Contents

Introduction
Starting Out : Monroe Institute s Wave Series
Is it worth it ?
A Useful Guide into the Unknown
Get to Focus ! with Wave I
"our Goal should #e Focus $
Mental %undown and &rocess ti's
So(e %undown )*a('les
Straightforward %undown Suggestions
)ngage "our Senses during +our %undown
%undown , )ngage all of +our 'h+sical senses
Mental %undown , %e(ove &h+sical Focus
Gatewa+ Wave I , Full %undown
Wave I , - . A
Wave I &ointers
&ointers , II
&ointers , III
/ow to visuali0e
"our 1isuali0ations should #e A#stract
Using +our i(agination
/ow to shift +our focus to the i(aginar+ scenario
2 3 4lackness
3on t 5oncentrate on the &h+sical 4od+
%ela* the 6ension in +our 4rain
4e &roactive
Mental State
&ro7ection Should /a''en if +ou let it ha''en
6echni8ues
On the &ur'ose of 6echni8ues
6he %o'e 6echni8ue and wh+ +ou Shouldn t 6r+ so /ard
Focal &oint of Awareness
5ontrolling and Shifting the Focus of +our 5onsciousness
Shifting Focal &oint of 5onsciousness
Shift +our Focal &oint of Awareness to the 6o' of +our /ead
Focal &oint of Awareness , Shifting It
Focal 'oint of Awareness , 1isuali0ation )*ercises
6echni8ue , S'eci9cs for Shifting Focal &oint of 5onsciousness into +our head
and 'ro7ecting
1i#rations , Shifting Mental Focus to #ring the( a#out
/ow 6o %each 1i#rations #+ focusing on +our /ead
)*cellent )*'lanation of the Su#tleties of the :oticing 6echni8ue
Alternate )*'lanation of the :oticing )*ercise
Stages of the :oticing )*ercise : ;ook Through 6he I(ages
3on t Watch the I(ages < ;et the( &ass
3on t Focus on An+ I(ages "ou See or "ou ll Fall Aslee'
When to use the :oticing )*ercise ?
/ow to &erceive the 2 3 4lackness , 1)%" IM&O%6A:6
/ow the &rere8uisite State Feels
Ideal State #efore starting a &ractice Session
&h+sical 6ension
What to do with +our e+es
Wh+ %oll +our e+es u' into +our head ?
%eleasing 6ension
6ension in the /ead and 4rain
Mental 6ension
4od+ &osition
Stilling the Mind
&ractice 6i's
Moving Focus Awa+ fro( the 4od+ through 1isuali0ation
Sounds and )ar'lugs
3i=erent A''roaches to changing focus
6echni8ues to shift attention awa+ fro( the &h+sical
Frank talks a#out doing 5+cles
1isuali0ation )*ercise
%eaching the 2 3 4lackness
On how to 'assivel+ listen for sounds
5atch+ 6une in /ead 6echni8ue
Meta'h+sical I(ager+
Using %ando( 6houghts to &ro7ect
/ow to learn to 'erceive the 3elicate 6ransition
Frank 6alks a#out /ead &ulses
Sensations
Wh+ Frank ;ooks out of his 6hird )+e
1i#rations and Final Stages
&ro7ecting is a ver+ Su#tle &rocess
:o &articular )*it 6echni8ue
1i#rations
Sensations leading to 1i#rations
1i#rations , S'eci9c 3escri'tion of Sensations
1i#rations can #e /eard as well as Felt
1i#rations (ust 4uild in Intensit+
1i#rations , 3evelo'ing 5ontrol
Increase 1i#rations with Slow 4reathing
6ransitioning Out of 1i#rations > 4reathing
6ransitioning Out of 1i#rations
Swishing Sound at the 6o' of the /ead
6ransition fro( 2 3 4lackness ? F $@
Stra+ )nerg+
5ausing a Scene to A''ear
Final 6ransition caused #+ Intent
6houghts on the Final Ste' and entering the A Astral B
4lackouts
Final 6ransition is (ore Active than &revious Stages
Final 6ransition is a trick+ 4alancing Act
&hiloso'h+ of &hasing
More on :oticing
6uning into the right Mental State
Finding the 5orrect Mental State is ver+ i('ortant
6r+ to 9nd a 'roductive Fra(e of Mind
-uiet Mind < :ot )('t+ Mind
-uiet the Inner 1oice , Frank reveals that he is a ;uddite
Mental (ore i('ortant than &h+sical
&hiloso'h+ of &racticing
&racticing 3iligentl+
General &ractice
%egular and 3edicated &ractice is I('ortant
Frank 3escri#es his Morning %outine
A''roach to &racticing 3iligentl+ and 5onsistentl+
4e Fle*i#le when choosing a ti(e to &ractice
3on t 5ling to 6echni8ues or )*'ectations
&hiloso'hical Musings , 4elief and Intent
Allow things to ha''en
)*'ect :othing < O#serve 5arefull+
Seeing I(ager+ vs C 5reating It
Multi'le ;evels of :oticing
While :oticing +ou (ust re(ain 'assive and free of Fear
&atience , 3on t 6r+ 6oo /ard
General thoughts on &hasing
On the 4alancing Act %e8uired to let the (ind drift +et re(ain so(ewhat aware
Focal &oint of Awareness > 3on t 6r+ too /ard
Focal &oint of Awareness and %ela*ation
Getting %id of 6ension
Wh+ it s I('ortant to %ela* the )+es
What to do in Focus !< and what to watch for
Wh+ Use a %undown ? 6o get to Focus $
Focus $ is the Gatewa+
)ngage "our I(agination
%1I and %&I
Shift focus 'assivel+ to within "ourself
6he Astral is right on the 4order of +our I(agination
Focusing on a 'articular state 4rings it A#out
6he &ur'ose of the %o'e 6rick
6he A 6rance B draws a 1eil over +our Outer Awareness
6he Su#tleties of &ro7ection
3ealing with 4lackouts is hard
5onfusion while &ro7ecting
2 3 4lackness
General Musings on &ro7ection 6echni8ue
Introduction
Frank De''les 'osts on the Astral &ulse foru(s are a valua#le resource for those
serious a#out e*'loring their inner worlds and gaining control over their drea(sC
6he 'osts s'an several +ears and< when read in se8uence< 'rovide a transcri't of
Franks 'rogress towards a (aster+ of lucid drea(ingC
Although not ever+one (a+ agree with his 'articular worldview and theories on the
afterlife< his 'osts contain (an+ insights into the 'rocess of conscious transition into
the world of ;ucid 3rea(sC
6his docu(ent re'resents a selection of his 'osts dealing with the 'ractical side of
;ucid 3rea(ingC It focuses entirel+ on how to achieve the state he calls Aastral
'ro7ection<B and o(its an+ discussions of his e*'eriences there or of his theories on
the nature of realit+C
6he 'osts are organi0ed #+ to'ic and relevance< rather than #+ dateC
I ho'e this docu(ent is of use to an+one e*'loring this challenging and rewarding
endeavorC
Starting Out: Monroe Institutes Wave Series
Is it worth it?
:aturall+< I cannot sa+ whether Wave would de9nitel+ work for one 'articular
'ersonC What I do know is that< for a #eginner< the (+riad of di=erent Etechni8uesE
out there (ust #e FsoF darned confusingC For (ost of these 'eo'le it (ust surel+ #e
a case of wondering< EWhere the heck do I #egin?E
As far as Astral 3+na(ics is concerned< while I agree that it is a darned good #ook
that contains a FlotF of useful infor(ation< itGs o#vious that %o#ert is into doing all
kinds of Eenerg+ workEC As such< to a co('lete #eginner< si('l+ wanting to learn
how to do controlled conscious>e*it 'ro7ections< IGd sa+ that Astral 3+na(ics goes a
#it over#oard techni8ue>wiseC
Again< that is wh+ I like Wave so (uchH as it give a total novice a ver+ si('le and
structured 'lan to work to< and it is recorded in a ver+ e=ective for(at: itGs one
thing reading a#out so(ething in a #ook< #ut it co(es across on a 53 so (uch
(ore e=ectivel+C
4ut is it worth one hundred US3?
In this ca'italist s+ste( of ours< 'ricing is largel+ deter(ined #+ what the target
(arket can standC &ersonall+< I #elieve A3 would still #e worth the (one+ at I* the
'rice I 'aidC 4ut #ook 'u#lishing is a Fhighl+F co('etitive sector to the e*tent where
the (arket si('l+ wouldnGt stand itC
4ut the Monroe Institute see( to have created a nice earner for the(selves in the
for( of the Gatewa+ Series 53GsC After all< the+ are that 'rice #ecause the+ can sell
at that 'riceC Which is a(a0ing considering: JKK for a I cent 53C 6hatGs a #rilliant
(ark>u'C
A Useful Guide into the Unknown
Adrian: IG( not a #ig fan of the Monroe Institute< and I have said on another 'ost
that their wa+ of doing things is all a #it touch+>feel+ for (+ tastesC 4ut each to their
own
What I do know is< for an o#e #eginner< one of the #iggest stu(#ling #locks is
knowing e*actl+ what to do< at each ste' of the wa+C &oint #eing< these 'eo'le need
to get into so(e kind of ritual that the+ can 'ractice each da+C :ow itGs one thing
reading a #ook< #ut itGs 8uite another having 8ualit+ recorded guidanceC
6hatGs what Wave < 53 gives +ouC ItGs a s'eci9c count fro( 5 ?nor(al 'h+sical
consciousness@ through to Focus ! ?(ind awake< #od+ aslee'@C
ItGs done ver+ 'rofessionall+< and IG( a great fan of it #ecause it has #een the core
hel' in (+ original e=orts to slow down what was (+ usual 'ro7ection 'rocessC
?Which was #asicall+ the feeling of #eing shot fro( a cannon three ti(es a week< on
average< to so(e'lace on the Astral so(ewhereC@
6he 53 does not EinduceE an o#eC 6hatGs the #rilliant 'art a#out itC All it does is< Eset
the stageE and leaves it u' to +ou to 'la+ +our 'artC IG( not sure where the E/e(i>
S+nc technolog+E as'ect co(es into it eitherC 6here are su#tle sounds on the ta'e
#ut are (ainl+ in the #ackgroundC What +ou hear (ainl+ is 4o# MonroeGs voice
guiding +ou through the various ste'sC
I onl+ reco((end Wave 53C ItGs all +ou reall+ needC 4ecause the rest< the
average 'erson could discover for the(selves through interaction with others on
this 44SC
At Focus !< +ou are right on the #rink #etween hu(an 'h+sical consciousness and
the start of the AstralC 6his state has (ade it 'ossi#le for (e to contact guides with
a F(uchF higher degree of relia#ilit+ and< for the 'ast cou'le of (onths< I have #een
'racticing EchannelingE infor(ation while at the Focus ! state< again with e*cellent
resultsC
Get to ocus !" with Wave I
6he Wave 53< teaches +ou how to #ring +our awareness to the Focus! stateC
After a while< +ou learn to #e a#le to do this #+ +ourself< iCeC without the 53C What I
do is< each (orning< listen to Wave 53 ?track $F@ a cou'le of ti(es 7ust to get (e
in the (oodC 6hen I go through the 'rocess without the 53C At Focus ! +ou are
right on the #order of the AstralC All it takes fro( there is a little (ental 'ush and
+ou are inC
F 6rack gives +ou so(e 'reli(s that +ou onl+ need to go through once or twiceC
quote:
I don't want to take much of your time, but I am particularly interested in this
quote:
At Focus 1, you are right on the brink between human physical consciousness and
the start of the Astral! This state has made it possible for me to contact guides with
a "much" higher degree of reliability and, for the past couple of months, I ha#e
been practicing $channeling$ information while at the Focus 1 state, again with
e%cellent results!
Are you saying that you are attaining better results than &'(, and also, what sort of
information are you channeling and from whom)
A resounding +esC
At the (o(ent I a( 'racticing 'utting out (ental 8uestions< over the Astral< fro(
the Focus ! stateC 6hen I leave (+self o'en to receive the answerC ItGs still hit and
(iss #ecause I onl+ recentl+ #egan tr+ing thisC Again< it was (+ #eing a#le to
relia#l+ get (+self to Focus ! that o'ened u' the 'ossi#ilit+ to tr+ new things in a
controlled wa+C
#our Goal should $e ocus !%
I onl+ ever used Wave as I found that did all I needed at the ti(eC M+ (ain
diLcult+ in achieving a controlled< conscious>e*it 'ro7ection was achieving the
Focus $ stateC Once IGd reached this state then ever+thing would roll (ore or less
#+ itself fro( thereC
I would sa+ that Focus ! and Focus $ of the Monroe (odel are the essential 're>
re8uisite statesC In (+ o'inion the rest of the series are a #it of a co((ercial
e*erciseC If +ou can achieve a de9nite Focus $ then +ou should #e a#le to reach
Focus $ with little diLcult+C Fro( there the non>'h+sical worldGs +our o+ster< so to
s'eakC An+ kind of 53 going o= in +our ears wouldnGt (ake an+ di=erence as +ou
wouldnGt #e 'h+sical to hear itC Unless +ou switched to an overla+ e*'erience #ut
whatGs the 'oint? 6hen +ouGd #e listening to a 53 so called taking +ou to a 'lace
+ouGd #e at alread+C
So if I were +ou IGd concentrate (ore on the #eginning 53s and tr+ to reach a
de9nite Focus $ and +ou should 9nd the e*'erience takes on a life of its ownC
Mental &undown and 'rocess ti(s
IGve had a nu(#er of &MGs asking si(ilar 8uestions a#out (+ co((ents regarding
the (ental>rundown given on the (onster>thread as #eing a kind of 'ri(er which
kick>starts the natural &hasing 'rocessC
6he 8uestions relate to how +ou integrate the two and kick>start the 'rocessH how
can +ou tell when the 'rocess has #een kick>started< and what to do then< etcC So I
thought Id 'ost a re'l+ here as it 'ertains to the thread titleC
What is the (ur(ose of creating a )ental rundown?
6he rundown acts as a kind of (ental 'ri(er which gets +ou in the (ood and
increases +our antici'ation and e*'ectation levels ?ver+ i('ortant@C 6he rundown is
not what causes +ou to &hase to the AstralC &hasing is a natural 'rocess which
co(es a#out under certain (ental conditions which I e*'and on later in this essa+C
It also gives a 'erson 'ractice in focusing their attention awa+ fro( the 'h+sical
#od+ into the e*'anse of their (indC In other words< what +ou are #asicall+ doing
is imagining +ou are &hasing to the AstralC
What shall I tr*+ and for how long+ and how often?
6he (ental>rundown e*ercise should #e 'erfor(ed 'refera#l+ at least once each
da+ at around the sa(e ti(eC It does not reall+ (atter what kind of (ental rundown
+ou useC Si('l+ do whatever feels right for +ouC So(eone 'osted fairl+ recentl+
the+ tried to work out their own #ut gave u' and used the e*a('le I gave with a
few changes here and thereC Others have created their own fro( scratchC ;ike I sa+<
it trul+ does not (atterC
"ou dont actuall+ need the Wave> 53 eitherC "ou can for(ulate a (ental rundown
to so(e rela*ing (usic< or create so(ething using 4rainwave Generator< or use
whatever suits +ouC All I would advise is for +ou to create so(ething of around 2! to
MI (inutes duration which +ou are #asicall+ ha''+ with then stick with itC In other
words< dont (ake it too short< or too long< and no cho''ing and changingC
Oka*+ Ive for)ulated a )ental rundown so what ne,t?
Once +ou have learnt +our (ental rundown +ou are read+ to use it as a (ental
'ri(erC First +ou go through itC 6hen si('l+ re(ove the ear'hones ?if +ou are using
a 53 or ta'e@ and tr+ &hasing for realC
In cases where +ou 'erha's havent got all that (uch ti(e to s'are< what I would
suggest is +ou create a short version of +our rundownC Sa+< around half the
durationC 6hen< ever+ other ti(e< listen to the short version after which +ou tr+ for
realC Once +ou get (ore co('etent then 'erha's switch to the short version each
(orningC Or (a+#e tr+ a regi(e of rundown one da+ and tr+ it for real with no
rundown the ne*tC Again< it trul+ is a case of whatever suits each individualC
What do *ou )ean $* -'hasing for real?.
When +ou co(e to &hase for>real< +ou switch fro( 'erceiving (etal i(ager+ +ou are
i(agining as 'art of +our rundown< iCeC where +ou are i(agining +ou are &hasing to
the Astral< to 'erceiving i(ages that are #eing created as 'art of the nor(al
&hasing 'rocessC In other words< +ou are not i(agining an+thing< +ou are doing itN
After going through )* rundown I tr* it for real and nothing ha((ens+
wh*?
5hances are< +our 'h+sical>#od+ is distracting +ou #+ ca'turing +our attentionC
One of the #ene9ts of for(ulating a (ental>rundown to so(e kind of audio
recording< is it takes +our (ind o= #oth the 'h+sical #od+ and the &h+sical
environ(entC &lus< +ou know e*actl+ what i(ager+ to 'erceive as it is +ou who is
i(agining itC Without these two (ental 'ro's it can feel like +ou are right #ack at
s8uare oneC
Main things *ou should avoid when tr*ing for/real
6hinking a#out da+>to>da+ &h+sical>real( (attersC
An+ kind of thinking a#out an+thing to do with the &h+sical>real( tends to 'ut a
F#igF s'oke in the worksC In other words< +ou cant reall+ ho'e to kick>start the
&hasing 'rocess if one 'art of +ou is thinking of +our dental a''oint(ent ne*t da+H
or whether +oull get that 'a+>raise +ou re8uestedH or +our #irthda+ ne*t week< etcC<
etcC
6o deal with this what +ou should do< right at the start of +our 'ractice< is i(agine a
large #o* and 'lace all +our &h+sical>real( concerns in that #o*C 6hen lock it
securel+ and walk awa+C When +ou 9nish +our (ental>rundown< unlock the #o* and
take the( out againC 6his (ethod is suggested #+ Monroe on the Wave> 53C It (a+
sound a #it weird #ut it worksN
An+ kind of internall+ ver#ali0ed thought ?even if it is to do with &hasingN@C
What I (ean here< is +ou need to switch +our inner>thinking so it is
working e%clusi#ely in a visual wa+C S'eed>reading aside< when we read to ourselves
we have this inner voice which reads the wordsC 6his voice is 'ro#a#l+ what +ou are
listening to within +our own (ind< right now as +ou read thisC
Also< when we think to ourselves in an ever+da+ sense we tend to use this sa(e
inner voiceC ;ike< +ou (a+ think< A/((< Ive got 2! (inutes #efore I (eet (+ ne*t
client< so Ill go and 9ll the car with 'etrol and 'ick>u' so(ething to eat on the wa+
#ackCB 6hinking that wa+ uses that sa(e inner>voiceO which (ust #e silentC
6hen +ou 8uietl+ and 'assivel+ o#serve what ha''ens ne*tC
When I sa+ A8uietl+B I (ean o#serve without having that inner>voice co((ent on
an+thing +ou (a+ 'erceiveC
When I sa+ A'assivel+B I (ean avoid reacting in an+ wa+ to an+thing +ou (a+
'erceiveC
4oth the a#ove I reali0e are a tad trick+ to doC 6he good news is it all co(es good
with 'racticeC At 9rst< what will 'ro#a#l+ ha''en is +ou (ight 'erceive so(e kind of
vague< Peeting i(ageC At which 'oint +our inner>voice will chir'>u' sa+ing< AWhat
was that?B or it (ight (ake so(e other co((entC &erha's it (a+ co((ent in
recognition that +ou are (aking 'rogressC
&ro#le( is< as it does so< it tends to send +ou a ste' #ack each ti(eC Unfortunatel+<
+ou can get caught in a self>defeating loo': where +ou take one ste' forward< +our
inner voice recogni0es +ou 7ust took a ste' forward and co((ents to that e=ect<
and the act of it doing so takes +ou one ste' #ack to where +ou were #eforeC
Or +ou (ight 'erceive so(ething and react to itC "ou (ight get startled< or fearful<
or such likeC What used to ha''en to (e all the ti(e ?which was (ost frustrating@ is
Id 'erceive so(e i(age in (ind and< the (o(ent I did so< (+ 'h+sical e+es would
tr+ and snatch a glance at whatever it wasC 6his< of course< 0a''ed (e right #ack to
5 each ti(eC
Oka+< so +ou are in a state where +ou are 8uietl+ and 'assivel+ o#servingC 3ont
worr+ if nothing co(es a#outC Si('l+ curtail the session after +our nor(al ti(e and
tr+ again ne*t sessionC /o'efull+< what will soon ha''en is +ou will #egin to
'erceive what (a+ see( like fairl+ weird< totall+ a#stract (ental i(ager+C
*ay you percei#e some +eeting kind of something or other! ,hances are you-ll
wonder if what you think you may ha#e percei#ed is what you should be starting to
percei#e! Then you-ll reali.e your inner #oice has /ust made a comment! 'ut the
reali.ation of that was yet another comment! 'y which time you-ll probably be right
back where you started!
6he ke+ is to si('l+ roll along with this (ental i(ager+< without +our inner voice
co((enting on it< or having +our 'h+sical #od+ reacting to itC 6his is the #eginning
of &hasingC "ou dont need an+ 'articular Atechni8ueB in order to 'ro7ectC "ou 7ust
need to set it goingC Once the 'rocess gets underwa+ ever+thing ha''ens (ore or
less auto(aticall+C
If +ou can 7ust 8uietl+ and 'assivel+ o#serve the 'rocess +ou will end u' within the
Astral as awake and alert as +ou nor(all+ are while within the &h+sicalC
So)e &undown 0,a)(les
"ou have hit on the ver+ reason wh+ I call it looking fro( a distance and thats what
I a( calling a third>'erson viewC 4ut I reali0e that (+ de9nition is not strictl+ correctC
6echnicall+< it can co(e across as not 8uite true third 'erson< #ut (ore like actual
9rst>'erson view #ut looking fro( a distanceC With so(e 'eo'le it can #e a true
third 'erson< howeverC
Oka+< regarding the sense 8uestion: lets choose a si('le rundownC "ou are sitting
at a ta#le 'eeling 'otatoesC
%ight< so +oull #e l+ing in #ed< aware of +our 'h+sical #od+< +et in +our (ind +ou
will #e i(agining there is another A+ouB who is sitting at a ta#le 'eeling 'otatoesC
:ow< chances are this i(age will not #e too clear at 9rstC If +ou are like (ost 'eo'le
+ou will sense the i(age that +ou are creating< rather than actuall+ see itC All +ou
will likel+ #e seeing is the #lackness #ehind +our closed e+esC So the i(age of this
other A+ouB will #e indistinct and ha0+ and none of it will (ake (uch senseC
:ow< what we do is start to engage the senses of the A+ouB who +ou are creating in
+our i(aginationC %e(e(#er< +our i(agination is where +ou want to go toC "our
i(agination is situated within Focus $ of consciousnessC Once +ou are there< +ou
can use F$o5 as a launch>'ad to get +ou to Focus 2 or Focus MC Alternativel+< +ou
can sta+ within Focus $ and have a nos+ around< or +ou can co(e awa+ towards the
'h+sical and have an %6Q e*'erienceC Its entirel+ u' to +ouC 4ut 9rst +ou have to
get +ourself within Focus $< and to do that we need to initiate Athe switchBC
So what +ou do is look at the ta#le that +ou i(agine this i(aginar+ A+ouB is sitting
at< see the wood it is (ade fro(< and feel the te*ture of itC In other words< engage
the senses of the i(aginar+ A+ouB sitting at that that ta#leC It (a+ not #e a wooden
ta#le< it (a+ #e 'lasticC 6he detail is +ours to decide and to i(agineC "ou are not
engaging the senses of +our 'h+sical #od+ l+ing on the #edC 4ut the 'h+sical senses
of the A+ouB who +ou are creating sitting at that ta#le< in +our (indC 3oing that
causes +ou to #e (ore creative and shifts +our focus of attention towards this
i(aginar+ 'ersonC
So +ouve felt the ta#le and to the side of +ou is a #ucket of 'otatoes and to the
other side of +ou is another #ucket with water in itC On the ta#le is a 'eeling knifeC
What colour is the handle? See the colour< 'ick u' the knife and feel it in the
'ersons handC Again< +ou are not feeling it with +our own 'h+sical handC 6he hand
doing the feeling is the hand of the i(aginar+ 'erson +ou are creating in +our (indC
6ake one of the 'otatoes fro( the #ucket and start to 'eel itC /ow does it s(ell<
what sound does the knife (ake as it shaves>o= the 'otato skin? When +ou have
9nished 'eeling then 'lo' the 'otato in the #ucket with the waterC 3id +ou hear the
s'lash?
Are +ou getting what I (ean now?
6he idea is to create so(ething not too ela#orate< #ut not so(ething so si('le that
+ou get #ored and fall aslee' or give u'C Make it so(ething that +ou en7o+ doing<
so(ething si('le that +ou can engage +our senses< #ut (ake it a little re'etitive so
+ou can 'rogressivel+ #uild on the i(ager+< #ut not so re'etitive that it #eco(e
tedious and #oringC In a rundown e*a('le 'u#lished the other da+< a (e(#er #uilt
a log ca#in for hi(selfC 6his kind of thing is ideal< #ecause +ou have a series of
re'etitive actions #ut +ou are #uilding so(ething at the sa(e ti(e< which (akes it
far (ore interesting than (erel+ doing so(e re'etitive action on its ownC
6he (ore +ou 'ractice this< the closer +ou will get to initiating Athe switchBC 6his
ha''ens when +our focus of attention is ca'tured #+ the i(aginar+ i(ager+C "ou
actuall+ #eco(e the 'erson +ou are i(aginingC Or +ou (a+ end u' in the sa(e
roo( as the( and start talking to one anotherC 6his is kinda freak+ when it 9rst
ha''ens< lol< #ut +ou 8uickl+ get used to itC
Initiall+ its a little shocking< or at least it can #eC Suddenl+ itll #e +ou sitting there
'eeling the 'otatoes within the sa(e non>'h+sical realit+ +ou were 'reviousl+
i(agining fro( a distanceC At which 'oint +oull think< AAagh< hang a#out< I( not
i(agining thisNB 6his reali0ation will tend to shock +ou out of the stateC 4ut after a
few atte('ts +ou get used to it and +oull #e a#le to re(ain where +ou areC
Once +ou are co(forta#le re(aining in the state< then +ou can change +our
'erce'tion slightl+ and +oull see the current scener+ give wa+ to so(ething elseC
6hen +ou can 'ractice doing this for a whileC 3ont tr+ actuall+ (oving aroundC Rust
stand still and 'ractice changing +our 'erce'tion and having +our environ(ent
change to suitC
6he 4IG (istake 'eo'le (ake is the+ i((ediatel+ go P+ing o= here and thereC
Unfortunatel+< doing that 7ust creates havoc that can 8uickl+ get out of control< and
all (anner of (isunderstandings can arise in +our (ind a#out the nature of the
environ(entC
&eo'le tend to want to travel to 'laces in the nor(al 'h+sical sense< so the+ set o=
walking< lolC 4ut the secret to successful navigation of Focus $ of consciousness< is
reali0ing +ou dont have to AtravelB an+whereC "ou e*'erience things #+ si('l+
standing or sitting still and changing +our 'erce'tionC In other words< have +our
environ(ent co(e to +ou rather than +ou tr+ing to go to itC
Straightforward &undown Suggestions
An e*cellent e*'erience that highlights a nu(#er of i('ortant issuesC
Firstl+< +ou sa+ that +ou didnt think it could #e so eas+C &erha's eas+ is not 8uite
the word I should #e using in (+ narrative< (a+#e AstraightforwardB would #e (ore
a't for the 'oint I wish to (akeC O#viousl+ it is going to #e easier for so(e 'eo'le
(ore than othersC 4ut that doesnt change the straightforwardness of the whole
thingC
For a while now I have steadfastl+ (aintained that this whole issue has #een
unnecessaril+ co('licated #+ la+er u'on la+er of (+stical crud that has infected
this to'ic to the e*tent where there is no longer an+ cureC 6o (e its like a
ra('aging cancer where the onl+ o'tion left is to si('l+ cut the whole thing out in
order to tr+ and get rid of itC When +ou do that< and +ou learn the #asic structure of
the wider realit+< a#out how each 'erson trul+ relates to that wider realit+O
ever+thing #eco(es MU5/ (ore straightforwardN
6he other i('ortant 'oint +our 'ost e*e('li9es is the fact that the #est (ental
rundown to (ake the switch fro( Focus to Focus $ of consciousness is si('l+ the
rundown that is the #est for +ouC One of the (ost 'o'ular 8uestions I get is< AFrank<
whats the #est rundown to use?B &ro#le( is< all the e('irical evidence I have to
date would strongl+ indicate that there is no universal A#estBC
6here are< however< certain factors that stand out as #eing (ore #ene9cial than
othersC
I can sa+ that what +ou need is so(ething fairl+ si('le and re'etitive #ut
interesting at the sa(e ti(eC If its too re'etitive then +oull get #ored and either
give u'< or fall aslee'C 4ut (ake it too co('licated and +oull lose the thread of it
allC "ou need to engage +our senses to as high a degree as 'ossi#le< #ut (ake it
'ersonal and directC So(eone said the other week a#out engaging their hearing #+
i(agining a #ird singing in the distanceC Well< thats a start #ut its not reall+ all that
engagingC Wh+ not 'la+ a dru(? 6hat wa+ +ou get a sense of feeling< sound and
sightO and its directC All +ou need now is to chew so(e gu( while +ou are doing it
to get even +our sense of taste involved and he+ 'resto< +oull #e (aking the switch
#efore +ou know itC
4ouncing on a tra('oline is idealC &erha's not ever+ones thing #ut its ver+
engaging all the sa(eC In other words its a fun thing to do< its a full on< in +our
face kind of activit+ and it directl+ engages the sensesC
6he other 'oint I wished to stress Ive 7ust touched on in the 'aragra'h a#ove<
which is the FU: as'ectC I dont know what it is a#out all these (+stical and other
religious notionsC 6o (e its al(ost like an+one wanting to take a (ore traditional
course has to 9rst have a total hu(or #+'ass in order to 8ualif+C
"our rundown should #e directl+ engaging and it also should #e FU:C :ot frivolous<
and I want to stress this: we are not engaging in so(e frivolous actC 4ut it should #e
fun< all the sa(eC 4ut again I a( dou#l+ stressing #ecause I dont want an+one
getting the idea that we dont take an+ of this seriousl+C I< for one< take this to'ic
ver+ seriousl+C It has #een a 'art of (+ life for over $! +ears< so I take it seriousl+
alright< #ut I also have fun while I( doing itC
6he other 'oint +ou e*e('lif+ is the wa+ 'eo'le are t+'icall+ 7olted out of the state
the (o(ent the+ ste' into itC Often it is the case that +ou get 7olted out of it so fast
that +ou onl+ reall+ reali0e that +ou had (ade the transition to Focus $ after +ou get
7olted #ack to Focus C "ou are left l+ing there thinking #ack to a (o(ent ago<
reali0ing +ou had ste''ed into +our rundown and got 0a''ed out of itC :or(all+ the
e*cite(ent of reali0ing +ou (ade the switch 'revents +ou fro( (aking an+ further
atte('ts that sessionC
After a while of 'ractice ?actual ti(e varies fro( 'erson to 'erson@ +ou #eco(e
co(forta#le with the 'rocess to the e*tent where +ou no longer get 0a''ed out of itC
Once +ou are co(forta#le in (aking the switch to Focus $< then the ne*t ste' is to
learn how to transition to Focus 2 as thats where all the Afun stu=B isC 6he transition
to Focus 2 is not all that diLcultC 4ut like the transition to Focus $< it 7ust takes a
little 'racticeC
Overall< it is not the actual doing that is diLcult and +our 'ost is a 'erfect e*a('le
of that even considering +ou are not e*actl+ a co('lete #eginnerC I think the (ost
diLcult as'ect of this whole thing has #een co(ing to the reali0ation of what the
wider realit+ actuall+ entails< rather than tr+ing to sift through all the var+ing #eliefs
a#out what the wider realit+ entailsC Once +ou reali0e the structure and that there is
a Focus $< a Focus 2 and a Focus M< and what +ou have to do in order to &hase to
these areas ?though ever+one 'lease lets 'ut aside FM for a while as its (ight+
co('le*< well stick to F$ and F2 for now@ then the actual doing isnt all that
diLcultC
Again< stri' awa+ all the (+stical #eliefs that have clouded the si('licit+ of it all
and 'eo'le will #e &hasing for fun in no ti(eC Well< thats what I sincerel+ ho'eC
0ngage #our Senses during *our &undown
"es< I alwa+s reco((end that when +ou create the (ental rundown< +ou will (ake
Ethe switchE fro( 2rd 'erson to st 'erson (uch 8uicker andSor (ore relia#l+< if +ou
si(ultaneousl+ engage a nu(#er of 'h+sical senses in the rundownC S(ell< I have
found is a 'owerful one with (eC I love to i(agine s(elling freshl+ #aked #readC I
i(agine an old countr+ kitchen with an aga>st+le stove and thereGs a freshl+ #aked
loaf on the to' cooling o=C )ven 7ust t+'ing this I can s(ell it within (e and I want
to go to it< lolC
So +ou will also (ake #etter 'rogress if +ou i(agine so(ething +ou en7o+ doingC
Well< a'art fro( the o#vious< of courseCCC ha ha haCCC se*< I have found< has a ver+
'owerful 'ull #ut it has the detri(ental e=ect of also engaging the 'h+sicalC 6he two
can easil+ end u' in conPict< iCeC the 'h+sical is 'ulling +ou one wa+< and +our non>
'h+sical rundown is 'ulling +ou the other< so to s'eak< and +ou end u' locked in the
(iddle of the(C
Music is another 'owerful one I 9nd< 'articularl+ PuteC I i(agine I can hear a distant
Pute and itGs getting closer and closerC 4efore I know it< IGve turned a corner in (+
(ind and I co(e across the so(eone who is 'la+ingC 6his kind of techni8ue is great
for transitioning directl+ to Focus 2< where +ou engage a rundown with a E'art+
unknownEC ItGs kinda freak+ co(ing across the(C 6he 9rst ti(e I tried the Pute idea<
I suddenl+ found (+self in the co('an+ of a 'erson 'la+ingC As I a''roached< the+
sto''ed 'la+ing to introduce the(selves and we started chattingC 6hen I suddenl+
reali0ed< hang on a (inute< IG( not i(agining thisN At which 'oint I reali0ed I had
transitioned to Focus 2< not Focus $ as I had originall+ 'lannedC
ItGs a ver+ 'owerful techni8ue< engaging a 'art+>unknown< and +ou can 8uite easil+
'hase>shift directl+ to F2 fro( using itC 4ut I donGt reco((end it for #eginnersC
Unfortunatel+< itGs all too eas+ to create an As'ect of +ourself within F$o5 and +ou
engage +ourself in a kind of facsi(ile e*'erienceC In other words< +ou engage in a
scenario +ou create within F$ rather than engaging in an interaction with so(eone
Ese'arateE to +ourself within F2C Once +ou have a little e*'erience of F2 then itGs
eas+ to tell the di=erence< #ut 8uite trick+ if +ou havenGtC
Man+ traditionalists who tr+ to engage in the o#7ective action of viewing ones
Ahigher selfB for e*a('le< create all (anner of As'ects of the(selves within F$o5
as a resultC 6he+ think the+ve gone o= on so(e dee'>(eaning A7ourne+B and found
AgodB and all that kind of thing< and the+ are 7ust engaging in wish>ful9ll(ent
actions within F$o5C So< generall+< +ou need to #e careful +ou arent fooled when
(eeting A'eo'leBC We all have (an+< (an+ other As'ects of ourselves within F$o5C
We each hold an enor(ous nu(#er of #elief constructs< we create all (anner of
AshrinesB to our likes and dislikes< etcC< etcC So its ver+ eas+ to #e sucked in and<
#efore +ou know it< +oull #e chewing cr+stals for #reakfast and going to work in a
(anure>'owered carO ha ha haO
I( 7ust kidding on the latterC 4ut (an+ 'eo'le +ou can tell fro( so(e of the stu=
the+ write< that what the+ are doing is engaging as'ects of their own self within
F$o5 without reali0ing itC
:ot that there is an+thing wrong in engaging as'ects of +our own self< its great fun<
and theres nothing wrong with a nice #it of wish ful9ll(entC 6he ke+ is whether +ou
actuall+ reali0e and know whether thats what +ou are doing or notC "ou can engage
in so(e (ock #attle #etween all (anner of de(ons and devils< for e*a('le< if that
is +our thingC Severe 'ro#le(s can arise< however< when 'eo'le co(e to #elieve ?as
(illions have done in the 'ast@ that those de(ons and devils have a kind of realit+
of their ownC
So at 9rst it is 'ro#a#l+ #est to kee' +our rundown ver+ si('le and 'erha's not tr+
to reach too far too 8uickl+< so to s'eakC Focus $ of consciousness can #e used as a
hand+ launch 'ad to the other areas 8uite easil+< so there is no disadvantage in
'hase>shifting fro( F to F$ 9rst< then ai(ing for F2C
&undown 1 0ngage all of *our (h*sical senses
I have co(e to reali0e that I auto(aticall+ engage (+ 'h+sical senses within the
rundown to a higher e*tent that 'ossi#l+ (ost 'eo'le (ightC So I( thinking now
that 'erha's I should have dwelt on this as'ect (ore in (+ original 'ostC
6he 'ro#le(s +ou highlight in +our sections < $ . M< I #elieve have the sa(e cause
and therefore the sa(e solutionC What I have to sa+ also touches on what Sarah
advises in her re'l+C
In (+ original 'ostings< I do sa+ for +ou not to get too carried awa+ with the
visuali0ation as'ectC All +ou need to do is create the #are structureC %e(e(#er< +ou
are in an environ(ent where thoughts #eco(e things< so if +ou start visuali0ing to a
great e*tent then this can cause all kinds of une*'ected 'ro#le(sC For e*a('le<
'arts of the scener+ +ou create (a+ suddenl+ #egin taking on a life of their own<
and that kind of thingC So kee'ing it all fairl+ a#stract avoids (an+ of the 'otential
'ro#le(sC
:ow< when +ou create a scenario< +ou need to engage all +our 'h+sical sensesC And
this is the as'ect I 'erha's should have 'laced (ore e('hasis on in (+ original
'ostC 4ecause I reali0e now that I auto(aticall+ engage (+ 'h+sical senses to a
high degree< and I rather assu(ed< without reall+ thinking a#out it< that other
'eo'le were #asicall+ the sa(eC And it a''ears that the+ are notC
When +ou create the structure of +our rundown< +ou onl+ need to create 7ust
enough detail to engage +our sensesC :o (ore and no lessC In other words< +ou
need to see +our i((ediate surroundings< s(ell the Powers< feel the cool #ree0e on
+our skin< hear the #irds singing< and so forthC 4ut +ou dont want to create
so(ething too detailed that +ou get lost in the creation of itN
For e*a('le< when I sa+ Ahear the #irds singingB I dont (ean for +ou to create a
line of trees full of nesting starlings< and all the (u((+ #irds are kee'ing the eggs
war( while all the dadd+ #irds are catching the wor(s< and so forthC All I (ean is<
7ust i(agine so(ewhere in the distance +ou can hear #irds singing and the sound of
that is drifting over to +ou fro( so(ewhereC In other words< +ou hear the sound
without creating all the rest of the scenarioC So< like I sa+< 7ust enough to engage the
action of +our senses within +ouC
6he ke+ as'ect is to engage +our 'h+sical senses< #ecause this as'ect is what
(akes it workC )ngaging +our 'h+sical senses within +ou< is what tends to have the
e=ect of focusing +our attention inwardsC So +ou need enough detail to engage all
+our senses< no (ore and no lessC
"oull 9nd< I a( sure< that the (ore +ou engage +our 'h+sical senses within the
rundown< the (ore easil+ +ou will 9nd it (aintaining a 9rst>'erson 'ers'ectiveC 6his
is what +ou should #e ai(ing to (aintainC I have e*'eri(ented with all (anner of
(ental rundowns since (+ #eginning with the Wave> 53C What I found was the
success of an+ rundown was de'endent on the degree to which I could engage the
e*'eriencing of (+ 'h+sical senses within the rundownC
As I sa+< I do #elieve that the 'ro#le(s +ou highlight in +our sections < $ . M are
caused #+ +our failing to engage +our senses to the re8uisite degreeC It does take
'ractice< I ad(itC &erha's what +ou (ight want to tr+ doing is going through a
rundown where +ou (ainl+ concentrate on 7ust one sense onl+C Once +ou get the
hang of that< then switch to another sense< and then another< and so forth< until +ou
are fa(iliar with #ringing each sense into the forefront of +our awarenessC
"ou will 'ro#a#l+ 9nd +ou are stronger on so(e senses than othersC With (e< I a(
ver+ visual< #ut (+ other senses are 8uite strong as wellC Once +ou have 'racticed
using individual senses< start going through +our rundown using 'airs of senses and
graduall+ work through to the 'oint where +ou can handle all 9ve at onceC At which
'oint +ou cannot hel' #ut #e in a solid 9rst>'erson 'ers'ectiveC
As regards +our 'ro#le( highlighted in +our section 2:
I #elieve +ou are taking this too literall+ in a 'h+sical senseC "ou should #e thinking
(ore in ter(s of entering a (ental s'ace within +ou< not thinking of (oving
u'wards in ter(s of 'h+sical s'aceC ;ike< i(agining an+thing a#ove +our 'h+sical
head or an+thing like thatC 6he 'lace where +ou go is u'wards into the e*'anse of
+our (ind< not u' in the sense of 'h+sicall+ u'wardsC
6he good news is< regarding +our focus ! e*'eriences< +ou are a#solutel+ right on
trackC Focus ! is e*actl+ like where +our attention is focused elsewhere to the
e*tent where +ou are not thinking of +our 'h+sical #od+ at allC Of course< the
(o(ent +ou think a#out it< +ou instantl+ #eco(e aware of it againC At which 'oint
+ou reali0e that a (o(ent ago +ou werent feeling it< and then the reali0ation
dawns that +ou 7ust #roke the state +ou worked so hard to get into in the 9rst 'laceC
&ro#le( is< a 'erson cannot activel+ not>think of the 'h+sicalC 4ecause the (ore
+ou tr+ to not>think a#out it< the (ore +ou think a#out it< and the (ore +ou think
a#out it< the (ore +our attention is ca'tured #+ itC ;ike< if so(eone is l+ing down
and the+ think< AI wonder if (+ 'h+sical is rela*ed +et?B Instantl+ the+ are sna''ed
out of whatever (ental state the+ had 'reviousl+ achieved< and the 'h+sical #od+
co(es to the forefront of their awareness againC
6he onl+ wa+ around this is to focus awa+ fro( the 'h+sical< and concentrate on
so(ething else to the 'oint where it ca'tures +our focus of attentionC 6hats the
reason for engaging +our 'h+sical senses within +ou< during the rundown< #ecause
doing that greatl+ hel's to hold +our attention to the degree necessar+ to ca'ture
+our attention and hold +our focusC 6he 'h+sical grounds us to a high degreeC In
other words< it co((ands our attention and holds our focus like a 'owerful (agnetC
If +ou have two (agnets< one 'owerful and the other weak< and +ou 'lace a 'iece
of iron at the centre of the(C 6he iron will go in the direction of the stronger 'ullC
I(agine +our focus of attention as that 'iece of ironC At the (o(ent< +our 'h+sical
is that strong (agnetC What +ou need to do is weaken the 'ull of the 'h+sical #+
allowing it to rela*< iCeC shutting down +our outer sensesC 6his weakens the
attraction of #eing in the 'h+sicalC After all< what is there to focus on #ut the #acks
of +our e+elidsC
What +ou do ne*t is create a (ore interesting set of circu(stances within +ou< iCeC
+our (ental rundown< which will attract +our focus of attentionC What +ou do< in
e=ect< is 'resent +our focus of attention with a choice #etween either @ staring at
the #acks of +our e+elids or< $@ gravitating towards this engaging scenario
Au'stairsBC
Mental &undown 1 &e)ove 'h*sical ocus
6he (ental rundown is used as a kind of 'ractice session< after which the 'erson
tries for realC It serves the 'ur'ose of getting a 'erson into the ha#it of focusing
their attention within the(selvesC
&ro#le( is< when so(eone is a co('lete #eginner< it is diLcult for the( to s'ark
the 'rocess o=C &eo'le tr+ and Elook withinE and see nothingC In the event the+ 7ust
get disheartened thinking the+ canGt do itC Which is wh+ I suggest for 'eo'le to 9rst
create an i(aginar+ scenarioC 6hen< after a while< situations will co(e a#out where
+ou sna' out of it thinking< E/ang on a (inute< that wasnGt on (+ scri'tNE
Slowl+ #ut surel+< a 'erson will get used to these une*'ected situations so the+ will
#e a#le to 7ust 'assivel+ o#serve the(C At this 'oint< a 'erson crosses the #ridge
#etween 7ust i(agining and shifting their focus of attention for realC
M+self< I never think in ter(s of rela*ing the 'h+sical #od+< or stilling the (ind< or
entering a kind of trance>stateC I think all that is (ore to do with (editation rather
than Astral 'ro7ectionC I think of it (ore in ter(s of (ental focusC
When +ou focus +our attention within +ourself +ou auto(aticall+ lose contact with
+our 'h+sical #od+C When +ou focus on a s'eci9c (ental rundown< then +ou
auto(aticall+ dro' all the da+>to>da+ (ental tittle>tattle that 'eo'le can #eco(e
'reoccu'ied withC And as IGve (entioned #efore a nu(#er of ti(es< I cannot
understand what 'eo'le (ean #+ Etrance stateEC
IG( not knocking these conce'tsC 6he notion of entering a Etrance stateE or doing
s'eci9c 'h+sical rela*ation e*ercises< and so forth< (a+ well work for so(e 'eo'leC
4ut with (e< like I sa+< it all #oils down to where +ou focus +our attentionC
Gatewa* Wave I 1 ull &undown
6hereGs two 'eo'le currentl+ on this 44S who have listened to the Wave 53
without (uch 'rogressH and I sus'ect there (a+ #e (ore who have long since
lo##ed the( to the #ack of a drawer so(ewhere< after listening to the 53s without
having an+ real resultsC
:ow I 9nd that strange #ecause< for (e< the Wave 53 has #een a ver+ e=ective
tool in (+ e=orts to gain control over the e*it 'rocessH and to tr+ and work out
where Monroe is co(ing fro( when he s'eaks a#out E'hasing inE to the AstralH
instead of doing like I used to< for e*a('le< which was the feeling of #eing shot fro(
a cannon and landing within the Astral so(ewhereH with no real control whatsoeverC
:ow I know (+self 'rett+ well #+ now< and I know for a fact that I do not have an+
natural talent for this o#e stu=C I (ake the 'oint #ecause so(eone could sa+ the
reason wh+ I a( successful< is #ecause I have a natural talent for 'ro7ection< and so
forthC :ot a #itC All (+ gains are hard fought let (e assure +ouC 6hough< in
hindsight< I feel it is #ecause I have no real talent for things of this nature< Ive #een
forced to use (+ i(agination to 8uite a high degreeC
It was when I read the following< that I suddenl+ thought where 'eo'le (a+ #e
going wrong:
0* : Franks quote :
$&kay, tell me what are you imagining when you go from the energy con#ersion bo%
to Focus 1)$
In (+ case< I was tr+ing to concentrate on an i(age that I could see #ehind (+
e+elids< I think that MrC Re= Mash (entioned this in one of his 'ostsC
5oncentrating on an i(age #ehind +our closed e+elids< and i(agining +ou are going
fro( +our )nerg+ 5onversion 4o* to Focus 2: are entirel+ Fdi=erentF thingsC
"ou see< the Wave 53 does not in an+ wa+ AinduceB the o#e stateC In other words
+ou cannot si('l+ lie #ack< think of an+ old thing< and ! (inutes down the line +ou
Poat out of the roo(C All the 53 does is to 'rovide an outline structure< and F+ouF
have to 'rovide the in9llC 4ut thats what (akes it so e=ectiveC 6he wa+ +ou 'rovide
that in9ll< is to use +our i(aginationC
What I thought Id do ?e*cuse the length@ is to give +ou a rundown of (+ e*'erience
that de(onstrates what I (eanC &ersonall+< I( sur'rised at the lack of su''ort
infor(ation su''lied #+ 6MIC I would have thought so(e kind of si(ilar rundown
e*a('le would have #een su''lied with the 53sC 6his would at least give 'eo'le an
e*a('le to work fro(< which the+ could 7ust cho' and change to suitC
Oka+< here goesOOOOC
Wave < 53< 6rack $:
O5)A: SU%F
&lace 'h+sical #od+ in a rela*ed 'osition< take a few dee' #reaths and check head
and neck is co(f+ and 'ro'erl+ su''ortedC 6hen I i(agine (+ sense of conscious
awareness is drifting u'wards to the to' of (+ consciousness coneC
:O6): I 'osted #efore a#out how I i(agine (+ consciousness to #e a cone with
ever+da+ thoughts< actions< etcC< at the #otto( of the cone: with the start of the
Astral at the to'C
GO :OW 6O "OU% ):)%G" 5O:1)%SIO: 4OT
I ti(e it so that when I i(agine I reach the to' of the cone< Monroe sa+s the a#oveC
At the to' of (+ consciousness cone is an attic roo(C At the o''osite side to which I
enter there is a doorwa+ (arked A4order to the AstralB in large lettersC At the centre
of the roo( is a large wooden #o*C Standing ne*t to the #o* is 5live< the #utler< who
hel's (e lift the lid of the #o* and re(ove (+ &h+sical sheatheC We o'en the lid
and inside is a lower area containing an+ &h+sical>(atter concerns< etcC 6he u''er
area has a shelf where (+ &h+sical sheathe can lie safel+ until I ne*t collect itC
So I wriggle out of (+ &h+sical sheathe to reveal (+ #od+ of lightC 5live takes the
sheathe while asking (e if I have an+thing else to de'osit in the #o* ?which I hand
over as necessar+@C /e la+s the sheathe out and we close the heav+ lidC
I walk through the doorwa+ (arked A4order to the AstralB and ste' outside into the
fresh clean airH the sand underfoot is soft and war(H the at(os'here is co(fortingH
ever+thing feels secure and fa(iliarC I look #ehind and 5live is standing in the
doorwa+ wishing (e a safe 7ourne+C I thank hi( for his assistance and he closes the
doorC On the outside of the door is (arked A6o 5B in large lettersC
Ahead is a 'athwa+ co('osed of inlaid< white stone sla#s that contrast with the
golden #rown of the sandC 6he 'ath leads to (+ resonant>tuning '+ra(idC Its a
'+ra(id structure< #ut with a Pat to' a#out ten feet s8uare and around ! feet in
heightC )ach of the four sides has ste's fro( to' to #otto(C 6he structure is (ade
of the sa(e stone as the 'athwa+ and< to the right of the '+ra(id< is a large
golden>coloured har'C
4)GI: :OW "OU% &%O5)SS OF %)SO:A:6 6U:I:G
I ti(e it so that as Monroe instructs the a#ove< I #egin cli(#ing the ste's to the to'
of (+ resonant>tuning '+ra(idC I sit in the ;otus 'osition< on a large cushion< on the
Pat to'C A hel'er a''ears to 'la+ the har' and 'ick the strings that resonate with
the sounds on the 53C 6he whole area vi#rates and sings in har(on+C %i''les of 7o+
run through (e as each string is 'lucked and (+ #od+ of light tingles and glows a
'ure whiteC
:OW %);AT A:3 4%)A6/) :O%MA;;"
At the 'oint where Monroe sa+s the a#ove< I walk down the front ste's of the
'+ra(id< take a few (ore ste's forward< and stand on a large inlaid< white stone
sla# (arked A3eclaration StoneBC As I do so< a white (ist a''ears in front of (eC
When it clears< I see a large round structure has arisen fro( the sandC I walk down
the 'ath to a door (arked A3eclaration %oo(BC
I enter the roo( and I( right awa+ Panked #+ two Saintl+>looking 'eo'le each
dressed in a 'ure white silk ro#eC In front of (e is a large cr+stal Or# that is glowing
with an orangeS+ellow lightC 4oth sides of the Or#< facing (e< are $ (ore Saint like
'eo'le that stand as oLcial witnesses to (+ declarationC
I take a #ow and give (+ declarationC As I do so the Or# #egins to 'ulsateC 6he
colour changes and #eco(es 'rogressivel+ less orange turning to a #righter and
#righter +ellowC 6hen it #eco(es a 'ure white as I co(e to the end of (+
declarationC At this (o(ent< a door o'ens to (+ rightC I( ushered to this doorwa+
and look outC On the ground to (+ left is a 'ointed sign< sa+ing A6o Focus 2B in large
lettersC ;ooking in the direction of the sign I can see the Focus 2 archwa+ in the
distanceC At the sa(e ti(e< Monroe sa+s< A:ow +ou will (ove to Focus 2CB
:ow Monroe starts the count to Focus 2:
While Monroe is talking< I( acknowledging what he is sa+ing while walking down
the stone 'ath towards the F2 archwa+C I stand on a stone sla# and I look down and
see< dee'l+ and clearl+ engraved in the stone is< AFBC ?:ote: this action is ti(ed
with the 53< like alwa+sC@ I acknowledge the engraving on the sla# #+ looking at it
for a few (o(ents< and then continue walkingC :e*t I co(e across another si(ilar
sla#< onl+ this ti(e the engraving on the stone sa+s< AF$BC
6hen I walk forwards towards the F2 archwa+C
I ti(e it so that as I stand under the large archwa+< Monroe sa+s< A2B followed #+<
Arela* and en7o+OCB etcC At which 'oint I turn around and look #ack down the 'ath
and see the 3eclaration %oo( where I 7ust ca(e fro(C 6hen I turn to settle into a
large reclining chair that is under the archwa+C I sit down and look into the distanceC
I can see (+ F! hut sitting on to' of a 'lateau areaC A steadil+ inclining white
stone 'athwa+ leads to (+ F! hutC
I rela* into the chair and recline itC As I do so< a fe(ale hel'er a''earsC
:ow Monroe starts the rela*ation 'rocess starting< A;et +our 7aw rela*OOB As
Monroe directs< the fe(ale hel'er (assages (+ head and facial area while I 7ust lie
#ack and en7o+N
As Monroe #egins sa+ing a#out letting the rela*ation 'rocess Pow into the #rain< I
get u' and thank (+ hel'er and she wishes (e a successful 7ourne+C :ow I stand
outside the archwa+ looking across to (+ F! hutC I ;ook down and wiggle (+ toes
as Monroe #egins sa+ing< Ainto +our toesOOOCB etcC As Monroe talks a#out the
rela*ation Pow fro( the #rain< I i(agine (+self slowl+ 9lling u' with a kind of li8uid
that (akes (e feel vi#rant and totall+ in tune with (+ surroundingsC
IM GOI:G 6O 5OU:6 :OW
:ow I #egin walking along the white stone 'ath towards (+ F! hutC Monroe sa+s<
AMB and I ti(e it so that< at that 'oint< I( standing on a sla# engraved with AFMB in
large letters at the to'C I look down and acknowledge that I a( at FM #+ looking at
the engraved 9gures for a few (o(entsC 6hen< still standing still on the sla#< I do
the o#servation and rela*ation e*ercises as Monroe 'ro('tsC
6hen I walk forwards so(e (ore< and I ti(e it so that when Monroe sa+s< AIB I(
standing on a sla# (arked AFIBC 6here I do the e*ercises Monroe suggests< then do
the sa(e with< AUBH AVB and AWBC First acknowledge the engraving on the sla#H do
the e*ercises as 'er Monroes 'ro('tingH and when Monroe is silent #etween
counts< continue walking down the 'athC ?O#viousl+ it takes a short while to learn
the 53 and get the ti(ing a#solutel+ rightC@
After AKB I continue u' the 'ath and arrive at the foot of so(e stone ste's< which
lead u'wards to the 'lateau on which (+ F! hut is situatedC I walk u' the ste's
and see< a#out 2! +ards ahead< is the entrance to (+ F! hutC 4etween this is
another e(#edded stone sla# engraved with a large AF!B at the to'C I walk
forwards< stand on the sla# and look down acknowledging the engraved AF!BC At
this (o(ent< Monroe sa+s< A!BC 6hen I go through the 'ro('ted e*ercise< 7ust like
#efore with the 'revious sla#sC
6hen Monroe re'eats the nu(#er A!B several ti(es< during which I( walking
towards the entrance of (+ F! hutC I o'en the door< enter the hut< and close the
door #ehind (eC I stand for a (o(ent and Monroe sa+s< A%ela* and #e cal( and
co(forta#le in Focus !BC
On the o''osite wall to the door I ca(e in< is a large o'ening through which is Focus
$ ?and on to the Astral 'ro'er@C 6he scene through the o'ening is like a clear night
sk+< with the dee' #lackness 'unctuated #+ (illions of stars and 'lanetsC
So(eti(es I 7ust stand and ad(ire the view< listening to Monroes voice on the 53C
Or I (a+ leave the hut and P+ aroundC 4ut not too far as its eas+ to get carried
awa+ and lose the fact that this is an e*erciseC ?6he return fro( which is ver+
i('ortant for the e*ercise as a wholeC@
6he return:
On one wall of (+ F! hut is a door (arked A3irect %eturn to 5B On Monroes
'ro('t< A"ou will return now to full &h+sical waking realit+< as I count fro( ! down
to B I o'en the door< walk through into the large tunnel and close the door #ehind
(eC
IM GOI:G 6O 5OU:6 :OW
6hen Monroe sa+s< A!B and I look at the door I 7ust walked through< seeing it has
A)ntr+ to F!B written on it< in large lettersC 6hen I start 7ogging down the tunnel
and co(e to a door (arked with a large 9gure AKBC I 8uickl+ go through it ?no need
to close as its s'ring loaded@C Rogging along the descending tunnel I co(e to a
si(ilar door (arked AWB then AVB then AUB and onto doorwa+s I< M and $C ?/ave to
#e 8uick here as Monroe doesnt give +ou (uch ti(e< #ut this does greatl+ add to
the e=ect@C
Going through doorwa+ A$B I see the o'ening of the tunnelC I e(erge ne*t to the 5
door I ste''ed out of originall+C 6he 5 door is o'en and 5live is #eckoning (e to
hurr+C /e has (+ &h+sical sheathe read+ which I ste' into 8uickl+C /e welco(es (e
#ack and asks if Id like to take an+thing else fro( the #o*C I sa+< A;eave it< no ti(eB
and I descend 8uickl+ to ordinar+ waking consciousness at the #otto( of (+
consciousness coneC 6his ha''ens 7ust after Monroe sa+s< ABC ?I alwa+s think<
A&hew< 7ust (ade itNB@
Monroe then 'ro('ts< Awake u'< o'en +our e+esOOCCB etcC So I do as 'ro('ted< in
that I actuall+ o'en (+ e+es< #reathe dee'l+< and stretch (+ legs and ar(s< e*actl+
as Monroe instructsC
Wave I 1 23A
quote:
12 In the Astral access $sequence$, how real3#i#id3plastically do you need to imagine
or $see$ the sequences you describe that lead to entering the Astral portal proper,
and wa#ing goodbye to the butler, 4,li#e)2 for a time) (!g!, can you imagine it like
watching an inner T5 screen, or do you 6nd it more $ha.y$ than that and harder to
maintain) I think you see the point of the question!
