66 Astral Projection

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TableofRandomContents
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
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ExitTechnique#66.PointShiftTechniqueakaSpacationTechnique...........................................41
Sources..........................................................................................................................................44
AuthorsNote
Thisbookletcontains66AstralProjectiontechniquesthatmayhelpyououtofyourbodyandtravel
totheastralplanes.
Wecannotguaranteethesuccessofanyofthepresentedtechniquesandweadvicethereaderto
practiceandfindthetechnique(s)thatworksbestforyou.
Wearenotresponsibleforanydamagedoneasaresultofusingthedescribedtechniquesinthis
booklet.Byusingthisbookletyouagreetoassumefullresponsibilityandbecautious.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
SpacemadebyRevenantakaSlaygen
ExitTechnique#9.AstralArmsBreakingThrough
Laydowninacomfortablepositionwithyourarmsextendedaboveyourheadandbentattheelbow
atabouta100degreeangle,butstillrelaxed,andlayingonthebed.Takeamomenttocompletely
relaxyourselfuntilyoufeeltired.Closeyoureyesandpictureyourastralarmsslowlymovingupand
outofyourphysicalarms.Makesureyouarenotthinkingofanything.Justpictureyourarmsslowly
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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.
AstralSexmadebyRevenantakaSlaygen
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
SadnesscreatedbyRevenantakaSlaygen
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
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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
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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!!!
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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LifecreatedbyRevenantakaSlaygen
ButterfliescreatedbyRevenantakaSlaygen
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