Astral projection is the term used for various processes that allow your conscious mind (awareness) to leave your body. Another commonly used term is out-of-body-experience (OOBE), as the conscious mind travels out of the physical body into the astral realm.

There are many benefits to be gained from successful astral projection. It offers evidence that you are far more than just your physical body. By having an out-of-body experience you learn that there is something beyond the purely physical realm. By learning to project your awareness you can develop a self of peace and confidence that there is some kind of after life, where our soul remains aware after our physical passing.

Many people believe that you can heal yourself through astral projection techniques. Your mind plays a critical part in the bodies natural healing process – just think of the placebo effect, where people (unknowingly) take a sugar tablet and yet experience healing effects well beyond someone not prescribed some form of ‘medication’. Likewise, it has been suggested that your mind can hinder the healing process, and removing your consciousness through an out-of-body experience can assist your body in healing without the risk of interference from your mind.

Problem solving is another benefit that many people claim from use of astral projection. People see things more clearly and from new perspectives during astral projection. It is possible to see things from a third-person perspective, which can assist you in solving minor or serious problems that arise in your life.

Many people choose to enlist the aid and assistance of spirit guides, guardian angels, or deceased loved ones. They find that these astral entities share their wise words and kindness, which in turn soothes them, and assists them in living a better, more fulfilling life.

Self development and self growth is another benefit reported by those who regularly project. They report enhanced mental clarity, better perception and memory, and even increased intelligence. Likewise, they report that astral projection has helped them grow on a spiritual level also.

Many people ask the question, “does astral projection really work?” The answer is a resounding, “yes,” and natural projectors have been closely observed in scientifically controlled laboratory conditions, proving the existence of the astral projection phenomena.

Learning to project into the astral is something natural and there is no need to be afraid of learning to project consciously. We naturally project, without being consciously aware of it, during our sleep, although some people naturally have ‘lucid dreams’ where they literally ‘wake-up’ within their dream and can control and interact with the environment. Astral projection takes this a step further, as it is no longer necessary to be asleep to learn to project.

Learn astral projection, and you will experience an entire world of beauty and knowledge. You just need curiosity and enthusiasm to begin as soon as possible. Luckily, a new course offers breakthrough methods that are set to revolutionize the learning of astral projection.

In occultism, a lucid dream is a dream where the person knows that they are dreaming and can then try to control things in the dream. This is a stage beyond a dream being merely vivid. In a lucid dream, it is possible to do anything the dreamer desires, with a popular experience being flying. Some people have lucid dreams for spiritual reasons, as it is possible to do similar things as during astral projection.

Dreaming, waking up, sleeping all events that are controlled by the brain and the brain in turn is controlled by the various frequency levels that operate in and around the physical being. The frequencies related to dreaming and lucid dreaming are the theta frequency range, which is when you are capable of dreaming, and the delta frequency when you are deeply asleep. The alpha frequency state is the state when you are wide awake and your mind is active.

When you are sleeping, your brain is in the delta stage and once it reaches a high, it gets into the next frequency level of theta where the process of dreaming begins. These dreams are the ones that you have no conscious control on. Once you reach the theta level, you need to have enough expertise to pick up the alpha frequency whereby you are awake but immediately you need to drop back to the theta state even before you are fully awake. The truth is that since you went into the alpha frequency state, you did wake up and so did your subconscious, but then since you dropped back into theta you shall continue to dream. Since you are awake and aware of the fact, you realize you are dreaming while you are dreaming and therefore you have the power to control this whole activity because of this realization. In a lucid dream your can achieve what is not possible in normal waking life, making it an ideal place to practice magic and divination.

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Astral projection, also known as astral travel, is a popular technique for out-of-body experiences. For some people astral projection is spontaneous, however it may also be practiced intentionally. While it is possible to have an experience where you are ‘really there’ (and can sense, feel, and see your body) it is just as common for the projection to be experienced entirely in the mind, as a type of willed daydream.

Astral projection can provide an out of the world experience, transforming you into a rejuvenated and highly energetic person. You are mind can traverse so many different places while your body remains in the same physical location. For example, you might be laying on your own bed, in a darkened room, but your mind could be roaming around in other realms – both ‘real world’ and astral realms, such as exploration of the pathways of the Tree of Life.

Traditionally, occult practices range from inducing trance states to the mental construction of the Body of Light (a second body, described in Aleister Crowley’s writings), through visualization and controlled breathing, followed by the transfer of consciousness to the secondary body by a mental act of will.

In modern times, the use Binaural Beats to entrance the mind can be very useful for anyone wishing to experience astral projection. It has been observed that Alpha and Theta frequencies (between 5-12 Hz) can cause a shift in consciousness which many people find leads to a separation of the conscious mind from the physical body.

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These assessments of the practitioners’ experiences refer only to the specific descriptions that they submitted and are not meant as an assessment of their practice as a whole. Some of practitioners would easily be able to experience successful phases earning four to five points at other times. This especially concerns Boris Pronyakin, Alexander Dyrenkov, Boris Bender, and Alexei Teslenko. This is also possibly true of the other practitioners, with whom the author is not closely acquainted.

No. 1 Boris Pronyakin – 0.5 points
No. 2 Alexei Bakharev – 0.5 points
No. 3 Dmitry Markov – 0 points
No. 4 Ivan Yakovlev – 1.5 points
No. 5 Natalya Kozhenova – 1 point
No. 6 Alexander Furmenkov – 1 point
No.7 Roman Reutov – 3 points
No. 8 Alexander Dyrenkov – 1.5 points
No. 9 Svyatoslav Baranov – 2 points
No. 10 Oleg Sushchenko – 2.5 points
No. 11 Alexander Lelekov – 1.5 points
No. 12 Boris Bender – 2 points
No. 13 Alexei Teslenko – 3 points

ANSWERS TO THE FINAL TEST (CHAPTER 14)

A SIMPLIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE EASIEST METHOD FOR ENTERING THE PHASE USING INDIRECT TECHNIQUES

Upon awakening, without moving or opening the eyes, immediately try to separate from one’s body. The separation attempt should be carried out without any imagining, but rather with the desire to make a real movement without straining the muscles (rolling out, levitation, standing up, etc.).

If separation does not occur within three to five seconds, immediately try alternating several of the most effective techniques for three to five seconds each. When one of the techniques works, continue it for a longer period of time:

-Observing images: Try to examine and discern the pictures arising before closed eyes.

-Listening in: Attempt to hear sounds in the head and make these louder by listening in or strengthening the will;

-Rotating: Imagine rotating around the head-to-foot axis;

-Phantom wiggling: Try to move a part of the body without straining the muscles, and try to increase the range of movement;

-Straining the brain: Try straining the brain, which will lead to vibrations that may also be intensified by straining the brain.

As soon as one technique clearly starts to work, continue with it as long as progress is apparent, and then try to separate. If separation fails, return to the technique that was working.

Do not give up alternating through techniques until one minute has elapsed, but do not continue for more than two minutes. Separation from the body may be attempted periodically, especially if interesting sensations occur.

TAKE PART IN RESEARCH

Take part in the research of a technique. The technique of imagined sensations is described in Chapter 2 in the section on Secondary Techniques. This technique is also commonly known as the “cell phone technique”. While this guidebook was being written, experiments with this technique were conducted at the School of Out-of-Body Travel’s seminars. Results were astounding. Due to the fact that this technique is easy to understand and apply in practice, it could be the most straightforward and effective one for achieving the phase state. Almost every second attempt made with this technique has yielded results, provided it is employed as an indirect technique.

Due to this technique’s huge potential for popularizing and spreading knowledge of the phenomenon, anyone who is interested is invited to take part in a global experiment of the technique’s effectiveness. In addition to testing it, a researcher may propose the technique to interested persons or post it on the Internet to increase the number of practitioners. Please submit the results of your experiments with the technique to the e-mail address: obe4u@obe4u.com

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THE CELL PHONE TECHNIQUE

The practice of this phase entry technique is to imagine the sensation that something is resting in the hand, desirably upon awakening without any physical movement. It is best to imagine a cell phone is in the hand because the modern person is quite accustomed to this sensation, although any other object will do. It is necessary to actively and attentively focus on the sensations in the palm of the hand. Most likely, the physical sensation of a phone lying in the hand will quickly arise. The sensation will become increasingly palpable. If a sensation does not arise within 10 seconds, the technique not going to work and it is time to switch to another one.

When the sensation of a phone in the hand occurs, focus every bit of attention on it. It should be noted that this will not be an imagined sensation, but a real one. This should be understood from the very beginning, and results should be expected. Once the sensation is stable, start feeling the mobile phone with the fingers. Physical sensations should be experienced. The physical body, of course, must not move or strain. If this does not work, only focus attention on the sensation of the phone lying in the hand and try to feel the phone with the fingers later. If feeling the phone with the fingers is successful, actively roll the phone around the hand, feeling all of its details.

As soon as it is possible to roll the cell phone around in the hand, separation from the body may be attempted. In this case it is usually easiest to separate by rolling out or standing up. Continue to hold the phone and roll it around, which will maintain the emerging phase state. Separation in this case should be more like actually getting up physically or rolling out of bed, rather than actually separating one thing from something else. That is, do this in the same way as physically getting out of bed, starting from the sensation of the phone in the hand.

If separation is unsuccessful, continue to attentively feel the phone in the hand for a little while longer and try to separate again. If separation happens, the next step is to take actions that are typical for a phase experience: deepening, and then accomplishing predetermined tasks while performing “maintaining” techniques. If only a partial separation occurs, then separation by force should be attempted.

Generally, the real sensation of a phone in the hand arises with every second attempt. Furthermore, achieving success only requires experience and some dexterity since feeling the sensation of a phone in the hand signifies that the required state has been reached and subsequent actions may be attempted.

ATTENTION!

When making attempts to enter the phase, the practitioner should have complete confidence that he will be immediately successful in everything.  Even a shroud of doubt will keep the practitioner in his body, this is especially true when it comes to indirect techniques.

Four typical barriers to mastering the phase encountered by 90% of practicioners:

1 – Forgetting to deepen the phase
2 – Forgetting to maintain the phase
3 – Absence of a plan of action when in the phase
4 – Forgetting to try to re-enter the phase after a foul

THE SCHOOL OF OUT-OF-BODY TRAVEL

Michael Raduga’s School of Out-of-Body Travel conducts training seminars in many countries around the world. The coursework allows students to master the phase phenomenon and hone their skills at traveling in the phase. Information on existing branches and seminar schedules are available on the website www.obe4u.com. We also welcome potential partners interested in organizing School of Out-of-Body Travel branches and seminars. All correspondence regarding seminars, partnerships, and proposals related to the translation of this book may be handled by e-mail at obe4u@obe4u.com .

BRIEF GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

Out-of-Body experience (OBE), lucid dreaming (LD), astral – a number of terms united by the phase that refer to the state in which a person, while being fully conscious, realizes consciousness outside the normal range of physical perception.

Indirect techniques – entry into the phase within five minutes of awakening from sleep of any duration – provided there has been minimal physical movement.

Direct techniques – entry into the phase without any prior sleep, after excessive physical movement upon awakening, or having been awake for at least five minutes.

Dream Consciousness – entry into the phase through becoming consciously aware while a dream episode is happening.

Dissociation – separation; in this case, a scientific term describing experiences in the phase.

Sleep paralysis – a stupor; the complete immobilization that often occurs when falling asleep, awakening, and entering or exiting the phase.

Stencil – the real physical body that is no longer perceived while in the phase.

Deepening the phase – methods for making the phase as realistic as possible by stabilizing the surrounding space.

Maintaining the phase – methods for maintaining the phase state by preventing a lapse into sleep, a return to reality, or an imagined return to reality.

REM – rapid eye movement sleep (REM phase); a sleep phase that is characterized by increased brain activity that is accompanied by rapid eye movement and dreaming.

Foul – an inadvertent termination of the phase through a spontaneous return to everyday reality.

Cycles of indirect techniques – the easiest way to enter the phase, employed by rapidly alternating certain techniques upon awakening from sleep until one of them works.

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The questions on the test may have one or more correct answers, or none of the answers may be correct. Thus, the questions must be read completely through, and attention must be paid to their implications and finer points.

A student’s theoretical knowledge is considered to be satisfactory if the correct answers to at least one-half of the questions are given. If a score of less than 50% is received, a student should study the weak points again or re-read the entire guidebook. Otherwise, it is quite probable that fundamental mistakes will be made, which will in turn interfere with individual practice.

If a score of at least 80% is achieved, then a theoretical knowledge of the practice is at an advanced level, which will surely have a positive effect on the practitioner’s direct experiences in the phase.

Answers are in the appendix at the end of the guidebook.

1. Noise and realistic images unexpectedly arise when performing the indirect technique of phantom wiggling. What can be done?

A) Continue with phantom wiggling.

B) Switch to observing images or listening in.

C) Try to do all or some of the techniques simultaneously.

D) Choose the technique with the strongest precursors and continue with that one.

2. A practitioner unintentionally opens the eyes for several seconds upon awakening. What is the best way to start indirect techniques from in this case?

A) Attempting to separate.

B) The observing images technique.

C) The rapid eye movement technique.

D) The forced falling asleep technique.

E) It’s best to not start any technique and fall back to sleep with the intention of reawakening and trying to do everything again without first moving.

3. Which actions are preferable for performing a direct technique before falling asleep for the night after a long period of sleep deprivation or exhaustion?

A) Monotonously performing the observing images technique.

B) Being attentive and concentrating on actions.

C) The absence of a free-floating state of consciousness.

D) Quickly alternating techniques.

E) High-quality relaxation.

4. Mild vibrations occur when performing a direct technique. Can the straining the brain technique be used to amplify the vibrations?

A) Yes.

B) No.

C) It may be used, but for practical purposes – only when a practitioner is exhausted or sleep-deprived.

D)It may be used, as long as the attempt to enter the phase is not being made during the day

5. Which of the actions given below increase the likelihood of entering the phase through dream consciousness when used right before falling asleep?

A) Performing direct techniques.

B) Intending to perform indirect techniques upon awakening.

C) Recalling dreams from the night before.

D) Creating a plan of action for use in case of entrance to the phase in such a way.

6. If awareness occurs at the very last moment of a dream that fades away, which of the actions given below should be undertaken in order to enter the phase as soon as possible?

A) Try to fall asleep again in order to once again become self-aware while dreaming.

B) Immediately perform indirect techniques.

C) Take a break and perform direct techniques later.