At 9rst it is hard to (aintainC 6he tendenc+ is to drift o= on so(e other< (ore earth>
#ound thought?s@C 4ut this goes awa+ with 'racticeC /aving the se8uences (a''ed
out on the 53 is ver+ hel'ful tool to 'ractice withC 6hough if so(eone wanted to
create their own se8uence< I guess it would work well tooC In which case I would
advise the( to 'lan it out carefull+C Write down the scri't< and go through it several
ti(es in the &h+sical 9rstC
6he techni8ue does not re8uire +ou to 9rst create the (editative Ee('t+ (indE
state ?though if a 'erson could alread+ do that it would #e a #onus@C 6he idea is< +ou
Pood +our (ind with other< (ore #ene9cial thoughts< iCeC those (ore likel+ to
achieve contact with the Astral< as o''osed to wondering what +ouGre going to have
for #reakfastC Ulti(atel+< having so(e kind of scri't FisF what kee's +our (ind
focused on the task in handC
As for how I EseeE these i(ages: the+ are nowhere near as clear and vivid as the
i(ages I eventuall+ see when ste''ing into the Astral real(s > these i(ages are as
clear as da+C ItGs (ore like I a( sensing an awareness of an i(age in (+ (ind<
rather than seeing the i(age directl+C
Astral access se8uence is< as follows: I get to Focus !< and stand in (+ F! /ut
looking out through the F$ doorwa+C I generall+ 7ust stand there ga0ing at the
#lackness of the s'ace scene< which is 'unctuated #+ all the starsC If nothing
ha''ens then I (ight P+ into the #lackness and drift a#out a #itC If still nothing
ha''ens then IGll co(e #ack to the /ut and stand looking for a while again > then P+
o= so(e (oreC
If the ne*t stage ?#elow@ has not co(e a#out after $! (inutes< or so< then I will
return to 5C IGll give it I or ! (inutes< go through the countdown to F! again< and
tr+ for full Astral contact once (oreC ?I wonGt tr+ and force things as doing this is a
MARO% retrograde ste'C@
6here co(es a 'oint< when IG( standing in the F! /ut either ga0ing outwards or
7ust drifting in the #lackness< where the #lackness takes on a kind of 23 e=ect
?:ote: Re=XMGs e*'eriences are si(ilar here so +ou (ight 9nd reading over so(e of
his 'osts hel'ful@C
6he #lackness taking on this 23 e=ect< see(s to #e the transition #etween Esensing
an awarenessE of the i(ager+< and seeing the i(ages directl+< as clear as da+< 7ust
like I were looking through (+ 'h+sical e+esC 6his is also the 'oint where I Ftotall+F
lose all sensation of (+ 'h+sical #od+C ?:ot that I have (uch #+ the ti(e I reach
Focus ! an+wa+< #ut there is alwa+s this inkling of a feeling until full Astral
contactC@
First the #lackness #eco(es 23< followed #+ a sensation that the #lackness is gentl+
swirling around (eC 6hen I nor(all+ see whirls of s(ok+< fogg+>looking colours for a
few seconds and< so(eti(es< there is a #right light in the distance which is
o#scured as it shines through the fogC
It is at this stage where I E(ark (+ intentEC ?On the Astral EIntentE is the energ+ that
drives +ou into e*'eriencing whatever it is +ou want to e*'erienceC@ Which sounds
ever so eas+ to sa+< #ut IG( currentl+ 9nding it diLcult to learnC Well< as IGve said
#efore< (+ navigation skills were virtuall+ non>e*istent and it is onl+ recentl+ that
IGve started getting the hang of itC
6hen I 9nd (+self 'ro7ected within the Astral 'ro'erC
quote:
72 It is clear that dedication and perse#erance is a ma/or factor, and one where
people might become despondent if no results are forthcoming!
"es< +ou are 8uite rightC 4ut I also found that 4elief and 3ou#t are (a7or factors that
deter(ine an individualGs 'rogressC An+ kind of dou#t 'uts a MARO% s'oke in the
worksC 4elief is also another factor that can hinder ?or accelerate@ a 'ersonGs
'rogressC
6he t+'ical scenario a #eginner is faced with is the 8uestion< E/ow can I #elieve
so(ething that doesnGt e*ist?E ?When I sa+ EdoesnGt e*istE I (ean not e*isting on
'h+sical>'lane realit+C@ As such< a 'erson will naturall+ dou#t the whole thingC Which
is where Faith co(es into it to a high degreeC
6he+ (a+ read a #ook such as A3 where as'ects of 'ro7ection are e*'lained in
si('le< (atter of fact ter(sC 6his tends to give 'eo'le con9dence in that the+ too
can learnC So the+ set o= 7ust tr+ing so(e s(all Eenerg+ awarenessE techni8ueC
3ee' down< the+ are not reall+ full+ #elieving ever+thing that is written< and the+
dou#t whether the+ will ever #e a#le to e*'erience even half of what %4 has written
a#outC 4ut the #ook has touched the( to the e*tent the+ have a little Faith in what
the+ are a#out to do< and naturall+ the+ will #e curiousC
All it takes is for the( to (ake 7ust a little 'rogress< and this will have the e=ect of
increasing their Faith and 5uriosit+C So the+ go in a little dee'er and each ti(e their
Faith and 5uriosit+ increases< and with it their dou#ts #egin to fall awa+C
4ut an individual doesnGt necessaril+ have to take this a''roachC 6he si('le wa+ to
go fro( &h+sical A to Astral 4< is to @ Full+ and a#solutel+ #elieve in the 'ossi#ilit+<
and< $@ /ave no dou#t that results will #e forthco(ingC 4it of a tough cookie< I
agreeC
quote:
8ow long did it take you before the Astral portal access sequence progressed from
imagination to reality! 'y reality, I mean to the point where you no longer had to
imagine it, but it rather assumed a life of its own, and the Astral en#ironment, as
entered through the portal, became solid, real and +uid 9 i!e! the Astral life proper
where e#erything is happening around you, and you are a part of it, and can
interact, communicate, etc!!!
I listened to the 53 several hundred ti(es over a 'eriod of (onthsC 3uring which
ti(e I concocted the i(ager+ for the countdown se8uenceC It wasnGt so (uch the
actual concocting of the i(ager+ that took the ti(eC 6hats 'art of it onl+ took a#out
$ weeks to 'erfect< going through the se8uence $ or 2 ti(es each (orningC It was
the reali0ation< or the idea< of going through the countdown in that wa+: which
didnGt co(e to (e until IGd #een listening to the 53 for a#out $ (onthsC
Once I had 'erfected the i(ager+ 'rocess< (+ 'rogress #egan to accelerate 8uite
ra'idl+C /ad I initiall+ #egun using the 53< cou'led with the i(ager+ I a( using now<
I guess it would have taken (e a#out 2 or M weeks #efore the transition to the
Astral would have #eco(e a se(i>'redicta#le event< sa+< U ti(es in ! atte('tsC
quote:
12 Is this Astral e%perience 4#ia the Astral portal2, as #i#id and real as your pre#ious
&'( e%periences 9 indeed it the same Astral le#el, people etc!) I also assume that
you can retain full recall of the e%periences!
I reall+ like the ter( EAstral 'ortalE IGll use that in future< thank +ouC "es< even (ore
vivid and even (ore realC 3oing what I used to do< iCeC (+ 5annon#all &ro7ection< is
8uite a shock to the s+ste(C &hasing through an Astral 'ortal< #+ co('arison< is a
ver+ s(ooth and controlled transitionC As such< it is (uch easier on the s+ste(C
&lus< there is no feeling of leaving +our 'h+sical #od+< no looking down seeing
+ourself on the #ed and so forthC Which is oka+ for so(eC 4ut (ost 'eo'le who 9nd
the(selves in that state get scared shFtlessC
In fact< it feels so s(ooth there is a strong tendenc+ to think itGs all 7ust a vivid
drea(C ItGs not< of course< #ecause there are distinct di=erences which I can readil+
detect as a result of (+ 'revious 'ro7ection e*'erienceC Which leads (e to +our
second 'oint< +es< itGs the sa(e 'lace I used to goC
Me(or+ recollection is as eas+ as (e(or+ recollection is on the 'h+sicalC 4ut with
one e*ce'tion: if I fall aslee' after the e*'erienceC
IGve trained (+self to go #ack to 5 ?nor(al &h+sical consciousness@ after an+
'ro7ection e*'erienceC 4ut so(eti(es I get la0+ thinking< EOh< IGll have a few
(inutes of slee' then (ake so(e notesCE Which is fatal< retention>wiseC
Wave I 'ointers
quote:
8ere's another thing I was thinking! :ou seem to be taking to T;I's $Focus$ word
pretty literally 4I don't mean that in a bad way2, so I started thinking about F1 and
17! <o you go back to F1 4without the ,<2 by /ust imagining you are walking
through your Focus markers and getting to where you are at the F1, and by this
time you ha#e focused your attention and $feeling$ in that $place$ and are now, by
de6nition, $in$ F1)
"es< a#solutel+C 6hat is the whole 'oint of creating the i(ager+C Otherwise< if Monroe
said< E%eturn to Focus !E where would +ou go? What would +ou do? 4+ having the
various (ental states linked to 'articular sets of (eta>'h+sical i(ager+< the answer
to the 8uestion of what to do ?or where to go@ ne*t is o#vious and i((ediateC
quote:
The same for F17 would be /ust getting to your F1 hut and then walking through
the door to the F17 space scene)
I hope I am not way o=, because, if this is correct, I might now understand what the
T;I trainers meant when they said that you could get to all the states while walking
around!
Again< +es< a#solutel+C "ou are reall+ starting to get the hang of itC 6he reason wh+ I<
'ersonall+< have a Es'ace sceneE is #ecause F$ is the 9rst stage of e*'anded
awareness where +ou leave the &h+sical #ehindC At F! IG( still grounded< as it
were< in (+ F! hutC 4ut the o'ening in the wall of the hut leads into li(itless
s'aceC
What +ou can 'ractice is P+ing out of the o'ening into the surrounding s'ace while
still kee'ing an e+e on the o'ening +ou 7ust ca(e throughC 6hen< when Monroe
instructs +ou to return to 5< co(e #ack to F! and go through the return 'rocedure
as nor(alC
quote:
>ow, when does it happen where you are actually $in$ the Astral and not imagining
anymore) <oes it somehow happen $magically,$ or is there a better way to bring it
on)
I a( not sure e*actl+ how it will ha''en with +ourselfC It could ha''en in a variet+ of
wa+sC All I can sa+ for de9nite< is +ou will D:OW when it ha''ensC
What I would do is work on getting to the stage where there is a de9nite di=erence
in feeling when +ou return to 5C What I (ean is< I 'rogressivel+ feel (+ 'h+sical
#od+ less and lessH such that #+ the ti(e I settle into (+ reclining chair at F2< IGve
nor(all+ lost touch with it (ore or less co('letel+C
Fro( then on< the going through the (otions of the 7ourne+ should #e the focus of
+our attentionC 6he feeling is 7ust the sa(e as if +our attention was a#sor#ed #+
watching a favourite (ovieC Onl+ di=erence #eing the (ovie is #eing 'la+ed in the
real(s of +our i(aginationC
IGve said #efore that the Astral is ver+ (uch closer than I sus'ect (ost 'eo'le
reali0eC ItGs right there< on the #order of +our i(aginationC What this techni8ue does
is to 'rovide the fra(ework to ena#le +ou to travel within the real(s of +our
i(aginationC At so(e 'oint +ou will reach that #order and the Astral will co(e into
viewC
'ointers 1 II
I want to 9rst answer +our last 'oint a#out slee'C &eo'le fall aslee' fro( ha#itC As
+our 'h+sical #od+ goes to slee'< itGs like there is so(e signal that sa+s< E&h+sical is
going to slee'CCC now initiate Mind cut>o=CE
So(ehow +ou have to #reak that ha#itC It isnGt hard to do ?unless +ou think of it that
wa+@ itGs 7ust a trick+ (ental #alancing act +ou need to get into the ha#it of doingC
Which can take ti(e to get +our head aroundC In other words< +ou need to go
through a 'hase where +ou are working on swa''ing ha#itsC
So(eone like MrC 4err+< for e*a('le< fro( what he sa+s never see(ed to get into
the ha#it of initiating Mind cut>o= to an+ great e*tentC As a result< he see(s (ore in
the ha#it of not switching o= access to Mind as his 'h+sical #od+ goes to slee'C
6herefore< 'ro7ection co(es eas+ to hi(C
In a nutshell< all Astral 'ro7ection involves is to si('l+ let +our (ind re(ain awake
and alert< while allowing +our 'h+sical #od+ to go to slee'C 4ecause once +our
'h+sical #od+ nods o=< thatGs it< +ouGre freeN O#viousl+< so(eone who has #een in
the ha#it of doing the o''osite for I! +ears of their life< sa+< chances are will 9nd it
a trick+ ha#it to get out ofC 4ut it is #+ no (eans i('ossi#leC
&eo'le also get the (isguided idea that the+ need so(e kind of e('t+>(ind
condition #efore the+ can 'hase>in to the AstralC 6his is not the case at allC I sus'ect
a lot of failures co(e a#out fro( this (isguided notionC 6he ke+ is to concentrate on
the task in hand< 7ust like +ou would concentrate on an+ other taskC
Another tra' that #efalls #eginners is< the+ go a#out their nor(al da+ right u' until
the 'oint where the+ la+ in #ed FthenF the+ start to 'ractice their techni8uesC Which
I feel this is a #ig (istakeC 6he ti(e for 'ractice is during the da+: and it is fro(
such 'ractice that +ou develo' the IntentC
First< +ou need to #elieve that what +ou are atte('ting to achieve ?Astral
'ro7ection@ is 'ossi#leC :e*t +ou develo' a 9r( intention to achieve that goalC
/aving the Intent leads +ou to 'ractice the necessar+ (ental techni8uesH which
takes concentrationC 5oncentrating without having a 9r( #elief< for e*a('le< wonGt
#ring resultsC :either will having a 9r( #elieve #ut allowing +our (ind wander all
over the 'lace through lack of IntentC
As I sa+< the ti(e for 'ractice is during the da+C With (+self< in (+ (ind< I
Fconstantl+F hold an i(age at a 'lace in (+ head where the Astral 61 screen e=ect
co(es a#out at Focus $C 3uring waking hours I cannot see the i(age as clear as
da+< like I can nor(all+< #ecause I a( out of 'hase with it during &h+sical waking
hoursC 4ut I still hold the i('ression of it 5O:S6A:6;" in (indC
As such< when I co(e to 'ro7ect< I do so with the s'eci9c intention of 'hasing to the
screenC 6his is (+ 9rst ste'C 6hen< as the screen co(es full+ into view< I take the
ne*t ste' which is nor(all+ to travel to (+ regular guide< /arathC Unless IG( going
through a Enot talking to hi(E 'hase in which case I (ight take an Astral stroll< have
a chat with a few locals< and so onC
IGve said in 'revious 'osts that the Astral is ver+ (uch closer to us that I sus'ect
(ost 'eo'le thinkC Which is wh+ I(agination is a ver+ 'owerful toolC I also sus'ect
that a lot of 'eo'le donGt reali0e that their higher i(agination>release>(e(or+
functions are not contained within the 'h+sical #od+ at allC
So I would sa+ to 'eo'le 9rst starting out down the Astral>'hasing road< is to
i(agine doing it at ever+ o''ortunit+ +ou can during the da+ to the 'oint where a
'er(anent connection is (adeC Or at least the feeling of a connection is there< all
the ti(e< during waking hoursC
'ointers 1 III
quote:
&riginally posted by Adrian
I am intrigued by this $step9into$ technique! I assume it has e#ol#ed from your
?ateway work) In any case, it would be most interesting to hear more!
"es< the techni8ue evolved fro( (+ Gatewa+ workC 4ut the techni8ue is #asicall+ as
descri#ed on this thread: where +ou create a (ental scenario ?either with or without
so(e kind of recording to aid +ou@ then< as the 'h+sical>#od+ drifts o= to slee'< +our
conscious awareness lets go of the &h+sical and +ou (entall+ ste'>into the
i(agined scenarioC
quote:
I lay down and simply allow my physical9body to drift o= to sleep as per normal!
That is de6nitely a ma/or cornerstone of phasing! 'ut I think it is true to say that
with most people, the mind falls asleep 6rst, followed by the body sometime later! If
it were possible to reliably cause the physical body to go to sleep while keeping the
mind fully awake, then many more people will ha#e a lot of success with phasing!
Any pointers for people to follow in this regard would be most useful!
"es< +ou are e*actl+ rightC It is a ver+ trick+ (ental #alancing act to 'erfor( which
generall+ takes a lot of 'racticeC
With (e< like this (orning for instance< I can la+ #ack and within ten or 9fteen
(inutes IG( o=CCC hello Astral< good#+e &h+sicalC "et< (ost (ornings it will take (e
at least an hour to get (+self in the re8uisite fra(e of (indC ?So(eti(es it will take
(e $ hours< 'lusC@ 4ut once IG( in that Efra(e of (indE itGs Astral>'ro7ection cit+< like
I canGt get awa+ fro( the 'laceC
6he #ig research 8uestion in (+ (ind these da+s is wh+ the di=erence? ;ike< wh+
canGt I 7ust la+ #ack and si('l+ (ake direct contact?
quote:
'T@ 9 I know that you used to do more of an &'( type approach before mo#ing to
phasing 9 do you 6nd that your quality of Astral presence, i!e! your ability to see
Astral residents and equally importantly they to see you and communicate with
each other, and the general realism of the en#ironment is as good or better with
phasing than &'()
For a while I went awa+ fro( the traditional a''roach and researched the Gatewa+
'roductsC I found that #+ 'racticing the &hasing a''roach had the e=ect of
overwriting the original data to a large degree and I lost touch with (+ 'ast e=ortsC
;atel+< however< I have successfull+ (anaged to (arr+ the two a''roachesC
M+ earl+ Ecannon#all e*itE so>called #ecause it felt like #eing shot fro( a cannon
and landing within the Astral so(e'lace ?without an+ degree of control at all@ I have
(anaged to te('er with (+ current &hasing techni8uesC So now it doesnGt reall+
(ake all that (uch di=erence whether I &hase to the Astral in one s(ooth (ental
transitionH or whether I take the (ore traditional a''roach and enter via the %6Q
fro( P+ing through so(e Astral &lane )ntrance StructureC
6he latter is< of course< (ore e*citing and naturall+ (ore diLcult for 'eo'le to
(anage generall+C Which is one of the (ain hiccu's of the techni8ueC
4ow to visuali5e
quote:
I assume, and I am sure Frank will con6rm 4or deny2 this, but as soon as you pass
through the doorway your ha#e created with your imagination, you then enter an
ob/ecti#e 4to the e%tent the possible2 Astral realm and place, where e#erything that
you see, and e#erything that is happening, and the people you meet are #ery real,
and are always there, and that you can interact fully with this en#ironment! I!e! At
that point you cease to create the imagery in the Astral in your mind, and start to
become a part of the Astral!
"es< a#solutel+ correctC 6he i(ager+ techni8ue< or stage< is (erel+ a vehicle that
trans'orts +ou fro( &h+sical to AstralC
quote:
*orry to beat this to death Frank, but I don't think I still understand fully the
di=erence between creati#e #isuali.ation and astral pro/ection!
,ould you elaborate a little bit more, please)
It is all to do with the end goalC
6he end goal< here< is not to create an a#solutel+ 'erfect i(aginar+ scenario that
aligns co('letel+ with the 53 to the nGth e*tent: that is totall+ re'eata#le in ever+
wa+< each ti(e +ou run through itC

;ogic and reason< while #eing advantageous faculties to have< can get in the wa+ if
a''lied too literall+ to o#e workC
&lease feel free to ask further 8uestions if +ou are still unclearC
#our 6isuali5ations should $e A$stract
ItGs good to hear 'eo'le getting creativeC "es< the 'ossi#ilities are trul+ endlessC
6hough 'lease do alwa+s #ear in (ind the o#7ective is to 'ro7ect within the Astral<
and the i(ager+ is (erel+ a 'ro' that sets the stage for the ne*t ActC ?I(agine a
real stage where 7ust a few a#stract for(s< here and there< can so ver+ easil+ set
the tone of the ne*t ActC 6hatGs how +ou need to #e workingC@
Act : )nerg+ 5onversion #o*C 4ring on the 'ro's< set the stage< do +our #it< then
(ove to Act $: %esonant 6uningC /ere the 'ro's change< +ou 'la+ out the scene<
then (ove to Act 2: 3eclaration StageCCC and so onC All so it Pows with the 53C 4ut
watch +ou donGt get #ogged down in nitt+>gritt+ detailC
6hough too (uch detail will not a=ect +ou in the earl+ stagesC For e*a('le< +ou can
i(agine +our )nerg+ 5onversion 4o* in as (uch detail as +ou likeC It wonGt have an+
negative e=ects at allC %eason #eing< at this stage< +ou are still within the lower
real(s of +our i(aginationC 4ut the higher +ou go< creative>i(agination wise< the
(ore a#stract +our thoughts #eco(eC And re(e(#er that right at the end of +our
creative i(agination< is the #order to the AstralC ?I 'ro(ise +ou< it reall+ is that
closeN@
6hatGs the (ain reason wh+< i(agining in too (uch detail can #og +ou downC In that
it kee's +our focal 'oint of thinking within the lower real(s of the i(aginationC
When what +ou should #e doing is graduall+ travelling towards the #orderC So
feeling +our thoughts naturall+ getting 'rogressivel+ (ore a#stract< the further +ou
'rogress< would #e a 'ositive signC
6he ke+ transition is fro( Focus ! to Focus $ ?the trick+ oneN@C /ence the need for
all the thorough 're'aration #eforehandC &lease #ear in (ind that Fever+thingF +ou
do in the 'revious Acts< is done solel+ to #ring +ou to the 'oint where the transition
fro( F! to F$ is 'erfor(ed as s(oothl+ and easil+ as the transition fro( 5 to F2
?sa+@C
In other words< if +ou are having diLcult+ with the F! to F$ transition< it is KKCKY
likel+ that the cause will #e due to so(e 'ro#le( in the 're'arator+ stagesC
Focus $ is ver+ si('le to recogni0e: it occurs when I sa+ in (+ latest 'ost to Adrian
?a#ove@ where I sense the #lackness taking on a 23 e=ect< and I start to see
colours< etcC 6his is MonroeGs Focus $C
Focus ! ?(ind awake #od+ aslee'@ #rings +ou to the edge of the #orderC And< like
all Astral #orders< there is not an i((ediate and sudden transition #etween one
real( and the ne*tC 6here is what is co((onl+ known as a 4u=er QoneC
At Focus !< as I sa+< +ou are standing on the edge of +our creative i(aginationC At
Focus $< +ou (entall+ Este' intoE the #u=er 0one #etween the edge of +our
creative i(agination and the Astral 'ro'erC ?:ote: In (+ earlier work I used to call
the e=ects of ste''ing into the #u=er>0one< the Estra+ energ+E stageC@
6he F! to F$ transition is not given on the Wave 53C So +ou will have to create
+our own sense of e*'ectation #ased on (+ descri'tionC 6he F$ transition is given
on a later 53 #ut I found it of little useC
6hing is< once +ou are at F$< ste''ing into the Astral and (aking contact with
so(e guide is a relativel+ si('le (atter that I i(agine (ost 'eo'le would hardl+
have diLcult+ withC Well< 'rovided +ou know the ground rules a#out re(aining
(entall+ still ?7ust releasing a (ild air of curiosit+@ and re(aining co('letel+ closed
e(otionall+< that isC Otherwise +ouGll ste' into the Astral and #egin Pitting all over
the 'laceC Which is no use at allC
Using *our i)agination
First o=< +ou are (aking great 'rogress and 'ro#le(s +ou are e*'eriencing< such as
having +our 'ers'ective Pitting a#out all over the 'lace< are ha''ening #ecause of
+our 'rogressC 6hing is< when a 'erson starts out< their sense of (ental focus tends
to #e 9r(l+ stuck #ehind their 'h+sical e+esC Once +ou #reak that 9*ation< it can
start ho''ing a#out like a s'ring la(#C
%esonant 6uning< +ou should do in +our i(agined AIB otherwise< +es< it can get
confusingC
As +ou are discovering< there is a ver+ 9ne line #etween too (uch< and too little
concentrationC 6oo little and +ou start drifting and risk falling aslee'H too (uch and
+ou #eco(e 9*ated and start tr+ing to force itC :one of which workC Ulti(atel+< +ou
(ust 'lace +ourself in a (ental state where +ou allow non>'h+sical realit+ to co(e
into +our awarenessC 6hink of this realit+ as alread+ #eing there ?which it isN@ all +ou
need to do is look in the right (ental directionC
If we could si('l+ look within< in that right direction< the realit+ of the non>'h+sical
would i((ediatel+ reveal itselfC &ro#le( is< what all of us are #attling to get
through< to a greater or lesser degree< are the see(ingl+ i('enetra#le la+ers of
'h+sical conditioning that cover the entrance to the 'lace we need to #e focusing
withinC 4ut the (ore we acce't our wider realit+< and the (ore we atte('t to (ake
de9nite contact with it< the (ore of these la+ers we stri' awa+C
6he (ost #ene9cial tool we have to hel' us crack this< is our i(aginationC &eo'le
tend to dis(iss what the+ i(agine as (ere (u(#o>7u(#oC /owever< what actuall+
takes 'lace within our i(agination is a highl+ i('ortant as'ect of our realit+< an
as'ect that ha''ens to #e situated right in the direction of where we are tr+ing to
switch our focusN
At this 'oint we need to re(ind ourselves of Golden %ule nu(#er < which is:
6here is nothing within +our realit+ that is not realN
So when 'eo'le dis(iss their i(agination< the+ are actuall+ dis(issing a vital 'art
of the(selvesC
:ow< when we i(agine our rundown scenario< we develo' a kind of s'lit sense of
awarenessC 6here is the A+ouB that +ou 'erceive as #eing situated within +our
'h+sical realit+< iCeC looking at the #acks of +our e+elidsH and there is the A+ouB who
is 'erceiving whatever it is +ou are i(agining< that is situated within non>'h+sical
realit+C And #ecause of this 'erceived s'lit in +our awareness< +ou feel a distinct
sense of se'aration #etween the(C
:ote: the 'h+sical #od+ does not have to #e i((o#ile to i(agine going through a
'ro7ection rundownC For e*a('le< I can easil+ i(agine going through a rundown
while washing u'C Its 7ust that< for the 'ur'oses of 'ro7ection 'ractice< o'ti(all+< it
is #est for the 'h+sical #od+ to #e rela*ed and Aswitched o=B to as large a degree as
'ossi#leC 6hat is how it a''ears to #e for (ost 'eo'le< lets sa+C
%ight< so getting #ack to our s'lit sense of awareness< there is A+ouB looking at the
#acks of +our e+elidsH and there is A+ouB 'erceiving whatever it is +ou are i(agining
in +our rundownH and +ou feel a distinct sense of se'aration #etween the(C At this
'oint< +ou need to reali0e Golden %ule nu(#er $< which is:
6here is no se'aration or #oundar+ within consciousnessN
4ut even after knowing this< chances are near certain that +ou still 'erceive a
distinct #oundar+ #etween the A+ouB who is AhereB< and the A+ouB who is AthereBC
And #ecause +ou 'erceive there is a distinct #oundar+< +ou will also get a
corres'ondingl+ distinct sense of se'arationC 4ut that #oundar+ e*ists onl+ as
so(ething that +ou< +ourself have createdC When +ou 'erceive that #oundar+< what
+ou actuall+ 'erceive are all the la+ers of 'h+sical>real( (ental conditioning that
+ou have ado'ted in +our lifeti(e< to dateC
In realit+< the A+ouB here and the A+ouB there< is all the sa(e +ouN
In telling +ou all this< what I a( tr+ing to do is give +ou the #ackground infor(ation
on what is ha''ening in the 'rocessC So< ho'efull+< the role that +our i(agination
'la+s in the general 'ro7ection sche(e of things< will all start (aking (ore sense to
+ouC
I dont want +ou to #e frightened of using +our i(aginationN 4+ all (eans< use it to
a#andon ?at 9rst@C 4ut the closer +ou get to ste''ing into that de9nite 9rst>'erson
'ers'ective< the less +ou should need to use itC In other words< when we are feeling
that #oundar+ the (ost< we need to lean on our i(agination 8uite heavil+ in order
to draw us through that se'aration la+er< which we feel is sitting #etween our sense
of /ere and 6hereC :ot that there reall+ is an+ se'aration< when viewed against the
#ackground of the wider realit+C 4ut #ecause we distinctl+ feel we are se'arated< we
have to use our i(agination as a kind of tool that< te('oraril+ at least< #reaks a
hole in this #arrier and allows us to 'ass through ?in a (anner of s'eaking@C
:ow< the act of this #arrier full+ o'ening u' and allowing us to 'ass through< is the
transition #etween Monroes (ental Focus>level !< to Focus>level $C Incidentall+< I
#elieve what ha''ened to Monroe is< after so(e ti(e of 'assing through his own
#arrier< he #roke it down to the e*tent where it no longer e*isted to an+ real degreeC
So< as I sa+< use +our i(agination freel+< at 9rstC 4ut +ou onl+ want to #e using it to
trigger the transition ?F! to F$@ 'rocessC Once +ou #egin ste''ing into a de9nite
9rst>'erson 'ers'ective ?Focus !@< +ou have to #e careful #ecause +ou are actuall+
entering the real(s of +our ver+ own i(aginationC If +ou continue to use +our
i(agination to the sa(e high e*tent that +ou were using it #efore< in order to get
+ou to this 'oint< all (anner of co('lications will ariseC "oull #egin creating things
here< there and ever+whereC So the trick is to (odulate the intensit+ or e*tent to
which +ou use +our i(agination< de'ending on where +ou are in the 'rocessC
All +ou need to do is think of easing #ack on the gas 'edalC I( assu(ing +ou drive
a carC In which case< think of +our use of +our i(agination in the sa(e wa+ +ou
(odulate +our use of the accelerator 'edal< relative to the distance versus s'eed of
the traLc in front of +ouC "our i(agination is like thisC At 9rst< +ou feel far awa+< lots
of distance to cover ?9gurativel+ s'eaking@ so +ou can give it lots of gas and awa+
+ou goC 4ut as +ou get closer< +ou need to start easing #ackC If +ou 9nd +ou have
#acked o= a tad too (uch< then give it so(e (ore gas to get the thing #ack on
track and rolling again in the right directionC 6hen ease u' 'rogressivel+ the closer
+ou getC Ideall+< +ou want to #e at walking 'ace ?so to s'eak@ the 'oint +ou sli' into
9rst>'ersonC As +ou sli' in< +ou want a slight (o(entu( to kee' +ou (aking
forward 'rogressC 4ut +ou dont want too (uch intensit+< as +ou need to leave a
'art of +our awareness o'en to detect the ne*t ste' in the 'rocessC
Of course< the ne*t ste' is Focus $C
6he 'oint where +ou can hold a de9nite 9rst>'erson 'ers'ective is +our entr+ into
Focus !C :ow< what we want to do fro( this 'oint is to trigger the transition to
Focus $C In (+ e*'erience< this transition #egins rolling of its own accord fro( the
Focus $ stateC 6o a large degree< +our achieve(ent of the Focus $ state is
de'endent on how well +ou can achieve Focus !C If +ou can achieve what I call a
neutral Focus !< iCeC no reveling in +our own i(agination< 7ust lock +ourself in a
solid Focus !< releasing onl+ a (ild sense of curiosit+< then this should trigger a
transition to Focus $C 6hen< once +ou reach Focus $< as I sa+< the #all rends to
start rolling of its own accordC
4ow to shift *our focus to the i)aginar* scenario
What we are engaged in here is an act of switching focusO notO 8uieting the (indN
In the 'ost +ou were looking for< I would have said ?as I have said a nu(#er of ti(es
on this foru(@ I cannot understand where the idea ca(e fro( that +our (ind should
#e Ae('t+B for this to workC 4ecause (+ own (ind is far fro( 8uiet< and far fro(
e('t+C I can hold a totall+ 8uiet (ind if I wish toC I si('l+ close (+ e+es< look out
into the #lackness and think of nothingC And guess what ha''ens? :othingN
/owever< when I close (+ e+es and activel+ involve (+self in so(e kind of
Ai(aginar+B (ental scenario< sure enough< it isnt long #efore (+ focus of attention
shifts< and I 9nd (+self in a 9rst>'erson 'ers'ective within the scenario I was
'reviousl+ Ai(aginingB ?the state of which is Focus !@C
So +our (ind should #e focused on the task in handC It doesnt (atter how +ou do
thatC If +ou 9nd that giving +ourself a running co((entar+ hel's +ou focus< then do
it for as long as it hel'sC I (ean< if +ou 9nd that standing on +our head hel's +ou
engage +our senses (ore within +our rundown< then stand on +our headC It reall+
doesnt (atterC What I a( doing is giving +ou the #asics< and the hands on< nitt+>
gritt+ a''lication is down to +ouC 4ecause 'eo'le do tend to #e di=erent in thatC
What I can sa+ to +ou< a#solutel+ without 8uestion< is the ke+ to not #eing
distracted< is to engage +our senses within +our rundown scenarioC I cannot stress
this too highl+C In doing so< a 'erson fro( the A8uiet (indB school of doing things
would #e totall+ overloaded with all the (ental goings onC 4ecause< as I sa+< (+
(ind is an+thing #ut 8uietN 6he thing +ou have to #ear in (ind is our o#7ective<
which is< a shift in focusC 6o do this we dont want our (ind to #e 8uietC We want our
(ind activel+ working towards achieving our shift in focusC
I tell +ou< often when I was 9rst working on this< I wouldnt reali0e that I had actuall+
shifted focusN
I was SO #us+ concentrating on (+ rundown and going along with the Pow of it< that
suddenl+ I would AdiscoverB (+self #eing in 9rst>'erson 'ers'ective within (+
rundownC And Id think< A/e+ its workedNB Of course< ne*t instant the state would
#reak and I would 9nd (+self #ack in the 'h+sical< kicking (+self wishing I 7ust
hadnt done thatC
6he other 'ro#le( that can co(e a#out< at 9rst< is +ouGll #e going through +our
rundown and suddenl+ +ouGll feel +ou (ight #e in a kind of half>and>half situationC
:ot e*actl+ 'h+sical< #ut not e*actl+ 9rst>'erson within +our rundown eitherC So
again +ou check whether the state +ou are in is reall+ a di=erent state< #+
co('aring against how the 'h+sical state actuall+ feels< and that too #reaks the
stateC At which 'oint +ou reali0e +ou were in a di=erent state< #ut #+ then itGs too
late< and +ou have to start againC
&ro#le( is< not onl+ does it take a little while to 'ractice getting into the stateH it
also takes a little while for +ou to feel oka+ a#out knowing +ou are in itC At 9rst<
there is a tre(endous te('tation to (ake a co('arison with the 'h+sical A7ust to
checkB that +ou are not actuall+ 'h+sicalC I dont know wh+ its so te('ting< it 7ust
isC Of course< the ver+ act of checking #reaks the stateC ;ater on< when +ou achieve
Focus>$< sa+< +ou can have these kinds of thoughts and re(ain within the stateC
4ut the Focus>! state is easil+ #rokenC
78 9lackness
&riginally posted by 0ete
Frank,
A little more on my last post 9
;onroe seems to describe Focus 71 as the $edge of time and space$, the last le#el
of physical world reality, $the edge that lies between the physical world and the
afterlife$ 4to quote ;oen2! I'#e been thinking of Focus 17 as that edge!
I can well understand wh+ +ou think that wa+ #ecause I too once thought Focus $
was that edgeC And this touches on what +ou sa+ #elow a#out ever+thing ha''ening
in a whooshC 6hatGs e*actl+ what used to ha''en with (eC When I looked #ack fro(
the 'oint of #eing within the Astral< the last stage I reall+ re(e(#ered was #eing at
Focus $C So thatGs wh+ for a while I thought Focus $ was the #ridge 0oneC ItGs onl+
when +ou slow the whole transition 'rocess down +et further that +ou reali0e there
are several< fairl+ distinct in#etween statesC
Focus $ is characteri0ed #+ what is often called 23>4lacknessC 4asicall+< +ou 9nd
+ourself Poating in an endless< ti(eless voidC Which is the #ridge 0one #etween
&h+sical and AstralC ItGs 8uite a co(forting 'lace once +ou get used to itC 6hough
'eo'le who Esu=erE what is so(eti(es called Eslee' 'aral+sisE can 9nd the(selves
within this region not knowing 8uite what is ha''eningC And< for the(< it can #e
8uite scar+C
Focus $ is the 9rst of the real(s of realit+ where: 6hought Z 3irect ActionC Which is
wh+ 'eo'le< such as Ginn+ for e*a('le< tend to use it as a start>'oint for their Astral
7ourne+C For in this region all +ou have to do is either 6hink a#out where +ou want to
go< or 'lace so(e strong Intent a#out what +ou want to achieve< or to e*'erienceCCC
and it auto(aticall+ co(es a#outC :or(all+< what ha''ens is so(e kind of 'ortal
will o'en in the #lackness and +ou si('l+ 'lace the Intent to go in that directionC
6he reasoning #ehind MonroeGs talk a#out #eing on the Eedge of ti(e and s'aceE is
all to do with the &h+sical real( where we hold notions of 6i(e and S'ace< and of
course 3istanceC Within the &h+sical< these three notions are ine*trica#l+ linkedC
/owever< within the Astral there is no such thing as 6i(eC So there is no such thing
as 3istance or S'ace eitherC
quote:
,ould it be that I am leaping3swooshing right from Focus 1 to Focus 71 and beyond
and it is striking me as a huge, o#erwhelming mo#e) Are Focus 17 4and 1A2, more
preliminary le#els) ;aybe I'm conceptuali.ing them incorrectly! Though I know it is
not a science e%actly, perhaps my ideas are making it more diBcult! 0erhaps I need
to slow it down and make myself linger in 17 for a while!
