryrockingand graduallyincreaseituntilyoureachacriticalpointandrolloutofyourbody. ExitTechnique#14.CreativeVisualization VisualizationofEnvironmentsontheWayintoSleep http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page7

 WhenIwasyoung,Iusedtolovetrains.SometimesIusedtovisualizethevariousthetraincars designingthecontentsofthesleeper,diner,entertainment,andloungecars.Iwouldcreatemyideal trainonthewayintosleep.Iwouldmovefromcartocardescribingandvisualizingelementsofthe environmentsuchasseating,windows,andthecolorsandtexturesofsurfaces. Sometimes,IwouldfindthatmydreamwouldtakeupwheremyvisualizationsendedandIwould continuedesigningandridingthatidealtrainduringthedream.BecauseIenteredthatdreamstate whileinvolvedinacreativeactivity,Iwouldsometimesfindmyselfinanexpandedstateof awarenessandabletocontroltheprogressofthedreamtovaryingdegrees.. Thesevisualizationsandtheresultingdreamexperienceswereantecedentstospiritualtravel. Gettinginvolvedinavisualizationthatcrowdsoutallothersensationsonthewayintosleepisone waytoinitiatespiritualtravel.Creativeinterestinasubjectmatterisinmanycasesalessstressful andmoreenjoyablemethodofenteringintospiritualtravelstatesthanalternateapproachessuchas concentrationexercises.Paintersandmusicianscancomposecanvasesandmusicalscoresusing muchthesametechnique. ExitTechnique#15.Jac'sDualFocus:AuditoryandRespiratoryAPTechnique Summary:ThisisthefirstofafewtechniquesthatIwillcreateusingaDualFocusmethodthatcame tomewhilepracticing.Togivethistechniqueaserioustry,wouldrequireyoutotryitforatleast sevenormoredaysstraight.It'sbestifyoucommitittomemorybeforeattemptingtouseit.The threesectionlabelsshouldhelpinthememoryofit.Goodluck! Technique: PositionandComfort Beginbygettinginyourusualmeditationposition.Thisisapositionthatonlyyoucandecidefor yourself.It'scomfortableenoughthatyoucansleepinit,yetyouseemtobemoreattentiveinit overothersleepingpositions. Begintodowhatisnecessarytofindcomfort.Scratchthoseitchesthatwon'tsubside,openthose fingersalittlemoretorelievetensionanddowhateverelseittakestogetyourbodyreadytobe forgottenabout. ThoughtClearingandInitiationofDesire Nowclearyourthoughts.Thinkofnothingforacoupleofminutesotherthanhowniceitistobeso comfortableandrelaxed.Clearyouremotionsaswell.Beforeyougofurther,youneedtobring peacetoyouremotionsandfindenjoymentinthistimethatyouhavetomeditate. Ifyouhaveafavoriteaffirmation,nowwouldbeagoodtimetosayitinyourmind.Itwillgetyou readyforthefeelingofdesire.Ifyoudon'thaveone,youcanrepeatthisafewtimes:"Iammore thanthisphysicalbody.IAstrallyProject.IwillremainconsciousduringthisjourneyandIwillretain itsmemories". NowyoumustinitiateyourdesiretoAP.AtanytimeduringthedayifyouthinkaboutAstral Projection,youprobablythinktoyourself,"I'dlovetodothat."Atthistime,however,andforthe restofyourmeditation,youmusthaveadeepfeelingofdesireforit.It'sstrongerthanasingle thoughtoraffirmation.Thisisafeeling,notwords,andcanbeaidedbyyourimagination.Thisfeeling http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page8

isalongthelinesofadeeplovethatyoumayhaveforsomeone. InitiationoftheDualFocus Begintoslowyourbreathingtoarhythmthatisalittleslowerandalittlelongerthanyournormal breathing.Nothingforcedhere.Thisshouldhaveanaturalfeeltoit.Ifdoneproperly,yourbreathing shouldbecomealmostsilentandlessnoticeable.Maintainthisrhythmthroughtherestofthe meditation. Listenforaringingsoundinyourears.Itmaystartoutasaveryfainttone.Placeallofyourattention onitandbegintoraiseitsvolume.Continuetoraisethevolumeofthetoneforaslongasyoucan, higher,andhigher,anddonotfearthatyou'regoingtoreachapointthatisdangerous.Whenyou feelthatyou'veincreasedthepitchandvolumeofthetonetoitshighestlevelgotothenextstep. Doaquickcheckofyourbodymentallytonoticeifyouhavestiffenedanyofyourmuscles.Ifyou haveflexedmuscles,relaxthemnowandtheyshouldremainrelaxedthroughtherestofthe meditation. Finally,throughtherestofthemeditationcompletelyfocusallofyourawarenesssimultaneouslyon yoursmoothrhythmicbreathingandthetonethatyou'vebeenhearingandraising.Keepstrivingto increasethepitchandvolumeofthistoneasyoualsokeepyourconcentrationsplitandfocusedon yourbreathing.Donotgiveuporgetdiscouragedifatanytimeyouloseyourfocusofeitherone. Justregainfocusofitassoonasyoucan.Continuethisstep,untilyoucanjuststepoutofyour physicalbody. ExitTechnique#16.TheGazingTechnique ByLeia Thisistobedonewhengoingtobed.Youneedsomethingtofocuson;ifitisinviewthemoon,the stars,acrystal,afavoritedollwillworkwell...Usewhateveryoulike. JustnotaCandleoranythingthatburns! Thismethodinvolvesthebodyfallingasleep,andyoushouldneverleaveanythingthatburns unattended.Iusuallyusemycrystalballforthis. Placetheobjectwithinyourviewandliedowninyourbed.Juststareattheobjectasyoudozeoff. Thefirstfewtimesmaybefrustrating.Youmayjustfallasleepandthat'sit.Butafterafewtries,this workedforme. Keepstaringattheobject.Asyoureyelidsbecomeheavy,keepstaring.Eventuallyyoureyeswill close,butyouwillstillbeabletoseetheobject.Youwillstillbestaringattheobject.Situporstand up,anddon'tbesurprisedtoseeyourphysicalbodysleepingpeacefullyinyourbed! Thisworksfairlywellforme.Whenyouareoutofyourbody,dowhateveryouwish.Iamstillgetting usedtotheoutofbodyfeeling(Iachievedmyfirstoneonlyamonthago),soIhavenottravelled anyfartherthantheroofofourapartmentbuildingyet. Thistimeisyours.Justtellpeoplethatyouareattemptingthisanddon'twishtobedisturbed. ExitTechnique#17.Kwaichang'sLongandStableProjectionTechnique http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page9

 Laydownonabedandfaceyourheadeast.Mypreferenceistodothisnaked,sincethereisless distractionfromclothing. Slowlybreathin,holdthebreathandbreatheout.Continuethisuntilyoureachasteadyrhythm. Thismaytakeanywherefromaminuteto30minutes.Don'trushthispart.It'simportanttorelaxing. Asyoubreathein,visualizetheairmovingthroughyourbodypurifyingitasitpassesthroughit. Nowgothrougheverymuscleyoucanmoveinyourbody,tenseitthenrelaxit.Dothisseveraltimes andrunthrougheverymuscleinyourbody.Don'tforgetthefacialandgenitalmuscles,theseare usuallyforgottenandusuallyneedthemostrelaxation.Don'tbeafraidtospendalotoftimeonthis. Now,thisiswhereIusuallyprotectmyself.ItisnotrequiredbutIdoitforasenseofsafety.Visualize yourspiritguidecomingtoyou.Theninstructittoguardyourbodywhileyouaregone.Repeatthis untilyouhaveasteadyvisualizationofthis. Hereiswhereweformtheastralvehicle.Imaginemistcomingoutofyoursolarplexusorbelly button,andformingintoacloudaboveyou.Shapethiscloudintowhatevershapeyouwant.A humanshapeisgoodforbeginners. Now,takeeverythingthatmakesyouyou.Moveitalldowntoyoursolarplexus.Whenitfeelslike yourwholebodyisemptyandeverythingisatyoursolarplexus,visualize"you",whichisthe concentratedselfatthesolarplexus,movingalongthestreamofmistandseeithappen.Then, orientyourcompressedselfinyournewbody(themistshape)andexpandtofillit. ExitTechnique#18.TheLetGoMethod Therearenostages,norequirements,nothingtoworryaboutandnothingtoplan.Justrelaxand allowittohappen.Youcan'tget"out"untilyou"letgo." ExitTechnique#19.LionessTechnique Bendyourarmattheelbowandholdyourhandintheairbeforeyoustartyourpractice.Ifyoustart tofallasleep,yourhandwillstarttofallandwakeyouup.Ihavemaintainedthathypnogogicstate forMANYhoursonmanyoccasionsinthismanner.It'ssupposedtoincreasecommunicationand cooperationbetweenyourconsciousandsubconsciousmind.Idon'tknowifithasdonethatforme, butithasdefinatelydonesomeamazingthingsformypsychicawareness!Itworksextremelywell... then,if/whenyoudomanagetogetout,youwon'tevennoticethatyourhandfallsoverbecause you'llbeontootherthings... ExitTechnique#20.DynamicVisualizationinvolvingMovement TakingAdvantageoftheSpacebetweenWakingandSleeping Theexperiencebelowresultedfromattemptingtostayconsciousonthewayintosleep.Ifthe practitionerisabletostayconsciousandbecomeawareduringthistransition,thekindofdynamic visualizationusedbelowcanbeameansofleavingthebodyfromthisintermediatestate.Notethat runningwasthemethodusedbutanyactivitythatthepractitionerisfamiliarwithandfindseasyto visualizewouldbeappropriate. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page10

Ihadbeenthinkingaboutspiritualtravelandreinforcingtheexpectationthatitwouldhappen.Iwas intheearlystagesofsleepsomewherebetweenwakingandsleeping.IbecameconsciousthatIwas lyingonmybackbutfeelingverylittlesensoryinputfrommybody.IbecameawarethatImightbe abletoleavethebodyfromthisstate. Ithenimaginedmyselfrunningandimmediatelyfoundmyselfoutsidethebodyrunningtowardsa brightwhitemarblewallmadeoflargetilelikesquaresectionswithablackskyinthebackground. Afterafewmomentsofrunning,anothertransitionoccurred.Ifoundmyselfsoaringhighintheair towardsabeautifullargecityonthebanksofadarklake.Thecitywasconstructedofthissamewhite marbleinsquaresections.Theplacewasbuiltupwithlargerrectangularbuildingstowardsthe centerandsmalleronesalongtheedges.Ithadanetherealqualityduetothelightingwhich appearedtocomefromthebuildingsthemselvesorfromsomeinvisiblelightsource.Thebackground waswasverydarkaswasthelakebeforeit.Thefeelingofflyingwasexhilaratingandthecitywas majestic. Thedecisionstotryrunningwasamethodofdoinga"dynamic"visualizationinvolvingmovement whichhadthedesiredeffectofblottingoutotherphysicalsensationsandprecipitatingspiritual travel. ExitTechnique#21.UsingMovementToGetOutOfBody Iamalwaysconstantlyreadingbooksaboutprojection,andothermethods,thatImayusetofurther developmyabilitytoleavemybodyatwill.OnemethodthatIhavecomeveryclosetogettingoutof bodywith,onnumerousoccasionsisthemovementmethod.Thetrickistoimaginethatsomething ismovingyoueitherinaswayingmotion,orsometypeofmotionthatyoucaneasilygetusedtothe feelof.Onceyoucaneasilyimaginethefeelofthatmotion,letyourselfdriftofftosleep,andthinkof nothingbuthowthatmotionfeels.AgoodexamplewouldbetheswayingsensationsthatBob Petersoninducesinhisbook.Swayingisveryeffective,especiallyifyouaresomeonewholivesby theoceanandyouareoutinthewavesalot.Beinginthewavesforashorttimecancauseasortof aftereffectafteryouhavegottenoutoftheocean.Laterwhenyougotobedyoucanfocusonthe effect,andinducethesensationalloveragain,andmakeitasstrongasyoulike.Thismethodisvery powerful,andcannearlythrowyououtofbodyifitisdirectedcorrectly.Anothergoodmovementis jumping,orgoingupanddown.Ifindthatatrampolineisagoodexampleofmovementthatif concentratedonlongenoughwhilegoingtosleep,itwillcauseyoutogetoutofbody.Iusuallystart outbyimaginingthatI'mjumpingonatrampolineandwitheverbounceIimaginemyselfgoinga littlebithigher.Afterawhileyourconsciousnessgetsfartherandfartherawayfromyourbodyand youbegintofeelmoreseparated.Ifyoufocusonjumpingorswayingmovementslongenough,I'm suretheycouldleadtoaprojection.I'vegainedtheparalysisandvibrationsonnumerousoccasions bydoingtheimaginedmovements. ExitTechnique#22.PassiveWillMethod S.MuldoonandH.Carrington. Muldoon'stechniquewasfirmlybasedupontheideathat,eachnightduringsleepweundergoa subconsciouslycontrolled'projection'.Fromthispremise,hedecidedthatthemosteffectivemethod ofinducingtheexperiencewasto'stress'whathecalledthepassivewill,thesubconscious.By habituallythinkingabouttheexperience,andimaginingitactuallyhappening,hebelievedthe subconsciouswouldeventuallygettheidea. Healsorecommendedtheuseofimageryasyouarefallingasleep,suchasanelevatororrocket, howeverstayingconsciousatthatstageofsleepisclearlynottheeasiestthingtoachieve. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page11