D) Start to recall that night’s dreams.

7. Which of these are most likely to produce a quick phase entry when awakening in a state of sleep paralysis?

A) Relaxation.

B) Falling asleep with the intention of becoming self-aware while in a dream.

C) Moving the physical eyes and tongue.

D) Direct techniques.

8. What should be done when spontaneously thrown from the body while lying down or waking up in the middle of the night?

A) Return to the body and perform appropriate separation techniques.

B) Implement a predetermined plan of action for the phase.

C) Deepen immediately.

D) Try to quickly establish vision, if it is not already present.

D) Employ the forced falling asleep technique.

9. While trying to enter the phase, rolling out works at first, but only partially, and the movement cannot be extended any further no matter what effort is made. What is it best to do in this situation?

A) Try to turn back and roll out further once again, and repeat several times.

B) Start doing cycles of indirect techniques.

C) Take a break and try to separate after several minutes.

D) Try to separate by levitating, getting up, or climbing out.

E) Use any indirect technique for phase entry and attempt rolling out again.

10. A practitioner unexpectedly gets stuck in the floor or wall while rolling out. What should be done to resume the phase?

A) Force through the obstacle.

B) Employ translocation techniques.

C) Attempt to return to the body and roll out again.

D) Become able to locate an exit from the problem.

E) Perform sensory amplification.

11. How may a practitioner deepen the phase while flying through a dark formless space while separating?

A) Employ the technique of falling headfirst.

B) There is no way to do this.

C) Create and amplify vibrations.

D) Begin self-palpation.

E) Translocate to another area in the phase and deepen it through sensory amplification.

12. If deepening techniques do not completely work within 15 to 30 seconds, what can be done?

A) Continue trying to go deeper.

B) Exit from the phase.

C) Attempt to return to the body and once use phase entrance techniques.

D) Proceed to performing predetermined actions.

13. Which technique or way of maintaining the phase should be used when teleporting somewhere with closed eyes?

A) The technique of amplifying and maintaining vibrations.

B) Tactile sensory amplification, feeling the sensation of rubbing the hands together.

C) No technique.

D) The technique of rotation.

E) Repeating aloud the desire to remain in the phase.

14. In which situations is falling asleep in the phase most likely?

A) When looking for a desired person.

B) When communicating with animate objects.

C) When completely calm, having completely halted all activity.

D) When travelling aimlessly.

E) When taking part in side events.

15. Which of the following indicators guarantees that the phase has been exited for reality?

A) A clock shows the right time, and the same time even if a practitioner turns away from it and then looks at it again.

B) Sensations are completely realistic.

C) The presence of friends or family in the room who communicate with the practitioner.

D) An inner feeling that the phase has ended.

E) Nothing happens after staring at the end of a finger from close distance for five to 10 seconds.

16. In which situations should travelling in the phase be deliberately discontinued?

A) When a fear that a return will be impossible, or a direct fear of death arises.

B) When there is a real possibility that the practitioner will be late for something in the physical world.

C) When frightened by some strange events or objects.

D) When there is an inexplicable mortal fear of something unknown or incomprehensible.

E) If someone in the phase strongly insists that the practitioner should return to reality.

F) If sharp pain occurs in the body that is not caused by interaction with objects in the phase world.

17. What will most likely occur when trying to evade some awful being or dangerous person?

A) The object will get bored and stop.

B) Fear of the object will go away.

C) The phase will occur more frequently, as well as be longer and deeper than usual.

D) The practitioner will become calmer and unnerved less frequently.

E) The more fear there is, the more often the object will chase the practitioner.

18. When should establishing vision in the phase be considered, if it has not occurred on its own?

A) Immediately upon separation without deepening.

B) Immediately after deepening.

C) While flying through dark space during translocation.

D) After five to 10 seconds of being sure that a phase entry has occurred.

E) When there is a desire to immediately explore the surroundings after separation has occurred.

19. How is it possible to pass through a wall while standing close to it, without stopping to look at it from close range?

A) By gradually pushing the hands and arms through it, and then the entire body and head.

B) By gradually pushing the head through it at first, and then the entire body.

C) By trying to put a hole in it, and then expanding the hole and climbing through it.

D) By ramming it with a shoulder, trying to bring it down.

20. While in the phase, a practitioner is in a situation where the arms are totally paralyzed and immobilized. This happens in a room with a single exit: a door that has started to close. What are the two easiest ways to keep the door open?

A) Order the door to stay open in a loud, imperious, and assertive manner.

B) Free the arms and hold back the door.

C) Stop the door with telekinesis.

D) Create a person through the method of finding.

E) There is no way to do this.

21. What difficulties may arise for a practitioner in the phase while using the door technique of translocation?

A) The door will not open.

B) The wrong place is behind the door.

C) It is not possible to use the hand to pull the door handle because the hand goes through the handle.

D) Difficulties with internal concentration occur at the critical moment.

E) A black void often appears on the other side of the door.

22. What are necessary conditions for getting results when translocating in the phase after rolling out during initial separation from the body?

A) Absence of vision.

B) Practicing after sunset.

C) A firm intention to end up somewhere.

D) Certainty of the final result.

E) The presence of vibrations.

23. A practitioner is in a dark room in the phase where everything is poorly visible. There is a chandelier, but no light switch. How can the switch be activated to light the room?

A) Translocate through teleportation to the place where the toggle or switch for the light in question is located.

B) Find a flashlight through the method of finding and illuminate the room with it.

C) Rub the light bulbs in the chandelier with the hands.

D) Create a light switch in the room using the method of finding an object.

E) Close the eyes and imagine that the room is already lit, and then open the eyes.

24. When communicating with an animate object in the phase, a desire to add a specific person to the scenery arises. Which of the following actions are advisable only for beginners in this case?

A) Propose going to a neighboring room where the needed subject will be presented through the use of the door or corner technique.

B) Summon the needed person by calling their name loudly.

C) Translocate back to the same place, and have both animate objects present there upon your return.

D) Add the needed person through the closed eyes technique.

E) Ask the animate object that you are talking to if it does not mind adding someone to the scenery.

25. Where is one not allowed to go using translocation techniques?

A) Inside a mammoth.

B) To the past or the future.

C) To heaven.

D) To an episode of the movie Star Wars.

26. How will a deceased person differ from a prototype in the phase when correctly performing the technique for finding the person?

A) Only the practitioner himself can conjure up differences, or not see or perceive them.

B) The deceased will have a different timbre of voice.

C) There will be a radiant halo around the deceased’s head.

D) Physical perception of the deceased will be less realistic than in real life.

E) The deceased will not remember anything.

27. What difficulties can arise in the phase while obtaining information from animate sources of information?

A) Inability to remember information obtained.

B) Sources of information are silent.

C) Inadequateness of the sources of information.

D) Sexual attraction, if the source of information is of the opposite or desired sex.

E) Being given false information.

28. How might a practitioner accelerate the healing process of a cold that is characterized by a stuffy nose and a sore throat?

A) Maintaining and amplifying vibrations for the entire length of the phase, and entering it over several days in a row.

B) Taking aspirin and entering the phase over several days in a row.

C) Travelling to hot places in the phase and entering it over several days in a row.

D) Experiencing stressful situations over several phases.

E) Finding a doctor in the phase and asking him what it is best to do in real-life or even in the phase itself.

29. Which of the following achievements belong to Stephen LaBerge?

A) Founding the Lucidity Institute.

B) A Ph.D. in anthropology.

C) Scientifically proving that lucid dreaming is possible.

D) A Ph.D. in psychophysiology.

E) Proving that eye movements in the phase and in reality are synchronized.

30. Who of approached the study of the phase state from a pragmatic point-of-view that was totally devoid of occultism?

A) Stephen LaBerge

B) Robert Monroe

C) Sylvan Muldoon

D) Charles Leadbeater

E) Patricia Garfield

F) Carlos Castaneda

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STEPHEN LABERGE

Stephen LaBerge was born in 1947 in the United States. At the age of 19, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in mathematics from Arizona State University, after which he enrolled as a graduate student in the Chemistry program at Stanford University. In 1969, he took an academic leave of absence.

He returned to Stanford in 1977 and began studying the human mind, including subjects related to dreaming. LaBerge received his Ph.D. in psychophysiology in 1980. He founded the Lucidity Institute in 1987.

Stephen LaBerge has made the largest scientific contribution to the study of phase states. It suffices to say that LaBerge was the first in the world to prove during a full-fledged scientific experiment that it is possible to become conscious while dreaming This was done through logging specific signals made with the eyes by a person dreaming while sleeping under measurement instruments. These experiments also proved that eye movement in the physical body and perceived body are synchronous.

Lucid Dreaming, first published in 1985, is LaBerge’s most well-known book. Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, a book that LaBerge wrote with Howard Rheingold, was published in 1990. It was mainly thanks to the efforts of LaBerge that mind-machines for achieving dream consciousness were created, such as DreamLight, NovaDreamer, and DreamMaker.

The key feature of LaBerge’s work and achievements is an absolutely pragmatic approach to the nature of the phenomenon. Arguably, he is one of the few authors and researchers totally lacking in irrationality. Everything that can be read and learned from his books is verifiable and accessible for everyone, with no peddling of out-of-this-world superpowers.

CARLOS CASTANEDA

Due to Carlos Castaneda’s desire to follow the spiritual practice of the Warrior’s Path, which entails erasing one’s personal history, the details of his biography are unclear. As far as Castaneda’s early years are concerned, it can only be stated that he was born outside of the United States sometime between 1925 and 1935. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the 1960s, where he received a Ph.D. in anthropology on the basis of his books.

Castaneda’s entire life path was devoted to studying the teachings of a certain Juan Matus or don Juan Cachora. It is more than likely that his persona is a composite-image of an Indian Shaman, a sorcerer, and an heir of the culture of the ancient “Toltecs”.

Castaneda wrote a dozen books; however, the book The Art of Dreaming (1993) has the most to do with the phase state. It contains several effective techniques for entering the phase through dream consciousness. His subject matter is soaked in a large amount of mysticism and virtually devoid of any pragmatism.

Despite the fact that the main orientation of Castaneda’s work did not touch upon the phase state, he nevertheless became one of the founding fathers of this field, as his general popularity reached massive proportions worldwide.

Carlos Castaneda passed away in 1998.

ROBERT A. MONROE

Robert Monroe was born in the United States in 1915. In 1937, he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Engineering. He worked for some time as a radio program producer and director until he established his own radio company in New York, which rapidly expanded.

In 1956, his company also conducted a study about the effect of sound waves on the abilities of the mind.

In 1958, Monroe had an accidental personal experience with the phase phenomenon, which strongly stoked his interest in the subject to which he would devote his entire career. In 1974, he founded the Monroe Institute, which was entirely devoted to studying unusual states of consciousness and the ability to influence them through audio stimulation and other technologies. One of its main achievements was the creation of the Hemi-Sync system, which was designed to help a person reach altered states of consciousness, including out-of-body states, by synchronizing the two hemispheres of the brain.

His first book, Journeys Out of the Body, was published in 1971. Two books then followed: Far Journeys (1985) and Ultimate Journey (1994).

Robert Monroe has, so far, made the largest contribution toward popularizing the phase state. However, he understood the phase more as an actual exit of the mind from the body, which is why the term “out-of-body experience” (OBE) was introduced. The book Journeys Out of the Body was such a massive success that Monroe quickly became an undisputed authority in the field.

However, the large influence of mysticism on Monroe’s work and views cannot be ignored. This is especially apparent after his second book. The majority of phenomena described in the book have not been verified in practice. The only attempt at conducting a full-fledged scientific experiment proving that the mind left the body was unsuccessful. In the end, typical misconceptions about the phase became widespread, as did awareness of the existence of out-of-body experiences.

Robert Monroe passed away in 1995.

PATRICIA GARFIELD

Patricia Garfield was born in 1934 in the United States. From the age of 14, she kept an uninterrupted daily dream journal that would allow her and all of humanity great insight into dreams phenomena associated with the phase.

She was one of the founders of The Association for the Study of Dreams. Dr. Garfield holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology.

She is the author of a great number of books, with the 1974 best-seller Creative Dreaming being the most widely lauded. It was one of the first pieces of literature to approach the phase state in a practical and non-specialist way, and received worldwide interest and appreciation. The book contains good practical guidelines and also describes the dreaming practices of various cultures.

SYLVAN MULDOON

Sylvan Muldoon was born in the United States in 1903. He is considered to be the American pioneer in the study of the phase, although he used the esoteric term astral. He inadvertently woke up in the phase at the age of 12, where he saw a cord connecting his perceived body to his real body. Muldoon first thought that he was dying during the experience, although he eventually concluded that this was an instance of “astral projection”. He had repeated experience with the phenomenon, but Muldoon was still unable to become an advanced practitioner due to a lack of full control over the practice.

After coordinating efforts with Hereward Carrington, the famous American investigator of the unknown, the two published the sensational, jointly authored book The Projection of the Astral Body in 1929. The authors published two other books: The Case for Astral Projection (1936) and The Phenomena of Astral Projection (1951).

Despite a large serving of esotericism, Muldoon’s books, (especially the first one) contain a lot of helpful, practical information and explanation of the most diverse phenomena that can occur during the phase. However, Muldoon is considered to be the greatest popularizer of irrational esoteric terms and theories, which subsequently became quite widespread.

Sylvan Muldoon passed away in 1971.

CHARLES LEADBEATER

Charles Leadbeater was born in England in 1847 (1854 according to some sources). After dropping out of Oxford due to hard times, Leadbeater became an ordained priest, but then became quite active in the occult. This led to his becoming a member of the Theosophical Society in 1883. Leadbeater became one of its most famous participants.

The combination of a bright mind, scientific knowledge, and interest in the paranormal led him to publish many books on many diverse topics. One of them, Dreams: What They Are and How They Are Caused (1898), was one of the first works to touch upon the phenomenon of the phase. Leadbeater’s writing is saddled with a ton of esoteric terms and theories. In it, the term astral plane is predominantly used for the phase. Nevertheless, the book is not without some helpful guidelines concerning techniques.

Charles Leadbeater passed away in 1934.

ROBERT BRUCE

Robert Bruce was born in England in 1955. He has performed his life’s work while living in Australia. After studying and promoting dissociative phenomena for many years, by the beginning of the 21st century he had become one of the leading authorities in the field. He is also a specialist in many other paranormal fields of study.

