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    Presents:

    66AstralProjectionTechniques

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    TableofRandomContentsAuthorsNote..................................................................................................................................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.

    Passive

    Will

    Method

    ......................................................................................

    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.

    The

    Rope

    Technique

    ......................................................................................

    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.The TriangleMethod....................................................................................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.

    Ifyouhaveanyquestions,feedbackorideasfeelfreetovisitourforum:

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    Revenant

    ExitTechnique#1.TheGirtitakMantra

    WrittenbyJKL

    Dowhateveritisyoudotogetgoooodandrelaxed.

    Asfar

    as

    Iknow

    its

    more

    effective

    if

    you

    are

    deeply

    relaxed.

    Onceyougettowhereyoucantfeelyoubody...stareintothe

    darknessofyoureyelidsandproceedwiththis

    Inhale....

    Exhale....andsaythisinyourhead....'Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrr'

    Asin'fuuuuuuuuurrr'orfur...

    YouwannatryandrolltheR.

    Inhale....

    Exhale....andsay'Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'

    Asin

    'teeeeeeeeea

    or

    tea

    Inhale....

    Exhale....'Taaaaaaaaaaakk'

    Asinroooooockorrock...

    Giiiiiiiirrr...Tiiiiiiiiiii...Taaaaak....

    (soundslike)..GuuuuuuuurrTeeeeeeeeeaToooooooock.

    Repeatthisoverandoverandfocusonlyonthewordsandsayingtheminsyncwithyourbreath.But

    watchthatyoudontmakeyourselfbreathefunnycuzyerpayinattentiontoit...again...dontactually

    payattention

    to

    your

    breath....just

    continue

    the

    mantra

    every

    time

    you

    go

    to

    exhale.

    Dothisuntilyoupassout,getout,orgettiredoftryin.

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    Sometimesittakesawhiletonoticeanything.

    Andwhenyoudonoticesensationsliketickles,oritching,orvibrations....Ignorethem....theyare

    normal...Justforgethowyourbodyfeelsandgetbacktofocusingonthemantra.Trytoignoreall

    soundsandsensationsyoumayfeel.Allsensationsyoucouldfeelareharmlessandnatural.Ittakesa

    little

    time

    for

    your

    second

    body

    to

    separate...and

    there

    are

    sometimes

    strange

    sensations

    involved.

    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

    practicingand

    you

    will

    get

    results!

    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

    cantmove

    and

    you

    hear

    vibrations,

    you

    can

    just

    roll

    over

    out

    of

    your

    body.

    Be

    sure

    to

    get

    away

    from

    yourbodybecauseitcanpullyoubackin.

    ExitTechnique#4.The6FeetMethod

    Soundssimpletodoasyoupictureyourselfabout6feetfromyourselfthen..transferyour

    consciencetothatform.,lookingaboutyouwiththeeyesofthatform.Thenvisualizethepersonor

    placethatyouwishtotraveltoo.Tovisitandcommunicatewithwhomyouwishtotalkto.

    Thissoundseasybuttakesalottovisualizeyourselfinanetherbody..withallthedeterminations

    youcanmusterandtransferyourwilltoit.

    Somepeople

    have

    ahard

    time

    and

    with

    pure

    determination

    can

    master

    astral

    plaining

    while

    others

    havetolearntocontrolastheyhavewhatisreferredtoasalooseastralbody.

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    ExitTechnique#5.Affirmation

    Yoursubconsciousmindisapowerfulthing,andyoucaninfluenceitbyrepetativesubtlenightly

    affirmations.Theseshouldbeverypositiveinnaturesoastodecreasefear,andincreaseyou

    subconsciouswilltoexperiencefullyconsciousastralprojection.Irecomendusingyourownwords

    as

    they

    will

    have

    the

    most

    meaning

    to

    you,

    however

    here

    is

    one

    that

    I

    wrote

    that

    I

    find

    particularly

    effective.

    "Iamaspiritualbeing,andAstralProjectionisanaturalpartofwhoIam.WhenIfallasleeptonight,I

    willhaveanoutofbodyexperience,withnofears,andwhenIwishtoreturntomyphysicalbody,I

    willdosoeasily.WhenIawakenIwillremembertheeventinfulldetail,andwithelation."

    Everynightbeforeyougotosleep,recitetheaboveaffirmation(oryourown)toyourselfthree

    times.Forsomereasonthreeworksbetterthananyothernumber.Morethanthreetimesseemsto

    increase

    loss

    of

    interest,

    and

    less

    seems

    to

    not

    have

    as

    strong

    effect

    on

    the

    subconscious,

    and

    after

    all,thenumberthreeisbelievedtoholdsignifigantpower.Justbeforesleepalsoseemstobethe

    timewhenthemindseemsmostopentothepowerofsuggestion,andinfluencetothe

    subconscious.

    ExitTechnique#6.TheAnchorTechnique

    Thisisanotherpopulartechnique,whichproducesanethericprojection.

    Thebasisofthismethodistofocusonananchorpointoutsideofthephysicalbody.Therearetwo

    basicvariationstothistechnique thefixedanchor,andthemovinganchor.

    Aswithallthetechniquesdescribed,adeeplevelofrelaxationisrequired,anumberofrelaxationtechniquescanbefoundhere.

    Onceyouhavereachedaverydeeplevelofrelaxation(trancestate),youmustthenuseyourpowers

    ofvisualisation.

    ExitTechnique#7.TheFixedAnchor

    Althoughnotmentionedasfrequentlyasthemovinganchortechnique,Ifindthistheeasierifthe

    twomethods.

