MONROE TECHNIQUES FOR Astral Projection
Note: After having studied many methods of Astral Projection, I have found that
this is the easies to do. Monroe teaches these techniques in a week, but they
can be easily done in a day, with proper devotion. I feel that this technique is
superior to others because it doe not require intense visualization, which many
people cannot do. enjoy!
(Taken from Leaving The Body: A Complete Guide to Astral Projection,
D. Scott Rogo, prentice Hall Press)
One of the chief barriers people learning to project face is fear. Many are
afraid that they may die, or be harmed in some way as a result of their
projection. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Cantebury Institute,
reknowned for its occult studies, executed an experiment in projection involving
over 2,000 people. None of them were hurt in any way by this, and now, three
years later, none have complained of any newly arising problems.
Once you are aware that you cannot be harmed by projecting, you should begin
monroe's techniques, step by step.
Step one:
Relax the body. According to Monroe, "the ability to relax is the first
prerequisite, perhaps even the first step itself" to having an OBE. (out of body
experience) This includes bothe physical and mental relaxation. Monroe does not
suggest a method of attaining this relaxation, although Progressive Muscle
relaxation, coupled with deep breathing exercises (inhale 1, exhale 2, inhale
3.... until 50 or 100) are known to work well.
Step two:
Enter the state bordering sleep. This is known as the hypnagogic state. Once
again, Monroe doesn't recommend any method of doing this. One way is to hold
your forearm up, while keeping your upper arm on the bed, or ground. As you
start to fall asleep, your arm will fall, and you will awaken again. With
practice, you can learn to control the Hypnagogic state without using your arm.
Another method is to concentrate on an object. When other images start to enter
your thoughts, you have entered the Hypnagogic state. Passively watch these
images. This will also help you maintain this state of near-sleep. Monroe
calls this Condition A.
Step three:
Deepen this state. Begin to clear your mind. observe your field of vision
through your closed eyes. Do nothing more for a while. Simply look through
your closed eyelids at the blackness in front of you. After a while, you may
notice light patterns. These are simply neural discharges. They have no
specific effect. Ignore them. When they cease, one has entered what Monroe
calls Condition B. From here, one must enter an even deeper state of relaxation
which Monroe calls Condition C-- a state of such relaxation that you lose all
awareness of the body and sensory stimulation. You are almost in a void in
which your only source of stimulation will be your own thoughts. The ideal
state for leaving your body is Condition D. This is Condition C when it is
voluntarily induced from a rested and refreshed condition and is not the effect
of normal fatigue. To achieve Condition D, Monroe suggests that you practice
entering it in the morning or after a short nap.
Step Four:
Enter a state of Vibration. This is the most important part of the technique,
and also the most vague. Many projectors have noted these vibrations at the
onset of projection. They can be experienced as a mild tingling, or as is
electricity is being shot through the body. Their cause is a mystery. It may
actually be the astral body trying to leave the physical one. For entering into
the vibrational state, he offers the following directions:
1. Remove all jewelry or other items that might be touching your skin.
2. Darken the room so that no light can be seen through your eyelids, but
do not shut out all light.
3. Lie down with your body along a north-south axis, with your head
pointed toward magnetic north.
4. Loosen all clothing, but keep covered so that you are slightly warmer
than might normally be comfortable.
5. Be sure you are in a location where, and at a time when, there will be
absolutely no noise to disturb you.
6. Enter a state of relaxation
7. Give yourself the mental suggestion that you will remember all that
occurs during the upcoming session that will be beneficial to your well-being.
Repeat this five times.
8. Proceed to breath through your helf-open mouth.
9. As you breath, concentrate on the void in front of you.
10. Select a point a foot away from your forehead, then change your point
of mental reference to six feet.
11. Turn the point 90 degrees upward by drawing an imaginary line parallel
to your body axis up and above your head. Focus there and reach out for the
vibrations at that point and bring them back into your body.
Even if you don't know what these vibrations are, you will know when you have
achieved contact with them.
Step five:
Learn to control the vibrational state. Practice controlling them by mentally
pushing them into your head, down to your toes, making them surge throughout
your entire body, and producing vibrational waves from head to foot. To produce
this wave effect, concentrate of the vibrations and mentally push a wave out of
your head and guide it down your body. Practice this until you can induce these
waves on command. Once you have control of the vibrational state, you are ready
to leave the body.
Step six:
Begin with a partial seperation. The key here is thought control. Keep your
mind firmly focused on the idea of leaving the body. Do not let it wander. Stray
thought might cause you to lose control of the state. Now, having entered the
vibrational state, begin exploring the OBE by releasing a hand or a foot of the
"second body". Monroe suggests that you extend a limb until it comes in contact
with a familiar object, such as a wall near your bed. Then push it through the
object. Return the limb by placing it back into coincidence with the physical
one, decrease the vibrational rate, and then terminate the experiment. Lie
quietly until you have fully returned to normal. This exercise will prepare you
for full seperation.
Step seven:
Disassociate yourself from the body. Monroe suggests two methods for this. One
method is to lift out of the body. To do this, think about getting lighter and
lighter after entering this vibrational state. Think about how nice it would be
to float upward. Keep this thought in mind at all costs and let no extraneous
thoughts interrupt it. An OBE will occur naturally at this point. Another
method is the "Rotation method" or "roll-out" technique. When you have achieved
the vibrational state, try to roll over as if you were turning over in bed. /do
not attempt to roll over physically. Try to twist your body from the top and
virtually roll over into your second body right out of your physical self. At
this point, you will be out of the body but next to it. Think of floating
upward, and you should find yourself floating above the body. Monroe suggets
you begin with the lift-out method, but argues that both are equally
efficacious.
If, after all this, you still can't project, I recommend purchasing Leaving The
Body, by R. Scott Rogo. It only costs $7.95 and contains another eight or so
techniques. Not all techniques work for everyone, but chances are you'll find
one that works for you in this book. Good luck!
Free eBooks (Can Be Downloaded):
Richard Weiss - Recipes For ImmortalityAleister Crowley - Control Of The Astral Body
Scott Cunningham - Earth Air Fire And Water More Techniques Of Natural Magic
Robert Bruce - Treatise On Astral Projection
