There are numerous ways of achieving etheric / astral
projection, and there are many books on the subject. Here I
will only describe the most common and / or the most useful
methods that I have come across. Different people will find
different methods more suited to themselves, so it's simply a
case of experimenting until you find the one that works best
for you.
One thing thing that is consistant throughout all the
projection techniques, is that the energy you have in your
body can effect the ability to project, the lenth of time spent
'out of the body', and the frequency which can be reached.
THE ROPE TECHNIQUE
This technique was developed by Robert Bruce. I have
included it because I find it to be one of the easiest
techniques around. The speed at which it works is also
surprising. Also this method does not require the ability to
visualise.
This projection method will give you an etheric projection.
The duration of this projection, in real time, will depend on
the level of chakra development and energy flow you have
attained.
Getting the feel of the Rope
Pin a length of ribbon, string or rope to the ceiling above you.
Have it hanging within arms reach so you can easily reach
up and touch it. Reach out and touch it frequently, until you
are used to where it is in your mind. This ribbon is only a
tactile aide. By being able to reach out and touch the ribbon,
you used to the spatial coordinates of where the invisible,
imaginary ROPE is. This grows both in your mind and hence
as a thought form, making it easier to imagine yourself
reaching out and climbing the ROPE with your imaginary
HANDS.
Note: You do NOT have to actually visualize, or see, the
ROPE at any time, just know where it is supposed to be.
This method uses NO visualization at all.
Reaching out and pulling on this invisible, imaginary ROPE
with your imaginary HANDS shifts the bodily awareness
induced point of consciousness, out of the body, with a
strong natural action that puts direct pressure on one point of
the etheric body.
The Technique
1.Do the relaxation exercise thoroughly, until you are
completely settled. This should only take a few minutes, don't
overdo it.
2. Reach out with your imaginary HANDS and pull yourself,
hand over hand, up the strong, invisible, imaginary ROPE
hanging above you. Try and imagine the feel of a strong,
thick, coarse rope in your HANDS.
Don't try and visualise this ROPE! I want you to imagine you
are reaching out and climbing this ROPE in the pitch dark, so
you can't see it at all, you just know where it is and can
imagine the feel of it. Visualisation wastes valuable mental
energy that can be better put to use exerting direct pressure
on your etheric body.
You will feel a slight dizzy sensation inside you as you do
this, specifically in your upper torso. This is caused by
exerting dynamic pressure on the etheric body. The dizzy
sensation comes from the etheric body loosening. This
feeling of vertigo will intensify the more you pull on the rope.
Very Important Note (1): This dizzy feeling and any
feelings of pressure or vertigo, etc, caused by your mental
action of pulling on the ROPE MUST be carefully noted by
you. Learn the EXACT mental action you are doing to cause
this vertigo. You will have to train your mental climbing action
to cause this feeling. So, the first few times you try this
ROPE method, concentrate on finding the right mental action
to do this. Once you learn what it is you are doing to cause
this, and can recreate it at will, you are really starting to get
somewhere.
Very Important Note (2): IGNORE *ALL* SENSATION
YOU FEEL DURING PROJECTION or it will distract you,
break your concentration, and ruin your chances for
projection. Concentrate on the single act of climbing your
ROPE to the TOTAL exclusion of everything else. Put
everything you have into this one action, but don't tense up,
it must be all mental.
3. Keep climbing, hand over hand, ever upwards, and you
will feel the heavy sensation come over you. The pressure
you are exerting on your etheric body will force you into the
trance state. Ignore this when it happens and concentrate on
what you are doing.
4. Keep climbing and you will feel your chakras open in
response to the pressure, don't stop.
5. Next you will feel the vibrations start, your whole body will
seem to be vibrating and you will feel paralysed.
Concentrate, single minded, on climbing your rope, don't
stop.
6. Next you will feel yourself coming free of your body. You
will buzz slightly as you feel yourself coming out of your
body. You will exit your body in the direction of your
imaginary rope and will be hovering above your body. You're
free at last!
Note: Do *NOT* allow yourself to break concentration when
the vibrations start. They are a natural effect caused by
energy coursing through all the hundreds of major and minor
chakras in your body.