 ExitTechnique#23.ThePathMethod ByOphiel Again,thesubconsciousisused,thistime,inrelationtohabitualmovements.Ophielsuggestedthata pathshouldbesetoutwithinyourhome,andthatyoushouldperiodicallyprogressalongit,noting variousstagesandaskingyourselfifyouareconscious.Thepathshouldbefollowedphysically,and mentallyinfreemomentsduringtheday. Theideawasthatoncethesubconscioushasfirmlygottheidea,itwillfollowthepathinyour dreamsandpresentyouwithchancestobecomeconsciousor,Lucid,withinthedream.Itisthena simplemattertochangethedreamintoanOBE.(ThislastfactismyownexperiencebutIamalmost certainthatotherswillfindthesamethingtobetrueforthemtoo). ExitTechnique#24.RobertPeterson'sPinpointConsciousnessVisualizationTechnique Iveusedthisexercisetoescapemybodyafewtimes.Itcanalsoinduceotherweirdbutharmless effects.Closeyoureyesandspendafewminutesrelaxingascompletelyasyoucanandclearingyour mindofallworriesandidlethoughts.Then,spendafewminutestryingtodecidewhereyour consciousnessisseated.Isyourconsciousnessinthecenterofyourheadorperhapssomewhere betweentheeyes?Whereveritis,visualizeatinypinpointoflightatthatpoint.Youdon'thavetobe exactaboutthelocation.Ifyou'renotcomfortablewithwhereyouhavevisualizedthepinpointof light,moveituntilyouarecomfortablewithit.Spendafewminutesvisualizingthatpinpointoflight asclearlyasyoucan.Trytoshrinkyour awarenessuntilyouareonlyawareofyour head.Thenshrinkyourawarenesseven further,sothatyoucan'tfeelanything exceptthatpinpointoflight.Next,visualize thepointoflightslowlymovingdowntoward thebaseofthebrain,wherethecerebellum is.Moveitaboutfourinchesdown,then slowlymoveitbacktoitsoriginalposition. Repeatthisvisualizationseveraltimes.This visualizationcaninducethevibrationsand getyououtofyourbody.
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ExitTechnique#25.Progressivemuscularrelaxation TheprogressiverelaxationtechniquetoinduceAstralProjectioninvolvesrelaxingeverymusclegroup inyourbody.Thisisthefoundation,andbeginningstepofallAstralProjectiontechniques. Youstartbylayingcomfortablyonyourback,armsatyoursides,orsitinthemeditativeposture, wearinglooseclothing,removingalljewelry,makingsuretoeliminateanythingthatcouldattract yourattention.Theroomshouldbeacomfortabletemperature,anditshouldbecompletelydark,or asdarkaspossible.Thereshouldbenosoundsthatwilldistractyou,sounplugthetelephoneetc. Onceyouarecomfortable,relax.Clearyourmindofanydistractingissues.Ifyouarelayingdown, startatyourfeet,flexandholdthemfor510seconds,thenrelease.Dothisforeverymusclegroup, fromyourfeettoyourhead.Onceyoureachyourhead,youshouldbecompletelyrelaxed.Ifyouare http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page12

sittinginthemeditativeposture,insteadofflexingeachmusclegroup,merelyfocusonthem,and envisioneachgroupfromyourfeettoyourheadrelaxing,andactually'feel'themrelaxing. Youraimistobecomesorelaxedthatyoumentallybecome'detached'fromyourphysicalbody.You nolongerareawareofitspresense.Youmayfeeltinglinginyourhands,orotherpartsofyourbody, asyoustarttoloseawarenessofit. Youshouldpracticethisexercisebeforeanyothermethod. ExitTechnique#26.DeepRelaxationOBETechnique Makeyourselfcomfortableonthepositionthatmakesyouthemostrelaxedandwillallowyouto breatheeasily.Donotmovetoomuchfromthisinitialposition.Iliketolieonmybackinmybed withasfewcoveringsaspossible.Itisimportantthatyoukeepthetemperaturearoundyourbodyat bodytemperature.Iftheroomiscold,thenitisOKtohavesomecoverssothatyourbodydoesnot havetoworktokeepitstemperatureatitsnormallevel.Also,besurethatnoonewillbotheryou duringthisprocess.Youmustmakeamentalnotetoyourselfthatthiswillnothappen;thisisvery importantorelseyouwillnotbeabletorelax. Ifpossible,takeawarmshowerbeforeyoubegintogetyoumorerelaxed.Besurethatyouwillnot havetogotothebathroomduringthetimethatyouwillbetryingthistechniquesousethe bathroombeforehand.Unpluggingthephonewouldbeagoodideaalso.Exerciseduringthisday wouldalsohelpyourchancestoastrallyproject.Ifyougointothisexercisewithafullstomachyour chancesofhavinganOBEwillbegreatlydiminishedsobesuretohaveeatenabout3hoursbefore. Dealwithalloftheworriesthatoccupyyouatthatmoment.Ifyoucannotsolvethem,thenput themasideinanimaginarybox.Iftheyworryyoutoomuchandyoucannotstopthinkingabout them,thenyoumightaswellstopherebecauseyouwillnotrelax. Beginbyconcentratingonyourhead.Examineallofitsmuscles.Contractandrelaxeachmusclein theheadfortwosecondsindividuallyuntilyouhaverelaxedyourentirefaceandheadarea.Donot dothisexercisequickly.Makesurethataftertensingandrelaxingeachmusclethatitremains relaxed. Continuebycontractingandrelaxingtheneck,andthenchest,arms,hands,fingers,stomach,legs, etcWorkingfromthetopofyourbodydownwards.Trytorelaxsmallareasinsteadoftensingthe wholebodyinonemotion.Thesmallerthatyoumaketheareasofmusclethataretensedand relaxed,thebetterthistechniquewillworkforyou. Whenyouhavecontractedandrelaxedallofyourmuscles,relaxforaboutaminute. Inhaleuntilyoufeelthatyourlungsare85%full.Waittwosecondsbeforeexhaling.Exhaleuntilyou feelthatyoucannotexhaleanymoreandwaittwosecondsbeforeinhalingagainandrepeatingthe process.Repeatthisprocessfortenminutes. Youshouldberelaxedbynowtothepointwhereyounolongerfeelyourbody.Ifyoustillfeelit, thencontinuetorelaxusingthetechniquespresentedaboveoranyothertechniquethatyouare familiarwith.Ifyouonlyfeelasmallpartofyourbody,thentryrelaxingjustthatpart.Yourbody shouldfeelnumbandrelaxed.Donotmoveyourbodywhenitisinthisnumbstate.Whenyourbody feelsnumbornonexistentcontinuetothenextstep. Nowitisthetimetorelaxthemindbylettingthebodygotosleep.Actasifyouaregoingtosleepby http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page13

lettingyourbodysleep.Yourbreathingshouldbeveryrelaxednowasifyouweresleeping.Ifyour mindbeginstofallasleep,wakeitupbythinkingofanaffirmationtogooutofbodylike"Iammore thanmyphysicalbody.Assuch,Icantravelbeyondmybody"etc...Anothertechniquetokeepyour mindawakeistotrytoseeapinpointoflightinfrontofyou.Ifyoucannotseeituseanother technique.Ifyoudoseethepinpointoflight,concentrateonitandfollowitifitmovesfromyour fieldofvision.Thiswillgreatlyrelaxyouandputyouintherightframeofmind.Whenyoufeelthat yourbodyisasleep,continuetothenextstep. Thisiswherethetechniquebegins.Iliketousethetechniqueofimaginingmyselfwalkingaroundmy roomwhileoutofbody.Thiswillusuallytriggerthevibrationsforme,whichwillautomaticallytake metotheOBstate.AnothertechniquethatIliketouseistoconcentrateonsomethingwithmyfull concentrationlikeastoryorageometricfigurefortenminutesandthenlettingmymindwillfullylet meOBEbytellingmyselfthatIwanttohaveanOBexperience.Anothertechniquethathasbeen veryusefulformeistojuststaythereandkeeponrelaxingdeeperanddeeperuntilthevibrations come.ThishasalsoworkedprettywellwithmebecauseIdonothavetohammermymindwith wishestogooutofbody.Theproblemwiththistechniqueisthatfocusisamustbecausefalling asleepiseasyandonehastokeepthefocustokeeponrelaxinguntilonehasanOBexperience.I recommendthistechniquethemostthough. ExitTechnique#27.FocusingAttentionontheScreenofTheMind MeditationontheBlankVisualFieldontheWayintoSleep Theauthorrecommendspersonsdoingthisexercisewakethemselvesupbyalarmclockorother meansinthemiddleofthenightorearlyinthemorning.Atthispoint,thepersonshouldsplash somewateronthefacetobringsomementalclarity.Thefollowingexercisecanbepracticed anywherefrom15minutestoanhourwhilelayingonone'sback.Theauthorhadconsiderable successinleavingthebodyonthewayintosleepwhenusingthismethod.Notethatthesame exercisecanbedoneatthebeginningofanight'ssleepbutismorelikelytoresultinjustpassinginto sleepduetotiredness. Witheyesclosed,takeacoupleofminutestorelaxthewholebody,thenrotatetheeyeballsupward, farenoughtocauseaslightstrainonthemusclesaroundtheeyes.Thispointstheinnervision towardstheforehead;thenfocusitupontheblackinnerscreen.Donottrytodriftintosleepatthis point,justtrytokeeptheattentionfocusedinthismanner.Wheneverthemindwanders,simply retrieveitandstartoveragain.Listentothefainthighwhistleinthetopofthehead,andplacea secondaryattentiononlisteningtoit. Thinkofthehighwhistleasasoundcurrentflowingupwardthroughthephysicalbodyandoutthe topoftheheadatacertainspotabouttwoinchesjustinbackofthetopcenter.Letthesoundliftthe innervisionupwardinarelativelynaturalway.Gentlystopfocusingontheinnervisiononthe blacknessoftheinnerscreen;doingthisanylongercanpreventsleep.Insteadjustkeepaperipheral awarenessataboutthelocationofthespiritualeyeintheinsideoftheforehead,inordertokeep theblackscreenclosetotheinnerpointofvision.Eventually,youwillslipunsuspectinglyintosleep. ExitTechnique#28.Cage'sSelfRevelationTechnique Thefollowingtechniqueissimple,andsuitedforeveryone.Itinvolvesaskingyourselfonetiny question.That'sit.It'snothingmorethanthatbutyou'lldiscoverthatitopensupyourinnerself completely.ThistechniqueistimelessIdon'tknowwhereitcamefrom,andneitherdoesthe personwhotaughtittomeperhapsit'sjustalwaysbeenso,butnotonlydoesitopenupyourinner self,butitalsohelpsyougetinaframeofmindfortherealastralprojection;andyou'llsoonfind thatyoualreadyknowwhatyouneedtodoinordertoachieveprojectionjustlikethat. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page14

 Thequestionisthis.'WhoamI?' Step1:Askittoyourselfnow.Youcanspeakifyoulike,orjustaskitinyourmind(moreeffectivefor me,butyoumaybedifferent.)Themostlikelyansweryou'llgetisyourname.Buthere'sthetrick: Acknowledgetheanswer,butASKITAGAIN. 'Yes,ImaybeJoeJones,butreally,WhoAmI?' You'lldiscoverthatittakesalittlewhilelongertoanswerthisone.Buttakeasmuchtimeasyoulike. Whenyoufindasatisfactoryanswer,thenreplytothequestioninyourhead. 'I'mamalehumanbeing.' Onceyouhaveansweredthequestion,askitagain. 'Youmaybehuman,butwhoareyou?' It'slikestrippingbacktheskinsofanoniontorevealthecore:Thecoreistherealyou,andyouwill findthatyouaretakingstepstofullyunderstandit.Thebenefitofthisisimmense.Youwillconquer yourfearsonceyouunderstandwhyyouhavethem.Youwillbeabletoprojectonceyouknowwhat youneedforit. Here'sanexample,I'musingmyselfforthisone,butuseyourselfalways. 'WhoamI?' I'mChrisDrabsch.ButsomecallmeCage. 'Yes,but,WhoamI?' I'mahuman.I'mmale.IamanAustralian. 'Yes,Iam,butWhoamI?' I'malivingthing.Ibreathe.Ithink.Iliveeveryday. 'Ok,butWhoamI?' I'morganic.Ihaveaconscience.Ihavefeeling,thought. 'ButWhoAmI?' Iamasoul.Iamanexistence. 'Sure,butWhoAmI?' Iamaphysicalbeinglivingforadurationoftime. 'Okthen,butWhoAmI?' Iamabeingdwellinginthephysical,andtheastral.etc.etc.etc. Now,thelastanswerisquitedifferentfromthefirst!Butyouareconstantlyquestioningyourself. Thisisthemostimportantthing.ThewisestthingI'veeverlearned(andIwanttopassitontoyou all)istoquestionyourselfandeverythingaroundyou.Otherwise,youwillneverdiscoveranything. Youwillfindthatyouwilllearnmoreaboutyourselfthatyoufirstknew.Andit'sapathwaytoasure projection,itworkedformetheveryfirsttime. Irecommendplayingthe'WhoAmI?'gameeverynightbeforesleep,orbeforeyourestwhatever timeoftheday.Thatway,youwillfallasleepwiththeseinnerthoughtsinyourmind,andthese impressionswillhelpyouprojectbecauseyouknowexactlywhoyouareandsinceyouarethe masterprojectorinyourexperience,youknowtherules,andyouknowwhattoexpectfromyourself next.Isn'titbeautifullysimple? http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page15

Remember:Nevercloseyourselftoyourself.Befree,exploreyourself,anddiscovernewthingsabout youthatyoudidn'tknow.Andaboveall,rememberthis:Onlyyouknowtheanswers. ExitTechnique#29.SilvaMindControlMethod Quietyourmind.Clearyourthoughts. Inyourmindsay: "I'mgoingtocountdownfrom3to1,visualizingeachnumberonawhiteorbsuspendedintheair abovemyhead.WhenIreachthethirdandfinal"1"mybodywillbedeeplyrelaxed.Iwillhaveno awarenessofphysicalsensations.Iwillnotperceiveanyphysicaldiscomfort.Myconsciousnesswill befocusedonmyastralbody. Nowvisualizeawhiteorbsuspendedintheairaboveyourhead.MentallyfocusontheorbIvisualize anumber"3"onthefaceoftheorb.Thenumberscanbeanycolor.Theymayvarywitheach experience.Visualizethe3threetimes:threenumber"3's"ontheorb.Yourbodyiscompletely relaxed.Youarelosingawarenessofyourphysicalbody. Thenrepeatthevisualizationwiththreenumber"2's."Youareintogreaterrelaxation.Nowvisualize the"1's."Youarelosingawarenessofphysicalsensations.Yourconsciousnesswillbeinyourastral body. Repeatthisusingthenumber"1's"threetimes.Yourconsciousnessisnowinmyastralbody. Thiscouldinvolvetrainingofseveralsessions.Youmayalsofindaudiotapesthattakeyoudowninto thesealteredstatesaswell.Yougettingbetterandfasterasyougoalongeachtime. Thereisnosetagendaforhowoftenyoupracticeastralprojectionoranyotheroutofbody technique.Itsoonbecomesfun.Itislikeadeepmeditation. Nowthekeyistoremainconsciouswhilemybodyisasleep.Differentthoughtsmaypullyoufrom yourfocusasthemindlovestochatter.Justpushthesethoughtsaway. ExitTechnique#30.SoundTechnique 1.Rollyoureyesup,andconcentrateonthemiddleofyourforehead.(Ifyouwantto,youcan imagineyouareleavethroughthisarea.) 2.Breathdeep,becalm,andkeeprelaxingyourbody. 3.Listentothefaintwhistlesoundsinyourears.Soundsliketherecomingfromwithin. 4.Now,justkeepondoingthefirstthreesteps. When,youbeginningtofeelthepressurebuildingupinyourforehead.Let,itkeepbuildingup.Soon, youwillautomaticallybecomevaporousformfloatingaway. When,itworkedforme,Ifirstheardaloudsnap.Like,whenyousnapyourfingers.Then,Iwasout. ExitTechnique#31.Vibrationfrequencycontrol http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page16