    Afterreaching

    the

    trance

    state,

    focus

    on

    apoint

    outside

    of

    the

    physical

    body

    (e.g.

    at

    the

    end

    of

    the

    bed).Youcaneithersimplyfocusonapointinspace,oryoucan(andIfindthismucheasier)imagine

    anobjectatthatpoint(itusuallyhelpsifitisafamiliarobject Ialwaysimaginemytobaccotin).

    Onceyoucanclearlyseethefocuspointinyourmindseye,'feel'howsoliditis.Trypushingitaround

    withyourmind,trypullingit,ormovingit.Thefocuspointshouldbetotallysolidandentirely'fixed'

    whereitis.Noamountofmentalmanipulationshouldbeabletomoveit.

    Oncethefocuspointistotallyfixed,imaginereachingoutwithyourarmsandgrabbingholdofthe

    focuspoint(object).Remember,thisWILLNOTMOVE.Now,trypullingtheobjecttowardsyou,

    gentlyatfirst,andthenharderandharder.Graduallyasyoupullyouwillfeelyourselfmoving

    towardsthe

    focus

    point

    (instead

    of

    vice

    versa).

    Finally

    you

    will

    find

    yourself

    at

    the

    focus

    point

    outside

    yourphysicalbody Presto,you'vedoneit.

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    ExitTechnique#8.TheMovingAnchor

    Afterreachingthetrancestate,imagineanobjectabout6feetinfrontofyoureyes(assumingthat

    youarelyingdown).Onceagain,makethisafamiliarobject.Now,feelthisobjectpullingatyou(like

    a

    magnet).

    Once

    you

    can

    see

    the

    object

    clearly

    in

    your

    minds

    eye,

    and

    feel

    the

    pull

    of

    the

    object

    on

    you,begintomovetheobjectslowlytowardsyou.Justasmallamountatfirst(perhaps6"toafoot),

    astheobjectmovestowardsyoufeelthepullgettingstronger.Nowmoveitbackagain(thepullgets

    weakerasyoudo).Nowrepeattheprocess5or6timesmovingtheobjectclosereachtimeand

    feelingthepullbecomingstrongerandstrongerastheobjectcomescloser.

    Onceyouarecomfortablewiththemovementoftheobject,begintheprocessagain,onlythistime

    themovementoftheobjectshouldbeafluidmotion,andastheobjectmovestoandfroitshouldbe

    likeawave.Youshouldalsofeelthiswaveonyourselfasthepullgetsstrongerandweakerand

    strongeragain.Finally,astheobjectvirtuallyreachesyou,thestrengthofthepullingforce,combined

    withthewavelikemotionwillsimplypullyourightoutofyourphysicalbody Wahay,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.

    They

    will

    escalate

    into

    very

    strong

    vibrations.

    Then

    you

    can

    just

    sit

    up

    with

    your

    astral

    body

    and

    roll

    overoffthebedtogetyourlegsout.

    ExitTechnique#10.FloatingBalloon

    Firstyoubeginasyoualwaysdoandassoonasyouhavethosevibrationsthenyouwanttogetthe

    floatingfeelingright?Wellallyouhavetodoisthis:

    Imagethatthereisalargeballoonfloatinginthe

    skyaboveyou.Ithasalongandglowinggold

    string

    and

    the

    balloon

    is

    large

    and

    glowing

    white.

    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

    echoingthrough

    your

    mind

    quite

    often.

    The

    first

    day

    you

    might

    not

    notice

    anything.

    But,

    usually

    after

    thesecondorthirddayyouwillseeresultsfromthismethod.Anotherpartofthemethodisto

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    concentrateoneverysquareinchofyourbody,releasingitastrally,asyoudriftofftosleep.With

    practice,youcangetoutmerelybywillingyourselftogetout.Thequestionpartofthismethodhelps

    addfueltothefire,whentryingtoproject,andmakesitmorelikelyforyoutoprojectfromalucid

    dreamintheinstancethatyoumightfallasleep.

    ExitTechnique#12.

    Counting

    Your

    Way

    into

    Sleep

    SettingUptheExpectationofaSpiritualTravelExperience

    Thisexerciseinvolvescountingasonegoestosleep.Thefirststepistochooseanumberbasedon

    howsleepyyoufeelanddecidethatyouwillbeasleepbythetimeyougettothatnumber.Ifyouare

    sleepy,choosethenumbertwentybutifyoufeelmoreawake,youcanchooseahighernumberlike

    fifty.

    Thenextstepistotellyourselfthatyouwillwakeupassoonasyouenterthesleepstateasthe

    numberisreached.Youcansuggestanenvironmentthatyouwillwakeinandvisualizeit,orsimply

    chooseto

    be

    standing

    in

    the

    room

    next

    to

    your

    bed

    out

    side

    of

    your

    body.

    Thenbegincountingyourwayintosleep.

    ExitTechnique#13.Creativevisualizationtechniques

    Creativevisualizationmeanspicturingsomethinginyourmind,andisusedasformofconcentration.

    TherearemanytechniquesusedtoinduceAstralProjectionthatinvolvecreativevisualization.

    Beforeyoucanstartvisualizing,however,youmustbecompletelyrelaxed.Irecommendusingthe

    bothprogressiverelaxationtechniqueandoneofthevisualizationtechniques.Severalexamplesof

    visualization/imagination

    are

    included

    below:

    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.)Visualize

    an

    object

    about

    3meters

    in

    front

    of

    your

    body.

    Distinguish

    its

    shape,

    color,

    and

    size.

