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Mode 2 OOBEs appear to facilitate 'telepathy'. It is as though in that state one is capable of entering the imagination, dreams, the unconscious and other mind states that belong to others.

This sounds like the theme of the film 'Inception' (which seem too conveluted for me, it could have been done better imo)

@ Summer

A way to induce Mode 1 OOBEs directly is to separate from deep state sleep paralysis or spend sometime in the vibrational state. Another way, which seems to do the job, is to become lucid in a dream really early on and then erase the dream content Bruce Almighty style.

I like that! Thanks Summer for your educated explanations.

@Rudolph

How do you "know" when you are in the astral proper versus the RTZ? I am working on my own cues but I am interested in what others are trying.

In the etheric plane the light is (for me) a dull gray/yellow, when I am in Astral it is usually normal daylight.

I don't think I have ever wanted to return to the RTZ from the more distant regions.   
Why do you want to do that?

I guess cos its eery and yet it is closer to the physical world and I am interested in remote viewing and yet etheric is clearer and am wonderig just how far I could get away from the physbod. It could be useful 

Yeah, maybe thats the easiest, thanks NoY 

Etheric /RTZ
When using a method to go OOB I usually enter the etheric plane or 'RealTimeZone', this plane still has a fascination for me, but I can never stay in it for long as I seem to spontaneously go quickly into the astral plane. Is there a way of re-entering the etheric from the astral?

Noy, have you posted to the wrong website, this is the Astral Pulse website not a Multi-Dimensional-Game site?

Thanks Summer for sharing your experiences, which must have been over a good length of time.
Excellent writing too, you could write a book using your OOB experiences, then they might make a film of it! 
cheers, djed 

If I cant get to sleep I try to remember all the states of the USofA, starting at the top left hand corner.
When I wake up I can usually remember the last state I had got to. If I finish the states and still not asleep I recite the International phonetic alphabet for Airway , A for Alpha, B for Bravo, C for charlie etc
If this fails I get up and make tea and toast, this never fails!
cheers djed 

I drink lots of coffee. A lot. Sometimes almost an entire pot a day. I have no issues falling alseep, but usually don't remember my dreams. I've never successfully projected, and wonder if it's the caffeine that might be interfering.

I drink so much of the stuff that it's going to be hard to quit and am wondering if it'll be worth it.

Kia ora Kahuna, I like coffee but I now buy decaf coffee by 'Caffe Lafare' as it doesnt keep me awake.

Also I get Decaf Tea by Dilmar and 'Red Bush Tea' an antioxident rich herbal beverage, which is Red Seal's version of the South African Rooibos Tea . Naturally caffeine-free
Cheers djed 

Yes, that's the entire point of a "conscious exit" via meditation.
Nope.  As with #1, you don't need to ever put your body to sleep.  You simply need to become unaware of it.

Thanks Xanth for your prompt and clear explanation. 

So if we can enter non-physical consciousness from a wakeful state without the body being asleep, then, there should be a higher quality of the astral experience, being free of 'dreamstuff' and subjectivity.
And yet I can't help feeling there is evidence of 'dreamstuff' and subjectivity in most peoples' recorded astral experiences, even of Monroe's.

djed 

 Hi Seeley, your experience sounds to me like a spontaneous astral projection, but because of your drowsy awareness, it is full of dreamstuff; though thats a nice place to have an experience.
Do you practise meditation? Maybe you could learn an OOBE or AP technique, from reading the posts on this website, to enable you to regularly have Astral projections.
Cheers, djed 

Hi Phonix, seems as though you were partially exiting your body. That method is from the Hindu Yoga tradition so carry on with it and don't get bothered by any images you may have. You will probably get vibrations, just go with it. It is a matter of practising meditation that will bring you success.
Good luck, djed 

WAKE INDUCED

Two questions...

1.   Is it possible to enter non-physical consciousness from a wakeful state without the body being  asleep?
2.   If we try to enter non= physical consciousness  from a wake-induced method, is it necessary for the body to enter into REM sleep?

djed 

hi djed...i tried to ap again yesterday. I was trying to stick out my astral head out of my physical body but noticed that my physical head also moved along giving me pain in my neck..then i tried to pull out my astral hands and tried to exit but i was unable to get up...i noticed that when i was moving my astral parts, the physical parts which correspond to that parts went into paralysis. example..if i am trying to seperate my astral hands, my physical hands went numb. It was like i was super glued to my physical body...and 1 more thing...as i was trying to exit my body, i saw white type light again....and my eyes started vibrating and sort of opened a little too.so my question is when should i open my eyes...?? and how would i differentiate between my astral and physical eyes..??

thx in advance

Rachit, don't 'try' to get out, just relax and you will move deeper into trance and will automatically exit.  Don't open your physical eyes or you will remain in the physical. Your astral eyes will always be open, you are seeing with your mind.
Forget about the paralysis, the body will paralyse the parts it wants to in REM.
The white light is your brow chakra getting stimulated, probably from where you were trying to exit from.
No problems, you are doing well, have no fear!
Cheers djed

Hi Boom, it's good to explore different types of techniques and meditations to find out what works best for you, as we are all different. If you are keen and dont leave it alone it wont take 20 years, I promise you. lol 
All the best djed 

@Astral316

No-mind meditation is my personal fav.