Youmuststartbybecomingcompletelyrelaxed.Onceyouareinthisrelaxedstate,youwillstartto feelvibrations.Thesevibrationsarecompletelynormal.Theyaretheenergyflowingthroughoutyour body.Takeawhiletojust'feel'themandknowwhattheyarelike.Attimestheycanbequitestrong, orothers,verymild. Concentrateonthevibrations,andtrytomovethemdowntoyourfeet,andbackuptoyourhead. Youwanttogaincontrolofthem.Trytoslowthemdownmentally,andspeedthemup.Onceyou gaincontrolofthem,youarereadyforthenextstep. Speedthevibrationsuptomatchyourspiritualself.Thiswillcomeonlybytrialanderror.Youmust movethevibrationstoyourhead...thentrytoforcethemoutofthetopofyourhead.Then,you shouldbeintheoutofbodystate. ExitTechnique#32.ImprovingVisualizationSkills VisualizingaWork(orPlay)ActivityfromStarttoFinish Visualizationplaysalargepartinthevarietyofmethodsusedtoinducespiritualtravel.Improving one'sabilitytovisualizewilltendtoimprovethelikelihoodofspiritualtravel. Howeveritcanbeadifficultpracticeespeciallyforwesternerswhoareusedtoconstantphysical activity.Attemptstoperformtheinnerpracticeofvisualizationareofteninterruptedbyavarietyof distractions. Thefollowingpracticecanbeeffectivelyusedtotakeadvantageofthegoalorientednatureof westerners.Thosewhoare"taskoriented"andaremostabletoconcentratewhenthereisaspecific jobtoperform. Thisvisualizationinvolveschoosingajobandvisualizingallthesubtasksrequiredtocompleteit,one byone.Itisbesttochoosesomeactivitythatoneisfamiliarwithwhichcanbecompletedinaperiod offifteentothirtyminutes.Itshouldbeaneutralorenjoyablejob,easytovisualize,andhave enoughvariationtostaveoffboredom. Onesomewhatneutralexampleispaintingthesideofahouse. Theworkerfirstvisualizesgettingthepaint,ladder,brushes,rolleranddropclothfromatoolshed. Thedropclothandladderarepositioned.Thepaintisopenedandplacedintherollingpan.The workerclimbstheladderandbeginspainting,movingtheladder,andrepositioningitasnecessaryas theworkprogresses.Theprocesscontinuesuntilonesideofthehouseispainted.Thenthetoolsare cleanedandputaway,andthevisualizationiscomplete. Anyactivityispossiblesuchasplayingasongonaninstrument,paintingapicture,ormowingthe lawn.Visualizinglessgoaloriented"play"activitiesisalsopossiblesuchasskiing,orhittingatennis ballagainstawallbutintheseexamples,thelackofacleargoalcansometimesleadtoboredomand alossofconcentration. Thekeyhereistoimproveone'sabilityatvisualizationanddoitinarelaxedandconcentrated fashion.Theactofvisualizingacreatedworldsoclearlyandcompletelythatitreplacesallother physicalsensationsisonemethodofinducingaspiritualtravelexperience. ExitTechnique#33.Wakeinducedluciddreaming 1.Useanalarmclocktoawakenyouintheearlymorning. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page17

 2.Thenstayawakeforabout5to10minutes,concentratingandkeepingtheideainmindofanout ofbodyexperience. 3.Thenconcentrateatthebeginningofdreamingandbythefirstsignalsofthestateincreaseyour concentration.Useanaffirmationthatyouwillremainconsciousinyourdream. 4.Lookforsignalsinyourdreamsthattellyouthatitisnotreality.Forexamplethingsthatdon't makesense. 5.Trytochangeyourdreamsurroundings...dreamsofflyinghavebeensaidtobeespecially successfulininducingAstralProjections. 6.Actually"feel"yoursurroundings.Don'tjustobservethem.Youshouldfeellikeyoureallyare flyingfreeasabird. 7.Whenyouaresuccessfulincontrollingandreallyfeelingyourdreams,youmay'will'yourselfto moveoutofbody.. ExitTechnique#34.ImaginingWhoYouAre Alwaysbeginmeditationbyrelaxinginanenvironmentwhereyouknowyouwillnotbedisturbed. Also,besuretoshutoffthephone. Putyour"protectionrituals"intoplace.YoudothisbyaskingtheUniverseoryourguardiansfor protectionduringyourmeditationandintendedOBE.Imagineabubbleofprotectivelightaround youandyourarea.Youmayburnsage,lightacandleorenactanyotherformofritualthathas meaningtoyou.ThepointistotelltheUniverseandyourselfthatyouaredoingthismeditationwith thespecificpurposeofrevealingyourastralself. Now,seeyourselfasifinamirrororaclearpondandreallylookyourselfover.Getasenseofyour ownproportions.Imagineyourface,yourbody,lookatyourfeet,yourhands,yourindividual featuresandcharacteristics.Whatmakesyou,"you"? Lookintoyoureyesandtellyourselfthatyouknowwhoyouareandthatyouintendtoremember everythingrevealedtoyouinyourdreams.Tellyourselfthatyouwanttorememberandthatyouwill remember.Then,takeanothergoodhardlookatyourselfinthatreflection.Canyouseeyourself? Repeatyourintentionsaloudifyoucan:"IknowwhoIam,Iwillremembermydreams."Repeatthe entireprocess. Thismeditationcantakesometime.But,ifitisveryeasyforyoutoseeyourselfinthereflection, thenimagineyoucanseeyourselfelsewhere.Perhapsanotherlocationinyourhouseorinyour neighborhood.Perhapsaforeignorexoticplace.Youmaytakesometimetoimagineyourself elsewhere. Eventually,youwilldriftintosleeporastatebetweenbeingawakeandbeingasleep,andinthat state,imageswillbegintounfoldeffortlessly.Acknowledgethemandallowthemtoproceed.These arethebeginningstagesofdreaming.Theseimagesarethemindswayofopeningupthedoorsof perceptiontowhatisreallyoccurringonthedeeplevelsofourconsciousnessandunconsciousness. Followthembutdonotgetinvolvedwiththem. Feelyourbodygrowingheavyandspreadingoutlikemist.Thereisnothingholdingyoubacknow. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page18

Letthesensationscomeoveryourbodyandletgo.Havenofear;youhavesetupyourprotection previously.Itisveryimportanttolisten.Donotbecomeconsumedbythephysicalsensations; rememberyourgoal.Youareasfreeasabodyofwaternow.Astillpond.Anythoughtorfearwill sendripplesthroughyourverybeing.Bestill...experiencewhateverhappens. AllwecanhopeforistosetupthecircumstancesforanOBEtooccur.Keepapenandnotebookora taperecorderbesideyourbedtorecordanyimagesordreamsyoucanrememberatanytimeduring thenightorinthemorninguponawakening. ExitTechnique#35.WithinLucidDreams ByOliverFox Fox,startedprojectionsfromwithinluciddreams,(dreamsinwhichthedreamerknowsthatheis dreamingbutisjustgoingalongwithit).OnceFoxrealisedhewasdreaming,hewouldinstantly'ask' hissubconsciousforanOBE,whichwouldrespond,wheninthisrelaxedstate.Likemanyofthe 'projectors'hebelievedthatprojectionshappeneverysinglenighttoallofusaswesleep. Hissecondmethod,wasalittlemoredramatic.Hewouldsummonallhisconsciousselftoapoint betweenhiseyes,imagineadoorwaythere,andhurlhimselfatitwithallhismight! ThelattermethodgaveFoxhismostvividexperiencesbutwouldnotseemtobetheeasiestof techniquestomasterwithouttheunderstandingofandfeelingfortheexperiencegainedby attemptswiththeothermethods. ExitTechnique#36.ZykaxProjection byStealthPaladin ThetechniqueisfarsimplerformetodothananyothersI'vetried.First,youhavetogetyourenergy bodyslightly'chargedup'.Justusealittlebitofenergytogetgoing.Now,makesomeenergygather inoneplaceinyourbodyandoutofyourbody.Eitheroneisfinesodoitwhereveryoucan concentratebest.Now,trytomoveyourconsciousnessthroughtheenergy.Thisisusuallytheonly thingthatgivespeopletroubleatfirst. Trytomakeyourconsciousnessfallbackintotheenergy.Donotgothroughitbutactuallygointo theenergy.Youmustvisualizethattheenergyservesasadoorwaytotheastral.Visualizeeverything andthatwillmakethewholeprocessmucheasier.Now,justenjoytheride.Afteralittlepractice, youshouldbeabletoprojectnearlyatwill. ExitTechnique#37.TheRopeTechnique ThistechniquehasbeenformulatedbyRobertBruceandisoneofthemosteffectivetechniques around.Akeyingredienttothisprojectiontechniqueisaninvisible,imaginaryROPEhangingfrom yourceiling.ThisROPEwillbeusedtoexertdynamicpressureatasinglepointonyourastralbodyto forceitsseparationfromthephysical. ReachoutwithyourimaginaryHANDSandpullyourself,handoverhand,upthestrong,invisible, imaginaryROPEhangingaboveyou.Youwillfeelaslightdizzysensationinsideyouasyoudothis. Thisfeelingofvertigowillintensifythemoreyoupullontherope. Keepclimbing,handoverhand,everupwards,andyouwillfeelthevibrationsstart.Yourwholebody http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page19

willseemtobevibratingandyouwillfeelparalyzed.Concentratesingleminded,onclimbingyour rope.Don'tstop. Nextyouwillfeelyourselfcomingfreeofyourbody.Youwillexityourbodyinthedirectionofyour imaginaryROPEandwillbehoveringaboveyourbody.You'refreeatlast! ExitTechnique#38.Watchyourselfgoingtosleep Liedowncomfortablyonyourback,facingtheceiling.Relaxyourbodyandclearyourmindof unwantedthoughts.Relaxevenmore. Tellyourselfthatyouaregoingtowatchyourselfintheactofgoingtosleep.Youmustbeveryclear aboutyourintent.You'regoingtoletyourbodysleepwhileyourmindwillremainalertthroughout theentireprocess.Tellyourselfyouwillretainconsciousnessevenwhileyourbodyisgoingtobein complete"trance". Asyourelaxcompletely,youmustlearntorecognizetheratherstrange,distinctivesensationsyou feelasyourbodymovesintothesleepstate.YouMUSTstayawareasthisunfolds.Atacertainpoint, youwillfeelthatyourbodyisfeelingheavyandnumb. Youareontherighttrack!Paycloseattentiontoallyourbodilysensations.Youmayfeelyourself swayingorfloating.Youmightevenfindcertainpartsofyourbodytingling.Theremightbe vibrationsrunningfromyourheadtotoe.Youmightevenhearastrongbuzzingsensationinyour ears.Whateverthesensations,donotpanicastheseareverygoodsignalsthatyouareontheverge ofexperiencinganOOBE. Youhavetothenvisualizethatyouarerisingupfromyourbedandfloatingtowardstheceiling.How woulditfeelifyoucouldactuallyfloat?Trytomaketheexperienceasrealaspossible.Holdthis imageforaslongasyoucan.Ifeverythinggoesonwell,youmightsuddenlyfindyourselfoutsidethe body,floatingneartheceiling! ExitTechnique#39.TheMonroeTechnique RobertMonroe,oneoftheforemostauthoritiesonAstralProjectiondevisedthismethod. Youhavetofirstrelaxyourbody.Thisisaveryimportantstep. Thentrytogotosleep,butdon'tfallasleep.Maintainyourawarenessbetweensleepand wakefulness.Thisisknownasthehypnagogicstate.Thendeepenthishypnagogicstateandstartto clearyourmindofunwantedthoughts.Simplylookthroughyourclosedeyelidsattheblacknessin frontofyou. Thenyoumustenteranevendeeperstateofrelaxation.Thenextstepistoinducevibrations throughoutyourbodyandintensifythem.Thesevibrationshavetobecontrolledandintensified further.ThisisthemomentwhentheAstralbodywillseparatefromthePhysicalbody.Youthen simplyhaveto"rollover"andyouwillfindyourselfoutofyourbody. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page20

ExitTechnique#40.OBEFromluciddreams Luciddreamsaredreamsinwhichthedreamerisawarethatheisdreaming.InaLucidDreama personisalready"out"ofhisbody. InordertoachieveAstralProjectionfromLucidDreams,youhavetofirstbecomeobsessedwith OBEsandyoumustreallyDESIREit.Youmustreadeverythingyoucanaboutit.Youmustthinkabout iteveryfreemomentthatyouhave. OnceyourmindisbesottedwiththethoughtofOOBEswewillneedtriggersandaffirmationssothat youhaveaLucidDream.Duringthedaykeepthinking:'TonightI'mgoingtohaveaLucidDream'. Remindyourselfofthisalldaylong.Andandthisistheimportantpartkeepaskingyourselfduring theday"AmIdreamingnow?" Withafewdaysofpractice,you'llhaveprogrammedyoursubconscioustoinduceaLucidDream. OnceyouareinaLucidDream,andknowthatyouaredreaming,youwouldalsoknowthatyouare notinyourbody.Youcanthenwillyourselftoseeyourbedroom.Inmostcases,whenyoudothis, yourdreamlandwillsuddenlydisappearandyouwillfindyourselfinyourbedroom,floatingabove yourbody. ExitTechnique#41.Displacedawarenesstechnique Closeyoureyesandgetintoyourusualtrancestate.Trytosensetheentireroom,atonce.Feel yourselfjustaboveyourshouldersandseeingallaround.Beverypassiveaboutwhatisgoingon. ThenimaginethatyourAstralBodyisslowlyrotatingby180degrees.Onceyoufinishyourmental rotation,yourastralheadshouldbewhereyourphysicalfeetare,andyourastralfeetwouldbe whereyourphysicalheadis!Withthisfirmlyinyourmind,tryvisualizingtheroomfromthisnew direction. Theideaistoforgetaboutwhereyoureallyare,anddisplaceyoursenseofdirection.Whenyoudo thiscorrectly,youwillfindyourselfgettingdizzy.Thisisnormal. Whenyouarecomfortablewiththis,thenextstepistoimaginefloatingtowardstheroof.Tryto makeitasrealaspossible.Youmaysuddenlyfindyourself"popped"outofyourphysicalbody! ExitTechnique#42.TheJumpTechnique TheJumpTechnique,whendonewell,canwakeupanyoneintheirdreamsandmakethemLucid. However,itdoesneedtobedonewell. Thisishowthetechniqueworks:Werepeatedlyneedtoaskourselvesduringthedaywhetherwe areinadreamornot.Itisimportantthatwedothisnotjustforthesakeofaskingourselvesthe question,butbecausewereallywanttoknowwhereweare.Weshouldreallydoubtthatwearein thePhysical.Soinordertoprovewhereweare,wejumpasifweweregoingtofly.Ifweareinthe Physical,wewilllandbackontheground.Butduringadream,whenwejump,wewilldefygravity andfloat. Whenthisisdoneforafewdays,youwillsoonfindyourselfinadreaminwhichyouarejumpingto checkwhetheryouareinadreamornot.Assoonasyoujump,youwillfindyourselffloating,thus triggeringaLucidDreamandanOOBE. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page21

