PhaseResearchCenterpresents

THEPHASEShatteringtheIllusionofReality

(Version3.0,2015)

ByMichaelRaduga

TranslatedbyPeterOrange

IllustratedbyAndreyGoodkov

Copyright2015byMichaelRaduga

AllmylifeIsoughtanelegantsolutiontooneoddriddle.IsoughtitfromSiberiatoCalifornia,

from the field of neurophysiology to quantum physics, and in illegal experiments on thousands ofpeople.ButtheanswerIfoundsentmeintoshockandchangedmyentireperceptionofreality.Unlikeothers,Ioffernotonlyanewperspectiveontheworld,butalsostep-by-steppracticesthatcanshakethepillarsofyourlimitedreality,andgiveyourevolutionarynewtoolsforobtaininginformation,self-healing,travel,entertainment,andmuchmore.

TABLEOFCONTENTS:

PartI:WhatisthePhase?Chapter1–TheEnigmaChapter2–TheSearchforanAnswerChapter3–TheAnswer

PartII:HowtoEnterthePhaseToday

PartIII:ThePhasePractitioner'sPracticalEncyclopediaChapter1–GeneralBackgroundChapter2–TheIndirectMethodChapter3–TheDirectMethodChapter4–BecomingConsciousWhileDreamingChapter5–Non-AutonomousMethodsChapter6–DeepeningChapter7–MaintainingChapter8–PrimarySkillsChapter9–TranslocationandFindingObjectsChapter10–ApplicationChapter11–UsefulTipsChapter12–ACollectionofTechniquesChapter13–PuttingaFaceonthePhenomenon

Chapter14–FinalTestChapter15–TheHighestLevelofPracticeChapter16–RealExamplesofPhaseExperiencesAppendix

ProposalsregardingtranslatingandpublishingthisbookandotherworksofM.Radugamaybesenttoobe4u@obe4u.com

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PartI:WhatisthePhase?

Chapter1–TheEnigma

Mid-May,Moscow.Atrainarrivesfromastill-coldSiberia,andIstepout.I'm20yearsold,don't

knowanybody,don'thaveanymoney,andI'mawfullynaiveandinsecure.Well,whatdesperate ideabroughtmehereandwhatwillcomeofitall?

TheChainReactionBegins

Atfirst,youthinkeverything'sblackandwhite.Then,youunderstandthatmanyblackthings

areactuallywhite,andviceversa.Andthenitturnsoutthatthere'sneitheronenortheother.Isn'tthattheprincipalwaywejudgeeverythingandhowweunderstandlife?

Now an avowedmaterialist and hardened pragmatist, it long seemed tome that I was intothingsthatwerenotonlytotallynuts,butwerealsolackinganytietoreality–totheworldaroundus.However,mymindcan't stand suchuncertainty andwouldalways try to explain the situation.Asaresult,eachnewsteponmypathinsearchofananswerincrediblyexpandedmyfieldofactivity,andbroughtitfrighteninglyclosetothemostfundamentalpillarsofeachofourlives.

However,havinggonefrommanyyearsofresearchonmyselftoillegalmassexperimentsonpeople, I determined that everything in nature is logical and cohesive, and thatmiracles only takeplaceinthemindsoftheuninitiated.Butdowewanttoknowtheplaintruthaboutourworld,andarewereadytoliveinthatreality?

Dearreader,quitesoonyouwillhave torethinksomeimportantaspectsofyourday-to-daylife.But tokeep things fromgetting too abrupt andpainful,we'll start by talking about things thatseemquite strange at first – but they're just the appetizer. So please don't rush to conclusions.Alleventsinourlivesaremuchmoreinterrelatedthanisgenerallybelieved,andthat'swhythestoryofsolvingmynon-trivialproblemwillbemuchclearerifwestartfromtheverybeginning.

I was born on-campus at the Akademgorodok university complex in the Russian city ofNovosibirsk, which is the academic heart of Siberia. I grew up with Nuclear Physics, Thermal

Physics,andComputerCenterbeingthenamesofbusstations,withzerodegreesFahrenheitbeingtheaveragetemperatureinwinter,andsummerlastingtwomonths.Igrewupalonewithmymotherinwhatwereverytryingtimesformycountry,whichiswhyIspentmyentirechildhoodindormitoriesand in constant want of basic necessities. That's probably why I was always sick, sniffling, andsufferingfromasthma.Ievengotdoctors'notestositoutofphysicaleducation(PE)class,but thatdidn'tstopmefromgettingintomartialartsandthenweightliftinglateron.

Sincegrandmawastheheadaccountantatalargescientificresearchcenter,andmomwasahistologist at themorgue,mymost vividmemories from childhood involve two-story computerscrunching away and playing with wooden blocks at mom's work. The soft tissue of the deceasedwouldsticktomyplayblocksbecauseoftheparaffinwaxsheusedtomakesmallspecimenswithamicrotome.Onlynowdo Iunderstand the strange looksofpassersbywhen Iwouldplayandcatchgrasshoppersinthebuildingwheremomworked.

However, the key factor became one special way that my mind worked, which led to megraduating high school by the skin ofmy teeth.Mymind stubbornly refuses to take in detail andalways tries tooperateonnothingbut thebigpicture andoverarching systems. It's something likeinattention todetail,but inanextreme form.Forexample, Iwouldbeable to learngrammar rulesquitewellinschool,butIwouldwriteaseven-letterwordwithonlysixlettersormaketwoorthreeobviousspellingerrorsinit.Icouldrereadthewordahundredtimesandstillnotseethosemistakes.Onlyafterseveralhoursordays(oncemymindhadforgottenwhatIhadwritten)wouldIbeabletoseethosemistakes.Theyweren'tyetwordsmadeofletters,butwerestillconceptsmadeofsymbols.Having such a disorder, Iwas only able to get the lowest grades inmany subjects at school, eventhoughIhadthetheorypartdown.

This"beingspecial"hadaflipside:awell-developedimaginationandabilitytoseethewholesystembehindthings.Inchildhood,thisallowedmetoturnanyhouseholditemintoatoy.Anypencilorevenmeatgrindercouldeasilyturnintoarealisticspaceshiporfirearm.EventhoughIwasunabletowrite a single sentencewithoutmakingmistakes, Iwas able graduate as the best inmy class inhistory;andIwastheonlyonetohavereadworksbyTurgenev,Tolstoy,andRemarqueallthewaythrough.

Mychildhoodinsecuritieskeptmefromventuringout,andcompelledmetoreadvoraciouslyanddreamoftheimpossible.AlthoughInowadheretoathoroughlypragmaticworldview,backthenIwouldbelievewhatIreadinanytabloidaboutanalienvisitationthedaybefore,theendoftheworldcoming thenextday,orBigfoot lurking ineverypatchofwoods.ThewordsESP andparanormalweresacredtome.Ialwayshopedtouncoversomesupernaturalabilityinmyselfandfinallybreakoutofthisordinaryworld,whichhadalwayssomehowseemedgrayandboring.Ibelievedinanyandallnonsenseinthehopethattheworldwasactuallymoreinteresting.Andthen,mydreamcametrue.

TheautumnIwas16yearsold,Iwokeupinthemiddleofthenightandopenedmyeyes.Ihadawakenedunusuallyearly,andmymindandsensesweresupersharp.Takenaback,Idecidedtorolloverandfallbackasleep,butIwasunableto.Icouldn'tmove!Myfirstthought:It'sallover,I'vedied!Thenabrilliant ideahitme: I'mbeingabductedbyaliens!Andwell, isn't that howalien abductionstories usually start? Nighttime, in bed, paralysis... I immediately realized what would come next:Theywerenowpullingmeupintotheirflyingsaucer.

AlthoughIhadbeenwaitingforthismomentmyentirelife,Iturnedouttobeunpreparedforit.ThefeelingofbeingabsolutelyterrifiedamplifieduntilIfeltmybodylevitateoff thebed.Afterpleadingwiththeinvisiblealiens,Ifeltmyselfbeingreturned.Thanks!I'llbebraveenoughforitnexttime,guys!NosoonerhadIcommunicatedthattothemtelepathicallythanIwasliftedupoffmybed,andpulledlegsfirsttowardsthewindow.Atsomepoint,Iwasabletomovemyarmandevenclutchatmycomforter;butitwereasifitweighedanentireton,andIletgoofit.

MyfearsubstantiallysubsidedwhenIrealizedthatIwasflyingtowardsaclosedwindow.Aretheygoingtousemetobatterthroughthewindow?I'veneverreadinnewspapersaboutUFOsdoingthat!IshutmyeyestightasInearedtheglass.Tomyastonishment,myphysicalbodywentthroughthewindowpane,whichIfeltwitheachofmyinternalorgans!Nowfindingmyselfontheothersideofthewindowandinthestarry,coldSiberiansky,IdecidedthatIwouldn'tbeafraidanymore,andtoletwhatwasabouttohappen,goaheadandhappen.Judgingfromitall,Iwasinforabigsurprise;butthenIshotupawakeinbed,astounded.Actually,Iwouldn'tbeabletosleeptherestofthenight.

Here'swhereI'mgoing to tellyousomething thatwilleitherrelieveyouordisappointyou:thisbookisn'tatallaboutaliens.It'snotevenaboutwhatyouthink.Sowhathappenednext?Wasitadream?Ihavehadmanyvividdreamssincechildhood,butthishadhardlybeenadream,asIhadbeenaware of everything andmy physical body had been pulled outside.Why had I flown through thewindow?Whoknowswhat little greenmen are capable of!Whyhad I reappeared inmy room sosuddenly? The aliens had erased my memory of what happened next! My mind ignored anyinconsistencies. I simply didn't know that the most interesting things were still ahead. What hadhappenedwasmuchmoreearth-shatteringthanIthought,asIwouldsoonfindout.

In1803,ThomasYoungsentabeamoflightthroughanopaqueplatewithtwoslitsinit.Insteadofseeingtheexpected

two lines on the viewing screen, he saw several lines, as if two waves of light from the two slits had been interfering(overlapping)with eachother.Over the20thand21st centuries, it has beenproven thatnot only light, but also individualelementaryparticlesandevensomemoleculesbehaveaswaves–asif theyweregoingthroughbothslitsat thesametime.However, ifyouplaceasensorat theslits thatobserveswhatexactlyhappens to theparticleat thatpoint,andwhichslit itfinallyendsupgoingthrough,thenonlytwolineswillappearontheprojectionscreen,asifthefactofobservation(indirectinfluence)collapsesthewavefunctionandtheexperimentsubjectbehavesasaparticle.

DreamsofSuperman

Thathadprobablybeen themostdramaticand importantevent inmy life,andI treasured it

andkeptitaliveinmymemory.Ieventoldsomebodyaboutit,butforsomereasontheydidn'treallybelieveme.Andwhywouldthey?Inmymind,Iwasamongtheelectfewwhomthealienshadbeenpaying attention to and needed for some reason.My alien abductionwould have beenmy biggestachievement,wereitnotforthesequel.

Afewmonthslater,Iwokeupinbedduringthedayandwasagainunabletomove.Iwasagainovercome by pure terror, but for some reason I immediately understood that this time, aliens hadnothingtodowithit.Howcouldtherebealiensinbroaddaylight?Butwhatifithadbeennighttime...For that or someother reason,mybodywouldn'tmove anywhere. I simply lay terrified, trying tomove,andwasabletoafteraminuteortwo.Nowtherehadalreadybeentwoparanormaleventsinmylife,buthowcouldIexplainwhathadhappened?

Igraduallyrecalledbooksandarticlesaboutpsychicswhowould"leavetheirbodies"orenterthe"astralplane."Judgingfromthosedescriptions,Ihadhadsomethingsimilartotheirexperienceshappen to me: vibrations, noise in the ears, and paralysis in the body. Generally speaking, I hadalways dreamed about and even tried it, but to no avail.When it happened a fewweeks later,mysuspicionswereconfirmed.

Iwillagainbringrelieftosomeanddisappointmenttoothers:Thisbookisnotaboutout-of-bodyexperiencesorastraltravel–notevenclose.Butwe'llgettothat.

That'swhenitbecameclearthatIhadauniquegiftthatIneededtodevelop.Afterall,itcouldopenupincredibleopportunities,andtheworldnolongerseemedgrayandboring!Atabookstore,I

foundasectionthathadanswerstoallmyquestionsandcontainedtheGod-giventruthoneverything:theNewAge&Occultsection...Ofcourse,Iwasunabletobuyanybooksduetoalackoffunds,andthat'swhyIsimplyreadthemthereinthestore.Backthen,Iwouldvisitbookstoresmoreoftenthanthemostdevoutgotochurch.

Thebookswouldpartiallytouchuponout-of-bodytravel,theastralplane,orluciddreaming,but the techniques they described wouldn't work for some reason. However, I started to havespontaneous experiences once every few weeks. For some reason, it was always after sleeping. Iwouldstillexperienceterror,butIwasabletogetoverit.Atfirst,Iwould"pushout"onlyonearmforacoupleofseconds.Thenexttime,Iwouldbeableto"pushout"theupperpartofmybody,andthen after some time I was able to walk around the room and get used to the sensations, havingalready"separated"frommybody.IalsonoticedthatsometimesIwould"leave"mybodywithmysoulwhileinmyroom,andatothertimesIwouldfindmyselfinsomeotherworld–maybeitwasthatverysame"astralplane"thatIhadreadaboutinbooksandnewspapers.Iwouldalsostarttohaveluciddreams:Iwouldsuddenlyrealizewhiledreamingthateverythingaroundmewasadream,andthen do what I wanted. Thus, I had obtained three whole superpowers! And I was ready to slapanybodywhosaidIwaswrong.Yousee,itwasallrealintermsofhowIexperiencedit.

Don't think itwasall somethingI imaginedordreamed– the feelingofhorrordidn'tcomewithout a reason.While in those unusual states, I remained fully conscious and self-aware, but Icouldn'tfeelmyphysicalbodyinmybed.Meanwhile,allofmysenseswereintactinmy"separated"soul or some phantom, astral body. Those sensations were so vivid that they were often hyper-realistic, and the clarityofperceptionexceeded thatof thenormalhuman sensesmany timesover.Whilethere,onethoughtkeptnaggingatme:Whyisitallasrealisticasthephysicalworld?Howisthatpossible?!

Ishouldaddthatbythen,momhadmarriedandIhadalittlebrother.TheyallmovedtoevenmorenorthernreachesofSiberia,andat18yearsold,Iwascompletelyonmyown.Itwaswork–orstarve.SinceIcouldn'tenrollinauniversityrightawayandbecomeanOrientalist,andsinceIwasawell-built athlete, I had been working as a bouncer at night clubs since the age of 17. My firstexperienceswithreallife,money,andwomentookplaceatsucha"distinguished"establishment.

However,bothatworkandathome,Icouldhardlystopthinkingaboutmy"gift."Iwantedtostudyit,figureoutwhatitwas,anddiscoveralltheopportunitiesthatitbrought.Althougheverythingwasawfullymuddledandobscure, Iwas100percentsure that therewasanelegantexplanationforwhathadoccurred,whichcouldbeincorporatedintoalogicallycoherentworldview.Buthow?

Itseemedexperimentationandpracticewouldbenecessary.Andthat'swhenIsteppedonthesame rake that everyone doeswhen it comes to these things.How to checkwhether or not you'rereally"outside"ofyourbody?You'dhavetoappearbeforesomebodyorfindoutsomethingthatyoudidn'tknowbefore.Forexample,youcouldchecktoseewhichcardyouhadpulledfromadeckandplacedface-downonyourdresser.Italllookseasy,butisn'tinpractice.It'sasifyou"exit"yourbodyand then appear in the physical world. However, you'll see the right card as often as would bepredicted by chance. The same goes for other tests of the same sort. Evenmore puzzlingly, eventhoughIwas"leavingmybody,"whydidIstillperceiveeverythinginmyusualphysicalbody,andwhywasitthatIoftencouldnotdothingsIexpectedtobeeasy,likelevitatingorwalkingthroughawall?

Eitherway,Igraduallyunderstoodinnouncertaintermsthatthisworksbestnotwhenfallingasleep(asisrecommendedeverywhereinbooks),butuponawakening,andespeciallyinthemorningorafteradaytimenap.Itwasn'tuntillaterthatIrealizedthatpeoplesimplyvalueexperiencesobtaineduponawakeningless,andthereforeoftendistancethemselvesfromthem.Iusetheintuitiveterm"thedirect method" to refer to those less effective actions performed before falling asleep, and the

"indirectmethod" to refer to thoseperformeduponawakening. Itwas the latterof the two thatwasgivingmemoreandmoreopportunitytoexperiment.Andthathadseriousconsequences:IwasabletoverifywhethereverythingtheywroteaboutinthebooksontheNewAge&Occultshelfcheckedoutinpractice.Isn'tthatwhereallthosefantasticandamazingstoriescomefrom–fromthefactthatreadersdon'thavetheabilitytoverifytheminpractice?

For example, in one book I read about how after "leaving the body," you could fly up topeopleyouknow,pinchthem,andleavearealbruise.Manypeople'sjawsdropwhentheyreadthat,asdidminewhenIwasachild.Butnow,Icouldtryitout.Havingcaughtthemomentofawakening,Icould employ a technique, "leave" my body, fly out to my friends and family, and pinch themeverywherepossible.Well, I tried itdozensof timesbeforeaskingmyselfasimplequestion: If theauthorhadreallydoneit,thenwhydidhetalkaboutitsocasually,andwhydidn'theatleasttryitoutonemoretime?HewouldhavereceivedtheNobelPrizeifitweretrue,forstarters.Alas,hegaveusnothingbutabriefdescription.Allsuchstoriesarebasedonthesametemplate.Asareallsuchbooks.Andnoneofthemcanberepeatedinanexperimentalsetting...

Theregularityofmyexperiences–by thenIhadhadseveraldozen–pointed tosomethingelse.NomatterwhichplaceIendedup,italwayshadthesameproperties.Thatistosay,ifI"leftmybody,"myopportunitieswouldbethesameasifIhadenteredthe"astralplane"orhadaluciddream.Exactlythesame!Moreover,when"leavingmybody,"Ioftenbegantonoticethattheconfigurationofourapartmentwasn'texactlythesame:Somethingmightbemissingornothavebeentherebefore.

ButitfinallygotthroughtomethatifanyotherpersondidwhatIdid,thanthey,too,would"leavetheirbody."That is tosay,Ididn'thaveanyspecialabilityandGodknowswhatIwasdoingwith my time, as all experiments related to real-world application had ended in failure. I wasovercomebyasenseofcompletedisappointment.Ithadturnedoutthatallmyhopeswerepinnedonsomecrock.

Thankstoa1927discovery,thousandsofscientistsandstudentshaverepeatedoneandthesamesimpleexperimentby

shining a laser through a hole that gradually becomes smaller. Logically, the visible laser point on the projection screenshrinksastheholecontracts.Butwhentheholebecomesnarrowenough,thelaserpointsuddenlywidensandexpandsacrossthescreenuntiltheholecloses.Thisistheclearestproofofthequintessenceofquantumphysics–theHeisenberguncertaintyprinciple,whichstates:Themorepreciselywedefineoneofapairofpropertiesinaquantumsystem,themoreuncertaintheother property becomes. In this case, the more precisely we define the position of the laser photons by making the holesmaller,themoreuncertaintheirmomentumbecomes.

RenewedHorizons

I'mthankful thatIwasluckyenoughfor it toallhavehappenedwhenIwas18and19years

old.Lateron,peopleoftencamemywaythatwereunabletoletgooftheirbeliefsbecausetheirentireworldviewhadbeenbasedonthosebeliefsfordecades.It'shardtoadmittoyourselfthatyou'vebeenwrongabouteverything,startingfromsquareone.

Afterseveralmonthsofcompletedisappointmentinmy"gift,"IsuddenlybegantonoticethatIwasstilldrawntohavingsuchexperiences,evenifIwasn'tactuallyleavingmybodyatall.Firstofall, itwas still themost amazing feelingyou could imagine.Second, I clearlyunderstood that thispractice gave me my only opportunity to go somewhere besides the Siberian steppes, and to seepeoplewhoIcouldn'tinreallife(forexample,thegirlwhowouldn'tnoticeme).Third,Iincreasinglyfeltthattherewasgreatpotentialhere,butthatIsimplydidn'tknowwhichwaytogo.

ButwasIallalonewithmy"gift"?TheanswerIarrivedatwassurprisinglyoptimistic.Let's

sayIcan'tdowhatothersareunabletodo.Bycorollary,Icandoeverythingthatatleastonepersonontheplanetcando.That'showIgraduallyapproachedmynextwaveofpractice.Thistime,Ithrewoutanyoutside sourcesof information;and I started fromaclean slate, evaluatingwhathad takenplaceinasunbiasedandobjectiveamanneraspossible.TheprocessgraduallyconsumedmetothepointthatIwantedtoconcentrateonmyresearchmore,andsoIquitmyjob.SinceIwasonmyown,thesituationtaughtmetoliveonafewdollarsamonthandstillbeaseriousathlete.Ialsolearnedwhat it's like to live in Siberia with the power turned off due to non-payment, and what socialisolationmeans.

However, those were the most productive years of my life. Although I dreamt of someresearch center where I would be able to conduct experiments involving a large number ofpractitioners,inrealityIcouldcountonnobodybutmyself.That'swhyIsetupmyschedulesothatIcould do as many attempts within a 24-hour period as possible upon awakenings: after nighttimesleep,morningsleep,daytimenaps,andeveneveningsleep.

Insearchofanelegantsolutiontothemysteryofthephenomenon,Iexperimentallycametothe quite simple conclusion that "out-of-body travel," or "lucid dreaming," and the "astral plane,"wereofoneandthesamenature.Andthat'swhyoneandthesametechniquesareusedtoexperienceall of thosephenomena.And that'swhy thepropertiesof space andpractitioner's opportunities arealwaysthesame,nomatterwhatyoucalltheexperience.

Asitturnedout,ifit'salloneandthesame,thenresearchinganyoneofthephenomenacanbecountedasresearchingall theothers.Althoughmysticswroteabout theastralplanein19thcenturybooks, the study of lucid dreaming got its start in 1975 when Keith Hearne proved the ability tomaintain consciousness while dreaming in an experiment at the University of Hull. Next, StephenLaBerge repeated a similar experiment at Stanford University. In both experiments, participantsexhibitedpreviouslyagreed-uponeyeballmovementswhileinstrumentationshowedthattheirbrainswereasleep.

Initial findings on the physiology of the brain demonstrated that in most cases thephenomenonwascausedbyrapideyemoment(REM)sleep,duringwhichcentersofconsciousnessanomalouslyactivate.That'swhenIgraduallybegantorealizethatwithcarefulstudy,modernsciencewithitsphenomenaandquestionswasfarcoolerandmysteriousthananyandallreligion,mysticism,ornew-ageoccultism.

Inorder tokeep thevariousphenomena together, Ibegan touse the term"phase"or"phasestate."Thephaseisnotsomealternativetoalltheotherjumbledtermsoutthere,butistheunificationof them all. An umbrella term was also necessary for the reason that it turns out that the phaseencompassesmanymorephenomenathanonewouldguess.Forexample,sleepparalysis(whereitallstartedforme)isalsorelatedtothephase.My"alienabduction"storywasclearlyrootedinit.Andthat'sjustthetipoftheiceberg.Backthen,itneveroccurredtomehowfarallthiscouldgo,andwhatquiteunexpectedthingsthephasecouldrelateto.

Buthowelegantwasthisunifyingtheoryandtowhatextentdiditfitinwithmyworldview?Thephasewasstillsomestrange,ivory-towerphenomenon.However,evenifthephasewasclearlysomethingextraneoustomyotherwisecohesiveworldview,everythingseemedrightwhenitcametothesmalldetails.Eventhoughthatseemingdiscrepancyturnedouttobeatickingtimebombinmymind,thattheorywascompletelysufficientformeforthetimebeing.

It turnedout that in thephase, Iwasable to travel theEarth, throughoutouter space, and intime.Eventhoughitdoesn'thappenforreal–farfromit–it'smorerealthanthephysicalworldintermsofsensation.Iwasalsoabletomeetanyperson,eveniftheywereveryfaraway,deceased,orfamous.Onceagain,theseencounterswereasrealastheycouldhavebeeninthephysicalworld,andevenmoreso.Youcanhearaperson'svoice,touchthem,smelltheirperfume,andevenscrutinizethe

poresontheirskin!Evenmore astoundingwas the fact that you can obtain information in the phase. It doesn't

matterwhat'sbehindit,beitthesubconsciousmind,anactualexitofthesoulfromthebody,orsomeinformationalfields–itreallyworks.Iquicklydiscoveredthatintalkingtoanyobjectinthephase,IwasinfacttalkingtoapowerfulsourceofknowledgeinalanguageIcouldunderstand.Inaddition,itturnedoutthatinthephaseIcouldhaveaneffectonmybodyandhealmyself.Ibegantoactivelyuseallthistostudythephaseitselfandformypersonallife.

Wecan'tleaveasidethemainfieldofapplicationofthephaseformanyyoungpeople:Itisakindofincrediblyhigh-qualityvirtualrealityinwhichyoucansimplyenjoyyourselforfulfillanydesires.Afterall,wecannotonlyseeandfeelthebodyinthephase.Wecanalsohearandsmell.Wecantouchthingsandeatfood(backthen,itwastheonlyplacewhereIcouldhavesomethingtasty).We can feel pain and pleasure, including the sexual kind. In essence, if you have any unfulfilleddesires,thephasegivesyouitall.

Asregardsphaseentrancetechniques, theindirectmethod(performeduponawakening)wasincreasingly effective for me. If at the beginning I was happy to have one experience a week orfortnight;nowIwasabletoenterthephaseseveraltimeswithin24hours,althoughfarfromeveryattempt of mine was successful. As it turned out, during the first minutes upon awakening (andpreferably without first moving or opening your eyes), you need to try to separate from yourphysical(i.e.stencil)bodybylevitating,rollingout,orstandingup,whichareperformedasregularmovements,butwithoutmovingaphysicalmuscle.Ifseparationisunsuccessful,thenyoushouldgothroughtechniquesforaminuteuntiloneof themworks,afterwhichyoucanagaintry toseparatefromyourstencilbody.

Iwasalsoabletobecomeconsciouswhiledreamingwithease.Todoso,Itrainedmydreammemorybywritingdownallmydreams.Thiswasalsohelpedbytrainingmysecondaryattention.Todoso,youneed toaskyourself thequestion,"AmIasleep?"Do this inanyunusual situationoratcertainintervalsoftime.

Itturnsoutthatit'snotenoughtosimplyknowhowtoenterthephase:Youalsohavetoknowhowtodeepenit,assensationsarenotalwaysimmediatelyrealistic.Thesimplestwaytodosoistoattemptsensoryamplification,whichrequiresthoroughlyfeelingoverandscrutinizingobjectsinthephase.Inaddition,withoutknowingthetechniquesformaintaining,whichIalsohadtofigureoutonmyown, thephasewillusually lastonlya fewseconds.Youwilleitherbe returned toyourstencilbody(i.e.physicalbody),oryouwillsimplyfallasleep,orafalseawakeningwilloccur.Althoughthere aremany techniques for combating this, the simplest one of all is to focus on your plan ofactionandobligatorilyattempttore-exitthestencilbodywhenyouarereturnedtoit.

I also had to be able to translocate in the phase and find objects in it. It's easiest to do thatimmediatelyuponseparatingfromthebodyorbyopeningadoor,whileconcentratingyourattentionontheplaceorpersonyouneedbeingbehindthatdoor.It'saparadox,but itwasalsonecessarytolearn tohow to fly andevenwalk throughwalls, as space in adeepphasehardlydiffers from thephysicalworldanditslimitations.

At the age of 20, I rejoined society and got a job again. However, those two years hadprofoundlychangedme.Anenormousamountofnewknowledgehadenteredmymind,andIbegantoseetheworldwithdifferenteyes.Ibecameahappyman–afterall,Ihadfoundmypassion.

Did I fully understand what exactly I had gotten into? Despite my enormous practicalachievements, I had not found an elegant explanation for the existence of the phase, nor anexplanation for someof the strangerqualitiesof thephase space.Honestly speaking, Iwas simplyafraidtothinkofsuchthings,sinceIunderstoodwhaterroneousbeliefsonecouldeasilyfallintoandsufferimmenselyfor.That'swhyallthoseissuestemporarilywentontheback-burnerandIgavemy

fullconcentrationtowhereIcoulddefinitelymoveahead.Thethingis:Itlongseemedtomethatthephasewasonlymypersonalaffair.Thiswasbefore

Iunderstoodthatnearlyeverybodydreamsofit.Peopleshootfilmsandwritebookswithstorylinesquitesimilartothephase,withoutevensuspectingthattheyhaveitall,thatit'salltrue,andthatitcanall be learned. The problem is that the standard reading list on the topic is quite antiquated andineffective.Perhaps,Iwastowritemyownbookandopenpeople'seyestotheirrealabilities?Whydream,whenIcoulddoit?

In 1933,WaltherMeissner discovered that in a superconductor that has been cooled down asmuch as possible, the

magnetic fieldwill be expelled. This phenomenon has been dubbed theMeissner effect. If a regularmagnet is placed onaluminum(oranyothersuperconductor)thatisthencooledusingliquidnitrogen,themagnetwilllevitateandhangintheair,asitwill"see"itsownmagneticfieldofthesamepolarityexpelledfromthecooledaluminum,andthesamesidesofmagnetsrepeleachother.

BringingthePhasetotheMasses

NowIhadaprovisional,butall-consumingobjective:tobringthephasetoasmanypeopleas

possible. I hadbegun severalmonthsofworkonmy first book,OutofBody. Since Iworked as asecurity guard, my long shifts afforded me time for learning English, nodding off, and phasing.Meanwhile,mytwodaysoffaweekwerespentonthebook.Butwhatdoesa20yearoldhavetosay?Maybe itwasa typicalbookonout-of-bodyexperiences, although Iunderstood that itwas just thesensationofbeingoutsidethebody,andnotanactualexitfromit.Meanwhile,Istrovetoincludewhatallsuchbooksweresorelylacking–morerealisticandusableinformationontechniques.

Eitherway,workonthebook,inandofitself,hadanextremelyunexpectedresult.Itturnedoutthatsuchanendeavorisagreatwaytostructureyourknowledge,aswellasgettogetheryourideasandthoughts.Manythingssuddenlybecameclearerwhentheywereputdownonpaperinfrontofmyeyes.Tomakeatopicmorestraightforwardforothers,youshouldfirstmakeitmorestraightforwardforyourself.Lookingback,ofcourse,Ican'tbutadmitthatitwasallacocktailoffaintideasonthephenomenon,personalexperiences,amishmashoftechniques,andaheapoferroneousconclusions.Itwasalsohopeforsomethingmore,asIstilldidn'tquiteunderstandthenatureofthephase.Butinanycase,itwasbetterthannothing.

Literally threedaysafter finishing thebook, Iwent throughsomethingquitepersonal. Ihadgrownupalonewithmymother, andhadn't beenespecially interested inmy father.Once Igave itsomethought,IquicklyrealizedthatthepersonwhoIbelievedwasmyfatherinchildhoodactuallywasn't.Andso,Ibeganmysearchforthetruth.Wordofmysearchhadreachedmymother,andshesentmealetterthatIreceivedimmediatelyafterfinishingthebook.ItturnedoutthatmyfatherwasaprofessoratthesameuniversitywhereIdidn'tgetin.Hewasalsoanauthorofphysicstextbooks,wasa leading researcher at theHydrodynamics Institute, and lived next door tomy grandmother. If itweren't for the physics part, the coincidence would have been unbelievable. After all, physics iscompletelydifferentfromthephase,right?

SinceIhadfewrelatives,Iwasoverjoyedattheopportunitytodoublethenumberoffamilyinmy life through my father's line. The thing was that my father didn't even know I existed, and itseemedtomethatheoughttoalsobeovercomewithjoy.Butthatwasfrommyperspective...Iwasabletospeakwithhimonthephonethreetimesandseehimonce;andthenitwasmadeexceedinglycleartomethatnothinginlifehadchanged,andthatnobodyevenwantedtotalktome.Thathitme

hardandfurtherpromptedmetomovefromSiberia.Isentoffmymanuscripttoseveralpublishinghousesinthecapital.Withoutfirstwaitingfora

reply, I quitmy job, got together a littlemoney, and bought a train ticket. I thoughtmybookwasbrilliantandthattheywouldacceptmeeverywherewithit.Instantsuccesswasassured,andsotherewasnopointinthinkingabouthowIwouldsupportmyselfthere.It'sgoodthatIdidn'thavethebrainsbackthentorealizehowidioticthatwas...

Having fit all mymost important things into one bag, I arrived at the station early in themorning and set off for a long journey. More than 2,000 miles and two days later, I arrived atMoscow'sYaroslavskyrailwaystation.Igotoffthetrain.FullyawarethatIonlyhadenoughmoneyforafewdaysandthatIdidn'tknowanybodythere,myplanwasstilltoimmediatelyfindmyway.

Havingpaidforabunkinasharedroomatthecheapesthostelontheoutskirtsoftown,Isetoutforthepublishinghouseswithprintoutsofmybookinhand.Ontheonehand,myprovincialselfwasimpressedbytheenormousmegapolis,andIfeltproudjusttobeinsuchanimportantplace.Onthe other hand, I felt suffocated by the thousands of people all running somewhere and myantisocialness.Whentryingtofindtheaddressofsomepublishinghouse,Iwouldsometimesroamaround a neighborhood instead of simply asking someone the way. It goes without saying that Icouldn'tevenworkupthecouragetoaskapasserbythe time.I toldmyself thatall Ihadtodowasmakeittothepublishinghouses.Andeverythingwouldworkout.

IneverthelessfoundthepublishinghousesIhadbeenlookingforandhandedthemmybookfortheirreview.Allthatwasleftwastowaitfortheirdecision.AlthoughIwascompletelycertainthattheiranswerwouldbeanaffirmativeone,Itriednottothinkabouthowexactlyitcouldchangemylifeinaninstant,orhowIwasrunningoutofmoneysinceIhadtokeeppayingformybunkatthehostel.

However, reality turnedout differently than I had expected.Somequickly respondedwith arejection.Withothers,youhadtowaitmanyweeksorevenmonthsjust togetarejection.Withinafewmore days, everything had become clear:My idea of popularizing the phase had been a flop,nobodylikedmybook,andallthatwasleftwastotakethetrainofshamebacktoSiberia.Yes,shame–becauseeveryoneknewthatIhadquitmyjobwithoutplanningonreturning.Itwouldbeinshamebecausemy ideas had turned out not to bewhat peoplewanted.Meanwhile, therewas no point inremaininginMoscow,noranywayto–Iwasacompletestrangerthere.

Andso,Igottogethermythingsandheadedforthetrainstation,whereapsychologicallyhardroadandthecompleteunknownlayinfrontofme.

In1938,PyotrKapitsacooled liquidhelium toanear-zero temperatureanddiscovered that the substancehad lost its

viscosity.Thephenomenonwasdubbed"superfluidity."Ifyoupourliquidheliumintoaglass,itwillstillcreepupalongthesidesanddripoutofit.Infact,aslongastheheliumissufficientlycold,therearenolimitstoitcreepingupanddrippingout,regardlessoftheshapeandsizeoftheglass.Atthecloseofthe20thcenturyandbeginningofthe21st,superfluiditywasalsodiscoveredinhydrogenandvariousgases.Backtothetop

Chapter2–TheSearchforanAnswer

LateOctober2010,LosAngeles.Myphoneringtonewakesme,andIlearnthatmyexperimenthas

become a worldwide science-news media sensation. But how did I get there and what was theexperimentabout?

ConqueringtheCapitalCity

AsIrodethesubwaytothetrainstation,Itriedtofigureouthowtogethome,seeingasIwas

already out of money. There was the idea of taking suburban trains and hiding from the ticketcollector, or asking the conductor of a slow train to take pity onme and letme ride for free. InMoscow,Istilldidn'tknowanybodywellenoughtoborrowmoneyfromthem.TurningtomyfewrelativesinSiberiawasn'tsomethingIwaswillingtoconsider–Ihadneverdonesointhepast,norwouldIinthefuture.

Standingontheplatformandwatchingdepartingtrains,whichnormal,everydaypeoplewereboarding and had no trouble affording, I got a very scary idea: burn all the bridges behind me.Despite all the possible difficulties, it would be simpler to remain in Moscow than to traversethousandsofmilesandrecreatemypreviouslife.Moreover,Icouldn'timaginehowmyclosefriendsandfamilywouldlookatmeaftersuchastupidandunsuccessfuladventure.ItwassimplertojuststayinMoscowandtrytosurvive.Iputmybaginoneoftherentallockersandusedmyfewremainingrublestobuyanewspaperwith"helpwanted"ads.Welcometotherealworld!

Thefirstmonthswereextremelyhard.TherewasnoworkIcouldturnmynoseupto.Withoutalegaladdress,withouteducation,andwithoutlifeexperience,Ihadtocountnotonlyonthehardestlot, but also had to go through all that crap that usually piles up in incredible quantities in capitalcities.Forthefirsthalfyear,policemenonpatrolconstantlytappedmyshouldertocheckmypapers–Ievidentlystuckoutfromthelocalslikeasorethumb.Evenmymannerofspeakingandaccentweredifferentfromeveryoneelse's.

Althoughmyphasepracticehadbecomeirregularduetooveralldifficulties,Istillhadn'tlost

hope that I would makemy idea happen, and I continued trying to publish my book. Either way,everybody around me knew about my goal. I saw genuine interest in their eyes, and that greatlymotivatedmenottogiveup.However,alloftheagenciesstubbornlyclosedtheirdoorsinfrontofme,andthestatisticthatonlyoneauthorin10getspublishedbecamemypainfulreality.Afterall,Iwasoneofthosenine-in-10unluckyones.

Then,therecameforwardamanfromamongthosetowhommyideaswerenearanddear.Heagreed to put up the money for the first print run. It turned out that this didn't technically meanpublication. It was simply an order to print 1,000 copies. Naturally, publishing houses don't payattentionwhenauthorspayto"self-publish."

Ofcourse,Igrabbedholdoftheopportunity,sincethereweren'tanyotherones.Anewhopearosewithinme:Oncethebookwasprinted,itmightbecomesopopularthateverythingwouldworkout on its own.However, themoney camewith terms attached:Thebookhad to be reworked in awholenumberofplaces.Meanwhile,Ihadn'tevenopenedmybookinseveralmonths.AndwhenIdidtakeanotherpeek,Iwashorrified.

Thebookwasawful.Itcontainedanunbelievablenumberofgrammaticalmistakes,nonsense,andtextthatwassimplyunnecessary.Nearlyhalfthebookcouldhavebeeneditedoutwithoutanylossofvalue.And that'swhat Idid,alongwithoverhauling the text.And then Ioverhauleditagain.Andonlythendidthebooktakeonadecentform.Theotherproblemwasthatthemoneywasonlyfortheactual printing itself. The layout and editing were up to me, a person who had always gotten thelowestgradesinlanguageartsatschool.

AsIpentheselinesmanyyearslater,Inowhaveenormousexperienceinthepublishingfield,andyetstillhaveseriousproblemswithbeingcareful,andsomakealotofmistakes.Mybrainsimplydoesn't catch them,as it takes inwholewords andnot individual letters.Butnow, Ihavecomputersoftware,proofreaders,andeditorsasmyinsurancepolicy.Yetbackthen,therewasnobodytohelpme.Havingrereadthetextoverandoveragain,itseemedtomethatthereweren'tanymistakesleft.Idid the cover layoutmyself, too: justwhite text on a black background. Then, I sent it all off forprinting.

Havingspentmy21stbirthdayandnearlyfivemonthsinMoscow,Inowheldtheprintversionofmyownbookinmyhands.Ihadaccomplishmynumberoneobjective,mademydreamcometrue,andnoweverythingaheadseemedsimpleandeasy.Afterall,nowthemasseswouldcometoknowthephase! I even had a place to share the news, asmyRussian-languagewebsitewww.aing.ru and itsforumwerealreadyupandrunning.Therewasapileofbooksbeforeme,andsoontheywouldbeinthehandsofmanypeoplewhose liveswouldneveragainbe thesame.But,how toactuallyget thebooksintheirhands?

It turned out that no large bookstore chain works with individual suppliers. All the smallbookshopseither refused toputouryoungauthor'sbookson its shelves,or askedme to fillout aspecialapplicationform.Naturally,nobodyevenlookedatthoseapplicationsandnobodyevergotintouchwithme to followup.Moreover, it quickly turnedout that thereweremistakesand typosonnearlyeverylineofthebook.Therewereoftenseveralperline.Atthat'showitwaswiththewholebook,all200pagesofit...Theblackinkonthecoverwasofthesortthatwouldcomeoffuponanycontactwith ahard surface.Evennewbooks in theirpackaging lookedused from rubbingononeanother.

Over the first twomonths, I was able to sell nomore than 10 to 15 books through smalldistributors.At that rate,my first small print runmight lastmemy entire life.But themain thingwasn't thebookor theprintrun,buthowtoletmillionsknowabout thephase.Onceagain,setbackloomed.

ItturnedoutthatIwasn'ttheonlyambitiousauthorthatnobodycaredabout.OncewhenIwent

in for talks, I got to see my "competition" in my age bracket. There was an author ignoring allprotestsashetriedtoimploreandbegtogiveawayhisbooktobedistributed,andathisowncost!The conversation ended in him getting a real kick in the pants and flying out the room.Thiswasfollowed up by the box of his own books that he tried to leave against the will of the manager,slamming intohisback. It turnedout that itwasn'this first time there.The scenewasnocause foroptimismonmypart.

ButIstilldidn'tgiveup.Icontinuedtocallaroundtoeverypossiblesmallshopinthehopethatsomebodywouldwanttosellmygoddamnbook.Itwouldhaveallbeenfornaughtifitweren'tforonesmall-shopmanagerontheotherendofthelinetellingmethattheirsupplierhadjustarrived.Sheproposed I speakwithhim, andhandedhim thephone. I quicklydescribedwhat thebookwasabout,andheaskedmetobringapackageofabout20booksforatrialrun.Withoutgettingmyhopesup, I luggedmyboxofbooks toyet anotherpublisher. It turnedout that the supplierdealt in suchliterature.Inhisbasementoffice,Isawlotsofstrangeoccultandnew-agebooks.

Aboutaweeklater,hecalledmeoutoftheblueandaskedmetobringanotherfiveboxes–100books,thatis.Justaweeklater,heaskedforanother10boxes.Hesoldeverybookfromtheprintrunwithinacoupleofmonths.Itturnedoutthatdespitealltheshortcomingsofthetextandbindingofthebook,itsoldreallywell–eveninthatsmallchainofbookstoreshesupplied.Itsoldsowellthatheproposedediting thebookandprinting it inhardcopy.Thiswasmyfirst realdealwithapublisherwhere theypaidmemoney formybook.Theypaidmeallof$200 fora2,000copyprint run.Ofcourse,themoneydidn'tinterestmeatall.Whatmatteredwasthatthiswasarealpublisher,andthatnowthebookwouldbetypo-freeandhavenicebinding.Moreover,Inowhadapublisherwhotookcareofeverything:IwouldnolongerhavetobouncearoundtheentirecityofMoscowprostratingmyselfbeforebookstoremanagers.

And,indeed,thebookturnedoutreallywell.Ihadneverseensuchattentiontodetailbefore.Meanwhile,otherpublishershuntedmedownandmadeanaudiobookoutofit.Moreover,Iwasabletofindpublishersabroad–thefirsttranslationofmyworkwaspublishedinBulgaria.Themiraclesdidn't end there. Now a published author and not some odd young man from Siberia with somecrypticmanuscriptinhishands,Ionceagainbeganknockingonpublishers'doors–thistimeatbigpublishinghouses.Thistime,thebiggestpublishinghouseinEuropeimmediatelytookaninterestinme.

After a fewmeetings, we signed a contract for not one, but two books, and I got paid anadvance.Thepotentialprintrunofhundredsofthousandsofcopiesindicatedintheagreementsmeantthat everyonewould surely soon learnof thephase!The secondbookwascalledContactwith theDeceased.IthadalotincommonwithOutofBody,butthemainthrustwasusingthephasetomeetwiththedeceased,whatevertheunderlyingnatureofthoseencounters:Betheysimulationsgeneratedinthebrainoractualmeetingswiththesoulsofthedeparted.

There's one important detail I shouldn't leave out: I wasn't the only one delighted by thecontracts. Sometime over the course of a year of ups and downs inMoscow, I had been strollingManezhnaya Square when I spotted a pretty young lady with long, fair hair. As she was walkingacrosswithher friend, I tried together tostop,butgotnothingbutadirty look.However, Ididn'tgive up and still called out for her to comemyway.After putting a safe distance between us, sheturnedaround,thoughnotquitehappyaboutit.HernamewasMaria.Wesoonstartedgoingout,andthen living together. There was a lot in store for us, but my successes in popularizing the phaseinspired her no less than me. However, everything wasn't to be as easy and fairytale-like as itappearedwhenwewereholdingthatcontractwiththepublisherinourhands,andbaskinginapparentsuccess.

Theeditorwholikedmybookswaslaidofffromthepublishinghouse,andIstoppedhearing

anywordofpublicationdatesformybooks.WhenImetwiththeheadeditor,itturnedoutthathehadnointerestwhatsoever inmybooks,andthatonly the laid-offeditorhadhadahandinmyproject.Theheadeditorsimplyhadnodesiretoprintmybooks.Hedidn'tbelieveinthem.Tobefair,IshouldnotethatIstilldon'tunderstandhowIcouldnotonlyhavegotteninthatpublishinghouse–onethataccepts only one author in 50, and the one where all the country's stars were published, frompoliticianstoactors.Ofcourse,mysubjectmatterwassomethingcompletelyforeigntotheeditor.

Duetomyinexperience,Ihadn'tnoticedthatourcontractputthepublishinghouseundernoobligation toprintmybooks, even thought ithadbought the rights to themfor fiveyears.When Iaskedthemtojustgivemetherightstomybooksback,theyproposedIpayforthem.Asaresult,notonly did I not seemy books on anymore bookshelves, but I also lost the ability to publish withanybodyelse.Iwascrushed.Whatwouldyoudointhatsituation?

As usual, a solution was to be found and it was quite unconventional. By that time, I hadalready started to obtain a following in certain circles. Website traffic steadily rose, and peoplesometimesstillgottheirhandsontheoldeditionsofmybook.That'swhenthemediabegantotakeaninterestinme.AtfirstitwassmallTVchannelsandpublishers,butthenmajorRussianchannelTNTrana segmentonme inwhatwas then the country'smostpopular showon theparanormal, calledInexplicable –ButFact. Phone calls from friends in Siberia andmy grandmother's tears of pridewereevidencethatithadbeenasuccess.Ihadalreadylosthope,whenthatsameheadeditoraskedtomeetandmademeaproposal:IfIwantedtoseemybooksonthephasepublished,thenIshouldwriteaseriesofotherbooksfortheTVshowonwhichIhadmadeanappearance.Thematterhadalreadybeendecideduponwiththemanagementofthetelevisionstation.

Did I have a choice? I didn't haveone, but didn't see that as a problem, sincenow Iwas inbusinesswithapopularTVchannel,whichshouldhavehelpedmetopopularizethephaseevenmore.Duringnegotiations, theygavemealloftheepisodesoftheshowandaskedmetotell themwhatIcoulddowitheachone. Igroupedall theepisodesup intofivebasic topics,anddecided towriteabookabouteachone.Thinkit'seasytowriteabook?Howaboutfive?

Iworkedonthatprojectfrommorningtonightforseveralhellishmonths.IfreelyadmitthatItookacontrariantackinregardstotheinitialcontentoftheepisodes.Beingahard-nosedmaterialist,I essentially debunked nearly everything they had talked about in that show on the paranormal.Meanwhile, I added some interesting real stuff on self-development and strange-but-true facts. Ofcourse, I brought up the phase in each book and even the techniques formastering it. Of course,thingswerelookingupagain–lookingbeingthekeyword...

The publishing house and the television channel couldn't come to an agreement, nomatterwhat.Asaresult,onceIhadwrittenallfivebooks, theytoldmethattherewasn'tanagreementyet,andprobablywouldn'tbeone.

Now,notonlyweretwoofmybooksonthephasetiedup,butsowasanentireseriesofmybooksontheparanormal.Theyhadassuredmethatacontractwouldbesignedverysoon,butthatIshouldtakethemattheirwordandwritethebooksanywayinthemeantime.Afterwritingfivebooks,Iwasleftwithnothing.Afteranotherconversationwiththeheadeditor,IlearnedthatIhadonlyonewayofseeingmybooksonthephaseinabookstore:massiveself-promotiononmyowntab.Onlythenwouldthepublishinghouseriskpublishingmybooks.

Idrewupanimpressiveadvertisingcampaignforeachofthetwobooksandstartedhittingupbanksforloans.However,thisturnedouttobeawasteoftime.NobodywantedtofrontmethemoneyforanythingIneeded–onpaperIwasstillapauper.Indespair,Iannouncedmyquestforfundingonmywebsite,butinvain.Itwasallfornaught.

Meanwhile,IhadbeeninvitedtoKievtogiveprivatelessonstoawealthyman.Whatdoyouthinkwasthefirst thingheaskedmewhenhemetmeatthestation?"Iheardyouwerelookingfor

money to publish your book. Is that right?" These were his first words to me. As a result, myadvertisingcampaignwaswell-fundedandOutofBodyfinallycameout.AftermorethanthreeyearsofhangingoninMoscow,thephasehadfinallyreachedthemasses!

In addition, the publishing house and TV channel finally came to an agreement, and theInexplicable–ButFactbookseriesfinallysawthelightofday,thusmovingalongallofmyprojectsatonce.

Ihaveworkedwithmanymorepublishinghousessince then,andhaveneverhadanymoreproblems.Whenever Ihadplans towrite somethingnew,acontractwithapublisherwouldappearbeforethebookitself.Moreover,allof thosepublishinghousesthathadonceturnedmeawaynowcametomefirst, inthehopethatIwouldhavesomeneworunencumberedbookfor them.Thus,Iwasthepublishedauthoroftenbooksbeforemy27thbirthday,notcountingreprintsandtranslations.

Meanwhile,featurestoriesonthephasestartedtoappearonallthemajorTVchannelsandinmanyprintpublications.Unfortunately,workingwiththemediabroughtwithitacertainelementofrisk.Usually,somefilmcrewwouldcomeandaskmetoshowthemsomekindofmiraclewithintwohours.Despitethefactthatthephaseisprobablythemostamazingthingyoucanexperience,there'snothingtoshowthecamera...Who'sinterestedinwatchingapersonsleep?That'swhyIhadtoappearin all kinds of staged scenes. Once, shooting for one of the more popular shows ended with thedirector gleefully exclaiming, "Cut!We just dupedmillions – yay!"However, I couldn't refuse thepublicitysinceIneededtosupportsalesofmybooksandkeepmyfaceonTVasmuchaspossible.Or at least that'swhatmypublishers requiredofme– theyhadbeenheavily promotingme in themedia themselves. However, over the course of many years, I gradually started refusing to giveinterviewsonprinciple.

Butmeanwhile, whatwas going onwith the phase? By taking up the popularization of thephenomenon,hadInotlosttouchwithmystudyandpersonalpracticeofit?Moreover,OutofBodysufferedfromthecardinalsinthat99percentofauthorsinthegenreareguiltyof:Itonlyreflectedtheexperiencesoftheauthorhimself.Andwhatifhewaswrong?

In 1960, IvarGiaever conducted experiments on superconductors separated bymicroscopic filmmade of aluminum

oxide,whichdoesnotconductelectricity.Itturnedoutthataportionoftheelectronsstillpassedthroughtheinsulation.Thisconfirmedthetheorizedpossibilityofaquantumtunnelingeffect.Thisappliesnotonlytoelectricity,butalsotoallelementaryparticles:accordingtoquantumphysics,theyarewaves.Theycangothroughabarrierifthewidthofthatbarrierislessthantheparticles'wavelength.Thenarrowerthebarrier,themoreoftenparticlescangothroughit.

IllegalMassExperimentsonthePublic

WhileIfoughtwiththepublishinghouses,lifewenton.IshouldnotethatwhileIwassurethat

thephasewouldbewithmemyentirelife,Ididn'tthinkitwouldbecomemywholelife.Sure,itwasthemostinterestingthingIhadgoingforme.Sure,itwassomethingI'dalwaysbeinto.Butitwouldnot have a bearing on my day-to-day life and career. Thanks to my tenacity and unconventionalapproach,IgotanoffertobecomeCEOofamedium-sizedenterpriseatthetenderageof21.Byage24,Ihadlimitlessopportunitiesbeforeme,andIhadevenbeenadoublemajorattheMoscowStateUniversityofEconomics,Statistics,andInformatics.Eventhoughlawschoolandrunningacompanydidn'tgohand-in-handwithdevotingone'sentirelifetothephase,itstilltookupatleastafewhoursofmyday.

Afterahardperiodofadjustment tobig-city life,mypracticebecameregular.NowIhada

popular website, regular media appearances, and books on the shelves of stores nationwide. Thatmeant that eachofmy findings on the phase state immediately becamepublic knowledge. I finallynearlyunderstoodthemainprincipalofthedirecttechniquesperformedwithoutpriorsleep.Itturnedout that what's required are lapses in consciousness, as consciousness maintains wakefulness anddoesn't let the body enter the rapid eye movement phase. As a rule, after several deep lapses inconsciousness,youarealreadyinthephasewithoutanyspecialeffort.Techniquesareonlynecessaryforachievingthatfree-floatingstateofmind.

Ialsogotamuchbettergriponsomeofthepracticalfieldsofapplication.Myattentionwasabsorbedby the issueof having an effect on the body from thephase,which resulted in a book. Iuncoveredawholeseriesoftechniquesforaffectingprocessesinourbodiesandpsychologies.Forexample, you can use techniques for obtaining information for the purposes of diagnostics andhealing.Youcantakemedicineinthephaseandindirectlyhaveaneffectonadiseasedorganoryouroverallcondition.Youcanfindadoctorinthephaseandaskthemforhelp.Youcanprogramyouremotionalstateandpracticeskills.Youcanfaceyourfearsandhang-upsinordertogetovertheminreallife.Andthat'sjustthebeginning.

Once the goal of popularizing the phenomenon had been partially accomplished andeverythingwaseventakingonalifeofitsown,itoccurredtomemoreandmoreoftenthatallofmyachievements still didn't provide an elegant explanation for the phase. It still remained completeddivorcedfromreality.Thisappliedtoboththefactofitsexistence,andtothosestrangerulesthatthephase space operated according to. The mechanisms by which interaction with it occurred defiedhumanlogic.Forexample,thestabilityofthephasestatedependsonthesharpnessofperceptioninit.Timeanddistancearearbitrary in thephase. I simply resignedmyself to that, as I couldn't findanexplanationforitfrommyvantagepoint.Moreover,whileinthephaseIwasstillastonishedbyandcouldn'tunderstandhowrealandauthenticeverythingfelt.

Despite the fact that I was entering the phase with increasing frequency, ease, andunderstanding, another problem was developing; and I ran into it more and more often: Myexperiencewassubjectiveandpersonal.Isorelyneededfeedbackandhelpfromotherphasers.Sure,Iran a forum for practitioners and constantly received email from all over theworld. But inmostcases,Icouldonlytestmyideasoutonmyselfinthehopethattheywouldalsoholdtrueforothers.Meanwhile, it became clear to me that my personal experiences could fundamentally differ fromothers.Myconversationswithotherpractitionersleftnodoubtthatthiswasthecase.Asaresult,Iwasheadeddownadeadend,andIstoppedgrowingintermsofthequalityanddepthofmyunderstandingofthephase.Iwassimplyspinningmywheelsaroundthesamesetofconcepts.

Sinceabouttheageof18,IhadbeenenvisioningaresearchcenterwhereIwouldbeabletoworkwiththemassesbyconductingexperimentsonthem,andthuslearnmuchmoreaboutthephase.Now all of those dreams once again took on significance, but nobody would ever permit me tolegally tamper with the physiology and psyches of the public – after all, I didn't have the righteducation.AndwherecouldIorganizeitall–wherecouldIgetvolunteersandfinancingfrom?Itallseemedtoounreal,andsoitremainedbutadream.

In the fall of 2007, I once again received an email askingme how to come for a trainingsessionorseminar.WhilewritingmytypicalreplythatIdon'tdothatkindofthing,Ipausedtothinkforasecond.ThethingwasthatIhadbeeninundatedwithsuchrequestsforseveralyearsnow.Theyreallypickedupaftermyfirstbookhadcomeout.Iwasoftenstalkedbyfreakswhowantedpersonalassistance.Theydidn'tgetit:Theirnew"guru"wasbut21yearsold.That'swhythefirsteditionsofmybooksdidn'thavepicturesofme:Ididn'twanttoscareanybodyoff.Asayoungbodybuilder,myappearancehadnothing incommonwith the imageofawise teacherand"guru" thatyouraveragereaderpicturesintheirmindwhentheyimaginetheauthorsofsuchbooks.

Iwouldn't havebelievedyou ifyouhad toldme that Iwouldoneday teachpeople and thatwouldbemybreadandbutter.Theoldmesawteachingasboring,ineffective,andhavingnothingtodowithresearch.That'swhyItriednottohaveanycontactwithpeopleonsuchmatters.

ButwhatifIcoulduseeveryonewhowantedtolearnfrommeassubjectsinexperimentsonthephase?Couldn'tthathelpusgetmoreeffectiveandhoneourtechniques?Wouldn'tthatgiveme10timesmoreinformationonthepropertiesandlawsofthephase?Isn'tthatwhatIdreamedaboutinmyyouth?

The ideamademe tremble in delightwhen I thought of the prospects it offered.Under theguiseofordinarytrainingsessionsandseminars,Icouldbeginmass-scaleresearchontechniquesformastering,controlling,andapplyingthephase.Itcouldbearealbreakthrough,asnobodyhaddoneitbefore.ButhowlongwouldIbeabletoholdseminarsthatwereactuallyexperimentswithoutgettingcaught,andwouldIbeabletoguaranteeresultsforitsparticipants?WouldIbeabletogettogetheragroupofpeopleandexplaintothemwhatneededtobedone,andgetthemtohavethe"out-of-bodyexperiences"theyexpected?Andwhatifitdidn'tworkforthem?

Irentedalecturehallonedayaweekandtookoutadsfortwo-monthcourseswiththeSchoolofOut ofBodyTravel (now it is thePhaseSchool),which became a kind of front for theOOBEResearchCenter (now it is thePhaseResearchCenter).Tomysurprise,about10peopleexpressedinterest.Tomyevengreater surprise, theyactuallyshowedup.During the first lesson, stage frightmademyhandsshakeandmywordsslur.

Myfirstobjectivewastofindaprocedurethatwouldbesimpletoexplainandeasyforpeopletolearn.Ihadhopedthatwheneverybodycamebackthenextweek,theproceduremighthaveworkedforatleastoneperson.Afterall,itoncetookmeweeksandmonthsofstruggletoenterthephaseonpurpose.Meanwhile, typicalbookson thesubjecthintedatmanyyearsofpreparationand training.That'swhyIspentallweekdreadingtheoutcome.Andwhatwasthatoutcome?

Twoorthreehadfull-fledgedphaseexperiences,andmanyotherswerequiteclosetosuccess,buttheyhadmadebasicmistakesorsimplygottenafraidandcuttheprocessshort.Ithoughtthatwasaprettygoodresult,andIdevelopedunshakableconfidenceinwhatIwasdoing.Nearlyallhadgottenresultsbytheendofthetwo-monthcourse,andsoIdecidedtotrytogetthesameoutcomeinonlyfourweeks.Tothatend,Ianalyzedtypicalmistakes,changedtheprocedure,andalteredmyapproachincommunicatinginformation.Ithengotanothergroupofpeopletogether.

Afterhalfayear,Iwasgettingthesameoutcomeforthree-dayseminarsasIhadgottenforthefirsttwo-monthcourse.Afterthefirsttwonightsofathree-dayseminar,betweenone-thirdandtwo-thirdsofthegroupwouldenterthephaseatleastonce.Theotherswouldsimplyhavemademistakes,andmymaintaskwastosimplyforeseethosemistakesduringeachnewexperimentguisedasanOutofBodyinThreeDaysseminar.

By happy coincidence, that's exactlywhenmy backlogged books started coming outwith alargepublishinghouse,andtheirpowerfuladvertisingcampaignkickedin.AlthoughIhadpracticallypaid for the privilege of hosting my first groups of research subjects, seeing as the nominaladmission free didn't even cover my costs for renting the room, within a couple of months mygirlfriendMaria,whohelpedwithorganization,hadtofindlargerandlargerrooms.Andeventhen,alltheavailablespotssoldoutearlierandearlier.IconductedexperimentsnotonlyinMoscow,butalsoinmanyothercitiesandnearbycountries,wheninvitedbylocalorganizers.

Thiswasarealbreakthroughintheentirefieldofthestudyofphasestates!Neverbeforehadanyoneconductedsomuchresearchonsomanypeople. Itveryquicklybecameclearwhatworkedandwhat didn't, andwhich techniques should be given out, andwhichweren'tworth it. These newdiscoveriesappliednotonlytomasteringthephase,butalsotoitsphysiology,control,andpracticalapplication.Ateachseminar, Iwouldget tohearaboutdozensofphaseexperiencesandget toask

questionsthatinterestedme.Myknowledgeregardingthephasegrewexponentiallyoverthefirstonetotwoyears.Butmostimportantly,allofthatinformationwasnowverifiedandwasnowofawhollydifferentqualitativelevel.Sinceeverythinghadnowbeentestedoutonthousandsofotherpeople,Icouldbackupmyeveryword.

If I ask people to do something, that's because it's the result ofmy personalworkwith themassesandbecauseitreallyworks.IfIaskpeoplenottodosomethingthatmeantthatI'veseenhowitdoesn't work thousands of times. The only thing there is left for people to do is to listen to mecarefullyanddoexactlyasIrecommend.Ofcourse,someseminarsweretotaldisastersbecauseofmyexperiments.But theyweredisastersonly from thepoint of viewof theparticipants, because IfoundoutwhatnottoteachifIwantedbetterfuturesuccessrates.

I thendecided towrite abrochure summarizing the lessonsandhand themout to all of theparticipants. By 2009, that brochure had grown to 500 pages, and was then published as the firsteditionof thebookthatyou'rereadingnow.ThiswasthebookthatIhaddreamedofasa teenagerduring the first stages of my practice of the phase: no speculation – just pure practicality. It waspossibly themost technique-saturatedbook in the entire fieldofpersonaldevelopmentpractices. Ithadeverything.Mostimportantly,ithadallalreadybeentriedoutonthemasses,andyoucouldhangyour hat on every word. Having reached that level, I no longer took seriously any source ofinformationonsuchsubjectsifithadbeenbasedonlyonitsauthor'sexperience.Suchsourcesweredeadends.

I hadn't guessed that my experiments disguised as regular seminars would be in so muchdemand.That'swhyIwashappywhenatsomepointIcouldstopworryingaboutwhereIwouldliveorwhatIwouldeat.Icoulddevote100percentofmyeffortstomyfavoritethingintheworld,andnotsomecareer ina field that Ihadneverbeen interested in.Gradually, therestarted tobeenoughmoneytofinancevariousprojectsthatbroughttheworldwidepopularityofthephasetoanewlevel.Since I had side sources of income likemy books, after some time all of the proceeds frommyresearchseminarsweregoingtothestudyandpopularizationofthephase.

I stilldon'tquiteunderstandhowsuchan ideal situationcameabout.Even thoughallofmyknow-howhadalwaysbeenmoreor lesspubliclyavailable inmybooksandwebsites,people stillcametomyseminars.Thus,theybothparticipatedinmystudiesandfundedthedevelopmentoftheentirefieldatthesametime.Howwassuperpositionpossible?

MaybeitwassimplybecauseIwasfollowingmycalling.Ifyougettheopportunitytodoso,everything startsworking foryou.Thatdoesn'tmean that everythingwill beperfect.For example,whenspending lotsofmoneypopularizing thephase, Imightconductmyexperiments ina tatteredwife-beater,jeanswithnaturalholes,andsneakerswiththeirbestyearsbehindthem.Meanwhile,allofmypersonalproperty fit inhalf a student'sbackpack.By somepeople's standards, Imighthavelooked likea loser;but in theend, Iwas thehappiestandfreestpersonon theplanet.Atairports, Iwould always chuckle at peoplewhowould drag suitcaseswith them for aweek at the beach thatweighed10timesmorethanallmylifepossessions.

Thegeographicalreachofmyexperimentalseminarscontinuedtoexpand,andnowstretchedfromKazakhstan to theUnitedStates.Theywould usually bring in from30 to 50 people, but oneseminartookplaceinaSaintPetersburgconcerthallwith1,200peoplecrammedin,eventhoughitonlysat1,000.IstillgetgoosebumpsthinkingaboutwhenIhadaskedforashowofhandsofallwhohadhadatleastone"outofbody"experience(about600hands)orbecomeconsciouswhiledreaming(about1,100hands). It'sat times like that,yourealize that it really isamassphenomenon,andyoufeelthatyou'regoingintherightdirection.

Iwasinvitedmoreandmoretovariouscountriesandcities,butatsomepointIbegantofeelthat therewas a limit to thenumberof experimentsneeded. I started learning asmuch as I needed

fromonlyoneortwoseminarsamonth,andthenspendingmyfreed-upenergyonmoreimportanttasks.However,Ididn'tleavepeopletofendforthemselves.

Anetworkofcontactpeoplegraduallystartedtogelinmanycitiesandcountries.Itwasn'tabusiness,butmoreofalooseassociationofteachersofthephasewhosemethodsIcouldvouchfor.Ofcourse,unlikeme,nearlyalloftheotherteacherssimplyteachpeople,insteadofusingthemfortheirownends.

I didn't have friends back then. I had a ton of acquaintances from the occult and new-agecrowd,whotookmeforoneoftheirown.ButthemoreIhungoutwiththosepeople,themoreIgrewdisappointedinthatscene.Duetothecircumstances,Igottohangoutwithcelebrity"gurus"inonedomainoranother,theleadersofvariousmovementswhowereshownonTValot,andsoon.ButIknewthesepeopleinreallife...Atbest,Iwouldseejustasmartguy.Butoftenthey'dbescammers.Orevenworse,nutcases.NotonlydidIneverseeasinglepersonwithparanormalabilities,butIoftencaughtmyselfwonderingifIwastheonlyonebeingcompletelysincereandhonestwithpeople,eventhoughIwasusingthemtomyends.AndmaybewhatmademehonestwasthatIhaddifferentgoalsfromtheothers?

TheonlypersonwithwhomIdiscussedthingsbesidesthephasewasmygirlfriendMaria,andmaybeherfamily.Butthat'swhereeverythinggotdifficult.Ourrelationshipstartedtofrayateveryend. My complete absorption in phase-related projects, as well as lackadaisical attitude towardseverythingelse,playednosmallpart.

By constantly studying the phase, I began to better understand not only the nature of thephenomenon,butalsoitsplaceinourcultureandhistory.Igraduallyrealizedthatthephasewasmuchmorecommonplaceandwidespread thanIcouldhave imagined.HadIbeenapproaching thephasecorrectlyifIwasnowmakingsuchdiscoveries?

Eitherway,drawyourownconclusionsandcounthowmanytimesyoumighthavebeeninthephase,evenifyouhavenevertriedtoenterit:becomingconsciouswhiledreaming(experiencedby70percentofthepopulation);thesensationof"leavingthebody"(experiencedby25percentofthepopulation); sleep paralysis (experienced by 30 percent of the population); false awakenings(experiencedby90percentofthepopulation);fallingasleepwithoutrealizingit(experiencedby90percentof thepopulation).Ninetypercentofparanormalphenomenaoccurnowhereelsebut inbed,and no time other than while falling asleep or waking up. Such phenomena include hobgoblins,visions, succubi, and incubi, to name a few.Moreover, about a third of all actions performed andsensations felt during awakenings and between sleep cycles are unreal.While a vivid, deep phaseexperiencewill rockyourworldandremainetchedinyourmemoryforyears tocome,youmightnotnoticeamildoneorquicklyforgetit.Itturnsoutthateveryoneencountersthephase,andthatit'sacompletely normal and everyday phenomenon.A phenomenon so normal and familiar thatmaybesomeonehasbeenusingittotheirownends?

Over the course ofmy search for the true nature of the phase, certain suspicions ofmineincreased.IdecidedtoconductaseriesofextremelyunusualexperimentsundertheaegisofthePhaseResearchCenter tomakemycase.However, I couldnot carry themout inRussia,because if Ididpeople around the world wouldn't take them seriously, nor would they be taken seriously withinRussia itself, as paradoxical as thatmay sound. I graduallymade itmymission to popularize thephenomenonineverycountryandlanguage.IneededtocarryoutwhatIhaddevisedinaplacethatpeoplepayalotofattentiontowheneventsoccurthere.Wherewouldyouhavetraveledtoifyouhadbeeninmyshoes?

In 1982, Alain Aspect sent two simultaneously created photons to opposite-direction spin (polarization) detectors. It

turnedout thatmeasuring thespinofonephoton instantlyaffects thatof theotherphoton,whichwillbe theopposite.Thisproved the possibility of the quantum entanglement of elementary particles and quantum teleportation. In 2008, scientists

wereabletomeasurethestateofquantum-entangledphotonsatadistanceofabout90miles,andinteractionbetweenthemwas still instantaneous, as if they were at the same place or there was no distance. It is believed that if such quantum-entangled photons appear at opposite ends of theUniverse, then interaction between themwill still be instantaneous, eventhoughitwouldtaketensofbillionsofyearstocoverthatdistanceatthespeedoflight.

AParanormalExperiment

Bythen,andthiswas2011,IhadalreadyspentalotoftimeinLosAngelestryingtocarryout

variousprojectsinordertopopularizethephase.Farfromallofthemweresuccessful,butIcametoknow and understand the United States quite well. The climate and wildlife of California had thebiggest surprise in store for my Siberian psyche. The mountains, ocean, and eternal summercontrastedstarklywiththeempty,coldexpansesofSiberia.

Incredibly enough, a quantum leapoccurred inmyown,personal phasepractice.Waybackwhen,Ihadbeenabletoenterthephasenomorethanseveraltimesaweek,andeventhatseemedtobeabigdeal.The70percentsuccessrateIachievedduringmytimeinMoscowwasconsideredtobethe upper boundary. After all, seven successful attempts out of 10 are not bad. But now with theindirect method performed upon awakening, my success rate approached 95 to 99 percent.Unsuccessfulattemptsalsostarted tosurpriseme, justas thephase itselfhadat theverybeginning.Whathadhappened?

Backatthebeginningofmystudyofthephase,Ihaddiscoveredthebrain-foolingtechniqueofforcedfallingasleep.Itconsistsofwakingupandthenmimickingfallingasleepuntil itactuallyhappens. A kind of throw-back into sleep occurs in the physiology of the brain, and can beimmediatelytakenadvantageofbyseparatingfromthebodyorsuccessfullyusingothertechniques.Ialsonoticedduringmyresearchseminarsthatpeopleoftenhadnosuccessduringdeliberateactions,butthateverythingwouldcomealongonitsownassoonastheyrelaxedanddecidedtojustgobacktosleep.Inotherwords,peopleofteninadvertentlyemployedthetechniqueofforcedfallingasleepand entered the phase after nothing had worked. So why not try forced falling asleep anytimesomethingdoesn'twork?

Thatturnedouttobejusttheticket.Ifyouareunabletoseparatefromyourbodyimmediatelyuponawakening,thenyoucanuseforcedfallingasleep.Ifyouareunabletofullyseparatefromyourbody,thenyoucanuseforcedfallingasleep.Ifthetechniquesdonotwork,thenyoucanuseforcedfallingasleep.Ifthetechniquesdon'tworkwell,thenyoucanuseforcedfallingasleep.Ifyouaretooalert upon awakening, then you can use forced falling asleep. If you physically move uponawakening, then you can use forced falling asleep.Having indirectmethod problems?Use forcedfallingasleep!Itturnedoutthatyoucanuseitnotonlyasatechnique,butalsoasabackdropforalloftheothertechniques.Withagoodgraspofforcedfallingasleep,youcanuseanytechniqueanditwillwork.Forme,thatmeantachievinganextremelyhighsuccessrateuponawakening.Allthatremainedwastoachievethesamesuccessrateusingthedirectmethod,whichisperformedwithoutpriorsleep.

Andso,whatexperimentdidIstartinthesummerof2011inLosAngeles?Doyourememberwhatmyfirstphaseexperiencestartedfrom?Byatwistoffate,Iturnedouttobeoneofthoserarepeoplewhohadbeenboth"abductedbyaliens"andaphasepractitioner.Naturally,Icouldn'tbutnotethattheoverwhelmingmajorityof"abduction"storiesfollowedacookie-cutterpattern.Whatdothe"alienabduction"accountsbelowallhaveincommon?

...IwokeupbecauseIheardhimcrying;itwasdark,justalittlelightshiningthroughthe

drawnwindowshades.Iwenttohiscribandreacheddowntopickhimup,buthewasnotthere!Iyelledtohisfather,buthenevermoved.Iwenttotheothersideoftheroomtoturnonthelight,but itwould not comeon! Iwent back to the crib, a bright light flashed on andwas beamingthroughthewindow,andtherehewas,stillcrying,veryupset...

...Afteracoupleofhours,hewasawakenedbyanunusualsound.Hefeltthatthesecurity

ofhiscabinhadbeenbreached.Hewassoonshockedtoseeacreatureinhisbedroom......Iwas lyinghalf-awakeand lookingupat theceiling,planningoutmyday. I suddenly

heardsomeonewalkinginthehallway.Ihadspentthenightintheoffice...Thearmoreddoorwaslockedfrominside...Thewindowswerereinforcedwithsteelwebbing.Iwasparalyzedwithfear...Thedoorstartedtoopenslowly,andabeingabout6feettallcameintotheroom.Hehadyellow-greenishskinandalarge,slenderhead...

..Ihadonlyjustfallenasleepwhensomethingchanged.Iheardthesoundofwhatseemed

tobesomeonejumpingfromthechairinthebathroom,buttherewerenocatsinthehouse.AndthenIheardsteps.Ihadneverexperiencedsuchmortalfearbeforeinmylife,norwouldIeverthereafter.Iwassleepinginthelivingroom,andcouldseemyhome’sfrontdoor.Thedoorstartedtoopen,butIcouldn’tseewhoitwas.OnlyoncetheystartedcomingtowardsmefromtheleftwasIabletocatchsightofthembylookingtotheside.Theywereabout6feettallandtranslucent;Icouldseethewall throughthem.Theyhadradiantalmond-shapedeyesthatwereofabeautifulturquoisecolor...Yes,youguessedit,the"aliens"nearlyalwaysabductpeopleatnight,inbed,andwhenthey're

fallingasleeporwakingup,whichisexactlythetimewhenyoucanenterthephaseonpurposeorbyaccident.Don'tbelieveit?Thesecondhalfoftheabovepassageistakenfromaphasepractitioners'forumwherepeoplewroteabouttheirphases.Couldyouhavetoldthephaseexperienceapartfromthereal"abduction"accountifIhadn'tpointedthatout?

WhileIhadneededtwoyearstorealizethetruthaboutmy"abduction"story,othersnevergotthatopportunity,since theydidn'thaveaphasepractice.Theproblemwas thatnomatterhowoftenyourepeatthatthephasemightbebehind"alienabductions,"thatwillstillbetheoryandidletalk.Sowhynotreproducethosestoriesdeliberatelyandonamassscale?Thatway,everyonewouldlearnthetruth.Well,itturnsoutthatalthougheveryoneknowsabout"alienabductions,"onlypeoplehereandthereknowaboutthephase...

Whatdidweneedtodotocarryoutthatexperiment?Weneededalecturehall.Weneededtoenlistvolunteers.Weneededtodevelopaprocedurethatwouldletpeopledeliberatelyenterthephaseandthenhavea"closeencounterofthethirdkind."Intheory,itseemssimpleenough.ButIhadlongnotbeenamanoftheory,andthat'swhy,asajoke,Iaskedpeopleatseveralexperimentalseminarstotry the technique of alien abduction, which is when you imagine upon awakening that aliens arepullingyououtofyourbedwiththeirhandsorwithabeamfromtheirflyingsaucerhoveringoutsidethewindow.

Itworkedquitewellattheseminars.Consideringthatoutofagroupof40,nolessthan20willenter a full-fledged phase over the course of two nights, 10 of themmight effectively employ thealienabductiontechniqueorenterthephaseanotherwayandthenstillcarryoutthetask.Thatwouldbeaprettygoodoutcomeandconfirmationofmyhypothesis.

Thus,on the eveningofOctober7, 2011, I collectedabout30volunteers and indeedheld atypicalthree-dayexperimentalphaseseminarforthem,butwithanemphasisonthespecificplanof

actionofattemptingtoencounter"aliens."Bymymath,Ioughttohaveachievedenoughresultsoverthose48hours.Butsomethingwentwrong...

Andasaresult,millionsofpeoplefoundoutaboutmyexperiment,butnoneofthemwouldhaveguessed thesoul-crushingproblems I ran into. Ihaddoneeverything right,butneglectedoneessential detail: the volunteers. All those years, I had conducted experiments on people who hadthemselvespaidmoneyfor theprivilegeofbeingguineapigswhile thinking that theyweresimplyattending a training seminar. Thus, they had approached the process with an air of responsibility.Afterall,everybodyhadwantedtogettheirmoney'sworthoutofit!Meanwhile,Ineverturnedawaypeople who couldn't pay, be it students, people living with disabilities, or the elderly. And thosepeopleoftenwouldn'tcomeatallorwouldcomeforonlysomeofthelessons,eventhoughtheyweretakingupspotsforotherswhohadwantedtocomeandpaytodoso.Peopleoftendon'tvaluewhat'sjustgiventothem.

SuchwerethevolunteerswhomadeupthatentireLosAngelesgroup,althoughthiswasthefirst timethatpeoplehadcomeforanovertexperiment insteadofapseudotrainingsession.Theirattitudeseemedtobe,"Notonlyarewenotgettingpaidforthis,you'reaskingustodosomethingontop of it?" If you think that the problem lay in some cross-cultural misunderstanding with theAmericans, thinkagain.Thegroupwasquitediverse, like the restofSouthCalifornia,whereonlyone-quarter of the population are your stereotypical "Anglo-Americans." As a result, the groupshrunkbyhalfwitheachsubsequentlesson,andIgotonlyoneortwoofthealienabductionsIneededoutofthreelessons.Theexperimentwasafailure.

Aslifehadtaughtmebefore,Idecidedtonotgiveuprightaway.Therewasnothingleftbuttochange tactics, and come to termswith the fact that Iwould have to keepworkingwith thosewhowantedtocontinuewiththeexperiment.Moreover,therewereseveralpeoplewhoalsowantedtotakepart,buthadnotcometothemainevent.Asaresult,Ibeganholdingadditionalmeetupsatmyhomein StudioCity. For about 10 days, I practically begged people tomake attempts by latching on toanybody who actually tried to do something. That's because if they tried to enter the phase, theydefinitelywould.Andiftheydid,thentheywouldsurelybeabletoexperiencea"closeencounterofthethirdkind."

AsIbitmyfingernails,reportsofsuccessstartedtocomeinoneafteranother.Eachonehadcostmeincredibleeffort.Intheend,atleast20madesomekindofattempt.Manyofthemhadphaseexperiences,andoftenmultipleones.Mostimportantly,sevenencountered"aliens"!Severaloftheirabbreviatedabductionaccountsarebelow:

ExperimentparticipantAlexanderN.

Iwokeupandmadeanattempttoenterthephase–anditworked!Igotupfrommybodyin my own room. Not wanting to waste any more time, I tried to find aliens. Three of themmaterializedrightbeforemyeyes.Theyseemedlikecreaturesfromthemovie"TheThing."

ExperimentparticipantCraigP.Uponawakening, Idecided toseparate frommybody in the first fiveseconds…I found

myself inaforestclearing.Therewasaflyingsaucerintheclearing.Twoalienswereneartheflyingsaucer.ThenextthingIrememberwaslyingonthegrassneartheflyingsaucer,andthattherewerepeoplethatlookedlikechildreninacirclearoundme.

ExperimentparticipantSashaM.I spontaneouslywoke up in themiddle of the night, presumably at around4 a.m.Upon

wakingup,Ifeltintenseheatinmybody,andusedthatsensationtotrytoseparatefromit.Iwas

immediatelysuccessful.I thensatupinbed,stoodup,andturnedaroundtowatchmyself lyingthere.Realizing that Ihadseparated frommybody, I leftmybedroomandwent to thewindow,beyondwhichwas an unusual sight. As I observed the scene, I gradually began to see alienslurkinginthebushesorgoingaboutsomebusiness.Theyalllookedextremelyrealistic.That'snottosaythattheexperiencesobtainedandtheirnumberfullymetmyexpectations.But

countingmypersonalexperienceand theexperiencesofotherpractitionersoutside theexperiment,therewereenough.Idrewupapreliminaryreportandposteditonseveralwebsites.Theverynextday,IgotacallfromajournalistinNewYorkandgavemyfirstinterview.

Something odd happenedwithin literally 24 hours.One after another,media all around theworld began to announce the sensational news that American scientists from the University ofCalifornia,LosAngeles(UCLA)hadproventhataliensdon'texist...Itevenbecamethetop"sciencenews"storyinthemediainRussia.Howdidsuchanabsurdsituationcomeabout?

IindeedhadconductedtheexperimentatUCLA,asithadthemostcomfortableauditoriums;andmanyvolunteerswerestudentsthere,andsoitwaseasytogetto.Buttheuniversityitselfhadhadnothing to do with my activities. Naturally, I was not trying to prove that aliens don't exist. Theuniverseisenormous.Itwasoncebelievedthatthestarswerepracticallywithoutplanets;butnowitisbelieved that planets without suns are the exception to the rule, and that life, but not necessarilyintelligentlife,isalsocommonintheUniverse.Ihaveonlybeenspeakingaboutthosesituationswhen"aliens" abduct people in a sub-waking state. The phase is clearly behind that. But that doesn't sayanythingaboutwhetherornotthereareextraterrestrialcivilizations.

Eitherway,thatmisunderstandingonthepartofjournalistsreallyhelpedtospreadknowledgeof the phase around the world, and the success of the experiment gaveme a free hand; and so Idecided tocarryonwhile taking intoaccountwhat Ihad learnedalong theway.The thingwas thattracesofthephasewerevisiblewhenitcametoafarmorepainfulandserioustopic–onethathashadanacross-the-boardinfluenceoneachofourlives.

In1989,agroupof scientists ledbyDavidWinelandobserved thespeedatwhichberyllium ions transitionedbetween

atomiclevels.It turnedout that theveryactofmeasuringthestateof theionsslowedtheir transitionbetweenstates.At thebeginningofthe21stcentury,a30xslowdownwasachievedinasimilarexperimentwithrubidiumatoms.ThisallconfirmstheQuantumZenoeffect,whichstatesthatthemereactofmeasuringthestateofanunstableparticleslowsitsrateofdecay,andcouldtheoreticallyhaltit.

TheReligionExperiment

Myfrequent trips to theUnitedStatesmeant that Iwas inMoscowlessand lessoften. Iwas

practicallyonlytheretoholdaseminareverymonthortwo.Thoseseminarsallowedmetofinanceallmyongoingprojects,whichsoconsumedmethatIendedupbreakingupwithMariaafterallthoseyears. It'spossible that thebreakupwouldhavehappenedanywaysooneror later. Inanycase,oncemy experiments had started in theUnited States, we had not only already broken up, but shewasalready married, even though we continued to work together. This situation allowed me toconcentratemoreonmyaffairs,andsoIgotmarriedaswell: tothephase.Likeadedicatedfamilyman,Inowdevotedlyandloyallygaveallmymoney,time,andlovetoitalone.Trueloveandstrongfamiliesdoexist!

Iapproachedmynewexperimentwithcaution.Iwouldliketosayupfrontthatthefollowing

pages don't concern religion as a whole. I would only like to note some oddities that are oftenmentionedinreligiousprimarysources.Hastherebeenanothercaseofmisinterpretation?

Backwhen Iwasonly 10years old, I decided to read theBible for the first timebecause Iwantedto.Thecontentsofthatbookwerenevermuchindoubtinourhome,nottosaythatIwasfroma religious family. Iwasconvinced that itwasan interestingbookwith tonsofmiracles thatmadeeverythingmakesense.That'swhyIdecidedtoreaditthrough.ButlookatwhatIkeptrunningacross:

SecondBookofSamuel,Chapter7

4AnditcametopassthatnightthatthewordoftheLORDcameuntoNathan,saying…

ActsoftheApostles,Chapter169AndavisionappearedtoPaulinthenight;therestoodamanofMacedonia,andprayed

him,saying,ComeoverintoMacedonia,andhelpus.

ActsoftheApostles,Chapter189ThenspaketheLordtoPaulinthenightbyavision.Benotafraid,butspeak,andhold

notthypeace:

FirstBookoftheTorah:Genesis,Chapter462AndGodspakeuntoIsraelinthevisionsofthenight,Jacob,Jacob.Andhesaid,Here

[am]I.

FirstBookofChronicles,Chapter173AnditcametopassthesamenightthatthewordofGodcametoNathan,saying…

Night,sleep,visionof thenight, anddreamt – thesewords appeared so often in there that I

became completely disappointed and quickly lost interest. Anything can happen in dreams ornighttimevisions,right?Imyselfhavehadvivid,unusualdreams.

ThatBiblestorysankdeepintomymind,andthemoreIpracticedthephase,themoreitcamebacktome.Couldthephasehavebeenattherootofsomereligiousmiracles?Atlast,itcametimetofind out for sure. The first thing I didwas run a computer search on the Bible for the keywords"sleep", "night", "vision," etc. It was peppered with incredible stories that started out with thosekeywords.Moreover,itwascleartoseethatsleepparalysisanditsconcomitantfeelingofterrorareindisputablyatplayinseveralpassages:

BookofJob,Chapter4

12Nowathingwassecretlybroughttome,andmineearreceivedalittlethereof.13Inthoughtsfromthevisionsofthenight,whendeepsleepfallethonmen,14Fearcameuponme,andtrembling,whichmadeallmybonestoshake.15Thenaspiritpassedbeforemyface;thehairofmyfleshstoodup:16Itstoodstill,butIcouldnotdiscerntheformthereof:animage[was]beforemineeyes,

[therewas]silence,andIheardavoice,

FirstbookoftheTorah:Genesis,Chapter1512Andwhenthesunwasgoingdown,adeepsleepfelluponAbram;and,lo,ahorrorof

greatdarknessfelluponhim.13AndhesaiduntoAbram,"Knowofasuretythatthyseedshallbeastrangerinaland

[thatis]nottheirs,andshallservethem;andtheyshallafflictthemfourhundredyears."Afterall,sleepparalysisfallsunderthephase.Eitherway,somethingquitesimilartothephase

crops up pretty often. They're nearly always superficial accountswithout a detailed description ofsensations,whichiswhytheycanbeinterpretedhoweveryouwant.Ishouldpointoutthatthemainprotagonist in such Bible stories is the prophet Elijah. He could have become a guru phasepractitioner,seeingashehadaclearpredispositionforsuchthings.Oneofhisphasestoriesgoesintoalotofdetail:

FirstBookofKings,Chapter19

4Buthehimselfwentaday'sjourneyintothewilderness,andcameandsatdownunderajunipertree:andherequestedforhimselfthathemightdie;andsaid,Itisenough;now,OLORD,takeawaymylife;forI[am]notbetterthanmyfathers.

5Andashe layandsleptundera juniper tree,behold, thenanangel touchedhim,andsaiduntohim,"Arise[and]eat!"

6Andhelooked,and,behold,[therewas]acakebakenonthecoals,andacruseofwaterathishead.Andhedideatanddrink,andlaidhimdownagain.IfsomeonehadtoldmethisstoryandIhadn'tknownthatitwasfromtheBible,Iwouldhave

said that theyhadhadoneof thosefalseawakenings thatweregularlyencounter.Falseawakeningsare a formof thephase, as consciousness andREMsleeparepresent in them. If this storywasanexampleofthephase,thencouldn'titbedeliberatelyreproduced?

Considering the mistakes I made in my first experiment, this time I recruited many morevolunteers than I needed.Themajority of themwouldn't follow any of the instructions andwoulddropoutafterthefirstsessionanyway.That'swhyonthe11thdayofthe11thmonthofthe11thyearofthe21stcentury,therewere90peoplebeforemeinLosAngeles.Consideringthatnewsofmyfirstexperiment had made a splash just two weeks before, there was no letup in the stream of newvolunteers. It turned out that tons of peoplewanted to participate inmy experiments of their owninitiative.

Thistime,therewasonlyonemaintrainingsession;andIknewthatIwouldneedtoworkwithmany people individually afterwards. During the training session, I simply taught typical phaseentrance techniquesandaskedpeople to findanangel in thereor try toeat something.Since thereweremorepeoplethistime,severalsuccesseswereobtainedduringthefirstandsecondnightsafterthe first session.Meanwhile, Iworkedwith people one-on-one and in small groups for about twomoreweeks,helpingthemtofindmistakesinwhattheydidiftheyhadbeenunsuccessful.Essentially,I had asked people to deliberately reproduce a biblicalmiracle.What came of that audacious andambitiousplan?

ExperimentparticipantDebbieH.

When Iwoke, thevibrationswerevery strongand Iknowmybreathinggotheavieranddeeper. I tried levitationand Igot flashesofbeingoutofmybody. I thought, "This is it,"andimmediatelywenttolookfortheangel.Inthecornerofmybedroom,itdefinitelyfeltlikeitwasthere…Iaskedtheangelforanyinformation,anditsaiditwasGabriel!Ithenwenttolookforfood,foundanappleinthekitchen,andtookabite.

ExperimentparticipantYaroslavK.Iawokeinahalf-awakestate,andimmediatelyseparatedfrommybodybystandingup.I

wasinmyroom,itwasnightoutsidethewindow,andalightshoneinthekitchen.Igrabbedanopencanofcornfromtherefrigerator,andthenwent towards thebalcony.Iputmyrighthandbackbehindme, trying to feel foranangel.As soonas I had touched it, I turnedaround.Theangelwashoveringthreefeetoffthefloorrightinfrontofme.Hewasbrightwhite,hadwings,andwasaboutoneandahalffeettall.Hewaslookingatme.Ifeltaslightsenseofshockandsurprise.

ExperimentparticipantAnnaA.Iawoke,immediatelygotupfrommybody.Then,IbeganfeverishlyrecallingwhatIhad

to do next. That’s when the figure of an angel in a white robe appeared, saying, "Have somepastries…"Thetasteofthepastriesturnedouttobewaymorerealisticthaninreallife.All in all, 30 people actually tried it out. 24 of themwere able to enter the phase. Sixteen

volunteersreproducedthebiblicalmiracle.Moreover,nineofthemnotonlysawtheangel,butwerealsoabletoeatsomethinginthephase.Thistime,Iwasabletoobtainmuchmoresignificantresultsthanduringthefirstexperiment.

Whatweretheconclusionstobedrawn?It'squiteprobablethatsomereligiousmiraclesarenothing more than misinterpreted spontaneous phase experiences. And since people in the 21stcenturystilldon'tunderstandwhathappenstothemuponawakening,thatshouldcomeasnosurprise.Imaginewhatpeoplemusthavethoughtofsucheventsthousandsofyearsago!ItshouldbenotedthatwearenotonlytalkingofChristianity.Thephasemightalsohaveinfluencedmanyotherreligions,includingIslam,inwhichsub-wakingvisionsplaynolessarole.

Here,aquestionarises:Ifitweren'tforthephase,thenhowwouldreligionshavedeveloped?Afterall,thephaseaccountsforasignificantshareofthemiraclesthatformtheveryfoundationofmany religions.TheBible openly and clearly states thatGod comes to people at those very timeswhenweallcanenterthephase:

BookofJob,Chapter33

14ForGodspeakethonce,yeatwice,[yetman]perceivethitnot.15Inadream,inavisionofthenight,whendeepsleepfallethuponmen,inslumberings

uponthebed;16Thenheopeneththeearsofmen,andsealeththeirinstruction...

Justthinkaboutverse15:"Inadream,inavisionofthenight,whendeepsleepfallethupon

men,inslumberingsuponthebed!"Aren'tthosethefirstwrittenphaseentranceinstructions?Jokingaside,it'sworthmentioningthatreligionsdidmuchtoformthemodernworldandindirectlyaffecteachofusallthetime,evenifyouarefarfrombeingabeliever.Consideringthat,imaginehowmuchthephasehasaffectedallofhumanhistory!

However,myexperimentsdidn'tendthere.TherewasyetanotherphenomenoneveryonewasfamiliarwiththatIsawthefingerprintsofthephaseon,butlongrefusedtobelieveitmyself.

In1999,agroupofscientistsledbyMarlanScullysentphotonsthroughtwoslits,behindwhichtherewasaprismthat

convertedeachoutgoingphotonintoapairofquantum-entangledphotonsandsplitthemintotwopaths.Thefirstpathsentphotonstothemaindetector.Thesecondpathsentphotonstoacomplicatedsystemofreflectorsanddetectors.Itturnedoutthatifaphotonfromthesecondpathreacheddetectorsdeterminingwhichslitithadflownthrough,thentheprimarydetectorwouldregisteritspairedphotonasaparticle.Butifthephotonfromthesecondpathreacheddetectorsthatdidn'tdeterminewhichslitithadflownoutof,thenthemaindetectorwouldregisteritspairedphotonasawave.Notonlydidmeasuringonephotonaffectitsquantum-entangledtwin,butitdidsoregardlessofdistanceandtime,asthesecondarysystemofdetectorsregisteredphotonsafterthemainonehad.It'sasifthefuturedeterminedthepast.

TheDeathExperiment

Oneofthemostamazingbooksofthe20thcenturywaslongmyfavorite.Ihadn'tencountered

thephaseyet.ItwasRaymondMoody'sLifeAfterLife.Itwasonethingtobelieveinlifebeyondthegrave.Itwasanothertodreamaboutit.Andquiteanothertoseeproofofitinthatbook.Butonceyouknowthephase,youseemanythingscompletelydifferently.Withoutfurtherado,trytoguesswhichof the following quotes are taken fromMoody's book and which are from a phase practitioners'forum:

...I wasmoving through this-you're going to think this is weird-through this long, dark

place.Itseemedlikeasewerorsomething.Ijustcan'tdescribeittoyou.Iwasmoving,beatingallthetimewiththisnoise,thisringingnoise...

...Whenflyingthroughthetunnel,Inoticedthatithadalotofspursandpaths.Therewas

abrightlightattheend.Ibecameinterestedinwhatwasgoingon,andfellintoanotherreality......When I woke up in severe pain, turned over and tried to get in a more comfortable

position, but just at that moment a light appeared in the corner of the room, just below theceiling.Itwasjustaballoflight,almostlikeaglobe,anditwasnotverylarge,Iwouldsaynomorethantwelvetofifteeninchesindiameter...Ihadthefeelingofbeingdrawnupandofleavingmybody,andI lookedbackandsawit lyingthereonthebedwhileIwasgoinguptowardstheceilingoftheroom...

...Ifeltlikemybodywasgoingthroughtheceiling,andevensoIwaspulleduphigherand

higher.Iwasafraidthat thiswasalreadydeath,andwasafraidnotsomuchofdeathasof theunknown. Everything was happening so rapidly, and I wasn’t ready for such changes... I flewaboutmyroomandsawmyselflyinginmybed...Even though every other of the above experiences was taken from the forum, we still see

amazingsimilarities in theirdetails.Like itornot,youcan'tavoid thesimpleconclusion that thesephenomenaareatleastrelated.Moreover,Ioftenmeetpeoplewhohavehadphaseexperiencesbeforehavingnear-deathones.Theyoftensaythatthesensationsareidentical.

Butmywordsandtheorieswereneverenoughforpeople,andnowIhadtheopportunitytoproveinanexperimenthowthephaseisattherootofthephenomenon,atleastasregardstonear-deathexperiences.

Operatingaccordingtowhatwasnowatriedandtruesystem,inJanuaryandFebruary2012,IgavenewtaskstoseveralgroupsofvolunteersfromtheUnitedStatesandRussia.Thetasksincludedenteringthephaseandtryingtoappearinatunnelwithalightattheendofit,whichwastobeflownto. Not all near-death experiences feature a light at the end of a tunnel, but I chose that scenariobecauseitisassociatedwithwhatpeoplethinkofasa"real"near-deathexperience.

This time, I didn't limit the experiment to newbie’s who knew nothing about the phase: Iincluded experienced practitioners. This time, I got a total of 20 good results, but a seriousbreakdown occurred and the experiment completely fell apart. Why? It failed because all of the

volunteers'tunnelsweredifferent.Hereareafewexamples:

ExperimentparticipantPhilipY.I tried to separate frommy body during amorning awakening, butwas unsuccessful. I

then began doing the techniques of rotating and observing images… A moment later, I foundmyselfinatunnelwithalightattheend.Thesensationofflighttowardsthelightlastedforfivetosevenseconds.Itwasaccompaniedbyapleasantfeelingandfullawarenessofwhatwasgoingon...

ExperimentparticipantAnnaI.Iwasfallingbackasleepinthemorningwhileimaginingthetunnel.Itappearedaftera

whileandpulledmeoutofmybodyandrightinside.Thetunnelwasnarrow–notmorethanayardwide.Itlookedsomethinglikeamatrixoracrosswordpuzzle.Iflewforquitealongtime.Therewasalightattheendofthetunnel.OnceIfellthroughit,Iencounteredmydeceasedcat.Hetookmeintoaroomthatwasalsofloodedinlight.Mygrandmaandgrandpawerethere,andsittingindifferentcornersforsomereason.Isaidhellotothem,butthenrushedtogetoutofthatemptyroom.

ExperimentparticipantYuriD.Having been able to "catch" a nighttime awakening, I exited using the technique of

sensory-motor visualization. I decided to fall down head-first into the tunnel with my eyesclosed…Thetunnelbecamevisible.Itwasblackwithwhiteplumeseruptingonthesides.Somekindofmusicbeganplaying.Therewasalsothisblissfulfeelingthatlong-awaitedfreedomandhappinesswereimminent.Obviously,wedidn'tinduceclinicaldeathforourexperimentaswecouldn'tputanyone'slife

atrisk,butthesimilaritiesofsubsequenteventstonear-deathexperienceseasilycompensatedforthat.However,everyone'stunnelsweredifferent.Ifsomeonedidmakeittothelight,whathappenedtheredidn'tmatchupwithothers'experiences.Andso,thethirdexperimentwasafailure.

Or was it? Although I certainly thought it one, I nevertheless decided to compare ourexperienceswithadatabaseofmorethan3,000realnear-deathexperiencestakenfromthewebsiteoftheNear-DeathExperienceResearchFoundation(NDERF).First,onlyaportionofthoseexperiencesmention a tunnel. Second, all of the tunnels they mention are different! Third, I found exactcounterparts to eachof the tunnels fromour experiment!Fourth, in a sizable portionof all of the"real" near-death experiences, no one was in any danger of dying. People often say that theyexperiencedclinicaldeathbecause theyhadleft theirbodyandflownthrougha tunnel just likeourvolunteers.Uponfurther inquiry, itoften turnsout that theyhadnothadanyhealthemergency,andhadnotbeenunderasurgeon'sknife.Andeveniftheyhadhadhealthproblems,theirheartshadnotstopped–therehadbeennoclinicaldeath.

What'sthebottomline?Theexperimentturnedouttohaveneverthelessbeenasuccess!Ifthetunnelshadbeenidentical,thentheremighthavebeenreasontoconsidertheexperimentafailure,astunnelsinrealnear-deathexperiencesdifferfromaccounttoaccount,asdoeswhathappensoncetheendofthattunnelisreached.

Like my experiments involving aliens and religion, this experiment neither proved nordisprovedthetheorythatthereislifeafterdeath.Everystoryevertoldofadventuresafterdeathwastoldbyalivingperson,andmyresearchhasshownthatthephaseisbehindthemasignificantamountofthetime.Andso,istherelifeafterdeath?Doesitturnoutthatthephaseiswhathappenstouswhen

we die?And if the phase is a product of themind, then are near-death experiences too? I am notqualifiedtoanswersuchquestions.Mytaskwasonlytoshowthatthesephenomenaarerelated.

Itturnsoutthatthephaseissomethingwerunacrossallthetimeinourculture.Afterall,filmsandbooksonalienabductionaswellas90percentofotherparanormalphenomenaaretheresultofpeople encountering the phase while awakening or falling asleep. It turns out that the phase hassubstantially affected our history, as people had taken religious experienceswhile in the phase asconfirmation of their faith, and then actively promoted that faith among the masses. As a result,indirecttracesofalltheaforementionedarevisiblethroughoutourentirecivilizationandourdailylives.It'squiteprobablethattheworldwouldbecompletelydifferentifitweren'tforthiswonderfulhuman capability that people can interpret in a way that furthers their own personal interests. It'seasierforustobelieveinoutsidemiraclesthaninourowncapabilities.

For years, I was fully engrossed in developing the study of the phase, free time was anafterthought,andIhadnofriends.However,bythenithadhitmethatlifewasgraduallypassingmeby.Thatdawnedonmeonce Istarted tomakefriends inLosAngelesandMoscow.Theyweremyfirst friends sincegradeschool.Hangingoutwith them taughtme that I couldalso findenjoymentfrom friendship, and not just from conducting research on the phase. I could nowgo hiking, takewalksinparks,andevenventureinbars,althoughIhavealwaysbeenateetotaler.

Alongside thosenewdevelopments inmypersonal lifeandsuccesses inphase researchandpopularization,aquestionwasdoggingmemoreandmore:WasIheadedintherightdirection?Ihadquiteseriousreasonstodoubtit.

In2010,AaronO'Connellplacedasmallpieceofmetalinanopaquevacuumchamberthathecooledtonearlyabsolute

zero.Hethensentapulseofenergytothemetalsothatitwouldvibrate.However,thepositionsensorindicatedthatthemetalwasbothvibratingalittleandstillatthesametime.Thiswasthefirsttimesuperpositionhadbeenobservedinamacroscopicobject. In isolation,when there isno interactionamongquantumsystems,anobject cansimultaneouslybe inanunlimitednumberofpossiblepositions,asifitwerenolongermaterial.

TheFlipSideofSuccess

From the outside, a successful and productive stage of my life was in full swing. Since I

couldn't findanacademic journal thatwouldpublisharticlesonmyexperiments,and thepresshadtwisted my findings when covering them, I decided to independently produce a documentary andmakeitfreelyavailableinanumberoflanguages.