Robert Bruce wrote several books, the most important and well known of which is Astral Dynamics (1999). The author holds quite open esoteric views, which are very strongly reflected in his theories and terminology. The helpful, practical guidelines in his books are quite often loaded with a large amount of information that has not been verified or proven by anyone. Robert Bruce is also a propagator of typical superstitions and stereotypes concerning the phase phenomenon.

RICHARD WEBSTER

Richard Webster was born in New Zealand, where he still resides.

He is the author of about 50 publications that have sold many millions of copies around the world. However, only one of them, Astral Travel for Beginners, is completely devoted to the phase state. The book is saturated with widespread misconceptions about the phase phenomenon and misguided theories trying to explain it. The technique-related aspect of the book is also presented ineffectively.

It is quite likely that the author himself has no practical experience, which can also be said for the contents of his other dozens of books devoted to various topics.

CHARLES TART

Charles Tart was born in the United States in 1937. He received his Ph. D. in psychology in 1963 at the University of North Carolina. Tart also received training at Stanford University. He was one of the founders of transpersonal psychology.

He became one of the most preeminent researchers of unusual states of awareness after the publication of Altered States of Consciousness (1969), the first book that he worked on. It was one of the first books to examine entering the phase through dream consciousness. The book received popularity when the use LSD and Marijuana were often viewed as vehicles to elevated consciousness, and the book even describes the use of chemical substances in the context of phase states.

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OTHER PEOPLE’S EXPERIENCES

The ability to analyze the experiences of others can be a great supplement to personal training. This allows a practitioner to review and think through situations that have not yet been personally encountered. The more a practitioner analyses the experiences of other practitioners, fewer mistakes will be made during individual practice.

Reading the experiences contained in this section will shed much light on proper phase practice. The actions that these practitioners took to achieve results will be subconsciously retained by the reader’s memory. Later, these actions may reproduce similar circumstances in the phase, affording valuable opportunities to respond using proper actions.

At the beginning stages of practice, many practitioners lack in real descriptions of phase experiences while technique-related knowledge abounds. Techniques can be conceptualized in many different ways, while descriptions of their application are much more demonstrative. Thus, many practitioners have no idea about how genuine practice transpires.

The experiences described in this section are useful – even from a psychological point of view. Even if a person believes that the phase phenomenon exists, it may be construed as extremely difficult or personally impossible. After learning about other people’s experiences, a person will realize that these practitioners have been able to enter the phase without any complicated or incomprehensible techniques. The reader will understand that the key is to take right actions at the right moment, trying to master the phase with calmness and confidence.

While reviewing and analyzing other people’s experiences in this section, the reader should remember that these experiences are based on personal beliefs about the phenomenon, which is why occult terminology and notions may be encountered. However, such aspects of the descriptions are not important. Focus should be given to technique-related actions described in the accounts. The reader should also take into account that some nuances (like experiential realism) are not always clear in the text and that it is not always possible to determine why certain events occurred in the phase experiences described here.

All of the following descriptions belong to real people who either related the accounts orally, wrote them down during classes at the School of Out-of-Body Travel, submitted them via email, or posted them on the forum at www.obe4u.com. Though the total number of recorded, verifiable phase descriptions exceeds one thousand, only several cases that are illustrative and useful for developing analysis have been selected. Primarily, these are descriptions of the practitioners’ initial phase experiences, which are most relevant to new practitioners.

The large number of mistakes made by almost every practitioner, regardless of their level of experience, should not be taken too seriously while reading the comments. Actually, it is a rare occasion that the phase is experienced without any technique-related errors. Everybody makes mistakes.

Experiments are listed in ascending order of quality and number of properly performed actions. Accounts have been published with the permission of the authors.

ANALYSIS OF SELECTED PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCES

No. 1

Boris Pronyakin

Copywriter. Kiev, Ukraine

I woke up in the “correct” state. I immediately felt vibrations, and before I had time to time to think about anything, I was knocked out of my body by a strong kick. I started falling. I had no vision, the floor was gone. Like a nose-diving airplane, I was in a free-fall. I kept dropping faster and faster. I started to feel that I was losing control. The only thing I could do was increase the speed with which I fell, all of the ways that occurred to me to try maintain the phase that I attempted at that moment only lowered my degree of awareness. Touching did not do anything for me, as I was just an unembodied spirit in a complete vacuum. Vision was also missing. I started to panic due to the imminent foul. But the acceleration of the fall did not help either, and I was flying and waiting for the moment when I would be thrown out into the dream world. And I dropped like this until I fell asleep.

Questions: Did Boris describe a direct or indirect technique? What could he have done if no spontaneous separation had occurred? How could Boris have more correctly used deepening techniques? Why wasn’t Boris thrown into a phase episode? Why did he fall asleep?

Answers and Comments: An indirect technique was employed. If spontaneous separation had not occurred, Boris could have tried to separate on his own. If an attempt to separate had failed, it would be necessary to implement indirect techniques by intensifying the vibrations, and then try once again to separate. In order to deepen and, meanwhile, reach a destination while falling, Boris should have applied translocation techniques and, upon reaching a location, continued to deepen by means of sensory amplification. For example, he could have applied the technique of translocation by teleportation with his eyes closed or simply tried to catch sight of his hands through the darkness, which also would have induced an exit.

Boris also did not pay any attention to the roar in his ears. It could have been used for the technique of listening in, which would have helped him to deepen and maintain. The lack of a set aim to land somewhere resulted in his endless fall, though it does not always happen this way. Boris fell asleep due to his passivity and also because he forgot that falling asleep was a possibility, though he did remember about the possibility of an inadvertent return to reality (a foul).

No. 2

Alexei Bakharev

Engineer. Sochi, Russia

This was the first time that I managed to become conscious while dreaming. Before falling asleep, I concentrated on the darkness before my eyes and tried to remain consciousness as long as I could. All of a sudden, I dreamt that I was levitating to the ceiling, which resulted in my becoming conscious that I was dreaming. My phantom body responded poorly to attempts to control it, and simply hovered beneath the ceiling. There were two people sitting on the floor below. They were looking in my direction, but it seemed that they did not see me. At this point I woke up and felt some sort of tingling and itching in my legs.

Questions: What factors led to the entry into the phase through dream consciousness? What needed to be done while hovering about beneath the ceiling? Why did the foul happen so fast? What should have been done immediately after returning to the body?

Answers and Comments: Dream consciousness occurred due to the Alexei’s intent to concentrate on the space before his eyes and his desire to remain conscious for as long as possible. The process of becoming conscious was caused by the sensation of flying while dreaming. Flying almost always becomes an anchor for dream consciousness. Immediately after the phase occurred, Alexei should have started deepening. Instead, he simply hovered about and observed. While all the movements may have been difficult to perform, they should have nevertheless still been done very actively. As a result, lightness and a deepening of the phase would have ensued. His inadvertent exit from the phase happened due to passivity, failure to deepen, and non-compliance with the rules for maintaining the phase. Even upon returning to his body, Alexei should have tried to separate again.

No. 3

Dmitry Markov

Radio Mechanic. Moscow, Russia

My first time was the most terrible event in my life. I had never experienced such terror. It happened in December, 1990. I was falling asleep in my bed at home. Suddenly, I heard someone enter my room, but I did not pay attention to the “intruder”. Then, two female hands grabbed me from behind, and while pressing my belly, started to lift my body up. I distinctly felt thin fingers with long nails on my belly, but was completely paralyzed and absolutely unable move any part of my body or put up any kind of resistance. I felt my body go through the ceiling, but then was pulled still higher and higher.

I got scared that this could be death. I was afraid not so much of death as of the unknown. All of this happened so swiftly that I found myself unprepared for such a crossover. I started to pray. I asked God to help me free myself and go back. I panicked. I can’t say how many seconds my forced levitation lasted or how high I was lifted above my house, but the moment came when I instantly returned to my bed.

Questions: Was this entry into the phase deliberate? What kind of technique led to the phase? What is the name for the complete immobilization that Dmitry encountered? What should he have done in order to start moving? Why did his body easily go through the ceiling? Why was he able to stop this terrible experience by praying? What could he have done immediately upon returning to his body?

Answers and Comments: This phase experience was spontaneous and falls under the category of direct techniques since there was no significant lapse into sleep. The whole experience was accompanied by sleep paralysis, which is why it was difficult for Dmitry to do anything. In order to move in this type of situation, it would have been necessary to intensify the phase state by using an indirect technique or redouble efforts to move.p

Dmitry’s body went through the ceiling without any difficulty because there was no vision and the phase itself had not been deepened, otherwise this would not have happened so easily. Praying and appealing to God helped in this case because praying facilitated a relaxation of perceptions and an intention to go back to reality: two factors which are crucial during emergency return techniques. Upon returning to his body, he could have still tried to separate again, though this would have been easier said than done due to the fear associated with the first experience.

No. 4

Ivan Yakovlev

Student. Antwerp, Belgium

I don’t know what woke me up, but I knew right away that something was out of order. I could not open my eyes, and my body was almost just asking to rise up. I understood what was going on – all of this indicated that I was having an out-of-body experience. The first thing I tried was to lift my left hand up, and it worked. I understood that this was an astral hand, because I could see through it. I moved hastily and carefully to the other side of the bed (There was a strange sensation in my head at that time). I calmed down and tried to do something again. I levitated about half a meter above the bed. Vision came back to me right then and I saw what appeared to be my room, but not exactly it, as the rug on the floor was of a different color pattern and the door was closed for some reason. I could not comprehend why everything was lit from behind my back. Then, I looked over my left shoulder and saw a small bright white ball behind my shoulder blade at a distance of 8 inches. It was lighting up the room up. Then I tried to go through the door, but was unable to. Out of the fear that I would never return to my real body, I woke up in the everyday world.

Questions: During the beginning of his experience, what phenomenon typical to the phase and awakening did Ivan encounter? What kind of technique, direct or indirect, led to the phase? What specific techniques were employed? How could the sensation of “the body just asking to rise up” have been used? What should have been done immediately when he realized that it was possible to raise his hand? What should have been the first actions taken after levitation? Why was it unnecessary to immediately try to go through the door? What should have been done when Ivan returned to his body? Does this practitioner have a down-to-earth view or an esoteric view of the nature of this phenomenon?

Answers and Comments: Upon awakening in a state of sleep paralysis, Ivan understood that he could use this opportunity for the phase and immediately started attempts to separate without employing techniques for creating the state, as they would have been superfluous. This was an indirect technique by nature. He could have followed his impulse to levitate from the very beginning instead of moving his hands. After his hand started to move, he could have stood up or separated. Instead, Ivan simply rolled over and calmed down for an instant, although doing so is strongly discouraged and is a waste of the progress made up to this point. Then, after starting to levitate, he should have, first of all, assumed a position distinct from that of his real body, stood up on the floor, and immediately started deepening. Instead, he diverted his attention to the light source and an attempt to go through the door.

Even if everything had been done correctly from the beginning, there would have been no reason to attempt to go through the door. Ivan could have simply opened it. The skill of going through objects should be learned after first fine-tuning the ability to deepen and maintain the phase. There was no reason to return out of fear, but even a return to the body, another immediate attempt at separating would most likely have been successful.

The use of the term of “astral hand” indicates that the practitioner harbors esoteric views on the subject.

No. 5

Natalya Kozhenova

Engineer. Shchelkovo, Russia

When I was about 17 or 18 years old, I read some esoteric articles on astral projection. They seemed quite interesting to me, but no more than a curiosity – I did not particularly believe in such things.

One evening, I went to bed as usual. I woke up in the middle of the night, but was unable to move my body and there was a loud noise in my head. Having been reminded of those articles, I simply tried to levitate and I managed to do so, as if through my forehead somehow. The sensation of flying was very realistic, to my great surprise. The first thought that occurred to me was, “Wow, these astral guys weren’t lying!” I hovered above my body for some time in the dark. I thought of vision, and it started to appear. I then flew towards the window, and upon turning around in to face my body, I saw it in its proper place. I decided to fly back to it and touch it. When I finally poked it, it sucked my back into it, causing a quite strange sensation.

Questions: What type of technique did Natalya use? What would she have needed to do if her attempt at levitating had been unsuccessful? Why was the phase short-lived? What should she have done upon returning to her body? Why did she use the term “astral”? Were the articles about astral projection of any significant help?

Answers and Comments: Upon awakening in a state of a sleep paralysis, Natalya stumbled upon the idea of employing indirect techniques. She managed to separate immediately, but if she’d encountered problems in doing so, she could have started the technique of listening in to the “noise” in her head. The phase was short-lived due to a lack of activity and failure to perform deepening and “maintaining” techniques. After returning to her body, she should have tried to immediately separate.

Natalya holds esoteric views on the nature of the phase phenomenon, which is why she uses such terminology for it. However, the articles helped her to perform the right actions at the right moment.

No 6

Alexander Furmenkov

Student. Saint Petersburg, Russia

I woke up at early in the night after some difficulties with falling asleep. Blurred images started to float before my eyes and I realized that I could enter the phase. I started to discard unnecessary images, and after getting ahold of one of them, I emerged in some kind of a yellow corridor. The level of general realness and awareness of the experience was about 80% to 90% of that of reality. I remembered about the methods for deepening, which is why I started to look at everything going on around me, but this did not yield any serious results. I started to touch myself, but all sensation seemed somewhat dampened. I realized that I was losing awareness. I came round, but nevertheless fell asleep in about 20 seconds.

Questions: Is it possible to call the technique used in this description a direct technique? What specific technique for creating the phase was employed? Which separation technique did Alexander use? What could have been the reason for the “dampened sensation” and inability to deepen? What caused him to fall asleep?

Answers and Comments: The technique employed cannot be considered a direct one, though it was used at the beginning of the night. As a matter of fact, it appears that the preliminary lapse of consciousness into sleep was significant. If such preliminary sleep had lasted only several minutes, the technique could have been considered partially direct. The technique for observing images was employed correctly because the images appeared on their own.

Alexander did not employ any techniques for separation, as the observing images technique often brings the observer into the observed image or some other world, which is exactly what happened here. Most likely, the weakness of the phase was due to meager levels of activity and motivation, which were caused by the fact that it was early in the night. The practitioner fell asleep because he failed to deepen sufficiently and not keep from falling asleep. General activity was also very low. The body’s desire to fall asleep played a major role in the process. Alexander had, after all, been having problems sleeping.

No. 7

Roman Reutov

System Administrator. Samara, Russia

Truly, the most interesting things almost always happen unexpectedly.