 ExitTechnique#43.MuldoonsThirstTechnique ThisisnotoneofthemostpleasantoreffectivemethodsdesignedbySylvanMuldoon. Inordertousethistechnique,youmustrefrainfromdrinkingforsomehoursbeforegoingtobed. Throughoutthedayincreaseyourthirstbyeverymeansyoucan.Keepaglassofwaterinfrontof youandstareintoit,imaginingdrinking,butnotallowingyourselftodoso! Thenbeforeyousleep,eatapinchortwoofsalt.Placetheglassofwateratsomeconvenientplace awayfromyourbedandrehearseinyourmindalltheactionsnecessarytogettingit:gettingup, crossingtheroom,reachingoutfortheglass,andsoon.Youmustthengotobed,stillthinkingabout yourthirstandthemeansofquenchingit.Atnight,youmightawakeninyourdreamandyouwill findyourselfwalkingtowardstheglassofwater.Withanyluckthesuggestionsyouhavemadeto yourselfwillbringaboutthedesiredOBE ExitTechnique#44.TheStretchOutTechnique Liedown,shutyoureyesandrelaxyourbody.Imagineyourfeetstretchingoutandbecominglonger byjustaninchorso.Onceyouhavethispictureinyourmind,letyourfeetgobacktonormal.Dothe samewithhishead,stretchingitoutaninchbeyonditsnormalposition.Then,getitbacktonormal. Thenalternateallbetweenheadandfeet,graduallyincreasingthedistanceuntilyoucanstretchout bothyourfeetandheadtoabouttwofeetormore.Atthisstageimaginestretchingoutbothat once.Thisexercisewillmakeyoufeeldizzyandoftenstartthevibrations. Aftersomepractice,youwillexperiencefloatingsensationsandyoucanthentellyourselftoriseup towardstheceiling.Youareout! ExitTechnique#45.TheHammockTechnique Visualizeyourselflyinginabrightwhitehammock,stationedbetweentwopalmtreesonasecluded beach.Imaginethefeelingofswayinginthewind,andrecreatethatfeelingnowasyouvisualize yourselfswayingfromsidetosideinthehammock.Repeatthisvisualizationforaslongasittakesto bringforththevibrations,andwhenyoufeelthevibrations,just"rollout"ofyourbody. Whichevertechniqueyouchoose,youareunlikelytogetaresultontheveryfirstnight,orevenon thefirstfewnightssotakeyourtimewiththemandtrynottogetfrustratedwhennothinghappens atfirst.ButIpromiseyouwillsoonstarttoseesomeresults. ExitTechnique#46.RebirthingMethod PostedbySourmilkman .....MoreandmoreI'mencounteringmaterialontheimportanceofbreath.Westernersarecriticized ingeneralfortheirlackofbreathingsavvy,andthatwefailtoseetheimportanceofbreath.It's relatedtoenergy(chi),andevenastralprojection.Afriendofminejustwenttoameditationseminar andtheypracticedatechniquecalledRebirthing.Thisiswhereyouliedownandforthenext45 minutes,breathdeeplyandrapidly(aboutonebreathpersecond).Allparticipantsenteredan alteredstateofconsciousnessandKristinasaidthatifshehadnothadthepresenceofstrangers, projectionwouldhavebeenpossible.InanotherarticleIread,BellowBreathing(usedbyYogis)is usedtoenterthevibrationalstate.Dr.Bakerrecommendsinhisarticle"TheTechniquesofAstral http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page22

Projection"thatyoushould"drawairinsharplythroughthenostrilswithsuchintensity,thatthey becomeflared.Thisisdoneseveraltimesattherateofaboutoncepersecond.Donotworryabout exhalation.Thenaturalelasticityofthethoraciccageandthelungswillexpeltheairbeforethenext gasp."Itriedthisabitlastnightbutwastootiredtodoanythingbeyond5minutes.Ofcourse,don't dothiswhilestandingasyoumaypassout!..... ExitTechnique#47.Exteriorizationtechnique PostedbySourmilkman I'vereadaboutthistechniqueinseveralbooksandfounditreallyinteresting.Theongoing problem/complaintaboutOBEsarethattheytakesolong,arehardtoaccomplish,andarerandom atbest. Thistechniqueinvolvescreatinganastraldouble,orvehicle,andthentransferringyour consciousnesstothisvehicle.Ilikethesoundofthisbecausewhenproficient,youcanastralproject onamuchmorecontrolledbasis.ThefollowingstepsweretakenfromthebookAstralProjectionby Denning&Pillips.Ifyoulikethesoundofthistechnique,Irecommendbuyingthebookbecauseit providesmuchmoredetailedinstructionsthanwhatisprovidedhere.D.ScottRogoalsocovereda similartechniqueinhisbookLeavingtheBody,ACompleteGuideToAstralProjection. Hereisasummaryofthesteps(trypracticingfor30minutesdaily). WeekOne:Relaxation. 1.Practiceslowanddeepbreathing.Foreverysecondofbreathtakenin,doublethesecondsgoing out.Forexample,breatheinfortwoseconds,andbreatheoutforfour.Tryandbuildthisupsothat youaretakingfoursecondsin,eightout(nowdon'tpassout!) 2.Musclerelaxation.Whilestandingorlyingdown,practicetighteningandrelaxingallthemajor musclesinthebody.Startwiththetoesandclenchandrelaxasyouworkyourwayupyourbody. 3.Clearyourmind.Afterstepsoneandtwo,workondecreasingyourthoughts.Goalisacontrolled mindwithlittlestatic. WeekTwo:Activatingyourchakras(seeglossaryforchakradefinition). Afteryouhavecompletedweekone,startweektwobycompletingallstepscoveredinweekone (breathing,relaxingmusclesandclearingthemind).Thenworkongoingthroughallofyour7basic chakrasandvisualizethemswirlingandmoving,startingwiththebasechakraonupwardtoward yourcrownchakra.Thoughthesemaycurrentlybedormant,youwillfeelthesewithinadayortwo starttoactivate.Justbesurethatifyouopenthesechakras,thatyoualsoclosethem.WhatImean bythatis,ifyouvisualizethemopeninguplikeaflower(forexample),thenclosetheflower.Some peopleseeasmallballofenergyandthatballofenergyopensupastheysendorreceiveenergy. Again,closetheball,orwhateverisrelevantforyou. WeekThree:TheVehicle. Aftercompletingweekoneandtwo,taketimeouttogothroughthesestepsbeforestartingyour vehiclecreationwork.Whenyouaredonerelaxing,energizingyourchakras,starttovisualizeastral substanceleavingyourchestareaandformingashell,orvehiclethatisaboutthesamesizeand shapeasyou.ThisisNOTyou,justavehicleforyourconsciousnesstogetintolater.Atfirstthiswill onlybeyourimagination,butafterawhile,youreallywillbeabletoexteriorizeastralsubstance fromwithinyourself.Important:I'vereadthatifyoudothis,besuretogatherbackintheastral http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page23

substancesoyoudonotastrallybleed.Sopracticeexteriorizingandinteriorizingthisastralvehicle untilyoustarttoactuallyfeelitworking. WeekFour:Entry. First,findyourcenterofconsciousness(morethanlikelyaroundyourthirdeye,ortopofyourhead). ThisistheplacewhereyoufeelthatYOUexist.Createandkeepvisualizedyourkeyfigure(vehicle) anditsconnectingcordandwhiledoingso,intensifyyourawarenessofselfhood(centerof consciousness).Continueuntilyouhaveadistinctglowingpresenceatthatparticularpoint.Beaware ofthecorrespondingpointonyourvehicleofconsciousness.Nowmakeaclearresolutionto mentallytransferyourself(mentally,notaloud).Imagineyourself,concentratedatyoursinglepoint ofconsciousness,glidingswiftlyupwardtowardsthefigureandenteringitatthepointofcenterof consciousness.Nowmakeadeliberateefforttoturnaroundinthefigure.Thechangeofperspective isthecriticalpointtosecureatruetransferofconsciousness.Itisrecommendthatthefirsttimeyou accomplishthis,don'tattemptmuchelse. ExitTechnique#48.Oversleeping PostedbySourmilkman Astralprojectionischallenging(toputitmildly)butIthinkthatifwereviewsomeuniversaltruths aboutitwecandrawsomeinterestingconclusions(whichalsoledtotheformationofmyfavorite technique.) Thefirstuniversallawforastralprojectionisrelaxation.Notjustrelaxation,asinwhatis accomplishedthroughanhourofmeditation,butcompleteandtotalrelaxation!Accordingto monitoredreadingsofthebodyduringbothsleepandastralprojection,thebodyismorerelaxed duringanOBEthansleep! Peoplewhoreportspontaneousprojectionsaresotired,sorelaxed,thatthey"popout"orsimply justnoticethattheyarenolongerintheirbody.Let'sreviewthosesituationswhereeithera spontaneousprojectionhappens,orisattainedmoreeasily: 1.Peoplecominghomefromahardday'sworkandcrashonthecouchforanap.Thisisusually physicalexhaustion,notmental. 2.Sickpeoplewhohavestayedinbedfordaysandare"delirious".SylvanMuldoonwasbedridden foryears,WilliamBuhlmantalkedaboutthedrasticincreaseinOBEactivitywhenhewasveryilland bedridden. 3.Peoplewhohavehadnitrousoxide(laughinggas)atthedentistreportspontaneousoutofbody experiences.InfactIknowofadentalassistantwhospecificallyusesnitrousoxideonherselfto induceOBE's(Idonotrecommendthis!)Whydoesthiswork?Becausenitrousoxideproducesa partiallossoftheawarenesofyoursurroundingsandcausesdeeprelaxation.Theonlyspontaneous projectionthatmyhusbandeverhadwaswhilehewasonnitrousoxideatthedentist(andthought hehaddiedbecausehewasbobbingontheceilingandcouldseehisbodyperfectly.) 4.RobertMonroehadtohaveseveralsleepcyclesbeforeprojectingprobablyforthesamereasons astherestofus.Ittakeshourstounwindfromastressfuljob,traffic,andlife. Fromtheseclueswecandrawoursummary.ToOBEweneedtorelaxtosuchadegreethatthebody isimmobile.Forgetyoureveningattemptsbecauseevenifyouaretiredandfeelrelaxed,you'lljust fallasleep.Orthestressofthedaywillnotallowyoutorelaxtothedegreeyouneed. Thisleadstomyfavoritetechnique,whichprobablywon'tfitalotoflifestyles,buthereitis!Thereis http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page24

aconditionthatthebodyenterswhenapersongetstoomuchsleep.Peoplecomplainrightandleft whentheygettoomuchsleepthatthey"justcouldn'tgetupbecausetheyslepttoomuch."Orthat theymadeamistakebecausetheysleptintoolongandnowtheyaremoretiredthanwhenthey started.Ok,it'sthisveryfeelingyouwant!Thenextweekendthatyoucansleepin,turnoffyour phone,getridofalldistractionslikebeepers,cellphonesandpetsandjustplanonsleepingin! Here'showitworks.Allofourbodieshaveanaturalalarmclock.Whenitgoesoffontheweekend, getuptotakecareofanyissues(likeifyouareslightlyhungry,havetogotothebathroomorneed totakeaspirinbecauseyourneckistweaked).Then,gobacktobedasap!Also,onlygetuptotake careofneedsifyouhaveto!Thelessalertyouare,thebetter.Itwillprobablytakeyouanhourtofall backasleepbecauseyourbodyisnotexpectingthiscycle.Don'tworryatthispointaboutclearing yourmind,oranythinglikethat,justletyourthoughtsrunwildandenterintosleep.Prettysoon whenyoutryandwakeupthesecondtime(orthethird)youwillfindyourselftotallySLUGGISH! You'llbeslippingintoadeliriumandyourmuscleshavegonetomush.NOWisthetimetodeepen thatstate.Youwouldthinkthatthatwouldmeanthinkingabout"howtogetdeeper"butthisisnot true.Togodeepermeanstothinkofnothing(totallyquietthemind)andslowyourbreathingeven more.Sinkintoyoursleep,letyourselfremainmushyandthen,eversogently,focusonyourthird eye.JustlastweekendIwasdoingthisandIwentcatatonicandstartedhavingluciddreams(of whichyoucanalsoprojectfrom).WhenIwonthedailyitwasbecauseIdidn'thavetogetup(itwas snowingandIcouldn'tgetoutofmydriveway)soItookthatopportunitytooversleepandIhad5 projectionsthatday!Ofcourse,ifyouhavechildren,pets,noisyneighbors,busyplansforthatday, it'snotgoingtobeconduciveforyou,butstill,it'sagoodtechniqueandsomepeoplehavecontrol overtheirweekendschedules. Weekendsareafavoritetimeforotherprojectorsaswell.RobertPetersonstatesinhisbook"Outof BodyExperiences",page218,that,"I'vehadOBEsoneverydayoftheweek,butI'vehadmanymore OBEsonSaturdaysandSundays.ThatisbecauseIhavethetimetopracticethen.Ontheweekend,I canstayinbedlateandinduceOBEsoncemybodyisfullyrestedandrelaxed." HerearesomeresponsesthatIreceivedfromseveralreaderswhousedthistechniqueandhad success. 1.Petra: TherealreasonIamwritingtoyouistotellyoumyfirstexperiencewithastralprojectionthat happenedthispastweekendandwhichIgreatlycontributetoyourvaluableadviceandinformation. AsIsaidIhavebeenreadingyoursitealot(saturatingmysubconsciouswithit)andIhadthefeeling thatIammoreopentotheexperiencethanIwasbefore.WhathappenedSaturdaymorningwas almostexactlyhowyoudescribeditwouldhappen.IhadthechancetosleepinandasIwasinthis halfasleepstateIstartedtoconcentrateonmythirdeyeandwasthinkingthatmaybeastral projectionwillhappentomenow.ThenextthingIfeltwasthisincrediblevibrationinmywholebody (thatyouhavedescribed)whichwasunmistakableasIhaveneverfeltanythinglikethisbefore.I becameawarethatIwasinadifferentdimensionandfollowingyouradviceIstartedupliftingmy astralarms/legs.AsItriedtositupIfeltthatmyheadwasthemostdifficultparttodeteachindeed. Iwasjustenjoyingthisnewstateforsometimewhenunfortunatelymyboyfriendsleepingnextto mestartedmovingaround(heisactuallyoneofthosepeoplewhoneedsalotofattentionanyway) ThiskindofdistractedmeandIdecidedtogobacktomybody.Sothewholeexperiencedidn'tlast toolong,butIwasverymuchexcitedaboutitanyway,becauseitshowedmethatIwascapableof doingit.IamlookingforwardtothenextchanceIwillhavetotryitagainandhopeitwilllastlonger. IstillfeelthatIwillhavetoovercomemyfearofthisunknownexperience,butIthinkIamonthe righttracktodevelop.Petra http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page25

