FOUR METHODS OF ASTRAL PROJECTION Method One: Start off by placing some markers around your room or home. These markers could include such things as a rose, a bowl of cold water, a shoe, etc.. Now lie down on your bed. Next, get up and make a circle, going from one marker to the next and back to your bed. Involve yourself with each of the markers. Smell the rose. Feel the cool wetness of the water. Feel the texture of the rubber sole of the shoe. When you return to the bed, lie down in your original position. The next step is to visualize above you a cloud of the purest white. It may remain as a cloud or you can form it into the shape of your own body (idealized if desires). You may notice a connection between your physical body and your double in the form of an umbilical-like cord at your navel, solar plexus, third eye area, or at the top of your head. People experience this cord in different places. Now, will the cloud or double to circle around the markers following the same path that you had taken earlier. If you noticed the cord, you can see that it will stretch indefinitely. Have the double or cloud smell the rose, feel the water and feel the shoe, just as you did earlier. Eventually, this imaginary tour will change to bi-locationality and finally to astral projection. Once you have attained these states, there's no need to limit yourself as to where you can go. Feel free to visit a friend's home. Remember that you are learning a new skill, so don't try to go too far until you are very comfortable with the experience. Even if you are only using imagination, always reabsorb the double or cloud back into your physical body when you have completed your journey. Also, always end with a banishing ritual. Method Two: This is similar to method one. Either lie down or sit in a chair. Begin by visualizing a cloud in front of you (or over you if you are lying down). If you wish, you may form it into a double of yourself. Now, firmly desire to transfer your consciousness to the double. If you feel a sudden change in your body, described by some as a lightening or vibrating feeling, will yourself to open your eyes. Do not try to physically open your eyes by using your muscles. Just will yourself to see. Do not be surprised when you see your physical body in front of you. Spend no more then three minutes concentrating or trying to cause your consciousness to leave your body and join your Astral self. If it works, fine. If it doesn't work in about three minutes, that is fine too. Relax, take some deep breaths, and try again tomorrow. The key to succeeding with this system (and with all of the methods, really) is the URGENT DESIRE TO LEAVE your physical body. When you succeed, be sure to reabsorb the double into your physical body at the end of the projection. Of course, do banishings before and after. Method Three: Lie naked on a bed. Have a friend or relative put a folded heavy bedspread on your feet. Now have your aide slowly drag the folded spread up your body until it reaches the top of your head. Then the person helping you should quickly lift the spread up and away from you and quietly leave the room. Now duplicate the process in your mind's eye. Only instead of a bedspread, feel your Astral body rising up. First your feet rise, then your ankles, calves, knees and so forth to the top of your head. At the point where the bedspread was lifted from your physical body, imagine your consciousness going with the Astral body. When finished, reabsorb the double or cloud back into your physical body. Method Four: Hear the musical note D natural above middle C in your mind. A little practice with a piano, pitch pipe, or a friend with a musical instrument will make this pitch familiar to you. Now double the frequency of the pitch in your mind so that you hear a pitch an octave higher then the first note. If you are not a musician, a friend with musical knowledge can help you with this. Again hear the tune, only an additional octave higher, then hear it an octave above that. Continue this process until you are far above a piano's range. You will notice that you are feeling lighter as the notes get higher in pitch. You may sense a vibration in your head. Let the sound rise higher and higher as you feel THE SOUND rise towards the ceiling of your room. When you sense that the sound is as high as you can go, both as a pitch and within the confines of the room, will your eyes to open. Again, don't be surprised if you see your physical body below. When finished, allow the double to be reabsorbed into the physical body. This method is particularly good for musicians.