For months, I traveled around doing weekly seminars in order to finance the project.Meanwhile, Ihad tooversee theworkofover50people: twocameracrews,graphicdesigners,anartist, editors, a bunch of translators, and voice-over artists. Even though I was paying all thesepeople,Imyselfwaspracticallylivingonairandwater.Meanwhile,Inotonlyhadtofindmoneyfortheprojectandmanagethepeopleonit,butIwasalsotheproducer,screenplaywriter,andtheonlyvideoproductionengineer,whohad togetall thematerial together invarious languageversions. Ihad to take all of this upon myself in order to guarantee high quality and keep expenses to aminimum.Iwentaboutfivemonthswithoutasingledayoff,and16-to18-hourworkdayswerethenorm.

SinceIdidn'twanttomakejustanotherboringvideo,Iusedittospeculateonsociety'sstrangeignoranceofthephase.Myoldfiendand"humanBarbie"ValeriaLukyanovawasalsoinvitedtostarin the leading role.Her jobwas to generate asmuch enthusiasm and buzz as possible.Moreover,

despitehercontroversialimage,IhaveknownValeriapersonallyforalongtimeandcanvouchthatthe phase interests her more than anything else, and that she is a very accomplished practitioner.Whateverpeoplesayofher,andnomatterwhatlightshe'sshownin–noneofthatmatters.She'saphase fanatic just likeme, although shemight refer to it in different terms. She deserved the rolemorethananyoneelse.

Asa result, thedocumentary filmThePhasemade itsonlinedebut in lateFebruary2013. Itturnedout tohavebeenaverysuccessfulprojectwhen itcame topopularizing thephase.Unaided,documentaryfilmscan'tcompeteagainstsleepingcatsorfemalecleavage,especiallydocumentarieson our subject matter. However, I was still able to obtain the millions of views and enthusiasticreactionIhadbeencountingon.

Aftersixyearsofintensiveresearchseminarsinvolvingmorethan7,000people,Iwasdoingfewerandfewerofthem,andnolongerevenhidthefactthatIwasperformingexperimentsontheaudience. Somepeople clearly didn't like it, andwould say, "We're just guinea pigs to you, is thatright?" Meanwhile, it turned out that many dreamed of nothing other than participating in suchresearch.Theunlawfulnessof those events andmy lackof connection to anyofficialorganizationallowedmetoamassanenormousamountofresearchwithoutcollectingconsentsorauthorizations.Consideringalltheredtape,inothercircumstances,Iwouldn'thavebeenabletodoone-tenthofwhatIdid,letalonemaintainfullindependenceandbecompletelyself-financed,evenifIhadtosacrificetransparency and risk arrest. The most important thing was that I had charged straight ahead toachievemygoals.

Evenback then, Ihad realized thatsuch researchmightsoonno longerbenecessary.That'swhyitwasnecessarytocreateafullsetofinstructionsforotherinstructors.Afterafewmonthsofwork,thebookTeachingOut-of-BodyTravelandLucidDreamingcameout.Sincethen,everyonehasbeen able to use the information in it for both their personal undertakings and ventures under theaegisofbranchesofthePhaseSchool.

I shouldadd that Ikeptupwithmypracticeandstudyof thephase. Itwasat this time that Iarrivedatseveralextremelyimportantconclusions.First,thephaseunderlieseveryawakeningfromsleep.Onceyourealizethat,thephasewillbecomemorewithinyourreach.Thatistosay,youdon'tcreatethephasestateuponawakening,butsimplytakeadvantageofit.

Second, ifyouarealready in thephasewhenyouwakeup, thenwhynot immediately try toachieve your goals, thus sidestepping not only techniques, but also typicalmethods for separatingfromthestencil/physicalbody?Thatistosay,it'smosteffectivetostartactionsuponawakeningfromattempts to immediately appear at the desired person, place, or thing. If those attempts areunsuccessful, try to separate from thebodyandemploy techniquesonly then.As it turnedout, thisworks about one-third of the time.My experiments in LosAngeleswould have gonemuchmoresmoothlyifIhadrealizedthisearlier.

Third, I had finally figured out the direct method. You have to achieve a somewhat free-floating state of mind – micro-sleep, to be exact. Consciousness will keep you in a state ofwakefulness, and therefore you have to temporarily turn the mind off so that the brain isphysiologically able to transition into another state. After all, the phase is not some trance ormeditative state: it's the rapid eye movement (REM) phase of sleep, which people cannot willthemselves into unless they have a certain predisposition. Meanwhile, micro-sleep helps you goaroundthatbarrier.

Fourth,itturnedoutthatyoudon'tneedtobeinadeeporrealisticphaseinordertouseitforpracticalapplications.Forme,thiscameasakindofshock,asfromthebeginningofmypracticeIhadbelievedandalways toldeverybody thata full-fledgedphase isaphase inwhichyouare fullyconsciousandyoursensationsarenolessrealisticthaninthephysicalworld.Thatmightbetruefor

manyreal-worldapplications,butforotherwaysofhavinganeffectonthephysiologyandobtaininginformation,a full-fledgedphase turnedoutnot tobecompletelynecessary. It turnedout that Iwasabletousethephaseforthosepurposesevenbeforeseparatingfrommystencilbodyandafterbeingreturnedtoit.

Fifth, the ability tomakeuseof a shallowphase allowedme to rediscover the techniqueofdirectly obtaining information from the phase. In this case, you try to recall the answer to onequestion or another, as if you had simply forgotten it, or like when youmentally ask yourself aquestioninthephase,andyousuddenlygetaflashofknowledgeorunderstanding.Frombeingtheworsttechniqueofall,notdeservingmentionintheinstructions,itbecamethemostimportantone.

Itshouldbepointedoutthatforthefirsttimeinmanyyears,thescientificstudyofthephasehasfinallymadeheadway.Backin2008,theGermanscientistUrsulaVossandhercolleagueswereabletodetermineduringphaseexperimentsthatfrontalpartsofthebrainactivateanomalouslyduringrapideyemovementsleep,whichismostapparentinaCTscanatthe40Hzfrequency.Notably,itisthefrontpartsofthebrainthatareprimarilyresponsibleforconsciousness,andtheirdevelopmentiswhatdifferentiatesusfromotherprimates.Afewyearslater,theydiscoveredthatifyoustimulatethefrontallobesatthatsamefrequencyof40Hz,theprobabilityofbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming,whichisoneofthephaseentrancemethods,goesupdramatically.Thesediscoveriesshedsignificantlightnotonlyonthephaseitself,butalsoonthenatureofconsciousness.

As regards my personal practice, it became purely experimental. Knowing the amazingprospects of the phase, the opportunity to conduct research in it became my main incentive forpracticing it. I had already experienced everything else in it thousands of times. For years, I hadapproached my practice as an opportunity to live in two worlds at once. That's why I would getimmense satisfaction from just being in the phase whenever I forgot my plan of action oraccomplisheditearly.Nevertheless,thisallremainedthemostamazingthinginmylife.

I also gradually developed the theory that the phase is nothing other than the result of theevolution of consciousness. Way back when, consciousness got its start in wakefulness, and thengradually took over its resources as the millennia went by. At the end of the 20th century, newinformation technologies dramatically accelerated this process.Consciousness simplyhad less andless roomin thewakingstate,and itwas forced toswallowup thenextclosestphysiological state:rapideyemovement(REM)sleep.Andthat'sexactlywhyweareencounteringthephaseinitsvariousformswithincreasingfrequency.It'spossiblethatonedayeveryonewillliveintwoworlds,hereandinthephase,withoutanyeffortatall.

However,afterproducingThePhase,IsunkintoadeepdepressionandfoundnosolaceinthebeautifulplaceswhereIlived,myfriends,ormysports-relatedaccomplishments.Inolongervaluedmylifeandtookupdangerouspastimes,thefirstofwhichwasfree-diving.Inviolationofthemostimportantrulethatyoualwaysdiveinpairs(sinceyoucanloseconsciousnessafterafewminutesofholding your breath), I always dove alone.Butwait, it getsworse.Againstmy own convictions, Ibeganridingasportsbike–thiswasmyfirsttoyandpieceofpersonalpropertyinmanyyears.Whencominghomeeachnightfromgirlfriendaftergirlfriend,IclearlyunderstoodthatImightnotmakeitback home, like somany others. I still rode like a bat out of hell around town,waking up entireneighborhoodswithmyloudexhaustpipeandcalmlystaringdeath,whichwasalwayshoveringoverme,rightintheface.

What hadhappened?Despite all ofmymassive success in understanding andmastering thephase,manyaspectsofitremainedunclearandinexplicable.Everythinginourworldisinterrelated,butthephasestandsapartfromeverythingelse.Sure,wesomewhatunderstandthephysiologyoftheprocess.Sure,weknowhowtoenterthephaseandcontrolit.Sure,weknowhowitcanbeusedforpracticalapplications.

Buteventheexistenceofthephaseitselfissomekindofincrediblecontradictioninlogic.It'sthesameasifyouhadacar,knewitsname,knewhowtodriveitandwhattodowithit,buthadnoidea where you got it from since you live in a cave in the Stone Age. And that's why there's noscientificcommunityinthisfield,andscientistsfromotherfieldsmakeonlyrareattemptstoproveagain and again that it's all simply possible. And that's why the phase is currently perceived assomething exotic: Society doesn't understand it.You'd think everybodywould have encountered it.You'dthinkeverybodywouldbeinterestedinit.Butit'sstilloutthereonthefringes.

Andhowaboutdealingwiththestrangepropertiesofthephase?Allnewpractitionersinitiallyencountersomethingthatcompletelycontradictshumanlogic.Inawayyoufeelthatyou've"leftyourbody," but your bodymight not be lying on the bed.Ormaybe it is lying there...Using relativelysimpletechniquesandexercises,anyobjectorspacecanbechangedtowhateveronewants.Butthat'snotthewaytheworldworks!It'sthesamewitheverythingelse.Thephaseissomeunstablecollectionofparadoxescompletelyoutsidetheboundsofhowweimaginethingsshouldbe.Asaresult,wearecompletelyunabletoexplainthephase,andresignourselvestothatfact,andtrytogetsomethingoutofit.

Of course, I have often used techniques for obtaining information from the phase itself tosolve these quandaries. However, the information I obtained, even if I hadn't know it before, wasalways logical and it fitwithin the existing conceptual framework. That gotme evenmore.Had Imadeamistakefromtheverybeginningandsimplyaskedthewrongquestionsanddeviatedfrommycustomarylogic?

Thisdoubtrobbedmeofasenseofsatisfactioninaccomplishingothertasksinthephase.Thefundamentalproblemoftheexistenceofthephasestillhadnoelegantsolution.TheonlythingIcoulddoaboutthatfactwascometotermswithit.That'swhyontheonehandIwasrelativelyyoungandextremely successful, and on the other, I was helplessly stuck in the mud in some pretty basicdepartments.EventhoughIwastheonlypersonwhoknewwhatIwasgoingthrough,itweighedonmemoreandmore:depression,disappointment,frustration,anddeadends.

In 2014, Tobias Denkmayr and his colleagues split a stream of neutrons into two beams and conducted a series of

measurements. It turned out that in certain circumstances, neutrons can be on one path, and their magnetic moment onanother.Thisprovedthequantumparadoxdubbedthe"CheshireCat'ssmile,"whichiswhenparticlesandtheirpropertiescanbeperceivedasbeinglocatedindifferentareasofspace,likethesmileseparatedfromthecatinAliceinWonderland.Backtothetop

Chapter3–TheAnswer

Mid-June2013,adesertisland.AsIgraduallycametoalongsidemytotaledSuzukisportsbike,I

crackedasmile:Ihadbeenwrongaboutthephaseallalong.HowdidIfigurethatout?Whatdidthephaseactuallyturnouttobe?

QuantumPhysics

When I got the phase, I got the best of what life has to offer. All other practices and

phenomenasimplypaledincomparison,andwerenolongerworthmywhile.Evenbeforemy20thbirthday, I understood that one lifetime wouldn't be enough to figure out the phase, and I startedguardingmyattentionquitejealously.Ididn'tallowmyconcentrationonmygoalstobedistractedbyextraneousthings.Iknewthatanyoneclaimingtobeanexpertineveryfieldwassurelyacharlatan.Anybodywhowasclosetomeknewthatitwaspointlesstotrytotalkaboutanythingbutthephasewithme.Wecould talkabouteither thephase,orourpersonal lives,butnothingelse.Otherwise, Iwouldn'thaveenoughenergyortimeforwhatwasmostimportant.

However,therewasonethingwhosemagicstillpulledme.Andthatwasquantumphysics.Itcompletely contradicted common sense and my intuitive notions of how the world worked. Andquantumphysicswasn'ttheoryorsomemysticalidea,butwasrealscienceconfirmedbyexperimentsand applicable in real life. The main splash this domain of science has made is that it clearlydemonstrateshowwhatwerethoughttobeunshakablelawsandGod-giventruthscanturnouttobefalseandfarfromalwaysapplicable.

IhadbeentryingtowrapmymindaroundthetopicsinceIwasateenager,buttonoend.Forexample,Ikindofunderstoodthetheoreticalbasisfortheprincipleofquantumsuperposition,whichis when an elementary particle can be in several places and states simultaneously, but my brainrefused to process it.Howwas superposition possible?Seeing a particle in twoormore places atonce?Crazy talk!Thoughtexperiments, like the famousSchrödinger'scat (which isbothaliveanddead at the same timeuntilweopen the box), trippedmeup evenmore. I comprehended it at one

level,buthadn't fullywrappedmyheadaround it.That'swhyallofmyforays into thismysteriousfieldwere brief and shallow.That is, until I listened to a lecture byCalifornia physicistAaronD.O'Connell in which he described the experiment that made him the first person in the world toobserveanobjectvisibletothenakedeyeinastateofsuperposition.

AlthoughIhadknownaboutthatphenomenonforalongtime,Iwasstillcompletelyshockedbyhisdemonstrationofit,whichclearlyprovedonething:Thephenomenonisreal.Asitturnedout,if you study any quantum physics phenomenon not by learning theory, as I had, but by followingexperiments, then everything will fall into place. Of course, this topic is hardly going to becompletelystraightforwardtojustanyone.Sure,wehaveagoodtheoreticalbase.Sure,wehavewell-designed experiments. But why does everything happen the way it does? Nobody knows. Somescientistsexplaintheworldweseearoundusastheresultofwavefunctioncollapseduetomultiplequantum systems coming into contact. Others believe in an infinite number of worlds, as allsuperpositions in combination with one another give rise to infinite parallel universes. Otherscientistseachgoalongwithoneofdozensofothertheories.

Sowhydidthistopicalwaysattractme?Tome,itinitiallyseemedtobeaweirdmixoffactsstandingincontradictiontocommonsense.Quantumphysicsisthepinnacleofscienceandnew-ageinone!ButthemoreIunderstoodthenatureofthequantumworld,themoreIcaughtmyselfthinkingthat a lot of things are similar to the phase, a topic so close tomy heart.After all, it nearly fullyconsistsofphenomenathatdon'tfitwithinhowweimaginethingsshouldbe.Andthat'swhatnearlyall novices encounter.After all, they're expecting a game played according to the rules of humanlogic.Thenatureofthephaseis initiallyimpossibletowrapyourheadaround.Thesamegoesforquantumphysics.

I graduallybegan tonotice that even the small details of thephase space seeminglybehaveaccording to the rules of quantum physics.Moreover, if we look at quantum physics through theprism of the phase, then there's nothing strange about it! The converse also holds true. Althoughphysical, tangible realitymay be the oddmanout, the phase and quantumphysics are in completeharmony.Andthat'swhenIrealizedwhyIwassodrawntoquantumphysics–subconsciously,Isawthephaseinitfromtheverybeginning.

There'sanoldjokethatsaysyoucansafelyignoreanyphrasethatstartsfrom"accordingtoquantummechanics..."as itwillhavenobearingonreal life.However, thatadageisnot trueof thephase!

Forexample,backwhenIwas18or19yearsold,Idiscoveredthemainlawofthephase,andunderstandingitallowedmetousethephaseandcontrolit:thestabilityandrealismofthephasearedirectlyproportional to thedegreeofperception in it.As longasyour sensesare concentratedonsomething – that something is there. It's next to impossible to go through a wall while you'rescrutinizingandpalpatingit,buteasytodowhileclosingyoureyes.There'snowayyou'llbeabletomaterializeapersonrightinfrontofyoureyes,butit'sapieceofcaketofindhimorherbyturningyourheadaroundtowhereyouhaven'thadcontactwiththephasespaceyet.What'sthatremindyouof?It'sallquantumwavefunctioncollapse,Schrödinger'scat,andquantumsuperpositionrolledintoone!

ButbacktoAaronO'Connell'sexperiment.Whenhefullyisolatedapieceofmetalfromourperceivedworld,itbecameawaveandwasabletobeinanyandeverypositionatonce.Assoonasheletair, lightandroomtemperatureintothebox, thepieceofmetal insidewascompressedfromallsides by external quantum systems, and assumed its only possible position. As long as it's in ourworldofperception,it'sphysical.Whenit'sisolated,it'ssimplynotthereinthewayweusuallythinkofthingsasbeingthere.Exactlythesamethinghappenswiththephasespace.Untilyouinteractwithit, it's simplynot there in thewayweusually thinkof thingsasbeing there,and is insimultaneous

superpositionofallpossiblestates,withouttime,matter,orspace.Butonceyoudointeractwithit,itbecomeshyper-realisticandhasallofthequalitiesofthephysicalworldthatweknowsowell.

A delayed choice quantum eraser, one of the most worldview-shattering experiments inhistory, was carried out under the supervision of Marlan Scully in 1999. It dealt not only withsuperposition,butalso therelativityof theconceptsof timeanddistance.In theexperiment,weseehow two quantum-entangled photons interact retroactively regardless of distance.One photon actslikeawaveorparticledependingonwhetherornot,inanotherplaceandinthefutureits"twin"goesthroughdetectorsthatdeterminewhichslitithadflownthrough.Doesthatsoundcrazy?Well,itisn'tifviewed through theprismof thephase!Everypractitionerknows that interactionwithanyphaseobjectcantakeplaceregardlessoftimeordistance.That'soneofthosethingsthatyouwillhavetogetusedtoaftergettingthrownoffbythelackoftheexpectedlawsofthephysicalworld.

And Tobias Denkmayr and his colleagues' 2014 experiment in which they confirmed thequantumparadoxoftheCheshirecat'ssmile?Ifyou'renotaphysicist,thenyoumightbangyourheadagainstthewalltryingtofigureoutwhatexactlytheydid,butthetakeawaywasthataneutronanditsmagneticpropertiescanbelocatedintwodifferentplaces.It’scrazy,huh?Butit'snotcrazywhenseenthrough theprismof thephase, inwhichobjects and theirproperties are tiedonlybyourhabitofseeingthemtogether.

Wecouldspeakendlesslyofwhat thephaseandquantumphysicshaveincommon.Wecan'tsayanythingforsure,butsuchanoverlapinpropertiescanhardlybeacoincidence.Eitherway,whatoccurs in the phase is now much more clear. All of its "strange" and "ridiculous" laws actuallycouldn'tbemorenatural.It'snolongersomenonsensethat'sdivorcedfromreality,butasystemthatexistsaccordingtothelawsofnature.Thisisthecompletelyelegantexplanationforthepropertiesofthephasespace,whichIhadbeensearchingformyentirelife.

Althoughquantumphysicsdoesagoodjobatdescribingtherulesofthegameinthephase,itsexistence still seems strange from thevantagepointof thephysicalworldwe'reused to.However,what is physical reality itself? Doesn't that question hold the key to exposing one of the mostegregious fallacieseverand theanswer to theburningquestion thathadbeengnawingatmesincechildhood?

PhysicalReality

Whatwe'reabouttotalkabouthasadirectbearingonexplainingtheplaceofthephaseinour

world.Thesituationhereisuniqueinthatyou'veprobablyrealizedwhatI'mabouttosaybefore,butneverassigneditmuchimportance.Thesamehappenedtomeandourentirecivilization.Sometimes,anobvioustruthshattersourworldviewtosuchanextentthatwesubconsciouslytrynottothinkaboutit.Thisiseventruerwhen,atfirstglance,itchangesnothinginourlives.

Manhasdecoded thehumangenomeandsent rovers toMars,but scientists stilldon'tknowwhetherweeachseethingslikecolorsthesameway,orwhethercolorsactuallyexist.Itseemssimpleenough,buthaveyoueverconsideredthatwhatotherscallredmightappeartoyouasblue,yellow,orsomethingelse?You'vebeentaughtsincechildrentocallaparticularcolorred,butnobodyknowswhatexactlyitlookslikeinyourhead.That'swhyyoucan'texplaincolortoapersonwhohasalwaysbeenblind.Thisstrangebutsimpleissuedirectlyrelatestothephaseandhowsocietyinturnrelatestoit,andisanillustrativeexampleofhowunbelievablydetachedweactuallyarefromreality,asistheconceptofrealityitself:Nobodyreallyknowswhatisactuallygoingoninourownpersonalworlds.

Sowhat then is this life?What is this physicalworld?What is the self?Fromour point ofview,theselfiswhatisonourminds,andthebodybeforeoureyes.Theselfisacoherentperceptionofone'sbodyandmind.Asyou'venoticed,youcansaywhereyourbrainsare,handsare,andeyesare,butyoucan'texactlysaywheretheselfis.Isitsomewherebehindyoureyesbetweenyourears?Wenormallydon'tthinkaboutsuchthings.Wenormallythinkoftheselfasstartingwithourthoughtsandendingwithourbodilyperception.Wecanevenseeourbodyanditscompletereflectioninthemirror.Eitherway,andmostimportantly,our"self"hasabeginningandanend:Itgoesthroughtheinternalareaofthebody,andiswrappedinskin.Everythinginsideistheself.Everythingoutsideisnottheself.Andthatexternal"non-self"isthatveryphysicalworldthatwelivein,interactwith,andstudy.It'srighthere,beforeoureyes!

Butaren'twekiddingourselves?Biologicallyspeaking,wehavenocontactwith theoutsideworld.Whatyouarenowseeingisavirtualrealitycreatedintherearportionsofyourbrainbasedonnerveimpulsesfromyoursensoryorgans.Whatyounowseebeyondyournoseisnotreality,butacopyofit.Meanwhile,nobodyreallyknowshowgoodacopyitis.Now,youmayobject,"Buthey,Iseemyhand,whichisholdingyourbook–andsoI'mseeingtherealworld!"Biologicallyspeaking,yourbrainhascreatedanimageofyourhandholdingmybook,butyouaren'tactuallyseeingyourhandormybookthemselves,andaren'tdirectlysensingthem.You'reacomputeroperatingsystemthatthinksit'sthecomputeritself.

Notconvincedyet?Ifyouareseeingtherealworldasitactuallyis,thenwhere'syourblindspot?Inallchordates(includingHomosapiens),nervefiberscollectintotheopticnerveattheretinaitself, and therefore thereareno light receptorsnear itscenter.Notonlydowenot seepartof theworld, we don't even notice that we don't see it. Also related to this is the fact that based on thestructure of the eyes,we should see theworld upside-down.Thanks to pupilmovement, the spacearoundusseemsrealistic.But it'snot.Stretchoutbotharmsupinfrontofyouwhilekeepingyourgazeonyourlefthandandmovingyourrightonetotheside.At20or30degrees,youwon'tevenbeabletocountthefingersonyourrighthand...Itturnsoutthatweliveourliveswithinarealisticbutquitenarrowfieldofvision,eventhoughwehavetheimpressionofseeingthespacearoundusinfulldetail.Forthephasepractitioner,thereisthetechniqueofphantomwiggling,whichallowsyoutofeeladisplacementofrealsensationsofpartsofthebodyrelativetotheiractuallocation.

"Butthebrainsimplycorrectsallthosequirks,"youmayobject.Well,thenyoudoadmitthatittampersabitwithwhatweseeandfeel.But towhatextent?Does it tamperwith just thedetails,oreverything?

Inthefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyalone,dozensofexperimentswerecarriedoutinwhichthesubjectsputonvideoglassesthatdisplayedcamerashotsofanotherperson,amannequin,orthesubjectthemselvesasseenfromabove.Ifyouaddfalsetacticalsensationstothepicturebytouchingboththesubjectandanobject,whichthesubjectsseeaspartofthemselvesatthesametimeandonthesameplaces,theywillquicklyfeeltheirsensationstransferredtothatobject,orevenhaveanout-of-body experience. Why does that occur? This and numerous similar experiments illustrate a veryfrequentlyusedabilityofthebrain:Theabilitytoimmerseusinthevirtualworldthatitisconstantlybuilding. And that's why it's so easy to fool. All of this speaks to a complete falseness in theassociationbetweentheperceivedworldandtherealworld,which,itturnsout,remainsashroudedsecret.Wedon'tevenknowwhetherornotweallseetheskyasthesamecolor.

Understanding this everyday truth leads to far-reachingconsequences. It turnsout that sincewe're in someseparate reality,wecan't findoutwhat the realworld is like.Evenscience isnot somuchconcernedwiththestudyoftheworlditselfasitiswithourperceptionofit...Isn'tthatwhereallofthesestrangequantumphysicsparadoxescomefrom–fromthefact that theysimplygobeyondourperceivedworld?Itturnsoutthateverythingseemslogicalaslongasitcanbesimulatedinour

virtualworld.Zoomintooclose,andmatterdisappears.Zoomouttoofar,andmatteronceagainitdisappears,sincevisibleobjectsmakeuponly5percentoftheUniverse(andnobodyknowswhatthedarkmatter and energymakingup theother95percent of theUniverse are). It's as ifmatterweresomekindofparticularproperty.It'sasifweweretheonlyoneswhohadauseforit,anditexistedonlyinourperceptionofit.

Scientistsstudyingquantumphysicsandbiologyincreasinglysaythatconsciousnessisnotaproductofourworld,butitscreator.Theworlditselfdoesexist,butnotinthewaywe'reusedto.Thephysical world with its tangiblematter exists only in our pseudo-realistic perception of it. It's nocoincidencethatalltheparadoxesofthequantumworldconsistinresultsbeingdifferentwhenthingsareunderobservation,andwhentheyarenotunderobservation.

In that regard, it's alsoworthmentioningEugeneWigner, thewinner of theNobelPrize inPhysicsin1963.Hemadeenormouscontributionstoscienceandthestudyofelementaryparticlesinparticular.HislevelandmarkonhistoryareinthesameleagueasEinstein's.Wignerbelievedthatitwas human consciousness that causedwave function collapse, having said, "Itwas not possible toformulatethelawsofquantumtheoryinafullyconsistentwaywithoutreferencetoconsciousness."Inorder to better explain it, he thought up a sequel to the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment:Wigner'sFriend.Whatitboilsdowntoisthatacatinaboxwithpoisongasiseitherdeadoralivenotuntilsomeonecheckson it,butuntileveryonecheckson it. Ifyouare theonlypersonwhodoesn'tknowtheoutcome,thenforyouthecatisstill indead/alivesuperposition.Inotherwords,ourownminddeterminesultimatephysicalreality.Oursenseorgansareliterallytheverydevicesthatcausewave functioncollapsewhen they sense. Is theworld still therewhenwecloseoureyes?To somedegree,biologistRobertLanzahastakenupthetorchofthisidea.In2007,heproposedtheconceptofbiocentrism,inwhichtheminditselfbecomesthekeystoneofourknowledgeoftheUniverse.

Ofcourse,westilldon'tknowthetruth."Forman,natureislikearefrigeratoristoadog:Itknowsthatfoodisinthere,butitwillneverunderstandhowtherefrigeratorworks,"explainedNobelLaureateIvarGiaeverregardingourignorance.Giaeverhasalsomadeanimportantcontributiontoquantumphysics.

Eitherway,whatweconsidertobethe"physicalworld"isinanycasejustthevirtualrealityofourminds.Everythingthatyouseearoundyounowisnottherealworld,butacopyorparodyofitinyourmindspace.Wecannowlookatthephasecompletelydifferentlyandfinallyunderstandwhatitactuallyis.Haveyoufigureditoutalready?

ThePhase

There's aquestion I'vebeenaskedoverandoveragain thousandsof times:Can twopeople

meetinthephase?Atfirstglance,it'saveryeasyquestionthatshouldhaveaveryeasyanswer.Inanycase,that'showitseemsinphysicalreality.Butwaitasecond.Isitreallysuchaneasyquestion,evenasregardstoreallife?

Ifyoukeepinmindthecontentsoftheprevioussection,thenit'simpossiblefortwopeopletomeet inreal life.Tobemoreprecise,whatweunderstandbytheterm"meeting"isnotpossible,asthereisnosuchthingaswhatwerefertoas"reality."Whatactuallyhappens?Whenyouseeafriendin the "physicalworld," that's just their projection in thevirtualworldofyourmind createdusingsignalsfromreceptorcells.Inturn,yourfriend,whoisintheirownpersonalmindspace,seesyourprojection.So,evenifameetingdoeshappeninsomematerialornon-materialworld,itaffectsour

personal experience only indirectly. We see quite distorted and only relatively synchronizedprojectionsofoneanotherindifferentperceptionspaces.Onceagain,Iwouldliketonotethatthisisnottheoryorcrackpotscience,buthigh-schoolbiology.So,howdoesthephasefitintoallthis?

Let'sanswerasimplequestiontogether:What'stheprimaryanddefinitivewaythatthephasediffers from our perceived reality? There is consciousness both here and there. Sensations in thephasecanbeasvividandasvariedasinwakinglife,ifnotmoreso.Howarethesestatesessentiallydifferent?Whatdoesitmeanwhenwe'retoldthatwe'renotinthephysicalworld,butinthephase,andviceversa?

Inthepracticeofthephaseandinthetechniquesformaintainingit,muchattentionisdevotedto false awakening.For example, sayyouwere in aphaseand it came to anend.Without thinkinganything of it, you get up and go about your morning routine. Unless something supernaturalhappens,youdon'trealizethatyou'reactuallystillinthephase.Thatistosay,wecan'ttellthosestatesapartuntilsomethingunusualhappens...

Theonedifference is that thephasespace isnotasstableas thephysicalworld.That'swhy,givencertaincircumstancesandskills,youcanlevitate,walkthroughwalls,andfindasun-drenchedbeachonatropicalislandoutsideyourbedroomdoor.Sometimes,sensationsaren'tasvividastheycouldbe,butthat'seasytoremedyusingthetechniquesfordeepening.Sowhatdoweendupwith?

Thephaseisreality,orrealityisthephase.Thatistosay,eitherphysicalrealityisnothingotherthanthephase,butwithverystablephase

space thanks to persistent signals from the sensory organs of the physical body, or – the phase isnothingotherthanphysicalreality,butwithsensoryorgansdeactivated,whichcollapsestheabsolutestabilityof the space aroundus.Considering thatwehavea falseperceptionof thephysicalworldanyway,wecansafelystate that inbothcasesweare indeed in thephase.Toput itanotherway: Intermsofpersonalexperience,realityandthephaseareidentical.Whatyouseeandfeelnowdiffersinnowayfromwhatyoucanseeandfeelinthephase.

Youhavealwaysbeeninoneandthesamespace!Youhaveneverbeeninthereal,physicalworld!Youhavealwaysbeeninthephase!Whatwasmymistakefromtheverybeginning?Ihaddoneeverythingrightorclosetoit,but

hadmade a strategic blunder in understanding the phase as something external, and as some newplace formy "self" to visit.And that line of reasoning iswhat hinderedme in finding an elegantexplanationforthefundamentalnatureofthephase.

Attheendoftheday,wechangenothingbyenteringthephase,becausewe'realwaysinit...Wesimplyfreethespacearoundusfromthestabilizingsignalsofthesenseorgansthatkeepuscoopedupwithin strictly limitedpossibilities andall kindsof constraints. Inotherwords, thephase is thatsameordinaryworldthat'sbeforeyoureyesrightnow,butwithoutlimitstoitspossibilities.

Justlookaroundandthinkaboutit...Moreover,sincethephasefollowslawsfundamentaltothenatureofquantummechanics,itis

closerindefinitiontotherealworldthanwhatweusuallycallphysicalreality,whichmayonlyexistinthehumanimagination.

HowdidIarriveatthis?Frommyveryfirstexperience,whenIwas"abductedbyaliens,"thewholetimeIcouldn'tstopthinkinghow,mortalfearaside,thesensationswereincrediblyfamiliarandinnate.Each time Iwas in adeepand super-realisticphase, I caughtmyself thinkinga thought thatwouldgivemenorest:Butit'salllikeinreallife,howisitallsorealistic?!Evenafterthousandsofphaseexperiences,Icouldappearinthephaseandforgetabouteverythingbycrawlingonthefloorandscrutinizingthesmallestgrainsofsandandscuffmarks,breathlesslywonderinghowitcouldbeasrealisticasinthephysicalworld.

Then,oneday,IcaughtmyselfwonderingthesamethinginreallifewhenItriedtopulloffastupidtrickonmymotorcycleandfellbackwardsontotheroad.Myhelmetsavedmylife.AsIcameto, I foundmyself standingnext tomy totaledmotorcyclewith strangers all around.When I askedthemwhotheywere,tomysurprise,theyrespondedthatIhadalreadyaskedthemthatseveraltimes.Asitturnedout,Ihadamnesia.OnceIhadrealizedthat,Istillcouldn'trememberwhereIlived,andthenumbersinmycellphonedidn'tmeananything,whichiswhyIdidn'tknowwhotocallforhelp.Ontheonehand,Iwasquiteupsetbytheproblemsthathadarisen,andontheotherhand,thesituationborestrongresemblancetoaphaseexperienceinwhichyouhavenotquitebecomeconsciousyet.IthennoticedthatIhadthecompletesensationofbeinginthephase.IknewthatIwasinreality,butfeltlikeIwasinthephase.Thisbroughtmeachuckle,andevenjoy,asitpointedatmymainmistake:Thephaseshouldn'tbeseenasadistinctentityfromreality–theyareoneandthesame.

Andthat'swhyIwasastoundedattheincrediblerealismofsensationthewholetimewhileinthe phase. And that's whywhen the participants inmy experiments entered the phase the first fewtimes,theyoftendidn'tevenrealizeitandthoughtthatitwasstillthephysicalworld.Andthat'swhyinadeepphase,thepropertiesofthespacedon'tallowyoutoperformthingsyouexpecttobeeasy,likeflying or walking through a wall. And that's the reason behind 90 percent of the miracles andparanormalphenomenainourhistoryandculture,sincethemaninthestreetcan'ttellphysicalrealityapart from a deep phase. And that's why the phase, under various names, is the pinnacle ofachievementinallkindsofpractices,aswellasreligiousandmysticalmovements.Andthat'swhyit'sthemostbrilliantexperiencelifehastooffer.

We are always in the phase. The difference is that in the waking state, the phase space isstraight-jacketedandstabilizedbytheexternalsensoryorgans.

That's not to say that this thought had never occurred tome before. It's possible that it hadoccurredtomemanytimes,butthatIhadn'tfullyunderstoodthekeypointoritsimplications.Afterthatmotorcycleaccident,Iwouldneedafullyeartocompletelyconceivetheideaandwrapmyheadaroundit.Whatwouldcomenext?

JusttheBeginning

Sincemyyouth,Ihadbeenunabletofindanelegantanswertoasimplequestion:Howdoes

thephasefitintotheharmonioussystemofourworld?Andloandbehold,Ifoundtheanswer,andwithit,aholisticunderstandingofmylife'swork.Asitturnedout,itwasnothingnew.Thephaseisnothing other than our reality, but in space freed from external stabilization. Thanks to quantumphysics,Iwasalsoabletounderstandhownormaltheseeminglystrangeinternal lawsofthephaseactuallyare.Icouldnowrelaxandforgeahead.Themostinterestingwasyettocome.

Itwasby somekindofmiracle that Iwasn't caught red-handedconductingmy illegalmassexperimentsonpeople.Ihavehadmyproblemswiththechurchandthelaw,butwasalwaysabletonot only get off scot-free, but also to findmyself in an evenmore privilegedposition afterwards.Nowthatthere'snotsomuchofaneedforexperimentsindisguise,Iambetterabletoconcentrateonmyothertypesofresearchwork.

ThebetterIunderstoodandpopularizedthephase,themoreIwaitedforthatmomentwhenIwouldbeabletobringbackthosecircumstancesIhadwhenIwas18to20yearsold,whenIlaidthefoundation for everything to come after. There came a moment when I had maxed out what myknowledgeatthetimewouldallowmetodo.Inordertomakeittoawholenewlevel,Ineedacertain

amountofisolation.Mymindisputtogetherinawaythatmakesitdifficultformetoconcentrateonmorethanoneseriousprojectatonce.Allthoseyears,Ifoughttofocusmyattention,withvaryingdegreesofsuccess.Iwouldoftenmakeprogressinsomeareastothedetrimentofothers.

Lately, I hadbeen simply dreamingofwhen therewouldn't be anyprojects or things to dobesidesworkingundertheaegisofmyresearchcenteronpromisingareasidentifiedlongago.Thethingisthatunderstandingthenatureofthephasehardlyhasanybearingonitsplaceinourworld.And making the phase straightforward and well-known is one of my main objectives. Sure,everybodywon't takeup thepracticeof it rightaway.Butmyaimis tomake it so thateveryoneatleast knows about the phase, is comfortablewith it, and studies itmore.There is only oneway toreallyaffectthesituation:studythephase'spracticalapplicationsinmoredepth.

Inmyview,themostincredibleprospectslieinusingthephaseasameansofcomputation.It'sentirelypossible thatsince thephaseoperatesaccording to theprinciplesofquantummechanicsorsomethingsimilar,itmightserveasaready-to-goquantumcomputer,whichnobodyhasreallybeenabletocreatedespiteattemptsfromthemiddleofthe20thcentury.Usingthephase,wehaveforthefirsttimeobtainedanexcellentinterfaceforcontrollingüberpowerfulquantumprocesses,anditonlyremains to figureouthow it allworks.Wedohave techniques forobtaining information from thephase, but they were developed based on a completely different understanding of its nature. Bylookingatthingsfromadifferentperspective,thosetechniquescanbesignificantlyimproveduponandnewhorizonscanbediscovered.Thecomputationalpowerofanyperson'sphaseisquitepossiblymanytimesgreaterthanthatofallcomputersmanhasevercreated.

Inaddition,it'sentirelypossiblethatthephasewillbeusedtofindwaystoaffectourphysicalbodiesandinternalprocesses.Thatwillrevolutionizeourunderstandingoftheworld,ourselves,andourabilities.Thenagain,Ihaveresearchedthistopicquitethoroughlyatthesurfacelevel,buthaven'thadtheopportunitytoconductmorein-depthstudiesoncertainissues.Suchstudiescouldpotentiallyhaveimplicationsforourexternalappearancesandlifespans.

ItshouldalsonotbeforgottenthatIlongignoredthepropertiesoftheundeepenedphase.Thatstageofphaseentryhadalwaysseemedflawedandnotfull-fledged,onethatwastobegonethroughasquicklyaspossibleandcompletelyavoidedinpractice.However,itgraduallyturnedoutthatsomepracticalaspectsofthepracticeofthephasecanbesubstantiallyimproveduponthankstoa"notfull-fledged"state.There'sthefeelingthattheseareabsolutelyunchartedwaters,andthatit'sjustaboutanewstate inandof itself– that'showmuchitsopportunitiesdifferfromthoseofadeepenedphasewithstablespace.Thisfieldhasmanysurprisesinstore,andit'sworthstudyingindepth.

Mydreamistotakeupthosenew,promisinglinesofphaseresearchanddevotemyentirelifetothem.Whoknowswhetherornotitwillleadtoanything?Andwhoknowswhetheritwilltakemehalf a year, ormy entire life. There's one thing I do know – it will allowme to remain a happyperson, since Iwill continue to domy thing and Iwon't let anything sidetrackme.That'swhy I'vesubstantiallyupdatedthebookthatyou'reholdinginyourhands,writtenthePhasielandFairyTales,aseriesofeducationalchildren'sstories,andIamgoingtogetawayfromitall tosomequietplace.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,I'mgoingtotrytolivenotonlyforthephase,butformyselftoo,andhaveapersonallife.PerhapsI'llevenhaveapermanentabodeandafamily.What'sthatlike?

Iadmit that I leftoutmanystories from thewanderingsofacrazyguy fromSiberiagoingaroundtheworldinsearchofananswertoaquestionhethoughtuphimself,andthatonlyheneededtoknow.Thosearestoriesofmanydozensofothersuccessfulandunsuccessfulprojects,aswellashow he got away with committing grave crimes, turned up in a psychiatric hospital, deliberatelycommittedextremelyimmoralacts,sleptinstairwells,starredinanumberofdisasters,turnedupinaHavanajailcell,andmuch,muchmore.Believeitornot,alloftheabovewasforthephaseanditsfuture.Suchhell-raisingandshockingstoriesareusually thestuffofmoviescripts.Theymayone

daybecomeknown,but their timehasnotyetcome.Icanonlyassureyouthat therehasbeena lotmorehotsauceinmylifethanyoucouldimagineinyourwildestdreams.

Butnow it'syour turn.Considerallof theabove tohavebeenan introduction.Whatcomesnext is thepracticalpartof thebook,which is the fruitof thoseveryexperimentson thousandsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Itwasallputtogethersothatyoumightreaditanduseitrightnow.Itvalidatesallof theconclusionsmentionedabove.Unlikeotherbooksin thisgenre,Ihaveevidenceforeveryoneofmywords.Now,foronce,youdon'thavetotaketheauthorattheirword.Youhavetheopportunitytoverifyeverythingthroughyourownexperience,anddecideforyourselfwhetherornotI'mright.Allthat'srequiredofyouistofollowtheinstructionsascloselyaspossible,andthephasewillquicklybecomeanincrediblepartofyourdailyroutine,asitisformine.

Thepracticeofthephasewillimmerseyouinthemostincrediblesensationsyoucanimagine,as well as give you tools for accomplishing many tasks in your everyday life. Don't forget thatphysicalrealityisalsothephase.It'smerelyaverystableone.

Ibelieve thatoneday,everyonewillconsciously live in twoworlds.Butuntil then,youcanlearnthenextsectionrightnowandenterthephasetonight!

Backtothetop

PartII:HowtoEnterthePhaseToday

ThePhenomenon

Haveyoueverdreamedofthespacearoundyouatleastpartiallysheddingitsstabilityandthe

limitations itplacesonyou?Allowingyou to fly,go throughwalls, translocatewithout restriction,andmuchmore?Theinstructionsbelowallowyoutotemporarilysuspendthoselimitationsandturntheworldaroundyouintoalimitlessoceanofpossibility.

Waybackwhen,peopledidnothaveconsciousness.Yetonceitdeveloped,itgraduallystartedoccupyingmoreandmoreofthewakingstate.However,nowadaysconsciousnessisoutgrowingthewaking state, and has begun continuing its expansion into other states.Consciousness increasinglysprings up during REM-phase sleep, giving rise to the most astounding phenomenon of humanexistence–havingaphaseexperience. It isprobable thatmenandwomenof thefuturewillhaveaconsciousexistenceintwoworlds.Fornow,however,thiscanonlybeaccomplishedusingthespecialtechniquesdescribedinthisbook.

HintsattheoccurrenceofthisphenomenonmaybefoundintheBibleandotherancienttexts.It liesat thefoundationofotherphenomenasuchasnear-deathexperiences,alienabductions,sleepparalysis, and so on. The phenomenon is so extraordinary that many occult movements considerexperiencingittobeanaccomplishmentofthehighestorder.Statisticalresearchhasshownthatoneperson in twowill have an intense encounterwith it.Meanwhile, the existence of the phenomenonitselfhasbeenscientificfactsincethe1970s.

The phenomenon is well-represented in many different kinds of modern practices, albeitunder various names ranging from "astral projection" and "out-of-body experience" to "luciddreaming."We shall use the pragmatic term "the phase" or "phase state" to refer to all the abovephenomena,asthereisnodifferenceatallbetweenthemintheirusualpractice.Wewillalsotakeasmaterialistanapproachaspossible,castingasidealltheoreticaltripeandconcerningourselvesonlywithwhatworksinpractice.

As regards sensory perception of the phenomenon itself, this is not a mere visualizationexercise.Reality itself is but a dull daydream in comparison to the phase state! This is the reasonmanynovicesexperienceshock–orevenmortalfear–uponenteringthisstate.

Why is the phase so realistic in terms ofwhat you perceivewith your senses? In terms ofhumanperception,thephysicalworldaroundusisnothingotherthanthephase,butwithsuper-stablespace.Usingthetechniquesdescribedinthisbook,youcantemporarilycollapsethatstabilityandusetheresultingstatetowardsyourownends.

Inthephase,youcantraveltheEarth,theUniverse,andtimeitself.Youcanmeetanypersonyou want: friends and family, the deceased, and celebrities. You can obtain information from thephaseandapplyittowardsimprovingyourdailylife.Youcaninfluenceyourphysiologyandtreatanumber of ailments. You can realize your secret desires and develop your creativity. Meanwhile,peoplewithphysicalimpairmentscanreleasethemselvesfromallfettersandobtainanythinglackingfor them in the physical world. And all this is just the tip of the iceberg of ways to apply thephenomenonindailylife!

Youmaythinkthatit'sdifficulttolearnifyou'vereadelsewherethatyouneedspendmonths,if not years, on it. Get those old wives' tales out of your head – we're in the 21st century! Theinstructionslaidoutinthissectionwillhelpmostpeopletoexperiencethisamazingstatewithinonly1to3daysoftrying.Remember:thetechniquesdescribedinthisbookaretheresultofmanyyearsofexperimental research at the Phase Research Center (former OOBE Research Center). Thousandshave participated first-hand in developing and perfecting the techniques presented here, and haveproventhattheycanbeusedbyabsolutelyeveryone.Allthatyouneedtodoisfollowthesesimpleinstructionsasexactlyandcarefullyasyoucan.Then,you'llbeabletoliterallyliveintwoworlds!

Therearethreeprimarymethodsforenteringthephase.Theyareusedatdifferenttimesoftheday:aftersleeping,whilesleeping,andwithoutsleepingbeforehand.Wewillbegingettingexperienceusingthetechniquesbystartingfromtheeasiestones–theindirecttechniques,whichareperformedimmediatelyuponawakening.Theyarequitesimple.Aftermasteringthosetechniques,youcanthentrytoenterthephaseintheeveningorduringtheday,withoutsleepingbeforehand.

PlanofActioninthePhase

Before entering the phase, you should clearly outline what you are going to do there

immediatelyafterseparation.Thiswillincreaseboththequalityoftheexperienceandthelikelihoodofitoccurring.Belowisalistofthemostinteresting(ifnotthemoststraightforward)phaseactivitiesfornovices(choosenomorethan2to3activitiesandrememberthemwell):

Lookinamirror(amustforthefirstphase!)EatordrinksomethingyoulikeVisitanytouristattractionFlyovertheEarthFlythroughouttheUniverseFlytoneighbors,friends,andfamilyMeetaloverMeetadeceasedrelativeMeetanycelebrityTakemedicinefortreatmentObtaininformationfromphaseobjectsTraveltothepastorthefutureWalkthroughawallTransmutateintoananimalDriveasportscarRideamotorcycleBreatheunderwaterPutyourhandinsideyourbodyFeelvibrationsInhabittwobodiesatonceInhabitanotherperson'sbodyMoveandsetfiretoobjectsjustbylookingatthemDrinkliquorMakeloveandreachorgasm

Foryourfirstphase,besuretosetyourselfthegoalofmakingittoamirrorandlookingat

yourreflection.Youshouldspecificallyprogramyourself todothisactivity,as itwillsubstantiallyfacilitateyourfirststepsinconqueringthephase.Youmaythencompleteotheritemsonyourplanofactionandneverreturntothemirroragain.

TheIndirectMethod:Step-by-StepInstructions

SuccessRate:

For1-5attempts(1-3days)–50%For6-10attempts(2-7days)–80%For11-20attempts(3-14days)–90%

So,youhavedecidedtoexperiencethephaseandwanttoachievethisasquicklyaspossible.

Tothatend,herewepresentabriefdescriptionoftheeasiestmethod–cyclesofindirecttechniques.This is auniversal andmost effectiveway toobtain aphase experience. It hasbeen refinedby thePhase ResearchCenter's workwith thousands of people all over theworld. The secret to indirecttechniquesistoperformthemuponawakening,whenthehumanbrainisphysiologicallyquiteclosetothephasestate,orstillinit.

InterestingFact!

Indirecttechniquesaremainlytothankforour80%successrateoveronly2daysofattemptsatthree-dayseminars,eveningroupsof50peopleandmore.Once,morethanhalfofthegrouphadaphaseexperiencebythesecondday,andmosthadtwoormoreexperiences.Cyclesofindirecttechniquesconsistofattemptstoseparateimmediatelyuponawakening,and

ifthatisunsuccessful,thenquicklycyclingthroughtechniquesoverthecourseofaminuteuntiloneofthemworks,afterwhichitispossibletoseparatefromthestencil(i.e.physicalbody).Usually,1to5properlyperformedattemptsareallthatisnecessarytoobtainresults.

The techniques described below work extremely well both when awakening from adaytime nap, as well as in the middle of the night. However, we will be concentrating on theoptimumstrategy–thedeferredmethod–whichallowsfornumerousattemptstobehadinasingleday.Thissubstantiallyincreasestheprobabilityofsuccessoccurringinonly1to3days.

Step1:Sleep6HoursandThenWakeUpwithanAlarmClock

Onanightbeforeafreedaywhenyouwon'thavetowakeupearly,gotobedatyourusual

timeand setyouralarmso thatyou'llonly sleep for about6hours.Donot attemptany techniquesbeforegoingtobedthenightbefore,nomatterwhatthecase.Youjustneedtoliedownandgetsomesound sleep.The sounder you sleep over these 6 hours, the better your chances of getting results.When thealarmgoesoff,youmustgetup todrinkaglassofwater,go to thebathroom,and readtheseinstructionsonceagain.

Step2:GoBacktoSleepwithanIntention

After3to50minutesofbeingawake,gobacktobedandconcentrateyourattentiononhow

youwill perform cycles of indirect techniques upon each subsequent awakening in order to leaveyourstencilbodyand implementyourpreparedplanofaction.Noneed toset thealarmclock thistime.Eachsubsequentawakeningshouldoccurnaturally.Ifit'stoobrightintheroom,youcanwearaspecialeye-mask.Ifit'sloud–useearplugs.

Meanwhile,focusyourattentiononhowyou'regoingtotrytowakeupwithoutmovingyourphysicalbody.Thisisn'tmandatory,butitwillsubstantiallyincreasetheeffectivenessoftheindirect

techniques.Now,sleepfor2to4hours,buttakeadvantageofnaturalawakeningsthatoccurduringthis

periodoftime.Theywillhappenmuchmoreoftenthanusual.Aftereachattempt–whethersuccessfulornot–youmustfallbackasleepwiththatverysameintentionofwakingupandtryingagain.Inthisway, you canmakemany attempts over the course of a singlemorning.Up to a quarter of thoseattemptswillbesuccessful,evenfornovices(70to95%ofthemwillbesuccessfulforexperiencedpractitioners).

Step3.BeattheMirrortheInstantYouWakeUp!

Since, physiologically speaking,wewake up in the phase or in a state close to it,why not

immediately try to appear at your desired and preplanned destination? For example, the firstdestinationforanoviceshouldbethemirror.Uponeachawakening,andwhiletryingnottomoveoropentheireyes,thenoviceshouldtrytoimmediatelyappearattheirmirror(oranyotherdestinationin subsequent practice). To do so, try no-matter-what to feel yourself standing at your preselectedmirrorfor3to5seconds.Youneedtoscrutinizeboththemirroritselfandyourreflectioninit.Tryto touch themirror and try to feel yourwhole body alongside it while scrutinizing and touchingeverythingaroundit.

Ifyousuddenlygetevenweaksensationsofbeingatthemirror,thenthat'salreadythephaseright there. Ifsensationsarevague, thenyouneed toproceed todeepening(intensivepalpationandscrutinyofthingsaroundyou)inparallelwithcarryingouttheseconditemonyourplanofaction.

Step4.Levitation,StandingUp,andRollingOut

Ifunabletoappearatyourmirrorafter3to5seconds,thenimmediatelytrytoseparatefrom

your stencil using other techniques. In order to separate from your physical stencil, simply try tostand up, roll out, or levitate. Try to do itwith your own perceived (i.e. subtle) body, butwithoutmovingyourphysicalmuscles.Rememberthatitwillfeeljustlikenormalphysicalmovement.Whenthemoment comes, don't think too hard about how to do it. Stubbornly try to separate fromyourstencilanywaythatyoucanandnomatterwhat.Mostlikely,you'llintuitivelyknowhowtodoit.Themostimportantthingisnottothinktoohardandnottolosethosefirstsecondsofawakening.

Ifyouwereabletoseparate,immediatelygotoyourmirror(andinsubsequentphases,toanyotherdestination)andthencarryoutyourpreviouslydeterminedplanofaction.

InterestingFact!

Duringthesecondsessionatourexperimentalseminars,participantsareaskedtoexplain in theirownwordshowthey

wereabletoseparate,butwithoutusingthewords"easily","simply,"or"asusual."Theyareusuallyalwaysunabletocomplywiththisrequest,asseparationnearlyalwaysoccursforthem"easily","simply,"and"asusual"whenthemomentisright.

Step5:CyclingTechniquesAfterAttemptstoSeparateIfseparationdoesn'tworkout–whichwouldbecomeapparentafter3-5seconds–startright

thenandtheretoalternatebetween2to3ofthetechniquesthataremoststraightforwardtoyou,untiloneofthemworks.Whenthishappens,youcantrytoseparateagain.Choose2to3ofthefollowingfivetechniquessothatyoucanalternatethroughthemduringawakenings:

RotationFor3to5seconds,trytoimaginerotatingtoeithersidealongyourhead-to-toeaxisas

vividlyaspossible. Ifno sensationsarise, switch toanother technique. If a realor even slightsensation of rotation arises, focus your attention on this technique and rotate even moreenergetically.As soon as the sensation of rotating becomes stable and real, you should try toseparateagainusingitasastartingpoint.

ObservingImagesPeerintothevoidbeforeyourclosedeyesfor3to5seconds.Ifnothingoccurs,switchto

anothertechnique.Ifyouseeanykindofimagery,peerintoituntilitbecomesrealistic.Onceitis, separate from the stencilbody right thenand there,or allowyourself tobepulled into theimagery.Whenpeeringat imagery, it's importantnot toscrutinizedetails, lest the imagewashaway.You'llneedtolookthroughthepicture,whichwillmakeitmorerealistic.

HandvisualizationFor 3 to 5 seconds, imagine vividly and decidedly that you are rubbing your hands

togetherclose toyoureyes.Trynomatterwhat to feel themin frontofyou, tosee them,andeventohearthesoundofthemrubbing.Ifnothinghappens,switchtoanothertechnique.Ifanyoftheabovesensationsstarttoarise,thenkeepwiththetechniqueandintensifyituntilitbecomestotallyrealistic.Afterwardsyoucantrytoseparatefromthephysicalstencil,usingthesensationsarisingfromthetechniqueasastart-offpoint.

SwimmerTechniqueFor 3 to 5 seconds, try to imagine as decidedly as possible that you are swimmingor

simplymakingswimmingmotionswithyourarms.Trytofeelitnomatterwhat,andasvividlyasyoucan.Ifnothinghappens,switchtoanothertechnique.Thereisnoneedtoswitchtechniquesif thesensationofswimmingarises. Instead, intensify thesensations thatarise.Afterwards, therealsensationofswimminginwaterwillcometoyou.That'salreadythephase–andthere'snoneedforseparationwhenyou'realreadyin thephase.However, ifsuchsensationsoccurwhileyou're inbed insteadofabodyofwater, thenyouwillneed toemployaseparation technique.Usetheswimmingsensationsasastartingpoint.

PhantomWigglingTry towiggleyourperceivedhandsor feet for3 to5 seconds.Donotmoveamuscle

under any circumstances, and do not imagine the movement itself. For example, try tointensivelypressdownand thenup,wiggle to the left and right, and soon. Ifnothingoccurs,switchtoanothertechnique.Ifaslightorsluggishsensationofrealmovementsuddenlyarises,

thenfocusyourattentiononthetechnique,tryingtoincreasetherangeofmotionasmuchasyoucan.Onceyoucanmovebyatleast4inches,immediatelytrytoseparatefromyourstencilbodystartingofffromthesensationsarisingfromthetechnique.All that you need to do for each attempt is alternate between 2 to 3 techniques for 3 to 5

secondseach.Thisleadstoindirecttechniquescycles,wherethepractitioneralternatesonetechniqueafteranotheroverthecourseofaminuteinsearchoftheonethatworks.Itisveryimportanttodonolessthan4cyclesof2to3techniquesduringanattempt.Remember–evenifatechniquedoesn'tworkimmediately,thatdoesn'tmeanthatitwillnotworkontheverynextcycleoftechniques,ifnotjustabit later. That's preciselywhy it's necessary to stubbornly alternate techniques, performing no lessthan4completecycles,butallwithinnolongerthanaminute.

Forexample,theentireprocessmaytakeplaceasfollows:aphaserawakesunexpectedlyandimmediately tries to appear at his mirror; having been unable to appear at his mirror after 3-5seconds,hetriestoseparatefromhisstencilbody;nothavingseparated,thephaserbeginstotrytodorotations,butthosealsodonotworkwithin3to5seconds;thephaserdoesphantomwiggling,butitdoesn'tworkwithin3to5seconds;thephaserdoesrotationagainanditunexpectedlystartsworking–thefeelingofrotationarises;thephaserkeepswiththistechnique,andspinsashardashecanandseparatesfromhisstencilbodyrightthenandthereusingthesensationofrotation:hethenrunstothemirror,allthewhileactivelypalpatingandscrutinizingeverythingaroundhimfromaclosedistance,whichintensifieshissensations.Aftertheexperience,hefallsbackasleepwiththeclearintentionofrepeatingtheattemptuponhisnextawakening.

Just repeat the aboveusing the techniques that comemost naturally toyou, andyou'll openyourselfuptoawholenewuniverse!

Ifyoutake20to30minutesoutofyourdaytosimplytrainthetechniquesandtheprocedure,the method will be remembered and work better. This will substantially increase the success ofattemptsuponawakening.

Dreamconsciousnessisalsoconsideredtobeaphaseexperience.Ifyousuddenlyrealizethatyou're dreaming while asleep, then that's already the phase. You should therefore proceed toimplementyourplanofaction(havealookinthemirror,plusapersonalgoal)andstabilizethestate.If dream consciousness does arise, it would be a side effect of doing technique cycles uponawakenings.Thissideeffectisquitecommon–alwaysbereadyforit.

Ifyoursensations in thephasearedull (i.e.poorsightornumbedbodilysensations), try totoucheverythingaroundyouactivelyandscrutinizetheminutedetailsofobjectsfromup-close.Thiswillallowyoutohaveamorerealisticexperience.Thesameactivitiesshouldbeperformedinorder

tomaintain the phasewhen the first symptomsof a return to the stencil bodyoccur (for example,wheneverythingbecomesdim).

Returningtothephysicalstencilissomethingyouneedn'tworryabout.Thestatewillnotlastmore than several minutes in any case, especially for novices who are little-acquainted withtechniquesformaintainingthephase.

Step6:AftertheAttempt

Fall back asleep if you can after each attempt (whether successful or not) inorder tomake

anotherattempttoenterthephaseuponyournextawakening.Thatwayyou'llnotonlybeabletogetthephaseinoneday,butalsotodoitseveraltimesontheveryfirstday!

InterestingFact!

Atanexperimentalseminar,anovicewasabletohaveaphaseexperienceforthefirst timeinhislifein6of8attemptsuponawakeningtheveryfirstmorning.Even themost unsuccessful attempt should last no longer than aminute. If nothinghappens

over that period of time, it'smuchmore effective to fall asleep and catch the next awakening, asopposedtostubbornlytryingtosqueezeresultsoutofthecurrentattempt.

Didn'tWork?

Set yourself this goal: make 5 to 10 attempts to enter the phase upon awakening. This

procedure,when followed correctly, is sufficient for 50 to 80 percent of novices to get their firstresults.Turnbacktothissectionifyourunintoaproblem,asitdescribesthemistakesencounteredin99%(!)ofunsuccessfulattempts.

Never try these techniques every day, otherwise the success rate of your attemptswill dropdrastically!Spendnomorethan2to3daysoftheweekonit,preferablyonlyondaysoff.Ifyoudon'thaveanopportunity to sleep in longandwith interruption, thendon't forget that cyclesof indirecttechniquescanalsobeusedafteranyotherawakening– in themiddleof thenightforexample,orbetter yet, during amidday nap.What'smost important is to establish the clear intention of tryingthembeforefallingasleep.

Despite the simplicity of these techniques, novices stubbornly deviate from the clearinstructions, following them in their ownway or only half-way.Rememberwhat'smost importantbeforehand:themorecarefullyandliterallyyoufollowtheinstructionsinthisbook,thebetteryourchances for success. Ninety percent will obtain results within one to three awakenings if they doeverythingcorrectlyfromthebeginning.

InterestingFact!

Atourexperimentaltrainingsessions,themaintaskconsistsnotinexplainingtheproperprocedure,butmerelyingettingparticipantstofollowitto-the-letter.Evenifthatgoalisonlyhalf-wayaccomplished,successisinevitable.Typicalmistakeswhenperformingindirecttechniquesinclude:

LackofanAttempttoSeparate

Forgettingtosimplytrytoseparatebeforecyclingtechniques,eventhoughthismayleadto up to 50% of all experiences. Exception: awakening to movement, after which one mayimmediatelyproceedtothetechniques.

LackofAggressionA desire to get a technique to work nomatter what and really get into it is the main

criterionforsuccess inemploying the indirect techniqueprocedure.Meanwhile,determinationshould not be superficial, but intensely focused on the actions to be completed. Lack ofdeterminationcanalsomanifestitselfinpassivelyfallingasleepduringanattempt.

Fewerthan4CyclesNomatterwhathappensandnomatterwhatthoughtsoccur,youshouldperformnoless

than4cyclesoftechniques,assumingnonehaveworkedsofar.Notfollowingthissimplerulewillscuttlemorethanhalfofyouropportunitiestoenterthephase.

UnnecessaryChangeofTechniqueDespitetheclearinstructionsgiven,noviceswillstubbornlyswitchtechniquesafter3to5

seconds, evenwhen a technique has startedworking in oneway or another. This is a seriouserror.Ifatechniquehasstartedworking–howeversoslightly–youneedtokeepwithitandtrytointensifyitinanywaypossible.

UnnecessaryContinuationofaTechniqueIfatechniquehasn'tbegunworkingintheleastafter3to5seconds,itshouldbechanged

for another.The point of cycling is to quickly alternate between techniques until one of themstartsworking.

ForgettingtoSeparateWhen any technique startsworking upon awakening – nomatter towhat degree – the

practitionerisnearlyalwaysalreadyinthephase,andissimplylyinginhisphysicalstencilbodywhile in it.That'swhyyou should always try to separate immediatelyupon therebeing stablesignsthatatechniqueisworking.Ifthatdoesn'tworkout,thenyouneedtoreturntointensifyingthetechniqueandtrytoseparateagain.Ifyoudon'tusethefirstsecondsofatechniqueworking,then the phase usually ends quite quickly and the necessary state goes away.Don't lie in yourphysicalbodywhileinthephase!

ExcessiveAnalysisIfyouanalyzewhat'sgoingonwhencycling through techniquesuponawakening, then

youarenotconcentratedon the techniques themselvesandaresidetrackingyourself.Thiswillcauseyoutomissnearlyallchancesofobtainingresults.Thedesiretoexperiencethetechniqueworkingshouldfullyconsumeyou,leavingnoplaceinthemindforanalysisorcontemplation.

ExcessivelyAlertAwakening(NoAttemptoraSluggishOne)Due to theperceptionof an excessively alert awakening (whichwill benot actuallybe

alert,butonlyseemtobefrom70to90%ofthetime)thepractitionerwilleitherforgotryinganything,orwillmakeattemptsquiteunassuredly,which isequivalent tonot tryingatall.Youought to follow the instructions automatically, and not pay attention to such perceptions uponawakening.

AttemptingforLongerthanaMinuteIf no result is obtained after oneminute of cycling, then your odds of successwill be

muchgreaterifyougobacktosleeprightawayandcatchthenextawakeninginordertomakeanewattempt,asopposedtostubbornlytryingtocontinueonwiththetechniques.

IncompleteSeparationWhen attempting to separate, sometimes it doesn't come easily or completely.

Sluggishness,stuckbodyparts,andbeingstuckintwobodiesatoncearesomethingsthatmayoccur.Nevergiveupunderanycircumstancesanddonot stopseparating if thishappens.Fullseparationwilloccurifyoucounteractsuchproblemswithallyourstrength.

NotRecognizingthePhasePractitionersoftenenter thephasebut then returnback to thestencilbodybecause they

feelthatwhatoccurredisnotwhattheyhadexpected.Forexample,whenobservingimagestheyare often pulled into the scenery, or they are spontaneously thrown into another worldwhenrotating. Practitioners often think that they have to experience the feeling of separation itself,which iswhy theymight returnback to theirbodies inorder toobtain it.Thesameapplies tobecoming conscious while dreaming, as the practitioner is already in the phase and it onlyremainstodeepenandimplementhisplanofaction.Uponenteringashallowphasewithvaguesensations, instead of making primitive attempts to deepen and achieve realistic sensations,novicesoftenreturnbacktothestencilbody,figuringtheyhadbeencompletelyunsuccessful.

AwakeningtoMovement(NoAttemptoraSluggishOne)Awakeningwithoutmovingisdesirable,butnotmandatory.There'snosenseinforgoing

most opportunities by waiting for the right awakening. You must take advantage of everyawakeningthatyoucan.

WastingtheFirstSecondsTry to develop the habit of immediately and reflexively proceeding to the techniques

uponawakening,withoutlosingasecond.Themoretimethatelapsesbetweenawakeningandtheattempt itself, the lower the odds of success. It's best to learn to catch not so much the verysecond of awakening, but rather the transitional moment when "surfacing" from sleep.Separationisalmostalwayssuccessfulduringthattransitionalmoment.

UseofaSingleTechniqueCycling indirect techniques upon awakening is a universal method that can work for

anybody provided they alternate several techniques. Completely different methods may workover different attempts. That's why using only a single technique upon awakening instead ofcyclingthroughatleasttwoleadstosubstantiallyloweredoddsofenteringthephase.

FalsePhysicalMovementSometimes separation is so indistinguishable from ordinary physical movement that

novices are unable to believe their own success. They perceive separation as a physicalmovementandthendisappointinglyliebackdownintotheirphysicalstencilbody.Insuchcases,oneoughttocarefullyevaluatethesituationandpossiblyperformrealitychecks.

TheFourPrinciplesofSuccess

DoItNoMatterWhat.Whenperformingphaseentranceandseparationtechniques,putyour

allintothemandconcentrateonthemasiftheywereyourlife'sgoalandmission.Chompatthebittoreachthephase.

BeAggressive.Putallofyourenthusiasmanddesireintothetechniques.Thedesiretogetthe

techniquestoworkshouldbecoupledwithfullaggressioninachievingthatresult.BeSelf-Assured.Duringattempts,beassureaspossibleoftheresults.Whenmakingattempts,

lack of assuredness in yourself and the results will substantially lower your probability of phaseentrance.Nearlyallphaseentrancesareaccompaniedbyself-assuredthoughtlike"I'mgoingtodoitnow,"whileunsuccessfulattemptsinvolvethinking"IguessI'lltry,butIdoubtit'llwork."

DoitRobotically.Don'tthinkaboutanythingwhencompletingthetechniqueprocedure.Youalreadyhave the instructions. Justcarry themout,notmatterwhat thingsmayseemtoyouorwhatthoughts enter your mind. Robotically is also understood to mean exactly. The indirect techniqueprocedurehasbeenhonedbyworkwiththousandsofpractitionersallovertheworld,neglectinganydetailisn'tworthit.

Ifyouweresuccessfullyabletoemploytheindirecttechniquesandenterthephaseatleast3to

5times,thenyoucangraduallymoveontotheadvancedtextbookinordertofleshoutyourpractice.Nowyou'reamanorwomanofthefuture,andallthatremainsistohoneyournewability!

RealFirst-TimePhaseExperiencesforExampleandInspiration

OurinboxesreceiveadailyfloodofphaseentrancetestimonialsatthePhaseResearchCenter,

seminarsaroundtheworld,andallofourmany-languagewebsitesandforums.Asmallselectionofthemare featured in this part of thebook inorder tovividlydemonstrate howaphase experienceoccurs in practice. Of course,merewords can hardly convey even a tenth of the emotion peopleexperience.However,theyareenoughtodemonstratehowimportantandfascinatingthiscanbeforabsolutelyeveryone.

Westartwithfirst-timenovicephaseexperiencespresentedinorderofentrancemethod.

RightfortheJugularIt'seasiesttotrytoimmediatelyappearatyourdestinationoryourobjective,e.g.yourmirror.

NadiaB.Frankfurt,Germany

IhadfallenasleeplateatnightinmyhotelroomwhilementallygoingovertheactionsIwas going to perform upon awakening. I hadwanted to finally have a deliberate phase entry.Uponawakening,withoutthinkingaboutitandwithoutreallyunderstandingwhatIwassupposedtodo,IbeganimaginingthatIwasstandingat themirror in thebathroomof thehotelroom.I

triedtofeelmyselfstandingatthemirror:Itriedtoseethemirrorandtouchit.Forafewseconds,nothinghappened.Then,IsuddenlyrealizedthatIwaslookinginthe

mirrorandstandingrightatit.Thesensationsweren'tveryintense,andsoIcouldn'tfigureoutwhetherIwasdreamingoralreadyinthephase.Icontinuedtouchingandscrutinizingthemirror,the sink underneath it, and everything around it. The sensations suddenly became extremelyrealistic,andthat'swhenIrealizedthatIhadenteredthephase!AlthoughIdidn'tseemyselfinthemirror'sreflection,IknewthatIneededtogoontomynexttask.Overjoyedandyetsomewhatafraid,Iwenttothekitcheninordertotryeatingsomething,butmysensationsgraduallyfaded,andIfoundmyselfbackinthebed(M.R.:nomaintainingandnore-entering).

SeparationImmediatelyUponAwakeningPresented here are testimonials describing first-time phase experiences achieved during

attemptingtoseparateimmediatelyuponawakening.

JohnnyAsmussenSilkeborg,Denmark

Iwokeuponemorningwithoutmovingoropeningmyeyes,anditwasaverygoodfeeling.IthenthoughttomyselfthatIshoulddomyindirecttechnique.Butinstead,Isaidtomyself,"Trytoleaveyourbody,"andIthoughtthatIwouldsituponmybedside.Iwaslyingonmyback,butIhad not yetmoved at all, and so I decided to give itmy all and thought, "Just do it!"Almostimmediately,Iwassittinguponmybedside.

IknewthatIhadn’tmovedatallbecauseInevergetoutofmybedthatfast;ithappenedinablinkofaneye.

In my enjoyment of total freedom, I forgot my plan of action, and I forgot the mostimportantthingtodonext–deepening.Whilesittingthere,Iturnedmyheadtolookatmybody,justtobe120%surethatIwasoutofmybody.Justbefore,Ihadlookeddownatmybed(M.R.:wrongrealitycheck).Iwokeuplookingattheceilinginmy"real"body(M.R.:nore-entering).

Itwasshort,itwasquick,butitwasthephase.Iamhookedforlife!

AlexanderDyrenkovMoscow,Russia

Myfirstentryhappenedatnight.Iwaslyinginbedandthinkingaboutthephase,asIhadbeenunabletofallasleepforawhile.Idozedoffforamomentandthenawokeagain,thistimealready in the proper state, and then easily rolled out (more or less unconsciously andreflexively).Iwentdeeperbymeansoftouchingandthenfallingheadfirst.It isapitythatI’vealreadyforgottenalotoftheexperience,butIdorememberthatafterdeepeningIfellrightdownontotheyardofmygrandmother’shouse,butthenlostconsciousness,andsoIreturnedintomybodyandrolledoutofitseveraltimes(M.R.:noplanofaction).Iwasunabletosharpenallmysenses:When Ideepenedone sense (touch, for example), another (i.e. sight)would fadeaway.After that, Ihaveagap inmymemoryconcerningmy travels (consciousnessand luciditywereweak,andI fellasleepand"resurfaced"several times),but Irememberhavingbeen toa lotofplaces.

Here'showtheepisodeended:Idoveheadfirst intowater fromahighboard(after firsthavingdeepenedabit),andthenmysenseoftouchgrewsharper:Ifelt"water"andhitmyheadagainst a very soft "bottom." I resumed the interrupted fall through willpower, but then itoccurredtomethatmygrandmotherwantedtowakemeup.Mylevelofawarenesswasnotquite

adequate,as it didnotoccur tome that Iwasactually sleeping inadormitory,andnotatmygrandmother's house. That’s why I decided that I needed to return to my body. A sharp falloccurred right after that thought, and was followed by sensations similar to those oneexperienceswhenhung-over.

AnthonyPucci

Ihadjusthadaslightlydisturbingdream.(Ican'trecallwhatitwasnow,butitleftmealittleshaken.)Iwokeup,eyesstillclosed,andcompletelystill."Well,I'llgiveitashot,"Ithoughttomyself.Itriedtomovemyarmswithoutusingmuscles.Myrightarmroseslightly,andI'vehadsome experiences in the past that helped me remember the tingling sensations present duringseparation–holycow,it'sfinallyworking!

Iwasstillalittledoubtfulwhenitcametimetogetup,butItriedneverthelessandthat"electricshock"sortoffeelingcoursedthroughmeaftertotalseparation."Ididit,"Isaidaloud."Icangoseehernow."WhosheismaybeexplainedlaterifIfeeluptoit,butfornow,IwillcallherMia,sincesheisrelevantandthatnameiseasier formeto type.IregainedmycomposureandrecalledthatIhadtodeepen,anddidso.Ifeltthewalls,thebedposts,andmyclothes.Iwaswearingaverylongshirt(downpastmywaist)andsomeboxer-briefs,insteadofwhatIhadgonetosleepin.

WhenI finallygotmyvision toreturn,everythingseemed larger than it should'vebeen,and I felt slightly anxious, sort of like that paranoia you feel after watching a scary movie.Regardless,Ipushedthroughit.Iwenttomydoor."Mia'sbehindthisdoor,"Ithoughttomyself.Itdidn't leadanywhereunusual, justout intomyhall.Again, thingswerea little larger than theyshould'vebeenanda fewplaceswere covered ina verydimgreenish light. I calledhername,beckoning,"Mia?"Myvoicewasquietandshaken.Icouldn'tseemtoregainmycomposureforsomereason.Icontinuedcallinghername,andasked,"Whereareyou?"

Iheardhervoiceinmyheadresponding,"Huh?I'mrighthere."Iwentdownthehallinahalf-panic,checkingvariousplacesinthehouseforher.EverywhereIwentwasextra-largeanddimlylit ingreen."Whereishere?!"Icried.Hervoiceansweredmeagain,"theusualplace."Iwas getting frustrated now. I wanted to seeMia badly, asking, "Where's the usual place?!" Iretracedmysteps.Maybeshewasbehindme.

Unfortunately,that'swheremystoryends,becauseIreturnedtomybodysoonafterwards.Itriedtoleaveitagain,butIcouldn'tbudge.Theresidualdoubtandfearinmymindmayhaveheldmeback.IknowImadeafewmistakesinmytechniques,namelynotbeingabsolutely100%convincedthatmydoorwouldleadmetoMia,andnotmaintaining.

EmployingtheIndirectTechniques

If separating upon awakening is unsuccessful or for some reason no such attempt is even

made,thenquickalternationthroughtechniquesisemployed.Separationmaybeattemptedonceoneofthealternatedtechniquesstartsworking.

DoddStolworthy

Ventura,USAIwenttobedat10pm.Iwokeat5:30,usedthebathroom,andwentbacktobed.Ittook

meawhile to fallasleep.Once Idid, Iwokeupacoupleof timesandchangedpositionseachtime.Ifeltvibrationscomeonandheardpeopletalkingastheycameinmyhouse.Ialsoheardlittle footstepsnearmybedand thought itmightbeoneofmykids.Luckily, Iremembered that

this typeofphenomenonhappenswhenentering thephase (M.R.:noseparation). I stayed stillandstrainedthebraintoincreasethevibrations.Thisworkedreallywell(M.R.:noseparation).Ithenusedphantomwigglingandgotmyleftarmout.AtthispointItriedtoseparatebyrollingout,butwithnosuccess.Ithengotmyrightarmout,butIthoughtIhadactuallymovedmyrealarm.IwasworriedIhadblownthewholething,butdecidedtocontinueanyways.Itriedtoseebotharms in frontofme.TheyquicklyappearedandIsaw themthroughclosedeyes! I startedswingingmyarmsfromsidetosideandrolledoutofmybody.

Iwasnowonthefloornexttomybed.Iwassoexcited.IhadjustdonewhatIhadbeenreading about for 10 months! I remembered to stabilize the experience by rubbing my handstogether.AsIwasdoingthis,Ilookeddownandnoticedmyhandslookedfatandswollen.Ithensawmywifeleavethebedroomandgodownstairs(M.R.:noplanofaction).Ifollowedherandnoticedthesunshininginthroughthewindows.Itwasstilldarkinreallife.Mywifethenwentbackupstairs,soIdecidedtogooutside.Istartedforthefrontdoorbutdecidedtoflythroughthewindow.I landed in thestreetandwalkedaroundforabit. Istarted togoup tomyneighbor’shouse,butnoticedthateverythingwasfading(M.R.:nomaintaining).Ihadlost theexperienceandwasnowbackinbed.Iquicklyspunaround(inmymind)andnoticedmyselfrightbackinthesamespotIhadleft!Iwalkeduptomyneighbor’sdoor,rangthedoorbell,andwaitedforhertocome(M.R.:noaction).Ithenlostitagainandtriedspinning,butitdidnotwork.

MaximShvets

Moscow,RussiaIwenttobedwiththeintentionofenteringthephasewhiledreamingoruponawakening

in themorning. Iwokeupatabout6:30am,anddecided to try themethodofvisualization,asphantom wiggling had not worked over the past 2 days (M.R.: no separation). Vague imagesgraduallycreatedasceneinfrontofme,whichIthenfoundmyselfparticipatingin.Ifeltmyselfseparating frommybody, and rolledout of it. I openedmy eyes. Someguygrabbedmeby theshoulder and said, "You've left your body, be cool." I told him that Iwas ready.He turnedmearound,andIsawmybody...

Mybodywaslyingonitsbackwithopeneyes,eventhoughIhadstartedvisualizingwhilelyingonmystomach.Notassigninganyparticularsignificancetothis,Idecidedtodeepenrightaway.Isquatteddownandbegantoquicklypalpatethefloorandthewallswiththepalmsofmyhands.Ithenlookedatmyindexfinger,andcoulddiscernthelinesintheskin.Figuringthatthiswas all wonderful, I went to the kitchen in order to fly (M.R.: no plan of action).However, Irememberedthatitwasbestfornovicesnottoattemptthis.Ireturnedtomybedroomdoorandpicturedtherebeingasunnybeachbehindit.Iopenedthedoorandimmediatelywokeuplyingonmyback(M.R.:nomaintainingandnore-entering)...

Alan

Plymouth,UKIwoke up (M.R.: no separation) and immediately applied phantomwiggling onmy left

armforfiveseconds,andmyarmbeganmovingfreely(M.R.:noseparation).IcouldatthispointhavehadanOBE,butIwantedaluciddream(M.R.:wronglogic).AfterfivesecondsofphantomwigglingIswitchedtofivesecondsoflisteningin(M.R.:wrongaction).Afterabouttwosecondsoflisteningintothehighpitchednaturalsoundinsidemyhead,itstartedtoincreaseinvolume(M.R.:noseparation).AfterfivesecondsIstillhadn'tenteredadream,andsoIswitchedtofiveseconds of observing Images. I didn't see anything, so I switched to straining the brain.Immediatelythehighpitchedsoundinmyheadbecameveryloud,andsoIimmediatelyswitched

tolisteninginagain(M.R.:noseparation).Isawapurplepoolofwaterandfeltthatitsclaritywasverygood.Then,Ifoundmyselffullyimmersedinaluciddream.

I was in a deep, beautiful valley with lambs frolicking about. I looked around andmarveled at the ability to be able to have a lucid dream in a matter of seconds (M.R.: nodeepening).Ienjoyedmyluciddream...

ArtemArakcheevMoscow,Russia

I did indirect techniques. While peering at images, I caught sight of the same dreamepisodethatIhadbeenwatchinguntilIfirstwokeup.Thepicturewasveryrealistic.ItseemedtomethatIcouldchangeeverythinginthisdream.Itriedtogetoutofmybody,andimmediatelyflewthroughmyheadrightintothatdream.IlandedatthedoorofthehomethatIgrewupin.Ithenfoundmyselfatawindowonthesecondfloor.

Having remembered about the deepening techniques, I quickly began to scrutinize thewindowitself.Myattentionthenshifted,andIpeeredoutthroughthewindow.Everythingwasinitsplace,likeinreallife.Somemanapproachedthedoor.Idon'tknowwhy,butIwassurethatIneededtowatchwhathewasupto.Iinstinctivelytookofffromthesecondfloorwindow,goingrightthroughtheglass.Iloweredtothelevelofthegroundfloor.Themanwalkedinthroughthefrontdoor.Ifollowedhim,flewinthroughthedoor,andbegantopursuehim.

I then remembered that Ihadaplan for thephase.Atprecisely thatmoment, thephasespacebegantofadeanddisappear.IrealizedthatIshouldapplythemaintainingtechniques,butdidnotmanage todo so in time.Withinamoment, Iwokeup tomyself lying inbed.Mybodytemperature went up.My breathing and heartbeat becamemore frequent. A second attempt toseparatewasofnouse.

Wagner

PortoAlegre,BrasilIwasawokenbymycatandendedupaccidentallyemployingthedeferredmethodsinceI

had slept some hours before this OBE. Then I did forced falling asleep, then cycled rotation,observing images, listening in, phantom wiggling etc. I can’t remember which one led tovibrations.IamplifiedthevibrationsonceIfeltthem(theywereanunknownsensationtomeuntilthen),butIcouldn’trememberwhatIwassupposedtodothen:towaitforsleepparalysisortrytoseparate.ThenIdecidedtodojustanythingandtriedtoseparatebyfloatingupwards,asifmeandmybodyhadthesamemagneticchargeandwouldrepeleachother,becauseI’veruinedsomeattemptsbeforebytryingtorolloutandmovingmyactualbody.

Itworked,toapoint.IfeltasifIwasfloatingaboutonefoothigh.Meanwhile,myplanwastoseparate,turnaround,seemybodyandthink,"Wow,man!"ThenIwouldstartrubbingmyhands,palpating,peeringanddoalistofthingswhilemaintaining.Butinstead,Ifloatedwithoutseeinganything,Ijustfeltthe"thrust"pushingmeup,whichtookabouthalfasecondorlessandwithoutsight.Isimply"was"inaplacethatIhadn’tconsciouslychosen,andIkindofforgotthatI could make decisions at that point and started watching things passively. Earlier I hadrememberedallthetechniquesthatIshouldemploy,butatthemomentitslippedmymind...

HintsfromtheMind

Duringsomeawakenings,themindsendshintsintheformofvarioussensationsthatcanbe

easilyusedtoenterthephase.Youneedonlyintensifythosesensationsandseparatefromthestencil

body.Suchhintsusuallyconsistofimages,sleepstupors,vibrations,noise,dreamfigmentsandrealorfalsenumbness.

IvanYakovlev

Antwerp,BelgiumIdon’tknowwhatwokemeup,butIknewrightawaythatsomethingwasoutoforder.I

couldnotopenmyeyes,andmybodywasalmost justaskingtoriseup.Iunderstoodwhatwasgoingon–allofthisindicatedthatIwashavinganout-of-bodyexperience.ThefirstthingItriedwastoliftmylefthandup,anditworked.Iunderstoodthatthiswasanastralhand,becauseIcould see through it. I moved hastily and carefully to the other side of the bed (There was astrange sensation inmy head at that time). I calmed down and tried to do something again. Ilevitatedabouthalfameterabove thebed.Visioncameback tome right thenand I sawwhatappearedtobemyroom,butnotexactlyit,astherugonthefloorwasofadifferentcolorpatternandthedoorwasclosedforsomereason(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction).

Icouldnotcomprehendwhyeverythingwaslitfrombehindmyback.Then,Ilookedovermyleftshoulderandsawasmallbrightwhiteballbehindmyshoulderbladeatadistanceof8inches. Itwas lightingup the roomup.Then I tried togo through thedoor, butwasunable to(M.R.:nomaintaining).OutofthefearthatIwouldneverreturntomyrealbody(M.R.:wronglogic),Iwokeupintheeverydayworld(M.R.:nore-entering).

NatalyaKozhenovaShchelkovo,Russia

WhenIwasabout17or18yearsold,Ireadsomeesotericarticlesonastralprojection.Theyseemedquiteinterestingtome,butnomorethanacuriosity–Ididnotparticularlybelieveinsuchthings.

Oneevening,Iwenttobedasusual.Iwokeupinthemiddleofthenight,butwasunabletomovemybodyandtherewasaloudnoiseinmyhead.Havingbeenremindedofthosearticles,IsimplytriedtolevitateandImanagedtodoso,asifthroughmyforeheadsomehow.Thesensationofflyingwasveryrealistic,tomygreatsurprise.Thefirstthoughtthatoccurredtomewas,"Wow,theseastralguysweren’tlying!"Ihoveredabovemybodyforsometimeinthedark.Ithoughtofvision,anditstartedtoappear.I thenflewtowards thewindow,anduponturningaroundin tofacemybody(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction),Isawitinitsproperplace.Idecidedtofly back to it and touch it.When I finally poked it, it suckedmy back into it, causing a quitestrangesensation(M.R.:nomaintainingandnore-entering).

AlexanderFurmenkov

SaintPetersburg,RussiaIwokeupatearlyinthenightaftersomedifficultieswithfallingasleep.Blurredimages

started to floatbeforemyeyesand I realized that I couldenter thephase. I started todiscardunnecessaryimages,andaftergettingaholdofoneofthem,Iemergedinsomekindofayellowcorridor.Thelevelofgeneralrealnessandawarenessoftheexperiencewasabout80%to90%ofthatofreality.Irememberedaboutthemethodsfordeepening,whichiswhyIstartedtolookateverything going on around me, but this did not yield any serious results. I started to touchmyself,butall sensationseemedsomewhatdampened. I realized that Iwas losingawareness. Icame round, but nevertheless fell asleep in about 20 seconds (M.R.: no plan of action and nomaintaining).

BecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

If youbecomeaware that everything aroundyou is but adreamwhileyouare inone, theneverything from that moment on is already the phase. All that remains is to make it a full phaseexperiencebyenhancingyoursensationsandcarryingoutyourplanofaction.

Evaldas

LithuaniaIwassittingonabench,justthinkinganddoingnothing,whensuddenlyawomanshowed

upandsaidtome,"Maybeyouaredreaming."Iwasinshock.Itstruckmelikelightning:"OhmyGod!Iaminthephase!"

A plan, a plan, I had a plan. What should I do next? Since I'd just finished readingMichael'sbook,Iknewallaboutdeepeningandmaintaining,andsoItouchedeverythingaroundme,lookedcloselyatmyhandsandrubbedthem.MyvisionandothersensesgotstrongerandsoImovedontomyplan.

Iwanted to try flying,walking, teleporting,diving into thegroundand jumping throughwalls.Firstofall,Itriedflying.IjumpedupashighasIcouldandthenfloateddown.Ijumpedagainandstartedflying.Ifeltthewindandthesun.Icouldseefarintothedistance.Whenmyvisiongotblurry,Idecidedtoteleportintomyroomanddosomemaintaininganddeepening.

In my room I found that same woman, and she told me: "Try going through walls." Itouched thewallandwasa littlebitafraid.After forgettingmy fear I started running towardsanotherwallandjumpedthroughit.Thefeelingwasamazing.Thewomanadvisedmeagain:"Trydivingintotheground,butdon‘tforgettoimaginewhereyouwanttoendup."Iwalkedintothemiddleofmyroomandstartedfallingdown.Iclosedmyeyesandimaginedabeautifulricefield.ItfeltlikeIwasfallingforever,andthen–BOOM!Iwasfallingdownfromaveryfarheight.Iwasfallingtowardsahugetablefullofdeliciousdisheswhichhadriceasthemainingredient.Istartedlaughingandthought:"Wow,mysubconsciousplayedahellofajokeonme."That’swhenIwokeup(M.R.:nomaintainingandnore-entering).

Sergiu

Reşiţa,RomaniaIdon'tthinkthatIneededtorealizethatIwasdreamingbecauseassoonasIfellasleep,I

becamelucid.Icouldn'tseeanythingbutthescreenofaniPhoneandIknewIhadtochoosetheplaceIwantedtobein.IchoseaweirdplacethatIhadneverseenbeforeandthenIsawawhitedoor.Iopenedthedoor,wonderingwhereitwouldbringmeto(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction).Igotinaweirdroomandtherewerealotofskeletonsonthefloor,soIfreakedoutandthenteleportedsomewhereelse.

IrememberedhavingbeeninmanyotherplaceswhenIwokeupnexttomybed.Iwasn'tsurewhathadactuallyhappened,Ithoughtitwasstillaluciddream.

Iwasnexttomybedandcouldseealmosteverythinginmyroom,eventheturned-outTV–butIcouldn'tbringmyselftolookinmybed'sdirection.Ididn'twanttodothatatall.

Afterawhile,Istartedtofeelmybreath.IwasscaredbecauseIwasbreathingtooslowlyandIthoughtIwasgoingtodieifIdidn'tstartbreathingfaster(M.R.:wronglogic).

Iwantedtowakeup,buteachtimeItriedIgotbackinmybodybutonlyforasecond(inSP)andthenagainnexttomybed.Ihadtriedtowakeupabout7timesbeforeIfinallywokeup(M.R.: wrong action). I was scared but also amazed of what had happened tome.However, Icouldconsidermyself"lucky"becauseIhadexperiencedsleepparalysisbeforeandIknewhowto

getoutofit.AftertheexperienceIdidn'tevenbothertryingluciddreamingagain,Igotallinterested

inOOBEs.

RomanRostov-on-Don,Russia

Myfirsttimeenteringthephase.IdreamtthatIwashurryingsomewhere,andconstantlythinking about something. At a certain wonderful moment, I hit upon the idea that I wasdreaming,anddecidedtotrytoexit(M.R.:wrongactionandnodeepening).Ilayonthegroundandbegantoexit,imagininghowIwasseparatingfromthebody.Duringthetransition,Inearlywasthrownoutofthephaseduetotensionandfear.Iwasnonethelesssuccessful.Isawmyselfatadoorwayafterhavingcrawledthroughawall.Itwaslikecomingoutofabog.Thesensationofseparatingwasveryvivid.

Isuddenlynoticedapersonthere.Hehelpedmetogetcompletelyout(M.R.:noplanofaction).Heintroducedhimself,andstartedtellingmesomeparticularsabouttheworldthatIhadlandedin(Idon'trecallwellwhathesaid,asIwaslookingaroundthewholetimeandcouldn'ttearmy eyesoffmy surroundings– Iwas spellbound). In the end, I becameworriedaboutmybody, and decided that it was time to return back (M.R.: wrong logic). Returning was like anightmare. Therewere voices, sounds, and strange sensations. I had the feeling that time hadstoodstill...IwassohappyuponwakingupthatIcouldn'tsleepfortherestofthenight.

Josh

AustraliaOnenightIwasdreamingoftravellinginacarwithafriendandthoughtshewasdriving

waytoofastandthenIgotbizarrerushingsensationsthatenvelopedmyentirephysicalbodyanditfeltlikeIwasbeingturnedinsideout.

Thesensationsstopped,andthenIwasfullyawakeandcompletelyawareandIopenedmyeyes.Iwasinmybedroomlyingonmybackandmybodyhadabluehueortinttoit(M.R.:noseparationanddeepening).IfeltmyarmsmovingaroundandIrealizedwhathadhappenedandpanicked.IaskedtogobacktomybodyandthenwithaslighttinglingIopenedmyeyesforreal(M.R.:wrongaction)andIwasactuallylyingonmysidefacingmypartner.

ThenIknewtheexperiencewasreal.

AlexeiBakharevSochi,Russia

ThiswasthefirsttimethatImanagedtobecomeconsciouswhiledreaming.Beforefallingasleep,Iconcentratedonthedarknessbeforemyeyesandtriedtoremainconsciousnessaslongas I could.All of a sudden, I dreamt that Iwas levitating to the ceiling,which resulted inmybecoming conscious that I was dreaming. My phantom body responded poorly to attempts tocontrolit,andsimplyhoveredbeneaththeceiling(M.R.:nodeepening).Therewere twopeoplesittingonthefloorbelow.Theywerelookinginmydirection,butitseemedthattheydidnotseeme (M.R.: no plan of action and maintaining). At this point I woke up and felt some sort oftinglinganditchinginmylegs(M.R.:nore-entering).

DirectlyEnteringthePhaseWithoutPriorSleep

Direct entrance into the phase without prior sleep (or after a period of full awareness) is

achievedbybringingaboutshallowdipsoutofconsciousawareness.Allthatremainsistoseparatefromthephysicalstencilbodyonthewaybackupfromsuchadip.

PhilB.

NewYork,USAIwokeupat6AMtoday,wenttothebathroom,andthenlaybackdownimmediatelytotry

tosleep.Iusuallyhavedifficultyfallingasleep,sothistime,forthefirsttime,Iputinearplugsandworeafacemask.Afteraboutanhour,Iwasstillquiteawakeandrunningthroughideasformyclassinmyhead.

AfteranhourIwasn'tfallingasleepyet,butIwasveryrelaxedphysically,andsoItriedforcedfallingasleep.Afterabout10-15seconds,Ifeltastrangedislocationandnumbnesssettleovermy body (M.R.: no separation), which felt unusual. I immediately tried listening in, andheardaveryloudringingsound,likefirealarmsgoingoff.Ilistenedtoitanditgotlouderandthenseemedtopeak.Itwasveryloud(M.R.:noseparation),butnothingelsewashappeningandsoIswitchedtoobservingimagesforafewseconds.Stillnothing.Theringinggotevenquieter,andsoIwentbacktolisteningin.Itgotlouderagain,andagainitseemedtopeak.

Then, I realized that itwas so loud that Iwasprobablyalready in thephasebut didn'trealize it. I tried rollingoverwitha sudden jerk, andBAM! Iwasoutof bed, standingon thefloor!Ican'tdescribehowunexpectedthiswas:Ihadnoideawhatrollingoutwouldfeel like,anditturnedouttobekindoflikeclimbingoutofapool,aboutthatmuchresistance.Michael'sadvicetonotworryandjustDOITwasrightonthemoney.

Iwasveryexcited,but I remembered theadvice to immediatelydeepen.EverythingwasgreyandIfeltnothing,heardnothing,sawonlygreysilhouettesaroundme.Istartedrubbingmyhandstogetherfirmlyinfrontofmyfaceandtheyslowlycameintoview,alongwitheverythingelseinmyroom.Istartedpeeringatmyhandsandfingers,andmyvisionbecamecrystalclear.My room came into perfect lifelike focus. I walked around my room peering and palpatingeverythingIcouldfind.Sinceitwasmyfirsttimeinthephase,Iexaminedalltherandomobjectslyingaroundonmyshelvesand tableand theyallappearedperfectly real,even thewritingonthem(Ididn'tstoptotrytoreadtheindividualwordsbecauseIdidn'twantafoul).IcontinuouslyremindedmyselfthatIwasphasing,soasnottoloseconsciousnessandfallasleep(M.R.:noplanofaction).

Afterspendingaboutaminutelookingateverythingandbeingamazedbythesimulacrumofreality,Idecidedtotrytodosomethingwiththeexperience.Ididn'thaveanyplansbeforehandbecauseIwasnotreallyexpectingsuccess,butIdecidedonthespurofthemomenttotryflying.Ilooked up atmy ceiling, then down atmy feet, took a deep breath and tried to levitate whilelookingatmyfeet.Theyslowlyroseafewinchesoff thefloor,andasIexhaledtheywentbackdown.Perfectlycontrolled,asIexpected.Itriedagain,withanotherdeepbreathandthistimeajump, and I launchedmyself throughmy ceiling like superman, fists extended. I didn'twant topassthroughmyceilinginsubstantially,Iwantedtoblastout,andIdid,throughabout10floorsofbrickandplasterwhichexplodedinfrontofmelikeamultistorypratfallinreverse.

ThenIwasout,abovemyhouse.Iwasnotinmyneighborhood,butinsomekindofhugecavethathousedanentirecity.Ididn'trecognizeanythinganddidn'thaveanyplansofwheretogo,soIjustflewaroundalittlebitandeventuallyzoomedinonawindowwheresome"friend"ofmine(Idon'tknowwhoitwas,theywerejustlabeled"friend"inmydreamconsciousness")waswatchingamovieontelevision.At thispoint,sinceIdidn'thaveanythingtodo,andIwasjusthoveringoutsidethewindowwithapauseinmyactions,Ifouledandwokeupinbed.

Ihadn'tmovedandIwantedtoimmediatelytrytoenterthephaseagain,butIwasjusttoo

excitedandI feltmyphysicalbodyveryclearly. Idecided togetupandrecordmyexperience,andwhenIstoodupitconfirmedthatIwascompletelyawakeandnottheleastgroggyorrelaxedsinceIwasabletoturnonmycomputerandwriteclearlyandlucidlyrightaway.

Anna

Barnaul,RussiaIwasinmybedimaginingthatIwasleavingmybodyandsoonIfeltthatIwaspulledby

someone out of my body. I decided not to resist it though the vibrations were strong andfrightenedmea little.And in less thanno time I foundmyself standingon the flooroutofmybody. The roomwas luminouswith sunlight. I felt free and extremely happy, as if I got rid ofsomethingunnecessarywhichalwaystroubledme.

Mynewbodyhadnolegsbuttherewasnoneedinthem(M.R.:nodeepening).AndIhadthoughtthatitwasnecessarytobringsomethingfromtheotherroomasthefactconfirmingthatIwasinAstral(M.R.:wronglogicandnoplanofaction).Iflouncedoutoftheroom,seizedabagandbroughtittomybedroom.(Inthemorningthebagwasinitsformerplaceagain).

ThenIwatchedsomethingstrange:mynewbedandroomexistedsimultaneouslywithmyoldbedandroom.EverythinghadmixedupandIhastenedtoreturntomybody.Isawmybodylyinginmybedandbecamesuddenlyveryupset.Ithought:"Howsuchayoungsoulcanreturntosuchan"oldbody?"Then,IfeltapitytomyselfandItriedtojoinmybody(M.R.:wrongaction),butdidnotmanageit.Fearoverwhelmedme.

AtonceIrecollected,thatIhadreadsomewherethatoneshouldmakeaturnabouttojoinhisbody.Ididsoandsoonfoundmyselfinmyphysicalbody.

JohnMerritt

Houston,USAAfriendofminefound"ThePhase"onthenetandsentmethelink.Ireadthebook,and

soonitfinallyhappened.Iwenttosleeparound10or11andwokeupat4.Istayedupfor30minutesandlayback

down.Istartedmeditating,andthengoingoverthetechniquesandseparationinmymind.Ifellintoafreefloatingstate,goinginandoutofconsciousness.Istartedobservingimages.Andsoonvibrationsstarted.Ihadalreadyexperiencedvibrationsonceortwice.ThefirsttimeIfeltthemIwasscaredandtheywentawayafterafewseconds.ThesecondtimeItriedtointensifythemanditseemedtoworkforafewseconds,butthenagainnothing.ThistimeIusedstrainingthebrainandthevibrationsgotstrongerandstronger.AndthistimeIdidn'tlosethem.Theyintensifiedandcametoacrescendo,andwhentheywereover,Ifeltdifferent.MynextthoughtwasIwasalreadyseparatedfrommybody.AllIhadtodowasjuststandup!AndIwasright.

IroseupoutofmybodyandsatupandsteppedoffthebedandIwasout!Ihadn'treallyplannedwhatIwoulddo(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction).Theroomwasdark,andmyfirst thoughtwas to turnona light. Iwas inmybedroomso Iwalked into thebathroom inmybedroomandflippedthelightswitchon.Nothing.Ivaguelythoughttomyself,"maybethelightisburnedout,"soIwalkedoutintothehallwayandintotheotherupstairsbathroomandturnedonthatlightswitch.Againnothing.ButIrememberedthenfromreadingluciddreamingbooksthatlightswitchesdon'tworkindreams.AndsinceIwasinmyastralbodyturningonthelightswitchwasn'tgoingtoworkeither.

Idecided togoback tomybedand lookatmyself. I ran into theroomsawmybedandliterallyjumpeduponthefootboardandlooked.AndthereIwas.Ortheremybodywas.AnditwasthemostincrediblefeelingI'deverexperiencedinmylife.IwasoutsidemybodyandIknew

it.Iwaswideawake,fullyconscious,withallmyessence,memories,allofme.Butthereitwasasleeponthebed.Myphysicalbody.Ievensawoneofmyarmsjerkalittle.AfterthatIfelttheneedtoverifywhathadjusthappened,andseeifIcouldrememberit.SoonIwasbackinmybodyandwideawake(M.R.:nore-entering).Anditwastrue.Ithadreallyhappened.AtlastIhaddoneit.Anditwasreal.AndIrememberedeverysecondofit.

ArtemMingazov

Ulyanovsk,RussiaI layon the couchand tried todirectly exit.Everythingwasgoingalongwellwhenmy

consciousnesssuddenly"checkedout"foramoment.WhenIreturned,IrealizedthatIwaslyingonthebedandfeltaphantombody.Itriedrollingouttotheside,whichworked,albeitwithsomedifficulty.