After a sufficiently long break in my attempts to go to the other world, tonight I decided to try it again. I threw in the towel after yet another unsuccessful attempt, rolled to my other side, and decided to simply get a good night’s sleep. I do not know exactly how much time passed while I lay down and thought about what I was still doing wrong while observing interesting images that my imagination was drawing. But at one fine moment, I suddenly felt the phenomenon that is commonly referred to as vibrations. I started to intensify them (I should add that the feeling is indescribable), but I could not levitate, though I really wanted to take a look at myself from the outside. I decided to simply stand up, and that’s when it all became most interesting! The entire process of transitioning from a horizontal position to a vertical one was accompanied by increasingly palpable vibrations and a louder and louder roaring sound in my head. The sensation was the same as that experienced after going to bed after not having slept for 24 hours and then being suddenly roused by somebody: my head spun, everything started crackling inside of it, and I was about to lose consciousness. Then, a flickering picture started to appear. It stabilized after one or two seconds, the roaring in my head died down, and I realized that I was sitting on my bed.

I was in my apartment, thought it was noticeably altered. My room seemed more or less the same, though the interior was indeed different upon detailed examination. For example, my mobile phone, which is always within a reach, was somehow an older and different model. It turned out to be the first object that I tested, as I suddenly wanted very much to find out what time it was and check which day of the month it was. I distinctly felt the phone in my hand, but upon attempting to concentrate on and look at the display, I was thrown back into the reality. I immediately climbed back out of my body and decided to simply pace around the apartment while trying to remember what I could experiment on. I tried to conjure an object, but that didn’t work and resulted in some mental activity. This caused the phase to fade and my being thrown back into reality. In total, there were about five successive entries into the phase that lasted for 2 to 3 minutes each. The experiences were not stable at all, which is why I was examining my surroundings in a hurry, always trying to get ahold of anything I could get my hand on. However, there were a good amount of impressions, considering that it was my first entry.

Questions: What type of technique did Roman use to enter the phase? What were the key precursors of the phase? Which separation technique was used? If Roman had failed to completely separate, what technique, besides vibrations, should he have considered? What is the most likely reason for all of the fouls? Which single action allowed the practitioner to make the phase five times longer?

Answers and Comments: The phase was entered through a direct technique, with the comfortable position that Roman was lying in being the main catalyst. As long as Roman was lying in an uncomfortable position, his mind was unable to completely turn off physical perception, and this was most likely the reason why there were no short lapses in dreaming. If Roman were still unable to separate when using the technique of standing up, or any other technique besides intensifying the vibrations, he could have tried listening in, as there was some noise.

Instead of using his first phase experience to work on mastering the basic skills of deepening and maintaining, Roman immediately indulged in complex experiments, which is why his multiple entries within the same phase were brief, of poor quality, and not used effectively. But this is all typical during initial experiences and a lot was still accomplished, especially considering that a direct technique was used. The relative length of the phase was achieved mainly thanks to complying with the single way to maintain the phase – repeated separation, which Roman managed to do five times.

No. 8

Alexander Dyrenkov

Student. Moscow, Russia

My first entry happened at night. I was lying in bed and thinking about the phase, as I had been unable to fall asleep for a while. I dozed off for a moment and then awoke again, this time already in the proper state, and then easily rolled out (more or less unconsciously and reflexively). I went deeper by means of touching and then falling headfirst. It is a pity that I’ve already forgotten a lot of the experience, but I do remember that after deepening I fell right down onto the yard of my grandmother’s house, but then lost consciousness, and so I returned into my body and rolled out of it several times. I was unable to sharpen all my senses: When I deepened one sense (touch, for example), another (i.e. sight) would fade away. After that, I have a gap in my memory concerning my travels (consciousness and lucidity were weak, and I fell asleep and “resurfaced” several times), but I remember having been to a lot of places.

Here’s how the episode ended: I dove headfirst into water from a high board (after first having deepened a bit), and then my sense of touch grew sharper: I felt “water” and hit my head against a very soft “bottom.” I resumed the interrupted fall through willpower, but then it occurred to me that my grandmother wanted to wake me up. My level of awareness was not quite adequate, as it did not occur to me that I was actually sleeping in a dormitory, and not at my grandmother’s house. That’s why I decided that I needed to return to my body. A sharp fall occurred right after that thought, and was followed by sensations similar to those one experiences when hung-over.

Questions: Was a direct or indirect technique applied? What made the implementation of the technique successful? Why was Alexander ejected into his grandmother’s yard? While deepening, how could the problem of the senses being enhanced only one at a time have been solved? Why did the practitioner have gaps in his memory? What were the main problems associated with maintaining the phase?

Answers and Comments: Despite the brief lapse in consciousness, the technique used was a direct one, and that very lapse facilitated the immediate emergence of the necessary state, even though this was Alexander’s first experience. The ejection into his grandmother’s yard was spontaneous, and was most likely caused by some preceding thoughts about the yard or being in a habit of going there. Unexpected translocation often occurs when deepening while falling headfirst.

Quite possibly, in order to avoid having the senses of sight and touch enhance only one at a time, he should have simultaneously applied the techniques of touching and looking out. As for maintaining the phase, there were three main problems that were also direct causes of the gaps in Alexander’s memory: little depth, lack of a clear plan of action, and non-compliance with the rules for maintaining the phase (with the exception of multiple entries after return to the body).

No. 9

Svyatoslav Baranov

Student. Perm, Russia

I woke up on my side. I didn’t feel like sleeping anymore, but I closed my eyes anyway. When I lay down on my back, I immediately felt the sensation that I was about to fall from the couch (I was lying on the edge), and some kind of lapse occurred, as if I was being pulled somewhere. I lay down once again, and this buzzing started, and a green light appeared before my eyes. I lay back even further, and my eyelids started to flutter. I thought that I might fall from the couch at that moment, but then my vision came to me, and I observed that I was already lying on the floor next to the couch! I got up on my feet and noticed that the room was “spinning” as if I were drunk, but everything quite quickly went back to normal. At that very moment, I understood that this was it! The phase itself!

In ecstasy, I forgot about all the techniques and went to look about the room. Everything was just like in reality, but some things were out of place. I tried to levitate and bent backwards, and was somehow thrust outside. It was dusk out there, and there was a lot of snow on the ground. I went around the house and tried to levitate. I was able to soar upwards, and saw the horizon and sunset. But then I began to lose altitude. After having flown to the window on the other side of the house, I wanted to go up to the roof, but then a foul occurred. In a fraction of a second, I had the sensation that I was “nowhere”. But then, my real eyes opened (with difficulty) and there was once again the feeling of some sort of lapse. Awareness was dim during the phase, apparently due to not having gotten enough sleep.

Questions: What kind of phase entrance technique did Svyatoslav use? Which specific technique produced results? Which separation technique was employed? If separation was unsuccessful, which technique should have been immediately used? Which important actions did he not perform enough after entering the phase? What should have been done after the foul? Why was awareness dim during the phase?

Answers and Commentary: An indirect technique was employed. No phase state creation techniques were employed by Svyatoslav. Instead, separation immediately worked through rolling backwards. If separation were unsuccessful, he should have proceeded with observing images, which would have been possible with the green light.

Deepening was not immediately performed, no effort was made to maintain, and there was no approximation of a plan of action; however, this is not a crucial factor during initial experiences. Another attempt to enter the phase should have been made upon returning to the body, but this was also forgotten. Awareness was dim and memory was weak during the phase because of the initial shallowness of the state, which was reflected in the perception of the surrounding and also the thought processes.

No. 10

Oleg Sushchenko

Sportsman. Moscow, Russia

Last night I spent about an hour developing the interplay of images in my mind after I no left felt any feeling of kinesthetic sense. I was lying on my back in an uncomfortable position. After sliding towards sleep for some time, I felt slight vibrations and echoes of sounds from the dream world, but the uncomfortable position still hindered me. In the end, I thought the heck with it, and decided to lie down however was comfortable, and turned over to lie on my stomach. Despite the fact that the movement upset the process, after about five minutes the state began to return and build up. I was able to get a little vibration this time, although I was unable to amplify it. I drew a picture of my kitchen in my mind, and because the images in that state were really vivid, strong, and realistic, after some time I understood that not only were my attention and awareness there, but so were my bodily sensations. I was quite surprised that the phase had been so easy to fall in to (there was no doubt that this was the phase).

I jumped out through the window and began to fly around the courtyard. Actually, it was the first time that I had flown only upon a single mental command, without any physical effort, as occurs during dreams. The courtyard bore only 10% similarity to its real-life counterpart, but I was not at all surprised by this, and I simply enjoyed it as much as I could, as I was able see and was not immediately thrown out. But, after having looked at and taken in the city, the thought of whether or not this was the phase and not just a lucid dream occurred. I was so conscious in the dream that I was able to know about and comprehend such terms, and differentiate between them – can you imagine?! I have to add that I gave little attention to my memory, so I can’t say how much of my “self-awareness” was there, but I was aware enough to be able to differentiate between the phase and a lucid dream (or at least think about the difference). I even went and asked people around if it was the phase or a lucid dream. Sounds funny, doesn’t it? The funniest thing was that they answered that it was a different world, and they refused to discuss the topic any further with me. Then, I decided to not get my mind all mixed up and just go with the plot, which turned out to be quite long and uninterrupted! I recalled a moment from the day before how I had lain down and induced the phase while lying on my back, and how I had turned over and flown away. I recalled all this periodically during the course of the phase, and realized that I should try to ask about what had been going on with me on the forum later.

Then, later in the phase, I found myself in a basement. As there was just a really nasty smell there, I decided that I had already had enough and that it was time to go back. That happened even more easily, as soon as I thought about going back, a vibration as light as a breeze went through me and then I was back in my body with full awareness and a well-rested body and mind. I was completely refreshed! And that’s despite the fact that I remember everything, every second of the dream, from the moment I started flying!

Questions: Which type of technique helped Oleg enter the phase? What initially made it harder for him to enter the phase, and could this have had a positive effect on later results? What can be said of techniques related to vibrations in the context of Oleg’s entry into the phase? Which specific technique brought him into the phase? Which initial actions should have been taken upon entry into the phase? What was lacking that could have lead to productive use of the phase? Was it worthwhile to immediately translocate by jumping through the window? What was the cause of reflection on whether the experience was the phase or a conscious dream? Was it beneficial to try to offhandedly learn from objects what type of state this was? Why did the desire to return back to the body arise, and what could have caused it?

Answers and Commentary: Oleg entered the phase using a direct technique. He was initially unable to enter due to the uncomfortable position that he had assumed, although lapses in consciousness into short dreams did occur. Nevertheless, the initially unsuccessful technique still ended in a positive final outcome because the state that Oleg was in was close to the phase. However, attention should not have been given to vibration amplification techniques, especially straining the brain and straining the body without using muscles, as they can be detrimental during direct techniques.

The technique of visualization was used immediately before entering the phase instead of observing images, which is used more often. Oleg deliberately conjured the observed images instead of searching for them in front of himself, which is where the difference between the techniques lies. However, he did not perform deepening upon entering the phase. Additionally, he had no clear plan of action to ensure that the phase would be productive Starting to translocate by jumping through windows should only be done by those with a certain amount of experience since beginners sometimes perceive reality to be the phase, or the phase to be reality.

The reason for the reflection on the nature of the phenomenon was due to terminological confusion, which is quite widespread. If a practitioner is aware but does not feel the body as in the physical world, then it can be assumed that the phase has been entered. This is why there was no reason to inquire about this among animate objects.

Deliberately returning to the body was a big mistake. There was no reason to throw away an opportunity to travel and use the phase. Beginners are not often afforded such an opportunity. The reason for the return to the body in this case is most likely found in the absence of a plan of action and lack of clear understanding of how the phase might be used for practical aims.

No. 11

Alexander Lelekov

Computer Programmer. Saint Petersburg, Russia

I tried all night to use the Astral Catapult that cues you when you’re dreaming, but I gave up on the idea after several unsuccessful awakenings and simply fell asleep. When I’m dreaming I usually move by taking great leaps, much further than a kangaroo, about 100-300 yards. This happens regularly in my dreams, and I usually immediately realize that I’m in a dream. During one of the leaps, I realized while airborne that I was dreaming and also realized that I was able to land in a small dirty pond. As expected, I landed right in the pond and went deep under the water. And at that very moment, I found myself in the stencil, with my hands and head half stuck in it.

I got a little nervous that this attempt would also be unsuccessful, and so I immediately tried to separate from my body. I was unable to get my head or hands out, and for the first time I tried to turn around round my axis and managed to get out. Then I either slipped down or fell from the bed, but I did not feel any pain. I crawled for 1-2 meters and then felt that I could go back. I started to touch the rug and some other thing, though I don’t know exactly what it was as it was dark, and, lo and behold: within 20-30 seconds I probably felt what small kittens feel when their eyes open for the first time. Everything was foggy and blurry at first, but then a picture started to appear, the room filled with light, and colors became bright and vivid. I tried very hard to restrain my excitement, and, to my surprise, was able to.

I walked around my apartment thinking about what I should do. Realizing that I did not have that much time, I decided to talk to an elderly man who would answer my questions. I decided that there would be an omniscient elderly man behind the apartment’s front door, which I was about to open. And there he was, half-bald, about 60 years old, in a grey coat waiting for me. I asked him the question, “What should I do to get into the phase more often?” But he started to tell me about how he was raped as a child. And to be more precise, this was already not an elderly man, but an elderly woman. I was not very interested in hearing her story, thus I tried to move away from her, suggesting that we could talk later. But the elderly woman was persistent, and I did not want to offend her, because I thought that this was an unusual dream with its own set of rules, and namely that once you have asked an old woman a question, you are supposed to be courteous and listen to the entire answer.

I went with her to the kitchen of my apartment. The telephone suddenly rang. I got scared that the telephone was ringing in my apartment and would wake me up, which is why I immediately started to look at my hand in order to maintain. But the sensations were quite stable, and I stopped doing that. Then, me and this lady wanted to cook something in my kitchen. She said that I could heat a frying pan without gas. But I instead decided to try the technique of putting the hands together and blowing on them, and returned back into my body.

Questions: Which type of the entry into the phase did Alexander describe? Was the cueing program of any help? Which type of anchor was the leaping? Why was the onset of consciousness immediately followed by a transition into the stencil, i.e., the real body, though not completely? Which separation technique helped him to get out of his body again? Which technique was used for deepening? Which technique for materializing an object was used correctly? What should the procedure for obtaining information have been started with? What importance does a polite attitude towards elderly women in the phase have? Why was the return to body possible? What did Alexander either forget to do or forget to record right after the foul?

