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Monroe Method of Astral Projection

(Taken from Leaving The Body: A Complete Guide toAstral 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 Canterbury Institute, renowned for its occult studies, executed an experiment in projection involving over 2,000 people. None of them were hurt in any way by this, and now, three years later, none have complained of any newly arising problems.

Once you are aware that you cannot be harmed by projecting, you should begin monroe's techniques, step by step.

Step one:

Relax the body. According to Monroe, "the ability to relax is the first prerequisite, perhaps even the first step itself" to having an OBE. (out of body experience) This includes both physical and mental relaxation. Monroe does not suggest amethodof 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 followingdirections:

  1. Removeall 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 alocationwhere, 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 half-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 separation. The key here is thought control. Keep your mind firmly focused on the idea of leaving the body. Do not let it wander. Stray thought might cause you to lose control of the state.

Now, having entered the vibrational state, begin exploring the OBE by releasing a hand or a foot of the "second body". Monroe suggests that you extend a limb until it comes in contact with a familiar object, such as a wall near your bed. Then push it through the object. Return the limb by placing it back into coincidence with the physical one, decrease the vibrational rate, and then terminate the experiment. Lie quietly until you have fully returned to normal. This exercise will prepare you for full separation.

Step seven:

Dissociate yourself from the body. Monroe suggests two methods for this. One method is to lift out of the body. To do this, think about getting lighter and lighter after entering this vibrational state. Think about how nice it would be to float upward. Keep this thought in mind at all costs and let no extraneous thoughts interrupt it. An OBE will occur naturally at this point.

Another method is the "Rotation method" or "roll-out" technique. When you have achieved the vibrational state, try to roll over as if you were turning over in bed. /do not attempt to roll over physically. Try totwistyour 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.

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Love this! Might try this!

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Re: Monroe Method
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Thanks for sharing, Chleo..
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Re: Monroe Method
By: / Knowledgeable
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Personally, I find this method to be quite effective which is why I shared it with others that may be having trouble. To those that are unsuccessful, I would recommend trying different methods of reaching an OBE until finding one that would best suit you.

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Re: Monroe Method
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Great post! Thanks for sharing :)

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Re: Monroe Method
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marked as favorite, thank you Chleo for sharing this

~Thor
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Thanks so much for your well-researched input! I really appreciate it! You are so right---the biggest problem is always the fear that something will happen while you're "gone." I'm getting back into this because of you, girl!
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Re: Monroe Method
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Post # 8
Robert Monroe was a pseudo scientist/philosopher who wrote a couple of books on OBE, and founded the Monroe Institute. He came to prominence in the 1950s, and made a lot of money! Just as Gardner did.Just as Cunningham did. Just as LeVay did.
He claimed to have had OBEs when he was young and seriously ill.
If you want to make a lot of money write books like Monroe's!
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Re: Monroe Method
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Personally I don't favor Monroe's method at all, but if it works for some people, the context of the author means nothing beyond citing for copyright laws.

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Re: Monroe Method
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Post # 10
It seems most people who achieve a OBE agree with the removal of fear as a major factor. Weither or not he is fake it does help. And that's probably the point, and maybe it's just us holding back (which is my personal belief)
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