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I found a website that lists all the pressure points in your feet: http://www.ofesite.com/health/reflex/chart/index.htm

I have found it really useful for where I have energy blockages in my body to refer to the map of pressure points in the feet and focus energy to those points in my feet that relate to the part of the body I need unblocking, pushing the energy up and down.

I hope you find it helpful  

Congratulations!  I'm still waiting for my first conscious projection (had a couple of very brief exits from lucid dream state, but none for a while).  I'd given up practicing for a while but I'm inspired anew now... keep up the good work!

My apologies to those who read my original post about this:

I posted part of this in the phasing forum, but I see now I didn't post the full story, so I've amended my post [:I]

I'm looking for insight into whether anyone thinks this was advanced hypnogogic imagery, seeing through my eyelids, or a brief AP as a point of consciousness.

A couple of weeks ago I had been reading the posts on the forum on the computer which is in my bedroom before deciding it was a good time to practice OBE/AP.

After reading Cube's post on watching your body fall asleep I ignored the uncomfortable feeling and resisted moving.  I watched/felt my body fall asleep (the sinking feeling) a total of 3 times and did see hypnogogic images.  On one of these occasions I was in REM (my eyes were moving around uncontrollably) but was still 100% aware.  I then saw a large camera flash go off in my 3rd eye.

After this happened I felt like I was floating around my bedroom, everything was ultra-real; full colour, better than best quality DVD (no sound though but I wouldn't expect it in my bedroom). I had been on the forum and left my computer logged into the forum. I started floating straight towards the computer and I had the feeling I could have floated straight into it, like actually "into" the posts, if that's possible! I got a little worried about being trapped in the computer, lol!  I then tried to see my body but found I lost focus from here, and at that point the image faded away and I was back in my body but again with no sensations/vibrations. At no point during this did I feel like I was in a body of any sort, although I was aware during this that my body was lying on my bed, hence why I tried to see it.

I felt no vibrations, at least only gentle sensations, not like the violent vibrations that have been described in many posts.

I haven't been using bwgen, but I have been reading many of the posts on phasing and have been focusing on awareness in points in my brain, moving energy between left/right hemispheres and in particular a point somewhere in the middle.

So what was this? I have never had hypnogogic images like this before, nor have I had the impression of everything being extra-real, ultra-clear and sharp (like a DVD) in my dreams.

Since practicing NEW around a month ago, I was given a symbol which I saw all around me over a long drive.  After that I was drawn to purchase an object which seemed to balance & focus my energy.  I also learned that I am able to manipulate energy to a certain extent, which scared me a little.  Without going into this aspect, all I want to say about it for now is that I have been questioning things a lot and looking for answers which only my higher self can answer.  So, I have been pondering how to get in touch with my higher self (I still have an overactive brain that I find hard to switch off, and find it difficult to meditate without my mind wandering).  

This morning, just before I woke up, I remembered a dream I'd been having.  This dream was to do with being in some sort of physical competition which we (whoever I was with) either lost or got no chance to complete.  I was on a train with a man who was in this competition or tournament, and he was distressed as his boss (or someone he had to answer to) would be angry with him.  He communicated this to me by telephathically sending me a picture of this other man's furious face.  Also, we had to keep getting off the train to check on his children a few carriages down.  His girl wanted a glass of water but he didn't get it for her, rather he communicated to her that she should come to him for it, and I understood that this was a lesson not so much for his daughter but more for me in how to send thoughts; he communicated with me afterwards to check that I had understood this.

A bit later I was in some sort of field with a short girl (maybe around 4foot).  We both wanted to try some aspect of the games we hadn't been able to complete, which we did.  She reminded me of the cartoon witch Wizadora for some reason.  After I did a golf shot (I don't even like golf!) she wanted to do something with some sort of (magic?) boots, and went spinning off (like turning in circles on the spot with arms outstretched, the way children do) to the right, then to the left, then she communicated to me with pictures how she had found a portal which she could use to contact her higher self.  She showed me 3 semi-transparent building blocks (like kids use), about knee height, set up as steps, and how she jumped up onto these and then through the portal.

I think it was a lesson in how to communicate without words... A lesson for the Astral planes when I get there?  A little weird, but interesting...