    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

    much

    the

    same

    technique.

    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.

    ThoughtClearingandInitiationofDesireNowclearyourthoughts.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

    restof

    your

    meditation,

    you

    must

    have

    adeep

    feeling

    of

    desire

    for

    it.

    It's

    stronger

    than

    asingle

    thoughtoraffirmation.Thisisafeeling,notwords,andcanbeaidedbyyourimagination.Thisfeeling

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    isalongthelinesofadeeplovethatyoumayhaveforsomeone.

    InitiationoftheDualFocusBegintoslowyourbreathingtoarhythmthatisalittleslowerandalittlelongerthanyournormal

    breathing.

    Nothing

    forced

    here.

    This

    should

    have

    a

    natural

    feel

    to

    it.

    If

    done

    properly,

    your

    breathing

    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.

    This

    may

    take

    anywhere

    from

    a

    minute

    to

    30

    minutes.

    Don't

    rush

    this

    part.

    It's

    important

    to

    relaxing.

    Asyoubreathein,visualizetheairmovingthroughyourbodypurifyingitasitpassesthroughit.

    Nowgothrougheverymuscleyoucanmoveinyourbody,tenseitthenrelaxit.Dothisseveraltimes

    andrunthrougheverymuscleinyourbody.Don'tforgetthefacialandgenitalmuscles,theseare

    usuallyforgottenandusuallyneedthemostrelaxation.Don'tbeafraidtospendalotoftimeonthis.

    Now,thisiswhereIusuallyprotectmyself.ItisnotrequiredbutIdoitforasenseofsafety.Visualize

    yourspiritguidecomingtoyou.Theninstructittoguardyourbodywhileyouaregone.Repeatthis

    untilyouhaveasteadyvisualizationofthis.

    Here

    is

    where

    we

    form

    the

    astral

    vehicle.

    Imagine

    mist

    coming

    out

    of

    your

    solar

    plexus

    or

    belly

    button,andformingintoacloudaboveyou.Shapethiscloudintowhatevershapeyouwant.A

    humanshapeisgoodforbeginners.

    Now,takeeverythingthatmakesyouyou.Moveitalldowntoyoursolarplexus.Whenitfeelslike

    yourwholebodyisemptyandeverythingisatyoursolarplexus,visualize"you",whichisthe

    concentratedselfatthesolarplexus,movingalongthestreamofmistandseeithappen.Then,

    orientyourcompressedselfinyournewbody(themistshape)andexpandtofillit.

    ExitTechnique#18.TheLet-GoMethod

    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/when

    you

    do

    manage

    to

    get

    out,

    you

    won't

    even

    notice

    that

    your

    hand

    falls

    over

    because

    you'llbeontootherthings...

    ExitTechnique#20.DynamicVisualizationinvolvingMovement

    TakingAdvantageoftheSpacebetweenWakingandSleeping

    Theexperiencebelowresultedfromattemptingtostayconsciousonthewayintosleep.Ifthe

    practitionerisabletostayconsciousandbecomeawareduringthistransition,thekindofdynamic

    visualizationusedbelowcanbeameansofleavingthebodyfromthisintermediatestate.Notethat

    runningwasthemethodusedbutanyactivitythatthepractitionerisfamiliarwithandfindseasyto

    visualizewould

    be

    appropriate.

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    Ihadbeenthinkingaboutspiritualtravelandreinforcingtheexpectationthatitwouldhappen.Iwas

    intheearlystagesofsleepsomewherebetweenwakingandsleeping.IbecameconsciousthatIwas

    lyingonmybackbutfeelingverylittlesensoryinputfrommybody.IbecameawarethatImightbe

    abletoleavethebodyfromthisstate.

    I

    then

    imagined

    myself

    running

    and

    immediately

    found

    myself

    outside

    the

    body

    running

    towards

    a

    brightwhitemarblewallmadeoflargetilelikesquaresectionswithablackskyinthebackground.

    Afterafewmomentsofrunning,anothertransitionoccurred.Ifoundmyselfsoaringhighintheair

    towardsabeautifullargecityonthebanksofadarklake.Thecitywasconstructedofthissamewhite

    marbleinsquaresections.Theplacewasbuiltupwithlargerrectangularbuildingstowardsthe

    centerandsmalleronesalongtheedges.Ithadanetherealqualityduetothelightingwhich

    appearedtocomefromthebuildingsthemselvesorfromsomeinvisiblelightsource.Thebackground

    waswasverydarkaswasthelakebeforeit.Thefeelingofflyingwasexhilaratingandthecitywas

    majestic.

    Thedecisionstotryrunningwasamethodofdoinga"dynamic"visualizationinvolvingmovement

    which

    had

    the

    desired

    effect

    of

    blotting

    out

    other

    physical

    sensations

    and

    precipitating

    spiritual

    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.

    Healso

    recommended

    the

    use

    of

    imagery

    as

    you

    are

    falling

    asleep,

    such

    as

    an

    elevator

    or

    rocket,

    howeverstayingconsciousatthatstageofsleepisclearlynottheeasiestthingtoachieve.

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    ExitTechnique#23.ThePathMethod

    ByOphiel

    Again,

    the

    subconscious

    is

    used,

    this

    time,

    in

    relation

    to

    habitual

    movements.

    Ophiel

    suggested

    that

    a

    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

    slowlymoveitbacktoitsoriginalpositio

    Repeatthisvisualizationseveraltimes.This

    visualizationcaninducethevibrationsand

    getyouout

    n.

    ofyourbody.

    SadnesscreatedbyRevenantakaSlaygen

    ExitTechnique#25.