2.Princessa: Itrieddoingwhatyousaid,abouthowthebesttimetoprojectoutofyourbodyiswhenyourwaking upinthemorning.Letmetellyouwhathappened:IwaswakingupandIrememberedtotryinthe morningssinceIwashalfasleep,andIwas.ThenIkeptmyeyesclosedandsincetherewasalready silence,itwaseasytoconcentrate.IletmybodyrelaxandIfeltreallylooseandmybodygotalittle numb,mylegsfirstthenitwentupward.AllofasuddenIfeltmyarmstarttofloatandIdidn'topen myeyestoseebecauseIthoughtitdidn'twork.IgotsoscaredthatIjumpedoutofbedandIwas wideawake,andIguessIsnappedoutofit.Wasitworking,anddidIscrewitup,ordidIdo somethingwrong?Ijustamalittleworriedaboutreturningtomybody,howdoIdothat?Canyou justsay"bringmebacktomybody?Thankyoufortakingthetimetoreadthisandwriteback. Sincerely, Princessa ExitTechnique#49.TheTriangleMethod PostedbyRevenant Copyoforiginalpostthatwentastray Hithere, Ihavedevelopedanewmethodofretrievingthe3DBlacknessstageeasily.IcalleditTriangle method.Itmaybesimilartotheothermethodsbutitworksfasterthananyotherforme.No visualizationisrequired!Iwanttoshareitwithyou. Firstofallwhenyouarefallingintosleephaveyoueverrealizedyourastralbodyhearing?Justlike yourastralview,youhaveastralhearing.Youcanheartheoutsidesoundsatthesametimebutif youconcentrateonhearingwiththeastralears,youwillrealizethatthephysicalsoundsslowlyfade away. Youcanbefamiliarwithyourastralearswhenyoujustwakeupbycheckingifitisstillthere.Andyou willhearnosoundbutalittlenoise.Iwilltrytodescribeit:TurnonyourCDplayerorCassetteplayer andpausethesystem.Openupthevolume.Youwillhearasoundfromthespeakers.Whenyou concentrateonyourastralearswhenyouareabouttosleeporjustwakingupyouwillhearasound likethis. Ok,Ifyoucanhearthissoundthenyoucanusethismethodforseperatingyourbody. YouhavetwoearsandoneThirdEye.Thatmakesatriangle!Allyouhavetodoistoconcentrateon yourearsandthethirdeyeatthesametime.Andsuddenlyyouwillfeeldisoriented.Ifyouarenot fullyrelaxedatthetimethisdisorientationfeelinggoesoffquickly.Waituntilyourbodygetsto sleepingpositionwhileconcentratingonthetriangle.Andyouwillstarttofeelaswayingsensation alloverthetriangle. Thebestthingis:Youcantrythismethodwithyourphysicaleyesopen! Tryitandfeelthedisorientationquickly. Relaxyourbodyenoughtofeelthevibrations!!! http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page26

 ExitTechnique#50.RopeTechnique Imaginealarge,strongropehangingdowninfrontofyou,justaboveyourchest,inanaturalposition foryouandforthepositionyouarein.Ifyouarelyingdown,imaginetheropeendhangingoverthe centreofyourchestwithineasyreachofyourhands.Ifyouaresitting,imaginetheropehangingjust infrontofyourface,withtheropeendbeingfirmlyattachedtotheceiling.Theropeiswithineasy reachofyourhands.Varythepositionandangleofthisimaginaryropetosuityouastowhatfeels mostnatural. Centreyourawarenesshandsinthemiddleofyourchest.Reachoutwithbothofthemandgraspthe rope.Climbhandoverhandstronglyuptherope.Pulltheropetoyourchestwitheachclimbinghand action.Feelyourself,inyourprojectabledouble,movinguptheropeasyouclimbit.Concentrateon theclimbingaction,butdontletyourphysicalbodyrespondortense.Breathenaturallyanddonot holdyourbreathorallowittobecomeragged.Holdyourmindclearandfocusedsolelyonclimbing therope. RopeTechniqueVariations ExitTechnique#51.OneHandedRope Ifoneawarenesshanddoesnotappeartoobeyorfeelsweakoruncontrollable,theropetechnique canbedonewithonehandonly,usingthehandthatismostresponsive.Ifyoucanmanageit,have theweakerhandjustholdontotherope(asiftheropewereslippingthroughthegripoftheweaker hand),whilethestrongerhanddoestherealclimbing.Feelthestronghandreachingoutandpulling theropetowardsyourchest,thenreachingoutandpullingagain,inacontinualonehandedclimbing action. ExitTechnique#52.ChasmCrossingRope Insteadofaropehangingdownfromabove,imagineastrong,tautroperunningacrosstheceilingof yourroom,inlinewithyourbodyandjustaboveit,withineasyreachofyourhands.Thisropeis firmlyattachedtostrongbracketsmountedontwoopposingwallsofyourroom.Feelyourhands reachingoutandfeelyourselfclimbingalongthisrope,draggingyourselfacrosstheroomtowardthe wallbehindyourheadandoutofyourbody. ExitTechnique#53.HangingRope Anotherwaytogetaroundweakoruncontrollableawarenesshandactionsistoreachoutandfeel theyarehangingontoastrongropecomingfromabove.Donttrytoclimbthisrope;justfeel yourselfhangingontoit.Whenyougetusedtothis,imagineyouarebeingslowlywinchedupward byahelicopter,draggingyouupandoutofyourbody.Feelyourselfbeingliftedandslidingoutof yourbody,movinghigherandhigher. ExitTechnique#54.WaterSkiRope Insteadofaropehangingfromtheceiling,imagineyouareholdingthehandleofaskiropeattached toapowerfulspeedboatinfrontofyou.Feelyourselfhangingontightlytothehandleoftheskirope, asifyouwerefloatingonyourback,readyforadeepwaterstart.Adjusttheangleoftheskiropeto whateverfeelsmostnatural.Imagineyoucanheartheenginerevvingup,theexcitementbuilding, thensuddenlytheboattakesoffanddragsyououtofyourbodyinaflurryofastralspray. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page27

 ExitTechnique#55.RopeCargoNet Imaginethatyouhavealargeropecargonethangingdowninfrontofyou,similartotheheavyrope nettingusedonmilitaryassaultcoursesthatishungfrompolestomakeashort,highropefencethat traineeshavetoclimb.Climbtheropenettinginthesamemannerasdescribedforthenormalrope technique.Withthismethod,itdoesnotmatterwhereyourhandsgo,astheywillalwaysfindapiece ofropetograb.Thistechniquesolvesmanyawarenesshandscontrolproblems,wheretheyappear tohaveamindoftheirownandflopandslideallovertheplace. ExitTechnique#56.LadderMethod Imagineastrongladderhangingfromtheceiling.Thelowestrungoftheladdershouldbewithineasy reachofyourhands,orwhateverfeelsmostnatural.Climbthisladderhandoverhand,feeling yourselfmovinguptheladdertowardstheceiling. ExitTechnique#57.SteamMethod Imagineyourselfbecominglighterandlighter,asifyourbodywereturningintosteam.Steam expandsandrises.Feelyourselfbecomingbiggerandlighterand,slowlybutgently,risingupandout ofyourphysicalbody. ExitTechnique#58.ButterMethod Imagineyourselflayonablockofbutter.Thebutterisbeginningtomelteversoslowlywithyour bodyheat,andyouareslowlybutsurelysinkingintoit.Relaxintothisfeelingofsinking,dontfightit, anddontforceit.Thismethodtakesyouthroughthebed(ifyouareonabed,ofcourse) downwards. ExitTechnique#59.RollingOutMethod Feelyourselfrollingtotheside,asifyouwererollingoverandoutofbed.Repeatthisactionasmany timesasnecessary.Ifusingachair,feeltherollingactionasifyouwerecurlingupandrollingoutof yourchair. ExitTechnique#60.DrivingMethod Ifyouhaveeverbeenonalongdrive,orspentalongtimeonacomputerdrivinggame,youmay havenoticedthatlaterashadowybutanimatedimageofyourlongdrivewillbeimpressedintoyour mindseye.Thisimagerywillbemuchclearerifyouareovertiredaswell.Whenyoucloseyoureyes andrelax,theviewyouhad,ofthatlongroad,andthesceneryoneithersideunwindingtowardyou, continuestoplayinyourmindseyeforsometime.Allyouhavetodoisrelaxandletthisscenario playitselfinyourmindseyewhileyoudeeplyrelaxandallowyoursenseofawarenesstomove alongtheroadtowardsthehorizon. ExitTechnique#61.SwingingMethod Imagineyouareonaswing,andstartswingingjustalittleatatime.Asyourelaxmoreintothe feelingofswinging,swingalittlehigher.Youwillfindthatthisloosensyourastralbody.Alternatively, youcouldtakeanextraswingandjumpofftheimaginaryswingwhenitisasitsmostforward. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page28

ExitTechnique#62.CatapultMethod Thisismoreofamentalmethodanddoesntusethebody,althoughinvariablythebodywill normallyfollow. Mentallyputyourconsciousnessonacatapult.Pullthecatapultbackuntilitfeelstaut.Pickapointin theroomwhereyouwantyourconsciousnesstoland,aimthecatapultandletgo. ExitTechnique#63.Thebrainmethod es,nowyouarereallymakinggoodprogress!Problemisyoumovedandspoiltit. Irecentlyfoundtheheadvibrationsbeginasaverylightmentalswishingfeeling.Likesomeonewas strokingmybrainwithafeather,everysecondorso.ThenIstarttogetazump...zump...zumpabout twiceasecond,whichfeelslikeaportionofmybrainiscontractingandreleasing.Thesecontractions becomefastertothepointwhereitfeelslikeyouarevibrating. Allowyourselftobatheinthevibrationsandtheygetmoreandmorerefined,i.etheygettoahigher pitch.AtsomepointyouwillsimplymoveawayfromthePhysicalandmakeyourentranceonthe Astral.Oh,andatsomepointtooyoushouldautomaticallygetyourAstralsight. OnegoodwayIfoundofgettingyourfocalpointofawarenessupwards,istoimaginethat,ateither sideofyourheadatthetempleregion,isapingpongbat.Andyoukeepknockingtheballfromone sidetotheotheraboutonceortwiceasecond.Thencreatetwosmallawarenesshandsandhave themmassageyourforeheadandtemples. AnotherthingIstarteddoingishaveanimaginaryshortlengthofstringwithaweightontheend. Takeoneofyourawarenesshandsandimagineitissituatedverticallyinthetopmiddleofyourhead. Thenhaveitholdthenonweightedendofthestringandstartspinningitaroundsotheweightflings outandspinshorizontally. Anotheroneistotakethesamehandandstringandholdthehandhorizontally,sothefingersare facingtheinsideofyourforehead,andstarttheweightspinninglikeapropellor. Ifyoucontinuewithonethingtoolongyourattentionshifts.Sokeeprotatingeachsetofimagery everyminuteorso.Therewillcomeapointwhereyousuddenlyrealisedyouforgotallaboutyour physicalbodyandyoufindyourselfeitherremotelyviewingsomeAstralscenary,oryoubeginfeeling thecontractionsinyourhead. ExitTechnique#64.FOCUS10MindAwake/BodyAsleep Version2.0 http://www.explorationsinconsciousnes...cus10.html CopyrightNotice Copyright2006,explorationsinconsciousness.com.Allrightsreserved.Permissionfornon commercialuseisherebygranted,providedthatthisfileisdistributedintact.Quotationsmustbe properlycited. Theconceptofphasing http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page29

Forthoseunfamiliarwiththefocuslevelsalittlebackgroundisinorder.Thestorygoesbackto RobertA.Monroe,whobegantoexperienceinvoluntaryOutofBodyExperiences(OBE)in1957. Theseearlyexperienceshavebeendocumentedinhisfirstbook"Journeysoutofthebody"(Monroe, 1971).ItwasalsoduringthistimethatMonroediscoveredthatsoundpatternscouldinducecertain statesofconsciousness,whicheventuallyledtothecreationoftheMonroeInstituteandpatented soundtechnologycalledHemiSync. WhiletheearlyexperiencesofMonroewereoftencharacterizedbyasensationofleavingthebody hisdevelopmenttookadifferentturninlateryears.Monroediscoveredthe"quickswitch",which allowedhimtomovefromone"location"toanotherinaninstantbystretchingorreachingoutwith hisconsciousness.Eventually,thisledMonroetoconsiderthe"secondbody"tobenomorethan "localtraffic"merehabitduetothephysicalexperience(Atwater,2001).Thus,theimplicit philosophicalbackgroundbehind'phasing'isthatthereisnosuchthingas"leavingthebody",since consciousnessisneverreally'inthebody'tobeginwith.Rather,allexperienceswhichconstitute thingssuchas"trance","hypnosis","alteredstates","meditation","OBEs",and"astralprojections" aresimplyvariationsonthesamethemewhereconsciousnessisfocusedindifferentwaysandin differentdegreesawayfromthephysical. Thetermphasingisametaphorderivedfromphysics,whichconceptualizesconsciousnessasa waveformthatcaneitherbealignedornonalignedwithphysicalreality.Forexample,whenweare 100%phasedintothephysicalwereareconsideredperfectlyalignedwithnormalphysicalinputand wakingreality.InMonroespeak,thisiscalledC1consciousnessorprimaryphasing.As consciousnessmovesfurtherawayfromthephysical(andthesenses)consciousnessissaidtophase intoother"focuslevels".Thefirstoftheseisfocus10thestateofmindawake/bodyasleep. Achievingthefocus10stateisfacilitatedbytapesorCD's,whichutilizebinauralbeatstoinfluence brainwavepatternsinthepersonlisteningtothem.Thesetapesaresoldaspartofasetof tapes/CDscalledTheGatewayExperiencebytheMonroeInstitute.Inparticular,thesetoftapes (WaveI)oftheGatewayExperienceisgearedtowardsestablishingthefocus10state,while subsequentseries(WaveIItoVI)graduallyincreasethephaseshiftawayfromthephysical.These focuslevelshavebeendescribedasfollows(Monroe,1994,p.248): Focus10:MindAwake/BodyAsleep Focus12:Astateofexpandedawareness Focus15:Stateofnotime Focus21:Theedgeoftime/spacewhereitispossibletocontactotherenergysystems. Itisimportanttorealizethesefocuslevelsaremerelyarbitrarynumbersandsignpoststoidentifythe stateofconsciousnessoneisin.Incaseyou'rewondering,thereisnofocus14orfocus16.However, beyondfocus21,severalotherfocuslevelshavebeenidentifiedfurtherremovedfromthephysical, andwhichinvolveamongothersystemstheperceptionofbeliefsystemterritories("astralplanes"). Thus,TheGatewayExperienceismeantasaplatformfromwhichtoexplorefurtheronyourown.For moreinformation,IsuggestyouvisitthewebsiteattheMonroeInstitute athttp://www.monroeinstitute.org. Purposeofthecurrentpaper Sowhatisthepurposeofthispaper?Whileexploringthefocus10stateIfoundtherewas surprisinglylittleinformationastowhatthisstateentails.DoasearchontheInternetandyouwon't getmuchfurtherthan"bodyasleep/mindawake"todescribethisstate.Thisisinitselfnotabad thing,andtheMonroeInstituteisnotinfavorofsharplydelineatingthefocuslevelsbystatingin detailwhatis,andespeciallywhatisnotpossibleinaparticularfocusstate.Rather,themessageof http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page30