The following was posted by Gandalf about astral screens:

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I guess it is what would be regarded as a 'hypnogogic' image playing out in your minds eye; however it is ultra real, better than the best quality dvd! The scenes are usually full motion, full colour and sometimes with sound.

I'm pretty sure what I had was not the same thing, but it grabbed my attention when I read it.  I put mine down to hypnagogic images but now I'm wondering...

A few days ago I was reading the posts on the forum on the computer which is in my bedroom, then decided it was a good time to practice attempting OBE.  I lay down, relaxing, focusing, saw hypnogogic images then felt like I was floating around my bedroom, everything was exactly as Gandalf stated above; full colour, better than best quality DVD (no sound though but I wouldn't expect it in my bedroom).  I had been on the forum and left my computer logged into the forum.  I started floating straight towards the computer and I had the feeling I could have floated straight into it, like actually "into" the posts, if that's possible!  I got a little worried about being trapped in the computer, lol!, and at that point the image faded away.  At no point during this did I feel I had a body of any sort.

I felt no vibrations, at least only gentle sensations, not like the violent vibrations that have been described in many posts, so as I say, it was more than likely hypnogogic.

I haven't been using bwgen, but I have been reading many of the posts on phasing and have been focusing on awareness in points in my brain, moving energy between left/right hemispheres and in particular a point somewhere in the middle.

So what was this?  Was it F10 hypnogogic images?  Was I a point of consciousness?  Was it a vision screen?  Am I going nuts?

I get more confused every day!

Several times now I have become aware I was dreaming as I was eating or drinking. What woke me up was the realization that the food was so much more "real" than in the physical, it tasted so much better and I could really taste the flavours.  I didn't AP from there because I was too engrossed in the tastes & left it too late.
A couple of nights ago I even had a couple of drags on an astral cigarette, and there was me thinking I didn't smoke in my dreams!

Has anyone else had this?  The other question is: was this just lucid dreaming or was it astral (due to the "more real" aspect of it)?

Hi everyone.  I've posted a couple of times but I've only just noticed this so I thought I'd introduce myself! Formalities over, just thought I'd let you know I've been following these forums for some time now but only recently registered and started posting, with hopefully many more posts to come.  I notice the majority of people here are from the USA which means most of you are offline when I'm online, but it's nice to know there's a great group of like-minded people here willing to help and discuss things without fear of being laughed at or patronized.  Look forward to chatting with you all at some stage and can't wait till I can get to Astral Pulse Island! (although when trying to remember my dreams the other night I had a sudden vivid picture of it in my mind, having seen the photo, so maybe I've popped over there briefly but don't remember - If anyone saw a female from the UK, probably wearing a hat, aged late 30s, please let me know!)

http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5512

The Kybalion - a PDF posted by Adrian in the Magic forum.

Anyone know if this film is coming to the UK?  I REALLY want to see it!

Hi Asif,

You might want to consider reposting your question in the magic and spiritual sections of the forum, or I can recommend a good ebook on hermetics (free download) - have just looked for the link & can't find it at the moment but will look in more depth for you if you're interested - it seems from your post this is the sort of thing you are looking for []

I read Celestine Prophesy a few years ago, and was really inspired.  It is not supposed to be a "true" story, but is a parable (ie teaching through the means of a story), as explained in the introduction.  I have yet to read the other books but they are ones I intend to read in the near future.

An interesting fact you might be interested in is about the co-incidences/synchronicity part of it:

After I'd read it the first time I lent it to someone & never got it back:(

Thinking about it again recently, I was drawn to look for books in a charity (thrift?) shop.  After finding nothing on the bookshelves, I thought for a moment my instincts were wrong, then I noticed a big basket full of books with a sign saying "3 books for 50p" - this is around 1 euro or half a cent!  I got 3 GREAT books - Celestine Prophesy, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman (similar in a sense to Celestine), and The Giant Book of the Supernatural (wasn't 100% sure on this one at first but has loads of good stuff in in from what I've glanced through so far).  Synchronicity at play here!

The control drama thing was something I'd forgotten about, and it's something I'm working on a lot at the moment (am reading The Power of Now), so another case of synchronicity here.

hmm, maybe I'd better put an order in for the other books in the series right now!