Answers and Comments: Alexander described an entry into the phase through dream consciousness. By and large, the onset of consciousness was facilitated by prior work with the cueing program, which, though it failed to yield results, strengthened the necessary intention to enter the phase. The leaping that accompanied the onset of consciousness may be compared with the sensations of levitation that often lead to practitioners achieving dream consciousness. Since the techniques for deepening and maintaining were not used at the moment of dream consciousness, a return to the body, though partial, naturally occurred.

Furthermore, Alexander managed to apply a separation technique that most resembled climbing out. He then managed to deepen correctly by means of touching and immediately felt a result. Despite the lack of a plan of action, the practitioner competently decided to do something useful and employed the technique of finding through a door in order to locate an animate source of information. He should have first tried to test the subject by asking special questions to determine if the object would be able to provide information (see Chapter 10).

Being polite to animate objects in the phase is the prerogative of each person on an individual basis, but it hardly has any real basis. Most likely, the return to the body was triggered by a failure to maintain, excessive thinking, or temporary passivity. Upon exiting the phase, Alexander should have tried to immediately return. However, he failed to do so, even though he had returned to the phase after exiting dream consciousness. Such a step should have been obvious due to an incomplete connection to the body.

No. 12

Boris Bender

Movie Technician, Experienced Practitioner of the Phase. Moscow, Russia

I became conscious in my dream almost immediately after falling asleep. I was in my apartment standing in the corridor. Being surprised by having so suddenly found myself in the phase, I started to touch the walls with my hands to test their firmness or, “realness,” as well as to intensify the phase by touching. I entered the room. There was a bed standing next to the wall, with my mother sleeping on it. I could not see her face, only her body under the blanket. The room and corridor were exact replicas of their real-life counterparts.

While thinking about my sleeping mother, I suddenly started to feel somewhat uneasy. When I approached the window, I saw a grotesque landscape behind it that was similar to pictures from movies about catastrophes: a wasteland, houses in ruins, odd pileups of building materials, slabs of concrete, garbage, craters from explosions here and there, and I noticed human figures in some places.

Fearing a foul caused by the fact that I was taking in a panoramic view (the view from the window spanned 180 degrees and cut off at the horizon, which is in fact almost exactly as the view from my apartment is in real life), I turned back into the room and started to touch the wardrobe, and then knelt down to touch the floor. All the while, my fear had been growing stronger and stronger: both out of thinking about my sleeping mother and due to the view from the window. Anxiety turned into real fear within a matter of several seconds, and then graduated into terror and panic. I lost the ability to think critically. I had only one thought: I had to go back to my body. I darted back to my bed and suddenly found myself lying on it. I closed my eyes, but could not understand if I were in my real body or still in the phase. My terror grew even stronger when I half-opened my eyes and saw that my mother was getting up from her bed. She looked like a character from a horror movie and apparently was hostile to me.

I wanted to disappear, dissolve, and wake up! I hectically tried to recall the techniques for an emergency exit from the phase, but with poor results: I tried to freeze, relax and touch my fingers to my toes in order to feel a connection with my real body. At some moments I felt like I had it, thinking, “The connection had been restored!” I opened my eyes, but realized that I was still in the phase when I saw that the room had changed, and was now awash with garbage.

The fact that the attempts kept ending with false awakenings was driving me crazy. I was especially shocked when I got up after one of the false awakenings and saw my mother standing at my bed, still looking threateningly at me, like a vampire or a zombie from a horror movie. Plus, she started to reach out toward me with her hands!

I nevertheless kept on and tried to freeze and wiggle my toes, this time without opening my eyes, and not checking where I was. I started to calm down after some time, but I was unable to feel my real body, which was confirmed by the fact that sounds were coming in from the phase: I heard sparrows chirping outside the window, though it reality it was too late for sparrows to be out. However, the chirping and the associations that it brought (i.e. day, warmth, sparrows, and sun), probably helped me a lot and calmed me down, as I finally managed to sense my real body and found myself in reality. Nevertheless, after I got up, I immediately started to verify for about half a minute that I was no longer in the phase by touching objects, making sure that they were hard, and feeling all of my bodily sensations.

Questions: Why was there a risk that Boris could return to his body when taking in the view from the window? How could Boris have examined the panoramic view from the window without worrying about a foul? Which technique for deepening and “maintaining” was employed several times? What would have happened if Boris translocated from the source of the fear to another place? How could he have overcome this problem? Why was Boris unable to easily exit the phase and why were all of the techniques that he knew of no practical use?

Answers and Comments: When examining distant objects in the phase, there is always a risk of returning to one’s body because the activity is relaxing and relaxation is detrimental to the length of a phase. Boris could have continued to take in the view by simultaneously keeping up vibrations, periodically examining his hands, or rubbing them together. During the entire length of Boris’s phase, he performed sensory amplification by touching to deepen and maintain the phase.

If he tried to run away from his mother to another place in the phase, she probably would have caught up with him there anyway. He should have tried to yell at her in an aggressive tone. This would have helped him to overcome his fear and either scare the object away or make it more agreeable. Problems with an emergency exit from the phase arose because it was the beginning of the night and the mind still needed to dream and, thus, kept pulling him into that process.

No. 13

Alexei Teslenko

IT Engineer, Experienced Practitioner of the Phase. Moscow, Russia

Actually, I was not planning to travel that night, but when I woke up around midnight I decided to try to enter the phase nevertheless. I started to perform phantom movements with my arms, but then a strong sleepy lethargy overcame me and I suddenly wanted to give up my attempts to enter the phase and simply fall asleep. However, I was persistent and continued to perform phantom movements with my arms. Instead of feeling the usual vibrations that occur when this technique is performed, I simply fell asleep and continued the phantom movements while dreaming. Because of that, my consciousness apparently did not fall asleep completely, and I became aware that I was dreaming.

I immediately climbed out of my body. There was no vision, conscious awareness was no more than 50%, so the phase was not that deep. In order to maintain the phase, I immediately started chaotically touching everything around me. It helped. Vision came, though it was murky. I then found myself in my apartment. I decided to strive to deepen. Each time that I exercised that technique, the phase became deeper and deeper. After I had achieved a stable phase, I decided that it would be good to grab a snack and headed for the fridge. I should add that I was on a strict diet at the time and was craving something sweet or fried. However, when I opened the fridge, I was quite disappointed. There was a lot of food in the fridge, but all of it required preparation (raw meat, fish, dill, etc.). However, there was a bottle of sparkling mineral water on a special lower shelf in the fridge. Without giving it any thought, I took the bottle and started to chug it.

All of the sensations were just as in real life: I felt the bubbles from the carbonation, that peculiar taste that mineral water has, and also how the water went down my throat. In general, everything was quite realistic, though there was no sensation of my stomach filling up with water and, moreover, the water felt somewhat dry. It sounds funny, but that very feeling of water’s dryness spoiled my overall impression somewhat. After a foul, I realized that a possible reason for this might have been dryness in the mouth of my real body.

Usually, if there are, for example, candies in the kitchen or in the fridge, I actually take a handful of them and consume them while traveling through the phase.

After going to the fridge, I wanted to see something interesting. I decided to employ the technique for creating objects and people, and so I closed my eyes and focused on the image of a girl whom I wanted to see at that very moment. I affirmed my desire, and I then opened my eyes, concentrating on the area to my side. The air grew misty at first, and then the person I was expecting materialized out of the air, and came to life, seemingly fully autonomous and with free will – she had the same manner of speaking as in real life, and acted in the same way. The foul happened while my conversation with the girl was in full swing…

Questions: Which type of the technique did Alexei ultimately use? Why did lethargy and drowsiness arise during phantom wiggling? What should be done in this type of situation? What was most likely lacking when the indirect technique was performed, and why did the experience end with Alexei falling asleep? What techniques for deepening were used? What could have been done to quickly fill the fridge with ready-to-eat food? Which technique for finding an object was used with regard to the girl? What else could have been used for the same purpose, considering Alexei’s actions? What should have been done immediately after the foul? How many practical applications of the phase did Alexei manage to try?

Answers and Comments: The entry to the phase happened because Alexei had become aware that he was dreaming while he rightly tried to resist the sudden tiredness and drowsiness over the course of the unsuccessful attempt with the indirect technique of phantom wiggling. Usually, such drowsiness signifies that a phase is approaching, signaling a need for aggression, activeness and attention in order to overcome inertia and enter the phase. However, attentiveness was lacking, so Alexei fell asleep. However, his desire to enter the phase was so strong that the phantom wiggling continued even while he was dreaming, causing him to experience dream consciousness.

Among techniques employed for deepening were sensory amplification through touching and jogging. It would have been sufficient to employ the technique of finding through a door to ensure that the fridge was properly stocked. For example, Alexei should have closed the door on the refrigerator, focused his attention on a full stock of snacks and food, and then opened the door to discover that everything he’d envisioned was there.

The technique for finding an object through transformation was used to make the girl appear, but this technique should be considered only by experienced practitioners because it can lead to a foul in case of insufficient concentration. Before employing the technique, Alexei shut his eyes, and only then imagined the girl right in front of him. He could have immediately created her using the technique of closed eyes, which usually is easier to do since there is no direct visual contact with surroundings.

Upon returning to his body, he should have tried to separate again. Altogether, Alexei managed to and make progress in two specific, applied tasks, though did not complete them satisfactorily.

Exercises for Chapter 12

Tasks

Try to assess the experiences described above using the rubric below. The answers are located in the appendix.

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A PRAGMATIC APPROACH

The only sure way to get practice without unnecessarily wasting time is to have a pragmatic and rational approach to the nature and possibilities of the phase phenomenon.

The majority of available information regarding dissociative phenomena is inaccurate. This becomes obvious during initial entries into the phase. This is why practice should begin from the perspective of a clean slate, using a logical bearing in thinking: everything not confirmed by personal experience should be taken with a grain of salt. This means only personal experience should be taken seriously, not the experience of acquaintances, authors, teachers, blogs, or forums.

To err is human; thus, it is also human to pass on errors. As a result, many paradoxical old wives’ tales concerning the phase phenomenon have become accepted a priori.

Not everything written in esoteric literature should be thrown out. Some things may possibly be drawn from it. After reading such literature, a practitioner should not assume that the new knowledge is a universal truth.

For a house to stand firm, it needs a solid foundation. The only way to build a good foundation phase practice is to approach the phenomenon in a down-to-earth manner, from a scientific perspective, discounting any purported supernatural phenomena. Once a solid foundation has been established, everyone has the right to build their own truth on it.

INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS

If a practitioner is only interested in having phase experiences, then the simple treatment of this guidebook and other materials may suffice. However, if a practitioner wants to achieve the best results, ample focus must be given to individual thought and formation of opinion based on personal analysis.

Until all questions are answered through a search for answers in various sources of information, no real progress should be expected. Many things cannot be described or explained. The resolution of many issues will always remain up to individual judgment and understanding. Finding all of the answers is impossible. Moreover, trying to possess all of the answers is a serious inhibitor to real progress because the practitioner would have to digress into dubious literature and conversation aside from real, formative practice.

The advice and experiences of others may lead to error. In no case should there be any authorities or unachievable ideals. A logical, even skeptical approach should be taken during research and practice. The goal of this guidebook is to provide the reader with linear, factual information sufficient for the development of independent analysis.

Each time a practitioner encounters some incomprehensible phenomenon or problem when performing phase techniques, an independent analysis of the phenomenon should be formed before looking elsewhere for the cause. If a seeker looks for answers outside of personal reasoning, there is a high risk of assimilating and acting upon a fallacy.

Many practitioners are not willing to analyze personal successes and failures, and instead search all sorts of books, which often contradict one another, and using a hodge-podge of extraneous, unverified information can only lead one to further, and quite infectious, fallacy.

APPROACH TO LITERATURE

Literature of every sort has always been the main vehicle for disseminating information about the phase state. The phase phenomenon is referred to by other terms: astral projection, out-of-body travel, or lucid dreaming. In addition to disseminating information, many books are often vehicles for disseminating fallacies.

This is easy to recognize when researching several such books and comparing described events and theories. The information is more often than not contradictory and based on opinions that have never been verified by anyone, including the authors. The result is a mass of speculation that has no bearing on reality, nearly always accompanied by a false certainty about the subject matter. However, unlike the real world, the phase is not a place where one can believe one’s eyes or feelings. The phases’ appearance and qualities depend very much on the person experiencing it.

For example, if a practitioner believes upon entering the phase the body will be lying nearby on the bed, then it will always be there. If a practitioner believes that the perceived body should always be tethered to the physical body, then in the practitioner will always see and even feel a tether in the phase. This is a simple case of expectations becoming reality. Similarly, someone who has entered the phase by accident and thinks that the time of death has arrived may see angels and a tunnel with a light at the end. If someone is extremely religious, there may be a perception that something holy, even God, has appeared. If entry to the phase is construed as a result of being abducted by aliens, then that is exactly what will happen.

This would all be quite funny if it were not actually encountered. When it occurs, the only thing left to do is to believe. To believe, to tell others about it, and write books about it…

There are authors who impart no illusions, but it is often difficult for a novice to separate the truth from illusion or open fabrication, which is why a skeptical approach to the contents of any book is warranted. The only truth conveyed in any book is that which has been verified by personal experience. The rest should simply be noted and possibly taken into consideration.

In conclusion, books should be studied to discover technique-related information that allows a practitioner to enter the phase and control the experience. This is the only point of intersection among all beliefs and theories.

PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT

Since techniques used to enter the phase are associated with a specific type of mental operation, it is necessary to create comfortable conditions so that external distracters are kept to a minimum. A room should neither be too cold or too hot, nor too bright. Performing techniques at a comfortable temperature in a darkened room or while wearing a sleeping mask are ways to promote unhindered practice.

Interfering noises are often also major distracters and isolation from such noises is necessary to successful practice. It is often sufficient to turn off the phone and close doors and windows. If this does not help, or if it is extremely loud outside the window, one can use standard earmuffs.

It is also helpful to give advance notice to people so that they are not alarmed. It is also preferable that no one is in the bed with the practitioner. Most often, domestic animals interfere with the performance of techniques, which is why they should be fed beforehand and kept out of the room where direct or indirect techniques are practiced.

TALKING WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE

Great benefit is derived by discussing personal experiences with other practitioners. This leads to an exchange of information, new knowledge, and mutual help concerning certain problems and issues.