"es< +ou need to slow it down as touched on a#oveC Once +ou can (ake the
transition slowl+ +ou will 'erceive the in#etween statesC With (e< Focus I is a ver+
interesting and su#tle state where I e*'erience a (ental nullC ItGs ne*t to i('ossi#le
to e*'lain in words #ut +ou 'ass through a 'hase where it does 7ust see( like all of
6i(e 7ust stands still< or it can see( like 6i(e is (oving with +ouC Which IG( sure
(akes no sense at allC ;ike I sa+< itGs ne*t to i('ossi#le to e*'lain in wordsC
quote:
4I ha#e another similar, if more minor, confusion of de6nitions when in track 7 of the
@a#e I tape, ;onroe instructs to rela% each body part in turn before then counting
down to 1! I had to re9write my scenario a few times to make sure I didn't gi#e up
my $body$ until after that massage3rela%ation part! I had been lea#ing my physical
body at the energy con#ersion bo% at 6rst and this created a /arring problem! I'#e
got that straightened out now I think! The way I see it is I don't lea#e my physical
body behind until after the rela%ation and during the countdown when I ha#e to
lea#e it behind pretty fast!2
"es< I too 'ondered over thisC So I decided to du(' what I call (+ E'h+sical
sheatheE in the )nerg+ 5onversion 4o*C Fro( then on I take all notion of having a
E#od+E in a non>'h+sical senseC
8ont Concentrate on the 'h*sical 9od*
"ou are concentrating on the 'h+sical>#od+ rather than si('l+ letting it go ?as
Monroe kee's sa+ing@C I often get the idea that 'eo'le are l+ing there and
(onitoring their 'h+sical #od+< checking whether or not their #od+ feels (ore or
less aslee' than it was ! (inutes ago< sa+C
)ver+ ti(e +ou EcheckE +ou focus +our awareness on +our 'h+sical #od+C 4ut
focusing +our awareness on +our 'h+sical #od+< scu''ers the 'rocessC
6he one downfall with the 53Gs is there isnGt an+ kind of (anualC ItGs not strictl+
necessar+ as track< 53 tells +ou all +ou #asicall+ need to get startedC 4ut a
decent hints and ti's (anual would have #een a nice addition< es'eciall+ given the
'riceC
Oh< +ou sa+ +ou listened (an+ ti(esC /ow (an+ is that< roughl+? With (e< I onl+
reall+ #egan getting the hang of it after IGd listened a#out !! ti(esC
&ela, the :ension in *our 9rain
:ot sure what is on the ta'es< as I have the 53sC 4ut itGs the 53 that takes +ou to
the Focus! stateC 4rilliant stu=C 6ook (e a while to get used to it< #ut ever+
(orning I 'la+ the 53 once< (a+#e twiceC 6hen switch the 'la+er o= and (entall+
run through the 'rocess without the head'hones onC
I think (a+#e in a#out another (onth or two I wonGt need the 53 at allC
It was the #it a#out letting that sense of rela*ation Pow into +our #rainC 6hat was a
(a7or turning 'oint< for (e< which went on to give (e the a#ilit+ to now have
(ulti'le conscious>e*it o#eGs al(ost ever+ (orningC
I was alread+ following along #asicall+ the sa(e lines as Monroe talks a#outC For
e*a('le< as I said in a 'revious 'ost so(e ti(e ago< I alread+ had worked out< fro(
around 2>+ears of trial and error< that it was wa+ (ore eLcient rela*ing fro( the
head downwardsCCC rather than the other wa+ aroundC
4ut it was fro( listening to the 53< that I #egan to detect that the #rain itself can
hold a kind of tension that #locks the a#ilit+ for +our sense of conscious awareness
to drift u'wards and (ake contact with the 'art of +our #rain that is in tune with the
AstralC
6he sense of EtensionE see(s to collect during the da+ and ever+ (orning I have to
EclearE itC IG( not sure if that will alwa+s #e the case< or what is the root causeC I
have onl+ latched onto this in the 'ast cou'le of weeksC
&reviousl+< I would #e l+ing there for a#out an hour< hour and a half< after listening
to the Focus! 53< #efore the onset of conscious 're>e*it sensationsC 4ut this
(orning< for e*a('le< a#out I (inutes after listening to the 53 I was roa(ing the
Astral for funC
9e 'roactive
I can highl+ reco((end the Gatewa+ Wave> 53 for an+ o#e #eginnerC
It teaches +ou< ste' #+ ste'< e*actl+ how to #ring +our #od+ to a state where +ou
are on the verge of #eing a#le to o#eC If +ou can follow this correctl+< all +ou need
fro( then on is a little (ental E'ushE and the Astral will co(e into viewC
/owever< there were a few issues a#out the 53 that took (e a short while to get
(+ head around< like:
MonroeGs voice has a kind of E/ouston Mission 5ontrolE feel a#out itC Which 9rst ke't
(aking (e giggleC /e also talks a#out< Erela*ing the (uscles at the to' of +our
headEC Which was confusing #ecause I donGt have an+ (uscles at the to' of (+
headC 6he ter(< E)nerg+ 5onversion 4o*E also got (e PusteredC So< as a get>
around< I thought of a ter( I could relate to (ore< and 'ut MonroeGs ter( in the #o*C
In order to actuall+ o#e< it is #est that +ou teach +ourself to #e a#le to rundown the
whole 'rocess all #+ +ourself< iCeC without use of the 53C
6his is #ecause< when on the verge of a conscious>e*it o#e< +ou are in a state that
Monroe descri#es as< E(ind awake< #od+ aslee'EC &ro#le( #eing< if +our 'h+sical
were trul+ in the dee' state of slee' that Monroe descri#es< +ou would not #e a#le
to hear the 53C
6o (ake #est use of the 53 +ou need to #e 'ro>active a#out itC In the sense that +ou
need to actuall+ F'erfor(F the visuali0ation e*ercises< etcC for it to workC
ItGs not one of these weird and whack+ 53Gs that 'la+ so(e #u00ing and #ee'ing
soundsH that clai( all +ou have to do is listen for a ti(e and< suddenl+< an o#e
e*'erience is auto(aticall+ induced ?+eah< as if@C
All in all< Wave> ?to Focus !@ was a great hel' for (e in learning how to achieve
re'eated< conscious>e*it o#eGsC
Mental State
ItGs not a EshiftE #ut (ore of a gradual 'hasing>out of 5 which cul(inates in the
feeling of #eing at F! as 'er MonroeGs instructionsC I start to lose awareness of (+
'h+sical #od+ fro( F2 (ainl+C Fro( which I graduall+ lose 'h+sical>#od+ sensations
as (+ (ental focus (oves further awa+C
&ro#le( is< IG( not sure whether our de9nitions of lucid drea( are the sa(eC
When at F!< I have full waking consciousness so I a( full+ aware that E#ack thereE
so(ewhere is a 'h+sical #od+ #ut (+ attention is taken u' elsewhereC ItGs like if +ou
were sitting reading and had #eco(e engrossed in a #ookC 6here is a 'art of +ou
that is aware +ou are sitting in a roo(< readingC 4ut #ecause +ou are (entall+
focused on the #ook< awareness of +our surroundings is heavil+ dulledC
In fact< the (ind state 'eo'le go into when heavil+ engrossed in a #ook is ver+
si(ilar to the F! (ind stateC Onl+ instead of +our consciousness running along with
the (ental i(ager+ created #+ the words in the #ook< +ou create a 'articular
(ental>i(ager+ structure in accordance with the guidance on the Wave 53C
'ro;ection Should 4a((en if *ou let it ha((en
IGd disagree here with so(e of what +ou sa+C I used to do the Erela* +our #od+< etcE
stu=C 4ut found it was far (ore eLcient to 9rst rela* what was going on in (+ head
and (+ #od+ would< in the (ain< auto(aticall+ rela*C 6hat is wh+ I a( so eager to
reco((end the Gatewa+ Wave> 53 #ecause it #asicall+ shows +ou right awa+
Ee*actl+E how to do itC Whereas it took (e +ears of trial and errorC
Again< I would sa+ to an+one having diLcult+ to si('l+ #u+ the Wave> 53 and
follow what is on the 9rst $ tracksC &ut aside an+thing else and si('l+ follow thatC
Dee' 'racticing ?ever+ da+ if +ou can@ until +ou reach the Focus ! state< iCeC (ind
awakeCCC #od+ aslee'C
I feel strongl+ that #eginners tr+ too (an+ so>called E'ro7ection (ethodsEC 6he+ tr+
this and that (ethod and none of the( work< so the+ give u'C What the+ fail to
reali0e< I #elieve< is that the E(ethodE in itself is not what causes +ou to 'ro7ectC 4ut
that is how I see these (ethods #eing (arketedC
ItGs like< E6ake this 'ill and it will get rid of +our headacheCE So +ou take the 'ill and
the headache goes awa+C E4u+ this TTT &ro7ection (ethod and +ouGll #e 'ro7ecting
in (inutesNE So +ou #u+ the (ethod< follow it to the letter< and nothing ha''ensC So
+ou tr+ another< and another< and anotherCCC and for (ost 'eo'leCCC nothing
ha''ensC A s(all (inorit+ have the necessar+ degree of faith to stick with it and
work it outC Once +ou do so< +ou reali0e that a FlotF of the co((ercial stu= is total
crF'C
&ro#le( is< after a nu(#er of failures< 'eo'le naturall+ start to 8uestion the validit+
of the whole thingC 4ut if I can do it< an+one canC 6he e*act sa(e diLculties I hear
a#out 'eo'le having on this 44S I had (+self< +ears agoC
&lus< I donGt know what 'eo'le (ean #+ Etrance stateEC I hear this ter( a lot and
have read it in A3 #ut< to (e< the word EtranceE (eans as it sa+s in the dictionar+<
iCeC a state in which a 'erson is unaware of their surroundings or actionsC ;ike a
stage h+'notist 'uts a su#7ect in a EtranceE and suggests the+ (ake noises< or do
certain actions< so as to hu(or the audienceC
At all ti(es during the 'ro7ection 'rocess I a( full+ conscious and aware of
ever+thing that is ha''eningC In no wa+ do I ever feel like I a( in so(e kind of
EtranceEC 6he EstateE I a( in is as descri#ed on the Wave> 53: (ind awakeCCC #od+
aslee'C &lus< there is no E'ounding heartE and no EPushesE I feel a#solutel+ nothing
co(ing fro( (+ 'h+sical #od+ at all ?'rior to the onset of vi#rations@ nor do I feel
like I a( doing an+thing re(otel+ to do with Eenerg+EC
IG( slowl+ #eginning to reali0e that this E'ounding heartE sensation al(ost certainl+
co(es a#out fro( activating what (+stics call 5hakrasC I once did that 8uite #+
accident and< +es< there was a 'ounding kind of vi#rating feeling a#out (+ heart
region< cou'led with other sensationsC Which is what I sus'ect +ou are doingC 4ut
that is not Astral &ro7ectionC
6he 'rocess of Astral &ro7ection is< in a sense< like drivingC While +ou can have
choices a#out which actions to take< there are various strict rules that ever+one
(ust followC ;ike< all driving on the sa(e side of the roadC "ou can choose where to
drive to< or what car to go in< etcC 4ut +ou cannot wake u' one (orning and think<
E/((CCC which side of the road shall I drive to work on toda+?E
&ro7ection is a rePe* action that WI;; occur if +ou #ring +our (ind and #od+ into a
'articular stateC 6hat 'articular state is the SAM) for ever+oneC "ou can choose to
enter that state #+ use of various (eansC 4ut whatever (eans +ou choose it (ust<
at the end of it all< #ring +ou into that 'articular 're>'ro7ection state in order to
sti(ulate the natural 'ro7ection rePe* which I a( sure ever+one hasC
:echni<ues
On the 'ur(ose of :echni<ues
With a little ada'tation< I found the %O&) techni8ue had the (uch desired e=ect of
slowing down the whole 'ro7ection 'rocess into the AstralC So(ething for which I
was e*tre(el+ grateful as< for +ears< all I ever see(ed to #e a#le to do was 0oo( o=
with a #ig whooshC So (an+ ti(es I would end u' P+ing at a tre(endous s'eed and
wouldnGt have a clue as to how or where I was going to sto'C
6he techni8ue allowed (e< for the 9rst ti(e< to relia#l+ hold the vi#rations stead+C
So it felt like I was #athing in the(C At 9rst< I found I could control their intensit+
with (+ #reathingC 4ut I si('li9ed that to the e*tent where I can now control the(
7ust #+ i(agining increasing or decreasing the energ+ PowC Again< as with
ever+thing< I tr+ and si('lif+ things as (uch as 'ossi#leC
6o #e honest< I got #ored of cli(#ing the sa(e old ro'e in the sa(e old wa+C So I
develo'ed di=erent wa+s of cli(#ing: ar(s onl+H #oth ar(s and legsH right ar(< left
legH right leg< left ar(< etcC In doing so I found that it didnGt reall+ (atter how I
cli(#ed the ro'eC 6he 'ro7ection e=ect was 7ust the sa(eC So one da+ I i(agined I
was cli(#ing without a ro'eC Again< I (anaged to 'ro7ect no di=erent to #eforeC So<
to si('lif+ things even further< I discarded the ro'eC 6hen I got #ored of cli(#ingC So
I 7ust i(agined (+self drifting u'wards through the to' of (+ headC And still I could
'ro7ect e*actl+ as #eforeC Oka+< so wh+ not si('lif+ things even further< I thought<
and lie down and (erel+ think a#out 'ro7ectingC Well< nothing ha''enedC 6hat is<
until I directed (+ consciousness u'wards and i(agined (+self Poating out through
the to' of (+ headC
"ou see< (+ actions 'roved to (e that it wasnGt the actual %O&) techni8ue that
EcausedE the conscious>e*it 'ro7ectionC All it did< was give e*actl+ the right kind of
(eta'h+sical>i(age kickstart that set>o= the natural 'ro7ection 'rocessC So now (+
'ro7ections are a (illion 'ercent (ore controlla#le and all I have to do is lie #ack in
a co(forta#le 'osition and i(agine (+self drifting u'wardsC Around V ti(es in ten I
can controlla#l+ 'ro7ect either into the real>ti(e 0one or the AstralC 4ut while I found
the real>ti(e 0one to #e a #it of a let down ?novelt+ wears o= ver+ 8uickl+< I found@
(+ 'ro7ections into the Astral have #eco(e #etter than everC
As a result of (+ stud+ on how to enter the real>ti(e 0one< I ended u' develo'ing a
ver+ si('le and eas+ to understand techni8ue that I now use to 'ro7ect into the
Astral with a high degree of relia#ilit+C
6o (e< there is no 'oint in (+ going on to develo' ?or to learn@ thirt+ or fort+
di=erent techni8ues that all #asicall+ do the sa(e thingC &rovided I have one
techni8ue that can 'ro7ect (e to where I want to go< with a high enough degree of
relia#ilit+< IG( 9ne with thatC
/owever< 7ust like there are 'eo'le who love all kinds of gadgets< I have learnt that
there are those 'eo'le who love to tr+ all kinds of E'ro7ection techni8uesEC 6he+
avidl+ read all the #ooks availa#le< searching out ever+ known techni8ue< and relish
tr+ing the( allC Which an+one is at li#ert+ to do< if such is their thingC 4ut +ou hit
the nail on the head when +ou said that if +ou alread+ know what it is like to 'ro7ect<
+ou can easil+ work out where the author of the techni8ue is co(ing fro(C
M+ 8uestion is< what if +ou are in the 'osition of the vast (a7orit+ of 'eo'le who
have not +et had the #ene9t of a conscious>e*it 'ro7ection e*'erience?
I #elieve that a ;O6 of the 'u#lished techni8ues are WA" 6OO 5OM&;)T for a total
#eginner to gras'< all on their ownC I also 9r(l+ #elieve that (ost 'eo'le who tr+
Astral &ro7ection< after reading #ooks on the su#7ect< tr+ these techni8ues
unsuccessfull+H after which the+ end u' in the ver+ sa(e e*tre(el+ frustrating
'osition of the creator of this thread< MrC 3RC
S'eaking of who(< heGs alread+ on the 'ath to having his 9rst 'ro7ection e*'erience
after onl+ one atte('t at doing what I have suggestedC :aturall+< I wish hi( ever+
successC
:he &o(e :echni<ue and wh* *ou Shouldnt :r* so 4ard
"ou use the %O&) techni8ue in order to #ring +ourself to the 'oint where +ou #egin
to feel vi#rationsC
What the %O&) techni8ue serves to do is @ 'rovide a focal 'oint of consciousness
to the e*clusion of all other thoughts< feelings< etcC< and $@ it gives a 'owerful visual
signal to the su#>conscious that +ou want to transfer +our conscious (ind into the
'ro7ected #od+ and go so(e 'lace other than where +our 'h+sical #od+ ha''ens to
#eC
If +ou start ro'e>cli(#ing at the vi#ration stage< chances are +ou will u'set the
'rocessC 6his a''ears to #e what is ha''ening in +our caseC
First< understand that the se'aration is full+ auto(aticC 6he trick is to #ring +ourself
u' to the vi#ration stage and then si('l+ let se'aration ha''enN
6ensing (uscles and u'setting the s(ooth 'rogression of the #reath are caused #+
tin+ fears< dou#ts< etcC Which will go awa+ once +ou e*'erience 'ro7ection a few
ti(esC After all< +ou are on the #rink of the unknown ?according to +our conscious
awareness at the ti(e@C So it is onl+ natural for it to feel a teen+ #it nervousC Which
in turn u'sets the 'ro7ection 'rocessC
What I did was< as the vi#rations #egan I found I could (odulate their intensit+ #+
regulating (+ #reathingC So I s'ent ti(e 7ust e*'eriencing the vi#ration>sensation
thus allowing (+ conscious (ind to get used to the(C
6he wa+ +ou se'arate is 7ust to let it ha''enC If +ou tr+ and Edo so(ethingE the
'rocess will #e interru'tedC
ocal 'oint of Awareness
As far as rela*ation goes< +ou 7ust need to #e l+ing on +our #ack fairl+ co(forta#l+C
6hatGs allC 3onGt EconcentrateE on #eing rela*edC If +ou do that< +ou will never #e
a#le to do the (ost i('ortant ste'C Also< 'ut aside all thoughts of E'ro7ection
techni8uesE for nowC 4ecause concentration on so(e techni8ue< or other< will again
interfere with the (ost i('ortant 'art< which is:
"ou need to shift +our focal 'oint of awareness ?or consciousness@ u'wardsC If +ou
concentrate< for a short while< +ou should reali0e that +our focal 'oint of
consciousness is situated i((ediatel+ #ehind +our 'h+sical e+esC And that is
'ro#a#l+ where it has #een all +our adult life< during ti(es when +ou are awakeC
6here lies the diLcult+NNN
It is SO used to #eing there< during awake ti(e< it #eco(es ha#ituall+ entrenchedC
I(agine looking at +ourself in a (irror and +ou had drawn a c( dia(eter circle in
red felt>ti' 'en< in the centre of +our forehead a#out $CIc( u' fro( where +our
nose 7oins to +our foreheadC 6hatGs a#out where +ou need to #e< focal>'oint of
consciousness>wiseC
"ou will 'ro#a#l+ 9nd that the (o(ent +ou #egin doing it< iCeC letting +our focal
'oint rise to the correct 'lace< +our e+es will Egra# it #ackEC "ou have to teach the
e+es to let go and allow the focal 'oint of consciousness to rise u' as I descri#eC
As it rises< +ou (a+ #egin to see little shadows< or gli('ses of an+ sort>of this or
thatC I call it stra+ energ+C So(eti(es I (ight see a little 9gure co(ing out of a ha0+
(istC Rust this (orning< for instance< I could have sworn I could see the head of a
wolf right in front of (eN 4ut +ou need to teach +our e+es not to react to itC 6he wa+
+ou do that is to kee' 'racticingC
At 9rst< as +our consciousness rises and +ou see a tin+ gli('se of so(e i(age or
other< the e+es will suddenl+ tr+ to lookC ItGs like the e+es sa+< EWhat was that???
What did I 7ust seeNNNE 6he (o(ent the+ tr+ to look at whatever it was< +our focal
'oint of consciousness will i((ediatel+ dro' #ack #ehind +our 'h+sical e+esC So
+ouGll have to start againC 4ut after a short while< +ou will 'ass through the stra+>
energ+ stage and #egin feeling vi#rationsC Once +ou feel those vi#rations thatGs it<
+ouGve done itC
&ro#le( is< 'eo'le read all kinds of #ooks a#out all the (an+ so>called Etechni8uesEC
I re(e(#er the da+s when I would go to #ed< ar(ed with 'ro#a#l+ I! techni8ues
for rela*ationH VI techni8ues for the #reathH $! techni8ues for the e*it< etcC< etcC "ou
know< IGd #e 're'ared for an+ and ever+ eventualit+ that (a+ ariseCCC and #o+ was
that stressfulNNN
Controlling and Shifting the ocus of *our Consciousness
Oh< the itch stageN
I could write a whole #ook a#out those Pa(ing itchesC
;ook< could I 'lease suggest +ou forget ?for the (o(ent@ using an+ 'articular
Etechni8ueE such as 'oint and shift< %O&) etcC
First< +ou need to 9nd so(e EthingE to concentrate u'on that is ver+ a''ealing to
+ou 'ersonall+CCC #ut has nothing to do with se*< (one+< etcC 4ecause it will all get
too &ri(al and s'oil itC
"ou 7ust need one EthingE that +ou can en7o+ i(agining to the e*tent +ou can hold
that one i(age< in +our (ind< to the e*clusion of all other i(agesC And that is what
+ou need to 'ractice doingC
At 9rst< +ou will #e a#le to hold the i(age for a few seconds and then +ouGll think of
so(ething elseC 4ut gather +our thoughts and #egin againC Dee' doing this until +ou
can concentrate solel+ on that one i(age for fun< if need #eC At which 'oint< +ou are
read+ to concentrate on s'eci9c i(ages such as %O&)< etcC
6he ke+ is to ask +ourself the 8uestionCCC where< e*actl+< is +our sense of conscious
awareness co(ing fro(? 6hat is to sa+< when +ou are doing the i(agining: where is
the i(age +ou are atte('ting to i(agine co(ing fro(C 6he answer will #e< at 9rst<
directl+ #ehind +our 'h+sical e+esCCC even though +our e+es (a+ #e closedC
What +ou need to do is shift that sense of consciousness u' slightl+ and to the
centreC In other words< lock the 'h+sical e+es out of the e8uationC
6o (e< itGs al(ost like the e+es canGt let go of #eing the do(inant EvisualE organC
6he+ sus'ect +ou are tr+ing to view so(e EthingE and itGs like the 'h+sical e+es
auto(aticall+ take over sa+ing< E"e'< we do all that visual stu= so get>lost the rest
of +ouCE
6he wa+ I do it is i(agine I a( looking at (+self in a (irror< and a red dot is 'ainted
on (+ #rowC 6hen I esti(ate the 'osition and tr+ to see the sa(e dot fro( withinC
Dee' swa''ing fro( one to the other< at a rate +ou feel co(forta#le with< until +ou
get a res'onseC
"ou will reali0e the di=erence #ecause all kinds of Eha''eningsE will #eginC
Shifting ocal 'oint of Consciousness
-ue#ec< IG( (aking develo'(ents on this techni8ue al(ost dail+ as it is so(ething
I onl+ got into the 'ast U (onths< or soC If +ou read (+ earlier 'osts +ou will see I
#asicall+ #egan using the %O&) trick and tried to si('lif+ the 'rocess fro( then onC
M+ earl+ work involved letting ?what I called@ (+ sense of conscious awareness drift
u'wardsC 4ut doing that can still take a whileC What I a( working on is tr+ing to get
a concrete 'rocess that can si('l+ #e enacted< in the sa(e wa+ Monroe didC
"ou see< #asicall+< all I want to do is 'ro7ect within the Astral with the a#solute
F(ini(u(F of 're'aration and e=ortC
&ursuits such as (editation< energ+>raising< igniting chakras< and so forth< are all
ver+ wellC And I a( in no wa+ against an+one going thatC All I a( si('l+ sa+ing is:
itGs not (+ thing< and none of it is necessar+ for 'ro7ectionC Which is the (ain
reason wh+ I onl+ reco((end the Gatewa+ Wave> 53H as the rest goes o= on a
tangent ?in (+ o'inion@ where co((ercial factors start co(ing into 'la+C
An+how< I ca(e to reali0e that< in addition to the general sense of conscious
awareness that resides within (+ #rain< I also have what I now call a Focal &oint of
Awareness ?or Focal &oint of 5onsciousness@ that nor(all+ resides within (+
'h+sical #od+C
If I have #een using (+ hands a lot the 'revious da+< for e*a('le< I often 9nd (+
focal 'oint of awareness residing in (+ handsC 4ut< generall+< I 9nd it resides around
the area of (+ chest when rela*ing with (+ e+es closedC
Where +our focal 'oint of awareness is< can so(eti(es #e o#viousC ;ike< if +ou are
(ale and have an erectionC
I had this idea of (+ focal 'oint of awareness #eing like a sensor on the end of a
te('erature 'ro#eC One that had #een inserted into a #ucket of water in order to
take a readingC ;ike< (+ focal 'oint of awareness was sitting on the end of an
e*tenda#le 'ro#e that ca(e fro( the to' of the #rainC It e*tended into the 'h+sical
#od+< in order that 'h+sical>#od+ sensations could #e e*'eriencedC
I then thought< rather than l+ing there for an hour< tr+ing to allow this focal 'oint of
awareness to rise u'wards to the to' of (+ head: what if I could (entall+ reach
down< gras' it< and lift it u'wardsC Si('l+ lift it u' to the to' of (+ #rain where I
should i((ediatel+ sa+ good#+e &h+sical< hello AstralC
6hat was the theor+C
In 'ractice it all re(ains ever so trick+C 4ut this (orning I took a slightl+ #igger ste'
than +esterda+C
I awoke at around Ma( and started to listen to the Wave> 53 ?track $< to Focus>!@
as usualC What I do is 9rst listen to track $ of the 53< once or twice< then (entall+
run through the 'rocess on (+ ownC Which< (ore often than not< leads to a
conscious>e*it 'ro7ectionC
/owever< this (orning I onl+ listened to the 53 for a#out I (inutes as I felt rela*ed
and con9dent enoughC
So I la+ there and (entall+ tried to reach down to (+ chest and lift u' (+ focal
'oint of awareness to the to' of (+ headC As I sa+< I 9nd all this a ver+ trick+ (ental
#alancing act to 'erfor(C 4ut after a#out ! (inutes I had a distinct feeling of (+
focal 'oint of awareness (oving u'wardsC At the sa(e ti(e< the &h+sical si('l+
switched o=C
I found (+self in a E(ind awake< #od+ aslee' stateE and it felt like EIE was situated
right at the to' of (+ headC Which is a condition I have found (+self in #efore< fro(
using the teachings on the Wave> 53C Onl+ this ti(e there was no vision of the
Astral at allC :or(all+< at this 'oint< IGd start seeing stra+ energ+ then the Astral
would co(e into focusC Whereu'on I would (entall+ ste' into itC
It was a little confusing< so I thought IGd 7ust roll along with the sensation to see
where it would leadC :e*t I felt a distinct 'ulsating all around (e< followed #+ a
drifting feelingC 4elow (e I #egan seeing all kinds of dark sha'es with lines of lights
#etween the(C
6hen I chuckled to (+self u'on reali0ing that I had inadvertentl+ 'ro7ected into the
%6 0one and was P+ing a#out $!! feet< or so< a#ove the roofto's around where I
liveC
Shift *our ocal 'oint of Awareness to the :o( of *our 4ead
;eviathan< +ou need to shift +our focal 'oint of awareness u'wards to the to' of
+our headC As this ha''ens< +our 'h+sical #od+ will see( to 7ust disa''ear fro(
underneath +ouC Also< tr+ not to concentrate on visuali0ing whatever Ee*it
techni8ueE it is +ou are using too (uchC 6his can #e a #ar to 'ro7ectionC
ocal 'oint of Awareness 1 Shifting It
A(a0ing< what +ou descri#e is #asicall+ the sa(e as the focusing techni8ue or
E'hasing inE techni8ue that IGve #een 'racticing the 'ast U (onths< or soC
6here is no real sensation of leaving +our #od+C ItGs (ore of a shift in (ental focusC
ItGs #ased on the idea that wherever +ou 'lace +our focal 'oint of awareness< that
'lace #eco(es +our realit+C
:or(all+< for the great (a7orit+ of 'eo'le< their focal 'oint of awareness is 'laced in
'h+sical world realit+C 4ut it is 'ossi#le< given 'ractice< to re(ove +our focal 'oint of
awareness fro( the 'h+sical and 'lace it in the AstralC As such< the Astral #eco(es
+our realit+C 6he sensation is di=erent to that of the traditional idea of an o#e< in
that there is no feeling of swa''ing #odiesC It 7ust feels like +ou shifted +our (ental
focus and +our surroundings changedC
Fro( what +ou sa+ IG( not sure what Focus level +ou were atC Guessing< IGd sa+ it
was Focus $ ?+our guide will know@C IG( fairl+ certain all the cloud scener+ would
have #een created #+ +our guide for e=ect ?guides alwa+s a''roach in wa+s the+
feel will #e (ost 'leasant to their su#7ect@C
Fro( that 'latfor(< it is 'ossi#le to shift +our (ental focus u' through the various
levelsC As +ou 'lace +our focal 'oint of awareness in each level< whatever ha''ens
to #e going on there i((ediatel+ #eco(es +our realit+C Well< it sounds eas+ to sa+<
#ut itGs trick+ to doC Ask +our guide for so(e direct hel'C IG( sure sheGll take
'leasure in showing +ou aroundC
ocal (oint of Awareness 1 6isuali5ation 0,ercises
&ro#le( is< +our focal 'oint of awareness nor(all+ resides #ehind the 'h+sical e+es
and itGs one heck of a ha#it to get out ofC 6+'ical 'ro#le( #eing< the (o(ent +ou
'erceive an+ kind of inner vision< i((ediatel+ the 'h+sical e+es will ha#ituall+ go to
tr+ and lookC Which 0a's +ou right #ack to 5C
What Ra(es sa+s is FgoodF advice and it re(inded (e of so(ething else +ou (ight
tr+ ?which I used to often do as a Ewar( u'E e*ercise during the da+@ is i(agine in
+our (ind doing a slow #ack Pi'C I(agine #eing in a roo( that is fa(iliar to +ouC
6hen 7u(' u'wards and let +our lower #od+ co(e u' and over< so +ou do a full
#ackwards circle and land on +our feet again > facing the sa(e wa+C
As +ou turn< i(agine in +our (ind how it would look fro( the 'oint of view of +our
'h+sical e+esC In doing this +ou are doing the sa(e as Ra(es suggested in his 'ostC
In that +ou are (aking +ourself i(agine fro( a 'ers'ective that +ou donGt nor(all+
co(e across ?unless +ou are heavil+ into athletics< of course@C
What I would advise +ou to do is to concoct several such (ental scenarios: where
+ou 'erfor( an action and i(agine +ourself looking fro( a 'oint of view +ou
wouldnGt nor(all+ co(e acrossC 6hen< when +ou co(e to 'ractice the rundown to
Focus !S$< +ouGll #e looking at +ourself fro( 7ust another di=erent 'ers'ectiveC
I said on another 'ost that the #est ti(e to 'ractice is during the da+C What I still
often do< during waking hours ?as I kind of (ental war(>u'@< is 'ractice holding
#asic sha'es in (indC
;ike< i(agine a #o* that contained sha'esC :ow reach into the #o* and take a
s8uareC Give it so(e colour and i(agine looking at the s8uare fro(< sa+< I feet
awa+C :ow change the colourC :ote the colour then change it againC :ow i(agine
the other side is a di=erent colourC 6urn the s8uare around so the other face< with
the di=erent colour< slowl+ co(es into view as the 'revious face fades outC
:ow turn the s8uare into a cu#eC At 9rst have each face the sa(e colourC I(agine
the cu#e turning in various directions and note as each face co(es into viewC :ow
have each face #eco(e a di=erent colourC 6urn it around again noting each coloured
face as it co(es into viewC :ow increase its si0e so itGs a#out as tall as +ou areC 6hen
have the cu#e stationar+ and i(agine +ourself walking around itC
:ow have it sus'ended in (idairC Float a#ove< underneath< and all around< noting
the colour of each sideC Shrink the cu#e and turn it #ack to s8uareC :ow tr+ the
sa(e with a triangle turning it into a '+ra(id sha'eC 6hen a circle into a s'here<
and so forthC
6hese kinds of (ental e*ercises will G%)A6;" i('rove +our inner vision< and can #e
'erfor(ed al(ost an+where< an+ti(e +ou get a few (inutes freeC
6hink of +our inner vision as a co('letel+ se'arate facult+C At the (o(ent it is like a
(uscle that has hardl+ ever #een e*ercised< and +ou need to gentl+ coa* it into
doing so(e work for +ouC )ver+ ti(e +ou i(agine seeing so(e #asic sha'e in (ind
?or i(agine seeing an+thing in (ind for that (atter@< +ou are e*ercising that
(uscleC
Rust a little< here and there< twent+ or thirt+ ti(es a da+C And after a few (onths
that (uscle will #e #ulging out of +our foreheadC
:echni<ue 1 S(eci=cs for Shifting ocal 'oint of Consciousness into *our
head and (ro;ecting
6o(< instead of rolling +our e+es u'wards as well< 7ust kee' the( crossed ?with
e+elids shut@ to the 'oint where +ou feel a kind of strainC )ase o= so the straining
feeling doesnGt get too #ad ?which can do de'ending on how (uch tension +ou have
in that area@C 6hen cross +our e+es so(e (ore and tr+ and work through the Estrain
#arrierEC
Once +ou can get to the stage where +our e+es are crossed and the+ are
co(forta#le in that 'osition< this should 'ut +our focal 'oint of awareness
so(ewhere a#out in the (iddle of +our headC ?Well< 'rovided +ou can do this
without all the usual (ind>chatter< in which case +our focal 'oint of awareness will
re(ain a#out the throat region@C
6hen i(agine +ourself (oving #ackwards into the e*'anse of +our (ind and +ou
should #e a#le to activate +our 5rown centreC First clue is +ou feel a slight (ental
s'as( and +our ears will shut>down for the duration of the s'as(C I leave the air>
con fan on at night to kee' the air (oving around the roo( so it doesnGt get stu=+C
So I can alwa+s hear the slight whirring of the fanC I use this sound as a signal that
(+ 5rown centre is activating< as the sound of the fan shuts out for an instant which
is ver+ noticea#leH where the s'as(< initiall+< is hardl+ noticea#le at allC
At the #eginning< the slight (ental s'as( is Fver+F slightC In other words< +ou canGt
feel it all that wellC ItGs like so(eone 8uickl+ ?#ut ever so gentl+@ stroked the inside
of +our head with a feather and at the sa(e ti(e +ou 'erceive a slight swooshing
sensationC It is FsoF slight that is was actuall+ the shutting out of the sound of the
fan that 9rst indicated to (e so(ething was ha''eningC
:ow I use the fanGs sound as an indicator all the ti(e< as this is a ver+ clear
indicator that IG( getting closeC 4ecause< at the ver+ #eginning< the (ental s'as( is
SO slight I canGt feel itC /owever< no (atter how slight the s'as(< (+ ears still
co('letel+ shut down for the half>second or so the s'as( is occurringC Which is
ver+ noticea#leC
6hen< if +ou rela* into it< +ou should get stronger s'as(s occurring over a shorter
ti(eC Following which the fre8uenc+ will increase to the 'oint where the+ #eco(e a
kind of #u00ing sensationC At which 'oint +ou will feel ver+ light< like +our 'h+sical
#od+ is Poating in (idairC At which 'oint +ou are free to travelC
6i$rations 1 Shifting Mental ocus to $ring the) a$out
A while ago I set o= down a road which atte('ted to 9nd an answer to the 8uestion<
EWhere do the vi#rations co(e fro(?E 6he+ see(ed to #egin at the head< #ut with
(e the+Gd #uild in intensit+ so 8uickl+ I had no chance to stud+ the(C So I #egan
tr+ing all kinds of techni8ues to tr+ and so(ehow ignite these vi#rations< #ut in a
controlled wa+H hence the 'ing>'ong e*ercise< and a few others< with which I had
li(ited degrees of successC
At the sa(e ti(e< I was working on several i(agination>#ased techni8ues< cou'led
with the Gatewa+ Wave> 53< which I 'osted a#out at lengthC I develo'ed these
techni8ues to the 'oint where I could fairl+ relia#l+ &hase fro( &h+sical to Astral
(ost (ornings > without feeling an+ kind of vi#rations at allC So I forgot a#out the
8uestion of vi#rations for a whileC
I thought that (+ later work had overwritten the older stu=: in (uch the sa(e wa+
as when +ou load a newer version of Windows< for e*a('leC 6he new version
overwrites the old version to the e*tent where +ou can no>longer #oot fro( the old
'rogra(C
;atel+< however< I got curious a#out the (atter of vi#rations again after re>reading
MonroeGs two later #ooks: FRGs and URC It struck (e that even though Monroe s'eaks
a#out &hasing< he does descri#e feeling vi#rations as wellC So I set>out to tr+ and
for( a (i* #etween (+ new>found &hasing skills and (+ old cannon#all>e*itC
M+ atte('ts at doing this were sur'risingl+ successfulC :ow< (+ 'ro7ection
e*'erience follows 'rett+ (uch e*actl+ as Monroe descri#esC 6hough with nowhere
near the sa(e degree of relia#ilit+ ?+et@C In MonroeGs case he would 'ro7ect with
such ease that (an+ ti(es heGd 7ust si('l+ want to slee' insteadC ?Oh< how I would
dearl+ love to Esu=erE this conditionN@
Rust thinking a#out e*'eriencing vi#rations< while undergoing the &hasing 'rocess<
Picked a switch so(ewhere and I #egan to feel an inkling at 9rstH after which the+
ca(e #ack into the 'ro7ection e8uation (ore and (oreC 4ut so(ehow (+ later>
develo'ed &hasing skills had co('letel+ changed the nature of the wa+ I
e*'erienced the vi#rationsC For a start< the+ #egan in a far (ore controlled wa+
fro( a#out the Monroe Focus $ stateC And I discovered also the+ did in fact co(e
a#out fro( a 'oint at the to' of the head each ti(eC
Fro( 'ractice< I found I could trace their origins #ack furtherC I felt the( #egin as a
tin+ (ental swooshing feeling like so(eone 7ust stroked (+ #rain with a featherC
Since then< I traced the feeling #ack further stillC 6he whole 'rocess #egins with a
si('le (ental EknowingE feelingH then a kind of (ental nullH then a weird sort of
creaking soundH then the feather>stroking feelingC
6he length of ti(e at each of these stages can change slightl+C I (ight get two or
three (ental null feelings< then (a+#e 7ust one creaking sound< followed #+ several
feather strokesH or 7ust an inkling of a feather stroke< one (ental null and several
creaking soundsH or whatever co(#ination of the threeC
6he (ental Dnowing feeling ha''ens when (+ 'h+sical #od+ has rela*ed to the
e*tent where (+ focal 'oint of awareness has shifted fro( #ehind (+ 'h+sical e+es
and is now focused within the e*'anse of (+ (indC 6hough (+ latest studies do
strongl+ indicate that the reverse is (ore the case< iCeC the act of shifting (+ focal
'oint of awareness FisF what causes (+ 'h+sical #od+ to duck>out of the e8uationC
Which is so(ething IGve sus'ected for 8uite a whileC 4ut IGve onl+ recentl+ #een a#le
to e*'erience the onset of the 'rocess slow enough and relia#le enough to (ake
an+ kind of concrete sense of it allC
I found that shifting (+ focal 'oint of awareness fro( #ehind (+ 'h+sical e+es to #e
the trickiest 'art in the whole 'rocessNNN It still 'resents (e with 8uite a stu(#ling
#lock and itGs the last (a7or hurdle I need to overco(eC &ro#le( is< it doesnGt 7ust
have to shift: it needs to shift in a 'articular wa+C And thatGs the darned trick+ 'artC
Well< for (e that isC
4ow :o &each 6i$rations $* focusing on *our 4ead
When originall+ 'osting to this thread I was working on sti(ulating what M+stics call
the 5rown 5hakra< and tr+ing a nu(#er of wa+s of getting (+ focal 'oint of
awareness awa+ fro( the #ack of (+ 'h+sical e+es and 'oint it u'wards into the
e*'anse of (+ (indC
6his was 'ro('ted 'ri(aril+ fro( (+ research into the 8uestion of where< e*actl+<
do the Evi#rationsE co(e fro(C %egulars will have heard (e talk a#out what I call
(+ cannon#all>e*itH a 'ro7ection e*'erience characteri0ed #+ a sudden feeling of
intense vi#ration< followed #+ the sensation of e*iting the &h+sical with a force like I
had #een shot fro( a cannonC So I set out to tr+ and slow down this 'rocess in an
atte('t to 9nd out what was ha''eningC
I discovered the vi#rations #egan ver+ su#tl+ fro( a 'oint at the crown of the head:
right where all the (+stical drawings and charts de'ict the 'lace(ent of what is
ter(ed the 5rown 5hakraC Fro( further research< I have now found it 'ossi#le to #e
a#le to focus inwards and< given the right conditions< I can activate the 5rown
5hakra even while still having so(e awareness of (+ 'h+sical #od+ together with
(+ 'h+sical surroundingsC Although this is still ver+ (uch easier said than doneC
Activation #egins 9rst with a su#tle (ental EknowingE feeling that tells (e I hit on
the right 'lace within (+ (indC And this #it is the real trick+ 'artC 4ecause fro(
then on it feels like an auto(atic 'rocess takes overC Following this EknowingE
feeling co(es a short 'hase where I feel like I a( e*'eriencing vi#rations< #ut IG(
not actuall+ e*'eriencing the(C ItGs sort of like IG( #eginning to (entall+ tune>into
the(C For a while this was a tad confusingC Until the 'enn+ dro''ed and I reali0ed
that the vi#rations were so(ething that were alwa+s there< and not so(ething that
we createC In other words< we donGt in so(e wa+ E(anufactureE this vi#rational
stateC ItGs (ore so(ething that we (entall+ tune>into #+ focusing our awareness in
a 'articular directionC
:e*t< I get a kind of (ental swooshing feeling like so(eone 7ust stroked (+ #rain
with a featherC 6his ha''ens ever+ cou'le of seconds or soC 6hen I rela* into this
further and the swooshing feeling turns into a (ental vi#ration that occurs a#out
once 'er secondC :ow< at this 'oint< if I rela* into it further then the vi#rations
increase in fre8uenc+ and intensit+ and I lose all sensation of (+ 'h+sical #od+C
0,cellent 0,(lanation of the Su$tleties of the >oticing :echni<ue
As to +our 8uestions< I feel the 'rocess is not 8uite so cut and dried as +ou thinkC
After a FlotF of 'ractice I have 'rett+ (uch reached the stage where I can hold
(+self at the various (ental>focus states originall+ la#eled #+ MonroeC 6hough
'lease #ear in (ind I alwa+s said that I donGt have an+ natural talent for this kind of
thingC It alwa+s see(s that each ste' takes (e ages of trial and errorC What IG(
getting at is 'erha's IG( not the #est of +ardsticksC
I dou#t +ou will get to a 'osition where +ou are at Focus ! or Focus $< and so
forth< stuck as to what to do ne*tC 6he 'rocess is largel+ one that starts Powing and
will continue to Pow if +ou let itC "ou see< a lot of the work IGve #een involved with is
learning how to tr+ and slow the 'rocess downC And the sa(e has #een true with a
nu(#er of 'eo'le IGve #een in contact withC
6he various (ental focus states co(e a#out like (otorwa+ sign'ostsC In the sense
that fro( Focus ! +ou get a sensation of (ental (ove(ent like +ou were
travellingC As +ou travel +ou #eco(e envelo'ed with 'articular (ental scenarios
that have certain 8ualities a#out the(C 6he tendenc+< I found< is 'eo'le will
generall+ either 'ass through a state< or get 0a''ed out of itC
I no>longer think a#out 'lacing (+ awareness in an+ 'articular region of (+ headC
6he si('lest wa+ I can e*'lain it< is I 7ust shift (+ focus of attention into the region
of (+ (indC Oka+< I still 9nd that far easier sa+ than to doC And itGs one of the last
re(aining hurdles I face in (+ 8uest to 'ro7ect at willC
6he ke+ ele(ent to achieving this< I found< is getting +our (ental focus awa+ fro(
the #acks of +our 'h+sical e+esC
6he Gatewa+ Wave> 53 acts for (e now as a kind of (ental 'ri(erC In that 9rst IGll
listen to it a cou'le of ti(es< and go through a (ental rundown of the like I descri#e
in the stick+>'ostC 6his acts for (e as a kind of (ental stretching e*erciseC Rust like
dancers do< for e*a('le< to war(>u' their (uscles #efore a 'erfor(anceC
Oh< one (ental rundown I found 'articularl+ e=ective is to i(agine +ou are in a
s(all audience and Monroe is facing +ou a short distance awa+< on a stage<
ver#ali0ing the instructionsC
Another e*ercise I often do is i(agine a sha'e< an+ sha'e it doesnGt (atterC &erceive
that sha'e in (ind for a few seconds then shift +our focus of attention to the #acks
of +our e+esC So +ou are looking at the #acks of +our closed e+esC 6hen shift +our
focus #ack to within +our (ind and 'erceive the sha'eC After a while +ou will
'erceive a distinct shift in focusC Once +ou recogni0e the shift< then 'ractice holding
the (ental shift within the (indC 6his is a #it trick+ #ecause +ouGll 'ro#a#l+ have
these little #lank (o(entsH during which +our (ental focus will sli' to the #acks of
+our e+es againC

Once +ou can hold that (ental focus< ne*t +ou si('l+ feel what +ou are 'resented
withC "ou (ight sa+< ERust #lacknessEC 4ut if +ou 'erceive (ore closel+< +ou (ight
get the idea that all is not 8uite 7et #lackC Again< when I sa+ E#lacknessE IG(
s'eaking of a situation where +ou are not si('l+ tr+ing to focus on the #acks of
+our e+elids and all +ou are seeing is so(e kind of residual visionC
"ou (ight 'erceive an area of gre+ness< or other areas that are lighter than #lackC
6hese (a+ see( to co(e and go at rando(C Once +ou #eco(e (ore ade't at doing
this< +ou will have fewer of those anno+ing little #lank (o(ents where +our (ental
focus dro's #ackC As such< there will co(e a 'oint where these inner e=ects will
ca'ture +our attention to the e*tent +ou are no>longer focused on the 'h+sical #od+C
6his is Focus !C
In other words< Focus ! is #asicall+ the sa(e state as when a 'erson #eco(es
engrossed #+ a (ovie on 61C Mental attention has #een ca'tivated to the e*tent
where there is no>longer an+ sensation of the roo( the 'erson is sitting in< the sofa
the+ are sitting on< or their 'h+sical #od+ which reclines on the sofaC
In o#e ter(s< +ou are no>longer aware of the roo( +ou are la+ing down in< or the
#ed +ou la+ on< or +our 'h+sical #od+ l+ing on the #edC "our entire (ental focus has
#een ca'tivated #+ what is going on within +ou< (entall+C As I sa+< this is Focus !C
:e*t co(es Focus $ where +ou will 9nd that the areas of lighter than #lack #eco(e
(ore distinctC 6he #lackness can take on a velvet+ or a li8uid 8ualit+< or +ou (a+
'erceive all kinds of other te*turesC "ou (ight 'erceive outline drawings of all kinds
of sha'esH or what see( like faces of 'eo'le or ani(alsH or wis'+ fogg+ colours that
a''ear to swirl around +ouC As this scenario develo's there co(es a sensation of
(ental (ove(entH a kind of forwards 'rogression that takes +ou onto the ne*t
'haseC
)ach transition tends to #e fairl+ sea(less in that one will naturall+ Pow into the
other over a 'eriod of several secondsC /owever< at 9rst< 'rogress will 'ro#a#l+ #e
scu''ered again #+ the 'h+sical e+es in that the+ tend to tr+ and snatch glances of
the various e=ects +ou are 'erceivingC Once +ou can get the e+es out of the
'ro7ection e8uation< +ou should #e a#le to e=ect a sea(less and controlled
transition fro( &h+sical to AstralC
At 9rst< though< chances are +ou (ight 'erceive a forwards (ental (ove(ent and
ne*t instant +ou (ight see so(e Peeting Astral scene: at which 'oint +our
'rotective sense of awareness kicks in and 0a's +ou #ack to &h+sicalC Which is
frustrating< #ut at least it con9r(s +ou are (aking 'rogressC
6here can also co(e a 'eriod where +ou go through what is a frustrating 'hase of<
Ehindsight reali0ationEC 6his is where a 'erson enters< sa+< the Focus $ stateCCC #ut
#ecause it is all ver+ unfa(iliar the+ o#viousl+ cannot recogni0e itC Finding itself in
unfa(iliar territor+< the 'rotective sense of awareness 'ro('tl+ 0a's the 'erson
#ack to &h+sicalC At which 'oint the+ suddenl+ reali0e< in hindsight< the+ 'ro7ected
to an unfa(iliar stateC
Alternate 0,(lanation of the >oticing 0,ercise
"es< +ou need to start doing the :oticing e*ercise that I outline in the FA- section
and IGve (entioned in a few 'osts of the 'ast (onthsC 3onGt worr+ a#out not #eing
good at visuali0ing< +ou donGt need it with the :oticing e*erciseC
One of the ke+ as'ects is allowing +our e+es and face to rela*C 6r+ and take a ste'
#ack fro( +our e+es and look u'wards into +our (ind fro( a 'oint that is either
a#ove or #elow +our 'h+sical e+esC What +ou are tr+ing to do is #reak that
connection #etween looking and +our 'h+sical e+esC If +ou feel for it< +ou will reali0e
that initiall+ +ou are looking fro( a 'oint right #ehind +our e+esC So(ehow +ou
have to let the e+es totall+ rela* and then +ou sneak that 'oint awa+ fro( the( and
look in a totall+ di=erent direction in +our (ind while the e+es 7ust re(ain rela*edC
3onGt worr+ a#out tr+ing to achieve an+ of the Focus nu(#ers< the+ are 7ust
sign'osts that can hel' +ouC If +ou 9nd the( confusing then 'ut the( all aside for
nowC All that will co(e laterC "ou need to get into the #asic ha#it of looking within
+ouC Si('l+ thatC &ut aside all thoughts of Eleaving +our #od+E or whatever and
si('l+ look within +our (ind and start noticing what goes on in thereC 6r+ to choose
a ti(e when +our 'h+sical #od+ is fairl+ rela*ed an+wa+ if 'ossi#leC 6hat will hel'C
6here is a 'articular direction that +ou need to look in +our (indC After a while of
'ractice +ouGll #e a#le to reach for it fairl+ easil+C 4ut at 9rst it takes a #it of 9ndingC
With (e it is al(ost directl+ u'wards #ut slanted #ack a #itC Once +ou 9nd that
s'ot< changes will #egin to take 'laceC %ather than 7ust #lack< +ouGll start seeing all
kinds of 'atternsC
6o give +ou an idea< this was (e +esterda+ (orningC I #egan and all I could see was
#lacknessC So I got co(f+ over the ne*t ! (inutes or so and then felt ver+ rela*edC
M+ e+es were closed and all I could see was #lackness 7ust like (ost of us when we
close our e+esC So I let (+ i(agination wander ?#ut not too (uch else I lose focus
and fall aslee'@C A few rando( thoughts crossed (+ (indC I tried to 'icture Monroe
and how he was doing< I thought of the foru( and Sarah #ouncing on her
tra('olineC I wondered a#out how (an+ others were tr+ing the sa(e and 'ictured a
huge tra('oline with hundreds of us all #ouncing on itC
6hen I saw an area of gre+ness develo' in front of (eC I said hello gre+ness howGs it
going? It changed to a whiteness and envelo'ed (eC 6hatGs interesting< I thoughtC
6hen I got what I call the ink #lotsC ItGs like I see a te*ture of a crea( coloured soft
'a'er with great s'lashes of #lack ink over itC :e*t (o(ent I was EtravellingE
through the 23 4lackness of F0C
Stages of the >oticing 0,ercise: ?ook Through :he I)ages
I'm /ust ama.ed by the amount of tension there is in the eyes, the o#erall tension in
the brain seems to be fairly straight forward to deal with, but getting the eyes to
rela% fully is pretty trickyC :esterday afternoon I'd gotten to edge of f13f7, or
perhaps ;onroe-s F1)
/i:
:ow +ou are #eginning to get to gri's with whats whatC :or(all+ +our e+es will
rela* and thats a cue for +ou to fall aslee'C Well< not 7ust +ou #ut with 'eo'le
generall+C "ou will notice< as +ou fall aslee'< +our e+es rela* and +our focus
auto(aticall+ shifts into what I call the A(illion (eanderingsB< then thats it< +ou are
o= into drea(landC Once +ou get caught in the (illion (eanderings +ou are
screwedC 6he wa+ +ou avoid sli''ing into this state is #+ kee'ing +our focus of
attention as the e+es rela* and +ou (ake the shift to &ri(ar+ Focus $ onl+ into a
di=erent region of &F$< 'refera#l+ into the core< iCeC +our i(aginationC
&ro#le( is the e+es rela*ing is a kind of cue that triggers the slee' rePe*C
So what +ou have to do is teach +ourself to rela* the e+es even though +ou are not
reall+ read+ for slee'C As the e+es< and the general facial area rela*es ?#ut
'articularl+ the e+es@< +our focus of attention should shift< or at least #egin to shiftC
6his +ou are doing as 'er the ne*t 8uoteO
I could feel it rela%4;uscular2, then there was an additional darkening, guess this is
the receptors actually powering down and going into 'sleep' mode! At this point I'm
getting random images, 6nd at the moment they're getting in the way, as soon as
they appear the physical eyes try to power up again and focus3look at the image,
which destroys the o#erall e=ect I'm try to get!