    Progressive

    muscular

    relaxation

    TheprogressiverelaxationtechniquetoinduceAstralProjectioninvolvesrelaxingeverymusclegroup

    inyourbody.Thisisthefoundation,andbeginningstepofallAstralProjectiontechniques.

    Youstartbylayingcomfortablyonyourback,armsatyoursides,orsitinthemeditativeposture,

    wearinglooseclothing,removingalljewelry,makingsuretoeliminateanythingthatcouldattract

    yourattention.Theroomshouldbeacomfortabletemperature,anditshouldbecompletelydark,or

    asdarkaspossible.Thereshouldbenosoundsthatwilldistractyou,sounplugthetelephoneetc.

    Onceyouarecomfortable,relax.Clearyourmindofanydistractingissues.Ifyouarelayingdown,

    startat

    your

    feet,

    flex

    and

    hold

    them

    for

    510

    seconds,

    then

    release.

    Do

    this

    for

    every

    muscle

    group,

    fromyourfeettoyourhead.Onceyoureachyourhead,youshouldbecompletelyrelaxed.Ifyouare

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    sittinginthemeditativeposture,insteadofflexingeachmusclegroup,merelyfocusonthem,and

    envisioneachgroupfromyourfeettoyourheadrelaxing,andactually'feel'themrelaxing.

    Youraimistobecomesorelaxedthatyoumentallybecome'detached'fromyourphysicalbody.You

    nolongerareawareofitspresense.Youmayfeeltinglinginyourhands,orotherpartsofyourbody,

    as

    you

    start

    to

    lose

    awareness

    of

    it.

    Youshouldpracticethisexercisebeforeanyothermethod.

    ExitTechnique#26.DeepRelaxationOBETechnique

    Makeyourselfcomfortableonthepositionthatmakesyouthemostrelaxedandwillallowyouto

    breatheeasily.Donotmovetoomuchfromthisinitialposition.Iliketolieonmybackinmybed

    withasfewcoveringsaspossible.Itisimportantthatyoukeepthetemperaturearoundyourbodyat

    bodytemperature.Iftheroomiscold,thenitisOKtohavesomecoverssothatyourbodydoesnot

    havetoworktokeepitstemperatureatitsnormallevel.Also,besurethatnoonewillbotheryou

    during

    this

    process.

    You

    must

    make

    a

    mental

    note

    to

    yourself

    that

    this

    will

    not

    happen;

    this

    is

    very

    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

    field

    of

    vision.

    This

    will

    greatly

    relax

    you

    and

    put

    you

    in

    the

    right

    frame

    of

    mind.

    When

    you

    feel

    that

    yourbodyisasleep,continuetothenextstep.

    Thisiswherethetechniquebegins.Iliketousethetechniqueofimaginingmyselfwalkingaroundmy

    roomwhileoutofbody.Thiswillusuallytriggerthevibrationsforme,whichwillautomaticallytake

    metotheOBstate.AnothertechniquethatIliketouseistoconcentrateonsomethingwithmyfull

    concentrationlikeastoryorageometricfigurefortenminutesandthenlettingmymindwillfullylet

    meOBEbytellingmyselfthatIwanttohaveanOBexperience.Anothertechniquethathasbeen

    veryusefulformeistojuststaythereandkeeponrelaxingdeeperanddeeperuntilthevibrations

    come.ThishasalsoworkedprettywellwithmebecauseIdonothavetohammermymindwith

    wishestogooutofbody.Theproblemwiththistechniqueisthatfocusisamustbecausefalling

    asleep

    is

    easy

    and

    one

    has

    to

    keep

    the

    focus

    to

    keep

    on

    relaxing

    until

    one

    has

    an

    OB

    experience.

    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'sSelf-RevelationTechnique

    Thefollowingtechniqueissimple,andsuitedforeveryone.Itinvolvesaskingyourselfonetiny

    question.That'sit.It'snothingmorethanthat butyou'lldiscoverthatitopensupyourinnerself

    completely.Thistechniqueistimeless Idon'tknowwhereitcamefrom,andneitherdoesthe

    personwhotaughtittome perhapsit'sjustalwaysbeenso,butnotonlydoesitopenupyourinner

    self,but

    it

    also

    helps

    you

    get

    in

    aframe

    of

    mind

    for

    the

    real

    astral

    projection;

    and

    you'll

    soon

    find

    thatyoualreadyknowwhatyouneedtodoinordertoachieveprojectionjustlikethat.

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    Thequestionisthis.'WhoamI?'

    Step1:Askittoyourselfnow.Youcanspeakifyoulike,orjustaskitinyourmind(moreeffectivefor

    me,butyoumaybedifferent.)Themostlikelyansweryou'llgetisyourname.Buthere'sthetrick:

    Acknowledge

    the

    answer,

    but

    ASK

    IT

    AGAIN.

    'Yes,ImaybeJoeJones,butreally,WhoAmI?'

    You'lldiscoverthatittakesalittlewhilelongertoanswerthisone.Buttakeasmuchtimeasyoulike.

    Whenyoufindasatisfactoryanswer,thenreplytothequestioninyourhead.

    'I'mamalehumanbeing.'

    Onceyouhaveansweredthequestion,askitagain.

    'You

    may

    be

    human,

    but

    who

    are

    you?'

    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

    impressionswillhelpyouprojectbecauseyouknowexactlywhoyouare andsinceyouarethe

    masterprojectorinyourexperience,youknowtherules,andyouknowwhattoexpectfromyourself

    next.Isn'titbeautifullysimple?

