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Out-Of-Body Experience Preliminaries

If you read this far, and are serious about wanting to experience the Out-Of-Body state, then a few things need to be stressed at this point. Learning how to have an OBE takes dedication and patience, and lots of practice! If you have experienced OBEs spontaneously at some point in your life, you will already have an advantage. However, please note that anyone can learn to project! It’s an inherent, albeit dormant ability that we humans possess.

There are three key elements that are difficult to overcome: Belief, Relaxation, and Fear.

Belief

Though relaxation and fear play a big role in successful separation, belief is the key factor. If you set upon this journey with any doubt that OBEs are real, you will undoubtedly fail. You need to have belief in the experience, and belief in yourself and your abilities. This is often difficult to overcome, since you can tell yourself you believe that something is real, but until you experience it for yourself, you still hold an inherent doubt. This is a product of the physical being, and of society’s teachings. We are brought up to doubt that which we can not understand. And the only way to understand is to experience.

One might think this an impossible obstacle to overcome, but daily affirmations will help to reverse the cycle. They can be as simple as reciting “I believe” several times at different points throughout the day, or just before retiring for the night.

Relaxation

Relaxation is of utmost importance. Whatever helps you to relax is beneficial. Relaxing may sound easier than it really is! You have to completely let go of all that you know. If you are the least bit excited about wanting to experience something, you will not be relaxed enough to let go. Some people use candles, relaxing music, dim lights, etc. There is a need for no distraction. Also, you can use Focused Relaxation (discussed under methods) as a preliminary to other methods, as well as using it alone as a primary method.

Overcoming Fear

The third element is fear. Humans have a built-in fear of the unknown. It’s an inescapable part of our psyche. It is also very difficult to overcome. How can you learn to not fear something that you do not understand? You are going to be treading into an entirely new territory; a journey that you must complete alone.

The best way to conquer fear is to realize that the only thing to fear is fear itself.  Listen to, or read the stories of the many people who have been there. They will all tell you that the experience is not only safe, but the most rewarding inner spiritual journey that many of them have had the chance to experience! Again, affirmations can also help with this element.

Body Position

It is generally recommended that you position yourself on your back, with your arms at your sides, but many people (including myself) have induced OBEs while laying on their side. A small number of people have had brief experiences from a sitting position.

I recommend just finding a position that you find most comfortable and able to relax, and go with that.

I have found that I have more success if I am lying on my back and my body is positioned so that I am lying North to South, with my head pointing to the North. This lends more credence to the electromagnetic theory.