6he rando( i(ages are a sign that +our focus of attention is #eginning to (ake the
shiftC 4ut the (o(ent +ou see so(e internal i(age +our 'h+sical e+es are tr+ing to
snatch a glance at whatever it wasC As Ive said a nu(#er of ti(es over the +ears< I
used to #e 'lagued #+ this 'ro#le( and often Id feel like gouging (+ e+es out in
frustrationN 4ecause the (o(ent +our e+es tr+ to snatch a glance it 'ulls +ou right
out of the ver+ state +ou have tried so hard to attainC
6he ke+ to 'rogress is to focus +our (ental attention not on the i(ages #ut #e+ond
the i(agesC I (entioned the other da+ that there are no de9nite #oundaries
#etween these statesC What I (ean is there is a transition< #ut it is never a #lack
and white transitionC "ou get what I call #oundar+ la+ers as a kind of link>state
#etween the transitions 'ro'erC Monroe would call it a di=erential 'hasing< where he
was receiving $ in'uts at once for a short while #efore he full+ (ade the transitionC I
call the( #oundar+>la+er e=ectsC 6he rando( i(ager+ +ou are seeing are #oundar+>
la+er e=ectsC 6he A'laceB +ou want to #e is A#e+ondB that #oundar+ la+erC If +ou
concentrate u'on the #oundar+ la+er then at the #oundar+ la+er +ou will re(ainC :@
Fro( what +ou descri#e< +ou have successfull+ (anaged to attain the Monroe focus
2 state and +ou are on the edge of the transition to focus !C :ow +ou need to (ake
the shift and achieve a full focus !C 6hen it starts getting a #it livel+ nor(all+C
If +ou can sta+ cal(< iCeC not get fearful or e*cited then +ou should get a (a7or
sensation of a transitionC :ow< de'ending on +our (o(entu( at this 'oint< +ou will
either 'lo' out into +our individual area of (ind ?the area of &ri(ar+ Focus $< or
t+'icall+ Athe astralB of the (+stics@ or +our (o(entu( will take +ou right through
this area and +ou will 'erceive this as a (a7or shift where +ou are seeing all (anner
of swirling clouds of colour and (a+#e hearing all (anner of rando( 'o's< #angs<
noises< screechesH Pashes of all kinds of i(ages of 'erha's 'ast (e(ories< feelings<
se*ual urges< etcC Or +ou (a+ see +our whole life APash #efore +ouB and that kind of
thingC %eason #eing +ou have 7ust 0i''ed right through +our own (ind in 7ust a few
ticksC
If +our (o(entu( is 'rett+ strong then +ou should end u' at a#out the focus $
stateC In ter(s of overall area in consciousness< this is at the A#oundar+B so to
s'eak< #etween &ri(ar+ Focus $ and &ri(ar+ Focus 2C
If +ou are reall+ BP+ingB then +ou could even 0i' through this stage and Acrash landB
within the area of &ri(ar+ Focus 2 so(ewhereC 6his area enco('asses the Monroe
attention>states of focuses $2 through to $V inclusiveC 4ut if this ha''ens to +ou
then +ou need to slow it all down a #it else +oull get into so(e #ad control ha#its
that will not stand +ou in good steadC 5rash landings nor(all+ result in +ou getting
0a''ed #ack to 'h+sicalC
As a general rule< +ou should alwa+s #e ai(ing for ever higher degrees of controlC
Unless +ou have that control< +ou cant reall+ do an+thing 'roductiveC All +ou will
have is a whack+ e*'erienceC &erha's a reall+ e*citing and fun whack+ e*'erience
#ut its still a whack+ e*'erienceC
8ont Watch the I)ages+ ?et the) 'ass
IGd suggest +ou (a+ #e stuck #ecause< fro( what +ou sa+< +ou sto' to watch the
i(ages rather than let the( 'ass +ou #+C
6his would 'revent +our focal 'oint of consciousness traveling that last ste'
u'wardsH which it needs to connect to the Astral so +ou start re(otel+ viewing the
Astral>'ro'erH as o''osed to viewing the (+sterious stra+>energ+ that< for so(e
reason< dwells on the 'eri'her+C
An+one who is detecting stra+ energ+ is on the verge of connecting to the AstralC
"ou do not necessaril+ have to #e in a co('lete< E(ind awake< #od+ aslee' stateE in
order to do thisC 6he (ore I 'ractice< the easier I can view the Astral whilst still
having a sensation of (+ 'h+sical #od+C Whereas< #efore< I could onl+ get to view
the Astral fro( a co('lete E(ind awake< #od+ aslee'E stateC
IG( also wondering if I will eventuall+ #e a#le to learn to re(otel+ view the Astral
while (+ 'h+sical #od+ is co('letel+ awakeC 4ecause that is the direction I see( to
#e takingC
IG( also wondering if this is what is (eant #+ clairvo+anceC IG( thinking (a+#e
'eo'le who are such< were 7ust #orn gifted with the a#ilit+ to re(ote view the Astral
whilst in a full+ awake stateC %ather than having to 'ractice for (onths on end like
(ost of us have toC
8ont ocus on An* I)ages #ou See or #oull all Aslee(
"ou are concentrating too (uch on these Peeting i(ages< IMO< so it is causing +ou
to lose +our (ental focusC :or(all+< as we fall aslee' our (ental focus dissi'ates
and we go o= to drea(landC I feel that #+ +ou 'a+ing attention to these i(ages< +ou
are hel'ing +ourself fall aslee' (ore than an+thingC 6he i(ages are too Peeting in
nature to (ake sense of usuall+C I once tried #ut gave u' as the+ are 7ust too
nonsensical and I was s'ending stud+>ti(e on a 'heno(enon that wasnt #ringing
(e an+ #ene9tsC
I think +ou have $ choices of a''roachO
@ "ou can tr+ to hold +our (ental focus #+ atte('ting to think through< or think
#e+ond the rando( i(ager+C 6r+ to 'itch +our focus so(ewhere in the distance
A#ehindB the i(ager+C I sa+ this #ecause the i(ager+ tends to #e right in +our face<
as it wereC All (anner of this and that in the foregroundC So tr+ to think through it all
and 'itch +our focus of attention into the #ackground of the i(age scene and tr+ to
kee' +our focus concentrated there as +our 'h+sical #od+ falls aslee'C If +ou can
hold this< it wouldnt sur'rise (e if +ou were to suddenl+ 9nd +ourself in F0C
$@ "ou can si('l+ ignore the i(ager+ and create a #asic rundown for +ourself and
concentrate on thatC %iding a horse is a good oneC Walking is not too engaging< I
9nd< #ut a nice rising>trot is idealC With (e I tend to li(it (+self to a schooling
situation rather than hacking outC 6hat wa+ I can do a few full circuitsH change
across the diagonal and onto the other leg then a few circles and 9gures of eight<
that kind of thingC Works rather well for (e I 9ndC
When to use the >oticing 0,ercise?
6he :oticing e*ercise is for co('lete #eginnersC It gets 'eo'le used to si('l+
looking within the(selvesC If +ou got the 9rst issue of (+ newsletter then +ou will
have read a#out how I (ade this 'articular 'oint that ever+thing +ou want to do<
&hasing or otherwise< is all WI6/I: +ouC So(e 'eo'le have #een so used to in so(e
wa+ Ae*teriori0ingB their awareness tr+ing to Ao#eB in a conventional sense the+
si('l+ cannot get to gri's with the creating of a (ental rundown thingC 6he+ need a
little 'ractice 9rst 7ust learning how to look within the(selvesC So thats when I
reco((end the :oticing e*erciseC
At 9rst< 'eo'le close their e+es and all the+ see is #lacknessC Unfortunatel+< this can
'ut 'eo'le o= thinking the+ are never going to do itC When I close (+ e+es all I see
is #lackness at 9rstC 4ut if 'eo'le learn to actuall+ notice what is taking 'lace the+
(a+ see that one area of #lack is not 8uite so #lack as the restC 6hen the+ (a+ kind
of sense so(ethingC 6hen there (ight #e a little Peeting so(ething or other that
7ust 'assed #+C &erha's a swirl of colour< (a+#e +ou 7ust heard a sound< or think +ou
heard a sound #ut its confusing #ecause +ou didnt hear it with +our earsC &erha's
+ou 7ust heard +our na(eC 6hen (a+#e there was a Pash< or was there? :ow theres
that sound againC And theres this swirling 'ur'le colour with a hint of +ellow and
red in the (iddleC :ow so(eones singing so(ethingO at which 'oint 'eo'le tend
to get overwhel(ed thinking< A/e+< I( doing itN I( doing itNB 6hen the+ get 0a''ed
right out of the state< all e*cited reali0ing that its working for the(C
)ventuall+< 'eo'le get to the stage where the+ see what is co((onl+ called
Ah+'nogogic i(ager+B ?this is the Monroe Focus $ state@C
Man+ 'eo'le ask (e< AWhat do I see?B Well< at 9rst all I see is #lacknessC 4ut as (+
e+es and face start to rela* I see a light in (+ (indC It is in an u'wards direction<
al(ost straight u' #ut cranked #ack a #itC Its not a 'in'oint light like a torch< it is
(ore like an area of light< like a light>gre+Swhite cloud+ areaC I focus (+ attention on
this cloud+ area and after a#out ! or I (inutes its like the cloud descends on (e
and I( surrounded #+ this gre+Swhite cloudC At this 'oint I( al(ost at the stage
where I have (ade the switchC Once I (ake the switch< the whiteness generall+
changes to swirling clouds of colourC 6hen there is a feeling of forwards (ove(ent
for a second or two< at which 'oint I e(erge into the 23>4lackness at the Monroe
Focus $ state ?or F0 of the &hasing Model@C I rarel+ have to do an+ kind of (ental
rundown fro( the 'h+sical< as I have now found that A'ointB in (+ (ind where (+
AconnectionB isC So now all I need to do is look to thatC If I want to transition to Focus
$ then I will think of going through a (ental rundown at F0 and Ill i((ediatel+
transition to Focus $C
I do not reco((end an+one atte('t (aking this direct transition< unless the+ 9nd
the+ ha''en to have a knack for itC I( not sure how (uch of a general +ardstick (+
e*'erience isC 4ut I onl+ started to 9nd this AconnectionB after going through the
creating of a (ental rundown stage for at least a cou'le of +earsC Its diLcult to sa+
e*actl+ #ecause now I look #ack and reali0e that I was sort of half>and>half for ages
#efore I reali0ed a#out this AconnectionBC What I( sa+ing is it didnt 7ust suddenl+
co(e a#out one da+ and I thought< ah< I will do it this wa+ fro( now onC It was a
gradual reali0ation thingC
An+how< once a 'erson has gotten to the stage where the+ are used to looking
within the(selves< its ti(e to (ake the switch to Focus $C So then +ou create a
(ental rundown of +our choosing< engage +our senses and ste' into itC 3oing this
'uts +ou sla' #ang in the (iddle of Focus $ of consciousnessC
4ow to 'erceive the 78 9lackness 1 60&# IM'O&:A>:
So(ething else which (a+ hel':
6he thought ca(e to (e the other da+ that (a+#e so(e 'eo'le set>o= down the
&hasing route and in so(e wa+ the+ think the+ have to create the e=ectsC I (ean
e=ects like the 23 4lackness stage< for e*a('leC &erha's the+ (a+ #e confusing it
with traditional o#e teaching where a 'erson uses so(e kind of Ee*it techni8ueE like
'icturing the(selves cli(#ing an i(aginar+ ro'e< for e*a('leC 6he idea ca(e to
(ind that (a+#e 'eo'le were l+ing there tr+ing to E'ictureE a kind of 2>di(ensional
#lacknessC
IG( not sa+ing that +ou are< 'articularl+C 4ut I 7ust thought that 'eo'le (ight have
that tendenc+ generall+C 6he 23 #lackness is alread+ there< within each of usC What
we have to do is (entall+ reach within and focus on itC ItGs not so(ething we create<
itGs so(ething we focus onC 6his naturall+ #egs the 8uestion of where< in the (ind<
do we focusC Which is a trick+ 8uestion to answerC 4ut looking at it in &h+sical ter(s<
I would sa+ itGs u'wards and #ack slightl+C
I(agine looking out hori0ontall+ fro( +our 'h+sical e+esC 6hen shut +our e+es so
+ou are now viewing the #acks of +our e+elidsC 6hatGs the $3 #lacknessC :ow turn
+our (ental focus through a#out !! degrees u' fro( the hori0ontalC In other words
+ou have shifted so +ou are now looking within the (ind 7ust #e+ond verticalC
4ow the 'rere<uisite State eels
quote:
I can feel e#en before I sleep that I'm going to get pro/ection symptoms, there's a
pulsing feeling in my brain, and a slight cloudiness! >o matter how much I might
want to pro/ect, if those feelings are not there then I can forget it because it /ust
won't happen!
6hatGs a good e*a('le of the kind of situation IG( e*'laining a#outC In that there are
s'eci9c (ental feelings andSor knowings that ha''en as a nor(al 'art of the
'rocessC Unfortunatel+< (an+ of these (ental ha''enings can #e ver+ su#tle< and
are so ver+ easil+ overlookedC
M+self< I know I have to #e in a 'articular state of slee'iness otherwise it Gaint going
to workC And thatGs not 7ust (e telling (+self that< so it co(es a#out like so(e self>
ful9lling 'ro'hec+C IGve tried co(ing fro( all kinds of angles and< #efore I 'ro7ect< I
recogni0e this 'articular rela*ed state ever+ ti(eC Once I recogni0e it< I know
e*actl+ what will co(e ne*tC When that ne*t thing ha''ens< I know e*actl+ what will
co(e after< and so on< and so onC
6he (o(ent this 'rocess is started< I #asicall+ do nothing #ut 'assivel+ o#serve
while the e*'erience unfoldsC If I do an+thing other than that< the 'rocess will
i((ediatel+ co(e to a haltC
So an+ Etechni8ueE I tr+ is not done in order to< in so(e wa+< cause (e to 'ro7ectC It
is used solel+ to tr+ and #ring (e to that 'articular rela*ed state of slee'inessC Once
IG( there I 7ust 'assivel+ o#serve while the 'ro7ection e*'erience unfoldsC
6he frustrating thing< for (e< is I have not +et found a relia#le wa+ of 'lacing (+self
in that 'rere8uisite stateC I can go 2 or M (ornings where I 7ust fall into it< and then
there will #e a (orning where it (a+ take (e an hour or (oreC On average< IGd sa+
it takes (e around M! (inutesC
What I found useful was tracing #ack an+ (ental feeling associated with the
'ro7ection 'rocessC So< for e*a('le< with +ourself +ou sa+ a#out the slight
cloudinessC What I would do is tr+ and 9nd out what ca(e a#out the instant #efore
thatH and then the instant #efore thatH and so onC 6his is how I successfull+ (anaged
to slow down what used to #e (+ nor(al 'ro7ection e*'erienceC An e*'erience
which consisted #asicall+ of (ega>vi#rations cou'led with a feeling like I had #een
shot fro( a cannonC
6he 'ro#le( IG( having is I traced it all #ack to this 'articular slee'+ stateC
/owever< I cannot +et get to gri's with what co(es a#out the instant #eforeC It
see(s to (e to #e a nu(#er of what are often contradictor+ scenariosC
quote:
I think learning all this stu= about how to spot symptoms, learning to retain the
right amount of consciousness is more important than speci6c techniques about
pro/ection!
&eo'le do see( to 'lace a great e('hasis on techni8ues which can #e counter>
'roductiveC So(ehow a 'erson has to 9nd a wa+ of 'assivel+ o#serving the(selves
falling aslee'C With (e< IG( 9nding (ore and (ore that 7ust the act of 'assivel+
o#serving is enough to (aintain conscious awarenessC
Ideal State $efore starting a 'ractice Session
What gives (e a lot of consistenc+ is I know when (+ #od+ is (ost rece'tive to this
kind of workC ItGs after IGve #een slee'ing for a#out U hoursC IGll wake u'< have a 'ee<
drift o= for a#out half an hour then co(e awake< #ut not co('letel+C M+ (ind will
#e awake #ut (+ #od+ will #e in a drea(+ kind of rela*ed stateC
4+ now I know e*actl+ how the state feels so I work on achieving that state 9rstC If
IG( a little too slee'+< then IGll have a little slee' for< (a+#e< another I (ins and
see how I feel thenC It sounds a #it convoluted #ut IGve done it so long I tend to 7ust
fall into it (ost (orningsC
Once these conditions co(e a#out< I start looking within and going through so(e
kind of #asic (ental rundownC Within a#out ! (inutes I (ake Ethe switchEC
So(eti(es it can take a little longer< so(eti(es shorterC 4ut the ke+< for (e< is to
get into that 're'arator+ state 9rstC 4ecause thatGs what (akes it Eeas+E for (eC I
can do it other wa+s< IGve even done it whilst sitting in a se(i>darkened roo( with
other 'eo'le around in a kind of E7oint sittingE as I think itGs calledC Which felt a #it
weird the 9rst ti(e I did it #ut the sa(e 'rinci'les a''l+C
4ut I 9nd it easiest doing it following slee'C So I tend to 7ust concentrate on the wa+
I 9nd it easiestC
Of course< to (ake this work +ou have to get into a little routine of going to #ed at a
certain ti(e< slee'ing for *>nu(#er of hours< then 9nding that naturall+ rela*ed
stateC If +ou tr+ when +ou are too tired< +ouGll tend to fall aslee'< and if +ou are too
awake then +ouGll have diLcult+ (aking the switchC 4ut if +ou can get it 7ust right
?or therea#outs@ then the switch should co(e fairl+ easil+C
In a sense +ou can think a#out it as falling aslee' #ut not 8uiteC "ou let +our #od+
fall #ack to slee' #ut +our conscious faculties re(ain entirel+ under +our controlC In
which case +ou will 9nd +ourself full+ awake and alert< #ut +ou will #e focused
within F$ of consciousness instead of Focus ?the 'h+sical@C
'h*sical :ension
Sounds to (e like tension around the e+es and forehead and (a+#e 7ust a little fear
is co(ing into 'la+ as +ou 'erceive the 23 #lacknessC At this 'oint it would onl+ #e
natural for +ou to tense u' a little without reall+ reali0ing itC
6he e*'anding #lackness is Focus $ in Monroe>s'eakC 6he slowing down sensation
occurs at Focus I as +ou 'hase totall+ out of the &h+sical and thus lose all
sensation of &h+sical>ti(eC Further on +ou cross the threshold at Focus $ and ste'
into the Astral at Focus $$C So +ou are Fver+F closeC
What I would tr+ is (assaging +our foreheadSte('le region a few ti(es a da+
?check +our neck and shoulders too for an+ in#uilt tension@C Also check +ourself to
(ake sure +ou are not in the ha#it of 'ulling what I call a: %ain FaceC If +ou stand
and watch a crowd of 'eo'le that get caught in the rain< +ouGll see how the+ all
scrunch>u' their faces like the raindro's were directed at the(< 'ersonall+C
Man+ 'eo'le are in the ha#it of scrunching u' their faces< raining or not< which can
cause a level of in#uilt tension around the e+es and foreheadC &ro#le( is< +ou need
to rela* the e+es co('letel+ which so(e 'eo'le 9nd diLcultC If the e+es are not
rela*ed the+ have this tendenc+ to want to snatch a glance at whatever it is +ou
ha''en to #e 'erceivingC And once the+ tr+ and do that< it #rings +ou out of itC
Which is ver+ frustratingC
What to do with *our e*es
4asicall+< the e+es should #e rela*edC What +ou allow +ourself to do is shift +our
focal 'oint of awareness fro( #ehind the e+es u' into +our headC 6hatGs where the
Astral isC Well< the connection I (eanC
When +ou 9rst close +our e+es< +ou will #e looking at the #ack of +our e+elidsC 6his
is the $3 #lackness stageC 4ut if +ou let the e+es rela* +our (ental focus will shift
u'wardsC As it does so< +ou #egin to 'erceive whatever is co(ing into (ind as +ou
sa+C 6he shifting occurs as the 'h+sical #od+ drifts o= to slee' and +ou kee' +our
sense of consciousness awakeC
As +our (ental focus shifts 'rogressivel+ (ore awa+ fro( the &h+sical and into the
Astral< that is when the #lackness takes on a 23 e=ectC 4ut at this 'oint< this is not
the sa(e #lackness +ou were looking at u'on 9rst closing +our e+esC In the sense
that #lackness has in so(e wa+ switched fro( $3 to 23 ?though this is how it
co(es across@C 4ut the 23 #lackness co(es fro( a di=erent area of consciousness
which has got nothing to do with the 'h+sical e+esC
Also< the 23 #lackness is not so(ething +ou focus u'onC It is (ore like so(ething
+ou 9nd +ourself within< rather than so(ething +ou look atC
Wh* &oll *our e*es u( into *our head?
What I can sa+ is< the crossing of the e+es is si('l+ to #ring a 'ersonGs focal 'oint of
awareness to the centre of the headC Otherwise< what ha''ens is the e+es 7ust rela*
an+ old how and the focal 'oint of awareness sinks to the chest ?or so(e other
lower region@ then the 'erson falls aslee'C 4ut holding that 'oint of awareness in
the u''er 'art of the head will kee' the (ind awake while the #od+ soon gets #ored
and drifts o= to slee'C
I guess what +ou have to do is 9nd out where +our focal 'oint of awareness is
situated< as +ou co(e to rela* and #egin +our 'racticeC As +ou are #lind I guess +ou
use +our hands a lot so +ou (ight 9nd it thereC I know I do so(eti(es when IGve
#een tinkering in (+ worksho' using (+ hands a lotC
&eleasing :ension
6ension around the e+es and the front 'art of the head generall+ is a #ar to
'ro7ectionC I found this e*ercise e*cellent for rela*ing this areaC
6he #ene9ts co(e when +ou can si('l+ rela* into it and hold the centre i(age
without even tr+ing or thinking a#out itC Which is diLcult ?at 9rst@C 6his full+ rela*ed
state is ver+ si(ilar to the full+ rela*ed state needed 'rior to 'ro7ectionC
:ension in the 4ead and 9rain
%eason is +ou still have a little wa+ to goC I (onths is not a long ti(e to #e
'racticing conscious>e*it o#eC
IG( unsure of +our ter(inolog+ as IG( not into doing an+ kind of (editation or
trance energ+ workC 6hus have no idea what +ou (eanC 4ut there is one stage I do
ver+ (uch recogni0e where +ou sa+ +ou see i(age PashesC 6hat sounds to (e +ou
are seeing what I ter( Estra+ energ+EC
At the stage where +our collective sense of conscious awareness is 'lugging into the
'art of +our #rain that interfaces with the Astral< +ou can see Pashes of all kinds of
sha'es andSor i(agesC Or< with (e< so(eti(es< rather than seeing an+thing< I can
sense a feeling like as if there was so(eone standing #ehind (e in the &h+sicalH or
(a+#e I 7ust see shadows< or hear 'o's and #angs< or whateverC
So(eti(es I sense ver+ little and 7ust drift through this stage easil+ and swiftl+< and
so(eti(es I (ight s'end a few (inutes watching< andSor listening to a co(#ination
of an+ or all of these thingsC
It can #e a frustrating stage to #e at #ecause< at 9rst< (an+ ti(es +ou see a Pash of
so(ething and the &h+sical e+es will tr+ to look< or the &h+sical ears will tr+ to hearC
Worst case that will #ring +ou out of it co('letel+< so there is no choice #ut to #egin
againC Or it can kee' +ou on the #order line thus 'revent +ou fro( E'assing
throughE and 'lug into the Astral 'ro'erC
IGd sa+ it is KKCKY certain +ou still have tension at the front of +our #rain that is
'reventing +our 'rogressC 6his is so(ething I have #een looking into< over the 'ast
few (onths< in order to tr+ and discover what Monroe was going on a#out when he
talks a#out E'hasing inE to the Astral ?%ef: Far Rourne+s and Ulti(ate Rourne+@C
I discovered that the 4IG #arrier to allowing +our sense of consciousness to 'lug
into the Astral ?or E'hase inE as Monroe 'uts it@ is 'h+sical tension at the front 'art
of the #rainC 6hat is to sa+< around the e+e area and u' #ehind the foreheadC Well<
strictl+ s'eaking< it wasnGt (e who discovered it entirel+C I was given the idea #+ an
Astral guideC
It was so(ething I never thought of #eforeC "ears ago< I discovered that rela*ing
fro( the head downwards was wa+< wa+ (ore e=ective than rela*ing fro( the feet
u'wardsC 4ut it never occurred to (e to think a#out think a#out tension in the
structure of the #rain itselfC
What I have also discovered is that tension in the #od+ ?of course< 'rovided +ou
have no in7uries or other 'h+sical 'ro#le(s@ is Fdirectl+F caused #+ tension in the
#rainC Such that< releasing #rain>#ased tension can cause so(e a(a0ing and
i((ediate e=ects in the 'h+sical #od+C
For instance< once I was 'racticing seeking out an+ #rain tensionC IGd 9rst gotten to
the stage where I was rela*ed to the 'oint where nor(all+ IGd have around I to $!
(inutes (ore work in dee'ening the rela*ation state and IGd #e at the 'oint of
sensing Estra+ energ+EC
I i(agine the 'art of the #rain that holds the tension is like a s8uash+ ru##er #all
that has gone a little hardC I think of these tin+ hands gentl+ (ani'ulating and
(assaging this #all and< as I do so< the #all softens and 'artsC So< on this occasion< I
was allowing (+ sense of conscious awareness to drift u'wards to 'lug into the
Astral< as 'er usual< and 'erceived the nor(al sense of resistanceC
What I would nor(all+ do< at this stage< is i(agine I was Elooking outE fro( a 'oint
on (+ forehead that was situated #etween and 7ust a little u' fro( (+ 'h+sical
e+esC )ventuall+< I would lose all 'h+sical>#od+ feeling and #egin seeing stra+
energ+C 4ut instead of doing that< I was 'racticing tr+ing to reach the 'art of (+
#rain that was EresistingE the drifting u'wards (ove(ent of (+ sense of conscious
awarenessC
6his was a#out (+ tenth atte('t< over a#out 2 weeks or so< and I was tr+ing to
reach a 'oint of (+ #rain that see(ed a#out $ inches #ehind and inch #elow (+
'h+sical e+esC So there I was< i(agining this 'art of the #rain as a s8uash+ ru##er
#all that was graduall+ softening to the 'oint where the two halves would 'artC 6his
would for( a 'athwa+ in order to allow (+ sense of conscious awareness to
continue drifting u'wardsC
It was a trick+ thing to doC So(eti(es it felt like IGd got it s'ot on< and other ti(es I
si('l+ wasnGt sureC /owever< on this occasion< after a#out I (inutes of (assaging<
suddenl+ all sensation of (+ 'h+sical #od+ si('l+ went awa+C And instantl+< I
thought< EWowNE
It was rather sur'rising and 8uite an a(a0ing feeling having the &h+sical literall+
switch>o=C I (ean< it was e*actl+ like when +ou switch o= a light at night< and the
roo( instantl+ goes fro( light to darkC
I la+ there for a#out I (inutes< in this state< chuckling to (+self reali0ing I had
discovered so(ething signi9cantC :ot onl+ that< I had trul+ ?and 9nall+N@ discovered
what Monroe (eans #+ E(ind awake< #od+ aslee'EC M+ (ind was incredi#l+ #right
and alert< #ut I had a#solutel+ no feeling of a 'h+sical #od+ whatsoeverC :ot even
an inkling< a#solutel+ 0ilchC
In fact< I i(agined that if I had gotten into that sa(e state 7ust accidentall+< without
knowing an+thing a#out o#e< etcC< it would have #een ver+ scar+ to sa+ the leastC
4ecause< even when I thought a#out (oving< it was a case of (oving what? 6here
was no sensation of an+thing 'h+sicalC
So now when I co(e to 'ro7ect< I found that there is no need for (e to even think
a#out rela*ing the 'h+sical>#od+ at allC I si('l+ lie #ack and think of for(ing a
'athwa+ through the #rain that leads to the 'art that connects with the AstralC
At the (o(ent< I 7ust have an inkling of where it is< and itGs like I have to clear the
tension each ti(eC 4ut each ti(e I do< it gets 7ust a fraction easierC In the sense that
it feels like an+ kind of hu(an learning 'rocessC For e*a('le< learning to 'la+ an
instru(entC &ractice regularl+ and each week +ou (ake a little (ore 'rogressH
#ecause the act of re'eating the sa(e actions< over and over< for(s 'er(anent
'athwa+s in the #rain that control the 'recisel+ ti(ed (uscle (ove(entsC
M+ theor+ is< the (ore this 'athwa+ to the 'art of the #rain that connects with the
Astral is consciousl+ for(ed and trodden< the (ore 'er(anent and de9ned it
#eco(esC And thatGs what I think Monroe had develo'edC
All he had to do was to EthinkE a#out the Astral and instantl+ he would connect with
itC In e*actl+ the sa(e wa+ as if +ou have a friend +ou tele'hone regularl+C All +ou
have to do is think of that friend and their tele'hone nu(#er instantl+ co(es in
(indC
Well< thatGs the theor+ ?for what itGs worth@C
Mental :ension
IGve #een doing 8uite a lot of o#servational work in this area recentl+< in addition to
(+ 'ast 'osts on this to'icC What I have found is< +our sense of conscious
awareness will auto(aticall+ drift u'wards< thus disconnecting fro( the 'h+sical
and attaching to the Astral< if it is EallowedE to do soC
6he 9rst ste' in the 'rocess is to 'lace +our 'h+sical #od+ in a rela*ed 'osition and
'ut aside all +our da+>to>da+ worries and concerns< and so forthC
:e*t +ou need to direct +our thought awareness to a 'oint on +our forehead that is
#etween< and a#out $c( u'< fro( 'h+sical e+e>levelC What +ou need to do is
i(agine +ou were looking out fro( that 'ointC At 9rst< all +ou will see is #lacknessC
When I 9rst started doing this IGd get frustrated at the length of ti(e it took #efore
feeling an+ kind of fa(iliar e*it sensations like vi#rations< etcC What I ulti(atel+
found was there is a lot of (ental tension that accu(ulates in the #rainC &articularl+
at the front of the headC
&eo'le can detect tension in the rest of the #od+ fairl+ easil+< given a little 'racticeC
4ut tension in the #rain is a little (ore diLcult to detectC 6he 9rst clues a#out this
were handed to (e when I ac8uired the Monroe Gatewa+ 53GsC Wave One has #een
a #rilliant aid to hel'ing (e work towards having conscious>e*it 'ro7ectionsC
9od* 'osition
When I 9rst started seriousl+ 'racticing conscious>e*it o#e IGd have to la+ on (+
#ack as< if I la+ on (+ side ?ha#itual slee'ing 'osition@ IGd si('l+ fall aslee'C
/owever< after a while of la+ing on (+ #ack< IGd feel a strong urge to turn on (+
sideC 6he longer IGd re(ain on (+ #ack< the greater the urge to roll on (+ side
would #eco(e: which would eventuall+ scu''er an+ 'ro7ection atte('tC
So this was (ore than a little frustrating< at 9rstC /owever< after a while< (+ (ind
got used to the idea of la+ing on (+ #ack hence the urge to roll over #eca(e less
and lessC As I sa+< now it hardl+ (attersC
Stilling the Mind
/aving a successful conscious>e*it o#e de'ends to a large degree on what +ou donGt
do< rather than what +ou doC Fro( slowing down what used to #e (+ Enor(alE
'ro7ection 'rocess IGve gained a lot of understanding a#out the 'reli(inar+ stagesC
For e*a('le< with the initial Estilling the (indE stage< at 9rst +our thoughts are
Pitting here< there and ever+whereC :ow< I think it is a #ig (istake to tr+ and
so(ehow #lank these outC 4ecause if +ou tr+ and do that it +ou 7ust end u' 9ghting
against +ourselfC
What I do is i(agine IG( focusing (+ thoughts with a lensC I got the idea fro( when
I was a kidC WeGd get a (agnif+ing glass and focus sunlight to a tin+ dotC )nough
heat was generated to light #its of 'a'er or #urn our na(es into a 'iece of woodC
So I think of (+ thoughts like the+ were sunlight #eing channeled through a lensC
Once the+ have 'assed through this lens the+ are 'ro7ected and contained within a
s(all circle situated at the to' of (+ headC Graduall+< as I focus the lens< (+
thoughts #eco(e contained within an ever s(aller circleC
I noticed that as the circle gets s(aller their intensit+ increases dra(aticall+C With
'ractice I (anaged to focus the( to an ever s(aller and s(aller dotC 6hen<
so(ething ha''ened which caught (e 8uite #+ sur'riseC
I focused (+ whole sense of thinking down to one 9*ed 'oint of awareness a#out
the si0e of a 'inheadC 6hen< right at that (o(ent< (+ collective sense of conscious
awareness felt like it had #een sucked into itC As I sa+< this caught (e o= guard and
I i((ediatel+ sna''ed #ack with a 7oltC
So I tried it again and< sure enough< the sa(e e=ect ca(e a#outC I now call it the
#lack>hole e=ectC After a few ti(es (+ sense of conscious awareness #eca(e
fa(iliar with the sensationC 6here would #e a kind of Pash of light and thenCCC 0oo(CC
(+ sense of self would #e on so(e other levelC It was a feeling like so(e tractor
#ea( 7ust scoo'ed (e u'C I think IG( Etrans'ortedE to the Astral< #ut need to do
(ore researchC
A few da+s ago I was 'ottering around the house and a thought suddenl+ ca(e into
(+ consciousness< together with a #ig #urst of e(otionC It ca(e to (e that I could<
8uite 'ossi#l+< have reali0ed the true (eaning of the 9rst sentence of a #ook IGd
read $!>+ears 'reviousl+C 6he #ook is< E6he Secret of the Golden FlowerE #+ ;u>tsu
and translated #+ %ichard Wilhel(C
It #egins #+ sa+ing< EMaster ;u>tsu said< 6hat which e*ists through itself is called the
Wa+CE IGd 'ondered on this sentence (an+ ti(es as to its true (eaningC )agerl+ I
searched for the #ook and Pi''ed to the 9rst 'age and #egan readingC /((< it all
see(ed 7ust as confusing as when I had last tried to read itC 6hen I saw one of the
initial diagra(s< entitled: Meditation< Stage : Gathering the ;ightC
6hen it suddenl+ ca(e to (e< and I kicked (+self for not having reali0ed it #eforeCCC
when the #ook talks of ElightECCC it (eans thought>energ+N
And now it all starts to (ake so(e kind of senseC
'ractice :i(s
Good< +ou have (anaged to locate +our focal 'oint of consciousnessC 6he 'oint at
which +ou are< when +ou are looking at +ourself doing whatever it is +ou ha''en to
#e doing< is +our focal 'oint of consciousnessC Ideall+< this should #e within the #od+
of light ?or whatever st+le #od+ it is +ou are i(agining@ #ut it doesnGt (atter if itGs a
#it half and halfC
:ote: "ou donGt want to #e tr+ing too hard with the visuali0ation as'ectC "ou need to
kee' things slightl+ on the a#stract side otherwise +ou #egin to engage in an act of
creative visuali0ation< rather than Astral 'ro7ectionC

6he ke+ thing is to kee' that focal 'oint of consciousness< or awareness< as far awa+
fro( the &h+sical as 'ossi#leC Which is< ulti(atel+< the whole idea of having the
rundown to Focus ! and #ackC In that it gives +ou an e*ercise in deli#eratel+ taking
+our focal 'oint of consciousness awa+ fro( the &h+sical< and then #ring it #ack
againC As Monroe sa+s< the (ore +ou do this the (ore natural it #eco(esC
quote:
7! <o you do this laying down or sitting up)
;a+ing down in #ed< earl+ (orningC 4ut now IG( starting to 'ractice the e*ercise<
without the 53< at various ti(es in the da+ 7ust sitting in a co(f+ chairC I 9nd I a(
(ore aware of (+ 'h+sical #od+ during da+ti(eC 4ut IG( ho'ing< with 'ractice< that
will changeC Ulti(atel+ IG( tr+ing to reach the stage where surroundingsSti(e of
da+SetcC (ake no di=erenceC
quote:
1! 8ow often do you fall asleep while doing these e%ercises) <id you fall asleep a lot
at 6rst and gradually remain conscious)
Falling aslee' can #e a 'ro#le( if +ou do this at night #efore nor(al slee' ti(eC
6hatGs one reason wh+ I 'ractice earl+ (orning< and now at additional ti(es during
the da+C
Moving ocus Awa* fro) the 9od* through 6isuali5ation
Rouni< +es< that is correctC Although it wonGt feel like that in the #eginning #ecause a
large 'art of it will still #e reading 'h+sical>#od+ signalsC /owever< #+ 'racticing
these kinds of visuali0ation e*ercises< +ou graduall+ learn to shift that focal 'oint of
consciousness (ore and (ore awa+ fro( the 'h+sical #od+C
Sounds and 0ar(lugs
Sounds are so(ething which #other (e even nowC &ersonall+< I donGt know how
'eo'le (anage to 'ro7ect while listening to (usic< for e*a('leC Fortunatel+< where I
live itGs deathl+ 8uiet at nightC 3uring the da+ there is a little hustle and #ustleC I
found wearing ear>'lugs hel's enor(ousl+C )ven though itGs deathl+ 8uiet at night<
ear'lugs still hel' for so(e reasonC I think itGs #ecause (+ attention is (ore easil+
directed inwardsC
"ou canGt shut +our ears o= as easil+ as +ou can +our sight< for e*a('leC So the
action of shutting +our ears down has so(e kind of de9nite #ene9cial e=ectC Well< it
does with (eC I su''ose it has #eco(e a little ritualC 6he action of 'utting ear>'lugs
in sends a 'owerful (essage to (+self< sa+ing right< ti(e to turn (+ attention
inwardsC
8i@erent A((roaches to changing focus
6he 'h+sical is our &ri(ar+ Focus so it ca'tures our focus of attention to a high
degreeC 6his in (an+ wa+s is greatC "ou donGt want to #e driving down the freewa+
and suddenl+ start 'ro7ecting to Focus 2C
6he hurdle +ou have (et u' with is the one all #eginnerGs face and that is< how to
#reak that ca'turing of +our focusC So(e 'eo'le 9nd it eas+< so(e 'eo'le rather
diLcult and (ost 'eo'le sit so(ewhere in the (iddleC 6he good news is it gets
easier with 'racticeC So even if +ou 9nd it diLcult< +ou can look forward to it
#eco(ing 'rogressivel+ easier the (ore +ou do itC
"ou need to seek out that 'oint in +our (ind that +ou can (entall+ look towards in
order to sense the wider realit+C 6hat is +our end goal< as it wereC
When we 9rst tr+ to look within us all we see is darknessC 3arkness is not all that
engagingC 4+ co('arison< the 'h+sical>#od+ senses are far (ore engagingC So we
re(ain Ain the 'h+sicalB so to s'eakC
6o get around this we take two channels of a''roachC
@ We choose ti(es when the sensor+ in'ut fro( the 'h+sical #od+ is dulledC In
other words we let the 'h+sical #od+ rela*C 6his gives us a #ig advantage as our
(ental focus has less sensor+ in'ut to latch ontoC So we lie down or sit in the 8uiet<
di( the lights< dont (ove around at all< and so forthC We do this in order to
(ini(i0e sensor+ in'ut to as high a degree as 'ossi#leC
$@ In addition to the a#ove< we create a co('eting ele(ent for our (ental focus of
attention #+ using our i(aginationC
"our (ental focus of attention is a totall+ se'arate facult+ that can #e shifted or
'ointed at other areas within +our consciousness continuu(C :or(all+< this (ental
facult+ sits #ehind the 'h+sical e+esC :ot literall+< #ut that is how it feels in (ind if
+ou seek it outC With (e< if +ou i(agine two 'arallel lines 'assing into the e+es and<
as the+ enter each e+e< the+ converge 8uickl+ and (eet at a 'oint central #etween
the e+es a#out !c( in fro( each e+e#allC 6hat is the 'oint where< to (e< (+ focus
of (ental attention is situated while I a( awake and alert within the 'h+sicalC
So the goal is< to take this 'oint and shift it awa+ fro( where is nor(all+ sits while
ca'tured #+ the 'h+sical< into another area of (indC
4ut to do this< we need to create that co('eting ele(ent for our (ental focus of
attentionC Otherwise we will not (ake the switch to Focus $C
We create that co('eting ele(ent in one of two wa+sO
@ We can use our curiosit+< which holds a 'owerful inPuence over usC
$@ Using our i(agination we can create a desira#le and engaging scenarioC
6he :oticing e*ercise is designed to 9re o= our curiosit+C 4+ noticing various
changes taking 'lace in (ind< we set u' a kind of do(ino e=ect where one change
leads to another and another< and so forthC As we steadil+ #eco(e (ore and (ore
curious regarding these changes it< in a sense< seduces our (ental focus of
attention into going down a 'articular (ental 'ath that leads awa+ fro( the
'h+sicalC
6he other wa+ is to use our i(agination to hel' usC 4ut even so< when (ost of us
i(agine we feel the i(ages as if the+ were so(e distance awa+C So to #ring the(
closer and (ake the( (ore lifelike< we engage our senses within the i(ager+C &lus<
we create so(ething not so si('le that we get #ored< and not so(ething so
co('le* that we lose the thread of itC
3oing this (akes the i(ager+ (ore co('elling so it stands a greater chance of
ca'turing our (ental focusC If we can reduce sensor+ in'ut fro( the 'h+sical to as
high degree as 'ossi#le< while creating an engaging and a''ealing scenario in (ind
then< at so(e 'oint< the see(ingl+ un#reaka#le< inesca'a#le ca'ture of our &ri(ar+
Focus will #e #roken and we will #e free to shift our focus of attention into another
area of consciousnessC %e(e(#er the Golden %ule< wherever we 'oint our (ental
focus of attention #eco(es our realit+C
"ou need to #elieve in that 'oint in (indC "ou need to reach into the #lackness and
seek it outC 6his is what hel's +ou shift +our focusC At the (o(ent +ou are still
focusing on the 'h+sicalC In a sense it is like +ou are e*'ecting +our 'h+sical to
so(ehow Ago awa+B and then +ou will #e left with an o#7ective knowing of the wider
realit+C 4ut the 'h+sical never does 7ust go awa+ e*ce't< of course< when +ou fall
aslee'C :@
6o overco(e this< what +ou have to do is activel+ work on shifting focus< as I
descri#e a#oveC In other words< 'ut all thought of the 'h+sical aside and activel+
concentrate on seeking that 'oint in +our (ind where +our AconnectionB isC When
+ou hit on it that is when all the lights co(e on and +ou #egin to see i(ages in +our
(ind that are clear and vividC
I(agine having a routine da+ at workC "oure a #it #ored and nothing (uch is taking
'lace ?little sensor+ in'ut@C "our holida+ is co(ing u'C "ou P+ o= ne*t week to so(e
e*otic tro'ical destinationC "ou are i(agining la+ing out on the #each< that #lue
ocean< the hot sun #ut a rela*ing #ree0e is refreshingC "ou can i(agine it now and
its all going through +our (indC 6hen< suddenl+< so(eone is ta''ing +our ar(
sa+ing +our na(eC "ou sna' out of it and ne*t (o(ent +ou reali0e +ou are #ack at
work and had #een da+drea(ingC For a (o(ent there +ou were in the de'ths of
+our i(aginationC In other words< +ou had shifted +our focus of attention to Focus $
of consciousness and +ou were engaged in +our Aholida+B rundownC Although it was
not intentional< of course< in this case 'eo'le would t+'icall+ sa+ +ou were
Ada+drea(ingBC Well< creating a rundown and ste''ing into it is like having a
controlled da+drea(C
4asicall+ +ou have a situation where all sensor+ in'ut fro( the 'h+sical is 'ut at a
(ini(u(C 6hen +ou create a ver+ engaging and a''ealing scenario in (indC "our
(ental focus of attention thrives on in'ut< and wherever +ou 'oint +our (ental
focus of attention #eco(es +our realit+C "our MFA will tend to gravitate to whichever
area of consciousness looks the (ost a''ealing in ter(s of receiving sensationsC If
nothing (uch is doing 'h+sical>wise and right ne*t door< so to s'eak< is a reall+
engaging scenario taking 'lace then it will tend to gravitate towards thatC As it does
so< +our whole sense of realit+ will change fro( the 'h+sical< to Focus $ of
consciousnessC
6his is what we call (aking Athe switchBC Once +ou (ake the switch< +ou can use
Focus $ as a kind of launch>'ad to get +ou to the other areas< or +ou can sta+ and
e*'lore Focus $< its +our choiceC
:echni<ues to shift attention awa* fro) the 'h*sical
6he stra+ energ+ stage I use as a (ilestone telling (e connection with the Astral is
i((inentC It ha''ens when +our focal 'oint of awareness has drifted u'wards to the
'oint where it is 7ust a#out to (ake Astral contactC
If +ou (entall+ co((ent on the i(ager+ ?and it is ever so hard not to@ then +our
focal 'oint of awareness i((ediatel+ 0a's #ack down to +our throat region and
s'oils itC 6he trick is to allow +ourself to 'ass through itC
"ou donGt have to worr+ a#out whether +ou are at a 'articular level of trance< or notC
If +ou are seeing stra+ energ+ that is the (ost i('ortant indicator of +our 'rogressC
4ut +es< again I agree< it can #e 1)%" distractingC So +ou (ust 'ass through as
Fswiftl+F as 'ossi#leC
:e*t ti(e +ou get to this stage< or therea#outs< tr+ #o##ing u' and down in +our
(ind a#out 2 or M ti(es a secondC ;ike there was a golf #all at the centre>to' of
+our #rain that +ou could vi#rate u' and down a#out 8uarter of an inch either wa+C I
do this so(eti(es if I sta+ at the stra+ energ+ stage (ore than a cou'le of seconds
?I also 'ractice doing this during the da+@C
Another techni8ue I do is to i(agine s(all hands (assaging (+ te('les< then I
take the sa(e hands and have one of the( (assage (+ foreheadC I tend to 9rst do
circular (otions and then so(e 'ressing actions then alternate #etween the twoC
6he actual (assaging techni8ue is not reall+ all that i('ortantC It (erel+ serves as
so(e i(ager+ that will get +our focal 'oint of awareness u' that one last little ste'C
6hatGs all +ou need< and the Astral will auto(aticall+ co(e into viewC Which< of
course< will al(ost certainl+ 0a' +ou out of itC
ItGs like so(eone turned on a light and +ou instantl+ #egin seeing i(ages as clear
and as distinct as the ones +ou see with +our 'h+sical e+esC
rank talks a$out doing C*cles
"es< now +ou are reall+ (aking good 'rogressN &ro#le( is +ou (oved and s'oilt itC
I recentl+ found the head vi#rations #egin as a ver+ light (ental swishing feelingC
;ike so(eone was stroking (+ #rain with a feather< ever+ second or soC 6hen I start
to get a 0u('CCC 0u('CCC 0u(' a#out twice a second< which feels like a 'ortion of (+
#rain is contracting and releasingC 6hese contractions #eco(e faster to the 'oint
where it feels like +ou are vi#ratingC
Allow +ourself to #athe in the vi#rations and the+ get (ore and (ore re9ned< iCeC
the+ get to a higher 'itchC At so(e 'oint +ou will si('l+ (ove awa+ fro( the
&h+sical and (ake +our entrance on the AstralC Oh< and at so(e 'oint too +ou
should auto(aticall+ get +our Astral sightC
One good wa+ I found of getting +our focal 'oint of awareness u'wards< is to
i(agine that< at either side of +our head at the te('le region< is a 'ing>'ong #atC
And +ou kee' knocking the #all fro( one side to the other a#out once or twice a
secondC 6hen create two s(all awareness hands and have the( (assage +our
forehead and te('lesC
Another thing I started doing is have an i(aginar+ short length of string with a
weight on the endC 6ake one of +our awareness hands and i(agine it is situated
verticall+ in the to' (iddle of +our headC 6hen have it hold the non>weighted end of
the string and start s'inning it around so the weight Pings out and s'ins
hori0ontall+C
Another one is to take the sa(e hand and string and hold the hand hori0ontall+< so
the 9ngers are facing the inside of +our forehead< and start the weight s'inning like
a 'ro'ellerC
If +ou continue with one thing too long +our attention shiftsC So kee' rotating each
set of i(ager+ ever+ (inute or soC 6here will co(e a 'oint where +ou suddenl+
reali0ed +ou forgot all a#out +our 'h+sical #od+ and +ou 9nd +ourself either
re(otel+ viewing so(e Astral scener+< or +ou #egin feeling the contractions in +our
headC
6isuali5ation 0,ercise
IG( not sure whether diLcult is the right wordC ItGs trick+ to get the hang of< +es< and
I think it is also 'ossi#le for a 'erson to tr+ too hardC "ou have #een at this for so(e
ti(e without an+ real results< and the thought occurs to (e thatGs (a+#e what +ou
are doing wrongC 6hen< one ti(e when +ou were in 7ust the right kind of rela*ed
state of (ind< u' it co(esC
6r+ shifting +our focus of awareness around +our #od+ #+ i(agining se'arate #od+
'arts for a few (inutes at a ti(eC 6hatGs a good e*ercise a lot of 'eo'le have found
usefulC Once +ou get a feel for that< start to 'lace +our focus at di=erent 'oints in
+our headC
One 'articular (ental stance I found gives great results is to i(agine #eing at a
'oint a#out in the (iddle of +our neck and looking u' into the (ass e*'anse of the
(indC 6hink of +ourself as a 'oint of consciousness and +ou are looking u'wards in a
direction towards the to' of +our headC Fro( where +ou are is an e('t+ s'ace for<
sa+< a#out ! or $! feet and then the e*'anse of the (ind #eginsC
I(agine the (ass e*'anse of the (ind as huge gre+ clouds that e*'and u'wards
and outwards into in9nit+C Dee' looking at those clouds a#ove +ou gentl+ swirling
aroundCCC #ut sta+ looking fro( the 'oint of view of looking u'wards fro( the (iddle
of +our neckC ;ike +ou were looking u' through the to' of +our head ?thatGs ver+
i('ortant@C At 9rst +ouGll no dou#t feel +ourself sli''ing< and 9nd +ourself looking
once again at the #acks of +our e+elidsC
When +ou feel co(forta#le with looking u'wards through the to' of +our head<
(entall+ reach u' into the cloudsC Dee' looking fro( the sa(e 'oint at the (iddle
of +our neck< #ut i(agine a line of contact reaching out fro( +ou and going
u'wardsC As +ou are a fan of Star 6rek then i(agine sending out a tractor #ea(C
I(agine that the 6ractor 4ea( ?or whatever +ou i(agine@ contains a (essage fro(
+ou asking for hel' in (aking the transition #etween the 'h+sical and the non>
'h+sicalC Dee' #roadcasting the (essage ever+ $ or 2 (inutes< and #etween
#roadcasts si('l+ sta+ in the sa(e (ental 'osition 8uietl+ o#serving what +ou seeC
"ou need to re(ain ho'eful and e*'ecting that so(eone will co(e along and give
+ou a hand u'< so to s'eakC If +ou feel +ourself getting des'ondent then sto' the
e*ercise and tr+ again another ti(eC Getting des'ondent 'uts a #ig s'oke in the
worksC Which is one of the 'ro#le(s with tr+ing too hard > +ou get disheartenedC So
itGs far #etter to 'ractice little and often< in a 'ositive fra(e of (indC
What should ha''en is one ti(e +ou tr+ +ouGll see the clouds (ake so(e kind of
variationC &erha's a 'erson will a''ear and the+ Poat a#ove +ou< #eckoning +ou to
co(e towards the(H or (a+#e +ouGll see an area that suddenl+ lights u' a di=erent
colourH or whateverC When it ha''ens< (entall+ reach out towards it and allow the
energ+ of it to lift +ou u'wardsC
&eaching the 78 9lackness
6he rela*ation of the 'h+sical #od+ and the shift in consciousness are ine*trica#l+
linkedC So attaining the necessar+ state of rela*ation auto(aticall+ tends to initiate
the shift in consciousnessC 5onversel+< if +ou initiate the shift in consciousness< +our
'h+sical #od+ auto(aticall+ tends to attain the necessar+ state of 'h+sical
rela*ationC
With (e< I (uch 'refer working on initiating the shift in consciousness and si('l+
letting the 'h+sical #od+ do its EthingE so to s'eakC %eason #eing< there is a rather
large 'itfall +ou can fall into when taking the 'h+sical>#od+ rela*ation routeC
&ro#le( is< focusing attention on +our 'h+sical #od+ tends to (ake +ou F(oreF
aware of it< not lessC 6o de(onstrate this< now focus +our attention on +our
#reathingC So i((ediatel+ +ou will #eco(e aware that +ou are #reathingC :ow tr+
and activel+ forget +ou are #reathing< and +ou 9nd +ou wonGt #e a#le toC In fact< the
(ore +ou concentrate on tr+ing to forget +ou are #reathing the longer +ou re(ain
aware of itC
:ow shift +our focus of attention elsewhere< sa+< (ake a 'hone call to a friend ?or
whatever@C As +ou engage in this other activit+ chances are< initiall+< there will #e
this niggling voice re(inding +ou that +ou are still #reathingC 4ut there will co(e a
'oint where +our focus of attention will #eco(e consu(ed #+ the other activit+C At
this 'oint< +ou will no>longer #e aware of +our #reathingC 6hen< so(e ti(e after< +ou
will re(e(#er that +ou forgotC
6he a#ove e*a('le is ver+ si(ilar to the situation 'eo'le face when atte('ting to
rela* the 'h+sical #od+C Man+ ti(es I hear 'eo'le co('lain a#out not #eing a#le to
achieve the re8uisite state of rela*ationC &eo'le tell (e often the+ get frustrated
#ecause the+ la+ down and tr+ to rela*< #ut after a 'eriod of ti(e the+ can still feel
their 'h+sical #od+C
M+ 8uestion is< E/ow do +ou know +ou can still feel +our 'h+sical #od+?E 6hen the
'erson nor(all+ co(es #ack sa+ing so(ething to the e=ect of: well< itGs o#vious< I
know what having a 'h+sical #od+ feels like so I can easil+ recogni0e whether I can
feel it or notC
&ro#le( is< all the while +ou are recogni0ing the feeling of having a 'h+sical #od+<
+ou are (entall+ focused on itC And< 7ust like the #reathing e*a('le I gave a#ove<
the (ore +ou (entall+ focus on so(ething the less +ou are a#le to forget a#out
feeling itC
6his is wh+ I alwa+s suggest to 'eo'le having these kinds of rela*ation 'ro#le(s:
rather than activel+ tr+ing to rela* +our 'h+sical #od+< instead< switch +our focus of
attention elsewhereC At the 'oint where +our focus of attention #eco(es entirel+
consu(ed< all feeling of +our 'h+sical #od+ will #e lostC Of course< I reali0e sa+ing
this ver+ (uch #egs the 8uestion of where< e*actl+< should +our focus of attention
#e switched toC
quote:
I am at present trying to get my attention in my $inner9self$ 4hard to use the correct
wordings2 and feel as if I'm inside this physical body, and keep my attention on this
$inner9self$! 0roblem is when my mind starts to question in $where$ I should be
aware! :ou know!!!inside my head, behind eyelids, a little o#er my head!!!all these
type of questions!