HereIbegantopalpate thebedandmyself (Idideverythingabithurriedly). Icouldn'tseeyet.IdecidedthatIcoulddeepenandIdovehead-firstintothefloor(thatis,moreexactly,intothevoid).Iflewdownalittlebit,andfoundmyselfinmyneighbor'sapartmentbelow.Ithenflewbackuptomyownapartmentandstoodonthefloor.Tryingtorestorevision,Iopenedmyeyes.Itfeltliketryingtoopentheeyesafteralongperiodofsleepdeprivation,myeyelidswereheavyandyieldedgrudgingly.Ilookedaround:Iwasstandinginmyroom,itwassunnyoutside.Idecided to try to fly (well, I love flying) (M.R.: noplanof action). Iwasable to fly up to theceiling,butimmediatelybegantogentlyfallbackdown,beingpulledbackwards.Upontouchingdownonthefloor,Ibouncedbackup.Thiswascomparabletowhenaballoonfallsandhitsthefloor,springsbackup,fallsagain,andthenbouncesupagain.Iwasonlyabletoremainstandingonthefloorafterrepeatingthisprocessseveraltimes.

Suddenly itbecamedifficult tobreathe,andI tried togoback tomybody(M.R.:wrongaction),butwassomehowunableto.Atfirstpanicarouse,butthenIrealizedthatgivingintothefearwoulddomenogood,andthatIwouldhavetostickitout.ButassoonasIcalmeddownandrelaxed(M.R.:nomaintaining),Ihadafoul(M.R.:nore-entering).Allof theabovesensationslastedforaboutaminute.

MatthiasHolzerVienna,Austria

March 13th, 2001 – This was my first OBE. There were two experiences with the"vibrational state" before, but I didn't have the guts to go through with it since at the time Ibelieved the essential soulwould leave thebody,which couldbedangerous.Nevertheless, thistime I decided to do it for real. Iwas 20 years old at the time. I awoke at five o'clock in themorning,butfeltverytiredandknewthatI'dfallasleepagainassoonasIliedown.AssoonasIrelaxed the vibrational state set in,my body felt paralyzed like it was asleep and I heard theroaringnoiseIalreadyknew.ThestateseemedtobenotverydeepbecauseassoonasItriedtomove,Imovedthephysicalbodyandawoke.

HoweverIimmediatelystartedasecondattempt,whichworked.Iwaitedabitlongerthistime,suddenlymy"bodyperception"changedandthenIjustcarefullymovedlikeIwouldgetupinmyphysicalbody.ThenextmomentIwasstandingupandknewIwasoutofbody.Icouldn'tseeverywell,onlyabit(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction).Iwascuriousifthe"silvercord"Ihadreadaboutreallyexisted(M.R.:wronglogic). I felt for itand trueenough, there itwas,extendingoutofmyastralback.Itriedtolookatmyphysicalbodyonthebed,butIcouldn'tseeit.ThenItriedtolookatmyself,myastralbody,andcouldseemylefthandshimmeringinalightpurplecolor.AtthispointIdecidedtoendtheexperienceandgotbackintothebedinorder

toreentermyphysicalbody(M.R.:wrongaction).Thisdidn'tworkatfirst,buttherewasnofear,my consciousness faded into a dream and I awoke about an hour later well rested and verysatisfied.

SpontaneousExperiences

Sometimesapersondoesnothingtoreachthephaseorevenknowsnothingaboutit–butit

nonetheless occurs spontaneously for him. This usually happens during relaxation, slumber,awakening, adreamepisode,or the like.Analysisofmistakes in theseaccountshasbeenkept toaminimuminconsiderationofthefactthattheirauthorslackedpriorknowledgeregardingthephase.

JaimeMunozLundquist

OrangeCounty,USAMy first out-of-body experience was very dramatic. I fell asleep around 4-5am. I

experiencedasensationallovermybody, Iwas inameditativestateof sleep,butat thesametimeIwasawareofwhatwasgoingonwithme.Ihadthisfeelingofatinglingsensationallovermybodyfollowedbyparalysis.

SuddenlyIfoundmyselflevitatingfromthebedandwoundupinastandingposition.Igotvery scared and started praying, asking the lord to protectme. Then I got back intomy body,quick like a flash. When I woke up I had this feeling like I needed to understand what justhappenedtome.IdidsomeresearchandIwastoldthatyoucantravelplaces,andgotothemoonsoIcouldn’twaittotryagain.Thatday,Iwasfeelingsogoodwithmyself,IfeltIhavediscoveredsomethingnewandexciting!

DmitryMarkovMoscow,Russia

Myfirsttimewasthemostterribleeventinmylife.Ihadneverexperiencedsuchterror.IthappenedinDecember,1990.Iwasfallingasleepinmybedathome.Suddenly,Iheardsomeoneentermyroom,butIdidnotpayattentiontothe"intruder."Then,twofemalehandsgrabbedmefrombehind,andwhilepressingmybelly,startedtoliftmybodyup.Idistinctlyfeltthinfingerswithlongnailsonmybelly,butwascompletelyparalyzedandabsolutelyunablemoveanypartofmy body or put up any kind of resistance. I feltmy body go through the ceiling, but thenwaspulledstillhigherandhigher.

Igotscaredthatthiscouldbedeath.Iwasafraidnotsomuchofdeathasoftheunknown.Allof thishappenedsoswiftly thatI foundmyselfunpreparedforsuchacrossover.Istartedtopray.IaskedGodtohelpmefreemyselfandgoback.Ipanicked.Ican’tsayhowmanysecondsmyforcedlevitationlastedorhowhighIwasliftedabovemyhouse,butthemomentcamewhenIinstantlyreturnedtomybed.

AprilL.AlstonRaleigh,USA

Ihadmy firstOBEexperiencebyaccident.Aftermymorningworkoutat thegym, I feltexhaustedandcamehometomydormforanap.WhenIwasawakingfromthedream,Ifeltatri-location of myself. I was aware and could feel everything inmy dream, and I could also feeleverythinginmybodylyingonthebed.Ialsofeltathirdconsciousnessfallingthroughthebed.MythirdonewaswhatIbelievedtobeanOBEtothe"real-timezone(RTZ)."Myenergybodyfeltlike it was separating from my physical body by falling through the bed. This happened by

accident.IfeltlikeInolongerhadabody,butthatIwasafloatingsphereofconsciousness.Icould

sensethings360degreesaroundmebutIcouldn'tseewithmyeyesbecauseIhadnoeyes.Icouldperceivewherethingswerearoundmethough.Ihadanintenseburningsensationinmyheadandthe more I tried to focus my awareness into the astral body, the more the pain worsened.Eventually,Iwokeupfromtheexperience.IkeptlyingstillandtriedtoreenterthetrancebutIwasunsuccessful.

TatyanaKiseleva

Vancouver,CanadaThatparticularevening,Ifinallydecidedtodealwiththeoutsidenoisethathadruineda

fewpreviousattemptsandgotmyselfasetofnice,brightorangeearplugs.I plugged my ears and went to bed with an intention to wake up in the morning and

practice the deferred method. Also, just before going to bed, I read a few forum posts onMichael'swebsiteaboutpeople'sfirstexperiences.Allofthisledtothefollowing:

Iwokeupinthemiddleofthenightbecauseofaveryloud"thump"Iheardsomewhereinthebuilding.Iwassittinginmybed,thinkingthatthethumpmusthavebeenreallyloudbecauseIcouldhear itperfectly evenwithmyearsbeingplugged. Idecided togo to the frontdoorandpeekintoapeepholeinhopesofseeingwhatwasgoingon.Iheardtheloud"thump"again.Itsounded a bit scary. I lowered my feet to the floor, stood up and walked out of my bedroomtowards the frontdoor. I could feel thecold floorwithmybare feet.As Iwasapproaching thefrontdoorandcouldseethebrightpeepholeinthedarkness,ithitme:"IaminthePhase!"

Ididnotbelievemyself."Ididnotdoanytechniques,"Ithought,doubting.SoIdecided to test if itwas indeedaphase. I liftedbothofmy feetup– thatmademe

'sitting'intheair–thenIgrabbed,withmyrighthand,theedgeofaslidingdoorofaclosetandpushedagainstthedoorwithmybothlegs.Iflewbackwards,allthewaytotheothersideofmyliving room, really surprised that Iwas still feelingmyhandholding the closet door!Myarmmusthavestretchedlike10feet(M.R.:nodeepeningandnoplanofaction)!

Iwasfloatingrightbymyfireplace,seeingbothofmyfeetintheairinmypajamapants.And I stilldidnotbelieve that Iwas in thephase, so Idecided to flyup,but I couldnotpushagainst the floorbecausemy feetwere in theair.So I concluded that it'snot thephase (M.R.:wronglogic)andIdecidedtogobacktosleep.

At thatmoment I foundmyself sitting onmy bed, again realizing thatmy plugged earswerebotheringmetremendously,andsoItooktheplugsout.However,asecondlaterIrealizedthatmyearswerestillplugged."Hmm,"Ithought,"that'sweird.Ijusttooktheplugsout,didn'tI?"

And that'swhen I realized Iwas lying inmybedand feelingmy real ears. I jumped inexcitement, as I realizedwhat had just happened. It wasmy first real out-of-body experience,although I did not believe it! I was 100% aware of the experience, but I was about 90%conscious,otherwiseIwouldclearlyknowthatIwasindeedout-of-body.

I took a notepad and as I was writing everything down, I vividly remembered thevibrationsthatIfeltbeforeleavingthebody.Itwasexactlyastheyareusuallydescribed–likebeingelectrocutedwithoutpain.(Youcanfindmanyexperienceaccountsfrommoreadvancedpractitionersat theendofthe

book)

Backtothetop

PartIII:ThePhasePractitioner'sPracticalEncyclopedia

Chapter1–GeneralBackground

TheEssenceofthePhasePhenomenon

The termphasestate (orsimply thephase)encompassesdozensofdissociativephenomena,

althoughit'sessentiallynothingotherthanthephysicalworldhumansperceive,butwiththestabilityofthesurroundingspacecollapsed.Thephaseisalsoknownbyvariousnamessuchasastral travelorout-of-bodyexperience.Thisconceptalsoincludesthemorepragmatictermluciddreaming,butisnot limited to the sense and form implied by that expression. Hence, the term phase has beenintroduced to ease the study of phenomena that exist beyond habitual – and often inaccurate –associations and stereotypes. The term out-of-body experience is accurate to the extent that itdescribesthesensationfeltbyapersonexperiencingthephasephenomenon.

Aphasehastwoprimaryattributes:1.)practitionerspossessfullconsciousawarenessduringtheexperience,and2.)theperceivedspacelacksabsolutestability.

Simultaneously, thedegreetowhichpractitionersperceivethephaseenvironmentaffectsthelevelofsensoryexperiencestherein,whichoftenoccurinahigherformthanthesensoryexperiencesofwakefulness.Thisconceptisdifficulttoimaginewithoutfirsthandexperienceofthephase.Andso,it is not without reason that this practice is considered to be a higher state of self-hypnosis ormeditation,andisoftenreferredtounderdifferentnamesasthehighestpossiblehumanachievementinvariousreligiousandmysticalmovements(yoga,Buddhism,etc.).

InterestingFact!

Sensationsinthephasestatecanbesorealisticthatpractitionerswhounintentionallyenteritoftenbelievetheyarestillinthephysicalbody,andthat theexperienceisoccurringin thewakingstate.These typesofunintendedexcursionsmostoftenoccuratnightorearlyinthemorning.ThestatisticsarethatoneinfourpeopleonEarthhaveencounteredthephaseatleastoncein

their lives in the form of an out-of-body experience. As of the early 21st century, that's nearly 2billionpeople.Atleastthreeinfourhavehadtheexperienceofbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming,and that's about 5 billion people right there.However,when the variability and differing levels ofdepthofthestatearetakenintoconsideration,practicallyeveryonehasencountereditinonewayoranother.Sincethephaseisararesubjectofstudy,manywhoinadvertentlyenteritdonotrealizewhathas taken place once they return to wakefulness. Many do not assign any significance to theoccurrenceofaphaseenvironment that isnot fully formedbecauseshallowphasesdon’t leave thesamejoltingimpressionasdeepstates.Elusiveasthephasemayseem,thisisanextremelycommonphenomenon, accessible to anyone willing to consciously learn and apply the correct methods ofachievingandmaintainingit.

InterestingFact!

9 and 75 year-olds have studied at our experimental seminars.Meanwhile, even asmany trouble themselves over theissueofhowmuchagehindersorhelpsinthepractice,thesepeopledemonstratedsomeofbestresultsintheirgroups.Evenascientificapproachtothephenomenonstatesunequivocallythatthephaseisaccessible

toall,barring seriousbrainpathologies.Thishasbeenunambiguouslyconfirmedbyexperimentalresearch. Therefore, there's no sense in reasoning that the phase is something difficult, accessibleonly toasmallcircleofpeople,oroutofanyone's reach.Difficulties inmastering itattestonly totechnique-relatedmistakes,andnottotheinaccessibilityofthephenomenon.

InterestingFact!

World Phase Day is naturally celebrated on the longest night of the year, i.e. on the winter solstice in the NorthernHemisphere–December21st(andDecember22ndonleapyears).

PhasePredispositionSelf-Test

This simple testwasdevelopedby teachingphase state to thousandsofpeople.Togetyour

score,giveyourself1pointforeachtruestatement:

1.Ihaveinadvertentlybecomeconsciousduringadream.2.Ihaveinadvertentlyhadthesensationofleavingmybody.3.Mybodyhasbeenparalyzedbeforeuponawakeningorfallingasleep.4.I'vewokenupandgottenoutofbedbeforeonlytorealizethatIwasstilldreaming.5.Iusuallysleepforlongerthan8hours.6.Icaneasilysleepforover10hours.7.Ihavelotsofvividdreamsnearlyeverynight.8.Isometimessleepnotonlyatnight,butalsotakeafternoonnaps.9.I'm18orunder.10.I'mfemale.Score(numberofpointsforeachTRUEstatement(T)–themore,thebetter):0-3Points:Youcanstill learntohavephaseexperiences,butwillhavemoredifficultythan

others. It might take you dozens of tries to have your first phase. Remember: the phase state is

somethingthateverybodycanachieve,andtherearen'tpeoplewhoareunabletoenjoythisamazingpractice.

4-6Points:Moderatedifficulty. Itmaytakeupto10solidattempts tohaveyourfirstphase.Youalreadyhaveapredispositionforthispractice–youjustneedtofullyactivateit.Simplyfollowtheinstructionscloselyandyou'llbeabletoachieveuntoldheightsinyourpersonalpractice.

7-10Points:Youhave a strongpredisposition for thepracticeof thephase.You shouldbeabletodoitinfromonetoseveraltries.Actually,it'sgoingtobeeasyforyoutoliveintwoworldsatonce:thephysicaloneandthephase.Don'tletthisopportunityslipby!

ScienceandthePhase

Sciencefirstacceptedthepossibilityofthephasestatewithinthedreamconsciousnesscontext

withKeithHearne's1975experimentatEngland'sHullUniversity.Overthecourseoftheexperiment,practitionerAlanWorsleywasabletomakedeliberateandpreviouslyagreedeyemovementsatthesame that anEKGmonitor indicated his brainwas in a state of sleep. Several years later, StephenLaBergewouldperformasimilarexperimentatStanfordUniversitythatbecamewellknownduetohisactivecontributiontothedevelopmentofthisfieldofstudy.

Quite a number of scientific experiments have been conducted worldwide to prove theexistenceofthephenomenonandinvestigateitsnature.Forexample,experimentsonthreephasersattheMaxPlankInstituteinFrankfurt(2008)demonstratedthefollowing:thelargestdifferencebetweenthestatesofwakefulness, thephase,andrapid-eye-movement(REM)sleepisobservedat the40Hzfrequency,andisconcentratedinthefrontalpartsofthebrain.Essentially,itwasdemonstratedthatthephaseissomethingin-betweenwakefulnessandREMsleep.Notably,thoseverypartsofthebrainthatare verymuch responsible for consciousness and whose development distinguishes humans fromprimates turn out to be themost activewhile in the phase. Thisworkwas undertaken by J. AllanHobson, Ursula Voss, Romain Holzmann, and Inka Tuin. This was the group of researchers thatdemonstrated in a2014paper that stimulating the frontal regionof thebrainwith40HzofpowerduringREMsleep significantly increases theoddsof becoming consciouswhiledreaming, i.e. theonsetofthephasestate.

More in-depth explanations of the nature of the phase state phenomenon remain to bediscovered.Witheachpassingyear,thescientificcommunityincreasinglyrealizeshowimportantthestudyofthisstateis,recognizingthatitenablesabetterunderstandingofthemechanismsresponsibleforconsciousnessandhowvaryingstatesofwakefulnessandsleeparise.

There is also a theory which states that the phase is a product of the evolution of humanconsciousness: consciousness first arose inandoccupiedwakefulness, and thengraduallybegan toseepinto theREMstate, thenext-closeststatestill freeofconsciousawareness.Possibly,consciousexistenceintwoworlds–wakefulnessandthephase–willbeascommonplaceformenandwomenof thefutureasbeingawareonlyduringwakefulness is today.However, there isalsoacompletelyoppositetheorywhichmaintainsthatphaseabilityusedtobeinherent,butisgraduallydisappearing.Itpointstothefrequenteasewithwhichyoungerchildrenenterthephase,butlaterlosetheabilitywithageduetoitsneglect.

EsotericandMysticalExplanations

Althoughthegeneraltoneofthislearningmaterialhassofarkepttoasufficientlymaterialist

tack, it is not theorizing about the phase that brings people together, but its practice. Practice isindisputable,while theoryalways leads tocontention.For that reason, itmakesnodifferenceatallwhatthepractitionerconsidersthenatureofthephenomenontobe, includingifheseesesotericormysticmotifsinit.Everyonehastherighttotheirownoutlookanditisbynomeanstheaimofthisbook to influence any life philosophy or encourage it towards some theoretical bent.What'smostimportantisthatthereaderbeabletogetrealpracticewiththephenomenon.

Unfortunatelystill,thereisnocleardefinitionofthephenomenoninesotericculture,noranunambiguoustermforit.Dependingontheesotericpractice,thephasestateisalternativelylumpedinwithastralprojectionorout-of-bodytravel,andsometimeswithluciddreaming.Postulatedissomeessence (the soul or astral body) leaving thephysical plane and finding itself somewhere in a) thephysicalworld,b)thedreamworld,orc)theastralplane,etc.Meanwhile,thenumberofworldsthatcanbevisitedvariesdependingonthemysticalschool.Forexample,theastralplanecanbethehigheroneorthelowerone,oralsothementalplane,ethericplane,andsoonandsoforth.Insomemysticalschoolsthisisconsideredahigherexperienceintermsofone'spersonalpracticeandstateofbeing,whileinothersit isequatedtothephysicalworld,andisbutalayerbetweenmoreetherealrealms.Justthesame,explanationsofthenatureofthephenomenonanditssignificancealsovarywidely.

It is alsooften considered to be the same state that people experiencewhendying. InmanyEasternpracticesandreligions,likeBuddhismforexample,wherethemaingoalistostopthecycleof reincarnation through remaining consciouswhile dying, it is believed that conscious dying canonlybeaccomplishedthroughabilitytoenter thephase,whichwouldbeaformoftrainingforthemomentofdeathandremainingconsciousduringit.

There are endless disagreements regarding how lucid dreaming (i.e. dream consciousness)actuallydiffersfromso-called"out-of-bodytravel"andwhetheritsclassificationunderthephaseisjustified.Thesamecontroversyextends toanotheresoteric term–astralprojection.However,suchdoubtsonlytroublenovicesandthosewhoseacquaintancewiththephaseissuperficial.Notasingleexperiencedpractitionercanunequivocallydifferentiatethesephenomena,althoughexplanationsforthis may vary. For example, when classifying all these phenomena together, one practitioner willconcludethatit's indeedaparallelworld,whileanothermightmaintainthatit'sallgeneratedbythemind.

Therearemanyreasons toclassify luciddreaming(i.e.dreamconsciousness) togetherwithout-of-body travel. This is not only because existing research and a massive number of peoples'experiences easily prove it. There are a number of questions that adherents of dividing phasephenomenaintovariousstatescannotanswer.First,whydoluciddreamersandout-of-bodytravelersuse thevery same techniques to achieve their states, butmerely call the result bydifferent names?Second, why are the fundamental properties of the out-of-body plane and lucid-dreaming worldexactlythesame?Third,iftheworldofdreamingcantakeonanyexternalformwithanyproperties,thenhowdoesonedifferentiate real exit of the soul from thebody into thephysicalworld–or aparallelastralone–fromasimulateddreamscape?Manycanoffertheoreticalexplanations,butnotonethatcanbeappliedorproveninpractice.

Peopleusuallyencounterextremephysiologicaldifficultyinleavingbehindtheideaoftherebeing amyriad ofworlds that they can fall into. This is usually tightly interwovenwith their lifephilosophy andworldview,which can be pulled at the seams by such questioning. However, even

opponentsofclassifyingphaseexperiencestogethercaneasilyusethetechniquestoachievetheminaway compatible with their outlook. This again demonstrates the secondary role of theory and theoverridingimportanceofpractice.

WhyEnterthePhase?

Suchaquestioncanonlyarisefromnotfullyunderstandingthepropertiesofthephenomenon

and its nature. When one suddenly understands at a certain moment that he is just as real as henormally is, and is standing somewhere that is not in the physicalworldwith his same hands andbody, and can touch everything around him and discern fine details, such much emotion stirs upinsidehimthatnoquestionsariseatall.Thisisthemostamazingexperiencethatapersoncanattain!

The initial phase encounter is always jolting and sometimes frightening.Depending on theindividual,fearexperiencedduringinitialencounterswiththephaseoccursinaboutone-thirdofallcases.Even veteran practitioners encounter fear,which speaks to the profound nature of the phasestate.

Withtime,asraptureebbsandemotionswane,thoughtsturnfromthefactofthephenomenonitselftowardshowtosomehowuseit.Andhere,afantasticallydiversefieldofpracticalapplicationopensupbeforethepractitioner.Theseapplications–whichthisbookcommunicates–arenottobeassociatedwiththemanyunprovenanddubiousmethodsoftendescribedinsundryesotericliterature.Theinformationpresentedhereinisverifiable,practical,andattainable.

Whateverthenatureofthephase–astateofmind,orperhapsanexternalexperience–thisisthesoleopportunity to:visitanypartof theworldoruniverse;seepeoplewhoareout-of-reach inreal life, including relatives, thedeceased,celebrities,andvariouscreatures;communicatewith theenormousresourcesofthesubconsciousmindandobtaininformationfromit;realizedesiresthatareunattainable in real life;modelartisticproductions; influencephysiology,andmore.Thesearenotdullexperiences.Theyareeminentlypersonalandreal.Wewillbeinggoingintoallofthemindetaillater.

TheLifestyleofaPractitioner

Itmust be said that various diets, exercises, rituals, and so forth do not produce noticeable

supplementary effects to proper practice of the phase. Naturally existent psychological andphysiologicalcomfortisoftheutmostimportance.Thus,methodsrecommendingovereating,under-eating, or tormenting oneself with various diets and strange exercises are useless and ultimatelydetrimental toapractitioner ’swellnessandbalance, invariablyproducinganegative impacton theeffectivenessoftechniquestaughtinthisguidebook.Additionally,nomeaningfulassociationhasbeenfound between practice of the phase and what may be construed as "bad habits." Regardless of alifestyle’snulleffectonphaseachievement,ahealthy,activelifestylewillalwaysberecommendedtoenjoyagoodqualityofliving.

InterestingFact!

Ifonebelievesthatitisnecessarytopositionone’sbedwiththeheadboardfacingthenorthwestorsomeotherdirectionin

order tohavemoreeffectivephaseexperiences, thendoing sowill invariablyhaveapositiveeffecton results.However, theissueathandisnotthepositioningofthebody,butabeliefthatisakintoanintention,whichinturnisenormouslyimportant.Ithasbeenobserved thata regularandorderly lifestyle increases the frequencyofgenuine,

lasting phase experiences. Sleeping normally and soundly is themost basic example of a lifestylechoice thatproducesdirect,positive impacton results,especiallywhenapractitionercommits toafullnight'srestseveraltimesaweek.

Inordertobetterunderstandtheproperapproachtothepractice,it'sworthenumeratingfourtypesofpeoplewhousuallyhavethequickestandbestresults.First,peoplewhoaremathematicallyinclined. The more exactly the instructions given in this textbook are followed, the greater theireffectiveness. People with mathematical minds immediately get and clearly understand the wholeprocedureinitsentirety,whichiswhytheyhavebettersuccessincarryingitout.Nextaretheathletes.Theirpracticeisfacilitatedbytheirclarityofpurposeaswellasabilitytofocusandpushthemselves.Thirdarethosewholovetosleep.Asuccessfulpracticecandefinitelybepredictedforapersonwhofallsasleepeasilyandcanslumberfor10to12hours,oftenwakingupandthenfallingbackasleepthroughout.Finally,children.Theirsuccessisensurednotonlybyphysiologicalfactors,butalsoinmuch part by a clarity of mind yet to be encumbered with useless knowledge and hamstrung byexcessive analysis. Practical instructions reach their minds unhindered and are easily followedunerringly.

There is absolutelyno requirement to fall into the above categories inorder to takeup thepracticeofphasestates.Youneedonlyseparateoutandunderstandwhatexactlyhelpsthesetypesofpeople,trytofindsimilartraitsinyourself,andthenaccentuatetheminyourownpractice.

InterestingFact!

Whentakingupphaseentrytechniques,don'tforgetthatattheendoftheday,it'snotsomuchwhatyoudoaswhenandhowyoudoit.Similarly, certain types can be singled out who often have difficulties in beginning their

practiceofthephase.Firstarethosewhohavelight,brief,orfitfulsleepduetophysiologicaltraits,lifestyle, or their work. Next are active practitioners of esoteric techniques with many years ofexperience.Themindsofsuchpeoplearesoweigheddownbyvarioustheoriesandpracticesthatitcan be simply impossible to convey even the basics regarding techniques to them, as theyimmediately interpret everything in their own idiosyncratic way and synthesize it with otheraccumulatedknowledge.Thentherearepeoplewhoaresimplyinattentive.Theirproblemconsistsinfrequentlyfocusingonsecondarymatters,allwhileblatantlyignoringwhat'smostimportant.

Ifapractitionerfitsintooneoftheabovecategories,thatdoesn'tmeanthatnothingwillworkfor him or that he's better off not taking up this practice. The truth is that this practiceworks foreverybody,it'sjustthatsomeofthehabitsoftheabovegroupscaninterferewiththeirdevelopmentalpath. Ifyourecognizesuch tendencies inyourself,all thatyouhave todo is to try toovercomeormitigatethem.

Oneofthemaincriteriaforasuccessfulstarttoone'sphasepracticeistoapproachitwithablank slate. If a practitioner has read, heard, or tried out even something having to do with thisphenomenon,he'sbetteroffforgettingaboutitoratleastputtingitasidefornow.Andthatblankslateshouldbecarefullyandexactlyinscribedwiththeseinstructions,whichhavebeenproventoworkbythousandsacrosstheglobe.

A number of practices and pastimes have been found to have a positive effect on a phasepractice. Sports help one learn to focus on goals, push oneself, and overcome weaknesses. Thepracticeofstoppinginternaldialogallowsone toconcentrate intenselyandavoidneedlessanalysis

whendesired.Self-hypnosis andmeditation also allowone to learn to concentrate, aswell as havecontroloverthemindandbody.However,youshouldneverexhaustyourenergiesandenthusiasmbytakingupanexcessivenumberofpracticesatonce.Thatusuallyleadstooveralllackofresults.

Thereshouldbenoneuroticismorobsessiveness inapproachingthephase–as theyreduceoddsofsuccesstozero.Allactionsshouldbecoolandself-assured,withoutlettingtheimportanceoftheend-goalstironeupintoafrenzy.

Soundsleepisoneindicatorofcorrectnessofapproachandfollowingtheinstructions.Ifallofthemethodsareimplementedcorrectly,thepractitionerwillalwaysenjoysoundsleep.Conversely,fitfulandchronicallylightsleep,aswellasinsomnia,alwaysserveassymptomsoferrorsinone'sveryapproachtothepractice.One'sgeneralfeelingofwell-beingisalsoagoodindicator.Correctpracticeofthephasewillnevercausefatigue,norbringoutemotionalorphysicalexhaustion.Tothecontrary,thephaseshouldbeemotionallyinvigoratingandenergizing.Toputitsimply,thepracticeshouldnotcauseanydiscomfort,evenduringunsuccessfulattempts.

Manyarealso interested in thequestionof fromwhatagechildrencanbe taught thephase.The answer to that question is quite simple: as soon as you canmotivate them or they display aninterestinsuchthingsthemselves.It'sonlyworthaddingthatit'sbesttoadaptthetasksandtechniquestowhat kids are interested in at a given age. Since for them it's a kind of adventure in a fairytaleworld, the Phasieland Fairy Tales were created to deliver them the contents of this book in acompressedforminawaythatisfunbuteducational.

PracticeRegimen:2to3DaysperWeek

It is never recommend to practice the phase state more than 2 or 3 days a week! This is

categoricallyforbiddenfornovicesandismotivatedbyexternalfactors,inadditiontoawholeslewofotherreasons,mainlypsychological.Ideally,overthefirstmonths,it'sbesttoonlyconcentrateonattemptsbeforedaysoff fromwork,when there'snoneed towakeupearlyor it'spossible to takeafternoonnaps.Nevermakeanyattemptsatgettingphaseonotherdays.During them, try todivertyourselffromthephaseandbusyyourselfwithmattersandotherpracticesfarremovedfromit.

Ofcourse,ifthephasestartstooccurspontaneouslyduringsuchbreaks,thenthere'snoneedto run away from it. Take advantage of those opportunities, making use of your entire techniquerepertoireandpracticalskill.

Overtime,onlyexperiencedpractitionerswillbeabletosetthemselvesanidealschedulethatdoesnotaffectthequalityoftheirattempts.Somemayevendoiteveryday.However,there'snosenseinforcingyourselftothatlevel.It'ssimplynotpossiblefortheaveragenovice,nomatterhowwellhehaspickedupontheallthemostimportantaspectsofthepractice.

InterestingFact!

Experimentaltrainingseminarstaketheformof3daysoflessonswithtwonightsofpracticeinarow.Foralargenumberofreasons,thisisjustaseffectiveasiftheseminarlastedforanentire5days,forexample.Ifapractitionerhasbeentryingphaseentrancetechniqueseverydayoralmosteveryday,he

shouldtakeabreakfor1to2weeksinordertostartdoingthemontherightschedule–twoorthreetimesperweek.

Youshouldtrytoenterthephaseonly2to3daysaweek,regardlessofwhetherornotyourattempts are successful. This should be a simply mandatory rule, so that you don't suffer from

emotional exhaustion or hit awallwith your practice.When correctly following it, you can havemanyphaseexperiencesoverasingleday,whichiswhyeven2to3daysaweekistotallysufficientformakingconstantprogress.

Ignoringthisrulecanleadtoquitesevereconsequencesforone'spractice:phaseentrancewillsimplynothappenatall,andablockinone'spracticemayariseduetothelackofsuccess.Thatblockwillworsenuntilcompletelossoffaithinone'sownabilitiesoreventhephenomenonitselfoccurs.The only cure is an even longer break during the week, which it is helpful to take periodicallyanyway,evenwhenone'spractice is successful.Toput itbluntly, aphaser shouldkeep toacertainrhythmandcycleduringgoodtimesandbad,asdoestherestoftheworld.

AlgorithmforMasteringthePhase

Anovicepractitionermustunderstandtheprocedureforlearningandmasteringphaseentry.

Thisprocedureconsistsofseveralprimarysteps,eachofwhichisauniquescienceuntoitself.

1.Thefirstandmostimportantstepaddressesthetechniquesusedtoenterthephasestate.Itis not necessary to master every type of entrance technique (direct, indirect, dreamconsciousness). Learning and applying the easiest techniques provides the necessaryprerequisitestomoreadvancedmethods.2.Contrarytopopularopinion,theneedforconscioustechniquesdoesnotceaseuponphaseentrance.Itisabsolutelynecessarytolearnandapplymethodsfordeepeningthephasetoachievea consistently hyper-realistic environment. Failing to apply deepening techniques almostguarantees that experiences will be dull, uninteresting, and subsequent practice short-lived.Practitionersshouldimmediatelylearnandapplydeepeningtechniquesaftermasteringanyoneentrancemethod.3.Thethirdstepinvolvesmasteringtechniquesformaintainingthephase,aswithoutthemtheaveragepersonwouldhavephaseexperiencesofmuchshorterdurationthanispossible.Whenin the phase, the question of how to leave it almost never occurs. On the contrary, one isnormallythrustfromitinthecourseofseveralsecondsifonesimplydoesnothing.4.Afterlearningallthenecessarytechniquesformasteringthephasestate,itistimetolearnandapplymethodsofcontrol,whichencompasstheabilitytotranslocate,findandinteractwithobjects,influencesurroundings,andsoforth.5. Oncethepreviouslynotedstepshavebeenaccomplished,apractitionermayproceedtoapplyphase experiences to enhanceeveryday life.Over the courseof thisguidebook,wewillexaminedozensofthesevaluableapplicationsingreatdetail.Ifsomefieldofapplicationofthephaseisextremelyimportantforanewpractitionerorevenbroughtthemtoitinthefirstplace,theymayproceedtoitfromtheirveryfirstphaseexperiences.

With basic skillsmastered, remember that practicing the phase is worthwhile and effectiveonly when the results are consistent. If a practitioner enters the phase only once a month, theexperiencewill be too emotional.Thephase shouldbe encountered at least once aweek.Workingtoward a level higher than aweeklyphase entry is ambitious, evenbeneficial.Realistically, two tofourphaseexperiencesperweekmightbeconsideredthelevelofamaster,but this isfarfromtheupwardboundary(2-6phasesperoneday!).

As a rule, novice practitioners achieve the phase less often than is desired. However, withregular attempts, success occurs more and more frequently, which should help alleviate anyfrustrationresultingfromfailedattempts.

Everybuddingphaser should realize that the instructionsgiven in this textbookare thebesttoolsfortheaveragepersontoachievethephasestate.However,manyhavetheirownphysiologicalandlifestyleidiosyncrasies,andsosomethingmightnotsuitthemormightbecountertotheirnature.Minor adjustments to the instructions are permissible from the very beginning.As long as they'reminor.Substantialchangesareonlyforpeoplewithsubstantialexperience,andshouldonlybemadeusing triedand truemethods.Themethodswork foreveryone inanycase,but for theexperiencedpractitionertheyaremerelyatemplatethatcanbefine-tunedtofurtherimproveresults.Ifnothingatallworksforapractitioner,thenit'snotaquestionofmethodbutaquestionofhowwellthemethodis being applied. This is why introducing substantial changes at beginning stages is categoricallyforbidden.

Theaimofthisbookistolayastrongfoundationforindividualpracticethatisdevoidofanydubiouselements.Somethingsmightnotbeasfancyorfantasticalasonemightwish.Ontheotherhand,everythingdescribedhereisbackedupbythefacts.Everyonehastherighttochoosetheirownpath, personal-growth philosophy, and interpretation of what is going on when building thefoundationoftheirnascentpractice.

TypesofTechniques

There are threeprimary typesof techniques thatmake it possible to enter thephase:direct,

indirectanddreamconsciousness.Thesemethodsareperformedwhilelyingdownorreclining,eyesclosed,andthebodyinastateoftotalrelaxation.

InterestingFact!

Often,peoplehaveaphaseexperiencewithoutpriorknowledgeorbeliefinthephenomenon.Itjusthappens,andalargebodyof evidencehasbeengathered to support this fact.Evenmore interesting is that spontaneous experiencesoftenoccurafterabriefstudyofmaterialaboutthetopic,likethisguidebook...

Direct techniques are performed without any noticeable lapse in consciousness. While

practicingdirecttechniques,alapseintosleepforlessthan5minutesisnotconsideredabreachofthetechnique.

By definition, direct techniques encompass the performance of specific actions for a pre-defined interval of time. Successfully applied, direct methods result in a phase entrance withoutpassing through any intermediary states. For 90%of the population, these techniques are themostdifficultbecausethebrainisinitiallyinthestateofwakefulness,whileREMsleepiswhat'sneededforthephase.IthasbeenclearlyprovenwithintheSchool’sstudentbodythatnovicepractitionersdonotbenefit frombeginninga training regimenwithdirect techniques.This isbecausedirect techniquesrequire a thorough understanding and masterful application of indirect techniques in order to beeffective.Theincorrectnotionthatthephasestateisextremelydifficulttoenterisduetothefactthatpeoplearemoreoftendrawnto themoredifficultdirect techniques. It isalwaysbetter toapproachdirecttechniquesonlyafterbecomingexpertintheuseofindirecttechniques.

Indirecttechniquesaretechniquesthatareputintopracticeuponawakeningfromsleep.The effectiveness of indirect techniquesmaybe dependent on the length of the prerequisite

sleepcycle.Indirecttechniquescanbeusedwhileexitingafullnight’ssleep,afteradaytimecatnap,or following several hours of deep sleep. The most important thing is that there is a lapse ofconsciousnessintosleepbeforeimplementingthetechniques.

Indirecttechniquesaretheeasiesttechniquestopractice,whichiswhymanypractitionersusethemtoenterthephase.ThemainreasonfortheireffectivenessincomparisontothedirecttechniquesisthatpeoplearestillinthenecessaryREMsleepstageorclosetoituponawakening.Thatistosay,peoplewake up already in the phase! Instead of creating the state, they only need to use it, as the"door"isalreadyopen.Novicepractitionersbenefitgreatlyfromtheuseofindirecttechniques,andlearnfirsthandthepossibilityofphaseentrance.

Dreamconsciousnessisacquiredbytechniquesthatallowentrancetothephasethroughwhat

iscommonlyreferredtoasluciddreaming.Inthiscase,thephasebeginswhentheawarenessthatadreamisoccurringhappenswithinthe

dreamitself.Afterbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming,severaltypesofactionscanbeperformed,includingdeepeningor returning to thestencilbodyand rollingout,whichwillbedescribed later.Whendeepeningtechniquesareappliedinthecontextofaconsciousdream,thesensoryperceptionsofthephasesurpassthoseofnormalwakefulness.

Techniques that facilitate dream consciousness are usually categorized separately frommethods used to perform out-of-body travel; in practice, however, it is apparent that thecharacteristics of dream consciousness and out-of-body travel are identical, which places bothphenomenadirectlyinthephase.Thesepracticesaredifficultbecause,unlikeothertechniques,theydo not involve specific actions that produce instantaneous results.A largemeasure of preparatorystepsmustbeobservedthatrequiretimeandeffortwithoutanyguaranteeofresults.However,dreamconsciousness techniques are not as difficult as direct techniques. Moreover, the majority ofpractitioners,whether using indirect or direct techniques, experience spontaneous awarenesswhiledreamingwithouthavingtoapplytechniquesaimedatdreamconsciousness.

Everyphaserfindstheirownbalancebetweenallofthemethodsforenteringthephasebasedontheirabilities toworkon them, their individualpredispositions,and theirveryunderstandingofhowtoperformthem.Someworkwithonlyonetypeoftechnique.Mostoftenit'stheindirectmethodor dream consciousness. However, whenever possible it's best to strive for balance and diversifyphase entrances as much as possible. Moreover, practically everything becomes achievable withpractice,andinthisfieldnothingisimpossible.Withabalancedapproachandallthingsbeingequal,thedirectmethodwill account for about15%of all experiences, the indirectmethod50% (halfofthosebeingimmediateseparationsuponawakening,andtheotherhalfusingthetechniques),whiletheremaining third of experiences will be had thanks to dream consciousness. However, at times theboundarybetweenmethodsissohardtopindownthat itsometimesappearsimpossibletoassignaphaseentrancetoaspecificmethod.

Inadditiontothetechniquesdescribedabove,therearealsonon-autonomousmeansandtools:variousdevices,programs,externalinfluences,andsoforth,whichcanbeusedtoenterthephase.Itis necessary tomention that these are only useful to practitionerswho are able to enter the phasewithoutsupplementaryassistance.

Variouschemicalsubstancesandherbalsupplementshavebeenrecommendedtoassistphaseentrance,thoughusingthemisunlikelytodoanygood,anduseofthesehasneveryieldedtheeffectthatcanbeachievedthroughunadulteratedpractice.Assuch,theuseofachemicalcrutchisregardedhere as completely unacceptable. The phase is unique in that it delivers not only themost intensesensations thatnonarcoticcancompetewith,but isalsounique in that itcanbeachievedusing thebody'sownnaturalchemistry.

HowtoRecognizethePhaseandTellItApartfromImaginationandRegularDreams

Noviceswilloftenenterthephasebutthinkthatnothinghadworked.Thisisbecausethephase

mightnotimmediatelybesuper-realistic, theirphysicalbodymightnotbetherelyingontheirbed,and the space around them in the phasemight not be similar to that of real life. The point is thatalthoughthesethingsdon'thavetohappen,youmightexpectthem.Andsohowtofigureoutwhetherornotyou'reinthephase?

Ifyou'vehadanexperiencebutdon'tknowwhether tocount itas thephaseornot, thenask

yourselfthefollowingquestions:

Wasthereawarenessandunderstandingofwhatwashappeningaroundyou?Didyoufeelyourbodilysensationsinsidethephasespaceinsteadofonyourbed?Areyouunabletore-experienceitbysimplyclosingyoureyesandimaginingit?

Afteraphaseexperience,theanswertoallthreeoftheabovequestionsshouldbe"yes."These

questions apply more to a deliberately entered phase. They do not apply to spontaneous phaseoccurrencesintheformoffalseawakeningsorsleepparalysis.It'sonlyworthnotingthatthephaseissometimessoshallowandunstablethatbodilysensationscanspilloverfromthephysicalbodytothephantom one and vice versa, or there might be double sensations. However, none of that can bemerelyimagined.

Contraindications

Exact scientific proof that entering the phase is dangerous – or even safe – does not exist;

therehasneverbeenanexhaustive,controlledstudytoproveeithersupposition.However,sincethephaseexistsatthefringesofnaturally-occurringstatesofmind,itcanhardlybeassumeddangerous.Notably, thephase isaccompaniedbyrapideyemovement(REM),whicheveryhumanexperiencesfor up to 2 hours each night, and this begins to explain the phase experience as entirely safe andnatural.

Already confirmed are the psychological influences of the phase on the physicalmind andbody;namely,theemotionaleffectsthatcanoccurduringtheonsetofthephasestate.

Phaseentryisaveryprofound,incredibleexperiencethatmayinducefear,whichisinvokedby a natural instinct for self-preservation. The phase can create stress. This is especially true fornovices and those poorly acquainted with the nature of the phenomenon and techniques used tocontrol it.Without knowledge and proper practice, a fear-induced reaction can escalate into full-blownterror.Afterall,whileinthephase,fantasyquicklybecomesreality,andreticentfearscantakeon hyper-realistic qualities.When this occurs, it’s not the phase environment, but the fear that istreacherous. It goes without saying that fear is a toxic influence, especially to sensitive souls, theelderly,andpeoplewithphysicalailments,likecertaincardiovascularconditions.Thisdoesnotmeanthatpersonsinthesegroupsshouldabstainfrompracticingthephase.Thesolutionistolearnaboutandavoidcommonstressorsassociatedwiththepractice,knowthemechanicsofcontrollingobjects,andunderstandtheprinciplesofmakinganemergencyexit.

Questions

1.Whichalternativestatesareincludedintheterm"phase"?2.Howoftendoyouencounterphasestatesinyourlife?

3.Howdoesthephasedifferfromout-of-bodytravel?4.Istheperceptionofrealitydifferentinwakinglifethaninthephaseworld?5.Doesthephasehaveapplicationsforday-to-daylife?6.Whatskillsmustbelearnedbeforeproceedingtopracticaluseofthephase?7.Howmanytypesofautonomousphaseentrancetechniquesarethere?8.Whatisthedifferencebetweendirectandindirecttechniques?9.Whichtechniquesareeasiestforthemajorityofpractitioners?10.Isitworthtrustingvariousdevicesandprogramsthatpromisetobeabletohelponeenterthephasestate?Whyorwhynot?

Backtothetop

Chapter2–TheIndirectMethod

TheConceptofIndirectTechniques

Genuinepractice of phase entrance is best begunwith the easiest,most accessiblemethods:

indirecttechniques,whichareconsciousactionsperformeduponawakeningfromsleep.Somecriticsincorrectly assume that indirect techniques are not ideal, and prefer to startwith direct techniques.However,doingsoprovidesnoguaranteeofsuccessandresultsinalargeamountofwastedtimeandeffort.Startingpracticewithindirecttechniquesguaranteesentranceintothephase.

Ultra-Concentrated Walkthrough of the Indirect Method: upon awakening, try toimmediatelyfeelyourselfatyourpreviouslydetermineddestination,andifthatdoesn'twork,thentry to separate from your stencil (physical body), and then quickly sequence through techniquesuntiloneofthemworks,andthentryagaintoseparate;ifnothinghasworkedafteraminutehasgoneby,thengotosleepwiththeintentionoftryingagainuponthenextawakening,etc.

Whyare actionsperformedupon awakening so effective andwhat's so special about them?Thepractitioner's goal is to find themselves consciouswhile in rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep.Althoughapractitionerisconsciousuponawakening,thebodyisstillinREMorclosetoit,asthat'sexactlywherethesleepcycleletsoff.Thetakeawayissimple:uponawakening,thenameofthegameisnottocreatethephase,buttouseitandcarryitthrough.That'swhattheindirectmethodisallabout.And that's thefirst thing thatanypractitionershouldunderstand.Wokeup?That's it– the"door" isopen–you'reinthephase!Justtakeadvantageofthatmoment!

Aspecificuniversal technique that suitseverypractitioner isamythsince individualsdifferwidelyinpersonality,psychology,andlearningspeed.However, thereisarelativelyeasyuniversalalgorithm,orprocedure,thataccountsforthecharacteristicsofeachpersonandallowsforthemostrational, effective way to attain the initial phase entrances. This algorithm encompasses cyclicpracticing of the indirect techniques covered in this chapter.Without exception, these techniques –

despite their varying degrees of difficulty – are suitable for every practitioner who wishes toexperiencethephase.

Results can be expected immediately following the first few attempts; however, to achievemeasurable results, an average of five conscious attempts must be made. Making more than fiveattempts even over the course of a single day is fine, too.There is nothing difficult to understandaboutperformingthetechniquessincetheyareclearlylaidoutandbasedonrealinternalprocesses.Remarkably, due to correctly practiced indirect techniques, more than half of students at the liveschoolattainphaseentranceafteronlytwodays.

InterestingFact!

Manyexperiencedpractitionersprefertobypasstheeffortassociatedwithdirecttechniquesandhonetheirskillsthroughthesoleuseofindirecttechniques.In order to ensure that one’s efforts are most fruitful and productive, we are going to

individually examine each step and principle behind the actions in great detail.Let us start from adescriptionofthetechniquesthemselves,whichwillactuallyapplypracticallyjustasmuchtodirecttechniquesastoindirecttechniques;astheyonlydifferincharacterandlengthofapplication.

Thereareplentyof techniques,soafterpracticingallof the indirect techniquespresentedinthis chapter, a practitioner should be able to choose two or three of the most straightforward,individuallyeffectivemethods.

Separation techniques will be examined later. They are completely different from usualtechniques,whichonlybringoneintothephase,butdonotnecessarilythemselvesleadtoseparationfrom the stencilbody.Afteremploying these techniques, it isoftenalsonecessary toknowhow tostopperceivingthephysicalbody(i.e."stencil"),andthusgetafull-fledgedphase.

Itisnecessarytounderstandwhentoemploythesetechniques,andtheimportanceofwakingfromsleepwithoutopeningtheeyesormovingthebody.Attemptingtoenterthephaseimmediatelyupon awakeningmust be learned and practiced to mastery since it constitutes the main barrier tosuccessfulpractice.

After examining the peripheral information surrounding indirect techniques, the cycles ofindirecttechniqueswillbeexamined,includingwhattheyare,howtheywork,andhowtheyarebestused.Successful phase entrance is the direct result of performing these cycles.However, there areexceptions, and it is not completely necessary to proceed with these cycles if one's own mindsomehowhintswhatexactlyoneshouldstartfrom,whichwewillalsoexamineseparately.

PrimaryIndirectTechniques

NotaBene!Thetechniquesdescribedbelowarethesimplecomponentsofindirecttechnique

cycles. Merely implementing each technique’s description is far from effective. Of the list givenbelow, it behooves the individual practitioner to choose the most comprehensible and interestingtechniques,thenactivelystudyandapplytheinstructionsforuse.

ObservingImagesTesting Individual Effectiveness. Immediately after waking from sleep, remain

motionless,eyesclosed.Observetheblankspacebeforetheeyesfor3 to5secondsandtrytolocate recognizable pictures, images, or symbols. If nothing appears during this exercise, the

techniqueshouldbesubstituted.Ifsomethingappears,continuetopassivelyobservetheimages.Meanwhile, the imageswillbecomeincreasinglyrealistic, literallyenvelopingthepractitioner.Donot aggressivelyexamine thedetailsof the image,or itwillvanishor change.The imageshouldbeexperiencedasapanorama, takingeverythingin.Observethe imagesas longas thequalityandrealismincreases.Doingsoyieldstwopossibleresults:thepractitionerbecomespartofthesurroundings,andhasachievedthephase,ortheimagebecomesborderlineorabsolutelyrealistic,andseparationfromthephysicalstencilbodyispossible.

Training.Totraintheuseofthistechnique,liedowninthedark,eyesclosed,andobservetheblackness for severalminutes, identifyingany specific images thatmayarise fromsimplespots or floaters, and then gradually transition to whole pictures, scenes, or scenarios. Withpractice, this technique is very easy and straightforward. A common mistake made duringpracticeofthistechniqueiswhenthepractitioneraggressivelyattemptstoconjureimagesversuspassivelyobservingwhatisnaturallypresented.

PhantomWiggling(Movement)Testing Individual Effectiveness. Immediately after waking from sleep, remain

motionless,eyesclosed.Trytowiggleapartofthebodyfor3to5seconds,butwithoutusinganymuscles. If nothingmoves during the attempt, try a different technique. If a sensation ofwigglingoccurs,evenintheslightest,continuetoemploythetechnique,strivingtoincreasetherangeofmovementasmuchaspossible.Thistechniqueshouldbeperformedveryaggressively,notpassively.Assoonastherangeofmovementnearsorexceedsfourinches–whichmaytakejust several seconds – the following situations may arise: one momentarily finds oneselfsomehowinthephase,orthewiggledpartofthebodybeginstomovefreely.Theoccurrenceofmovementduringpracticeofthistechniqueallowsthepractitionertotransitiontoaseparationtechniqueandattempttoleavethestencilbody.

Whilepracticingphantomwiggling,strongvibrationsmayoccur,amidwhichseparationmay be attempted. Sounds also often arise, allowing the opportunity to practice listening in,whichcanleadtophaseentrance.

Thephantomwiggling technique is notmeant toproduce an imaginedmovementby aphantombody.Thepoint of the technique is to attempt themovement of a physical bodypartwithout using muscular action. That is, the focus should rest upon an internal intention ofmovement without physical action. When the sensation occurs, it differs little from its realcounterpartandisoftenaccompaniedbyheavinessandresistance.Generally,thereisverylittlerange of movement at first, but with concentrated effort the range of movement noticeablyincreases.

Itdoesnotmatterwhichpartofthebodyisusedtoexercisephantommovement.Itmaybethewholebodyorjustonefinger.Neitheristhespeedofthemovementimportant.Increasedrangeofperceivedmovementistheaimofthetechnique.

Training.Totrain the techniqueofphantomwiggling, relaxahandforseveralminuteswhile lying down, eyes closed. Then, aggressively envision the following hand movements,without moving any muscles, for two to three minutes each: rotating, up-down, left-right,extending the fingers and drawing the fingers together, clenching and unclenching a fist. Nosensations will occur at first. Gradually, the sensation of muscular action will become soapparentthattheperceivedmovementwillbeindistinguishablefromrealmovement.Duringthefirst training attempts, practitioners are often tempted to open their eyes to see if actualmovementisoccurring–that’showrealthesensationfeels.

VisualizationTestingIndividualEffectiveness.Uponawakeningwithoutmovingyourbodyoropening

youreyes,trytopeeratsomethingpreviouslydeterminedandclose(4-6inchesfromtheeyes)for3to5seconds.Forexample,thismaybeyourownhandsrubbingtogether,oranapple.Ifnoimageryariseswithin5seconds,switchtoanothertechnique.Ifevendullimageryarises,keepwith the technique and try to scrutinize it as best you can.The imagewill then becomemorevividandcolorsaturated.Assoonasitisbecomesperceptuallyreal,youcanseparatefromthephysicalstencil.

Whenperformingthetechnique,avoidthemostcommonmistake:onlyimaginingseeingtheobject, insteadofhavinga realvisionof it.Thekeydifferencebetweenobserving imagesandpeeringisintheactivedesiretoseesomethingpreviouslydetermined,insteadofpassivelypeeringintothevoidinsearchofsomespontaneousimagery.

Training. In order to practice the technique, lay downwith your eyes closed in a darkroomandtrytospotvariouspredeterminedimagesinthevoidbeforeyoureyes,startingfromthe simple (apples, candles, an X, etc.) andmoving on to the complicated (landscapes, roominteriors, action scenes, and so on). Try to be able to see all of the details of the visualizedobjectsasclearlyaspossible.Themorevividandthemoredetailedtheyare,thebettertheendresult. It's also desirable to try to see objects that are just above eye-level, across from theforehead.

ImaginedMovementTesting Individual Effectiveness. Upon awakening, without first moving your body or

openingyoureyes, trytofeelsomeimaginedmovementfor3to5seconds.Forexample, thismayberunning,pullingarope,etc.Ifnoresultoccursafterseveralseconds,switchtoanothertechnique.Ifthesensationofmovementisfeeble,orthefeelingofbeingintwobodiesatoncearises, keepwith the technique and increase the degree of realismof the sensation as high aspossible: to the level of real feeling. At that moment, the imagined sensation will becomedominant,andyoucantrytoseparatefromyourstencilbody,asyou'llbealreadyinthephase.When implementing this technique, spontaneous translocation often occurs to some place oranother–afterwhichseparationisalreadyunnecessary.

Training. In order to practice the technique, lie downwith your eyes closed in a darkroom and try to feel, as authentically as possible, imagined movement of various kinds:swimmingfreestyle,running,power-walking,pedalingwithyourhandsandfeet,pullingrope,rubbingyourhands together in front you, etc.Such trainingwill helpyou to learn toquicklycreate the intention of feeling a specific sensation, which will play a key role right when itcounts.

ListeningInTesting Individual Effectiveness. Immediately after waking from sleep, remain

motionless,eyesclosed.Trytolistentonoiseinyourhead.Dothisfor3to5secondswithoutmovingandwithoutopening theeyes. Ifnothinghappensduring thisperiodof time,switch toanothertechnique.Ifanysoundslikebuzzing,humming,raving,hissing,whistling,tinkling,ormelodiesoccur, listenattentively.With results, the soundwill increase involume.Listen in aslongasthereissomedynamisminthevolumeofthesound.Whenthesoundstops,orthenoisebecomes loud enough, a separation technique may be attempted. Sometimes, the noise itselfthrowsoneintothephasewhilelistening.Atacertainstage,soundsmaybeextremelyloudandhaveevenbeendescribedascomparabletotheroarofajet-engine.

Theactionoflisteninginconsistsofactivelyandattentivelyexploringasound,thewholeofitstonalityandrange,andhowitreactstothelistener.

Thereisanoptionaltechniqueknownasforcedlisteningin,whereitissimplynecessarytostronglywant tohearnoise,andmeanwhilemakeintuitiveinternalefforts,which,asarule,arecorrect.Performedcorrectly,forcedsoundswillintensifythesamewayasthoseperceivedwiththestandardlisteningintechnique.

Training. In order to practice listening in, lie down in a silent place, eyes closed, andlistenforsoundsoriginatinginthehead.Theseattemptsareusuallycrownedwithsuccesswithinseveralminutesof trying,andonestarts tohear thatnoisethatabsolutelyeveryonehaswithin.Onesimplyhastoknowhowtotuneintoit.

RotationTesting Individual Effectiveness. Immediately after waking from sleep, remain

motionless,eyesclosed.Imaginethephysicalbodyisrotatingalonganaxisfor3to5seconds.Meanwhile,moveyourpupilstothesideyou'rerotatingtowards(butdon'topenyoureyes).Ifno unusual sensations occur, try another technique. If vibrations occur during rotation or themovement suddenly feels realistic, then continue the rotation technique as long as there isprogressinthesensation’sdevelopment.Thereareseveralpossibleoutcomeswhenrotationispracticed. The imagined rotation is replaced by a very real sensation of rotating along animagined axis.When this occurs, a practitioner may easily leave the stencil body. The otheroutcome is the sudden presence of strong vibrations or loud sounds, amid which separationfrom the "stencil" is possible. During rotation, separation has been known to spontaneouslyoccurandthepractitionerentersthephase.

Training. To practice rotation, imagine revolving around the head-to-foot axis forseveralminuteswhilelyingdown,eyesclosed.Itisnotnecessarytofocusonthevisualeffectsofrotationorminutesensationsinthebody.Thekeyfactoristhevestibularsensationthatarisesfrom internal rotation. As a rule, many practitioners experience difficulty performing fullrotation.Onepersonmaybelimitedto90degreesofmovementwhereanotherexperiences180degrees.Withconsistent,correctpractice,full360degreerotationwilloccur.Severaldozensecondaryandmixedtechniquesarepresentedinaseparatesectionattheendof

thetextbook(Chapter12).

SelectingtheRightTechniques

The next step to mastering indirect techniques is choosing the right techniques that suit

individualpredispositions.Thereisnopointingoingforonetechniqueoranotheronlybecausetheylook interestingandbecausesomeonewrotea lotorspokea lotabout them.Thechoiceshouldbebasedstrictlyuponwhatsuitsanindividualpractitioner.

Thesetechniqueswillworkimmediatelyforonlyabout25%to50%ofpractitionerswhoarestarting out. However, after several training sessions, each technique yields results for 75% ofengagedpractitioners.

Onewayoranother,everypractitionershouldidentifyacertainsetoftechniquesthatworksbest.Asetshouldconsistofnolessthantwotechniques;threeandmoreisevenbettertoallowmore

options andpractical combinations.Non-working techniques shouldnotbediscardedwholesalebythe individual, because they afford an opportunity to achieve success through new, previouslyunresponsiveexperiences.

To ensure the correct selection of techniques, each should be separately practiced over aperiodofatleastthreedays.Tothisend,oneshouldexperimentwitheachoftheprimarytechniquesfor2to10minutesduringtheday.Thisregimenallowsaprecisedeterminationofthetechniquesthatwillyieldthebestresultsforthepractitioner.Duringtheprocessofselectingpersonalizedtechniques,apractitionerlearnsandretainsthetechniquesinanintimate,personalway,whichpositivelyaffectshowtechniquesareusedduringcriticalmoments.Don'tputoffattemptstoenterthephaseonweekswhenyou'retraining.Instead,dobothinparallel.

However,beforegoing to sleep,neverever train if thatyouplan touse techniques thenextmorning.Inthiscase,it'smuchbettertotraintechniquesduringthedayorinthemorning.Thisisoneofthemostcriticalerrorsthatnovicescommit.Trainingthenightbeforeanattemptbringsinternalexhaustion in its wake and dissipates intention. After a result, a practitioner will have far fewerattemptsatnightandinthemorning,andtheywillbemuchlessfocusedandoflowerquality.

It is worth noting that the final selection of techniques should be varied. For example,choosingbothstrainingthebrainandstrainingthebodywithoutusingmusclesispointlessbecausetheyarepracticallyoneandthesame.Moreoften thannot, theywillbotheitherworkornotwork.Thisiswhytechniquesshouldinvolvevarioustypesofsensoryperception:visual,audio,kinesthetic,vestibular,imaginarysenseperception,andinternalstrain.Rememberthatprioritiesandgoalschangewithtime,andthata techniquethatfellflatduringinitialattemptsmayunexpectedlyprovevaluablelater on. Be flexible. No set of techniques should be carved in stone. In fact, the set may changeseveraltimesoverthefirstfewweeksasthepractitionerdiscoverswhatproducesthebestindividualresults.

SeparationTechniques

Letusbeginwithatotallyshockingfact:during50%(!)ofsuccessfulindirectentriesintothe

phase,itisnotnecessarytoperformanyspecificphaseentrytechniques,asseparationtechniquesareimmediately successful… This has been statistically proven at experimental seminars and in theanalysesofothersources.Conversely,anincorrectunderstandingofseparationtechniquesmayleadtoundesirableconsequences.Itispossibleforapractitionertoenterthephasestateandbeunabletoseparatefromthephysicalstencilbody.Therefore,itisveryimportanttounderstandhowseparationtechniquesworksincetheyareoftenakeytosuccess.

InterestingFact!

Relativelyoften,apractitionerwill try toemployseparationtechniquestonoeffect.However,hewill laterunexpectedlyunderstandthathehadbeenlyinginadifferentpositionthanhesensedthathewasin,andinfact,ithadonlybeennecessaryfor him to stand up. This happens mostly among beginners and is indicative of an incorrect understanding of separationtechniques.Attimesapractitionerneedonlythinkaboutseparation,andithappens.Thisisararity,which

explains the existence of a whole series of auxiliary techniques. The most important separationtechniquesareimaginingyourselfseparated,rollingout,gettingup,andlevitation.

ImaginingYourselfAlreadySeparatedYoucanimagineyourselfalreadyseparatedandinsideyourroomorimmediatelyatthe

first destination on your plan of action, trying to feel your separated body as intensely aspossible.Yoursensationswillgraduallyflowintoyoursubtlebodyfromyourphysicalstencil,andbecomejustasrealistic.

RollingOutWhileawakening,attempttorollovertotheedgeofthebedorthewallwithoutusingany

muscles.Don’tworryaboutfallingoutofbed,hittingthewall,orbeconcernedwiththedetailsof how this technique should feel. Just roll.Meanwhile, move your pupils to the side you'rerollingtowards(butdon'topenyoureyes).

GettingUpUpon awakening, attempt to get out of bed without physical exertion. This should be

performedinawaythatismostcomfortableforthepractitioner.LevitationUpon awakening, attempt to levitate upward, parallel to the bed. While attempting to

levitate, do not wonder how it should be accomplished; everyone intuitively knows how tolevitatefromtheirexperiencesindreams.

ClimbingOutWhileawakening,trytoclimboutofthebodywithoutusinganymuscles.Thistechnique

generallycomestomindwhenapartialseparationhasbeenachievedthroughtheuseofothertechniques,oronepartofthebodyhascompletelyseparated.

FallingOutPracticallythesameaslevitation:uponawakening,trytosinkdownthroughthebed.PullingOutHere,uponawakening,trytoexitthestencilthroughtheheadorlegs,asifescapingout

thetoporbottomofacocoon.BackwardsRollAfterawakening,trytoperformabackwardssomersaultovertheheadwithoutusingany

physicalmuscles.BulgetheEyesUponawakening,bulgeoutorwidentheeyeswithoutopeningthem.Frontalmovement

towardseparationmayresult.TranslocationYoucantrytoemploythetranslocationtechniquewithoutfirstseparating,whichwilllead

tobothtranslocationandseparationoccurringatonce.Teleportationwitheyesclosedworksbestforthis.

Flight

Youcantrytofeelyourselfflyingathighspeed.Separation techniquesareunitedbyasingular idea:nothingshouldbe imagined,movement

shouldbeattemptedwithouttheuseofphysicalmuscles.Thetechniquesproducethesamesensationsofmovement felt in real life. Ifnothinghappens immediatelyafter trying, then the technique isnotgoing towork, though itmaydeliver resultsata later time.Apractitionerwill instantlybeable torecognizeifthetechniquehasworked.However,peopleareoftenunpreparedfortherealnessofthesensationsandthinkthattheyaremakingaphysicalmovementinsteadofrealizingthatapartorallofthe body has separated. After this unfortunate failure, careful analysis helps to understand whathappenedandplanforasuccessfulretry.

Due to the similarity between real physical sensations and separation (actually, theiridenticalness),novicesoftendon'tmakeattemptstoseparate,astheyareafraidofmakingaphysicalmovement.Noviceswouldoftenbeinthephaseiftheysimplystoodupattherightmoment,butfailto take advantage of that chance.Would it really be the end of theworld if a practitioner actuallyphysically got out of bed?Hardly.Nothingwould change. They could continue the attempt or tryagain next time, andmeanwhile knowwhat not to do in the future. If onemakesmovements thatindeedturnouttoberealonarepeatedbasis, thenoneneedsonlyconcentrateonthetechniquesofimaginingoneselfalreadyseparated(and/orimmediatelyatone'sdestination),levitation,falling,orflight.Physicalmovementisnearlyimpossiblewiththosetechniques.

If separation was incomplete or took place with some difficulty, this is a signal that thetechniqueisbeingperformedcorrectly,butthatstrengthandaggressiveeffortarerequiredfromthispointtoachievecompleteseparation.Forexample,ifsomemovementbeganandthenstoppedafterhavingmade some progress, then either change the direction of themovement, orwiggle aroundwithintherangeofmovementalreadyachieved.

In order to practice separation techniques, lie downwith the eyes closed and attempt all ofthem over the course of severalminutes.A separation attempt has likely been accomplished if nomuscles twitch or strain and a sensation of movement occurs. There will be a strong, almostphysicallypalpableinternalefforttoperformamovement.Naturally,nophysicalmovementactuallyoccursandthepractitionerremainsproneandimmobile;however,attherightmoment,theseactionswillleadtoaneasyentranceintothephase.

InterestingFact!

Approximately1%to3%of the timethat thephase ispracticed,onerealizes immediatelyuponawakeningthatonehasalready separated. Thismeans that onemay already go somewhere and stand, lie down, sit down, etc. This is not howeverbecomingconsciousinadream,butanactualawakening.It is also worth discussing how to conduct yourself upon separation if one of the phase

creationtechniquesstartsworking.Insuchasituation,it'simportanttorealizethatseparationshouldbedonewiththesamebodyandsamesensationsthatwereobtainedwhenperformingthetechnique.Forexample,when rotating,youneed to standupusing the samesensationsof rotating, andwhenobservingimagesyouneedtoseparateusingthesamebodythatseestheimages,etc.

Additionally,it'simportantnottocompletelyreturnbacktothestencilifyourphasecreationtechniqueinvolvesthesensationofpartialseparationfromit.Forexample–ifrotationworked,thenbeforetryingtoseparate,thereisnoneedtofullyturnbackintothephysicalstencilandmergewithit.Separationwouldimmediatelybecomemuchmoredifficult.It'sbettertodoitontheflyafterhaltingrotationinapositionperpendiculartoyour"stencil."Thesametemptationcanariseduringphantomwiggling,whenseparationshouldbeginfromthearmthatbegantomove–i.e.donotmoveitbackintothestencil.Thesamegoesforallofthepartialseparationtechniques.

Ifanovicehas learned throughpracticewhatphantomwiggling isandhowit feels, thenhemayproceedtoseparationlikehewouldtophantomwiggling,butthistimemovinghisentirebody.Thatis,thisisanattempttomovewiththeperceived(i.e.subtle)body;notamuscleistobemovedinthephysicalone.

The most important thing is to immediately realize that logically speaking, if indirecttechniqueshaveworkedorawakeninghasjustoccurred,thenthepractitionerisalreadyinthephase.Allofhissensationsarenolongercomingfromhisphysicalbody,althoughitmayseemthattheydo.Allthatremainsistostandup,rollout,andlevitate,asifdoingsowiththephysicalbody.

Novices and the inexperienced often try to discover some tell-tale sign of separation, andexpecttoencounteritinpractice.Actually,thereareawholevarietyofsensationsthatoccurduringthis process. Those who do not know this often waste a large number of experiences when theyencounterunexpectedsituations.That'swhyit'sgoodtoalwaysbepreparedforanyeventualityandknowtheprimaryseparationscenariosobservedin99%ofallcases.

TypesofPhaseEntrances(Separations)ListedbySensation:

OrdinaryMovementHere,separationusuallyseemslikeacompletelyordinarymovement,asifitweremade

with the physical body.Thepractitioner simply stands up, rolls out, or levitates as if heweredoingsoinreality.

SeparationActualdirect separationof the subtlebody from thephysicalone,as if thepractitioner

wereactuallyexitingsomething.Despite the fact that this sensationgave itsname to theentireprocessofenteringthephase("separation"),directseparationoccursquiterarelyandthetermisinaccurateintermsofsensation.

PullingAfeelingofamassofgummyrubberstretchingfromeverypartofyoursubtlebodyand

pullingitbackintoyourphysicalone.Forcefullyovercomethatfeelingofbeingpulledin,anditwilldissipate.

SluggishnessThe subtle body becomes quite heavy, as if it weighed several times more. The

sluggishnesswilldissipateinproportiontothecounteractingforceapplied.AwakeningtoSeparationThe practitioner awakens or surfaces from a lapse in consciousness in an already

separatedstate,anddoesnotneedtoseparateoruseaphasecreationtechnique.Simplygetupandgoforth.

StuckBodyPartsSomepartsofthesubtlebodycanbecomestuckinaphysicalstencilduringtheprocess

of separation. For example, this often occurs with the legs, trunk, head, and pelvis. In suchsituations youneed to fully break freewith all yourmight by changing the direction of yourexertion.

BeinginTwoBodiesatOnce

Afeelingarisesofnotreallybeinginthephaseandnotreallylyinginbed,butoftrulybeing in the phase and also truly lying in bed at the same time. You need to try to press onthroughwiththesituation,transferringallofyoursensationsintoyourphasebody,whichwillbecometheonlyoneperceived.

SpontaneousFullSeparation(WhenPerformingTechniques)When performing any technique, youmay spontaneously find yourself having already

fullyseparated intoyour roomor intoanyotherplace in thephase.There'snoneed to returnbackintoyourphysicalstencilinorderto"properly"separate.

BeingPulledOutbySomeoneorSomethingInthiscase,separationoccursnotfullybyone'sownwill,butduetohelpfromaphase

object. For example, someone starts pulling at your legs or lifting up your entire body. Theimportant thing in this situation is not to relax, but to startmoving on your own as soon aspossible. Such a situation often occurs with so-called "alien abductions," which are actuallyspontaneousandunrecognizedphaseexperiencesthemajorityofthetime.

SuctionWhen performing techniques like observing images or visualization, practitioners are

oftencompletelysuckedintotheimagerybeingobserved,withalltheaccompanyingsensations.Thisimagerythenbecomesafull-fledgedphasespaceofitsown.There'snoneedtoreturnbackintoyourstencilinorderto"properly"separate.

PuttingYourAllintoaTechniqueWhen performing sensory-motor visualization and several other techniques, a

convergencebetween separation and the technique itself occurs.This leads to thereno longerbeing a need for separation in the traditional sense. For example, during sensory-motorvisualization, thepractitioner initiallybeginsby actively imagining that he iswalking about aroom,butthatimaginedperceptiongraduallymorphsintotherealsensationofactuallybeingintheroom.Meanwhile,whenphantomwigglingitonlyremainstostandupfromthestencilbodyinwhichwiggling is felt, and so on.There's no need to return back to the physical stencil inordertoseparate"properly."

DreamConsciousnessBecomingfullyconsciousnesswhiledreamingwithfullcognizanceofwhatisoccurring

is also a separate phase entrance method, but one that does not involve direct or indirecttechniques.There's noneed to returnback to the stencil body inorder to separate "properly,"althoughmanydosoinordertoobtainmorevividsensations.

TheBestTimetoPractice

Byandlarge,theindirectmethodcanbeattemptedduringanyawakening,butthereareseveral

windowsoftimebestsuitedforemployingindirecttechniques.

Tobegin,itshouldbestatedthatsleepfollowsacyclicalpattern.Weawakeneveryhour-and-a-halfandthenquicklyfallasleepagain,whichgivesrisetosleepcycles.Furthermore,weexperiencetwoprimarystagesofsleep:rapideyemovement(REM)sleep,andnon-rapideyemovement(NREM)sleep.NREMsleep includesmany internalstages.Themorewesleep, the less thebodyneedsdeepNREMsleep,andthemoretimewespendinREMsleep.PhaseentranceismostlikelytooccurduringREMsleep.

The best way to implement indirect techniques is by the deferred method. The aim of themethodistointerruptasleepcycleduringitsfinalstageandthendisruptitagainafterfallingbacktosleep, which makes sleep light during the rest of the sleep cycle. Sleep accompanied by frequentinterruptionscanbeputtoproductiveuses.Inordertoselecttheidealtimeforanawakening,subtractabout 2 hours from the time youwould normally sleep in until. Essentially, you need towake upwithouthavinghadenoughsleep,andthengobacktobed.

InterestingFact!

Whenthedeferredmethodwasfirstmademandatoryata3-dayresearchseminarinJune2008,theoverallsuccessrateimmediatelydoubled.Forexample,ifapractitioner(let’scallhimJack)goestosleepatmidnight,thenJackshould

setanalarmfor6o’clock in themorning (that's ifhewouldnormallysleep inuntilabout8amor9am). Upon awakening, Jack should engage in some sort of physical activity, like going to thebathroom,gettingadrinkofwater,orreadingafewpagesofthisbook.Afterward,Jackshouldgobacktobedthinkingabouthow,withinthenexttwotofourhours,hewillwakeupmultipletimesandmakeanattempttoenterthephaseduringeachawakening.

If Jackgoes tobedearlier, thenhisalarmclockshouldbe setbackby thatamountof time,sincesixhoursofinitialsleepistheoptimallengthoftime.IfJacksleepslessthansixhours,thenthesecondhalfofhisnight’ssleepwillbetoodeep.IfJacksleepslongerthansixhours,thentherewillbelittletimeremainingforattempts,orJackmaynotevenbeabletofallasleep.

Ifapractitionernaturallywakesup ina forcefulmanner, itwillbedifficult to regainsleep.Thus, itwill not be necessary for the practitioner to get out of bedwith the aid of an alarm. Thepractitionershouldattempttogorightbacktosleep.

Ifapractitionerisabletofallbackasleepafterasmuchas45minutesofbeingawake,thenit'sbettertokeeptothatveryinterval,asitallowsonetoobtainthehighestprobabilityofsuccessduringsubsequentawakenings.

If,whenpracticingthedeferredmethod,thephaserdoesnotawakenduringthesecondhalfofthe night's sleepwhen attempts are to bemade, then the problem consists in insufficient intentionwhenfallingasleep,poormotivation,toobriefanintervalbetweenthefirstandsecondhalvesofthenight'ssleep,or thefirsthalfof thenight'ssleepbeing tooshort. Ifone isunable toevenfallbackasleepduringthedeferredmethod,thenoneshouldshortentheintervalbetweenthefirstandsecondhalvesofsleep,aswellasshortenthefirsthalfofsleepitself.

Naturally,thedeferredmethodismostapplicableincaseswhereitispossibletosleepaslongasapractitionerdesires,withouthavingtowakeupearly.Noteveryoneenjoyssuchluxuryonadailybasis,butnearlyeveryonehasdaysoffwhentimemaybesetasidetopracticethedeferredmethod.Itisinlargemeasureduetothedeferredmethodthatclassroomcoursesatexperimentalseminarsallowupto2/3ofclassparticipantstoenterthephaseinthecourseofasingleweekend!

The second most effective window of time for entering the phase is ordinary morningawakening.Thisgenerallyoccursduringlightslumberfollowingafullnight’ssleep.

Anothereffectivetimetopracticeindirecttechniquesisafterawakeningfromadaytimenap.Once again, this type of sleepwill be light and short, which provides the body needed rest whileallowing memory and intention to be kept intact through the moment of awakening. Again, noteveryonehas the luxuryof takingdaytimenaps, but if such a chance arises, then itwouldbeverybeneficialtotakeadvantageoftheopportunity.

Nighttimeawakeningsaretheleasteffectivetimesforphaseexperimentationbecausethebrainstillrequiresalotofdeepsleepat this time.Awakeningatnight, themindisquiteweakandhardlycapableofanyeffort.Evenifsomeresultsareobserved,awakeningoftenendswithquicklyfallingbackasleep.Thisisnottosaythatnormalpracticeofthephasecannotoccuratnight;itjustwon’tbeaseffectiveasatothertimes.Thenighttimeoptionisbestforthosewholackanopportunitytouseother windows of time for practicing the phase. However, it is recommended to make nighttimeattemptslessforcefully,soasnottoruinthenight'ssleep.Theprocedureitselfmightbelimitedtoanattempttoimmediatelyappearatone'sdestinationtogetherwithseparationtechniques.

Understand that we awaken at night every 90 minutes, which is why a minimum of fourawakeningsisalmostguaranteedwhensleeping,evenforjustsixhours.Whenthepractitionerknowsaboutthisandstrivestoseizethosemoments,withtimehewillactuallyseizethemandtakeadvantageofthem.

ConsciousAwakening

Consciousawakeningiswakingupwithaparticularthoughtinmind;ideally,athoughtabout

indirecttechniques.Inordertostartusingindirecttechniquesuponawakening,itisnotsufficienttohaveacursoryknowledgeofthetechniquestobeusedwhenwaking.Duetothepeculiaritiesofthehumanmindanditshabits,itisnotalwayseasywhenwakingtorecallanyparticularmotiveoridea.Thegoalofconsciousawakeningistopracticeinstantactionwithoutbeingidleafterwakingup.

InterestingFact!

Thereexistsabeliefthatthephasephenomenonispracticallyunattainable,andisaccessibleonlytoanelectfewthroughpracticesthatrequiresecretknowledge.However,thegreatestdifficultywhentryingtoexperiencethephaseinashortperiodof time lies only in immediately remembering about the techniques upon awakeningwithoutmoving. This is all simple andstraightforward.Butit ispreciselythistriflethatis thelargeststumblingblockwhentryingtoexperiencesuchanuncommonphenomenon.This isnotdifficult at all for approximately75%of thepopulation.However, for theother

one-quarterofthepopulation,thisisadifficultbarriertoentrythatcanevenseeminsurmountable.Ifsuchthoughtsarise,oneshouldsimplyunderstandthatthiscannotbeso,andthatpersistentattemptsandtrainingarethekeysolution.

Thereasonswhypeopleareunabletorememberpracticingthephaseuponawakeningare:not

beinginthehabitofimmediatelydoinganythinguponawakening,adesiretosleeplonger,adesiretogotothebathroom,beingthirsty,adesiretosuddenlystartsolvingday-to-dayproblems,andsoon.

Conscious awakening with the intent of attempting an indirect technique should be apractitioner ’sprimarygoal,whichshouldbepursuedateverycost.Thespeedatwhichthephaseislearnedandexperienceddependsonthis.

Thereareseveraleffectivetrickstolearningconsciousawakening:

IntentionuponfallingasleepThis is thevery important tosuccessfullyachievingconsciousawakening.Averyclear

scientific fact has beenprovenby somnologists (scientistswho study sleep): upon awakening,people usually think about what they had been thinking about before falling asleep. Thisphenomenon iseasy toobserve if thesleeper isexperiencingaserious lifeproblem; they fallasleepwiththeproblemandwakewithit.So,inacaselikethis,ifdifficultiesatthefrontofthemindarereplacedwithadesiretopracticethephase,thiswillproducethedesiredeffect.Itisnotnecessary to think solely about conscious awakening while falling asleep. It is sufficient tosimplyaffirmtheintentionclearlyanddistinctly,evenstatingtheintentionoutloud.Practicingthese types of conscious actionswhile entering sleepwill domuch to promote the success ofindirecttechniquesuponawakening.

CreatingmotivationThe greater the desire to enter into the phase to accomplish a goal there, the quicker

successfulconsciousawakeningisachieved.Motivationisbecreatedbyagreatdesiretodoorexperiencesomethinginthephase.Ingeneral,previousvisitstothephasearegreatmotivation,butanuninitiatedpersondoesnotknowitandwillneedsomethingtowhichtheycanrelate.Forsome,thiscouldbeachildhooddreamofflyingtoMars,forothersitcouldbetheopportunityto seea lovedonewhohaspassedaway, for another it couldbe thechance toobtain specificinformation,orinfluencethecourseofaphysicalillness,andsoforth.

GeneralintentThemoreclearlyapractitionerconcentratesontheimportanceandnecessityofwaking

up and immediately remembering to practice the techniques, the more solid the intent willbecome,andthemorelikelytheprocesswillfulfillitsroleandactuallyleadtoresults.

AffirmingdesiresSometimesaninternalintentionissimplynotenoughforsomepeople,ortheyareunable

to properly affirm one by virtue of individual characteristics. In this case, an affirmation ofdesires should be introduced at the physical level.This could be in the formof a notewith adescriptionofagoalplacednexttothebed,underone’spillow,orhungonthewall.Itcouldbeaconversationwithfriendsorfamilyabouttheparticulardesire,orbyrepeatedlyvocalizingtheactionsthatneedtobeperformeduponawakening.Itcouldevenbeanentryinadiary,blog,ortextingonamobilephone.

InterestingFact!

There are known incidences of practitioners "programming" food and water to induce phase entrance. They areessentiallyemployingbothauto-suggestionand theplaceboeffectbyprogramming their subconsciousmind toperceive thatfoodasbringingnotonlysatiation,butalsoahighprobabilityofenteringthephase.

Analyzingunsuccessfulawakenings

Analyzingunsuccessful attempts at conscious awakening is extremely important.Whenremembering the failed attempt after severalminutes, several hours, or even later in the day,focus on it and resolve to succeed during the next attempt.Deep exploration of the failure ishighlyeffectiveandpracticalsincethepractitionerislearningwhatworks,whatdoesn’twork,andmakinghealthyresolutionstowardsuccess.Asidefromnaturalmethodstoachieveconsciousawaking,therearevariousdevicesandtools

thatfacilitateameasureofsuccess.ThesewillbecoveredinChapter5inthesectiondescribingnon-autonomouswaysofenteringthephase.

Thebestmomentforconsciousawakeningiswhileexitingadream.Thisisthemosteffectiveand productive time to attempt separation or performing the techniques. At thismoment, physicalawareness of the body is at aminimum.Awareness at the very end of a dream often occurs afternightmares, painful experiences in the dream, falling dreams – any dream that causes a suddenawakening.

With time, one should develop a reflex that enables one to perform planned actions at themoment of awakening, but when consciousness itself has not yet had time to return. This type ofreflexishighlybeneficialtoseizingthemostfruitfulofopportunitiestoenterthephase.

Duetovariouspsychologicalandphysiologicalfactors,itisnotpossibleforeverypersontoachieve conscious awakening after every sleep cycle.Thus, there is no point in becomingupset ifconscious awakening does not occur every time. Experiencing only 2 to 3 awakenings per day isnormal;thisissufficientenoughtoattemptphaseentrance2to5timesperweekwhenpracticeddaily.

It is not worth getting carried away with an excessive number of attempts. During ourexperimentaltrainingseminars,ithasbeennotedthatdoing10consciousawakeningsormore(somestudentstry15oreven20)overthecourseofonenightandmorningrarelyyieldsresults.Thisisduetothefactthatifonesetsoneselfagoalthatisdesiredsomuchthatitsrealizationbreaksthenaturalrhythmsofthebody,onedeprivesoneselfoftheintermediate,transitionalstatesthatmakethephaseeffective.Apractitionermayalsoquicklybecomeemotionallyexhaustedfromthelargenumberofattemptsandbeunabletopushlimitsintherightdirection.Theupsideisthatonewillsimplytireout.If that starts to happen, it is better to calmdownand try to approach thematter in amore relaxedmanner,evenlyandgradually.

AwakeningWithoutMoving

WARNING!IFYOUWAKEUPAFTERORTOPHYSICALMOVEMENT,ITWOULD

BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE TO FORGO AN ATTEMPT! YOU HAVE TO TRY ANYWAY!NOVICES OFTEN GET THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE TWO TO THREE TIMES LATERTHANTHEYNORMALLYWOULDDUETOTHISMISTAKE.

Alongsiderememberingthephaseimmediatelyuponwaking,anotherimportantrequirementis awakening without moving, which is difficult since many people wake up and move. Uponawakening,scratching,stretching,openingtheeyes,andlisteningtorealsoundsshouldbeavoided.Anyrealmovementorperceptionwillveryquicklydisintegratetheintermediatestateandintroducereality,theactivationofthemindanditsconnectiontothesensoryorgans.

Atfirst,awakeningwithoutmovingseemsdifficultorevenimpossible.However,ithasbeenproven that this is remedied for throughactiveattemptsand thedesire toachievesetgoals.People

often claim that they cannot awakenwithoutmoving, that it’s an impossible experience. However,afterseveralattempts,itwillhappen,anditwilloccurmoreandmorefrequentlywithpractice.

Thus, if there isdifficulty inawakeningwithoutmovement,donotdespair, justkeep trying.Soonerorlater,thebodywillyieldtothepractice,andeverythingwillhappensmoothly.

Awakeningwithoutmovingisveryimportantbecause,forthemajorityofpeople,experimentswiththephasearenotpossibleexceptinthefirstwakingmomentswherewakingwithoutmovingsetsthe stage for successful indirect technique cycles. Often, a practitioner will make 10 unsuccessfulattempts andmovewhile awakening.Once the practitioner learns to consistentlywake calmly andgradually,successquicklyfollows.

However, if an awakening is conscious, but with movement, that does not mean that thepractitionercannotimmediatelymakeanattempttofallintothephase.Suchattempts,althoughtheywill be about 2 times less effective than usual, should nevertheless be made. Any opportunity topracticewhilewakingshouldnotbewasted.Itmustonlybekeptinmindthatonemustfirstneutralizethe effects of the movement in order to once again fall into an intermediate state. In the case ofmovement,itisextremelyhelpfultobeginpracticewithforcedfallingasleep.Listeninginalsoworkswell,asdoesobservingimages.Afterperformingthese,cyclingmaybegin.

After physicalmovement, the success rate for attempts using indirect techniques is usuallysubstantiallylowermerelyduetothefactthatpractitionersloseconfidenceinboththemselvesandthesuccess of the current attempt. As a result, the attempt itself simply becomes poor in quality andlackluster.However, if theattempt isneverthelessperformedself-assuredlyandas ifnomovementhadoccurred,thenoddsofsuccesswillremainpracticallyundiminished.

Awakeningwithoutmovement,despiteallitsimportance,isnotagoalinandofitself,andalsonotworthsufferingover.Whenawakening,ifthereisgreatdiscomfort,somethingitches,aneedtoswallowarises,oranymannerofnaturalreflex,itisbettertodealwithitandthenactaccordingtopracticesrecommendedwhenmovementuponawakeninghappens.

Not all movements upon awakening are real and, if only for this reason alone, whenmovementoccurs,indirecttechniquesshouldfollow.

InterestingFact!

Upto20%ofsensationsandactionsthathappenuponawakeningarenotrealastheyseem,butarephantom.Falsesensationsoccurinwidelydiverseways.Peopleoftendonotunderstandwhatisgoing

on with them without having experienced the phase. For example, a person may think they arescratching their earwith their physical handwhen they are reallyusing aphantomhand.Apersonmay hear pseudo-sounds in the room, on the street, or at the neighbor ’s without noting anythingunusual.Or,apersonmaylookaroundtheroomwithoutknowingthathiseyesareactuallyclosed.Ifapractitionerrecognizessuchmomentsforwhattheyare,theymayimmediatelytrytoseparatefromthestencil.

CyclesofIndirectTechniques

Thus far, indirect techniques used for phase entrance and techniques for separation in the

phase have been covered. Conscious awakening and the best times to practice it have also beenexamined.Now,a specificalgorithmofaction for indirect techniqueswillbepresented.Following

thisalgorithmpromisesquickandpracticalresults.Itoughttobeclearlyunderstoodthatthemorenaturalandsoundsleepprecedinganattemptis,

the better the effect from awakening and the higher the odds of success.What is needed is to fallsoundly asleep and sleep sound thereafter, afterwhich a sound awakening can be put to good use.Cyclesof indirect techniquescanoccasionallybe successfullyusedduring fitful sleep,but inmostcasesthisisapurewasteoftimeandenergy.Whensleepingpoorly,it'sbettertodonotechniquesatallandawaitsoundsleep,asopposedtospendingallyourtimetryingtosnatchthephasefromthejawsofawearisomeandhardlysalvageablesituation.

AlgorithmofActionuponAwakening:

1.Tryfor5SecondstoAppearImmediatelyatYourDestination.Since, physiologically speaking,wewake up in the phase or in a state close to it,why not

immediately try to appear at your desired and preplanned destination? For example, the firstdestinationforanoviceshouldbethemirror.Uponeachawakening,andwhiletryingnottomoveoropentheireyes,thenoviceshouldtrytoimmediatelyappearattheirmirror(oranyotherdestinationin subsequent practice). To do so, try no-matter-what to feel yourself standing at your preselectedmirrorfor3to5seconds.Youneedtoscrutinizeboththemirroritselfandyourreflectioninit.Tryto touch themirror and try to feel yourwhole body alongside it while scrutinizing and touchingeverythingaroundit.

If you suddenly get sensations, however weak, then that's already the phase right there. Ifsensations are vague, then you need to proceed to deepening (intensive palpation and scrutiny ofthingsaroundyou)inparallelwithcarryingouttheseconditemonyourplanofaction.Ifsensationsareimmediatelyrealistic,thenyouneedtostayontopofdeepeningwhenaccomplishingyourtasks.

2.TestingOtherSeparationTechniqueswithin5Seconds

If unable to immediately appear at a desired destination, a practitioner should try other

separationtechniqueslikerollingout,gettingup,orlevitation.Ifatechniquehassuddenlystartedtoyieldresultsforapproximatelyfor3-5seconds,thenseparationfromthestencilshouldbeattempteduptofullseparation.Sometimesinertia,difficulty,orabarrierwillariseduringaseparationattempt.No attention should be given to these problems. Instead, resolve to separate – decidedly andaggressivelyclimboutofthestencil.

Keep in mind that trying to immediately separate upon awakening is a skill of the utmostimportance;onethatisworthhoningfromtheverybeginning,neverforgotten.

InterestingFact!

Forsomepractitionershavingtroublereachingthephase,onemotivationforseparatingwithoutusinganytechniquesisan unwillingness to "bang their heads against techniques" any further. This forces them to catch the right moment ofawakeningmuchearlieronandpushthemselvesmuchharderduringit.Theresultisthattheyarepracticallyalwaysabletoachievethephaseuponthatfirststep.

3.TheCycleofIndirectTechniquestoUseifOneisUnabletoSeparateIfseparationdoesnotoccurafterseveralseconds,itmostlikelymeansthatseparationwillnot

occur, regardless of elapsed time in effort. This is where the practitioner must resort to othertechniques.

The practitioner should already have chosen a minimum of two primary or secondary

techniquesthatsuitapracticalrepertoire.Hereiswherethetechniquesareputintoaction.Nota Bene! In order to give a specific example, wewill examine the use of three specific

techniques, which should be replaced with a tested and chosen set of techniques. The followingoperational techniquesshallbeusedasexamples:observingimages(a),phantomwiggling(b),andlisteningin(c).

Afteranunsuccessfulattemptatseparating, thepractitioner immediatelystartsobservingthevoidbefore theeyes. If imagesbegin toappearwithin3 to5seconds,observationshouldcontinuewithoutscrutinizingtheimagesindetail,or theimagewillevaporate.Asaresultof thisaction, theimage will quickly become more and more realistic and colorful, engulfing the practitioner. Ifeverythingcomestogethercorrectly,asuddentranslocationintothepicturewilloccur,or,whenthepicturebecomesvery realistic, attempt to separate from the stencil. If nothinghappens after3 to5seconds,thenthepractitionershouldtransitiontothetechniqueofphantomwiggling.

For 3 to 5 seconds, the practitioner quickly searches the entire body for a part that can bewiggled.Or,theentireperiodoftimeisspentinanattempttowiggleaspecificbodypart:afinger,hand,orleg.Ifthedesiredeffectoccurs,thenthepractitionershouldcontinuewiththetechniqueandachieve the maximum possible range of movement. During this process, a number of things canhappen, including spontaneous separation, a successful separation attempt, free movement of thewiggledpart,or thepresenceof soundorvibrations.Allof theseeventsareofgreat advantage. Ifnothingwigglesoverthecourseof3to5seconds,thenthepractitionershouldmoveontolisteningin.

Thepractitionershouldtrytodetectaninternalsound.If thesoundisthere,listenandtrytoamplify it. As a result, the noise may grow into a roar and spontaneous separation will occur,separatingthroughtheuseofatechniquewillbepossible,orvibrationswilloccur.Ifnonoiseoccursoverthecourseof3to5seconds,thentheentirecycleshouldberepeated.

Itisbeneficialtoexaminethereasonbehindtheuseofasetofthreeindirecttechniques.Thisismotivatedbythefactthatthebodyoftenreactstotechniquesinverypeculiarways.Foroneperson,atechniquemayworkonedayandnotworkonanotherday,whichiswhyifonlyonetechniqueisused,evenaverygoodtechniquethatworksoften,apractitionercanmissoutona lotofdifferentexperience through the lack of variety in practice. Thus, a practical repertoire should consist ofseveraltechniques.

It is also important tounderstand that the techniques themselveswillworkquitepoorly andrarelyifperformedmerelyforthe"sakeofappearances."Youneedtogivethemyourall,tryingtogetintothemwithallofyoursensationsandallofyourbeing.Trynomatterwhattohaveallofyoursensationsbecomeonewiththetechniques.Aphaser'smindmustbefullyfocusedoneveryaspectofeachtechniquebeingperformed.In thiscasecyclingindirect techniques isaneasywaytoenter thephasestate,aseverythingstartsoffquiterightandworkswithease.Ifthepractitionerdoesn'tremainawareofthis,heriskswastinghistimeandenergy.

4.RepeatingtheCycleofIndirectTechniques

Ifthefirstcycleof3techniquesdoesnotyieldanyclearresults,thisdoesnotmeanthatallis

lost.Evenifthetechniquesdonotwork,theystilldrawthepractitionerclosertothephasestateanditissimplynecessarytocontinueusingthetechniquesbyagainobservingimages,phantomwiggling,andlisteningin–andrepeatingthisprocessatleastthreetimes.

Havingperformedonecycleof techniques,onecaneasilygoontodoingasecondcycle,athirdone,afourthone,andsoon.Itisquiteprobablethatduringoneofthesecycles,atechniquewillsuddenlyproveitself,eventhoughithadnotbeenworkingatalljustafewsecondsbeforehand.

Aseriouspractitionershouldcommittoaminimumof4cycles.Theproblemliesinthefactthatitispsychologicallydifficulttodosomethingthathasshownitselfnottowork,andonemaygiveuptakingfurtheraction,eventhoughonecouldbeatthecuspoffallingintothephase.Keeptrying,andthentryagain,andagain!Therehavebeencaseswhere it tooktencycles toproduceresults.Amonumentaleffort,yes,butoneworththeoutcome.Butdon’tdoitformorethanoneminute.

5.FallingAsleepwiththePossibilityofTryingAgain

Ifapractitionerisunabletoenterthephaseafterperformingcyclesandattemptstoseparate,

orevenifeverythingworkedout,itisstillbettertogobacktosleeptofacilitatesubsequentattempts.Again,itisveryimportanttogotosleepwithaclearlydefinedintentionofactuallyperformingthecyclesuponawakening.Suchintentionvastlyincreasestheprobabilitythatthenextattemptwilloccursoon. That is, one should not fall asleepwith an empty head and the desire to simply get a goodnight’ssleep.Whenusingthedeferredmethod,clearintentionismandatory,asseveralattemptsarepossibleoverthecourseofasleepcycle.

Evenifonlyafewattemptsaremadeaccompaniedbydecidedandconcentratedeffort,thenthe

fivestepsdescribedinthealgorithmwillundoubtedlyproduceentranceintothephase.Itmustalwaysbekeptinmindthatoneofthemostcommonmistakesnovicesmakeissimply

lyinginbedwhileinthephase.Generallyspeaking,foreachsuccessfulattemptnoviceshave,thereare2to3attemptswherethephasehadalsooccurred,buttheydidn'ttakeadvantageofthemomentandmissedseparatingbytheskinoftheirteeth.Forexample,anytechniqueworkingextremelywellimmediatelyafterawakeningisasuresignofthephase.Insteadofcontinuingtoliedowninthephaseandplaywithonetechniqueoralternatethroughotherones,tryashardasyoucantogetoutofyourstencilbody.Anypossibleevidenceofatechniqueworkingshouldbetestedinthesameway.

WARNING!Itisveryimportanttoimmediatelytakeadvantageofatechniqueworking.Whensomethingstartsworking,anovicewilloften,forsomereason,failtotakeimmediateadvantageofthemoment. The phase is then already overwithin several seconds, and the techniques no longerwork.Ifanopportunitytoenterthephaseisn'ttakenadvantageofassoonasoccurs,thewindowoftimeforenteringthephasewillsimplyclosewithinseveralseconds.That'swhyitisnecessarytotrytoleaveyourstencilbodyimmediatelyuponanytechniqueworkingsubstantiallywell.Otherwise,themomentwillbelost.

Inordertomoreeffectivelyusethesystemofindirectcycles,itisnecessarytodiscusswhattodoifonetechniquestartsworking,butprogressthenceasesduringthecycleandphaseentrydoesnotoccur.

First,understandthatifatechniquehasbeguntowork,onlylackofexperienceandskillwillpreventthephase.

Second,barriersareovercomebytemporarilyswitchingtoothertechniques.Letussupposethat noise arising when listening in grows louder and louder and then peaks in volume. It wouldsurelybebeneficialtotrytoseparate,andthen,ifthatdoesn'twork,goontoanothertechnique,e.g.forced fallingasleeporobserving images for several seconds,and then return to listening in.Thesound may then become much louder and provide an opportunity to proceed with the technique.Sometimes, itmakessense tobreakoffseveral times intovarious techniquesandthenreturn to theprimarytechniquethatyieldedsomeresults.

Themostimportantthingistonevergiveuponatechniquethathasbegunworkingeversoslightly.Inessence,itisaroadsigntotheshortestpathtothephase,andshouldalwaysbefollowed.

Itisoftenpossibletosimultaneouslyperformtwooreventhreetechniquesandexperiencenonegativeeffectonresults. It isalsonormalandnatural toskiparoundfromtechniqueto technique,deviatingfromaspecificplanofaction.Forexample,soundsoftenariseduringphantomwiggling.Inthiscase,apractitionermayjustsimplyswitchovertolisteningin.Otheroftenencounteredresultspairings are: images from sound, sound from rotation, vibrations from rotation, vibrations fromphantomwiggling,andsoforth.

Duringinitialattemptsatusingcyclesofindirecttechniques,theproblemofconfusionduringacriticalmomentmayarise,whenanovicepractitionersuddenlyforgetsexactlywhattodoandhowtodoit.Thisisnormal,andthesolutionistoimmediatelydowhatevercomestomind.Resultscanbeachievedinthismanner.Whenapractitionerismorerelaxedaboutthepractice,suchproblemswillnolongeroccur.However,thisproblemcanbenippedinthebudifonepracticesawakeningsandalloftheiraccompanyingactions.Todoso,it'senoughtosetaside5to15minutesduringthedaytogothroughtheselectedalgorithmofactionsuponawakeningoverandoveragain.Thiscanalsobedonewhenfallingasleep,butfornomorethan5minutes.

HintsfromtheMind

Variedcyclesofindirecttechniquesisanalmostmandatorypreconditionforgettingthebest

result. There are some exceptions. Sometimes, through indirect indicators, a practitioner may beinclined tobeginwithcertain techniques, regardlessofwhathadbeenplanned.Thesearea sortofhint fromthebodyand theability tousesuchcuesplaysanextremely important role in theuseofindirecttechniquesbecausetheyenableapractitionertosubstantiallyincreasetheeffectivenessofhispractice.

HintNo.1:ImagesIf the practitioner becomes aware upon awakening that some images, pictures, or

remnantsfromdreamsarebeforehim,thenheshouldimmediatelyproceedtothetechniqueofobservingimages,withalloftheresultsthatarisefromit.Ifthisdoesnotleadtoanything,thencyclingwithasetoftechniquesshouldbegin.

HintNo.2:NoisesIf the practitioner realizes upon awakening that he hears an internal noise, roaring,

ringing, whistling, and so forth, then he should immediately begin from the technique oflisteningin.Ifthishasnoeffect,thencyclesofindirecttechniquesoughttocommence.

HintNo.3:VibrationsIf a practitioner feels vibrations throughout the bodywhile awakening, they should be

amplified through the use of straining the brain or straining the bodywithout usingmuscles.Whenthevibrationsreachtheirpeak,thepractitionercantrytoseparate.Ifnothinghappensafterseveralattempts,indirecttechniquecyclesshouldstart.

HintNo.4:NumbnessIfapractitionerwakestonumbnessinabodypart,phantomwigglingofthatpartshould

beattempted.Ifnoresultisachievedafterseveralattempts,cyclingshouldbetried.Ofcourse,itis better to refrain from techniques if the numbness is very intense and causes substantialdiscomfort.

HintNo.5:ParalysisIf the practitioner feels that his body is immobilized and that he is unable to move a

muscle upon awakening, then he has encountered sleep paralysis (sleep stupor). Thisphenomenon is a sign that one is in the phase, and it only remains for the practitioner tosomehow separate from the stencil nomatterwhat, aswell as overcome the night terror thatoftenarisesduringsleepparalysis.Inthiscase,thepreferredseparationtechniquesarelevitation,tryingimagineyourselfalreadyseparatedatsomelocation(e.g.thefirstdestinationonyourplanofaction),andalsotryingtofeelthesensationofflight.These hints may arise not only immediately upon awakening, but also upon an attempt to

perform cycles of techniques. If the hints aremore pronounced than the results of the techniquesthemselves, then it makes sense to turn one's attention to them or exploit them concurrently withtechniques.

It is also necessary to simplyunderstandwhat the hint is trying to tell you: for example, ifsome unreal sensation suddenly arises on its own upon awakening, then it is necessary to simplyintensifyitandleavethestencilrightthen.Itmightevenbeworthittotrytoappearatyourdestinationorseparate,asyou'realreadylyinginthephase.Ifyoufollowthisgeneralprinciple,thenyoudon'tneed toknowexactlywhat thehints areorwhat exactly todowhen theyoccur.Everything shouldhappenintuitivelyandeasily.Thepointisthattherearealargenumberofotherphasemanifestationsinadditiontothefivehintsabovethatoneshouldbealwaysreadyfor.However,itwouldbesimplyimpossibletodescribethemall,letalonerememberthem.

InterestingFact!

Anyunusualsensationsuponawakeningsignifythatthepractitionerisalreadyinarelativelydeepphase.

AggressionandPassivity

During thepracticeof indirect techniques, including techniquecycles,unsuccessful attemptsmay result in falling asleepor becoming completely awake.These results indicate a deficiencyorexcessofaggression.