Oh - and after reading Celestine around 5 years ago, I became able to see auras (generally etheric glow, only had colours a few times) and had a really awesome experience where I once saw the energy all around me.  Truly an excellent book.

Finally, I have read that some of the people in this forum (read the invisibility posts) are experiencing times where people are bumping into them, not seeing them (some of these people are not doing it deliberately, it is happening to them for no reason they can explain).  It occurs to me that what is happening is that they are raising their vibrations to the extent that they are no longer visible to those of lower vibrations, as explained in Celestine and Way of the Peaceful Warrior.  Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

I've had this a few times.  The things I tasted in dreams had the effect of turning a normal dream into a lucid dream, as the things I tasted were so much better and sharper than in "real life" - pizza, white chocolate and water, also a cigarette!

My original theory was that it was a sign to my subconscious that I could become lucid or have an OBE.  My new theory is that things should always taste that way, and I have problems with my ability to taste properly (throat chakra blockage, also ear-nose-throat problems).[xx(]

There is a free ebook in the file library called The Enchanted World that might help you (it helped me to clear some blockages):
http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/file_library.asp?showmethefile=91&thatcat=14&thiscat=E%2DBooks

Burningriver:

quote: I have a book that would be good for you.
A handbook of chakra healing

Can I have details please?

I haven't managed to consciously AP/OBE yet, apart from a couple of brief OBEs from LDs where I just stumbled about for a few moments, so I find this wonderfully fascinating!  I can't wait till I can manage to get to a stage where I can experience astral entities and have meaningful experiences.  I know I used to AP/OBE as a child, but these times were most likely from dreams or daydreams, as I thought at the time that they were real life, and kept being told I was imagining things - if only I'd known at the time []

One time, when I was between 5 & 8 years old, I had a frightening experience where 3 or 4 men/entities, dressed in black with top hats, long black coats & long black beards, came to our house and said I had to go away with them.  My mother opened the front door - I had heard the doorbell and come downstairs from my bedroom.  I was standing on the stairs and sensed they meant me harm (empty eyes?), although they spoke politely and reasonably.  My mother told them it was my choice (I said no!) and that I didn't want to go so they had to leave.  I remember turning to go up the stairs and they grabbed hold of me, pulling me by my legs while I was hanging on to the stair-rails for dear life (I presume with their energy), but as I turned round to look back they were still at the door, and at that point I no longer felt them pulling.  Then they went.  The next day my mother said I must have been dreaming - only it felt more real than anything in real life, if you know what I mean (I'm sure you do!).

Anyway, these entities definitely had bad intentions, and this experience has come back to mind more so lately, with my AP practice.

I guess this has had an effect on my subconscious somehow... I desperately want to OBE but it seems that I can get to the relaxed state, even dreaming, while still fully conscious - maybe I do AP but my consciousness stays in the physical and I miss the exit?  I can get to the stage where I feel my body falling asleep, but I'm still stuck in the physical.  If you have any tips for me I'd welcome them! []

Your entity doesn't sound like he means harm - maybe you could try calling him while you're in the astral?  There's another thread about meeting deities in the astral, you might find someone from there can give you some more information: http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14433

Please feel free to PM or email me if you like []

Really interesting!  Someone mentioned in another post (forget which!) that many of what are said to be demons are in fact abused deities/gods, and that the name Lucifer means "Light Bearer".  I have also heard that there are good demons and bad demons, just as there are good and bad witches (black/white), good and bad angels, etc etc.

The website looks interesting - how did you come across this? Did you know this entity was a demon when you encountered it?  How did you come to look up that particular demon?  I ask out of genuine interest, not questioning you in any way []  Just wondered if you were somehow intuitively directed to this page or whether it took hours upon hours of painstaking surfing!

Hope you meet him again and manage to find out more []

It works OK for me, as long as a log in before going to a post.  I've noticed if I try logging in when in a post, it doesn't always work properly.  All I can suggest is try deleting your cookies & temporary internet files, then try again.  Or maybe you have a virus?  Sorry I can't be of any more help, but at least you got a reply! []

Hi everyone,

Just to let you know I'm still around!  I've been on holiday and have a busy week or so ahead, so will catch up with the group when I have something to report.

Great to hear you're getting on so well Sarah.  Dave, I haven't had time for much energy work either lately!