theMonroeInstituteisthattheywouldencourageyoutotrustyourprocessasyouprogressthrough thefocuslevels. However,Idothinkthatsomeknowledgeandideasastowhatfocus10entailscanbeofhelpfor somepeopleifthatinformationispresentedsuchawaythatitwillfacilitatethepersontotrusttheir experienceratherthandoubtit.Also,tohavesomeideaofwhattoexpectcanhelpeasesomefears, andinsomecases,putanindividualintheproperframeofmindastohowtoapproachthefocus states.Lastly,therearethoseforwhomthehemisynctapeshavehadnoeffect.Thisisnot uncommon,andIhopethatanylackofsuccesswiththetapeswillatleastinpartberectified somewhatwiththispaper.Toillustratethesepoints,andpartofthereasonofwhyIwasinspiredto writethispaper,thefollowingquotefromapersononthenowdefunctTMIvoyagersmailinglist (FromLeva,1998,p.165): "I'mstartingtofeellikethesetapesworkfor99.99%ofthepopulationandI'mthat0.1%whostand outsidewatchingtherollercoastergobyandseeinghowmuchfunthepeopleonitarehavingso whyamIposting?Iguessitistoaskifthereareanyotherpeopleonthelistwhohavehadsimilar experiences/frustrations,andhowdotheysolvethem,oratleastworkedaroundthem?Alsowhat doesFocus10FEELlike?It'sdescribedas"MindAwake/BodyAsleep',butwhatdoesthisMEAN? Doesthebodyfeelnumb,doyoufeelANYTHINGatall,isitsomethinglikewhenyousleeponyour armandcan'tmoveitafterwardsduetolackofcirculation,doesitfeelthewayitfeelswhenyouare asleep,orwhat?Newbies,oldtimers,yourcommentswouldbeappreciated."[/i]FredAlbrecht Thefollowingsectionswillfocusontheearlymanifestationsofthegoing'outofphase'condition(or focus10)basedonmyownandothers'experienceswiththisstate.However,despitemybest intentions,therecanbelittledoubtthatthisreportisbiased.Idon'tseeawayaroundit.Everyone's experienceisunique,andalthoughIhavefocusedoncommonmanifestationsoffocus10,Iwilllikely haveoveremphasizedsomephenomenawhiledownplayingothersduetomyowninterestsand tendencies. Giventheabove,Idothinkanotherlittledisclaimerisinorderbeforecontinuingtoread.Thatis,too muchfocusonknowledgeespecially"secondhand"knowledgecanseverelyhamperone'sefforts whilepracticingtrancestatesorachievingspecificfocusstates.Ittendstoactivatethe"leftbrain", andoftenquestionswillarisesuchas"AmIthereyet?;WhatamIfeelingnow?Whatwillhappen next?"Ingeneral,thistypeof'leftbrain'activityinterfereswithachievingaphaseshiftawayfrom thephysical. Soafterreadingthisarticlegoonyourownmerryway! Gettingthere Anyattitudeof"gettingthere"isaseriousimpedimenttoestablishinganoutofphaserelationship (Gatewaymanual,1980).Thisholdstruebothforreachingfocus10,aswellaskickstartingnon physicalperceptionsinthisstate. ThispointiswellillustratedbythefollowingpostonTMIvoyagers(FromLeva,1998;p.168169): "ittookthisexperiencetomakemeseesomething.ThatsomethingwasthatwhenIwasdoing tapesandhadthingshappenbeforeitwaswhenIwasnot"trying".IknewthatthenbecausewhenI hadthatshiftoccurIwasdefinitelynottryingtodoanything.Iwasjustdoingatapetobedoinga tape.Ihadnoexpectationswhatsoeveratthetimeand"bang",Igotsomethingmostpleasantly surprising.Afterthatexperience,Ithoughtbackandrealizedthatallthoseotherthingsalso happenedwhenIwasnottrying.Ijusttooksometimetoconnectnottryingwithresults.Sincethat timeIhavenevertriedorhadexpectations,butthatcantrapyoutoo.Ifoundmyselftryingnotto http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page31

haveexpectations,andsinceIwastrying,Iwasheldatbayagain.Soit'ssortofhitandmiss." MichaelSmith Ithinkit'simportanttorealizethattheideaof"gettingthere"stemsfromourphysicalexperiencein spaceandtime.However,forconsciousness,thereisnosuchthingasthereandhere.Youmaysay: "That'sallveryniceandphilosophical,butpracticallyspeaking,Iamtryingtogetfromonestateto another,andtherefore,Ihavetogetthere." Buthowdoyouexpectto"getthere"?Youcertainlycan'twalkthere.Soifyoufollowthatlineof reasoningwhatexactlywillyoudotogetthere?Thisisexactlytheproblemwithsuperimposingthe limitationsofspaceandtimeonconsciousnesstheideathatyouhavetodosomething. Factofthematteris,thelessyoudo,theeasieryouwillgo"places".Ofcourse,atsomepointor anotheryouwouldwanttosetanintent.Youdon'tnecessarilywanttobesteerlesslyfloatingona universalseaofconsciousness.Butingeneral,afteryouhavesetyourgoalorintent,thelessyoudo afterit,theeasieritwillbe"togetthere". Sodon'tgettoocaughtupinany"method"or"technique".Rather,ifanythingdescribesasuccessful progressionthroughvariousalteredstatesofconsciousness,isthatconsciousnessbecomes increasingflexibleandreceptivetoalternateformsofrealityorganization.Isupposethisstateof awareness,andindeeditisastate,isbestdescribedasmellowandgentle.Thisisnotamindlessor selflessstate,butastateofmindinwhichfeelcomfortableandrelaxedwithoutputtingpressureon yourselftoperformorfixateyourself. Soperhapsit'sbesttoforgetabouttechniquesandfirsttrainyourselftobeinarelaxedstateof awareness,whichisevenmoreimportantthanphysicalrelaxation.Thisrelaxedstateofawarenessis anawarenessthatissimplyopentoexperienceanddoesn'tcontinuallyasksitselfwhetherit's "there"yet.Yousimplycan'tbullyyourselfintoanotherstate.Rather,cultivateacertainsenseof mellownesstowardsthewholephasingapproach. Often,ifyoufindyourselfhavingdifficultythisisbecauseofnotdistinguishingbetweentelling yourselftorelax(whichcangoonadinfinitum)andbeingit.Thatisnotsomeesotericidea,butquite apracticalandliteralone.Sojustrelaxandyouwillfindallthingsflowfromthere. Preliminaryconsiderationsconcerningfocus10 ThewholebenefitofphasingasopposedtotheclassicOBEliesintheconceptofreducedsensory awareness,andbeingabletoremaininsuchastatecomfortablyandwithoutfear.Soinorderto benefitfromsuchanapproach,onehastostartoutwithabaselineofsorts,andbecomefully comfortablewithit. Sowhatisthisbaselineabout?Thebaselineisbeingabletobeinastateofreducedsensory perception,withoutanyexcessivegoalsandambitions.Itisaboutbeingabletostayinthislevelof awarenessoffocus10foraprolongedperiod,learningtorecognizeit,andbecomingvery comfortablewithituntiloneisboredwithit.Itisimportantnottosettoomanygoals,sinceifthe goalistooambitious,ratherthansimplyholdingthestateforalongtime,onewillnevergetusedto thisstate.Thebarhasbeensettoohigh.Soputallambitionsasideandstarttoworkonthesimple goalofbeingcomfortableinastateofsensoryreduction. Itisnotthathardtoreachalightfocus10,orexperiencethepreliminarymarkersofthisstate.What ismuchharderistoapproachitwithoutsettingtoomanyscarygoals.Because,really,Icanseeno greaterbarriertophasingorOBEingthanfear.That'swhyitissoimportanttofirstdissolvethatfear, andbeforprolongedperiodsinthisstateofawarenessofreducedsensoryperception. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page32

 AquotefromMonroe(1982,p.2930)regardingthisapproachisveryinformative: ThinkofwhereyouarenowasaclearinginadarkforestwecallitC1consciousness.Wethentake youintotheforesttoapointwhereyoucanstill"see"thefamiliarclearing.Thatpointisaguidepost (focus10).Afterasufficientnumberofrunsbetweentheguidepostandtheclearing,thefear disappears.Atthefocus10guidepost,youalwaysknowyoucangobacktotheclearingifyouget uncomfortableforanyreason.Fromthefocus10guidepost,anotherpointisestablisheddeeperinto theforestandprobably"outofsight"oftheclearing.Thiswecallfocus12.Afterseveralruns betweenguidepost10and12,thistoobecomesfamiliarandsecondaryfearsfadeaway.Youknow thatifyoucan'tperceivetheclearing(C1)fromfocus12youcanseefocus10andfrom10,you knowthewaybacktoC1.Theprocessisexpandedtosucceedingguideposts,eachdeeperand different,beyondeverexpandinglimits.(FarJourneys,1985) Sowhatisfocus10?Assaidbefore,ithasbeencalledbodyasleep/mindawake.However,thistermis aseriousmisnomer.Monroegiveshismostelaboratedescription(whichisn'tmuch)inUltimate Journeys(p.278): Focus10.Asimplisticdefinitionismindawakeandalert,bodyasleep.Themindisslightlyoutof phasewithnormalphysicalwakefulness.Itisastagewhereallfivephysicalsensesseemdetunedor reducedinstrength,anditisthebeginningofobjectiveperceptionofperceptionin(M)fieldenergy. Obviously,thisideaofreducedsensoryperceptionisfarmoreaccuratewaytodefinefocus10than theideaofthebodybeingtotallyasleep.Afterall,howwouldyoubeabletohearMonroe'sverbal messageswhenyourbodyistrulyasleepwhileusinghistapes?Soinfact,theearlystagesoffocus10 dealswithareductioninsensoryinput,whicharenotdistributedequallyoverdifferentsensory modalities.Now,thisisnotthathardtoreach.Itwherethesensesoftouch(thecutaneoussenses) seemmuted,theperceptionofyourbodyseemstobeinhaze,andyoustillfeelyourbodytosome extent,butnotasmuchasusual.Iffocusingonit,youarestillverymuchinfocus10.It'snotlikethe experiencehasstopped.Youdonothavetogoinwardand"seeimages"tobeinfocus10.Thekeyis tonoticethisdecreaseinsensoryreduction,andgetfullycomfortablewithit. Nowandthen,intermsofMonroe'smetaphor,takeyourtimetolooktotheclearing(yourbody), whichmayseemsortoffaraway,butit'sstillthere.Youcanofcourseshiftattentioninfocus10,and startgoingmoreinward(atwhichtimeyouareattentionallyunawareofyourbody),butthekeyis themutedsensoryperceptionifyoudopayattention. Thismutedsensoryperceptionofthecutaneoussenseshastobedistinguishedfromnumbnessof thebodyduetobadcirculation.Whilethesensationsaresimilar,itiseasytotellthedifference. Whileinfocus10,simplytouchormovethefingersofyourhand,andyouwillfeelyoursenseof touchquicklyreturning.Incontrast,ifthenumbnesswasduetobadcirculation,itwilltakearound 3060secondsofstimulatingthenervesforyoursenseoftouchtobecomefullyoperational. Now,somepeopledonotagreewiththisdefinition.Theyholdthattobereallyinfocus10implies notfeelingthebodyalltogether,whilefeelingsuspendedinavoidwithjustblacknessinfrontof one'seyes.Iwouldagreewiththatpositionwereitnotthatamutedsenseoftouch,asopposedto totalabsenceofthesesenses,oftenappearstocoincidewithothercharacteristicsfocus10. Isupposeawaytosidesteptheissueistosimplyacceptthatphasingoccursonacontinuum,and thatevenwithinaparticularfocuslevel,allthingsareamatterofdegree.Sorather,thanadoptinga categoricaldefinitionofthatyoueitherareorarenotinfocus10,let'sjustsaythatfocus10canbe experiencedinvaryingdegreesofdepth. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page33

Withthatissueoutofthewaylet'slookatsomeofthepreliminarymarkersoffocus10thatoften coincidewiththeearliermentionedmutedsenseoftouch. Onthethreshold Thefollowingmarkersarethose,whichyoucanexpecttocomeacrossquiteearlyoninyour practice. Perhaps,theleastconvolutedapproachtoknowingthatyouareinfocus10isthatyourawareness feelsdifferent.Thereisadistinctdifferencewithnormalawarenessthatappearstorevolvearound anincreasedsenseofcoherenceandbalance.Thisstatewaswelldescribedinthefollowingaccount. Ifindthatinfocus10,Iamnotonlyrelaxedphysically,butamalsoemotionallycalm.Kindoflike whenyou'vejustwokenfromareallypeacefuldreamandyourstillinthatserenerelaxedstateof mind.SoanydisturbancesIeasilybrushofformakeuseof(onetimeIhadaflybuzzingaroundme likeajumbojetandImadeuseofthesoundandshiftedmyperceptiontoflyingaroundmyroom).I waverinandoutofawarenessquiteabitinfocus10,Ifigurethisiscausedbythatannoyinglifelong habitIhaveofgoingtosleep!IhavealsohadtheexperienceoffeelinglikeI'mstillawakeand thinkingthatIhaven'tbeensuccessful,onlytofindthatinfactI'vebeeninF10allalong. Spiral Anotheraccountthatappearstotouchthedeepsenseofmentalandphysicalrelaxationisthe following: Focus10isoneofthemostprofoundstatesofphysicaltranquilitythatIhaveeverentered.It becomesremarkablyeasytoachieve.Thesheerconceptoftrainingyourbodytobedeeplyasleep whileyourmindissimultaneouslyawakeandalertisabrilliantstrokewhichseemstohavemajor healingimplicationsaswellasprovidingalaunchpadorGatewayformoreadvancedspiritualwork. Thefeelingisquiteremarkableandquiteattainable;asplitlevelofconsciousness,notunliketheleft andrighthandsofanadeptpianistorlikeadreamerwhocanwalkintothemundane,terrestrial world. Gatewayexcursionparticipant(FromLeva,1998,p.139) Anotherfairlyconsistentearlymarkeroffocus10,althoughnotalwayspresent,isaverycrispand brightawareness.Thisisnotmerelythesenseofbeingawakeasperthesimplisticdefinitionoffocus 10(bodyasleep/mindawake),butrather,oneismoreawakethaninwakinglife.Ithinkitis interestinghowtonotehowthisparticularcrispnessoftencomesabout.Quiteoften,thereissudden senseof"clickingin"or"pluggingin"intothisstate,whichprovidesquiteacontrastwithany dreamlike,dull,orevennormalstateofawarenessprecedingtheshiftintofocus10.Theshiftmaybe experiencedeitherconsciouslyoronesuddenly"wakesup"fromadreamlikeordullstate. Sometimestheshiftmaybeaccompaniedbyimagesorsensationsrepresentingthissuddenshiftin awarenessifyouwereinadreamlikestatebeforeenteringfocus10.Iamremindedofanincidence whereIhadspendthewholedaywateringthegarden,whichrequiredmetooftenpullthehoseto movefromoneareainthegardentoanother.AsIwasdoingafocus10exercisethatevening,and startedtoshiftintofocus10fromadull,dreamlikestateofmind,thiswasaccompaniedbyasudden imagewhereIfindmyselfjerkinghardonthewaterhosetomovetoadifferentarea.Atthesame time,Ifeltmyawarenessaligningitselfwiththefocus10state.Consciousnesswascrispandclear fromthatpointon. I'dliketoemphasizehere,however,thatthisspecialcharacteristicoffocus10wherethemindis extremelycrispandclear,isnotalwayspresent.Sometimes,themindfeelsmerelyawake.However, thereisstillasenseofincreasedcoherencyandstabilityinone'sawarenessascomparedtonormal wakinglife.Duringthosetimes,thatcrispnesswaslackingfromthefocus10equationIhavefoundit http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page34

