Monroe Techniques For Astral Projection

Monroe Techniques for Astral Projection

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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:

Remove all jewelry or other items that might be touching

your skin.

Darken the room so that no light can be seen through your

eyelids, but do not shut out all light.

Lie down with your body along a north-south axis, with your

head pointed toward magnetic north.

Loosen all clothing, but keep covered so that you are

slightly warmer than might normally be comfortable.

Be sure you are in a location where, and at a time when,

there will be absolutely no noise to disturb you.

Enter a state of relaxation

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.

Proceed to breath through your half-open mouth.

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

Select a point a foot away from your forehead, then change

your point of mental reference to six feet.

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.