(07-16-2014, 12:55 AM)anagogy Wrote: Insomnia is the bane of my existence.

(07-16-2014, 12:55 AM)anagogy Wrote: I seem to have far more success with astral projection approaching the experience from sleep, rather than inducing it from a fully awake state of consciousness. This probably has something to do with my difficulty in deliberately falling asleep.

Insomnia is the bane of my existence.

(09-20-2014, 11:41 AM)mummy911 Wrote: I howeverhowever am thinking oh crap. What do I say or do?

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From The Early Sessions, Book 1

Astral Projection, Technique 1

These are my instructions. You may consider this your first lesson. We will go by easy stages, for
we do not want you betwixt and between. You may induce a medium trance in whatever way you
choose. On occasion this will be spontaneous, as you know. For best results in the beginning it is
good to make a projection attempt when you already feel physically drowsy, but pleasantly so.
When you have induced the trance state, then begin to examine your own subjective feelings until
you find recognition of the inner self.

This involves a recognition of yourself as distinct from the fleshy fibers in which you reside. Then
begin to imagine this inner self rising upward. You should experience even at this point an
internal sense of motion. This motion may be from side to side, as you gently shake yourself
loose, so to speak.

It may be a rushing upward. Whichever motion you experience there will be a moment where you
feel yourself, your identity and consciousness, definitely withdrawing from the physical organism.
Before you attempt the projection, however, the suggestion should be given that the physical
organism will be well protected and comfortable. Now when you feel the consciousness
withdrawing, there are two things you may do. I suggest the first step I shall give you in
preference to the second. The first step is this. Forget the physical body, or what you are to do
with it. Will yourself out in a quick motion. There is no need to experience the voice hallucinations
mentioned by the author, Fox. If the projection is a success you’ll instantly lose contact
consciously with the physical body. You simply will not be in it.

Now your consciousness will not be in it, but it is hardly lifeless. Its maintenance is being
controlled by the consciousness of the individual cells and organs of which we have spoken. I will
give you alternate methods of projecting, but I will be concerned now with what you can expect
the few moments after you have left the physical body.

Session 265, Page 210

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Astral Projection, Technique 2

Your waking consciousness only participates in projections as a rule when you are in a period of
high vitality, and exceptional health.

On occasion the waking consciousness does participate during other usually very depressed
periods. But generally speaking high energy is needed in order to maintain overall stability, and in
order that the ego is not overstrained. Such conscious projections are automatically spaced out.
In this way there is little danger that problems will arise.

It is the same with the conscious retention of dreams in general. You are indeed exercising what
amounts to an added ability. You are learning to manipulate within other dimensions of
consciousness. Automatic controls are therefore used. You proceed as your abilities and control
develop.

Suggestion given before sleep will greatly add to your chances of conscious projections from the
dream state. It is not necessary, basically speaking, that you notice some small incongruous
detail in order to realize while dreaming that you are dreaming. There is however one good
method to use. The suggestion 'I will realize while dreaming that I am dreaming' can also be
used, as another method, or both of these may be utilized together.

At your stage it is of course easier if the actual separation of consciousness from the physical
body occurs without your awareness. However the experience itself is excellent training. I have
told you that these projections may carry you to different systems. In the beginning you are safer
perhaps in those projections that involve your own reality.

There is not any great matter of danger, only that you could fall into blunders. The north-south
position is most beneficial. It might be of benefit if you concentrate before sleep upon a simple
projection that involves leaving the body, walking out into this room, for example, (the living room)
or perhaps strolling around the block.

When falling off to sleep for example, imagine that you are in your yard, in another room of your
apartment, or in front of the house. When this method is effective you will not be consciously
aware of the actual separation however. I do not suggest at this point that you or Ruburt attempt
to contact me during any projection. Later, when you have more training.

If by chance you blunder (smile, eyes open) into my territory, then I will know it, and seek you out.
Whenever you find yourself in any potentially dangerous dream situation during a projection,
immediately terminate the dream. You will then return to an ordinary state of consciousness.
Now. Mr. Fox is quite correct. When you know you are in a projection do not be tempted to
tamper. There are forces that you do not yet understand. You will find that these projections
become more vivid. I must repeat that these are quite valid. They are not hallucinations.

Conscious projections do not occur with any frequency as far as a large percentage of humanity
is concerned. Note that I speak only now of projections in which you are self-consciously aware.
The reasons are somewhat obvious. Conscious projections are dependent upon abilities and
control. Also this ability and control presupposes a fairly disciplined personality. Otherwise we
would have explosive outbursts of suddenly released aggressions in systems where they do not
belong.

It is quite possible to meet survival personalities, incidentally, during such projections. This does
not happen often, because so many other issues are necessary. It is also possible of course to
move into your own future. - This occurs regularly, though not always with awareness. Projections
into the past are also frequent.

Because of some matters we have not yet discussed, at any rate deeply, it is possible to meet
your own projection. You are accountable for acts committed during projections, of course, and
these alter the personality as any acts do. If you have your wits about you, you can gain
information concerning the future by studying your projection environment, if for any reason you
suppose it to be ahead of you in time.

Some of this is extremely complicated. You may for example request before sleep that you
project into your own future, to see what occurs there. This is legitimate enough, if you are willing
to accept the results of your projections. For what you see will influence what you do in the
present. You will be projecting of course into the probable future as it exists for you at this point.
The very act of projecting will alter these probabilities. I am not saying that this future environment
is not real, however. It is as real as your present.

