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The Munroe Technique
There are many
methods of Astral Projection, I have been told that this is the
easiest to do. Monroe teaches these techniques in a week, but they
can be easily done in a day, with proper devotion. This technique
is great for those with visualization issues, because it does not require
intense visualization.
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 Canterbury Institute,
renowned 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 both 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
half-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 separation.
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 separation.
Step seven:
Dissociate 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 suggests you begin with the
lift-out method, but argues that both are equally efficacious.
Source - Leaving The Body: A
Complete Guide to Astral Projection, D. Scott Rogo, Prentice Hall
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