The good news is, I finally got my copy of Astral Dynamics.  The bad news is I haven't had time to read it yet!

I'll catch up with you all soon.  Take care []

I always understood the yellow aura to be the colour of thinking, concentrating, etc.  Mental meaning thinking, as opposed to mental meaning crazy.

If this man really does have the power to do this, then I would seriously question his "excuse" for doing it - it is an abuse of power.

I agree with what curiousgirl and Rastus said - it's very wrong, and the only reason I can see why he would do something like this is because he can.  Any relationship without trust (and he already proved he doesn't trust you) is no relationship at all.

Find a decent boyfriend.  You're worth more than that.

I noticed that cold areas on myself are where new pathways are forming (or old ones coming back?).  When they start to build up more they then become warm, or tingly.

Anyway, I don't think it's anything to worry about; if you can feel something, anything at all, it means you have energy flowing.

If you mean that areas where you were warm suddenly become cold, then that could be because you are using up your own energy instead of continually raising it & staying connected to it.

This is just my experience; it could be different for others []

I would say that your toes & feet, fingers & hands are the most important.  As RB states in NEW, these are like the roots of a tree and these are the therefore the most important to stimulate initially.  If you think of a tree, however healthy it's trunk appears, if its roots are cut off or blocked, it won't be long before the tree begins to wither because its main source of raising/drawing energy is no longer available.

But I think it's equally important not to spend too much time & focus too much awareness on individual areas (see quotes from NEW, below).  It's a fine balance, but I think if you can get some energy moving, then that is the important thing.

Can you pre-stimulate your toes, feet & legs and get at least a little energy moving up them?  If you can get even a small amount of energy up your legs and into sub-naval, it means that you are on the right track and are raising and storing some energy.  It's not necessarily a good thing to focus too much awareness on individual areas unless there are severe problems there, as these will start to clear and strengthen as a result of normal energy raising:  As you become used to raising energy, these blocked or narrow energy pathways will become stronger on their own due to increased demands on them.  You can always go back to do more work on these later.

It might help if you massage your feet & hands before doing the energy work.  Also, try doing a little energy work whenever you have a spare moment, such as sitting on a bus, waiting in a queue, watching TV, etc.  Although you won't get the same strong sensations as when you're focusing your whole attention on it, this is a good way to get used to raising energy and you'll find after a short while it becomes automatic.  It is probably also better for you long-term than using too much awareness on these areas - they will catch up!

If you can get some energy going to the sub-naval, then use some awareness to imagine the sub-naval acting as a vacuum, you will find the energy automatically being drawn there.

So as far as shortcuts is concerned, I would suggest wrapping the feet (including toes) and joints in the legs, then wrapping the hands (including fingers) and joints in the arms.  If you have time, do some brushing afterwards.

From NEW:

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   The preliminary stimulation and development work on the feet and toes in this section is vital to the NEW Energy Ways system.  Like roots are to a tree, toes are important parts of the powerful energy structures within the feet.  Each joint in each toe contains a secondary energy centre, with four poles flowering on the skin's surface.  These are connected to the heavy concentration of energy exchange ports which exist on the underside of the feet and toes.  As energy raising structures the feet are bases for the largest and strongest energy conduits into the energy body.  They are therefore the most important energy structures to stimulate, condition and develop; especially in the early stages.  
   The following exercises must be done thoroughly if energy flow is to be significantly increased.  One foot will normally activate easier than the other, usually the left foot.  It may take several sessions before the less active side begins to respond in the same way.  If you feel no sensation in either big toe with the first exercise below, this simply means both these areas are currently inactive.  It does not mean that other toes will not respond, or that the NEW system will not work for you...it will.  These sluggish areas will progressively clear as the individual parts of larger energy structures are cleared.  If nothing is felt after spending several minutes working on each big toe, continue on with the next step in these exercises regardless.  In the very beginning, spend at least two or three minutes on each big toe joint centre, or until they begin to respond well.  Once a toe centre begins to respond, immediately move onto the next joint centre exercise.