Ifapractitionerusuallyfallsasleepwhileattemptingtoenterthephase,thenmoreaggressiveactionisneededwhileperformingindirect techniques.If,on theotherhand,mostattemptsendinafullandalertawakening,thenaggressionshouldbecurbedandtechniquesshouldbeconductedmoreslowlyand inamore relaxedmanner.Balancebetweenpassivityandaggression is imperative; thephasestate iseasilyattainedby thosepractitionerswhofindastablemediumbetweenpassivityandaggression.

The issue of aggression requires a closer examination. Quite often, attempts at indirecttechniquesaremadeleisurely,withoutdesireorrealeffort, to"checkthemoffthelist."Resultsaremoreeasilyrealizedifthepractitionerpossessesanaggressivedesiretoenterthephase.Moreoftenthan not, practitioners lack aggressive desire, instead of having toomuch of it. Thus, each effortrequiresadistinctwanttosucceed.

It should be made clear that the aggression is channeled into one's actions. It's a kind ofmaximum concentration on them, a literal putting your all into the techniques inwhich the entireprocesscompletelyenvelopsyou.

HowtoEnterthePhaseTwiceasOften

Success at entering the phase depends on two factors: quantity and quality of attempts.

Accordingly,thegreaterthequantityofhigh-qualityattempts,thegreatertheoddsofhavingaphaseexperience. However, practically all practitioners encounter certain psychological difficulties thatdeprive themof30 to75%ofallattempts.That is,phasersoftenexperienceonlyhalfofwhat theycouldduetocertainpatternsofthought.

This mainly occurs during two common situations in which practitioners simply lose alldesire to even try: a) excessively alert awakening b) awakening to physical movement. Even if aphasersuddenlydecidestogiveitatryinsuchsituations,hisattemptsareunderstandablyperformedwaveringlyandpoorly,whichisequivalenttonottryingatall.However,intheabsolutemajorityofsuchcases,noattemptisevenmade.

The hilarity of the situation consists in the probable falseness of the sensations of bothexcessivelyalertawakeningandawakeningtophysicalmovement.Forexample,thethought,"Iwokeupway tooalertly, nothing'sgoing toworknow" isusually immediately followedby fallingbackasleep.However,asubstantialportionofmovementsuponawakeningarefalse,eventhoughitmayseem that they aremadewith thephysical body.But even if there is an actual alert awakening andactualphysicalmovement,thelikelihoodofenteringthephasedoesnotactuallydecreaseasmuchasonemight think.That'swhy it isnotonlypossible try toenter thephase insuchsituations– it isamust.Thosewhofollowthissimpleprinciplealonemayenjoytwiceasmanyphaseexperiencesasthosewhodonot.

However, mindfulness of this principle alone is often insufficient to compensate forpsychological certainty that nothing will work during a specific attempt. In order to solve thisproblem,onemayuse themosteffectivepsychological trickbasedonself-deception.If itseemstothepractitioner that there isno sense inmakinganattemptasnothingwillworkanyway,heoughtthink exactly as follows: "Alright, entering the phasewill hardly work out, but now I'm going to

simplypracticeforfutureattemptsanddoeverythingasifthesewereidealconditions."Afterwards,ahigh-quality "practice session" will occur, during which it might be easy to have a real phaseexperience.So,ifitseemsthatnothingatallwillhappenuponanawakening,thensimplygiveitagoandpracticecyclingindirecttechniques,withoutworryingabouttheoutcome.

Itshouldalsobenotedthataphaserwilloftenloseoutonanattemptthroughthebeliefthathehas to catch the right moment of being half-awake. Many think that catching that moment is amandatoryprerequisitefortheindirectmethod.Itgenerallyis,butthatmomentoftransitionusuallydoesn't begin at the second one awakens – rather, it arises right when performing cycles oftechniques! That is, the moment of being half-awake is not so much something to catch uponawakenings,butmoresomethingtoinduceusingthetechniquesthemselves–whichisactuallyexactlywhatthey'retherefor.That'spreciselywhythere'snosenseingivingupachanceforanattempt.

Everypractitioner simplyneeds tobewell aware thatonemay fall into thephaseuponanyawakening,nomatterwhat itmay seemandnomatterwhat thoughtsmaycrossone'smind.That'swhyyouneedtonotover-analyzeorover-thinkit,butsimplytomechanicallytry,try,andtryagain.

ImportantTip!Ifoneisabletosolvetheproblemoflackofdesiretomakeattempts,thenthefollowing often occurs: the thought that nothing worked, even though everything was actuallysuccessful. It's possible that no less than a third of all attempts made by novices belong in thiscategory.Thisproblemisdrivenbythepsychologicalfactorofexpectingcertainthingstohappen,aswell as a particularity of humanmemory.At first, an inexperienced practitionerwill think that thephase(i.e.out-of-bodyexperience)iswhenyouleaveyourbodyandappearinahyperrealspacethatfullycoincideswithyourbedroomand thatyou thenreturn toyourbodyandremember itallveryclearly.Theproblemisthatallorpartofitwon'tnecessarilybelikethat...

So what actually happens? If the separation technique of appearing immediately at one'sdestination (at amirror, for example)wasused, then therewill not be the sensationof leaving thebody.If therearethingsnotnormallythereinthebedroomorsomethingismissing, thenthemindwillthinkthateverythinggoingonissomekindofdream.Ifthephaseisshallowandsensationsinitare vague, then itwill seem that it's all still somekind of dreamor simply the imagination. If thephase ends in a dream or the practitioner falls asleep immediately after it, thenmemory of whathappenedinitwillfadeanditwillthenseemthatperhapsitwasallbutadream.Asaresult,areal-dealphaseexperienceincludingfullawarenessandrealismofsensationcanbedismissedas"whatanodddream!"simplybecausetherewasnoseparationfromthebody,orthephasespacedifferedfromthatofreality,oritallendedinadream.Andifalloftheabovehappenedatonce,thenanovicemightsay,"thatdefinitelywasn'tthephase!"

Thepointisthatexpectingacertainscenariowrecksone'spractice.There'sonlyonescenario:the presence of consciousness outside the sensations of the physical body – this is the maindescription of the phase. Everything else doesn't have to be there: separation from the body,controlledreality,andthedetailsofthespacematching.

Onefeatureofhumanmemoryisthatiteasilyeraseseventsthatoccurbetweendreams.Andthat'swhyifapractitionergoesbacktosleepafteraphasesession(orworseyet,fallsasleepwhileinthephase),thevividnessoftheirmemorieswillbelostanditmightseemthatitwasalladream.Infact,notonlydoesthisapplytothephase,butitalsoappliestorealityifyoudosomethingduringabrief interval of wakefulness. For example, people rarely remember their awakenings every 1.5hours,eventhougheveryonewakesupmultipletimeseachnight–it'spartofthecyclicalnatureofsleep. As a result, you will probably never find out about from 5 to 25 percent of your phaseexperiences,andstillmanymorewillbetingedwithdoubt.

ForcedFallingAsleep–MaximumEffect

Thereisatricktechniqueformakingmostphaseentrancessuccessful:forcedfallingasleep.It

canbeusedwiththefollowingsituationsandvariations:asanindependenttechnique;whennoothertechniqueworks;uponextremelyalertawakening;whenawakeningtophysicalmovement;incaseofintensephysicalstimulifromone'sphysicalsurroundings;whengettingapoorlyworkingtechniqueto yield results, and so on. In essence, this is a lifesaver technique for all those situations whensomethingisn'tworkingasonewouldlikeitto,ornotasonehadplanned.

InterestingFact!

Correctlyusingforcedfallingasleepinconjunctionwithindirecttechniquescanrealisticallybringoddsofsuccesstonear100percent.Thatthis,practicallyallattemptstoenterthephaseuponawakeningcanbecomesuccessful.Odds of entering the phase diminish with every second when using cycles of indirect

techniquesuponawakening.Forcedfallingasleep,toputitsimply,tricksthebrain,whichwillreactautomaticallytoallyouractionsandquicklythrustyouintoanintermediatestatethatiseasytousetoenterthephase.

What the practitioner does is try to fall asleep as decidedly and as quickly as possible, butwhilemaintaining the intentionofnot losingconsciousness.Themost important thing is tonotgetcaughtupinhowtodoit.Everyoneintuitivelyknowshowtodoit,becauseeveryonehashadtoforcethemselves to fall asleep at one point or another. You need only to get pulled in to a wave ofsleepinessandcatchitatthelastsecond.It'squitesimilartoreallifesituationswhenthereisverylittletimetosleep,andoneneverthelesshastocatchsomerest.Thistechniqueistobeperformedwiththatverydeterminationtofallasleepquickly–butofcourse,hereyoudonotfallcompletelyasleep.

IndependentTechniqueThistechniqueisusedasanalternatedtechniquewhencyclinguponawakening.Overthe

courseof3to5seconds,thepractitionertriestoabruptly,determinedly,andforciblyfallasleep,maintainingtheintentionofeithernotactuallyfallingasleeporofcomingbacktohimselfatthelastmomentbeforelosingconsciousness.Afterwards,separationcanofteneasilybesuccessful.In addition, the following sensations may arise, which only need be intensified in order todefinitivelyfallintothephase:vibrations,imagery,noise,andsoon.Incaseofalertawakeningor awakening tomovement, it is recommend to begin cycling techniques from forced fallingasleep.

InterestingFact!Some practitioners get forced falling asleep so well that they use nothing else besides alternating it with separation

techniquesuponawakening.

PeriodicAdjustmentoftheStateThis is used in-between any techniques or in-between full cycles of techniques. In this

case,theideaisthat3to5secondsofcrediblyimitatingfallingasleepcannotonlyconjurethephase all on its own, but also cause a kind of throwback to a more transitional state, thusincreasing theeffectivenessofall subsequentactions.Each timebeforeperforming techniquesorfullcyclesoftechniques,thepractitionersimplythrowshimselfbackintoasleepierstateviaforced falling asleep in order to increase their effectiveness.Thus, in correctly implementingforced falling asleep, a situation occurs inwhich all actions are performed as if immediately

uponawakening,whenoddsofsuccessarehighest.

BackdropforAllTechniquesThisistobeemployedsimultaneouslywithallindirecttechniques,asabackdroptothem.

While performing any technique, thephaser should try to fall asleep simultaneously, as if thetechnique being performed (phantom wiggling, rotation, etc.) were necessary not for phaseentrance, but for accelerating falling asleep. A phaser should simply try to fall asleep to thetechniquebeingperformedwithoutactually fallingasleep.Any techniquewillusuallybegin toworkatthatmoment,anditcanbeeasilybroughttothephase.Onenolongerneedstoemployorcontinueonwithconcurrent forcedfallingasleepat thispoint.Forexample, ifapractitioner'shanddidnot startmovingwithina fewsecondsofaggressivephantomwiggling,hewill thenbegintryingtowigglehishandwhiletryingtofallasleepatthesametime.Thehandwillusuallyyield to wiggling within several seconds, and the range of motion will begin to increase.Backdropforcedfallingasleepmaybeincludedintheroutinebothfromthestartofattempts,aswellasonlywhenthetechniquesthemselvesarenotworking.Suchanapproachoftenguaranteesthegreatestoddsofsuccessforindirecttechniques.

InterestingFact!When performed properly, backdrop use of forced falling asleep makes the choice of technique performed upon

awakeninginconsequential,asanytechniquewillimmediatelystartworking.

BringingtheTechniquestoCompletionThisistobeusedincaseswhensomeindirecttechniquehasbegunworking,albeitquite

weaklyorinsufficiently.Here,inordertobringtheworkingtechniqueuptotherightdegreeofmanifestation,thepractitionershouldbegintoperformforcedfallingasleepinparalleltoit,justasisdonewithbackdropforcedfallingasleep.Thatis, thephasershouldtrytoseeminglyfallasleeptothetechniquebeingperformed.Asaresult,thepartiallymanifestingtechniquewillstarttoworkmuchbetterrightthen,andallowforthephasetobereachedmuchsooner.Despiteallthemeritsofforcedfallingasleepandopportunitiesitoffers,itquiterarelyworks

at experimental seminars for beginners. It is often put forward as an element for advancedpractitionerswhohavereachedthenextlevelofsophistication.Theproblemconsistsinthefactthatforcedfallingasleepisnearlyalwaysdifficultfornovicestoconceptualize.Inaddition,informationoverload leads to an inability to digest additional information, and risks crowding out moreelementarytasksatthestartofone'spractice.

Thisisprimarilywhyforcedfallingasleepmustbeapproachedcarefully.Ideally,thephaserhimselfshouldstarttofeelitapproachonitsown.Thisoftenoccursafteronehasalreadyhadafirstexperience.There'snosenseinincludingitinthefirstthingstobelearned.Rather,itshouldonlybeused to fine-tune the effectiveness of attempts using indirect techniques. The exception would besituationswhereforcedfallingasleepisthelasttoolthathasn'tyetbeentried,andnothingelsecanbemadetoworkuponawakening.

The most important thing is to never try this technique if you don't understand it. Apractitionermay loseouton real experience in searchof a silverbullet.Hewouldwaste timeandenergyonthingsobscuretohim,andtherefore,thatwhichisboundtobeineffective.Conversely,ifapractitioner immediatelyunderstandsforcedfallingasleepand is familiarwith it, thenhemaydiverightintotryingitinhispractice.

What follows is a very characteristic example of how this technique can be incorrectlyunderstood:Letusassumethataphasertriestoperformforcedfallingasleepinsomeway,butthatit

doesn't work.At the end of the attempt, the disappointed practitioner decides to fall fast asleep inorder to catch the next awakening.And it's just at thatmoment that he begins to feel an imminentapproachofthephase(vibrations,imagery,noise).Onthisthesecondtry,hehasdoneeverythingtherightway–naturallyandunaffectedly.Whereasbeforehehadover-thoughtandover-complicatedhisactionswhen trying to do the technique, now he has been doing everything correctly – he simplybeginsfallingasleep,asforcedfallingasleepshouldbedone.

It's worth paying close attention to the fact that novices often get results from indirecttechniquesnotwhilecyclingthem,butonlywhentheywanttofallasleepquicklyafterafailedattemptinordertocatchonemoreawakening.

Themainproblemwhenperformingforcedfallingasleepistheriskofeasilyfallingasleepforreal,nomatterhowawakeone'smindseemsbeforeusingthistechnique.Thisshouldalwaysberemembered,andthelengthoftimethatthismethodiscarriedoutshouldbecarefullyvaried.Inmostcases,onlyseveralsecondsarenecessaryinordertogetresults.Sometimesitneedstobedoneforlonger, and sometimes the phaser falls asleep after two seconds of performing the technique,althoughitmayseemtohimthathehadawoken tooalertlyand thatnothingatallwouldworkforhim.

StrategyforAction

Indirect techniques will definitely work if practiced consistently and as described. It has

already been noted that in the majority of cases, making several concentrated attempts uponawakeningwithoutmovement is sufficientenough toproduce results. Itmay takea lotof timeandefforttoachievephaseentrance,sopractitionerswhosetgoalsandworkdiligentlywillbepresentedwithacrownofsuccess.

Attemptsareimportantinlargemeasurenotonlyforthefinalresult,butalsofortheprocessitself.Duringpractice,thepractitionerindependentlylearnsandsolvesissuesthatmaynothavebeenunderstood in theguidebook.Other times, thepractitionerwillencountersituations thathaveneverbeen described at all. It’s impossible to prepare a student for every possible scenario, so as apractitionermovesdeeperintopractice,aunique,individualperspectiveandportfolioofexperiencesdevelops, which will certainly prove useful in the future. Until then, diligent practice of theinformationpresentedinthisbookwillreadyapractitionerforthatpersonalfrontier.

Actionsinpracticerequirestrictattention.Studythetechniquesandselectthosethatworkbest.Set the goal of consistent, conscious waking without movement. Set an objective of performingcyclesofindirecttechniqueswhilewakingup,dayinanddayout.Withsuchaclearcourseofaction,thepractitioner shouldneverdefocushisattentionordissipatehis energyonother relatedactions,like,forexample,ondirecttechniquesforenteringthephase.Iftheindirecttechniquesdonotworkinthecourseofseveraldays,continuetrying.Atlatest,resultsoccurinamatterofweeks–notmonthsoryears,likesomesourcesmaintain.Goalsaretobestubbornlypursued–step-by-step,firmly,anddiligently.

Ifnoresultsoccurafter10to20attempts,itisbettertoceasepracticeforaweekandtakearest, and then returnwith a fresh resolve tomaster the practice. Interestingly enough, it is exactlyduring such a break that spontaneous entrances into the phase through the most diverse methodsoccur.

Ifsuccessisstillelusiveevenafter2weeksoftrying,thenathoroughanalysisoftheregimen

shouldbe conducted to root out anyobviousmistakes or deficiencies. If overcoming themprovesdifficult or impossible, switching over to direct techniques is not recommended since they provemuch more difficult than indirect techniques. Instead, techniques for entering the phase throughconsciousdreamingshouldbepracticed.

TypicalMistakeswithIndirectTechniques

Internalcertaintythatnothingwillhappeninsteadofbelievinginpositiveresults.Stoppingtheperformanceoftechniquesafteranunsuccessfulcyclewhenaminimumoffourcyclesshouldbepracticed.Constantlyawakeningtomovementinsteadofremainingstill.Attempting direct techniques in the evening before performing indirect techniques uponwakingupinthemorning.Performing indirect techniques for an extremely long period of time (2minutes ormore).Thisisacompletewasteoftimeinmostcases.Switchingfromtechniquesthathavebeguntoworkinsteadoffollowingthemthroughtotheend.Passivelyperformingtechniquesinsteadofbeingdeterminedandaggressive.Performingeach technique separately for too longaperiodof time, even if the techniquedoesnotwork,insteadofswitchingtoanothertechniquewithinseveralseconds.Excessivethinkingandanalysiswhileperformingindirecttechniques,whichrequirementaltranquilityandinnerstillness.Stopping and concentrating on unusual sensations when they arise versus continuing thetechniquethatbroughtthemaboutinthefirstplace.Extremelylonganticipationuponawakeninginsteadofimmediatelyperformingtechniques.Holdingthebreathwhenunusualsensationsappear.Becalminstead.Opening the eyes when the only recommendedmovement is breathing ormoving the eyesbehindclosedlids.Beingagitatedinsteadofrelaxed.Ceasingattemptstoseparateevenwhenpartialsuccessismet.Strainingthephysicalmuscleswhileperformingthetechniquesversusremainingphysicallymotionless.Notpracticingafteranalertawakening,whentechniquesarebestapplied–especiallyintheeventofwakingwithoutmovement.Simplywigglingphantomlimbs insteadofemployinga fixeddetermination to increase therangeofmovementFalling right asleep during forced falling asleep, instead of having the firm intention ofcontinuingeffortswithinonly5to10seconds.Scrutinizingthedetailsofimageswhenusingthetechniqueofobservingimages;thewholeimageshouldbeobservedpanoramicallylestitdisappear.Intentionallytryingtoforcepictureswhenobservingimages,insteadoflookingforwhatisnaturallypresented.Simply hearing noise when employing the technique of listening in, instead of attentively

tryingtopayattention,catchsomething,andlistenin.

Questions

1.Whyareindirecttechniquestheeasiest?2.Whywillonetechniqueworkforsomepeopleandnotforothers?3.Howmanyattemptsarenecessaryinordertoenterthephase?4.Whenobservingimages,shouldapicturebeconjured?5.Howisphantomwigglingdifferentfromimaginedmovement?6.Wheredoessoundcomefromwhilelisteningin?7.Howisforcedlisteningindifferentfromnormallisteningin?8.Whenemployingthetechniqueofrotation,shouldonetrytorotateorsimplyimaginetherotation?9.Shouldapractitionerfallasleepwhenusingtheforcedfallingasleeptechnique?10.Whyshouldonepracticealloftheprimarytechniquesinarelaxedstate?11.Islevitationthemostpopularseparationtechnique?12.Whatistheessentialdifferencebetweenindirecttechniquesandseparationtechniques?13. How does the separation technique of rolling out differ from the indirect technique ofrotation?14.Isitnecessarytoimagineanythingwhiletryingtoseparate?15.Whenisthebesttimetouseindirecttechniques?16. Cantechniquesthatare traditionallyuseduponawakeningbeattemptedduringtheday?Howeffectivearethesetechniquesduringtheday?17.Isbecomingconsciousnesswhiledreamingthesameasconsciousawakening?18.Whenemployingindirecttechniques,doesaninabilitytoawakenwithoutmovinghaveaneffectonone'spractice?19.Whatarethecomponentsofthealgorithmofcyclingindirecttechniques?20.Whatfirststepmustbetakenwhilecyclingthroughindirecttechniques?21.Howmanydifferenttechniquesshouldacycleconsistof?22.Whatistheminimumnumberofcyclesthatmustbepracticed?23. If a lot of time has passed after awakening, is this good or bad for cycles of indirecttechniques?24.Whatmustbedoneifatechniquegetsstuckatanunsatisfactorylevelofresults?25.Ifthecyclesdonotwork,whatshouldbedone?26. In what cases is it necessary to introduce aggressive effort when performing indirecttechniques?

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Chapter3–TheDirectMethod

TheConceptofDirectTechniques

Direct techniquesforhavingaphaseexperienceareusedwithoutpriorsleepbyperforming

specificactionswhilelyingdownwiththeeyesclosed.Theadvantageofdirecttechniquesisthat,intheory,theycanbeperformedatanymoment.However,alargedrawbackexistsinthelengthoftimeit takes to master the techniques. Approximately only 50% of practitioners achieve success aftermakingattemptsoveraperiodof1to2weeks.Forsome,anentireyearmaypassbeforeresultsarerealized.Thedifficultyinachievingresultswithdirecttechniquesisnotaproblemofinaccessibility,but the natural psychological characteristics of the individual. Not everyone is able to clearlyunderstandthespecificnuancesinvolved,whichiswhysomewillcontinuallymakemistakes.

InterestingFact!

Experiencehasshownthat theeasiestway fornovices toenter thephaseusingthedirectmethodis tosimply try to fallasleepinanuncomfortableposition.Andnothingmore!Nootherthingstodoortechniques!Thisapproachisinlinewiththemainprincipleofthedirectmethodandleaveslittleroomforerror.Manypractitionersstrivetomasterdirecttechniquesrightawaybecausetheyappeartobethe

mostconvenient, straightforward,andconcrete techniques.However, it is agravemistake tobeginattemptingandmasteringphaseentrancefromthislevel.In50%ofcaseswherenovicesbegintheirtrainingwith direct techniques, failure is guaranteed.Moreover, a vast amount of time, effort, andemotion will be wasted. As a result, complete disillusionment with the entire subject of phaseexperiencesispossible.

Directtechniquesshouldonlybepracticedaftermasteryoftheeasiestindirecttechniquesorhowtobecomeconsciouswhendreaming.Inanycase,difficultieswillnotwearonedownafterwards,as it will be exceedingly clear from one's own experience that the phase is not a figment of theimagination.Also,anadvancedknowledgeofindirecttechniqueswillmakeitconsiderablyeasiertoachievedirectentryintothephase.

It isalsoworthalwayskeepinginmindtheaverageamountof timephasersspendondirectandindirecttechniquestoachieveresults.Forexample,anoviceexpendsanaverageof5minutes(5attempts) on indirect techniques for each phase experience (averaging both successful andunsuccessfulattempts),but300minutes(20attempts)ondirecttechniquesforeachphaseexperience.An advanced phaser averages less than aminute (1-2 attempts) performing indirect techniques foreachphaseexperience,but20minutesondirecttechniques(2-3attempts).

Qualityof thephaseexperience isnotdependentupon thechosenentrance technique.Directtechniquesdonotnecessarilyprovideadeeper,morelastingphaseoverindirecttechniques.

Directtechniquesarebettersuitedforsomepractitionersandnotothers,butthiscanonlybesaid for a minority of the practicing population.Meanwhile, indirect techniques are accessible toabsolutelyeveryoneallofthetime.

InterestingFact!

Inordertoobtainbestresultsat3-dayexperimentalseminars,instructorseithercompletelyomitthedirecttechniques,orwaituntilthelastdaytoteachthem,soasnottotemptnovicestousethemandsubsequentlyruinthegroup'ssuccessrate.If a practitioner has decided to begin practice with direct techniques or has gained the

necessaryexperiencewithindirecttechniques,theunderlyingprinciplesofthetechniquesmuststillbelearned.Without these, nothingwill occur, except coincidentally and in rare cases. The key to thesuccessfuluseofdirecttechniquesrestsinachievingafree-floatingstateofconsciousness.However,wewillfirstexaminealargevarietyofveryusefulaspectsandfactorsthatmakedirectentryintothephasemucheasier.

WARNING! The practitioner should be almost indifferent as to whether or not anythinghappens.Heshouldletgoofcontrol,desire,andthefeelingthatit'simportant–andtheneverythingwillwork.Ifheliesdowntoperformadirect techniquewith intensedesire toenter thephaserightthenandthereandnomatterwhat,thennothingwillhappen.Therewon'tbeanyphasewithoutacool,indifferentattitude.If there isanxietyorexpectation,nothingwillhappen.Anadvancedpractitionerwould not even attempt direct techniques if he felt excessive anxiety or desire regarding phaseentrance.Heonlymakesattemptswhenhe'scoolandcollected.

TwoWaystoTrickMotherNature

Let'sstartoutfromthephysiologyoftheprocess.Withtheindirectmethod,we'realreadyin

thephaseuponawakening,asonewakesuppracticallystillinrapideyemovement(REM)sleep.The"doorisopen,"sotospeak,andatthatpointwedon'tneedtocreatethephase–weonlyneedtocarryit through.With the direct method, you lie down in bed while still awake, i.e. when the "door isclosed."Andthatdoorisquitehardtoopen,asREMsleepismeanttobeprecededbynon-rapideyemovement(NREM)sleep,whichmaytakeupthefirst70to80minutesofastandard90-minutesleepcycle.Howtosolvethisdilemma?Therearetwoprimaryways.

Thefirstofthemissimple:JustsleepoffalltheNREM.Thisworksbecauseafter6to9hoursof sleep, thebodyno longerneedsNREMsleep andcan simply skip it in subsequent sleep cycles.This means that if you nod off for 6 to 9 hours (depending on the conditions and yourpredisposition),wakeupforseveralminutesorevenanentirehour,andthengobacktobed,youcanimmediatelyemploytypicalphaseentrytechniques.

Thesecondway to"open thedoor" is to simulateawakening– tocreatemicrosleep, ifyou

will.SinceREMendsthesleepcycle,whynotsimplycreatebriefperiodsofnaturalsleep?

TheBestTimetoPractice

Theissueoftimeisnotimportantwithindirecttechniquessincethemajorprerequisiteisthat

theyareperformedimmediatelyafterawakeningoccurs.Inthecaseofdirecttechniques,theissueoftimingismuchmorecritical.

Naturally,thebestmethodforfindingtherighttimetoperformdirecttechniquesisthesameasindirecttechniques–thedeferredmethod.However,therearesomeseriousdifferenceshere.Firstof all, one may interrupt one’s sleep at practically anytime of the night or early morning (muchbetter). Second, after having woken up (3-50 min.), one should not fall back asleep, but shouldimmediatelyproceedtothetechniques.

Whenitcomestospecificsteps,oneshouldawakeninthemiddleofthenighteitheronone'sown or with the help of an alarm clock. Then, one should get up and do something for 3 to 50minutes, and then lie down again in bed and perform the techniques. If it is probable that thepractitionerwill wake up in too alert state, and thus not even be sleepy, then the interval betweenawakeningandperformingthedirecttechniqueshouldbeshortened,andfewerthingsshouldbedoneduringthatperiodoftime.Itshouldbenotedthatwiththissetup,afree-floatingstateofmindplaysafarlesserrolethatwithotherprocedures.

Thesecondmosteffectivewindowoftimeisbeforefallingasleepatnight.Duringthisperiodoftime,thebrainneedstoshutdownthebodyandmindinordertorenewitsstrength,whichhasbeenexpendedoverthecourseoftheday.Thisnaturalprocesscanbetakenadvantageofbyintroducingcertainadjustmentstoit.

Attemptsatperformingdirecttechniquesduringthedayarelesseffective.However,iffatiguehasalreadyhadachancetobuildupbythistime,thiscanbetakenadvantageofbecausethebodywilltrytofallintosleep.Thisisespeciallysuitedforthosewhoareaccustomedtonappingduringtheday.

Generally, other windows of time produce a substantially worse result, which is why oneshouldstartwithperformingdirect techniques in themorning,orbeforeanight'ssleep.Onlyaftersuchtechniqueshavebeenmasteredwillitbepossibletoexperimentwithdaytimeattempts.

IntensityofAttempts

Nomorethan3daysperweekshouldbespentonthedirecttechniques.Thesamegoesforthe

practiceof thephaseitself.This limitmayonlyberaisedincaseofahighlevelofexperienceandnearlyallofone'sattemptsbeingsuccessful.

The degree of enthusiasm that is devoted to any pursuit is directly related to successfullyreachingagoal.However,itisveryimportanttoknowwhentoeaseup,especiallywiththedelicatematterofphaseentry.Oneattemptperdayusingadirecttechniqueissufficient.Ifmoreattemptsaremade,thequalityofeachattemptwillsufferconsiderably.

InterestingFact!

Manyapproachdirecttechniquesasifdiggingaditch:themore–thefasterandthebetter.Theresult:dozensofattemptsthatyieldnofruit.A lotofpractitionersbelieve thatdozensofattemptsover thecourseofadaywillyield the

phase.Thisisnotthepathtosuccessandwillquicklyleadtodisillusionmentwiththepractice.Evenifafteraweekoramonthnoresultsareseen,direct techniquesshouldbeattemptedonlyoncedaily.Persistent, analytical, and sensible, stubborn resolve to practice properly will produce the desiredeffect.

Itisuselesstoattemptenteringthephaseusingadirecttechniquebylyinginbedandresolvingneithertosleepnorgetupuntilthephaseoccurs.Suchcoarsenessinhandlingthedelicatenatureofthemindwillproducenothingbesidesrapidemotionalexhaustion.

Rigidtimeframesapplywhileperformingdirecttechniquesbeforeasleeporinthemiddleofthe night. Direct techniques attempts should only last 10 to 20 minutes. Longer durations inhibitsleepinessbecausethemindwillconcentratetoolongonthetechniques,andthedesiretofallasleepwilldissipate,resultingininsomniathatoftenlastsseveralhours.Overdoneeffortsnegativelyaffectnaturalenthusiasmduetolostsleepandbeingtiredthefollowingday,whichiscompoundedbytherealityofagrowingnumberoffailedattempts.

Ifdirecttechniquesproducenoeffectoverthecourseof10to20minutesbeforesleeporinthemiddleofthenight,thenitisbettertogotosleepwiththethoughtthateverythingwillworkoutanothertime.Thisisthepositiveoutlookapractitioneroughttoalwaysmaintain.

BodyPosition

Withindirecttechniquesbodypositionisn’timportantsinceconsciousawakeningregardless

of body position is the goal. However, the position of the body is crucial while practicing directtechniques.

There is not an exact bodyposition that eachpractitioner should assume since, once again,individualcharacteristicsandinstinctsdifferwidely.Therearespecificrulesthatallowonetoselecttherightposition,basedonindirectindicators.

Many hold a belief that the correct pose is that of a corpse – lying on the backwithout apillow, legs and arms straightened. This notion has probably been borrowed from other practicesclaiming that ithelpsachieveanalteredstateofmind.However, thispositionseriously impairs the

effortsofthemajorityofpractitioners.Ifapractitionerexperiencesdifficultyfallingasleepandisconstantlyawakewhileperforming

directtechniques,thenthemostcomfortablepositionfortheindividualshouldbeused.If sleep comes quite easily to a practitioner, a less natural position should be taken. If a

practitioner experiences fewergaps in consciousnesswhen the techniquesareperformedandhasahardertimefallingasleep,amorecomfortableapositionshouldbeused.Dependingonthesituation,therearemanypossiblepositions:lyingdownontheback,onthestomach,ontheside,oreveninahalf-reclinedposition.Itispossiblethatapractitionerwillhavetochangepositionsfromoneattempttoanother,introducingadjustmentsrelatedtoafree-floatingstateofmind.Moreover,thepositionofthe body can be changedduring any attempt if the situation changes.Not onlywill this not hinderresults,butitwillincreasetheirlikelihood.

Relaxation

By nature, one should clearly understand that direct techniques are in and of themselves

relaxationmethods,inasmuchasnophasecanoccurwithoutonebeingrelaxed.Accordingly,onecangoimmediatelyintothephasewithoutanypriorrelaxation.

Sincethemosteffectivewindowoftimeforusingdirecttechniquesoccursbeforesleepandatnight,andlastsonly10to20minutesinanycase,additionaltimeshouldnotbewastedontryingtorelax,norshouldtimeforrelaxationbesubtractedfromtherequisite10to20minutes.

Correct andquality relaxation is a difficult pursuit andmanygo about it in their ownway,producinganeffectoppositetothatofnaturalrelaxation.Forexample,manyendeavortorelaxtheirbodies to suchadegree that in theend themind isasactiveas itwouldbewhile trying to solveadifficultmathematicalequation.Inthistypeofsituation,enteringthephaseisimpossible.

Thebodyautomaticallyrelaxeswhenthemindisrelaxed.Thebody,inturn,willneverrelaxifthemind is active.Therefore, it is better for beginners refrain from the trouble of the nuances ofrelaxationandsavetheirenergiesformoreelementarymatters.

Instead of forcing a technical relaxation, a practitioner should simply lie down for severalminutesandthiswillprovidethebestrelaxation.Lyingdownactivatesnaturalrelaxationprocesses;themostpowerfulkind.

Complete, peaceful relaxation may only be coerced by those with specialized, in-depthexperience.Generally,thesearepeoplewhohavespentagreatamountoftimeandeffortmasteringtranceandmeditativestates.Relaxationinthesecasesshouldtakenomorethan1to3minutesandnolonger,aswhenapractitionerisexpertatrelaxationitissufficienttojustthinkaboutit,anditoccurs.

Allqualityrelaxationtechniquesmaywellserveasdirecttechniques,ifafree-floatingstateofmind occurs while they are exercised. After gaining the necessary experience with trance andmeditation,apractitionerofthesementalartsmayproceedtomasteringthephase.

VariationsofUsingDirectTechniques

Techniquesusedtogaindirectentrancetothephaseareexactlythesameasthoseusedduring

indirectattempts.Uponawakening, techniquesareneeded tocheckwhether thephasehasarisenorquickly create it.With the directmethod, techniques are only needed to help create a free-floatingstate ofmind and achievemicrosleep. Thismeans that depending on the situation, any action thatsedatesorwakescanbeused.

Directtechniquesdifferfromindirecttechniquesintheirimplementationbecauseoftheslow,haltingproductionofresultsthatoccursfromthebeginningofadirectattemptthroughtheendofit.Ifuponawakeningsomethinghappenstowork,thenthiscanpracticallyalwaysleadtoentranceintothephase.Forexample,thesamephantomwigglingbeforesleepcanbeginquicklyenough,butrangeofmovementwillnotbeeasytoincrease,andtheentireimplementationofthetechniquewillrelyonprotracted,rhythmicmovement.Resultstakemuchlonger:tenminutesinsteadoftenseconds.Thesedifferencesalsoapplytoeverytechniquedescribedinthisguidebook.

As with the practice of indirect techniques, to begin the practice of direct techniques, apractitioner should choose 2 or 4 of themost suitable techniques from the section on the indirecttechniques or from the sectionwith the collection of techniques. There are three primaryways ofperforming the techniques: classical, sequencing, and cycling – similar to the cycling used withindirecttechniques.Classical–1techniqueforanentireattempt–usedifapractitioner'smindistooawake. Sequencing – 2 to 4 techniques for 1 to 5minutes each – to be employed if a practitionergraduallyfallsasleepduringattempts.Cycling–2to4techniquesfor5to30secondseach–tobeusedifapractitionerstronglydesiressleeporknowsthattheymightquicklyfallasleep.Meanwhile,it'simportanttorememberduringanattemptthattheremayarisetheneedtoswitchfromclassicaltosequencing,orevencyclingifrequired.

Asalongworkwiththetechniquesisimplied,oneshouldnottormentoneselfifononedayonedoesnotwanttodosomething.Everythingshouldbeapleasuretodoandnotcauseanyexcessiveemotionaltension.Selectthosetechniquesthatyoufindinterestingandstraightforward.

TheFree-FloatingStateofMind(i.e.MicrosleeporSimulatedAwakenings)

Therearealmostinfinitedescriptionsofdirectentrytechniquesofferedinliterature,stories,

on theInternet,andatseminars.Sometimes,onedescriptionfundamentallydiffersfromanother. Inthe majority of cases, however, common threads exist that unite almost every description of aparticulartechnique:shortlapsesinconsciousness,memorygaps,anddriftinginandoutofsleep,allofwhicharehallmarksof the free-floating stateofmind.After anyof thesephenomenaoccur, allmannerofunusualpre-phaseorphasesensationsarise.

Lapses inconsciousnessmay last for seconds, severalminutes,ormore thananhour.Theymayrangefromasimplelossofconsciousnesstoentranceintoafull-fledgeddream.Theymaybesingularandrare,ormayoccurseveraltimesoverthecourseofaminute.Whateveralapseentails,themindattainsamodeofoperatingthatisidealforphaseexperimentation,providedthepractitionerisabletorefrainfromdeepsleepandquicklyreturntoaconscious,wakingstate.

Inordertobetterunderstandhowitworks,youmightsaythatthepractitionershouldbrieflyfallasleepforshortintervalsandthensimplysimulateactionsuponawakening,aswiththeindirectmethod.Thephasershouldrealizethatconsciousness,beingthefruitofwakefulness,keepsthebodyawakeasabananakeepsamonkey'shandstuckinajar.Asitturnsout,ifyouwanttoexittheconfines

ofwakefulness,thenyousimplyneedtoatleasttemporarilyturnoffyourconsciousmind,andletgooftheproverbialbananainajarinordertoletthestate-of-consciousnessrelayswitchinyourbraindoitsjob.

Noteverylapseofconsciousnessleadstothephase.Thelapsemusthavesufficientdepthtobeeffective.Thus,witheveryunsuccessfullapse,anotherdeeperlapseshouldbeincurred.

Theprimarypracticaldrawbackofthefree-floatingstateofmindisthepossibilityoffallingcompletely asleep during lapses instead of only temporarily dipping into sleep. Techniques aredefinitely necessary to ensure the desired result. Such techniquesmore or less fulfill an auxiliaryfunction, and thusoneneednot be strict about them.Also thenumberof lapses that occurmayberegulatedbybodyposition.

InterestingFact!

Itdoesnotmatterwhichdirecttechniqueisused;aslongasitleadstolapsesinconsciousness,successispossible.When performing the variations of the techniques, a practitioner can begin to vacillate

betweenfullalertnessandcompleteasleep,comingto,andthennoddingoffagain.Toavoidfallingasleeprequiresastrongdesiretoreturntowakefulness.Thisisaccomplished

by a strong resolve on the part of the practitioner, even if, while performing a direct technique,drifting in and out of sleep occurs. The practitioner must firmly assert that at the momentconsciousnesstapersoff,awakeningwillimmediatelyoccur.

On the other hand, if lapses do not occur, and are replaced by complete alertness, thefollowingtricksof the trademayhelp: fullconcentrationonmentalactionsor,conversely,musingand daydreaming in parallel with the technique being used. It should be noted that these are onlyeffectiveat the initial stagesofworkingwithdirect techniques sincesuch techniqueshavea strongsleep-inducingeffect.

Ifdirecttechniquesdonotleadtolightsleeporsingularlapsesafteralongperiodofregularpractice, then it must be assumed that the practitioner is dealing with some appreciable error intechniqueorinthelengthofperformance.

The number of lapses that occurmay be regulated by body position during practice or bychangingthevariationusedwhileperformingtechniques.

Whattodoafteralapseinconsciousness(microsleep)?Howexactlydoesithelpyouenterthephase?Each timeyoucomeoutof a lapse in consciousness (microsleep), youneed to act as if anawakeninghadjustoccurred: immediatelytrytoappearatyourplanneddestination,andthentrytoemploy the techniques for separating and creating the phase. If nothing happens after 10 to 30seconds,thencontinuewiththoseactionsthatledtothelapseinconsciousness.Anddothesameeach

timeafterdeepmicrosleep.

InterestingFact!Thereisatheorythatthereisnosuchthingasadirectphaseentrancemethod,andthatalldirectmethodsareactuallya

subcategoryof the indirectmethod.Theonlydifferencewouldbe thatdirect techniques involve inducingmicro-sleep,whichauthenticallymimics falling asleep, creating a physiological state closer to natural awakening,when it is easy to enter thephase.Lapses in consciousness are not bound to occur in 100% of cases. However, striving to

achieve lapses plays a very important role since they are not always perceivable, and a lapseoccurrenceisnotalwaysobvious.Theycanbeveryshort indurationorshallow.Or, theymaynotoccur at all. Nonetheless, properly applied techniques to produce lapsesmay give entrance to thephase.Thisisespeciallytrueofthedeferredmethodfordirectphaseentrance.Itisalsoworthnotingthat lapses in consciousness can be so shallow and brief that a phaser may simply be unable torecognizethem.

AuxiliaryFactors

Itcanbecategoricallystatedthatthereisonesituationinwhichapractitionerwillconstantly

haveproblemswith thedirectmethod,orneverget it towork:excessivedesire toget results righthereandnow.Ifapractitionerlaysinbedwiththethoughtthathewillenterthephasenomatterwhatusing the directmethod, then hemight aswell notmake any attempt at all. Such excessive desireinevitably findsphysiologicalexpression in the formofa lackof lapses inconsciousness,or theirweak depth. The problem is that practically every new practitioner makes this mistake. Directtechniquesareoftenconsidereddifficultduetothisseeminglyinconsequentialandbarelyperceptiblemistake.

InterestingFact!

Formostpractitioners,akeypieceofadviceistoletgoofaburningdesiretoenterthephasenomatterwhatwhenusingthedirectmethod.That's why there should be an element of inner stillness and indifference to the end result

beforebeginninganattempt,letaloneduringit.Youneedtoletgooftryingtocontrolit,andsimplycommityourselftoenteringthephase.One'smindshouldbecompletelystillandalmostcompletelyindifferent as tohow successful the attemptwill be: if itworks–great. If not –who cares?Thereshouldbeintentiontoenterthephase,butthatintentionoughtbekeptinside,andnotfindexpressioninexcessivedesireorcontroloverthesituation.

Untilapractitionerlearnstohavestillnessinhisapproachtodirectphaseentrancemethods,hecannothopetoobtainanyrealpracticalexperience.Inthebestcase,onlyoneattemptinfiftywillresult in the phase, even thoughmost of his attempts could havemet with success. It's enough toconsiderthatalladvancedusersofthedirecttechniquebenefitfromambivalencetowardstheresult,whetherornotdeliberately.Conversely,allattemptsbynovicesareaccompaniedbyexcessivedesiretoobtainaresultthattheyhavetohave,andthisisthemainreasonforlackofsuccess.

Analyzingatypicalexampleofhowthedirecttechniquecanworkshouldmakethesituationclearer: say someone accidentally described the direct techniques right awaywhen telling anotheraboutthephase.Hisinterestperked,thenewly-initiatedgoeshomeandbeginsmakinganattemptjust

for laughs, without excessive desire. It turns out that thisworks on the first try. He experiences aturbulentandhyper-realisticphase.Nowthatheknowswhatallof thefuss isabout,he longstogothereagain.Onthenextday,hegoesbacktobedwithaclearrecollectionofthoseelectrifyingeventsthat he so desires to re-experience. But now, his mind craves results so much that his body isphysiologicallyunabletofallintothestatethathadprecededhisfirstsuccessfulattempt–anattemptmade without any excessive effort. As a result, those same direct techniques no longer bring thephase.Anyonebelievingthatgettingresultsisamatteroftechnique(andnotrealizingit'samatterofattitudetowardstheprocess)wouldbedumbfounded.

Using direct techniques in the evening or in themiddle of the night take advantage of thebody’snaturalstateoffatigueandforpracticalpurposesthisnaturaltirednessmaybeamplified.Forexample, direct techniques more easily lead to success if the practitioner is considerably sleep-deprived.Moreover,insuchastate,inducingafree-floatingstateofmindmaybeforgone.Themostimportant thing is simply not to fall asleep immediately, in addition to employing the appropriatevariationswiththetechniques.Willfuldeprivationofsleepistorturousanduselesseventhoughgreatresults may be achieved by an experienced and knowledgeable practitioner in a severely fatiguedstate.Beginnersarebetteroffapproachingallformsofpracticeinanatural,balancedway.

Anintenselongingtosleepisnotlimitedtolongperiodsofsleepdeprivation;physicalandemotionalfatiguesalsoplayimportantroles.Inthatcase,themostimportantthingisnottofallasleepwhen performing the techniques, and thus one must select a more active technique variation thanusual.

Theabovenotwithstanding,factorssuchasfatigueandsleepdeprivationareonlytobeusedon those rare occasions caused by external circumstances. There's no sense in putting your bodythroughintentionalmiserybytryingtoforcefatigueorextendedperiodsofsleepdeprivation.Suchsituationsarepracticallytheexclusivedomainofnovices–anexperiencedphaserwouldalwaysgotosleepwhenexhausted.Sacrificingthehealthinsuchawayispointlesswhenalreadyhavingregularandeasily-enteredphases.

The direct techniques, after all, should only be performedwhen in a normal physiologicalstate,andwithenjoyment.Apractitionershouldtakepleasureintheveryprocessofusingthemethod,and not regard it as a tiresome chore needed to enter the phase. This is the main reason why apractitionershouldperformhisfavoritetechniqueswhenhe'smostinthemoodforthem.Thephaseshould never be sought by trying one's will or body. With the direct method, there is a directrelationship between enjoyment and effectiveness: the more the process makes you irritable, theworsethefreefloatingstateofmindarisesandthelowertheoddsofsuccess–andvice-versa.

There are several signposts thatwill clearly indicatewhetherornot aphaser ison track toreachhisgoalofmasteringthedirectmethod.First,anunsuccessfulattemptshouldnotcauseonetofeel irritable or feel one iswasting time. That's the first sign of a strategicmistake regarding theprocess.There can be no talk of a having a solid direct-entrance phase experience as long as thishappens.Nextisenjoymentoftheveryprocessofperformingthetechniques.Ifapractitionerenjoysworkingwiththetechniquesheisdoingandfindsthempleasant,thentheywillalsoworkmuchbetterand be much more likely to lead to the phase. In addition, disappointment rarely accompaniesunsuccessfulattemptswhenonehassuchanattitude.Onemustalwaysshowrespectforthetechniques,andnot treat themas aboringchorenecessary toget into thephase. If suchaproblemexists,oneshould reconsider one's attitude towards the techniques and try to become interested in the mereperformanceofthem.Althoughthetechniquesarenotevenofsecondaryimportancefordirectphaseentrance,theycanserveasareliablegaugeofthequalityoftheattempt.

StrategyforAction

Ifanovicebeginshispracticefromthedirecttechniques,thenhedoessoathisownriskand

peril,havingshunnedrecommendationsbasedonworkwiththousandsofpeople.Whenunsuccessful,practitioner himself would be solely to blame for thewasted time and effort. It should always berememberedthatmanyevenquite-accomplishedpractitionerstrytoavoidusingthedirectmethodtoenterthephase.

Direct techniques seldom produce quick and clear results, unlike entering the phase viabecoming conscious while dreaming or through the use of indirect techniques. At first, directtechniquesproducesporadic results,which iswhy thepathofpracticeshouldnotbeginwithdirecttechniqueshopingforfastreward.Itisbettertosystematicallypracticeatechnique,workingtowardmasteryonaconsistentbasis.

Thereisnocauseforworryifresultsarenotachievedafteramonthofattempts.Acontinualeffort to analyze practice and improve should be the primary focus because failures are alwayscausedbydistinguishablemistakes.

Althoughdifficultiesmayarisewithdirecttechniques,oneshouldneverabandonwhatworkeduntil then(i.e. indirect techniques),as thiscouldtemporarilydepriveoneof theexperiencethatonehasenjoyedsofar.

Acombinationofdirectandindirecttechniquesshouldneverbeusedduringthecourseofasingledaysincethiswouldbedetrimentaltopracticalfocusandenthusiasm.Itisbettertoseparatelyperformeachtypeoftechniqueondifferentdays.

TypicalMistakeswithDirectTechniques

Lackofafree-floatingstateofmind.Assuminganincorrectpositionwhenlyingdown.Performingdirecttechniquesduringthedaywhenapractitionerisinexperienced,insteadofintheeveningormorning.Performingmorethanoneattemptperday.Performingprotractedrelaxationbeforethetechniques,evenwhenthismayplayanegativerole.Performingthetechniquesfortoolongwhentheyshouldbeexercisedfornomorethan20minutes.Forgettingtoaffirmastrongintentionofawakeningduringalapseofconsciousness.Falling asleep during lapses in a free-floating state of mind, instead of working towardmultiplelapseswhileawakening.Forgettingseparationtechniquesandawaitingsomeunknowneventuponemergencefromalapse,insteadoftakingadvantageofthemoment.Excessivelyalternatingthetechniquesinaprimaryrepertoire,insteadoftestingtheminaplannedandsystematicmanner.Holdingthebreathwhenunusualsensationsareencountered.Alwaysbecalm.

Halting practice when unusual sensations occur when it is necessary to continue whatbroughtaboutthesensations.Excessiveexcitementwhileperformingdirecttechniques.Lackofaggressionduringattemptsduetofatigueandsleepdeprivation.Lackofaclearplanofaction.Understandingandplanningtheuseofdistinctvariationsofthetechniquesbeforehandiscrucialtotheanalysisofsubsequenterrorsinpractice.Becomingirritatedbytheactionsandtechniquesperformed.Excessivedesiretoenterthephasewhenperformingtechniques.

Questions

1.Whichtechniquesshouldbemasteredbeforeproceedingtodirecttechniques?2.Shouldresultsfromtheuseofdirecttechniquesbeexpectedafterseveraldaysoraweek?3.Isitbettertopracticedirecttechniquesduringthedayorintheevening?4.Isitcorrecttoperformthreedirectattemptsperday?5.Whichbodypositionshouldbeassumedwhensufferingfrominsomnia?6.Whichbodypositionshouldbeusedbyapersonwhofallsasleepquickly?7.Howmuchtimeshouldbespentonasingledirectattempt?8.Whencandirectattemptsbemadeforalongerperiodoftimethanusual?9.Whatisthebestwayforaninexperiencedpractitionertorelax?10.Candirecttechniquessubstituterelaxationtechniques?11.Canrelaxationtechniquessubstitutedirecttechniques?12.Howmanyvariationsforperformingdirecttechniquesarethere?13.Inwhatcaseisthevariationofsequencingwithdirecttechniquesemployed?14.Whathappenstoconsciousnesswhileinafree-floatingstateduringdirecttechniques?15.Whatistheprobabilityofenteringthephasewithoutafree-floatingstateofconsciousness?16.Whatdounsuccessfulattemptsusingdirecttechniquesmostoftenendin?

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Chapter4–BecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

TheConceptofTechniquesInvolvingBecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

The techniques for phase entrance via becoming conscious while dreaming are based on

reachingconsciousnessandself-awarenessduringadream,which,regardlessofdreamquality,canbe transitioned intoa fully realizedphaseexperience.Contrary topopularopinion,havingaphaseexperiencethroughdreamingdifferslittlefromothertechniques.Theoutcomeisstillcategorizedasa dissociative experience: being fully consciouswhile removed from the perception of a physicalbody.

Therealismofaphaseinducedthroughbecomingconsciousinadreamdoesnotdifferfromphases entered using other techniques, and,when deepened, the phase offersmore vivid and lucidexperiencesthanthoseofeverydaylife.

If a practitioner becomes aware of a dream while in it (usually accompanied by a clearrealizationthatitis"justadream"),thenthephaseisexperiencedfromthatmomentforward.

Beginners often confuse the notion of becoming conscious while dreaming with induceddreaming.An induced dream is the dreamof a specific topic, provoked on demand; this does notpresuppose consciousness.Moreover, not all practitioners clearly understand what it means to befullyconsciouswhiledreaming.Consciousnesswhiledreamingisalwayspresenttosomeextent,butitisnecessarytobeasconsciousasonewouldbeinawakefulstate.Awarenessisnotpossibleaslongas theplotof thedreamcontinues.Whenfullunderstandingoccurs thateverythingaround is justadream,apersondropsthedreamandstartsdoingonlywhathewantstodoatthatverymoment.Andafterawakening,heshouldnotthinkthatwhathappenedwasabsurdorunexplainable.

During the process of becoming conscious in a dream, a practitioner ’s actions must becompletely subordinated to the desire to experience a quality phase. This is why, upon becomingconsciousinadream,proceedingtotechniquesrelatedtodeepeningandmaintainingiscrucial.

Techniques for becoming conscious in a dream differ very much in nature from othertechniques.Thetechnique-relatedpeculiaritiesrestinthefactthatspecificactionsarenotrequiredtoproduce immediate,concrete results.All technique-relatedelementsareperformedoutsideofwhenconsciousnesswhiledreamingoccurs.Thisisbecauseitisimpossibletotakesomeactionifyouarenotconsciousanddonotrealizethatyouaredreaming.Alleffortsaredirectedatmakingthatveryrealizationsomehowoccur.

InterestingFact!

Even if a practitioner pays no heed to the techniques for becoming conscious while dreaming, but applies direct orindirect techniques, on average each third phase will still occur through becoming conscious in a dream. This has beenstatisticallyprovenatexperimentalseminars.Manystrive toachieveconsciousnessduringeachdreamover thecourseofanentirenight;

however,thisisrarelypossibleduetophysiologicalbarriers.Thereisagoodreasonthatsleepanddreamsareanimportantpartofahumanlife.Thereisanimportantneedtoswitchoffnotonlybody,butalsoconsciousness,sothatitmayunconsciouslysiftandprocessthevastvolumeofinformationobtainedineverydaylife.

Thetimeframeforachievingconsciousdreamingisverydifficulttoestimateduetothenatureof required actions. Intensity and intention definitely exert heavy influence. A practitioner maybecomeconscious in adreamwhen first lapsing into sleep, regardlessofwhen it occurs.Or,withregularattempts,thiscouldhappenintwoweekstoamonth.Nevertheless,thesetechniquespromiseamuchhigherlikelihoodofsuccessthandirectmethods,andcanbecomparedwithindirecttechniques– inferior to the latter only in terms of the speed atwhich results are achieved and the amount ofeffortrequired.

Interestingly, when any technique from this book is practiced on a regular basis, there isnearly a 100% guarantee that dream consciousness will spontaneously occur. A practitioner mustknowhowtoreactwhenthishappens.

TheBestTimeforBecomingConsciousnessWhileDreaming

As with other phase entrance methods, the best time for becoming consciousness while

dreamingoccurswhenusingthedeferredmethod.Thatis,it'snecessarytosleepfor5to7hours,thenwakeupandperformphysicalactivitiesfor3to50minutesinordertoconsolidatetheeffectoftheawakening,andfinallygobacktosleepwiththeintentionofbecomingconsciousnessduringdreamepisodes to follow. The longer the interlude before going back to sleep, the higher the odds ofsuccess.

Consciousnesswhiledreamingalsoariseseasilyduringadaytimenap.Itcanalsooccurinthemiddleofthenight.

TechniquesforBecomingConsciousinaDream

Itispossibletosimultaneouslypracticeseveraltechniquesforbecomingconsciousinadream

sinceeverytechniqueisdirectlycompatiblewithandcomplementarytoothers.Ifwhenperformingthesetechniquesyouperiodicallyfindyourself inasituationwhereyou

can't figure out if you are sleeping or in the real world, then the easiest thing to do is to try torememberhowyougotwhereyoucurrentlyareordorealitychecks(describedinSection7).

RememberingDreamsThereisawell-knownandwidespreadoffallacythatsupposesthatdreamsdonotoccur

forsomepeople.Everyonedreams,butnoteveryonerememberstheirdreams.Eventhosewhoactivelydreamrememberonlyasmallfractionofthesenightlyexcursions.Hence,oneshouldnotthinkthatitisimpossibleforsomeonewhodoesnotrememberdreamstobecomeconsciousinone.Suchapersonshouldsimplytrytousethetechniques.

Atthesametime,thereisadirectcorrelationbetweenthenumberofdreamsrememberedandtheprobabilityofbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming.Thatiswhydevelopingtheabilitytorememberdreamsiscrucial.Inessence,theabilitytoachievedreamconsciousnessrestswiththeconsciousmind,whichisverymuchinterconnectedwithmemory-relatedprocesses.

Consciousness is naturally inherent in dreams, but it lacks rapid, operative memory.Dreamersmayknowwhotheyare,theirnames,howtowalk,andhowtotalk,butmaynotknowhowsurroundingeventsarerelated,orthenatureoftheirsignificance.

Byincreasingthefrequencyofremembereddreams,short-termdreammemorybecomesmore developed, which enables more realistic dream experiences followed by a higherprobabilityofdreamconsciousness.

Therearethreetechniquesdedicatedtoincreasingthenumberofremembereddreams.Thefirst is tosimply recall thedetailsofdreamsuponawakening.Within the first few

minutesofwakingup,trytorememberasmanydreamsfromthenightbeforeaspossible.Thisshouldbedonewithagreatamountofattentionanddiligencebecausethisexercisestrengthensthememory.Ifpossible,duringtheday,or,betteryet,beforegoingtosleepatnight,recallthepreviousnight’sdreamsonceagainasitishighlybeneficial.

Writing dreams down in a special dream journal is much more effective than simplerecall.Recorddreamsinthemorningwhilememoriesarestillfresh.Themoredetailsrecalledwhenrecordingthedream,thebetter theultimateresults.This isaveryattentiveapproachthatdemandsahigherawarenessthansimplerecollection.Writingdreamsinajournalsignificantlyincreasesawarenessofactionsandaspirations.

Another way of remembering dreams is to create a map of the dreamworld. This iscalled dream cartography and is similar to keeping a journal, though an enhanced level ofawarenessisdevelopedbyconnectingdreamepisodesonamap.

First, recordonedream,describinglocationsandevents,whichareplottedonthemap.Thiscartographicprocessisrepeatedwitheachsubsequentdream,andafterseveraldreamsanepisode will occur that is somehow related to the location of a dream that has already beenrecorded.Thetwodreamsthattookplaceneareachotherareplottednexttoeachotheronthemap. Over time, more and more interrelated dreams will occur and the map will becomeincreasingly concentrated rather than disconnected. As a result, the frequency and realisticqualityofremembereddreamswillincrease,andthedreamerwillincreasetheabilitytoachieveconsciousnesswhiledreaming.

It is best to set remembered dreams to memory after temporary awakenings versuswaitinguntilmorning.Toaccomplishthis,ithelpstohaveapenandapieceofpapernearbysothatapractitionermayquicklyjotdownaphaseorseveralkeywordsfromtheplotofthedreambefore falling back asleep. Using this information, the majority of dreams are quickly and

completelyrecalled.The initial result fromexercising these techniques isa rapid increase in thenumberof

remembereddreams.Whenthisnumberbecomessignificant(anywherebetweenfiveandtenpernight),dreamconsciousnessfollowsonaregularbasis.

IntentionIntentioniscrucialtothesuccessofanytechnique.Withregardtodreamconsciousness,

itssignificance ismultiplied.Thecreationof intention is inextricably linked to thecreationofinternalaspiration,whichhasreverberationsinbothconsciousandunconsciousstates.Inreality,anelevateddegreeofintentionoperatesasapowerfulmethodofmentalprogramming.

Thistechniqueisperformedbeforefallingasleepbyaffirmingastrongdesiretobecomeconsciouswhiledreaming.Forbestresults,alongsideastrong,clearlydefinedintention, thinkthroughwhatactionswillbetakenwhendreamconsciousnessisachieved.

CreatinganAnchorSincedreamconsciousnessisnotlinkedtospecificactionsthattakeplacewithinadream

andsensoryperceptioncontinuestooperateinthedreamstate,itispossibletodevelopanduseanartificially conditioned reflex to achieveconsciousness.Theessenceof this technique is totrain theconsciousness touniformly react tocertain stimuli thatoccurwhilebeingawakeandwhendreaming,establishingahabitofspecificresponseeverytimeacertainsituationoccurs.

Forexample,whileawake,apractitionermayask,"AmIdreaming?HowdidIgethere?"every time he or she sees an anchor.An anchor is any object that is often encounteredwhileawakeandwhiledreaming.Examplesofanchorsincludeapractitioner ’sownhands,redobjects,or running water. When first using this technique, a practitioner will be unable to questionwhether a dream is in progress every time a pre-established anchor is encountered.However,with training and a strong desire this technique quickly produces results. Over time,subconsciousquestioningofthepractitioner ’sstatebecomeshabit,happeningwhileawakeanddreaming.Theendresultisdreamconsciousness.

Itisimportanttonotethatoneneedsnotonlytosimplyaskthisquestion,butthatitisalsoimportanttoansweritmindfully,tryingtoisolateoneselffromsurroundingeventsinordertobeabletoanswerit inanasobjectiveandunpredeterminedwayaspossible.Failingtoanswerobjectivelywillalwaysresultinanegativeresponse("no"),anddreamconsciousnesswillnotbeachieved.

Onemay try to start flying each time that one answers the question. This is of coursepointlesswhen inwakingreality.However,whendreaming, thiswillmost likely lead to flightandonceagainprovethateverythingaroundisjustadream.

NaturalAnchorsIn addition to creating deliberate anchors that induce conscious dreaming, natural

anchors should be given focused attention. These are objects and actions that regularly causedreamconsciousness,evenwhenconsciousnessisnotdesired.Beingawareoftheexistenceofnaturalanchorsactuallydoublesthechancesoftheirappearance.

Thefollowingexperiencesarecommonnaturalanchorsthatarepresentindreams:death,sharp pain, intense fear, stress, flying, electric shock, sexual sensations, and dreaming aboutphase entrance or the phase environment.When attempting dream consciousness, identifyingnaturalanchorsproducesresultsnearly100%ofthetime.

Self-AnalysisConsistent analysis of dreams helps to ascertain reasons for an absence of conscious

awareness:theseanalysesaresignificanttoattainingdreamconsciousness.Overthecourseofalifetime,themindgrowsaccustomedtotheparadoxicalnatureofdreamsandpayslessattentiontothem.Thisbecomesapparentwhiletryingtounderstandthataredcrocodileisnotonlyunabletotalktous,butthat italsocannotbered,norcanitrentanapartment.Whiledreaming,theseimpossibilities are never called into question. The essence of self-analysis is rememberingdreams and thinking hard about why their paradoxical features had not been adequatelyrecognizedinthedreamstate.

Withexperience,theeverydayanalysisofthecorrespondenceofdreamstorealitybeginsto have an effect on a practitioner ’s reasoning within the dream state. For example, that redcrocodile’s presence in a rented apartment could cause doubts that give pause for reflection,whichcouldinturnleadtotheunderstandingthateverythinghappeningisjustadream.

ActionstobeDoneWhenBecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

Toensurethatdreamconsciousnessleadstoafullydevelopedphaseexperience,oneofthree

specificactionsmustbetaken.Thebest is the techniques for deepening,which shouldbe immediately appliedoncedream

consciousness occurs. Deepening must be performed within the dream episode before all othertechniques.Doingsovirtuallyguaranteesentrancetothephase.Atthesametimeasdeepening,oneshouldgoontoone'spreviouslydeterminedplanofactioninthephase.

When becoming conscious while dreaming, it is quite dangerous to try to return to one’sstencil body in order to roll out of it right away unless one has deepened beforehand. This couldresult in a situationwhere, after having easily returned to one’s stencil, onewould not be able toseparatefromit,as thephasebecomessignificantlyweakerwhenphysicalsensationscoincidewiththepositionofarealbody.Ifoneistoemploysuchanoption,theninordertoreturntoone’sstencilone should simply think about it, which is often sufficient to make the transition occur almostimmediately.

Another option is the use of translocation techniques to arrive at a desiredplacewithin thephaseworld.

StrategyforAction

To achieve dream consciousness, constant practice is highly necessary because sporadic

practicewillfailtodeveloptherequisitebackgroundthoughtprocesses.As a rule, employing phase entry techniques within the context of dream consciousness

produces resultsafter severalweeks,and theeffectsof the techniquesare increasinglypronouncedwithtime.Iftherearenoresultswithinamonthortwo,refrainfromthesetechniquesforaperiodoftime,takeabreakforaweekortwo,andresolvetoassumeafreshstartlater.

Practitioners often stop using these techniques after initial results as later effects become

elusiveand thefrequencyofdreamconsciousness rapidlydeclines.These techniquesshouldnotbeabandonedafterfirstyieldingresults,thoughagradualdecreaseinpracticeisgenerallyacceptable.

TypicalMistakesWhenPracticingBecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

Perceiving the state of dream consciousness as a non-phase state even though thisphenomenonisoneandthesamewiththephase.Attemptingdreamconsciousnesswhileperformingotherphaseentrancetechniqueswhenitisbettertofocusondreamconsciousnessalone.Whenfallingasleep,lackingsufficientdesiretoexperienceconsciousdreamingeventhoughthisiscritical.Continuing to yield to the plot of a dream even after achieving dream consciousness,whereassubsequentactionsmustbeindependentandbasedonfreewill.Incorrectlyansweringthequestion"AmIdreaming?"whiledreaming.Forgetting that when becoming conscious while dreaming, as with other techniques, youhave to immediately proceed to your plan of action and deepening, and not forget aboutmaintainingafterwards.When exercising memory development, recalling the most vivid dreams instead of everydream.Inconsistentconcentrationwhilepracticingdreamconsciousnesstechniques.

Questions

1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenanout-of-bodyexperienceanddreamconsciousness?2.Afterattainingdreamconsciousness,doestherealisticqualityofthesurroundingsdifferfromthatofwakefulness?3.Whichtechniquecanbeusedinadreamtobecomeconsciousinit?4.Isitpossibletoachievedreamconsciousnessafterthefirstattempt?5.Isittruethatnotallpeopledream?6.Whyislearningtorememberasmanydreamsaspossibleimportantforbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming?7.Whatisdreamcartography?8.Toexperiencedreamconsciousness,whatmustbedonewhilefallingasleep?9.Couldatapemeasurebecomeananchorusedtoachievedreamconsciousness?10. What experiences in dreams often spontaneously give rise to a state of consciousawareness?11.Whatmustimmediatelybedoneafterbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming?

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Chapter5–Non-AutonomousMethods

TheEssenceofNon-AutonomousMethodsforEnteringthePhase

Non-autonomousmethodsofenteringthephasearevarioustypesofexternal influencesthat

areabletohelpputapractitionerintothephasestate.Computerprograms,devices,variousphysicalactions,theaidofahelper,orevenchemicalsubstancesareexamplesofnon-autonomousmethods.Inrare cases, these methods actually help, while some hinder the possibility of a genuine phaseexperience.

Never count on a magical substance or machine to automatically eliminate the difficultiesassociatedwithphaseentrance.Ifsuchasubstanceexisted,thewholetopicofphaseexperimentationwouldexistatanadvancedlevelofdevelopmentandprevalenceinsociety.

Inactuality, therearenodevicesormethodsabletoconsistentlyprovideaccesstothephasestate.Atbest,theseexistinalargelysupplementarycapacity,andthemoreapractitionerisabletodoonhisorherown,themorehelpfulandeffectivethesesupplementsare.Ifphaseentryhasnotbeenmasteredautonomously,thenresultsthroughtheuseofsupplementswillbetotallyaccidental.

Thereasonbehindtheweakeffectivenessofnon-autonomousmethodsofphaseentrancerestsin the fact that the physiological process responsible for the phase experience cannot be exactlydefined.Onlygeneralitiesareknown,nothingelse.Inordertogainaclearunderstandingofthestate,theprocessesthatgiverisetoitmustbediscernedandanalyzed.

CueingTechnologies

Of all non-autonomous assistance methods, cueing technologies yield the best results. The

operatingprinciplebehindcueingtechnologiesisquitesimple:adevicedetectsrapideyemovement

(REM)andsendssignalstoasleepingpractitioner,promptingdreamconsciousnessoranawakeningthatmaybefollowedby indirect techniques.Cueingprogramsordevicesmayalsosend indicatorsover specific intervals of time; these are received during REM sleep and are meant to cause asleepingpractitionertoawakenandattemptindirecttechniques.

More sophisticated REM-detecting technologies may be purchased at specialized stores orthrough online merchandisers. REM-detecting technologies work by virtue of special night maskequippedwithamotionsensorthatdetectsthefrequencyofspecificeyemovementsthatoccurduringREM sleep.When the eyemovements reach REM quality, the device sends discreet signals to thepractitionerthroughlight,sound,vibrations,oracombinationofthese.Inturn,thepractitionermustdiscern the signal and react to it while sleeping with the goal of phase entry through dreamconsciousness.

TheeffectivenessofREM-detectingdevicesismoreplausibleintheorythaninpractice.Themind quickly develops a tolerance for these types of external stimuli and stops reacting, and, as aresult, such technologies are hardly used more than one or two nights per week. Secondly, apractitionerwill detect only a small portion of the signals, and conscious reaction occurs in evenfewerinstances.

Cueingtechnologiesarebestusedtosendsignalsthatallowapractitionertoawakenwithoutmoving duringREM sleep,which facilitates a high probability of phase entrance through indirecttechniques.

Pricing of these "mind-machines" (the common moniker of any device that purports toproduce altered consciousness) widely varies and is determined by quality of REM detection andsignaling.Sincetheuseof thesedevicesdoesnotguaranteeincreasedsuccessinpractice, investingmoneyinthetechnologyisnotrecommended.Ifapractitioneriscuriousaboutcueingtechnologies,similar devices may be constructed at home using a special computer program or mobile apps.DesignsforahomegrownsetupareeasilylocatedontheInternet.

Anotherdo-it-yourselfwayofexperimentingwithcueingisthroughtheuseofacomputer,amusic player, or even the alarm clock function on a mobile phone. The practitioner saves shortsounds or phrases, played as an alarm every 15 to 30minutes while sleeping. These sounds willsignalthepractitionertowakeupandattemptindirecttechniques.

Ifthepractitionerdecidestousecueingtechnology,severalfundamentalprinciplesshouldbeconsideredasresultswillbelesslikelyiftheyareignored.First,mind-machinesshouldbeusednomore than twice aweek.Otherwise, too high a tolerancewill be built up, rendering themachinesineffective. Second, use cueing technology in combination with the deferred method, which wascoveredinthesectiononindirecttechniques.Itisbettertosleepforsixhourswithoutdistractionandthen,aftersleephasbeen interrupted,putonasleep-maskorearpieceandcontinuesleeping.SleepwillbelightfortheremainingtwotofourhoursastherewillbemoreREMsleep,makingiteasierforthemindtodetectcueingsignals.Finally,masterindirecttechniquesbeforemakinguseofcueingtechnologiestoattaindreamconsciousnessandsubsequentphaseentrance.

WorkinginPairs

Workinginpairsisconsideredthesecondmosteffectivenon-autonomousmethodofentering

thephase.Onepractitioner is tobe theactiveone,and theother fills the roleofhelper.Theactivepractitionerattemptstoenterthephasewhilethehelperprovidesvarioustypesofsupporttothisend.

Forexample,theactivepractitionerliesdowninbedwhilethehelperstaysnearby,waitingfortheactiveonetofallasleep.Whensleepoccurs,thehelperobservestheeyesoftheactive,watchingfor thesignsofREMsleep,which ismainlycharacterizedbyquickeyemovements.WhenREMisapparent, the helper whispers to the sleeper, communicating that everything the practitioner isexperiencingisadream.Thehelpermayvarythevolumeofthewhisper,usetouchtostrengthenthesignal,orshineaflashlightonthesleeper ’seyelids–whichisveryeffective.

The active practitioner should detect the signals without waking and indicate a state ofconsciousawarenessbyperformingquick,cyclicaleyemovements.Ifnosuchindicationisgiven,thehelpercontinuestorousetheactivepractitioner,whomayfinallywake.

If the active practitioner is unable to stay in the dream, indirect techniques should beperformed.The activepractitioner shouldunder no circumstancesmoveupon awakeningorwastevaluable seconds before transitioning to indirect attempts. If phase entrance does not occur afterexercising the techniques, the practitioner should again fall asleep with the intention of makinganotherattempt.

Generally, several such attempts are enough to glean results. Working in pairs is bestperformedjustpriortoadaytimenap,orwiththesamedeferredmethodusedforindirecttechniques–anearly-morninginterruptionofapractitioner ’snighttimesleep.

HypnosisandSuggestion

Hypnosisisalittle-studiedmethodofenteringthephase.Theideaisthatahypnotistisableto

causeapersontoenterthephasethroughsuggestionoraffirmation.Thereisnodoubtthathypnosisisaninterestingconcept,especiallyforpersonswhoeasilyyieldtopowerofsuggestion.However,suchindividualsaccountforonly1%ofthepopulation.

Due to specific characteristics of human perception, the chances are nil that hypnosis is alikely conduit to phase entrance. So, it seems unlikely that hypnotic techniqueswill becomewell-known, or that a top-notch hypnotist would, through suggestion, easily be able to lead a subjectdirectlyintothephase.

However,itiscompletelyfeasiblethathypnoticsuggestionmaypromoteincreasedfrequencyofdreamconsciousnessorawakeningwithoutmoving(andrememberingtodoindirecttechniques).Hereagain,thismethodisonlyafacilitator,whileactualphaseentrancedependsontheeffortsofthepractitioner.

PhysiologicalSignals

Thesimplestwaytosupplementthepracticeisestablishingareminderthatpromptsconscious

awakeningandsubsequentindirecttechniques.Thismaybeaccomplishedbyblindfoldingtheeyesortyinga cord taut aroundanarmor leg.The idea is that the reminder is immediately feltwhen thepractitionerwakes, prompting the attempt of indirect techniques. In actuality,mind-machinesworkusingthesameprinciplesincethesearemosteffectiveascuesthatarouseanintentiontoperformaspecificaction.

Amore sophisticated example of a reminder iswhen a practitioner dozes off in a positionmeant to cause numbness to a certain body part. While awakening, the practitioner will take thephysical numbness as a cue to practice indirect techniques. A secondary benefit to thismethod ofphysiologicalsignalingisthatthenumbbodypartmayeasilybeusedtoperformphantomwiggling.Fallingasleepwhilelyingonthebackwithanarmbehindthehead,orbylyingdirectlyonanarmareeffectiveexamples.Theseandotherpostureswillimpedecirculation,causenumbness,andpromoteawakening.Naturally,thenumbnessshouldnotbeexcessive.

Diverse experiments that exploit physiological needs are especially popular for inducingconsciousawakeningorbecomingconsciouswhiledreaming.Forexample,apractitionermayforgowater over the course of the day before attempting to enter the phase.The effect is an acute thirstwhile dreaming,whichmaybeused to communicate that thedream state has takenover.Or, thirstcauses repeated awakenings, during which the practice of indirect techniques may commence. Analternativetodeprivingthebodyofwaterisincludingmoresaltinfoodsconsumedbeforegoingtosleep.

Anothermethod is to drink a lot ofwater before sleep, causing the practitioner to awaken,naturally producing an opportunity to perform indirect techniques. Using this has been known toresultindreamconsciousness.

Anotherpopularmethodhelpswithdirecttechniques.Itworksbyfallingasleepwhilekeepingtheforearmproppedupattheelbow.Whenthepractitionerfallsasleep,theforearmfallstothebedasthe body shuts down. Feeling the arm fall signals a lapse of consciousness, after which directtechniquesmaybeattempted.Ifthismethodfailstoproduceresultsonthefirsttry,itmayberepeatedbyraisingtheforearmbeforefallingasleepagain.Thismethodhelpssome,butrarelyonthefirsttry.Itshouldnotbecountedonaspanacea.

Like all other non-autonomous methods, practicing phase entrance using physiologicalsignalsshouldnotbedoneonaregularbasis.Therearemorepleasant,autonomoustechniquesthatonlyrequirenaturalwillpowerandhealthydesire.

Thereisalsoamethodthatallowsyoutohelpyourselfwiththedirect techniquesaswell. Itconsistsinsimplyfallingasleepwithanarmthatisrelaxedfromtheshouldertotheelbow,butwiththeforearmupintheairandbalancingontheelbow.Itseffectkicksinwhenthebodyfallsasleepandthe forearm falls. That sensation gives the practitioner a signal that there was just a lapse inconsciousness, and that they can try cycling through phase entry techniques. If phase entry isunsuccessful,thenitisnecessarytofallbackasleepwiththeforearmupintheairandbalancingontheelbow.

TheCoffeeMethod

Outofallof the substancesused forpracticing thephase,onlycoffee is readilyobtainable.

However,itshouldonlybetakenbynoviceswhosleeptoohard.Foreveryoneelse,there'snosenseinusingit,asone'spracticeshouldbenatural.

Theessenceofthethistacticistousethedeferredmethodinconjunctionwithtakingcoffee.Forexample:apractitionersleepsfor6hours,getsup,drinkscoffee,andgoesbacktosleepwiththeintention of catching the next awakening in order to use indirect techniques or in expectation ofbecomingconsciousnesswhiledreaming.Thankstocoffee'sinvigoratingproperties,onewillbeatahigher stateof awarenessduring subsequent awakenings, and awakenings themselveswill bemore

frequent.Therewillalsobeahighlikelihoodofbecomingconsciousnesswhiledreaming.Whilesomeholdit'sbesttotakeadoubledoseofthedrink,suchthingsarepurelyindividual,

andeveryonehastofindwhatworksforthem.Someenjoythesamelevelofsuccesswhendrinkingblackteainsteadofcoffee.

ChemicalSubstances

Sincethebeginning,thehistoryofadvancesinphaseentrancemethodologieshasincludeda

direct link to the use of consumable supplements, starting with plants and mushrooms in ancienttimes. The use of specialized herbs, mushrooms, and cacti is still practiced in isolated cultures:Siberian shamans andNorthAmerican Indians, for example.Amid thehunger for altered statesofawareness,thesechemicalsupplementshavereachedeverycornerofthedevelopedworld.However,the proliferation of these substances has caused amarked degradation in the progress ofmodernphasepractice.

Thenamesanddescriptionsofthesevariouschemicalconcoctions,herbsandplantsincluded,arenotworthyofinclusioninthistext.Theyareofficiallyconsideredillegalinsomecountrieswhilestillavailableinthepharmaciesofothers;nevertheless,theyarealldangerous.

There are two primary problems with using such supplements. First, practicing the phasethrough the consumption of chemical substances and various herbal supplements is not a path todevelopment, but to ruin. Drug abuse and personal development are polar opposites, in no waycompatible.Cheapthrillsareconsistentlyfollowedbychemicaldependenciesandhealthproblems.

Second, although a user may experience phase sensations under the influence of suchsubstances,thequalityofexperienceiscompletelydifferent.Itisnotonlythestabilityordepthofthephasethatareaffectedbythesesupplements,butalsoauser ’sconsciousnessandawareness.Theuseofsubstancesandtheresultantalterationofmentalprocessesnegativelyimpactself-awareness.Thephase must be accompanied by two things: out-of-body sensations and a complete, consciousawareness.Ifoneoftheseismissing,thenthestateexperienced,bydefinition,isnotthephase.Whendescriptionsofthesechemically"enhanced"experiencesarestudied,thehallmarkofeveryoneisacompletelackofcontrol.

Using any type of chemical or herbal substance to reach the phase must be ruled out.Summarily, these make it impossible to experience the phase and ultimately destroy physical andmentalhealth.

TheFutureofNon-AutonomousMethodsforEnteringthePhase

Even though no beneficial non-autonomous technologies currently exist, the future iswide

openforthem.With the development of effective technologies, the phase will cease to be the exclusive

domainof the initiatedandbecomeawidespreadpractice.Only thenwill the (sometimes justified)stereotypesandprejudicesconnectedtothemysticalnatureofthephenomenonbedispelled,andonlythenwillthephasegainthenecessaryattentionfromresearchersneededtoablydevelopthescience

ofphasepractice.When externally applied methods that cause phase entrance are discovered, the human

experience will drastically change. Those technologies for inducing and monitoring phaseexperienceswillopenupincrediblepossibilities.Forexample,itwillbepossibletoparticipateinamovie insteadof justwatching it; peoplewill be able to try and evaluate productswithout leavinghome; travel throughout designedworldswill take place; computer gameswill be substitutedwithanalogousexperiencesincludingrealphysicalsensations.

The ultimate step would be the unification of phase experiences into a collective, parallelworldintegratedtoexistentdigitalnetworks:theMatrix(theMindnet).UsingthisMindnet,itwillbepossibletocommunicatewithsomeoneontheothersideoftheplanet–notjustthroughabroadbandvideolink,butliterallytêteàtête.

This vision of the future is a drop in the ocean of possibilities that will open with phaseentrance technologies. The first step toward the future is a thorough, pragmatic, and correctapplicationofthetechniquesnowavailable.

TypicalMistakeswithNon-AutonomousTechniques

Tryingnon-autonomousmethodsbeforeautonomousones.Thebeliefthatdevicesareabletocausephaseentranceifautonomoustechniquesfail,eventhoughitismucheasiertoenterthephasethroughstrictlyindividualefforts.Wastingalargeamountoftimeandeffortonvarioustechnologiestocreateaphasestate.Using cueing technologies on a daily basis, even though they aren’t supposed to be usedmorethantwiceaweek.Usingcueingtechnologiesallnightlong,whenitismuchbettertousetheseinconjunctionwiththedeferredmethod.Usingcueingtechnologieswithoutaffirmingapersonalintentionofappropriatereactiontothesignals:thisiscrucialtocueeffectiveness.Working inpairsduring the firsthoursofnighttimesleep,even thoughREMsleepoccursinfrequentlyduringthem,andatthatforonlyshortperiodsoftime.Whileworkinginpairs,thehelpergivinganactivepractitionertoostrongasignal.Signalsshouldbekeptdiscreettopreventwakingthesleeper.Employinganamateurhypnotisttoincreasethefrequencyofdreamconsciousness.Theuseofhypnoticsuggestiononapractitionerwhoisnotsusceptibletohypnosis.Thebeliefthatchemicalsubstancesarethenormalpathtodissociativeexperiences.Actingonthisbeliefisequivalenttodrugabuse.Bangingyourheadagainstthewallwithnon-autonomousmethodsforenteringthephase.

Questions

1. Which non-autonomous and non-chemicalmeans allow phase entrance after the firstattempts?2.Whyisitstillnotpossibletocreateadevicethatcausesphaseentry?3.Arecueingtechnologiesbeneficialtoovercomingdifficultieswithconsciousawakening?4.Whathappensifapractitionerusescueingtechnologiesforsevendaysinarow?5.Cancueingtechnologiesmakeuseoflightsignals?6.Canfeastingonpeanutsbeforesleephelptheprocessofphaseentry?7.Willputtingatightrubberbandaroundananklepromotephaseentry?8.Whileworkinginapair,arebothpractitionersrequiredtoenterthephase?9.Canthehelperbecomparedtoacueingdevicewhileworkinginapair?10.Whenshouldthehelpergivethesignalthattheactivepractitionerisdreaming?11. Would a hypnotist making suggestions about entering the phase be helpful to everypractitioner?12. Why do phase-inducing technologies sometimes work, even though these are based onflawedtheories?13.Whatisabsentinaphaseinducedbychemicalsubstances?

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Chapter6–Deepening

TheConceptofDeepening

Deepening refers to techniques that induce realistic perception and awareness in the phase

state.Thephaseisnotanexact,fixedstatewhereapractitioneriseitherpresentornot.Itisarealm

ofstatescharacterizedbya transitionfromtheusualperceptionof thephysicalbodytoacompletealienation from it, whilemaintaining consciousness and reality of perception, albeit in a differentframe of space.At this point, the perceived sensesmay be quite dull; for example, visionmay beblurred or completely absent. Deepening techniques solve the problem of diminished or absentsensoryperceptioninthephase.

Sensory experiences within a fully realized phase experience are as realistic as those ineverydayreality.Inalmostone-halfofallcases,practitionersobservethatreality-basedsurroundingspaleincomparisontothevibrantdetailandcolorofthephasespace.Tothisend,afterenteringthephase, a practitioner must perform deepening techniques to enhance and solidify the degree andqualityofphasereality.

In most cases, there would be no point to remaining in the phase without deepening. Forexample,whatisthepointinfindingapersoninphase,ifitisnotevenpossibletodiscernhisorhereyes there?However, insomecases theshallowestofphasescanbeusedforpracticalapplicationswithoutevenseparatingfromthestencil,orafterreturningtoit.

Important Tip! From the outset, you need to try to perform deepening together with yourpreviously determined first steps in accomplishing the goals you set for yourself in order toeconomizephasetime,whichisalwaysinshortsupply.Forexample,apractitionershouldperformdeepeningtechniqueswhileontheirwaytoamirror,andnotseparatelyaftertheyarrivethere.

Inaconsiderablenumberofcases,deepeningisnotnecessary,sincethephaseexperienceiscompletelyrealistic,ifnothyper-realistic.Incaseslikethese,deepeningmaybebypassed.

Deepening isalsorelated to the lengthof timeapractitionermayremain in thephase. Ifanactionistakenwithoutadeep,realisticphase,theexperiencewillalwaysbeseveraltimesshorterindurationthanaphasewheredeepeningtechniqueshadbeenapplied.Thepropertiesofthephasespaceverymuchdependonitsdepth.Whensurroundingsareblurryandunclear,thestabilityofobjectsisveryweak.

There is a direct correlation between the realism of a phase and a practitioner ’s level ofawareness, so it is extremely important to ensure a deep phase in order to promote maximumawareness.

InterestingFact!

Therealismofadeepphasespaceisoftensogreatthatitcausesuncontrollablefearorshock.

Deepening should only be performed following complete separation from the stencil. Ifinitiated before separation, the phasemay end prematurely. If complete separation does not occur,primarydeepeningshouldbeused.Asregardsthedeepeningtechniquesthemselves,thereisonemainone and there are several subsidiary ones. The main technique, which does not present anydifficulties,issufficientforhavingasuccessfulpractice.

InterestingFact!

Ignoranceofdeepeningtechniqueshasledtoagreatnumberofbaselesstheoriesandsuperstitions.Somepracticestreatdiffering phase depths as various states and even worlds. In reality, there are simple actions that ensure a singular phaseexperience.

PrimaryDeepeningTechniques

Thegoalofprimarydeepeningis toachievecompleteseparationfromthestencil,allowing

further actions within the phase. Primary deepening entails achieving two principal objectives:completeseparationfromthephysicalbodyandanchoringtheperceivedbodywithinthephasespace.

Whenseparation from thebodyoccurs through theuseofa separation technique,aposturemustbeassumedthatiscompletelydifferentfromthepostureofthereal,physicalbody.Thegreaterthedegreeofpostural similaritybetween thephysical andperceivedbodies, themore shallowandbrief the phase will be. For example, in the case of horizontal levitation, a 90 degrees turnmustimmediately be performed, arms and legs spread, adopting a vertical posture. Under nocircumstancesshouldapractitionerinthephaseremaininapostureidenticaltothatofthephysicalbody.

If a practitioner is pulled back toward the stencil after separation, anchoring should beinitiatedthatfacilitatesstandingorsittinginthephase.Resistingthegravityof thephysicalbodyisparamount toremainingin thephase.Theresultofwillfulresistance isdirectlyproportional to thedegreeofappliedeffort. Itwillhelp tograbholdofsurroundingobjectsandholdon to them;anymeansofanchoringtheperceivedbodywithinthephaseareappropriate.Itispossibletostartrotatingaroundanaxis;notsimplyimaginingtherotation,butperformingitwiththeperceivedbodyaswell.

DeepeningThroughSensoryAmplification

Themoreaphaseisexperiencedbythesensoryfaculties,thedeeperandlongerthephasewill

be.Sensoryamplificationinthephaseisthemosteffectivedeepeningtechniquepreciselybecauseitallows the activationofprimary internal sensationsduring the transition from reality to thephase.Thereareseveralwaystoperformsensoryamplification.

Palpationisthefirstdeepeningtechniquethatshouldberecalledwhenenteringthephase.

Visionmaybeabsentatthebeginningofaphaseexperience,butthesensationofoccupyingadefinedspaceisalmostalwayspresent.Inthecaseofacompletelyabsentsenseofsight,onlytactile-kinestheticperceptionispossible.Thatis,movementthroughoutaspaceandtouchingobjectsthereisthe only option when vision is absent. The sense of touch plays a key role in the perception ofeveryday reality. This is eloquently demonstrated by Penfield's cortical homunculus featuring theparts of the body that correspond to cortices of the brain responsible for their operation. Itdemonstrateshowouractualself-perceptioniscompletelydisproportionaltothesizeofpartsofthebody.Accordingly,ifthesenseoftouchisactivelyusedinthephasespace,itisonlynaturalthatthephasewilldeepenandreachitsmaximumpotential.

Palpation is performedby fleetingly touching anything thatmaybe found in the immediatesurroundings.Thisshouldbedonebyquicklybutcarefullyperceivingthefeelofsurfacesandshapes.Hands shouldnot remainon a particular place formore thanone second, remaining constantly inmotion to locatenewobjects.Thegoal of palpation is to touch and also to learn something aboutencounteredobjectsorshapes.Forexample,ifonefeelsamug,onemaytouchitnotonlyfromtheoutside, but also from the inside.Once a practitioner has rolled out of the stencil, the bedmaybetouched,aswellasthefloor,thecarpet,nearbywalls,orabedsidetable.

Anotherpalpationtechniqueisperformedbyrubbingthepalmsagainsteachotherasiftryingtowarmthemonacoldday.Blowingonthepalmsalsoproducessensationsthatwillhelpdeepenthephase.Since tactileperceptionof theworld isnot limited to thepalms, thehandsshouldbemovedovertheentirebodywhileinthephasetoexciteandfullyactivatethesenseoftouch.

Assoonaspalpationbegins,thefeelingthatthephaseisdeepeningandbecomingfixedsoonfollows.Usually, it takes five to 10 seconds of palpation exercises to reach themaximum level ofdeepening.Afterperformingthistechnique,thepseudo-physicalsensationswillbeindistinguishablefromthoseofeverydayreality.Ifvisionisabsentonphaseentry,itquicklyemergesduringpalpation.

Peeringistheprimarytechnicalvariationofsensoryamplification.However,itisnotalwaysinitially accessible since it requires vision, which may begin as absent in the phase. Once visionappears or has been created using special techniques (see Chapter 8), peering may begin. Theeffectivenessofthistechniqueoriginatesinthefactthatvisionisthehuman’sprimaryinstrumentofperception.Therefore,byexcitingvisiontoitsmaximumpotentialwithinthephase,itispossibletoattainafullyimmersivephasestatethatiscompletelyapartfromnormalreality.

Peering shouldbedoneat adistanceof four to six inches fromobjectswithin thephase.Apractitionershouldglanceover theminutedetailsofobjectsandsurfaces tobringdefinition to thephasespacewhileincreasingthequalityofvision.Whenlookingathands,thelinesofthepalmorthefingernail and cuticles should be examined. If observing awall, study the texture of itswallpaper.When looking at a mug, one should look carefully at its handle, the curve of its rim, or any

inscriptions.Attentionshouldnotremainononeareaofanobjectformorethanhalfasecond.Activeobservationshouldconstantlymovetonewobjectsandtheirminutedetails,approachingobjectsorpickingthemuptodrawthemnearer.It’sbestwhenobjectsarenearoneanother;otherwise,toomuchtimeisspentmovingaround.

Peeringbringsquickandclearresults.Usually,ifvisionisblurryandthereisayearningtoreturnintothephysicalbody,withjust3-10secondsofpeeringallofthiswillbegonewithoutatrace.Afterpeering,visionadjustsasquicklyandclearlyasifacameralenswascorrectlyinstalledinfrontoftheeyes,capturingtheimageinthesharpestoffocus.

Simultaneouspeeringandpalpationprovidethemaximumpossibledeepeningeffect inthephase.Thismethodof sensory amplification engages the twomost important perceptions, thus theeffectistwicegreaterthanwhenthetwoactionsareseparatelyperformed.Ifvisionispresentinthephase,simultaneouspeeringandpalpation isanabsolutenecessitybecause it facilitatesgoodphasedepthinthequickestandsimplestmanner.

The combination of palpation and peeringmust not only be performed simultaneously, butalsouponthesameobjects.Forexample,apractitionermaylookathishandsandsimultaneouslyrubthem against each other; or while looking at a coffeemug, all of its parts may be observed andtouchedatthesametime.Itisnecessarytomaintaindynamismofaction,rememberingthatfeelingsshould be experienced not half-heartedly, and remembering that full concentration on sensoryamplificationisanexcellentmeanstoadeep,qualityphase.

Sensoryamplificationcomesintuitivelywhenyourememberasimplerule:ifsomesensationsare lackingor ifoneof thefivesenses isdullandvague, then thatsenseneeds tobeheightenedasmuchaspossibleusing thephase space.Thepreviously lacking sensationwill become intenseandhighly-charged. In case of dim vision, for example, one ought to scrutinize somethingmore andmorefixedlyfromaclosedistance.Whenexperiencingweakbodilyperception,palpateyourbodyandmoveitinasmanydifferentwaysasyoucan.

SecondaryDeepeningTechniques

VibrationLike falling headfirst, the vibration technique should be used if sensory amplification

techniquesdonotwork,orwhen thepractitioner in thephase is located inanundefinedspacewherethereisnothingtotouchorlookat.Thistechniqueworksthankstotheunusualvestibularsensationsthatitcauses,whichhelptoenhanceperception.

Afterseparatingfromthestencil,itisnormallyquiteeasytocreatevibrationsbythinkingaboutthem,bystrainingthebrain(well,actuallybytryingtodoso,sinceit'snotreallypossibleto strain brain tissue), or by straining the body without using muscles. The occurrence ofvibrationsprovidesasignificantopportunitytodeepenthephase.Anadvantageofthistechniqueisthatitdoesnotrequireanypreliminaryactionsandthusmaybepracticedatanymoment.

Thebrainisstrainedtothemaximumextentpossible,whichcausesvibrationsthatmaybeintensifiedandmanagedthroughspasmodicorprolongedstraining.

Ifthistechniquedoesnotproducedeepeningafter5to10seconds,thetechniquehastobechangedoractionshouldbetakenatthepractitioner ’scurrentdepthinthephase.

AggressiveAction

Thistechniquemaybeusedasanalternativetoanyotherdeepeningtechniquesinceitcanbe used at any moment. Practicing this technique only requires aggressive action of theperceivedbody.Apractitionermayrun,rollonthefloor,performgymnastics,ormovethearmsandlegs.Maximumactivityisparamounttothesuccessfuluseofthistechnique.

Ifthepractitionerisstuckinadarkspace,wavingthearmsandlegsfromsidetosideisappropriate.If thepractitioneris inwater,swimmingwithdetermined,powerfulstrokeswouldbesuitablerecourse.Thetypeofactionverymuchdependsonthespecificsituationalongwithanaggressivedesireonthepartofthepractitioner.

Asarule,theeffectofsuchmovementsandrelocationscomesquitequickly,especiallyifattentionisfocusedonalltheaccompanyingsensations.

ImaginingRealityApractitioner aggressively imaginesbeing located in thephysicalworld, experiencing

itsintrinsicrealityofperception,andnotinthephase.Ifsuccessful,thesurroundingphasespacewill immediately brighten and sensory perception of the phase will exceed the normalexperienceofreality.

Ifthistechniqueproducesnoclearresultsafterafewseconds,anothertechniqueshouldbeused.

DeepeningUsingPhaseObjectsSincedeepeningthephaseisoftenmorepsychologicalinnature,realismcanbeachieved

usingphaseobjectsthemselves.Forexample,youcouldfinda"deepener"watch-styledeviceinyourpocketorrightinyourhand,andpressingitcouldleadtodeepening.Youcouldalsousedeepeningpills to thesameeffect.Theywouldalsobeeasytofindinashallowphaseinyourhand,pocket,oranycontainer.

DivingHeadfirstDivingheadfirstisusedifothertechniquesdonotwork,orwhenthepractitionerinthe

phaseislocatedinanundefinedspacewherethereisnothingtotouchorlookat.Thistechniqueworksthankstotheunusualvestibularsensationsthatitcauses,whichhelptoenhanceperception.Thistechniqueisperformedwiththeeyesshutifvisionisavailableandthepractitionerliterallydivesheadfirstintothefloororspaceatthefeet.Afeelingofmovementawayfromthephysicalbodywillimmediatelyariseduringtheflightdown,andthediveitselfwillbeexperiencedasifitis really happening. Simultaneously, the surrounding space may darken and become colder.Agitationorfearmayalsoappear.After5to15secondsofflight,thepractitionereitherarrivesinanundeterminedplaceinthephaseorhitsadeadend,likeawall.Inthecaseofadeadend,atranslocationtechniqueshouldbeused.Translocationmayalsobeattemptedifdeepeningdoesnotoccurduringtheflight,ifsenseperceptionstopsimproving,orifagooddegreeofrealismhas already been achieved.An alternative to the translocation technique: hold the hands aboutfourtosixinchesinfrontofthefaceandtrytoobservethemwithoutopeningtheeyes;thiswillmovethepractitionertoanotherrandomlocation.

When falling headfirst, do not think about the floor; assume that itwill be penetrated.Thisveryeffectiveifthephasehasnotreachedafullnessofdepth.

A desire to not simply fall down observing one’s perceptions, but instead race swiftlydownwardwhiletryingtomoveawayfromthestencilisextremelyimportant.Incaseoffailuretodoso,insteadofdeepening,suchafallmayleadtoareturntothestateofbeingawake,i.e.toafoul.

InterestingFact!

Thereareknowncasesofcertainswearwordsbeingusedasadeepeningtechniquetohelpexpressoutone'sintentiontodeepen.Suchanapproachmaybeusedduringphaseentranceinordertomaintainandcontrolthephasespace.

GeneralActivity

All deepening techniques should be practicedwith a high level of aggression, andwith no

pauses,onlycontinuous,deliberateaction.Iftechniquesarepracticedinacalm,relaxedmanner,thendeepeningattemptswillmostoftenresultinfallingasleeporreturningtothestencilbody.

Anydeepening techniqueshouldbeperformedquite intensely.Theentireprocess shouldbesomewhathurriedandaggressive.Thereshouldbenopause,butonlyactive,fluid,andconcentratedeffort,preferablycoupledwithconstantmaneuverandmovementaroundthespaceoneisin.

Inaddition,itshouldbekeptinmindthatnodeepeningtechniqueshouldbeperformed"asachore,"butwiththeintensedesireandintentionofdeepening.If this isdone, thetechniqueswillbestart tobeperformed inan idealway.Thephasermust trynomatterwhat tomerge into thephaseworldwithallofhissenses–itwillbecomeallthemorerealistic.

TypicalMistakesDuringDeepening

Forgettingtoperformdeepeningtechniqueswhennecessary.Haltingdeepeningtechniquesbeforereachingmaximumrealisminthephase.Carryingoutmaindeepeningtechniquespriortohavingbecomecompletelyseparatedfromthestencilbody,althoughatthistimeonlyprimarydeepeningshouldbeused.Continuingdeepeningtechniqueswhenresultshavealreadybeenachieved.Alternating tooquicklybetweendeepening techniques insteadof concentratingoneachofthemforatleast5to10seconds.Performingthetechniquesslowlyandcalmlyinsteadofaggressively.Observingobjectslocatedtoofarfromtheeyesduringvisualsensoryamplificationinsteadoftherequiredfourtofiveinches.Whenpeering,scrutinizingasingledetailofanobjectfortoolongwhenitisnecessarytoquicklyswitchfromonedetailtoanother.Takinginawholeobjectwhenpeeringwhileonlypartsofitshouldbeobserved.Concentrating too long on the details of a single object instead of focusing on differentobjectsinquicksuccession.Longpalpationofasingleobjectduringsensoryamplificationinsteadofrapidlyswitchingfromoneobjecttoanother.Deepeningwhilestandinginplacewhenitisimportanttomaintainconstantmotion.Fallingheadfirstwiththeeyesopen,althoughtheeyesmustbeshuttoavoidcrashingintothefloor.Fallingheadfirstwithoutthedesireorintentionoffallingfarandquickly.

Whenfallingheadfirst,Forgettingtousetranslocationtechniquesafterhittingadeadend.Forgettingtoalternatedeepeningtechniquesifsomeofthemarenotworking.

Questions

1. Afterwhichphaseentrancetechniquesisdeepeningnecessary?2. Whyisphasedeepeningnecessary?3. Aretherecaseswherephasedeepeningisunnecessary?4. Whatlevelofrealityshouldbeachievedbydeepening?5. Whenshoulddeepeningbeginafterenteringthephase?6. Doesdeepeninginfluencethelengthofaphaseexperience?7. Whyisprimarydeepeningnecessary?8. Mayonetouchone’sheadwhentheperformingsensoryamplification?9. Shouldapractitionerlookatcurtainswhilepeering?10. Isiteffectivetoapplypeeringatphaseobjectsfromadistanceof1to1.5yards?11. Canpeeringbeusedduringpalpation?12. Whenshouldtheeyesbeclosedwhilefallingheadfirst?13. Wouldthrowingpuncheslikeaboxerhelpapractitionertodeepen?14. Howcalmlyshouldthedeepeningtechniquesbeperformed?

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Chapter7–Maintaining

TheGeneralConceptofMaintaining

Phasemaintenanceor"maintaining"referstotechniquesthatallowapractitionertoremainin

thephaseforthemaximumamountoftimepossible.Withoutknowledgeof"maintaining"techniques,thedurationofthephasewillbeseveraltimesshorterthanitcouldotherwisebe.Theshortestphaseslast just a few seconds. Beginning practitioners usually fear not being able to exit a phase; thisshouldn’teverbeaconcernbecausetherealchallengeisbeingabletomaintainthephasestate,whichiseasilylostunlessphasemaintenancetechniquesareused.

ImportantTip!Althoughhow longyou stay in thephase is always important, it's notworthgettinghungupover.Theeffectivenessofaphaseexperienceisbestmeasurednotintime,butintheaccomplishmentoftasksonapreviouslydeterminedplanofaction.Ifapractitionerperformsatleast1or2tasksinthephase,thenhowlongtheystayintheredoesn'tmatteratall.

Insomecases,techniquesformaintainingarenotapplicable.However,knowledgeofhowto

maintainisusefulforthemajorityofexperiences.Also,theremightbesituationswhensomeoneneedonlyresistafoul,whilesomeoneelsemayneedtoresistfallingasleep.Allofthisisveryspecifictoeachcaseandcanbedeterminedonlyinpractice.

