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Out-Of-Body Initiatory Stages

Complete Focused Relaxation

In order to achieve a fully conscious OBE, one must first attain the body asleep / mind awake state. This requires deep relaxation. You should make sure there are no outside influences that will disturb you while you are attempting to relax. Unplug the telephone, shut the door to keep the dog out, and send the kids to the neighbors place. Remove any jewelry and wear loose fitting comfortable clothing.

You can either be under the blankets or on top, but make sure the blankets are not too heavy or constricting. Lay on your back, hands by your sides, and being to breathe rhythmically: In 2-3-4, Out 2-3-4, In 2-3-4, Out 2-3-4 and so on.

Start from the feet, and working upward, flex and relax the muscle groups along the way. Flex, hold for 10 seconds, then release. Work your way to your head, paying particular attention to the neck muscles and the forehead where a lot of tension is usually stored.

Make sure to really feel the muscle groups relaxing as you let go. By the time you have completely relaxed, your body may feel almost numb. This is normal. This is what you want to happen. You will start to lose perception of the physical.

You can use this as a preliminary to other methods, or as a method by itself. Many people have achieved OBEs simply by this method alone, and then just ‘letting go’.

Dissociate From The Physical

Not to be confused with the pathology of dissociation / dislocation described earlier in this book. In this context I simply mean separating yourself from the physical by blocking out the physical sensations.

Once you are in the body asleep / mind awake state as achieved by focuses relaxation, you will automatically start to lose sensation of your physical body. You may even lose sensation of your bed below you. This is normal, and is important as you want to separate as much as possible from the physical.

What is happening is that you are phasing your consciousness out of the physical and into a different realm, so the physical will start fade from your (physical) senses.

Vibrational State

Once you achieve dissociation from the physical, you will start to feel subtle vibrations in your body. This is energy coursing through you. It is always there, but you do not normally feel it. Ancient Chinese knew known about the paths of energy coursing through the body and used that knowledge for acupuncture, which is still used today!  In the steps just before an OBE occurs you have just become aware of this energy.

Once you feel the vibrations, try to move them up and down through your body, and increase the frequency by will.  It is from this state that you will be able to induce separation for an out-of-body experience.