quote:For normal energy raising and development, however, I strongly recommend that only a normal level of awareness effort be used.  This is not only easier but far more natural and the result will be a more even and robust development of the energy body as a whole.  If too great an awareness effort is used all the time, it will cause too rapid expansion and growth in the delicate bio-energy circuitry of the energy body.  This will make developing energy structures too weak, brittle and delicate to be of much practical use.  Forced development through excessive effort grows large but delicate and unstable energy pathways.  These will retract back to their original narrowed state fairly quickly, often becoming even smaller than they were before, if they are not gently nurtured during their development.
   Use increased effort to clear blockages and to overcome low background energy conditions, but not for general energy raising and long term development purposes.  And if the flow of energy into the Sub-Navel storage centre does not equal the energy expenditure used to raise it, temporary energetic exhaustion can also be the result.  This is though, often an unavoidable side-effect during the early stages of energy body development, while blockages are being cleared, redefined and grown.

Hi Rastus,

How did you go about demanding lucidity?  Did you do this just when you got comfortable in bed?  Did you do it continuously until you fell asleep?  Did you do it just at the point of falling asleep?  Or was it a series of affirmations throughout the day?

I've demanded my vibrations to be raised from an LD, with the intent of having an OBE, which worked in that I managed to get out of my physical body although not for long!

But since I haven't had any LDs for a while, I'd be interested in knowing how to induce one!  Thanks  []

Lorry is English for truck.  So I suppose the question is how to teleport on purpose without getting almost run over by a truck.

(Note to myself: when writing about lorries, use the word trucks!)[]

[From NEW]

It sounds like you are flicking awareness, rather than pushing it all the way through.

It's good that you're getting some energy going to the sub-naval, I'm sure it's important to start storing some energy as soon as possible, and as your pathways develop & strengthen, more energy will start flowing through these areas.

quote:I think the reason why I don't fell those parts is because there are only a few secondary center there. In that case, other people should feel no sensations (or only weak sensations) there as well.

I think these pathways must be blocked.  Even if those pathways were very strong I think you should still be feeling some sensation -  I do - no sensation at all indicates blockages.

quote:From NEW
Connecting energy pathways in the energy body can become blocked and narrowed to the point where they become virtually disconnected ... Energy pathways can be healed and redefined by repeatedly drawing energy into, through and around them ... The more often energy is drawn through them the stronger and more well defined they become, and the more energy can thus be drawn through them

I don't know if you're bouncing or just moving the energy up your legs & arms, but the same principle applies.  I know Robert Bruce says there is a natural speed limit of about half a second each way, but I find for myself it is a lot longer - speed doesn't really matter.  If you can't feel anything with the sponging action, try stirring and brushing.  If all else fails, read the part in NEW where RB describes the slashing technique for people with spinal injuries, and use that technique for your leg - it works just as well on any part of the body.

quote:From NEW
Your body awareness is capable of lightning-fast movements and of flicking from one body part to another instantly, but not so when you are moving it through the energy body in this way.  Slowly increase the speed of this leg bounce and you will soon feel resistance to the bounce action ... If you move faster than this, your awareness will lose contact with the substance of your energy body and begin flicking from foot to hip and back, while skipping the leg in between.  Once this happens you are no longer driving your point of awareness through your energy body, and are therefore no longer stimulating it.

If you are just sponging without pre-stimulating, it might be worth backtracking a bit, focusing first on your toes, then feet, ankles, and so on, working your way up your legs (& arms) bit by bit, rather than trying to do too much too quickly.  If you're already pre-stimulating each part separately, then carry on what you're doing & your energy body will soon start to catch up.
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Hi stepanka.nov,

Yes it's quite normal to feel warmth with energy work.  I have found this usually occurs when previously narrow or blocked pathways are stimulated, which brings a feeling of warmth when the pathways are developed and redefined, probably indicating increased blood flow to these areas.  You might find that as you progress with your energy work, you will begin to feel more sensation or resistance in the areas where you have no problems at the moment - this will be due to increased energy flow and so greater energy demands on the existing pathways, and may mean that you will need to go back to working more on these areas later, although it is possible that you already have very strong energy pathways in these areas.

Initially I found no problems with my legs & arms, so concentrated on the full body circuit and other problem areas, however, now that I am drawing more energy, I am finding resistance in my legs & arms so I need to spend more time on these pathways than before.

As your energy body develops, you will find that new energy pathways are being created, and existing ones will need strengthening, to take into account the increased energy demands.

Hope this helps []