With perfect knowledge of all the techniques formaintaining, a phasemay last one to twominutes,which doesn’t sound like an extended duration, but really is. A particularity of the phasespace is thatachievingsomethingandmovingaround in it takesaminimumamountof time,mereseconds.Thus,somuchcanbedoneduring1minuteinthephasethatoneliterallyneedsalist,soasnottowasteanytime.

Therearetheoriesthathaveneitherbeenprovennordisprovenclaimingthattimeinthephasecontractsandexpandsrelativetorealtime.Thus,oneminuteofrealtimewhileinthephasemayfeelmuchlongerintermsofphasetime.

Perceptionoftimevariesfrompractitionertopractitioner.Novicesespeciallyperceivearealminute as more like 5 to 10 minutes in the phase. This is determined by the particularities ofindividualpsychology,stateofmind,and the typeofevents thatoccur in thephase.Quitepossibly,ourminds simply cannot fit the amount of events that can happen in the phasewithin our normalunderstandingoftime.Ourperceptionoftimeispartiallybasedonthenumberofeventsthatoccur.Andthat'swhyit'snotrareforahalf-hourphaseadventuretoturnouttohavelastedoneminuteinrealtime.

In order to understand how long a phase really lasted, one does not need to try using astopwatchintherealworld.Itisbettertocounthowmanyactionstookplaceinitandhowmuchtimeeachof themcouldhave taken.Theresultwilldiffer fromone’s first roughestimateseveral timesover.

Themaximumdurationofthephasedependsheavilyontheabilitytoapplyphasemaintenancetechniques,individualcharacteristics,andthetimeofday.Somepractitionershavedifficultybreakingtheone-minutebarrierwhilesomefinditeasytoremaininthephasefor10minutesorlonger.Itisphysicallyimpossibletoremaininthephaseforeverbecauseevena20-minutephaseisunheardof.Rapideyemovement(REM)sleepservesatthemainlimitingfactor,sinceitnormallylastsnolongerthan10to20minutes.However,insomecasesitmaylastmanytimeslonger,liketowardstheendofsleeping in very late. However, even a 5 minute phase can seem to last forever in terms of timeperception.

Phasemaintenanceconsistsofthreeprimaryprinciples:resistingareturntothewakefulstate(knownasafoul),resistingfallingasleep,andresistingafalseexitfromthephase.

Resistancetoreturningtothestencilisself-explanatory,whereasresistancetofallingasleepisunclear tomany.Not everyone knows that almost half of phase experiences usually end in a quitetrivialway–fallingasleep.Apersonusuallylosesattentiveness,hisorherawarenessdissipates,andeverythingaroundgraduallylosesclarityandturnsintowhatisforall intentsandpurposesausualdream.

Resistingafalseexitfromthephase(falseawakenings)isalotmoresurprisinganddramatic.Sometimes a practitioner detects an impending exit from the phase and subsequent deepeningtechniquesfailtowork,resultinginwhatseemstobeareturntophysicalreality.Surethatthephasehasended,apractitionermaystandupandthenfallasleepafterperceivingafewsteps.Insuchcases,fallingasleepmostoftenhappenswithoutanymovement,butwhilestilllyinginbed.Theproblemisthatthedifferencebetweenthephaseandrealitycanbesosubtlethatintermsofinternalorexternalindicators, the phase practically can’t be distinguished from reality.Therefore, onemust know thenecessaryactionstotakeintheeventthatthephaseceases,sincetheendofaphasecouldactuallybeatrickandpurelyimagined.

Therearespecificsolutionsforthethreeproblemsdescribedinadditiontogeneralrulesthat

applytoanyphaseexperience.Studyingtheserulesshouldbegivenjustashighapriorityasstudyingthespecific solutions, sincesomeof them,whenappliedseparately,mayhelpone to remain in thephaseseveraltimeslongerthanusual.

TechniquesandRulesAgainstReturningtotheStencilBody

Of the following techniques, constant sensory amplification and as-needed sensory

amplificationareappliedthemostoftenwhileperformingphasemaintenance.However,unlikewithothertechnicalelementsofphaseexploration,secondarytechniquesofmaintainingoftenbecomethemostusedandthemostappropriateforcertainindividuals.Thus,allthetechniquesshouldbestudied,butthefirsttwoshouldbeconsideredverycarefully.

ConstantSensoryAmplificationThesamesensoryamplificationdescribedin thechapterondeepening(Chapter6)also

applies to"maintaining." Inessence,havingachieved thenecessarydepthofphase,oneshouldnot stop to actively agitate his or her perception, but should keepon doing this all thewhile,albeitnotasactivelyasduringdeepening.

Theideais thatduringtheentiredurationof thephase,allactionshouldbefocusedonexperiencing themaximumpossible amount of tactile-kinesthetic and visual perceptions. Thisentailsconstantly touchingandexaminingeverything inminutedetail.Forexample, ifpassingbyabookcase, touchandexaminesomeof thebooks in it, including theirpagesandcorners.Tactileobservationshouldbeperformedoneveryencounteredobject.

Palpationmaybeappliedseparatelyasabackgroundsensation.Thisisdoneinordernottooverload thesenseof sight.Thehandsshouldbe touchingsomethingall the time,orbetterstill,rubbingeachother.

As-NeededSensoryAmplificationApplying the as-needed sensory amplification technique is no different than constant

sensoryamplification. It isusedonlywhena foul (a return toawakeful state) is imminentorwhenphasevisionstartstoblurandfade.Forexample,whiletravelinginthephaseeverythingmay start toblur, signaling aweakeningof thephase.At thismoment, thepractitioner shouldtoucheveryavailableobjectandobserveeverythinginfinedetail.Assoonaseverythingreturnstoaclearandrealisticstate,actionsmaybecontinuedwithoutneedingtoperformamplification.

ConstantVibrationThistechniqueisusedtomaintainconstant,strongvibrationsinthephase.Aspreviously

noted,vibrationsaregeneratedbystrainingthebrainortensingthebodywithoutusingmuscles.Maintainingstrongvibrationswillhaveapositiveeffectonthelengthofthephase.

StrengtheningVibrationsasNeededIn this case, vibrations are created and strengthened only if signs of a foul become

apparent. Examples of foul indicators include duality of perception or blurred vision.Strengthening vibrations will help to deepen the phase, allowing a practitioner to stay andcontinuewithinthephase.

DivingHeadfirstThis technique is the same as the deepening technique of the same name. If a phase is

abouttodissolve,diveheadfirstwiththeeyesshutandadesiretodiveasquicklyanddeeplyaspossible.As soon as phase depth returns, translocation techniquesmay be used to keep fromarrivingatadeadend.

ForcedFallingAsleepAs soonas indicatorsof a foul appear, immediately liedownon the floor andattempt

forcedfallingasleep; thesameas thephaseentry technique.Aftersuccessfullyperforming thetechnique(3-10sec.),apractitionermaygetupandcontinuetotravelthroughthephasesincetheperception of reality and its depthwillmost likely be restored. Resist actually falling asleep.Withexperience,suchatrickcaneasilyberepeateddirectlyinthemidstofevents,evenwiththeeyesopen.

RotationIfindicatorsofafoulappear,thepractitionershouldstartrotatingaroundthehead-to-feet

axis. Unlike the phase entry technique of the same name, the movement does not have to beimagined.Thisisanabsolutelyrealrotationinthephase.Afterseveralrevolutions,depthwillberestoredandactionsmaybecontinued. If indicatorsofa foulpersist, rotationshouldcontinueuntilproperdepthisachieved.

CountingDuring the entirephase, count to as largeanumberpossible–not just for the sakeof

counting, but with a strong desire to reach the highest number possible. Counting may beperformedsilentlyoroutloud.

This technique works by creating a strong determination to remain in the phase byprovidingagoalthatrequiresactioninthephase.

ListeningInIf there are any background sounds similar to those heard while entering the phase –

rumbling, whistling, ringing, buzzing, or sizzling – these sounds may be used to prolongdurationofthephasebyaggressiveattemptsatlisteningin,hearingtheentirerangeofsounds.

HookingontothephaseAnotherinterestingmethodof"maintaining"ishookingontothephase.Intheeventofan

impendingfoul,grabontoanobjectinthephaseactivelypalpateorsqueezeit.Evenifareturntothestenciloccursduringthistechnique,thehandswillcontinuetoholdthephaseobjectandthephysical hands will not be perceived. Beginning with these phantom feelings in the hands,separationfromthestencil ispossible.Anynearbyobjectmaybehooked:thelegofachair,adrinkingglass,adoorknob,astone,orastick.Ifthereisnothingtograbholdof,claspthehandstogetherorbitedownonaliporthetongue.

MaintainingUsingPhaseObjectsSinceaswithdeepening,maintainingthephaseisoftenmorepsychologicalinnature,the

experience can be prolonged using phase objects themselves. For example, you could find a"stabilizer"watch-styledeviceinyourpocketorrightinyourhand,andpressingitcouldleadto

astabilizationofthephase.Youcouldalsousemaintainerpillstothesameeffect.Theywouldalsobeeasytofindinyourhand,pocket,oranycontainer.

VocalMaintainingIf apractitioner loves to singand readpoetry,doingsomighthelp them to stay in the

phaselonger.Tothatend,youonlyneedtoknowafewofyourfavoritepiecesbyheartandtryto recite them in fullwhile in the phase. Focus your background attention on doing sowhilecarryingoutyourplanofaction.Tworulesapplytousingthetechniquesthathelptoresistaphaseexit.Firstofall,neverthink

that the phase might end and result in a return to the physical body; thoughts like this are likeprogramming that immediately send the practitioner to awakened physical state. Secondly, do notthink about the physical body. Doing so will also instantly return the practitioner to the physicalstencilbody,everytime.

TechniquesandRulesforResistingFallingAsleep

ConstantUnderstandingofthePossibilityofFallingAsleepMost of the time, falling asleep while in the phase can be overcome by a constant

awarenessthatsleepispossibleanddetrimentaltoacontinuedphase.Apractitionermustalwaysconsider theprobabilityoffallingasleepandactionsmustbecarefullyanalyzedtoensure thattheyarebasedonrealdesiresandnotontheparadoxicalnotionscommontodreams.

PeriodicAnalysisofAwarenessPeriodically asking the question, "Am I dreaming?" while in the phase helps appraise

situationsandthequalityoftheactionsbeingperformedatanymoment.Ifeverythingmeetsthestandards of full phase awareness, actions may be continued. Asked on a regular basis, thisquestion becomes habit automatically used while transitioning to the phase state. If you keepaskingthisquestionregularly,soonerorlateritwillariseautomaticallyatthemomentwhenyouare actually transitioning into adream.Thiswill thenhelpone to "wakeup," afterwhich it ispossibletocontinuetoremaininafull-fledgedphase.

Thefrequencyofthequestionshouldbebasedonapractitioner ’sabilitytoconsistentlyremaininthephase.Ifaphaseusuallylastsfiveto10minutesormore,itisnotnecessarytoaskthequestionmorethanonceevery2minutes;otherwise,thisquestionhastobeaskedfrequently,literallyonceaminute,orevenmoreoften.

BeObserverThereisanotherimportantrulerelatedtoresistingfallingasleep:nopractitionershould

engageorparticipateinspontaneouseventsoccurringinthephase.Eventsthatarenotplannedordeliberateleadtoahighprobabilityofbeingimmersedinthesideaction,whichresultsinalossofconcentratedawareness.

TechniquesAgainstFalseAwakenings

Sincethetechniquesfor testingtherealnessof theendof thephasearea littleawkwardand

demandadditionalattentiontoactions,theyshouldonlybeusedinthosecaseswhentheyareindeedrequired.Until then,oneshouldsimplybeartheminmindandusethemonlyinmomentsofdoubt.The samemethodsmaybeused to safelydeterminewhetherornot thepractitioner is in thephasewhenusingtechniquesforenteringit.

InterestingFact!

Withexperience,apractitionerwillpracticallystoppayingattentiontoawakeningsfromthephase,assuchawakeningsarenearlyalwayssimplypartofthephasestoryline.

Hyper-ConcentrationSincethecessationofthephaseexperiencemaybesimulatedandnodifferentintermsof

perceptionfromarealexit,differencesbetweenthephysicalworldandthephaseworldmustbeactivelydiscerned.Inotherwords,apractitionermustknowhowtodeterminewhetheragenuinephaseexithasoccurred.

At present, only one experiment is known almost to guarantee an accurate result. Thephase space cannotwithstandprolonged closevisual attention to theminutedetails of objects.Within several seconds of acute examination, shapes begin to distort, objects change color,producesmoke,melt,ormorphinotherways.

Afterexitingthephase,lookatasmallobjectfromadistanceoffourtosixinches,andremainfocusedonitfor10seconds.Iftheobjectdoesnotchange,apractitionercanbeassuredthat the surroundings are reality. If an object is somehow distorted or askew, a practitionerknows that thephase is intact.Thesimplestoption is to lookat the tipof the fingersince it isalwayscloseathand.Itisalsopossibletotakeabookandexamineitstext.Textinthephasewilleitherblurorappearasalphabeticalgibberish,orbefullofincomprehensiblesymbols.

AuxiliaryTechniquesThere are a variety of other procedures to test for the occurrenceof a foul.However,

sinceanysituation,anyquality,oranyfunctioncanbesimulatedinthephase,theseproceduresare not always applicable. For example, some suggest that it is sufficient to attempt doingsomething that is realistically impossible, and, if a practitioner is in thephase, the impossibleactionwillbepossible.Theproblemwiththissuggestionisthatthelawsofthephysicalworldmaybesimulated in thephase,andso flying,passing throughwallsor telekinesismaynotbepossibleineventhedeepestphase.Ithasalsobeensuggestedthatlookingataclocktwiceinarowmayhelpapractitionerdeterminewhetherornotthephaseisintact;allegedly,theclockwilldisplayadifferenttimeeachtimeitisobserved.Hereagain,theclock’sdisplaymaynotchangeinthephase.

Oneofthemostpopularrealitychecksconsistsoftryingtobreatheoutthroughapinchednose.Ifyouareabletodoso,consideryourselfinthephase.However,ifthereisseriousdoubtregarding thenatureof thespaceyouare in, thismethodmayyielda falsepositiveoverone-thirdofthetime.Thatis,youmaybeunabletobreatheoutthroughapinchednoseevenwheninthephase.

Ofalltheauxiliaryprocedures,onedeservesmentionandworksinthemajorityofcases:searchingforinconsistencieswithrealityinthesurroundings.Althoughtheusualsurroundings

ofapractitionermaybe100%accuratelysimulatedinthephase,itisveryrare.Therefore,itispossible to figure out whether a phase is intact by carefully examining the room whereeverything is taking place. In the phase, there will be something extra or something will bemissing; the time of day or even the seasonwill be inconsistent with reality, and so on. Forexample,whenverifyingwhetherafouloccurred,aroommaybemissingthetablesupportingatelevisionset,orthetablemaybethere,butbeadifferentcolor.

Thereisalsoaquitelogicalmethodfordeterminingwhetherornotapractitionerisinthe phase. If an experienced practitioner experiences doubt as towhether the phase has reallyended,thenthatonedoubtisnearlyalwayssufficienttoconcludethateverythingaroundisstillthephase.

GeneralRulesforMaintaining

The rules formaintaining the phase dealwith resisting all ormost of the problemswhich

causeaphasetoend.Someoftheserulesarecapableofincreasingthelengthofstayinthephasebymanytimesandmustbefollowed.

ImportantTip!Inordertoensuremaximumeaseandeffectiveness,thefirsttworules(havingaplanofactionandreenteringthephase)aremandatoryduringthepracticeofthephase.

PlanofactionThereshouldbeaclearplanofactionconsistingofatleast2-3taskstobecarriedoutin

thephaseattheearliestopportunity.Meanwhile,whilecarryingoutthefirsttask,thepractitionershouldthinkoftheirsecondtask,andsoon.Atthesametime,onemustnevergiveupifataskcannotbeeasilyaccomplished:onemuststubbornly tryouteverypossibilityuntileach task istickedoffthelist.Thisisnecessaryforseveralimportantreasons.First,thepractitionermustnotpause in thephase to thinkabout"what todonext,"whichfrequentlyresults inafoul.Second,having a plan, the practitioner will subconsciously perform all of the actions necessary forstaying in andmaintaining the phase to carry out all the tasks that have been planned. Third,intelligent and pre-planned actions permit focused advancement of purposeful actions versuswasting phase experiences onwhatever comes tomind at a givenmoment. Fourth, a plan ofaction creates necessary motivation and, consequently, pronounced intent to perform thetechniquestoenterthephase.Inotherwords,havingaclearandveryinterestingplanofactioncan substantially increase odds of landing in the phase, sometimesmanyfold.Meanwhile, theplanitselfshouldbeactuallyinteresting,curious,orextremelyimportant,aswellas–andthisisvital–specific.

InterestingFact!Uponthree-dayexperimentalseminarsachievingconsistentlyhigheffectiveness(a60–70%successrate),groupsuccess

beganbeingevaluatednotonlybythefactofphaseentrance,butalsocompletionofthegroup'ssharedplanofaction.Uptoathird of participants usually achieve both. Such emphasis during training sessions has been able to double the averageduration,quality,andfrequencyofnovices'initialattempts.

Re-enteringAlwaysrememberthatatypicalphaseexperienceconsistsofseveralrepeatedentriesand

exits.Essentially,inmostcasesitispossibletore-enterthephasethroughtheuseofseparation

or phase state creation techniques immediately after returning to the stencil body. If thepractitionerhasjustleftthephase,thebrainisstillclosetoitandappropriatetechniquesmaybeappliedinordertocontinuethejourney.

ConstantactivityUndernocircumstancesshouldapractitionerremainpassiveandcalminthephase.The

moreactionsperformed,thelongerthephaseis.Thefeweractions–theshorterthephase.Itisenoughtopauseforthought,andeverythingstops.

Thepractitionershouldnotlookintothedistance.Iffarawayobjectsareobservedforalong period of time, a foulmay occur, or onemay be translocated towards these objects. Inorder to look at distant objectswithout problems, a practitioner has to employ techniques formaintaining.Forexample,fromtimetotimethepractitionershouldlookathishands,rubthemagainsteachother,ormaintainstrongvibrations.

StoppingtheIDThelessinternaldialogue(ID)andreflectionthatoccursinthephase,thelongeritlasts.

Talkingtooneselfiscompletelyprohibited.Thereasonforthisisthatmanythoughtsmayactasprogramming in the phase and even announcing them internally may introduce alterations,includingnegativeones.Forexample,thinkingaboutthephysicalbodycausesareturntoit.Thepractitioner may also get lost in thought, which will lead to a foul. Also, sporadic thoughtsusuallyandquiteeasilycausethepractitionertosimplyfallasleep.

IntentionAny techniqueormethod formaintaining thephasemustbeaccompaniedby fixedand

clearintenttostayinthephaseforaslongaspossible.Sometimesthemereintentionofhavingalong-lastingphaseisenough,andnomaintainingproceduresarenecessary.

TypicalMistakeswithMaintaining

Gettinghunguponmaintainingthephase,whichwillalwaysbringaboutitsquickend.Forgetting to try to re-enter the phase after it is over, although doing so greatly helps toincreasethenumberofexperiences.Stayingfocusedontechniquesfor"maintaining"insteadofperformingthemasbackgroundtasks.Getting distracted by events and dropping phase maintenance techniques instead ofcontinuallyperformingwhat’sneededtomaintainthephase.Succumbingtotheideathatmaintainingisnotnecessarywhenthephaseappearsverydeepandstable,eventhoughthesecouldbefalsesensations.Usingthenecessarytechniquestoolate.Stoppingduetouncertaintyaboutfurtheractions,whiletheremustalwaysbeaplan.Forgettingthatitispossibletofallasleepinthephasewithoutrealizingit.Recognizingtheriskoffallingasleepmustbeaprimaryfocus.Gettingpulledintoeventsoccurringinthephaseinsteadofobservingandcontrollingthem

fromtheoutside.Forgetting that techniques for "maintaining"must always be used to remain in as deep aphaseaspossible,andnotjustformaintaininganyoddstate.Stoppingtheuseoftechniquesfor"maintaining"duringcontactwithlivingobjects,whenthetechniquesmustbeusedconstantly.Passivenessandcalmnessinsteadofconstantactivity.Excessivethinkingandinternaldialoguewhentheseshouldbekepttoanabsoluteminimum.

Questions

1.Whatisafoul?2.Whatistheminimumdurationofthephase?3. What do phase maintenance ("maintaining") techniques counteract besides fouls andfallingasleep?4. Why might a practitioner think that the phase has ended when it actually is still inprogress?5.Should"maintaining"techniquesalwaysbeused?6.Whatprimarytechniquesworkagainsttheoccurrenceoffouls?7.Howcanapractitionerhookontothephase?8.Whileinthephase,whatdothoughtsaboutthephysicalbodyleadto?9. Whatquestionshouldbeaskedinthephaseinordertoreducetheprobabilityof fallingasleep?10.Whathappenstoanobjectduringhyper-concentration?11. Howelse, apart fromhyper-concentration,might a practitioner effectively recognize afalsefoul?12.Whileinthephase,isitpermittedtolookintothedistanceforalongtime?13.WhatisIDandhowdoesthedegreeofitaffectthedurationofaphaseexperience?14.Whatshouldapractitioneralwaysdoafteraninadvertentreturnintothestencilbody?

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Chapter8–PrimarySkills

TheEssenceofPrimarySkills

When dealing with a fully-realized phase, requisite knowledge is not limited to entry

techniques,deepeningandmaintenanceofthestate.Inordertofeelcomfortable,apractitionerhastomasteroratleastacclimatehimselftoawholeseriesoftechniquestocorrectlyreactinanynumberofsituations.Forexample,apractitionerneedstoknowhowtocreatevision,ifitisabsent.Actionsincludingpassagethroughawallortakingflightinadeepphasedonothappeneasily,althoughtheseactionsmaybeassumednaturaloccurrences,sincethephaseexistsapartfromthephysicalworld.Inadditiontotechniquesthatallowinteractionwiththephysicalsettingandsurroundingsofthephase,methodsmust learned and applied to counteract fear if it forces a practitioner to consciously andconsistentlyleavethephase.

Apractitionerdoesnothavetoknowalltheprimaryskillsbyheart,butitisnecessarytopaycloseattentiontosomeofthem:emergencyreturn,creationofvision,translocationthroughobjects,andcontactwithanimateobjects.Formany,skillsdedicatedtofightingfearwillalsoproveextremelyrelevant.

Thefinalchoiceofmethodsthatrequireaddedfocusonthepartofthepractitionermustbemade on the basis of personal experiences and problems facedwhile in the phase, since differentpractitionersoftenhavecompletelydifferenttypesofproblems.

DiscerningthePhase

Problemswithphaseidentificationduringentryoftenariseattheinitialstagesofstudyingthe

phase.Apractitionersimplycannotunderstandwhetherornotheorsheisalreadyinthephase.This

uncertaintycanmanifestwhilelyingdownorwhilepracticinginotherpostures.Ifapractitionerissimplylyingdown,physicallyperceivinghisownbody,anddoingnothing,

thenitisindeeddifficulttodeterminewhetherornotheispresentinthephase.Itissufficienttonotethattheremightbenosignsofaphasestate.Onthecontrary,theremaybeahostofsignsandunusualsensations,buttheybynomeansnecessarilyindicatetheonsetofthephase.

The problem of the uncertainty of a phase state is always solved through actions. If thepractitioner is lying down, then standard separation techniques may produce indication of phaseachievement–inthemajorityofcases–sincesuchtechniquesmayoftenbeincorrectlyperformed.

Itispossibletoperformtechniquesthatareonlyachievableinthephasestate.Ifapractitionerstands up and does not recognize his surroundings, then it can be assumed that the practitioner isstandingupinthephase.However,oftenbasedontheobservationthat"everythingisasinreality,"apractitioner may stand up and note that everything is in fact "as in reality" simply because thepractitionerisstillin"reality."Inanswertothisdilemma,thephenomenonofhyper-concentrationhasbeen previously mentioned in relation to maintaining phase. By using hyper-concentration, it isalways possible to ascertain whether the practitioner is in the phase. However, as a rule, hyper-concentration is rarely necessary. Most often, the following signs indicate that separation hasoccurred in the phase: unusual sensations in the body duringmovement, extreme tightness duringmovement,disjointednessofsurroundings,andblurredorcompleteabsenceofvision.

Often, theproblemresides in theuseofdirect techniqueswhere thepractitionerexpectsfastresultsandattemptstodeterminewhetherthephasehasbeenachieved.Asaprinciplethisshouldnotbedone.Whenusingdirect techniques, thephasemanifests itselfclearly; therefore, ifanattempttodetermineitspresenceismade,itisanindicatorthatthephaseisquitelikelystillfaroff.

EmergencyReturn.Paralysis

Statistics show that in one-third of initial phase experiences, a practitioner is faced with a

degreeof fear that forces anexit from thephase.Periodically, evenexperiencedpractitioners facesituationsthatrequireanabruptreturntowakefulness.Thispresentsanumberofconcerns.

Inandof itself, returning to the stencilbody isalmostalwaysunproblematic; rememberingandthinkingaboutthephysicalbodyoftensufficesandwithinmomentsthepractitionerisreturnedtothestencilfromwhateverlocationinthephase.Admittedly,itisadvisableduringthistypeofsituationto shut the eyes and abstain from touching anything.As a rule,when these actions are performed,simplystandingupinthephysicalworldisallthatisrequiredtocompleteareturn;however,thisisnotalwayssimplyachieved.

Sometimes after reentering the stencil body, the practitioner suddenly realizes that physicalfunctionalityhasceasedduetotheonsetofsleepparalysis,orthesensationthatthephysicalbodyhasbeenswitchedoff.Duringsleepparalysis, it is impossibletoscream,callforhelp,orevenmoveafinger.Inthemajorityofcases,itisalsoimpossibletoopentheeyes.

Thisiswhereitgetsinteresting.Peopleinthephysicalworldareaccustomedtoanimportantrule:ifyouwishtoachievesomething,thendoit,anddoitasactivelyaspossible.Thisrule,thoughgood, is not always applicable to certain conditions linked to the phase, and applies least of all toexiting thephase.Sometimesextremeeffortmakes itpossible tobreak throughsleepparalysisandresumemovement,thoughmostoftheseeffortstendtoexacerbateimmobility.

Duetotheunusualnatureofanegativesituationfollowingadeliberate,fear-inducedreturnto

the stencil, the depth of the phase may greatly increase; this results in even greater agitation andgreaterfear.Theparalysisgrowsstronger.This isaviciouscircle that leads tounpleasant feelingsandemotions,whichmayevaporateanydesiretopracticethephase.

Ignoranceofcorrectprocedureshasledtothewidespreadopinionthatsuchadversesituationsmay make it impossible to come back from the phase at all. These opinions suppose that it is,therefore,dangeroustogetinvolvedwiththepractice.However,thesolutiontothisproblemrestsinverysimpleactionsandproceduresthatcanpreventalargenumberofnegativeexperiences:

CompleteRelaxationIn the section on deepening and maintaining, it was noted that the more active a

practitioneriswhileinthephase,thebetter.Conversely,ifthereislessactivity,thequalityofthephasedeclines,allowingforaneasyexit.Thus,inordertoleavethephase,thepractitioneronlyneeds to completely relax and ignore any perceived sensations, actions, or thoughts. Apractitionermayalsoreciteaprayer,mantra,orrhyme,sincethathelpstheconsciousnesstobedistractedfromthesituationmorequickly.Ofcourse,oneneedstocalmdownandtrytogetridof the fear, which in and of itself is capable of keeping such a state going. Periodically, thepractitioner should try tomovea finger inorder tocheckwhetherattemptsat relaxationhavehadaneffect.

ConcentrationonaFingerApractitionerexperiencingsleepparalysisshouldtrymovingafingeroratoe.Atfirst

thiswon’twork,butthepractitionerhastoconcentrateprecisethoughtandeffortontheaction.Aftera littlewhile, thephysical fingerwillbegin tomove.Theproblemwith this technique isthat the practitioner may accidentally start making phantom motions instead of physicalmovements, which is why an understanding of the difference between the two sensations isnecessary,sinceitisoftennotveryobvious.

ConcentrationonPossibleMovementsThe physiology of sleep paralysis, the phase state, and dreams are such that when the

practitionerisinoneofthesestates,someactionsarealwaysassociatedwithmovementsmadeinthephysicalbody.Thisistruewhenmovingtheeyeballs,thetongue,orwhilebreathing.Ifthepractitioner concentrates attention on these processes, it is possible counteract inhibitions tophysical movement; as a result, a sleep-paralyzed practitioner will become able to move inreality.

ReevaluatingtheSituationUndernormalcircumstances,deliberateexit fromthephase isnot thenorm.Deliberate

exitiscommonlycausedbycertainfearsandprejudices.Ifapractitionerisnotabletoactivatethe physical body using other emergency return techniques, a careful consideration of thepossibilitiesofferedbythephaseisrecommended.Therearemanyinterestingandusefulthingsthatcanbeexperiencedinthephase.Whyruinthepossibilityofgreatopportunitybecauseofabaselessfear?Essentially,you'realreadyinthephase,andall that's left is toseparatefromthestencil body. In this case, the preferred separation techniques are levitation, trying imagineyourselfalreadyseparatedoratsomelocation(e.g.thefirstdestinationonyourplanofaction),andalsotryingtofeelthesensationofflight.Tobefair,itmustbenotedthatemergencyexittechniquesdonotalwayswork.Asarule,after

alongperiodofsleepdeprivation,oratthebeginningoforinthemiddleofanight’ssleep,theurgeto sleep is so great that it is difficult to resist the sleep paralysis phenomenon. In this respect,reevaluatingthesituationishighlyrecommendedsothatapractitionerisabletotakeadvantageofthesituationversussufferingbyit.

Bytheway,knowinghowtoexitparalysisisimportantnotonlyforpractitionersofthephase,since such paralysis occurs even without the phase for approximately one-third of the humanpopulationatleastonceinalifetime.Itusuallyhappensbeforeoraftersleep.

FightingFear

Fearinthephaseisaverycommonoccurrence.Thepractitionermayexperiencefearatany

stage,althoughitisexpressedmuchmoreclearlyduringinitialpractice.Thecausesoffearareverydiverse:afeelingthatreturningtorealityisimpossible;afearofdeath;worryingthatsomethingbadis going to happen to the physical body; encountering something scary and terrible in the phase;painfulsensations;overlysharp,hyper-realisticsensations.

InterestingFact!

Fear isoftenspecific in thephaseanddependson thepractitioner'scurrent life situation.Forexample,youngmothersoften begin to fear entering the phase just as they're entering it out of a sense that they would risk leaving their childrenbehind.Itoftenworrythattheysimplymightnotreturnorundergoanunsafesituation.One feardominates all others: the instinctof self-preservation,which,without anyapparent

reason,caninduceafeelingofabsolutehorror–afeelingthatcannotbeexplainedorcontrolled.Foranovicestrickenby insurmountablefear thatcausesparalysis, there isonlyonewayto

graduallyovercomeit.Eachtimeanoviceentersthephase,anattemptshouldbemadetogoastepfurtherthantheprevioustime.Forexample,inspiteoffeelingterrified,thepractitionershouldtrytoraise the hands and thenmove them back to the initial position. The second time, the practitionershouldattempttositdown.Thethirdtime,standingupshouldbeattempted.Thefourthtime,walkingaroundinthephaseisadvised.Then,afterincrementalstepstowardexperiencingtheharmlessnessofthephasestate,productive,calmactionmayensue.

InterestingFact!

Fear itself canbeused to enter thephaseand remain there fora long time.Once thephase is entered, fear shouldbeallayedifitbeginstocauseproblemsforthepractitioner.Forapractitionerwhofacesperiodicalfears,realizingthatthereisnorealdangerencourages

progressinpractice.Urgestorapidlyreturntothephysicalbodyarethenmadebaseless.Soonerorlater,calmerthoughtdominateseventsinthephase,andfearhappenslessoften.

Whendealingwithmomentaryfearcausedbyeventsinthephase,thesimplestsolutionistotackle it head-on and follow through to the end in order to avoid a fear-driven precedent. If apractitioner always runs away from undesirable events, the events will occur more and morefrequently.Ifapractitionerisincapableoffacingfearinthephase,itisbesttousethetranslocationtechniquetotravelelsewhere,althoughthissolutiononlyproducestemporaryrelief.

PhaseObjectAggressionandAttacks

It'sworthtakingamomenttogointodetailonphaseobjectsbehavingaggressivelytowards

practitioners, asmany are concerned about this issue.However, one fact that says a lot should beconsideredimmediately:thesetypesofissuesusuallyconcernorareencounteredbytheesoterically-minded,orthosewhohavereadmucheclecticliteratureonthesubjectofphasestates.Suchissuesarerareamongthosewithamaterialistoutlook.

Here, phase objects are provoked to react adversely by incorrect behavior on the part ofpractitioners. It's enough to note thatmany authorswriting on the phase devote up to half of theirbooks to the subject of protection from such attacks. Of course, a negative experience is sure tofollow a close reading of such material. Moreover, the negative experience would occur withoutadequateunderstandingoftheoccurrence–andsuchunderstandingwhichwouldotherwiseremedytheissue.

Thefirstthingtoknowinthisregardis:nothingandnopersoninthephasepresentsanyrealthreat.Thepractitionerhimselfisabletocontroleverythingthatoccurs.That'swhythere'snopointinfearinganybodyoranythinginthephase,nomatterhowthreateningtheymayseemorwhatsomeonemayhavesaidorwrittenaboutit.

Thesecondthingtoknowis:theonlythingthatcananddoesattackisthepractitioner'sownfear,beitconsciousorunconsciousfear.Thepropertiesofthephasespacearesuchthatanovice'sinabilitytocontroltheprocesswillleadtohissubconsciousexpectationscausingmuchtohappentohim. That's precisely why a still "green" phaser who has read much about "astral attacks" willencounter materialized and hyper-realistic fears that not only terrorize, but also cause true pain:beatings, abuse, torture, suffocation, and the like. Until the reason for them is understood, theproblemwill remain unsolved.Moreover, all kinds of absurd theories about evil beings thus findconfirmation,whichiswhyoldwives'talescontinuetohavewidecurrency,eveninourmodernera.

An experienced practitioner controls his entire experience from beginning to end, and hissubconsciousexpectationsdon't interferewith thebehavioralmechanismsof thephasespace.Thus,attacks are a rarity. And even if they occur, this problem is easily resolved by counteractiveassertivenessorasimpleattempttofacetheunpleasantnessheadon.

CreationofVision

Visionisoftenavailableattheverybeginningofaphase,especiallywhenthepractitioneruses

image observation and visualization techniques to enter. Sometimes vision appearswithin the firstfewseconds.Othertimes,itmanifestsduringthedeepeningprocess.However,therearecaseswherevision is not available andmust be createdquickly, at any cost.Visionmay arrive as soon as it isthoughtabout,butifthisdoesnotoccur,aspecialtechniqueisnecessary.

Tocreatevision,apractitionerneedstobringthehandsfourtosixinchesinfrontoftheeyesandtry todetect themthroughthegraynessordarkness.Peeringaggressivelyandattentivelyat theminutedetailsofthepalmswillcausethemtobecomevisible,muchlikeiftheywerebeingdevelopedon Polaroid film. After several seconds, vision will become clear, and along with the palms, thesurroundingswillalsobecomevisible.

Undernocircumstancesshouldthephysicaleyelidsbeopened.Visionwillappearonitsownandwillnotdifferfromthatofreality;meanwhile,thephysicalsensationofopenedeyeswillemerge.It ispossible toshut theeyes in thephasean infinitenumberof times,evenwithouthavingopenedthematall,sincethelatterisnotneededforcreatingvision.However,theeyelidsmayonlybeopenedwhileexperiencingaverydeepphase,asopeningtheeyeswillcauseareturntowakefulnessduringashallowphase.

Thepractitionermustalsokeep inmind thatvisionshouldonlybecreatedafteracompleteseparationfromthestencilbodyandasubsequenttranslocationhasbeenachieved.Attemptingtoviewthehandsduringflightorwhilehoveringinanunidentifiedspaceleadstoarbitrarytranslocation.

ContactwithLivingObjects

Twoproblemsmaysurfacewhileconversingwithanimateobjects in thephase:silenceora

foul. In view of the fact that many phase applications are based on contact with people for onepurposeoranother,itisnecessarytounderstandhowtocorrectlymanagecontactwithlivingobjects.

In order to avoid a foul (ejection from the phase into reality), the elementary rules of"maintaining"mustbeobserved.For example, activelyobserve the facial featuresor clothingof apersonyouwanttocommunicatewith.Whilecommunicating,thepractitionershouldconstantlyrubthe hands together ormaintain strong vibrations by straining the brain.Remember to perform thetechniquestoavoidbecomingabsorbedincommunication.

Amorecomplexproblemisovercoming thecommunicativeunresponsivenessofobjects inthephase.Inmanycases,thespeechofanobjectisblockedbytheinternalstressofthepractitioner.Sometimestheproblemstemsfromanexpectationthatanobjectwillnotbeabletocommunicateinthephase.

Itisimportanttotreattheobjectsinacalmmanner.Thereisnousetryingtoshoutorbeattheobjecttoforcecommunication.Onthecontrary,itismuchmoreeffectivetotreattheobjectgently,withoutapplyingpressure.Donotpeeratanobject’smouthexpectingsoundstoemerge.Itisbettertolookelsewhere;takingapassiveinterestincommunicationgenerallyyieldsthebestresults.

As a rule, after the first time that communicationwith a living object is successful, futureattemptsgounhindered.

Communicationmethodsinthephaseshouldbenodifferentthanthoseusedinordinarylife:talking,facialexpressions,gesturingwiththehands,bodylanguage.Telepathymaybeusedtoo.

Reading

Readingtextinthephasemaybeaccompaniedbyanumberofdifficulties.First,smallprint

becomesillegiblebecausetheeffectsofhyper-concentrationmaydistorttext.Thisproblemissolvedby using large-font textual sources of information. For example, the text of a normal book blurswhenobservedtooattentively,butthelargefontonthecoverofabookiseasilyreadsinceitssizeissufficientforrapidreadingwithoutdetailedscrutiny.

The second problem encountered while reading in the phase is when text is legible but is

completelymeaningless in composition, i.e. gibberish.This problem is solvedby turningover thepages,lookingforareadablemessage.Itisalsopossibletofindanothercopyorcreateitanewusingthe object-finding techniques. The same applies to cases where the text is seen as a set ofincomprehensiblesymbolsorsigns.

Whilereadinginthephase,thepractitionershouldnotforgetaboutperforming"maintaining"techniquestopreventafoulbybecomingtoorelaxed.

Vibrations

The phase is often accompanied by an unforgettably unusual sensation that may be used

successfullytoenter,deepenormaintainit.Itisdifficulttodescribeitbetterthanthesensationofaheavy current passing through the entire bodywithout causing any pain. It may also feel like thewholebodyiscontracting,oratinglingsensationsimilartonumbness.Mostoften,thesensationsaresimilartohigh-frequencyvibrationsofthebody,whichexplainstheoriginoftheterm"vibration."

If thepractitioner isnotsurewhetherornotheexperiencedvibrations, then there isagoodmethodtosolvehisproblem:realizethatifhereallydid,hewillnothaveanydoubtsaboutit.Inallother cases, when there are doubts and uncertainty, the practitioner is definitely not dealing withvibrations,orisdealingwithanotherformthereof.

If you have experienced vibrations at least once, the recollection of these sensations helpsgreatlyduringthesimultaneousapplicationofindirecttechniques.Vibrationsarecreated,supportedandstrengthenedbystrainingthebrainortensingthebodywithoutusingthemuscles.Forvibrationsto appear, it often suffices merely to think about them. During the first experience, one shouldexperiment with them for a while by rolling them around the body and its parts, as well asstrengtheningandweakeningthem.

However, one should not think that the presence of vibrations is a necessary condition forbeing in thephase.Manynovices often strive not for the phase but for vibrations, afterwhich theformermustsupposedlyfollow.Thatshouldnotbethecase.Thereareindeedspecifictechniquesthatmake it possible to get into the phase by creating vibrations, but in all other cases they are notnecessaryandsomepractitionersmayneverhavethematall.

TechniquesforTranslocatingThroughObjects

In a deepphase, the properties of the surrounding environment becomevery similar to the

physicalworld.However, itmay sometimes be necessary to pass through awall or translocate toavoidaphysicalbarrierinthephase.Therearetwobasicoptionsforpassingthroughbarrierslikewalls.Usually,masteringtheserequiresseveralattempts.

InterestingFact!

Ifapractitionerconcentratesonthephysicalsensationsassociatedwithpassingthroughawall,itispossibletogetstuck.Apractitionermayevenexperiencethefeelingofobstructedbreathingwhenthishappens.

RapidDefocusedPenetration

Run or jump at a wall with a burning desire to penetrate it. Don’t focus on the wall;insteadconcentrateontheimmediatesurroundings.Donottrytotakeanythingfromthecurrentlocationsincethismayimpedeasuccessfulpassagethroughthewall.

TheClosedEyesTechniqueWhenapproachingawall,thepractitionermustclosehiseyesandcompletelyfocusona

desiretopassthroughitwhileimaginingthatthewalldoesnotexist,orthatitistransparentandpenetrable. Surface resistance should be pressed through, continuing on with the aggressivedesireandconcentration.

Flight

Takingflightinthephaseisasimplematterofrememberingpastdreamsofflight.Nothing

needstobetensed,nowordneedstobesaid.Attemptingflightwithclosedeyesproducesahighrateofsuccess,butpresentsanincreasedprobabilityofinadvertenttranslocation.

If a flight attempt is unsuccessful, a practitionermay try jumping froma high elevationorfrom awindow. The natural instinct of dream flight takes over and the fall becomes a controlledflight.However, jumping fromwindowsorother elevations is advisableonly topractitionerswithexperience, sincenovicesmaynotalwaysbeable todeterminewhether theyare in thephaseor inreality.

Incaseofdifficultieswithtake-off,youcanalsotrytojumpupandstayairborneforaslongasyoucan.It'sbettertodoitinincrementalbounds,asthatkeepsyoumoreactive–whichissaferintermsofmaintainingthephase.

Whenflyinginadeepphase,anotherproblembesidestaking-offmayarise:maintainingthephasestate.Inordertoavoidareturntothephysicalbodyorsleep,flyinghastobeasenergeticandsensation-infusedaspossible.Tothatendyoucanalsokeepupvibrations,aswellasperiodicallyrubtogether and scrutinizeyourhands. Incertainconditions, flying in thephasecannotonlykeep thestate stable, but also even deepen it. This happens during aggressive flight with sharp turns andconstantlyflyingclose-byvariousobjectsinordertovisuallyinspectthem.

Themost important thing is to try not to fly in a relaxed, laid-backmanner or take in thescenery,asthiswillquicklyleadtotheendofthephase.

Super-Abilities

Therealismof thephasespacedoesnot imposelimitsontheability toperformactionsthat

cannot be performed in the physical world. It is important to remember that only a practitioner ’sapprehensionplaceslimitsonwhatmaybedoneinthephase.

For example, if a practitioner needs to get to a location – even very far away – itmay bereachedby teleportation. Ifanobjectneeds tobemovedfromonesideof the roomto theother, itmay bemoved by telekinesis.One of themajor benefits of the phase experience is unencumberedfreedomofaction.

Tomasterunusualabilities,onlyafewphasesneedtobespentonconcentrateddevelopmentofthemethods.

TelekinesisInordertolearntelekinesis(movingobjectsbythought),thepractitionerconcentrateson

an object while experiencing a deepened phase, and attempts to move the object by thinkingaboutthemovement.Theonlyrequiredactionisaggressivelywillingtheobject’smovement.Nospecificexternalactionsarerequired.Everyoneinherentlyknowshowtodothis.Ifattemptsareunsuccessful at first, presson.Before too long, the full effectof thepractitioner ’swill yieldsresults.Using thisabilityhelps toencourageagoodphaseexperiencebyprovidinga tool forcarryingoutplannedtasks.

PyrokinesisIgnitinganobjectinthephasejustbystaringatitrequiresastrongdesiretoheatupand

setfiretotheobject.Performedsuccessfully,anobjectwillsmoke,distort,darkenandthenburstintoflames.

TelepathyTodeveloptelepathyinthephase,itisnecessarytopeeratanimateobjectswhilelistening

in surrounding external and internal soundswith the intentionof their hearing thoughts.Evenexperiencedpractitionersencounterdifficultywhiledeveloping telepathy,butwhensuccessful,contact with people in the phase is substantially simplified. Using telepathy, discerning thethoughts of people, animals, and objects is possible. However, this should not be taken tooseriously.

TheImportanceofConfidence

Acrucialfactorindevelopingphaseabilitiesisself-confidenceintheabilitytousetheskills.

Initially, these abilities are absent because the human brain, tuned in to ordinariness, blocksconfidence in the ability to do anything unusual. As soon as strong confidence is reached in theperformanceofphaseabilities,everythingbecomeseasytoachieve.

Althoughconfidenceinphaseabilitiesmaygrowstrong,practitionersshouldremainsoundlyaware that abilities in the phase are limited to the phase. Attempting telekinesis, pyrokinesis, ortransmutationintherealworldmaywastetimeandenergy.

TransmutationintoAnimals

Many practitioners actively experimentwith their bodily form during the phase,which can

take on any appearance thanks to the properties of the phase space. Such experimentation, despitebeingsomewhatdifficult,isquitepopularandinteresting.Nearlyeveryadvancedphaserexperimentswithitsoonerorlater.

InterestingFact!

Peopleappearinhumanformwhileinthephaseonlybecausetheyareaccustomedtoitfromeverydaylife.Actually,youcanfeeleveryfinedetailwhileinhabitinganybodyoranything,asthereisnopersonal"body"assuchinthephase.A distinctive trait of experiments with altered physical perception is the unbelievably fine

detailofsensation.Ifaphasepractitionertakesontheformofalizard,hewillbeabletofeelnotonlyhis tail,butalso thathis tongue isnowforked.Meanwhile, if apractitioner takeson the formofawolf,thenhewillfeelthenailsonhispaws,andexperienceincrediblyheightenedsenseofsmell.Thesame applies to every possible sense, the true-to-lifeness ofwhich depends on one'smastery overincarnatinginthephase.

Onefeelsasifnewpartsofthebrainactivatethatareresponsibleforthesensoryperceptionofbodypartsthathumansdon'thave.Suchbodypartscanthennotonlybefelt,butalsocontrolled.Forexample,ifapractitionerhasbecomeabirdinthephase,thenhewillnotonlyfeelhiswings,butalsobeabletocontrolthemasifhehadbeenbornwiththem.Suchreorganizationofperceptionispossibleforallhumansensationsandthisappliesnotonlytoanimateobjects,butalsotoinanimateones:stones,trees,furniture,etc.

Withoutfurtherado,herearethetechniquesfortransformingone'sembodiment:

TransmutationuponSeparationImmediatelyafterseparation,thepractitioner'sattentionisfocusedonhisalreadyhaving

achievedhisdesiredembodiment.Thismustnotmerelybeimagined–instead,onemusttrytofeelthenewembodimentimmediately.Forexample,ifaphaserwantstotransformintoasnake,thenafterrolling-outhemusttrynomatterwhattoimmediatelyfeelhimselfrollingoutwhileinthe elongated body of a snake, and not of a person. If this is not successful, then othertransmutation techniquesneed to be tried, as this one is to beusedonly at thebeginningof aphase entrance. If transmutation is successful, then one should immediately move on todeepening the phase while in the newly obtained embodiment, like after a conventionalseparation.

DynamicTransmutationWhilestillinhumanforminthephase,oneshouldbrisklyimitatethemovementsofthe

targetanimalwhiletakingonitsexternalappearance.Duringthisprocess, it's importanttonotonlyimitatethemovementofthecreature,butalsotrytofeeloneselfbeingit.Thepractitionerwill gradually take on all of the anatomical sensations and external appearance of the targetform.Forexample,ifthepractitionerhasdecidedtobecomeatiger,thenheshouldtrytoruninleaps on his four extremities, trying to feel the entire body of the big cat along with itssensations,startingfromthetouchofitspawsandclawsontheearthtothetipofitstail.

TransmutationuponTranslocationWhenusingthetechniqueoftranslocationviateleportationwitheyesclosed,youneedto

focusyourattentionnotsomuchonthetranslocationdestinationasonyourexternalappearanceand internalsensations.Once translocationhas takenplace, thephaserwill turnup in therightplaceandintherightform.Forexample,ifapractitionerhasdecidedtobecomeadisembodiedsphere, then he should close his eyes in the phase and focus on both the thought-form of theplace where he wants to appear and on his sensations. An immediate sensation of flight andgradual feelingof transformationofbodilyperceptionwillarise.Dependingon thedegreeofconcentration,theflightmaycometoanendatthedesiredplacewithinseveralseconds,andthe

practitionerwouldimmediatelyhavesphericalvisionandcorrespondingbodilysensations.TransmutationThroughIntentionExperiencedpractitionersorthosewhocaneasilyconcentratetheirwillareoftenableto

takeontheformtheywantwithoutusinganyspecialtechniques.Itisoftenenoughforthemtosimply intensely desire to take on one form or another, and that form comes to them, be itabruptly or gradually.Ultimately, this iswhat all phasers should strive for. For example, if apractitionerhasdecidedtotransformintoadragon,thenhewillconcentratehisintentiononthatdesire,andhisbodilysensationswillgointoastateofflux,andthenstabilizeagainoncehehasalready transmutated. Alternatively, he will simply begin to perceivably mutate into a fire-breathing dragon.Also of good helpwhen performing this technique are elixirs, tablets, andpotionsthatcanbeprogrammedinthephasetohaveaspecificeffectwhentaken.Withallsuchtechniques–andtheentirepracticeofthephaseitself–intention,self-assurance,

desire, and purposefulness have significant importance. Knowing specific techniques is oftenunnecessary if you have a firm desire that you unhesitatingly want to achieve no matter what.Problemswithintentionandself-assurancealwayslieattherootoflackofsuccessattransmutatinginthephase.Phasersoftensimplylackconfidenceintheirabilitytotransmutate,whichfindsexpressioninfailedattemptstotakeonanotherbodilyform.

Anylackofconfidencewhenperformingthetransmutationtechniquesinthephasewillalwaysbeevidentinthefinalresult.Meanwhile,lackofconfidenceindicatesacertainlevelofself-analysis,which in turn is a symptom of insufficient concentration on the technique. That's why totalconcentrationonandputtingone'sallintoatechniquepracticallyguaranteessuccessfulresults.

When it comes todeepeningandmaintaining, it is important tomake the transformationofone'sexternalappearancequickly,orwhenfeelingconstantlyvividsensationsandactions.Otherwise,afoulwilloccurifonedragsouttransmutationorotherwiseperformsitslowly.

ControllingPain

Along with all the positive experiences and sensations that may be enjoyed in the phase,

experiencesofapainfulnaturemayalsomanifest.Punchingawallinadeepphasestatewillcausethesamepainasifawallhadbeenstruckinphysicalreality.

Someactionsinthephasemayunavoidablycauseunpleasantfeelingsofpain;therefore,itisnecessarytoknowhowtoavoidpainfulactions.Focusingonaninternalconfidencethatpainwillnotresultfromanactionwillalleviatetheproblem.Apractitionermayexperimentwiththistypeoffocusbypummelingawallwhileresolvingthatthereisnopain.Iftheexperimentsucceeds,thenobtainingthesameresultwillneveragainrequire thesamelevelofeffort; thinkingthat thephase ispainlesswillsuffice.

MoralStandardsinthePhase

Fromtheverybeginning,itshouldbeunderstoodthatthemoralcompassofthephasespacehas nothing in commonwith the societal norms and laws of the physical world. The phase spaceseemingly imitates the physical world with all its properties and functions only because we areaccustomedtothemandarenotexpectinganythingelse.Moralprinciplesandrulesapplyonlytotheplacewheretheyweredeveloped.Itdoesnotmakesensetoprofessthemwhileinthephase.

Thepractitionershouldnotrefrainfromcertainactionsinthephasebecausesomewouldbeunacceptable,improper,orbadintherealworld.Thesearemerelybehavioralpatternsthatarehardlysuitedtotheworldofthephase,whereeverythingoperatesonthebasisofentirelydifferentlaws.

Theonlymoralrulesthatmightexistinthephasearethosethatthepractitionerestablishes.Ifdesired,complete,unhinderedfreedommaybeexperienced.

StudyingPossibilitiesandSensations

Novicepractitionersshouldnotimmediatelyrushtowardsasinglespecificgoaliflong-term

practice is desired. It is better to extensively investigate the phase and its surroundings beforefocusingonaccomplishment.Thiswillbuildintimacywiththeexperienceandallowunhinderedentryandinteractionwiththephase.

As in reality, learningwhatever first reveals itself is the key to increasing and specializingknowledge. A beginning practitioner should at first enjoy the simple fact of actually being in thephase, then learn its details and functions. Once inside the phase, a practitioner should explore it,examiningandinteractingwitheverythingencountered.

He should also try to fully sharpen all the feelings possible in the phase in order to fullyunderstand how unusual it is in its realism. A practitioner must experience movement: walking,running,jumping,flying,falling,swimming.Testthesensationsofpainbystrikingawallwithafist.Thesimplestwaytoexperiencetastesensationsistogettotherefrigeratorandtrytoeateverythingthat you find there, at the same time not forgetting to smell each item. Walk through the walls,translocate, create and handle objects. Explore. All these actions are very interesting in and ofthemselves.The possibilities really are infinite.However, onlywhen they arewell understood andthoroughlyexploredcanitbesaidthatthepractitionerreallyknowswhatthephaseisabout.

TypicalMistakeswithPrimarySkills

Whentryingtodiscernwhetherornotaphaseisintact,judgmentisbasedonlyonsimilaritytothedepartedphysicalenvironment.Hyper-concentratingonanobjectfortooshortatimewhiletryingtodeterminewhetherthesurroundingsareinthephaseorinthephysicalworld.Deliberatelyattemptingtoendthephaseprematurelywhentheentirenaturallengthofthephaseshouldbetakenadvantageof.Panicincaseofparalysisinsteadofcalm,relaxedaction.Refusal to practice the phase because of fear, though this problem is temporary and

resolvable.Openingtheeyesattheinitialstagesofthephase,sincethisfrequentlyleadstoafoul.Premature attempts to create vision in the phase, whereas separating from the body anddeepeningshouldoccur.Excessivehastewhilecreatingvision,asinthemajorityofcasesvisionappearsnaturally.Whileconcentratingonthehandstocreatevision,doingsoatanexcessivedistanceversustherecommendedfourtosixinches.Forgettingaboutthetechniquesfor"maintaining"whileincontactwithlivingobjects.Forgettingtoshuttheeyesordefocusvisionwhentranslocatingthroughwallsorothersolidobjects.Desiringtodosomethingsuperhumaninthephasewithouttherequiredinternaldesireandconfidence.Fearofexperiencingpaininthephaseinsteadoflearningtocontrolit.Observingmoralstandardsinthephasewhentheydonotapply.Atendencytoimmediatelyusethephaseforsomethingpracticalinsteadoffirstthoroughlyexploringandinteractingwiththesurroundings.

Questions

1.Arethereskillsinthephasethatmustfirstbemasteredbeforethephasemaybeusedtoitsfullextent?2.Isitpossibletounderstandwhetheraphaseisintactbyattemptingtofly?3.Hasapractitionermostlikelygottenupinthephaseorinrealityiftherearedoubtsaboutthis?4. Is it sufficient to think about the physical body in order to return to it, and is it onlyrequiredtoreturnintothestencilinordertocontrolit?5.Whicharmshouldbeactivelyandaggressivelymovedtoovercomesleepparalysis?6.Isitpossibletotelljokestooneselftoovercomesleepparalysis?7.Isitpossibletomovethephysicaleyeswhileinthephase?8.Whatshouldbedoneifsleepparalysiscannotbeovercome?9.Cansleepparalysisoccurwithoutpracticingthephase?10.Whatiffearisnotaddressedandconquered?11.Isitpossibletograduallymasterthephaseinordertoovercomefear?12.Istherecauseforfearofanythinginthephase?13.Atwhatpointcanvisionbecreatedinthephasebyopeningtheeyelidsandnotthroughtheuseofspecialtechniques?14. Whatwouldhappenwithanattempt toopen the eyesafter sittingup inbed, i.e., beforebecomingcompletelyseparatedfromthestencil?15.Whymaycontactwithlivingobjectsinthephasecauseafoul?16.Whichiseasiertoreadinthephase:textinanewspaperortextonalargebillboard?17.Isitpossibletoseehieroglyphsinsteadoftextwhilereadinginthephase?18.Isitpossibletoburstthroughawallafterrunninguptoitwiththeeyesshut?19.Whichmusclesofthebodymustbetensedtostartflyinginthephase?20.Arethereanyextrasensoryabilitiesthatareinaccessibleinthephase?

21.Canapractitionertransformintoaballwhileinthephase?22.Howdoespaininthephasedifferfrompaininthephysicalworld?23.Duetomoralconsiderations,whatisprohibitedinthephase?

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Chapter9–TranslocationandFindingObjects

TheEssenceofTranslocationandFindingObjects

Likeeverydayreality,thephasespacecannotbeusedforcertainpurposesif it isnotknown

how tomovearoundand findnecessary things. Inawakeful state, it ismoreor lessknownwheresomethingislocatedandhowtoreachit.Inthephase,thesameassumptionscannotapplysincephasemechanismsworkbydifferentprinciples.

The reason for addressing translocation and finding objects in the same chapter is becauseboth techniques rely on the same mechanics. In other words, the same methods – with minorexceptions–canbeappliedtobothtranslocationandfinding.

Afterstudyingthetechniquesdescribedinthischapter,apractitionerinthephasewillbeabletogotoanylocationandfindanyobject.Theonlylimitationsthatexistarethoseoftheimaginationanddesire;iftheseareunlimited,soarethepossibilities.

Regarding translocation, attention should not be focused onmethods for traveling throughnearbyspaces.Forexample,apractitionermaysimplywalkintoanadjacentroom,orouttothestreetviathecorridororthroughthewindow.Thesearenatural,easyactions.Apractitionershouldinsteadconcentrate attention on how to move to remote destinations that cannot be quickly reached byphysicalmeans.

Itisimportanttomentionthenecessarysafetyproceduresfortranslocation.Sometimes,duetoalackofexperience,apractitionermaymistakethephaseforreality,andrealitymaybemistakenforthephase.Mistakingthephaseforrealityimpliesnodangersinceapractitionersimplybelievesthatanentryattemptwasunsuccessful.However, if reality ismistakenfor thephase,apractitionermayperform dangerous or even life-threatening actions. For example, after getting out of bed in awakefulstate,thinkingthateverythingishappeninginthephase,abeginnermayapproachawindowandjumpoutofit,expectingtofly,asiscustomaryinthephase.Forthisreasonalone,shortcutstoflight should only be taken after gaining a level of experience that makes it possible tounambiguouslydistinguishthephasefromawakefulstate.

Ifaglitchoccurswhenpracticingtranslocationtechniques(forexample,landinginthewrongplace), a practitioner should simply repeat the technique until the desired result is obtained.Eitherway,initialtrainingisamustinordertomakeeverythingeasierforyoulateron.

As far as object-finding techniques are concerned, these are used for both inanimate andanimate objects. In otherwords, these techniques are equally effective for finding, for example, apersonor a utensil.However, there are several techniques that are only suitable for finding livingobjects.

TheQuantumPropertiesofthePhaseSpace

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. That is, thedeeperthephase,themoredifficultitistoperformsomethingunusualinitbecauseinadeep,stablephase,thelawsofitbegintocloselyresemblethoseofthephysicalworld.

Thesecretliesinthefactthatthedepthofthephasedependsmuchonthequantityofsensationderived from senses directed at one space or another, or one object or another. Translocation orobject-findingtechniquesareemployedwhenthosesensationswaneorareabsent,causingthespaceto losestabilityor return toastateofsuperposition.Thispropertyof thephase isanalogous toorevenafull-fledgedresultofsuperpositioninquantumphysics.Actually,theessenceofalltechniquesfor translocation or finding objects is based on knowing the methodologies that allow you tomanipulatethisproperty.

Inotherwords,ifapractitionerlocatedinthephaseholdsaredpencilandexaminesit,tactileand visual perceptions are engaged, which under sharp agitation cause the object to exist in itscompleteform.However,assoonastheeyesareshut,thestabilityofpencilimageweakens.Inthissituation,itwillbeenoughforthepractitioner(aftersufficienttraining)toconcentrateonbelievingthat the pencil is dark-blue in order for it to appear dark blue after opening the eyes. Thisphenomenonoccursbecausethecolorof thepencil isnolongerdeterminedbyperceptualareasofthebrainand,therefore,itispossibletochangeit.

If a red pencil is placed on a table and the practitioner ’s eyes are shut, and there isconcentrationonathoughtthat thepencil isnolongeronthetable, thenafteropeningtheeyes, thepractitionerwillfindthatthepencilhasdisappeared.Inessence,whenthepencilislyingonthetable

andthepractitioner ’seyesareclosed,noperceptionisbeinginvestedinthepencil–thepractitioner'seyesdonot see it andhis skindoesnot touch it.Thepencilonly remains as amemory,which thepractitionermodifiesusingautosuggestion.

Using certain technique-relatedmethods, a practitionermay cause the stability of the phasestatetoremaininfluxusingtechniquesthatbestsuitthepractitioner ’sindividualpersonality.

TechniquesforTranslocation

TranslocationDuringSeparationThe easiest way to translocate is to do so while separating from the stencil body.

Employingthis techniqueisextremelysimpleandconvenient.Itmaybecombinedwithalmostany separation technique and is performed by focusing on the image and feel of a desiredlocationduringtheinitialstagesofexitingthestencil.Itisevenbettertoimaginethatphaseentrywilloccurandseparationwillcompleteinachosenlocation.

InterestingFact!Afterhavingchangedplaceofresidence,thepractitionerwillveryoftencontinueforsometimetoenterthephaseinthe

samehousewherehewasusedtodoingthispreviously.Hewillusuallyappearinthesameplacefromwhichhetriestoenterthephaseonlybecausehissubconsciousbelievesthatthatiswhereheis.

Adrawbackofthistechniqueisthatseparationoccursonlyinthebeginningofthephaseexperienceand,therefore,canonlybeusedonce.Otheroptionsshouldbeconsideredafterthefirsttranslocation.

TranslocationThroughaDoorInordertousethistechnique,approachanydoorwiththestrongbeliefthatitleadstothe

required location.Afteropening thedoor, thepractitionerwill seeandbeable tostep into thedestination. If the door was originally open, it must be completely shut before applying thetechnique.

Adrawbacktothistechniqueisthatitspracticealwaysrequiresadoor.Ifthereisnodoor,usersofthistranslocationtechniqueshouldcreateoneusinganobjectfindingtechnique.

TranslocationThroughTeleportationToapplythistechnique,shuttheeyes(ifvisionispresent),andthenconcentrateattention

onathought-formorimageofalocationelsewhereinthephase.Atthismoment,therewillbeasensationofswiftflightandwithin1to10seconds,thedestinationwillbereached.

Thesuccessofthistechniquedependsonastrongconcentrationuponasinglegoal:thedesired location.The techniquemustbeperformedveryclearly,confidently,aggressively,andwithout distractions. Any unrelated thoughts have a profoundly negative influence on itsperformance. They unnecessarily prolong the flight, cause a foul, or result in arriving at anundesiredlocation.

TranslocationThroughTeleportationwiththeEyesOpenThistechniqueisdifficultbecauseitrequiresanunstablephasespacecausedbyastrong

desire to translocate toanother location.Whereasduring teleportationby flightwitheyesshut

the practitioner disentangles himself from the current location, that is not the case here.Therefore,thistechniqueshouldbeusedonlybyexperiencedpractitioners.

As far as implementing the technique is concerned, the practitioner simply needs toconcentrate on the thought that he is already present in the desired location and focus on itsimage. It is important tonot stare at or touchanythingduring the thought.Surrounding spacewilldim,blurandthendisappearduringthistime,andthentheintendedlocationwillgraduallystart toappear.The rateof spacemetamorphosisdependson thedegreeofdesire to reach therequiredlocation.

Ifconcentrationisweakorphasedepthispoor,thenafterspacedestabilizes,itmightnotberestored–andareturntothewakefulstatewilloccur.

TranslocationwithClosedEyesThisisoneoftheeasiesttechniques.Tousethistechnique,thepractitionersimplyneeds

to shut the eyes and have an intense desire that, when the eyes are next opened, the requiredlocationwillbereached.Inordertoconsiderablyincreasetheeffectivenessofthistechnique,itwouldbeusefultoimagine,atthemomentyoucloseyoureyes,thatyouhavealreadyreachedthe desired location. In order to stay in the phase, it's better to perform this technique whilemoving,i.e.walking,running,orflying.Forexample, inordertoget to"pointA,"closeyoureyes,focusyourattentiononalreadybeingin"pointA,"andthenopenyoureyesthere.

TranslocationbyConcentrationonaRemoteObjectToperformthistechnique,thepractitionershouldpeerfromadistanceataminordetail

ofthedesiredlocation.Thegreateranintentiontoseeanobject’sdetail,thequickerthearrivalattheobject’slocation.

Adrawbacktothistechniqueisthatthistypeoftranslocationispossibleonlyforplacesthatarealreadyvisible,albeitfromagreatdistance.

TranslocationbyPassingThroughaWallThistechniqueisperformedbywalkingorflyingthroughawallwiththeeyesshutanda

firmconviction that the required location is behind thewall.Thebarrier doesnot necessarilyhavetobeawall.Itcanbeanynon-transparentobjectthroughwhichapractitionermaywalkorfly:ascreen,awardrobe,andsoon.

Themaindrawbackofthistechniqueisthenecessityofappropriateskillsforpenetratingthroughsolidobjectsofthephase.Anothernecessaryconditionforapplyingthistechniqueisthepresenceofbarrierstopassthrough.

TranslocationThroughDivingThis technique is identical topassing throughwallswith theonlydifferencebeing that

insteadofawall–whichmaynotalwaysbeavailable–thepractitionerwillusethefloorortheground.Thepractitionermust dive headfirstwith the eyes shut andhave complete confidencethat the required location is underneath the solid surface. The ability to pass through solidobjectsis,naturally,alsorequired.

Apractitionermaydivethroughthefloorortheground,andalsointoanyflathorizontalsurface:atable,achair,abed,andsoforth.

TranslocationThroughRotationTo apply this technique, a practitioner in the phasewill start rotating on an axiswhile

simultaneouslyconcentratingonabeliefthatadesiredlocationwillbereachedoncerotationisstopped.Theeyesmustbeshutduringtherotation,orvisionmustnotbefocusedonanythinginparticular.As a rule, two to five revolutionson an axis are sufficient.Once again, everythingdependsontheabilitytofullyconcentrateonadesiredgoalwithoutanydistractions.

TranslocationThroughaMirrorDue to the special properties ofmirrors and people's superstitious beliefs about them,

theycanbeusedtoeasilytranslocateinthephase.Tothatendit'senoughtojumpordiveintoany largemirror encountered along theway.Meanwhile, you can focus your attention on thelocationyouwantimmediatelybeingbehindit.Duetothepropertiesofmirrors,youoftendon'tevenhavetocloseyoureyesorturnaroundwhenpenetratingtheirsurface.

InterestingFact!Whennovicesareaskedtotakealookinthemirrorduringtheirfirstphase,itisrarefortwodescriptionsoftheeventto

besimilar,aseverythinghappensdifferentlyforeachperson:someseetheiractualreflection,othersseenothing,stillothersseedifferentpeople,and in somecases themovementsof the reflectiondon'tmatch thoseof thepractitioner, etc.Onceataseminar,16wereabletolookatamirrorwhileinthephase,andnotwopeoplehadsimilarexperiences.

ObjectFindingTechniques

TechniqueofTranslocationAlltranslocationtechniquesarealsoapplicabletoobjectfindingtechniquessincetheuse

of both techniques requires altering the surrounding space. Instead of concentrating on alocation, the practitioner is to focus on the specific detail of a space that is to be found orchanged.As a result, finding the necessary object is guaranteed, butmaintaining the originallocationwheretheactionbeginsisnotguaranteed.

Ifthegoalistofindanobjectwhileremaininginthepresentlocation,usethespecializedtechniquesdescribedlateron:techniquesthatchangeonlyaportionofthephasespace.

FindingbyCallingaNameThistechniqueisonlyusedtofindlivingobjects.Thepractitionermustcallapersonor

ananimalbynametocausetheanimatephaseobjecttoenterorappearnearby.Thecallshouldbe loud, nearly a shout, otherwise it will not always work. Generally, it is often enough topronounceanameseveraltimestoachieveresults.

Ifthedesiredanimateobjectdoesnothaveanameorthepractitionerdoesnotknowit,then anynameor general summoningwill do, like, "Comehere!"This shouldbe donewhilementallyfocusingonaclearimageofthedesiredpersonoranimal.

FindingbyTurningAroundIn order to use this technique, the practitioner must concentrate and imagine that the

requiredobjectislocatedsomewherebehindhisback,andafterturningaroundhewillactuallysee it there, even if itwasnot there just amoment earlier.Thisworksbest if thepractitioner,priortoturningaround,hasnotseentheplacewheretheobjectisexpectedtoappear.

FindingAroundaCorner

When approaching any corner, concentrate and imagine that the required object is justaroundthecorner.Then,afterturningthecorner,theobjectwillbefound.Anythingthatlimitsspacevisibilitymayberegardedasacorner.Thisdoesnothavetobethecornerofahouseoranothertypeofbuilding;itcouldbethecornerofawardrobe,thecornerofatruck,etc.

FindingintheHandThistechniqueis,inessence,onlyapplicabletofindingobjectsthatcanfitinorbeheld

bythehand.Toperformthistechnique,concentrateontheideathattheobjectisalreadyinhand.Atthatmoment,thepractitionermustnotlookatit.Soonafterbeginningtoconcentrateonthisidea,thepractitionerwillatfirstfeelaslightsensationoftheobjectlyinginhishand,followedbyafullsensationandappearanceofthedesiredobject.

FindinginthePocketForsmallobjects,thetechniqueoffindingobjectsinthepocketalsoworkswell.Inorder

todo so, you simplyneed toput yourhand into anypocket and carefully feel around for theobjectyouneedasifitwereactuallythere.Asarule,you'llfinditinseveralseconds.

InterestingFact!

Inthephase,awoman'spursehasthesamemagicalpropertiesasitdoesinreality.That'swhyinthephase,youcanfindeverythingyouneedinawoman'spurse.Thedimensionsoftheobjectyoufishoutmightexceedthoseofthepurseitself,afeatwomenaroundtheworldalsoseemcapableofinreallife.

FindingbyInquiryToperformthistechnique,approachanypersoninthephaseandaskhim(orher)where

toquicklyfindadesiredobject.Anaccurateanswerisusuallygivenstraightaway,anditshouldbefollowed.However, toavoidwasting time,donot forget tomention that theobjectmustbefound"quickly,"orspecifythattheobjectshouldbe"nearby."Duringthiscommunication,undernocircumstancesshouldtherebeadoubtabouttheaccuracyoftheinformation,sinceotherwiseitmayleadtoasimulationofwhatisexpected.

Thedrawbackofthistechniqueisthatitrequiresthepresenceofananimatepersonandgoodskillatcommunicatingwithobjectsinthephase,whichcanprovedifficult.

FindingbyTransmutationThistechniquedistortsthephasespacewhilenotcompletelydisengagingaperceptionof

thespace.Thepractitionermustgivestrongattentiontoathoughtthatarequiredobjectisgoingtoappearinadesiredlocation.Theremustbesufficientconfidencethatthepractitioner ’sdesireswillberealized.Atthismoment,theprocessofmetamorphosiswillbegin:spacewilldistortanddim,andtherequiredobjectwillbegintomanifestitself.Afterthis,brightnessandfocuswillberestoredwithnecessaryalterationsmadepresentinthephasespace.

Thistechniqueisrelativelydifficulttoperformincomparisontoothers,and,therefore,itis better to use it only after a high level of experience has been reached, as it is difficult toremaininthephaseduringanymetamorphicprocess.

Asisevidentinthenameofthistechnique,itcanbeusedtofindobjectsandalsocreatenewobjectsfromfoundobjects.

TypicalMistakeswithTranslocationandFindingObjects

Insufficientconcentrationonadesiretotraveltoalocationortofindanobject.Doubtingthatresultswillbeachievedinsteadofhavingcompleteconfidence.Passive performance of the techniques instead of a strong desire and high level ofaggression.Forgetting torepeat translocationorobject finding techniqueswhenthe techniquedidnotworkorworkedincorrectlyduringthefirstattempt.Getting distracted by extraneous thoughts during the lengthy process of teleporting witheyesshut.Totalconcentrationisrequiredatalltimes.Failing to immediately translocatewhenusing theclosedeyes technique; thismay induceflyingalateleportationtechnique.Glossingoverminutedetailsoronlyobservingthebroadfeaturesofaremoteobjectwhileapplyingtranslocationbyconcentration.Adelayeddesiretomovewhiletranslocatingduringseparation.Aninstantaneousdesiretoimmediatelymoveisnecessary.Forgetting to first shut a door completely when using translocation through a door;otherwise,therewillbecontactwithwhatisalreadybehindit.Payingtoomuchattentiontotheprocessoftranslocationthroughawall;thisleadstobeingtrappedinthewall.Forgetting to shut the eyes while translocating diving headfirst. The eyes should remaincloseduntilafterthetechniqueiscomplete.Trying to find an object via interrogation instead of passively communicatingwith livingobjectsofthephase.Usingdistantcornerswhenapplying the techniqueof findinganobjectaroundthecorner.Choosenearbycornerstoavoidwastingprecioustraveltime.

Questions

1.Whatbecomespossiblewiththeabilitytotranslocateinthephase?2.Whatbecomespossiblewiththeabilitytofindobjectsinthephase?3.Whatdotranslocationandfindingobjectstechniqueshaveincommon?4.Whatisthesolelimitationonthepossibilitiesofferedbytranslocationandfindingobjects?5.Howmayonetranslocateacrossveryshortdistances?6.Whenmaythetechniqueofflightbyjumpingoutofawindowbeattempted?7. What should be done if translocation and object finding techniques do not yield therequiredresult?8.Isitpossibletofindapersonfromreallifeusingthetechniqueoffindingobjects?9.Doesthestabilityofspacedecreaseinadeepphase?10.Whatarethefundamentalcomponentsofspaceandobjectstability?11.Howlargeistheroleofauditoryperceptioninthestabilityofspace?12.Whatismostimportantwhileusingateleportationtechnique?13.Whatdoesspeedofmovementdependonduringteleportation?

14.Shouldanoviceapplythetechniqueofteleportationwithopeneyes?15.Whattechniquemightthetranslocationwithclosedeyestechniqueturninto?16.Shouldlargeorsmalldetailsbescrutinizedwhiletranslocatingbyconcentrationonremoteobjects?17. Is the technique of translocation during separation applied after separation or whilebeginningtoseparate?18.Whenapplyingthetechniqueoftranslocationthroughadoor:isitbetterifthedoorisopenorclosed?19.Whymighttranslocationbypassingthroughawallfail?20.Whenusingtranslocationbydiving,isitimportanttobeinaplacewherethereissomethingtostandon?21.Whileapplyingthetechniqueofrotation,shouldrotationbeimaginedorreal?22.Isitpossibletouseatranslocationtechniquetoattemptfindingobjects?23.Whenusingthetechniqueofcallingbyname,whatshouldbedoneifthenameofadesiredpersoninthephaseisunknown?24.Whilelookingforanobjectusingthemethodofinquiry,isitimportanttospecifythattheobjectneedstobefound"quickly"?25. Howfarbackmustaturnoccurwhenthetechniqueof findingobjectsbyturningisbeingused?26.Wouldthecornerofafencebesuitableforapplyingthetechniqueoffindingobjectsaroundthecorner?27.Isitnecessarytoshuttheeyeswhileusingthetransmutationtechnique?

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Chapter10–Application

TheEssenceofApplicationsofPhaseStates

Phase perception initially causes so much emotion and variety of experience that the

practitioner isoftennot concernedwith thequestionofhow thephasemightbepurposefullyused.Thecriticalquestionofapplicationbecomesevenmorecrucialasexperienceincreases.Applicationofthephasebecomesmorevividagainstthebackgroundofunderstandinghowthephenomenoncanprovideameansofgaininginformationandnewexperiences.

Some approach the phase practicewith a predeterminedgoal, uninterested in anything else.Withaspecificgoal,theproblemofwherethegoalcamefrommightarise,asthephasephenomenoniswrappedinathicklayerofprejudicesandstereotypes,whichoftenhavenobearingonthereality.Theprimarypurposeofthischapteristopreciselyseparaterealityfromfiction.Itssecondpurposeistoprovideadetaileddescriptionofwhatmaybeobtainedfromthepracticeofphaseexperiences.

Everyprovenandaccessiblepracticalapplicationof thephaseisbasedonthreequalities:a)applicationbasedontranslocationandfindingobjects;b)applicationbasedonobtaininginformation;c)applicationbasedonthephase’sabilitytoimpactapractitioner ’sphysiology.

Mostimportantly,nothingdescribedinthischapterisdifficulttoachieve.Anyapplicationmaybeachievedduringtheveryfirstphaseifapractitionermanagestofocusandapplytheappropriatetechniques for translocationor findingobjects.Regardlessofwhether thepractitioneradheres toamysticalorpragmaticworldview,afullrangeofaccessisinherentlypossible.

Possible applications of the phenomenon certainly exceed the scope of descriptions relatedthroughthischapter.Itispossiblethatotherapplicationssimplyhavenotbeenprovenyet,and,sofar,the correctmethodsofpracticing these are still unknown.Only thepractitionermaydetermine thelimits of possibilitywithin the phase. Of course, common sense should be applied – otherwise, itwouldbelogicallyandpsychologicallydifficulttodisengagemisconceptions.Thegoalofthisbookis to provide a real (though minimal) foundation that is firm and unyielding, whatever thecircumstance.Ifthepractitionerfollowsastrictapproachtopractice,itwillbemuchmoredifficultto

becomelostduringfurtherpracticalandtheoreticalstudies.

ApplicationBasedonTranslocationandFindingObjects

Manywonderaboutthenatureofthephasestate, i.e.whetherornotthephaseisall inone’s

head.But in the context of applying the phase, this is not a valid concern.Perceptionof the entirephysical environment is performed through sensory organs. In the phase, perception is the same,sometimesevenmorerealistic.Whethereverythingdescribed in thischapteroccurs inrealityor ismerelysimulatedmakesnodifferenceintermsoftheencounteredsensations.

TravelingAround theworld: It is possible to reach any point of the planet, and it is particularly

interestingtorevisitplaceswherethepractitioneroncelivedorvisited,andvisitplacesthatthepractitionerhasastrongdesiretovisit.EverysightandbeautyoftheEarthbecomeaccessible,beittheEiffelToweroranislandinOceania,thePyramidsofEgypt,orAngelFalls.

ThroughOuterSpace:Althoughhumankind isnotgoing to reachMars any time soon,anypractitionermaystandonitssurfaceandexperienceitsuniquelandscapethroughtheuseoftranslocationinthephase.Thereisnothingmoreamazingthanobservinggalaxiesandnebulae,planets,andstarsfromthevantagepointofdeepspace.Ofallphaseapplicationsavailable,thisoneprovidespractitionerswiththemoststrikingaestheticexperiences.

To different places in time:This makes it possible to visit a childhood, to see what apersonwilllooklikeinthefuture;apregnantwomaninthephasemayseewhatherchildwilllooklike.TravelfarbackintimeandwitnesstheconstructionofthePyramidsatGiza,seeParisinthe17thcentury,wanderamongthedinosaursoftheJurassicperiod.

Through different worlds: Travel a world that has been described in literature or justinvented by the practitioner, developed in the imagination. These could be extraterrestrialcivilizations,parallelworlds,oruniversesfromfairytalesandfilms.Anydestinationisnearby.

EncountersWith 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 mutualpresence. It is enough foroneperson topossess the requireddesire– the secondpersonmayneverevenknow.Realizingthedesiretocontactacloserelativeandexchangeinformationisatreasure.

Withacquaintances:Circumstancesoftenpreventseeingpeoplewhoareimportant.Thisisanopportunitytorealizeadesireandfinallymeetthatcertainpersonagain.

Withthedead:Regardlessofthenatureofthephasephenomenon,nothingelseyieldsthepossibility to see, talk to, and embrace a deceased loved one. These are vivid, personalexperiences, accessible to everyone, and achieving these encounters does not require majordifficulty.Courageistheonlynecessity.Fromatechnique-relatedpointofview,astablephaseand application of the finding objects technique sets the stage for what at first may seemimpossible. It should be noted that when a deceased person is encountered in the phase, thedistortions caused by the object finding technique may lead to some very undesirableoccurrences.

With celebrities: Through the use of object finding techniques, a practitioner has theopportunity to meet any famous person. This could be a historical persona, a contemporarypolitician,oranartist.Inthephasestate,theyareallaccessibleforanytypeofinteraction.Forexample, a practitioner could meet Julius Caesar, Jesus Christ, Napoleon, Churchill, Stalin,Hitler,ElvisPresley,MarilynMonroe,andagreatmanyothers.

RealizingDesiresEveryone has dreams. Regardless of whether they ever come true in reality, their

realizationmayat leastbeenjoyed in thephase.Somedreamofavisit toLasVegas, some todriveaFerrari,somevisitOuterSpace,otherswouldliketobatheinapileofmoney,andsomedesiresexualexperienceswithoutlimits.Allofthesemayfinallybeexperiencedinthephase.

AlternativetotheVirtualWorldIn the phase, youngmenmay participate in game battles as if the battleswere real. A

practitionercanvisitunusualworldsandplaceswhileenjoyingcompletelyrealisticsensations,feelaweaponinhishands,andeventhesmellofgunpowder. Ifdesired,eventhesensationofbattle wounds may be experienced. Gaming possibilities in the phase are not limited by thepowerofamicroprocessor,buttheextentofapractitioner ’simagination.

ObtainingInformationandUsingthePhaseforProblemSolving

Ifobtainingaccesstoinformationinthephaseseemsnaturalfromamysticaloresotericpoint

of view (in light of the Akashic records and other such phenomena), then howwould it be for amaterialistwhodoesn'tevenbelieveinsuchthings?

Assumethatthephasestateisjustanexceptionallyunusualstateofbrainandthatperceptionwithinitisnomorethananunusuallyrealisticplayofitsfunctions.Assumethatapractitionerinthephasedecidestotraveltoaforest.Todoso,thetranslocationwithclosedeyestechniqueisused,and,asaresult,aforestappears.

Whathappens if thevisioncontainsverydetailedknowledgeofforests,whatforestsconsistof,andwhereforestsoriginate?Thebraincreatesahyper-realisticspacesuperiortothatofeverydayreality,consistingofmillionsofbladesofgrass,leaves,hundredsoftrees,andamultitudeofsounds.Eachbladeofgrasshasdepthandbuild,notjustapoint.Eachleafalsoconsistsofcomponentparts.Aunique,naturalpatternmakesupthebarkofeachtree.

Suddenly, a wind begins to blow through the forest, and millions of leaves and blades ofgrass, following a mathematical model of the propagation of air masses, begin oscillating in awavelikefashion.Thus,acertainresourceinsideusiscapableinmeresecondsnotonlyofcreatingmillionsofdetailsinthedesiredscene,butalsotocontroleachofthosedetailsindividually!

Even if the phase is just a state of mind, this does not mean that there are no sources ofinformationwithinit.Themindpossessesgreatcomputingabilityandisequippedtoimaginethefullextent of the impossible.No computer, howeverpowerful, is capableof similar feats.Only a verypowerfulquantumcomputercouldpotentiallybeabletocomparewiththephase,butasofthetimeofpublicationofthisbook,nosuchcomputerhasbeenputintomassproductionduetoalargenumberof technical difficulties involved. It turns out that only phase practitioners have the opportunity toaccesssuchincrediblecomputingpoweratpresent.

Itispossiblethatthephasespaceisgovernedbythesubconsciousmind.Thismeansthatthepractitioner is able to contact the subconsciouswhile in the phase state. During everyday life, thesubconsciousmind sends information based on calculations determined by enormous capabilities.However,humansneitherhearnorperceivethesesignalsbecausepeopleareaccustomedtoreceivinginformationlinguistically.Thesubconsciousmindhardlyoperateswithinthelimitationsoflanguage.Communicationwiththesubconsciousmindonaconsciouslevelisonlypossiblewithinthephase.Ifallphaseobjectsarecreatedandcontrolledbythesubconsciousmind,thenitispossibletousethemastranslators.Forexample,whentalkingtoapersoninthephase,normalwordsareheardwhiletheobjectandcommunicatedinformationiscontrolledbythesubconsciousmind.

An explanation of how information is obtained in the phase can hardly be unequivocallyproven.Perhapsthereareotherundiscoveredresources.Butthatisnotsoimportant.Thisfieldwillbeexploredmoreinthefuture,butthemostimportantthingisthatwecannowsuccessfullyusesomeknow-howderivedfromit.

The algorithm forobtaining information from thephase is not complex.After entering thephase, only the techniques for obtaining information and the methods of verifying it need to belearnedinordertoincreasetheamountofknowledgegleanedfromthephase.

Based on the pragmatic explanation of the nature of the phase as an unusual state of braincontrolled by the subconscious, itmay be assumed that the amount of information obtained in thephaseislimited.Ifthephaseexistswithintheconfinesofthebrain,thenthebraincanonlyoperateondata that has been received by it since birth. Indeed, it appears that almost everything perceivedthroughthesensoryorgansisrememberedandcorrelatedwithotherdata.Thisistruenotonlyoftheperceptionsweareawareof,whichcompriseonlyasmallfractionoftotalsensoryinput,butalsotheenormousvolumesofinformationregisteredatthesubconsciouslevel.

Ifanyeventisactuallyaconsequenceofotherevents,whichwere,inturn,alsoconsequencesof previous happenings, then nothing occurs by chance.The initial data is known– therefore it ispossibletocalculatewhatisimpliedbyit.

As a result, if everything is based solely on the resource of the subconscious mind, theninformationmaybeobtainedabouteverythingthat isrelatedtoanindividual life: thepractitioner ’sexperiencesandtheexperiencesofthosewithwhomthepractitionerexperienceslife.Bothourownfutureandpast,andthefutureandpastofotherscanbefiguredout.Allinall,inordertoapproachknowing thewhole of the information available in the phase, personal knowledge capacitywouldneedtoincreaseby100oreven1,000times.

InterestingFact!

Imagineknowing50%morethanyoudonow.Wouldn'tthatbegreat?Imagineifyourmindweretwiceaspowerful.Howabout10timesmorepowerful?Andnowimaginethosepeoplewhoforsomereasongetupsetwhentheyfindoutthattherearesomelimitstoobtaininginformationinthephase.Theonly information that isnotavailable in thephase is thataboutwhich the subconscious

minddoesnothaveanypreliminaryinformation.Forexample,wheretopurchaseawinninglotteryticketthatwillwinmillionsofdollarscannotbelearnedsincethereisnodatathatcouldsupportthenecessarycalculation.Apractitionershouldnottryguessingwhatinformationthesubconsciousmindhastoofferandwhatitdoesn’tbecausemistakesareeasilymade.Forexample,ifapractitionerhasnever been to Paris and never seen the Eiffel Tower, it might be assumed that the practitioner ’ssubconsciousmindknowsnothingaboutiteither.However,overthecourseofhislife,hismindhasalreadyreceivedanenormousquantityof informationabout it frompictures,photographs, stories,videos,books,andsoforth.

Therearefourbasictechniquesforobtaininginformationinthephase.Eachofthemhasits

advantagesanddisadvantagesthatmustbestudiedandlearnedbeforeuse.

AnimateObjectsTechniqueToperformthismethodofobtaininginformation,thepractitioner,inafulldeepphase,

must locate apersonby techniques for findingobjects andprocure thenecessary informationfromthatpersonthroughtheuseofsimplequestions.Iftherequiredinformationislinkedtoacertainperson,thenthatpersonshouldbelocatedinthephase.Iftheinformationisnotrelatedtoanyoneinparticular,thenitispossibletocreateauniversalinformationsource,whichmustbeassociatedwithwisdomandknowledge.Forexample,thiscouldbeawiserecluse,awell-knownphilosopher,oraguru.

Theadvantageofthistechniqueisthatitiseasytoposeadditionalquestionsanditisalsoeasiertoverifywhateverinformationisobtained.Adrawbackofthistechniqueisthat,formany,it is difficult to communicate with living objects in the phase because of an object’sunresponsiveness or a practitioner ’s problems with maintaining the phase while talking withobjects.

InanimateObjectsTechniqueUse techniques for finding objects in order to locate information from sources like

inscriptions,books,ornewspapers.Whiletryingtolocatethesourceofinformation,remembertoconcentrateonabeliefthatwhatisfoundwillhavethedesiredinformation.Sourcetypesarenot limited to paper media; even radios or televisions may be watched or listened to, andcomputersearchenginesandfilesystemsalsomayproduceresults.

A huge drawback of this technique is that considerable complications arise if anadditionalorafollow-upquestionemerges,whichmaycausethepractitionertohavetostopandrepeatthesearchingprocess.

The upside to this technique is that if a practitioner has problems communicatingwithanimateobjects,thistechniquecantemporarilyserveasareasonablealternative.

EpisodeTechniqueInordertoreceiveinformationusingthismethod,imagineaneventorseriesofevents

that will communicate the desired information. Then, move to the area where predeterminedevents are expected to take place by using translocation techniques. After arriving at thedestination,usevisualobservationtounderstandwhatistakingplaceandtheinformationthattheeventsarecommunicating.Theepisodetechniqueissuitableonlyforcaseswhereinformationcanbeobtainedbyobservation.

TechniqueofDirectInformationRetrievalThisispossiblythebesttechnique.Inthiscase,thephasespaceanditsobjectsareseenas

unnecessaryintermediariesthatentailexcessivedistortionandwork.Inordertodirectlyobtaininformationinthephase,youcanaskyourquestionmentallyoraloud.Theanswertoitmightappearinyourmindrightthenandthere,oryoumayhearit.Youcanalsotryto"remember"theanswertoanyquestionasifyouhadsimplyforgottenit.Doit likeyoumightnowrecallwhatyou had for dinner yesterday. In addition, phase objects might bring direct information. Forexample,youmightusethetechniqueforfindingobjectstodiscoverastonethatwillgiveyouthe informationyouneedwhenyou rub it. Itmightevenbeeasier toprogramsomeobject inyoursurroundingstodothat.

The main benefit of the technique is that it can be used in a phase that isn't deep.

Moreover,itworksatanystageofthephase:forsometimeafterreturningtothestencilbody,oreven when you haven't separated from the stencil at all. The fact that non-evident phaseexperiences (ones without separation from the stencil) happen quite often (after all, we areessentially still in the phasewhenwewake up every day) explainswhy somany people haveepiphanieswhileinsubwakingstates.Howtoverifytheinformation?Thetechniquesforreceivinginformationinthephasearenot

complexandprovesuccessfulafterjustafewattempts.However,aswasalreadymentionedearlier,the properties of phase spaces that do not fall under the category of vivid perception are notparticularlystable–notonlyintermsofappearance,butalsointermsoftheirproperties.Correctnessofinformationalsodependsontheobjectsthemselves.Theproblemrestsinthatthepractitionermaynotbeabletoproperlycontroltheobjectinquestionandmayreceivefalseinformation.

InterestingFact!

Thephasespaceisnoteverydayreality;therefore, itshouldnotbetreatedwiththenormalbelief thateveryobservationshouldberegardedasfact.Evenwhenapractitionerhaslearnedtofindanimateandinanimateobjectswithanabsenceof

doubt, there is stillnoguarantee that the received information isalwaysaccurate.Afew technique-relatedtricksareabletotestanobject’sabilitytospeakthetruth.

Forexample,anobjectcan talkaboutsomethingwithabsoluteconfidence,but thatdoesnotmeanthatwhatitcommunicatesisalltrue.Ifdoubtisexperiencedwhilefindingtheobject,thendoubtmayhaveaneffectonwhattheobjectsays.Thisiswhydoubtmustbeavoidedatallcosts–althoughbeginnersareboundtoinitiallyhaveproblemswiththis.

Todeterminewhetheranobjectisabletogiveaccurateinformation,acontrolquestionshouldbe asked. It essentially consists of asking some very simple questions and observing the object'sreaction.For example: "Howmuch is two times two?", "What'smyname?", "Howold am I?", and"WheredoIlive?",andsoon.Iftheobjectisunabletoanswerevensuchsimplequestionscorrectly,thenthereisnosenseintryingtoobtainfurtherinformationfromit.Thepractitionermusthavemadecommittedsomeerrorswhencommunicatingwith theobject.Aproperobjectwill remainsilentorsaythatitdoesnotknowtheanswertothecontrolquestion.

Afteranyinformationisobtained,itmustbeconfirmed.Thisisdonebymeansofaclarifyingquestion.Thepractitionerneeds toask theobjectwhere the informationcame from to findout thedetails that offer proof of the information’s authenticity in the realworld.Theobjectmay also beasked the same questionsmore than once, provided they are reworded. The answers to rewordedquestionsmustbeidentical.

Remember, themore important thenatureof the informationand themoreseriousaction itimplies, the more effort needs to be invested in verifying it in the real world since a certainpercentageoftheinformationisboundtobeincorrectdespitecorrectperformanceofinformation-relatedtechniques.

Approaching the obtainment of information with as simple questions as possible is alsoextremelyimportant.Thesimplertheinformationthatneedstobefoundout,thebetter.Assoonasaphaserbecomesabletodothisinhispractice,hecanmoveontomoredifficultandmoreimportanttasks. There's no sense in beginning such experiments with something incredibly difficult. If apractitionerisunabletocounthowmanypairsofshoesthereareinhisfoyer,thenhe'llhardlybeabletofindouthowtobecomeamillionaire.

Inadditiontoeverythingelse,it'simportanttoconsiderhowspecifictheneededinformationis. Practitioners quite often seek answers to totally vague or abstract questionswhile in the phase,

whichleadstoalackofsuccess.Themorespecificthequestion,thegreatertheoddsofobtainingananswertoit.Forexample,ithardlymakessensetoexpectaspecificandclearanswertoavagueandall-encompassing question like, "what awaits me in the future?" It's many times better to ask aquestion regarding how to achieve some extremely specific goal in the future. Other examples:insteadof"howdoIgetaraiseatwork?"ask"howcanImakemycurrentprojectassuccessfulaspossible?"Insteadof"howdoIgethealthy?"ask,"howdoIgetridofmyheadache?"andsoon.

Theability toobtainundistortedinformationfromthephase isconsideredtobeamasterfulskillofnearlythehighestorder.Sowheredoproblemsoccur?Ashasalreadybeennoted,obtaininginformationisnotanythingdifficultfromatechnicalpointofview–itsufficestogetintothephaseandfindsomethingout fromobjectsor thephasespace.Problemsoccuronacompletelydifferentplane,onethatismuchmoredifficultforpeopletocontrol–theplaneofthought,mood,andbelief–boththesuperficialanddeep-foundedvariety.

Oneofthemostexcitingandinterestingtasksofongoingmodernresearchisthestudyofhowthe phase space, its properties, and functions depend on the internal mental background of thepractitioner.Thistaskismadeparticularlyclearbythefollowingexample.Thisexamplewillassumethatthephasespaceiscontrolledbythesubconsciousmind.Itwillalsoassumethatapractitionerhasgotten into the phase using an indirect technique and has rolled out of his stencil while in hisbedroom.Itturnsoutthatthesubconsciouswasabletogeneratetheentireroomalongwithmillionsofminutedetailswithexactprecisioninamatterofseconds,perhapsinamerefractionofasecond.Unimaginable is the amount of computation that had to occur in order to so quickly generateeverything,uptoeverythreadinthecurtainsandeverydotofinkonthewallpaper,withoutviolatingany laws of physics. It's difficult to even fathom.Next, the practitioner decides to perform awell-known testwithacalculator.To thisend,heneeds to find thatcomputational toolandpunch in thenumberstobecrunched.Hewillthenverifythecalculator'sanswerintherealworld.Andso,heusesthe technique of finding and finds a calculator. He finds the real thing, and not just a mererepresentationof it.Thisobject,despite its size, isquitecomplicated–yet thephasecreates itwithsingularaccuracyandprecision.Allofitslines,buttons,andcurvesaregenerated–allmuchmoreaccuratelythancouldeverbedrawn.

But then the troublestarts.Thepractitionermultiplies2by2andgetssomeoddresult,e.g.:AP345B,5?eE74047...etc.Thatis,theresultisanythingbutthecorrectproduct.

A paradoxical situation now arises: the subconscious mind generates a space around thepractitioner,accuratetoanimpossibledegreeanduptotheminutestdetail.However,thisverysamesubconsciousmind is unable tomultiply simple numbers together, a simplemath problem that thepractitionerhimselfcansolvewithinasecond.Doesn'tthissituationseemstrange?Actually,notatall.Thephasespaceanditscomputingresourcesarenotatissuehere.Forthephase,thiscalculationisnotdifficultatall.Thisisreallyameretriflefortheresourcethatthepractitionerhasathisdisposal,evenifhehimselfhasdifficultieswithmultiplicationtables.

Thecruxoftheproblemliesinthemindofthepractitionerwhenheisperformingthisgiventest.Hemaysimplylackconfidence(andthisdoubtwillbereflectedintheresult).Inaddition,theremaybe amassofother thoughts and feelingsgoing throughhishead,whichmaybringall ofhiseffortstonaught.Forsomereason,itsometimesseemsthatasimilarphenomenonpertainsnotonlytothephase,butalsototheeverydayphysicalworld...

A quite similar situation arises with the technique of translocation in the phase with eyesclosed.Itisenoughtothinkofsomethingextraneous,enoughtohavesomedoubtintheoutcomeoftheflight,andthatflightwillthentakemuchlonger,orevenejectoneintoadifferentplace,orsimplyreturn one back to the physical body. The very same mechanisms and systems are at play whenobtaining information.Whilewith teleportation it's enough to translocate several times inorder to

understandtheessencetheanswersought,ortofeelit,moreprotractedproblemsmaydevelopwithobtaininginformation.

Oneoftheprovenpropertiesofthephasestateisthatitsstabilityandsteadinessaredirectlyproportionaltooursensations.Forthisreason,theexternalcharacteristicsofobjectstendtobeverystableandunchanging.Forexample,onecannotputone'sarmthroughawallwheninadeepphase.Butatthesametime,thepropertiesandinvisiblefunctionsofthosesameobjectscanbeveryunstableandsensitivetoanymentaldisturbance.Thatiswhyitisdifficulttoinstantlyevaporatewaterorturnitintobluebrickwhileinthephase,butwatercaneasilybeturnedintovodka–atransubstantiationaccompaniedbychangenotonlyintasteandsmell,buteveninpropertieswhichaffectthemindofapersonwhodrinksit.Afterall,waterandvodkahavethesameoutwardappearance,butonlydifferinterms of properties. And just as well, an object created in the phase for the purpose of obtaininginformationisextremelydependentontheinternalstateofthepractitioner.Apollutedmindmufflesjustwhatthepractitionerwantstolearn,andblockswhatphaseobjectscouldeasilyconveytohim.

For that very reason, a practitioner desiring to obtain information in the phase shouldrememberoneimportantthing:onemustbenotonlyexternally,butalsointernallyasindifferentaspossibletotheinformationoneobtains.Inparallelwiththis,itisnecessarytohavefullandcompleteconfidencethateverythingwillwork.Otherwise,theobjectwillvacillatebetweenwhatonewantstohearandwhatoneisafraidtohear,insteadofasimpletransmissionofinformationoccurring.Thisproblemisovercomeinlargemeasurethroughpractice,buttherearesometricksthatfacilitatethistask.Thesimplestof these isas follows: thepractitionerasks theobjecthisquestionneitherpoint-blanknor right away, but unexpectedly during conversation on a side topic.This approach simplyallows the practitioner to relax and remain indifferent towhat is happening, if at least for a shortwhile.

In addition, it's better to start off from the simplest information possible. The simpler theinformationtobefoundout,thebetter.Assoonasthisbecomesdoableinpractice,thephasermightproceedtomorecomplicatedtasksofgreatersignificanceandimportance.

Inaddition toeverythingelse, it's important tomake sure specific information is requested.Quite often, practitioners try to obtain answers to fuzzy and abstract questions,which iswhy theydon'tsucceed.Themorespecificthequestion, thebetter thechancesoffindingouttheanswertoit.Forexample,it'snotreasonabletoexpectaliteralandclearanswertoanall-encompassingquestionlike,"what'sinstoreformeinthefuture?"It'smuchmoreusefultoaskhowtoachieveaspecificgoalinthefuture.

It's usually not recommended to interrupt phase experiences. Rather, one shouldwait for anatural awakening or dip back into sleep. However, if it's important to remember the obtainedinformation, thephase canbe interrupted immediately after achievingyourobjective.The thing tokeepinmindisthatifthephaseendsinfallingbackasleep,memoryoftheexperiencecanbecomequitefoggy,orevenvanishentirely.

ApplicationsBasedonInfluencingPhysiology(ShortVersion)

ObtainingInformationInformation on health problems may be obtained using the same techniques used for

obtaining information. It isalsopossible to learnmethods to remedyhealthproblems, if suchmethods exist. Both of these possibilities apply to third parties being helped by efforts in the

phase.Informationgatheringistheonlyprovenwaytoinfluencethephysiologyofotherpeoplebyusingthephase.Forexample,itispossibletofindawell-knownhealerinthephaseandaskabout personal health problems or the problems of a friend or family member. A clarifiedanswermaybeusedintheassistanceoftraditionalmedicaltreatment.

AttentionfromDoctorsFindadoctorinthephasebyusingthetechniqueoffindingobjectsandaskthedoctorto

take examine or treat a known illness or other health problem. For example, in case ofabdominalpainsthedoctormaypalpatethebelly,applypressuretovariouspoints,andperformaspecialmassage.Anyactionsarepossible,includinganoperation.Afterleavingthephase,thepractitionerwillfeelapositiveresult.

TakingMedicinesTheplaceboeffectismuchstrongerinthephasethaninrealitysinceallactionsoccurin

ahighlymodifiedstateofconsciousnessandareperceiveddirectly.Objectlocatingtechniquesmaybeusedtofindmedicationsusedtotreatexistingproblems.Itisalsopossibletocreateself-made substances toproduce thedesirableeffect.Forexample, incaseofanacuteheadache inreality, a practitionermay take apainkillerwhile in thephase and its effectwill be felt in thewakefulstate.