First recogni0e where +our focus of attention is currentl+ locatedC :or(all+ +ou will
9nd it at the #ack of +our 'h+sical e+esC As such< +our focus of attention will #e on
the #lackness that nor(all+ co(es a#out when +ou close +our e+es in a darkened
roo(C
What +ou need to do fro( here is to get +our focus of attention u'wards into the
huge e*'anse of +our (indC 6his is what the 23>4lackness isC /ow +ou do that is
so(ething +ou have to develo' for +ourselfC It is ver+ trick+ to e*'lain ?though I a(
(ore than ha''+ to tr+ and e*'and further on this if +ou wish@ and each 'ersonGs
wa+ tends to var+ de'ending on their 'ersonalit+< and what the+ feel co(forta#le
withC
&eo'le have 'u#lished all (anner of techni8ues #ut< ulti(atel+< chances are< +our
success will not de'end on +ou solel+ 9nding the right Etechni8ueEC 4ut it will #e
(ore to do with develo'ing the right kind of (ental understanding as to how a
Etechni8ueE +ou feel co(forta#le with< can #e successfull+ a''lied in +our caseC
On how to (assivel* listen for sounds
"es< +ou touch on a ver+ i('ortant 'oint there Re=C ItGs the cru* of the whole
rela*ation 'rocess IGd sa+C I know what +ou are sa+ing< words often fail when tr+ing
to e*'lain ever so su#tle ?#ut ever so i('ortant@ di=erencesC
IG( currentl+ 'racticing tr+ing to channel s'eci9c infor(ationC 6he #iggest 'ro#le( I
had ?and still do to an e*tent@ was IGd la+ (+self o'en and rela*ed at Focus ! and
reach out to an+one who wanted to s'eak to (e a#out a 'articular to'ic I wanted
infor(ation a#outC
After a while of tr+ing IGd hear a voice telling (e a#out things I wanted to hear: the
(o(ent I heard the voice IGd i((ediatel+ think< E/e+ I 7ust (ade contactNE and
instantl+ the connection was #rokenC 6he sa(e would ha''en if I concentrated on
the actual voiceC
I worked out that the necessar+ state of (ind to have is to listen< #ut not listenC On
the surface this a''ears to #e a contradiction in ter(sC 4ut no< it suddenl+ ca(e to
(e< thatGs what we do when listening to (usicC We focus on the overall sound< not
on individual notes 'la+ed #+ an+ one instru(ent ?though< this is 'ossi#le if we so
choose@C
So thatGs how I got around itC Instead of listening to each word that was said< IGd
i(agine the voice as a kind of (usic that entered (+ awarenessC
Catch* :une in 4ead :echni<ue
I 'osted this in res'onse to a 'ost on another threadC 4ut have 'osted it again here
as a nu(#er of 'eo'le have (entioned a#out this #efore iCeC where 'eo'le have
#een distracted #+ having so(e tune kee' re'eating in their (indC So felt it (ight
#e worth+ of its own threadC

6his (orning I ha''ened to co(e awake with a song in (+ headC
I had #een 'ottering a#out in (+ worksho' the 'revious da+ re'airing (+ ne'hewGs
car< and IGd had the radio onC 6here was a 'articular song that ke't 'la+ing and it
got to #e a #it anno+ingC I actuall+ switched the radio o= #ecause of itC An+how< this
(orning it was still in (+ headC
As a nu(#er of 'eo'le have 'osted a#out having the sa(e 'ro#le( I thought<
h((< I wonder if it would #e 'ossi#le to use this rather anno+ing situation
advantageousl+ in so(e wa+C
So I focused on the tune and< what was ha''ening< this chorus>line ke't re'eatingC
6he (ain instru(ent was a 'iano together with a voiceC I donGt even know what the
tune is called ?IGll tr+ and 9nd out@ #ut it has this catch+ 'iano #it that kee's
re'eatingC An+how< rather than tr+ and shut it out< I #egan to concentrate (ore and
(ore on this re'eating 'ianoC As I did so< the voice 'art faded into the #ackground
to the 'oint where onl+ the 'iano notes re(ainedC
:e*t I started slowing down the se8uence of notes< ever (ore graduall+ to the 'oint
where I was taking 7ust one note at a ti(eC As I was doing this< I also graduall+
increased the length of each note so each one would last a a#out a second or two
?note lengths var+ naturall+< so increased the( all in 'ro'ortion to what the+ were
originall+@C I concentrated on feeling each note and tried to (ake the( as real< iCeC
as lifelike< as 'ossi#le in (+ (indC
Well< I think I hit on so(ething here< #ecause after onl+ a#out ! (inutes of this I
found (+self ste''ing into 23 #lacknessN
Meta(h*sical I)ager*
I read 8uite a #it on this 44S a#out kee'ing a 8uiet (ind and I alwa+s wondered
e*actl+ what 'eo'le (eant #ecause< when I a( 're'aring to 'ro7ect< (+ (ind is far
fro( e('t+C
After reading +our 'ost< Sha+de< the thought occurred to (e that (a+#e #eginners
were getting the wrong idea thinking that their (inds had to #e co('letel+ void of
an+thing 'rior to 'ro7ectionC
6he #eginning 'hase of 'ro7ection is all a#out using +our i(aginationC
Of course< what +ou have to #e co('letel+ devoid of is surface thoughts of the kind
that generall+ co(e across in a ver#al wa+< in +our (indC ;ike< if +ou read to
+ourself< there is an inner voice that reads the words to +ouC 6hose kinds of
thoughts are a #ar to 'ro7ectingC
Igniting the 'ro7ection rePe* involves getting +our focal 'oint of awareness u' to the
to' of +our headC 6he 'lace where it needs to #e is where +our i(agination residesC
6hink a#out eating +our favourite foodC At the sa(e ti(e< tr+ and sense FwhereF in
+our (ind that i(agining is ha''eningC 4ecause where that i(agining is going on<
is e*actl+ where +ou need +our focal 'oint of awareness to #eC
In other words< what +ou need to do is to ste' into the real(s of +our i(agination<
#ut do it in a controlled wa+C
I often feel that 'eo'le donGt reali0e 7ust how close the Astral is to ordinar+
consciousnessC I was 8uite sur'rised to 9nd out 7ust how close it isC 6he Astral
actuall+ #egins fractionall+ #e+ond the #order of +our i(agination< and there is a
thin #u=er>0one that se'arates the twoC M+ theor+ is that< in co('letel+ enlightened
incarnates< this #u=er 0one no>longer e*istsC
An e=ective wa+ of getting +our focal 'oint of awareness to the right 'lace< is
through use of (eta>'h+sical i(ager+C One conce't involves i(agining +ou are
ste''ing through a (ental doorwa+C Another involves i(agining cli(#ing a ro'eC
Others involve i(agining s+(#ols and entering through the(< etcC 4asicall+< it
doesnGt (atter what +ou i(agine 'rovided it is sta#le enoughC In the sense that +ou
donGt want to #e Pitting fro( i(age to i(age as this will dull +our concentrationC
6hen again< there (a+ well #e 'eo'le for who( having (ulti>i(ages works #estC
6he 'oint is< +ou can #asicall+ use whatever i(ager+ +ou like< 'rovided it serves the
'ur'ose of getting +our focal 'oint of awareness to the 'lace in +our (ind where
+our i(agination residesC
One thing I found< though< is that if +ou tr+ and i(agine 7ust one still i(age it can
get rather #oringC 6o get around this< +ou need to (ake the i(age do so(ething
fairl+ si('le like turn around< or swing fro( side to side or whateverC /ave 7ust
enough of a (ove(ent to kee' it interesting< thatGs allC Otherwise +ou (a+ start to
indulge in the (ental act of creative visuali0ation< rather than Astral 'ro7ectionC
As +our focal 'oint of awareness rises ?it does so 8uite 8uickl+@ +ou will si('l+ lose
all sensation of the 'h+sicalC So +ou donGt have to 'a+ an+ attention to the 'h+sical
#od+ acce't to (ake sure it is co(forta#le and will re(ain so for the duration of
+our 'ro7ectionC Rust take a few dee' #reaths< lie #ack and rela*C Or sit #ack<
whichever +ou 'referC
Using &ando) :houghts to 'ro;ect
Understand that +ou do not have to co('letel+ clear +our (ind so it is devoid of all
thoughtsC If +ou did that +ou would not #e a#le to do an+thingCCC #ecause it is the
thought>energ+ that ena#les +ou to 'ro7ectC
6hatGs wh+ +our (ental focus is all i('ortantC In other words< +ou have to channel
the right kind of thoughts in the right directionC 4ecause< again< thought is a 'ri(ar+
energ+C What Fco('letel+F scu''ers the 'rocess is all the e(otional #aggage
andSor other such (ental kak that 'eo'le generall+ carr+ around in their headsC
So focus and intent are e*tre(el+ i('ortant< together with e*'ectationC
Focus +our (ind with a s'eci9c intent and e*'ect a resultC If the e*'ected result
doesnGt co(e a#out right awa+< si('l+ i(agine that it hasC 6hen take a ste' #ack
and tr+ againC
6his is a little techni8ue I 'icked u' fairl+ recentl+ where +ou 'ractice talking to
guides:
First go to Focus ! and si('l+ start having a conversation with a guideC 3onGt even
think a#out the &h+sical not one iotaC 3onGt even 8uestion whether or not +ou are at
Focus !C /ave no dou#ts whatsoever of +our intentionC
At 9rst< I would ask si('le 8uestions and i(agine the re'liesC 6hen< after a#out the
Mth or Ith atte('t< I got a re'l+ #ack fro( a 8uestion which sto''ed (e deadC I
thought< er< hang on a (inute< I didnGt i(agine that res'onseC 6hen I clearl+ heard a
fe(ale voice sa+ing< E:o< that is correct< it was (eCCC helloNE
I tell +ou< it was freak+ when it 9rst ha''ened #ut the 'rocess 8uickl+ #eco(es
second natureC
4ow to learn to (erceive the 8elicate :ransition
If +ou kee' 'racticing 'hasing into what +ou call the Enot (eE state then +ou will
9nd that +ou 'hase shift awa+ fro( the 'h+sical altogetherC
/ow it tends to #egin at 9rst is +ou are sitting or l+ing down 7ust wondering if +ou
are doing it right< or whatever< then one of the 9rst signs of (aking 'rogress is +ou
will suddenl+ Esna' #ackE to +our nor(al 'h+sical stateC At which 'oint +ou will look
#ack and reali0e that a (o(ent ago +ou were full+ conscious and following a train
of thought< #ut +ou were not actuall+ full+ focused within the 'h+sicalC "ou (a+
have #een hearing voices and sounds andSor seeing i(ages< +ou (a+ have #een
having a conversation with so(eone< or whateverC And +ou reali0e this has 7ust
ha''ened as +ou sna'>#ack to 'h+sicalC
If +ou 'ersist< what will ha''en is +ou #egin to notice +ourself sli''ing into the
stateC In other words +ou #egin to recogni0e when it is ha''ening and this allows
+our thinking to Ego along with the PowE of itC 6his gives +ou the a#ilit+ to re(ain
full+ aware and 'hase shift further fro( the 'h+sical< while re(aining full+
conscious of +ou doing soC
rank :alks a$out 4ead 'ulses
I 9nd that #+ concentrating attention to the area of the to' of (+ head t+'icall+ sets
it o= 'rovided IG( feeling fairl+ rela*edC If it is slow in co(ing then I do so(e dee'
#reathing out e*ercises to tr+ to rela* (+ a#do(en as (uch as 'ossi#le and Ao'enB
the +ellow centre< then I go #ack to the head againC
I sa+ Ao'enB the +ellow centre #ecause thats how it feelsC Its like all the (uscles in
+our a#do(en have totall+ rela*ed and a #ig hole has o'ened u' in the (iddle of
+our #ell+< lolC When this ha''ens I have to get on the head side of things 8uick<
else Ill feel an energ+ rush u'wards to (+ heart centre ?green@ which will set o=
that centreC Once that sets o= then it ruins an+ 'ro7ection atte('tC Unless< of
course< I actuall+ want to set the green going ?which I do now and again< as its fun
to do@ in which case I work solel+ on the +ellow and let the energ+ Pood to the
greenC I can never set the green o= directl+ for so(e reasonC I alwa+s have to go
+ellow to green< #ut thats 'ro#a#l+ 7ust (eC
I feel the initial inklings of the 'ur'le (ost (ornings 7ust after I awakeC 4ut I canGt
alwa+s #e #othered setting it going as it ha''ens too often< and the novelt+ has
worn o=C 4ut once I feel the start of it< de'ending on how AstrongB it feels in the wa+
it is 'ulsing< I (ight do so(e slow< dee' #reaths while concentrating on the to' of
(+ headC 3oing that will increase the fre8uenc+ of the 'ulses considera#l+C All the
while this is ha''ening I a( totall+ in the 'h+sical< iCeC I( not in an+ kind of
AtranceB at allC
IG( sure +ou too (ust have sensed this #efore< #ut (a+#e +ou never associated the
sensation with an+thing< or (a+#e +ou haveC
6+'icall+< Ill #e l+ing down 7ust thinking to (+self and Ill feel a 'articular kind of
stroking sensation that feels like it is co(ing inside (+ headC 6here is a light sound
associated with it< al(ost like a gentle release of air sound at the sa(e ti(e as I
feel the strokingC It is a ver+ su#tle sensation and an+ kind of sudden (ove(ent<
like if I turn around or sit u'< it will i((ediatel+ go awa+C
6he feeling I 9rst descri#ed on the foru( not long after 7oining< sa+ing it felt like
so(eone was stroking (+ #rain with a featherC Along with the stroking I hear a
gentle shooing soundC ;ike the sound of shhhewO shhhewO shhhewO that will
re'eat a#out ever+ second or twoC I used to relate this sensation to (+ old
Acannon#all e*itB of +ears agoC 6his is where Id get intense vi#rations< and it felt
like I was shot fro( a cannon fro( the 'h+sical and Id land in the AastralB
so(ewhereC
At the ti(e I was working on tr+ing to slow that e*it 'rocess down to tr+ and 9nd
out what was going on< e*actl+C In doing so I discovered that the vi#rations #egan
initiall+ with the stroking sensation in (+ headC
:ow< if I gentl+ concentrate on the area of the to' of (+ head and #reathe ver+
gentl+ and dee'l+< the fre8uenc+ of the stroking will increase to a de9nite 'ulsing<
which feels e*actl+ like (+ 'h+sical #rain was contracting and releasingC 4ut its
not< of course< #ut that is how it feelsC So(eti(es< Id sa+ a#out a third of the ti(e<
Ill Alose itBC Which (eans the sensation will go awa+ and Ill have to start againC As I
sa+< at the #eginning it is an ever so su#tle sensation that needs a little AnurturingB
to set it goingC
Once it is going then it is fairl+ diLcult to sto' as it tends to take on a life of its ownN
6he 'ulsing will turn into a high>'itched #u00ing kind of high>fre8uenc+ vi#ration
and +ou will lose the a#ilit+ to control +our 'h+sical #od+C 6his is where +ou feel a
de9nite interaction #etween the +ellow and the 'ur'leC
At this stage I can still have (+ 'h+sical e+es o'en and view the di( light of the
roo(C 4ut I do tend to get visual overla+s where Ill see the roo( with (+ 'h+sical
e+es< and overlaid on that (ight #e the view of the sa(e roo( #ut fro( an %6Q
'ers'ective< with all the attendant visual distortionsC
6his is kinda freak+ #ut a lot of fun< and re(inds (e of visual e=ects 'eo'le have
written a#out while under the inPuence of hallucinogenic drugsC
At so(e 'oint I can choose to Alet goB of the 'h+sical co('letel+ and ArolloutB into
the real>ti(e 0oneC 6his last #it I onl+ learnt to do fairl+ recentl+C M+ %6Q 'ro7ections
#efore ?not that I( reall+ into doing the( an+wa+@ were 'erfor(ed fro( the
techni8ue of Aco(ing #ackB fro( (+ holding>o= at the Monroe F$ state< as Ive
(entioned #eforeC
Sensations
6he #rain s'as(s (ost often occur after I have used the Este' intoE techni8ueC 4ut I
can initiate the( fro( a E(ind awake< #od+ aslee' stateEC 4ut not fro( having an+
sensation of the 'h+sical like I can in the initial re(ote>viewing 'hase where I a(
totall+ aware of (+ 'h+sical #od+C
Getting to a true E(ind awake< #od+ aslee' stateE is diLcultC I have found it (uch
easier to 9rst activate ?for want of a #etter ter(@ (+ 6hird>)+eC 6his I can do whilst
retaining full feeling of the 'h+sicalC
So I la+ #ack< #asicall+ rela*< and 'lace (+ focal 'oint of awareness a#out the
(iddle of (+ foreheadC I 'la+ around (entall+ (assaging the relevant area of (+
#rain and< after a#out ! (inutes or so< I start getting inklings of Stra+ )nerg+C
I 'ass through this stage and the switch is thrown and I get i(ages of the Astral
'ro'erC :e*t I (entall+ ste' into these i(ages then 'ut out a +earning to travel
elsewhereC
:O6): 6he onl+ reason I ste'>into the i(ages is that it is a hand+ wa+ of 8uickl+
du('ing the &h+sicalC
6hen nor(all+< after a few seconds< I get the #rain s'as(s followed #+ vi#rations
and travel to whereverC ?IG( still working on travelling to 'laces in 'articularC@
M+ travelling to the Astral used to consist of a feeling like I had #een shot fro( a
cannonC And it is onl+ 7ust recentl+ I have (anaged< after around U (onths of
e*'eri(entation< to get a higher degree of control of the 'ro7ection e*'erienceC
I alwa+s end u' within the Astral #ecause that is where I want to #eC
&ro7ecting for the 9rst ti(e into the %6 0one was a #it of a let>down as I onl+
(anaged to do it after having had hundreds of Astral &ro7ections s'anning around
I +earsC As a result< the novelt+ 8uickl+ wore o= ?the Astral is a (uch (ore
e*citing 'lace@C
If +ou 9nd +ourself at the Etur#ulence stageE I (entioned in (+ 'revious 'ost< 7ust
increase the vi#rational fre8uenc+ a tad (ore< roll to one side and +ou will EPo' outE
into the %6 0oneC
4ut I have #een e*'eri(enting holding a 'articular i(age in (ind 'rior to (oving of
and< 7ust recentl+< I ca(e to the sa(e 'lace twice in a rowC So (a+#e thatGs the ke+C
Wh* rank ?ooks out of his :hird 0*e
IGll re'l+ to the other 'oints raised a little later on as right now IG( a #it #us+ with
so(e workC 4ut I took a 8uick look at a docu(ent referred to on another threadC IG(
sorr+ I forgot who it was< #ut thank +ou for that as it contained so(ething /IG/;"
signi9cant to (e ?itGs the docu(ent on (+ 5hakra thread where it sa+s to scroll to
section UC@C
Oka+< 'eo'le on this thread have (entioned a#out this Ethird e+eE and< +es< I too
i(agine looking out fro( a 'oint in that regionC /owever< when I think a#out letting
(+ consciousness drift u'wardsCCC I de9nitel+ do sa+ to think a#out it drifting
u'wards like it was going through the to' of +our headC 4ecause< to (e< thatGs
e*actl+ what it feels likeC 4ut at the sa(e ti(e I a( i(agining Elooking outE fro( a
'oint where I said to MrC 3R to 'aint an i(aginar+ red dot on his foreheadC
%ight< IGve 7ust reali0ed wh+ all that is necessar+N
6his is what the docu(ent sa+sCCC
ECCCCCCCC6he awakening of the third>e+e chakra leads to clairvo+ance or the a#ilit+ to
see on the non'h+sical 'lanesC And the awakening of the crown center is associated
#oth with the a#ilit+ to consciousl+ travel on the non'h+sical 'lanes and with it the
'rocess of enlighten(entCE
6hatGs it< in a nutshellC I couldnGt #elieve it when I read itC
Oka+< call (e thick< #ut I never reall+ reali0ed wh+ it all worked< until this (o(entC
4ecause I never understood an+thing a#out all this 5hakra stu=C "es< I have seen
i(ages of '+ra(id sha'es with a #ig e+e in the centre and all that 7a00C 4ut I could
never relate to an+ of itC
4ut now IGve reali0ed that there is this 5rown 5hakra that sets the 'rocess o=C 6hatGs
e*actl+ what it feels likeN In the sense that Adrian has #een asking a#out how far
+ou i(agine letting +our consciousness drift u'wards< and so forthC And I a( sa+ing<
no< +ou donGt need to worr+ a#out that #ecause +ou get to the stage where the
(eta>'h+sical i(ager+ will kickstart the natural 'rocess of 'ro7ectionC
It reall+ does feel e*actl+ like there co(es a 'oint where a switch is thrown andCCC
whooshCCC the whole 'rocess #eginsC
ItGs like #eing in a dark roo( and switching on a lightC One (o(ent +ou canGt see a
thing and then< in an instant< ever+thing #eco(es visi#leC
I think that is a good analog+: #ecause in switching on the light< it is not the switch<
in itself< that causes the illu(inationC :o< all the switch did was direct the Pow of
energ+ to the #ul#C
:ow< i(agine that the #ul# is the 5hakraC 6he initial (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ is the
switch< and the energ+ is +our thoughtC
6hatGs wh+ +ou cannot use an+ old (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ directed in an+ old
directionC In the sa(e wa+ that if +ou want to switch on a 'articular #ul# +ou have
to throw a 'articular switchC :ot onl+ that< it canGt #e an+ old thought eitherC
4ecause the energ+ has to #e directed down a 'articular wire that leads to the #ul#
+ou wish to illu(inateC
IG( reali0ing< for the ver+ 9rst ti(e< e*actl+ W/" stra+ thoughts interru't the
'rocessC I have alwa+s known the+ did< #ecause that is what I e*'erienceC 4ut IG(
now understanding and reali0ing Ewh+E the+ doC It is the concentrated thought>
energ+ that switches on the 5hakraC If +our thoughts are Pitting a#out here and
there< then itGs like tr+ing to feed a light#ul# with or $ volts instead of the full $M!
volts ?UD (ains is $M! volts@C
6his also neatl+ e*'lains wh+ so(eone can #e concentrating their thoughts alright<
#ut still have 0ero 'ro7ection successC "es< the+ are concentrating their thoughtsCCC
#utCCC sending the( in the wrong directionN
AaaaghCCC IGve 7ust reali0edCCC
6he 5hakra is the #leeding interfaceNNNNNNNN
IG( sitting here kicking (+self that I 7ust didnGt reali0e this #eforeC 6hatGs all a
5hakra is< itGs 7ust an interfaceC
S'eak to +ou all later< I gotta do so(e work nowC
6i$rations and inal Stages
'ro;ecting is a ver* Su$tle 'rocess
;ook< once +ou feel those vi#rations 7ust #athe in the(< let the( Pow through +ou
u'< down< left< right and ever+ other 'lace #esidesC 4ecause getting those vi#rations
is I6NNN
Fro( then on< +ou will have the a#ilit+ to decide where +ou want to goC In the sense
of< right< +ou 7ust learned to drive and 'assed +our testC So now itGs u' to +ou where
+ou choose to drive toC "ou choose +our own road>(a'C :o (ore is there an
instructor #eside +ou sa+ing where +ou should ?or should not@ goC
With (e< I canGt stand (essing a#out in the %eal>6i(e QoneCCC Wh+? 4ecause thatGs
where I s'end (+ whole 'h+sical lifeN ;ook< once +ou have walked through one
#edroo( wall +ouGve walked through the( all< #elieve (eC If +ou can sta+ real and
enter the Astral 'ro'er< +ou will :)1)% look #ackC
5hances are< though< once +ou feel the (erest hint of vi#ration: like feeling a #ase>
note 0u#>0u#>0u# sensation ?a#out two 0u#s 'er second #ut +ou donGt hear it so
(uch as feel it@ +ou are going to think W6F and i((ediatel+ co(e #ack to the
'h+sicalC 4ut at least +ou will have felt an inkling of what the start of it is likeC
6hough at 9rst +ou will feel confused thinking (a+#e +ou 7ust i(agined itC
As good as authors have #een in the 'ast of 'utting things into words< there is still a
MARO% (isunderstanding as to the (echanics of the 'rocessC All I a( reall+ tr+ing
to do< is to si('lif+ the whole thing for +ou ?and an+one else who is listening@ as
#est I canCCC while teaching stu= that reall+ does workC
6he 'rocess of 'ro7ection is a 1)%" su#tle eventC Again< itGs like ?as if@ +ou were
handling a new>#orn childC
%oll those e+es #ack and feel :O6 for a 'ro7ection e*'erience< #ut si('l+ rela* and
let +our conscious>awareness drift u'wardsC 3o it right< and there FwillF co(e a#out
a situation where suddenl+ +ou think< EWhat was that?E And then +ou will reali0e
+our e+es have 7ust tried to ca'ture this inkling of an i(ageCCC which has 7ust
#rought +ou out of EitEC
If +ou can feel that< I 'ro(ise +ou< the EitE that +ou were #rought out of IS the
correct 'athC
4ut< #+ reali0ing that< +ou (a+ #eco(e confusedN
On the one hand< +ou will feel that +ou did actuall+ Elet goE and were trul+ doing EitE
correctl+ as I adviseCCC #ut< then again< +our consciousness (a+ #e ?at the sa(e
ti(e@ telling +ou that such and such cannot 'ossi#l+ #e true #ecause< for that
instance< +ou were not EdoingE an+ EthingEC
I (ean< EthingsE in the sense of doing stu= like Evisuali0ingE or an+ other kind of
E'ro7ection techni8ueE that +ou feel +ou (ust su''osedl+ #e doing in order to reach
the Astral real(C
As for ti(e< look< itGs going to take +ou a week or two of genuine 'ractice in order
for +ou to get resultsC What +ou (ust do though is catalogue +our e*'eriencesC 6hat
is so darned i('ortantC
>o 'articular 0,it :echni<ue
&att+< I do not have an+ kind of Ee*it techni8ueEC An+ thoughts a#out such a thing<
at that critical 'oint of 'ro7ection< will scu''er the atte('tC "ou si('l+ allow it to
ha''en: which is a 'rocess that is a#out a 0illion ti(es easier to sa+ than to doC
?Well< it was for (e< that is@C
Also< with (e< (+ focal 'oint of awareness is not Eoutside of (+ #od+EC I 'lace it
around the to' of (+ head areaC
I used to get vi#rations #efore shooting o=C 4ut after around U>(onths of
concentrating on slowing down the whole 'rocess< I now 'ractice si('l+ letting go
of the 'h+sical and (entall+ ste''ing into the AstralC
I can onl+< at the (o(ent< do this around one or two in a#out ten atte('tsC 4ut
soon it will #e three in ten< then four< etcC Well< thatGs what I ho'eC
6he 4IG 'ro#le(< for (e< 6isha touched on in her 'ostC I got used to (+ old wa+ of
doing things and< #ecause things have changed< Ethe 'h+sicalE tends to ste' in
wondering stu= like: howH wh+H whatH where? Which co('letel+ wrecks what IG(
a#out to doC
I have so (uch s+('ath+ for those who tr+ and tr+ and tr+C 6hen< one
nightS(orning< suddenl+ thereGs an inkling of a vi#ration and ?8uite naturall+@ the+
auto(aticall+ think: EWow< IG(CCCCCCCCE And itGs goneC
For those still tr+ing< without an+ success at all< the #est ti' I can give +ou is to hold
the idea of o#e in (ind > constantl+ > while going a#out +our ordinar+ #usiness in
the 'h+sicalC
4ut generall+< the ke+ thing is< to (+ (ind< is to want to do it #ecause +ou are
curious of the outco(eC And not for an+ other reasonCCCC likeCCC +ou want to go see
the ?so called@ Akashik %ecords to view ne*t weekGs lotter+ nu(#ersC
6i$rations
ItGs 7ust that after stud+ing the onset of vi#rations ver+ closel+ ?I lost count of the
nu(#er of ti(es@ the+ do #egin fro( the sa(e area in (+ head each ti(eC 6his
area is 'rett+ (uch right a#out where all the (+stical drawings I have seen de'ict
so(e kind of energ+>centre called the 5rown 5hakraC &lus< all the descri'tions 'oint
towards this 5hakra #eing a kind of gatewa+ to the Astral real(sC
Which is e*actl+ what I e*'erienceC
As the vi#rations #egin< I get a de9nite sensation of unhooking fro( the &h+sical
and P+ing o= into the %6>QoneC What see(s like a few seconds later I enter the
Astral real(sC So itGs e*actl+ like once the vi#rations #egin a kind of Egatewa+E
o'ensC Whereu'on I take>o= and P+ through itC
6his 'rocess I now know is #asicall+ the sa(e as what used to ha''en with (+ old
Ecannon#all e*itE that I e*'erienced for all those +earsC Onl+ now< after e*tensive
'ractice using the Gatewa+ Wave 53 ?as I 'osted a#out at length@ I (anaged to
slow the whole thing down to the e*tent where it all ha''ens with a good degree of
'redicta#ilit+ and control > 'rett+ (uch all of the ti(e nowC
I still cannot si('l+ 'ro7ect at willC As I do need fairl+ e*acting circu(stances to #e
'ut in 'laceC 4ut once those circu(stances co(e together< (ulti'le 'ro7ections
co(e a#out that are 'redicta#le and readil+ controlledC 4asicall+< I need to #e in
8uiet surroundings where I a( (entall+ fresh with little 'ossi#ilit+ of interru'tionC
Which for (e is earl+ (orningC
As regards the crown>chakra situation< (+ 8uestion is< if what I e*'erience is
ha''ening not as a result of Ecrown chakraE sti(ulation< then what is #eing
sti(ulated?
Also< it could well #e there are var+ing degrees of sti(ulation cou'led with var+ing
sensationsC 6hough I can sa+ categoricall+ that I never e*'erienced an+ kind of
E'ainEC IGve e*'erienced ?and continue to e*'erience@ all kinds of ver+ whack+ and
highl+ unusual feelingsC Which do #eco(e rather fun to have< once +our 'rotective
sense of awareness #eco(es used to acce'ting the( as #eing nor(alC 4ut never
an+thing I could re(otel+ descri#e as 'ainC
Sensations leading to 6i$rations
I now have two t+'es of 'ro7ecting to the Astral:
6he 9rst ?ste'>in 'ro7ection@ involves activating what (+stics call the Ethird e+eEC
6hough I< 'ersonall+< think of it as a kind of Astral 1isual InterfaceC 6his is still a #it
hit and (iss for (e< #ut I can activate this interface and still #e aware of (+
'h+sical #od+C
6hen I can choose to 7ust watch whatever i(ages ha''en to #e Eon the screenE or
(entall+ Este' intoE the i(age?s@ whereu'on I instantl+ lose all 'h+sical>#od+
feeling and 9nd (+self in (+ Astral #od+ standing on the Astral so(ewhereC
6here are no vi#rations associated with this< 7ust a 'oint that I call the Estra+
energ+E stage where I can get to see all kinds of shadow+ a#stract sha'es or faces
which can often #e acco('anied #+ all kinds of 'o's< #angs< 1elcro>like tearing
sounds< etcC 6his stage 8uickl+ 'asses then itGs like so(eone switched on a light<
and I can see i(ages in (+ (ind that are as clear as the i(ages I nor(all+ see with
(+ 'h+sical e+esC
6he second ?travelling 'ro7ection@ involves the (ental s'as(s we have talked
a#outC I get a sensation at the to' of (+ head that feels like (+ 'h+sical #rain is
contracting and releasing like it were a (uscleH such as a #ice'< for e*a('le< where
+ou can easil+ tense and release the (uscleC Onl+ it co(es across as an
uncontrolla#le s'as( that has #een triggeredC
When it 9rst ha''ened it shocked (e out of itC 4ut after it ha''ened a#out !
ti(es< or so< (+ 'rotective sense of awareness #eca(e used to the sensationC
I found if I 7ust laid #ack and allowed the s'as(s to continue< the+ would increase in
fre8uenc+ and turn into what I instantl+ recogni0ed as (+ fa(iliar 're>e*it
vi#rations that I used to alwa+s haveC Onl+ this ti(e ever+thing was ha''ening in a
F(uchF (ore controlled wa+C
:or(all+< #efore< IGd suddenl+ wake u' fro( a lucid drea( feeling 'owerful
vi#rationsC 6hen IGd get a feeling of shooting o= at high s'eed and after a few
seconds IGd land on the Astral so(ewhereC
:ow< the vi#rations graduall+ increase in intensit+ and there is a 'oint where I feel a
slight tur#ulenceC ItGs a sort of #o##ing and rocking feeling like if +ou were in a
canoe and +ou got caught in the wake of a s'eed>#oatC Which I now recogni0e as
the 'oint of se'arationC
:e*t< I slowl+ #egin to travel to a 'lace on the AstralC I (ight go u'wards for I
seconds or so< then feel (+self taking a right turn and travel in that direction for a
short whileC 6hen go u'wards again and then (a+#e downC So(eti(es I s'eed u'<
so(eti(es I slow downC At the (o(ent< It reall+ does feel like I a( #eing directed
to so(e s'eci9c 'laceC
6he sensation is like it would #e if +ou were in a light aircraft< sitting in the
'assenger seat wearing a #lindfold< and the 'ilot was 'erfor(ing so(e #asic
(aneuversC All the while I a( travelling< I feel a constant #u00ing kind of vi#ration
of the like I set o= withC ?A #ig 'ro#le( for (e at the (o(ent< whilst I a( in this
travelling 'hase< is I donGt have an+ sightC 4ut IG( working on itC@
:e*t I feel like I have sto''ed and the vi#rations will sto' at the sa(e ti(eC
Whereu'on I 9nd (+self at so(e 'lace within the Astral and I have (+ sight #ackC
So I think what IG( 'ro#a#l+ doing is still holding (+ Ee+esE closed like I would do
#efore when IGd shoot o= at high s'eedC
6i$rations 1 S(eci=c 8escri(tion of Sensations
6he third vi#rational state is the one which co(es a#out at the onset of what I call
(+ Etravelling 'ro7ectionEC 4asicall+< I have two wa+s of 'ro7ecting: Este' intoE or
EtravellingEC
With a travelling 'ro7ection IG( la+ing #ack rela*ing and< as I do so< IGll feel a kind of
stroking sensation within (+ headC At the sa(e ti(e I get a soundC It co(es across
as an ever so gentle swoosh sound< like a little wave 7ust ri''led through (+ headC
So I rela* further and it will co(e again after a#out 2! seconds< or soC 6hen I rela*
into it (ore and it will start ha''ening faster to the 'oint where each swoosh co(es
a#out ever+ second or twoC 6hen it develo's into a low>fre8uenc+ vi#ration that
feels as if (+ whole #rain is shaking slightl+ fro( side to sideC Which it isnGt literall+C
4ut again thatGs what it feels likeC
I also feel the swoosh sensation naturall+ as I wake u'C :ot ever+ ti(e #ut< sa+<
around half the ti(eC As I a( co(ing awake< IGll feel at least one tin+ swooshC IG(
sa+ing this #ecause the thought occurs to (e that (a+#e other 'eo'le have felt
this and not reall+ given it a thoughtC In the sense the+ (a+ have 7ust ha#ituall+ and
long>since ignored the sensation thinking it was (erel+ a factor involved in co(ing
awakeC "ou see< the 9rst ti(e it ha''ened to (e as 'art of a 'ro7ection I thought<
hang on a (inute< I recogni0e this swoooshing feelingC And< sure enough< it was the
sa(e sensation I have often felt while in the natural 'rocess of co(ing awakeC
As the swoooshing turns into a vi#ration I get a sensation of (ove(entC ;ike (+
'h+sical #od+ were la+ing on so(e kind of P+ing car'et and we were going o=
so(ewhereC At so(e 'oint earl+ on< I get (+ Astral sight which usuall+ #egins with
a #rief view of the real>ti(e 0one< then I get a load of 7u(#led i(ages following
which ever+thing #egins to slowC At which 'oint I 9nd (+self within the AstralC
6i$rations can $e 4eard as well as elt
I too a( not sure what +ou (ean #+ $nd>vi#rationsC 4ut if +ou (ean the 're>e*it
vi#rations then< once +ou are at this stage< +ou have 'lugged +our collective sense
of conscious awareness into the Astral #od+C At which 'oint +ou need to concentrate
on #uilding +our take>o= energ+C
6his 're>e*it stage is 8uite trick+ to (aster #ecause here +ou can feel all kinds of
sensations< like< vi#rations< Pashes of light and all kinds of wrenching< 'o''ing and
#anging soundsC 6hese can have the e=ect of sna''ing +ou out of itC Following
which there is no o'tion #ut to #egin afreshC
"ou need to Etune inE to the vi#rations and allow the( to #uildC I found a wa+ to
control their intensit+ #+ (odulating (+ #reathingC 4ut later found I could (odulate
their intensit+ 7ust #+ thinking a#out the( in a certain wa+C I 'osted on this to'ic a
while agoC
Mainl+< it is a case of Eletting the( #uildE #ecause KKCKY of the ti(e< in the earl+
stages when I would have 'ro#le(s< it was due to fear>induced tensionH even
though I didnGt feel scared at all and welco(ed the e*'erience< dee' down< in the
lower recesses of (+ conscious awareness< there was a 9ghtSPight 'ri(eval
survival>instinct (echanis( at work that needed dou#l+ convincing all was trul+
oka+C
"ou need to let the vi#rations #uild in intensit+C As +ou do so< think a#out gentl+
rocking fro( side to sideC When the vi#rations reach a certain intensit+ +ou will roll
out of the 'h+sical into the real>ti(e 0oneC
/owever< if +ou lie still and allow the vi#rations to reach a higher intensit+< until
the+ sound like the+ are screa(ing and screeching at +ou< at so(e 'oint +ou will
take>o= like +ouGve 7ust #een shot fro( a cannon and land within the Astral
so(ewhereC While this is ha''ening< the trick is to kee' +our Ee+esE o'enC

I used to wonder when 'eo'le s'oke of Astral entrance>structures and the likeC I
could never understand wh+ I hadnGt seen an+thing of the sort des'ite (+ hundreds
of Astral adventuresC 4ut recentl+ I reali0ed that< on take o=< I would hold (+ Ee+esE
9r(l+ shut until I ca(e to restC
Also< as +ou get (ore 'ro9cient at attuning to the vi#rations< +ou will notice that
+ou can hear the( as well as feel the(C At which 'oint +ou will #e a#le to not onl+
(odulate their intensit+< #ut +ou will #e a#le to ho(e>in on s'eci9c fre8uencies
'rior to take o=C For further info on this 'lease see so(e of (+ 'ast 'ostingsC
6i$rations )ust 9uild in Intensit*
"es< the e*it as +ou sa+ is largel+ Eauto(aticE once a certain intensit+ of vi#ration
has #een reachedC
4+ slowing down what was (+ nor(al 'ro7ection 'rocess< I reali0ed that it is not
enough (erel+ to feel vi#rationsC "ou have to let the( #uild in intensit+C I used to
control their intensit+ #+ (odulating (+ #reathing< #ut 8uickl+ found the+ could #e
regulated (erel+ #+ thinking a#out the( in a certain wa+C
I 'osted on this to'ic a short while ago< where I sa+ to listen to the vi#rations as well
as feel the(C "ou will start to reali0e the+ are co('osed of di=erent fre8uencies
andSor intensities of vi#ration that +ou can learn to #eco(e attuned toC
I found that allowing their intensit+ to #uild slowl+< whilst engaging in a side>to>side
rocking (otion< at so(e 'oint I would roll out of the &h+sical and dro' through (+
#edroo( Poor into the kitchenC 4ut if I let the( #uild in intensit+< whilst l+ing still< I
can shoot o= to the Astral like IGd 7ust #een 9red fro( a cannonC
6i$rations 1 8evelo(ing Control
Well done for getting a resultC What +ou descri#e is how it generall+ is< at 9rstC ;ots
of sensation and confusionC Feelings of ina#ilit+ to (ove various #od+ 'artsC Often
'eo'le get feelings of s'inning around going no>where fast< and loads (ore #esidesC
What +ou need to do is 'ractice as often as +ou canC At least once a da+ is #est for<
sa+< half to one hourC &eo'le 9nd earl+>(ornings can #e 8uite 'roductiveC
What I would do is 7ust concentrate on getting a degree of fa(iliarit+ with the
various sensationsC Once +ou do that< +ou will co(e to the stage where +ouGll
discover the feelings can #e controlledC So rather than suddenl+CCC #oo(CCC the
vi#rations #egin< +ouGll #e a#le to (odulate the( so the+ co(e on s(oother< and
feel (ore of a light #u00ing sensationC &lus< +ou will #e a#le to sustain the( at a
'articular 'itch and intensit+C As o''osed to having the( suddenl+ kee' switching
on and o=C
What +ou need to do is get to the stage where +ou graduall+ #ring on the vi#rations
and slowl+ increase the( in 'itch and intensit+C As the+ graduall+ co(e in< there will
co(e a 'oint where +ou will feel like +ou suddenl+ develo'ed the a#ilit+ to def+
gravit+ and take>o= fro( +our 'h+sical #od+C
I found the vi#rations can #e controlled (entall+< #ut also tr+ thinking a#out taking
slow dee' #reaths while the vi#rations are ha''eningC "ou should 9nd the #reathing
causes so(e interesting e=ectsC
:ote: when I sa+ E#reathingE +ou wonGt actuall+ #e taking 'h+sical #reaths #ut it will
feel as if +ou areC In the sa(e wa+ the Evi#rationsE feel like +our whole 'h+sical
#od+ is shakingC 4ut it isnGt reall+< it 7ust feels that wa+C
Increase 6i$rations with Slow 9reathing
6r+ slow dee' #reathing and see if that changes the vi#ration state at allC When I
used to Ee*itE (ore in a traditional sense< I often would get in a vi#rational state #ut
then I would have to increase its intensit+ #efore an+thing would ha''enC
I discovered that #+ #reathing slowl+ and dee'l+< the vi#rational intensit+ would
increase (an+ foldC It would get to the stage where it would feel as if I were sitting
on a ver+ un#alanced s'in>dr+er revolving at to' s'eedC Rust when I thought ever+
(olecule of (+ 'h+sical #od+ was a#out to #reak a'art< IGd take o= like I had #een
shot fro( a cannon and crash>land within the Astral so(ewhere< lol< those da+sC I
used to call it (+ cannon#all e*itC :@
Also< tr+ letting the vi#rations co(e into +our headC If +ou are like I used to #e< +ou
should feel an intense #u00ing at the to' of +our headC I re(e(#er that< #efore
take>o=< it alwa+s felt like (+ head was a#out to #urst the feelings were so intenseC
I 7ust wanted to sa+ also that I concur with SerGei< in that there is a 'oint that +ou
arrive at where +ou 7ust know +ou can Ese'arateEC In the sense that itGs not like +ou
have to tr+ to do an+thingC "ou 7ust do itC
:ransitioning Out of 6i$rations / 9reathing
6o go directl+ to Astral< +ou need to allow the vi#rations to increase in 'itch and
intensit+ and< at so(e 'oint< +ou will take>o= and land within the Astral so(ewhereC
When +ou ne*t reach the vi#rational stage< rather than tr+ing to roll out of +our
'h+sical #od+ and things like that< si('l+ la+ #ack and rela* into the vi#rationsC
With (e< I i(agine it like I were #athing in the(C 6hen< while the vi#rations are
continuing< start to #reathe in and out< slowl+ and dee'l+< and see what ha''ensC If
the sa(e ha''ens with +ou< as it does with (e< +ou should 9nd the #reathing has
so(e rather interesting e=ects vi#ration>wiseC
:ote: when I sa+ #reathe +ou wonGt actuall+ #e 'h+sicall+ #reathing in the wa+ +ou
will feel like +ou areC 6hough it will co(e across to +ou as #eing the e*act sa(e
actionC In the sa(e wa+< the vi#rations feel like +our whole 'h+sical #od+ is
vi#ratingC 4ut it isnGt actuall+C It 7ust feels like it isC
:ransitioning Out of 6i$rations
Sounds goodC Once the vi#rational state is reached itGs ver+ eas+ to 'ut a s'oke in
the worksC 4asicall+< +ou need to 7ust re(ain neutral and allow the e*'erience to
unfoldC
In other words< there is no need to e('lo+ an+ kind of Ee*it techni8ueE or give out
an+ (ental instructionsC At this stage< doing such things can #e self>defeatingC And
re(e(#er alwa+s to not (ake an+ sna'>7udg(ents a#out whatever ha''ensC
What should co(e ne*t is a feeling of (ove(entC 6his is a critical stage #ecause
+our 'rotective sense of awareness< chances are< will shout: ):OUG/NNN Whereu'on
it sla's on the #rakes and +ou get 0a''ed #ack to 5 consciousnessC When I sa+ a
feeling of (ove(ent< it feels like +our #od+ suddenl+ develo'ed the a#ilit+ to def+
gravit+ and +ou literall+ took>o= fro( where +ou were la+ing< and #egan heading
out in whatever directionC
As +ou feel +ourself (ove o=< si('l+ continue to allow the e*'erience to unfoldC "ou
(a+ cho' and change direction so donGt #e too hast+ to think thatGs it< if +ou co(e
to a haltC "ou (a+ sto' for a second or two and #egin (oving againC In a wa+ it feels
ver+ (uch like +ou are #eing guided #+ re(ote controlC
Again< throughout this travelling stage< +ou need to re(ain neutral and 7ust #e
(ildl+ curious a#out where +ou (a+ #e headingC If +ou co(e to an+ sna'>
7udg(ents< it tends to 'ut a s'oke in the works as it s'oils the continuit+ of it allC
6he #est 'rogression is (ade when +ou 7ust allow +ourself to #e guided #+ the
e*'erienceC Which is ever so eas+ to sa+< #ut itGs 8uite a trick+ (ental #alancing act
?#ut it all co(es good with 'ractice@C
Also< if +ou have +our sight switched on ?donGt worr+ if it isnGt at 9rst@ +our scener+
(a+ changeC "ou (a+ 9nd +ourself P+ing through huge swirling clouds of all kinds of
coloursC 6hen +ou (ight co(e to what looks like a colourful wall co('osed of
(illions of the sa(e kind of sha'eC As +ou get closer suddenl+ a tunnel (ight o'en
and +ou 9nd +ourself P+ing through itC Which (ight o'en u' into so(ething else<
and so forthC
Unfortunatel+< the changing nature of the scener+ can so(eti(es give +ou the
frightful notion +ou are a#out to crash into so(ethingC 4ut tr+ not to worr+ a#out itC
6his still ha''ens to (e on occasionC For e*a('le< +ouGll #e P+ing through a tunnel
and it looks like a dead endC "our 'rotective sense of awareness (a+ start to 'anic
thinking +ou are a#out to get hurt fro( crashing into a solid wallC
&ro#le( is< as IGve (entioned #efore< when we 'ro7ect we donGt auto(aticall+
develo' so(e su'er sense of conscious awareness all 'ri(ed and geared for use
within non>'h+sical real(sC So if things get a #it stick+ while on the (ove< I 7ust
si('l+ close (+ e+es or 8uickl+ turn around so I can no>longer see whatGs co(ingC
If +ou (anage to see it through< then +ou should co(e to a halt within so(e non>
'h+sical real( so(ewhereC Well< when I sa+ co(e to a halt +ouGll 'ro#a#l+ crash>
land and s'oil it the 9rst few ti(esC 4ut when +ou get the landing right< donGt #e
sur'rised to 9nd +ourself surrounded #+ 'eo'le< all (illing around doing things that
look ver+ nor(al in a 'lanet>)arth senseC
6his is where the fun #egins: #reathing the incredi#le at(os'here of the non>
'h+sical real(sH chatting with the residentsH and (a+#e (eeting a few non>'h+sical
friends +ou forgot +ou hadC ItGs all ver+ thrilling stu=C
Swishing Sound at the :o( of the 4ead
3oes the swishing sound feel like it is co(ing fro( the to' of +our head?