The greatest effect comes through communication in person, and not solely through mail, forums, and blogs. Meeting face-to-face with like-minded people promotes camaraderie and a useful knowledgebase to consider during individual practice.

Due to the fact that knowledge of the phenomenon is underdeveloped, difficulties may arise in finding someone to talk to. This can be solved by personally sharing phase experiences with friends and family members, regardless of whether they are fellow practitioners. It is even better to pass on training literature, like this guidebook.

The website www.obe4u.com also has a discussion forum devoted to the phase, making it possible to obtain and exchange a large amount of information. The site also has the contact information for the coordinators of Phase Practitioner Clubs all around the world, which is a non-commercial association of enthusiasts who meet to exchange and discuss experiences.

THE RIGHT WAY TO KEEP A JOURNAL

Keeping a journal can be of much help while learning and practicing the phase. When properly kept, a journal can help a practitioner to develop an analysis that will increase the quality of phase experiences. By and large, keeping a journal helps to iron out a sporadic practice, turning it into a structured discipline that can be mastered.

An effective diary should contain a massive amount of indicators that allow a statistical study to uncover patterns. It is essential that each entry include the date, time of day or night, a detailed account of entries into the phase and phase experiences. Descriptions of mistakes and a plan of action for the next phase should also be recorded. During the novice stages of practice, even noting unsuccessful entry attempts is beneficial. Later on, only successful phase experiences may be recorded.

Here is an example of a proper journal entry:

Data:

Experience No. 12

January 5th, 2008

2:33 PM

Experience:

I woke up early in the morning. After exercising, I took a shower and ate breakfast. I watched TV and read books until lunch.

I laid down for a nap at 1 PM, right after lunch. I felt like performing indirect techniques, and affirmed this intention. I woke up the first time to movement, but after trying to employ forced falling asleep (in order to negate the effects of the movement), I fell asleep. I woke up the second time without movement and tried to roll out. This didn’t work and I tried levitating and getting up. After that, I moved on to phantom wiggling. Movement occurred in my right hand. After doing this for several seconds, I decided to try listening in. Sounds started, but I was unable to make them louder. However, images appeared before my eyes and I started to view them. After they became realistic, I decided to try rolling out and it worked without a hitch.

My vision was dim, as if through a veil. But then, the rest of the sensations I felt reached the verge of reality. This is when I went to the window. For some reason, it was summer outside, and not winter. There was a red fire-truck outside the window. There were really low clouds in the sky. The sun was above them.

Next, everything quickly faded away and I found myself back in my body. Then, I got up and looked at the time. It was 2:15 PM.

Mistakes:

1. When the phantom wiggling worked, I should have aggressively tried to increase the range of movement, and not simply done wiggling, let alone change to another technique. After all, if wiggling occurs, the phase can always be entered. 2. The same with the sounds. I had no great desire to amplify sounds or even listen in. Everything was done lackadaisically. 3. I should have started with deepening and not actions, as visual sensations were not vivid. 4. I should have employed techniques for maintaining. 5. You can’t look down for long without simultaneously using techniques for maintaining, yet I took in everything outside the window and in the sky. 6. I forgot about the plan of action. 7. I should have tried again to enter the phase.

Plan of action for next time:

1. Definitely deepen the phase as much as possible. 2. I should try to go through a wall. 3. Translocate to my Auntie in New York. 4. Translocate to the Statue of Liberty and examine her crown. 5. Try to conduct the experiment of putting my hand into my head.

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You have in front of you a concise description of the phase’s practical applications, albeit in condensed form as full treatment of the topic requires much more than a single chapter. A much more detailed description of ways to practically apply the phase, along with techniques for doing so, are contained in the book “Ultimate Yoga. The Technology of the 2012 Transformation”. It also provides many examples of the phenomenon in practice.

THE ESSENCE OF APPLICATIONS FOR PHASE STATES

Phase perception initially causes so much emotion and variety of experience that the practitioner is often not concerned with the question of how the phase might be purposefully used. The critical question of application becomes even more critical as experience increases. Application of the phase becomes more vivid against the background of understanding how the phenomenon can provide a means of gaining information and new experiences.

Some approach the phase practice with a predetermined goal, uninterested in anything else. With a specific goal, a problem may arise in the origination of the goal because the phase phenomenon is wrapped in a thick layer of prejudices and stereotypes, which often have no bearing on the reality. The primary purpose of this chapter is to precisely separate reality from fiction. Its second purpose is to provide a detailed description of what may be obtained from the practice of phase experiences.

Every proven and accessible practical application of the phase is based on three qualities: a) application founded on the phase’s ability to simulate any object and any space with any properties and functions; b) application based on the opportunity to connect with the subconscious mind in order to obtain information; c) application based on the phase’s ability to impact a practitioner’s physiology.

Most importantly, nothing described in this chapter is difficult to achieve. Any application may be achieved during the very first phase if a practitioner manages to focus and apply the appropriate techniques for translocation or finding objects. Regardless of whether the practitioner adheres to a mystical or pragmatic worldview, a full range of access is inherently possible.

Possible applications of the phenomenon certainly exceed the scope of descriptions related through this chapter. It is possible that other applications simply have not been proven yet, and, so far, the correct methods of practicing these unknown. Only the practitioner may determine the limits of possibility within the phase. Of course, common sense should be applied, or it would be logically and psychologically difficult to disengage misconceptions. The goal of this chapter is to provide a real (though minimal) foundation that is firm and unyielding, whatever the circumstance. If the practitioner follows a strict approach to practice, it will be much more difficult to become lost during further practical and theoretical studies.

APPLICATIONS BASED ON SIMULATION

Many wonder about the nature of the phase state in relation to the brain, i.e. whether or not the phase is all in one’s head.  But in the context of applying the phase, this is not a valid concern. Perception of the entire physical environment is performed through sensory organs. In the phase, perception is the same, sometimes even more realistic. Whether everything described in this chapter occurs in reality or is merely simulated makes no difference in terms of the encountered sensations.

Travelling

• Around the world: It is possible to reach any point of the planet, and it is particularly interesting to revisit places where the practitioner once lived or visited, and visit places that the practitioner has a strong desire to visit. Every sight and beauty of the Earth become accessible, be it the Eiffel Tower or an island in Oceania, the Pyramids of Egypt, or Angel Falls.
• Through Outer Space: Although humankind is not going to reach Mars any time soon, any practitioner may stand on its surface and experience its unique landscape through the use of translocation in the phase. There is nothing more amazing than observing galaxies and nebulae, planets, and stars from the vantage pint of vast space. Of all phase applications available, this one provides practitioners with the most striking aesthetic experiences.
• To different places in time: This makes it possible to visit a childhood, to see what a person will look like in the future; a pregnant woman in the phase may see what her child will look like. Travel far back in time and witness the construction of the Pyramids at Giza, see Paris in the 17th century, wander among the dinosaurs of the Jurassic period.
• Through different worlds: Travel a world that has been described in literature or just invented by the practitioner, developed in the imagination. These could be extraterrestrial civilizations, parallel worlds, or universes from fairy tales and films. Any destination is nearby.

Encounters

• With relatives: Since relatives cannot always see each other, there is the remarkable possibility to meet each other and talk in the phase. Of course, this does not entail mutual presence. It is enough for one person to possess the required desire – the second person may never even know. Realizing the desire to contact a close relative and exchange information is a treasure.
• With acquaintances: Circumstances often prevent seeing people who are important. This is an opportunity to realize a desire and finally meet that certain person again.
• With the dead: Regardless of the nature of the phase phenomenon, nothing else yields the possibility to see, talk to, and embrace a deceased loved one. These are vivid, personal experiences, accessible to everyone, and achieving these encounters does not require major difficulty. Courage is the only necessity. From a technique-related point of view, a stable phase and application of the finding objects technique sets the stage for what at first may seem impossible. It should be noted that when a deceased person is encountered in the phase, the distortions caused by the object finding technique may lead to some very undesirable occurrences. If you are interested in this subject, you should carefully study the guidebook Contact with the Deceased (author: Michael Raduga).
• With celebrities: Through the use of object finding techniques, a practitioner has the opportunity to meet any famous person. This could be a historical persona, a contemporary politician, or an artist. In the phase state, they are all accessible for any type of interaction. For example, a practitioner could meet Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, Napoleon, Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, and a great many others.

Realizing Desires

• Everyone has dreams. Regardless of whether they ever come true in reality, they may at least enjoy be realized in the phase. Some dream of a visit to Las Vegas, some to drive a Ferrari, some visit Outer Space, others would like to bathe in a pile of money, and some desire sexual experiences. All of these may finally be experienced in the phase.

Alternative to the Virtual World

• In the phase, young men may participate in game battles as if the battles are real. A practitioner can visit unusual worlds and places while enjoying completely realistic sensations, feel a weapon in his hands, and even the smell of gunpowder. If desired, even the sensation of battle wounds may be experienced. Gaming possibilities in the phase are not limited by the power of a microprocessor, but the extent of a practitioner’s imagination.

Creative Development

• Creating works of art: Using the methods of object finding or translocation, an artistic practitioner can purposefully seek an object in the phase that may be composed in real life. If necessary, it is possible to easily return to study an object in the phase. For example, a painter may find a stunning landscape and puts it to canvas in the real world while periodically returning to the same landscape in the phase.
• Viewing future completed works of art: If an artist is in the process of realizing an idea, then a preliminarily look at the end result of a design may be seen in the phase. A painter can examine a painting in advance; a sculptor may see a completed sculpture, and an architect will be able to wander through a house that is still in the early stages of design. Any creative work can be simulated in the phase.
• A source of inspiration and fantasy: The phase practice imparts ideas and desires that positively affect creative endeavors. Furthermore, the realization of desires and travels through unusual spaces evoke great emotions, which provide excellent inspiration.

APPLICATIONS BASED ON CONTACT WITH THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

Assume that the phase state is just an exceptionally unusual state of brain and that perception within it is no more than an unusually realistic play of its functions. Assume that a practitioner in the phase decides to travel to a forest. To do so, the translocation with closed eyes technique is used, and, as a result, a forest appears.

What happens if the vision contains very detailed knowledge of forests, what forests consist of, and where forests originate? The brain creates a hyper-realistic space superior to that of everyday reality, consisting of millions of blades of grass, leaves, hundreds of trees, and a multitude of sounds. Each blade of grass has depth and build, not just a point. Each leaf also consists of component parts. A unique, natural pattern makes up the bark of each tree.

Suddenly, a wind begins to blow through the forest, and millions of leaves and blades of grass, following a mathematical model of the propagation of air masses, begin oscillating in a wavelike fashion. Thus, a certain resource inside us is capable in mere seconds not only of creating millions of details in the desired scene, but also to control each of those details individually!

Even if the phase is just a state of mind, this does not mean that there are no sources of information within it. The mind possesses great computing ability and is equipped to imagine the full extent of the impossible. No computer, however powerful, is capable of similar feats. A practitioner is able to somehow tap into amazing resources while in the phase. It only remains to learn exactly how to achieve mastery.

It is possible that the phase space is governed by the subconscious mind. This means that the practitioner is able to contact the subconscious while in the phase state. During everyday life, the subconscious mind sends information based on calculations determined by enormous capabilities. However, humans neither hear nor perceive these signals because people are accustomed to receiving information linguistically. The subconscious mind hardly operates within the limitations of language. Communication with the subconscious mind on a conscious level is only possible within the phase. If all phase objects are created and controlled by the subconscious mind, then it is possible to use them as translators. For example, when talking to a person in the phase, normal words are heard while the object and communicated information is controlled by the subconscious mind.

An explanation of how information is obtained in the phase can hardly be unequivocally proven. Perhaps there are other undiscovered resources. But that is not so important. The most important thing is definitely known: how to obtain information in the phase.

The algorithm for obtaining information from the phase is not complex. After entering the phase, only the techniques for obtaining information and the methods of verifying it need to be learned to increase in knowledge gleaned from the phase.

Based on the pragmatic explanation of the nature of the phase as an unusual state of brain controlled by the subconscious, it may be assumed that the amount of information obtained in the phase is limited. If the phase exists within the confines of the brain, then the brain can only operate on data that has been received by the brain over the course of its existence. Indeed, it appears that everything perceived through the sensory organs is remembered and correlated with other data; this observation concern conscious and unconscious perception.

If any event is actually a consequence of other events, which were, in turn, also consequences of previous happenings, then nothing occurs by chance. The initial data is known – then it is possible to calculate what is implied by it.

As a result, if everything is based solely on the resource of the subconscious mind, then information may be obtained about everything that is related to an individual life: the practitioner’s experiences and the experiences of those with whom the practitioner experiences life. Lessons are learned from the future and past, and the future and past of others. All in all, in order to approach knowing the whole of the information available in the phase, personal knowledge capacity would need to increase by 100 or even 1,000 times.

The only information that is not available in the phase is that about which the subconscious mind does not have any preliminary information. For example, where to purchase a winning lottery ticket that will win millions of dollars cannot be learned since there is no data that could support the necessary calculation. The subconscious mind will also not be able to show the practitioner what a random street in a small town on the other end of the Earth looks like. A practitioner should not try guessing what information the subconscious mind has to offer and what it doesn’t because mistakes are easily made. For example, if a practitioner has never been to Paris and never seen the Eiffel Tower, it might be assumed that the practitioner’s subconscious mind knows nothing about it either, although through over the course of life, the mind has already received an enormous quantity of information from pictures, photographs, stories, videos, books, and so forth.

There are three basic techniques for obtaining information in the phase. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages that must be studied and learned before use.

Animate Objects Technique.

To perform this method of obtaining information, the practitioner, in a full deep phase, must locate a person by techniques for finding objects and procure the necessary information from that person through the use of simple questions. If the required information is linked to a certain person, then that person should be located in the phase. If the information is not related to anyone in particular, then it is possible to create a universal information source, which must be associated with wisdom and knowledge. For example, this could be a wise recluse, a well-known philosopher, or a guru.

The advantage of this technique is that it is easy to pose additional questions and it is also easier to verify whatever information is obtained. A drawback of this technique is that, for many, it is difficult to communicate with living objects in the phase because of objects’ unresponsiveness or a practitioner’s problems with maintaining the phase while talking with objects.

Inanimate Objects Technique.

Use techniques for finding objects in order to locate information from sources like inscriptions, books, or newspapers. While trying to locate the source of information, remember to concentrate of a belief that what is found will have the desired information. Source types are not limited to paper media; even radios or televisions may be watched or listened to, and computer search engines and file systems also may produce results.

