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Mindless had posted on another thread that a lot of the forum is made up of people under 18.  I'm curious what the demographics actually are, not that it makes any difference.  Then again, it would be interesting to speculate on whether age makes a difference in our attitudes about OBE's and our experiences.

I note that Andali has a thread "rounding up" the under 18 members, and there do seem to be quite a few.  

I thought it would be nice to get an idea of the overall age.

I'm probably one of the older members...almost 61.  (I find it hard to relate to that number when I look at it!)

Giselle

Has anyone had any experience with using this program?  What do you think of it?

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Giselle

I'm open to any suggestions anyone may have to help me move forward.

I became interested in this subject a couple of years ago and attended the Monroe Gateway program.  This was my introduction into focus levels and I wasn't really sure at that time if I was "getting" it.  To this day most of my "sessions" are spent in complete darkness.  I don't see the colors people talk about and do not get images.  It seems there is "activity" going on just out of my reach however..stuff I can't seem to focus in on.  During Gateway there were a couple of times when I had mental conversations either with myself or other mental voices (thoughts) out of the darkness came away with what I thought were profound ideas.  Enough to make me know I didn't want to stop my journey.  A year later I attended Lifelines at Monroe and this time I didn't feel that I reached any of the focus levels past, perhaps 10 or 12.  I really enjoyed the program, however, because of the experiences others were having and sharing.

During this past year I've been focusing on having an OBE with no success whatsoever.  In reading Franks writings I've decided to concentrate on phasing because it just rings true to me.  So this is where I am now.    It's extremely difficult for me to visualize. (I used to try the rope technique, but just couldn't get my mind around it.)   When I try visualizing myself jumping on a trampoline, for example, I find myself trying very hard to "see" it and it feels that I am staying too aware and not able to get caught up in it and before long, I've given up and my mind has gone to trying something else.  

I'm not even sure I know what I'm asking here...maybe some input on how to let go of consciously trying so hard.  I seem to go from aware and conscious to asleep with no time in between...even when I sit up and try during the day.  

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Giselle

As long as it keeps left and right channels fairly separate, than its all good, and try not to worry about sound response, humans only have a range from 20hz-20khz average, lower sound binaural are actually not created within the head phones but within the head.

Great work!

The spinning sensation is a bit unusual but not unheard of for OBE.  Usually, it is just a falling sensation.  Often when I attempt to have an OBE, I will imagine myself falling and/or spinning, which seems to help me 'loosen up'.  []

One bit of advice is rather than trying to AP right away, to simply maintain a mindful presence as you become more and more relaxed.  Relaxation is the key to OBEs, so if you can practice that it should help a lot.

Best of luck!  []