If so< sounds to (e like +ou are right on the verge of se'arationC IGd #et that +ou 7ust
#egan to se'arate< #ut +our 'rotective sense of conscious awareness hauled +ou
#ack to the &h+sicalC
6his is ver+ Fnor(alF and should sto' once it gets used to the risingSfalling
sensationC 4ut after that there will #e loads (ore strange sensations it will have to
get used to alsoC
:ransition fro) 78 9lackness A%!B
Ma7or6o(: At F$ I (ore often than not 9nd (+self in a 2 di(ensional #lackness
where the #lackness is 'unctuated #+ thousands of tin+ 'oints of light > which I call
a starsca'e e=ectC /ere I 9nd I have three o'tions:
@ I can look at the starsca'e and see 'erha's one of the 'oints of light (a+ change
in so(e wa+C &ossi#l+ change colour or sha'e or often IGll see a kind of #lack>hole
e=ect for(ingC As I see the change IGll will (+self to (ove towards and through itC
As I do so< a few (o(ents later IGll 9nd (+self within so(e non>'h+sical real(C I
often use this techni8ue when (eeting /arath< (+ regular guideC IGll think of hi(
and i((ediatel+ see a swirling #lack>hole e=ectC So I travel through it and ne*t
(o(ent IGll #e standing alongside hi(C I use this techni8ue (ainl+ for when I wish
to travel to s'eci9c 'laces that IGve #een to #eforeC IGll 'lace an Intent to #e at that
'lace< see so(e kind of e=ect for( in the starsca'e< then head o= in that directionC
$@ As I see the 23 #lackness I hold o= a (o(ent and the starsca'e e=ect will
change te*ture and for( a kind of screenC So it #eco(es like IG( sitting in a cine(a
watching a #ig screen fro( a short distance awa+C At which 'oint I can watch
whatever i(ager+ is dis'la+ed or 'ro7ect (+ own (ental i(ager+ onto the screenC
Often I like to tr+ so(ething new and 7ust e*'lore whatever co(es a#outC So IGll
'lace the Intent to do this and Pi'>through a nu(#er of scenes of various 'laces on
the screenC When I see so(ething interesting IGll ste' into the i(ageC A few
(o(ents later IGll 9nd (+self at that 'lace within the AstralC
2@ At the 23 #lackness stage< I hold o= (oving towards so(e kind of e=ect as in ?@
and hold o= the Astral Screen e=ect as in ?$@C 6hen IGll think of (+self gentl+ rocking
fro( side to sideC At 9rst nothing will ha''en and when I was 9rst tr+ing this IGd
think too (uch of (+ 'h+sical< end u' #ack there and have to #egin againC So I
have to think of (+self rocking gentl+ fro( side to side Fas ifF I were in the 'h+sical<
#ut not actuall+CCC if +ou see what I (eanC 6hen< after a few seconds< IGll get the
sensation of #eing in a #od+C Again< when this 9rst ha''ened I thought< oh no< #ack
in the 'h+sical ?#ecause thatGs kinda how it feels@C 4ut (uch to (+ sur'rise I wasnGtC
Once I feel ElockedE within this E#od+E I can si('l+ roll a cou'le of ti(es to one side
and 9nd (+self in the real>ti(e 0oneC
Stra* 0nerg*
)r< IG( confused: what colours and lights %M? When I close (+ e+es I 7ust see
nothingC
6he stra+ energ+ I see ?or can often hear as well@ co(es i((ediatel+ 'rior to
viewing the Astral and can take (an+ for(sC
So(eti(es I see gargo+le>like faces ?or (ore often 'arts of the(@C Shadow+ 9gures
can 7ust a''earC 6he+ 0oo( in and feel like the+ are 'ressing against (e< then 7ust
suddenl+ go awa+ as I 'ass throughC I said #efore that once I could have sworn
there was this half>head of a huge wolf 7ust an inch fro( (+ faceC So(eti(es I have
seen large co#we#>like strings that feel sort>of stick+ as +ou 'assC
Other ti(es IGve seen large outline drawings of all kinds of sha'esC 6hese sha'es
can #e irregular sha'es of an+thing< or the+ can #e fa(iliar regular sha'es like
s8uares< rectangles< triangles< etcC that 7ust see( to Poat around #ut so(e can
dance and 7iggle a#outC
IGve often seen whirls of colour that look like clouds in the &h+sicalC It feels like #eing
in a thick fog that is whirling around +ou that is all di=erent coloursC Onl+ I cannot
actuall+ feel an+thing like +ou would feel air resistance on the &h+sicalC I 7ust see
the( whirling around (eC
6he energ+ see(s to #e a#le to take all kinds of for(sC 4ut< in (+ e*'erience< all
these for(s tend to have one thing in co((on: whatever the for(< it co(es across
as indistinct and shadow+C
6hereGs never an+thing de9nite that +ou can 'in downC One (o(ent itGs here< then
itGs there< or (a+#e it has gone 7ust as suddenl+ as it ca(e< and so forthC I su''ose
that is wh+ the+ can #e so darned distracting at 9rstC &articularl+ as the i(ages can
often #e acco('anied #+ all kinds of 'o's< #angs< knocks< tearing and ri''ing
sounds< etcC
6hen< a few seconds later< itGs like so(eone Picked a switch and I can see all kinds
of Astral i(agesC 6hese i(ages are totall+ di=erent to an+ kind of stra+>energ+
i(age in that the+ are as clear< as distinct and as 9*ed as the i(ages I see with (+
'h+sical e+esC 6hen I 'ro7ect (+ focal 'oint of awareness forwards and (entall+
ste' into the i(ageC
Causing a Scene to A((ear
I think what +ou (ight tr+ is forgetting all ideas of getting out of +our #od+ and
think (ore of (entall+ ste''ing into the i(ager+ +ou are seeingC
I a( 'rett+ certain that +ou are at what I call the Estra+ energ+E stage and the
Peeting gli('ses of various scenes are of the AstralC What +ou descri#e is #asicall+
the sa(e as what ha''ens to (eC
:e*t ti(e +ou are at that stage< have an intent to go so(ewhere in 'articularC Dee'
it si('le like< i(agine sitting #+ a lake< or 7ust looking out over the oceanC Rust
so(ething #asicC
EIntentE is what (akes +ou travelC I think what +ou are doing is ?(entall+@ standing
on the #rink< uncertain of what to do< and it is the release of that uncertaint+ which
is causing the Pitting fro( one scene to anotherC
M+ idea is< if +ou can gather a de9nite intent< that should cause a 9*ed scene to
a''earC 6hen +ou should feel a kind of attraction that (akes it eas+ for +ou to
(entall+ ste' into that sceneC 6hen +ou are there< #asicall+C
inal :ransition caused $* Intent
quote:
Frank, let me ask you! :ou'#e mentioned on a number of occasions that you simply
phase into the astral!!!!no feelings of separation from a physical body! *o would you
say that you simply feel a slight mo#ement 4while passing through F17 D swirly
color phase2 and then '&&;C :ou 6nd yourself in the astral en#ironment)
On rePection< I think E(ove(entE is 'erha's not the right wordC ItGs (ore of a
gradual (ental shift that starts fro( 9rst seeing what look like (oving shadows for
a#out I seconds< then 23 #lackness 8uickl+ followed #+ the swirling for< sa+<
another I seconds< then the Astral graduall+ co(es into viewC At this 'oint< I a(
viewing the Astral fro( a short distance like if I were at the cine(a viewing the
Astral on the screenC
/ere I have $ choices: @ I can 'ut out an EintentE to view so(ething and watch it on
the Astral screenC For e*a('le< I en7o+ working with horses and I like to watch
horses in action during olden ti(esC 5hariot racing is (+ favourite thing to watch at
the (o(ent< followed #+ 7oustingC 4ut +ou can #asicall+ ask to see whatever +ou
want and u' it co(es on the screenC ?6hough this is one of those things that it far
easier to sa+< than to doN 4ut it gets easier the (ore +ou 'ractice@C
Second choice: I allow (+self to (entall+ ste' into the Astral scene< whereu'on I
9nd (+self within the Astral 'ro'erC /ere I a( free to 7ust walk around< chat with
the locals< etcC
quote:
Also, while getting there in this manner, do you suddenly become aware that you
ha#e an astral body) @here you can feel yourself walking, looking at hands, etc)
/aving an EAstral #od+E is not so(ething that I #eco(e aware ofC In the sense that I
donGt reall+ need to think a#out itC I a( free to walk a#out< as I sa+< and chat with
the localsC 4ut it 7ust feels like itGs (e< nor(all+< like I were in the &h+sicalC
O#viousl+< the E#od+E I a( in< within the Astral< is not literall+ (+ 'h+sical #od+C 4ut
it feels e*actl+ the sa(e as if it wereC
ItGs diLcult for (e to e*'lain< #ut there is no 'oint in the 'rocess where I feel an+
kind of se'aration fro( (+ 'h+sical #od+C It literall+ feels like all that ha''ened is
the scener+ changedC
quote:
I only ask because #irtually all of my &'('s ha#e happened from feeling a
separation from my body!!!!so I ha#e had body9like sensations from the beginning! If
I simply phase out into the astral, do these body sensations kick in once I'm acti#ely
mo#ing around)
What I would do is tr+ and 'hase>into the Astral fro( the 23 #lackness stage and
not worr+ a#out an+ kind of #od+C
quote:
And one more thing!!!!when I am going through my rela%ation techniques and I hit
F17, I'm not imaging myself mo#ing! There is no #isuali.ation scene in my head like
the one which you en#ision while listening to the tape! <o you think once I get to
F17, I should start to I;A?I>( some mo#ement forward, through the images)
6he visuali0ation scenes that I use are (erel+ tools that are designed to get (e to
F$ ?and the su#se8uent transition to the Astral@C So as soon as I #egin to 'erceive
F$ Es+('to(sE the 'revious visuali0ation stu= is redundantC
When at F$< I:6):6 and )T&)56A6IO: start to 'la+ a #ig roleC
4asicall+< Intent is the engine that drives +ou< and )*'ectation has a kind of
feed#ack e=ect that 'ushes aside 'ossi#le realit+>Puctuation e=ects caused #+
3ou#t and the likeC &ro#le( is< at this stage and #e+ond< +ou #eco(e +our own self>
ful9lling 'ro'hec+ so +ou have to watch what +ou are thinking ver+ carefull+C
6r+ Poating in the 23 #lackness and 'ut out a s'eci9c intent to do so(ething in
'articular and see what ha''ensC
:houghts on the inal Ste( and entering the -Astral.
6he onl+ ti(e there is a sensation of EPo''ing outE is when 'ro7ecting into the %6
0oneC 6his is what I call a classic Out of 4od+ )*'erience ?O4)@C Which is what
Monroe< for e*a('le< would e*'erience in his earl+ +earsC
/owever< as with (ost things< technolog+ has (oved onC 6he idea nowada+s< when
'ro7ecting within the Astral< is to think of the conce't of 'hasing>inC I think it is (ore
a't #ecause +ou donGt actuall+ feel like +ou are Eout of #od+E at allC
6he feeling is (ore like +ou are still within +our 'h+sical #od+C Onl+ instead of #eing
within the &h+sical real(< +ou are now within the Astral real(C In other words<
'hasing>in< is (ore to do with a switching of (ental focus: not actual #odiesC Of
course< +ou are not literall+ still in +our 'h+sical #od+C 4ut +ou are in a #od+ and it
doesnGt look or feel all that (uch di=erent to actuall+ #eing in +our 'h+sical #od+C If
+ou get what I (eanC
What IG( tr+ing to get across is< the accent should #e 'laced on shifting +our (ental
focus< not switching #odiesC When shifting +our focus like this< there is no sensation
of switching #odiesC In +our (ind< the Astral should 7ust co(e into viewC And +ou
kinda (entall+ ste' into itC Or +ou can think of it another wa+< like< it sort of
envelo's +ouC
At the (o(ent of the Astral co(ing into view I a( often still aware of the 'h+sicalC
:ot to an+ great e*tentC 4ut I a( not in a 'ure E(ind awake< #od+ aslee' stateE
eitherC ?1irtuall+< #ut not a#solutel+C@ /owever< once I (entall+ ste' into the Astral
?or IG( (entall+ envelo'ed #+ it@ then all awareness of the &h+sical real( goes
awa+C
9lackouts
As I understand it< the 'hasing>in conce't is what Monroe used to (ake contact with
the AstralC As I 'ointed out #efore< there was no la+ing down for hours doing an+
kind of Eenerg+ workE or igniting 5hakras< etcC /e see(ed to 7ust la+ #ack and (ake
contact in a few secondsC
6he #ig 'ro#le( I have is due to what +ou call: #lackoutsC
6hese occur with (e initiall+ when tr+ing to (ake Astral contact< and can also occur
during (+ Astral e*'eriencesC 1er+ (uch in the (anner +ou descri#eC
Often IGd #e l+ing down rela*ing and allowing (+ focal 'oint of awareness to drift
u'wards to the to' of (+ headC 6hen I (ight #lackout for an instant then suddenl+
see the Astral co(e into viewC Or I (ight 7olt #ack to the &h+sical< or 9nd (+self in a
variet+ of other statesC
4ecause there would #e a short #lackout IGd get frustrated thinking what ha''ened
during this #lackout that got (e fro( there to hereC 6he frustration was due to not
#eing a#le to 9nd out what< e*actl+< was the (ental triggerC 4ecause if I couldnGt
reali0e that< then I couldnGt re'eat it at willC And re'eat it at will< is what I a( tr+ing
to achieveC
6hatGs wh+ I #eca(e so enthralled #+ MonroeGs techni8ue of 'hasing inC
I think IG( getting closeC 6he 'ast cou'le of weeks I deli#eratel+ 'aid no 'rior
attention to the 'h+sical at allC Instead< IGve #een #uilding a (ental 'icture of two
s(all hands that reside in (+ headC
I (entall+ thing of these hands going searching around tr+ing to Ehit the s'otEC 6he+
go around (assaging various 'arts of the #rain< tr+ing to 9nd the (ental switch
that has to #e thrown in order to (ake connection to the AstralC
IGve had so(e Fver+F interesting results with thisC
A cou'le of ti(es now I have found (+self at the onset of feeling gentle (ental
vi#rations ?that I recogni0e as the onset of an o#e@C 6he di=erence #eing< however< I
a( Fentirel+F aware of (+ 'h+sical #od+ and (+ 'h+sical surroundingsC &ro#le( is<
the slight e*cite(ent at 9nding (+self #eing a#le to do this scu''ers the atte('tC
4ut that is so(ething I will overco(e with 'racticeC
&lus< there is still an ever so tin+ #lackout in that I a( unsure of the e*act s'ot (+
focal 'oint of consciousness was at when the vi#rations ca(e a#outC
Another thing I (anaged to do< #ut again there is a si(ilar tin+ #lackout< is to #e
co('letel+ aware of (+ 'h+sical #od+ and 'h+sical surroundings< +et I have found
(+self looking at 'ictures in (+ (ind that are as vivid< and see( as real as an+
i(age I have seen with (+ 'h+sical e+esC
In fact< 9rst ti(e it ha''ened I o'ened (+ 'h+sical e+es to check that the+ were< in
fact< closedC 6hen it was like there were two i(ages< one slightl+ higher than the
otherC 6he lower i(age was of (+ #edroo( that I know was co(ing fro( (+
'h+sical e+es as< when I closed the(< the i(age went awa+C
6he u''er i(age was 7ust as clear #ut< what I was seeing on that EscreenE< was not
of the 'h+sical worldC It was like so(eone was 'la+ing (e a kind of (ovieC 4ut I
couldnGt (ake sense of it allC
As IGve said #efore< another (orning< another (+ster+C
inal :ransition is )ore Active than 'revious Stages
Fro( what +ou sa+ a#out i(ages< rando( sounds< etcC +ou are rela*ing to the Focus
$ state ?in Monroe>s'eak@C At this 'oint +our focal 'oint of awareness is ver+ close
to the Astral #order where it 7oins to +our higher i(aginative consciousnessC
At the 'oint where +ou #egin to 'erceive the i(ager+ has taken on a 23 8ualit+< +ou
need to #eco(e a little (ore active< (entall+C 4ecause I think +our (ain 'ro#le(
could #e lack of an+ real intent to do so(ething in 'articularC
"ou see< once +ou get to a certain stage +ou are free to goC 6he e*act details of
when that stage arrives is slightl+ di=erent for each 'ersonC With (e I 'erceive the
23 #lackness< then dark shadow+ 9gures which turn into a whirling coloured fog<
then the Astral landsca'e co(es into viewC :ote: it is co((on for 'eo'le to
'erceive tunnel or grid structures rather than a landsca'e e=ectC 4ut< for so(e
reason< I alwa+s see( to 'erceive a landsca'eC
Once I 'erceive the 23 #lackness turn into whirls of colour< I then hold in (ind a
'icture which< to the #est degree 'ossi#le< su(s u' (+ IntentC ?:O6): thatGs wh+ it
is #est to kee' +our intention si('le so +ou can ca'ture the gist of it with a si('le
i(age@C %eason #eing< once I 'erceive the Astral landsca'e I a( at the Astral
#ridge>0one at (ental Focus $C 6his is the #eginning of the state where thought
e8uals direct actionC
So< #+ holding an i(age in (ind which su(s u' (+ Intent< the (o(ent I reach
Focus $ that i(age is released as a thought>wave which goes to fuel the ne*t ste'
in (+ 'rogressionC Which< nowada+s< is nor(all+ to visit the li#rar+ at Focus $VC 4ut
(+ suggestion would #e for +ourself to 9rst 'ut out the idea of contacting a guideC
As +ou will (ake (uch faster 'rogress in the long runC
inal :ransition is a trick* 9alancing Act
6hat 9nal transition< #etween #eing vaguel+ aware of the 'h+sical and ste''ing into
the Astral< can #e a Fver+F trick+ (ental #alancing actC So 'lease #e aware that the
'ro#le(s +ou are e*'eriencing are ver+ nor(alC
"ou see< an+ kind of thoughts a#out the 'h+sical< an+ slight fears< or nervousness<
or even Etr+ingE too hard or EthinkingE too (uch can scu''er the 'rocess at that
'ointC
What I would do< as +ou have said +ou can get +our focal 'oint of awareness to the
to' of +our head< and +ou (entioned a#out how +ou saw the wo(an in +our (indGs
e+e< I would work on sending +our focal 'oint of awareness forwards in order to
activate what is generall+ called the 2rd e+e ?or what +ou are calling +our (indGs
e+e@C
"ou should at 9rst #egin seeing stra+ energ+< following which an i(age of the Astral
should co(e into viewC "ou will 9nd that +ou can (entall+ Este' intoE this i(age
whereu'on +ou 9nd +ourself within the AstralC
'hiloso(h* of 'hasing
More on >oticing
"eah< I love noticing tooC I can la+ #ack for (a+#e an hour 7ust viewing all the 'rett+
colors and scenes and allsortsC I 9nd the focus 2 state to #e ver+ ins'irationalC I
(entioned not so long ago that whenever IG( stuck for ins'iration< I enter the focus
2 state and al(ost alwa+s I get what IG( tr+ing to reach forC
Another great thing a#out focus 2 is once +ou can enter this state and re(ain there
co(forta#l+< itGs a great launch>'ad to focus !C "ou si('l+ 'ro7ect +our focus
#e+ond the i(ages and think of (aking the EshiftE and it should co(e a#out #efore
not too longC Or< +ou can continue to create the overla+ e*'erience where +ou
re(ain largel+ within the 'h+sicalC
:ote: at the Monroe f2 state +our &ri(ar+ Focus is still F and +our individual
Attention Focus is f2C
So fro( the f2 state +ou can give +ourself an o#7ective knowing of &F$ without
actuall+ switching full+ within F$C "ou a''ear to #e a#le to do this fairl+ readil+<
although +ou sa+ it takes +ou a little #+ sur'rise and e*cites +our 'h+sical e+esC 4ut
(a+#e 'ractice this state for a while until +ou are co('letel+ co(forta#le with it<
then ai( to (ake the full transition and shift +our &ri(ar+ Focus full+ into F$C
I couldnGt hel' #ut laugh where +ou sa+< EI 7u('ed a little and it went awa+< I wasnt
e*'ecting thatNE /a ha ha< the inner environ(ent is 1)%" res'onsive if +ou are o'en
to 7ust letting the e*'erience PowC
One of the hardest things IG( 9nding is tr+ing to convince 'eo'le to 7ust si('l+ lie
#ack and notice what goes on within the(C
Man+ 'eo'le co(e #ack and sa+ all the+ can see is #lacknessC 4ut +ou need to
forget that +ou have 'h+sical e+esC /ere we are not looking with 'h+sical e+esC If a
'erson were to search around within their (ind the+ would see so(e area or other
that 'erha's wasnGt 8uite so #lackC If the+ were to (entall+ focus on that area the+
would see that 'erha's it wasnGt 9*ed eitherC It (a+ #e like a dark gre+ cloud< gentl+
driftingC
As the+ focused their attention on that cloud the+ would see that in the centre<
(a+#e< it was lighter than around the edgeC As the+ focused in on that centre the+
(ight now see so(e colors< a few swirling areas of a feint rednessC Whoo's<
suddenl+ the+ saw a Pash of an i(age and 0a'< out of it the+ co(eC At which 'oint
the+ 9nd the(selves #ack full+ in the 'h+sical reali0ing< E/e+< wait a (inute< I was
doing itNE
At this 'oint 'eo'le t+'icall+ react one of two wa+sC 6he+ get e*cited reali0ing the+
can do it and their (ind races of along the line of all the 'ossi#ilities that can
#eco(e o'en to the(C Or the+ dis(iss it< 9nd an e*cuse as to wh+ doing that is Enot
itEC
&eo'le are still using 'hrases such as E7ust a drea(E or E7ust (+ i(aginationEC
&eo'le sa+ these things without reali0ing the nature of drea(s or the nature of their
i(aginationC 6he+ are still< unfortunatel+< #elieving that drea(s and i(agination are
E7ust in their headsEC Instead< as the+ look at it< the+ want to have a ErealE
e*'erience< or a E'ro'er o#eE while not actuall+ reali0ing that it is all connected and
the+ can use the switch to &F$ as a launch>'ad to doing whatever it is the+ want to
doC Instead< the+ are still thinking of this EastralE as #eing so(e'lace se'arate fro(
the(selvesC
:uning into the right Mental State
Following on fro( the 'revious 'ost< I would sa+ that at the onset of Ethe switchE
that is to sa+< the switch fro( conscious>awareness of the &h+sical to conscious>
awareness of the Astral< (+ 'h+sical>#od+ rela*ation state is at the Al'ha levelC
An+thing dee'er and I fall aslee' for a while and o#e fro( a ;ucid 3rea(C
6he state is ver+ (uch like I was listening to a favourite classical 'ieceC Onl+ instead
of tuning in to (usic< IG( tuning in to a 'articular sense of (ental awarenessC
Following which< there is ?what is now@ a fa(iliar kind of (ental 'ulsating and itGs
like (+ whole sense of self #eco(es contained within (+ headC At this 'oint Ethe
switchE has #een (ade and I a( then not aware of the 'h+sical at allC
In ter(s of 'ercentage i('ortance< for a nor(all+ health+ 'erson< #etween having
the correct 'h+sical>state< in ter(s of 'h+sical rela*ationH and having the correct
(ental state< in ter(s of a#ilit+ to tune>in to the Astral: I would de9nitel+ sa+ that
the a#ilit+ to rela* the 'h+sical< into the re8uired state would #e a#out !Y of it ?if
that@C 6he other K!>odd 'ercent of the work is with the (ental as'ectC
In fact< later on +ou discover that if +ou can get the (ental>as'ect right the 'h+sical
7ust falls into 'laceC 4ut in the #eginning< to work on develo'ing that correct (ental
as'ect< +ou need to E'ush the 'h+sical asideEC 4ut< after a while< it learns to 7ust get
out of the wa+ when re8uiredC
:ote: When I sa+ nor(al< health+ 'erson< o#viousl+ if +ou have so(e 'h+sical
'ro#le( that gives +ou 'ain< or whatever< then this will not hel' when it co(es to
learning how to 'erfor( conscious>e*it 'ro7ectionC
inding the Correct Mental State is ver* i)(ortant
With (e< it has settled into a 'attern where I can focus awa+ fro( the &h+sical and
enter the Astral after a#out I to 2! (inutesC 4ut IG( certain this ti(e could #e
further reduced with (ore 'racticeC It used to take (e so(eti(es $ to $CI hours of
re'eated atte('ts and I!Y of the ti(e IGd get virtuall+ nowhereC
Which was all darned frustrating #ecause< during the sa(e ti(e< I could easil+
wake>u' in a ;ucid 3rea( and 'ro7ect fro( thereC Often IGd 'ro7ect fro( a ;ucid
3rea(< have a roa( around the Astral< then return to &h+sicalH at which 'oint IGd tr+
and 'ro7ect again< onl+ in a conscious>e*it fashion< and IGd get nowhereC
6he #ig #reakthrough ca(e with (e when I decided to change (+ wa+ of thinking
as regards (+ 'h+sical #od+C I used to think of the 'h+sical>#od+Gs awake>state as
#eing a #arrier to 'ro7ection success: #ut later discovered it was 'recisel+ #ecause I
thought this wa+ that was scu''ering (+ 'ro7ection atte('tsC
What I decided was to 7ust si('l+ ignore (+ 'h+sical #od+ entirel+C Which was trick+
to do< at 9rstC :ow< if it wants to (ove on its side< sa+< I 7ust let it (oveC Whereas<
#efore< IGd sense the urge to (ove as so(ething that would scu''er the whole
thing< so(ething that had to #e shut out at all costsC 4ut now< as I sa+< I 7ust ignore
(+ 'h+sical>#od+ and 7ust let it get on with whatever it needs to get on withC
Instead< I now solel+ think in ter(s of achieving the correct (ind>state< rather than
9rst tr+ing to achieve the correct #od+ stateC I found if +ou 7ust switch>o= fro( the
'h+sical and concentrate on what is going>on (entall+< the 'h+sical #od+ 8uickl+
fades into the #ackground once +ou achieve the correct (ental stateC
6he correct (ental state is not eas+ to descri#eC And the diLcult+ is< with
conscious>e*it 'ro7ection< +ou will still have a strong awareness of +our 'h+sical>
#od+ at the stage whilst tr+ing to achieve the correct (ental stateC Which can #e
(ost o=>'utting< #ut +ouGve 7ust got to teach +ourself to ignore itC
Achieving the correct (ental state< 'ri(aril+ involves turning +our focal 'oint of
awareness through W!degs and focusing inwards: to the 'lace in +our (ind where
+our higher i(agination residesC Fortunatel+< +ou can 9nd the 'lace easil+ #+
i(agining +our favourite food< or thinking of #eing at a favourite holida+
destination< or whateverC
Wherever +ou sense the feeling of whatever it is +ou are i(agining< in +our (ind<
thatGs where +ou need to focus towards ?to the e*clusion of all other da+>to>da+
concerns@ #ecause< down that 'ath< is +our connection to the AstralC
;ike< if +ou 'lug in a 61 +ou connect the 'lug to a wall socketC 6he wall socket is the
61Gs connection to the (ains>su''l+C Well< +our focal 'oint of (ental awareness is
the 'lug< and the wall socket is situated at the u''er reaches of +our higher
i(aginationC
:r* to =nd a (roductive ra)e of Mind
5ontrolled< conscious>e*it 'ro7ection is a trick+ (ental #alancing actC "ou need a
'articular clarit+ of (ind to achieve itC Unfortunatel+< often itGs onl+ #+ working
through the frustrations that the necessar+ 'articular clarit+ of (ind is achievedC
"ou see< once +ou can recogni0e the correct fra(e of (ind then +ou can
concentrate on kee'ing it< or onl+ (aking atte('ts when +ou have itC
6hats wh+ (+ (ain 'ro7ection ti(e is after I wake u'C 4ecause (+ thinking is clear<
#ut there is a certain rela*ed 8ualit+ a#out (+self that (akes (e ha''+ 7ust to lie
#ack while I go o= into (+selfC 4ut when I( not in that 'articular fra(e of (ind< its
a lot harder for (eC I can do it< #ut it takes longer to achieveC
So I think +our solution is to think less in ter(s of 'ro7ecting or &hasing and (ore in
ter(s of getting +ourself into a 'roductive fra(e of (indC 6hink #ack to +our fra(e
of (ind< how it was when +ou were starting out and then +ou had those successesC
6hats the fra(e of (ind +ou need to 9nd againC Once +ou do that< the e*'eriences
will co(e to +ou rather than +ou chasing the( like +ou are doing at the (o(entC
Find that 'roductive state of (ind and let the e*'eriences co(e to +ouC "ou cant
start tr+ing to AchaseB these e*'eriencesC Man+ 'eo'le (ake the (istake of tr+ing
to use too (uch deter(ination and will>'owerC ;ike the+ were tr+ing to acco('lish
so(e arduous 'h+sical circu(stanceC While that kind of attitude can work well
within the 'h+sical world< it can easil+ have the o''osite e=ect when +ou a''l+ it to
+our non>'h+sical workC
6he (ore +ou tr+ to chase the e*'eriences the (ore the+ run awa+ fro( +ouC So< as
I sa+< 9nd that 'roductive state of (ind and have the( co(e #ack to +ouC "ou dont
need to AtravelB or AgoB an+where to have these e*'eriencesC We alread+ occu'+ all
of consciousnessC "ou 7ust need to work on #eco(ing (ore rece'tive and +our (ind
will o'en to the( againC
2uiet Mind+ >ot 0)(t* Mind
6he idea of achieving a totall+ 8uiet (ind see(s to (e to have s'rung fro(
MeditationC ?IG( not e*actl+ sure what (editation is< as itGs not (+ thing< so feel free
to correct where a''ro'riateC@ It is said that this Ee('t+ (indE condition can #e
used as a #ase in order to e*'erience o#eGs and so onC Which (a+ well #e trueC
&ro#le( is< to (+ (ind< 8uieting oneGs thoughts to the e*tent de(anded is
incredi#l+ diLcultC

I look at it in the sa(e light as with the classic o#eH where +ou create an Eenerg+
#od+E co('lete with Esilver cordE and so forthC All of which is 1)%" trick+ to
acco('lishC Unless +ou ha''en to #e #orn with so(e kind of knack for it ?which the
great (a7orit+ arenGt< including (+self@C Which is wh+ I a( a great fan of the (ore
(odern>da+ &hasing a''roachC
With &hasing< it is not at all necessar+ to achieve a totall+ 8uiet (ind devoid of
thoughtC In fact< the e*act o''osite is the case as the techni8ue would not work
otherwiseC :or does it rel+ on an+ kind of s'ecial #reathing e*ercises< or energ+
work< and so forthC So if< like (e< +ou donGt feel like +ou have a knack for the
traditional (+stical a''roaches< then (a+#e take a closer look at the latest Monroe
ideolog+C
2uiet the Inner 6oice 1 rank reveals that he is a ?uddite
Dee'ing the inner voices 8uiet is often a diLcult hurdle to overco(eC In the
#eginning< (an+ a 'otentiall+ successful 'ro7ection can #e ruined #+ one or two
stra+ thoughts leaking through at 'recisel+ the wrong (o(entC 6he wa+ I overca(e
this is #+ tr+ing to kee' the inner voice 8uiet at all ti(es ?or at least the vast
(a7orit+ of the ti(e@< not 7ust when I ca(e to tr+ and 'ro7ectC
6he 9rst thing I did was to sto' having o'inions on all and sundr+C So I sto''ed
reading news'a'ers< (aga0ines< etcC and sto''ed watching 61< never got involved
in an+ kind of gossi'< etcC< etcC 3oing this I found 8uieted (+ (ind considera#l+ and
not onl+ (ade (+ non>'h+sical life (ore successful< #ut (+ 'h+sical life tooC
Mental )ore i)(ortant than 'h*sical
Sorr+ to sound contradictor+< Arie< #ut I 'ersonall+ regard 'h+sical>#od+ rela*ation
as #eing the eas+ 'art ?relativel+ s'eaking@ and it is #+ no (eans the E(ost
i('ortantEC 6here are (an+ i('ortant considerations that all tend to #e as
i('ortant as each other< at each res'ective stage of the 'rocessC
An+one with nor(al slee' 'atterns allows their 'h+sical #od+ to go to slee' at least
once< usuall+ ever+ $M hoursC 6his is a natural 'rocess that a 'erson ?with nor(al
slee' 'atterns@ doesnGt have to Etr+E or in so(e wa+ EwillE the(selves to doC A
'erson si('l+ allows the natural slee' 'rocess to ha''enC So it is the sa(e when
're'aring for Astral 'ro7ectionC
6he di=erence #etween allowing +our 'h+sical #od+ to rela* when intent either on
slee' or Astral 'ro7ection< has nothing whatever to do with the 'h+sical #od+C In
#oth cases the 'h+sical #od+ si('l+ goes to slee'C
6he #ig di=erence is +our (ind stateC
6he ke+ di=erence #etween Astral 'ro7ection and ordinar+ slee' is to kee' +our
sense of conscious awareness awake< while si('l+ allowing the 'h+sical #od+ to
naturall+ go to slee'C 6hatGs the trick+ 'art: kee'ing +our sense of conscious
awareness awakeC
Once +ou can do that< +ou will 9nd +ourself right on the #order to the Astral real(sC
6hat is reall+ all there is to itC Well< as far as I a( concerned< that isC
:aturall+< ste''ing within the Astral o'ens u' a whole new can of wor(s due to the
di=erent ground rules that a''l+C 4ut these are not diLcult to 'ut into 'racticeC And<
+es< +ou (a+ have the odd scar+ (o(ent or two #ut +ou cannot #e har(ed #+ an+
of it ?unless +ou (entall+ allow +ourself to #e< of course@C
'hiloso(h* of 'racticing
I can no>longer 'ro7ect (+ Eold wa+EC :ot sure e*actl+ wh+ that is< though< thinking
a#out it in co('uter>software ter(s< it feels like the new version of Windows has
overwritten the old versionC So I cannot #oot using the old version an+(oreC
:owada+s< when going through the e*ercise to Focus ! and #ack< I often start to
sli' into what I call Ecountdown to 'ro7ectionE (odeC IGll #egin seeing whirls of fogg+
colour and a#stract i(ages ?stra+ energ+ stage@ which I use as a (ilestone that tells
(e 'ro7ection within the Astral is 7ust a#out to ha''enC Which is all ver+ niceC
4ecause to #e a#le to do that with such relative ease FisF what I have #een working
on the 'ast si* (onthsC
/owever< I do like to #e thoroughC And it is the ver+ fact that I have #een so
thorough< that has got (e to this stageC &lus< it is also a 8uestion of control and
(ental disci'lineC :ot onl+ that< I a( ?as +et@ nowhere near achieving (+ goal of
achieving re'eated< controlled conscious>e*it 'ro7ections with the ease Monroe
writes a#outC 4asicall+< I want to #e a#le to 7ust lie #ack< take a few dee' #reaths
and E'hase inEC
6he (ental i(ager+< cou'led with the use of the 53< (a+ see( ?to so(e@ to #e a
#it long windedC 4ut one glaring as'ect of 'ro7ection has co(e a#out fro( (+ work<
and that is: +ou have to learn to 'ro7ect slowl+< #efore +ou can 'ro7ect 8uickC
5onsider also that when doing it without the 53< +ou can run through the 'rocess in
7ust as (uch detail #ut in FhalfF the ti(eC &lus< it is 'ossi#le to add further
re9ne(ents such as (+ Efast trackE declaration 'rocessC Which works ver+ wellC I
enter the declaration roo( as #efore and< instead of reading the declaration out
loud< IG( handed a for( to signC 6he declaration is written out on the for(C I read it
through< agree and sign< then the door o'ens and o= I go to Focus 2C
Oh< I s'oke to /arath this (orningC :ot (uch ha''enedC For so(e reason he was
(aking (e do all these sight e*ercisesC /eGd cause di=erent sha'es to co(e u' on
a wall a#out $! feet awa+ and I had to sa+ what the+ wereC Such as red triangle<
#lue circle and so onC I asked hi( where he was fro( and his e*act re'l+ was<
EWhere IG( fro( is not i('ortantE and he 7ust ke't insisting we do these darned
e*ercisesC :e*t thing this Eschool (ini#usE drove u' with a load of children inside
and I had to hel' hi( usher the( into EschoolE after which I had to leave ?'h+sical>
#od+ de(and@C
'racticing 8iligentl*
In (+ e*'erience< a co(#ination of factors can scu''er +our 'ro7ection atte('ts
F'articularl+F in the earl+ stagesC "ears ago< when I 9rst started 'ro7ecting< IGd go
so(eti(es a (onth to si* weeks without so (uch as one (easl+ 'ro7ectionC 6hen
there were the ti(es when it see(ed I couldnGt not 'ro7ectC
M+ techni8ue< in those da+s< was to 'ro7ect #+ awakening (+self fro( a ;ucid
drea(C &ro#le( was< there was a high degree of unrelia#ilit+ in the 'rocessC Such
that tr+ing to 'in down the wh+Gs and whereforeGs was ne*t to i('ossi#leC
4ut I found the ke+ factor that kee's +ou 'ro7ecting< with a degree of consistenc+< is
'ractice followed #+ (ore and (ore 'racticeC 6he 'ast U (onths I have reall+ #een
getting (+ act together< 'ro7ection wiseC :ow< ever+ (orning< without fail< I will go
for at least one conscious>e*it 'ro7ection atte('tC )ven if I onl+ have< sa+< ten
(inutes #efore I have to get u'C IGll do (+ #est in the ti(e availa#leC
I sur'rised (+self the other weekC M+ wife went downstairs to (ake our (orning
cu''a and< #ecause I had retired uncharacteristicall+ late the 'revious evening< had
onl+ 7ust awokeC So that (eant I had around 9ve to ten (inutes to (ake an
atte('t< #efore (+ wife would return with the teaC Oka+< she ca(e #ack #efore IGd
had an+ chance of (aking an e*it #ut< given another 9ve (inutes< I reckon I would
have #een at the vi#ration stageC
&att+ (entions the ter( E's+chic energ+E #ut I donGt actuall+ know what that is<
e*actl+C
I read all kinds of stu=< on this 44S< a#out Estoring energ+E #efore a 'ro7ection
atte('t and so forthC 6o (+ (ind< all this kind of discussion is in a #o* (arked
E(+stical stu=E which I do (+ ut(ost to avoidC )ach to their own< of course< #ut it
all s(acks to (e of #eing +et another one of those circu(stances where: if +ou
think +ou can< or if +ou think +ou canGtCCC +ouGre rightC
General 'ractice
I su''ose it de'ends to a high degree on what +ou are tr+ing and howC Astral
3+na(ics contains all (anner of techni8ues for doing all kinds of energ+>work< and
so forthC
Successful conscious>e*it 'ro7ection relies on #eing a#le to #ring +ourself to the
'oint where +our sense of conscious awareness is focused on a 'articular 'lace in
+our (ind: which then triggers the 'ro7ection>rePe*C
6he thought occurs to (e that if +ou are s'ending hours having +our (ind Pitting
here and there< tr+ing all kinds of things< then that isnGt going to #e of hel'C
4ut s'ending two hours a da+ ?sa+@ 8uietl+ rela*ing< steadil+ teaching +ourself to
focus +our thoughts and 'racticing allowing +our focal 'oint of awareness to rise to
that certain 'lace in +our (ind which triggers the 'ro7ection rePe*C Such would #e
ver+ #ene9cialC
&egular and 8edicated 'ractice is I)(ortant
/aving re'eated and controlled conscious>e*it e*'eriences is so(ething that onl+
co(es with a lot of 'ractice ?well< for (ost of us that is@C
If +ou were not #orn with so(e natural a#ilit+< then itGs going to take +ou 8uite a #it
of (ental e=ortC &lease donGt #elieve those advertise(ents that clai( the+ can sell
+ou so(e kind of short cut< or think there is so(e kind of drug thatGs going to get
+ou there toda+C :o'e< short>cuts onl+ end u' #eing long>cuts in this ga(eC
6he wa+ to do it re'eatedl+ is to develo' so(e kind of ritual that +ou go through
each ti(eC

For e*a('le< 'eo'le tend not to 7ust suddenl+ go to slee'C With (ost 'eo'le< if the+
were to o#serve the(selves< the+ would see the ha#itual 'rocess the+ go through
of graduall+ winding downC 6he sa(e 'rinci'le a''lies to o#e 'racticeC
With (e< I could have a controlled o#e alright< #ut could onl+ initiate the 'rocess
fro( a lucid drea(C So(ething which would occur around 2 ti(es 'er weekC So in
order to work on getting a #etter degree of control over the start of things< what I
did was get into a ritual of waking u' at around M to Ia( each (orningC ?6his I
found 8uite natural as IGve alwa+s #een an earl+ riser: ver+ rare IG( not in #ed and
aslee' #+ ! '(C@
On awakening< IGd listen to the Gatewa+ 53 a cou'le of ti(es which E'uts (e in
the (oodE as it wereC 6hen I go through the sa(e 'h+sical>shutdown ritual onl+
without the 53C After a#out I (onths of doing this virtuall+ ever+ (orning ?and
often IGd go through the whole 'rocess $ or 2 ti(es in a (orning@ around W ti(es in
!< I can now (anage to shift (+ focal 'oint of awareness to the Astral in a fairl+
controlled wa+C IG( ho'ing< over the co(ing (onths< to #e a#le to get to the stage
where itGs !!Y and without the aid of the 53C
I found the two ke+ #ene9cial as'ects are: (ental>focus< and intentC And the two
#iggest stu(#ling #locks are: dou#t< and fearC
6herefore< the (ost #ene9cial wa+ to 'roceed is to focus +our (ind full+ on the task
in handH with the intent to succeed #e+ond dou#tH and reali0e that initial fears are a
nor(al 'art of the 'rocess that go awa+ once +ou gain a fair degree of fa(iliarit+C
rank 8escri$es his Morning &outine
On awakening at around Ma( ?which I do naturall+ as IGve #een in the ha#it of going
to slee' earl+ and waking earl+ for a nu(#er of +ears@ I generall+ 7ust la+ in #ed
thinking a#out an+ kind of thing I (a+ have #een drea(ing a#out< 'erha's (ake a
few notes on thatC Which takes a#out I (inutesC 6hen I go through the 'rocess
and (+ 9rst conscious 'ro7ection co(es a#out after around $! (inutesC
M+ nor(al 'ro7ection ti(e is a#out ! (inutesC After which I return to 5
consciousness and (ake so(e notesC 4+ this ti(e a#out an hour has ela'sedC So I
atte('t again and< if all goes well< another hour will have ela'sed so I tr+ for a third
ti(eC
:ow< de'ending on various factors< #+ the $nd ti(e I (ight #e feeling a little slee'+
so on the 2rd atte('t I (a+ lose (+ focus and drift o= to slee'C Or if the two
'revious 'ro7ections were longer than nor(al< sa+< and lots ha''ened then I (a+ #e
too long (aking notes to tr+ for a 2rd 'ro7ectionC In which case IGll 7ust la+ #ack and
take a na' for 2! (ins or so until Va( which is the ti(e I nor(all+ get out of #edC
4ut if all goes to 'lan I can nor(all+ achieve 2 'ro7ectionsC
So(eti(es I (ight #e a#le to 'ack>in M short 'ro7ectionsC Or it does ha''en where
(+ 9rst 'ro7ection gives (e so(e kind of turning>'oint e*'erience that e*cites (e
to the 'oint where I canGt 'ro7ect an+ (ore that (orningC ;ike< when I 9rst ca(e
across a guideC I returned to 5 consciousness and that was itC I could hardl+ slee'
for thinking a#out it for da+s afterwardsC So it threw (e out of (+ nor(al slee'ing
scheduleC
I can often go through 'hases where I canGt 'ro7ect for so(e reasonC ;ike< IGll go 2 or
M (ornings where I know that (+ #od+ is 7ust not in the (ood for itC 6hese #lank
'eriods usuall+ coincide with ti(es when (+ &h+sical work schedule is fairl+ heav+
so (+ (ind is taken u' #+ thatC Or I (ight have had so(e disagree(ent with (+
regular guide< /arath< so IGll avoid hi( #+ not 'ro7ecting for a few da+sC
IG( not too grogg+ to start (+ da+ #ecause< as I sa+< IGve #een in the earl+ to #ed<
earl+ to rise ha#it for (an+ +ears now ?IGve never #een a night 'erson for so(e
reason@C 4ut now and again IGll attend so(e social function that kee's (e u' late<
#ut the ne*t (orning IGll forget tr+ing to 'ro7ect and 7ust slee' throughC
I used to use the /e(i>S+nc Wave 53 #ut sto''ed recentl+ as I 9nd I no>longer
need itC
6here is also a kind of ha#itual e*'ectation that co(es a#out with o#e 'racticeC
Which is wh+ I feel it is #est to kee' to so(e kind of routine that works for +ouC 6he
worst thing I feel a 'erson can do is tr+ to force the(selvesC It 7ust wonGt workC So if
tr+ing #efore slee' is diLcult for +ou< then tr+ and 9nd a ti(e when it feels natural
and co(forta#leC
A((roach to 'racticing 8iligentl* and Consistentl*
Adrian: What I a( currentl+ 'racticing has evolved out of (+ Monroe studiesC
Initiall+ I set out to slow down what was (+ nor(al Ecannon#all e*itE #+ following
the &hasing (ethod as taught #+ MonroeC After a while I did get to the stage where I
could go through the 'hasing transition in a controlled wa+C 6hough I still canGt 7ust
do this at willC
I 'refer 'racticing earl+ (orning as itGs 8uieter and (+ #od+ is refreshed following a
night of slee'C As for length of ti(e< it can take an+where fro( 9fteen (inutes to
around two hours to get to the re8uisite stateC 6+'icall+< results co(e within MI
(insC Once in that state I generall+ have two or three 'ro7ections in succession< with
a #reak in#etween to (ake notes as necessar+C
:or(all+ I la+ on (+ #ack for 'ro7ection 'ractice and on (+ side for slee'C 6hough
in (+ e*'erience the e=ectiveness is no di=erent #etween the twoC I 7ust (ake the