fareasiertoopenmyselfuptovisualscenes,whichseemtobemoremeaningfulthantheusualnon sensicalthoughtsandimagesaswedriftintosleep.Isuspectthelackofcrispinessmayberelatedto physicalormentaltirednessinterferingwithfocus10state.Soexpectthisparticularcharacteristicto varyquiteabit,anddonottrytoholdontoiteither.Afterall,youhavetotipyourtoesintodeeper regionsnowandthenandthatmaymeanlosingsomelucidityandalertness.However,donottiptoe toodeepintothisarea,sinceyouwillfallasleep,andallthetransitiontofocus10andfurtherare preferablytobeexperiencedfullylucidandaware. Isuspectthatmostwillbeabletoreachtheseearlymarkersoffocus10(includingthemildsensory reductioninthecutaneoussenses)inafairlyconsistentmannerwithrelativeeaseinthecourseof, let'ssay,anythingrangingfromonetotwentyhoursofpractice.Hence,whenyoureadreportson thefocus10state,thesepreliminarymarkersaremostfrequentlymentioned.However,youareonly atthebeginningofafullfledgedfocus10stateatthisstage,andthesubsequentstagestendto requirealotmorepractice. Infact,Ican'toveremphasizethefollowingenough: Eachtimeyouthinkyoucan'tpossiblygodeeperintothefocus10state,andyetyoucontinueyour practice,youwillbeprovenwrongoverandoveragain. Therealdeal:Adeepfocus10 Adeeperfocus10representsafurtherphaseshiftawayfromthephysical,whichbasicallyinvolvesa morepronouncedreductioninthecutaneoussenses.Youwillknowyouarewellonyourway towardsadeeperfocus10whenthepositionofyourlimbsisnotentirelycleartoyou.Forexample, youmayhavethefeelingthatyourarmisbentratherthanstraightalongyourbody(ifthatisits actualposition).Iwouldn'timmediatelyassumeherethatyouarepartially"outofbody".Rather,I wouldconsideritasideeffectofthereductioninthecutaneoussensescreatingvariousillusionsas totheexactpositionofyourlimbs.Sufficetosay,thatoncethesesensationsoccuryouareclosetoa fullfledgedfocus10.However,onceagain,it'samatterofkeepingyourawarenessflexibleand receptiveformatterstoprogressfurther: Fixatingyourawarenessonaparticularobject(likeyourbody)isnotgoingtodomuch.Awareness needsthefreedomtomovetobeabletogoanywhere.Goinginwardisanexcellentwayto establishingthatfreedom.Sodon'tkeepyourawarenesscontinuouslyfixatedinanyoneparticular spot(whethertheblacknessinfrontofyoureyesoryourbody),butstarttomoveintothe"expanse ofyourmind"inafreefloatingtypeofway.Ifatanypoint'bodily'vibrationsorotherenergetic sensationsoccurwhichrequireyourattention,youcanalwaysreturntothat"bodilypointofview". Asthecutaneoussensesretreatmoreandmore,youmayquitesuddenlystarttofeelyouthatyou onlyexistinyour"head".Iftherewereanyproblemswithobsessiveswallowingorbeingunableto nolongerattendtoyourbreathingthenthisshouldnolongerposeaprobleminthisdeeperfocus 10.Atthispoint,yourbodyistrulyasleepintermsofitssenseoftouch.Thelessenedsenseofbeing inthebodytendstobringalongafeelingof"beinginthehead"andassuch,sometimesthe"head space"mayfeelsomewhatenlarged.Youcanstillfocusonyourspatialpositionandwhatever remainsofthesensationofyourbody,butdonotstayfixatedonit. Thisawarenessofalmostsolelyexisting"inthehead"withlittleawarenessofthebodycanquite suddenlycomeoveryou.Ifyouareawareofmovingintofocus10fullyandcompletely,these transitionsintodifferentstagesofconsciousnessareoftencharacterizedbyanarrowingorfunneling ofattentionfollowedbyasenseofconsciousnessstabilizingafterwardstowardstheblacknessin frontofyoureyes.Thisisfairlymildinthecaseofmovingintofocus10,butitispossibleforexample tomovestraightfromthewakingstatetofocus12whileskippingeverythinginbetweeninwhich http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page35

casethesensationsaremorepronounced. Onceyoureachafullfledgedfocus10,thereshouldbethesensethatyourentireconsciousness feelsmorefarmorechannneledandfocusedthanitbefore.Youwilllikelyappreciatetheterm'out ofphase'onceyouencounterthisstate. Rememberthattheexpansionofconsciousnesscanalsobeexperiencedinmanymoreindirect symbolicforms(risingandfalling,expansionofbodyboundaries,etc.)Soanothercharacteristicofa deepfocus10thatmayattimesmanifestrevolvesaroundthelessenedinfluenceofthecutanenous sensesinone'sperceptionofbodyboundaries.Then,naturally,asenseofnonalignmentwiththe physicalbodymayalsooccuraswellasmovingsensationssuchasrising,falling,shrinkingand expanding.Inaddition,theremaybelessenedsenseofbeinginthebodyasifoneisslightlyaboveit (orbelow). Despitethesedeepermanifestationsoffocus10,imagesdonotalwaysautomaticallyoccurinthis state,orothertypesofsensations.Theblacknessinfrontofyoureyesisnotreallydifferentfrom thatwhenyouwouldcloseyoureyesrightnow.Thiswouldindicatethatalthoughallthecutaneous senseshavealmostcompletelycutoff,thevisualsensesarestillfullyactivated.Hence,youwillstill havesomeoverallsenseofyourspatialposition,ratherthanfloatingallovertheplace. Itneedstobesaidthatadeepfocus10istrulyquiteadetachedexperiencefromthephysical,and toooftenpeopleassumehavingbeentherewhiletheywerenot.Infact,mostsuccesfulprojectors oftenpassthroughitwithoutholdingstillorrecognizingthisintermediaryarea.Thefeelingisalmost likebeinginvirgin,unspoiledterritoryeventhoughthoughtprocessesmaycontinueasusual. Itisnotuncommonthatyouwillfindyourselfunabletophaseoutfurtherinfocus10,despite recognizingbeinginquitedeep,andatthethresholdofsomethingelse.Ifyougottothisstatebeing tired,yetbeingabletoholdyourbalanceinitalertandlucid,youmayfindsomeofyournormal mentalfacultiesmissing.Thesewillbemorepresentwithcontinuedpractice,andeventuallyyouwill starttosensebeingonthethresholdoffocus12amoreexpandedstateofawareness. Now,thesesignpostsofadeepfocus10provideagoodplatformexploringindifferentdirections, butinthefocus10stateasdiscussedsofarthevisualsensesarestillverymuchactive(eventhough youreyesareclosed),andthisbringsustovisualperceptioninfocus10. Visualperceptionsinfocus10 Sofar,Ihavefocusedonquite'normal'sensationsinfocus10.Thatisbecause,especiallyintheearly stages,itisperfectlypossibletobeinfocus10withoutexperiencinganyextraordinaryvisual sensations.Althoughitmaynotalwaysbeeasytohavevisualperceptions,itiscertainlypossibleto havethem,andmucheasierinfocus10thanfromaC1stateofmind.Iwouldhoweversuggestto startdealingmorewithvisualimageryonceyoucanholdadeepfocus10,sincetheriskoffalling asleepisquitehighotherwise(andtheimagesaremorelikedreamvignettesratherthananything else).Also,you'relikelytomissthefocus10state(moreorlesslocatedbetweenthewakingstate andnonlucidminidreams)alltogetherbypassingthroughitsoquicklyyouwon'tevennotice. Withinadeepfocus10stateaslightphaseshiftmaybefeltthatiseversosubtleasyoustarttoalign yourselfwithvisualperceptions.Haveyoueverbeentossingandrollinginbedtryingtogettosleep whensuddenlyallthementalchatterandedginessseemstocometoasuddenholdandwhereit suddenlyseemsveryeasytoperceivevisualimageswithoutlosingalertness?Thatsenseofeaseof perceivingvisualimageryisthesubtlephaseshiftwithinadeepfocus10thatI'mtalkingabout.You willlikelyencountertheseimagesquitenaturallywhenyourelaxyourawarenessabitinadeep focus10.Ratherthanstaringintotheblacknessinfrontofyoureyesfullyaware,justrelaxyour http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page36

awarenessinafuzzytypeofwayalmostlikewatchingfromoutthecornersofeyesfiguratively speaking. Onceyouareabletoholdadeepfocus10anactiveroletowardstheperceptionoftheseimagesby increasingyourinteractionwiththemisadvisable.However,rememberthatthisactiveroleisavery fuzzy,softandgentlemovementofconsciousness.Anythingelsewillnotnecessarilythrowyouout ofthefocus10state,butallyouwillseeisblacknessinfrontofyoureyesinafixatedtypeofway. Whatwouldbeyourfavoriteperception?Somepersonalfavoritesofminearelookingattrees,large scalenaturescenes,lakes,seascapes,andbeautifulmansionsandhouses.Whileinfocus10 (whetheritisalightordeepfocus10)startplayingaroundwithseeingyourfavoriteimagesinyour mind'seye.Don'tcreatethesceneintermsofcreativevisualization.Youdon't"build"theimage. Rather,youtryto"see"afavoriteimageforonlyaverybriefperiodoftimeasifitcomesoutof nowhere.Donottrytoholdit.Ifit'svague(likeforexampleseeingahalfformedimageofalake surroundedbymountains)thenyoudonottrytomakeitmorevivid.Getonwiththenextone. Soonerorlater,ifyousticktothisprocessyouwillreallyperceiveaversionofyourfavoriteimage. Onethatreallydidcomeoutofnowhere!Expecttobesurprisedwiththedetailandbeautyofthese images.Theymaybesnapshotsatfirst,butonceyouhaveseen,forexampleatree,thatoriginates notfromyourmind,butfromelsewhere,thisexercisewillbecometremendouslyfunandexciting. Inyourpracticetheremaybeayoyoeffect.Youmayshiftintosemiluciditywhereavagueimage appears,andassoonasyoustarttonotice,you'llshiftbacktowhereyoustartedfeelingfullylucid onceagain.However,atonepointyouwillstarttoexperienceseveralthings.First,itwillbecome easierandeasierforyoutorelaxyourawarenesstotheextentthatyouexperiencevisualimages. Secondly,youwillfindthatyou'llbecomeincreasinglylucidduringtheexperienceoftheseimages. Notaslucidasyoumightlike,butyouwillknowyou'regettingsomewherewhenyoustartto experiencesomelevelofsynchronicitybetweenyourintent,thoughtsandemotionsontheone hand,andthevisualscenesontheotherhand.Thatisthesceneswillstarttonaturallyfollowyour thoughtpatterns,emotions,andconcerns.Often,particularquestionsthatareonyourmindwillfind themselvesansweredinthevisualscenesinfrontofyou. Increasingly,you'llbeabletoseethevisualimagesforlongerperiods,whileatthesamemaintaining astrongersenseofselfwhileseeingthem.Youmayalsofindyourselfshiftinginandoutthevisual imagerymoreeasilyandmorequickly.Ofcourse,thesevisualimagesoccuronlywhilerelaxingyour awarenessandwithoutdoinganythinginparticularto"get"them.Soifyourattentionalfocusin focus10isontheblacknessinfrontofyoureyesorontheremainingsensorysensationsinyour body,youareunlikelytoexperienceanything.Instead,youneedtoforgetabouteverythingphysical forawhile. Whatareyoureallydoinghereinthisprocess?Whatyouaredoingistakinganactiveapproachand realinteresttowardsinneractivitythatisseeminglyunrelatedtoyourself.Inotherwords,youare creatingafunctionalunitbetweenyourwakingmindandnonphysicalenergies.Theimagesmaynot beveryinformativeorusefulatfirst.However,thefunctionalunitbetweenyourwakingselfand inneractivityisquiteuseful.Thisfunctionalunitisyourprimarystartingpoint. Anotherwaytoconceptualizethisissueisthatyouaretryingtoestablishasynergyofsortsbetween actionandperception.Thatis,astateofconsciousnesswhereyouwillfindyourintenttobe immediatelyfollowedbytheircorrespondingsensationsandreactions.Thistypeofphenomenonhas beendescribedasthefollowing: Anyconflictbetweendoingsomethingandbeingthere,orbetweenactiveandpassivestates,is http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page37

resolvedinfocus10.Doingandbeingmerge,triggeringwhatwecall"synchronicity,"orasynergism betweenthoughtandaction,betweenimaginationandreality,betweenselfanduniverse.Infocus 10,theseriousandplayfulaspectsofselfdiscoveryalsomerge,effortandfunarenolongerin conflict.Youenteraflow.Burdensbecomelight.Soseriously,havefun!"(Gatewaymanual,1980). ForawhileIwasundertheimpressionthatsynergybetweenthoughtandactionwasahighly exaggeratedcharacteristicoffocus10.ItseemedIwaswronghowever,sincethissynergydoes becomemoreandmoreapparentwhenyoustarttorelaxyourawarenessinfocus10ratherthan keepingitinafixatedposition.Granted,thistypeofsynergyisgenerally(especiallyinthebeginning ofpractice)notasdramaticinfocus10asinotherfocuslevels;inparticularthatoffocus21where synergybetweenthoughtandactionismajorcharacteristicofthatstate.However,itiswisetomake anearlystartwithbuildingandpracticingthissynergyinfocus10,whichwillserveyouwellin subsequentfocuslevels.Thatis,becomeusedtotheideathatstraythoughtsmaysometimesresult inimmediateperceptionsinfocus10,andslowlylearntodifferentiatebetweenthoughtandintent, sothatyouwillnotbesweptallovertheplaceonceyoureachhigherfocuslevels.Focus10isagood, andcomfortableplacetostart. Wheredotheseimagescomefrom?Itdepends.Ifyouhaven'tsetanyparticularintent,thenthe imagesoffocus10areusuallyareflectionofongoingconcernsandthoughts.Thisisinitselfahighly interestingphenomenonandmuchcanbelearnedfromitifyourealizetheconnectionbetweenyour thoughtsandperceptions.Ifyouareunawareofthisconnection,youwillnotonlymisinterpretalot ofyourperceptions,butalsofeelwithoutcontrol. Becreative.Focus10isexcellentplacetoovercomefearsaslongasyourealizeyouareincontrol! Ifyouaskspecificquestionsexpecttheimagestobefarmoremeaningfulandpotentiallyvery informative.Thefocuslevelaremerelyyourreferencepointfromwhichyoudofurtherexploring. Forexample,aftertheimageshaveoccurred,whatisthestateyoufindyourselfin?Usually,youwill findyourselfbackinfocus10.Sooverall,youhaveperceivedimagesbyatleastgoingfromandback tofocus10,wherevertheseactualimagesmaybe"located". Onelastaspectofengagingyourselfinvisualimagerydeservestobementioned.Donotbesurprised ifyoufindyourselfinfocus12ratherthantheusualsensationsoffocus10afterhavinggonedeep intoavisualexperience.Infact,whenstartingtoalignyourselfwithnonphysicalvisualimagery,itis notuncommontoexperiencesomemildstroboscopiclighteffectsorothersensations.Theseeffects arenotsurprising,sinceinmyopinionfocus12isassociatedwiththeshutdownofthevisualsensory modality(inadditiontheshutdownofthosesensorymodalitiescharacteristicoffocus10.Assuch, theseeffectsareyetanotherrepresentationofachangeinconsciousness,whichmayoccurwhen yougointoprolongedperiodsofviewingvisualimageryinfocus10.Alternatively,youmayfind yourselfbackinbackinfocus10staringintothe2Dblacknessinfrontofyou,yetdiscoveringthe focus10statehasdeepenedconsiderably. Sothepracticeofvisualperceptioninfocus10servesseveralpurposes.Beyondthefactthatthereis alotofguidanceandanswerstoyourquestionsinthisstate,itmayleadyoutomovefurtheraway fromthevisualsensesandtapintofocus12.However,keepinmindthatthisisusuallyarather accidentalwayofenteringfocus12.Eventually,youwouldwanttoenterfocus12withouttricks,and smoothlyglidefromadeepfocus10(withoutthehelpofvisualimagery)into12bymereintent. Obviously,therearealotofotherperceptionsbesidesthevisualinfocus10thatareequally important. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page38

