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week 2: Preparing for Projection
In order to succeed at astral projection, it’s important to prepare. Specific skills are needed to have regular OBEs, and if you build and develop those skills, you’ll have a much better chance of success.
Projection usually occurs when the mind is concentrated at the moment of sleep. So, one of the most important steps in training yourself to project is developing the ability to concentrate the mind.
Concentration is having the entirety of one’s attention on one thing alone. Usually, the mind is very active throughout the day, filled with chatter, daydreams, and numerous thoughts. To change this, the mind needs to be trained to focus on one thing, and this requires lots of daily practice.
One technique is to concentrate on your daily tasks – whether washing the dishes, writing an email, or walking to the bus stop. Train yourself to focus on one task at a time, learning to be in the present moment without letting the mind wander.
Another important skill is visualization, which is using the concentrated mind to imagine or remember something. There are specific sit-down exercises that can be used to develop both visualization and concentration, and these exercises are very important for the overall success of your OBE efforts.
Exercises: Surface/Imaginative Concentration and Visualization
This week, you’ll explore exercises that strengthen the ability to concentrate and visualize. For both of these practices, you need to select an object to concentrate on. A popular example is a lit candle (if used safely), but you could also use a piece of fruit, a glass of water, a pen, a leaf, a stone, or even a tree. You can vary the object you use throughout the week to practice visualizing different things.
To practice it, you should first be in a position where you can relax, either lying or sitting comfortably. Make sure you free the body of any tension so that you can focus properly. Then begin one of the following exercises.
Surface Concentration and Visualization
Examine the object you’ve chosen: observe the way it looks, the small details, the way light reflects upon it, and so forth. Observe everything you can about it.
Then close your eyes, and recreate the object in your mind, concentrating upon it as fully as you can. Try to visualize it clearly and naturally. Make sure not to force the mind. If the image fades or if you forget something, open your eyes to look at the object again, and then begin visualizing once more.
Do this practice for ten minutes a day for the first three days this week. Start with a short amount of time, and gradually increase it as you feel comfortable.
Imaginative Concentration and Visualization
With imaginative concentration and visualization, you start by visualizing the surface of the object as described above.
Then, you proceed to imagine and perceive the inside of the object. Imagine the textures, the feeling, and even the smell or taste of your object. So if you’re visualizing an orange, you could imagine the inside of the orange, the different sections, the small bits of pulp, and so forth.
When doing this practice, you can investigate the object with the goal of discovering the answer to a certain question. So (for example) when visualizing the inside of a candle flame, you could try to discover: what is fire for? Why does it burn? How does it work? It may take a lot of practice and effort, but you can gain real insights into the object in this way.
Do this practice for ten minutes a day for the last three days this week. Start with a short amount of time, and gradually increase it as you feel comfortable.
Originally Posted by jaypol81
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