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MONROE TECHNIQUES FOR ASTRAL PROJECTION 

Note: After having studied many methods of Astral Projection, I have
found that this is the easies to do.  Monroe teaches these techniques
in a week, but they can be easily done in a day, with proper devotion.
I feel that this technique is superior to others because it doe not
require intense visualization, which many people cannot do.  enjoy!

(Taken from Leaving The Body: A Complete Guide to Astral Projection,
D. Scott Rogo, prentice Hall Press)

One of the chief barriers people learning to project face is fear.
Many are afraid that they may die, or be harmed in some way as a
result of their projection.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.
The Cantebury Institute, reknowned for its occult studies, executed an
experiment in projection involving over 2,000 people.  None of them
were hurt in any way by this, and now, three years later, none have
complained of any newly arising problems.

Once you are aware that you cannot be harmed by projecting, you should
begin monroe's techniques, step by step.

Step one:
Relax the body. According to Monroe, "the ability to relax is the
first prerequisite, perhaps even the first step itself" to having an
OBE. (out of body experience) This includes bothe physical and mental
relaxation. Monroe does not suggest a method of attaining this
relaxation, although Progressive Muscle relaxation, coupled with deep
breathing exercises (inhale 1, exhale 2, inhale 3....  until 50 or
100) are known to work well.

Step two: 
Enter the state bordering sleep.  This is known as the hypnagogic
state.  Once again, Monroe doesn't recommend any method of doing this.
One way is to hold your forearm up, while keeping your upper arm on
the bed, or ground. As you start to fall asleep, your arm will fall,
and you will awaken again.  With practice, you can learn to control
the Hypnagogic state without using your arm.  Another method is to
concentrate on an object.  When other images start to enter your
thoughts, you have entered the Hypnagogic state.  Passively watch
these images.  This will also help you maintain this state of
near-sleep.  Monroe calls this Condition A.

Step three: 
Deepen this state. Begin to clear your mind.  observe your field of
vision through your closed eyes.  Do nothing more for a while.  Simply
look through your closed eyelids at the blackness in front of you.
After a while, you may notice light patterns.  These are simply neural
discharges.  They have no specific effect.  Ignore them.  When they
cease, one has entered what Monroe calls Condition B.  From here, one
must enter an even deeper state of relaxation which Monroe calls
Condition C-- a state of such relaxation that you lose all awareness
of the body and sensory stimulation.  You are almost in a void in
which your only source of stimulation will be your own thoughts.  The
ideal state for leaving your body is Condition D.  This is Condition C
when it is voluntarily induced from a rested and refreshed condition
and is not the effect of normal fatigue.  To achieve Condition D,
Monroe suggests that you practice entering it in the morning or after
a short nap.

Step Four: 
Enter a state of Vibration. This is the most important part of the
technique, and also the most vague.  Many projectors have noted these
vibrations at the onset of projection.  They can be experienced as a
mild tingling, or as is electricity is being shot through the body.
Their cause is a mystery.  It may actually be the astral body trying
to leave the physical one.  For entering into the vibrational state,
he offers the following directions:

     1. Remove all jewelry or other items that might be touching your
     skin.

     2. Darken the room so that no light can be seen through your
     eyelids, but do not shut out all light.

     3.  Lie down with your body along a north-south axis, with your
     head pointed toward magnetic north.

     4. Loosen all clothing, but keep covered so that you are slightly
     warmer than might normally be comfortable.

     5. Be sure you are in a location where, and at a time when, there
     will be absolutely no noise to disturb you.

     6. Enter a state of relaxation

     7. Give yourself the mental suggestion that you will remember all
     that occurs during the upcoming session that will be beneficial
     to your well-being. Repeat this five times.

     8. Proceed to breath through your helf-open mouth. 

     9. As you breath, concentrate on the void in front of you. 

     10. Select a point a foot away from your forehead, then change
     your point of mental reference to six feet.

     11. Turn the point 90 degrees upward by drawing an imaginary line
     parallel to your body axis up and above your head.  Focus there
     and reach out for the vibrations at that point and bring them
     back into your body.

Even if you don't know what these vibrations are, you will know when
you have achieved contact with them.

Step five: 
Learn to control the vibrational state.  Practice controlling them by
mentally pushing them into your head, down to your toes, making them
surge throughout your entire body, and producing vibrational waves
from head to foot.  To produce this wave effect, concentrate of the
vibrations and mentally push a wave out of your head and guide it down
your body.  Practice this until you can induce these waves on command.
Once you have control of the vibrational state, you are ready to leave
the body.

Step six:
Begin with a partial seperation.  The key here is thought control.
Keep your mind firmly focused on the idea of leaving the body. Do not
let it wander. Stray thought might cause you to lose control of the
state.  Now, having entered the vibrational state, begin exploring the
OBE by releasing a hand or a foot of the "second body".  Monroe
suggests that you extend a limb until it comes in contact with a
familiar object, such as a wall near your bed.  Then push it through
the object. Return the limb by placing it back into coincidence with
the physical one, decrease the vibrational rate, and then terminate
the experiment.  Lie quietly until you have fully returned to normal.
This exercise will prepare you for full seperation.

Step seven: 
Disassociate yourself from the body. Monroe suggests two methods for
this.  One method is to lift out of the body.  To do this, think about
getting lighter and lighter after entering this vibrational state.
Think about how nice it would be to float upward.  Keep this thought
in mind at all costs and let no extraneous thoughts interrupt it. An
OBE will occur naturally at this point.  Another method is the
"Rotation method" or "roll-out" technique.  When you have achieved the
vibrational state, try to roll over as if you were turning over in
bed.  /do not attempt to roll over physically.  Try to twist your body
from the top and virtually roll over into your second body right out
of your physical self.  At this point, you will be out of the body but
next to it.  Think of floating upward, and you should find yourself
floating above the body.  Monroe suggets you begin with the lift-out
method, but argues that both are equally efficacious.

If, after all this, you still can't project, I recommend purchasing
Leaving The Body, by R.  Scott Rogo.  It only costs $7.95 and contains
another eight or so techniques.  Not all techniques work for everyone,
but chances are you'll find one that works for you in this book.  Good
luck!

Thich Van.