DirectEffectAnillnessorproblemmaybedirectlyaffectedbyactions in thephase.Forexample,a

sorethroatmaybewarmedbyenvisioningaburningsensationinthethroatorbymovingtoahotlocation,likeasauna.

ProgrammingThisisnothingmorethannormalautosuggestionorauto-traininginthephase,whichis

morepotentinthephasethanreality.Apractitionershouldrepeatadesiredgoalsilentlyoraloudand, if possible, should imagine experiencing thedesired result.For example, if the aim is toalleviate 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 withcomplete understanding and expectation that everything will be alright and that everything iswonderfulwillundoubtedlyproducethedesiredeffect.

UsefulExperiencesEverythingwithusefulpropertiesinrealityshouldbeexperiencedasusefulinthephase

since the body will react in practically the same manner. Useful experiences may includeexercising, going to the gym, having a massage, takingmud or salt baths, and experiencingpleasantemotions.

PsychologyPracticing phase-related techniques favorably affects the psychology because it offers

new opportunities and evokes new emotions. However, there are specific applications of thephasethatproducedifferingpsychologicaleffects.Forexample, it ispossible touse thephasespace as a bridge for dealingwith phobias by facilitating a settingwhere a practitionermayconfront anddealwith certain fears.Various complexesmaybedefeated in a similarmanner.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 usedsuccessfullyinthephase.

ApplicationsBasedonInfluencingPhysiology(FullVersion)

From2012 to 2013,Moscow scientist IvanPigarev conducted experiments proving that the

brainswitchestomonitoringthefunctioningofinternalorgansduringsleep.That'swhythebrainismore active during sleep than in wakefulness and why death occurs after 5 to 6 days of sleepdeprivation.That'swhypathwaysofdeliberatecontrolcanbeopenedupwhileinthephasetomanyareasconsideredtobeotherwisebeyondourconsciousinfluence.Althoughthisfieldawaitsfurtherresearch,ithaslongbeenpossibletoinfluencethephysiologyfromthephase.

Therearethreemainelementsthat,withthehelpofthephase,mayinfluencethephysiologyinverybeneficialways.First,itispossibletocontactthesubconsciousmindtolearnhowtoinfluencephysiology.Second,thebrainreactsmorestronglytosensationsthantorealevents.Forexample,ifrunningwhileinthephase,thephysicalprocessesofthephysicalbodywouldbeconsistentwiththeprocesses occurring in the body of a person running in reality: respiration accelerates, bloodpressure increases, theheartbeatquickens, andevenblood flow to the feetbecomesgreater.Third,whilethepractitionerexperiencesprofoundchangesofconsciousnessinthephase,thisiswherealldirectandindirectformsofautosuggestionaremosteffective.

Notallinfluencesonphysiologyare100%effective.However,evenwithoutaguaranteedrateofsuccess, theeffort toinfluencephysiologyisworthyofattentionbecauseamazingresultscanbeobtained.Always remember that achieving a good resultmay require repeated influence from thephase.Eveninthephysicalworld,medicationsrequirerepeatedingestion.

Ifthegoalistoaffectthecourseofadisease,donotplaceallyourhopesonthephase.Theservices of medical doctors must be the first recourse. The more serious the illness, the morestronglythisruleapplies.

ObtainingInformation

Actions.Theessenceofthistechniqueistoobtainusefulinformationinthephasethatcanbe

appliedtoself-healing.Theinformationobtainedmaypertainnotonlytoactionstobeimplementedinreallife,butalsotoactionstobeperformeddirectlywhileinthephase.It'spossibletolearnhowtohelpanotherperson,orlearnwhatthatotherpersonneedstodotoinordertoovercomehisillness.Forexample,if thepractitionerhassomeillnessorotherhealth-problem,hecanlearninthephasewhichmedicineswouldhavethebesteffectinthephysicalworld,orwhichactionstakeninthephasecouldhelphimtorecoverfromhisillnessoraffliction.

Therapeutic indications. The therapeutic indications are endless. As the technique concernsobtaining information and knowledge, it can be used for any self-healing case, nomatterwhat itsgravityorvariety,andnomatterwhethertheintentistohealinrealityorwhileinthephase.

Example. For example, a practitioner has hurt his legwhile atwork. There's a bad painfulbruise,andit'stakingalongtimetoheal.Andsothequestionarisesastohowtogetthebruisetostarthealingfasterandbecomelesspainful.Thepractitionerenters thephaseandemploysthetechniqueforobtaining information throughanimateobjects,and to thatendsummonsasurgeon.Hebrieflydescribestheproblemandasksforadvice.Thesurgeonrecommendsthatthepractitionerfirstgofor

a short run in the phase in order to get rid of the pain or simply stop feeling it, and then, beforereturningtoreality,smearsomecooling-agentontothebruiseandinjectalargedoseofapainkillerintoit.Thephasesurgeonmightalsoadvisehimtoapplyacompressusingingredientsthathehadnevereventhoughtof,ortakeaspecificmedicine.Theresultisthatalloftheaboveisimplementedbothinthephaseandinreality,achievingaresultcommensuratewiththequalityofthoseactions.

Effectiveness.Effectiveness(in thiscontext: theaccuracyofknowledgeobtainedthroughthephase)ishighlydependentonone'slevelofmastery–thatis,ontheabilityofthepractitionerhimselftoobtaininformationfromthephase.Foranovice,nomorethan20to40percentofadviceobtainedmaybeaccurate,butwithexperiencethatnumbermayreach70oreven100percent.Consideringthis,itisvitaltousethetechniquesforverifyingobtainedinformation.

Difficulties.Themaindifficultywiththistypeofhealingusingthephaseliesinthefactthatthepractitionermustpossessanadditionalskill:theabilitytoobtaincorrectinformationfromthephaseand, by corollary, the ability to verify that information. It's usually necessary to simply enter thephase,deepenit,andthenperformtheactionsoneplannedtodo,allthewhilemaintainingthephase.Butinthiscase,everythingismuchmoredifficult.Thistypeofself-healingisaccessibleinashallowphase,evenwithoutfirstseparatingfromthestencil,ifyouemploythetechniqueofdirectlyobtaininginformation.

The very accuracy of knowledge obtained is highly dependent on how impartial thepractitioneristotheinformationheisreceiving,andhowconfidentheisthathewillbeabletoobtainaccurate information.He shouldnotmake the sourceof information feelpressured to saywhathewants to hear.Bydoing so, the practitionerwould chokeoff the flowof accurate information. It'shard for the average person to "turn-off" habits like this without serious training, as everyone isaccustomedtocontemplatingsomethinginthebackofone'smind,orhavingsomedesiredoutcomeforaconversation.

Accessibility.Ofcourse,obtaininginformationinthephaseforthepurposeofhealingisoneofthemostdifficultprocessesofall.Unlikemanyothermethodsforhealingthroughthephase,itisnecessaryheretomastertheseparateanddifficulttechniqueofobtaininginformation.

TakingMedicines

Actions.Mostpeople are awareof the so-calledplaceboeffect thatoccurswhen sugar-pills

administeredinsteadofrealpharmaceuticalsworkjustaswellasdrugsaboutonequarterofthetime.Inthephase,thisfeatcanbepulledoffmuchmoreimpressivelyandwithmuchgreatereffectiveness,as not only may any pill (or other dosage form) be generated, but its effects can also be feltimmediately. The physical body simply has no other choice when it is given a pill with ascribedproperties.All of this forces thephysical body to react to the events takingplace in thephase andrecreate the effect in every possible way in the practitioner's real-life organism. This is a greatmethod.

The physical body is totally fooled, and forced to work in a one way or another, solve aspecific problem, or complete a certain task.Thekey to understandinghow this occurs lies in thefollowing fact: thephysicalbody reacts toall experiences in thephase statealmostas if theywereactuallyoccurringinreality,andattemptstophysicallyadapttophaseevents.

Thisismadeclearbythefollowingsimplelabexperiment:whenobservingapractitionerwhoisrunningwhileinthephase,changesinbreathingpatternsarerecorded,asisincreasedheart-rate,elevatedblood-pressure,etc.Andtheseareonlyexternalindicators.Alongwiththemcomethesameinternalendocrinesecretionsthatwouldoccurifthepractitionerwereactuallyrunningarace.Theseinternalprocessescanbeunderstood through the followingexample: takingashotofvodka in the

phase.Onenotonlysmellsandtastesthevodka,butalsoinstantlyfeelsthecorrespondingeffectofhavingashot,whichmaypartiallylingeronafterhavingreturnedtothewakingstate.Butthevodkamayhavenoinfluenceifthepractitionerfocusesonithavingthesamepropertiesaswater.Thatis,thevodkaitselfcanthusloseitsnaturalproperties.Andso,whentakingmedicineinthephase,oneoughttryrightthenandtheretofeelitseffect,andasintenselyaspossible.

Foralongtime,therewasnoexplanationastohowtakingmedicineinthephaseintheformofplaceboscouldbeeffectiveandwork.This isespeciallyconsidering that thepractitionerknowsthatheistakingaplacebo,nomatterhowvividthesensationsandreactionsthataccompanyit.Theanswer came in late 2010 when yet another test on placebos was performed at Harvard MedicalSchoolonpatientssufferingfromirritablebowelsyndrome.Theexperimentwasuniqueinthat thepatientsknewthattheyweretakingaplacebo–thatis,asugarpill.Nevertheless,thegrouptakingthepseudo-medicine experienced nearly twice the symptom reduction as the control group not givenanything. And in a 2008 Duke University experiment on placebos, people were given fake painrelieversofsupposedlydifferentpriceranges.Itturnedoutthatthe"expensive"pain-killersworkedon85%oftestsubjects,whilethe"cheap"oneswereeffectiveonlyfor61percent.Itisinterestingtonotenotonlythedifferenceineffectivenessbetweenthesamesugarpills,butalsothattheyweresoeffectivetobeginwith.Thisexperimentdemonstratesthatit'sactuallybettertotakewell-known,well-advertised,andexpensivedrugsinthephaseinordertoobtainmaximumeffect.

The procedure for self-healing in the phase through taking medicine is as follows: thepractitionermust find (using the techniques for findingobjects) specificmedicinesor create them,and then take them in the usual way, actively trying right then and there to immediately feel thecorresponding effect. If it is not possible to feel the primary effect of a medicine, then the moststronglyassociatedsideeffectsoughtbefelt.Themedicineorhealingsubstanceitselfmaytakeanyform:tablets,pills,drinkableinfusions,balsams,potions,etc.Whenapersontakesthesesubstancesinthephase,thephysicalbodywillbegintoreproducetheireffectandassociatedsensations.Inaddition,acorrespondingreactionwilloccuratthelevelofinternalbodilyfunctions–thesameeffectthatthemedicinalsubstancewastohavebroughtabout.Thisisallquitesimple.

Ofsubstantialsignificanceis theabilitytocreateone'sownremedieswiththedesiredsetofhealingproperties.Forexample,onecancreateand takeapill thathasbeenprogrammedwith thefindingobjectstechniquetosimultaneouslytreattwoormorediseases,evenifnosuchdrugexistsinthephysicalworld.

Ofcourse,inmostcasesitisnotenoughtotakeasingledoseofamedicinewhileinthephase.Therefore,it'sagoodideatogoonakindoftreatmentregime,takingdosesatregularintervals,justas ifwitharealpharmaceuticalprescription. Insomecomplicatedsituations, it isnecessary to takemedicineregularlyinthephaseoverone'swholelife–justasinthephysicalworld.

Itisworthmentioningoneimportantitemonthesubjectofdosage:itisinfactpossibletostillobtain a desired effect without taking any medicine in the phase. However, it is difficult for apractitioner to make his organism work in the desired way without a supporting anchor. Themedicinesthemselvesarewhatgreatlyfacilitatetheactivationofthedesiredself-healingprogrambyactingasanchors.Asitturnsout,thedosageamountdoesnothaveanyimportanceatall.However,it'sbettertofollowestablishednormsatthebeginningofone'spractice,asthisactivatessubconsciousprogrammingcorrelatingquantitywithquality.

Whenchoosingamongvariousmedicines,thequestionmayariseastowhetherornotthesideeffects that many of them have will also occur in the phase. It can be confidently stated that theincidence of side effects is reduced here by 50 to 100 percent, because as far as the subconsciousmind is concerned, anymedicine should heal first and foremost.Meanwhile, the bodymay not beprogrammedtoproducesideeffects.Giventhissituation,itisbetternottousemedicineswhoseside

effects arewell known, as in that case side effectsmaynot only arise, but also be dominantwhencertaintechnique-relatedmistakesaremade.Thatis,themedicinemaydomoretocauseharmthantohealinthephase.

Therapeutic indications.Therapeutic indications for taking anymedicine in thephaseknowpractically no limits. As with obtaining information, the phase can be employed towardsaccomplishinganyobjectiveortacklinganyillness.

Example.Supposeapractitionercatchesabadcold, resulting in the symptomsofheadache,runnynose, cough, and fever.Heenters adeep stage, and,using the technique for findingobjects,findsonthenightstandaboxofwell-advertisedcoldreliefmedicine,thekindthatisdissolvedintoaglass ofwater.He then goes into the kitchen and drops a tablet into a glass ofwater,which startsfizzinganddissolving.Assoonasthetabletdissolves,hedrinksdowntheentireglass,tryingatthesametimetoimmediatelyfeelitseffect:warmthcoursesthroughhisbody,acertainfeelingofwell-being arises, his temperature goes down, post-nasal drip eases, and so on. After returning to thephysicalworld, thepractitionereither immediately feelsbetter,or the reliefcomesgradually fromthatpointon.Theprocedureisthencarriedoutseveraltimesoverthecourseofthenextseveraldays.The practitionermay then separately implement a preventative course of treatment,making futurecoldsmilderandmuchlessfrequent.

Ofcourse,thetechniqueforfindingobjectscanbeemployedtowardsavarietyofends.Forexample,youmayfindaglasswithacold-relieftabletalreadydissolvedintoit,andthussavetime.

Effectiveness.Forthenovice, theeffectivenessof takingmedicineinthephaseisquitehigh.That is to say, in themajorityofcases there isaclearandstableeffect.Considering thatpills, forexample, are rarely this effective in real life, it turns out that inmany cases this is the best of allavailablewaystohealoneself.Forexperiencedpractitioners,effectivenessmayreach100percent.Itisnecessaryat times to adjust the regularitywithwhichmedicines are takenwhile in thephase, asdosageincrementsareoftencrucialtooptimizingtheeffect.

Difficulties.Therearenosubstantialdifficultieswith takingmedicine in thephase.Requiredherearethebasicskillsoffindingobjectsandtheabilitytoreproducemedicine'seffectwhentakingit–thisisaccomplishedbysimplydeepeningone'sdesireforthistohappen.Ifthisisnotachievedonthefirsttry,thenitwillworkbythesecondorthirdattempt.

Accessibility.Medicinesare thebasicmeansof influencing theorganismwhile in thephasestate.Asthistechniqueisbothaccessibleandeasytomaster,evenfornovices,oneshouldaddit toone'srepertoirerightawayandtrytoachieveresultsfromtheveryfirstattempts.Thisisespeciallytrue,inviewofthetechnique'shighlevelofeffectiveness.

DirectInfluence

Actions.Direct influenceontheorganismwhile in thephaseisattributedtotheeffectof the

body reacting at all levels to the impact of phase experiences, as was described in the sectionregardingthetechniqueoftakingmedicines.Thatis,whensomethingisdonetotheorganismwhilein thephase, theeffect is immediately felt there, and,at the same time, there isa realeffecton thebodyinthephysicalworld,justasifeverythingwerehappeninginreallife.Themaindifferencewithtechniques for direct influence is that the problem is approached not through an intermediary(medicine), but is instead tackled directly. This is essentially amore thoroughmethod, but also amoredifficultone.

In practice, it works like this: a person goes into the phase state and begins to directlyinfluence the sick organor organismusing allmeans at his disposal – both those that exist in thephysical world and those that do not.Moreover, he can influence the body simply at the level of

perception,without external contact.Theveryperceptionofdirect influence is thekey factorhere.Withoutit,there'snorealpointtoapplyingthetechnique.

Therearemanyoptions fordirectly influencing theorganismasawholeor influencing itsindividual parts: heating, cooling, releasing energy, numbing,massaging, administering injections,smearingointments,radiationtreatment–ingeneral,everythingthatispossibleorimpossibleinreallife.Thisprocessrequiresbothtakingtheinitiativeandacreativeapproach.

Onemayinfluenceeithertheentireorganismasawhole,oranyseparatepartofitwhileinthephase.Forexample,onecaneasilywarmuptheentirebody,heatuponlythebrain,orevenmassageit, as incredibleas thatmaysound.Though thismaystrike someasunbelievablystrange,onemayactuallyputone'shandthroughthebodywhileinthephase,feelanyorgan,andinfluenceoraffectitas necessary.Doing this feels so realistic that people are often longunable to bring themselves toattempt it, ifonlyoutof thefright thatstrikes themwhen theyfeel theirownhandpassing throughtheirownbodyandtouchingtheirinternalorgans.Forexample,ifapersonwantstohaveanaffectontheliver,hewillbeablenotonlytoholditwithhislefthand,butalsotodirectlyfeeltheliveritself,aswellasthesensationofholdingit.Thismaybeparticularlyfrighteningwhenactingontheheartorthebrain.Thephaseistheonlyplacewhereonemaydoallthis.Andthisistrulymorethanjustanincredibleexperiencethatleavesanemotionalimpressionlastingone'sentirelife.Significantly,onecanaffectnotonlyadisease,butalso its symptoms.Byalleviatingandeliminatingsymptoms,onewill likewise influence their source.This is especially importantwhen the sourceof the symptomsthemselvesisnotwellunderstood.

Ofcourse,aswithmostothertechniquesforinfluencingthebodywhileinthephase,asingledirecttreatmentisoftennotenough.Asarule,theprocedureshouldbeperformedseveraltimesbyenteringthephaseforseveraldaysinarow,orevenimplementingatreatmentregime.Eitherway,allthisdependsonapractitioner'slevelofskillinemployingthetechnique.

Therapeutic indications. Directly influencing the organism is easiest when it comes to aproblemwhoselocalizationisknown.Itisverydifficulttodirectlyinfluenceanimperceptibleillnessofanunknownnaturethatexhibitsfewsymptoms.

Example.Theexampleofaninjuredlegwillnowbetakenupagain.Thepractitionerentersadeepphaseandimmediatelybeginsmanipulatingthe legineverywaypossible.Heconcentratesonhis leg not hurting andbeing alreadyhealed, and tries to circulate internally-generated therapeuticheat andvibrations about it.The healing effectmust be felt immediately.Another example: kidneystones.Thepractitionerentersintoadeepphase,andforseveralminutestriesto"blast"thekidneyswithwarmvibrationsthatdissolvethestones.Todothis,hefirsttriestosimplyfeelhiskidneys,andtheninvokesthenecessaryprocessesinthembyforceofastrongdesiretodoso.Afterwards,heslipshishandsintohisabdomen,holdsonekidneyineachhand,andstartsmassagingtheminsuchawayastodissolvethestonesinthem.Then,hecarefullyslipshisfingersintohiskidneys,andusesthemtorub the stones into a harmless powder. Formaximumeffect, the practitioner should carry out thisprocedureregularlyandconsistentlyonthisproblem,asitisnotonethatisquicklyresolved.

Effectiveness. Inmost cases, the technique of direct influence is a very effectivemeans oftreatment.Thisisespeciallytruewhentheproblemispalpableandobvious.Effectivenesscanbeverygoodevenforanovice,tosaynothingofwhatmoreexperiencedpractitionerscanachieve.

Difficulties. Directly influencing the organism while in the phase involves no substantialdifficulties.Itisonlynecessarytofeeltheeffectofsuchinfluence,whichiseasytodowhendesireisstrongenough,evenwithoutpriortraining.

Accessibility. Directly influencing an illness or health problem is sufficiently easy in thephase, in addition to being quite effective. Therefore, even beginners are encouraged to use thistechniquefromtheirveryfirstattemptsandneverforgetabout it,evenafterhavingmasteredother

techniquesforhealingthemselveswhileinphasestates.Thistechniqueisoneofthefundamentals.

ProgrammingActions. The effectiveness of auto-training, self-programming and self-hypnosis have been

long established. They have been proven to bring results evenwhen performedwhile awake. Thedeeper the trance state that they are implemented in, the more effective they are. From thisperspective,theideacannotbutoccurofalsousingsimilartechniquestohealthroughthephase,asthephasestateisthedeepesthypnotictrancestatethatcanbeachievedconsciouslyandindependently.Moreover,theusualtrancestateinwhichself-hypnosisisperformeddoesnotevenbegintocomparewith the phase in terms of substance or effectiveness.Therefore, self-programming ismany timesmoreeffective in thephase than inanyotherstate.This is, foralleffectivepurposes,aneweraofdevelopmentforthesekindsoftechnologies.

Programming in phase consists of creating self-fulfilling subconscious resolutions.Since aperson in thephase is in thedeepestofallpossiblealteredstatesofconsciousness, this is themosteffectiveplace for suchprogramming.Given the fact thatmuchhuman illness ispsychosomatic innature,andyetstillcausesrealsuffering,programmingtechniquesemployedinthephasecandestroysuch"diseases"attheroot.

In practice, one gets into the phase and introduces a resolution directly at the subconsciouslevel to remedya specifichealthproblem.There are several variationsof this action in thephase.First, one simply can firmly state one's resolution aloud regarding remedying a problem orregarding one'swell-being. Second, programming can also be effectedwordlessly, at the level ofspeechlessunderstandingandintention.

Thedurationofoneattemptshouldnottakeupanentirephase,aswhatmattershereisnotthelengthofanattempt,butit'squality.What'simportantisthattheprogrammingoccursinthesubcortexatthedeepestandmostmeaningfullevel,evenifitlastsforonly10to15seconds.Don'tassumethatseveralwordspronouncedhalf-heartedlywilldoalloftheworkontheirown,asifthiswerethesamethingascastingaspell.Thesewordsneedtobeexperiencedandfeltatall levelsofperceptionandconsciousnessawareness.

When programming your subconscious, it is very important to note that verbal formulasshouldnotcontainnegations.Forexample,oneshouldnotsay,"Idonothaveinsomnia."Instead,itismuchbettertoaffirm,"Isleepdeeplyandsoundly,Ifallasleepquickly."Aswithothertechniquesforself-healinginthephase,actingonaproblemjustonceisoftennotenoughwhenprogramming.Itisbettertointroduceresolutionsseveraltimesondifferentdays.Sometimesit'sadvisabletoimplementanentiretreatmentregime.

Therapeuticindications.Programmingforself-healinginthephasecanbeappliedtoalmostanydiseaseorailment,butitworksbestofallforproblemsofpersonalpsychologyorgeneralwell-being.Forexample,onemayuseittoimproveoverallworkingcapacity,alleviatefatigueandanxiety,increasestamina,improveoverallhealth,bolstertheimmunesystem,andmuchmore.

Example.Apractitionerhasanillnessthatisataseriousstageandaccompaniedbyfatigueaswellasirritatedmood,buthasnopossibilityoftakingsick-leavetogetbetter,asheneedsgotoworkeveryday.Andso,heentersadeepphaseandbeginstosayaloudthefollowingwords:"OnceIexitthephase, Iwill feelbuoyant,healthy, andactive. Iwillbe in agoodmoodandhave idealoverallwell-being.Iamhealthy.Iamactive.Iamhappy.Ihaveboundlessenergy,andIamfullofvitality."Meanwhile,hedoesnotmerelyutterthesewords,butalsotriestofeelthem,toexperiencethem.Ofcourse, it'sbetter forhim to initiate furtherprocedures to treat thedisease itselfbeforeexiting thephase. Inanycase, repeatingsuchanaffirmationalmost immediatelyafter returning to realitymay

alsobringsolidresults.Effectiveness. The effectiveness of programming for self-healing through the phase

sometimesisnotveryhigh,asmostpeopleareunabletofeeltheself-programmedresolutionsfullyanddeeply.Effectivenessincreaseswithpractice.Interestingly,asinglesessionisveryoftenenough–unlikethecasewithothermethodsforself-healingthroughthephase.

Difficulties. The main difficulty arising when using programming techniques occurs withbeingable to sincerely feel the resolutionbeingmade.Thiscanbean insurmountableobstacle formanyduetotheirpsychologicalmakeupordifficultiesinunderstandingwhatisgoingon.Itisalsonecessarytomakeseparatenoteofthefactthattheprocessofprogrammingmayejectapractitionerfromthephase,asit tendstoberelaxing.Thus,it isimportantnottoforgettoemploysomeofthetechniquesformaintainingthephasewhileprogramming.Forexample,onemightconstantlyrubthehandstogether,scrutinizesomethingup-close,orkeepvibrationsgoingthewholetime.However,thiswayofaffecting thephysiology isaccessible ina shallowphase,evenwithout separating from thestencil.

Accessibility.Consideringlikelihoodofeffectivenessandtechnicaldifficulties,self-healinginthephasethroughprogrammingisoftennotveryaccessibleforbeginners.

PsychologicalImpact

Actions. Whenever it is necessary to solve problems related to psychological or

psychosomatic illnesses, using the phase for psychological impact is themost effective, clear, andprovenwaytoinfluencetheorganism.

Itwouldservewelltostartbynotingthatpracticingthephase,evenoutsidethecontextofself-healing,inandofitselfhasapowerful,positive,andfavorableeffectthatwillmanifestitselfinanyindividualpursuingit.Thepointisthatoncesomeonehasexperiencedthephaseandrealizedthetrueexpanseandendlessnessoftheworld'shorizons,heorshebeginstorelatetoreallifeinadifferentway. He becomes more open, has fewer issues with himself and the world, and more sociable.Moreover,practicalmasteryofthephasebuildsinnercenteredness–thoughit'srealwork.Practicingthephasecannotbuthaveabeneficialeffectontheindividual,asitisarealformofself-actualizationinandofitself.

Therapeutic indications.Mental illnesses and other problems: phobias, fears, complexes,indecision,depression,socialanxiety,andmuchmore.Thistechniqueforself-healinginthephaseisillsuitedforconditionsthatarenotofapsychologicalnature.Theexceptionstothatruleareillnessescausedbyfactorsofapsychosomaticnature(according tosomereports,up to50%ofalldiseasesfallintothiscategory,butsuchdistinctionsaredifficulttocategorizeonacase-by-casebasis).

Example. A person is afraid to travel by airplane (aerophobia). To solve this problem, thepersonshouldenteradeepphase,and,byemployingthetechniqueoftranslocation,findhimselfinanairplanegoingthroughroughturbulence.Despitethefact thatall thisisnotreallyhappeninginthephysicalworld,thefearexperiencedmaybe100percentandmorethatofasimilarreal-lifesituation,as the realism of the phase state is extremely elevated. There is practically no difference betweensensationsexperiencedinthephaseandthoseofreallife.However,thereisnoactualthreattolifeandlimbinthephase–thepractitionerunderstandsthissubconsciously,andtriestostayintheairplaneaslongaspossible,gettingusedtoitsswaying,shaking,andsuddendips.Onlyacoupleofsuchrivetingsimulationsareusuallyenoughtoatleasttakeanyphobiaoutoftheforefrontofone'smindandstopitfromcausingfurtherdistress,ifnotindeedbanishit.

The next example to be considered is a scenario where a person had a very stressfulexperiencewhilestillachild:thedeathofafavoritepuppy.Insuchcases,anage-oldmethodworks

quitewell–communicatingwiththegeistofthedeparted(thisalsoworkswithhumanbeings).Thisisquite a suremethod, especially considering that there is nothingdifficult about it froma technicalpointofview.Oneneedonlyenteradeepphaseandapplythetechniqueforfindingobjects.Theexactsamepuppyrememberedfromchildhoodwillappear.Itwillalsolickone'sface,play,bark,andlookatitsownerwithloyaleyes,waggingitslittletailallthewhile.Thepractitionerwillbeabletoonceagainpickitup,petit,touchitsfur,andfeelitsweightandwarmth.Thepuppywillbejustthesameasifencounteredinreallife.Evenwhenitplayfullynipsatthehand,theownerwillfeelit.Thefirstsuchmeetingwillnaturallycausesomesadnessandtears,butfromthenon,onceonerealizesthatonecancontinue tomeetwith this pet in phase, sadnesswill quickly recede to the background (aswill allpsychosomaticcomplicationscausedbythedeathofthebelovedanimal).Thepractitionerwillbegintofeelthatthepuppyisreallyalive.Afterall,perceptionarisesfromsensoryinput,andnotdeductivereasoning.

Effectiveness.The instruments for psychological impact in the phase are quite effective.Aspsychologyisbeingdiscussed,itisdifficulttocomparetheeffectivenessofthistechniquewithothermethodsof treatment.Nonetheless,evenforbeginners therateofsuccess reaches100%during theveryfirstapplications.That'ssomethingthatreallystandsout.

Difficulties.Asit is thepsycheandthemindthatarebeingimpactedbythese techniquesforself-healing, a certain amount of internal effort is necessary to achieve results. For example, if aperson is trying to overcome claustrophobia, then real fear will arise when he finds himself inenclosedspaceswhile in thephase.Hewillstillhavetoconfronthisphobiaonhisown.Thephasehere only provides a springboard for working on oneself. It should never be assumed that theincredible effectiveness of this method comes out of thin air, without effort on the part of thepractitioner.

Accessibility.Self-healinginthephaseusingthetechniqueofpsychologicalimpactisreadilyaccessibletobeginners,startingfromtheirfirstphaseentrances.Thisisbecauseitdoesnotrequireany special skills except the ability to translocate, and so this course can be taken right from theoutset.

HealingOthers

In addition to self-healing, the phase state of themind also provides some possibilities for

havinganinfluenceonthehealthofothers.It'snotnews thatmostpeoplearefirstly interestednot inself-healing,but inhelpingothers.

Thisisunderstandable,asperhapstheyhavelovedoneswhoareforwhateverreasonunabletousethephase,orareextremelynegativelyprejudicedagainstsuchthings.Perhapsthereaderofthisbookisaprofessionalwhotreatsdiseasesinnon-traditionalways,orisanovicehealerhimself.

It iswell to firstemphasize thatonlyoneof thewidevarietyof theoreticalways tohaveaninfluenceonanotherpersoninthephaseisprovenandabsolutelypracticable,anditistechniquesforobtaining information.While the effects of all the other techniques on the practitioner himself arebeyond doubt and have been proven experimentally, their influence on other people remainstheoretical – as of yet, no one has been able to prove remote influence on another person in acontrolledexperiment.Forexample, ifyoufindafriendinthephaseandgivehimsomemedicine,theeffectofthatmedicineonhimwillremaintheoretical.

It is important to realize that trying to employ anything but the technique for obtaininginformationriskstimeandenergybeingspentinvain.Somecertainlywillclaimtohaveproventhatit ispossible tohaveadirectaffectonanotherperson throughthephase.However,onlywhateachandeverypersoncanaccomplish–literallyfromthefirsttime–willbediscussedhere.Whateverthe

case may be, it can be definitively stated here that either influencing another person remotely isimpossible, as fewhave reported results,or it simply remainsunclearhow todo it.Eitherway, inembarking upon such hitherto unproven experiments, one does so at one's own risk and peril. Ifremote influence through the phase nevertheless shows itself to beworking, then it is already thepractitionerhimselfwhowillhave toknowwhatneeds tobeaddedso that the impacton theotherpersonbringsstableresults.

One'stheoreticalviewonthenatureofthephasephenomenonwillplayanenormousroleinone'schoiceofacourseofaction.Thematerialistwillnothaveanywayofhelpinganotherpersonbesidesobtaininginformation.Theoccultistishardlylikelytoencounterbarrierstohispractice.Thisisachoiceforeachpersontomake.Itshouldbeunderstoodthatevenifothertechniquesallowsomeinfluenceonothers, theresultsareclearlyfarfromstable–asmanywilldoubttheresultsduetoalackofempiricalevidence,andnotoutof theirownviewsortheories.Thatverylackofempiricalevidenceforbearsadefinitivestatementhere.Scientificexperimentshavedeliverednoconfirmationtodate.

Ofcourse,ifonewishestohelpanotherperson,thereisanotherprovenwaytodosobesidesobtaining information:convincinghimtopractice thephaseandemploytheappropriate techniquesforself-healinghimself.Fromapragmaticpointofviewon thephenomenon, this isamuchsurerwaythantryingtoinfluenceanotherpersonfromthephase.

Thetechniqueofobtaininginformationwillbeofhelpforthepractitionerwhohasdecidedtohealanotherperson.Thistechniqueisdescribedindetailinthisbook,alongwithhowtouseit.Theonlydifference is that informationmustbe soughtonaparticularperson, andnotononeself.Thepractitioner may learn not only how to provide treatment in real-life, but also how to obtain acomprehensivediagnosis.

Itworks like this: using the technique forobtaining information,one finds a specialistwhowillhelptodealwiththeproblemthatone'sacquaintanceisexperiencing.Onethenspeakswiththisdoctor about how to help him, aboutwhat can be done in reality, and so on... The phase doctor'sprescriptions and/or advice are then relayed to the person for whom they were obtained.Alternatively,theentirephaseexperienceisrelatedtothepersoninneed.

Fromamaterialistpointofview,itisnecessarytonotethefactthatfarfromeveryonecanbehelpedusingthephase.Withoutgoingintodetailedexplanations,itwillsimplybestatedthatthemoreoneknowsaboutaperson,themoreonewillbeabletofindoutabouthiminthephase.Evenifonehasonlyseen theperson'spicture, it ispossible thatonewillnonetheless findoutsomethingabouthim,andbeabletohelphiminsomeway.Butifoneknowsthispersonpersonally,thentheamountofinformationobtainedabouthimthroughthephasewill increasedrastically.Apractitionershouldatleasttalkforashortwhilewithapersonbeforeattemptingtoobtaininformationinthephaseabouthishealth,ortreatmentmethodsbestsuitedtohiscondition.

Ifthegoalistoaffectthecourseofadisease,donotplaceallyourhopesonthephase.The

servicesofmedicaldoctorsmustbethefirstrecourse.Themoreserioustheillness,themorestronglythisruleapplies.

CreativeDevelopment

Surely, any creative person reading this textbook has had ideas occur more than once

regarding the broad possibilities of using this phenomenon for artistic and cultural purposes.Andindeed,itisdifficulttoimagineanylimitationsinthisfield.Inadditiontotherebeingnoboundariesfromatechnicalstandpoint,therearealsonolimitsregardingthetypeofcreativeoutput.Theartist,themusician,thesculptor,andthedesignerwillallbeabletoapplythepracticeofthephasetotheirpurposes.The experiencesofferedby thepracticeof thephase are sufficient in andof themselves.They indeed allow one to gain access to the gushing fountain of inspiration that is the humanimagination.

CreatingworksofartUsing the methods of object finding or translocation, an artistic practitioner can

purposefully seek an object in the phase thatmay be composed in real life. If necessary, it ispossible to easily return to study an object in the phase. For example, a painter may find astunninglandscapeandputittocanvasintherealworldwhileperiodicallyreturningtothesamelandscapeinthephase.

ViewingfuturecompletedworksofartIfanartistisintheprocessofrealizinganidea,thenapreliminarilylookattheendresult

ofadesignmaybeseen in thephase.Apaintercanexamineapainting inadvance;a sculptormayseeacompletedsculpture,andanarchitectwillbeable towander throughahouse that isstillintheearlystagesofdesign.Anycreativeworkcanbesimulatedinthephase.

AsourceofinspirationandfantasyThe phase practice imparts ideas and desires that positively affect creative endeavors.

Furthermore,therealizationofdesiresandtravelsthroughunusualspacesevokegreatemotions,whichprovideexcellentinspiration.It'susuallynotrecommendedtointerruptphaseexperiences.Rather,oneshouldwaitforanaturalawakeningordipbackintosleep.However,ifit'simportanttoremembertheobtainedinformation,thephasecanbeinterruptedimmediatelyafterachievingyourobjective.Theideaofemployingthephasetomodelcreativeoutputisobvious,asabsolutelyeverything

maybecreatedinthisstate.Theartistmaycreatealandscapethatheisonlyjustpreparingtopaint,orhasalreadypartiallysketchedout.Thisgiveshimanopportunitytoassesstheresultinadvance,andintroduceanychangesasnecessary.Orhemayreviewallofthelandscapesthatheintendstopaint,andthenchoosethemostpromisingonetostartworkon.Or,hecansimultaneouslyexamineallthelandscapesthathehaseverseen,asthephasespaceeasilyreproducesthemforhiminfinedetail.

Thispossibilityofferedbythephaseisquiteusefulformusicians,asitallowsthemtocreatemusical scores of any complexity, including those making use of an orchestra or chorus, whosememberscanledbeeasilyandfreely,withoutworryingabouthowdifficultitistodothisorthat,andwithouthavingtoavoidover-strainingthosemusicianswhomustcomplytohiseverydemand.Also,hedoesnothavetoworryaboutwhethertheorchestra,forexample,willabletoimmediatelyplaythenotesjustashewants,becausetheoutputwillalwayscomplywithhiswishes.Naturally,tothisendthestudentmustfirstmasterhowtocontrolthephase,butisthatreallyanobstacle?

Asculptororanarchitectcaneasilycreateanythinginthephaseandreviewitineverydetail,andthushaveanadvanceopportunitytouncoveranyweakaspectsofhisdesign.There'snopointindescribinghowartistsofeverymediumcanmakeuseof thepropertiesof thephase,becausesuchpeoplecanfigureoutthoseusesforthemselves.Undoubtedly,anartistworkinginanymediumcanfindsomethingthereforhimself.

It must also be emphasized that works of art created in the phase state won't disappearanywhere.Thatis,thereisnoneedtoworryaboutrecastingworksofartalreadycreatedinpreviousphaseexperiences.Theyarepreserved thereforever,andcanalwaysbefoundthereagain. Inotherwords,anyandallinformationcanbestoredwithperfectfidelity.

The only thing a creative person may have to worry about is how, in the real world, toreproduce thosewonderfulmasterpieces that he creates so easily in the phase. The fact is that thephasespaceismuchmorepowerfulthanourwakingconsciousawareness–thatis,ourcapabilitiesaremuch reducedduringwaking life.However, therewill always be a chance to go back into thephaseandworkoutthedetails.Inessence,everythingislimitedonlybyourprimitivememory,whichisoftenunabletorecallsuchlargeamountsofinformationduringwakinglife.

Sports

Inmanyspheresofhumanactivity,skillatcomplexphysicalmovementsisquiteimportant–

sometimeseverythingcandependonit.Meanwhile,motorskillsarethemostimportantfactorinthemajorityofsports,frommartialartsofanykindtofencing,gymnastics,weightlifting,figureskating,and so on. In many ways, playing these sports depends on learning to perform certain movesautomatically.And so,gymnastsperformsomersaultsor someother featdozensof timesover thecourseofatrainingsession,andboxersdevotehalfoftheirworkoutsformonthsonendtopracticingoneandthesamepunch.

Forsuchpeople,thereisoneadditionaltypeofmovementtrainingthatmaybeperformedinthephase.Thepotentialforsuchtraininginthephasemaynotinitiallybeobvious,butmovementinthephasesetsoffthesamebrainactivityasitdoesinwakefulness,onlynerveimpulsesarenotsenttothemuscles.Accordingly,anymovementthathasbeenwellpracticedinthephasewillremainalmostequally well practiced in the real world. This phenomenon allows the training routine to besupplemented,orevensubstitutedwheninjuredorunabletotrainforanyreason.

Ofcourse,onewillneverbecomeanOlympicchampionbytrainingexclusivelyinthephase,butdoingsoisstillextremelyeffective.

ItturnsoutthatpractitionersofEastAsianmartialartsareespeciallydrawntothephase.Thus,many karate enthusiasts either perfect techniqueswhile in the phase, or simulate going up againststrongerrivals.Evenmoreinterestingly,somefindworld-renownedmastersforpersonalinstruction.EspeciallypopularphasetrainersareChuckNorris,FedorEmelianenkoand,ofcourse,BruceLee.

Sport in the phase can be combinedwith the technique for obtaining information,which isdescribedinthisbook.Thestudentcanusethatverytechniquetofindoutexactlyhowtotrain,andwhich technologies and opportunities can be taken advantage of in order to improve and becomemore successful at agiven sport.This assumes,of course, that the studentplays sports, somethingalwaysrecommended.

ThePhase–AnAlternativetoNarcotics

Wheninsearchofnewsensationsandaddingcolortolife,apractitionercanfullycounterany

inclinationtotakenarcoticsubstances.Thephaseisessentiallyanindependentandsafewaytohavefarmorepowerful experiences than couldbehadusing anynarcotic.The samemayalsopartiallyapplytoalcohol,asinterestinitmightbedislodgedbyself-developmentthroughthephase.

The opportunity to use narcotics while in the phase and have the same sensations andexperiencesmightalsoserveasawaygetoutofadrughabitinreallife.

Evenmorepressing is theneed for thephase tomake inroads intomystical schoolswhosepracticesareoftenmuchbasedonvariousherbalorchemicalsubstances.Peopleoftendonotscorncontrolled substances in the pursuit of "personal development", "spirits," or "getting in touchwiththeir higher selves."However, this is nearly always due to the simple reason that such people aresimply unaware of the existence of other methods for experiencing a profoundly altered state ofconsciousness.Talkwithanymysticburned-outbytheuseofvariouspowders,tablets,grasses,cacti,ormushrooms,andthey'llfreelyadmitthattheywouldneverhaveundertakensuchexperimentationiftheyhadknownthattherearesimpleandeasily-accessiblephaseentrancetechniques.

PeoplehavegrownaccustomedtothebeliefthatancientshamansandMagiknewsomethingspecial and that their techniques were quite advanced. However, in nearly every culture theymanifested their abilities nearly exclusively thanks to the use of various stimulants. They wereessentiallyalways taking theeasy routeof interpretingnarcotic-fueledhallucinations insteadof thepursuingthekindofpersonaldevelopmentthatmodernpeoplestrivefor.

Unfortunately,lackofwidespreadknowledgeregardingindirecttechniquesforenteringphasestateshas led toasituationwhereamarkethas formed in theWest forchemicalsubstances for thepracticingthephase.Eventhoughsuccessisguaranteed90%ofthetimewhencorrectlyperformingindirecttechniques,peopleareindoctrinatedtobelievethatexperiencesarenotamatteroftechniqueormethod, but rather of the presence or absence of some substance or another in the body.As aresult,purelypsychologicaldependenceontheuseofsuchsubstancesdevelops,andprogressusingtechniquestoenterthephaseisstunted.Therecan'tbeanytalkofarealpracticeatanadvancedlevelwhenanyauxiliarysubstancesarebeingused.Themost importantcharacteristicof thephase is thefactthatitcanbeachievedindependently.

LearningForeignLanguages

Whileinthephase,it'seasytoobservethatgeneralknowledgeofforeignlanguagesinitisat

amuchhigher level than in everyday life. If aperson is interested in foreign languages, then theyusuallyimmediatelysetthemselvesthetaskofusingthephasetobecomemoreproficientintheminreallife.Althoughthephasecanindeedbesuccessfullyusedtothatend,andwe'regoingtogooverhowitcanbe,wefirstneedtonoteasimplepoint:althoughlanguagescanalsobelearnedintherealworld, in thephase, thedoors areopen to everything that is impossible in the realworld. Inotherwords, howmuch is it worth it to spend phase experiences on what you can also do here in thephysicalworld?

If thegoalof leaning foreign languages is so important toyou thatyouare ready to spendtimeonitthephase,thenyoushouldrealizethatthereisnomagic"switch"thatyoucanfliptobeabletospeakalanguageasfluentlyinreallifeasyoudointhephase(oratleastnobodyhasfoundoneyet).However,thereareseveralotherthingsthatyoucandointhephase:

immerseyourselfinanenvironmentwherethelanguageisspokentogetintensepracticeandgetoverthelanguagebarrier;

find a good teacher for brief lessons regarding your biggest problems and their possiblesolutions;

use other techniques for obtaining information to find out how to learn the languagemoreeffectivelyinreallife.

UnprovenEffects

Peopleoftenapproach thepracticeofvariousphase stateswithdeep-rootedmisconceptions

aboutwhatcanactuallybeachievedthroughpractice.Everythinglistedinthissectionreferstothesemisconceptions.Ithasnotbeenproventhatanyofthesethingsisimpossible;however,actionsshouldbebasedonprovenandverifiedmethodsinordertoavoidmakingmistakesandwastingtime.

Physical exit: If the first experience with the phase phenomenon happens by accident, it isalmostimpossiblenottointerpretitasarealseparationofthesoulfromthebody–aphysicalexit.Thisishowtheinitialphaseexperiencereallyfeels.Withexperienceitbecomeseasilynoticeablethatcertainthingsinrealitydonotmatchthingsinthephase,liketheplacementofobjectsorfurnitureinthehousewhereaphaseisfirstencountered.

Noactualphysicalexitfromthebodyhaseverbeenproventhroughscientificexperimentationandobservation.Forexample, in thephase, it isnotpossible to flyaround to locations inphysicalworld,althoughitmayseemso;thelocationsthatareexperiencedareproducedwithinthemind.Norisitpossibletopinchsomeoneinthephaseandthentofindabruiseonthepersonwhileinreality.

Otherworlds:The phase space is similar to the physical world, and a practitionermay beinclinedtothinkthatthesoulhasleftthephysicalbody.Sometimesthephasetakesonanabsolutelyunnatural form.As a result, thepractitionermaydecide that a parallelworldhasbeen entered: theworldbeyond, theastralplane,mental space,or theether.Although travel in thephasecan lead tomanyplaces,thisdoesnotmeanthatthephaseallowstravelthroughoruseofactual,alternateworlds.Thepractitionershouldbereasonable.

Developmentofsuper-abilities:Itispartiallycorrecttoconsiderthepracticeofthephaseasanextrasensory ability since it is an actual development of extremely unusual skills that have alwaysbeen consideredmystical. Times have changed, and the phase should hardly be shuttled off to theesoteric,obscurecornersofknowledge.

There exists an unproven theory that the practice of the phase can impart unusual abilities.Whileliteratureisfullofreferencestothiseffect,theseabilitieshavenotyetbeenprovenbyanyone.Thesameappliestointentionallydevelopingunusualabilitiesinthephase.Yes,thesemaybetrainedwhileinthephase,butthisdoesnotmeanthattraininginthephasewillyieldthesameresultsinthereal world. Practice should not be for the sake of achieving super-abilities since there are manyprovenapplicationsthatdotranslatetorealityinvaluableways.Berealistic.

UseofthePhasebytheDisabled

Whilepracticingthephasemaystillbeviewedbythemajorityasentertainmentoranelement

ofself-developmentatbest,phasepracticetakesonawholenewmeaningforthephysicallydisabled.

Forthem,thephasemaybetheonlyplacewheretheyexperiencearangeofpossibilitygreaterthanthatofthelifeexperiencedinreality.

Ablindpersonwillseeagaininthephase,evenmoreclearlythanseeingpeopledoinreality.Someonewhoisparalyzedwillbeablewalk,run,andalsofly.Adeafpersonwillhearthemurmurofstreamsand thechirpingofbirds.For thedisabled, thephasepractice isachance todiscovernew,incomparableworldsfreeofphysicallimitation.

InterestingFact!

Manypeoplelivingwithdisabilitiesvaluethefreedomthatthephasebringsmuchmorethantheopportunitytoexperiencetheabilitiestheyhavechallengeswithinreallife.Naturally,therearesomenuancesthatmustbeunderstood.First,forexample,ifapersonwas

bornblind,thenthereisthequestionastowhetherornottheywouldbeabletoseeinthephaseinthesamewayordinarypeoplesee.However,thisissuehasnotbeenfullystudied,andblindpeopleshouldsimplycarryout theirown independent research.Second, some typesofdisabilitiescannegativelyaffect the practice of the phase states. For example, people who have gone blind have greaterdifficultlycatchingtheintermediatestatebetweensleepandwakefulnesssince,unlikeseeingpeople,theymayawakenwithoutopeningtheireyestotheperceptionofsound.Third,psychologicalfactorsmayplayapronouncednegativerole.Certainbeliefsandattitudesthatmaypresentanobstacle.

Whatever the individual issues, thisparticularareaofphaseapplications requiresadditionalstudy.Itdeservessignificantattentionbecauseitisavalidtoolfortherehabilitationofthedisabled.Itisworkable,unique,andextremelysurprisingintermsoftheexperiencesthatitoffers.

Sex

Although it's not polite to talk about it, everyone encounters "it" in actual practice. "It'" is

nevertheless somethingworth discussing, as it's an actual application of the phase phenomenon. Itoccasionally poses a problem that it's good to know the solution to.An inexperiencedpractitionerwhose only dream is to enter the phase will often nurse grandiose plans regarding the phase'sapplicationthattheybuildupasbeingoflife-alteringimportance.Butoncetheinitialshockofhavingrealisticphaseexperienceswearsoffandonceany initial fear fallsby thewayside,nomatterwhatgrandiose goals had been set, one will suddenly realize that one is in a place where one can doanything. Absolutely anything... Solving problems, healing and even saving humanity fall by thewayside.Andmaystaythere.

Twofactorsgiverisetothisparadoxicalsituation.First,sexualexperiencesinthephasecanbe superrealistic, exceeding absolutely all individual sensations of the physical world, includingorgasm and degree of control over it. Second, most people have sexual problems owing toinsufficient sexor inability to realize their truedesires,whichmaybeoutside theboundsofmanynorms.Theresultisthatinthephase,youcandowhatyouwantwithwhoyouwant,realizeanymost-secretdesire,anditwillbemoreelectrifyingthaninreality.Andthat'swheretheproblemsstart...

Themainproblemwithrealizingsexualdesiresinthephaseliesinmaintainingit.Atfirst,itwill nearly always end at exactly the worst moment. Many try to solve that problem by bettermasteringthetechniquesformaintaining,butit'smuchmoreeffectivetolearntocontrolthemomentoforgasmonsetitselfinthephase.Peopleareaccustomedtothinkingthattheyneedtodosomethingtoreachorgasm,buttherearenosuchconventionsinthephase.Onceyouunderstandthat,youwill

graduallybegintocontrolthetimeofonset,length,andintensityofthesensationoforgasm.Everythingappearsquitealluring,especiallyifthere'snothingelseapersonneeds.However,

ifobtainingsexualgratificationisnotoneof theobjectivesofyourpractice, thenanotherproblemarises:howtoresisttemptation?Yourplanofactioninthephasemightdramaticallychangeassoonasyouenteritoraccidentallybumpintoamemberoftheoppositeofsex(orthesamesex–toeachtheirown).Thiswillbegintobringsufferinginreallifewhenyoukeepreturningtoitwithouthavingcarried out the important tasks that you had set yourself, and busy yourselfwithGod knowswhatinstead. Solutions here are few. Besides the obvious advice of solving problems in the bedroomdepartmentinreallifesoasnottobedistractedbytheminthephase,youcantrytotrickyourselfintomakingsuccumbingtotemptationyoursecondorthirdpriorityafteryourprimaryobjectivesinthephase(tellyourself,"I'lldefinitelytryitout,butfirstI'lldowhatIhadsetoutto").

There'snoneedtoworrythatthephasewilloutdazzlereallifeandsatiateyourappetiteforsexin it. In most cases, it has no effect on libido. In some cases, however, depending on the overallsensitivity of the body and degree of control over the practice, orgasm in the phase can lead tophysicalejaculation,uponwhichsexualdesirewillnaturallyebb.

TypicalMistakesWhenUsingApplications

Beingsoinvolvedinphaseapplicationsthat"maintaining"techniquesareforgotten.Forgetting toconsiderhow tobreathewhen traveling throughOuterSpaceorunderwater,whichmayleadtoafeelingofasphyxiation.Forgettingtechniquesfor"maintaining"whenanimateobjectsareencountered,whenthesetechniquesmustalwaysbekeptinmind.An inability to overcome fear during contact with deceased people. This fear must beovercomeonceanditwillneverresurfaceagain.Limitingdesireswhilepracticingthephase.Thereisnolimittodesirewithinthephase.Limiting the performance of certain actions, although there are no customary norms ofbehaviorinthephase,unlessthepractitionerdecidesuponspecificlimits.Forgetting to check theability of anobject to convey valid knowledge.Theprobability ofbadinformationismuchhigherifitisnotverified.Failingtoverifyinformationinthephasebeforeusingitinreality.A single attempt to influence the physiology through the phase. In themajority of cases,resultsaregainedthroughrepeatedeffort.An attempt to cure some disease only using the phase, whereas it is compulsory to seekmedicaladvice.Concentratingonlyonunprovenapplications,despitealltheevidenceouttherethatthisismostlikelyawasteoftime.

Questions

1.Whatarethethreebasicapplicationsofthephase?2.Areprovenpracticalphaseapplicationsaccessibletoanypractitioner?3.Whileinthephase,isitpossibletotravelthroughAfrica?4.Isitpossibletowalkonthemooninthephase?5.Isitpossible,whileinthephase,toappearatthetimeoftheEarth’screation?6.Inthephase,isitpossibletoappearinthemagicalworldbehindthelookingglass?7.Whichrelativescanbemetinthephase?8.Isitpossibletomeetandtalktoyourfavoriteactorinthephase?9.Wherecanonerealizeanycherisheddream?10.CanapractitionerappearinthecomputergameDoom?11.Canamusicianusethephaseforcreativepurposes?12.Doesthepracticingthephaseinfluenceaperson’simagination?13.Whatmostprobablygovernsthephasespace?14.Whatkindofinformationisobtainableinthephase?15.Whileinthephase,isitpossibletofindoutwherethelostkeytoanapartmentislocated?16.Whatkindofpeoplecandiscoverwheretreasureishiddeninthephase?17.Shouldanyinformationobtainedinthephasebeconstruedasaccurate?18. Shouldinformationobtainedinthephasebeverifiedafterwakingup,evenif it’salreadyverifiedinthephase?19.Shouldobtaininginformationoccurbeforedeepeninghasbeenperformed?20.Howmightinformationfromananimateobjectbeobtained?21.Cananinscriptiononawallbeusedasaninanimatesourceofinformation?22.Shouldadoctorbeconsultedbeforetryingtocureadiseasethroughphasepractice?23.Areresultsfrominfluencingphysiologyinthephasealways100%guaranteed?24.Whatphasetechniquesmightbeusedtoinfluencethebodiesofotherpeople?25.Isitpossibletoobtaininformationthatcanbeusedtoinfluencethebodyanditsfunctions?26.Isitpossibletotakeawell-knownpainkillerinthephaseandfeelitseffectsonexit?27.Isitpossibletouseautosuggestioninthephase?28.Canathletesusethephasetodeveloptheirskills?29.Shouldapractitionerhopetodevelopsuper-abilitiesinthephase?

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Chapter11–UsefulTips

APragmaticApproach

Theonlysurewaytogetpracticewithoutunnecessarilywastingtimeistohaveapragmatic

andrationalapproachtothenatureandpossibilitiesofthephasephenomenon.Themajorityofavailable informationregardingdissociativephenomena is inaccurate.This

becomes obvious during initial entries into the phase. This iswhy practice should begin from theperspectiveofacleanslate,usingalogicalbearinginthinking:everythingnotconfirmedbypersonalexperienceshouldbetakenwithagrainofsalt.Thismeansonlypersonalexperienceshouldbetakenseriously,nottheexperienceofacquaintances,authors,teachers,blogs,orforums.

Toerr ishuman;thus, it isalsohumantopassonerrors.Asaresult,manyparadoxicaloldwives’talesconcerningthephasephenomenonhavebecomeacceptedapriori.

Noteverythingwritteninesotericliteratureshouldbethrownout.Somethingsmaypossiblybe drawn from it. After reading such literature, a practitioner should not assume that the newknowledgeisauniversaltruth.

For a house to stand firm, it needs a solid foundation. The only way to build a goodfoundation for phase practice is to approach the phenomenon in a down-to-earthmanner, from ascientific perspective, discounting anypurported supernatural phenomena.Once a solid foundationhasbeenestablished,everyonehastherighttobuildtheirowntruthonit.

HowtoStartSleepingSoonerandBetter

Thereisanindisputable,directrelationshipbetweenthequalityofone'sphasepracticeandthe

qualityofone'ssleep.Peopleshouldoftenfirstget theirsleepinorderbeforedoingthesamewith

theirpracticeofthephase,sincetheymaysimplyhavenoluckintheirpracticewhensleepingpoorly.Whenitcomesdowntoit,thisdependenceholdstruenotonlyforthephase,butalsoforeverythingelseinourlives:health,happiness,success,creativity,etc.It'ssimplymoreobviousinthecaseofthephase.Aboveallelse,sleepproblemsarecausedbythemodernlifestyle.Peoplesimplydon'trealizethat lifechangedquitedrasticallyat theendof the20thcenturyandbeginningof the21st, and thatsome adaptations are in order. For example, people began to undersleep by an average of 2 to 3hours.Thishasalargeimpactonqualityoflife,especiallyforchildrenandadolescents.

Whenanimalsaredeprivedofsleep,theirimmunitiesandmetabolismssuffer,asdotheirfursand skins. Upon dissection, their brains appears to be in a normal state, but there is catastrophicdamagetotheirinternalorgansandmultiplelesionsonthem.What'stheexplanation?Theintestines,stomach,andotherorganscontainanenormousnumberofreceptors.Duringwakefulness,thebraindoes little toprocesssignalsfromthem.Andconversely,whenwearesleeping, thebrain turnsoffour perception of the outsideworld and switches on those sameneurons and parts of the brain inordertointerfacewiththeinternalorgans.Ifyoudon'tsleepenough,thendon'tbesurprisedifyouhave health problems – your body simply doesn't have enough time for monitoring its internalprocesses.90%ofhealthproblemscanberemediedbysleepingright.

Ifyouwantyourlifeintwoworlds,bothhereandinthephase,tobemoredynamic,andyourhealth andmood tomuch improve, then adhere to the following straightforwardprinciples,whichwillbringyourqualityoflifetoawholenewlevel:

8to10hoursofhighqualitysleepshouldbeyourmainpriorityinlife,andallyouraffairsandcaresshouldbesubordinatedtoit;gotobednolaterthan8to9hoursbeforeyouplantowakeup;turnoffanybrightlightsinyourhomeahalfhourbeforebedtime;for the lasthourbeforebedtime,don'tuse the Internet,don'twatchor read thenews,anddon'tusesocialnetworksorinstantmessengerapplications;beforegoingtobed,readnothingbutworksofliteratureandwatchnothingbutmovies;gotosleepatthesametimeeveryday;ifpossible,takeadaytimenapofatleast15minutes;atnightandintheevening,thelightinyourbathroomshouldbequitedim;don't overload your brainwith news and info from the Internet, even during the day (it'sbettertogiveitupentirely);don'twatchmorethananhourortwoofTVaday;use sleep masks if it gets light out early, and earplugs if there is a lot of noise in yourbedroom;playsports;takecareofyourhealthandhaveabalanceddiet;don'tgiveupyoursexlife.

Ifapractitionerhasproblemswiththeprocessoffallingasleepitself,thenthepracticeofthe

phase can be of great help. When performed calmly and monotonously, nearly all phase entrytechniquescanactasanexcellentmeansofcombatinginsomnia.Themostsleep-inducingtechniqueisthatofobservingimages,whichcanlullonetosleepinliterallyamannerofminutes.Alloneneedsto do is simply peer into the images unfolding before one's eyes. Meanwhile, experiencedpractitionerssufferingfrominsomniacanenterthephaseintheeveningusingthedirectmethodand

fallasleepfromthephase.

IndependentAnalysis

Ifapractitioner isonly interested inhavingphaseexperiences, then thesimplestudyof this

guidebook and other materials may suffice. However, if a practitioner wants to achieve the bestresults,amplefocusmustbegiventoindividualthoughtandformationofopinionbasedonpersonalanalysis.

Until all questions are answered through a search for answers in various sources ofinformation,norealprogressshouldbeexpected.Manythingscannotbedescribedorexplained.Theresolutionofmanyissueswillalwaysremainuptoindividualjudgmentandunderstanding.Findingalloftheanswersisimpossible.Moreover,tryingtopossessalloftheanswersisaseriousinhibitorto real progress because the practitioner would have to digress into dubious literature andconversationasidefromreal,formativepractice.

The advice and experiences of others may lead to error. In no case should there be anyauthoritiesorunachievableideals.Alogical,evenskepticalapproachshouldbetakenduringresearchand practice. The goal of this guidebook is to provide the reader with linear, factual informationsufficientforthedevelopmentofindependentanalysis.

Each time a practitioner encounters some incomprehensible phenomenon or problemwhenperformingphase techniques,an independentanalysisof thephenomenonshouldbeformedbeforelookingelsewhereforthecause.Ifaseekerlooksforanswersoutsideofpersonalreasoning,thereisahighriskofassimilatingandactinguponafallacy.

Many practitioners are not willing to analyze personal successes and failures, and insteadsearchall sortsofbooks,whichoftencontradictoneanother.Usingahodge-podgeof extraneous,unverifiedinformationcanonlyleadonetofurther,andquiteinfectious,fallacy.

ApproachtoLiterature

Literatureofeverysorthasalwaysbeenthemainvehiclefordisseminatinginformationabout

thephasestate.Thephasephenomenonisreferredtobyother terms:astralprojection,out-of-bodytravel,or luciddreaming. Inaddition todisseminating information,manybooksareoftenvehiclesfordisseminatingfallacies.

This is easy to recognize when researching several such books and comparing describedeventsandtheories.Theinformationismoreoftenthannotcontradictoryandbasedonopinionsthathaveneverbeenverifiedbyanyone,includingtheauthors.Theresultisamassofspeculationthathasno bearing on reality, nearly always accompanied by a false certainty about the subject matter.However,unliketherealworld,thephaseisnotaplacewhereonecanbelieveone’seyesorfeelings.Thephase'sappearanceandqualitiesdependverymuchonthepersonexperiencingit.

Forexample,ifapractitionerbelievesuponenteringthephasethathisphysicalbodywillbelyingnearbyonthebed,thenitwillalwaysbethere.Ifapractitionerbelievesthattheperceivedbodyshouldalwaysbetetheredtothephysicalbody,thenthepractitionerwillalwaysseeandevenfeelatether inthephase.This isasimplecaseofexpectationsbecomingreality.Similarly,someonewhohasenteredthephasebyaccidentandthinksthatthetimeofdeathhasarrivedmayseeangelsandatunnel with a light at the end. If someone is extremely religious, there may be a perception thatsomething holy, even God, has appeared. If entry to the phase is construed as a result of beingabductedbyaliens,thenthatisexactlywhatwillhappen.

Thiswouldallbequitefunnyifitwerenotencounteredallofthetime.Ifonehasnodoubtsgoingin,thentheonlythinglefttodoistobelieve.Tobelieve,totellothersaboutit,andwritebooksaboutit...

Thereareauthorswhoimpartnoillusions,butitisoftendifficultforanovicetoseparatethetruthfromillusionoropenfabrication,whichiswhyaskepticalapproachtothecontentsofanybookis warranted. The only truth conveyed in any book is that which has been verified by personalexperience.Therestshouldsimplybenotedandpossiblytakenintoconsideration.

Inconclusion,booksshouldbestudiedtodiscovertechnique-relatedinformationthatallowsapractitionertoenterthephaseandcontroltheexperience.Thisistheonlypointofintersectionamongallbeliefsandtheories.

PracticeEnvironment

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 externaldistracters arekept to aminimum.Aroomshouldneitherbetoocoldortoohot,nortoobright.Performingtechniquesatacomfortabletemperatureinadarkenedroomorwhilewearingasleepingmaskarewaystopromoteunhinderedpractice.

InterestingFact!

In bright rooms,wearinga sleepingmaskover the eyes candouble the success rate of attempts, andalso help one toenteramuchdeeperandlongerphase.Interferingnoisesareoftenalsomajordistractersandisolationfromsuchnoisesisnecessary

tosuccessfulpractice.Itisoftensufficienttoturnoffthephoneandclosedoorsandwindows.Ifthisdoesnothelp,orifitisextremelyloudoutsidethewindow,onecanusestandardearmuffs.

It isalsohelpful togiveadvancenotice topeopleso that theydonot interferepractice. It isalsopreferablethatnooneisinthebedwiththepractitioner.Mostoften,domesticanimalsinterferewiththeperformanceoftechniques,whichiswhytheyshouldbefedbeforehandandkeptoutoftheroomwheredirectorindirecttechniquesarepracticed.

TalkingwithLike-MindedPeople

Great benefit is derived by discussing personal experiences with other practitioners. This

leadstoanexchangeofinformation,newknowledge,andmutualhelpconcerningcertainproblemsandissues.

The greatest effect comes through communication in person, and not solely throughmail,forums,andblogs.Meetingface-to-facewithlike-mindedpeoplepromotescamaraderieandausefulknowledgebasetoconsiderduringindividualpractice.

Duetothefactthatknowledgeofthephenomenonisunderdeveloped,difficultiesmayariseinfindingsomeonetotalkto.Thiscanbesolvedbypersonallysharingphaseexperienceswithfriendsandfamilymembers,regardlessofwhethertheyarefellowpractitioners.Itisevenbettertopassontrainingliterature,likethisguidebook.

InterestingFact!

Moreandmorefamiliesallacrosstheworldenjoythephasetogether.OutofallthoseregisteredwiththePhaseResearchCenter,themostinterestingisafamilyinwhich6membersrepresentingthreegenerations(ages14-65)competitivelypracticethephase.Inanothercase,an8-year-oldactivelypracticeswithhisparents.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 contactinformation for thecoordinatorsofPhasePractitionerClubsall around theworld,whicharenon-commercialassociationsofenthusiastswhomeettoexchangeanddiscussexperiences.

TheRightWaytoKeepaJournal

Keeping a journal can be of much help while learning and practicing the phase. When

properlykept,ajournalcanhelpapractitionertodevelopananalysisthatwillincreasethequalityofphaseexperiences.Byand large,keepinga journalhelps to ironouta sporadicpractice, turning itintoastructureddisciplinethatcanbemastered.

Aneffectivediaryshouldcontainamassiveamountofindicatorsthatallowastatisticalstudytouncoverpatterns.Itisessentialthateachentryincludethedate,timeofdayornight,andadetailedaccountofentriesintothephaseandphaseexperiences.Descriptionsofmistakesandaplanofactionfor the next phase should also be recorded. During the novice stages of practice, even notingunsuccessful entry attempts is beneficial. Later on, only successful phase experiences may berecorded.

Hereisanexampleofaproperjournalentry:

Data:ExperienceNo.12January5th,20082:13PMExperience:I woke up early in the morning. After exercising, I took a shower and ate breakfast. I

watchedTVandreadbooksuntillunch.Ilaiddownforanapat1PM,rightafterlunch.Ifeltlikeperformingindirecttechniques,

andaffirmedthisintention.Iwokeupthefirsttimetomovement,butaftertryingtoemployforcedfallingasleep(inordertonegatetheeffectsofthemovement),Ifellasleep.Iwokeupthesecondtimewithoutmovementandtriedtorollout.Thisdidn’tworkandItriedlevitatingandgettingup.Afterthat,Imovedontophantomwiggling.Movementoccurredinmyrighthand.Afterdoingthisforseveralseconds,Idecidedtotrylisteningin.Soundsstarted,butIwasunabletomakethemlouder.However,imagesappearedbeforemyeyesandIstartedtoviewthem.Aftertheybecamerealistic,Idecidedtotryrollingoutanditworkedwithoutahitch.

Myvisionwasdim,asifthroughaveil.Butthen,therestofthesensationsIfeltreachedthevergeofreality.ThisiswhenIwenttothewindow.Forsomereason,itwassummeroutside,andnotwinter.Therewasaredfire-truckoutsidethewindow.Therewerereallylowcloudsinthesky.Thesunwasabovethem.

Next,everythingquickly fadedawayandI foundmyselfbackinmybody.Then,Igotupandlookedatthetime.Itwas2:15PM.

Mistakes:1.When thephantomwigglingworked, I shouldhaveaggressively tried to increase the

rangeofmovementorimmediatelyseparated,andnotsimplydonewiggling,letalonechangetoanother technique.After all, ifwigglingoccurs, thephase canalwaysbe entered. 2.The samewiththesounds.Ihadnogreatdesiretoamplifysoundsorevenlistenin.Everythingwasdonelackadaisically. 3. I should have started with deepening and not actions, as visual sensationswerenotvivid.4.Ishouldhaveemployedtechniquesformaintaining.5.Youcan’tlookdownforlongwithoutsimultaneouslyusingtechniquesformaintaining,yetItookineverythingoutsidethewindowand in the sky.6. I forgotabout theplanofaction.7. I shouldhave tried re-enter thephase.

PlanofActionforNextTime:1.Definitelydeepenthephaseasmuchaspossible.2.Ishouldtrytogothroughawall.3.

Translocate tomyAuntie inNewYork.4.Translocate to theStatueofLibertyandexaminehercrown.Backtothetop

Chapter12–ACollectionofTechniques

GeneralPrinciplesRegardingtheTechniques

The techniquesdetailedbelowmaybeusedbothwithadirectmethodofentering thephase

withoutpriorsleep,andwithanindirectmethodperformeduponawakening.Theexceptionsarethedreamconsciousness techniques,whichare listedseparately,although theycannotbuthaveadirectinfluenceontheprobabilityofsuccessoftheothermethods.Conversely,alloftheothertechniquescannotbuthavethesideeffectofincreasingtheprobabilityofdreamconsciousnessarising.Withafewexceptions,thelistdoesnotincludenon-autonomousphaseentrancetechniquesbasedonexternalphysicalfactorsorchemicalinfluences.

Thespecificsofusingeachmethodaredescribedindetailinitscorrespondingsection.Allofthe techniques listed below are to be used in accordance with the instructions for each method.However, it isnecessary tofirstunderstandafundamentaldifferencehere.Withan indirectmethoduponawakening, thegoal is to finda technique thatworksbyquicklyalternating through themostinteresting and intuitiveones.As soon as a technique startsworking, keepwith it and intensify theeffort,andthentrytoseparaterightaway.Itwillbecomeapparenthowwellatechniqueisworkingbythe intensity of its effects. For example, some imagined movement may become real. Any realsensations arising from the techniques upon awakening mean that they are working, and that thepractitionerisalreadyinthephase.

The techniques play a secondary role with the direct method, and serve to create a free-floating state ofmind (fading out or activating consciousness, depending on the type of techniquebeingperformed)thatisconducivetobrieflapsesinconsciousness.Thedeeperalapse,thebetterthechances of immediately entering the phase when resurfacing from it. Meanwhile, techniques maywork frombeginning to end.However, thismeansnothingwithout lapses in consciousness, unlikewithindirecttechniques.

It'salsoimportanttorememberthatdirecttechniquesperformedwithoutpriorsleephaveone-tenththesuccessrateofindirectonesperformeduponawakening.That'swhyallthetechniquesbelow

caneasilybringresultsuponawakening,butbeuselessfornoviceswhenusedatothertimes.Each technique is described only in general terms, and it is assumed that the practitioner

alreadyhasabasicunderstandingofallofthemechanismsbywhichthephaseoccursandisabletofillinalloftheadditionalnuancesonhisown.

Several technique-based tricks can be used to substantially improve the odds of success ofpractically all of the techniques listed below. First, you should try to not simply perform thetechniques"for the sakeofappearances,"but rathergive themyourall, trying tobecomeonewiththemandputallofyoursensationsintothem.Next,youcanmoveyourgazeupslightly,asnaturallyaspossible(sure,youshouldn'topentheeyes).Third,begintousethetechniquesbyfirstimaginingyourselfdoinga180degreeturnalongyourhead-to-toeaxis.Fourth,whileyou'reperformingyourtechniquesalwaystrytorecallsensationsofhowtheyhadalreadyworkedinthepast,orofpastphaseoccurrences.Fifth,youshouldalwayshaveaclearmotivationforenteringthephase.Thatmotivationmayperhapsarisefromthemostinterestingplanofactionyoucanthinkof.

For all of the techniques inwhich some actions need to be imagined, you should approachthemasiftheimaginedsensationswereindeedreal,butsimplynotfeltforsomereasonoranother.Attemptingtofeel"real,butmissing"sensationsismuchmoreeffectivethansimplyimaginingthem.

Alsokeep inmindthat the techniquescanbemademanytimesmoreeffectivebypracticingthemoutsideofattemptstoenterthephase.Insomecases,inordertobetterknowandremembertherequiredsensations,youcanfirstpracticethemphysically(likerotation,forexample).

The techniques described below are but a drop in the ocean of their myriad possiblevariations.Itsufficestosaythatpracticallyeveryphaserwillcomeupwithsometechniqueelementsindependentlyandbesuccessfulatusingtheminpractice.Consideringthemanyvariationsofcertaintechniquesandthefactthatseveralofthemcanbeusedatthesametime,thetotalnumberofpossibletechniquesnumbersinthethousands.However,allofthemonlydifferinseveralfundamentalways,andknowinghowtheydifferwillallowyoutoeasilycreateasmanytechniquesasyouwantonyourown.

TechniquesBasedonMovement

SeparationTechniqueThepractitionertriestoimmediatelyseparatefromhisphysicalbodywithoutusingany

techniquesforcreatingthephasestate:simplyrollout,levitate,standup,crawlout,etc.PhantomWigglingTechniqueThephasertriestomovesomepartofhisbodywithoutmovingamuscle,andmeanwhile

withoutimaginingorvisualizinganything.Forexample,thiscouldbeanarm,leg,shoulder,thehead,oreventhejaw.Whenmovementarises,themainaimistoincreasetherange-of-motionasmuch as possible, but not necessarily the speed ofmovement or the portion of the body partbeingwiggled.

ImaginedMovementTechniqueAphasertriestorealisticallyfeelsomemovementthathestartsoffbysimplyimagining.

For example, this could be swimming, running,walking, flying, or peddlingwith the legs orarms.Thepractitionerdoesn'thavetovisualizethetechniquewhenperformingit,asmovement

itselfismostimportanthere.

TechniquesInvolvingSight

ObservingImagesTechniqueThe phaser peers into the void before his eyes without opening them. As soon as he

begins to see any imagery,he tries todiscern it betterbydefocussinghis sight, as if hewerelookingbeyondtheimagery.Thismakesitbecomesteadierandmorerealistic.

TechniqueofVisualizationThephasertriestorealisticallyseeanddiscernanobjectnomorethan6inchesfromhis

eyes.TechniqueofCreatingVisionThephasertriestoseetheiractualsurroundingswithoutopeningtheireyes.

TechniquesBasedonVestibularSense

TechniqueofImaginedRotationThephasertriestoimaginethathisbodyisrotatingalonghishead-to-toeaxis.Theend

goalistoreplaceimaginedsensationswithrealones.Rotationmaygenerallytakeplaceonanyplane, but one shouldn't try to visualize it or try to see oneself from the side, as the mainemphasis isonone'sownvestibularsensations.Turningyoureyestothesideyouarerotatingtowardswillsignificantlyincreasetheeffectivenessofthetechnique.

Swing-SetTechniqueThephasertriestofeelthatheisridingaswing-set,orthathisbodyitselfisrockingwith

thesamerangeofmotion.Theprimarygoalistoachievetherealisticsensationofswingingandtrytomake360degreerevolutions.

TechniquesInvolvingHearing

TechniqueofListening-InThe phaser listens inside his head, trying to hear if there is any noise or background

static.Ifsoundisheard,onemusttrytoamplifyitasmuchaspossiblethroughthesamepassivelisteningin.

TechniqueofForcedListening-In

The phaser tries actively, and even strainingly, to hear sounds inside his head orbackgroundstaticwithallhismight.Ifthisworks,hetriestoamplifythosesoundsasmuchaspossibleusingthesameactivelisteningin.

TechniqueofImaginingSoundsThephasertriestohearsomespecificsoundinsidehishead.Someone'svoice,familiar

music,andthesoundofone'sownnamebeingcalledworkbestofall.Ifsuchsoundarises,thenthepractitionertriestomakeitasloudaspossible.

TechniquesBasedonTactileSensations

Cell-PhoneTechniqueThephasertriestofeelsomeobjectlyinginhishand,e.g.acell-phone,anapple,aTV

remotecontrol,etc.Meanwhile,oneshouldtrytoachieverealisticsensationsinfulldetail.TechniqueofImaginedSensationThe phaser tries to feel tactile sensations on his body, starting with the sensation that

someone or something is lying on him, and endingwith the feeling of touching someone orsomething.

StrainingtheBrainTechniqueThe phaser tries to strain his brain either spasmodically or continually, as if itwere a

muscle.Thisbringsafeelingofrealstraininsidethecranium,inadditiontopressure,noise,andvibrations.Thisisessentiallyatechniqueofcreatingandintensifyingthevibrationsthatenablephaseentrance.

TechniqueofStrainingtheBodybutnottheMusclesLikestrainingthebrain,butwiththewholebody.Onetriestostrainthebody,butnotthe

physicalmuscles.Thiscausesinternaltension,noise,andvibrations,whichcaneventuallyleadtothephase.

TechniqueofBodilyPerceptionThephasertriestoauthenticallyfeelthathisbodyisbeingstretchedapart,compressed,

inflated,deflated,twistedorotherwisedistortedinsomeway.WindTechniqueThephaserimaginesthathisbodyisinastreamofstrongwindandtriestofeelhowthe

airflowsaroundeitherhisentirebodyorjustpartofit.

TechniquesBasedonRealMovementsandSensationsofthePhysicalBody

TechniqueofEyeMovementThephasermakesabruptleft-to-rightorup-and-downeyemovements.Theeyesarekept

closed the whole time. When properly performing the technique, vibrations and possiblyseparationwilloccur.

ForeheadDotTechniqueWithoutopeninghiseyes,thephaserdirectshisgazetowardsadotonthecenterofhis

forehead.This is not to be a forced or excessively aggressivemovement.Thiswill bring theeyesintoapositiontheynaturallytakeduringdeepsleep,whichmayleadtoareflexiveentranceintothephaseorfacilitatetheperformanceofothertechniques.

TechniqueofBreathingThe phaser focuses his attention on the process of breathing and all of its aspects: the

expansionandcontractionof thechestcavity, the lungs fillingwithair,and thepassageofairthroughthemouthandthroat.Afluidtransitiontothephasemayoccurorvibrationsmayarise.

RaisedHandTechniqueThephaserraiseshisforearmfromtheelbowwhilelyingdownandsimplyfallsasleep.

Once thepractitioner fadesoutofconsciousness,his forearmwilldrop,notifyinghim thathecanperformanothertechniqueorimmediatelyseparate,astherighttransitionalstatemayhaveoccurredduringthelapseinconsciousness.

TactileIrritationTechniqueThepractitionerlooselytieshisankleorwristwithacord,orputsonasleepingmask.

Thesensationscreatedbytheseforeignobjectscanremindthepractitionertoperformtherightactionseitheruponawakeningorimmediatelyafteralapseinconsciousness.

TechniqueofPhysiologicalDiscomfortThepractitionereats little throughout thedayordrinks littlewaterwhileeating lotsof

saltythings.Conversely,thepractitionermightdrinktoomuchwateroverthecourseofthedaybeforemakinganattempttoenter thephase.Theresultingphysiologicaldiscomfortwilloftenawaken the practitioner, induce consciousnesswhile dreaming, or keep him from falling intodeepsleepwhenperformingthedirecttechniques.

TechniquesBasedonIntentionandFeelings

TechniqueofForcedFallingAsleepThephasermimicsnatural sleepwhilemaintainingcontrolofhisconsciousmind,and

theneitheremploystechniquesorimmediatelytriestoleavehisstencilatthelastsecondbeforefadingout.Thistechniquecanbeusedeitheronitsown,orinparallelwithanyothertechnique.

TechniqueofIntentionThe practitioner enters the phase only through an intense and focused intention of

immediatelyexperiencing thephase.Alternatively, thismayalsobeacalmbutconstantdesirefeltoverthecourseoftheday.Intentionisespeciallyeffectivenotonlyduringanattemptorlongbeforeone,butalsoeverytimeyoufallasleep,asthismomentcanbetakenadvantageofusingthedirectorindirectmethod.

TechniqueofRecallingtheStateWhenattemptingphaseentrancewithorwithouttechniques,thepractitionertriestorecall

–andthusinduce–thesensationsofapreviouslyhadphaseexperience.TechniqueofRecallingVibrationsInordertoinducevibrations,thephasertriestosimplyrecallthesensationoftheminas

muchdetailaspossible.Intenselydesiringvibrationscanalsoinducethem.TechniqueofTranslocationThe practitioner immediately tries to employ the translocation technique in a stubborn

andself-assuredmannerwithoutusingaphasecreationorseparationtechnique.TechniqueofMotivationInordertohaveaphaseentranceoccurspontaneouslyorgettechniquesworkbetter,the

practitionercreatesamostinterestingandimportantaplanofactionforthephasethathewantstocarryoutnomatterwhat.

TechniqueofFearThephaser tries torecallsomethingasscary,awful,orgraveyard-likeaspossible,and

imaginesitrightnexttohim–thisismeanttoevokepureterrorandhorror,whichwillelevatetoaphasicstateattherightmoment.Themaindeficiencyofthetechniqueisthatfearcanlingeronintothephase,andthepractitionermightsubsequentlytrytogetoutofthestate.

TechniqueofFlightWithoutusingaphasecreationorseparationtechnique, thepractitioner tries toconjure

thesensationofflyingrightfromthestart.TechniqueofCountingInordertoenterthephase,thepractitionercountsdownfrom100to1.Dependingonthe

phaseentrancemethodtofollow,heshouldeithertrytokeephisattentionfocusedoncounting,or,conversely,trytoachievelapsesinconsciousness.

TechniqueofDottingThepractitionermoveshisattentiontopointsontheskinatopofthelargestjointsofthe

body,ormoveshisawarenesstoinsidethejointsthemselves.Youshouldpauseateachpointforseveralsecondsorbreaths,tryingtofeelthemasdistinctlyasyoucan.

BestoftheMixedTechniques

SwimmerTechniqueThephasertriestoimaginetheprocessofswimminginasmuchdetailaspossible,trying

tofeelallofthephysicalsensationsoftheprocessandevenfeelthewatersurroundinghisbody.Anyswimmingstylemaybeused.

Sensory-MotorVisualizationTechnique(Deepening)Thephasershouldtrytoimagineasfixedlyandactivelyaspossiblethathehasalready

separatedfromhisstencilandisemployingatechniquefordeepeningthephase,includingtheintensificationofeverysensationpossible.Heshouldimaginethatheiswalkinginsidearoom,scrutinizingeverythingfromaclosedistance,touchingsomething,andsoon.Thatis,heshouldimmediatelydeepenthephasewithoutusingtechniquestocreatethestateorseparate(accordingtomanyexperiencedpractitioners,thisisthebesttechniqueofall).

RopeTechniqueThe phaser imagines that a rope is dangling above him, and that he is climbing up it.

Meanwhile, one should try to feel one's own armmovements, the touch of the rope, and thesensationofheight.Visualizationoftheprocessmayoccasionallybeaddedin.

TechniqueofVisualizingtheHandsThephasertriestofeelthatheisrubbinghishandstogether,asiftryingtowarmthem.

Meanwhile,it'simportanttotrytofeelthemovementofyourhands,thefeelingofthemcominginto contact, the soundof rubbing, andalso try to see thewholeprocess in frontofyou.Theimaginedhandsshouldberubbedatadistanceofnomorethan6inchesfromyoureyes.

UnconventionalTechniques

AlienAbductionTechniqueThe practitioner imagines that aliens have invaded his bedroom and are grabbing his

anklesandpullinghimoutofhisphysicalbody.Alternatively,heimaginesthatheisbeingpulledoutbyabeamemanatingfromaspaceship.

SexTechniqueThepractitionertriestofeeltheintimatesensationsofthecopulativeactinasmuchdetail

aspossible.ToothbrushTechniqueThepractitionertriestofeelthatheisbrushinghisteeth.Hetriestofeelthemovementof

hishand,thesensationofthebrushinhismouth,andthetasteoftoothpaste.Hecanalsotrytoaddinsensationbyimagininghimselfstandinginfrontofamirrorinabathroom.

WhisperingPillowTechniqueLying with his ear to his pillow, the practitioner tries to hear sounds, melodies, and

voicescomingfromit.Hecantrytohearspecificsounds,orsimplypassivelylistenintowhat'sthere.

HyperventilationTechniqueDuringanattemptuponawakening, thepractitioner takesseveraldozenquickanddeep

breaths,uponwhichseparationmayworkorthepractitionermaybethrownintothephase.Fortechniqueswithoutpriorsleep,hyperventilatingismuchlesseffectiveandcantakefrom10to30minutes.

TechniquesforBecomingConsciousWhileDreaming

AnchorTechniqueDuringwakefulness, thepractitionerdevelops thehabitofanalyzinghisstatewhenever

heencountersspecificanchors:hishands, thesoundofwater,people'sfaces,etc.Thispracticewill gradually transition over into dreaming, giving him a chance to react to an anchor andrealize that everything around him is a dream. An anchor should be something encounteredneither rarely nor frequently both when dreaming and during wakefulness. In order to get aclearerunderstandingofwhetheroneissurroundedbyrealityorthedreamscape,oneshouldtrytolevitateorgointohyperconcentrationwheneverananchorisencountered.

DreamMemoryDevelopmentTechniqueThepractitionerrecallsallofhis latestdreamsbothinthemorningandintheevening.

For more solid results, one should keep a dream journal and try to enter as many dreamepisodes into itaspossible.Themoredreams that thepractitioner remembers, themorevividfutureoneswillbecome,andthemorefrequentlyhewillbecomeconsciousduringthem.

TechniqueofDreamMap-MakingHere, thepractitionernot onlykeeps adream journal, but also tries tomark all of the

places he dreamt hewas in on a specialmap. Themain goal is to create an integrated planewheredreamplacesmergetogetherintoaunifiedworld.

TechniqueofDreamAnalysisWheneverperformingdreamanalysis,beitmentallyorwhenkeepingadreamjournal,

thephasershouldtakeascriticalastanceaspossibletowardsthelogicalinconsistenciesthatgounnoticed while dreaming, as they can serve as a clear marker that one is in a dream. Suchcriticalawarenesswillgraduallywork itsway intoone'sdreams,enablingone to turndreamsintothephase.This techniqueisespeciallyeffectivewhenanalyzingdreamsimmediatelyuponawakening.

TheHighestTechnique

TheHighestUniversalTechniqueApractitionerwellacquaintedwiththephasewill trytonotusetechniquestocreatethe

necessarystate.Hewill attempt toobtain it immediately.This is similar to intense intention toexperiencethephasecoupledwithfocusedrecollectionofthesensationsassociatedwithit.Thistechniqueisonlysuitableforphaserswhohaveformidableexperience.Backtothetop

Chapter13–PuttingaFaceonthePhenomenon

StephenLaBerge

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 agraduatestudentintheChemistryprogramatStanfordUniversity.In1969,hetookanacademicleaveofabsence.

He returned to Stanford in 1977 and began studying the human mind, including subjectsrelated to dreaming. LaBerge received his Ph.D. in psychophysiology in 1980. He founded theLucidityInstitutein1987.

StephenLaBerge hasmade the largest scientific contribution to the study of phase states. ItsufficestosaythatLaBergewasoneofthefirstsintheworldtoproveduringafull-fledgedscientificexperiment that it ispossible tobecomeconsciouswhiledreamingThiswasdone throughloggingspecific signals made with the eyes by a person dreaming while sleeping under measurementinstruments.Theseexperiments alsoproved that eyemovement in thephysicalbodyandperceivedbodyaresynchronous.

LucidDreaming, firstpublished in1985, isLaBerge'smostwell-knownbook.Exploring theWorldofLucidDreaming,abookthatLaBergewrotewithHowardRheingold,waspublishedin1990.

ThekeyfeatureofLaBerge’sworkandachievementsisanabsolutelypragmaticapproachto

thenatureofthephenomenon.Arguably,heisoneofthefewauthorsandresearcherstotallylackinginirrationality.Everythingthatcanbereadandlearnedfromhisbooksisverifiableandaccessibleforeveryone,withnopeddlingofout-of-this-worldsuperpowers.

CarlosCastaneda

DuetoCarlosCastaneda’sdesiretofollowthespiritualpracticeoftheWarrior ’sPath,which

entailserasingone’spersonalhistory,thedetailsofhisbiographyareunclear.AsfarasCastaneda’searlyyearsareconcerned,itcanonlybestatedthathewasbornoutsideoftheUnitedStatessometimebetween 1925 and 1935. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the1960s,wherehereceivedaPh.D.inanthropologyonthebasisofhisbooks.

Castaneda’sentirelifepathwasdevotedtostudyingtheteachingsofacertainJuanMatusorDonJuanCachora.Itismorethanlikelythathispersonaisacomposite-imageofanIndianShaman,asorcerer,andanheirofthecultureoftheancient"Toltecs."

Castanedawroteadozenbooks;however,thebookTheArtofDreaming(1993)hasthemostto do with the phase state. It contains several effective techniques for entering the phase throughdream consciousness. His subject matter is soaked in a large amount of mysticism and virtuallydevoidofanypragmatism.

Despite the fact that themainorientationofCastaneda’sworkdidnot touchupon thephasestate, he nevertheless became one of the founding fathers of this field, as his general popularityreachedmassiveproportionsworldwide.

CarlosCastanedapassedawayin1998.

RobertA.Monroe

RobertMonroewasbornintheUnitedStatesin1915.In1937,hegraduatedfromOhioState

UniversitywithadegreeinEngineering.Heworkedforsometimeasaradioprogramproducerand

directoruntilheestablishedhisownradiocompanyinNewYork,whichrapidlyexpanded.In1956,hiscompanyalsoconductedastudyabouttheeffectofsoundwavesontheabilitiesof

themind.In 1958,Monroe had an accidental personal experiencewith the phase phenomenon,which

strongly stoked his interest in the subject towhich hewould devote his entire career. In 1974, hefoundedtheMonroeInstitute,whichwasentirelydevotedtostudyingunusualstatesofconsciousnessandtheabilitytoinfluencethemthroughaudiostimulationandothertechnologies.

His firstbook,JourneysOutof theBody,waspublished in1971.Twobooks then followed:FarJourneys(1985)andUltimateJourney(1994).

RobertMonroehas,sofar,madethelargestcontributiontowardpopularizingthephasestate.However,heunderstoodthephasemoreasanactualexitofthemindfromthephysicalbody,whichiswhy the term"out-of-bodyexperience" (OBE)was introduced.ThebookJourneysOutof theBodywassuchamassivesuccessthatMonroequicklybecameanundisputedauthorityinthefield.

However, the large influenceofmysticismonMonroe’sworkandviewscannotbe ignored.Thisisespeciallyapparentafterhissecondbook.Themajorityofphenomenadescribedinthebookhavenotbeenverifiedinpractice.Theonlyattemptatconductingafull-fledgedscientificexperimentproving that themind left the bodywas unsuccessful. In the end, typicalmisconceptions about thephasebecamewidespread,asdidawarenessoftheexistenceofout-of-bodyexperiences.

RobertMonroepassedawayin1995.

PatriciaGarfield

Patricia Garfield was born in 1934 in the United States. From the age of 14, she kept an

uninterrupteddailydreamjournalthatwouldallowherandallofhumanitygreatinsightintodreamphenomenaassociatedwiththephase.

ShewasoneofthefoundersofTheAssociationfortheStudyofDreams.Dr.GarfieldholdsaPh.D.inclinicalpsychology.

She is the author of a great number of books,with the 1974 best-sellerCreativeDreamingbeingthemostwidelylauded.Itwasoneofthefirstpiecesofliteraturetoapproachthephasestateina practical and non-specialist way, and received worldwide interest and appreciation. The bookcontainsgoodpracticalguidelinesandalsodescribesthedreamingpracticesofvariouscultures.

SylvanMuldoon

SylvanMuldoonwasbornintheUnitedStatesin1903.HeisconsideredtobetheAmerican

pioneerinthestudyofthephase,althoughheusedtheesoterictermastral.Heinadvertentlywokeupin thephaseat theageof12,wherehesawacordconnectinghisperceivedbody tohis realbody.Muldoonfirstthoughtthathewasdyingduringtheexperience,althoughheeventuallyconcludedthatthiswasaninstanceof"astralprojection."Hehadrepeatedexperiencewiththephenomenon,butwasstillunabletobecomeanadvancedpractitionerduetoalackoffullcontroloverthepractice.

After coordinating effortswithHerewardCarrington, the famousAmerican investigator oftheunknown, the twopublished the sensational, jointly authoredbookTheProjectionof theAstralBodyin1929.Theauthorspublishedtwootherbooks:TheCaseforAstralProjection(1936)andThePhenomenaofAstralProjection(1951).

Despitealargeservingofesotericism,Muldoon’sbooks,(especiallythefirstone)containalotofhelpful,practical informationandexplanationof themostdiversephenomena thatcanoccurduring the phase. However, Muldoon is considered to be the greatest popularizer of irrationalesoterictermsandtheories,whichsubsequentlybecamequitewidespread.

SylvanMuldoonpassedawayin1971.

CharlesLeadbeater

Charles Leadbeater was born in England in 1847 (1854 according to some sources). After

droppingoutofOxforddue tohard times,Leadbeaterbecameanordainedpriest,but thenbecamequiteactive in theoccult.This led tohisbecomingamemberof theTheosophicalSociety in1883.Leadbeaterbecameoneofitsmostfamousparticipants.

The combinationof a brightmind, scientific knowledge, and interest in theparanormal ledhimtopublishmanybooksonmanydiversetopics.Oneofthem,Dreams:WhatTheyAreandHowThey AreCaused (1898), was one of the first works to touch upon the phenomenon of the phase.Leadbeater ’swritingissaddledwithatonofesoterictermsandtheories.Init,thetermastralplaneispredominantly used for the phase. Nevertheless, the book is not without some helpful guidelinesconcerningtechniques.

CharlesLeadbeaterpassedawayin1934.

RobertBruce

RobertBrucewasborninEnglandin1955.Hehasperformedhislife'sworkwhilelivingin

Australia.Afterstudyingandpromotingdissociativephenomenaformanyyears,bythebeginningofthe21stcenturyhehadbecomeoneoftheleadingauthoritiesintheastralprojectionfield.Heisalsoaspecialistinmanyotherparanormalfieldsofstudy.

Robert Bruce wrote several books, themost important and well known of which isAstralDynamics(1999).Theauthorholdsquiteopenesotericviews,whichareverystronglyreflectedinhistheoriesandterminology.Thehelpful,practicalguidelinesinhisbooksarequiteoftenloadedwithalargeamountofinformationthathasnotbeenverifiedorprovenbyanyone.RobertBruceisalsoapropagatoroftypicalsuperstitionsandstereotypesconcerningthephasephenomenon.

RichardWebster

RichardWebsterwasborninNewZealand,wherehestillresides.Heistheauthorofabout50

publications that have soldmanymillions of copies around the world. Some of them, likeAstralTravelforBeginners,arecompletelydevotedtothephasestate.However,thebookissaturatedwithwidespreadmisconceptionsaboutthephasephenomenonandmisguidedtheoriestryingtoexplainit.Thetechnique-relatedaspectofthebookisalsopresentedineffectively.

Itisquitelikelythattheauthorhimselfhasnopracticalexperience,whichcanalsobesaidforthecontentsofhisotherdozensofbooksdevotedtovarioustopics.

CharlesTart

CharlesTartwasborn in theUnitedStates in1937.HereceivedhisPh.D. inpsychology in

1963attheUniversityofNorthCarolina.TartalsoreceivedtrainingatStanfordUniversity.Hewasoneofthefoundersoftranspersonalpsychology.

Hebecameoneof themostpreeminent researchersofunusual statesof awareness after thepublicationofAlteredStatesofConsciousness(1969),thefirstbookthatheworkedon.Itwasoneofthe first books to examine entering the phase through dream consciousness. The book receivedpopularitywhentheuseLSDandMarijuanawereoftenviewedasvehiclestoelevatedconsciousness,andthebookevendescribestheuseofchemicalsubstancesinthecontextofphasestates.

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Chapter14–FinalTest

Thequestionsonthetestmayhaveoneormorecorrectanswers,ornoneoftheanswersmay

becorrect.Thus,thequestionsmustbereadcompletelythrough,andattentionmustbepaidtotheirimplicationsandfinerpoints.

Astudent’stheoreticalknowledgeisconsideredtobesatisfactoryifthecorrectanswerstoatleastone-halfofthequestionsaregiven.Ifascoreoflessthan50%isreceived,astudentshouldstudytheweakpointsagainorre-readtheentireguidebook.Otherwise,itisquiteprobablethatfundamentalmistakeswillbemade,whichwillinturninterferewithindividualpractice.

If a score of at least 80% is achieved, then a theoretical knowledge of the practice is at anadvancedlevel,whichwillsurelyhaveapositiveeffectonthepractitioner ’sdirectexperiencesinthephase.

Answersareintheappendixattheendoftheguidebook.1.Noiseandrealisticimagesunexpectedlyarisewhenperformingtheindirecttechniqueof

phantomwiggling.Whatcanbedone?A)Continuewithphantomwiggling.B)Switchtoobservingimagesorlisteningin.C)Trytodoallorsomeofthetechniquessimultaneously.D)Choosethetechniquewiththestrongestprecursorsandcontinuewiththatone.2. A practitioner unintentionally opens the eyes for several seconds upon awakening.

Whatisthebestwaytostartindirecttechniquesinthiscase?A)Attemptingtoseparate.B)Theobservingimagestechnique.C)Therapideyemovementtechnique.D)Theforcedfallingasleeptechnique.E)It’sbesttonotstartanytechniqueandfallbacktosleepwiththeintentionofreawakening

andtryingtodoeverythingagainwithoutfirstmoving.

3.Whichactionsarepreferableforperformingadirecttechniquebeforefallingasleepforthenightafteralongperiodofsleepdeprivationorexhaustion?

A)Monotonouslyperformingtheobservingimagestechnique.B)Beingattentiveandconcentratingonactions.C)Theabsenceofafree-floatingstateofconsciousness.D)Quicklyalternatingtechniques.E)High-qualityrelaxation.4.Whichoftheactionsgivenbelowincreasethelikelihoodofenteringthephasethrough

dreamconsciousnesswhenusedrightbeforefallingasleep?A)Performingdirecttechniques.B)Intendingtoperformindirecttechniquesuponawakening.C)Recallingdreamsfromthenightbefore.D)Creatingaplanofactionforuseincaseofentrancetothephaseinsuchaway.5.Ifawarenessoccursattheverylastmomentofadreamthatfadesaway,whichofthe

actionsgivenbelowshouldbeundertakeninordertoenterthephaseassoonaspossible?A)Trytofallasleepagaininordertoonceagainbecomeself-awarewhiledreaming.B)Immediatelyperformindirecttechniques.C)Takeabreakandperformdirecttechniqueslater.D)Starttorecallthatnight’sdreams.6.Whatshouldbedonewhenspontaneouslythrownfromthestencilwhilelyingdownor

wakingupinthemiddleofthenight?A)Returntothestencilandperformappropriateseparationtechniques.B)Implementapredeterminedplanofactionforthephase.C)Deepenimmediately.D)Trytoquicklyestablishvision,ifitisnotalreadypresent.E)Employtheforcedfallingasleeptechnique.7.Whiletryingtoenterthephase,rollingoutworksatfirst,butonlypartially,andthe

movementcannotbeextendedanyfurthernomatterwhateffortismade.Whatisitbesttodointhissituation?

A)Trytoturnbackandrolloutfurtheronceagain,andrepeatseveraltimes.B)Startdoingcyclesofindirecttechniques.C)Takeabreakandtrytoseparateafterseveralminutes.D)Trytoseparatebylevitating,gettingup,orclimbingout.E)Useanyindirecttechniqueforphaseentryandattemptrollingoutagain.8. A practitioner unexpectedly gets stuck in the floor or wall while rolling out.What

shouldbedonetoresumethephase?A)Forcethroughtheobstacle.B)Employtranslocationtechniques.C)Attempttoreturntothestencilandrolloutagain.D)Performsensoryamplification.9.Howmayapractitionerdeepenthephasewhile flyingthroughadarkformlessspace

whileseparating?A)Employthetechniqueoffallingheadfirst.B)Thereisnowaytodothis.C)Createandamplifyvibrations.D)Beginself-palpation.E)Translocatetoanotherareainthephaseanddeepenitthroughsensoryamplification.10.Ifdeepeningtechniquesdonotcompletelyworkwithin15to30seconds,whatcanbe

done?A)Continuetryingtogodeeper.B)Exitfromthephase.C)Attempttoreturntothestencilandonceagainusephaseentrancetechniques.D)Proceedtoperformingpredeterminedactions.11.Inwhichsituationsisfallingasleepinthephasemostlikely?A)Whenlookingforadesiredperson.B)Whencommunicatingwithanimateobjects.C)Whencompletelycalm,havingcompletelyhaltedallactivity.D)Whentravelingaimlessly.E)Whentakingpartinsideevents.12.Whichofthefollowingindicatorsguaranteesthatthephasehasbeenexitedandthe

practitionerisinreality?A)Aclockshowstherighttime,andthesametimeevenifapractitionerturnsawayfromit

andthenlooksatitagain.B)Sensationsarecompletelyrealistic.C)Thepresenceoffriendsorfamilyintheroomwhocommunicatewiththepractitioner.D)Aninnerfeelingthatthephasehasended.E) Nothing happens after staring at the end of a finger from close distance for five to 10

seconds.13.Inwhichsituationsshouldtravelinginthephasebedeliberatelydiscontinued?A)Whenafearthatareturnwillbeimpossible,oradirectfearofdeatharises.B) When there is a real possibility that the practitioner will be late for something in the

physicalworld.C)Whenfrightenedbysomestrangeeventsorobjects.D)Whenthereisaninexplicablemortalfearofsomethingunknownorincomprehensible.E)Ifsomeoneinthephasestronglyinsiststhatthepractitionershouldreturntoreality.F)Ifsharppainoccursinthebodythatisnotcausedbyinteractionwithobjectsinthephase

world.14.What will most likely occur when trying to evade some awful being or dangerous

person?A)Theobjectwillgetboredandstop.B)Fearoftheobjectwillgoaway.C)Thephasewilloccurmorefrequently,aswellasbelongeranddeeperthanusual.D)Thepractitionerwillbecomecalmerandunnervedlessfrequently.

