My Phasing Experiences/Progress

[Dan C4551DY]

First of all, Hi. Im new to the forums and have been trying traditional OBE's for more than 2 months with little success, so I decided to give Phasing a go. Ill update this thread with my progress and hopefully I can get some feedback on how to improve. Sorry for any spelling mistakes, im on my iphone and im in a rush.

A couple of days of phasing has resulted in this -
28/10/2010
I didnt have high hopes for this one but I decided to have another attempt. I was relatively relaxed wih nothing in my mind. I got past the lights behind the eyes part, which was rare on attempts before sleep, and then my confidence grew. I got some images in my head, but I have seen people describing them as very detqiled, almost HD, and beautiful. The first image I got was a man's clenched hand, which slowly opened to reveal a small black pyramid. I was like meh..wow what the hell was I thinking about that for, then I realised that it wasnt me. The next image was a the black pyramid, but enlargedand it had lines coming off it and lots of measuments and planning. I wondered what the black pyramid was about but I have yet to find out. Then I started to feel cold, then a shift of consciousness and I felt like I was somewhere else, I saw a sort of portal and try to will myself into it with no success. I then stopped because I heard dogs barking outside which put me off.
I knew I didnt succeed but it was the most success since my first projection 2 months ago.
Any tips to help me improve my phasing experience and for me to progress.

[Dan C4551DY]

I wasnt using any binaural beats for that attempt, but I do have a few on my iphone and was wondering if anyone else had tried them, because I havent used them yet and I dont know which one is the best.

[Firmitas]

It sounds like you're getting pretty damn close to me.
I haven't gotten this far yet so im afraid I dont have any useful advice

As far as Binaural beats go, they really help me out as far as getting to F10 (mind awake body asleep) goes. You can find a number of them online and even on this forum, just search Iso-tones or something like that. Usually there will be some labeled for astral projection and what not.
Im not sure how these work for phasing though, I've only used them for traditional OBE attempts but you dont really have anything to lost

good luck!
-Firmitas

[Dan C4551DY]

This may sound stupid but...

Is phasing actually astral projection? I was browsing some other forums, to feed my hunger for information, and some were saying it is the same result as AP and some were saying it is not AP, just a dream/imagination...

[Xanth]

This may sound stupid but...

Is phasing actually astral projection? I was browsing some other forums, to feed my hunger for information, and some were saying it is the same result as AP and some were saying it is not AP, just a dream/imagination...

Yes, phasing is astral projection.
http://unlimitedboundaries.ca/2010/09/06/what-is-phasing-and-noticing/

[Dan C4551DY]

Heh. Thanks

[Xanth]

Actually, try this one as well.
http://unlimitedboundaries.ca/2010/10/25/classic-obe-vs-phasing/

I've seen a lot of people get confused over what "Phasing" is in relation to what I refer to as the "Classic OBE". In regards to where you end up, they're the same. Both types of projection will take you to the "non-physical". The difference is in the sensations and methods for getting there. That's all.

When one has a "Classic OBE" they generally feel sensations of separation from their physical body along with the classic vibrations.
When one "Phases", you generally don't get those sensations. You'll be Here, then you'll feel a shift (not a separation), and then you'll be "There" with your full waking awareness intact. In both cases, they lead to the same "area of consciousness". You could end up somewhere familiar, like your bedroom... or somewhere not familiar, like some otherworldly environment.

I'll try to expand on this at a later time, but I hope it provides some kind of idea on the differences between the two phenomenon.

[Dan C4551DY]

Oh man, its a bit off topic but I just had a thought...
Imagine APing from prison..."Freedom!" lol
Quite random...

[Dan C4551DY]

Wow, I totally forgot about this and I was supposed to be updating my progress....

I have reached a state of half lucidness in my dreams, where I kinda think huh, im dreaming, but not oh! Im dreaming! Great!

Ill start updating again soon

[Firmitas]

thats great!

I've reached a weird point in my dream state as well. Sounds like you are very close to me though

good luck!
-Firmitas

[Dan C4551DY]

So, time for an update.
Last night, nothing really happened but I think im getting better at reaching the 3D blackness stage.
I was planning to do a mental rundown, just simple cooking so I could get the smell and taste sensations in there, but I think I was a bit confused. I dont know if im supposed to do the mental rundown as soon as I lay down or when ive made it to the transition or 3D blackness?

[Xanth]

What I do is relax my body first.  You can use any number of exercises ranging from a simple progressive relaxation technique to just sitting there and breathing and noticing.

Once you feel you're sufficiently relaxed... you'll probably be in a nice Focus 3/10 state, THEN you initiate your Mental Rundown.
If it's successful, you'll bypass the 3DBlackness state (Focus 21) and you'll be situated nicely within your mental rundown, from which you can then do whatever you want. 

[Dan C4551DY]

Thanks for the quick reply

*Goes back to reading Franks posts*

[Dan C4551DY]

Well...wow.
I had my first lucid dream last night, it felt great.
When I reached lucid awareness, it was like my feet got heavier. I was only lucid for about ten seconds, then slipped back into a normal dream.

[NoY]

Gratz Dan 

:NoY:

[Dan C4551DY]

Thanks