distinction as a clear signal to (+self as to what is on the agenda: 'ro7ection>
'ractice or slee'C
As to wh+ so(e (ornings itGs like I 7ust fall into it and others it takes (e a cou'le of
hours< is a 8uestion IGve #een working on for a#out two (onthsC 4asicall+< it looks
like it 7ust co(es down to getting into a working routine followed #+ lots of 'racticeC
When I 9rst started out on the &hasing route I was tr+ing all kinds of things< fro( all
kinds of angles< to tr+ and work out what Monroe was going on a#outC :ow< IGve
#oiled it all down to 7ust one working routine which I stick to religiousl+C Since doing
that the nu(#er of successful atte('ts has increased signi9cantl+C

IGve said #efore that IGve got no natural talent for an+ of this< which (eans it alwa+s
takes (e a lot of ti(e to (ake 'rogressC So 'erha's IG( not the #est +ardstick to
use when it co(es to esti(ating the t+'ical lengths of ti(e 'eo'le need to 'ractice
the various stages #efore getting resultsC 6he &hasing a''roach IGve #een 'racticing
virtuall+ ever+ (orning for a#out a +earC A 'ractice session I (ake CI hours
(ini(u(C Often IGll e*tend this #ut 'ushing (+self too hard I found
counter'roductiveC
M+ current routine #egins with going through the Gatewa+ rundown to Focus ! and
#ack to 5C 6echnicall+< I donGt reall+ need the 53 an+(ore as I know it o= #+ heart
after listening to it so (an+ ti(esC 4ut I 9nd it has the e=ect of getting (e nicel+ in
the (ood< so to s'eakC 6hen< u'on (+ return to 5< IGll decide whether or not to
#egin the session 'ro'erC
It (a+ have #een that during the 53 rundown I was distur#ed #+ so(ething or
other and it didnGt go according to 'lanC Ma+#e I felt the need to use the toilet< or
'erha's (+ wife was a little restless< or whateverC In which case IGll go through the
53 rundown againC :ote: I found it counter'roductive to #egin a session that didnGt
feel good fro( the startC So if there is a 'ro#le( then I cancel the session< sort out
whatever it is and start afreshC
So< on deciding to 'rogress< IGll got through the rundown to Focus ! without the 53
onl+ this ti(e IGll carr+ on through to the higher Focus levelsC If I donGt feel 8uite
right for whatever reason< IGll listen to the 53 one (ore ti(e and then start the
session 'ro'erC
6he 'ast cou'le of (onths IGve develo'ed a successful deviation fro( what was (+
nor(al &hasing 'racticeH in that I have successfull+ (arried ele(ents of (+
'revious 5annon#all>)*it to the &hasing 'rocessC
I reached the stage where IGd develo'ed a degree of skill that ena#led (e to (ake
the transition fro( &h+sical to Astral with a reasona#le degree of 'redicta#ilit+C
&ro#le( was< co('aring (+ e*'erience with the descri'tion Monroe gives of his
&h+sical to Astral transition: the two didnGt (atchC 6he transition he descri#es
sounded to (e (ore like a co(#ination of the traditional o#e>st+le e*it< followed #+
what I can now recogni0e as a s(ooth &hasing to the AstralC Also< 8uite a nu(#er of
e*'eriences he descri#es< for e*a('le viewing M>4and radiation 9elds< sounded
ver+ (uch to (e like he was wa+ out in the real>ti(e 0one< rather than the Astral
'ro'erC
As we know< Monroe originall+ set>out 'ro7ecting in the traditional o#e sense< and
later develo'ed the &hasing conce't which he taught at 6MIC So this gave (e the
idea that (a+#e MonroeGs later 'ro7ection e*'eriences were so(ehow a cross
#etween his old wa+ and his later develo'ed &hasing conce'tC
So I set out on the road of tr+ing to take (+ 'revious< (ore traditional>st+le
'ro7ection e*'erience< iCeC feelings of vi#rations< leaving the #od+< etcC< and
(arr+ing the( with (+ recentl+ develo'ed &hasing skillsC As it ha''ened< this
turned out to #e a highl+ successful ste' forward in (+ develo'(entC
9e le,i$le when choosing a ti)e to 'ractice
3one right it shouldnGt take +ou (ore than a#out MI (inutesC Individuals var+< of
course< #ut I think tr+ing for a continuous 'eriod of (ore than MI (inutes would
start to #eco(e self>defeatingC /alf an hour ever+ da+ is far #etter than a (arathon
2CI hour session one da+ a weekC
So(e 'eo'le suggest that this kind of thing is #est done at the sa(e ti(e ever+
da+< as +our #od+ learns to antici'ate it and so forthC 4ut in doing that +ou 7ust end
u' curve>9tting +ourself into a (ental #o*C 6hereGs no sense in onl+ #eing a#le to do
it under so(e 'articularl+ e*acting conditionsC "ou want to create a degree of
Pe*i#ilit+ for +ourselfC
Generall+ +ou will 9nd it easier if the 'h+sical is rela*ed to start withC 6he rela*ed
and slightl+ drea(+ state that co(es a#out after co(ing awake fro( a nu(#er of
hours of slee' is a good state to tr+ inC
It generall+ takes (e I to 2! (inutesC So(eti(es it can take u' to an hourC 4ut if
IG( rela*ed and in 7ust the right (ental fra(e of (ind the switch to F$ fro( F can
take 7ust a few (inutesC
8ont Cling to :echni<ues or 0,(ectations
&att+: I think +ou have develo'ed a tad of ego attach(ent to whatever were the
techni8ues +ou were usingC ItGs easil+ doneC With the result that +ou start thinking
a#out (aking it ha''en< rather than si('l+ allowing it to ha''en while following
+our 'articular 'ath of growthC
"our 'ath can often turn a shar' left or right and< so(eti(es +ou kee' going
straight>on not reali0ingC Suddenl+ +ou 9nd +ourself in a #lind alle+< iCeC +ou sto'
'rogressingC
&lease do alwa+s #ear in (ind that +our E'ro7ection techni8ueE will change as +ou
develo' and growC 6endenc+ is< when +ou (ove on a ste'< +ou 9nd what worked for
+ou #efore has now #eco(e a stu(#ling #lockC 6here lies the diLcult+C &recisel+
#ecause doing T< " . Q worked for +ou #efore< +ou naturall+ get attached to doing
itC
I still (aintain that the answers to the 8uestions +ou seek e*ist within the Astral and
not the %6 0oneC As a result< it is to the Astral that I #elieve +ou are #eing directedC
"ou need to take the i(ager+ and concentrate on (aintaining 7ust one i(ageC It
doesnGt reall+ (atter what it is< the si('ler the #etterC 6hen allow +our focal 'ost of
awareness to rise u'wards and (eet itC
Whilst doing this< +ou need to (ake sure +ou donGt ver#ali0e an+thing in +our (indC
When I sa+ ver#ali0e I (ean like when +ou read so(ething< thereGs an inner>voice
that reads the words for +ouC "ou need to kee' that silent< otherwise +our focal 'oint
of awareness will not rise fro( the throatC
'hiloso(hical Musings 1 9elief and Intent
Another as'ect so(e (a+ 9nd hel'ful is that F#eliefF 'la+s a (a7or 'art in
'ro7ectionC &lus< there is a (assive Fdou#tF as'ect that 'uts a #ig s'oke in the
worksC
5ould I 'lease reiterate what I said in (+ 'revious 'ost< that the Astral is ver+ (uch
closer to +ou than 'erha's +ou reali0eC As I sa+< I was 8uite shocked to discover 7ust
how close the Astral is to ordinar+ consciousnessC
When I sa+ ordinar+ consciousness< what I (ean is< if +ou look within +our (ind<
+ou #eco(e aware of di=erent levels of consciousnessC
I think of hu(an consciousness as if it were contained within a coneC 6he #ase level<
where the dia(eter is the greatest< is where all the ordinar+ thoughts whirl aroundC
6he da+>to>da+ clutter that (ainl+ co(es across in a ver#al wa+C Anal+0e these
thoughts and +ou will see the+ are all to do with the &h+sical in so(e wa+< sha'e or
for(C
When we rela* our 'h+sical>#odies and visuali0e letting go of the &h+sical< what
ha''ens is our focal 'oint of awareness steadil+ (oves higher u' the coneC As such<
our thoughts get 'rogressivel+ (ore contained< and #eco(e (ore visual and (ore
a#stractC At the ver+ to' of the cone there is the o'ening to the AstralC
When I sa+ (ore Fa#stractF what I (ean is the higher u' in ter(s of consciousness
+ou go< whatever it is +ou are i(agining relates 'rogressivel+ less and less to the
'h+sical< (aterial worldC 6his ha''ens #ecause +ou are 'rogressivel+ getting closer
to the Astral and (oving awa+ fro( the &h+sicalC ?6here eventuall+ co(es a stage
where +ou lose all sensation of the &h+sical co('letel+C@
6his is wh+ i(agination 'la+s a #ig 'art: thought is a 'ri(ar+ energ+H which (eans
that the act of concentrating and i(agining a desired result ?iCeC Astral contact@ will
ulti(atel+ cause that desired contact to co(e a#outC
/owever< if our focal 'oint of awareness is at the #ase of the cone< an+ s'eci9c
thought>'attern that is released 8uickl+ #eco(es diluted #+ the huge (ass of other
thought energ+ all whirling all over the 'laceC Which (eans the 'attern 7ust scatters
into nothingnessC Which is wh+ we (ust 9rst clear our (inds #efore creating the
thought>for( or 'attern we desireC
In letting go of all thoughts to do with the &h+sical real(< we (ove our focal 'oint of
awareness higher u' the coneC What Monroe suggests +ou do is to visuali0e a large
#o*C "ou Eraise the heav+ lidE and in it +ou 'lace all +our &h+sical worries< concerns<
etcC< etcC 6hen +ou close the lid and walk awa+C ?So(ething which I found ver+
e=ectiveC@
Once +ou get higher u' the cone< an+ thought 'attern that is created and released
stands a far #etter chance of #ringing on the desired e=ect ?Astral contact@C
4ecause< @ there isnGt the huge (ass of other thought energ+ to dilute itCCC and< $@
+ou are closer to the Astral o'ening and the walls of the cone are ver+ (uch
narrowerC
6herefore< the chances of having that thought>for( reach the Astral and still (ake
so(e kind of sense< is altogether (uch higherC
4elief 'la+s a large 'art in this 'rocessC
6hat is #ecause #elief 'ri(aril+ a=ects +our e*'ectationsC Which< in turn< focuses
+our intentC 6he (a7or s'oke that can get in the works here< is dou#tC An+ kind of
dou#t will a=ect +our #eliefs and e*'ectations in a ver+ negative wa+C
4ecause I have e*'erienced controlled Astral 'ro7ection (an+ ti(es< each ti(e I
co(e to 'ro7ect I e*'ect to 'ro7ect which focuses (+ FintentionF to 'ro7ectC 6his< in
turn< creates the re8uisite thought>'attern of 'ro7ectionC Which< ulti(atel+< causes
the actual 'ro7ection to co(e a#outC
So I sa+ to an+one who has #een tr+ing to 'ro7ect without successC 6ake a ste' #ack
and anal+0e +our #eliefs a#out the whole 'rocess< and dig out an+ dou#ts that
(ight #e lurking in +our (indC
Allow things to ha((en
OW: Fro( what +ou descri#e in E!E it sounds like +ou are a#solutel+ right on the
verge of 'ro7ectingC If +ou 7ust allow the vi#rations to continue< rather than
concentrate on the(< the+ should increase in fre8uenc+ and #eco(e (ore like a
#u00ingC I found if +ou actuall+ concentrate too (uch on the vi#rations in a
Fs'eci9cF sense the+ go awa+C 6he wa+ I think of it is +ou 7ust lie #ack and #ath in
the(C
6he color Pashes and wind>chi(es< sound like stra+ energ+ which is a stage +ou
'ass throughC Following which the Astral will co(e into viewC I use this stra+>energ+
stage as a kind of (ilestone that tells (e Astral connection is a#out to take 'laceC
6he wa+ forward for +ou is 7ust to allow ever+thing to ha''enC
Once +ou get used to 7ust allowing things to continue< the whole 'ro7ection 'rocess
?fro( initial feeling in the head< to 9nding +ourself within the Astral@ onl+ takes a
cou'le of secondsC As +ou kee' doing it< the vi#rations #eco(e (ore of a #u00ing
with a kind of crackling< electrical sort of noiseC ;ike the sound the #ig< half>(illion
volt grid distri#ution ca#les (ake on a da(' da+C
0,(ect >othing+ O$serve Carefull*
6he (ind awake< #od+ aslee' state feels like 'recisel+ thatC So(e 'eo'le who got
into this state without reali0ing it have called it Eslee' 'aral+sisEC Which I can full+
understand #ecause< if +ou didnGt know an+ #etter< +ou would think +our #od+ had
#eco(e co('letel+ 'aral+0ed due to the fact +ou cannot feel it or (ove it: +et the
(ind is as awake as it is when full+ awake and alert on the &h+sicalC
"ou #ring u' an e*cellent 'oint regarding o#servationC
In tr+ing to slow down what used to #e (+ nor(al 'ro7ection 'rocess< what I
#asicall+ started to do was o#serve ever+ ste' like I was a s'ectator 7ust watching
things ha''enC Re=XMC (ade a 'oint to this e=ect in a recent 'ost to another threadC
3oing this allows +ou to #est record what is going onC 6hen< after a while< si('l+ #+
recalling what it is like to feel so and so e=ect< #rings on the actual e=ectC
Also< as (+ 'ro7ection 'rocess started to ha''en (ore slowl+< and with a #etter
degree of control< I noticed IGd get these little #lackoutsH which were frustrating
#ecause< in the 'rocess of the #lackout< I had (ade so(e kind of transitionC
A co((on one would occur 7ust #e+ond what I ter( the stra+>energ+ stageC
Suddenl+ IGd #egin viewing the AstralC 4ut when IGd think #ack afterwards< IGd reali0e
it was not a s(ooth transitionC So I taught (+self to #e (ore o#servant at this
stageC I discovered that (erel+ #eco(ing (ore o#servant< had the e=ect of getting
rid of the #lackoutC :ow< the stage fro( stra+>energ+ to re(otel+ viewing the astral
I can do in one s(ooth transitionC
Another case where i(agining the e=ect causes the e=ect to co(e a#out was
s'arked o= #+ a conversation with Rouni on another threadC We were talking a lot
a#out (ental s'as(s and what I ter(: travelling 'ro7ectionC I was thinking it
through a few (ornings ago a#out how I could #est e*'lain what the+ were likeC I
was thinking a#out the( and i(agining what the s'as(s are like when I feel the(C
Suddenl+< I went fro( i(agining to actuall+ havingC
6he s'ontaneous nature of the e=ect startled (e which #rought (e out of itC
6hough I couldnGt re'roduce the( #ecause of the feeling of e*cite(ent< I knew IGd
hit on so(ethingC 4eing a#le to i(agine the e=ect< in the correct wa+< actuall+
causes the e=ect to co(e a#outC
6hatGs where #eginners are stu('edC
A conscious>e*it controlled o#e #eginnerGs 'ri(e diLcult+ is the+ cannot i(agine
what the e=ects of the various stages are Fe*actl+F likeC 6he+ can onl+ i(agine fro(
the words 'eo'le descri#eC And we all tend to inter'ret (eanings of words slightl+
di=erentl+C
Seeing I)ager* vsC Creating It
I feel there is alwa+s a 'otential 'ro#le( generated fro( using so(e kind of Ee*it
techni8ueE like the elevator or ro'e>trickC Which (a+ or (a+ not #e true in +our
case< #ut if it can #e of hel'CCCCCCCC
M+ theor+ is that< at 9rst< 'eo'le i(agine a ro'e or elevator and< #ecause the+ are
new to it< the+ are not reall+ visuali0ing a ro'e or elevator: 7ust the (erest hint of
oneC :ow< #ecause these techni8ues can work so well the+ (ight get so(e earl+
resultsC 6he+ suddenl+ think< EWow< thereGs reall+ so(ething to this 'ro7ection stu=EC
Which naturall+ gives the( a strong encourage(ent to continueC
And here co(es the 'itfall: the+ think that #+ concentrating on the Ee*it techni8ueE
(ore< the+ will get #etter resultsC 4ecause of this< there is a strong tendenc+ for the
'erson to concentrate on the e*it>techni8ue to the e*tent where the+ #egin
engaging in the (ental act of creative visuali0ationC Which< of course< is not Astral
&ro7ectionC
Multi(le ?evels of >oticing
I donGt (editate at all and IG( not actuall+ sure what (editation isC &eo'le talk in
conventional ter(s of achieving a Etrance stateE and IG( not sure what that is
eitherC All I know is the (ore hurdles +ou 'lace in +our wa+ the (ore diLcult it will
#eC
&hasing 'ertains to a 'articular (odel of consciousnessC It does not rel+ u'on
achieving an+ 'articular focus state relating to the Monroe (odelC 6hough there are
often si(ilarities in e*'erience< and relating certain of these si(ilarities to 'articular
Monroe focus states such as F!< F$< F$ ?iCeC the 2 (ost useful to #eginners@ can
often #e hel'ful< #ut it is #+ no (eans necessar+C
M+ success rate is not so(ething I (easureC &hasing to F$ IGd sa+ is KKY 'rovided I
can #e fairl+ rela*ed and co(forta#leC So if I were outside in a rainstor( and it was
#lowing a gale< then IGd have little chanceC 4ut l+ing in #ed with no distractions< then
chances of F$ are near certainC F2 is a#out K!Y and FM a#out 2!YC ItGs not reall+
an+ harder to 'hase fro( F to FM itGs 7ust (+ fa(iliarit+ with the FM state is a lot
less than the F$ state< #ecause I have #een doing it nowhere near as longC
IG( assu(ing +ou can fall aslee'C In which case< ne*t ti(e +ou arrange to do so< go
to #ed an hour earlier than +ou would nor(all+ do and< rather than letting +our
(ind 7ust drift o=< si('l+ look within +ourself and notice what goes onC "ou donGt
need to #other a#out what +our 'h+sical #od+ is doing< si('l+ focus within +ourself
and let that take +our attentionC
"ou need to get +our i(agination working ?this is a (ost i('ortant as'ect@ and
create so(e kind of (ental scene within +our (indC Dee' noticing itC :otice how the
'icture #uilds and #eco(es (ore lifelike the (ore +ou concentrate on itC :otice how
+our attention wanders so(eti(es< notice how the internal landsca'e changesC
:otice how +ou are noticing +ourself in the action of noticingC See +ourself on
several di=erent AlevelsB of noticingC :otice how it often feels like there are several
of +ou all noticing each other at onceC
"ou need to get +our senses involved within +ouC :otice how +ou can see things<
hear things< touch things< have it all going on inside +our i(agination while +ou
notice it ha''eningC 6hen< at so(e 'oint< +our attention will #eco(e ca'tured #+ itC
"ouGll notice changes taking 'lace< 'eo'le will start talking to +ou and +ou will #egin
conversing #ack to the(C )vents will start taking 'lace< the+ll take on a life of their
own and< for a short while< +ou will 7oin inC 6hen< chances are< +ou will suddenl+
freak out thinking< hang on a (inute< IG( not creating thisN
"ouGll feel +ourself AreturnB to the 'h+sical and +ou will #e thinking #ack to a
(o(ent ago< when it was like +ou were in another world< a di=erent real( of realit+
?#ecause +ou wereN@C 6his is &hasingC It needs no trance< no (editation< no energ+
work< and no other E#od+EC 6here is no feeling of se'aration< no i((ense fear< no
Aout of #od+B sensations< no vi#rations< and no other weird feelings at allC All the
while +ou feel like +ou are the sa(e +ou< and all that changed is +our environ(entC
Its all s'arked o= through the si('le act of noticing together with a huge dollo' of
i(agination as a kick>startC Its not so(ething +ou sit and wait for< its so(ething
+ou activel+ work towards achievingC &eo'le who sit around waiting usuall+ a@ get
#ored< or #@ fall aslee'C
While >oticing *ou )ust re)ain (assive and free of ear
6he swirling colors sounds to (e ver+ (uch like the #eginnings of the Monroe Focus
$ stateC I tend to visuali0e swirling colors as well as Ive (entioned #efore in (+
'ostsC If +ou were to do a 8uick search on Aswirling colorsB and AFrankB then +ou
(ight 9nd so(e 'ointers of interest to +ouC
As for the visuals +ou saw that (orning a while agoC 6his is tantali0ing #ecause +ou
o=ered +ourself a de(onstration of +our a#ilities as A'roofB +ou could do itC "et
when +ou tr+< in a sense< 'ur'osel+< +ou cant (ake it workC As +ou have #een
tr+ing for a while I feel I should (ake clear to +ou that this is how it tends to #e all
down the lineC With (e< even now< with ever+ ste' I take there is reluctanceC I want
to do it< (ake no (istake< #ut there is reluctanceC A (i*ture of dou#t< and fear< of
the AunknownBC Man+ ti(es I have taken a ste' forward wondering if this ti(e (ight
not #e (+ ElastEC
Against the light of that< we hu(an #eings still insist u'on (aking these
discoveriesC And so what we do is o=er ourselves a little gli('se< we take a 8uick
ste' around the corner to snatch a glance< and then ste' #ack dou#le>8uick to the
safe ground we were at #eforeC I feel that this is what +ou have doneC
I took a 8uick glance once and was i((ediatel+ hit #+ a #last of energ+ that sent
(e reeling at light>s'eedC It felt like ever+ (olecule< ever+ ato(< and ever+ ele(ent
of consciousness of (+ whole sense of #eing was #eing ri''ed to shredsC 6he onl+
wa+ I can descri#e it is like getting caught on a high>voltage 'ower ca#le and having
that current ri' through +our #od+< #ut have it done to +ou continuousl+< like +ou
would never lose consciousness and +ou would never dieC And that is how it was
alwa+s going to #e foreverC
I got out of it eventuall+C After thinking a#out it for a while< I 9gured I had o=ered
(+self the ver+ worst conditions I would ever have to face< and I had survived that<
so what else is there to fear? Since that ti(e< Ive #een a lot (ore con9dent in (+
a#ilit+ 7ust to let the e*'erience PowC 6hats the ke+ to all this< +ou have to 7ust let it
PowC Allow +ourself to #eco(e it< as o''osed to tr+ing to go to it< or 'oint to it< with
so(e kind of A(ethodBC Rust la+ #ack and si('l+ #eco(e itC
At which 'oint 'eo'le usuall+ sa+< E"eah< #ut Frank its oka+ for +ou #ut when I close
(+ e+es all I see is #lacknessC AWell< that is all I see at 9rstN I think often that 'eo'le
are too hast+ to discount these initial stages< and the+ 7ust go o= on so(e (ethodC
When I close (+ e+es all I see is #lacknessC 4ut I think the essential di=erence
#etween (e and a lot of #eginners is when the+ close their e+es the+ are not reall+
noticingC And thats another ke+ to itO that of noticing selfC I think 'eo'le 7ust get
too wra''ed u' in (ethods and techni8ues< and it 'revents the( fro( reall+
noticing the(selvesC
When I close (+ e+es all I see is #lackness< which is nor(alC Ill wriggle around a #it
to get co(f+< (a+#e (+ knee is itching and (+ hair is tickling (+ ear or so(ethingC
So Ill sort all that out and 7ust concentrate on #reathing gentl+ for I (inutes or soC
:ow< #ecause I a( noticing as o''osed to avidl+ tr+ing to 'erfect and follow so(e
techni8ue or (ethod< (+ full attention is taken #+ the si('le act of noticingC
I read a 'ost toda+ where so(eone kee's tr+ing and the+ are sa+ing a#out how
the+ are concentrating u'on holding their awareness outside of the(selves< and at
the sa(e ti(e the+ are concentrating on Araising energ+B and doing ever+thing
correctl+< and whateverO #ut nothing is ha''eningC 6hats right< #ecause all their
attention is 9*ated elsewhere< whereas all (+ attention is 9*ated on noticingC
:oticing what?
Well< nothing at 9rst< theres not (uch to see reall+ #ut #lacknessC 4ut then< after a
short while< I (a+ see that 'erha's one 'art of the #lackness is not 8uite so #lackC
&erha's there was 7ust a #rief Pash of so(ething< then (a+#e a sensation of a
(ove(ent so(ewhere elseC Ma+#e I 7ust heard so(eone call (+ na(eC /((<
thats interesting< I (ight think< I wonder where that ca(e fro(C 4ut I dont get too
curious I 7ust kee' noticingC I (ight see swirling areas of not 8uite so #lack as the
restC I (ight see Pashes of this and thatC As I a( o=ering (+self these i(ages< (+
attention is steadil+ #eco(ing (ore 9*ated withinC
As (+ attention #eco(es 9*ated within< fro( the act of noticing< at this stage I a(
not aware of (+ 'h+sical #od+C &art of (+ awareness reali0es that so(ewhere in the
#ackground is a 'h+sical #od+< in #ed< etcC #ut I have 'hased awa+ fro( itC 4efore<
the forefront of (+ awareness was (+ 'h+sical and W! degrees turned around
fro( that< in the #ackground of (+ awareness< was the non>'h+sicalC 4ut now there
has #een a A'hase shiftB iCeC a turning through W! degreesC :ow< (+ 'revious
foreground ?'h+sical@ is (+ #ackground< and (+ 'revious #ackground ?non>
'h+sical@ is (+ foregroundC
6his is what is (eant #+ A'hasingB #ecause +ou cause a W!>degree &hase Shift
#etween the non>'h+sical and the 'h+sicalC Monroe 9rst coined the ter( as he was
an electronics engineer and I graduated in electronics< #efore I got into technical
authoring and then into 'u#lishing and (arketingC 4ut thats another stor+C An+how<
what I want to sa+ is #ecause I understand electronics< I understand where Monroe
was co(ing fro( as he was 'icturing it like it were two voltages< W! degrees out of
'hase with each otherC /ence he coined the ter( &hasingC
4ut I guess 'eo'le generall+ have diLculties 'icturing two voltages W!>degrees
out of 'hase with each otherC So< instead< i(agine a revolving door that is the
entrance to a #uildingC An+ old #uilding< it doesnt (atterC
"ou are standing outside the #uildingC So the AoutsideB is +our realit+C "ou are aware
of a realit+ that e*ists inside the #uilding< #ut is closed to +ou #+ the doorC :ow< go
through and turn the door W! degrees and sto' ?oh< in case an+one doesnt know
there are 2U! degrees in a circle< so W! degrees is half a circle@C :ow< +ou are
inside the #uildingC So the AinsideB is +our realit+C "ou are aware of a realit+ that
e*ists outside the #uilding< #ut it is closed to +ou #+ the doorC :ow again go through
and turn the door #+ W! degrees< and sto'C So now< the AoutsideB is +our realit+
againC
)ach ti(e +ou go through the door and turn through W! degrees< there is a W!>
degree A'hase shiftB #etween +our awareness of the outside and +our awareness of
the inside< in ter(s of +our realit+C
Oka+< so as (+ attention #eco(es 9*ated within< fro( the act of noticing< this
causes a W!>degree 'hase shift #etween (+ awareness of the 'h+sical ?outer@ and
(+ awareness of the non>'h+sical ?inner@ sense of realit+C So fro( then on< I
continue to notice an+thing that (a+ co(e a#outC I( not all that curious< I( not
tr+ing to (ake an+thing ha''en< I( not enacting so(e kind of (ethod or
techni8ue< I( si('l+ looking within and noticing what is taking 'lace< and the act
of doing that is focusing (+ attentionC
As a 'erson focuses their attention within the(selves< through the action of
noticing< the+ allow the(selves to view Asni''etsB of other di(ensions of realit+C
6his action is translated o#7ectivel+ as the 'erce'tion of Pashes of all (anner of this
and that< rando( i(ages that co(e and go< all kinds of s'urious sounds< and so
forthC 3oing this is the e8uivalent of 8uickl+ taking a 'eek around a corner to snatch
a glance< as I said earlier< then we ste' #ack dou#le>8uick to the safe ground we
were at #eforeC
As regards +ourself< 5a'tain< it would a''ear that +ou are co(forta#le in o=ering
+ourself a gli('se of Aswirling colorsB #ut +ou are not co(forta#le in acce'ting a
full>on awareness such as +ou o=ered +ourself #eforeC &erha's +ou o=ered it to
+ourself to have a kind of Acarrot to the donke+B e=ect< which would sti(ulate +ou
into 'rogressing in a 'articular directionC What I would suggest is +ou follow the
si('le AnoticingB e*ercise and see what other #asic i(ages +ou will 'ut #efore +ouC
In other words< 'ut the idea of re'eating the (ain e*'erience aside for now< and
kee' it reall+ si('leC
I think< ulti(atel+< what 'eo'le who follow the &hasing a''roach need to #e
reali0ing is: the other di(ensions of realit+ onl+ see( to #e o#7ectivel+ se'aratedC
4ut in realit+< there is no se'aration in consciousnessC We 'lace a veil #etween the
'lace we call AhereB and the 'lace we call AthereB for the 'ur'oses of our
e*'erienceC /owever< all these di(ensions of realit+ are all a=ecting< entwined< and
e*changing energ+ with us within ever+ (o(ent of our e*istenceN Its 7ust that we
o#7ectivel+ 5/OOS) not to view this actionC
4+ following the action of noticing< what +ou are #asicall+ sa+ing to +ourself is:
AOka+< self< I would like to o#7ectivel+ choose to view this action for a whileCB
'atience 1 8ont :r* :oo 4ard
If I concentrate on an+thing it is allowing (+self to #e stillC
%ight now IG( i(agining an orchestra and the conductor is doing his thing and he is
leading the orchestra to the 'oint where there is a#out to #e a #eautifull+ ro(antic
violin soloC )ver so graduall+ each section of instru(ents will fade awa+C "et there
will #e a co((on (usical thread that has #een sewn into the (usic that +ou know
will #e left for that one violinC
6hat is how +ou shut down +our (indC It is a graceful and gradual 'rocessC "et I fear
what 'eo'le do is concentrate hard on #locking>out stra+ thoughtsC 4ut doing such
a thing is ver+ self>defeatingC
I guess patience is a key factor as well! @hen you feel #ibrations 9 what happens
then) it is usual to use an e%it technique 9 do you /ust suddenly 6nd yourself in the
Astral straight after the #ibrations, and without doing anymore) 8ow do you know
when you are there)
&atience is 6/) ke+ factorC An+ feelings of frustration< des'air< anger< and such like<
are a 3I%)56 4;O5D to 'ro7ectionC
ItGs funn+ how +ou ask a#out what ha''ens #ecause I was 'racticing e*iting the
'h+sical in various wa+s and seeing what the e=ects would #eC Oka+< hereGs what
t+'icall+ ha''ens to (e when I go direct to the AstralC
6he vi#rations #egin and the+ last for a#out 2 secondsC 6hen there is a feeling of an
intensi9cation of energ+ and i((ediatel+ I lift u' for a s'lit second and thenCCC
whooshCCC I accelerate %A&I3;" u'wards and forwardsC 6he degree of acceleration I
would esti(ate is that of accelerating fro( a standstill to !! ('h in a#out
second ?I used to #e into drag>racing@C In a vehicle +ou feel a 'ush in the #ackCCC
travelling to the Astral I feel (ore of a 'ull fro( the chestC
After which I end u' in so(e Astral 'lace or other and #egin interacting with (+
surroundingsC I have not +et develo'ed the skill to control the 'rocess such that I
can deter(ine e*actl+ where I will end u'C
4ut this (orning I was concentrating on 'ro7ecting 'rogressivel+ (ore slowl+C
If when the vi#rations #egin +ou 7ust turn around and kinda Po' out of the 'h+sical<
+ou end u' in the %6 0oneC 4ut what I found was< if I do not whoosh>o= fast enough
then I dro' #ack down into (+ #od+C I tried what (ust have #een U atte('ts at
slowing down the acceleration at the e*itC 4ut each ti(e I 8uickl+ fell #ackC Also< I
found the atte('ts were ver+ draining< energ+ wiseC
In (+ 9nal atte('t I left the 'h+sical #ut< as I dro''ed #ack< I s'un sidewa+s and
landed across (+ wifeC 6his had a ver+ unusual e=ect< to sa+ the leastN
In (+ sense of conscious>awareness I actuall+ felt like I had landed across her #od+
Fe*actl+F as if I had done such a thing in the 'h+sicalC :ow< a ver+ strange thing
ha''enedCCC we s'okeC In fact< she told (e o=N She actuall+ started cussing (e
a#out taking u' her side of the #edC Which was ver+ confusing I have to sa+C
)s'eciall+ as she re(e(#ered not one iota of the e*'erienceC
I would still like to know whether your method can be reliably used to pro/ect during
the day from a sitting position, rather than /ust early in the morning)
I have no idea #ecause I onl+ ever 'ro7ect earl+ (orning< sorr+C
General thoughts on 'hasing
6hatGs the ti(e I 'ro7ect alwa+s< earl+ (orningC Got into it 8uite #+ accident< as I
have never #een a Enight 'ersonEC /ence itGs rare for (e to #e u' #e+ond KC2! >
!'(C As such< I naturall+ awaken around Ma(C
"ears ago IGd s'end $ or 2 hours stud+ing then leave for collegeC When I 9rst ca(e
across the conce't of o#e< I naturall+ used this ti(e for (+ new>found o#e studiesC
Fro( (+ own research< I found there are distinct 'ro7ection 'rocessesC
For +ears I would e*'erience heav+ vi#rations< #efore shooting o= like IGd #een
#lown fro( a cannonC 6hen I worked on (odulating these vi#rations< and found
doing this caused var+ing 'ro7ection e=ectsC
:owada+s< I hardl+ ever feel an+ vi#rations at allC )ver since I #eca(e fascinated #+
MonroeGs conce't of E'hasing inE to the AstralC
"ou see< Monroe was one of the (ost e*'erienced Astral travelers there has ever
#een ?to date@ +et he (entions not one word a#out chakrasH energ+>raisingH devilsH
negsH et alC :o l+ing there for hours doing #od+>circuits and the likeC :o'e< 7ust a
si('le E'hasing inE and there +ou areC
So I #egan tr+ing to work it all outH on the #asis that if he could do it< then it (ust
surel+ #e within (+ ca'acit+ to do alsoC
:ow I found that if +ou allow +our focal 'oint of awareness to drift to a certain area
of the #rain< +ou 'lace +ourself in a state that Monroe descri#es as< E(ind awake<
#od+ aslee'EC
While there are several inter'retations as to what Monroe actuall+ (eant #+ this<
and there are co((ercial factors that co(e into 'la+< I found ?fro( teaching (+self
to achieve Focus !< fro( using the Gatewa+ Wave> 53@ there is a 'oint where +ou
can leave the 'h+sical #ehind co('letel+< +et +ou are not +et 'ro7ecting within the
AstralC
Fro( this stage< all +ou need is a little (ental E'ushE and the Astral will co(e into
viewC Fro( which 'oint< +ou 7ust (entall+ Este' intoE that view and +ou #eco(e
within the Astral 'ro'er: with no vi#rations< no falling sensations andSor feelings of
shooting u'wardsC
All of which is ever so eas+ to sa+< #ut I 9nd itGs a darned Ftrick+F (ental #alancing
act to 'erfor(C
On the 9alancing Act &e<uired to let the )ind drift *et re)ain so)ewhat
aware
ItGs not the actual act of cli(#ing the ro'e that causes +ou to 'ro7ectC All +ou need is
a little (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ to kee' +our (ind focused while +our 'h+sical>#od+
drifts o= to slee'C And thatGs #asicall+ all there is to it: +ou kee' +our (ind focused
while allowing +our 'h+sical #od+ to go to slee'C
6he wa+ +ou kee' +our (ind focused is to set it a little taskC It 7ust so ha''ens that
i(agining cli(#ing a ro'e has #een e=ective for (an+ 'eo'le ?including (+self
when I set out to learn how to 'ro7ect into the %6 0one@C 4ut +ou could tr+ an+
nu(#er of thingsC &eo'le have suggested cli(#ing a ladder< or #eing in an
elevatorCCC there is no li(it to what +ou can tr+C
So I would sa+ that if i(agining cli(#ing a ro'e doesnGt work for +ou< si('l+ 9nd
so(ething +ou can i(agine that does workC "ou donGt need to i(agine in too (uch
detailC In fact< the act of tr+ing to i(agine in too great a detail kee's +ou grounded
in the &h+sical (ore than an+thingC
I have e*'eri(ented with i(agining all kinds of thingsC One of the #est that works
for (e is i(agining taking so(ething a'art and reconstructing itC I co(e fro( an
engineering #ackground so doing such a thing holds a 'articular resonance in (+
caseC
Another one that I found 'articularl+ e=ective I for(ed fro( an idea a#out a classic
childrenGs to+C ItGs the one where +ou have a wooden #ase ?well< these da+s itGs
usuall+ 'lastic@ with cutouts of #asic sha'es< iCeC s8uare< triangle< circle< etcC 6he
child has a #ag of these sha'es and the+ have to select the correct sha'e that
(atches the cutoutC All +ou do is i(agine doing that for ! (inutes or so and +ou
should 9nd +our 'h+sical>#od+ si('l+ gets #ored and drifts o= to slee'C
As I sa+< in a nutshell< all Astral &ro7ection involves is #eing a#le to allow +our
'h+sical #od+ to drift o= to slee' while retaining +our (ental focusC 6he reason wh+
this is SO darned trick+ is #ecause 'eo'le are generall+ in the ha#it of #eing in the
&h+sical when their (ind is alert and focusedC
If +ou o#serve +ourself going to slee' +ou will notice that the further +ou drift o=<
the (ore +our (ental focus dissi'atesC In actualit+< however< itGs the other wa+
aroundC In that +ou are drifting o= dee'er into slee' 'recisel+ #ecause +our (ental
focus is dissi'atingC If +ou arrest the 'rogress of this dissi'ation< #+ focusing +our
(ind again< +ou feel +ourself co(e #ack to &h+sicalC And thatGs the ha#it (ost
'eo'le are into: allow (ental focus to steadil+ dissi'ate > drift o= to slee'CCC gather
+our (ental focus and concentrate > co(e #ack to &h+sicalC
6hatGs wh+ Astral &ro7ection is a trick+ (ental #alancing act to 'erfor(C 4ecause
+ou have got to gather +our (ental focus and concentrate< onl+ +ou donGt want to
co(e #ack to &h+sicalC Which is what +ou are currentl+ in the ha#it of doingC So the
8uestion arises: how can a 'erson still retain their (ental focus and concentrate<
+et not have the act of doing this kee' the( in the &h+sical?
6he answer is to set the (ind a little taskC A task that< on the one hand< is not too
co('le*< thus needing high levels of focus of the kind that kee's +ou #ound to the
&h+sicalC 4ut on the other hand< is not a task thatGs wish+>wash+ to the e*tent
where it cannot resist the (indGs tendenc+ to dissi'ate its focus during the nor(al
act of drifting o= to slee'C
ocal 'oint of Awareness / 8ont :r* too 4ard
Adrian< 'lease understand that +ou do :O6 have to i(agine to such a 3)6AI;)3
e*tentC If +ou kee' on doing that< chances are< all +ou will #eco(e is an e*'ert at
creative visuali0ationCCC rather than an e*'ert who can P+ around the Astral 'lanes
at willC
If +ou concentrate on holding a 9*ed 'oint of awareness< either within or without<
doing such a thing will occu'+ +our consciousness and kee' it 9r(l+ rooted where it
nor(all+ resides ?while awake@ which is #ehind +our 'h+sical e+esC As such< +ou will
never get to connect +our head'honesC
Si('l+ let +our e+es roll #ack and allow +ourself to create a vague notion of +our
conscious awareness 7ust drifting u' through the to' of +our headC 4e ver+ gentle
a#out itC 6hink of it softl+< and not in an+ kind of real detailC Rust let the natural
'rocess take overC
"ou see< thatGs the #ig stu(#ling #lockC 6hatGs what I have reali0ed through (+
interaction with this 44SC &eo'le tr+ too hard to have a conscious>e*it o#eC Once +ou
start i(agining< in detail< and doing things like tr+ing reall+ hardCCC it scu''ers the
whole 'rocessN
ItGs like 'eo'le get tra''ed in a 5onscious>)*it 5atch $$C
6he onl+ rela*ation consideration +ou need is to give +ourself the once>overH in the
sense of asking 8uestions like< EIs (+ head su''orted?E or< EA( I war( enough?E
and stu= like thatC "ou need conditions such that +our 'h+sical #od+ feels #asicall+
co(forta#le and will continue to #e so for so(e ti(eC 6hat is allC
"ou donGt want +our 'h+sical ar( having its circulation restricted< for instance<
otherwise +ouGll #e 'ulled #ackC Which is a #it of a waste of an e*'erienceH for
so(ething +ou could have s'ent a few seconds sorting out at the startC
As for +our #reathing< 7ust let it ha''en naturall+C 4ut it (ust #e through the
dia'hrag(C Ma+#e +ou know this alread+< #ut if not then there (ust #e infor(ation
galore on the InternetC 4reathing through the dia'hrag( is how ever+one should
#reathe an+wa+< as it is far (ore eLcient than tr+ing to raise +our whole chest
cavit+ with +our lungs ever+ ti(e +ou #reathe inC
6he whole 'h+sical 'ortion of the initial e*'erience serves nothing (ore than to
con9r( that +our 'h+sical #od+ will 7ust go to slee' and sta+ thereN 4elieve (e<
there is nothing worse than en7o+ing a fantastic Astral e*'erience< onl+ to have +our
'h+sical #od+ 'ull +ou #ack #ecause of so(e 'ett+ 'ro#le(CCC likeCCC the roo( is
stu=+ so +ou snee0ed a few ti(es< or whateverC ItGs a co('lete &I6AC
In s'ite of the 'recautions outlined< +our 'h+sical #od+ will FstillF 'ull +ou #ack< and
see(ingl+ for no reasonC So +ou need to (ini(i0e this as (uch as +ou canC With
(e< it has now got to the stage where when I feel this fa(iliar 'oking on one or
other of (+ shoulder #lades I think< EOh no< what is it this ti(eCE So I return sa+ing<
EWhat now?E
It (a+ #e the dogs have #een #arking< or (+ wife got u' to have a 'ee< or
whateverC And it alwa+s see(s to ha''en when IG( having a (ost fantastic Astral
e*'erience< thatGs SO totall+ out of this worldCCC and the 'h+sical 'ulls (e #ack
#ecause itGs a little too hot< or a little too cold< or there was a strange noiseCCC or a
(+riad of other things that > at the ti(e > when co('ared to the e*'erience +ou
were 7ust having< 'rior to the recall< see( 7ust SO totall+ irrelevantC
So 'lease tr+ doing as I suggest and let (e know how it goesC :othing is going to
ha''en overnight< o#viousl+< #ut what +ou need to ha''en is: +ouGll #e l+ing there
and for a (o(ent +ou thought< EWhat was that?E ;ike +ou heard so(e kind of
sound< or a tin+ Pash of light< or whateverC It was 7ust so(ething that kicked +our
'h+sical e+es #ack into focusC And when that ha''ens< +ou D:OW +ou are on the
right trackC
ocal 'oint of Awareness and &ela,ation
:o< IG( not sa+ing that at allC "ou do not EneedE an+thing to 'ro7ectC An+ 'h+sicall+
and (entall+ nor(al 'erson alread+ has ever+thing the+ need in order to 'ro7ectC
"ou see< these da+s 'eo'le are su=ering Astral Infor(ation OverloadC &ro#le( is<
co((ercialis( is taking overH #ooks need to #e sold< 'ages of infor(ation need to
#e created< and so forthC Marketing works #ecause< in essence< it fools +ou into
thinking +ou EneedE so(e EthingE in order to #e a #etter 'erson< sa+< or to (ake
+our life (ore secure< or whateverC Advertise(ents 'la+ on fear and greed and all
kinds of circu(stances and e(otions so +ouGll kee' #u+ing and #u+ing and
#u+ingCCCCCC
4ut donGt get (e wrong< I do reali0e where +ou are co(ing fro(C I 7ust want to (ake
clear the #ig (istake I see 'eo'le (aking< ti(e and again< is the+ think the+ need
so(e Etechni8ueE in order to 'ro7ectC :o< the act of 'ro7ection is a totall+ :A6U%A;
eventC
/owever< what +ou 3O need ?or at least what (ost of us see( to need@ is rela*ation
cou'led with a little (eta>'h+sical i(ager+C So as to kick>start the 'rocess of
#ringing ourselves to the (ental 'oint where 'ro7ection WI;; ha''en ?:O6): 6he
ke+ word to re(e(#er here is ElittleE@C
/ave +ou ever noticed that the se*iest 'ictures of wo(en< the 'ictures that reall+
sti(ulate the (ost< tend to #e the ones where the+ are :O6 full+ naked? 6hatGs
#ecause the+ tantali0e the (ind and sti(ulate it into develo'ing ele(ents of
creative fantas+ in order to E9ll the ga'sEC Which< in turn< can ver+ 8uickl+ sti(ulate
an erectionC
So the (illion>dollar 8uestion is: /ow can we Etantali0e the (indE into sti(ulating
'ro7ection?
Oka+< the 9rst thing we need to do is to si('l+ rela*C :ot rela* in an+ 'articular wa+
necessaril+C :o< all +ou need is to si('l+ do nothing (ore than 7ust lie down on +our
#ack and rela*CCC what could #e (ore natural than that?