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    Remember:Nevercloseyourselftoyourself.Befree,exploreyourself,anddiscovernewthingsabout

    youthatyoudidn'tknow.Andaboveall,rememberthis:Onlyyouknowtheanswers.

    ExitTechnique#29.SilvaMindControlMethod

    Quiet

    your

    mind.

    Clear

    your

    thoughts.

    Inyourmindsay:

    "I'mgoingtocountdownfrom3to1,visualizingeachnumberonawhiteorbsuspendedintheair

    abovemyhead.WhenIreachthethirdandfinal"1"mybodywillbedeeplyrelaxed.Iwillhaveno

    awarenessofphysicalsensations.Iwillnotperceiveanyphysicaldiscomfort.Myconsciousnesswill

    befocusedonmyastralbody.

    Nowvisualizeawhiteorbsuspendedintheairaboveyourhead.MentallyfocusontheorbIvisualize

    anumber"3"onthefaceoftheorb.Thenumberscanbeanycolor.Theymayvarywitheach

    experience.

    Visualize

    the

    3

    three

    times:

    three

    number

    "3's"

    on

    the

    orb.

    Your

    body

    is

    completely

    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.

    Vibration

    frequency

    control

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    Youmuststartbybecomingcompletelyrelaxed.Onceyouareinthisrelaxedstate,youwillstartto

    feelvibrations.Thesevibrationsarecompletelynormal.Theyaretheenergyflowingthroughoutyour

    body.Takeawhiletojust'feel'themandknowwhattheyarelike.Attimestheycanbequitestrong,

    orothers,verymild.

    Concentrate

    on

    the

    vibrations,

    and

    try

    to

    move

    them

    down

    to

    your

    feet,

    and

    back

    up

    to

    your

    head.

    Youwanttogaincontrolofthem.Trytoslowthemdownmentally,andspeedthemup.Onceyou

    gaincontrolofthem,youarereadyforthenextstep.

    Speedthevibrationsuptomatchyourspiritualself.Thiswillcomeonlybytrialanderror.Youmust

    movethevibrationstoyourhead...thentrytoforcethemoutofthetopofyourhead.Then,you

    shouldbeintheoutofbodystate.

    ExitTechnique#32.ImprovingVisualizationSkills

    VisualizingaWork(orPlay)ActivityfromStarttoFinish

    Visualization

    plays

    a

    large

    part

    in

    the

    variety

    of

    methods

    used

    to

    induce

    spiritual

    travel.

    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.

    Use

    an

    affirmation

    that

    you

    will

    remain

    conscious

    in

    your

    dream.

    4.Lookforsignalsinyourdreamsthattellyouthatitisnotreality.Forexamplethingsthatdon't

    makesense.

    5.Trytochangeyourdreamsurroundings...dreamsofflyinghavebeensaidtobeespecially

    successfulininducingAstralProjections.

    6.Actually"feel"yoursurroundings.Don'tjustobservethem.Youshouldfeellikeyoureallyare

    flyingfreeasabird.

    7.

    When

    you

    are

    successful

    in

    controlling

    and

    really

    feeling

    your

    dreams,

    you

    may

    'will'

    yourself

    to

    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.

    All

    we

    can

    hope

    for

    is

    to

    set

    up

    the

    circumstances

    for

    an

    OBE

    to

    occur.

    Keep

    a

    pen

    and

    notebook

    or

    a

    taperecorderbesideyourbedtorecordanyimagesordreamsyoucanrememberatanytimeduring

    thenightorinthemorninguponawakening.

    ExitTechnique#35.WithinLucidDreams

    ByOliverFox

    Fox,startedprojectionsfromwithinluciddreams,(dreamsinwhichthedreamerknowsthatheis

    dreamingbutisjustgoingalongwithit).OnceFoxrealisedhewasdreaming,hewouldinstantly'ask'

    hissubconsciousforanOBE,whichwouldrespond,wheninthisrelaxedstate.Likemanyofthe

    'projectors'

    he

    believed

    that

    projections

    happen

    every

    single

    night

    to

    all

    of

    us

    as

    we

    sleep.

    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.WatchyourselfgoingtosleepLiedowncomfortablyonyourback,facingtheceiling.Relaxyourbodyandclearyourmindof

    unwantedthoughts.Relaxevenmore.

    Tellyourselfthatyouaregoingtowatchyourselfintheactofgoingtosleep.Youmustbeveryclear

    aboutyourintent.You'regoingtoletyourbodysleepwhileyourmindwillremainalertthroughout

    theentireprocess.Tellyourselfyouwillretainconsciousnessevenwhileyourbodyisgoingtobein

    complete"trance".

    As

    you

    relax

    completely,

    you

    must

    learn

    to

    recognize

    the

    rather

    strange,

    distinctive

    sensations

    you

    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.TheMonroeTechniqueRobertMonroe,oneoftheforemostauthoritiesonAstralProjectiondevisedthismethod.

    Youhavetofirstrelaxyourbody.Thisisaveryimportantstep.

    Thentrytogotosleep,butdon'tfallasleep.Maintainyourawarenessbetweensleepand

    wakefulness.Thisisknownasthehypnagogicstate.Thendeepenthishypnagogicstateandstartto

    clearyour

    mind

    of

    unwanted

    thoughts.

    Simply

    look

    through

    your

    closed

    eyelids

    at

    the

    blackness

    in

    frontofyou.

