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The following is an actual question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time.  So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.  Since there is more than one of these religions and since most people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities:

(1) If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

( 2) If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over...so which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "...it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sex with her, then #2 above cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and will not freeze over."

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A."

in permanent astral topics, the thread for downloading the hemi-sync doesn't work, it just sends you to the homepage. i don't know if it could be corrected, but if it could that would be great, or could someone possibly tell me somewhere else i could get it? thank you

for any of you who have enough experience to know... what's the history and current state of the astral? is there much of a history? or does it even have a state? by state i mean something like for example the state that our world is in and the challenges and problems it's facing. anyways, i've just been wondering about this ever since i've taken up astral projection..

First of she needs the will to remember then.
Then she could try hypnotic suggestions which means that
when she goes to bed she should relax herself as completely
as she can and after that stare fixedly with eyes closed at the
brow and repeat "I will remember my dreams when I wake up",
she can repeat something else a few times if she wants to,
the main point is to give signals to the subconscious that she
really wants to remember them.

Another important thing is that she should try to avoid moving after
she has woken up, this greatly enhances dreamrecall. If this is
not possible then move as little as you can. Try to immediately
recall the dream after you awake.

If this doesn't help either I advice to search on google for the REM
sleep cycle and then put a timer to go off in the middle of the night and in the middle of the REM sleep, this will certainly help.

I tried to research this on the net once - very little info available.
But, you could try searching for 'kototama' as well, and maybe 'omoto kyo'

However there is site here I just found:
http://www.kototamabooks.com/

And I had this old quote on my PC.


Mototsumitama (literally translated as the Great Basic Metaphysical
Substance of being) of the one spirit, four souls, three elements, and
eight powers, make up the Great God. The Great God is the living infinite
mother who has spread spiritual and physical prosperity throughout space.
Space was once empty, with no Heaven and no Earth. Suddenly a pinhole
opened up in this empty space. This pinhole was the very origin of
existence. From this hole, Ki of the Great God, which was finer than steam,
smoke or mist, gradually came forth to form a circle which surrounded the
pinhole and gave birth to the Kotodama of Suu. This birth was not only the
birth of the physical world, but of the spiritual world as well.
The universe then began its natural respiration taking a deep breath of
expansion, and as it expanded sound flowed from it. This original sound was
the kotodama Suu. Suu then continued expanding in four directions and
formed a pulsating circle. When Suu has developed it turns into U. The
constant work of Suu produced the kotodama U.
The kotodama U, which is the origin of spirit as well as substance,
divides into two and works as opposing forces which function
independently. Each of these two functions has its own Mitama (spirit). One
of these forces flows up and generates the kotodama A, while the other
function falls to Earth and creates the kotodama O. With A going up and O
going down an opposing force is created, and held together by Ki, an
attraction is formed.
Takamagahara ( high planes of heaven ) represents the universe. It teaches
us what the law and order of the universe should be and how the gods reside
within it. Everyone s family represents Takamagahara and each individual
has Takamagahara within him\herself. All the elements of this universe
constantly breathe and flux and live every moment of our lives. In other
words, Takamagahara is the great celestial globe which has successfully
accomplished its formation and wishes. It is the very origin of creation of
heaven and earth. To come to understand the wishes of Takamagahara and
pursue the tasks of the gods to satisfy their will is Aikido.
Clarify the Ki of space, the Ki of the self-curdling island (Onogorojima),
the KI of the universe, and all the ways which mitama come into your body.
Make all the breathings of the universe match your own. Use these lines as
the law, and make them accomplish the mission of the universal heaven. The
basic principle to pursue in each direction is called Aikido.
Aikido should be the doctrine endowed by god to clarify the workings of the
universe. The past, the present, and the future are the routes which the
universe should follow. This includes the human body, as it has the
universe within it. Purify the universe and harmonize it with the three
worlds of the manifest, the spiritual, and that of the gods. Following this
continually is Aikido.
The core of the universal dynamism consists of 75 sounds. Each one of these
sounds obeys three rules: triangle(Iku-musubi), circle(Taru-musubi), and
square(Tamatsume-musubi).
The kotodama, A, O, U, E, I, manifesting the mind of the Founding god( Kuni
no Katachi no Kami), interacting with the neutral god (Toyokumo no Kami),
the functions of the Five gods came into being.
When the eight powers interact with each other, the light, pure ones went
up to the heavens, and the heavier, impure ones fell to the Earth. Each
time the heavens and the Earth interacted, some functions fell to Earth,
expanding it. This was done by the god of Tamatsume-musubi. With the three
elements, Iku-musubi, Taru-musubi, and Tamatsume-musubi, influencing the
process, the universe grew and continues to grow today. Aiki is this
interaction and use of kotodama. It is the one spirit, four souls, three
elements, and the eight powers.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, one hundred, one
thousand, one million, and the great Mitama of all These words represent
the one spirit, four souls, three elements, and the eight powers.

From Aikido Dobun

I have heard that this is indeed possible. The author of a treatise that I read a while back said that it was possible to project to succeccively higher realms from the astral and above, provided one's energy level could be made to be compatible; he even conceded that it might be possible to project to the higher levels instantly, but that it would require more skill than he had at the time, and this person was a veritible master who claimed that he could be visible in two places at once.

So I would say yes, should one have enough acumen and proficiency.

Thank you,
Stillwater

heres a web page containing steps to help but if you could give me a private maessage on what step d means id appreciate it its confusing but you might understand

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You're right, izanagi. Astral Projection is hard! It took me probably a year before I had my first projection, albeit short at that!

The technique that works best for me (heck, the only one) is to try and pull one out of a dream.

While dreaming, stare at something and put your full concentration into it. It could be an object, a colour, a place, etc. and keep focusing until it all fades away. You will find yourself in either the RTZ, the astral or a lucid dream (usually you'll find yourself in a lucid dream the first few times around).

(It will probably take years and years of practice before you could meditate straight into a projection, as opposed to using the above technique.)

Tips to help induce an OBE out of a dream:

1. Meditate the night before
2. Exercise the day before
3. Try it on a night where you know you don't have to work or go to school the next day
4. Try it on a day where you had a lot of fun, or just not a lot of stress. A good mood beforehand helps a lot. For example, I had a projection yesterday morning, when I was quite sure I was going to get a bonus at work for the next week!

When you lie down for bed on the chosen night, think to yourself as you drift off to sleep "I'm gonna focus on something and turn a dream into a projection".

Also practice focusing in your waking life. Look at a painting of a dreamscape (or any plain ol' object in your house) and just focus on it for a few minutes. Do this several times a day.

Another technique: If you can, ride along with someone in the car and focus on the road "coming at you". Pretend that you're not actually riding in a car, but "floating" forward. Concentrate on the feeling of motion only. This helped me have a projection later that night.

Good luck with that! All your hard work will earn you a projection sooner or later.

People ask about this so much that I really think it should go into the next RB book or a sticky topic or something.

I've had 100% success turning sleep paralyssi into OBEs by doing deep breaths. I think other people have tried that and has success as well. (Could someone verify that?)

As far as dealing with negs goes, I've found that being thrilled to be in the astral is a foolproof weapon against them. If you're happy and estatic to be there you probably won't see any because your energy field will be too high for them.

hello and welcome

the question is, was that your first time?
it could have been