4ut what has ha''ened is< the (arketing>#o+s have latched onto this and have
'rovided us with an a(a0ing 'lethora of so>called Etechni8uesECCC E4u+ (+ latest
&ower 6echni8ueCCC :o< #u+ (+ Su'er>&ower 6echni8ueCCC /e+< over here< IGve got a
Su'er>&ower 6echni8ue that dou#les as a !>Minute #lah< #lah< #lah< 6echni8ue all
rolled into oneCCC :o< listen to (e< IGve got the latest Advanced Su'er>3u'er &ower
6wo>Minute &ro7ection 4lasterCCC and if that fails< ne*t week co(es the ver+ latest
&ro7ection 4lasterII thatGs guaranteed to rela* . 'ro7ect (ore than an+ other< or +our
(one+ #ackNE
And so it goes on< ad nauseu(C

I was Pi''ing through Astral 3+na(ics +esterda+ when I ca(e across a section
where 'ro#le(s had occurred fro( using the %o'e 6echni8ueC One 'erson ended u'
with a 'ile of ro'e on the PoorH another ke't hitting the ceiling< and so forthC What
these 'eo'le have done is to develo' ?or 'erha's the+ alread+ did have@ #rilliant
'owers of creative visuali0ationC 4ut that is all the+ have doneC
Alright< (a+#e having such an attuned creative 'ower will co(e in hand+ in their
'h+sical lifeC )s'eciall+ if the+ are a designer of so(e kindC 4ut it is not at all
necessar+ for Astral &ro7ectionC In fact< I (aintain that it can 8uite 'ossi#l+ interfere
with the entire 'ro7ection 'rocessC
&ro7ection occurs when +ou shift +our focal 'oint of awareness fro( #ehind +our
'h+sical e+es and (ove it u'wards to the 'oint I descri#ed in a 'revious 'ost to this
threadC 6hat is reall+ all +ou need to doC
"our focal 'oint of awareness is si('l+ the 'art of +our #rain that gives +ou the 9ve
'h+sical senses of s(ell< touch< taste< hearing and e+esightC &lus< it allows +ou to
think a#out things and to re(e(#er eventsC
%ight< so inside the front 'art of +our #rain< a#out where I told +ou to i(agine the
red dot< is a 'ortion of the #rain that has the a#ilit+ to see the Astral region?s@C
I(agine that the Astral regions are the 1/F FM wave#and ?in the UD itGs WW to !W
(egahert0@ and that the 'ortion of the #rain IG( telling +ou a#out is an FM radioC
4ut also i(agine that this radio has no louds'eaker > 7ust a head'hone outletC
So now i(agine a situation where the radio is switched>on and tuned to a stationH
and +ou are standing ne*t to the radio wearing a 'air of head'honesC 4ut the
head'hones are not 'lugged inC In other words< the radio is receiving and 'la+ing a
signalH and +ou are standing there with ever+thing +ou need to hear itH #ut +ou canGt
actuall+ hear an+thingCCC untilCCC +ou do the si('le act of 'lugging in the head'hones
and #ingoN Instantl+ +ou hear the stationC
In the 'h+sical #od+< +our focal 'oint of awareness are the head'honesC 6he 'art of
the #rain that connects to the Astral is the switched>on radioC When +ou shift +our
focal 'oint of awareness u'wardsCCC +ou 'lug in the head'honesC
It reall+ is that si('leC
So 7ust lie #ack< rela*< and i(agine (aking that connection #+ using a little (eta>
'h+sical i(ager+C "ou can cli(# an i(aginar+ ro'e< or i(agine 'utting +our sense of
'h+sical awareness in an elevator< or an+thing like that will doC 6he si('ler and the
'lainer it is the #etterC
Also< and this is /IG/;" )FF)56I1)< let +our e+es roll #ack so the+ are looking
u'wardsC "ou see< this is SO /IG/;" )FF)56I1) #ecause +our focal 'oint of
awareness< when +ou are awake< tends to follow the e+esC &oint the e+es u'< and
+our focal 'oint of awareness goesCCC
At 9rst< +ou (a+ e*'erience stress in the e+e (usclesC So rela* the( until the
strained feeling goes awa+ and tr+ againC 6r+ to concentrate on not 'h+sicall+
holding the e+es u'C Rust let the( roll #ack naturall+C Which the+ WI;; do after 7ust a
little 'racticeC
"ou know when +ou are doing it right< #ecause there will co(e an instant when
suddenl+ +ou thought +ou heard so(ethingH or (a+#e +ou thought +ou detected
so(e kind of shadow or (ove(entC At which 'oint the e+es will tr+ to lookC Which
will have the e=ect of i((ediatel+ halting the 'rocessC So +ou will have to start
againC 6his (a+ ha''en 8uite a nu(#er of ti(es at 9rst< #ut at least +ou will know
+ou are on the right trackN
So 'lease< as a little e*'eri(ent< 'ut aside all thoughts of using an+ kind of
techni8ueC Si('l+ lie #ack< gentl+ rela*< and let +our e+es roll #ack and i(agine
+our awareness drifting u'wardsC It is i('ortant that +ou take things ver+ slowl+<
and handle +our (ind ver+ gentl+C It is rather like if +ou were 'h+sicall+ handling a
new>#orn #a#+C 6hink of the 'rotective gentleness +ou would feel towards that tin+
new>#orn soulC :ow i(agine the sa(e thing< #ut in (ental ter(sC
&lease alwa+s #ear in (ind: "OU 5A::O6 EMAD)E &%OR)56IO: /A&&):NNN
Successful 'ro7ection is all a#out creating the right circu(stances where +ou si('l+
let it ha''enC Understand that conscious>e*it 'ro7ection is a gentle and graceful
'rocessC 6he slightest hint of an+ kind of (ental harshness totall+ scu''ers the
whole thingN
Getting &id of :ension
Ashfo< I donGt actuall+ do an+ 'rogressive (uscle rela*ation such as tensing and
releasingC 6o (+ (ind< that would onl+ concentrate (+ sense of conscious
awareness on the 'h+sical #od+C All I do with the 'h+sical is to si('l+ lie #ack in a
co(forta#le 'osition< with (+ head and neck su''orted< etcC
Fro( (+ interaction with this 44S< I have discovered that if +ou (ove +our focal
'oint of awareness around various areas of the 'h+sical #od+ +ou can e*cite
E5hakrasEC 3oing this can give +ou all kinds of weird and wonderful sensationsCCC #ut
this is not Astral &ro7ectionC
For successful conscious>e*it o#e +ou have to si('l+ let go of the 'h+sical entirel+C
In a nutshell< what +ou have to do is initiate the natural #odil+ slee'>rePe*< #ut kee'
+our collective sense of conscious awareness switched onC
A lot of so>called 'ro7ection techni8ues I read a#out tell +ou to go around the
'h+sical and concentrate on releasing (uscular tension #+ various (ethodsC 6o a
certain e*tent this will workH in that releasing (uscular tension has the e=ect of
releasing tension in the corres'onding 'art of the #rainC
/owever< it is a whole load (ore eLcient doing it the other wa+ aroundC First<
#ecause +ou are going direct to the root cause of the tension and< second< +ou are
concentrating +our awareness Fawa+F fro( the 'h+sical #od+C
6o (+ (ind< it is so(ewhat self>defeating ?well it was for (e@ to set o= on a 'rocess
of Eletting goE of +our 'h+sical #od+< #+ 9rst concentrating +our awareness on itC
6he wa+ I see that< is itGs like +ou want to drive a hundred (iles south of where +ou
liveC So +ou set o= driving two hundred (iles north then turn aroundC
Oka+< not ever+one will agreeC 4ut all I a( tr+ing to do is give 'eo'le the #ene9t of
(+ e*'erience FWIWC
6he dile((a is< that tension in the 'h+sical #od+ IS a direct #ar to successful
conscious>e*it o#eC So the 8uestion arose< E/ow do I release tension in the 'h+sical
#od+ without actuall+ concentrating (+ awareness on it?E
6his 8uestion led (e to (ake an i('ortant discover+ ?with a little hel' fro( an
Astral guide and fro( so(ething Monroe said on the 53@C 6he i('ortant as'ect< I
discovered< is that (uscular tension in the 'h+sical ?'rovided +ou have no in7uries
and the like@ is Fdirectl+F caused #+ tension in the #rainC
I onl+ ca(e across this fairl+ recentl+ so I a( still e*'eri(entingC 4ut I have
e*tended (+ s8uash+>#all (ethod< that I s'oke of on another 'ost< and I a(
'racticing taking (+ focal 'oint of awareness into 'laces that I 'erceive as s(all
areas of the #rain< in the front u''er regionC 6his has given so(e startling e=ectsC
As I sa+< I have onl+ recentl+ #egan doing this so it is all a #it hit and (iss< at the
(o(entC 6he other (orning I ha''ened to hit on a 'lace that has the e=ect of
instantl+ switching o= the 'h+sicalC 6his (orning I felt so(e 'lace and it was like (+
'h+sical #od+ started vi#rating< 8uite violentl+ as it ha''enedC Which took (e
co('letel+ #+ sur'rise and threw (e #ack into the 'h+sicalC
At another 'lace I #egan seeing Pashes of light and colour and< ne*t (o(ent< IG(
standing on the AstralC Which again took (e so (uch #+ sur'rise I 7u('ed #ack into
the 'h+sicalC "ou see< nor(all+ I #egin seeing stra+ energ+ and then the Astral
scener+ graduall+ co(es into focusC 4ut this was instant< which will take a little
getting used toC
6his is what I think Monroe was doing when he talks a#out E'hasing inE to the AstralC
6here was no s'ending hours doing all kinds of (uscular rela*ation stu=< or energ+
raising< or (editation< or an+thing like thatC Instead< he si('l+ (ade hi(self
co(forta#le and 7ust (oved his focus of consciousness to a 'lace in his #rain that
i((ediatel+ switched>o= the 'h+sical and (ade contact with the Astral ?at least I
think thatGs the theor+@C
6he #ig 8uestion is how?
And how I wish I had a clear answer< #ut at #est it is all a (uddleC 5onsider also that
Monroe could even E'hase inE to the Astral whilst 'h+sicall+ awakeCCC which is
another great can of wor(s to chew onC
Wh* its I)(ortant to &ela, the 0*es
In the earl+ da+s the (o(ent IGd see an i(age in (ind< (+ 'h+sical e+es would
suddenl+ Ewake u'E and tr+ to snatch a glance at whatever it wasC Of course< that
would 0a' (e right out of the state IGd 7ust s'ent 2!>M! (inutes develo'ingC IGve
said #efore that often IGd feel like gouging (+ e+es out in frustrationC :@
A ke+ to all of this is getting the 'h+sical e+es to rela* and softenC So +ou are not
actuall+ looking out of the( an+(oreC When +ou 9rst close +our e+es< +oull still #e
looking out of the(C So +ou need to let the( rela* so the+ 7ust hold still in whatever
'osition the+ feel co(forta#leC Mine tend to drift u'wards and there is a 'oint of rest
that the+ naturall+ go to that is the sa(e each ti(eC
6his rela*ing of the e+es< cou'led with the rela*ation of the 'h+sical #od+ is what
allows the focus of attention to (ove awa+ fro( the e+es so +ou can change +our
(ental focus of attention into +our (indC 6he 'h+sical is our &ri(ar+ Focus so +ou
need to tr+ to seduce that focus of attention awa+ fro( the 'h+sical< as I was
talking a#out in a cou'le of 'osts over the 'ast weekC Once +ou #reak the
connection to the 'h+sical< +ou are free to look into +our (indC As I sa+< that is
when the lights co(e on< in a (anner of s'eaking< and all kinds of weird and
wonderful i(ager+ co(es a#out at the #eginning of Focus $C If +ou wish< +ou can
+ou 'ass through this stage and reach F0< which is +our gatewa+ to Focus 2C F0 is
Focus $ of the Monroe (odel and Focus 2 enco('asses Monroe Focus states F$2
to F$V inclusiveC
What to do in ocus !"+ and what to watch for
6he actual e=ects of the focus ! state do var+ fro( 'erson to 'ersonC 4ut the
co((on factors are that +ou E#eco(eE within +our own (ind in a kind of twilight
0one #etween the 'h+sical and the start of +our own (ind 'ro'erC 6he 'h+sical is
E#ack thereE so(ewhereC "ou are totall+ free of it and free to si('l+ wander a#out
in a kind of 23 s'ace Ewithin +our headE so to s'eakC 6his is focus !C
At focus !< +our #od+ is :O6 7ust ver+ rela*ed that +ou cannot feel it and +ou are
'erha's seeing i(ages in +our (ind that are gra##ing +our focus of attentionC :o<
there is a de9nite shift< a de9nite withdrawal of +our focus fro( the 'h+sical into
+our own (indC As +our focus shifts< +ou feel it distinctl+C 6he 'reli(inar+ state< the
feeling of #eing ver+ rela*ed and having +our attention focused inwards is focus 2C
At focus 2< +ou are still ver+ (uch AinB the 'h+sical #od+ #ut +ou have< in a sense<
AforgottenB that +ou have oneC 4ecause what has ha''ened is< +our attention has
turned inwards and +ou are now l+ing #ack looking at all the 'rett+ 'atterns and
things that a 'erson t+'icall+ o=ers the(selvesC
4ut at focus !< there is a de9nite shift awa+ fro( the 'h+sicalC "ou are free to roa(
a#out within the 23 s'ace within +our (indC "ou have Aste''ed intoB +our (ind<
whereas at focus 2 +ou are in the 'osition of looking into it after having turned +our
attention inwardsC In other words< at focus ! +ou have Aste''ed intoB the area
where +ou were looking at #efore at focus 2C
6he other thing I think +ou are getting to gri's with now is these focus states are
so(ething +ou have to (entall+ EreachE forC I think the (odernis( would #e #eing
E'ro>activeEC "ou need to fuel it #+ looking ahead and antici'ating with a high
degree of e*'ectationC 4ut at the sa(e ti(e +ou canGt force itC ItGs a trick+ kind of
(ental #alancing actC
Wh* Use a &undown? :o get to ocus %
6he (ind should not #e clear of thoughtsC I( not sure where 'eo'le get this ideaC
Its 'ro#a#l+ through so(e kind of (editation so(ething or otherC "ou need to
create a (ental rundown in order to (ake Athe switchBC %eason #eing< +our
i(agination is held within Focus $ of consciousnessC 6his is the area where (ost
'eo'le drea(< or act out so(e other construct such as Aastral 'ro7ectionB< and a
whole load of things #esidesC 6he+ all tend to #e actions that take 'lace within
Focus $ of consciousnessC
6he a''roach I suggest uses Focus $ of consciousness as a kind of Alaunch 'adB to
take +ou to other areas of consciousnessC In 'articular Focus 2C 6his is where the fun
stu= takes 'laceC An+one wanting A'roofB a#out Alife after deathB and such like
needs to 'ro7ect to Focus 2 of consciousnessC "ou can 'ro7ect direct to Focus 2 of
consciousness #ut #eginners have to #egin so(ewhere and I #elieve it is far easier
and far (ore understanda#le for #eginners to co('rehend the transition to Focus $
9rstC 6hen use this as a launch 'ad to Focus 2C
So it doesnt 7ust hel' to use a techni8ue like Sarah descri#ed< the whole transition
is for(ed on the #asis of itC Otherwise how are +ou going to (ake the transition?
"ou can tr+ Aco(ing awakeB within a drea( and then atte('t to &hase>shift to
Focus 2 of consciousness< #ut this is unrelia#le due to the fact that no (atter how
hard +ou tr+< (ost 'eo'le si('l+ cannot 8uite Aco(e awakeB to the e*tent
necessar+ to (ake a controlled transitionC So what we do< in e=ect< is create a
highl+ controlled and highl+ conscious Adrea(B if +ou likeC Where +ou 9nd +ourself
ste''ing into +our Adrea(BC 4ut +ou do that full+ conscious and full+ knowing
e*actl+ what it is +ou are doingC 6his 'uts +ou right in the (iddle of Focus $ of
consciousnessC
/ere +ou have two choices:
@ +ou can go and P+ around< and revel in +our #elief constructs a#out whatever it
is takes +our fanc+C /ave an astral 'ro7ection e*'erience< or e*'erience an+ other
#elief construct +ou ha''en to su#scri#e toO orO
$@ +ou can transition to another area in +our consciousness continuu(C
If +ou want to ste' outside of the t+'ical traditional (+stical e*'erience< then +ou
need to transition to Focus 2C 6his is the essential di=erence #etween what Monroe
was t+'icall+ e*'eriencing in his later work< versus the 'eo'le who su#scri#e to the
(ore traditionalist viewsC
If +ou are having thoughts that turn into drea(s then +ou are not creating an
a#sor#ing enough rundown for +ourselfC Or +ou are tr+ing when +ou are too tired
and read+ for slee'< or a co(#ination of the twoC If +ou get #ored in +our rundown
then si('l+ (ake it (ore interesting for +ourselfC
ocus % is the Gatewa*
One of the 'ro#le(s with (aking 'osts to a foru( is re'lies tend to get frag(ented
and 'eo'le start losing the thread of the 'rocessC 6his is wh+< I( sure< 'eo'le have
#een calling on (e for a while to write a #ook< and wh+ I too have wanted to:
#ecause it 'resents the whole a''roach in a sea(less fashionC
)ver+one is di=erent< #ut we have events in co((onC :ow< if +ou create a rundown
of suLcient character for +ourself +ou will #e a#le to ste' into itC 4ut 7ust #ecause
tra('olining works for one doesnt (ean to sa+ it will work for anotherC
6hats the #ig 'ro#le( with the cli(#ing the %o'e idea that was 9rst 'resented #+
S+lvan Muldoon reiterated later #+ %o#ert 4ruceC As a (ental rundown< its a great
idea and it ha''ens to work well for so(e 'eo'leC 4ut ever so (an+ 'eo'le have
re'orted 'ro#le(s with itC 6his is unfortunatel+ what ha''ens when +ou ado't a
one>si0e>9ts>all a''roachC So as Ive said a nu(#er of ti(es< +ou need to ado't a
(ental rundown that has all the 8ualities of engaging the senses< #ut not so(ething
so si('le +ou get #ored and not so(ething so co('le* +ou lose the thread of itC
Once +ou hit on it 7ust right< thats when +oull ste' into itC
4ut having said that< +ou dont actuall+ have to ste' into +our rundown a#solutel+
'erfectl+C We need to take a little ste' #ack here and ask ourselves wh+ are we
creating this rundown in the 9rst 'lace? %eason #eing we are wanting to hel'
ourselves (ake Athe switchB fro( Focus to Focus $ of consciousnessC 6he (ental
rundown we create is si('l+ to aid us in doing thatC 4ut the ste''ing into our
(ental rundown is not the end 'oint of the e*erciseC It is (erel+ an aid to the
transition #etween Focus and Focus $ of consciousnessC
After a while +ou should #e a#le to 9nd +our internal AconnectionB I (entioned on
another thread +esterda+C 6hink of the rundown as using sta#ili0ers on a #ic+cle or
using so(e kind of #uo+anc+ aid while learning to swi(C 6he ulti(ate ai( is to #e
a#le to ride or swi( without the aidsC Well< our ulti(ate ai( is to #e a#le to si('l+
rela* and look for that 'lace in our (inds and (ake the switchC
I would sa+ +ou are actuall+ (aking good 'rogress considering +ou have onl+ #een
'racticing $ weeksC "ou are alread+ at the stage where +ou are (aking +our
connection with +our wider selfC "ou sa+ +ou got so(e reall+ strong i(ages and
(oving scenesC Well< thats it< +ou are (aking that connectionC Ive said (an+ ti(es
there is no real di=erence #etween a drea(< a lucid drea(< or a t+'ical astral
'ro7ection st+le of e*'erienceC All these events t+'icall+ take 'lace within Focus $ of
consciousnessC All that changes is +our 'erce'tion and the e*'ectations of +our
e*'erienceC
Again< what we are atte('ting to do in the creation of our rundown is to for(ulate a
highl+ controlled lucid drea(C Onl+ a lucid drea( where we are a#solutel+ awake
and alert at all stages in the 'rocessC If +ou catch +ourself drea(ing +ou will
t+'icall+ #eco(e lucidC So(eone (a+ ask then what is the di=erence #etween
having a highl+ lucid drea( and ste''ing into a (ental rundown? And the answer
is< essentiall+ nothingC
6he 'ro#le(< however< is drea(ing is a slightl+ di=erent action that takes 'lace
within the sa(e area of consciousness< Focus $< #ut it is not e*actl+ the sa(e
actionC "ou will 9nd that in the case of a lucid drea(< +ou will have rather a lot of
diLcult+ #eco(ing conscious enough to the e*tent necessar+ to (ake a relia#le
switch to Focus 2C "ou will no dou#t have a great e*'erienceC %eveling within +our
own (ind< P+ing here and thereC 4ut t+'icall+ co(ing awake within a drea( is not
the wa+ forwardC If it were< ever+one would #e doing it alread+ as having a lucid
drea( is one of the (ost 'o'ular Focus $ e*'eriencesC
"ou need to enter Focus $ a#solutel+ consciousl+ for this to work relia#l+C So we
create the (ental rundown while #eing awake and alert within the 'h+sical #ut with
the 'h+sical #od+ totall+ rela*ed and out of the 'ictureC 6his is the Monroe MA4A
state or Focus !C 6here is no direct correlation #etween the Monroe focus nu(#ers
and Focus $ of the &hasing ModelC 6his is one of the two (ain reasons wh+ I
changed to using the &hasing ModelC Focus $ of the &hasing Model I would descri#e
as a wider Monroe Focus $C
Once a 'erson starts getting into this< the+ will reali0e that following the Monroe
Model +ou (ore or less ski' Focus $ entirel+C 6he Monroe focus $ leads through
focus I onto focus $< which is the 23 4lackness stageC /ere +ou are at the
A7unctionB lets sa+ #etween +our own individual areas of (ind ?Focus $ of the
&hasing Model@ and the 6ransition Area< which is Focus 2 of the &hasing Model or
Monroes focuses $2< $M< $I< $U . $VC Or the e8uivalent of what 4ruce Moen
followers call 6he Afterlife areaC
6his does #eg the 8uestion if our own goal is to switch to Focus 2 and the Monroe
(odel leads (ore or less directl+ to Focus 2O then wh+ not si('l+ use the Monroe
(odel?
"ou can< there is nothing sto''ing +ouC
/owever< as Ive said a nu(#er of ti(es< (aking that direct transition to Focus 2 is
trick+C I alwa+s (aintain that it is far easier for 'eo'le to 9rst (ake the switch fro(
Focus to Focus $ and then decide what the+ want to doC )nerg+ work is far easier
within Focus $< for e*a('le< +ou onl+ have to think a#out 9ring o= so(e energ+
centre and it starts #u00ing awa+ (erril+C Rust this (orning< for e*a('le< I was
Poating around in Focus $ 7ust 9ring o= energ+ centres and having the( #u00
(erril+ awa+< while giving (+self ideas a#out a section I a( writing in (+ #ookC
As I was sa+ing on a 'ost +esterda+< we access Focus $ fro( the 'h+sical all the
ti(eC Our (e(or+ and our i(agination are contained thereC So an+ti(e +ou
re(e(#er so(ething or i(agine so(ething +ou are accessing Focus $ of
consciousnessC 6his is wh+ it is the easiest transition to (akeC And we also (ake
this transition u'on slee'< of course< although slee' is again a di=erent action in
consciousnessC 4ut it is 'ri(aril+ an activit+ that involves Focus $ of consciousnessC

:ow< #earing all that in (ind< +ou sa+ that +ou were a#out to give u' for the
evening and +ou got a series of reall+ strong i(ages and (oving scenesC One was
of +ou inside a train carriage and looking out at so(e (ountain rangeC 6hen +ou sa+
+ou were not sure if this was the #eginning of a lucid drea(< or (a+#e a Focus $
e*'erienceO
6here is essentiall+ no di=erenceC
If +ou were still aware of #eing in the 'h+sical at the ti(e of having these i(ages
then +ou were e*'eriencing an FSF$ overla+ e*'erience where +ou o=er +ourself
an o#7ective knowing of two di=erent areas of consciousness at the sa(e ti(eC
6+'icall+< a 'erson will #e l+ing or sitting 'h+sical>#od+ rela*ed in the 'h+sicalC 6he+
will still #e aware of #eing in the 'h+sical to an e*tent< like< the+ havent full+
ste''ed into their (ind< #ut the+ will #e having so(e kind of visions in their (indC
6his is a t+'ical FSF? overla+ e*'erience where if +ou are seeing 'roducts of +our
own i(agination it will #e FSF$C Or< t+'icall+< the 'eo'le we call A(ediu(sB will
have an FSF2 overla+ e*'erience< #ecause these 'eo'le ?assu(ing the+ are
genuine< of course@ co((unicate to 'eo'le in what is generall+ known as the
Afterlife areaC
6his is what 4ruce Moen teaches< for e*a('leC /is Focused Attention (ethod is
essentiall+ a (ethod of teaching 'eo'le how to have an FSF2 overla+ e*'erienceC
4ut the wa+ I do things is slightl+ di=erent in that I teach +ou to actuall+ ste' into F2
and have a walk aroundC 6his is a darned sight trickier #ut far (ore rewarding an
e*'erience< in (+ viewC I( not sa+ing that to in an+ wa+ denigrate 4ruce Moens
work #ecause his work is ver+ genuineC /e hi(self states 8uite categoricall+ that
the actual ste''ing into these areas is rather trick+< so he teaches 'eo'le the easier
o'tion< if +ou like< which can #e ver+ rewardingC 4ut there is nothing like full+
ste''ing into the areaC
So #ecause its rather trickier< we have to take a slightl+ di=erent a''roachC 6hats
wh+ we 9rst 'ractice ste''ing into Focus $ and we dont consider an+thing else until
we can ste' into Focus $ and then transition to F0C 6his is what we call our #ase
state and the a#ilit+ to 'ro7ect to F0 relia#l+ is the 9rst (ain (ilestone in the
&hasing 'rocessC In +our case< +ou (a+ 9nd that the creation of a (ental rundown
sti(ulates an FSF$ overla+ e*'erienceC So the ne*t ste' is to let the e*'erience
ride< en7o+ it< and then learn to ste' into itC Si('l+ concentrate on it and i(agine
ste''ing into itC
6his is again how having a #asic (a' of the structure of consciousness hel's in
knowing what is ha''ening to +ouC One of (+ goals in 'u#lishing the #ook is a
'erson having read it will #e a#le to have an+ e*'erience< or co(#ination of
e*'eriences< and the+ will #e a#le to 'ick out e*actl+ what is ha''ening to the(C In
other words< even though the+ (a+ not #e a#le to full+ control the e*'erience ?+et@
at least the+ will know where the+ are at in their consciousness continuu(C Which
(akes the whole thing a darned sight less confusingC
0ngage #our I)agination
In addition to what the Ma7or has said< +ou need to #e a little #it careful that +ou do
not #egin (erel+ entering into a kind of creative visuali0ation actionC 6his< in
&hasing Model ter(s< would #e an FSF$ overla+C
For e*a('le< I have an e*tre(el+ vivid i(aginationC I can sit here now and i(agine
all (anner of scenes Ein (+ headE so to s'eakC 4ut this is not (aking what I call
Ethe switchE< which is the action of transitioning +our focus of (ental attention out
of Focus and into Focus $ of consciousnessC
"our i(agination facult+ is situated in Focus $ of consciousnessC 6his is the area of
consciousness where (ost 'eo'le drea( and have their #asic Eastral 'ro7ectionE
st+le e*'eriences< lucid drea( e*'eriences< etcC Focus $ of consciousness is also
the region where 'eo'le (eet all their devils and de(ons< and whatever else
#esidesC
:ow< knowing that +our i(agination is situated in Focus $ of consciousness< what
we do is create a little (ental rundown that engages our senses within the rundown
to the e*tent where it ca'tures our focus of attentionC As it ca'tures our focus of
attention we (ake Ethe switchE and kind of< go to E(eetE our i(aginationC
So the idea is not to 7ust si('l+ re(ain in the 'h+sical creating all (anner of 'rett+
'ictures in our i(aginationC What we want to do is to actuall+ Este' intoE our
i(aginationC :ot 7ust lie #ack and view it as if fro( a distanceC
Generall+< if a 'erson is losing concentration in their rundown then the+ need to
(ake the rundown (ore engaging< (ore ca'tivatingC I (ean< 'rovided +our
'h+sical #od+ is fairl+ rela*edC "ou could (ake +our rundown as ca'tivating as +ou
like< #ut if +ou were riding 'illion on a (otor#ike then not (uch is going to ha''en
in the wa+ of (aking a transitionC :@
6hat is wh+ I tend to 'ractice this onl+ when (+ 'h+sical #od+ is fairl+ rela*ed
an+wa+C After a#out U or V hours of slee' is (+ (ost co((on ti(e and often I do it
now a#out $ hours #efore I would nor(all+ want to slee'C
If I want to #e active< 'h+sicall+< then I get restless and give u'C I canGt #e #othered
doing it< IGll have a list of things to do and a full da+ and I want to get active and get
on with itC So under those circu(stances I would 9nd it ne*t to i('ossi#le #ecause I
si('l+ want to #e 'h+sicall+ focusedC 4ut later on< when IGve done all I can for the
da+< then thatGs the ti(e to lie #ack< rela*< and take a tri' over to the other 'lace
and see whatGs whatC
&6I and &'I
I allow (+ (ind to #eco(e still and let (+ sense of conscious awareness drift
u'wards and forwards to what I recentl+ na(ed (+ %e(ote>1isual Interface ?or %1>
Interface for short@C 6his is the s'ot on the forehead that (+stics< et al< co((onl+
call a E#row chakraEC Once (+ sense of conscious awareness connects< I #egin to
see i(ages in (+ (indC I found I can Este' intoE these i(ages In the sense that I
can walk around and look at whatever is going onC 6his (orning I ste''ed into a
street>sceneC 6here was a road< lined with #uildings< and 'o'ulated #+ 'eo'leC I
found I could walk around and e*a(ine various #its of street furniture< etcC
In fact< it felt like I was on the AstralC 4ut I had e*'erienced none of (+ usual
'ro7ection feelings< iCeC no vi#rations< no feelings of shooting o= at high s'eed< etcC
Also< I did a little e*'eri(ent where< during the e*'erience< I thought a#out letting
(+ sense of conscious awareness connect to (+ %e(ote>&ro7ection Interface ?%&>
Interface@ which I #elieve (+stics call the Ecrown chakraEC As I did so I #egan to
e*'erience fa(iliar 're>'ro7ection vi#rations > whilst I was actuall+ within this stateC
So I was de9nitel+ not 'ro7ecting in (+ nor(al sense of the wordC What I also
noticed is (+ 'h+sical #od+ see(ed to #e in a di=erent resting stateC It was
de9nitel+ (ore awake than it nor(all+ would #e if I were 'ro7ectingC 6o all intents
and 'ur'oses it did feel like I was 'ro7ecting #ecause I could engage in (+
surroundingsH and it felt totall+ di=erent to what I would call a 6raining Ground
e*'erience< iCeC where the i(ages are solel+ (anifest fro( the viewerGs e(otional
energ+C
Shift focus (assivel* to within #ourself
GS: Sorr+< #ut I onl+ 7ust 'icked u' on +our last 8uestion of this threadC
IGve tried all (anner of di=erent techni8ues and concluded that Astral 'ro7ection is
not a#out getting the right techni8ueC What (atters IMO is a 'ersonGs sense of
e*'ectationH cou'led with the reali0ation their e*'ectations are #eing (etC
So(ehow< a 'erson has to #egin 'assivel+ o#serving what goes on within
the(selvesC /ow the+ #est #egin to do that does tend to di=er fro( 'erson to
'ersonC 6his is where the Etechni8uesE co(e into 'la+C After a while< however< an
auto(atic 'rocess takes over and Etechni8uesE #eco(e unnecessar+C
4ruce Moen e*'lains it 'erfectl+ where he sa+s that his Focused Attention techni8ue
is< in (an+ wa+s< the e8uivalent to training>wheels on a #ic+cleC
:he Astral is right on the 9order of *our I)agination
6he 'lace +ou are looking for is right on the #order of +our i(aginationC 6hatGs
where the Astral #eginsC 3iscovering this was a F(a7orF revelation for (eC I used to
think of the Astral as so(e 'lace distantC ;ike I had to #ridge a #ig load of s'ace to
get thereC After all< that is what (+ ?then@ nor(al 'ro7ection 'rocess felt likeC 4ut
the connection was right under (+ nose all that ti(eC
ocusing on a (articular state 9rings it A$out
I ad(it to not #eing all that well read Astral &ro7ection>wiseC 6he (eta>'h+sical
i(ager+ was 'laced in (ind so(e ti(e ago fro( a guideC Fact is< so ver+ little of
what I know has #een worked out entirel+ #+ (+selfC Usuall+< all the+ leave (e to
do is 9ll in a few #lanksC
ItGs like with (+ tr+ing to learn how to navigate to s'eci9c areasC I was deter(ined
to work it out (+selfC 4ut this (orning I stood within the Astral and for(all+
conceded defeatC :ow IG( on the lookout for a guide who will teach (e the ro'esC
4ut the+ want (e to do so(e soul>retrieval as a trade for so(e 7uic+ infoC
What I a( 9nding< (ore and (ore< is that going fro( &h+sical awareness to Astral
awareness is si('l+ a 8uestion of focusC In the sense that wherever +ou 'lace +our
focal 'oint of awareness< that 'lace auto(aticall+ #eco(es +our realit+C As +ou
know< I tend to follow the Monroe ideolog+ and I (ulled over for ages a#out what he
(eant #+ the word FocusC
"es< he is descri#ing the various states< #ut wh+ that s'eci9c word: Focus?
6hen I reali0ed that that is how it (ust have felt like to hi(C In that he focused his
attention on that 'articular state and such #eca(e his realit+C 6hen< for a#out a
week< I was sore fro( the kicking I gave (+self for not reali0ing that I use the
'hrase Efocal 'oint of awarenessE all the ti(eN
MonroeGs ter( Focus is the sa(e thing as (+ 'hrase Efocal 'oint of awarenessEC
6hen ca(e reali0ation that I was thinking a#out Focus ! as so(e kind of feeling
that ca(e a#out fro( so(e 'h+sical>#od+ 'rocess< and itGs not that at allC
Focus ! e*ists as an inde'endent realit+< itGs not 7ust a set of feelings that I createC
:ot onl+ that< I found #+ using the (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ suggested on the 53< I
can si('l+ 'ro7ect (+ focal 'oint of awareness directl+ into the real( of Focus !C
?%ather than thinking a#out allowing it to rise to the to' of (+ head and so forthC@
As such< Focus ! instantl+ #eco(es (+ realit+C
6he e*citing news is< theoreticall+< it should #e the sa(e with Fan+F Focus levelC
:he 'ur(ose of the &o(e :rick
I think the #est answer to +our 8uestion (ight #e to reali0e what 'art the ro'e>trick
is actuall+ 'la+ing in the general sche(e of thingsC First< the act of actuall+
'ro7ecting within the Astral is a natural #odil+ rePe*C 4asicall+< +ou 'lace +ourself in
a 'articular state which activates this rePe*C
6he wa+ the rePe* is activated is #+ 'lacing +our focal 'oint of awareness at the to'
of +our headC Which is all +ou reall+ need to doC So the 8uestion arises< E/ow do I
get (+ focal 'oint of awareness to the to' of (+ head?E one e=ective answer to
that 8uestion is: #+ using a little (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ to kick>start the u'ward
transitionC And that is the 'art the ro'e>trick 'la+sC
/owever< there is a (a7or 'it>fall< which is: if +ou #egin to concentrate on actuall+
cli(#ing the ro'e< and visuali0e the 'rocess in too (uch detail< then what +ou start
to #eco(e involved in is an act of 5reative 1isuali0ationC Which< of course< is not
Astral &ro7ectionC In other words< +our focal 'oint of awareness #eco(es the act of
cli(#ing the ro'eC Which (eans it will re(ain stuck usuall+ at a 'oint #ehind +our
'h+sical e+esC
In +our case< I feel +ou donGt need the ro'e>trick at allC I also feel< considering the
'oint at which +ou are at in the 'ro7ection 'rocess< it (a+ well #e scu''ering +our
'ro7ection atte('tsC I ver+ (uch dou#t the voice +ou heard was +our i(aginationC
&lus< if +ou are a#solutel+ sure +ou saw the 9gure in +our (inds e+e< then +ou
should de9nitel+ not #e doing an+ kind of ro'e>trick at that 'ointC
:he -:rance. draws a 6eil over *our Outer Awareness
:o< I donGt like the ter( EtranceE either #ecause it 'uts #eginners o= #+ confusing
the(C I know onl+ too well as it 9rst confused (e co('letel+C
At the 'oint of 'ro7ection< +ou are full+ aware of ever+thing that is taking 'laceC 6o
(+ (ind< +ou are in an+thing #ut a EtranceEC
6rance< to (e< (eans #eing under so(e kind of h+'nosisC A state where +ou are
not reall+ aware of what is going onC 6hen so(eone clicks their 9ngers ?or
whatever@ and +ou suddenl+ sna' out of it< wondering what ha''enedC
6he wa+ I would descri#e it< itGs like a veil has #een drawn over (+ sense of outer
awarenessC
What ha''ens is IG( l+ing on the #ed< dee'l+ rela*ed< such that (+ surface
thoughts are non>e*istentC /owever< there is still a 'ortion of (+ conscious
awareness that can sense the 'h+sical world outside (+ #od+C )ven though (+
(ind is still< and all is cal(< there is 7ust this fraction of a tin+ so(ething that is
aware of the 'h+sical surroundingsC
6hen< a veil is drawn over this Eso(ethingEC At that 'oint< there #eco(es a 9*ed
'oint of consciousness that is entirel+ within (+self and I a( no>longer aware of the
Eoutside worldEC
6his 9*ed 'oint of consciousness a#sor#s ever+ ounce of (+ attentionC It see(s like
ever+thing I a( e*'eriencing or thinking ste(s fro( or is concentrated u'on that
9*ed 'oint inside (+selfC 4ut I a( still full+ consciousC At this 'oint< IGve sto''ed
ro'e>cli(#ing or whatever (ethod IGd #een using to #ring (+self to that stateC
6hen< an instant later the vi#rations #eginH followed #+ a feeling like #eing in an
elevatorH then o= I goC
:he Su$tleties of 'ro;ection
I i(agine if +ou were forcing +ourself to arise #+ use of an alar( clock then it would
'erha's #e #ene9cial to get out of #ed and have a s(all cu' of light teaC 6his would
raise +our awareness enough so that +ou donGt 7ust fall #ack to slee'C 6he reason I
sa+ this is #ecause on the rare occasion that I do go to #ed late< I still see( to
awaken at around the sa(e ti(e due to sheer force of ha#itC 4ut when I start to tr+
and 'ro7ect< (ore often than not< at the later stages in the 'rocess I auto(aticall+
roll on (+ side and go to slee' without reali0ing itC
Oka+< so I naturall+ awake< have a little stretch< then lie on (+ #ack< ar(s #+ (+
side with el#ows slightl+ #ent< and hands resting naturall+ either side of (+ hi'sC
&lease understand +ou donGt need to follow this ro#oticall+N If +our hands feel (ore
co(forta#le with +our el#ows straight< sa+< then 9neC What I do feel is i('ortant<
however< is that +ou are l+ing on +our #ack and +our head is su''ortedC %eason
#eing IGve found it virtuall+ i('ossi#le to 'ro7ect when l+ing on (+ sideC
6hen +ou let +our e+es roll #ack and i(agine +our sense of consciousness Poating
u'wardsC Or use the %O&) (ethod if +ou 9nd that easierC All +ou need is a little
(eta>'h+sical i(ager+ to kickstart the 'rocessC 4ut do 'lease alwa+s #ear in (ind
that it is not the (eta>'h+sical i(ager+< in itself< that (akes +ou 'ro7ectC As
fantastic and as surreal as it (a+ a''ear< the act of 'ro7ection is a natural #odil+
functionC Rust as we have natural 'owers of sight< taste< s(ell< hearing and touch:
the #od+ does have the see(ingl+ (agical 'ower to naturall+ detect a level of
e*istence we ter( the AstralC :ot onl+ that< we also contain within us the a#ilit+ to
'ro7ect our sense of conscious awareness into itC
With (e< de'ending on how I feel< I can 'ro7ect in I (inutes or so(eti(es it (a+
take an hourC 6his (orning it took a#out $! (inutesC 4ut around 2 ti(es in !
atte('ts I either get #ored tr+ingH or the dogs start #arking at the fo*esH or so(e
other distur#ance co(es a#out< like< heav+ rain 'elting against the window< strong
winds< or whateverC
6he i('ortant thing is to concentrate on kee'ing +our (ind 9r(l+ aL*ed on the
'rocessC 4ut donGt think so hardN In anal+0ing what I a( doing< on a ste'>#+>ste'
#asis over the 'ast week< I found that there is de9nitel+ a 'oint where +ou can use
6OO MU5/ concentrationC
What ha''ens is< the harder +ou concentrate the (ore EitE resists +ouC Dee' on
doing that and all that ha''ens is +ou get into a downward s'iralC Which is where I
sus'ect (ost 'eo'le who tr+ Astral 'ro7ection and fail< end u'C &lease understand
+ou donGt need an+ kind of harsh concentration cou'led with an+ real degree of
9*ed deter(inationC We are not 9ghting a war hereN "es< +ou do need a little
concentration< o#viousl+< else +our (ind would si('l+ driftC 4ut< again< the ke+ word
here is ElittleEC
;etGs 7ust sa+< for a (o(ent< that the ke+ to successful Astral &ro7ection was
i(agining the right kind of EdancingE in +our (indC 4ut< letGs also sa+< we had no
conce't of the act of dancing in the 'h+sical worldC When I sa+ dancing I (ean
si('l+ hu(an>#eings dancing to (usicC
If +ou could i(agine that one 'articular wa+ of dancing in +our (indCCC whooshCCC
'ro7ection would #e ignitedC 4ut with no visual conce't of dance< in the 'h+sical
world< the onl+ (eans of co((unicating the actions would #e through wordsC
So sa+ the correct kind of dancing +ou had to i(agine was classical #alletC :ow< the
'ro#le( would #e< weGd have a large nu(#er of 'eo'le all thinking along the correct
lines alrightCCC #ut the+ are i(agining #eing in a nightclu# dancing to %ock Gn %ollC
8ealing with 9lackouts is hard
6his ste'< which entails switching fro( $3 vision< iCeC (erel+ looking at the
#lackness #ehind the e+elids< to 23 vision ?the switching on of Astral Sight@ is a ver+
trick+ (ental #alancing actC )ven now this ste' frustrates (eC ;ike< the other
(orning I (erel+ onl+ had to think a#out the ste' and it al(ost right awa+ ca(e
a#outC /owever< this (orning I couldnGt (ake the ste' at all after a#out an hour of
tr+ingCCC wh+?
6hatGs the 8uestion IG( currentl+ seeking the answer toC Wh+ is it that so(e
(ornings itGs virtuall+ instant< where other (ornings it ha''ens #ut with var+ing
degrees of diLcult+C And there are ti(es like this (orning where I couldnGt (ake itCCC
wh+?
quote:
&ne thing I also noticed: I had these black9outs seem to hit me! This feeling where
you start to black out, but then within a split second, your awareness returns back
to where it was! Any particular comments on this)
"es< I recogni0e +our descri'tion and it is caused #+ failing to kee' the right kind of
(ental focus ?well it is with (e@C It ha''ens to (e when I let (+ sense of (ental
focus shift fro( a 'oint that I sense is a#out the (iddle to u''er of (+ headC If I 7ust
let it drift then IGll fall aslee'C In a wa+ this is a sign'ost that tells +ou the #od+ is on
the verge of slee'< and right at this 'oint co(es the trick+ 'artC
As the #od+ slee's< out of sheer ha#it< it wants to shut down +our sense of
awarenessC 4ut +ou are l+ing there wanting to 'ro7ectC So +ou get this little tug>of>
war going on where the #od+ is tr+ing to take awa+ +our sense of awareness< and
+ou kee' tr+ing to snatch it #ackC )ventuall+ the #od+ will give in< drift o= to slee'<
and then +ou are freeC
Confusion while 'ro;ecting
quote:
It may seem simple but I really don-t know where to go or how to go about 6nding a
locale where I can #isit on a regular basis! ;aybe part of it is the fact I still think I-m
dreaming, but e#en then I often 6nd myself searching for something I don-t
remember 6nding in ;&*T pro/ectionsC
5hances are highl+ likel+ the reason for this is #ecause +ou havenGt +et #rought
+our degree of reali0ation a#ilit+< and sense of conscious awareness u' to the
re8uisite levelsC At the ver+ (ini(u(< these two factors need to #e at least at the
sa(e level a nor(al 'erson would e*'erience while awake and alert on the
&h+sicalC
78 9lackness
&ro#le( is< e*'eriences often di=er #etween individuals and there so(eti(es isnGt
such a clear distinction #etween the various (ental focus levels which Monroe tried
to isolate and attach la#els toC
I think I once went through a 'hase of thinking the 23 #lackness ca(e a#out at the
Focus $ stateC 4ut as I graduall+ slowed down the 'hasing 'rocess and got (ore
fa(iliar with what was ha''ening< I reali0ed there was a distinct shift in feeling
#etween Focus $ and the 23 #lacknessC Whereas< when it 9rst ha''ens< one
(o(ent thereGs a 'erce'tion of all kinds of a#stract sha'es and then suddenl+ +ou
are within the 23 #lacknessH not actuall+ reali0ing +ouGve 7ust 0i''ed through
several in#etween states that each have their own characteristicsC
M+ current line of thought< #ased on 8uite a lot of research IGve done on this< now
strongl+ suggests the 23 #lackness co(es a#out at the Focus $ stateC Which is
what is generall+ ter(ed the Astral #ridge 0oneC 4asicall+< at this 'oint< +ou are
right on the #order #etween the 2 di(ensional &h+sical real( and the M di(ensional
Astral real(C It is also the 'oint at which thought starts to e8ual direct actionC
I also found it interesting to note that (an+ 'eo'le fro( the Moen school think of
the 23 #lackness as a kind of 'ortal where +ou can access an+where within the
Astral #+ the use of IntentC Which to (e (akes 'erfect sense as Focus $ FisF the
#order at which thought #egins to e8ual direct actionC Which further reinforces the
notion of the 23 #lackness co(ing a#out at the Focus $ stateC
General Musings on 'ro;ection :echni<ue
@ I like to have a cou'le of #eers or a few glasses of wine in the evening which
scu''ers an+ chances of 'ro7ection ?well< for (e at an+ rate@C M+ 'ro7ection ti(e is
earl+ in the (orningC An+ti(e fro(< sa+< Ma(C 4ut I tend to go to #ed earl+C ItGs
unusual for (e to sta+ u' #e+ond !'(C I su''ose +ou could tr+ it an+ti(e<
'rovided +ou could rela* fairl+ co(forta#l+C
$@ "ou are an a(a0ing visuali0er< AdrianC I couldnGt even #egin to do a tenth of the
visuali0ation actions +ou descri#e and with SU5/ clarit+ and accurac+ tooN
All +ou do is let +our awareness drift u'wardsC It will tend to follow the e+es an+wa+
so 'lease do 'ractice allowing the( to roll #ackC 6he idea is to give it an initial
nudge< then it will continue of its own accordCCC if +ou can let itC 4ut the a#ilit+ to do
that co(es with 'racticeC Which is fun to do #ecause at least +ou know +ou are on
the right trackC 6here is nothing (ore soul destro+ing than doing a whole load of
work and then reali0ing it was all to no availC
It hel's to use a little (eta>'h+sical i(ager+ 7ust to set the 'rocess o=C &lease see
(+ new 'ost where I talk a#out how I (ani'ulated MrC 4ruceGs %O&) techni8ue to
good e=ectC Also< I do not wish to a''ear rude< #ut I honestl+ would not know a
E#row chakraE fro( a hole in the ground and I havenGt got a 's+chic #one in (+
#od+C IGve heard of these chakra 'oints or areasC 4ut I could never get (+ head
around all the (ore esoteric (+stical stu=C I 9nd it all rather too co('le* to unravel<
IG( afraidC
As +our consciousness 'lugs into the area of the #rain that connects with Astral
(atter< +ou should start to see visions in +our (indC 6hese visions are distinct fro(
the stra+ energ+ +ou 'ass through at 9rstC ;ast ti(e< I saw was a golden coloured
#uildingC Other ti(es I (a+ 7ust see wondrous colorsC
Understand that< at this stage< the 'rocess is largel+ out of +our controlC So +ou do
not have to think a#out 8uestions such as< E/ow high do +ou visuali0e +our
consciousness rising?E And so forthC "ou onl+ need the initial visuali0ation
Etechni8ueE or visuali0ation an+thingCCC 7ust in order to set the 'rocess o=C
ItGs like 3R said in his 'ost to this thread that he felt a rising sensationC 6hatGs the
start of itC
If +ou can 7ust let that rising sensation continue< it will (ainl+ #e auto(atic fro(
then onC As +ou feel that rising< chances are +ou will #egin to see all kinds of (ental
i(ager+C Stra+ energ+< colors< sha'es< an+thingC In other words< there will #e lots of
distractions that will al(ost certainl+ sna' +ou #ack at 9rstC
Once I could have sworn there was the head of a wolf 'ressing against (eC It looked
like I was staring into its left e+e fro( a#out Ic( awa+C So I 7ust looked at it< curious
as to what it was andSor what it was doingC So(eti(es it can #e #ene9cial if there is
so(e sta#le visual EthingE close #+ that +ou can concentrate onC 6hat wa+<
whatever is going on in the #ackground is far less distractingC
2@ M+ other 'ost a#out (+ e*'eriences with %O&) touches on the relia#ilit+
8uestionC "ou will re(e(#er (ore if +ou kee' the e*'eriences shortC Which +ou
(ust do at 9rstC 4ut #efore considering all of that< +ou need to work on getting to
the vi#ration stageC Which is what ha''ens if +ou can teach +ourself to allow +our
consciousness to kee' drifting once +ou feel it startC 6hen +ou can take the ne*t
ste' which is to learn to control things fro( then onC
Ro (ade a valued contri#ution to this thread a#out 'otential diLculties +ou have +et
to faceC
6hank +ou for +our kind co((ents< Adrian< #oth in this and other 'ostsC M+self< I
a( grateful that 'eo'le have found (+ contri#utions usefulC
It is the 9rst ti(e I ever (ade an+ contri#utions to a 44S on this to'icC It was MrC
4ruce who 'ut (e in touch with +ou allC And I sincerel+ wish those of +ou who have
+et to e*'erience it< ever+ success in +our 9rst 'ro7ectionC