E)Themorefearthereis,themoreoftentheobjectwillchasethepractitioner.15. What difficulties may arise for a practitioner in the phase while using the door

techniqueoftranslocation?A)Thedoorwillnotopen.B)Thewrongplaceisbehindthedoor.C)Itisnotpossibletousethehandtopullthedoorhandlebecausethehandgoesthroughthe

handle.D)Difficultieswithinternalconcentrationoccuratthecriticalmoment.E)Ablackvoidoftenappearsontheothersideofthedoor.16.Apractitionerisinadarkroominthephasewhereeverythingispoorlyvisible.There

isachandelier,butnolightswitch.Whatisthefastestwaytoturnonthechandeliertolighttheroom?

A)Translocate through teleportation to theplacewhere the toggleorswitchfor the light inquestionislocated.

B)Findaflashlightthroughthemethodoffindingandilluminatetheroomwithit.C)Rubthelightbulbsinthechandelierwiththehands.D)Createalightswitchintheroomusingthemethodoffindinganobject.E)Closetheeyesandimaginethattheroomisalreadylit,andthenopentheeyes.17.Whencommunicatingwithananimateobject inthephase,adesiretoaddaspecific

persontothescenearises.Whichtwoofthefollowingactionsaremoreadvisable?A)Proposegoingtoaneighboringroomwheretheneededsubjectwillbepresentedthrough

theuseofthedoororcornertechnique.B)Summontheneededpersonbycallingtheirnameloudly.C)Translocatebacktothesameplace,andhavebothanimateobjectspresentthereuponyour

return.D)Addtheneededpersonthroughtheclosedeyestechnique.E)Ask theanimateobject thatyouare talking to if itdoesnotmindaddingsomeone to the

scene.18.Whereisonenotallowedtogousingtranslocationtechniques?A)Insideamammoth.B)Tothepastorthefuture.C)Toheaven.D)ToanepisodeofthemovieStarWars.19. What difficulties can arise in the phase while obtaining information from animate

sourcesofinformation?A)Inabilitytorememberinformationobtained.B)Sourcesofinformationaresilent.C)Inadequatenessofthesourcesofinformation.D)Sexualattraction,ifthesourceofinformationisoftheoppositeordesiredsex.E)Beinggivenfalseinformation.20.Howmightapractitioneracceleratethehealingprocessofacoldthatischaracterized

byastuffynoseandasorethroat?A)Maintaining and amplifyingvibrations for the entire lengthof thephase, and entering it

overseveraldaysinarow.B)Takingaspirinandenteringthephaseoverseveraldaysinarow.C)Travelingtohotplacesinthephaseandenteringitoverseveraldaysinarow.D)Experiencingstressfulsituationsoverseveralphases.E)Findingadoctorinthephaseandaskinghimwhatitisbesttodoinreal-lifeoreveninthe

phaseitself.Backtothetop

Chapter15–TheHighestLevelofPractice

TheProfessional-ClassPractitioner

Being generally acquainted with the indirect techniques as well as the elementary rules of

deepening and maintaining the phase may be considered the threshold level of practice. Detailedknowledgeofthetechnicalaspectsofthepracticemaybeconsideredthebasiclevel.Tobediscussednowisthehigherlevelofpractice,whichdifferssubstantiallyfromlowerlevelsoneveryfront.

Ifapractitionerisstillunabletointentionallyenterthephaseat leastseveraltimesaweek,thenheshouldnotreadthissection.Itmaycausehismindadditionalconfusionanddistracthimwiththingsthatarenotyetnecessaryanddifficulttounderstand.

Whenmastering the practice of the phase, the process is sequential: one starts with simplebackgroundknowledgeandtechniques,andthenworksone'swayuptoincreasinglydifficultthings.However,onceacertainlevelisreached,theprocessgoesbacktheotherway:one'sentireapproachsimplifies asonediscerns theunderlyingprinciples.Onecannot startoff from thoseprinciples, astheycanonlybediscernedthroughindividualpracticeuponhavingmasteredthebasics.Thiscomesnaturally for many practitioners. The aim of this section is only to highlight things that will berealizedconsciouslyorsubconsciouslybyapersonconstantlypracticingthephase.

Ifapractitioner'smindandattention-spanbecomeinevitablyoverwhelmedwithalargebodyof theoreticalknowledge,noneed toworry– everythingbecome simplerwith experience, and thediscipline of practicing itself will bringmuchmore enjoyment. Perhaps only the discipline in itshigherformshouldbeconsideredtherealpracticeofthephase,asonlythendoesitharmonizewithreallifeandbringnodiscomfort.

Ahighlevelpractitionercanachievethefollowing:

Indirecttechniquesworknolessthan90%ofthetime.Consciousnesswhiledreamingcanbeobtained80%ofthetimethatonedesiresit.

Directtechniquesworknolessthan60%ofthetime.Deepeningtakesaminimalamountoftimeandisperformedwhileaccomplishingaplanofaction.Maintainingislessenergy-consuminganditseffectsmoreprolonged.Thephasecanbeappliedinonewayoranotherassoonasonedesirestodoso.Even amoderate-level practitioner can enter the phasemany times a day (3-6 times, notcountingsecondaryentrances).Atahighlevelofpractice,thisshouldbenormal.

If a phaser has not reached such a level in every aspect, then he is still making some

fundamentalmistakesand thereforehassomething towork towards. Ifhehasreachedahigh level,thenheisalreadylivingintwoworlds,andbeforehimliesanunlimitedUniverse,wherenowonlyhealonecandeterminehisactionsandfindmeaninginthem.Heisatapointwherenooneoranythingcanmakeanysubstantialcorrectionstohisexperience.

TheAbsolutePrinciple

Puredesireisoneofthecoreprinciplesofahighlevelofpractice.Thepractitioneralready

knowswhatexactlyheneeds fromone techniqueoranother.Hestrives todirectlyachievehisaimthroughacombinationofspecific,focuseddesireandrecallofthestate.Inotherwords,thephasernowstrivestowardsadesiretoaccomplishorexperiencesomething,andnottowardsgoingthroughritualsinpursuitofsomevaguegoal.

Inordertoachievesomething,thepractitionernowsimplywillsit.Itisobtainedwithoutanyotheractions.Thereisnolongeranypointtomostofthetechniques,whichonlybecomenecessaryinspecialcaseswhentheyaretheonlywaytoachievearesultindifficultsituations.

IndirectTechniques

Whenatahighlevelofpractice,aphaserisnotsurprisedbythephaseitself(asisthecaseat

otherlevels).Theonlysurprisecomesfromunsuccessfulattemptswhenheisunabletoenterit.Thisisespeciallytrueregardingindirecttechniques.Threekeyfactorsleadtosuchasuccessrate.

Iftechniquesperformeduponawakeningdonotworkduetoanaggressiveapproach,thisisalways remediedby correct useof forced falling asleep inparallel to the techniques.They alwaysstarttowork,andsochoiceoftechniqueisnotimportanthere.Andifatechniquehasstartedworkinguponawakening,thenthat'saclearsignofadeepphase.Thatis,workingtechniquesaremarkersofthephase.Manyexperiencedpractitionersimmediatelybegintouseforcedfallingasleepinparallelwith performing the indirect techniques,which iswhy they are either immediately able to exit thestencil,orthefirsttechniquethattheyuseworks.

Anexperiencedphaserdoesnotperformindirecttechniquesinordertoobtaintherightstate.He moves directly towards that state, and might perform some technique in order to control hisconscious mind. The task is to obtain the right state – a certain physiological process – upon

awakening. And if that state's already there, and if that state is already quite familiar, then it onlyremainstogoforit!That'sthewholesecret.It'salmostimpossibletodescribehowitfeelsinwords,yetmany do it intuitively in practice. It's usuallymore a combination of recollection of the state,forced falling asleep, and an intense desire to enter the phase nomatterwhat.Themost importantthingistoaimrightforthephase.

Understanding a logical fact dramatically increases the effectiveness of indirect techniques:practicallyeverytimeapractitioneriswakingup,heisalreadyinthephase,beitadeeporshallowformof it.Physiologicallyspeaking,apersonwhohas justwokenup is in thephasebydefinition.Once a practitioner understands this, hewill act in amuchmore self-assured and focusedmannerduring attempts, and results will follow. It's no secret that a substantial portion of unsuccessfulattempts–ifnot90%ofthem–areunsuccessfulduenottoanyaction,butbecauselackofconfidencefindsexpressionintheresults.Thisisduetothephase'stendencytomodelexpectations.Youexpectnothingtohappen,andsoevenifyouareinthephase–nothingwillhappen.Believethatyouwilldoit righthere andnowbecauseyouare already in thephase– andenjoy the result!Weare actuallyalready in the phase upon every awakening. One can even take the following approach to thisunderstanding:whenwaking up, our task is not to enter the phase, but to deepen it. This is easilyobservedwiththetechniqueofsensory-motorvisualization,whichessentiallyconsistsinperformingdeepening without any separation or prior employment of techniques. There's a reason why thistechniqueworkswellforexperiencedpractitioners,andnoviceshaveahardtimegettingit.

DirectTechniques

Themainconclusionthatanexperiencedpractitionerwillcometoisthatdirecttechniquesare

actually easy, and not much more difficult than any other ones. The problems only lies inunderstandingcertainsubtleties.Assoonastheybecomeclear,resultsareeasytoobtain.

Despite it being constantly emphasized that the free-floating state of mind is of decisiveimportance,nearlyallnovicesstubbornlylookthroughallthevarioustechniquesinsearchofasilverbullet.However,anadvancedpractitionerwillhardlyeverusetechniques.Hewillimmediatelygoforthefree-floatingstateofmindwithpracticallynoeffortorstrain.That'swhythesamephrasealwayscomesfromthemouthsofexperiencedpractitioners:"That'sright,Idon'tdoanythingatall.Isimplyliedownandwaitforthephase."Anditjustcomes50-70%ofthetime.Thiscomesinsharpcontrasttosomenoviceswhosimplywastemuchtimeandenergybangingtheirheadsagainstthewalltryingto leave theirbodies, andasa resultonly1-2%of their attempts result in success,which is atbestpurelyincidental.

Let's take up an example of direct phase entrance by the advanced practitioner. The phaserdetermines the interesting thingshewilldo in thephase, liesdownatbedtime inanuncomfortablepositionforsleeping,andsimplytriestofallasleepwhileholdingontothethoughtthatit'dbeswellto enter the phase. That's all! Three to ten minutes later, and he's already caught a lapse ofconsciousnessintothephase.Meanwhile,ifhefeltthathewouldfallasleepquickly,he'dusecyclesoftechniques to keep his conscious mind focused. If, on the other hand, his mind were excessivelyactive,thenhewouldmonotonouslyperformsometechniquewhilelyinginascomfortableapositionaspossibleforsleep.Butinmostcases,thequintessenceofdirecttechniquesconsistsinattemptingtofallasleepinanuncomfortableposition,allthewhilehavingthethoughtofthephaseinthebackofone'smind.Oratleastthat'showit'ssupposedtobe,andthat'sjusthowitoftenworks–forthesimple

reason that those are the best conditions for having the right kind of prerequisite lapses inconsciousness,on thereboundfromwhich thephasearises. If tenor fifteenminutesgobywithoutresult,thenthephasersimplygoestobedorstopswiththeattempt,asadirectphaseentranceattemptshould be done with enjoyment. If the phaser is not enjoying himself, then that's a sign that he'smakingmistakes.

Meanwhile,themostimportantimprovementaphasercanmakeisinhisattitudetowardstheendgoalofanattempt.There'sa reasonwhyheholdson to the thought, "it'dbeswell toenter thephase."Thatshouldbeinthebackofhismind,butnotatthecenterofhisattention.Thepractitionershouldbeindifferentastowhetherornotanythinghappens.Heshouldletgoofcontrol,desire,andthe feeling that it's important – and then everythingwillwork. If he lies down toperformadirecttechniquewithintensedesiretoenterthephaserightthenandthereandnomatterwhat,thennothingwill happen. There won't be any phase without a cool, indifferent attitude. If there is anxiety orexpectation,nothingwillhappen.Anadvancedpractitionerwouldnotevenattemptdirecttechniquesifhefeltexcessiveanxietyordesireregardingphaseentrance.Heonlymakesattemptswhenhe'scooland collected, as well as more or less indifferent to the result. Deep down, of course, he's notindifferent.Hisdesireisdeeplyheld–itisnotofthesuperficialtypethatphysiologicallyinterfereswithobtainingresults.Assoonasthepractitionerunderstandsthesignificanceof thisprincipal, theeffectivenessofhisphaseentranceattemptswillsuddenlyimprove.

Theonlyexceptionmightbeusingthedirectmethodtoenterthephaseinconjunctionwiththedeferredmethod.Inthiscase,thetechniquescantakeonsubstantiallymoreimportance,anddeeply-held intention less importance.Thisdependsonhow longonehasbeenawakeafter sleeping.Suchattemptsaremoresimilartotheindirectmethodintermsofeffectiveness.

BecomingConsciouswhileDreaming

Fortheexperiencedpractitioner,becomingconsciouswhiledreamingrequirestheleasteffort

andattentionofall.Heessentiallyonlydoes twothings inorder toguaranteedreamconsciousnessduringthemiddleofthenight,orbetteryet–withthedeferredmethod.First,hecreatesaninterestingplan of action that will lure him into a dream. Next, while falling asleep, he simply desires toexperience dream consciousness, butwithout dwelling on it toomuch or being obsessive about it.That'sall!Thepractitionerwouldbequitesurprisedifnothingworkedatall.

Once again, everything depends on correctly forming an intention. An experiencedpractitionerformsanintentioninafundamentallydifferentwaythananovice.Anovicewouldthinktohimself, "Iwant tobecomeconscious in a dream,"while a phaserwould tell himself, "I'll soonbecomeconsciousduringmydream,"which allows for theprogramming tomake itmuchdeeperintohis subconsciousmind.Moreover,hispriorpracticehasalready trainedhimfor thatmoment,andthere'snothingelsethatheneedstodo.

Non-AutonomousMethods

Experiencedandadvancedpractitionerswhohaveachievedahighlevelofcontroloverphase

entranceneveruseanyauxiliarymeans,be theydevices,workinginpairswithfriends,audiofiles,chemicalpreparations,herbalsubstances,etc.There'ssimplynoneedforthem.Ifit'smucheasierforanovicetoenterthephasebyhisowneffortsalone,thenthesameistrueforanadvancedphaser,butall themoreso.Theuseofnon-autonomousmethods isalways the lotof thosewhosearch foranextraneoussolutiontotheirowncommonmistakesinusingregulartechniques,insteadofcorrectingthosemistakeslikeeveryoneelse.

Deepening

Thedeepeningtechniquesusedbyanadvancedpractitioneressentiallydifferlittlefromthose

usedatthebasiclevel.However,therearetwofundamentaldifferencesinthewaythesetechniquesareperformed.First,anexperiencedphaserwillprefertoperformdeepeningatthesametimehebeginstoimplementhisplanofaction.Thatistosay,hedoesn'tdoasanovicedoes:separate,deepen,andthen implement the plan of action. Instead, he separates and immediately implements his plan ofaction, in parallel to intensifying the realness of his sensations. This has beneficial effect on thequalityofthedeepening,anditsimplysavestimeforotherthingsinthephase.

Second, advanced practitioners and novices differ in their intent to deepen and how theyrealize it. If, when performing a deepening technique, a novicewill often expect results from thesimple fact of mechanically performing some action, then an advanced phaser will performdeepeningtechniqueswiththefocusedaimanddesireofobtainingahyperrealisticphase,asifbeingpulled towards it by the techniques themselves, all while recalling the sensations of previousexperiences.Thetechniquesmerelyservetohelphimbetterexpresshisintention.

Maintaining

Perhaps the only thing that an advanced practitioner might still have to struggle with is

maintaining thephase.However, it'sonlyastruggle inarelativesense,andmoreofastruggleforperfection.Anessentialwaythatanexperiencedphaserdiffersfromanoviceisthatthelengthoftimethathestaysinthephaseisfullysufficientforhisneeds.Nomatterhowlonghestaysinthephase,thisduration ismultipliedbyhismanyphase entrancesover the courseof evena singleday.As aresult,healwaysaccomplishesallofthetaskshehassetforhimself,andoftenquitequickly.Andifapractitioner accomplishes all his objectives, why should he be dissatisfied with the duration of aphase?

Thefirstsignofanadvancedpractitioneristhathealwayshasaplanofactionforthephase.Aninterestingandusefulone.Healwaysknowswhathewilldointhephaseandhowhewillapplyit.Healwayswantstoenterthephase,ashealwayshasmanythingstodoinit,eveniftheysometimeshavenothingtodowiththephysicalworld.Moreover,manyadvancedpractitionersundertaketheirown studies of the phase, which serves to further stimulate their own practice and personaldevelopment.

Themainproblemnoviceshaveinmaintainingthephaseparadoxicallyconsistsinfearofafoul, i.e. an involuntary return to the stencil. This usually causes them to perform themaintaining

techniques incorrectly, and they nearly always lack the intention of maintaining, not to mentionconfidenceintheirownabilities.Butthisisadecisivefactorwhenitcomestomaintainingthephase.

Anoviceperformsmaintainingtechniquesinordertonotbereturnedbacktothestencilornotfallasleep,whileanexperiencedpractitionerperformsmaintaining techniques inorder tomaintainhispresenceinthephase.Asaresult,theformerisoftensoundlythrownoutofthephase,whilethelatterhasexperiencesthataremanytimeslongerandmorerelaxed.

Whileinthephaseandwhenperforminganymaintainingtechnique,apractitionershouldbeextremelyconfident thathewillbe in thephasefor justas longasheneeds tobe.Suchconfidencealoneissufficienttosubstantiallyprolongtheaveragephase.

However,whenmaintaining the phase, advancedpractitioners have to face the real issueofkeepingtheirmindsoutoftheirbodies–andthismeansfalsefouls.Theabsolutemajorityofreturnsto the stencil from the phase are false. Depending on one's personal characteristics and level ofpractice, from 50 to 90% of all phase exits (i.e. fouls) can be false. That's precisely why themandatoryrule is:uponreturning to thestencil,onemust try toseparate fromitagain.Evenwhenfollowingthisrule,theexperiencenonethelessoftenendsinafalseawakeningthatisonlyrecognizedsometimeafterthefact.

Theproblemispartiallyresolvedbyunderstandingthatareturntothephysicalbodyfromthephasemeansnothingatall.Ifithappens,it'sbutatrifleforone'spracticenotworthyoftheslightestattention. If you were just in the phase, then it can't end so easily or quickly. An experiencedpractitionershouldalways(always!)trytore-enterthephaseanddoitwithasmuchself-assuranceaspossible.And ifone is at lastunable to leave the stencil again, thenonemustperformat least tworeality checks (hyperconcentration, breathing out through a pinched nose, looking forinconsistencies,etc.),as there isahigh likelihood thatone isstillnevertheless in thephase.Realitychecksalonecanprolongaphaseexperiencealot.Insummary,athigherlevelsofpractice,aphasermusttrytore-exithisstencil.Ifheisunableto,thenhemustperformrealitychecks.

There are several reasons why practically all practitioners have such problems with falsereturnstothephysicalbody.Oneofthemainonesisacertainlackofconfidenceinone'sownpowerswhen maintaining the phase, which is remedied by intensifying one's intention and concentration.However, there is alsoacertainproblem that ispractically resistant tocontrollable solutionand isbroughtaboutby theastoundingcharacteristicsofhumanconsciousnessduringalteredstates: falsememory.

Sometimes,aclusteroffalsememories–yetquitedetailedandemotionally-chargedones–willsuddenlyappearinaphaser'smemoryduringaphaseexperience.Thisindicatesthathehaslongbeeninthephase,andthusquiteapsychologicallyacceptingstate.Asaresult,aphasermaynotputupmuch resistance to a foul, or even control the foul himself.As soon as he returns to reality, he'llrealizethatthephasewasactuallymuchshorterthanitseemedtohismind.Sometimesonlyadetailedanalysiscanuncoverthisuncommonproblemandbringthepractitionertounderstandthathewasnotinthephasefortheseeming5minutes,butmerely10seconds.Theprescriptionforthisstrangetrickofthehumanmindissimple:neverdeliberatelyendaphaseandalwaystrytoextenditaslongasyoucan.

Intheend,anexperiencedpractitionerwillbeconcernednotwiththelengthoftheirstayinthephase,butwiththenumberofpreviouslysetobjectivesthattheyaccomplish.That'sthemeasurementbywhichthelevelofone'spracticeisgauged.

Control

Anexperiencedpractitionerwilltranslocatewithinthephaseandfindobjectsinituponfirst

attemptwhenusinganytechnique,orjustpurewillpowerwithoutusingtechniquesatall.It'snothardatallforhimtoliftahouseoramountainwithonefinger,ashismindnolongerharborsthebiasesand patterns of the everyday world. He can take on any bodily form and conjure any sensation,includingthosealientohumanexistenceorhumanknowledge.Inotherwords,ifthereissomethingapractitionercan'tdointhephase,thatmeanshehasn'treachedahighlevelofcontroloverit,andhassomethingtoworkon.

Thethingshehastoworkonarequiteclear:intention,self-assurance,anddesire.Thosearethevery factors thatdetermineevery facetofcontrolling thephase. If somethingdoesn'tworkout,thenmistakes are tobe sought not inone's technique, but inhow it is performed internally, insideone'ssubconsciousmind–whichwillnevergrowaccustomed to thefact that the limitationsof thephysicalworldnolongeralwaysapply.

Application

Despite the fact that it'snotdifficult for anadvancedphaser to apply thephase towardsany

well-knownpractical application, he's unlikely to do this often.There are several reasons for this.First,whenyourtallyofphaseexperiencesnumbersinthethousands,andyoudoitmanytimesperday, your needs simply cannot keep up with your experience. Simply put, the phaser has alreadyaccomplishedeverythingthatheneededto,andreturns topracticalapplicationonlyrarely.Second,advancedpractitionersrarelyseethephaseasameanstosolvesometaskorproblem.Forthemit'ssimply a life to live.After all, we don't live here in the physicalworld for the sake of achievingsomething in the phase world. We live for this world. It's the same with the phase. It's good,miraculous, and magical only because it exists, and we can inhabit it. That's why advancedpractitionersseeknothinginthephase.Theyarecontentwiththeveryfactoflivingintwoworlds.

Obtaining information from the phase is its most difficult application. All of the otherapplicationspresentlittledifficulty,evenformoderatelyadvancedpractitioners.However,masteringtheskillofobtainingcredibleinformationisajobthat'sneverfinished.

Techniqueshavebeensimplifiedasmuchaspossiblehere.Afterall,techniquesforobtaininginformationareneededtocreateintermediariesbetweenthepractitionerandhissubconsciousmind(orfieldsofinformation,assomebelievethemtobe).Theseintermediariesarenecessaryinordertobetter understand and clearly "see and hear" the information. But in the end, all these areintermediariesandritualsfornoviceswhodon'tunderstandwhat'sgoingoninternally.However,theydounderstandwhat'sgoingonexternally,andsothere'snootherwaytoexplainittothem.Inmostcases, an experienced phaser will use the most clear-cut way of obtaining information: getting itdirectly.Thepractitioner'squestionisraisedasathought-form,andtheanswertoitinstantlyappearsin his memory, as if it were something already known. This is similar to the long-recognizedphenomenonoffalsememory,but inthiscasethememorydoesn'thavetobefalse–itcancontaintrulyusefulinformation.Otherwise,thetaskoffindingsomethingoutcanbesetbeforeentranceintothephase,andtheanswertoitcanbefoundinone'smindimmediatelyuponseparation.

Influencingphysiologyoccursinthesameway.Thedesiredeffect isachievednotbytakingpillsorothermeasuresin thephase,but throughdirectlyinducingit.Meanwhile,duetothespecialways in which the subconscious mind works, it's still sometimes recommended to use additional

"crutches"intheformofpillsorthelikeinordertoincreasetheeffectivenessofthephysicalbody'sreaction.

ThePlaceofthePracticeinLife

Ahighlevelphaserlivesinproperbalancebetweenthepracticeandreallife.Thisisreflected

inasuccessfulandcontentphysicallifethatneitherinterfereswiththepracticenordetractsfromit,butinsteadenrichesitwithemotion.Thephaseenrichesphysicallife,andphysicallifeenrichesthephase.Problems inday-to-day lifehaveacatastrophiceffectonone'spractice.Thus,evenwhen inpursuitofabetterphasepractice,oneshouldneverforgettherealworld,whereconsciousnessfirstarose.Inthesamevein,thephaseitselfcanbeusedwithwideapplicationforone'scareerorbusiness.

Anexperiencedpractitioneralwaysknowswhenit's timeforreal lifeandwhenit's timeforthe phase. Everything goes bestwhen the two are kept separate, and not intertwined. For example,duringtheworkingdayonemusttrynottothinkofthephase,butinsteadconcentrateonmorevitalmatters.Whenthetimecomestoenterintoone'spractice,itisnecessarytoturnone'sattentiontoonlyit, andput aside anypressingproblems.Apractitionerwill feelmost comfortablewhenhe clearlyseparateshistwolives,andthusavoidthegapsinpracticethatinevitablyoccurunlessthisphilosophyisfollowed.

However,thisisnottogivetheimpressionthatadvancedphasersmustenterthephaseeverydaywithout exception. They too take breaks, whether by choice or due to external circumstances.They'resometimessimplynotuptoitforphysicalreasons.Onagoodweekthey'lldevotemaybe3-5daystoit,andbeabletoenterthephasefrom3to6timesormoreoneachofthosedays.That'saboutfivehundredfull-fledgedphaseexperiencesperyear,enoughtotakelongstridestowardsmasteringthephenomenon.

AbilitytoTeach

Once a phaser has achieved a higher level of practice, he's now a new type of person, and

perhaps–intermsoftheevolutionofhumanconsciousness–amanorwomanofthefuture.Heisthekeeperofrareknowledgeregardingtechniquesthatisaugmentedbyhispersonalpractice.Hemustrealizeandunderstand thathehasaquiterareandpreciousskill,one thatmostcanonlydreamof.This knowledge should not be appliedmerely towards personal betterment and living fully in twoworldsatonce.Theworldiswonderfulonlywheninternalandexternalharmonyareinsynergy.

Apractitionershouldthereforealwayspaymoreattentiontothosearoundhimandtheirtakeonthephenomenon.Themorepeopletherearearoundthepractitionerwhounderstandandpracticethephase, themorecomfortablehehimselfwill feel.Ofcourse,knowledgeof suchhiddenhumanabilities should only be passed on under the banner of theoretical neutrality and as pragmatic apositionaspossible, ensuring thewidestpossible receptionandavoidanceof the societal rejectionthathasbeenthebaneofthepracticesincetimeimmemorial.

Onecannotonlyteachone'sfriendsandfamily,butalsoheadalocalPractitioners'Club,openabranchofthePhaseSchool,writebooksandarticles,launchwebsites,andvolunteertoparticipatein

PhaseResearchCenterexperiments.Asyourachievementsgrow,youcouldevenundertakeyourownresearchattheCenter.

Themostimportantthingisnottoletyourexperienceandknowledgegotowaste!Findawayto apply them towards helping all of humanity.You're now a special person, and it's your turn tochangethisworld!

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Chapter16–RealExamplesofPhaseExperiences

Full-FledgedTravelsinthePhase

Here we will concentrate not on the fact of a phase experience itself, but on the activities

carried out during it: translocation within the phase space and controlling it, finding objects, andexperimentation.

Thesepractitionersoccasionallyapplytheirphaseexperiencestowardssomegoaloranother,andtheseexperiencesareonawhollyotherlevelthansimplyappearinginthephase.This,however,does not save the practitioners from making a slew of mistakes, which often prevent them fromexperiencingmaximumsuccess.Analyzingthesemistakeswillallowthereadertoavoidtheminhisownpractice:

–noseparation;–nodeepening;–noplanofaction;–nomaintaining;–nore-entering.

RudolphTheRockyMountains,USA

IwasmovingwhenIwokeup,andItriedvariouspositionsforforcedfallingasleepandthey did notwork so finally I lay out flat onmyback andbegangoing through the relaxationroutinesandthenwhenitfeltrightIstartedthebrainsqueeze,phantomwiggle,listeningin,etc.

Within three to fiveminutes I foundmyself immediately in a phase. I was at amall. IdecidedtogetupfromthebenchIwassittingonandgotothemen'sroom.AsIwaswalkingInoticedasthetilesonthewallstartedchangingfromadingywhitetoasparkling,brightwhiteandblackcheckerboard.MyfeetdissolvedandI floatedupa fewfeetandbeganfloat-flying.Iwentpastaroundedwallandthought,"thereshouldbeachocolateshopbehindthiswall."Butas

I started togo through it I stoppedand thought Iwanted togetoutof thereanddosomethingbetter.

I went to the front entryway and it was a fine piece of architecture with shinymarblereachingtomuchhigherheightsthanwouldbeexpectedforamall.Iwasfloatinguptothetopbutgaveupandjustwentthroughthewalltotheoutside.IhadtunnelvisionsoIstarteddoingmyQiGongandthen"ClarityNow!"exclamationsandmyvisionimproved.Ithenrememberedmy'todo'listandbeganflyingoffintotheclouds(thistimewasaSufilevelofHeaven).Ireachedaplaceoforangey,creamsiclelikecloudsandtherewasablackspecksortofshapedlikethePolologoguyinthemiddleofitandIthought,"that'sme."

Nothingelsewashappening,soIcamebacktomybodyandstartedwritingitdown.

RudolphTheRockyMountains,USA

I think Imay have had three very longOBEs last night. Iwoke up around3:45amandbeganthebrainsqueezeandthenphantomwigglingandsuddenlyitwasasifIhadprojectedintothephase.Ispentalongtimewithmybrothersenjoyinganicevisit.Then,Ilandedbackinmybody.IwasthinkingaboutgettinguptowriteitdownbutIwantedtoprojectagainandIdid.Itonly takesa few secondsonce I havemanaged the first exit. I immediately landedback in theexact same place with my brothers as though nothing had changed. We were doing a projecttogether but I told them I hadother things to do and that Iwas going to take off alone.TheynoddedtomeandIturnedtorunandthenbeganflying.

IwenttoalargebuildingandinteractedwithsomeattractivewomenforawhilebutlocalsecuritycametostopmeandIflewuptoanupstairsroomandIwantedtoflythroughawindowbutitfeltveryreal–sorealIwonderedifIwouldbeabletogothroughit.IaffirmedtomyselfthatIwasOBEbutsloweddownasIapproacheditandthenflewthroughwithnotrouble.

ThenIwenttoaroomwithalargetablewheremenweregatheredandtalking.Itfeltlikeanexclusiveclubofsorts.TherewasabanquetlaidoutwithdeliciousfoodpreparedinwaysIhadneverseenbeforeandIdoveinandwashavingagreattime.IwasconversingwithacoupleguysandImentionedthatIwasOBEandthatIhadabodyfarawayinanotherstate.Theyjustlooked at me with blank stares and one quickly looked down and walked away. Then I beganspeakingwiththemanacrossthetablefrommeandhementionedsomethingthatremindedmeofone of my "Action Plan" items. I told him what I wanted to do and he motioned to a womanstandingbehindmeandIcouldhearhertalkingtosomeone.Hesaid,"Wellthen,sheistheoneyoushouldtalkto."Iturnedaroundandtriedtointroducemyselfbutlandedbackinmybody.Imadethedecisiontoleavethejournalasideandprojectagain,hopingthatIwouldrememberallthisinthemorning.

Iprojectedagainandarrivedimmediatelyatabusystreetcorner.IaskedsomeoneifheknewhowIcouldfindthiswomanIhadbeendirectedtointhepriorOBEandhepointedheroutinthecrowd.IwentovertoherandwesatdownonthecurbandbeganspeakingandshegavemeanicknamethatIcouldcallheranditwasn'tuntilafterIhadgottenupandwashavingcoffeethatIlaughedandmadetheconnectiontosomethingIhadjournaledonafewdaysago.

MyalarmwentoffandIgotup...otherwiseIthinkIcouldhavegoneonforanotherhourormore.

JorgeAntonioBecerraPerea

Hidalgo,MexicoAfterwakinguparound8:00am(onaholiday,ofcourse),Ihadbreakfastandwentback

tosleep.Then,afterhavinganextremelyweirddream,Imanagedtoawakenwithoutmovement.Iimmediatelytriedtoseparatebyrolling,andfailed.ThenItriedforcedfallingasleepfollowedbyphantomwiggling,butthistimeItriedtomovemylegsslowlyandfeelthemovement.Suddenly,InoticedthatIwasalreadystandingnexttomybed,butwithmyblanketstillovermybody.Aftertaking it off, I started to deepen in the phase, touching and peering at everything, andimmediately after feelingmyself in a hyper-realistic environment, I started to exploremy ownhouse.

Thetimewaschangingconstantlybetweendayandnight,andinthenextroomIfoundmyuncle,watchingTV.IwassoexcitedaboutthephaseandsocuriousthatItriedtoexplaintohimthateverythingwasnon-physical,justtowatchhisreactions.HesaidIwascrazy,ignoredmeandcontinuedwatching theTV.Then I threw theTV. through thewindowandcontinued to thenextroom.

Suddenly,Icamebacktomybodyandstartedtheseparationagain.Iseparatedagaininmy room. This time, it was night. I started to call a woman I was looking for by name, but Istartedtohaveproblemswithmyvoice,soIdecidedtotranslocatetomyschool.Iclosedmyeyes,andimaginedtheplace.SuddenlyIstartedtofeelasensationofflight,andafteropeningmyeyesIwasalreadythere.Theplacewasprettydifferentthaninreality,butIenjoyeditalotmorethanifitwereasusual.Ispentalotofin-phasetimelookingforthatwoman,askingpeople,callinghername,withnoresults.

Intheend,Ilostconsciousnessandfellintoanormaldream.Anyways,itwasawonderfulexperience.

JorgeAntonioBecerraPerea

Hidalgo,MexicoEverythingstartedasanormaldream.Inmydream,Iwastryingtofallsleepinmybed,

withnosuccess.Suddenly,Istartedtohearstrangeandloudnoisesoutside,soIturnedmyheadtothewindowinordertoseewhattheheckwashappening,andwhatIsawreallyscaredme.

Therewas aUFO flying through the city, as if itwere looking for people to abduct. Itstoppedrightovermyhouse.Iclosedmyeyesandpretendedtobeasleep.Suddenly,Iawakened,with absolutely zeromovement, and I had the idea of trying the abductionmethod or the fearmethod.IstartedtorecallthefearIwashavingafewsecondsearlierandalsotriedtoimaginetheabduction.SoundsandvibrationsstartedtoariseandIimmediatelytriedtoseparatebyjuststandingup.

Itworked.Afterdeepeningbypalpation,Inoticedthatthreeofmybest friendswerewithme.They

werewatchingTV. It's funny thatalthoughmynative language isSpanish, theTVprogramwasnarratedinEnglish,andIcouldunderstandeverything.

ThenImovedintothelivingroom,and,followingmyactionplan,ItriedtotranslocatetoLondon.Ihadalotofproblemswithtranslocationthistime.IstartedtovisualizeBigBeninfrontofme,andwhiletheimagewasformingbehindmyeyelids,itstoppedandthetowermorphedintoaweirdJapanesebuilding.

A lot of samurai soldiers started to jump out of the building in order to attack me. IthoughtthatitwasbecauseIwaslosinglucidity,soIusedpeeringtodeepenthephase,closedmyeyes,andsuddenlytheimageofaswitchappearedbeforethem.

I focusedmy attention on the light switch, and while translocating I tried to visualizeLondon,butIendedupinakindofformalmeetingonthecoast.

NowIrealizethatIwasatTheHague,Holland.Itriedtodoanexperiment.Itookoutmy

iPodTouchandsuddenlyitmorphedintomycellphone.Itookalooktothescreenandtheonlything Iwasable to seewere strangesymbols.Then, Iwalked through thecrowdofpeople.MyfathercameandaskedmewhatIwaslookingfor.ItoldhimthatIwaslookingforapersonveryimportant to me. I kept looking for Victoria (that's her name) with no luck, and suddenly thephasevanished.Oncebackinmybody,Iseparatedagain.Oneofmyfriendswasstillinmyroom.

Itranslocatedmyselftomyschool,andIsufferedsuchalossofluciditythatIenteredmyclassroom,satinmydesk,andpaidattentiontotheclasslesson.Suddenly,Istoodupandsaidtomyself "WHATTHEHELLAREYOUDOING?!" I left the classroom,did somedeepening, andthrewmybackpackaway.Afriendcameuptomeandsaid,"hey,yourbackpack!"Itoldhim,"youcanhaveit."

Ican'trememberwhathappenednext.Iprobablyfellasleep.ThenextthingIrememberisthatIwasatacar-washstation.Ihadabottleinmyhandsandstartedtoexperimentwithit.Ipouredthebottleontothefloorwhiletryingtofeelthebottlestillfilledupwithwater.Asaresult,Ihadabottomlessbottleinmyhands...

AprilL.AlstonRaleigh,USA

I was sleeping,mindingmy business in a dream one day, when all of a sudden lots ofninjas started attacking me throwing knives at me. I deflected one of the knives and then Irealized Iwasdreaming.Now lucid, Ibegan flyingaroundanddeflectingknives,having fun. Ididn'thavetimetoexperimentintheastralplanebecauseIwasbusydeflectingknives.Moreandmoreninjasstartedattackingme.WhenIranawayandcametoanopeningoutside,alargearmyofninjasstaredmedown,andIknewthereweretoomany.IstartedshootingiceballsoutofmyhandsinaflowingmotionasIbegantofreezetheentirearmyofninjas.AsIwasfreezingthem,Ifeltasharppainpiercemyback.Ihadbeenstabbedbyasword.Thefunwasover.Iforcedmyselftowakeup.

Afterawakening,myboyfriendcalledme.Beforesayinghello,hesaid,"April,pleasegobacktosleepsoIcantakemyswordoutofyourback."Itoldhimaboutmydream,andhesaidthathesenttheninjasintomydreamtodistractmesothathecouldputaswordbladeintomybacktotestmyintentionsregardinghim.Thisprovestomethat themovie"Inception"isVERYPOSSIBLE!

TatyanaKiseleva

Vancouver,CanadaDeferredmethod.About7am.Earsplugged,wearingamask.Tryingtodothetechniques:

phantomwiggling,observingimages,listeningin.Nothingisworking.IfeeltooawakebutIamstilltryingandalternatingeachtechniquewithforcedfallingasleep.

At certain point I realize that I am still inmy bedwatchingTV. I have a TV set inmybedroombutnotthisoneandatadifferentspot.TheTVthatIseeismyoldoneandnowisatmymom'shouse.

As soon as I see this I realize that I am in the phase. I am looking at the screen andthinking about my plan. Now, one of the items on my 'phase to-do list' is to find out whathappenedtomydadwhodisappearedalongtimeagoandIdon'tevenknowifheisaliveornot.SoonTVIseeapersonwalkingaway.Thepersonlookslikeoneofthesingersmydadlikedverymuchandalsoresembledalot.SoIstartcallinghim,dad,dad.Thepersononthescreenturnshishead and start transforming into my father and I feel the sensation of being pulled into thispicture.InasecondheandIarestandinginfrontofeachotherinthemiddleofmybedroom.He

iswearingacapandalightcoloredjacketwithayellowsweaterstickingoutofthejacket.LaterIaskedmymomifheeverworeanythinglikethat.Shesaidno,howevershementionedthatthisdescriptionmatchedmoremydad’sbrother,myuncle,whoInevermet.SoIamhuggingmydadandtellinghimthatIamsohappytoseehimandstartingtoexplainthatIlearnedtoleavemybody.Nodialog,however,tookplace.Hewastherebutthatwasit,hewasn’tresponding,wasn’tdoinganythingandfinallyhedisappeared.

ThenIrememberlookingatmyselfinthemirror,therewasmeexactlyasIwasatthattimeinreality,inat-shirtandpajamapants.

IrememberedthatIneedtododeepeningtechniques,butfirstIdecidedtofindapenandnotepadandwriteeverythingdown,rightthereinthephase,soIwon’tforget.Ifoundanotepad(Ihaveitinreality)andathickredpen(don’thaveitinreality).Now,becauseIwaswearingasleep-mask,inthephaseIsometimeshadnormalvision,andsometimesmysightwasblockedbythemask.SoassoonasIwasallsettowriteeverythingdown,Irealizedthatmysleep-maskwasblockingmyvision.IstartedtopullitoffmyfacethinkingthatIshouldnotopenmyeyesbecauseImightwakeup…andbingo,Iwokeup.

TatyanaKiseleva

Vancouver,CanadaIaminLArightnow,participating inanexperimentat thePhaseResearchCenter that

Mikeisleading.Today'sassignmentwas:usingthedifferedmethodandcyclesofindirecttechniques,roll

(orlevitate,orclimb)outofthebodyandmeetthealiensthatarewaitingforusthere(thiswasagoalforthisexperiment).

Again, I woke up a bit disappointed because it was time to get ready for our secondsessionandnoneof thetechniquesworked.IwasinmyLAhotelroom.It lookeddifferent fromhowmyroomlooksinrealitybutIguessinmyminditwasjustadifferentroom(notmybedroomathome), so Iwasnot reallypayingattention to the fact that themaindoorandwindowshadswitchedplaces,itwasmuchlighterincolorandoverallamountoflightintheroom,thereweresomestaffaround,acamerathatIdon'thave,andknickknackseverywhere.

SoIstartedbecomingawarewhenIwasintheshowerandnoticedthatthewaterdropsontheshowerwallsweredarkincolor.IdecidedtostopshoweringandthenwhenIwasbackintheroom,gettingready,everythingfeltsorealthatIdon'tevenknowwhyIdecidedtocheckifitwasthephase.

Imagineityourself:yesterdayyouwenttobed,thenyouwokeupthismorning,showered,gotready,didthis,didthatandthendecidedtocheckifitwasthephase–anditturnedoutthatITIS(!)

SoIdecidedjustfortheheckofittotestifitmightbethephaseby"breathingwiththenosepinched"techniqueandofcourseitdidnotworkatfirst,becauseIhadbeendoingitwiththe"howcan itbe thephase,everything issoreal" thought.But Ikept tryingandaftera thirdattemptairgotoutfromsomewherebehindmyearsandIhappilyconfirmedformyselfthatIwastotallyinthephase.

I felt very happy. I started rising in the air and flew in a couple of circles under theceiling.Then,I felt theneedtodeepenandIreally focusedonthat.I lookedafewtimesatmypalms.IlookedatmyselfandnoticedIwaswearingatowelwrappedaroundme.ThenIstartedtouchingeverythingintheroom.Itookacameraandputitonthefloor,thinkingthatIwillchecklater it it's going to be on the floor in reality. (don't know what had gotten into me, that's apointless test, IguessI justrememberedsomeonedoingthisonce)At first it felt thatmyhands

werenumb,butasIwastouchingeverythingIgotbackmysenseoftouch.Sinceperceptionwasbackto100%,itwastimetogolookforaliens.Theywerenotinthe

room.Ilookedoutsideofthehotelwindowandsawsomeroadwithhugefallenbranchesonit,achain-linkfenceandsomegreeneryandtreesbehindit.Alienswerenotthereeither.SoIdecidedtogetintothecorridor,Iopenedthedoor,itwasreallydarkinside,eventhelightfromtheroomcouldnotpenetrateit.Ithought,aliensmustbethere,soIsteppedintothedarkness...Atleast3tinyhandstouchedmyshoulder...Itotallyfreakedandwokeup...

CraigP.

LosAngeles,USAI tookanap from10:40am to11:20am. I tried to fallasleepso Icouldpracticeupon

awakening.IwashavingdifficultiesinfallingasleepsoIthoughtnothingwasgoingtohappen.AfterawhileImusthavefallenasleepasInoticedafloatingtypeofsensation.IthendecidedtoseparatehoweverIfeltlikenothingwashappening.ThenInoticedIwaslookingdownatsomedrinkingglassesthatareonthetopshelf.IrealizedIwasoutofthebody.

ThingswerenotveryclearsoI tried tostart lookingatobjectsand feeling them.I toldmyselftogoseealiens.ThenextsceneIwasnearamountaininaclearingwithtreesaroundit.Therewasaspaceship.Thereweretwoalienswithhelmetson.Theyalsohadatypeofrobotwiththem.Itwasabout7fttallandwassilverincolor.Thealiensdidnotappeartobefriendly.Whenthe alarm went off I felt like I was 100 miles away and it was difficult to come back to thephysicalbody.

Bo

Antwerp,BelgiumI entered the phase thismorning.More or less like the previous times, only this time I

rolled deliberately over to the other side of the bed. I came down on the floor,which becamevisiblewhenIopenedmyeyes.

I touched the sheets.Everything turnedvery realand I thought tomyself, "wheream I"becauseIwassooverwhelmedbythevividness.

The light was dim and I asked for more light but it didn’t change. The room was acombinationofourroomnowandmyroomwhenIwasachild.

I pinchedmy nose and blockedmy airways but I could breathe normal. I stood up andwent to thedoor. Iopened it. Itwasdarkoutside.Then I saw that therewasadrawingon theoutsideof thedoor. Itwasa little figureandwhen I lookedmore closely it began tomovehishead.

I wanted to touch it, but I felt paralyzed.My arms felt very heavy.Once I had almosttouchedit,Iwokeup.

Bo

Antwerp,BelgiumThismorningIhadadifficultphaseentrance.Withoutfeelingmuch–nearlynovibrations

–Itumbledoutofbed.Itwasverydarkandmyconsciousnesswasunstable.Imadeseveralweirdmovements,stillhalfunconscious.AfterafewmomentsIendedupsittingagainstthebed.Itwasstill dark, but consciousness was better and I spoke to myself, saying something about theenvelope.

Icrawledonmyhandsandkneestotheothersideofthebedwheremybedsidetablewas.Everythinglookedrealisticandtheenvelopewasinitsplace.Ipickeditupandfeltthattherewas

somethingsmallandthickinit.Irippeditopenandinitwasashinypackagingofacookieorsomethinglikethat.

I opened it and found that itwas a chocolate. I bit into it and itwas delicious. It hadcoconutinit.

AsIwaschewingonthechocolate,Iclosedmyeyesforamoment toconcentrateonitstaste.Thetasteremainedthesameandtherewasofcoursemysmacking,butIfeltpressureinmyhead,whichwasbuildingup.Iopenedmyeyesagainandthepressuredisappeared.

Inowcameacrossalittledilemma.ShouldIeatthewholechocolate,orshouldIstartmymissionoftranslocation?Idecidedtodothelatterandthrewthechocolateaway.

Istoodupandstartedrunningwitheyesclosed.Therunningdidn’tfeelnaturalbutIwasmovinganyway.Ifeltnowalls,noresistanceofanykind.

Becauseoftheclosedeyes,IagainfeltafoulcomingsoIopenedmyeyes–buteverythingremainedverydarkandIwasafraidoflosingit.

Normally,myexperiencewouldhaveendedthere.Insteadofgivingup,IkeptrunningandopenedmyeyesaswideasIcould.

Thisapparentlyhelped,becausesuddenlyalightappearedattheendofsometunnel(noNDEtunnel).WhenIcameoutofthetunnelIwasfilledwithjoy!

Isawablueoceanwithbigwavesstrikingagainsttherocks.Iwasonaroadhuggingabeautifulrockycoastline.Thesightwasmagnificent.

Iwasonabusorsomething–Isawtrucksontheroadthathadproblemsbecauseofthebigwaves.ShortlyafterthisIwokeup.

Note:WhenIwasrunninginordertotranslocate,Ididn’tthinkofaparticularlocation.Afew

daysagoI fantasizedaboutwhereIwouldtranslocate.Inmyfantasy,Iwouldendupina17thcenturysailingshipontheblueocean.

Jason

NewYork,USAI woke up not trying to move but that was unsuccessful. I decided to try some cycles

anywayandbeganwithphantomwiggling.TomysurpriseIfeltmybodygointosleepparalysisandgetnumb.ThenIswitchedtolisteningin,but thenIdecidedtotryandseparatebyrollingover.Therewasresistance,butitendedupworkingandIstoodup.IwasskepticalastowhetherIwasreallyinthephase,eventhoughIhavehadlotsofexperiencesbefore.Iguessitwasbecausethetransitionbetweenwakinganddreamingneverfeltsoconsciousandself-inducedbefore.Nottomentionthatitonlytookaboutoneminute.

Ihearmymotherinthekitchen.Ididarealitycheckbytryingtoputmyrightindexfingerthroughmyleftpalm.Itwasastruggle,butitworked–soIknowIaminthephase.Iwalkoutintothekitchenandmymothersaysgoodmorning,Igiveherakissonthecheekandcontinuedown thehallway. I touch thewallsas Iamwalking to stabilize theexperience, even though Idon'tneedto.It'sprettydarkinsidethehousebutIcanseethatit issunnyoutside.Iaminmyshirt and boxers, although normally I just go outside and clothes appear on me without menoticing.

Iopenthefrontdoorandseealloftheupstairsneighborsoutsideontheporch.IclosethedoorbackjusttodoublecheckthatIamphasingbeforeIgooutsideinmyboxers,Idotherealitycheckand itworksagain,soIgooutside.By this time theneighborsweregoingupstairs. It isindeedsunnyoutsideandthereisalittlekidoutsidesortofnaggingme,butIignorehim.Ihalf-heartedlytrytocreateaportalandteleportbygoingthroughthefloorbutneitherofthosework.

IwalkdowntheblockandI try thishopping thing that Ireadabout togetaround faster,but Idon'tlikeit.Iflyupwardsanddon'thavemuchcontrol...Ikeepgoinghigherandhigherandhavetograbontothesepowerlinestopreventmefromleavingtheatmosphere.

ItwasalongphaseandforsomereasonIlostachunkofmemoryhere.Idon'trememberwhereI landed,IrememberbitsandpiecesbutmymemorykicksinwhenIaminadepartmentstoreandIseeaguythatlooksfamiliar.Iaskhim,"don'tIknowyou?"Heshakeshishead"no"andkeepswalking.HelookssuspicioussoIkeepaneyeonhim.Hemeetswithanotherguyandhepointsatmeandtheystartrunningafterme.IduckbehindsomepeopleastheyrunbyandIgotheotherway.Igooutofanemergencyexitexpectingthealarmtosound,butitdoesn't.Therearetwolockedgatesleadingtostairsthatgototheroof.Imeltthroughbothgatesandgototheroof.Iflyawayandtheycomeoutandstartflyingafterme.Iusementalenergytoflyfasterbutitisn'tenough.Webattleforawhile,andthenIendupinaportalinsidesomesortofspaceship.

I am driving it through these tunnels that remindme of "TheMatrix." I crash into thewallsalittlebutforthemostpartIamgood.Ipullupintotheplacethatthesetunnelsleadto.ThispartisboringsoIwillskipit.

IwalkoutofthisbuildingandIaminacityscapefullofpeople.Iwalkdownthisblockandmyvisiongetssortofdifferent,almostmovielike.Iwalkinthishotellobbyandpeoplearesittingaround.IdecidetolookforsomeonetohavetosexwithtoendtheexperiencebecauseIwanttoremembereverything.Allofthefemalesaroundareeithernotattractiveortooyoung.Ilookbackat thehoteldoorandthereisaladylookingatmebutsheturnsawayquickly.Iwascuriouswhyshewas lookingatmeandwhoshewasso Igooutside.She iskindof inapanicrunningtowardsablackvan.Irunafterherandpullopenthedoorbeforetheypulloff.Thereisaguyinthedriver’sseatandsheiscryinginthepassenger’sseat.Shesaidthatwhenmyfriendgothispromotion(fromtheboringpartoftheexperienceIskippedearlier)shewasforcedtosethimup and that this is the guy thatmade her do it. I started punching him in the phase and thiscausedmetolosemyproperframeofmindtomaintainandIwokeup.

Jason

NewYork,USAIwakeuptoslightconsciousnessandI'munsureifIhavemovedornot.Myfirstthought

istogobacktosleep,butthenIdecidetotrytoenterthephase.Iapplyforcedfallingasleepandimmediately start to feel vibrations.They fluctuatebetween strongandmildand I start to feelthemsubside.IthenrememberwhatIalwaystellmyself:ifIgetvibrations,thenI'malreadyinthephase.SoItrytorolloutofmybody...Thereisresistance,butIamabletodoit.

Istandupinmycurrentapartmentanditiscompletelydark.AsIamwalkingtothefrontdoor, I try toputmyright index finger throughmyleftpalmtomakesureIamin thephase. Itworks,andsoIopenthedoor to thehallwaybut it looksnothing likemyactualhall. It isstillverydimandthereisanothergentlemanthere.Ipointtodifferentareasandsaytheword"lights,"andsureenough,one-by-onetheycomeon.IkeeptouchingthingstoengagethesensesasIamwalking.IwalkintoaroomwithayoungboyinitandheiswatchingTV.Ithinkaboutmyplanofaction and remember that I wanted to try a teleportation technique. I had previously beenteleporting bymelting through the floor but itwas unreliable and Iwould end up in darknesssometimes. Ihadread in"Exploring theWorldofLucidDreaming" thatclosingyoureyes inadreamcancauseyoutowakeup,butIfiguredthatifMichaeldoesitallthetimethenthisisn’tfact.

IasktheboywhereshouldIgo...toafootballgame?Hesaysyes,butthenIfigurethatsinceIhaveneveractuallybeentoafootballgame,Ishouldgotoabasketballgameinstead.I

closemyeyesandconcentrateonwhereIwantedtogo.Istarttofeelmovementandevengetthefeelingyougetwhengoingdownahugedroponarollercoaster.Whenthemovementstops,Iopenmyeyes.Ithasworked,andIamstandinginthemiddleofanarenawhileabasketballgameisgoingon.I takeastepontothecourtandimmediatelytherefereeblowsthewhistle tostopthegameandgetmeoffof thecourt.Igosit inthestandsandbegantalkingtooneoftheprettiergirls.Idon'trememberwhatweweretalkingabout,butafterashortwhileshewantstoexitthemainarenaandgotowardstheconcessionstandsandbathrooms.Youcanguesswheretherestoftheexperiencewent.

MatthiasHolzerVienna,Austria

I had a lucid dream. It was a dream I have quite often: going home from work andrealizingI'mmissingmysuitcase.AssoonasIgothomeinmydream,sureenoughmysuitcasewasstandingthere.Ithenbecameawareofadiscontinuity:IrememberedthatIhadpunchedtheflextimeclockatworkwhenleaving,butthecardforthiswasinmysuitcase.HowcouldIhavedonethisifmysuitcasewasathome?Thismustbeadream!Ibecamelucid,andasusualatthisoccasion I immediatelywokeup inmy excitement.However, I instantly entered the vibrationalstate,whichseemedverystrongandstable.Itriedtherollingoutmethodanditworkedperfectly.

Asusual,Ireachedforthesilvercord,butonlyfeltsomethinglikemildelectricalenergyinmyneckwherethecordisusuallylocated.Firstoff,Idecidedtowalkintomymother'sroomwithwhomIwaslivingatthetime.IexpectedtoseeherinbedandforaninstantIthoughtI'dseeexactlythis,herfaceonthepillow(Icouldn'tseeverywellhowever),butthenIrealizedthatshemusthavebeeninthelivingroomsinceshealwaysgotupveryearlyandmustsurelyhavebeenawakeatthistime–itmusthavebeenarealityfluctuation.Next,Ilookedintooneofthemirrorsinmymother'sroom,wonderingwhatIwouldsee.WhatIsawwereseveraldistinctlyseparatedbodypartsofminefloatingaround–likeaphotographofmehadbeencutintoajigsawpuzzle!

ThenIlookedatmyhands,theystartedtomeltuntilthestumpslookedcutoff,justlikethepictureinthemirror.NextIcontinuedintothelivingroom,lookingformymother,butIdidn'tseeher.NowIdecidedthatIfinallyhadtoleavemyapartment,somethingIhadneveraccomplishedinallmyyearsofOBEs.Withoutanydifficulty Iwalked through theclosedmaindoorandoutintothecorridor.Thelightoutthereseemedtobeon,butIrealizedthatIwashavingsomesortoftunnelvision,averynarrowfieldofview.Idemandedmoreenergyandbettersight,butthisdidn'thelpmuch.AsIwalkeddownthecorridor,physicalrealitydisappearedmoreandmoretowardsthe end of the hallway (where in reality the door tomy grandmother's apartmentwas located,whereIwantedtogo),therewasjustsomekindofrectangularportal.Nowonlyhalfconscious,Idecided to return to my body and end the experience because I didn't want to risk losing mymemoryofit.Thatveryinstant,Iawokephysicallyinmybed.

OlegSushchenkoMoscow,Russia

Lastnight I spentaboutanhourdeveloping the interplayof images. Iwas lyingonmyback in an uncomfortable position. After sliding towards sleep for some time, I felt slightvibrations and echoes of sounds from the dream world, but the uncomfortable position stillhindered me. In the end, I thought the heck with it, and decided to lie down however wascomfortable,andturnedovertolieonmystomach.Despitethefactthatthemovementupsettheprocess,afteraboutfiveminutesthestatebegantoreturnandbuildup.Iwasabletogetalittlevibrationthistime,althoughIwasunabletoamplifyit.Idrewapictureofmykitcheninmymind,

and because the images in that statewere really vivid, strong, and realistic, after some time Iunderstood that not only were my attention and awareness there, but so were my bodilysensations.Iwasquitesurprisedthatthephasehadbeensoeasytofallinto(therewasnodoubtthatthiswasthephase).

Ijumpedoutthroughthewindowandbegantoflyaroundthecourtyard.Actually,itwasthefirst timethatIhadflownonlyuponasinglementalcommand,withoutanyphysicaleffort.Thecourtyardboreonly10%similaritytoitsreal-lifecounterpart,butIwasnotatallsurprisedbythis,andIsimplyenjoyeditasmuchasIcould,asIwasableseeandwasnot immediatelythrownout.But,afterhavinglookedatandtakeninthecity, thethoughtofwhetherornotthiswas thephaseandnot justa luciddreamoccurred. Iwassoconscious in thedreamthat Iwasable to know about and comprehend such terms, and differentiate between them – can youimagine?!IhavetoaddthatIgavelittleattentiontomymemory,soIcan’tsayhowmuchofmy"self-awareness"wasthere,butIwasawareenoughtobeabletodifferentiatebetweenthephaseandaluciddream(oratleastthinkaboutthedifference).

Ievenwentandaskedpeoplearoundifitwasthephaseoraluciddream.Soundsfunny,doesn't it? The funniest thing was that they answered that it was a different world, and theyrefusedtodiscussthetopicanyfurtherwithme.Then,Idecidedtonotgetmymindallmixedupand just go with the plot, which turned out to be quite long and uninterrupted! I recalled amomentfromthedaybeforehowIhadlaindownandinducedthephasewhilelyingonmyback,andhowIhadturnedoverandflownaway.Irecalledallthisperiodicallyduringthecourseofthe phase, and realized that I should try to ask aboutwhat hadbeengoingonwithmeon theforumlater.

Then, later in thephase, I foundmyself inabasement.As therewas justa reallynastysmell there, I decided that I had already had enough and that it was time to go back. Thathappenedevenmoreeasily,assoonasIthoughtaboutgoingback,avibrationaslightasabreezewentthroughmeandthenIwasbackinmybodywithfullawarenessandawell-restedbodyandmind. Iwascompletelyrefreshed!And that’sdespite the fact that I remembereverything,everysecondofthedream,fromthemomentIstartedflying!

JaimeMunozLundquist

OrangeCounty,USAIgotupat7am,madecoffeethenIwentbacktobedaround7:30am.Istartedrelaxing

and putting myself in a meditative state and doing the breathing techniques (from MichaelRaduga’sbook)toinducemyselfintofallingasleep.SuddenlyIfeltajolt,rightthereandthenIknewthatitwasthemomentIhavebeenwaitingfortobeawareofthephenomenon.Icontinuetorelax, inhalingandexhaling.Suddenly, Igotup frommybed, lookedaround,andproceeded toscan my bedroom. I then started to do the deepening technique that I had learned and wasstarting to apply: touching the walls, textures, rubbing the palms of my hands, looking at myarms,andsayingtomyself,"isthisadream,oramIoutofmybody?"

ThetextureofthefabricofthethermoIwaswearingwasreal,Itouchedthewallanditwassolid.Iknewfromhearingitthatyoucangothroughwalls,butthisdidn’thappen.Ilookedagainaroundmyroomandsuddenlyeverythingturnedgreen,likeaforest-greencolor,evenmythermoshirt.Itwasaveryintenseemerald-greencolor.Peacefulandyetsointense,Iwasfullyawareofwhatwasgoingon,andatthesametimeveryexcited.

I remembered that I needed to be very aggressive inmy deepening technique, and so Icontinuedtouchingeverythinginmysurroundingsandcontinuedtorubmyhands, touchingmyarms and trying to look at myself. I knew it wasme. It was so real, it was awesome! I don’t

understandwhy,butIwasthinkingofmybrotherandoutofnowhere,heappearedinmyroom.Ididn’tpanic,Ithenproceededtoopenthedoorinmybedroomandeverythingwassodifferent.Iwasgoingdownstairsandeverythingwasstillgreenaroundthehouse.Itlookedlikeanold1920shouse.

Icontinuedgoing to thenext levelandsaw3blackdogsand theirhairwas luminatinglike neon blue lights, it was incredible. I was thinking to myself, "okay, this is enough of theexperience forrightnow,"andwentback tomybody.WhenIwokeup, I started towritedowneverythingas Ididn’twant to forgetanything,sinceIwas told todocumentmyexperienceandprogress.

Karen

NewYork,USAMeeting with OBE friends in California and sharing their excitement motivated me to

wanttotrysomethingnewandseeifIcouldgetOOBwhiletravelingontheplanetohome,sinceIknewitwouldbealongtripandIcouldsleep.Iwasconcerneditmightnothappen,asIhaveneverattemptedthisinanoisy,bumpy,movingenvironment,butstillwantedtotry.

Iusedmyusualaffirmationsandvisualizationbeforesleep,andrememberbeingsurprisedtofeelmyleftkneefloatingupasIsatintheplaneseat.(Iwasinawindowseat,nexttothewingoftheplane.)Itdidn’tbringmetoawarenessofpossiblybeingOOB,asmymindregistereditassomethinginterestingbutnotthatunusual.

Itwasatthatpointthatwehadtohavehitsometurbulence,ormaybemyseatmatemovedslightlytobumpme,butIfeltmyastrallegquicklyandheavilysinkbackintomyphysicalbody,enoughtostartlemetomoreawareness.

I realized,"heywow! IWASstarting togetOOB!"Withoutwakingcompletely, I settledbackinandsoonfoundbothkneesnowfloatingup,tothepointwhereIfelttotallysquishedintheseat!IwonderedhowdoIgetoutfullywhilesittinginthisplaneseat?!?

Ithoughtachangeinpositionmighthelp,soIleanedback,fallingthroughthebackoftheseat,andthenuseda"floating"visualizationtotrytolift.Mynextmemoryisofseeingtheceilingoftheplaneonlyinchesfrommyface!

I now realized I was out!! I was so thrilled, yet I toldmyself not to get too excited. IrememberthinkingIshouldverifyitbymovingmyhandthroughtheroofoftheplane.AsIplacedmy hand partially through the ceiling successfully, I fearfully remembered I was in a movingairplaneandmaybe shouldn’t disturb some important "wiring"or suchand sopulledmyhandbackinquickly!(Thisshowsmehowstrongmybeliefswerethatyoujustdon’tgooutsideormesswithamovingairplane!)

Next,Iwasdoinghandstandsonthebackoftheseats,floppingmyselfintounsuspectingpassengers’laps,andthenmovedtothefrontoftheplane.Ifoundtwoopenseatsnexttoayoungmale and thought I’d just stop here to check out first class.While there, the stewardessmadesomeannouncement,andIrealizedthatnoonewastoohappyaboutherdisturbingtheirquiet.Icouldfeelthepassengers’‘irritation’andevensensedsome‘discontent’fromthestewardessassheperformedherjob.

Atthatpointwedidhitturbulence,andIawokefullyfrommyexperience.Iwassohappytohavesucceeded!IknewIhadfelt‘confined’totheinsideof theplanebymyfearofcausingproblemsshouldIhaveexitedit.

Evaldas

Lithuania

Iwasonmyone-and-a-halfweekdryspellandIwasnottryingtogetintothephase.ButIbrokemydryspellbybecomingconsciouswithinadream.OnceIunderstood that Iwas in thephase, I immediately tried to do deepening, but I failed and got thrown back into my body.Refusing to surrender, I somehow managed to reenter my phase – YAY! So, after successfullyreenteringmyphase,IperformeddeepeningandthroughoutallofthephaseIdidmaintaining.

Myplanwastotalkwithmysubconsciousandaskformytalentsandaquickwaytoearnmoney.Aftersummoningmydreamcharactertotalkwithme,Istartedtheconversation.Itwasavery strange conversation, because she kept askingnon-related thingswhich I can't remember.AfterfinallyaskingthequestionIhadwantedtoask,sheanswered,"Eating."Shesaidthisandnothingmoreafterthat.That'swhenmyphaseended,afterabout10minutesofbeinginit.

Evaldas

LithuaniaThe alarm clock onmy phone broke (don't ask how that happened), so lately I've been

tryingtowakeupafter6hoursofsleepwithoutanykindofdevicetohelpme.AndIsucceededtoday. I woke up, went to the bathroom and went back to sleep. The thought of consciousawakeningwasgoingthroughmyheadasIdrifted intoadream.Imanagedtoexit thatdream,andsoIwokeupwithoutmoving.AndthenIhadtofacemybiggestdifficulty–loudnoises(myfamilywasupveryearlypreparingtogotoworkandtheywereshoutingfornogoodreason).Idecidednottoletthischanceslipawayandperformedobservingimages.Itworkedimmediatelyandtherewasnoneedtoperformseparationtechnique.Iendedupinthephase.

After successfully entering the phase, I immediately performed deepening. I alsoperformedmainitaing throughout the phase.My planwas to try shapeshifting and turn into awolf.Itriedimaginingmyselfbecomingoneandstartedrunningonmyhandsandlegslikeadog,butIfailed,andsoItriedagain.Afterafewunsuccessfultries,Istartedhearingloudnoisesandthoughtthatitwasmyparents,soIhadtodosomething.Iperformeddeepening,buttonoend...Ilostcontrolandwokeup.Itriedtore-enter,butfailed.

Shaun

Minneapolis,USAAfterawakeningwithoutmoving,Ibeginindirecttechniques.Iamstillverysleepy.Inan

"imaginedmovement"cycleIbegintofeelveryrealsensationsandloseallconnectionwithmyphysicalbody.Iamblindsomewhereinthephase.

Irubmyhands,arms, legs,andfaceuntil Igetsight.Oddly,at first it isonly imaginedsightlikeinanormaldream,butitquicklybecomescompletesightlikeinreallife.Thephaseisstillveryweak,butIbeginmyplanofaction.Ishouldhavedeepenedfurtherthroughpeeringorotheroptions,butdidn't.Iwillpayforthisshortly.

Iaminmybedroom.Mywifeistherebut,thankfully,nooneelseis.Nostrangersmillingabout like usual. Normally she isn't there. I'm still groggy so I begin to talk to her, but thenremembermyplanofactionandgodownstairs.

Iwalkthroughmylivingroomonmywaytothekitchenandtouchthewalltochangeitscolor. It turns yellow, even though I hadmeant thewalls to turnblue. I shouldhavedeepenedsincethiswasanindicationIdidn'thavecompletecontrol.Instead,Icontinueintothekitchen.

Thereare twostrangers inmykitchenatourbreakfastnook.This isn'tuncommon.Theyignoreme.

Iopen therefrigeratorwith the intention thatasmallvileofa liquidwillbe in it.Thisliquidwillhelpdeepenandlengthenthephase(Itellmyselfthistoinduceaplacebotypeeffect).

Thefridgeisfulloffood,buttheonlydrinksare7-Upandmilk.Weneverhave7Up.Iclosetherefrigeratorandopenitagainwiththeplacebointention.Onceagain,itisfulloffoodandthe7Upandmilk.Idrinkthe7Uptellingmyselfitismy"phasepotion."

Ishouldhavedeepenedfurtheronceagainsincemylackofcontrolovermyrefrigeratoritemsandgeneralgroggystateshowedaveryweakphase.

I continuemy plan of action by going outside to our garden.When I step outside, myvisiongoesaway.I'dneverlostvisionbeforeinthephase.Ithenbeginrubbingmyhandsandtrytodeepen,butIamsogroggyandthephaseissoweakIamalreadyclosetoexitingintosleeplikeIdoalltoooften.

IntheendIdorestorevision,butnowitisn'tasrealisticasitnormallyis.Itisnowherenearreallife.

Iwalktooneofmygrapevinesandmakeitgrowoutthefullyear’sgrowthandproduceripefruit.Thefruitisverysicklylookingandtasteless.Thislackofcontrolshouldhavesignaledmetodeepen,butIcontinueon.

Suddenly,I'mnotinmyyard.IaminarandomplacewithtwopeopleIknowfrommypast.Theyaretalkingtome.

Ihavealmostentirelylostlucidityandnolongerhavecontrolovermyphase.Wearebyapoolandonefriendthrowstheotherin.Thisisverydream-likeandnotverylucid,butIdohavealittlelucidity.

Idofindatreethatlookslikemychokecherryandithasmaturefruit.Itakeaberryandeatit.Unlikethegrapes,ittastesjustlikeachokecherry,whichistosayittastesverybitterandawful.Istartspittingitouteverywhereandthinking,"whywouldItastethisandnotmygrapes,thisisawful,butmygrapesareawesome!"

ThenIreturntomybody.Itisnow8am.Mymemoryoftheentireexperienceissomewhatdiminished. I am fairly certain I had slipped into a complete dream state somewhere in therebecauseitdidn'tquitefeelcompletelyreallikeanormalphaseexperienceshould.

Shaun

Minneapolis,USAIhadaregularseparation,butnovision.Ifeltaround,butthefurnitureIfeltwasn'tmy

furniture.Ithoughtitwouldbecooltobeinamountaincabin,andwhenIgainedvisionIwasinanunfamiliarmountaincabin.Again,Iwasalone.

Itwascompletelyrealagain, likemylastexperience.IwassoexcitedIstartedrunningaround (after doing deepening). I ran around the house exploring for a while until I was outbreath.Then,Iwasafraidthatalltheheavybreathingwouldwakemeup.

Thistime,thethoughtofhavingarealbodyinstantlymadethephaseexperienceweaken,somuchsothatIwasafraidIwouldfallasleep.Ibegantodeepen.

ThenIsawajugofadrinkinthekitchenandtoldmyselfitwouldhelpmedeepen.ItwasthemostdeliciousthingI'veevertasted.I'veeatenanddrunkinthephasebefore,

anditalwaystastedlikewhateverIthoughtitwould.Ididn'thaveanyexpectations,onlythatofdeepening.Itwaslikeasweetcarbonateddrink,onlywithoutanybite.Itwastrulyindescribable.

Strangely,thedrinkdiddeepenmebacktocompleterealism,andIwassoexcitedthatIranaroundexploringagain.Then,onceagain,Ibecameafraidofwaking.Thistime,thatthoughtbroughtmebacktobed.

Iattemptedtoseparate,butthenmywifecalledformeandsoIgotrightup.AfterafewmomentsIrealizedthatIwasstillinthephase.Iactuallyonlygotupinthephase,butittookmeafewmomentstorealizethis.Iwasbackinmyhouse.

Aftersometimeinmyhouse,Iawokeinmybedforreal,butquicklyre-enteredthephaseintomyhouseoncemore.

Iwasgoingtodoafourthreentry,butmyrealwifeshookmyarmduringseparationtogetmeupfortheday,becauseitwaswellpastthetimeInormallygetup.

I'm not sure how long I had slept for before I entered the phase the first time. I doremember having a very vivid normal dream during that time. I may have also fallen asleepbetweenphaseexperiences,butIstillrememberthembeingsorealthatIdoubtit.

I got up for the day1.5 hours after firstwakingup for the deferredmethod (the phaselikelyhappenedjustinthelastfewminutes).

AlexanderLelekov

SaintPetersburg,RussiaWhenI'mdreamingIusuallymovebytakinggreatleaps,muchfurtherthanakangaroo,

about100-300yards.Thishappensregularlyinmydreams,andIusuallyimmediatelyrealizethatI'minadream.Duringoneoftheleaps,IrealizedwhileairbornethatIwasdreamingandalsorealizedthatIwasabletolandinasmalldirtypond.Asexpected,Ilandedrightinthepondandwentdeepunderthewater.Andatthatverymoment,Ifoundmyselfinthestencil,withmyhandsandheadhalfstuckinit.

Igota littlenervous that thisattemptwouldalsobeunsuccessful,andsoI immediatelytriedtoseparatefrommybody.Iwasunabletogetmyheadorhandsout,andforthefirsttimeItried to turnaroundroundmyaxisandmanaged togetout.Then I either slippeddownor fellfromthebed,butIdidnot feelanypain.Icrawledfor1-2metersandthenfelt thatIcouldgoback.Istartedtotouchtherugandsomeotherthing,thoughIdon’tknowexactlywhatitwasasitwasdark,and,loandbehold:within20-30secondsIprobablyfeltwhatsmallkittensfeelwhentheir eyes open for the first time.Everythingwas foggy and blurry at first, but then a picturestartedtoappear,theroomfilledwithlight,andcolorsbecamebrightandvivid.Itriedveryhardtorestrainmyexcitement,and,tomysurprise,wasableto.

Iwalkedaroundmyapartment thinkingaboutwhatIshoulddo.RealizingthatIdidnothave that much time, I decided to talk to an elderly man who would answer my questions. Idecidedthattherewouldbeanomniscientelderlymanbehindtheapartment'sfrontdoor,whichIwasabouttoopen.Andtherehewas,half-bald,about60yearsold,inagraycoatwaitingforme.Iaskedhimthequestion,"WhatshouldIdotogetintothephasemoreoften?"Buthestartedtotellmeabouthowhewasrapedasachild.Andtobemoreprecise,thiswasalreadynotanelderlyman,butanelderlywoman.Iwasnotvery interested inhearingherstory, thusI tried tomoveawayfromher,suggestingthatwecouldtalklater.Buttheelderlywomanwaspersistent,andIdidnotwanttooffendher,becauseIthoughtthatthiswasanunusualphasewithitsownsetofrules, andnamely that once youhaveaskedanoldwomanaquestion, youare supposed tobecourteousandlistentotheentireanswer.

Iwentwithhertothekitchenofmyapartment.Thetelephonesuddenlyrang.Igotscaredthat the telephone was ringing in my apartment and would wake me up, which is why Iimmediatelystartedtolookatmyhandinordertomaintain.Butthesensationswerequitestable,and I stoppeddoing that.Then,meand this ladywanted tocook something inmykitchen.Shesaid that I could heat a frying panwithout gas. But I instead decided to try the technique ofputtingthehandstogetherandblowingonthem,andreturnedbackintomybody.

Daniel

Bistrita,Romania

Isetmyalarmfor5am,asIhadgonetobedatmidnight!Thealarmwentoff,Isilencedandgotoutofbedat5:10am,wenttothekitchen,atesomething,smokedacigarette,andthengotbacktobedwithintention.

So,IdonotknowhowIgotintothephaseagain,IthinkIjustwokeupintoit.Irememberverywellbeinginastrangeroomagain,andmyvisionwasblurry.Iremember

theplaceasbeingverycolorful. Ihadshoutedaloud, "Ineedclearvision,"and then repeatedmyself.AndasIhadshouted,Ifoundmyselfpeeringatthewallsoftheroombeforeme.Afterfewseconds,everythingwasacrystal-clearasthepicturefromaBluraydisc.

Ideepenedbypunchingthewalls.Thistime,likeeveryothertimeIobservedthedetailsofmyfistenteringintothewall,Ifeltitsorealistically.Itwasasifthewallwasmadefromrubber.Isaw and felt how itmoulded tormy fist. Thewall even changed color: itwent from yellow tobluish.Asistypicalofme,Ihadnoplanofaction.EvenwhenIhaveaplanofaction,Idonotrecallitverywellwheninthephase.

SoI foundamirror. I lookedatmyreflection,everythingwasnormal.ThenIclosedmyeyesand intended toseemymusclesasbeing larger.WhenIopenedmyeyes,mychestseemedprettybig,butitlookedlikeitwasthechestofa70yearold.Ithought,"whattheheck?"

Iclosedmyeyesagainandcreatedmyintention,moreintenselythistime.WhenIopenedthemagain, tomy surprise Iwas likeVinDiesel: big chest,well defined,bigarmsetc. I said,"damnIlookawesome!"

SofromthereonIthinkIprettymuchlostit.Butitwasgreatanyway...

RobynAustralia

I had an awakening and immediately attempted to roll out. That didn’twork, so I triedbrain strain, but still nothing... So I phantom wiggled, not sure which part of my body, justsomething–anything,asIwasdeterminedtoseparate.

Itworked,andIfeltmyselfmovingupwardandforwardandthenIseemedtogetalittlestuck, and so I thought, "Oh, I am just going to stand up – they say thatworkswhen you arestuck." I immediately stoodup,my legs from thekneesdownwent throughmybed. Itwasverypleasant to be free of my body. The whole movement of separation had a slight, effervescenttinglingsensation(asyouseeonStarTrekwhentheyaretranslocating,i.e."BeammeupScotty.")

Imovedtothesideofmybed,butIhadn’topenedmyeyesyetasIwasateenybitanxious(excited)aboutwhatIwouldseewhenIdid.Inaturallystartedtouchingeverythingwithinreach:thewall,thebed,andthestoolattheendofmybed.Ithenopenedmyeyes.

Iimmediatelyfeltandsawasmalldarkshadowatmyfeet.IknewitwasTsar,myMother’sBlueRussiancat.Althoughhedoesnotlivewithmeatthemoment,Iknewitwashim.AsImovedawayfromroom,Icaughtaglimpseofmybodylyinginmybed:mymouthwasslightlyopenandIcouldhearmyselfsoftlysnoring.Ihadnodesiretolookdirectlyatmybody.

Iwasthrilledtobeout.Isteppedintomylivingroom.Tomyleftwasalambandasheepandseveralbrownish-blackgeese.Iwasdelightedtoseethemthereinmylivingroom.IfeltTsaratmyfeetagain.

Myattentionwasdrawn towhatwasoutside through thewindow.There I sawcolorful,twirlingcarnivalrides.ThecolorswerenotbrilliantasIhadhopedtheymightbe,howeverwhenI looked directly at one it twirled faster. There were a multitude of birds in the sky, passingoverhead.Itwasquitesurreal.IgotthesamefeelingasIgotwhenwatchingthescenewhenbirdsflewbyinthemovie"JurassicPark."

Backinmylivingroom,theanimalshadgonebutInoticedwet,sloppybirddroppingson

thecarpet(naughtygeese!).Ilookedatmyhanditwasnotnormal.Halfwasnaturalflesh,andtheotherhalfwaslikemoulded,skintoneplastic,asinthemaskthePhantomoftheOperawears.I was not at all perturbed at its appearance. I just thought, "oh, that’s interesting." My nextthoughtwas,"Iamgoingpokemyfinger throughmyhand."Idid,andthenquicklyremovedit,thinkingtomyself,"eewww!Itworks."Again,Iwasnotperturbed.

Imovedintothekitchen.Itwasasifburglarshadbeenthere.Therewasbrokenglasswareand crockery all over the bench. I am presuming itwas those naughty geese again. Anyway, Iturnedtotherefridgeratorandsawabrokenmirroronthefloorandwonderedwhereithadcomefrom. The refridgerator door was ajar, I opened it further and discovered that the vegetablecrisperdrawerhadamirrored frontand ithadbeensmashed. Iopened the freezerdoor toseeabout8cupsof icecream (thecommercial kind, something likeCornetto).Their lidshadbeenpeeledoffandstickyicecreamhadrunanddrippedeverywhere.Wasitthosebirdsagain?

I turned back into the living room to see more runny bird droppings than there werebefore.Puzzled,IwonderedhowIwasgoingtocleanupthismess.

Ithenheardpeopleoutsideandlookeddownthroughthewindow.(Iliveupstairs.)Therewerehalfadozenpeopledressedindarkblueworkman’sclothesdowntheretalking.

Oneof themwasawomanwhoshotmeanunpleasant lookand said something that I couldn’thear.Ifeltthreatened.Alittlenervous,Iwaitedforthemtopassunderneathmyapartment,buttheydidn’tappearontheothersideofthebuilding.Phew!(Inreality,myapartmentissuspendedbetweentwobuildings,carsandpedestrianspassunder.)

Standingonthethresholdofthelivingroomandkitchen,Idecidedtoflyandseehowthatfelt.Izoomedaroundtheceilingacoupleoftimes.

Nowstandinginthelivingroom,contemplatingwhatIshoulddonext,Ifeltalittlebored.IfiguredImightaswellgobacktomybody.Imovedtomybedandcrawledintomybody.Ifeltalittledisheveledandcrumpledinthere,butassoonasIfeltsmoothandcomfortableIopenedmyeyes.

Nina

Brisbane,AustraliaI woke up. I needed to go to the bathroom, but decided to ignore the need. I felt light

vibrationsanddidforcedfallingasleep.IknewIwasinthephase.Icouldfeelmyselfmoving,butthevibrationsweren'tthereanymore.Ithoughttomyself,"that'sodd...ohwell,justrollout!"SoIdid!

I was on my husband’s side of the bed and I couldn't see properly.My eyes felt stucktogether. After some straining, I could see out of my left eye fine and noticed a whole lot ofpillowsandblanketspiledonthefloor.Ithought,"howdidallthatgetthere??"

Itriedtoopenmyrighteye,buttheeyelidswerestucktogether.Itriedphysicallyopeningitwithmyfingers,butitwasstucklikeglue.Ithought,"whatifIripmyeyelid,"butknowingfullwell I couldn't. Then, I realized that the reasonmy eyewas not openingwas because I had todeepen!IclosedmyeyesandfranticallystartedtouchingeverythingIcould.Itouchedthewalls,myhusband’sbedsidetable,andknockedovereverything.Icouldhearglasshittingthetable.I'dknockedoveraglassofwater.Istillcouldn'tsee!Isortofstalled,anddidn'tknowwhattodo.

Then, I remembered that while in the phase, I had wanted to stick my head out of myclosedbedroomwindow,lookout,andjump!(mybedroomisonthe2ndfloor)Iranexcitedlytothewindowandstuckmyheadout!"Argh!!Itworks!Socool!"

Ijumpedout,andbeforeIhitthegroundIsaid,"Iwanttofly."Itookoffandflewaroundmyhouseandtheothersaroundit."Ahhhsothisiswhatitfeelslike."Itwasamazing!Thenallof

asudden–SPLAT!Ifelloutofthesky!Howrude!Ijumpedupandtriedagain.Ididn'ttakeoff,butsortofhoveredandthenfellagain.Idid

thistwice,andonthethirdtimeItookoff.Iflewdowntheroad.Istillcouldn'tseeoutofmyrighteye, and thought, "I wonder if I canmake it rain?" I said, "I want it to rain," and it startedraining!Assoonas ithadstartedraining,Icouldseeoutofbotheyes.Iwipedmyface.TherewerebeautifulcoolraindropsasIwasflying!Itwassopeaceful.Ididn'twantittoend.

Itdidhoweverend,andIfoundmyselfsittingonthesideoftheroadablockoverfrommyhouse.IrealizedIneededtogotothebathroom!Damnit!Iwokeup.

ThiswasthecoolestthingIhaveeverexperiencedinmylife–somuchfun!Ican'twaitformoreOBE's–bringiton!

BorisBender

Moscow,RussiaI became conscious in my dream almost immediately after falling asleep. I was in my

apartment standing in the corridor.Being surprisedbyhaving so suddenly foundmyself in thephase,Istartedtotouchthewallswithmyhandstotesttheirfirmnessor,"realness,"aswellastointensify thephaseby touching. Ientered theroom.Therewasabedstandingnext to thewall,withmymothersleepingonit.Icouldnotseeherface,onlyherbodyundertheblanket.Theroomandcorridorwereexactreplicasoftheirreal-lifecounterparts.

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 topictures frommoviesaboutcatastrophes:awasteland,houses in ruins,oddpileupsofbuildingmaterials, slabs of concrete, garbage, craters from explosions here and there, and I noticedhumanfiguresinsomeplaces.

FearingafoulcausedbythefactthatIwastakinginapanoramicview(theviewfromthewindowspanned180degreesandcutoff at thehorizon,which is in fact almost exactlyas theview frommy apartment is in real life), I turned back into the room and started to touch thewardrobe, and then knelt down to touch the floor. All the while, my fear had been growingstrongerandstronger:bothoutofthinkingaboutmysleepingmotherandduetotheviewfromthewindow.Anxietyturnedintorealfearwithinamatterofseveralseconds,andthengraduatedintoterrorandpanic.Ilosttheabilitytothinkcritically.Ihadonlyonethought:Ihadtogobacktomybody. Idartedback tomybedand suddenly foundmyself lyingon it. I closedmyeyes,butcouldnotunderstandifIwereinmyrealbodyorstillinthephase.MyterrorgrewevenstrongerwhenIhalf-openedmyeyesandsawthatmymotherwasgettingupfromherbed.Shelookedlikeacharacterfromahorrormovieandapparentlywashostiletome.

Iwantedtodisappear,dissolve,andwakeup!Ihecticallytriedtorecallthetechniquesforan emergency exit from the phase, butwith poor results: I tried to freeze, relax and touchmyfingerstomytoesinordertofeelaconnectionwithmyrealbody.AtsomemomentsIfeltlikeIhad it, thinking,"Theconnectionhadbeenrestored!" Iopenedmyeyes,butrealized that IwasstillinthephasewhenIsawthattheroomhadchanged,andwasnowawashwithgarbage.

Thefactthattheattemptskeptendingwithfalseawakeningswasdrivingmecrazy.IwasespeciallyshockedwhenIgotupafteroneofthefalseawakeningsandsawmymotherstandingatmybed,stilllookingthreateninglyatme,likeavampireorazombiefromahorrormovie.Plus,shestartedtoreachouttowardmewithherhands!

Ineverthelesskeptonandtriedtofreezeandwigglemytoes,thistimewithoutopeningmyeyes,andnotcheckingwhereIwas.Istartedtocalmdownaftersometime,butIwasunabletofeelmyrealbody,whichwasconfirmedbythefactthatsoundswerecominginfromthephase:I

heardsparrowschirpingoutsidethewindow,thoughitrealityitwastoolateforsparrowstobeout.However,thechirpingandtheassociationsthatitbrought(i.e.day,warmth,sparrows,andsun),probablyhelpedmealotandcalmedmedown,asIfinallymanagedtosensemyrealbodyandfoundmyselfinreality.Nevertheless,afterIgotup,IimmediatelystartedtoverifyforabouthalfaminutethatIwasnolongerinthephasebytouchingobjects,makingsurethattheywerehard,andfeelingallofmybodilysensations.

JohnMerritt

Houston,USAIalreadyhadafewsuccesseswithastralprojection,buttheyhadn'tlastedlong,andIhad

nevermade it out ofmy house. I consultedwith a friend and she toldme therewas a sort ofgravitythattendedtopullyoubackintoyourbodyifyoustayedtooclosetoit,andthatwhatshedid was try to immediately leave the location of the physical body so that the pull would beweaker.

So,Isetmyintentionsonleavingmyhouseasquicklyaspossibleonmynextsuccessfulattempt.AfterafewdaysIhadaprojection.AndIrememberedthatIhadwantedtogetoutofthehousethistime,andsoassoonasIroseupoffthebedIstartedrunningdownthehall,downthestairs,andtothefrontdoor.Iopenedthedoor(oratleastitfeltlikeIopenedthedoor)andranoutside.Ihaddoneit.Withinsecondsof leavingmybody,Imadeitoutside thehouse.Ihadn'treally planned what I would do once outside and I just started running through the yard andtowardsthestreet.Ihappenedtolookbacktowardthehouse,andIsawacoupleoflittleredeyesinthedarkness.Andthoseeyesweremovingtoo!Icouldseethatit(whateveritwas)wasrunningtoo,and Iwasafraid that itwas runningafterme! I got scaredand immediately foundmyselfbackinmybody.

ThisprojectionwasspecialbecauseitwasthefirsttimeIwasabletoleavethehouseandthefirsttimeIencounteredanotherentitywhileoutsidemybody.

AlexeiTeslenkoMoscow,Russia

Actually, Iwasnotplanning to travel thatnight,butwhenIwokeuparoundmidnight Idecidedtotrytoenterthephasenevertheless.Istartedtoperformphantommovementswithmyarms, but then a strong sleepy lethargy overcame me and I suddenly wanted to give up myattempts to enter thephaseand simply fallasleep.However, Iwaspersistentandcontinued toperform phantommovements with my arms. Instead of feeling the usual vibrations that occurwhen this technique is performed, I simply fell asleep and continued the phantommovementswhiledreaming.Becauseofthat,myconsciousnessapparentlydidnotfallasleepcompletely,andIbecameawarethatIwasdreaming.

Iimmediatelyclimbedoutofmybody.Therewasnovision,consciousawarenesswasnomore than50%, so thephasewasnot thatdeep. Inorder tomaintain thephase, I immediatelystartedchaoticallytouchingeverythingaroundme.Ithelped.Visioncame,thoughitwasmurky.Ithenfoundmyself inmyapartment. Idecidedtostrive todeepen.AfterIhadachievedastablephase,Idecidedthatitwouldbegoodtograbasnackandheadedforthefridge.

Ishouldadd that Iwasonastrictdietat the timeandwascravingsomethingsweetorfried.However,whenIopenedthefridge,Iwasquitedisappointed.Therewasalotoffoodinthefridge,butallofitrequiredpreparation(rawmeat,fish,dill,etc.).However,therewasabottleofsparklingmineralwateronaspecial lowershelf in the fridge.Withoutgiving itany thought, Itookthebottleandstartedtochugit.

Allofthesensationswerejustasinreallife:Ifeltthebubblesfromthecarbonation,thatpeculiartastethatmineralwaterhas,andalsohowthewaterwentdownmythroat.Ingeneral,everythingwasquiterealistic,thoughtherewasnosensationofmystomachfillingupwithwaterand, moreover, the water felt somewhat dry. It sounds funny, but that very feeling of water’sdrynessspoiledmyoverall impressionsomewhat.Aftera foul, Irealized thatapossiblereasonforthismighthavebeendrynessinthemouthofmyrealbody.

Usually,ifthereare,forexample,candiesinthekitchenorinthefridge,Iactuallytakeahandfulofthemandconsumethemwhiletravelingthroughthephase.

Aftergoingto the fridge,Iwantedtoseesomethinginteresting.Idecidedtoemploythetechniqueforcreatingobjectsandpeople,andsoIclosedmyeyesandfocusedontheimageofagirlwhomIwantedtoseeatthatverymoment.Iaffirmedmydesire,andIthenopenedmyeyes,concentrating on the area to my side. The air grew misty at first, and then the person I wasexpectingmaterializedoutoftheair,andcametolife,seeminglyfullyautonomousandwithfreewill–shehadthesamemannerofspeakingasinreallife,andactedinthesameway…

DoddStolworthy

Ventura,USAI setmyalarm togooff in6hours, but Iwokeup to vibrationsafter 5hoursof sleep.

Strainingthebrainworkedreallywellandthevibesgotstrongerandstronger.Whiletheyweregettingstronger,I toldmyselfthatifIheardanykidscomingintheroomorfelt thebedshake,thatitwasfake!ThisisbecauseI'vebeenfooledtoomanytimes.

MybodystartedgettinglooseandfloatyandbeforeIknewit,Iwasjustout!Didn'thavetoseparate!

MyneckhasbeenmessedupsinceAprilandthelastcoupleweeksI'vemadeitmygoaltodosomethingaboutitinthephase(Igottheideafromthethread"Healinginthephase"byJeffontheobe4u.comforum).Iwantedtotrysomekindofmanualstimulation,butIdidnotseemybodyonthebed.Instead,Inoticedmysister-in-lawwassleepingwithmywifeinmybed.

I wanted to accomplishmy goal before I fouled. Since I didn't seemy body, I recalledMichael talkingabout takingpills. Iwasa littleworriedabout takingrandompills, so Ididarealitycheckfirstandthenwentforit.

When I woke up I noticedweird tingling, vibrations inmy neck and I feel pretty goodtoday!!I'dsaya20%improvement!AWESOME!

DoddStolworthy

Ventura,USAI was waking up and felt a strange feeling inmy hands and feet. I also noticed I was

sleepinginthebaby'sbedbut,likemostdreams,didnotthinkanythingofit.Meanwhile,Ifeltthepresenceofsomeonestandingbymybed.Itwasastrangefeelingandthepresencethatmademequestionlucidity,soIstuckmyhandthroughthewall,andBAM!Iwasnowlucid.

So I grabbedmy 7 year old son, put himonmy shoulders and told himwewere goingflying. I jumpedupbutnothing.So Idecided towalk through thewall.As Idid so, everythingwentblackandIknewIwaslosingthephase.Irubbedmyhandstogetherandwaitedpatientlyforthephasetoreturn.Tomysurprise,itdid!I'vebeenabletorecoverphasesbefore,butnoneafterlosingthemaslongasIhadhere.SothistimeIdecidedtonotdoanythinguntilIwasabletomakethephasemorestable.Irubbedmyhandssomemoreandeverythingbecamesovivid!Istillhadmysononmyshoulders,anddecidedtojustjumpthroughthewallandIgentlyfloateddown to the street–man,whata rush! I then tookanotherhuge leapandslowly floateddown

again.EverythingfadedandIdidnotfeelanyhandsthatIcouldrubtogether,andsoitended.I'veheardofpeoplelyingstillafterphasesandbeingabletore-enterthephase,butIwas

notabletodoit.

MatthewSheaCanada

Iwashavingadream,andattheendofthedream,IcouldfeeltheshiftinconsciousnessasIcamebacktomybed.Iattemptedrubbingmyhandstogether,andIdecidedtoincorporaterubbingmyfaceaswell.Itbegantostarttofeelrealistic,soIstartingputtingmoreworkintoit.Then, I tried to get up. Immediately after trying to get up, I questioned whether this was thephysicalworldornot.Regardless,Ikeptontrying.Ihadtoputinalargeamountofeffortintoit,butIeventuallymanagedtogetmyselfoutofbed.

Icouldn’topenmyeyes. I tried to force themopenwithmyhandsandgota littlebitoflight in. Then I remembered that sometimes you don’t have vision, and that you need to dogroundingtechniques.Ibeganfeelingthewallsandsoonenoughmyvisionbegantocometome.Intheprocess,IcouldhearawomanIknowgivingorderstosomeone.Whenmyvisioncame,shewasgone. Iprojected intomybrother’s room insteadofmyown,butnow thewholehousewasdifferent.Therewerepeopleeverywheredressedinhuntinguniforms.IwalkedintooneroomandtherewasadeskwithagirlIknowbehindit.Sheseemedtobeinchargeofwhatwasgoingonaroundthere.Wetalkedforaminuteandthensomeonecameinwithadeadmooseinahugebag.Itwasquitestrange.

Iproceededtowalksomewhereelse,butIdon’tknowhowIgotthere.Itwasahugeroom,with shelves full ofVHS tapes on one side and someone playing the piano. Theywere playingJewishmusic, I think,andpeoplewereallaround, listening.Wewalked intoanotherroomandsomeonestarteddancing.Ibegantodancewiththem,justfoolingaround.Everybodycameintotheroomandwatchedusdanceorjoinedus.Istartedtolosethephase,andcouldpartiallyfeelmyselflyinginmybed.Ifeltaroundtryingtogroundmyselfagainbutitwastoolate.Icouldfeelthesidesofmybed.Itriedtogetoutofmybodyonceagainbutitneverworked.

MatthewShea

CanadaIfeltasifIwaslyinginmybedatfirst,butatthesametimeIfeltlikeIwasinadream.I

couldhearagameshoworsomethingonatelevision,soitwasdefinitelyinmyhead.IrelaxedandknewIwaseitherinadream,orabouttobe.Allofasudden,Iwasthrustintothephase.Ilanded in a grassy field in a place likemy town, but havinga bit of a different appearance. Iwalkedalong,andfeltthegrassandotherthingsasIdid.Icrossedaroadasahugevehiclecamedowntheroad.Thevehiclehitmeandknockedmedown,butluckilyitdidn’thurt.IfeltasifIwasobservingamovie.Itfeltgreat.Suddenly,Irealizedwhatmyplanwas.

IreallywantedtotryandflyandgovisitsomeonethatIknow.Ijumpedacoupletimestonoavail.Then,Ijumpedandbegantoflyalittle.Allofasudden,thepolicecameandpulledmeout of the sky andaccusedmeof terrorism! I endedupbeing let off because they really don’tknowwhatthehecktheyweretalkingabout.Iwenthomeafterthis.Ireallywantedtotryandvisitmyfriendagain,soIwentandputmyshoeson.Atthatpoint,Istartedthinkingaboutmyphysicalbody,andsoIimmediatelystoppedthinkingaboutitandcontinuedwiththeshoething.

Iwalkedoutside,andthenIstartthinkingaboutwhattheworldaroundmelookedlike.Igazed up behindmy house,where there are usually a few hills. Theywere huge now and verygrassyinsteadofrocky.ThisamusedmeandIlookedaroundsomemore.Nowtherewerehillsin

myfrontyard.AsIgazedupatthesky,Inoticedsomethingamazing.Thereweremoonsofeverydifferentshapeandsize,differingfromthenormalcolor.Somewerepaleblue.Someofthemwereovalandsomewereround. Itwasareally fantastic sight.After this, I continuedonmyway tovisitmyfriend.Istartedwalkingdowntheroad,tryingtoflyagainandagain.

MybrothershowedupandI toldhimwhatIwasdoing.Hesuggestedthathegivemeaboost.ItoldhimthatImightenduphurtingmyselflikethat,andsohedoesn’tdoit.Ikepttrying.Ievenjumpedoffsomeone’sheadwhenIsawthemcominguptheroad.IguessIfinallygaveuponit.TherewasasmalllapsebetweenthenandwhenIendedupinmyhouse.OnceIdidendupinmyhouse,wewerehaving something to eat.As Iwas sittingat the kitchen table, I all of asudden woke up. It feels really interesting to just wake up peacefully in your bed after anexperiencelikethat.

DmitryBolotkovMoscow,Russia

ThefollowingalloccurredafterIwokeup,andthenbegantodozeoffagain.Ilayonmysideandwasbeginningtofallasleep,whenIsawsomefuzzyimagesfromapreviousdream.Mybody began to fill with heaviness, I practically stopped feeling it. Mild vibrations arose. Iimmediatelyrememberedaboutthephase,andjustrelaxed...ImaginemysurprisewhenIfeltthatIwas separating.My heartbeat abruptly increased during the process. I separated, and foundmyself suspended in the air (I still couldn't see yet). So I started flailing my arms and legs,spinninginthedarkness, tryingtoflyasfarawayaspossiblefrommybody.Icameupagainstsomething solid (the ceiling, I think). My legs then swung down to the left, and I assumed averticalposition.Istartedrubbingmyhands,tryingtoseethem.Myvisiongraduallycametome.

Ifinallysawmyownhands.Theyweresmallerthaninreality,andseemedtohaveagreenhue to them. Then I reviewed the situation: I was in my old apartment, but the furniture waschaotically arranged. I began to palpate and scrutinize everything. My vision was incrediblysharp, much clearer than in reality (I've become quite nearsighted over the last two years).Strangelyenough,I feltasifmyeyeswereclosed,but thatIcouldneverthelesssee.I thenwassomehowabletoturnoffmyvision.Idoveintothefloor.

Iflewdownforsometime.Then,Istoppedandturnedmyvisionbackon.Iwasinouterspace,andsawtotallystrangeplanets.BecauseI'mafraidofheights,Iturnedoffmyvisionagainandwishedtofindmyselfinanotherplace,onewhereI'dhavesomethingsolidtostandon.Afterafewmoments,IfeltIwasstandingonsomething.Iturnedmyvisionbackon.Iwasinthedesert.Strangeanimalsweregrazing,therewerepigeonseverywhere,andpokerchipsscatteredalloverthesand.Forsomereason,IfiguredIwasnearLasVegas.Iwalkedaroundabit.OnceIstartedlookingaround,my field of visionbegannarrowing.As soonas therewasnothingbut a smallpeep-hole of vision left, I began rubbing my hands together and looking at them. My visionreturnedafterseveralseconds.Then,apigeonranuptomewiththeclearintentionofbitingmyleg.Ibeganrunningaway,kickingupsandatthebird.That'swhenitallended.I foundmyselfbackinmybody,andopenedmyeyes.

Breadbassed

UKSolastnightafterabout4hoursofsleep,Iwokeupanddidafewlittlethings,wenttothe

bathroom, lit some incense, and then went back to bed. As I was falling asleep, I started toobserve dream images coming in and out of my awareness. Once I felt that one was strongenough,Ijustgotupandfellofftheendofmybed.Iwasnowinthephase.

I was in complete darkness, which happens tome a lot when I exit my body, and so IstarteddeepeningtechniquesuntillIcouldsee.Here'stheinterestingpart:I'vebeenwantingtodoanOBE"test"forawhile,andsobeforegoingtobedthatnightIhadshuffledadeckofcardsandputonehighupinmyroomwhereIcouldn'tseeit(Ihadn’tlookedatit).AssoonasIcouldseeafterdeepening,Iclimbedupandlookedatthecard.WhatIsawwasthe8ofdiamonds.

Afterdoing this I jumpedoutmywindowandexploreda"phase"garden.Twoalien-likecreaturesdroveupandpulledoutgunsonme,butIdisarmedthemquickly.Istoletheircaranddrovearoundcrashingintothingsforfun.ThenIhadafalseawakening.Iwasbackinmyroom,buthadwokenupinastandingposition,andIsoinstantlyknewIwasstillinthephase.

Thistime,IdecidedtotrysomethingelseIhadwantedtotry.Itmightsoundabitcrazy,butIspoketotheplantsinmyroom,Imadethemgrowhugeandtheyfilledmyroom.Itlookedspectacular.Then,thespiritoftheplantsmanifestedasmybag,whichwasstrange,andhespokelikeanoldEnglishman.Idon'treallyrememberwhathesaid.

ShortlythereafterIwokeupforreal,andittookmealittlewhiletorememberwhatIhaddoneinthephase,butonceIdidIjumpedupandcheckedthecardtoseeifIwasright.Itturnedouttobethe8ofclubs,soIgotthesuitwrongbutthenumberright!Iwasstillprettyhappy–eventhoughIdidn'tgetit100%correct,itwascloseenoughforme!

