Create a method that aligns with you & practice.

[Quo Animo]

I've tried different methods in the past and none of them seemed to appeal to me. So I was watching TV and thinking of my own ways to project. Than I started thinking about the imagination & how to use it to phase/project. I came up with my own method that appealed to me. I figured since I do a lot of writing and use the imagination a lot I should come up with my own method so that it actually has a connection with me. So I decided to use my method right there on the spot. I had the lights on and the TV on. After 15 minutes I started to get hypnagogic imagery of the stuff I was imagining like it was the actual scene I was imagining. With the lights in my eyes and everything. I stopped because I just felt like having regular sleep after that( I needed a long sleep & didn't want to project and end up being snapped back into waking consciousness ).  I won't put up the method because it wouldn't fit with the purpose of the thread. Most of the greats had their own method of projecting created by themselves. So do you think if more people came up with their own unique, tailor-made method for themselves more people would get projecting at a higher success rate?

[Quo Animo]

Any comments?

[Stookie]

I think what you say has a lot of merit to it. It's important to use/create a method that works for you. At the same time, it's easy to get lazy using a personal method. I like to use something that requires discipline in one way or another. If I were to create my own method, I might set a time limit of 30 minutes because that's what feels right to me. But 60 minutes might have greater benefit in the long run. 60 minutes takes more discipline and in turn develops a person's will and concentration.

Or getting up really early every morning to meditate. After doing it for a few days, it's easy to quit doing it and stay in bed. It takes discipline to stick with it, but has tremendous benefits in the long run.

I think that's why teachers impose difficult techniques on a student. They will get something out of it that they wouldn't find on their own. If the teacher left it up to the student, progress would be much slower. (I'm not saying a teacher is necessary, it's just an example).