This sounds like the goal of TM meditation, they call it transcendance.
It is being fully awake with no thoughts. Only experienced this once or twice, except for a few times when I knew my body was asleep but my mind was fully awake.
Cheers djed 

@Lightning

That's what I gather from authors and people like us. REM sleep is where dreams happen and many people use LD to project. The other popular methods all include accessing REM sleep while remaining aware. Also, REM sleep is the only sleeping stage where the activity of the brain's neurons are quite similar to that during waking hours. That's why it's called paradoxical sleep.

When we 'Wake Induce' successfully on a regular basis, we have no idea if it was a REM cycle or a non-REM cycle we have exited into, because we were awake! lol 
So all those people who are saying OOBs are in REM cycle are in error. Says the 3 star poster! 
Cheers djed 

Hi Gamehead, the third-eye is the brow chakra and obviously yours is probably your most strongest and clear, as I think you have exited through it. The negative entities, I think maybe, you are creating them yourself from your fears of going astral. As you practice more they will disappear. Do a lot of reading the posts of the guys with 3, 4, or 5 stars by their names, lol 
Cheers djed

@Jilt

Also, as far as going up through the roof, I've had years of difficulty going that way and sometimes get stuck in the rafters (probably a mental block but I've heard similar experiences from other people) so head for a window or door and if you have difficulty getting through, put your hand forward superman style which seems to help.

Not knowing the experience of people, I say 'roof' just in case they are not OOB and dive through the window! lol; but if they have exited or phased then they will at least lift up away from the body even if they dont reach the roof. I have often lifted through the roof, noticing the angle of roof to the ceiling.
Its just like floating through the wall. It happened accidently first and I liked it so kept doing it. It was the transition from etheric state to astral.
Cheers djed 

Bonjour Jayzan, Welcome. First of all let me tell you what sleep paralysis is. When we are in dream state parts of the body go into paralysis naturally, to stop us thrashing about when we are dreaming of running etc. Your bad experiences are nothing to do with your mother or cousin, they are your own fears being manifested in 'dreamstuff'. Spend some time in reading many posts on this website, do searches for what you want to know. Learn the techniques of astral projection, meditation etc.
Bonchance, djed 

Hi Rachit, welcome.
Dont try to exit the body, just relax back into the bed, dont fight it. You are doing very well, so you will automatically exit soon. You could try the 'rope technique',  just try and keep still with your body and pretend you are climbing up a rope (with your mind).
Also read as much of the different advice on this website.
Good luck djed 

Time is of the essence when you're out of body so I like to get to the good stuff as soon as possible.

I like this ! 

after practise ya can OBe/AP with eyes open
i can driveing a car at around 100/110 km/h OBe my longest is over 5 seconds, my highest speed is 135 km/h OBe half a second maybe not long, AP around 2 seconds at around 100 km/h obviously eyes are open and in a full conscious state of both physical and OBe/AP consciousness aware of all my actions in OBe/AP and physical state...hard, but easy after awhile

@ether2, you scare me man, I hope you are not driving on my roads, there are enough mad drivers here!

Hi Toba, as Jilt says, fly! dont hang around your body, get away and you will be in the Astral proper.
If you keep waking up then, as Astral316 says, meditate more.
Good luck, djed 

Hi eone, as soon as you know you are out-of-body then dont think of opening your eyes just walk or float away from your body, dont think about your body and you should see the door, walk through it. It may be dark or low light, so dive up through the roof and you will be in the Astral. If you cant move or float or fly it means you have low 'energy' so you need more meditation. Do some deep breathing also and try again.
Good luck, djed 

Trance Meditation, which is a preparation to use given techniques like visualizing climbing a rope to go OOB.

I should point out that visualization is used in all of Bruce's offered techniques to enable exit in OOBE, and, as pointed out to me by a couple of friends, that visualization is an important art to learn in phasing. 

This is very interesting.  If you don't mind me asking, what book was it you read by an Indian Yogi?

I think I'll try the candle meditation.

Thank you.

Hello ivang, sorry I dont know the title or name of author, but it was a book of the basic asana exercises, including this simple candle meditation.
It was a long time ago but I have remembered about seven of the exercises, and the candle meditation(which I find relaxing before attempting OOBE)