    Thenyoumustenteranevendeeperstateofrelaxation.Thenextstepistoinducevibrations

    throughoutyourbodyandintensifythem.Thesevibrationshavetobecontrolledandintensified

    further.ThisisthemomentwhentheAstralbodywillseparatefromthePhysicalbody.Youthen

    simplyhaveto"rollover"andyouwillfindyourselfoutofyourbody.

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    ExitTechnique#40.OBEFromluciddreamsLuciddreamsaredreamsinwhichthedreamerisawarethatheisdreaming.InaLucidDreama

    personisalready"out"ofhisbody.

    In

    order

    to

    achieve

    Astral

    Projection

    from

    Lucid

    Dreams,

    you

    have

    to

    first

    become

    obsessed

    with

    OBEsandyoumustreallyDESIREit.Youmustreadeverythingyoucanaboutit.Youmustthinkabout

    iteveryfreemomentthatyouhave.

    OnceyourmindisbesottedwiththethoughtofOOBEswewillneedtriggersandaffirmationssothat

    youhaveaLucidDream.Duringthedaykeepthinking:'TonightI'mgoingtohaveaLucidDream'.

    Remindyourselfofthisalldaylong.And andthisistheimportantpart keepaskingyourselfduring

    theday"AmIdreamingnow?"

    Withafewdaysofpractice,you'llhaveprogrammedyoursubconscioustoinduceaLucidDream.

    Once

    you

    are

    in

    a

    Lucid

    Dream,

    and

    know

    that

    you

    are

    dreaming,

    you

    would

    also

    know

    that

    you

    are

    notinyourbody.Youcanthenwillyourselftoseeyourbedroom.Inmostcases,whenyoudothis,

    yourdreamlandwillsuddenlydisappearandyouwillfindyourselfinyourbedroom,floatingabove

    yourbody.

    ExitTechnique#41.Displaced-awarenesstechniqueCloseyoureyesandgetintoyourusualtrancestate.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.TheJumpTechniqueThe

    Jump

    Technique,

    when

    done

    well,

    can

    wake

    up

    anyone

    in

    their

    dreams

    and

    make

    them

    Lucid.

    However,itdoesneedtobedonewell.

    Thisishowthetechniqueworks:Werepeatedlyneedtoaskourselvesduringthedaywhetherwe

    areinadreamornot.Itisimportantthatwedothisnotjustforthesakeofaskingourselvesthe

    question,butbecausewereallywanttoknowwhereweare.Weshouldreallydoubtthatwearein

    thePhysical.Soinordertoprovewhereweare,wejumpasifweweregoingtofly.Ifweareinthe

    Physical,wewilllandbackontheground.Butduringadream,whenwejump,wewilldefygravity

    andfloat.

    Whenthisisdoneforafewdays,youwillsoonfindyourselfinadreaminwhichyouarejumpingto

    checkwhether

    you

    are

    in

    adream

    or

    not.

    As

    soon

    as

    you

    jump,

    you

    will

    find

    yourself

    floating,

    thus

    triggeringaLucidDreamandanOOBE.

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    ExitTechnique#43.MuldoonsThirstTechniqueThisisnotoneofthemostpleasantoreffectivemethodsdesignedbySylvanMuldoon.

    In

    order

    to

    use

    this

    technique,

    you

    must

    refrain

    from

    drinking

    for

    some

    hours

    before

    going

    to

    bed.

    Throughoutthedayincreaseyourthirstbyeverymeansyoucan.Keepaglassofwaterinfrontof

    youandstareintoit,imaginingdrinking,butnotallowingyourselftodoso!

    Thenbeforeyousleep,eatapinchortwoofsalt.Placetheglassofwateratsomeconvenientplace

    awayfromyourbedandrehearseinyourmindalltheactionsnecessarytogettingit:gettingup,

    crossingtheroom,reachingoutfortheglass,andsoon.Youmustthengotobed,stillthinkingabout

    yourthirstandthemeansofquenchingit.Atnight,youmightawakeninyourdreamandyouwill

    findyourselfwalkingtowardstheglassofwater.Withanyluckthesuggestionsyouhavemadeto

    yourselfwillbringaboutthedesiredOBE

    Exit

    Technique#44.

    The

    Stretch

    Out

    Technique

    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

    thefirstfewnights sotakeyourtimewiththemandtrynottogetfrustratedwhennothinghappens

    atfirst.ButIpromiseyouwillsoonstarttoseesomeresults.

    ExitTechnique#46.RebirthingMethod

    PostedbySourmilkman

    .....MoreandmoreI'mencounteringmaterialontheimportanceofbreath.Westernersarecriticized

    ingeneralfortheirlackofbreathingsavvy,andthatwefailtoseetheimportanceofbreath.It's

    relatedtoenergy(chi),andevenastralprojection.Afriendofminejustwenttoameditationseminar

    andtheypracticedatechniquecalledRebirthing.Thisiswhereyouliedownandforthenext45

    minutes,breathdeeplyandrapidly(aboutonebreathpersecond).Allparticipantsenteredan

    alteredstateofconsciousnessandKristinasaidthatifshehadnothadthepresenceofstrangers,

    projectionwould

    have

    been

    possible.

    In

    another

    article

    Iread,

    Bellow

    Breathing

    (used

    by

    Yogis)

    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.Muscle

    relaxation.

    While

    standing

    or

    lying

    down,

    practice

    tightening

    and

    relaxing

    all

    the

    major

    musclesinthebody.Startwiththetoesandclenchandrelaxasyouworkyourwayupyourbody.

    3.Clearyourmind.Afterstepsoneandtwo,workondecreasingyourthoughts.Goalisacontrolled

    mindwithlittlestatic.