Otherperceptionsinfocus10 Besidesvisualimages,thegatewaymanual(1980)makesseveralbroaddistinctionsbetweenthe differenttypesofnonphysicalenergiesthatmaybeencounteredinfocus10.Themostcommonof thesearekinestheticsensations.AsIhavementionedbefore,Iconsidermostofthesesensationsto betheresultofthereductionininputfromthecutaneoussenses.Iamambivalentaboutthe existenceofanenergybodybeingresponsibleforsuchsensations,andIdonotthinkenergyworkis useful.Thelinkbetweenalossofthesenseoftouchand"energybodysensations"issimplytoo obvioustoignore.Forexample,doesitnotmakealotofsensethatinadeepfocus10youwill sometimesexperiencefallingandrisingsensationsifthecutaneoussensesarenolongerthereto firmlyputyouinonespotinspace?Anyways,feelfreetodisagree.Atleastwecanallagreeonthe sensationsifnottheinterpretation. ThefollowingisthedescriptionofkinestheticsensationsbytheMonroeInstitute: "Onemethodofperceptionistofeeldifferenceskinesthetically(sensationsthatare,orseemtobe, physical).Payattentiontoyourbodyandfeelsubtlesensations.Thesesensationsmightfeellike motion:risingandfalling,rocking,slidingandtipping.Youmightfeel"electric"sensations:tinglingor vibrations.Perhapsyoumightfeeltwitches,pulsing,pressure,orchangesintemperature."(Gateway Manual,1980) IthinkthatmostpeoplewhohavepracticedOBEsarefamiliarwiththesesensations,oratleasthave heardaboutnumeroustimes.However,itisworthheretomentionthatthemore"complete" kinestheticsensationstendtooccurinadeeperfocus10,whileinalighterfocus10,thesesensations tendtobemorelocalizedandofshorterduration.However,theyarenotalwayspresentinfocus10. Kinestheticsensationsthatareofparticularinterestarethosethatinvolveacompletedissolutionof normalbodyboundaries.Thatis,theformationofacompletelynewbodyboundarythatformsan eggshapedformaroundthebody.Frommyunderstanding,thisisnotthesocalled"secondbody" butratherafieldthatseemstosurroundthephysicalbody.Itisamostpeculiarfeelingwhereone seemstobefloatinginsideabigballoonandones"edges"seemstobelocatedaroundafeetaway fromtheactualbody.This"body"enlargementeffecthasbeenreportedseveraltimesbypeoplein thesleepingboothattheMonroeInstitute(Atwater,2001).Inmyopinion,thisphenomenonis merelyanindirectsymbolizedexperienceoftheexpansionofconsciousness.Alternatively,likemany otherkinestheticsensationsthewholeexperiencemayinpartbetheresultofareductioninthe cutaneoussenseswherebodyboundariesmayshiftintoadifferentform.SoIwouldn'tworrytoo muchifyounevercomeacrossit,sinceitseemsperfectlypossibletoreachhigherfocuslevels withoutexperiencingthisphenomenon. Anothertypeofnonphysicalsensationarecalled"intuitiveperceptions".Thefollowing: ``Gatewayparticipantsoftenreportintuitiveperceptions:asuddenawareness,agestalt,awhole knowing,or"thoughtball"asonepersondelightfullydescribedit"(Gatewaymanual,1980). Now,theseintuitiveperceptionsarereallyinterestingandtheycontinuetobeheavilyignoredin mostOBEliterature,whiletheyseemtooperatetheretoalargeextent.Ipersonallyhavestartedto callthemInnerSensePercepts(ISPs)forlackofabetterterm.Theyaremorecommoninfocus12 thaninfocus10,buttheydefinitelyoccurineitherstate.Often,infocus10,theycoincidewith otherstypesofperceptionsuchasvisualimagery.AnexampleofanISPwouldbeasituationwhereI suddenlybecamepartofadreamlikevisualscenewithalotofpeoplearoundme,andIreceivedthe ISP:"Youareneveralone".It'sanicemessagetoget(unlessyou'retheparanoidtype).Forthose interestedinmoreinformationinthissubjectIadvisetotakenoteoftheword"percept"inMonroe's books,andyouwillseehowoftentheseintuitiveperceptionsoccurintheOBEstate. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page39

Lastly,therearetheauditoryperceptions.Thesesensationsaremorecharacteristicoffocus12inmy experience.Usually,Idonotfindtheauditorysensestobereducedtotheextentthatauditorythat "nonphysical"auditoryperceptionischaracteristicoffocus10.However,despitethegeneralabsence ofaconsistentreductionintheauditorysensesinfocus10,doexpectauditorysensationsto occasionallyoccurinthisstate(usuallyaspartofvisualscenes),andbecomemoreprominentin focus12.Sotocompletethissection,hereisthedescriptioninthegatewaymanualofauditory perceptions: "Anauditoryperceptionmaymanifestasverbalmessages,voices,orimpressionsofvoices.Itmay alsooccurassoundssuchasstatic,buzzing,popsandclicks,tones,orevenmusic.Theseperception haveadelicacy,aqualitydifficulttoconveyinphysical,wakingconsciousness."(Gatewaymanual, 1980). Apeekaroundthecorner:Beyond10 BeforeconcludingthispaperIthinkalittleinformationonfocus12andtheotherfocuslevelsisin order,becauseitislikelyyouwillautomaticallystumbleuponitwhilepracticingfocus10.Ithinkit shouldbeclearthatthemajorpositionofthecurrentpaperisthatfocus10involvesareductionin sensoryinputfromcutaneoussenseswhilemostothersensesarestilllargelyoperational.Hence,it shouldcomeasnosurprisethatoncethevisualsensesstarttoshutdownanotherphaseshiftcanbe expectedevenfurtherremovedfromthephysical.Iwouldliketonotehowever,thatconceptualizing theemergenceoffocus12solelyastheshutdownofthevisualsensesislikelyasimplification. Perhapsmoreaccurately,itshouldbeconceptualizedasaperceptualshiftincontext,whereone's spatialpositionisnolongerasstronglydeterminedbyaspatialvisualsystemthatnormallylocatesus firmlyinthephysicalworld. Letmejustleaveyouwiththefollowingfocus12descriptionsbyothers(Leva,1998,pg.331332): Myheadgotbigger,seemedliketherewasasplitinhalf,afloatingsensation;spacey;grayfog, infinity;highelectricity;lessstringent;Focus10morestringent;smooth;gentle;lotlarger,nolimit; headsomewhatexploding,seeingsymbols;vastness,feltconnecteddeepinmybones;gray,felt largerindenseness;whirlingvortexesmovement;intimatelikearedflannelshirt. Void;mountainlikesensation,elevated,abletogooffintotheperipheryofmorethanonedirection atatime,flatten,floating;formless(body),energetic;fullness(mind),emptiness(body),havetimes whendoingbothtogether,enlightenment,therearespace,groupsofpredominantlight;dense(solid mind),full,experiencinggreatamountsofknowingnessorinformation(notspecificinformation), experiencingagreatpresence(me);freedomofmind/space;lightbody;flat,noconcretesense,no body,Iwasjutthereandeverywhere;absenceofgravity,beingabletomoveinspaceeasily(doing acrobatics),abletoperceivethingsfromabove. Conclusion Thispaperhasmadeabroaddistinctionbetweenalightanddeepfocus10stateaswellasa discussionofcommonperceptionsinthesestates.Itappearedtomethebestapproachto accommodatethewidevarietyofexperiencespeoplehaveinthisstate.Also,focus10hasbeen identifiedasastatethatismostlycharacterizedbyareductioninthecutaneoussenses,whichin turncanexplainvarioussensationsassociatedwiththefocus10state.Ihopethispaperhas succeededinitsprimarypurposeinilluminatingthemaincharacteristicsoffocus10,andfacilitatea person'sabilitytoachievethisstate.Sothispaperhascometoendfornow.However,don'texpect thispapertostayunchanged.Hopefullywithcommentsfromotherswecanincreaseourknowledge baseoffocus10withalargevarietiesofexperiences,andhopefullysomegeneralpatterns,thatcan providetheroadsignsforotherstofollow. http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page40

ExitTechnique#65.Veryeffective,verysimpleAPtechnique WrittenbyJKL ThisishowIgotoutthefirsttimeItried. Itwasthemostintenseexperienceofmylife. Igotouttwiceusingit..inthesamenight. Iveusedallsortsoftechniquessince...andhaveneverreallygavethisonethecredititshouldhave. Dotherelaxingthing. Gettowhereyoucantfeelyourbody. Keepdointhetechevenwhenyoufeeltiredandyoufeellikerollinover.... rolloverandkeepdoinit. Justdoituntilyouloseconsciousness.... Itworkedformeandchangedmylife500% thisisforconsciousAP... repeatthisinyourhead,andfocusonitasmuchaspossible...dontgetdiscouraged... Sayitslowifyouhaveto... "Iamgoingtohaveanoutofbodyexperience. Iamgoingtoletmyselfgotosleep,butIamgoing tobringthiswakingconsciousnesswithmewherever Igo.Iamgoingtoleavemybodywithfullawareness." ThisisexactlywhatIsaidanddidwithlifealteringresults. ThistechisinthebookOutofBodyAdventuresbyRickStack. AstudentofSeths. itsapotenttechnique... Justdoituntilyoupassout....tryitforafewweeksifitdoesntgodownrightaway... butIguaaaranteeyouitWorks. ExitTechnique#66.PointShiftTechniqueakaSpacationTechnique PostedbyJKL FromAstralDynamics Pointshiftisthemostdirectandpowerfulprojectiontechniqueofall,althoughitcanbesomewhat difficulttolearn.Itrequiresagreatdealofconcentratedmentaleffort,inthatprojectorsmusthold theirwholeofbodyawarenessimageexteriorfromtheirphysicalbodyforsometimeinorderto triggertheprojectionreflex.Itisextremelyeffectivewhenmastered.Itiswellworththeeffortof learningit;somepeoplewillfindthey'lltaketoitlikeaducktowater. Relaxyourbodythoroughlyandgetinatrancelikestate. Feelandbecomeawareofyourwholebody.Feelyourbody'sspatialcoordinatesinrelationtothe http://shopofenlightenment.com/forum/ Page41

roomaroundyou.Runyourmindoverwherethedoors,walls,windows,andfurnitureareinyour room.Buildaspatialmapofthiswithyourimagination,inyourmind'seye,inyourperceptionof yourselfandtheroomaroundyou. Usingyourimagination,feelyourselfrisingorsteppingoutofyourbody,thenfloatingorstanding justoutofarm'sreachfromyourphysicalbody. Ifyouarelyinginbed,feelyourselfasfloatingatarm'sreachaboveyourphysicalbody,stayingin linewithitandfacingtheceiling.Ifyouareusingachair,feelyourselfasstandingthreefeetaway fromyourphysicalbody.Imagine,feel,andperceiveasstronglyasyoucanwhatitwouldfeelliketo actuallybeoutthereinfrontofyourphysicalbody. Holdyourbodyawarenessfirmlycenteredinyourimaginedexteriorbodyinitsnewlocation.Donot trytoseeorfeelyourdoubleasbeingaboveorinfrontofyou;feelyourselfasbeingaboveorin frontofyourphysicalbody,fromyourprojecteddouble'sperspective.Thisistrickybutwillgeteasier withpractice.Concentrateonsensingthechangedspatialcoordinatesoftheroomaroundyoufrom thisnewperspective.Feelandbeawareofyourphysicalbodywaitingbehindorbeneathyou. Imagineandfeelyourprojecteddoubleasalreadyhavingseparatedfromyourphysicalbody. Concentrateonholdingyourpointofbodyawarenessinsideyourimaginedprojecteddoubleinits newlocation. Feelthepressureofyourphysicalbodytryingtopullyoubackintoit.Feelyourselffightingthis pressure.Concentrateanduseyourstrengthofwilltoforceyourprojecteddoubletostrainandfight againstthepressure.Fillyourmindwiththesingleminded,determinedintentiontoprojectfreeof yourphysicalbody.Usemaximumwillpower,butdonotallowyourphysicalbodytotenseor respondinanyway. Ifyouareprojectingfromabed,mentallygrityourteeth(withouttensing)andfeelyourselfslowly butforcefullyrisingawayfromyourphysicalbody.Forceyourseftoriseaninchatatime.Rollyour projecteddouble'sshouldersoneaftertheotherandtrytoshoulderyourselfhigherandfarther awayfromyourphysicalbodyabitatatime.Trytofeelyourselfrollingtowardthecenterofthe roomifthathelps. Ifprojectingfromachair,mentallygrityourteeth,(withouttensing)andtakeonesmallbutforceful stepatatimeawayfromyourphysicalbody.Stepawayaninchatatime,strugglingagainsttheforce bindingyoutoit.Feelthisforcesteadilyweakeninginresponsetoyourefforts.Feelyourimagined projecteddouble'sshouldershunchingandheavingandyourheadstrainingforwardasyouslowly butsteadilytearthroughtheforcebindingyoutoyourphysicalbody. Holdtheabovereactionsstronglyenoughandtheywilltriggertheprojectionreflexveryquickly.Do notallowyourphysicalbodytotenseupwhiledoinganyoftheabovethisistherealtricktopoint shift.Theseareallimaginativebodyawarenessactions. Hopethishelpsyo

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