swimming and astral projection

[Fourthdimension]

ok its a weird thought but an idea nevertheless.

when i go in to trance or relax enough to ap i feel as if i am floating on water in the middle of a warm tropical sea. as safe as can be. so i thought mabye if every day i spend an hour just aimlessly floating on the surface of the water on my back at the local pool when its quite that mabye i ll be able to project more because then the feeling i feel during ap will b easy to access and so easier to exit. what u think ever1?

[CFTraveler]

Well, I don't think it can cause you to project more, but it gives you a dandy visualization to use when time to exit.
I especially like going to the bottom of the pool and letting myself go up, and really 'feel' it.  Then, if I want to project, all I have to do is recall the sensation to use.

[Fourthdimension]

yh thats sorta what i mean haha. thanks cft

[Xanth]

Well, I don't think it can cause you to project more, but it gives you a dandy visualization to use when time to exit.
I especially like going to the bottom of the pool and letting myself go up, and really 'feel' it.  Then, if I want to project, all I have to do is recall the sensation to use.

Oh, that's an excellent visualization technique! 

[ka0s]

My view is a bit different. I always compare the exit to your mind sinking deeper and deeper into a dark pond or lake..Once it sinks to a certain level you send a trigger to leave the body in the dark while rising to the surface with your mind...I always feel like its waves of water hitting me when I get closer and closer to sleep. I think the experiences in the pool could help. Wouldnt it be interesting to get into that trance state in the water and then see what happens?

[caterpillarwoman]

I always compare the exit to your mind sinking deeper and deeper into a dark pond or lake..Once it sinks to a certain level you send a trigger to leave the body in the dark while rising to the surface with your mind...

I do something like that. I've never really tried to articulate it. I don't really use traditional OBE methods, though, and my OBEs are generally more sort of visionary than exploratory (if that makes sense).

Wouldnt it be interesting to get into that trance state in the water and then see what happens?

When the pool I intend to manifest appears, I fully intend to give it a try.

[Stookie]

One of my main rundowns for phasing consists of diving off a diving board, touching the bottom, climbing out, and doing it over and over. There are so many body sensations it really sucks me into the visualization: the grip of the diving board, the metal hand rails, the sun coming down, smell of chlorine, a slight breeze, the movement through the air, the sensation of the water, etc. I've been using it for about 5 years now along with a couple others. I find mixing them up helps.

[CFTraveler]

Wouldnt it be interesting to get into that trance state in the water and then see what happens?

I've thought about it, but I'm afraid of falling asleep and drowning.  When I'm accompanied I try, but there's always something that gets my attention, and if I do it by myself, well, I'm afraid to drown.
By now it's moot, the temps. they are a'changin, and it's already too cold for me to jump in.