    WeekTwo:Activatingyourchakras(seeglossaryforchakradefinition).Afteryouhavecompletedweekone,startweektwobycompletingallstepscoveredinweekone

    (breathing,relaxingmusclesandclearingthemind).Thenworkongoingthroughallofyour7basic

    chakrasandvisualizethemswirlingandmoving,startingwiththebasechakraonupwardtoward

    yourcrownchakra.Thoughthesemaycurrentlybedormant,youwillfeelthesewithinadayortwo

    startto

    activate.

    Just

    be

    sure

    that

    if

    you

    open

    these

    chakras,

    that

    you

    also

    close

    them.

    What

    Imean

    bythatis,ifyouvisualizethemopeninguplikeaflower(forexample),thenclosetheflower.Some

    peopleseeasmallballofenergyandthatballofenergyopensupastheysendorreceiveenergy.

    Again,closetheball,orwhateverisrelevantforyou.

    WeekThree:TheVehicle.Aftercompletingweekoneandtwo,taketimeouttogothroughthesestepsbeforestartingyour

    vehiclecreationwork.Whenyouaredonerelaxing,energizingyourchakras,starttovisualizeastral

    substanceleavingyourchestareaandformingashell,orvehiclethatisaboutthesamesizeand

    shapeasyou.ThisisNOTyou,justavehicleforyourconsciousnesstogetintolater.Atfirstthiswill

    onlybe

    your

    imagination,

    but

    after

    awhile,

    you

    really

    will

    be

    able

    to

    exteriorize

    astral

    substance

    fromwithinyourself.Important:I'vereadthatifyoudothis,besuretogatherbackintheastral

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    substancesoyoudonotastrallybleed.Sopracticeexteriorizingandinteriorizingthisastralvehicle

    untilyoustarttoactuallyfeelitworking.

    WeekFour:Entry.First,

    find

    your

    center

    of

    consciousness

    (more

    than

    likely

    around

    your

    third

    eye,

    or

    top

    of

    your

    head).

    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.In

    fact

    Iknow

    of

    adental

    assistant

    who

    specifically

    uses

    nitrous

    oxide

    on

    herself

    to

    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's

    how

    it

    works.

    All

    of

    our

    bodies

    have

    a

    natural

    alarm

    clock.

    When

    it

    goes

    off

    on

    the

    weekend,

    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.

    Just

    last

    weekend

    I

    was

    doing

    this

    and

    I

    went

    catatonic

    and

    started

    having

    lucid

    dreams

    (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,

    it

    was

    easy

    to

    concentrate.

    I

    let

    my

    body

    relax

    and

    I

    felt

    really

    loose

    and

    my

    body

    got

    a

    little

    numb,mylegsfirstthenitwentupward.AllofasuddenIfeltmyarmstarttofloatandIdidn'topen

    myeyestoseebecauseIthoughtitdidn'twork.IgotsoscaredthatIjumpedoutofbedandIwas

    wideawake,andIguessIsnappedoutofit.Wasitworking,anddidIscrewitup,ordidIdo

    somethingwrong?Ijustamalittleworriedaboutreturningtomybody,howdoIdothat?Canyou

    justsay"bringmebacktomybody?Thankyoufortakingthetimetoreadthisandwriteback.

    Sincerely,

    Princessa

    ExitTechnique#49.The TriangleMethod

    PostedbyRevenant

    Copyoforiginalpostthatwentastray

    Hithere,

    Ihavedevelopedanewmethodofretrievingthe3DBlacknessstageeasily.IcalleditTriangle

    method.Itmaybesimilartotheothermethodsbutitworksfasterthananyotherforme.No

    visualizationisrequired!Iwanttoshareitwithyou.

    Firstofallwhenyouarefallingintosleephaveyoueverrealizedyourastralbodyhearing?Justlike

    yourastralview,youhaveastralhearing.Youcanheartheoutsidesoundsatthesametimebutif

    youconcentrate

    on

    hearing

    with

    the

    astral

    ears,

    you

    will

    realize

    that

    the

    physical

    sounds

    slowly

    fade

    away.

    Youcanbefamiliarwithyourastralearswhenyoujustwakeupbycheckingifitisstillthere.Andyou

    willhearnosoundbutalittlenoise.Iwilltrytodescribeit:TurnonyourCDplayerorCassetteplayer

    andpausethesystem.Openupthevolume.Youwillhearasoundfromthespeakers.Whenyou

    concentrateonyourastralearswhenyouareabouttosleeporjustwakingupyouwillhearasound

    likethis.

    Ok,Ifyoucanhearthissoundthenyoucanusethismethodforseperatingyourbody.

    Youhave

    two

    ears

    and

    one

    Third

    Eye.

    That

    makes

    atriangle!

    All

    you

    have

    to

    do

    is

    to

    concentrate

    on

    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

    centre

    of

    your

    chest

    within

    easy

    reach

    of

    your

    hands.

    If

    you

    are

    sitting,

    imagine

    the

    rope

    hanging

    just

    infrontofyourface,withtheropeendbeingfirmlyattachedtotheceiling.Theropeiswithineasy

    reachofyourhands.Varythepositionandangleofthisimaginaryropetosuityouastowhatfeels

    mostnatural.

    Centreyourawarenesshandsinthemiddleofyourchest.Reachoutwithbothofthemandgraspthe

    rope.Climbhandoverhandstronglyuptherope.Pulltheropetoyourchestwitheachclimbinghand

    action.Feelyourself,inyourprojectabledouble,movinguptheropeasyouclimbit.Concentrateon

    theclimbingaction,butdontletyourphysicalbodyrespondortense.Breathenaturallyanddonot

    holdyourbreathorallowittobecomeragged.Holdyourmindclearandfocusedsolelyonclimbing

    therope.