A huge drawback of this technique is that considerable complications arise if an additional or a follow-up question emerges, which may cause the practitioner to have to stop and repeat the searching process.

The upside to this technique is that if a practitioner has problems communicating with animate objects, this technique can temporarily serve as a reasonable alternative.

Episode Technique.

In order to receive information using this method, imagine an event or series of events that will communicate the desired information. Then, move to the area where predetermined events are expected to take place by using translocation techniques. After arriving at the destination, use visual observation to understand what is taking place and the information that the events are communicating. The episode technique is suitable only for cases where information can be obtained by observation.

How to verify the information? The techniques for receiving information in the phase are not complex in and prove successful after just a few attempts. However, as was already mentioned earlier, the properties of phase spaces that do not fall under the category of vivid perception are not particularly stable – not only in terms of appearance, but also in terms of their properties. Correctness of information also depends on the objects themselves. The problem rests in that the practitioner may not be able to properly control the object in question and may receive false information.

Interesting fact!

The phase space is not everyday reality; therefore, it should not be treated with the normal belief that every observation should be regarded as fact.

Even when a practitioner has learned to find animate and inanimate objects with an absence of doubt, there is still no guarantee that the received information is always accurate. A few technique-related tricks are able to test an object’s ability to speak the truth.

For example, an object can talk about something with absolute confidence, but that does not mean that what it communicates is all true. If doubt is experienced while finding the object, then doubt may have an effect on what the object says. This is why doubt must be avoided at all costs – although beginners are bound to initially have problems with this.

To determine whether an object is able to give accurate information, a control question should be asked; a question that the subconscious mind cannot know the answer to. For example, a practitioner might ask a found object: “Where can I buy the winning lottery ticket for the Mega Ball jackpot?” If the object starts answering such questions seriously, going into great detail, then the object should be created anew since its properties allow the possibility that it will lie. A proper object will remain silent or say that it does not know the answer to the control question.

After accurate information is obtained through the use of a control question, it must be confirmed. This is done by means of a clarifying question. The practitioner needs to ask the object where the information came from to find out the details that offer proof of the information’s authenticity in the real world. The object may also be asked the same questions more than once, provided they are reworded. The answers to reworded questions must be identical.

Remember, the more important the nature of the information and the more serious action it implies, the more effort needs to be invested in verifying it in the real world since a certain percentage of the information is bound to be incorrect despite correct performance of information-related techniques.

APPLICATION BASED ON INFLUENCING PHYSIOLOGY

There are three main elements that, with the help of the phase, may influence the physiology in very beneficial ways. First, it is possible to contact the subconscious mind to learn how to influence physiology. Second, the brain reacts more strongly to sensations than to real events. For example, if running while in the phase, the physical processes of the body would be consistent with the processes occurring in the body of a person running in reality: respiration accelerates, blood pressure increases, the heartbeat quickens, and even blood flow to the feet becomes greater. Third, while the practitioner experiences profound changes of consciousness in the phase, this is when all direct and indirect forms of autosuggestion are most effective.

Not all influences on physiology are 100% effective. However, even without a guaranteed rate of success, the effort to influence physiology is worthy of attention because amazing results can be obtained. Always remember that achieving a good result may require repeated influence from the phase. Even in the physical world, medications require repeated ingestion.

If the goal is to cure a disease, do not rely solely on the phase. Sick persons must use the phase alongside treatment from physicians. The more serious the illness, the more strongly this rule applies.

Obtaining Information

The diagnosis of health problems may be performed with the same techniques used for obtaining information. It is also possible to learn methods to cure health problems, if such methods exist. Both of these possibilities apply to third parties being helped by efforts in the phase. Information gathering is the only proven way to influence the physiology of other people by using the phase. For example, it is possible to find a well-known healer in the phase and ask about personal health problems or the problems of a friend or family member. A clarified answer may be used in the assistance of traditional medical treatment.

Attention from Doctors

Find a doctor in the phase by using the technique of finding objects and ask the doctor to take examine or treat a known illness or other health problem. For example, in case of abdominal pains the doctor may palpate the belly, apply pressure to various points, and perform a special massage. Any actions are possible, including an operation. After leaving the phase, the practitioner will feel a positive result.

Taking medicines

The placebo effect is much stronger in the phase than in reality since all actions occur in a highly modified state of consciousness and are perceived directly. Object locating techniques may be used to find medications used to treat existing problems. It is also possible to create self-made substances to produce the desirable effect. For example, in case of an acute headache in reality, a practitioner may take a painkiller while in the phase and its effect will be partially felt in the wakeful state.

Direct Effect

An illness or problem may be directly affected by actions in the phase. For example, a sore throat may be warmed by envisioning a burning sensation in the throat or by moving to a hot location, like a sauna. If a practitioner would like to increase physical flexibility, then stretching in the phase will cause the body to adjust to the nonexistent action by relaxing and tensing the corresponding tendons and muscles.

Programming

This is nothing more than normal autosuggestion or auto-training in the phase, which is more potent in the phase than reality. A practitioner should repeat a desired goal silently or aloud and, if possible, should imagine experiencing the desired result. For example, if the aim is to get rid of depression, a practitioner should attempt to recreate a happy mood in the phase, experiencing it to the fullest extent possible. Simultaneously, silent repetition of a goal with complete understanding and expectation that everything will be alright, that everything is wonderful will undoubtedly produce the desired effect.

Useful experiences

Everything with useful properties in reality should be experienced as useful in the phase since the body will react in practically the same manner. Useful experiences may include exercising, going to the gym, having a massage, taking mud or salt baths, and experiencing pleasant emotions.

Psychology

Practicing phase-related techniques favorably affects the psychology because it offers new opportunities and evokes new emotions. However, there are specific applications of the phase that produce differing psychological effects. For example, it is possible to use the phase space as a bridge for dealing with phobias by facilitating a setting where a practitioner may confront and deal with certain fears. Various complexes may be defeated in a similar manner. The use of a well-known technique called re-visiting (recapitulation), where a person re-experiences adverse events while trying to relate to them in a new way, has been used successfully in the phase.

Training

Any motor skills can be sharpened by using it in reality and in the phase because the algorithm of rapid physical action is generated at the level of interaction between areas of the brain that correspond to muscle action. In the phase, wrestlers may practice throws, karate fighters may practice punches and kicks, and gymnasts may practice acrobatics. Having enough time to practice these actions in the phase is another matter.

UNPROVEN EFFECTS

People often approach the practice of various phase states with deep-rooted misconceptions about what can actually be achieved through practice. Everything listed in this section refers to these misconceptions. It has not been proven that any of these things is impossible; however, actions should be based on proven and verified methods in order to avoid making mistakes and wasting time.

Physical exit: If the first experience with the phase phenomenon happens by accident, it is almost impossible not to interpret it as a real separation of the soul from the body – a physical exit. This is how the initial phase experience really feels. With experience it becomes easily noticeable that certain things in reality do not match things in the phase, like the placement of objects or furniture in the house where a phase is first encountered.

No actual physical exit from the body has ever been proven through scientific experimentation and observation. For example, in the phase, it is not possible to fly around to locations in physical world, although it may seem so, the locations that are experienced are produced within the mind. Nor is it possible to pinch someone in the phase and then to find a bruise on the person while in reality.

Other worlds: The phase space is similar to the physical world, and a practitioner may be inclined to think that the soul has left the body. Sometimes the phase takes on an absolutely unnatural form. As a result, the practitioner may decide that a parallel world has been entered: the world beyond, the astral plane, mental space, or the ether. Although travel in the phase can lead to many places, this does not mean that the phase allows travel through or use of actual, alternate worlds. The practitioner should be reasonable.

Development of super-abilities: It is partially correct to consider the practice of the phase as an extrasensory ability since it is an actual development of extremely unusual skills that have always been considered mystical. Times have changed, and the phase should hardly be shuttled off to the esoteric, obscure corners of knowledge.

There exists an unproven theory that the practice of the phase can impart unusual abilities. While literature is full of references to this effect, these abilities have not yet been proven by anyone. The same applies to intentionally developing unusual abilities in the phase. Yes, these may be trained while in the phase, but this does not mean that training in the phase will yield the same results in the real world. Practice should not be for the sake of achieving super-abilities since there are many proven applications that do translate to reality in valuable ways. Be realistic.

USE OF THE PHASE BY THE DISABLED

While practicing the phase may still be viewed by the majority as entertainment or an element of self-development at best, phase practice takes on a whole new meaning for the physically disabled. For them, the phase may be the only place where the handicaps of reality dissolve and disabled practitioners experience a range of possibility greater than the life experienced in reality.

A blind person will see again in the phase, even more clearly than seeing people do in reality. Someone who is paralyzed will be able walk, run, and also fly. A deaf person will hear the murmur of streams and the chirping of birds. For the disabled, the phase practice is a chance to discover new, incomparable worlds free of physical limitation.

Naturally, there are some nuances that must be understood. First, for example, if a person was born blind, then there is the question as to whether or not they would be able to see in the phase the same way ordinary people see. However, this issue has not been fully studied, and blind people should simply carry out their own independent research. Second, some types of disabilities can negatively affect the practice of the phase states. For example, people who have gone blind have greater difficultly catching the intermediate state between sleep and wakefulness since, unlike seeing people, they may awaken without opening their eyes to the perception of sound. Third, a purely psychological disability plays an enormous negative role. Psychologically disabled people have a whole range of specific beliefs and attitudes that may present an obstacle for them.

Whatever the individual issues, this particular area of phase applications requires additional study. It deserves significant attention because it is a valid tool for the rehabilitation of the disabled. It is workable, unique, and extremely surprising in terms of the experiences that it offers.

TYPICAL MISTAKES WHEN USING APPLICATIONS

• Attempting an applied use of the phase without reaching a good depth. Deepening must always be performed before applications are attempted.
• Being so involved in phase applications that “maintaining” techniques are forgotten.
• Forgetting to consider how to breathe when traveling through Outer Space or underwater, which may lead to asphyxiation.
• Concentrating on a certain object while traveling through time instead of concentrating on time travel, which should be the focus since it is the point of performing the applications.
• Forgetting techniques for “maintaining” when animate objects are encountered when these techniques must always be kept in mind.
• An inability to overcome fear during contact with deceased people. This fear must be overcome once and it will never resurface again.
• Limiting desires while practicing the phase. There is no limit to desire within the phase.
• Limiting the performance of certain actions, although there are no customary norms of behavior in the phase, unless the practitioner decides upon specific limits.
• While looking for information in the phase, attempting to obtain knowledge which clearly exceeds the scope of the subconscious mind.
• Applying the technique of obtaining information from animate objects without knowing how to communicate with them.
• Forgetting to check the ability of an object to convey valid knowledge. The probability of bad information is much higher if it is not verified.
• Failing to verify information in the phase before using it in reality.
• Forgetting to verify serious information obtained in the phase in reality before using it. Verification absolutely must be performed to avoid using bad information in reality.
• A single attempt to influence the physiology through the phase. In the majority of cases, results are gained through repeated effort.
• An attempt to cure some disease only using the phase, whereas it is compulsory to seek medical advice.
• Initially believing that the phase is the exit of the soul from the body, while this is easily refuted in practice.
• Concentrating only on unproven applications, despite all the evidence out there that this is most likely a waste of time.

Exercises for Chapter 10

Questions

1. What are the three basic applications of the phase?
2. Are proven practical phase applications accessible to any practitioner?
3. While in the phase, is it possible to actually travel through Africa?
4. Is it possible to walk on the moon in the phase?
5. Is it possible, while in the phase, to appear at the time of the Earth’s creation?
6. In the phase, is it possible to appear in the magical world behind the looking glass?
7. Which relatives can be met in the phase?
8. Is it possible to meet and talk to your favorite actor in the phase?
9. Where can one realize any cherished dream?
10. Can a practitioner appear in the computer game Doom?
11. Can a musician use the phase for creative purposes?
12. Does the practicing the phase influence a person’s imagination?
13. What most probably governs the phase space?
14. What kind of information is obtainable in the phase?
15. While in the phase, is it possible to find out where the lost key to an apartment is located?
16. What kind of people can discover where treasure is hidden in the phase?
17. Should any information obtained in the phase be construed as accurate?
18. Should information obtained in the phase be verified after waking up, even if it’s already verified in the phase?
19. Should obtaining information occur before deepening has been performed?
20. To obtain information while using the animate objects technique, who should be talked to if the goal is it to find out the thoughts of a boss at work?
21. How might information from an animate object be obtained?
22. Can an inscription on a wall be used as an inanimate source of information?
23. Is it possible to use the episode technique to learn where one has lost the key to one’s apartment?
24. Should a doctor be consulted before trying to cure a disease through phase practice?
25. Are results from influencing physiology in the phase always 100% guaranteed?
26. What phase techniques might be used to influence the bodies of other people?
27. Is it possible to obtain information that can be used to influence the body and its functions?
28. Is it possible to take a well-known painkiller in the phase and feel its effects on exit?
29. Is it possible to use autosuggestion in the phase?
30. Can athletes use the phase to develop their skills?
31. Is it realistic to expect to the soul will exit the body while practicing the phase?
32. Is it possible to enter a parallel universe through the phase?
33. Should a practitioner hope to develop super-abilities in the phase?

Tasks

1. Visit the Pyramids of Giza in the phase. Meet your favorite singer and travel to your dream house.
2. While in the phase, find a wise person who is an authority on matters of the phase and learn from them what entrance techniques will best suit your practice.
3. Try to perceive heat throughout the entire body by translocation to a sauna or through auto-suggestion.
4. Learn to move objects by simply staring at them in the phase, and appreciate the extent to which this skill is reflected in reality.

You have in front of you a concise description of the phase’s practical applications, albeit in condensed form as full treatment of the topic requires much more than a single chapter. A much more detailed description of ways to practically apply the phase, along with techniques for doing so, are contained in the book “Ultimate Yoga. The Technology of the 2012 Transformation”. It also provides many examples of the phenomenon in practice.

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THE ESSENCE OF TRANSLOCATION AND FINDING OBJECTS

Like everyday reality, the phase space cannot be used for certain purposes if it is not known how to move around and find necessary things. In a wakeful state, it is more or less known where something is located and how to reach it. In the phase the same assumptions cannot apply since phase mechanisms work by different principles.

The reason for addressing translocation and finding objects in the same chapter is because both techniques rely on the same mechanics that make the existence of these techniques possible. In other words, the same methods – with minor exceptions – can be applied to both translocation and finding.

