I heard that 4 hertz was good for inducing the vibrational state.

I went through a period where the majority of my O.B.E's were very scary. When I began to face them and accept the situations my experiences got a better. Here is a great video by Tom Campbell on fear and O.B.E's. => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-QqfjRRw-w

I'm talking more about gathering data from people who have passed on and going back to the physical to see if their really was a person name Joe Smith who died in WWII etc.

It sounds like you have some issues with fear. I had the same problem as yourself and I stopped for awhile. If you want to stop having O.B.E's you need to stop focusing on it. For example, stop posting on astral projection forums or reading books on it etc. In addition, if you lay on your back try sleeping on your stomach. I believe that the larger consciousness system will test us until we overcome our fears. The more you face the fear and accept it your experiences could become more positive. In addition, writing out some affirmations like "my out of body experiences are beautiful and positive experiences" might help with programming your subconscious for the positive. I hope this helps.

I don't believe that the vibrations are really needed. I rarely get them anymore. I got them a lot when I was a newbie but not so much anymore.

Haven't been to Focus 27 yet, but I hear it's the best place to gather data in regards to proving O.B.E's are real to yourself.

So I don't know too many people into consciousness exploration. Just wanted to know if any other out of body explorers in the Arizona want to do some form of meetup group.

Congrats on the vibrations. If you keep working at it you may find yourself in another dimension.

I would definitely recommend that you practice your phasing in the morning. I typically will practice phasing typically 6-7 hours into my sleep cycle. If you normally wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom. When you go back to bed try your phasing attempt. I believe that Frank practiced his phasing in the morning. This will make your projections or phasing attempts much easier. Remember to just stay conscious and try to notice things. I often times will see little LCD screens drop down that I move my awareness towards. Projecting in the morning is so much easier.