    RopeTechniqueVariationsExitTechnique#51.One-HandedRope

    Ifoneawarenesshanddoesnotappeartoobeyorfeelsweakoruncontrollable,theropetechnique

    canbedonewithonehandonly,usingthehandthatismostresponsive.Ifyoucanmanageit,have

    theweakerhandjustholdontotherope(asiftheropewereslippingthroughthegripoftheweaker

    hand),whilethestrongerhanddoestherealclimbing.Feelthestronghandreachingoutandpulling

    theropetowardsyourchest,thenreachingoutandpullingagain,inacontinualonehandedclimbing

    action.

    ExitTechnique#52.Chasm-CrossingRope

    Insteadofaropehangingdownfromabove,imagineastrong,tautroperunningacrosstheceilingof

    yourroom,inlinewithyourbodyandjustaboveit,withineasyreachofyourhands.Thisropeis

    firmlyattachedtostrongbracketsmountedontwoopposingwallsofyourroom.Feelyourhands

    reachingoutandfeelyourselfclimbingalongthisrope,draggingyourselfacrosstheroomtowardthe

    wallbehindyourheadandoutofyourbody.

    ExitTechnique#53.HangingRope

    Anotherway

    to

    get

    around

    weak

    or

    uncontrollable

    awareness

    hand

    actions

    is

    to

    reach

    out

    and

    feel

    theyarehangingontoastrongropecomingfromabove.Donttrytoclimbthisrope;justfeel

    yourselfhangingontoit.Whenyougetusedtothis,imagineyouarebeingslowlywinchedupward

    byahelicopter,draggingyouupandoutofyourbody.Feelyourselfbeingliftedandslidingoutof

    yourbody,movinghigherandhigher.

    ExitTechnique#54.WaterSkiRope

    Insteadofaropehangingfromtheceiling,imagineyouareholdingthehandleofaskiropeattached

    toapowerfulspeedboatinfrontofyou.Feelyourselfhangingontightlytothehandleoftheskirope,

    asifyouwerefloatingonyourback,readyforadeepwaterstart.Adjusttheangleoftheskiropeto

    whateverfeels

    most

    natural.

    Imagine

    you

    can

    hear

    the

    engine

    revving

    up,

    the

    excitement

    building,

    thensuddenlytheboattakesoffanddragsyououtofyourbodyinaflurryofastralspray.

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    ExitTechnique#55.RopeCargoNet

    Imaginethatyouhavealargeropecargonethangingdowninfrontofyou,similartotheheavyrope

    nettingusedonmilitaryassaultcoursesthatishungfrompolestomakeashort,highropefencethat

    trainees

    have

    to

    climb.

    Climb

    the

    rope

    netting

    in

    the

    same

    manner

    as

    described

    for

    the

    normal

    rope

    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

    havenoticed

    that

    later

    ashadowy

    but

    animated

    image

    of

    your

    long

    drive

    will

    be

    impressed

    into

    your

    mindseye.Thisimagerywillbemuchclearerifyouareovertiredaswell.Whenyoucloseyoureyes

    andrelax,theviewyouhad,ofthatlongroad,andthesceneryoneithersideunwindingtowardyou,

    continuestoplayinyourmindseyeforsometime.Allyouhavetodoisrelaxandletthisscenario

    playitselfinyourmindseyewhileyoudeeplyrelaxandallowyoursenseofawarenesstomove

    alongtheroadtowardsthehorizon.

    ExitTechnique#61.SwingingMethod

    Imagineyouareonaswing,andstartswingingjustalittleatatime.Asyourelaxmoreintothe

    feelingofswinging,swingalittlehigher.Youwillfindthatthisloosensyourastralbody.Alternatively,

    youcould

    take

    an

    extra

    swing

    and

    jump

    off

    the

    imaginary

    swing

    when

    it

    is

    as

    its

    most

    forward.

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    ExitTechnique#62.CatapultMethodThisismoreofamentalmethodanddoesntusethebody,althoughinvariablythebodywill

    normallyfollow.

    Mentally

    put

    your

    consciousness

    on

    a

    catapult.

    Pull

    the

    catapult

    back

    until

    it

    feels

    taut.

    Pick

    a

    point

    in

    theroomwhereyouwantyourconsciousnesstoland,aimthecatapultandletgo.

    ExitTechnique#63.Thebrainmethod

    es,nowyouarereallymakinggoodprogress!Problemisyoumovedandspoiltit.

    Irecentlyfoundtheheadvibrationsbeginasaverylightmentalswishingfeeling.Likesomeonewas

    strokingmybrainwithafeather,everysecondorso.ThenIstarttogetazump...zump...zumpabout

    twiceasecond,whichfeelslikeaportionofmybrainiscontractingandreleasing.Thesecontractions

    becomefastertothepointwhereitfeelslikeyouarevibrating.

    Allowyourselftobatheinthevibrationsandtheygetmoreandmorerefined,i.etheygettoahigherpitch.AtsomepointyouwillsimplymoveawayfromthePhysicalandmakeyourentranceonthe

    Astral.Oh,andatsomepointtooyoushouldautomaticallygetyourAstralsight.

    OnegoodwayIfoundofgettingyourfocalpointofawarenessupwards,istoimaginethat,ateither

    sideofyourheadatthetempleregion,isapingpongbat.Andyoukeepknockingtheballfromone

    sidet