Arm up

[sweet_celestial_sounds]

Hey All!

Here is a quote of a technique you can try. It is from something I've written as a part of a routine I practice as a part of my astral projection club. I think this 'tid bit' will help you all very much, and I am very interested in the experiences you have while doing it. I learned it from the book Projection of the Astral Body (I think the name is) by Sylvan Muldoon years ago. The experience of the body falling off happened last year some time. Please post any experiences you have with this technique!

Copyright © 2003 by Celestial Sounds

Arm Up

One way to overcome the tendency to go to sleep, and to get deeper into trance while still being aware, is to put the arm up. This means to hold your hand and forearm in the air, supported on your elbow, so that whenever you chance to fall asleep, your forearm sways or falls to awake you. By holding the arm up and letting it 'dip' several times, you know that you are in a good state and close to sleep, and can then set it down and go straight to the fixative, ready to move and test very soon, because you know that your body is on the very verge of sleep.
   Once while using this technique my physical body fell off. I was lying down, resting my elbow on my blanket with my forearm poised and balanced in the air. Every time I'd fall into sleep it would abruptly fall to the side, alerting me. On the last time it swayed it fell completely to the blanket. I felt it hit the surface. Yet, my arm was still in the air, and I was wide-awake and in shock. My astral arm remained up. My physical body had actually fallen off. I dared not move (I was still in the early stages of getting used to the projected state.), but recognized what had happened, and lay silently, wide-eyed and amazed. Maybe you can try holding the arm up until the body falls off.

The fixative is something to focus on to keep your awareness intact while your body goes to sleep. Three basic ones are the counting of numbers- for instance repeatedly counting from 50 to 1- focusing on the heartbeat, and any mantra or chant you like, such as "I am now out-of-body" for instance.

Please post any results.

Sincerely,

Sweet Celestial Sounds

P.S.
I am very interested in AP/OBE. If you are too, (or would like to be), I'd like to chat with you on it- whether you are learning, or a seasoned veteran.

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