Breadbassed

UKSoIwokeupat6:30thismorning,didafewthings,andwentbacktobed.Ididn'tdoany

techniques as such, but it took me so long to get back to sleep that I felt myself enter sleepparalysis,andsoassoonasIfelt themomentwasrightIgotupandfelloff theendofmybed(seemstobebecomingmystandardexitprocedurethesedays).AftersomedeepeningIwalkedoutmyroomandsawmyreflectioninamirror:Iwaswearingahat,whichwasconfirmationformethatIwasnowinthephase,asIhaven'twornahatinyears.

So Iwanted to repeatmyprevious test ina slightlydifferentmanner. I gotmy sister towritedowna3digitnumberandput it inherroomtoseeifIcouldreadit intheOBEstate.Iwalkedinherroomandherboyfriendwasasleep,Icalledouthisnameafewtimesandtriedtoconvincehimitwasaphasebutheseemedsleepyanddidn’trespond.Theresultsfromlookingatthe numberwere inconclusive, as I perhaps hadn't deepened enough and itwasn't very stable.Anyway, after also telling my sister that this was a phase and they could both do what theywanted,Idivedthroughthefloortorelocate.

Iendedupinanoldlibraryandtriedsomedeepening,andthenormalmethodoftouchingeverythingworked.TherewasalsoaCDonthefloor,Iwantedtousemoresensesthantouchtodeepenfurther,andsoIlickedtheCD.Atfirstitdidn’ttasteofanything,butafterafewlicksitkindoftastedhowIsupposeaCDwould.Thisdidseemtomakemysurroundingsmorerealistic.

Last night before bed, I was reading a highly interesting website on the Illuminati,actuallymadebysomemembers.IfiguredIwouldtrytofindoutmoreabouttheminthephase,andsoIcalledout,"Illuminati."BeforeIfinishedtheword,3chairsmovedbythemselvesintoasmallrowandavoicesaid,"takeaseat,"andsoIdid.Thewallsofthelibraryopenedupintoastageandmanyrobed figuresbegantoputonashowandsing(nothing likeIwasexpecting!).Shortlyafter itbegan,I thought tomyself,"ifI justsithereandwatchIwillprobablywakeupsoon,"andloandbeholdafterthinkingthatIprettymuchwokeupstraightaway.

Perhapsjusthavingthethoughtofwakingupmademelosethephasequicker?Also,I’venoticedthatifIhaveanideaofwhatI’mgoingtodointhephase,itgenerally

comeswithsomeexpectationsofwhatwilloccurwhenItryit.Notononeoccasionhastryingan

ideaoutevermetmyexpectations(I’mnotsayingithasbeenbetterorworse,butjustcompletelydifferent to what i would expect). In the phase I would expect happenings to occur based onexpectations,butclearlythisisn'tquitethecase.

Breadbassed

UKLastnightIhadwhatseemedlikeaverylongphaseexperience.Iwenttobedat1:00am

andasIwasfallingasleepIstartedtonoticesomevisuals,andeventuallyfoundmyselfinaroomthatwasdarkanddull. Itseemsmyexperiences fromfallingstraightasleepalwaysseemtobethisway.Inaddition,itfeltveryunstableandIfeltsomeinvisibleforcepullingmearoundlikeitwastryingtogetholdofme.

Since I haven't had luck using sensory amplification to enhancemy visuals in previousdirect experiences, I decided to try something slightly different. I sat inmynormalmeditationpositionandtooksomedeepbreaths.AsIfirstsatdown,the"force"wasstrongandIkeptmovingaround,likeonashipinastorm,butafterafewdeepbreathstheforceweakenedandmyvisualsenhanced.Iflewoutthewindowandshortlythereafterawokeagainindarkness.

Irealizeditwasafalseawakening,andrememberfeelinguncomfortableagainandsoIstartedtosingmyfavoriteBobMarleysong.Irememberamaninasuitwhowas"comingafterme"asifIdidn'tbelongthereandwastryingtotakemeaway.Itriedtomakehimdisappear,butitdidn'twork,andsoIwentforhim.Hethendeflatedlikeaballoonandfelltothefloor.

Iwas inwhat seemed likea club,and Iaskedonewoman"what is the truthabout thisreality?" She replied, "It's all statistics." I found this confusing, and sowalked around a littletrying todecidewhat todo. Irememberedawebsitesomeonepostedonawhileagowithsome"tests,"oneofwhichwastodrawtheinfinitysignonadoorthenwalkthroughit.Ifoundadoorandscratchedthe"omega"signonitandwalkedthrough.Itwasjustanotherroomintheclub,withabar,andtwomen.Oneofthemseemedverybusy(Iassumedhewasthemanager)andtheotherwassittinganddrinking.ThemanagerwalkedpastmeandIaskedhimtotellmesomethingwise.Hesaid,"badsocks"!

Ispoketotheothermanbrieflybutcan'treallyremembertheconversation.Iwentoutoftheroomandsatwithsomepeople.Ipickedupatissueandtransformeditintoacheesecake,ittastedsodelicious,sogoodinfactinmademewanttohavesex,andsojumpedonanearbylady,aswebeganwestartedtoflythroughtheair,Irememberflyingthroughtreesandcouldfeeltheleavescaressingmyskinasweflew.AtthepointofclimaxIawokeagain,indarkness.

Iwasstillinthephase,thistimeinsomesortoffactory,withahugegreenmachine,I’mnot surewhat its purposewas. The phase characters toldme that it required a special cog towork;Ithinktheycalleditatrigadorecog.Afterthis,Irememberafriendofminecomingintothe room, upset, and I gave him some advice. I told him that sometimes you have to forgiveyourselfandnotbetoohardonyourself.Thisseemedtocheerhimup.

AgainIwasshiftedintodarkness,almosthopingIwasawakethistime–butno,Iwasstillin the phase. I decided to attempt towakemyself up (I thought itmight notwork, but I triedanyway), and just ended up feeling a sensation of movement and re-appearing in darkness. IfoundmyselfbackintheclubwhereIwaspreviously,atthispointIwasstartingtogetconcernedas it had felt like I had been in the phase for too long. Iwalked around the bar and asked awoman,"IfIwaslucidforthewholenight,howlongwoulditfeellike?"Ithenrealizeditwasafoolish question, as time in the phase cannot really be established. I re-phrased the question,askingwhenImightwakeup,andshesaid"sometimetoday."Shortlyafterthis,Iawokeforreal.

Thisphasefeltlikeitwentonforages,andmorehappenedthatIhaven'twrittenhereor

haveforgotten.WhenIeventuallywokeforreal,Ilookedatthetime:1:43am.Ihadonlysleptforabout40minutesbutitfeltlikemuchlonger.ItriedmyhardesttorememberasmuchasIcould,Iwantedtowriteitdownthen,butIdidn'twanttowakemygirlfriend,andsoIdecidedagainstit.

ArlindoBatista

London,UKThis ismyvery firstOOBEinwhichIcouldseeminglysee thephysicalworldas it is. I

sawmyselfandmypartnerlyinginbedandeverythingwascrystalclear.IhadthesensationofbeingcatapultedoutofmybodyasIheardanoiselikeastoneknockingtheinsideofabucket.Iwatchedmywhiteceilingapproachingmeveryquickly,andjustasIthoughtIwasgoingtocrashinto it, I slowed down right up against it. I never actually remained in one location. Imovedconstantly. The movement was gradual, as though I were moving in frames of space – if thismakesanysensetothereader.ThenIcouldseeeverythinginmybedroom.Iwasneartheceiling,anda feeling of excitement causedme to bounce all over the place at amazing speed,withoutactuallytouchinganyobjects.

I wished to inspect my body closely, and instantly I found myself next to it as if byteleportation. Itwasveryweird. Initially Ihad felt like Iwere justa"floatinghead,"butuponseeing my physical body, I started to look around for my new body. Suddenly, a transparentversionofmyhandsandarmscouldbeseen.Insidemynewlimbs,Icouldseemovingpatternsandcouldmakeoutsomethingliketransparentveinsandwhatlookedlikeafluidrunningthroughthem.However,thiswasunlikewhatIhaveseenthoroughlyillustratedinhumananatomybooks.

Ithenflewoutofmybedroomwindow,andsawthelandscapeoutsideintheearlyhoursofthemorning. Iwashovering15 feetabove thegroundandas Imoved I sawa littlegirl inmyneighbor’swindowlookingatme. I flew towardsher,abitconfusedbecauseshecouldseeme,andIaskedher,"canyouseeme?"ItseemedlikeIhadprojectedthistoherasathoughtform.She shookherhead indenial,whichcontradicted the fact that shehad responded.She seemedterrified,soIhoveredawayandbacktomyroom.WhenIwokeup,Ithoughttomyself,"Wasitanintenseluciddream?WasitveryaccurateabouttherealityIknow?"

Afterall,Iknewmyneighborsandhadneverseenthatlittlegirl(sheseemedtobeabout5yearsold)before.Then,inthefollowingdays,Inoticedthatmyneighbor’sdaughtershadfriendsaroundandtheyseemedtostayover.Ononeparticularday,mypartnersentmetothefish-and-chipshop.OnthewaythereIwentpastourlocalBaptistchurch.Isawmyneighbortalkingtosomepeopleoutside,andsuddenlyIsawthelittlegirl!Shewasrealasshecamerunningoutofthechurchwithotherchildren.Sheneversawmeasshewashavingfunrunningaroundtheadultswithherfriends.ThenIrealizedthatIwasprobablyseeingherforthefirsttimewithmyphysicaleyes.ButhowcouldIhaveavisualmemoryofher?

ArlindoBatista

London,UKAfteraneventfuldayattheparkwithourchildren,StaceyandIwenttobedaround12:30

am.I’dhadaglassofmilkandacoupleofchocolatedigestivebiscuitsbeforegoingtobed.Iwassotiredthatitdidn’ttakemelongtofallasleep.Iwokeupat3.50amtousethebathroom.Mysleep inertia symptoms were strong and it felt like the perfect opportunity for an out-of-bodyexcursion.Ilaydownfeelinglikeadeadweightandjustrelaxed.SoonIenteredafamiliarstateof clarity and the hissing pulsation returned. I remember thinking that perhaps the "pinealengine"hadignitedandwasrevvinguptoarollercoasterofrushingsounds.Whatfollowedwasasensation of detachment from everything, but I was still conscious of lying in bed without

visibility.Suddenly, I could hear voices as though a radio had been switched on in my head. I

couldn’tunderstandwhattheysaid,butsomehowtheaudiofocusedonaparticularfemalevoicewhich spoke as though it were delivering a lecture. The subject-matter appeared to beconsciousness itself, and a sentence stuck out to me: "The ‘I’ is the center of consciousness;thereforeweareallcentersofconsciousness."Thevoicethenproceededtodivulgeadeepsecretabout reality thatmademe experience an epiphany, and yet I don’t recallwhatwas said. Thevoice turned into awhisper andwas drowned out by orchestralmusic and clapping. Thiswasfollowed by a vibrational surge, and subsequently I appeared to have separated frommy bodysolelybywillingmyselfout.

Visionwashazy,butIcoulddistinguishmybedroomenvironment.Ishiftedinmidairintothehallwayandtowardsthemirroronthewall,whichlookedgrayandabsolutelynon-reflective.I glided through it as Iwished to seeMarge, Stacey’s deceased grandmother.What is unusualaboutwhatfollowedisthatIwasnottravelingthroughadarkvoidasistypicalwhenIplungeintothehallwaymirror.Instead,Iwaszoomingpasttreetops,rooftops,roadsandvehicles.WhenIcametoahalt,IsawthatIwasatgroundlevel,skitteringthroughanalleylitteredwithrubbishinbroaddaylight.ThecolorsoftheenvironmentweredullandItriedtomakethembrighterwithmymind,buttonoavail.Involuntarily,Iteleportedtoanothersetting.

Initially, it was hard for me to see where I was because I kept laterally zapping fromsurface to surface, unable to fixate on a particular location. I managed to slow down mymovementneartheceilingofwhatlookedlikealargebathroom.Isawalittlegirl,whoappearedto be eight or nine years of age, in a tub full of dirty water, and her groggy facewas barelystickingout. I could seeher swallowingwaterand lotsofhairsuntilherheadwascompletelyimmersed.Ascowlingmanenteredtheroom.Hewastall,stocky,andhishairwasshort,darkandspiky.Wide-eyedandinafrenzy, thischaracterdrownedthechildbypressingherheadfurtherdownusing a plunger.Neither characters took any notice ofmy presence. The intensity of theexperiencewasalarmingandIwasliterallyinfight-or-flightmodeasIwitnessedthatcrime.

MyperspectivechangedgalvanicallyandIappearedtobeinthetubnow.Theroomwasthesamebutthelightingwasdifferent.Thesamescowlingmancameinandproceededtowardsme.Inareflexaction,Iascendedtotheceilingand,whenIlookeddown,Iobservedanakedboyinthetub,screaminginsheerhorror.Mercilessly,themandrownedtheboy,and,ashedidso,heblamedthechildforwhatwashappeningtohimandaccusedhimofbeingthereasonwhyhewasamonster.Hegrowledandshooktheboyunderwater.Thechild’seffortstobreakfreewerefutile.ImovedabouttheroomuncontrollablyasIattemptedtoseewhatelsewasgoingon.

Iregainedphysicalawarenessinsleepparalysis,hopingthatwhatIhadexperiencedwasimagined.Myheadhissedagain.Iheardmorevoicesinmyheadasthoughtheywereengagedindialogues with classical music intervals. I separated again, but this time, into a dark void. IwishedtoseeMargeandfelthandsgrippingmeoneithersideandleadingmesomewhere.Isawlight ahead and found myself in a crisp environment. Sharp colors defined a surreal scenerycomposedofwhatappearedtobeRomanruinsinaforest.IsetouttolookforMargetherebutencountered a bald blackman instead. I asked himwho hewas and he toldme his namewaseitherSimãoorJoãoFigo.WespokeinPortuguese.Iaskedhimwherewewereandhetoldmethat we were in the same place all the time. The conversation then became more vague anddreamlike.AttimesIhadtheimpressionthathecouldsaywhatIwasthinkingandviceversa.Itwasasifweweresomehowconnected.IwasunsurewhetherIcouldattimescontrolhisspeech,orifthefactthatIwasthinkingwhathesaidattimeswascoincidental.

AsIregainedphysicalawareness,Iheardmildshowersinmyheadandmybodyfeltcold.

Itwas7:30am.

DmitryPlotnikMoscow,Russia

Returningfromanightout,wewanderedintoashopcalled"TheMagicStone."Weboughta druse piece (small crystals encrusted on the surface of a rock or mineral, in our case,amethysts).According tomygirlfriend, therockhelpsone to"tune in toone'sdreams."To thatend,onesimplyneededtoputthepieceontheheadstandofone'sbed,andjustgotosleep.That'sjustwhatwedid.Wehadtogetupreallyearlythenextmorning(atabout5am)inordertomakeitforanexcursion.Asitwere,wedidn'thavetimetowaste,butIneverthelessmadeanattemptto"tunein"tomydreams.Ifeelasleepatsomepoint,butcontinuedontodreamthatIwaslyingonthebedandtryingtotune-inforanexitfromthebody.Atthatverymoment,Ifeltalighttinglinginmy back, a kind of life energy. I even tried to facilitate the sensation, thinking, "great, it'scoming, so act!" It intensified, and now felt like waves going up and down my spine. Acharacteristic sensation, long forgotten, went through my body. The sensation could not beconsideredpleasurableinanyway,andthat'swhenIthoughttomyself,"nowIrememberwhyIhad stopped intentionally trying to enter the phase."However, it was already too late to turnback.AtsomemomentIwasliftedup,barelyhavingtimetolookbackatthecouch.

Isoonfoundmyselfinaspaciousroom.ItwassolargethattheonlythingthatIcouldseeclearly was the wall next to me. There were also some people in the room. They all wantedsomething frommeandkept comingup tomewith stupidpretexts. I kept telling them to "buzzoff," and tried to drive them away. I had only one thought in my head: "I've got to find mygirlfriend." I triedashardas Icould torememberwherewehad fallenasleep,butmymemorykept failingme.Different characters constantlydistractedme thewhole time,oneof themwasespeciallypersistent.Atonepoint,heeveninsistedthatIhelphimtoopenhisbottleofwinewithacorkscrew.Idecidedtohelphim,andonceIhadopenedthebottle,Ithought:"Whynot?I'venevertriedoutwineinphase,"andputthebottlerighttomylips.Thewinetastedreallyfunny,morelikewatered-downblackberryjamwithpiecesoffruitfloatingaround.Theunfinishedbottlesomehowwasnolongerinmyhands,andIcontinuedtryingtogetoutofthatroom.

TheonlythingIcouldfindtodeepenwithwasthewallofastrangeconstructionmadeofwooden planks. It was whitewashed with what seemed to be an oil-based paint (more thananythingelse,itremindedmeofanouthouse).Iwasabouttopokemyheadinwhenanassertivetypewarnedthat,"...it'saportalfromwhichuninvitedguestsareabletocrashin..."Noteagermyself to climb in there, I contentedmyselfwith takingoff a small darkmirror from theouterwall.Iplayedaroundabitwithmyreflection(whichdidnotalwayswanttofollowwhenImovedmyhead),butthosecharactersmillingaboutstucktomelikeglue.Ithendecidedtohavesomefun,andbeganlookingintothemirrortogetherwiththosecompanions,inpairwithoneatatime.However,theirreflectionwasquitedifferentfromtheiroutwardappearance.Igotquicklyboredwiththisgame,andtoldeverybodytogoawayagain.

Ifinallydecidedtogetoutofthatbuilding,concentratingonwheretheplaceatwhichweweresleepingmightbe.Iabruptlyopenedadoor,butwasdisappointed.Therewasanunfamiliaroutdoorsceneontheotherside.Itseemedtobejustbeforedawnoutside,thedarkesthour.Singlecarswentdownthestreet.Ibegantopeeratthecarsparkedatthecurb.Theyhadquiteafunny-lookingappearance.Suddenly,acarswervedoffthestreetandtowardsme.Itdroveuptome,andIcouldseeaninteresting-lookingwomansittingbehindthewheel.Shewaswearingmostlygreen.We talked,andIcouldn'tgetpast the idea thatshewasspeaking"bookishly,"as ifquoting thelines fromacharacter in19thcentury literature. I toldher,"Nowyou'resayingall thatandso

on..." She looked at me, and I noticed her strange eyes. She had green ladybugs instead ofordinarypupils.IrealizedthatIwasbeginningtoreturntoreality.

Iwokeup.IrealizedthatIwaslyingonmybackwithmyarmsatmysides,andholdingmygirlfriend'shandinmine.Shesuddenlywokeuptoo,andbegantorelateherexperience...

NadezhdaMaslova

Moscow,RussiaWewerealreadyabitstressedoutonthenightthatithappened,becausewehadtowake

upveryearlythenextdayinordertogoonanexcursion.Wewereafraidthatwe'doversleep.Ihadwokenupseveraltimesoverthecourseofthenight,andfinallydecidedtousethenocturnalawakeningstoenterthephase.

Isuccessfully"exitedthebody,"andstooduponthepull-outbed.Iwasinthesameroomthat Ihad fallenasleep in,butdiscovered that therewere twomirrorson thewall thatweren'tthereinreallife.Peeringintooneofthemirrors,InoticedthatIwasn'twearingthesameclothesthat Ihad fallenasleep in. I thenrecalledmy"idee fixe"– towhiskmyboyfriend intomyownphaseexperience.Iwentovertothecouchhewassleepingon,pulledhimupbythearm,andtookhimuptothemirror.Iwasthenthinking,"Somaybehe'llseehimselfinthemirrorandbecomeconsciouswhileinmyphase?"

Westood in frontof themirror,and I sawour reflectionsdiffusing. I figured that Ihadbeenunsuccessfulonceagain,andsoIlethimgo.ButIresolvedtocrawlintothemirrormyselfinordertotranslocate.Igotupontothetable,putmyhandintothemirror,andstartedmovinginhead-first.Isuddenlyrealizedthatthemirrorwas"closed"–thattherewasnothingbutdarknessandawallbehindit,andthusIwouldn'tbeabletotranslocateanywhere.Ithenoptedtoemploythetechniqueof"rotation."Istartedturningandimaginingafavoritebirch-treeforestfromoneofmytravelsinthephase.Ireallywantedtogothereagain.

I turned and turned, but could not enter into the forest, even thought it was vividlyflashingbeforemyeyes.Iwasunabletocometoahaltintime.Intheend,Ilandedinmymother'sapartment.Therewasatoystuffedrabbitlyingonthefloor.Itookitbythehand,figuringthatifIstartedtolosethephase,Iwouldfiddlewithitinordertostayin.Then,Isawanothermirroronthewall,anddecidedtohavealookatmyreflection.Ilooked,butthereflectionwasnotofme,butofsomeblurredcreature,likeaghost.Ievenbecamesomewhatfrightened.Thatfearreturnedmebacktothebody(orsoIthoughtwhilestillinthephase),withthestuffedanimalstillinmyhands.

Ifoundmyselfbackonmybed,butIdidn'tgiveupthere.Idecidedtotryanotherwaytogetmyboyfriendtojoinmeinthephase(afterall,itgetslonelywalkingaroundallalonethere!).Igrabbedhishandsandstartedslidingoutofbed.Weactuallyfelloffthebed,butdidnotlandonthefloor.Itwasasifwehadfallenfromacliff,andweresuspendedinair.Eventhoughitwasdark in the room that we were sleeping in, there was daylight all around us during our fall.Everythingwasreallybright,muchbrighterthanintheexperiencethatIhadjusthad.Iwassurethat Ihadbeensuccessful inpullinghim into thephasewithme!But then I saw that thearmsholdingmewereclearlynothis.Iloweredmyeyes,andsawthatIwasembracinganotherman!

He looked somewhat likemyboyfriend, but his facewasmoreagedanda bit different,whilehishairwaslongerandgatheredinaponytail.Ipushhimawayandasked,"Whoareyou?"Andheresponded,"Well,I'vealreadytoldyoumyname.Ormaybeyou'rejustseeingthefuture?"I calmeddownabitand toldhim, "Ineedadress, Idon'twant to runaroundhalfnaked."Hereplied,"Solet'sgobuyone."Iturnedaround,andsawashop.Wewentin–actually,wehoveredinabouta footoff theground.Weweregreetedbyamulattoshopkeeper,heshowedmeall the

dresseshangingontherack.Iwasinecstasy!Isteppedtowardstherack...andinstantly foundmyselfbackinmybody!

Whatashame,nottohavebeenabletowearthosecutedressesatleastinthephase!

JourneysofWell-KnownPractitioners

Presentednextarephaseexperienceaccountsfromthemostfamousauthorsandresearchers

inthefield:Muldoon,LaBerge,Monroe,Castaneda,andBruce.However,iftheirexperiencesaretobe compared with some of those from the previous section, it would turn out that some humblefreshman from thecountryside is able toexceedallof them in termsofunderstandinghow tousetechniquestocontrolandapplythephenomenon.

Theexplanationforthisissimple:theknowledgewehavenowcouldonlyhavearisenthanksto the foundation they laid, whatever its quality. It is no exaggeration to state that their workwasrevolutionaryforitstime.Butnowweliveinacompletelydifferentera,withcontemporaryadvancesin technology and technique.A timewill comewhenour currently up-to-date knowledge becomesantiquated.

In order to give the reader practice at independent analysis, these experiences are providedwithout commentary regardingmistakes.Gather your courage and, using the analyses in previoussectionsofthisbookasaguide,combtheexperiencesoftheauthoritativefiguresforwhatmodernknowledgenowrecognizesasthemosttypicalandcommonmistakes:

–noseparation;–nodeepening;–noplanofaction;–nomaintaining;–nore-entering;

SylvanJ.Muldoon

TheProjectionoftheAstralBody(1929)Afewmorningsago,Iawokeataboutsixo'clockandlayawakeforabouttwentyminutes.

Then I dozed off to sleep again, and dreamed that I was standing on the same spot which Ioccupiedinthemetronomedreams-intheinstancesItoldyouaboutbefore.

Idreamedthatmymotherwassittinginarockingchair,andshesaidtome:"Doyouknowyou'redreaming?"Ireplied:"Bygosh,Iam,aren'tI?"Thatendedthedream,anditseemedthatIhadnosoonersaid"Bygosh,Iam"thanIawokeinthephysicalbody,inbed.Iwasconscious,butunabletomove;Icouldnotutterasound,couldnotmovemyeyelids.Thisconditionprevailedforaboutthreeminutes,andallthetimemyentirebodykepttwitching,especiallythelimbs.ThenIsuddenlybecamenormal.

Abouttwosecondslateraloudrapsounded-asifsomeonehadstrucktheironofthebedablowwith a heavymallet. Thenoisewas so loud that I "ducked," as it rather frightenedme…Remember,Iwasperfectlyconsciousforabouttwosecondsbeforethisrapsounded.Noonewasanywhere near, and this occurred in full light. These physical manifestations are certainlyinterestingtome,atleast-asIneverbeforehaveexperiencedsuchthings.Butthen,neitherhaveIevertried;thesethingscameaboutbythemselves…

RobertA.MonroeJourneysOutoftheBody(1971)

…Iwokeupearlyandwentouttohavebreakfastatseven-thirty,thenreturnedtomyroomabout eight-thirty and lay down. As I relaxed, the vibrations came and then an impression ofmovement.Shortly thereafter, I stopped,and the first thing I sawwasaboywalkingalongandtossing a baseball in the air and catching it. A quick shift, and I saw a man trying to putsomethinginto thebackseatofacar,a largesedan.Thethingwasanawkward-lookingdevicethatIinterpretedtobeasmallcarwithwheelsandelectricmotor.Themantwistedandturnedthedeviceand finallygot it into thebackseatof thecarandslammed thedoor.Anotherquickshift,andIwasstandingbesidea table.Therewerepeoplesittingaroundthe table,anddishescovered it. One person was dealing what looked like large white playing cards around to theothers at the table. I thought it strange to play cards at a table so covered with dishes, andwonderedabouttheoverlargesizeandwhitenessofthecards.Anotherquickshift,andIwasovercitystreets,aboutfivehundredfeethigh,lookingfor"home"ThenIspottedtheradiotower,andrememberedthatthemotelwasclosetothetower,andalmostinstantlyIwasbackinmybody.Isatupandlookedaround.Everythingseemednormal.

Important aftermath: The same evening, I visited some friends, Mr. and Mrs. AgnewBahnson,attheirhome.Theywerepartiallyawareofmy"activities,"andonasuddenhunchrIknewthemorningeventhadtodowiththem.Iaskedabouttheirson,andtheycalledhimintotheroomandaskedhimwhathewasdoingbetweeneight-thirtyandninethatmorning.Hesaidhewasgoingtoschool.Whenaskedmorespecificallywhathewasdoingashewent,hesaidhewastossinghisbaseballintheairandcatchingit.(AlthoughIknewhimwell,Ihadnoknowledgethatthe boywas interested in baseball, although this could be assumed.) Next, I decided to speakabouttheloadingofthecar.Mr.Bahnsonwasastounded.Exactlyatthattime,hetoldme,hewasloadingaVanDeGraffgeneratorintothebackseatofhiscar.

Thegeneratorwasalarge,awkwarddevicewithwheels,anelectricmotor,andaplatform.Heshowedmethedevice.(ItwaseerietoseephysicallysomethingyouhadobservedonlyfromtheSecondBody.)Next,Itoldaboutthetableandthelargewhitecards.Hiswifewasexcitedatthisone. Itseems that for the first time in twoyears,because theyhadallarisen late,shehadbrought themorningmail to the breakfast table andhadpassed out the letters to themas shesortedthemail.Largewhiteplayingcards!Theywereveryexcitedovertheevent,andIamsuretheywerenothumoringme.

InthismorningvisittoMr.Bahnsonandhisfamily,thetimeofvisitcoincideswithactualevents.Autosuggestionhallucination,negative;noconsciousintentofvisit,althoughunconsciousmotivationpossible.Identicalreportswithconditionsofactual…

RobertA.Monroe

JourneysOutoftheBody(1971)…Thevibrationscamequicklyandeasily,andwerenotatalluncomfortable.Whenthey

werestrong,Itriedtoliftoutofthephysicalwithnoresult.WhateverthoughtorcombinationItried,IremainedconfinedrightwhereIwas.Ithenrememberedtherotatingtrick,whichoperatesjustasifyouareturningoverinbed.Istartedtoturn,andrecognizedthatmyphysicalwasnot"turning"withme.Imovedslowly,andafteramomentIwas"facedown,"orindirectoppositionto the placement ofmy physical body. Themoment I reached this 180° position (out of phase,oppositepolarity?),therewasahole.That'stheonlywaytodescribeit.Tomysenses,itseemedtobeaholeinawallwhichwasabouttwofeetthickandstretchedendlesslyinalldirections(intheverticalplane).

Theperipheryoftheholewasjustpreciselytheshapeofmyphysicalbody.Itouchedthewall,anditfeltsmoothandhard.Theedgesoftheholewererelativelyrough.(Allthistouchingdonewith thenon-physicalhands.)Beyond-through theholewasnothingbutblackness. Itwasnottheblacknessofadarkroom,butafeelingofinfinitedistanceandspace,asifIwerelookingthroughawindowintodistantspace.IfeltthatifmyvisionweregoodenoughIcouldprobablysee nearby stars and planets.My impression, therefore, was of deep, outer space, beyond thesolarsystem,farinanincredibledistance.

Imovedcautiously through thehole,holdingonto itssides,andpokedmyhead throughcarefully. Nothing. Nothing but blackness. No people, nothing material. I ducked back inhurriedly because of the utter strangeness. I rotated back 180°, felt myself merge with thephysical,andsatup. Itwasbroaddaylight, justaswhen Ihad leftwhatseemeda fewminutesbefore.Lapsedtime:onehour,fiveminutes!..

RobertA.Monroe

JourneysOutoftheBody(1971)…Thiswasamostunusualandvividexperience,andIdon'tknowifIwantanymorelike

it. Iwent to bed late, very tired, around two in themorning. The vibrations came in promptlywithout induction,andIdecided to"dosomething" inspiteof theneed forrest. (Maybe this isrest.)Aftermovingouteasily,andvisitingseveralplacesinquicksequence,andrememberingtherestneed,Iattemptedtogetbacktothephysical.Ithoughtofmybodylyinginbed,andalmostimmediately,Iwaslyinginbed.ButIquicklyrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Therewasaboxlikecontraptionovermy feet, evidently tohold the sheetoffmy legs.Therewere twopeople in theroom, aman and awoman dressed inwhitewhom I recognized as a nurse. Theywere talkingsoftlyashortdistancefromthebed.

Myfirstthoughtwasthatsomethinghadgonewrong,thatmywifehaddiscoveredmeinsomekindofcomaandhadrushedme to thehospital.Thenurse, thesterileatmosphereof theroom,andthebedallsupportedthis.Butsomethingstilldidn'tfeelright.

Afteramoment,thetwostoppedtalkingandthewoman(nurse)turnedandwentoutoftheroom,andthemanapproachedthebed.IgrewpanickybecauseIdidn'tknowwhathewasgoingtodo.Ibecamemoresoashebentoverthebedandheldgentlybutfirmlyontoeachofmyarmsatthebiceps,andlookedatmewithbulging,glisteningeyes.Worstofall,Idesperatelytriedtomove,butcouldnot.Itwasasifeverymuscleinmybodywereparalyzed.Inwardly,Iwrithedinpanic,tryingtogetawayashebroughthisfacedownclosertome.

Thentomyutterastonishment,hebentover furtherandkissedmeoneachcheek,andIactuallyfelthiswhiskers;theglisteninginhiseyeswastears.Hethenstraightenedup,releasedmyarms,andwalkedslowlyoutoftheroom.

Throughmyterror,Iknewthatmywifehadnottakenmetothehospital,thatthismanwasastranger,thatIwasagaininverymuchthewrongplace.Ihadtodosomething,butallthewillIcouldmusterdidn'thaveanyeffect.Slowly,Ibecameawareofahissinginmyhead,muchlikeastrong steamor air hiss. Through somedim knowing, I concentrated on the hiss and began topulsateit,i.e.,modulateitsoftandloud.Imadethepulsatinggofasterandfasterinfrequency,and ina fewmoments it hadaccelerated toahigh-order vibration. I then tried to lift out andsucceededsmoothly.Momentslater,Iwasconvergingwithanotherphysicalbody.

This time, Iwas cautious. I felt the bed. I heard familiar sounds outside the room.TheroomwasdarkwhenIopenedmyeyes.Ireachedfortheplacewherethelightswitchshouldbe,anditwasthere.Iturnedonthelightandsighedwithgreat,greatrelief,Iwasback…

StephenLaBergeLucidDreaming(1985)

…AsIwanderedthroughahigh-vaultedcorridordeepwithinamightycitadel,Ipausedtoadmirethemagnificentarchitecture.

SomehowthecontemplationofthesemajesticsurroundingsstimulatedtherealizationthatIwasdreaming! In the lightofmy lucid consciousness, thealready impressive splendorof thecastle appeared even more of a marvel, and with great excitement I began to explore theimaginaryrealityofmy"castleintheair."Walkingdownthehall,Icouldfeelthecoldhardnessof the stonesbeneathmy feet andhear the echoofmy steps.Every elementof this enchantingspectacleseemedrealinspiteofthefactthatIremainedperfectlyawareitwasalladream!

Fantasticasitmaysound,Iwasinfullpossessionofmywakingfacultieswhiledreamingandsoundlyasleep:Icould thinkasclearlyasever, freelyrememberdetailsofmywakinglife,andactdeliberatelyuponconscious reflection.Yetnoneof thisdiminished the vividnessofmydream.Paradoxorno,Iwasawakeinmydream!

Findingmyselfbefore twodivergingpassageways in thecastle, Iexercisedmy freewill,choosingto take theright-handone,andshortlycameuponastairway.Curiousaboutwhereitmight lead, I descended the flight of steps and found myself near the top of an enormoussubterraneanvault.Fromwhere I stoodat the footof thestairs, the floorof thecavernslopedsteeplydown,fadinginthedistanceintodarkness.SeveralhundredyardsbelowIcouldseewhatappeared to be a fountain surrounded by marble statuary. The idea of bathing in thesesymbolicallyrenewingwaterscapturedmyfancy,andIproceededatoncedownthehillside.Notonfoot,however,forwheneverIwanttogetsomewhereinmydreams,Ifly.AssoonasIlandedbesidethepool,Iwasatoncestartledbythediscoverythatwhatfromabovehadseemedmerelyaninanimatestatuenowappearedunmistakablyandominouslyalive.

Towering above the fountain stood a huge and intimidating genie, theGuardian of theSpring,asIsomehowimmediatelyknew.Allmyinstinctscriedout"Flee!"ButIrememberedthatthisterrifyingsightwasonlyadream.Emboldenedbythethought,Icastasidefearandflewnotaway,but straightup to theapparition.As is thewayofdreams,nosoonerwas IwithinreachthanwehadsomehowbecomeofequalsizeandIwasabletolookhimintheeyes,facetoface.Realizingthatmyfearhadcreatedhisterribleappearance,IresolvedtoembracewhatIhadbeeneagertoreject,andwithopenarmsandheartItookbothhishandsinmine.Asthedreamslowlyfaded,thegenie'spowerseemedtoflowintome,andIawokefilledwithvibrantenergy.IfeltlikeIwasreadyforanything...

CarlosCastaneda

TheArtofDreaming(1993)…AsIwaswatchingawindowinadream,tryingtofindoutifIcouldcatchaglimpseof

thesceneryoutsidetheroom,somewindlikeforce,whichIfeltasabuzzinginmyears,pulledmethroughthewindowtotheoutside.Justbeforethatpull,mydreamingattentionhadbeencaughtbyastrangestructuresomedistanceaway.Itlookedlikeatractor.ThenextthingIknew,Iwasstandingbyit,examiningit.

IwasperfectlyawarethatIwasdreaming.IlookedaroundtofindoutifIcouldtellfromwhatwindowIhadbeenlooking.Thescenewasthatofafarminthecountryside.Nobuildingswereinsight.Iwantedtoponderthis.However,thequantityoffarmmachinerylyingaround,asifabandoned,tookallmyattention.Iexaminedmowingmachines,tractors,grainharvesters,diskplows,thrashers.ThereweresomanythatIforgotmyoriginaldream.WhatIwantedthenwastoorientmyselfbywatchingtheimmediatescenery.Therewassomethinginthedistancethatlooked

likeabillboardandsometelephonepolesaroundit.TheinstantIfocusedmyattentiononthatbillboard,Iwasnexttoit.Thesteelstructureof

the billboard gave me a fright. It was menacing. On the billboard itself was a picture of abuilding.Ireadthetext;itwasanadvertisementforamotel.IhadapeculiarcertaintythatIwasinOregonornorthernCalifornia.

Ilookedforotherfeaturesintheenvironmentofmydream.Isawmountainsveryfarawayand some green, round hills not too far. On those hills were clumps of what I thought wereCaliforniaoaktrees.Iwantedtobepulledbythegreenhills,butwhatpulledmewerethedistantmountains.IwasconvincedthattheyweretheSierras.

Allmy dreaming energy leftme on thosemountains. But before it did, I was pulled byeverypossible feature.Mydreamceased tobeadream.As farasmycapacity toperceivewasconcerned, I was veritably in the Sierras, zooming into ravines, boulders, trees, caves. I wentfromscarpfacestomountainpeaksuntilIhadnomoredriveandcouldnotfocusmydreamingattention on anything. I felt myself losing control. Finally, there was no more scenery, justdarkness…

CarlosCastaneda

TheArtofDreaming(1993)…It seemedat that time thateverybreakthrough indreaminghappened tomesuddenly,

withoutwarning.Thepresenceofinorganicbeingsinmydreamswasnoexception.IthappenedwhileIwasdreamingaboutacircusIknewinmychildhood.ThesettinglookedlikeatowninthemountainsinArizona.IbegantowatchpeoplewiththevaguehopeIalwayshadthatIwouldseeagainthepeopleIhadseenthefirsttimedonJuanmademeenterintothesecondattention.AsIwatchedthem,Ifeltasizablejoltofnervousnessinthepitofmystomach;itwaslikeapunch.

Thejoltdistractedme,andIlostsightofthepeople,thecircus,andthemountaintowninArizona.Intheirplacestoodtwostrange-lookingfigures.Theywerethin,lessthanafootwide,but long,perhapsseven feet.Theywere loomingoverme like twogiganticearthworms. Iknewthat it was a dream, but I also knew that Iwas seeing.Don Juan had discussed seeing inmynormalawarenessandinthesecondattentionaswell.AlthoughIwasincapableofexperiencingitmyself,IthoughtIhadunderstoodtheideaofdirectlyperceivingenergy.Inthatdream,lookingat those two strange apparitions, I realized that Iwas seeing the energy essence of somethingunbelievable.

Iremainedverycalm.Ididnotmove.Themostremarkablethingtomewasthattheydidn'tdissolveorchangeintosomethingelse.Theywerecohesivebeingsthatretainedtheircandlelikeshape.Somethinginthemwasforcingsomethinginmetoholdtheviewoftheirshape.IknewitbecausesomethingwastellingmethatifIdidnotmove,theywouldnotmoveeither.

Itallcametoanend,atagivenmoment,whenIwokeupwithafright.Iwasimmediatelybesieged by fears. A deep preoccupation took hold of me. It was not psychological worry butratherabodilysenseofanguish,sadnesswithnoapparentfoundation.

The two strange shapes appeared to me from then on in every one of my dreamingsessions.

Eventually, itwasas if I dreamtonly to encounter them.Theyneverattempted tomovetowardmeortointerferewithmeinanyway.Theyjuststoodthere,immobile,infrontofme,foraslongasmydreamlasted…

CarlosCastaneda

TheArtofDreaming(1993)

…Ihadamostunusualdream.Itstartedwiththeappearanceofascoutfromtheinorganicbeings'world.Thescoutsaswellas thedreamingemissaryhadbeenstrangelyabsent frommydreams.Ihadnotmissedthemorponderedtheirdisappearance.Infact,IwassoateasewithoutthemIhadevenforgottentoaskdonJuanabouttheirabsence.

In that dream, the scout had been, at first, a gigantic yellow topaz,which I had foundstuckinthebackofadrawer.ThemomentIvoicedmyintenttosee,thetopazturnedintoablobofsizzlingenergy.IfearedthatIwouldbecompelledtofollowit,soImovedmygazeawayfromthescoutand focused itonanaquariumwith tropical fish. Ivoicedmy intent toseeandgotatremendous surprise. The aquarium emitted a low, greenish glow and changed into a largesurrealist portrait of a bejeweledwoman. The portrait emitted the same greenish glowwhen Ivoicedmyintenttosee.

AsIgazedatthatglow,thewholedreamchanged.Iwaswalkingthenonastreetinatownthatseemedfamiliartome;itmighthavebeenTucson.Igazedatadisplayofwomen'sclothesinastorewindowandspokeout loudmy intent to see. Instantly,ablackmannequin,prominentlydisplayed,begantoglow.Igazednextatasalesladywhocameatthatmomenttorearrangethewindow.Shelookedatme.Aftervoicingmyintent,Isawherglow.ItwassostupendousthatIwasafraidsomedetailinhersplendorousglowwouldtrapme,butthewomanmovedinsidethestorebefore I had time to focusmy total attention on her. I certainly intended to followher inside;however,mydreamingattentionwascaughtbyamovingglow.Itcametomecharging,filledwithhatred.Therewasloathinginitandviciousness.Ijumpedbackward.Theglowstoppeditscharge;ablacksubstanceswallowedme,andIwokeup.

TheseimagesweresovividthatIfirmlybelievedIhadseenenergy…

RobertBruceAstralDynamics(1999)

…Iawokeatabouttwointhemorning,lyingonmybackwithmywholebodyvibrating.Icouldfeelmyselfabouttospontaneouslyproject.Myarmsandlegswerealreadystartingtofloatout.However, I didnotwant toproject. Iwas tiredandhadabusydayaheadofme, and justwantedtogobacktosleep.I'dbeenhavingaveryinterestingdreamupuntilthenandwantedtogoback into it if I could. I felt heavyand sluggishbutmanaged to roll ontomy left side.Thevibrationsstoppedimmediatelyandtheheavysinkingfeelingsoonleftme.Happynow,Isnuggleddownandrelaxedbackintomyself,concentratingonthedreamscapeIhadjustleftandthenameIhadgivenit:"Advantage."Ihopedthiswouldtakemebackintoit,asthistrickoftenseemedtowork.

Afteronlyafewseconds,IpoppeddirectlyintothedreamI'dleftearlier.Thetransitionwasbreathtaking.Therewasafullcontinuanceofwakingconsciousness.Ididnotfallasleepandthenwakeupwithinthedream,butprojecteddirectlyintoitfromthefullwakingstate.Isuddenlyappearedinabusy,brightlylitdepartmentstore,justliketheoneI'dbeendreamingofearlier.

In frontofme,adark-hairedyoungwomanwassettingupadiningroomdisplay. I sawpeople everywhere, shopping, serving, packing shelves, etc. Everything looked and felt real,stable,andsolid.Itwassimplymind-blowing!Ijumpedupanddownfewtimestofeeltheweightofmy body, then pinchedmyself, "Ouch!" This hurt just as it would in real life, andmy bodyweightfeltnormal.IwasfullydressedandcouldevenfeelthetextureofmysockswhenIwiggledmytoesinsidemyshoes.

Iglancedatmyhands.Theylookednormalanddidnotmelt.Itriedcreatinganappleinmyhand,butnothinghappened.ThedreamscapeIwasindidnotwaverintheslightest.Curious,Ithought,inanormalluciddreamtheenvironmentcanbealteredandanythingcanbecreatedby

imaginingit.Regardless,IwasfullyawarethatIwasdreaming.Iwalkedover to theyoungwomanandaskedherwhatshewasdoing.She toldme they

weregettingreadyforthebigday,whateverthatwas.Ipickedupalargevaseofflowersfromthetableinthemiddleofherfurnituresetting.Thechinafeltlikerealchinaandtheflowerssmelledlikerealflowers.Ipulledarosepetaloffandateit.Ittasteddry,scented,andfaintlybitter,justasarosepetalshouldtaste,butthetastedidnotlingerinmymouthasitnormallywould,Itippedthevaseandsplashedsomeofthewaterintomyhand.Itfeltcoldandwet,justlikerealwater.

Ibracedmyself,hopingthatIwastrulyinsidealuciddreamasIbelieved.Iyankedthelinentableclothfromunderthemaintablesettinginthedisplay.Italmostworked,butthevaseandacoupleofplatessmashednoisilyonthefloor.Afewpeoplelooked,butnooneseemedtocareaboutthebreakage,noteventheshopassistantwhosedisplayIhadjustruined.Shewentonunpackingandarrangingthingsasifnothinghadhappened,shakingoutanotherlinentableclothasshebusiedherselfresettingthetable.

More confident now, I walked down an aisle and pushed over several large pieces ofcheaplookingpotteryfromthetopshelf,oneatatime.Ilookedaroundtoseeifanyonenoticed.Thesemade very loud smashing sounds and broken pieces flew in all directions.A few peoplelookedover,butnoone seemed to care.Reassuredby this, Iwalkedover to the checkoutsandjumpedupontooneofthebenches.Afewpeoplelookedatme,butnooneseemedtocareandnoonesaidanything.

Islippedbackintomybodyandrolledontomybackthinking,"Wow!Thatwasincredible... so real!" I fought to controlmyexcitementand settledback intomyself again, trying togetback into the dream.Thiswasgetting really interesting. I held the store and its name inmindagainand tried to sinkback into it,but tonoavail.Thevibrations startedupagainand I feltmyself starting toproject.This time theprojectionreflexcaughtholdandbuzzedmeoutofmybody.Icametorestat thefootofmybed.ThehousewasdimandquietasI floatedaroundmybedroomdecidingwhattodo.Itookaquicklookatmyhands.Theylookedstrangelyelongatedandstartedmeltingaway.

Notwanting to continue theOBE, I doveback intomybodyandopenedmy eyes. I laythere for amoment, then closedmy eyes and tried to get back into the dream. The vibrationsstarted up again and another wave of falling, floating heaviness came over me as I startedprojecting again. I fought it off and rolled over onto my right side. The projection symptomsstopped,but Icouldn'tgetback intomydream.Irolledoverontomy leftsideandsettledbackintomyselfagain.Thispositionfeltmuchbetter.Holdingtheimageandnameofthedreamscapeinmindagain,Isoonfoundmyselfbackthere.

IreappearedinthestorewhereIhadstartedduringmylastvisit,severalminutesago.Thesameshopassistantwasbusilysettingupthesamediningdisplay.ThevaseI'dbrokenearlierwaswholeagainandbackonthetablewhereithadbeenearlier.Iwalkedthroughthestore,lookingforsignsofdamagefrommyearliervisit.EverythingIhadbrokenearlierwaswholeandbackontheshelvesagain.Itwaslikenothinghadeverhappened.Thiswasincredible!NomatterwhatIdid,thescenariorestoreditself.

Islippedbackintomybodyagainandrolledovertomyback,tryingtosettlemyselfandgetbackintomydream.Ithinkmyexcitementhadinterruptedit.Thevibrationsstartedagain,soIrolledovertomyleftsideagain.Iwasgettingthehangofthisnow,andrealizedthatprojectingintothedreamwasmucheasierfrommyleftside.Settlingbackintomyselfandholdingthestore'simageandnameinmymindagain,Islippedbackintothestore.EverythingwasnormalandIwasbackwhereIhadoriginallystarted fromagain,with thesameyoungladybusilysettingupherdiningdisplay.ShelookedupandsmiledasIwaved,thenhappilywentaboutherwork.Idecided

toexplorefurtherafieldbeforeanythingelsehappened,andwalkedoutpasttheservicedeskintothemall. Iwalked for some time,exploring thehugemall.Therewerea fairnumberofpeoplearound.

Everyoneseemedverybusyshopping,orpreoccupiedwithwhatevertheyweredoing.Ofnote, all the children I sawwere very quiet andwell behaved,walking like polite little robotsbesidetheirmothers.

There was some light background organ music playing and the usual noise of peoplequietlybustlingabout.Afewpeopleweretalkingontelephoneshereandthere,butnooneseemedtobechattingortalkingtoeachother.Peopleansweredwhenquestioned,buttheirreplieswereuninteresting and not very helpful. It seemed impossible to start a conversation that did notinvolvetalkingabouttheperson'simmediatetaskathand.

Everyone seemed to lack personality, like background characters in a movie. On thesurface this dreamscapewas incredibly real,maybe too real, but beneath the surface it lackedsomething.

This looked likereal life,butwasdefinitelynot thesame typeof real life Iam familiarwith.

I had decided to look for away out of themall and do some further exploringwhen Isuddenlyfeltweakandheavy.ThestrengthflowedoutofmeandIfeltlikeIwasmovinginslowmotion.MylegsfloatedslowlyupwardasIfelleversoslowlytothefloor,settlingthereweakandparalyzed.

PeoplesteppedoverandaroundmeasIlaythere,butnoonepaidanyattentiontome.Ifeltlikeachild'sballoonbobbingaboutonthefloor.Iwasweakandheavyandcouldnolongerfeelthenormalweightofmybody,norcouldIfeelthefloorbeneathme.

Islippedbackintomybodyagain,comingwideawakethistime.Irolledovertomybackandlaythereponderingthesignificanceoftheseexperiences.Thevibrationsdidnotstartupthistime,probablybecauseIwasprettymuchwideawakenow.Itwasobvioustomethatmyrestingposition had been affecting the different types of experiences I'd been having. I was far tooexcitedandwideawakebynowtodoanykindoffurtherexplorationwiththisphenomenon,soIgaveupandwenttogetadrinkandrecordthisexperienceinmyjournal…

TheAuthor’sExperiences

Below,Ipresentthemostinterestingexcerptsfrommyphasetravellog:ithappenedtomefor

thefirsttimeinthefallof1999.Oneoftheinterestingthingsabouttheseexcerptsisthattheydescribethedevelopmentofapersonalpracticefromtheteenageyearsthroughthepresentday.

It'sworthnotingthatmymanyyearsofexperienceandthousandsofphasesloggedhavehadastrong effect on the practical side ofmypractice. I long ago realized those desires andwants thateveryonehas,andatthat–manytimesover.Nowadays,Imostlydotechnicalexperiments,research,and hone my skills, all while obtaining elementary satisfaction from the practice itself and thevividness of sensation in it. That's why even the most recent excerpts from my log are notcharacteristicofthephaseasitisusuallypracticed.Theyaremerelythemostillustrativeexamples.Anunpreparedaudiencewouldsimplynotunderstandordinaryphases.

Aswiththeprevioussection, thereaderisencouragedtoexercisehis theoreticalknowledgebyundertakinganindependentandcriticalanalysisoftheexperiencesdescribed.

February2001

AGlassofJuiceI awoke at night and thought of the phase. That thought evoked strong excitation

bordering on fear, thanks to which I fell right into the phase. I began experimenting withvibrations, but was still afraid to separate. The vibrations gradually became so powerful thattheysimplythrewmeoutofmybody.Afterhavingovercomemyfearwithgreatdifficulty,Ithenfloatedabout the room.Asmy sight returned,night turned today. I then camebackdownandstoodonthefloor,extremelyfrightenedbytherealnessofeverythinggoingon.

However,therewasatableatthewindowoftheroomthatshouldn'thavebeenthere.ButIdidn'tevenstoptothinkaboutthat,asIwasneverthelessstillinshockoverwhatwasgoingon.Concentratingon the situationat hand, I noticedaglasswith somekindof liquid in it on thetable.Igottheideaoftestingouthowrealthesenseoftastewouldbe.Stilltotallysurprisedbytherealnessofeverything,Iwentuptothetable,pickeduptheglass,andheldituptomyeyesinordertogetabetterlookatit.Ithenhesitantlybroughtittomylips,andtookasip.MyGod!Ididn'texpectittobethatrealistic.Itwasaglassoftomatojuice.Icouldfeelitstexturewithmylips,tongue,andpalate.Bythetimeithitmythroat,Iwasalreadysavoringthetaste.Ifeltthecoldfromtheglassonmyhandsandlips–everythingwasindistinguishablefromreallife.

Relishing both the taste of the juice and my triumph in entering the phase, I quietlythought about the new frontiers opening up before me while quenching my thirst. However, Icompletelyforgotabouttheneedforconcentration,andhadafoul.Iwasinagreatmoodallthenextdayafterhavingdiscoveredthisexperience.

May2001

MaximumDeepeningRight after dinner, I decided to enter the phase using the directmethod. To that end, I

startedimplementingthedottingtechnique(concentratingmyattentionondifferentpartsofthebody). However, I encountered difficulties during relaxation: I could not stop my mind fromgettingdistractedwithotherthoughts.OnlywithgreatdifficultywasIabletoconcentrateonthetask.Ikepttorelaxation.Then,Ionceagainemployeddottingforabout20minutes,butnothingworked.However,weakvibrationsarosefromtimetotime.Meanwhile,Ibecamemoreandmoresleepy.Atonepointmyconsciousawarenesscheckedout,butthenquicklycameback(thisdidn'tseemtolastmorethanaminute,whichwasconfirmedbymyalarm-clockuponreturningtothebody)undertheinfluenceofmypreliminaryintentionnottofallasleep.Ithenbegantofeelalertandwas enveloped by vibrations,which occurred on their own in amid the transition betweenphysiologicalstates.Iwaseasilyabletoamplifythevibrations.

ThenIrolledout.However,thevibrationsbegantodiedown,andIwasreturnedbacktomybody.Itriedtoseparateagainbyclimbingout.Iwasabletodothisdespitegreatdifficulty.Iwas now suspended in an indeterminate space of vague sensation. While separating, I felt astrongfeelingofdiscomfortthatnearlypersuadedmetocuttheattemptshort.However,Iknewthatthissometimeshappensandalwaysoccursbeforeplungingintoamorestablephase.Inordertodeepenthisphase,Idecidedtoemploylevitation.

Itsucceeded,andIderivedrealpleasurefromthisprocess.Forsomereason,thelevitationdidnotleadmeintothedeepestphase,andsoIbegantofallhead-firstinordertofurtherdeepenit.

Themovementanddeepeningbroughtafeelingofslightuneasinessthatborderedonfear,butIwasabletokeepitundercontrolfromtheoutset.IsoonrealizedthatIwasinthedeepest

statethatIhadeverbeenin.Thisincreasedmyanxiety.Forthesakeofexperiment,Ikeptgoingdeeperanddeeper.Ibegantohavethoughtsabouttheimpossibilityofreturningtothebodyfromsuchdepths.Myvisionfadedinandout,becauseIwasmadeuncomfortableonlybymyfeelings,andnotbywhatIcouldseearound.Oncemyvisioncametome,whatIsawcannotbedescribedinwords.That'showuncommon,indescribable,andrealisticitwas.ItwasasifIwereseeingwithsomeotherorganof sight,one farmoreadvanced than thehumaneye. I couldn't feelmybody(neithermyrealorphantomone).

Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iphysicallyfeltmythoughts:whenIstartedthinkingaboutsomething,Ibegintoautomaticallymovethroughspace.Meanwhile,Icouldclearlytellthatmythoughtswerecausingthismovement.Mybrainsweresomehowbeingwrackedbythought.(thiswasthefirsttimeIhadeverhadthisexperience,andsoIcan'tsayhowrealisticitwas,orifitcouldactuallybeexperiencedinanormalstate.Nonetheless,thesensationwasquiterealistic).RealizinghowdeepIwasinthephase,Idecidedtogetoutofthere,asIwasafraidformylife.Asit iseasy tosuppose, thiswas, toput it lightly,noteasy. Ibegan to feel fear. Iwascompletelyunabletoentermybodyorgetcontrolofit.Oncewasfinallyabletofeelit,itfeltlikesomeoneelse's.Contrary tomy expectations, even concentrating onmy big toe did not help. Instead ofgettingmeoutof that state, relaxationdeepened it.Then, Igotcompletely lost:whatnormallyhelpedwasn'tworking,andtherewerenoothereffectivemethodstoemploy.Afterlongdesperateattempts,Ifinallymanagedtoentermybody.ThisonlyhappenedthankstoattemptstomoveanybodypartIcould,inadditiontoconcentratingonbreathing.

June2001

ADomedParadiseI suddenlybecameaware that Iwas inadream. I felt joyandsatisfaction.Thepositive

emotionsweresoplentifulthat,havingbecomeawareofmypresenceinaworldoutsideofreality,I triedtosharemyemotionswithpassersby.Ididn'tevencarethat therewasnopoint indoingthis.ItshouldbenotedthatIdidnothavetoreturntomybodyinordertodeepenthestateandseparateonceagain,asisnormallytobedone,astherewasanimmediateandatypicalrealismtomysurroundings.ItwasthatveryrealismthathadledmetobecomeawarethatIwasdreaminginthefirstplace.

Iwasinaveryinterestingplace:therewasnosky–insteadofit therewasalow,largeblue dome, which distributed a strange light across the entire space; the scenery all aboutrecalledacornerofparadise:therewerealotoffountains,streams,andnumerousarchitecturalcuriosities of unknown purpose. There were flora and fauna everywhere: all the streams wereteemingwithmyriad typesof fish,all the treeswerealivewith the chirpingof flocksof exoticbirds(fromsimplegreenparrotstothoseoffantasticappearance).Therewassomuchtotakeinallaround.Whereveronelooked, therewerebeautiful flowersandtreesofalldifferentshapes;manypeoplemilledaboutonallkindsofbusiness,payingnottheslightestdegreeofattentiontome,andthereweremanyobjectswithunfamiliarobjectsaround.

Allwasdistinguishedbyarichdisplayof life inall itsmanifestations.Everywherewascrowded,peopled,andtherewaspracticallynofreeplacetostand.Everythingliterallyteemed.However, therewas room enough tomove about. Iwas seized by intense emotion arising fromsuch an uncommon, and, most importantly, realistic and vivid landscape. Everything could betakeninvisually,andinminutedetail.Therewasalotofeverythingaroundtoobserve,Ididsowithrelish.Inotherwords,Iperformedthetechniqueofconcentration,Ididn'tevenhavetothinkabout procedures for maintaining. I didn't feel at all like carrying out my previously plannedtasks.Ididn'tneedanythingelsebuttoenjoythesimplepleasureofobservingthislittlecornerof

paradise.Ifeltlikeastrangerinastrangeworld,andwasveryhappytohavelandedinsuchaplace,andbeenabletoexperienceit firsthand.Forthis,Iwassincerelygratefulforthephase.Somethinglikethiswouldneverhavehappenedinreallife.Thethoughtoccasionallycametomethatthiswasnotsimplymyinnerworld,butactuallysomerealone.However,thelawsaccordingto which it operated went against this. The only thing that could have startled me was therealnessof thesituation.My innerworldcouldnotacceptsuch things,as Ihadalreadygrownaccustomedtothinkingaboutrealityinadifferentwayoverthecourseofmylife.

Mypresenceinthisparadisewasthreatenedbythepossibilityofmyconsciousawarenesscheckingout,andmesubsequently fallingasleep. Istarted tobecomequiteworriedabout this,and so had to perform some active exercises in order to keepmy awareness from submerging.Withoutthinkingtwice,Idecidedtostarttalkingwithpeoplethere,becausethiswasalwaysoneofthemostinterestingthingstodo.Unfortunately,everyonepresenttherewasunfamiliarwithmefromreality.Butthatdidnotbothermetoomuch,becauseaninterestingscenestartedtodevelopbeforemyeyes.

Twomenstartedsingingsomesongs,beforethattheyhadbeenquietlysittingonabenchand enjoying some unknown liquid from wineskins. From the tone of their voice and theirappearance, one could easily guess at the alcoholic inspiration for their vocal concert. Aftersinging the refrainsof somewell-known songs, theygraduated toobscene limericksand jokes.That'swhenitgotreallyinteresting.IexpectedthemtoreciteonlythingsthatIalreadyknew,butto my total surprise, this was not to be the case. I stood there and listened very carefully toeverything. Even though the limericks were funny, I wasmore shocked than amused, as I hadneverheardanyofthembefore.Thismeantthatatthatmoment,mybrainwasliterallycomposingquitehighqualitystuffonthefly,withoutanyinterventionintheprocessonmypart.PerhapsIhadoncebeenunwittinglyexposedtoeverythingthatIheardinthatworld,andsimplynotpaidattentiontoit,andnowitwascomingbacktomeinthisform.

Then,IsuddenlygottheideathatIshouldenjoymyselfinamoreactiveandunusualway.Afterall,oneoughtliveinthemoment...

March2002

HealingMyselfAfteroneofmanymorningawakenings,Ihadn'tmovedatallphysically,andimmediately

began trying to separate from the body. I realized after a couple of seconds of trying thatseparationwouldnothappenright then,andsoIpeeredintothevoidbeforemyeyes, tryingtodiscern any images. There weren't any, and so after a few seconds I started with phantomwiggling,whichmanifesteditselfsomewhatinthefeet:bothfeetinchedupsomewhat,andthemcamebackdown.Meanwhile,myearswerefilledwithasoftnoise,andtherewasaslight"buzz"inmybody.

Itriedtoincreasetheamplitudeofthemotionfor5to10seconds,butwasstillunabletoachieve anything. In order to overcome this barrier of some sorts, I decided to switch to thetechniqueofobservingimagesforsometime,andthencontinuewithphantomwiggling.However,theimagescameonsostrongthatIrealizedthatIcouldskipphantomwiggling,asitwouldbemuch easier to simply use the images.Beforemymind's eye appeared a river, and behind it asteephillwoodedwith tall trees. Ibegan topeer into it, trying to take in thewholepicture. Itimmediatelybecamesharperandsharper.Irealizedafter2to4secondsthatIwasviewingthepicturejustasiffromawindowinreallife.Assoonasthatrealizationcame,Irolledoutofmybodyandintotheroom.

I quickly got tomy feet and started palpating and trying to see.My vision returned at

once. The phase was sufficiently deep that I could see everything as clearly as in reality.Meanwhile, using the deepening techniques led to everything becoming much more visuallyintenseandcolorfulthanIwasaccustomedtoinreallife.Thisstartledmeabit.Thethoughtofreturning to the body even flashed through my mind, but I was able to overcome it, andimmediatelyconcentratedonthegoalsthatIhadset:treatinghighbloodpressure,conductinganexperimentontheviscosityoffluids,andsomeitemsoffuntoimprovemymood.

Iopenedthedoorofmywardrobe,whichinrealitycontainedaboxofmedicines.Ilookedforthedrugthatwastohelpmelowermybloodpressureoratleastmakeiteasiertodealwithmycondition.Delvingintothepackage,Itookoutthevarioustubesofointments,packages,andspray-cans, peeringat them inorder tomaintain thephase. I also tried to figureoutwhat themedicineswere,andwhetherornotIneededthem.

It took some time, as for 15 to 20 seconds I couldn't find anythingworthwhile. Then Isuddenly pulled out some blue bottle with pills. On it was written, "LifeMix – Life withoutHypertension.All thebestproducts inone."ThiswasveryclosetowhatIwaslookingfor,soIimmediately took two tablets, chewed them, and swallowed. They were awfully bitter anddistasteful.Atonepoint,thatbittertasteevenmademeforgetthatIwasinthephaseandthatIdefinitelyneededtodosomethingtokeepitfrombeingover.Insteadoflettingthathappen,Ibentdownandcoveredmyfacewithmyhands.

Suddenly,a strangewaveofunusual sensationscoursed throughmybody.Myheadandentirefacestartedtofillupwithblood,causingswellinginmylips,nose,cheeks,andeyelids.Itgoeswithoutsaying that thiswasanunpleasantsensation. Itwasmore thanunusual.Thiswasespecially true of the sensations I felt inside my head. It was as if it were heating up andexpanding.IfiguredatthatpointthatIhaddonesomethingwrong.

AssoonasIthoughtthat,Ifeltasifaballoonfilledwithcoldwaterhadburstinmyhead.Heretheheatturnedtocold,andmyheadandbody"decompressed"backdowntosize.Ifeltanuncommonlightnessandfreshnessinside.Ihadthesensationofhavingtappedanewreserveofstrengthandlife-energy.

Inordertonothavetosearchforthatbluebottleagain,Isetitontherightcornerofthelowershelf.Afterwards,Idecidedtocementtheeffectbyperformingaphysicalexercisethathadalwayscausedpaininmyheadduetoheightenedbloodpressure.Iranintothehallwayandsatonthefloor,withmybackagainstonewallandfeettowardstheother.Ipushedoffwithmylegswhilepressingmybackagainstthiswall,thussimulatingbearingaphysicalload.Allthewhile,Itriedtopeeratallaroundme,concentratingonmyposition.Thewallwouldn'tgive,andIhadtomake Herculean efforts to somehow straighten my legs. I bent my legs back again, and thenreturnedtotryingtostraightenthemout.

I had physically exerted myself more than once in the phase, which had always beenaccompaniedbyincreasedbloodpressureinthehead.Thiswasoftenpainful,andthediscomfortwouldevenlastthroughoutthemorningafterawakening.Thistime,myheadfelteasyandlight.Ijust concentrated on the physical effort, andnot on howhard this exercisewas to perform. Inaddition,I triedtodeliberatelyrelievemyheadofthatheavinessandpressure, tryingtocreatesubconsciousprogrammingforthephysicalworld.Inadditiontoalloftheabove,Ididmybesttogivemyselfhypnoticsuggestions.

Thatdone,Imovedontothenextitemsinmyplanofaction....

April2002APhaseGonetoWaste

…Afteranotherawakening,Idecidedtotrytoenterthephase.Eventhoughtherewereno

symptomsofthephasebeingclose,Iwasimmediatelyabletorollout.Surprisedathoweasyithadbeentorollout,Ibegantodeepenbypalpation:firstIranmyhandalongthelengthofthebed,andthenstartedpattingdownobjectsnearit.Thesensationsgraduallybecameincreasinglyreal.ButstillIcouldnotsee.So,Idecidedtocontinuewithpalpation,hopingthatvisionwouldcome by itself, as it always had before in such cases. After taking several footsteps about theapartment, vision came back to me somewhat blurrily. I was easily able to deepen it byconcentratingonmyhands.

Insteadofdoinganythingproductivelikeconductingresearch,Idecidedtohavesomefun.Tostartwith, I skyrocketed through theapartmentsabovemine, experiencing theunforgettablefeelingofflyingthroughconcretefloors.Ithenrepeatedthemotionintheoppositedirection,allthe way down to the ground floor. I could see how my neighbors had decorated their homesthrough that flightupanddown theapartmentcomplex.Therewasagreat temptation tocausehavocintheapartmentonthefirstfloor,butIwasevenmoreinterestedinflying.So,Iblastedoffheadlongatanangleupthroughthewallandoutintotheopenair.Iflewabout50yardsoutandhoveredovertheapartmentcomplex'splayground.Inordertostayinthephase,Iwouldlookatmyhandsfromtimetotime,andonlythentakeinthelandscapeinbetweendoingso.Myheartleapedattheheight.Icouldfeelwaftsofaircomingfrombirdsflyingby.Thisallgavemearealhigh.AtonepointIfadedsomewhatandalmostlostthephase,butmanagedtocreatevibrationsthroughstraining thebrain. Iwas longable tomaintain thephaseafter thatbycontrolling thevibrations,withouthavingtoresorttoconcentration.

Ithencameupwithabrilliantidea–Idecidedtotrytotestmyselfintheroleofafighterpilot. Itwasnot easy to concentrateon thisgoal. Iquicklypickedup speed,andyawed to theside.Thehigher thespeed I flewat, the louder thescreaming inmyears. I felt themaddeningvelocityandG-forcewitheverycellinmybody.Ofcourse,Icouldhavechosentofeelonlythemovement itself,but Ideliberately tuned in to the sensationofall theaerodynamiceffects.Airwhistled by with increasing warmth as it flowed aroundme. It was only with difficulty that IovercameinstinctualfearthatIhadbroughtinwithmefromtherealworld.Cloudswhizzedbyabove,andbelowmewerehomes,forests,andpeople–everythingwassorealthatIhadtoreallyponderwhatwasgoingon,andwhattomakeofit...

January2004

AJourneyintoOuterSpaceMybodywas still very tired, even though I had already been able to sleep for several

hoursthatnight.AssoonasIlaydown,Ialmostimmediatelyfeltvibrationsoccurring,butwasnotrelaxedenoughtobringthemuptofullforce.Atthemoment,thebestwaytorelaxandenterthephaseseemedtometobethrough"trans-awakening"(thefree-floatingstateofmind).Iturnedout to be right, as after the fifth or sixth time I felt intense vibrations envelopingme fromallsides.Inthiscase,therewasnoneedtoamplifythevibrationsordeepenthephase,asmybodywastired,anditwouldcreateamostdeepstateallonitsowninordertomorequicklyrestoreitsvitalenergies.Ijustlayforsometimeandobservedthechangesoccurringwithinme.However,Icouldnotremainidleforlong,lestIunintentionallyfallasleep.

I spent some time on fixing my secondary attention on avoiding falling asleep andinvoluntaryexitfromthephase.Irolledout.Asusual,Irolledoutofthebedasifforreal,butnothittingthefloor.Instead,IhoveredabovethefloorasifIhadfallenonaone-foothighinvisibleairmattress.Ihaverolledouthundredsoftimes,butIalwaysexperiencedoubtinthebackofmymindthatIamactuallyfallingoutofbedinreality.

Amultitudeofideasflashedthroughmymindonhowtousethisposition.Iimmediately

formulatedanapproximateplanofaction,whichincludedthosesenselessthingsthatIsaveforarainyday.However,Ifirstdecidedfortheumpteenthtimetoobserveouterspacescenes.Itookupmygoal: theCosmos.HereIwas immediatelypickedupbyamysterious force thatwhiskedmeawayatbreakneckspeed.Myvisionquicklycamebacktome,andIfoundmyselffloatinginanunknownpartof theCosmos.Idon'tknowhowtrue-to-lifethesensationswere,asIhaveneverbeeninouterspace.Nonetheless,Iprobablyexperienceditjustlikeitwouldbeinreallife.Sightwasthepredominatesensehere,Istoppedpayingattentiontotheotherfour.Takinginthegalaxywithin my field of view brought fantastic pleasure. The unusualness in the visual perceptionconsistedintheuncommonwaythatmyeyeshadtofocus,aswerarelyuseoureyesinthatwayinreallife.Takinginthegalaxyrequiredmyeyestofullyuncrossandlookatthesightinparallel.The galaxy seemed as if it were alive, and I said to myself that this was probably the mostbeautifulthingthatIhadeverseen.

However,Icouldn'tstay there for long,as therewasnothingtoconcentratemysenseofsighton,becausetheobjectswereveryfaraway.Ireturnedtothevoid,and,suspendedinastaticposition,createdstrongvibrations.Forawhile,Isimplyenjoyedthisuncommonsensation.Itwasinterestingtoobservethecharacteristicsofthisphenomenon.WhenIraisedmyarmsandbroughtmypalmstowardsmyface,Ifeltstrong,warmwindstreamingfromthemtomyface.Noisefilledmyears.WhenIpalpatedmyheadwithmyhands,itseemedasifIwastouchingmyunprotectedbrain,buttherewasnopain.

I enjoyed this state for some time, plunging in some unknown direction. After a shortflight,Iwasejectedbackintomyroomathome.Thistimeeverythinginitcorresponded100%toreality,enoughthoughIhadnotsetmyselfthatgoal.Nothinginterestedmeintheroom,andsoIwalked throughmybedroomdoor into theother rooms,with everythingas in real life. I didn'thave to look long for adventure, as I foundmymother and brother in the other room, both ofwhomIhadnotseenforawhile.Ispokewiththemaboutanythingthatcametomind,justforthesakeofhearingtheirvoicesandgettingachancetolookatthem.Thiswasarealgiftforme.ButIfadedoutabit,andwasonlyablewithgreatdifficultytoregaincontroloverthestatethroughtheinfamoustechniqueoffallinghead-first…

October2006

AMurderedFriendDon'twatch themorningnewsandeatat the same time. I vomitedall today'sbreakfast

into the toilet after watching the news report that someone I knew, far from a passingacquaintance, had been brutally killed that night. He had tried to call me a couple of weeksbefore,butIhadn'tbeeninthemoodtoaccompanyhimonanotheroneofhisdrinkingbouts.Formyownpeaceofmind,Idecidedtosomehowtrytomakeamends.

I lay down. With great difficulty, I calmed down and began to focus my attention onphantomwigglingwithmyarm.Nowigglingoccurredatfirst,butonceitcame,itstartedquicklyincreasing inamplitude.Ashort lapse inconsciousnessoccurredafterabout10minutes,andIwasabletoeasilygetupoutofbed.

Ididn'tneedtodeepen.Afterclosingmyeyes,Iimmediatelyfocusedmyattentionontheimageofmyfriend.Then,somethingpickedmeupandmovedmeinanunknowndirection.Afterseveral seconds, Iwas literally thrown into the kitchenofhisapartment.Asusual, he sat inachairata tableclutteredwithcognac.Hedidn'tpayanyattention tome.Hedidn't lookgood,withmanybruisesandcutsonhisfaceandarms.Althoughtherewasalmostnoblood,itwasallawful to look at due to the hyper-realism, and I began to feel nauseated again.When I camecloser,heturnedtomeandsobbed...I triedtoaskhimwhathadhappened,becausetheydidn't

sayexactlywhathadoccurredonthenews.Itturnedoutthathislifestylelayatthecauseofitall.Hestartedshoutingthathewantedtolive,andthathewouldnolongeractlikethatifhecouldonlyliveagain.Iapologizedfornothavingpickedupthephone.Ilookedathimforthelasttime.And,actingagainstmybeliefs,Ireturnedtomybody.

Byevening,hisexplanationofwhathadhappenedwasconfirmed.Asforhisbehaviorandexternalappearance,theywereunderstandablytriggeredbymystillrawemotions.IthinkthatifImeethiminseveralmonths,he'lllookandactdifferently.

August2008

AnExperimentandaLoveStoryIwokeupatabout8:00amandtookacoldshower,butwasstillunabletogetintowork

mode.Idecidedtogobacktosleep.Giventhatthiswouldbeagoodtimemakeattemptstoenterthe phase, I decided to trymakea goof it.However, Iwasn't in themood to try anythingbutphantomwiggling.Notreallyexpectinganythingtocomeofit,Ihalf-heartedlyandmonotonouslytried to"rock theboat"withonehand.Thathand, in turn,quicklyyieldedandstartedmoving,thoughinitiallywithlittleamplitude.Alreadyhavingpracticallyfallenasleep,Inoticedthattheamplitude had increased dramatically and my hand began to literally slip out of my body. Idecided to monitor the situation more closely, and was able to move my forearm further andfurthertoeachside.Atsomepoint,Iwasabletotraceafullcirclewithit.Itthenoccurredtomethattherehadbeenamarkedchangeinmysenseofbodilyperception.Somethingclearlystartedtooccur.Itriedtorollout.Thatdidnotwork,butvibrationsaroseuponattemptingit.Thisservedasasignaltotrymoreactivelytorollout.Itriedagain–anditworked.Granted,therewassomedifficultyandsluggishnessinvolved,butitworked.

Irolledoutoffthebed,butthestatewasunstable:therewerenodistinctsensations,andIwas drawn back intomy body. I began erratically palpating everything. The pull onmy bodygraduallydisappeared,andafter5to10secondsmysightstartedtoreturn.Iusedittodeepenbypeering.Thatprovedtobethedecisivefactor.Thephasebecamehyper-real.

Irememberedrightthenandtherewhatneededtobetriedinthisphase,andIbeganfromthemost important item–experimentingwith translocation. Ihadwanted tocheckonceagainhowdifficult itwas to translocate inspaceusingthedoor technique.First, Iclosedthedoor.Ifocusedmyattentionon therebeinganauditoriumbehind it inwhichIwas togivea lecture. Iopenedthedoor,walkedintotheauditorium,andclosedthedooronceagainbehindme.I thenfocusedmyattentionontheothersideofthedoorbeingtheweight-roomofthegymthatIgoto.Iopenedthedoor,andlookedintotheweight-room.Then,Ishutthedoorandopeneditagain–theweight-roomwasstillthere.Iwentintoitandclosedthedoorbehindme.Ithenfocusedondeepouter-spacebeingbehindthedoor.Iopenedthedoor,whichledintothehallwaythatwouldhave been there if I were really in the weight-room. I closed the door and concentrated evenharder onouter-space beingbehind it. I started to open the door, but something seemed to beholding it back from the other side. I had to use force to get the door to budge. After that, itopenedallthewayeasily.Atthatpoint,Inoticedthatthephasespacebegantoblur.However,Imanagedtoconcentrateandrestoreitsrealismbystrainingthebrain.Behindthedoorwasdeepouter-space.

Istoodattheentrancetotheweightroom,andliterallyastepinfrontofmewasendlessexpansewithoutbeginningorend.Icouldbreathefreely.Anicydraftcameinthroughthedoor.Experiments have shown that unless one is simply going from one room into another,translocatingusingdoors isoneof themoredifficultmethods.Suchdifficulty isprobablyonlyduetotheinternalpsychologicalblocksthatpeoplehave.Whilestandingandanalyzingwhatwas

happening,Iwassuckedintoastencil.Theonly thingthatIcoulddoat thatverymomentwasgrabatthedoorhandle,whichIdidalmostautomatically.

Ithenfeltmyselflyinginmybody.However,myhandwasclearlystillgraspingthedoorhandle.Ibeganmovingthephantomhandoneveryplane,andsoonfeltthatIwouldbeabletoseparate.Ieasilyrolledoutandfoundmyselfinmyroom.

Iquicklybrought the state toa levelofhyperrealism throughpeering interspersedwithpalpation.RealizingthatIhadalreadyachievedmyprimaryobjectives,IgaveintoadesiretomeetwithagirlwhomIhadnotseenforawhile,butstillhadfeelingsfor.Iwenttothebathroomdoor,andopeneditwithoutashredofdoubtthatshewouldbeontheotherside.Andthat'sjusthowithappened.Iopenedthedoorandsawbehindhertheinteriorofmyoldapartmentwhereshe used to visit me. I had of course hoped to have seen her naked in the bathtub, but thisscenariowasnotbadatall.

Shewassittingonthecouchandlookingoutthewindow.IfeltthatsheunderstoodthatIwasclose-by.Iwentupandsatdownonthefloornexttoher.Icuddleduptoandstartedbeingaffectionate with her. Thanks to the hyper-realism of the experience, the sensations wereincrediblyintenseandamazing.Simplystrokingherskirtandjacketwasastunningexperience,as it oncewas in reality. It was extremely pleasant to feel her soft andwarm body under herclothes,pantyhose,andknee-highstockings.

OnceIbroughtmyhandtoherheadandbegantakingherhairawayfromherface,sheturnedtowardmeandsmiled.Afterseeingthegazeofthosesameveryeyesandthatsamesmile,therewasnothingIcoulddoinresponsebutsmile.Icontinuedtomovemyhandsoverherface,head,andbodyinordertomaintainthephase.Hereyesweresad,hersmileseemedtobeamidtears.Butallthewhile,herexpressionwasmoreopenandsincerethanithadeverbeeninreality.

Shealsostartedtosmoothmyfaceandhands.ShethencametoaskmehowIwasdoingand what I had been up to. Understanding that such communication was only a formality ofsecondaryimportanceinthephase,Iansweredonlyinmonosyllables,allthewhileenjoyingthefact that Iwas next to her, could feel her touch, see her eyes, and hear her painfully familiarvoice.Surprisingly, Iwasnotoverwhelmedby theunbridled sexual instincts thatusuallyarisewhencontactingtheoppositesexinphase.

Afterspendingsomemoretimewithher,Idecidedthatitwastimetobringthemeetingtoaclose,asIcouldseeheranothertime.Beforemestillremainedthetaskofenteringandexitingmybodymultipletimes.Practicingthatskillhadbeenapartofmypreliminaryplanofaction.

I intentionallyreturnedtomybodyandimmediatelybegantryingtoexit it. Iwaseasilyable to roll out. I returned back to my body, and then rolled out of it again. However, myconnectiontorealitygreatlyincreasedafterthatlastreturn,andittookafairamountofefforttoliterallyflyoutofmybody.Iwouldalsohavetoemploythetechniqueofforcedfallingasleep.

Having foundmyself floatingonceagain in thecenterof theroom,Iclearlyunderstoodthattherewasnopointinreturningbackagaintothebody.Withoutevenbotheringtostrengthenthe phase through deepening, I nevertheless intentionally rushed back tomy body in order todiscoverthelimitofmyowncapabilities,andfurtherrefinemyskillatexitingthebody.Caughtinastencil,Iwasatfirstbarelyabletomove,butthenIwasseizedbyawaveofawakening.Iswitched to forced falling asleep, and then on to observing images when forced sleep did notwork.No imagesappeared. Iagainbegan to try todivide,but thenarose the feelingofhavingfullyawakened.

I started trying to move my hands down along my body and back. Phantommovementaroseafterseveralseconds,andmyconsciousnessimmediatelysubmergeddeeply,sinkingawayfromtheoutsideworld.Ifocusedevenmoreonmovement,anditoccurredevenfurther.Istarted

totrytogetup.Iwasableto,butverysluggishly.Mybodyseemedtobeseveraltimesheavierthanitreallywas.Anyrelaxationonmypartimmediatelynailedmebacktothestencil.AtsomepointImanagedtocompletelyseparate,andfoundmyselfnexttothebed.Itriedchaoticallytouseallavailabledeepeningtechniques,butnothinghelped,andIwasreturnedtomybody.Iwasdoneforthatsession.

January2009

ObtainingInformationOnceIgot intobed, I foundmyself in themoodto tryentering thephaseusingadirect

technique.Afterhavinglaiddownforabitandsomeend-of-the-dayreflection,whichcalmedandrelaxedme to someextent, Ibegan toconcentratemyattentionon imagined rotationalongmyhead-to-toeaxis. Iwasunable to rotatemore thanhalfway for the firstminute.But then Iwasabletorotateallthewayaround,anditgoteasierandeasierwitheachminute.Irotatedinonedirection,andthenanother.Iperiodicallylapsedintosleepandshallowdreaming.Ididnoteventry to attempt separation when surfacing, because I did not feel any phase symptoms. At onepoint, conscious awareness sank into unconscious for a longer period of time than before (Ialmostcompletelyfellasleep).WhenIcameto,therotationwassomewhatsluggish.Iintensifiedtherotation,which thenspunmearoundlikeanelectricmotor:mywholebodywasabuzzwithvibrations,eventhoughtherotationwasstillimaginary,andnotasperceptuallyrealasusual.Ialsoheardnoise.ItbecameclearthatifIwasnotalreadyinthephase,thenIwasclosetoit,andsoI tried torollout for the first time. Itworked likeacharm.However, Ididnot fallonto thefloor,butfloatedaninchortwoaboveit,asitseemedtome.

Wastingno time, Iabruptly stoodup in themiddleof the room. I couldn't see the roomaroundme,butclearlyunderstoodthatIwasinit.Iquicklybegantopalpatethefloor,closet,bedlinen,myowntorso,andsoon.Onthewhole,Icouldimmediatelytellthatthephasewasdeep,eventhoughIcouldn'tsee.Idideverythingmoreoutofhabit,andinordertoensurealongandconfidentphase.Moreover, thelapseinconsciousnesswasrecent,anditwouldbenecessarytofully regain consciousness before going into action, otherwise I might easily drift out of thephase.After5 to10secondsofpalpation,myvisionreturned.Assoonas itdid, Istaredatmyhands,peeringatallthelinesonmypalmsandfingers.Thephasebecamenotonlyrealintermsofperception–itbecamehyper-real.

At thatmoment, Iquicklydefinedmygoals: toobtain informationaboutphase training,andtoconductanexperimentontheconnectionbetweenthebodyperceivedinthephaseandthephysicalbody leftbehindon thebed. Ididn't initially recallwhatelsehad Iwanted todo,butfiguredthatI'dremembertheothertaskswhilecompletingthefirsttwo.

Allthatthoughtonmyplanofactiondidnottakemorethantwoseconds.Ithenclosedmyeyesandconcentratedonfindingawiseoldman.Iabruptlyflewoff,andquicklyenoughfoundmyselfinahut,enteringasifstaggeringinafterflyingthroughthewall.Thewisemansatfacingawayfromme,soIquicklywalkedaroundtofacehim,andthenaskedhimhowIcouldimprovemy teaching methodology at seminars. I expected that he would once again propose certaintricks-of-the-trade and special techniques. Instead, he unexpectedly said that it was worthworkingmoreactivelyontheemotionalfactorandespeciallymotivation,asmanysimplydonotmake the necessary effort, mainly because they don't understand what awaits them and howinteresting it is.Even though their techniqueshouldbecorrected, there'snotpoint indoingsowhentheyaren'talwaysmotivatedanddonotperformthetechniquesthoroughly.

Having obtained what I needed and having set its analysis aside for later, I tookadvantage of the opportunity and asked a question concerningmy personal relationshipswith

people that Icareabout inmy life.However, theresponsecausedme to fadeout,andmymindwanderedforacoupleofmoments,whichwasenoughforeverythingtobecomeblurred.Realizingthat directly employing maintaining techniques would be useless at this point, I just tried tomaintainthephasebygrabbingthesage'sbeard.Iendedupinmybody,butwithmyhandstillholdinghisbeard,whichIstronglyclutchedinmyhandinordertoamplifytheflowofsensationsasmuchaspossible.Rubbingmyhandwiththebeard,Iwasabletoalmosteffortlesslygetoutofbed.Afterpalpatingthenearbyspacewithmyfreehandandrealizingthat thestatewasstableenough, I began trying to scrutinize the handwith the beard, holding it close tomy eyes.Myvisionstartedtoreturn,andwithinseveralsecondsIwasalreadyabletoseethespaceandmyhanditselfquiteclearly.Initlayathickclumpofgrayhair.Thismademelaugh.Itriednottogetdistracted,andwasabletocontainmyself.

Then,Ibegantostudytheconnectionbetweenthebodythatisvisibleonthebedfromthephase,andtherealphysicalone.Perhapsthephasespaceitselfcametomyaid,becauseitwaspreciselyatthattimethatIsawmybodyindeedlyingonthebed.Ihadbeenenjoyingthissightlessandlessfrequently,thoughatthebeginningofmypracticeIexperienceditwithnearlyeveryexitfromthebody.

Watchingmyselffromtheoutsidewasonceagainnotverypleasant,somethingjostledmeinsideandarousedmixedfeelings.ThiswasperhapsbecausethepersonIwaslookingatdidnotexactlycorrespondtohowIexperiencemyselftobe.Ibegantotouchhisfeet,stomach,andhead.Contrary tooldwives' tales, thisdidnot causeanygettingpulled intoa stencil– thisprocessdeepened andmaintainedmy phase, as it was a type of sensory amplification. At some point,touchingandexaminingtheface,Ialltooclearlyrealizedthatitwasme.Everythingfadedforamoment,andIevenfeltsomeone'shandsonmyface.ButIwasthenabletogobacktowhatIwasdoing,andcontinuedonwiththesameclarityofpurpose.Iwrappeduptheexperiment.

Here it dawned onme that I could not remember what else I had wanted to do. Quitedisappointed,Inowhadtogoonwithdoingthefirstthingthatpoppedintomyhead,soasnottowastetherestofthephaseasaresultofmypoormemory…

December2010

TurningintoLenin'sMummyItwasanexhaustingday:flyingintoSeattlefromLA,andthendrivingouttoYelmjustin

timeforthefirstsessionofaseminar.That'swhytheplanwasn'ttoenterthephase,buttoatleastcatchuponsomesleep.

Iawokequiteearlythenextmorning,andwentrightforthekitchentogetatasteofthedelicioustreatsthatmyhostesshadbaked.Itwasalreadyfairlylightoutside,andIgotachancetoenjoythebeautyofthebrookandpineforestoutsidethewindow.Ithoughtabouthowniceitmustbetoliveinaplacewithsuchscenery.Afterhavingenjoyedsometastytreatswithaglassofmilk,Iwenttogobacktobed.AsI laydown,Inearlyimmediatelyheardsomenoise.Thiswaspuzzling, as the phase rarely comes to me so quickly and without lapses in consciousness.Meanwhile,suchnoiseisadefinitivesignthataphaseisalreadyinprogress.Somethingwasn'tright…

Then, it finallydawnedonme:upin thesenorthernpartsat this timeof themorning, itsimplycouldn'thavebeenaslightoutsideasithadseemedtomewhenIwaswalkingaboutthegueststoryofthehouse.Ithadallhappenedinthephase!Thetreats,themilk,andtakinginthelandscape.AndevenI,withallofmyexperience,wouldhaveneverfiguredthatoutifitweren'tfor that noise which betrayed the fact that I was in the phase once I returned to my body.Incredible…

Irolledoutofmybodyrightawayandgotonwithaseriesofexperiments…Assoonasmyobligatoryplanofactionhadbeencompleted,Iwasreturnedbacktomy

body.Irolledoutagainwitheaseanddecidedto justrunthroughthebeautifulenvironsof thefabled little town of BlueberryHill, upon arriving there by force of will. The placewas quiteimpressive.Irushedthroughthewindowandbegansprintingaroundthehousefromadistanceof100yards,intentlyscrutinizingeverythingIcameacross.

Mysecondaryplanofactioncomplete,Iwasreturnedbacktomybody.Icouldn'trecallanythingelse important todo.ButIhad tosqueezeeverythingoutof thisphase,anduse it forstillmore.Forsomereason,outoftheblueIgotthestrangeideaofturningupinsideVladimirLenin'smummifiedbodyathis tombinMoscow'sRedSquare.Without firstseparating, Ibegantryingtofeelmyselfbeinghim.Mybodyimmediatelyshortenedinstature.Ibegantofeelmyselfintheexactbodypositionthathismummyliesin,aswellasinitsclothing.Forthefirsttimeinalongwhile,onceIbegantofeelthesurroundingenvironment,beinginthephasefeltveryscary.Theincrediblerealnessofsensationevokedsomestrangeterrorthatmademedecidetocutthephaseshort,againstmyownadvice.Ireturnedtomybodywithonlyminordifficulty.Iopenedmyeyes.Itwaspitchblackallaroundme.Thetimewas2am.

Iwent back into Lenin's body, but the terror did not return. Thiswas unfortunate, as Iwould like toexperiencesuchextraordinary feelingsagain.Seeingas thenearlydumbfoundingaccountofmyadventurewasillustrativeofmanyitemsonthecurriculum,Idecidedtoshareitandeveryoneatthenextday'sseminargotagoodlaughoutofit.

May2011

ATypicalInvestigativePhaseIawokeat6AM,turnedonCNN,andhadabitetoeat,asismycustom.Aftercatchingthe

latestnews,Iturnedoffthetelevision.Ithenbegantoattentivelyreviewmyplanofactionfortheday'supcomingphasesandaddinnewdetails.Themorning'sfirstphasewastobedevotedtoanexperiment onmaintaining bymeans of assuming an extremely uncomfortable or even painfulpositionwith the perceived (subtle) body. The second phasewould be needed to undertake anexperimentontheconsistencyofbodilyperception:somehowseparateorcutoffanarmandseewhathappenswithsensations.Otheritemsontheplanofactionforthisandsubsequentphasesconsistedofmoredown-to-earthandeverydaygoals.

At6:20AMIclosedthebalconydoor, insertedearplugs,andputonasleepingmasktokeepsunlightfrominterfering.Afterlyingdowninacomfortablepositiononmystomach,Ionceagain thoughtaboutmyplanofaction. Idecided toenter thephaseusingadirect technique. Ididn'tstartoffwiththetechniquerightaway.Instead,Idecidedtoreachtheedgeofsleepfirst.Igotlostinthoughtatsomepoint,andmyimaginingsturnedintoepisodesthatenvelopedme.Mymindwasthenabruptlyreturnedtothestencil,andItriedtoseparate,butunsuccessfully.Ithenbegantodotherotationtechniquequiteslowlyandpassively.Myawarenessonceagainbegantofade, and another shallow lapse in consciousness took place. On the way back up, neitherstandingup,norlevitating,norrollingoutweresuccessfulasseparationtechniques.Meanwhile,I could clearly sense an approaching phase. I started doing sensory-motor visualization,imagining that I had already separated and was walking about the roomwhile deepening thephase.Thoseimaginedsensationsstartedbecomingrealafteranothermicro-lapseinconsciousawarenessaboutthreeminutesin.

As soon as the sensations had become true-to-life, I rapidlymade them hyper-realisticthroughamixofpalpation,peering,andfocusedintention.Then,Ifellbackwardstothefloorandfoldedmylegsunderneath,tryingtorecreateapullingfeelinginmyhipsthathadoncehelpedme

tostayinthephaseforalongtime.Thistime,however,mylegsbentquiteflexibly,andsonopainorstrainarose.Feelingthatthephasewouldsoonendanyway,Ibegantotwistmylegsevenmoreintensely.Mildpain finallycame.Realizing that I couldn'thope formuchmoreat thatpoint, Idecidedtoseewhethersuchweaksensationswereenoughformaintainingthephase.Nowfading,Ikeptmylegsinaspainfulapositionaspossible.Istartedcountingthesecondsthatwentby,allthewhileenjoyingatranquilityuncharacteristicofthephase.Afterall,stayinginthephaseforaslongaspossibleusuallyrequireschaoticactioninordertostimulateallofthesenses.At26seconds in, thesensationsabruptlybegan todissipate,asdid thepain.Severalseconds later, Iwasbackinmystencil.Iwasunablereenterthephasestate,whichmeantthatithadfullyrunitscourse.

Ibeganfallingbackasleepwiththeintentionofrepeatingthetestduringmynextphaseexperience, andonly thenmovingon to the other activities onmyplanof action.The indirectmethodwouldbringmetwicemoreintothephasethatmorning,allowingmetocontinueonwiththeexperiment.Yetanotherphasewouldcomethankstobecomingconsciouswhiledreaming,andallthisby9:30AM.

June2012

ACraftyPhaseEntryI lay inbed torestmyeyes,butunexpectedly fellasleep.Uponawakening, Idecided to

enterthephaseoutofforceofhabit.However,itwasasunnydayandIwasn'twearingasleepmask. No matter what I tried, the bright sunlight interrupted the effect of any technique andscatteredmyattention.Atthatpoint,itseemedlikenothingwasgoingtowork.

WasIevenallowedtohaveanunsuccessfulattempt,seeinghowItelleverybodyhoweasyitistoenterthephase?!That'swhenIgotanunusualidea.Inano-matter-whatmanner,Istartedimaginingmyselfcrawlingovertheedgeofmybedandhidingunderneathit.Thesensationswereonlyabout20percentrealistic,beingpracticallyonlyimagined.AssoonasIappearedunderthebed, where it was dark and there was no bright sunlight, it became dark insidemy eyes, andsensationsbecamerealistic.Icrawledouttheothersideofthebedinadeepandstablephase.Meanwhile,itwasalreadynightintheroomandthelampwason...

September2014

ATypicalInvestigativePhaseIawokeandbegantryingtoenterthephase,butwasunabletoimmediatelyappearatmy

destination. Nor was I able to separate. The techniques were also working quite poorly andbroughtnoeffect.That'swhenIstartedtryingtofallbackasleep.Afterafewseconds,oncemymindhadnearlyturnedcompletelyoff,Itriedagaintoseparateandrealizedthatitwasgoingtoworkrightthen.

Insteadofseparating,Idecidedtoplaywiththepropertiesoftheundeepenedphaseandbeganundergoingvariousmetamorphoses inmybodilyperception,as thiswas in linewithmyplanforthephase.Atsomepoint,mylegswerelikeanewborn's,andstartedfromsomewhereonmychest,justbelowtheneckline.Allthatremainedofmyleftarmwasafistgrowingoutofmyback, and my right arm had become several times bigger than my real one. The sensationsemanatingfrommynewbodywereextremelyintenseandstunninglyrealistic.Itheneasilyrolledoutofbedandontothefloor,andquicklyreassumedmyusualappearance.Myvisionwasblurry,andsoIbegantouchingandscrutinizingeverythingaround:thefloor,mybed,therug,thetable,andsoon.Afterafewseconds,mysensationsstabilized.

While still in theprocessofdeepening, Ionceagainmadealterations tomy sensations

andtheexternalappearanceofmyarminordertoobserveiftherewasanycorrelationbetweenan anatomical change to the body in the phase and the real physical body. Since such theexperimentwasapassiveone,Ineededtodostillsomethingelsesothatthephasewouldn'tendquickly.Ifocusedmyattentiononthesensationsofmychangedanatomyanddecidedtosimplystudytheouterregionsofthephase–thatis,toindulgeinmyfavoriteactivitythere.

At first, I simply openeda fewboxes ona table to seewhatwas inside them, and thenfoundmyselfinthestreetuponhavingjumpedoutthewindow.Thereweren'tanypeople,andthatallowedmetoskipacrossdifferentpartsofthestreetwhilescrutinizingvariouseverydaystreetobjects and plants. I had no goal besides staying in the phase as long as possible andconcentrating on the sensations of my altered body. It also served as an additional factor inmaintainingthestate.

Suddenly,peopleappearedinmyfieldofvision,andIfounditquiteinterestingtowatchtheminordertorelishincontrollingthemwitheithersomepoorlyunderstoodcapabilityofmybrain, or some other mechanism. I very clearly understood that this was risky in terms ofmaintainingthephase,butmycuriositymademethrowcautiontothewind.Asalways,itseemedthatIcouldcontrolmyawareness,butatsomepointIlostawarenessthatIwasinthephaseandsimplyfellasleepwhiletalkingtosomeone.Theexperimenthadbeencutoff,butIwasstillabletoholdmyattentiononmymaingoal(alteringmyperceptionofmyarm)rightupthroughtothemomentIsankbackintosleep.

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Appendix

SendInYourExperiences!

Ifyou'vebeenabletoenterthephase,thenthePhaseResearchCenterisalwaysinterestedin

studyingyourexperience,aswellaspossiblyusingitinitswork.Pleasesendyourthefirstandmostinteresting journeys by email to obe4u@obe4u.com. Don't forget to include your full name, age,countryandcity,aswellasprofession.

AnswerstotheFinalTest(Chapter14)

1. A,B,C,D;2. D;3. B,C,D;4. A,B,C,D;5. B;6. C;7. A,D,E;8. B,C;9. A,C,D,E;10. A,D,A+D;11. B,C,D,E;12. E;

13. B,F;14. C,E;15. A,B,D;16. E;17. B,D;18. –;19. A,B,C,D,E;20. B,C,E;

Attention!

Whenmaking attempts to enter thephase, thepractitioner shouldhave complete confidence

thathewillbeimmediatelysuccessfulineverything.Evenashroudofdoubtwillkeepthepractitionerinhisphysicalbody,thisisespeciallytruewhenitcomestoindirecttechniques.

Fourtypicalbarrierstomasteringthephaseencounteredby90%ofpractitionersare:1.Forgettingtodeepenthephase;2.Forgettingtomaintainthephase;3.Absenceofaplanofactionwheninthephase;4.Forgettingtotrytore-enterthephaseafterafoul;

ThePhaseSchool

Michael Raduga’s Phase School conducts training seminars in many countries around the

world. The coursework allows students to master the phase phenomenon and hone their skills attravelinginthephase.Informationonexistingbranchesandseminarschedulesareavailableonthewebsitewww.obe4u.com.WealsowelcomepotentialpartnersinterestedinorganizingPhaseSchoolbranchesandseminars.Allcorrespondenceregardingseminars,partnerships,andproposalsrelatedtothetranslationofthisbookmaybehandledbye-mailatobe4u@obe4u.com.

ThePhaseResearchCenter

ThePhaseResearchCenter(formerOOBEResearchCenter)wasfoundedin2007.Itsinitial

taskwas toconductmassexperimentsat thePhaseSchool (formerSchoolofOut-of-BodyTravel)aimedatdevelopingsimplifiedmethodologiesforteachingthephasephenomenon.Thisbookistheresult of that research. It subsequently took up the study of all aspects of this phenomenon, and is

currently undertaking experimental work on: determining and working with the fundamentalproperties of the phase, seeking out and developing the best methods for controlling the state,practicalapplicationsofthephenomenon,anditspopularization,amongotherprojects.

Volunteersforexperimentsarealwaysbeingsought!Inordertoparticipate,abilitytoenterthephase at least once aweek and basic knowledge of theEnglish language are necessary.Thanks tomodern means of communication, you can be located anywhere. Don't let your experience go towaste–putourexperimentsonyourplanofaction!

Formoreinformation,visit:www.research.obe4u.com

BriefGlossaryofTermsandDefinitions

Cycles of indirect techniques – the easiest way to enter the phase, employed by rapidly

alternatingcertaintechniquesuponawakeningfromsleepuntiloneofthemworks.Deepeningthephase–methodsformaking thephaseas realisticaspossiblebystabilizing

thesurroundingspace.Direct techniques – entry into the phase without any prior sleep, after excessive physical

movementuponawakening,orhavingbeenawakeforatleastfiveminutes.Dream consciousness – entry into the phase through becoming consciously aware while a

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

reality.Indirecttechniques–entryintothephasewithinfiveminutesofawakeningfromsleepofany

duration–providedtherehasbeenminimalphysicalmovement.Maintainingthephase–methodsformaintainingthephasestatebypreventingalapseinto

sleep,areturntoreality,orafalseawakening.Phase,phasestate–anumbrellatermforawideclusterofphenomenaallinvolvingcenters

ofconsciousnessactivatinginthehumanbrainduringrapideyemovement(REM)sleep.REM – rapid eye movement sleep (REM phase); a sleep phase characterized by increased

brainactivitythatisaccompaniedbyrapideyemovementanddreaming.Sleepparalysis–astupor;thecompleteimmobilizationthatoftenoccurswhenfallingasleep,

awakening,andenteringorexitingthephase.Stencil–therealphysicalbodythatisnolongerperceivedwhileinthephase.

ExperimentalSeminars

2008.Yekaterinburg,Russia

2008.Moscow,Russia

2009.Almaty,Kazakhstan

2009.Kiev,Ukraine

2010.Krasnoyarsk,Russia

2010.Sevastopol,Crimea

2011.LosAngeles,USA

2011.LosAngeles,USA

2012.Irkutsk,Russia

2012.Kiev,Ukraine

2012.SaintPetersburg,Russia

2012.Sevastopol,Crimea

2013.Moscow,Russia

2015.Moscow,Russia

QuantumMechanics

Wavefunctioncollapse

Heisenberguncertaintyprinciple

Meissnereffect

Superfluidity

Quantumtunneling

Quantumentanglement

QuantumZenoeffect

Delayedchoicequantumeraser

Quantumsuperposition

QuantumCheshireCat

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