Session 277, Page 305

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Astral Projection, Technique 3

...he did so, and I highly recommend this method to you both. When you awaken, or seem to in
the middle of the night, try simply to get out of the physical body. Simply try to get out of bed, you
see, and to walk into another room white the physical body stays where it is.

If you keep this in mind, generally speaking, then you will find yourself able to do so within a brief
time. It is a pleasant and easy way to achieve a projection, and with some experience you will
discover that you can maintain good control, walk out of your apartment, and outside. You may
then attempt normal locomotion, or levitation.

There is little strain with this method, and it has benefits from several viewpoints. Simply keep the
method in mind so that you are alert to the initial favorable circumstances. You may be half
awake. You may be in a false awakening. The method will work in either case. It offers good
possibilities in another direction: you can, if you want to do so, look back at your own body.
You must want to do this however. Often you do not want to see the body by itself, so to speak,
and so you choose methods that make this more difficult. Just this one exercise will sharpen your
control greatly. It is an ABC you see.

The experience will be must less startling to the ego than an abrupt projection, and the ordinary
nature of the activities, walking into the next room for example, Will be reassuring. You are more
calm, and in your own surroundings. Of course Ruburt was out of his body when he saw Miss
Callahan, who was in the same condition.

Session 298, Page 143

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Quote:J: The next one is, “Could you give me advice on out-of-body experiences and how to have one, and are they safe?”

(Side one of tape ends.)

(Carla channeling)

We are those of Q’uo, and are aware of your query, my brother. For each entity, the answer to the question of, “Are out-of-body experiences safe,” is different. Indeed, for one entity in incarnation the answer would be variable. To be conservative, we would respond by saying that the moving out of body is safe only when it is a learned experience and that learning takes place in a group wherein there are senior entities who are experienced at collaboration with those who are traveling out-of-body and who are aware of ways to surround such activities with protection.

It may be said that we are conservative when offering this opinion, for in many cases there is an innocence to moving out of the body. Yet in some cases, that innocence can be rudely interrupted, for it is a crowded universe, my brother, and when one is seeking the light with all of one’s heart and soul and mind and strength, one stands close to the light. And when one stands close to the light because of one’s intention to serve and seek the light, that light causes the entity to cast a shadow that is seen by service-to-self entities who are fond of distracting and even destroying entities who are out of body.

It is as though one were taking a walk in a neighborhood that was high in crime and violence, or in a war zone. Perhaps you should be able to move into the farthest reaches that you wish and come home to your body without incident. However, it is also possible that you might be set upon and then you should find it difficult to move back into your physical body. Consequently, we would suggest that you pursue this interest by contacting a trusted source of knowledge and experience, such as the Monroe Institute. [4] We take this information from this instrument’s memory.[/b]

Again, we feel that such interests should be pursued with that organic feeling of resonance. If this is an activity that is resonant for you then we encourage you to follow it, but not by yourself.

Quote:Ra: I am Ra. Given that the entity is not attempting to be of service in this particular way which is proceeding now, the entities of negative orientation would not find it possible to remove the mind/body/spirit. The unique characteristic, as we have said, which is, shall we say, dangerous is the willing of the mind/body/spirit complex outward from the physical complex of third-density for the purpose of service-to-others. In any other situation this circumstance would not be in effect.

Quote:A note about the practice of moving out of the body at will. Most entities which do so are not highly polarized, and are therefore not in particular danger by confrontation with those entities which do not like the light when it is used for compassion, and wish instead to use that light in a controlling and service-to-self manner.

Quote:We do not encourage entities to move out of the body without there being a spiritual goal involved, for as many have said before us, it is a crowded universe and many of the citizens of it are particularly interested in those whose life force of spirit and will dims before the life force of the physical vehicle.

(09-20-2014, 11:41 AM)mummy911 Wrote: What do I say or do?

(09-25-2014, 03:16 AM)Cyclops Wrote: Q'uo Special Meditation, September 22, 2009

Quote: (...) and even destroying entities who are out of body.

Quote:Ra: I am Ra. This is a misperceived concept. The mind/body/spirit complex which freely leaves the third-density physical complex is vulnerable when the appropriate protection is not at hand. You may perceive carefully that very few entities which choose to leave their physical complexes are doing work of such a nature as to attract the polarized attention of negatively oriented entities.

(09-26-2014, 02:29 AM)Cyclops Wrote: I don't mean to scare anyone, (...)

(09-26-2014, 02:29 AM)Cyclops Wrote: Ra The Law of One, Book III, Session 69 August 29, 1981

Quote:Ra: I am Ra. This is a misperceived concept. The mind/body/spirit complex which freely leaves the third-density physical complex is vulnerable when the appropriate protection is not at hand. (...)

(09-26-2014, 02:29 AM)Cyclops Wrote: I don't mean to scare anyone, but that's probably the feeling some will surely get reading my posts here. I am truly sorry. It is cautioned for a reason in my opinion.

Ra The Law of One, Book III, Session 69 August 29, 1981

Quote:Ra: I am Ra. This is a misperceived concept. The mind/body/spirit complex which freely leaves the third-density physical complex is vulnerable when the appropriate protection is not at hand. You may perceive carefully that very few entities which choose to leave their physical complexes are doing work of such a nature as to attract the polarized attention of negatively oriented entities.

Now, like I mentioned before it is said in the transcripts also (which I have left out) that such activities are fully possible, are done and have been done before for service, for exploration, for learning. I believe it was only suggested that one approach this with respect, research, a group environment for the beginner.