After studying the techniques described in this chapter, a practitioner in the phase will be able to go to any location and find any object. The only limitations that exist are those of the imagination and desire; if these are unlimited, so are the possibilities.

Regarding translocation, attention should not be focused on methods for travelling through nearby spaces. For example, a practitioner may simply walk into an adjacent room, or out to the street via the corridor or through the window. These are natural, easy actions. A practitioner should instead concentrate attention on how to move to remote destinations that cannot be quickly reached by physical means.

It is important to mention the necessary safety procedures for translocation. Sometimes, due to a lack of experience, a practitioner may mistake the phase for reality, and reality may be mistaken for the phase. Mistaking the phase for reality implies no danger since a practitioner simply believes that an entry attempt was unsuccessful. However, if reality is mistaken for the phase, a practitioner may perform dangerous or even life-threatening actions. For example, after getting out of bed in a wakeful state, thinking that everything is happening in the phase, a beginner may approach a window and jump out of it, expecting to fly, as is customary in the phase. For this reason alone, shortcuts to flight should only be taken after gaining a level of experience that makes it possible to unambiguously distinguish the phase from a wakeful state.

If a glitch occurs when practicing translocation techniques (for example, landing in the wrong place), a practitioner should simply repeat the technique until the desired result is obtained. Either way, initial training is a must in order to make everything easier for you later on.

As far as object-finding techniques are concerned, these are used for both inanimate and animate objects. In other words, these techniques are equally effective for finding, for example, a person or a utensil. However, there are several techniques that are only suitable for finding living objects.

BASIC PROPERTY OF THE PHASE SPACE

All methods for controlling the phase space stem from a primary law: the degree of changeability of the phase space is inversely proportionate to the depth of the phase and the stability of its objects. That is, the deeper and more stable the phase, the more difficult it is to perform something unusual in it because in a deep, stable phase, the laws of it begin to closely resemble those of the physical world.

All translocation and finding objects techniques are based on the knowledge of methods that bypass the primary law. The secret lies in the fact that not only phase depth affects the controllability of the phase, but so does phase stability, which in turn depends to a large extent on the number of sensations experienced in the phase. The techniques for translocation and finding objects are used when these experienced sensations are weakened through certain actions.

In other words, if a practitioner located in the phase holds a red pencil and examines it, tactile and visual perceptions are engaged, which under sharp agitation cause the object to exist in its complete form. However, as soon as the eyes are shut, the stability of pencil image weakens. In this situation, it will be enough for the practitioner (after sufficient training) to concentrate on believing that the pencil is dark-blue in order for it to appear dark blue after opening the eyes. This phenomenon occurs because the color of the pencil is no longer determined by perceptual areas of the brain and, therefore, it is possible to change it.

If a red pencil is placed on a table and the practitioner’s eyes are shut, and there is concentration on a thought that the pencil is no longer on the table, then after opening the eyes, the practitioner will find that the pencil has disappeared. In essence, when the pencil is lying on the table and the practitioner’s eyes are closed, and the pencil is not being held, no perception is being invested in the pencil, which the practitioner deletes using autosuggestion.

Using certain technique-related methods, a practitioner may cause the stability of the phase state to remain in flux using techniques that best suit the practitioner’s individual personality.

TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSLOCATION

Translocation through Teleportation

This is one of the simplest and most accessible techniques that beginners should use right away. To apply it, shut the eyes (if vision is present), and then concentrate attention on a thought-form or image of a location elsewhere in the phase. At this moment, there will be a string sensation of swift flight and within two to 10 seconds, the destination will be reached.

The success of this technique depends on a strong concentration upon a single goal: the desired location. Practice must be performed very clearly, confidently, aggressively, and without distractions. Any unrelated thoughts have a profoundly negative influence on the performance of this technique. They unnecessarily prolong the flight, cause a foul, or result in arriving at an undesired location.

Translocation through a Door

In order to use this technique, approach any door with the strong belief that it leads to the required location. After opening the door, the practitioner will see and be able to step into the destination. If the door was originally open, it must be completely shut before applying the technique.

A drawback to this technique is that its practice always requires a door. If there is no door, users of this translocation technique should create one using an object finding technique.

Translocation through Teleportation with the Eyes Open

This technique is difficult because it requires an unstable phase space caused by a strong desire to translocate to another location. During teleportation by teleportation with eyes shut, the practitioner disengages from the current location. Whereas during teleportation by flight with eyes shut the practitioner disentangles himself from the current location, that is not the case here. Therefore, this technique should be used only by experienced practitioners who are confident that they are capable of remaining in the phase.

As far as implementing the technique is concerned, the practitioner simply needs to stop and concentrate on the thought that he is already present in the desirable location and focus on its image. It is important to not stare at or touch anything during the thought. Surrounding space will dim, blur and then disappear during this time, and then the intended location will gradually start to appear. The rate of space metamorphosis depends on the degree of desire to reach the required location.

If concentration is weak or phase depth is poor, then after space destabilizes, it may not be restored – and a return to the wakeful state will occur.

Translocation with Closed Eyes

This is one of the easiest techniques. To use this technique, the practitioner simply needs to shut the eyes and have an intense desire that, when the eyes are next opened, the required location will be reached. In order to considerably increase the effectiveness of this technique, it would be useful to imagine, at the moment you close your eyes, that you have already reached the desired location. Translocation must occur then, and it has to happen without the flight sensations that occur during teleportation with closed eyes. Translocation must occur right then, and it has to happen without the flight that occurs in teleportation with closed eyes, which must be avoided.

Translocation by Concentration on a Remote Object

To perform this technique, the practitioner should peer from a distance at a minor detail of the desired location. The greater an intention to see an object’s detail, the quicker the arrival at the object’s location.

A drawback to this technique is that this type of translocation is possible only for places that are already visible, albeit from a great distance.

Translocation during Separation

The simplest way to translocate is to do so while separating from the body. Employing this technique is extremely simple and very convenient. It may be combined with almost any separation technique and is performed by focusing on the image and feel of a desired location during the initial stages of exiting the body. It is even better to imagine that phase entry will occur and separation will complete in a chosen location.

Interesting fact!

After having changed his place of residence, the practitioner will very often continue for some time to separate from the body in the same house where he was used to doing this previously.

A drawback of this technique is that separation occurs only in the beginning of the phase experience and, therefore, can only be used once. Other options should be considered after the first translocation.

Translocation by Passing through a Wall

This technique is performed by walking or flying through a wall with the eyes shut and a firm conviction that the required location is behind the wall. The barrier does not necessarily have to be a wall. It can be any non-transparent object through which a practitioner may walk or fly: a screen, a wardrobe, and so on.

The main drawback of this technique is the necessity of appropriate skills for penetrating through solid objects of the phase. Another necessary condition for applying this technique is the presence of barriers to pass through.

Translocation through Diving

This technique is identical to passing through walls with the only difference being instead of a wall – which may not always be available – the practitioner will use the floor or the ground. The practitioner must dive headfirst with the eyes shut and have complete confidence that the required location is underneath the solid surface. The ability to pass through solid objects is, naturally, also required.

A practitioner may dive through the floor or the ground, and also into any flat horizontal surface: a table, a chair, a bed, and so forth.

Translocation through Rotation

Apply this technique, a practitioner in the phase will to start rotating on an axis while simultaneously concentrating on a belief that a desired location will be reached once rotation is stopped. The eyes must be shut during the rotation, or vision must not be focused on anything in particular. As a rule, two to five revolutions on an axis are sufficient. Once again, everything depends on the ability to fully concentrate on a desired goal without any distractions.

OBJECT FINDING TECHNIQUES

Technique of Translocation

All translocation techniques are also applicable to object finding techniques since the use of both techniques requires altering the surrounding the space. Instead of concentrating on a location, the practitioner is to focus on the specific detail of a space that is to be found or changed. As a result, finding the necessary object (provided this technique has been mastered) is guaranteed, but maintaining the original location where the action begins is not guaranteed.

If the goal is to find an object while remaining in the present location, use the specialized techniques described later on: techniques that change only a portion of the phase space.

Finding by Calling a Name

This technique is only used to find living objects. The practitioner must call a person or an animal by name to cause the animate phase resident to enter or appear nearby. The call should be loud, nearly a shout, otherwise it will not always work. Generally, it is often enough to pronounce a name several times to achieve results.

If the desired animate object does not have a name or the practitioner does not know it, then any name or general summoning will do, like, “Come here!” This should be done while mentally focusing on a clear image of the desired person or animal.

Finding by Inquiry

To perform this technique, approach any person in the phase and ask him (or her) where to quickly find a desired object. An accurate answer is usually given straight away, and it should be followed. However, to avoid wasting time, do not forget to mention that the object must be found “quickly”, or specify that the object should be “nearby”. During this communication, under no circumstances should there be a doubt about the accuracy of the information, since otherwise it may lead to a simulation of what is expected.

The drawback of this technique is that it requires the presence of an animate person and good skill at communicating with objects in the phase, which can prove difficult.

Finding by Turning Around

In order to use this technique, the practitioner must concentrate and imagine that the required object is located somewhere behind his back, and after turning around he will actually see it there, even if it was not there just a moment earlier. This works best if the practitioner, prior to turning around, did not view the place where the object is expected to appear.

Finding Around a Corner

When approaching any corner, concentrate and imagine the required object is just around the corner. Then, after turning the corner, the object will be found. Anything that limits space visibility may be regarded as a corner. This does not have to be the corner of a house or another type of building; it could be the corner of a wardrobe, the corner of a truck, etc.

The drawback of this technique is that it requires the availability of a sufficiently large corner that blocks the view of anything around the other side of it.

Finding in the Hand

This technique is, in essence, only applicable to finding objects that can fit in or be held by the hand. To perform this technique, concentrate on the idea that the object is already in hand. At that moment, the practitioner must not look at it. Soon after beginning to concentrate on this idea, the practitioner will at first feel a slight sensation of the object lying in his hand, followed by a full sensation and appearance of the desired object.

Finding by Transmutation

This technique distorts the phase space while not completely disengaging a perception of the space. The practitioner must give strong attention to a thought that a required object is going to appear in a desired location. There must be sufficient confidence that the practitioner’s desires will be realized. At this moment, the process of metamorphosis will begin: space will distort and dim, and the required object will begin to manifest itself. After this, brightness and focus will be restored with necessary alterations made present in the phase space.

This technique is relatively difficult to perform in comparison to others, and, therefore, it is better to use it only after a high level of experience has been reached because it is difficult to remain in the phase during any metamorphic process.

As is evident in the name of this technique, it can be used to find objects and also create new objects from found objects.

TYPICAL MISTAKES WITH TRANSLOCATION AND FINDING OBJECTS

• Applying translocation and object finding techniques without the precondition of a steady phase.
• Insufficient concentration on a desire to travel to a location or to find an object.
• Doubting that results will be achieved instead of having complete confidence.
• Passive performance of the techniques instead of a strong desire and high level of aggression.
• Forgetting to repeat translocation or object finding techniques when the technique did not work or worked incorrectly during the first attempt.
• Getting distracted by extraneous thoughts during the lengthy process of teleporting with eyes shut. Total concentration is required at all times.
• Applying the technique of teleportation with eyes open without adequate experience.
• Failing to immediately translocate when using the closed eyes technique; this may induce flying a la the teleportation technique.
• Glossing over minute details or only observing the broad features of a remote object while applying translocation by concentration.
• A delayed desire to move while translocating during separation. An instantaneous desire to immediately move is necessary.
• Forgetting to first shut a door completely when using translocation through a door; otherwise, there will be contact with what is already behind it.
• Using a translocation technique to go through a wall without knowing how to pass through solid objects.
• Paying too much attention to the process of translocation through a wall; this leads to being trapped in the wall.
• Forgetting to shut the eyes while translocating diving headfirst. The eyes should remain closed until after the technique is complete.
• Insufficient internal association with an animate object while finding it by calling its name.
• Trying to find an object via interrogation instead of passively communicating with living objects of the phase.
• Using distant corners when applying the technique of finding an object around the corner. Choose nearby corners to avoid wasting precious travel time.
• Applying transmutation techniques without possessing sufficient experience in managing (“maintaining”) the phase space.

Exercises for Chapter 9

Questions

1. What becomes possible with the ability to translocate in the phase?
2. What becomes possible with the ability to find objects in the phase?
3. What do translocation and finding objects techniques have in common?
4. What is the sole limitation on the possibilities offered by translocation and finding objects?
5. How may one translocate across very short distances?
6. When the flight technique by jumping out of a window be attempted?
7. What should be done if translocation and object finding techniques do not yield the required result?
8. Is it possible to find a person from real life using the technique of finding objects?
9. Does the stability of space decrease in a deep phase?
10. What are the fundamental components of space and object stability?
11. How large is the role of auditory perception in the stability of space?
12. What is most important while using a teleportation technique?
13. What does speed of movement depend on during teleportation?
14. Should a novice apply the technique of teleportation with open eyes?
15. What technique might the translocation with closed eyes technique turn into?
16. Should large or small details be scrutinized while translocating by concentration on remote objects?
17. Is the technique of translocation during separation applied after separation or while beginning to separate?
18. When applying the technique of translocation through a door: is it better if the door is open or closed?
19. Why might translocation by passing through a wall fail?
20. When using translocation by diving, is it important to be in a place where there is something to stand on?
21. While applying the technique of rotation, should rotation be imagined or real?
22. Is it possible to use a translocation technique to attempt finding objects?
23. When using the technique of calling by name, what should be done if the name of a desired person in the phase is unknown?
24. While looking for an object using the method of inquiry, is it important to specify that the object needs to be found “quickly”?
25. How far back must a turn occur when the technique of finding objects by turning is being used?
26. Would the corner of a fence be suitable for applying the technique of finding objects around the corner?
27. Is it necessary to shut the eyes while using the transmutation technique?

Tasks

1. Dedicate the next three phases to experiments with translocation techniques, using all of them and travelling wherever you want.
2. After experiencing three phases dedicated to translocation, select the techniques that work best for you.
3. During the next phase, travel to the Eiffel Tower, to the Moon, and to the homes of some of your relatives.
4. Dedicate the next three phases to experiments with the full range of techniques for finding objects, including translocation techniques.
5. After three phases dedicated to finding objects, select the techniques that you are most comfortable with.
6. In the next phase that you experience, find your mother, and then at the same location locate this textbook, a red globe, and a green rose.

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