tactile imaging

[Seeker of Matter]

Now I have finally bought Robert's books "Astral Dynamics" and "Mastering Astral Projection" (which I will not read until I finish AD)  and I have come to the "NEW" part. I have tried NEW before but I stopped almost before I really begun. The problem is that I experience difficulties with the very first and basic exercises.

I simply cannot feel much of my body. When I try to feel my hand it goes just fine. But when I try to track a path up my arm this "feeling" of my arm just disappears and I feel nothing. That is have a really invalidating effect on me as I try and try over and over again to feel my arm. I even did something I usually don't do, I skipped and tried to "feel" my corpus instead. But I couldn't !!!!! Just like last time I tried NEW. I can feel my hand and feet but not really anything ells.

I really need to able to do this before i progress. I want this to work!! I really do but I get so insanely frustrated when it won't work.

Is my energy body broken or something?

What can I do that would help?

[bloodsong]

Two things I could think of.  First read both books together.  Whereas AD presents a lot of really great theory, MAP provides the same theory in a structured format to get it to practical use.  Second, try different ways of doing MBA.  I couldn't do it like Robert Bruce described in Astral Dynamics myself, as I have stated in other posts.  What worked for me is a mixture of self hypnosis and relaxation techniques from other books I have read from my personal library.  Don't be afraid to mix systems.  If you only do one thing at a time, it will take a lot longer.  On the other hand, if one thing at a time works best for you, you will get a lot better at that one thing.

[element14]

> What can I do that would help?
Patience.

I don't know how long you've been trying to "feel" your arms, but from (limited) personal experience it can take days to weeks to months before you really feel anything substantial.