Significance of Vibes?!

[Feelflowz]

Here's some questions for anyone who wants to answer:

How important is it to activate the chakras/energy centers?
Where does the energy that one needs to OBE come from?
How important is it to feel vibes in order to OBE?
Is the experience of vibes important in R. Monroe's system?

I'm playing with R. Bruce's, Monroe's, and Buhlman's techniques to
come up with a program. It's so hard to choose which techniques to stick to!

Early this morning I drifted into a trance state which I easily recognize: body feels heavy and my mind focused.  I could feel myself going deeper and deeper into trance though not effortless; I had to almost concentrate and hold on to it. Then the trance feeling slowly wore off and I shifted into ordinary consciousness. I was a bit annoyed.  I relaxed, gave it another go and drifted into a light dream.

Again, I shifted into the trance state. Still a feeling of having to hold on to it. I felt my body/astral-bady slowly turn until I was face downward and my whole body began to sink down into the earth. I remember using Buhlman's technique of shouting "Clarity Now".  I didn't notice any dramatic changes in clarity but it may have helped me to stay in trance. Eventually I got to the bottom but I all I could see was cartoonish 2 dimensional hypnogogic type imagery, like I was in trance and not OBE.
Eventually I switched back to waking consciousness.
What went wrong?  How come I couldn't fulliy go into the Astral, like I have experienced in the past?  I noticed I didn't experience any vibrations. Not enough energy?  My chakras were not activated?  
But does Monroe's phasing require experiencing vibrations? If not, what is it that really allows one to fully and easily enter the Astral?

This is a fantastic forumn!  Thanks to all of you!

Feelflowz

[glacius*]

How important is it to activate the chakras/energy centers?

Not too important. It helps though. I do a quick activation before I try and AP.

Where does the energy that one needs to OBE come from?

It comes from within you. If your tired chances are you will fall asleep. Think of the energy you need as mental energy. If you feel clear and focused than you have enough mental energy.

How important is it to feel vibes in order to OBE?

Not important at all, they are a side effect. Although you can use them to your advantage because if you think they have to do with projection and you feel them, then you can use them for help for obvious reasons. Kind of like a placebo drug for the projector.

Is the experience of vibes important in R. Monroe's system?  I think so. Use them to your advantage. Try different techs for getting out but try and use the same ones to get into trance. Do what works!! Anyways good questions!!