OOBE Lesson 21: Review Lessons 1-10

From lesson 1:

"These techniques and the theory behind OOBE has been around for centuries. It was a requirement for the Shaman of many native cultures, and it was a skill that was actively sought for among the Druids."

Let me give you some background here, this is a pretty sensational statement.

Shamanism is all about healing on the Otherworlds. Different cultures call those otherworlds different things, like a shaman of the North may call the realms of the Gods Asgard or something similar, but the point is that this is not a new set of skills.

Not only have shamans been using this for centuries, but people like the Medicine Men of the Native Americans, the holy men of the Aborigines in Australia, the Priests of African religions, and the Mambo and hogun of Voodoo have used these as well. So this skill is not a new one, it's the fact that we now know more about it and the discussion of these techniques are more open that is new.

"If you are a "negative personality" or someone who has a light connection to their body the exercises will be easier."

There is nothing wrong with being this kind of person, it only means that your connection to your body is a light one. These are the kinds of people who spontaneously project and who are natural channels of other beings. They move in and out of their own body easily and completely. If you are not this kind of person, no big deal, it just means that it will take longer and more skill to project.

"The reason for this stricture is a simple reason. Your environment will be dictated by your mind. If there is something wrong with your outlook on the world, then there will be problems when you project out of your body."

I trust that time has proven this to be correct? If you have not faced a "watcher at the door" yet, don't worry about it, you have simply chosen to manifest your fears in some other way. The "watcher" is only the most COMMON manifestation of these fears, not the only one.

"AP (Astral Projection) is exactly like near death experiences. They are two sides of the same coin, one where you can come back to your body, and the other side where you leave your body and don't come back at all. It has been theorized that those who death-willed themselves simply projected out and didn't return to their bodies for one reason or another."

Remember this.

You also need to go back to Lesson 1 and re-read the definitions again, just to refamiliarize yourself with them. Repetition will implant this information more surely than most anything else I know.

If you don't have a copy of them, go to http://davensjournal.com/OOBEL1.xhtml and they are there.

Lesson 2

"Relaxation if the key to meditation, just as meditation is the key to Astrally Projecting."

Once again, we are dealing with the mind. I mention this passage specifically since it is an important mnemonic for you, and it brings up the rest of the discussion. Remember this is not a discipline that can be mastered in a few weeks nor one that can be left for years and picked up right where one left off. Personally I have abandoned my meditation multiple times, and each time I had to effectively start again. Granted it was easier to get back to the "final" point since my subconscious was used to acting in certain ways, but it was necessary that I start over each time.

There is a big discussion at this point about how to achieve a state of focused consciousness through a variety of techniques. Lucid Dreams, Mortification of the flesh, Trance work and ecstatic trance, Sensory depravation, drugs and three different "schools" of meditation technique are discussed. If you want to, look over the pertinent passages again, but only if you feel that you need a refresher in this section.

Later in this lesson I discuss the vibrational level of projection in brief and later we look at that same thing in depth. It's important since these theories are what gives a structure to our projection and in many cases may explain why certain skills are beyond us.

In other words, you have to have a model of how the program is SUPPOSED to react before you can decide if the program is good or not, and if it is not good, you can abandon it for a better model. It's the difference between linear logic and fuzzy logic.

I give you a couple of other theories of Astral Projection and the Astral Plane at this point, my own with the Cube, and the model of the Astral Plane from D&D. I speak quite long on my own theory and look at other theories, so I won't go into that again. Most of the discussion is in later classes however.

Finally I talk about my astral temple. As you can see, I tell you that this place will be pretty important to you later, and sure enough, I think I was right. I would like you to honestly evaluate how much importance you have placed on your Temple and decide if this is a device you need.

Lesson 3

In lesson 3 we discussed meditation and hypnosis. Since I state that meditation is the key to AP then this becomes an important skill to have. The reason for doing this should be self-evident.

I give you a list of types of meditation, from active meditations like ecstatic trances in Katas to guided meditations, to visualizations and so on. I also give you a set of elements that good meditations have in them, and share with you my meditation.

I'm wondering if anyone else found a meditation that helped them that had these or different elements in them. If you did, please let me know, but it's not critical.

From there in lesson 3, we go into a long discussion of Might have Beens.

I know that this is a recurring theme in my lessons, but this is another one that is important. Might-have-beens are probably one of the most common manifestations of AP there are. Many can keep in this world, some can stay on the Astral Plane, but if there is any talent there at all, going to a might have been is pretty easy.

As an experiment, go to an email list for Astral Projection, and start reading their archives. Mentally tally up the number of times that someone posts about their projections and see how many times that projection can be a might-have-been rather than some other manifestation of projection. I bet you get a surprise. And this is a project for after this class as you continue your studies, not for now.

Lesson 4

Lucid dreams was the topic for the practical applications in this lesson. First and foremost was the statement; "A "Lucid Dream" is a dream in which you wake up and can act in the dream as though it was the "real" world." Think back for a bit about how many of your dreams turned out to be lucid. Bet it's a decent percentage, right?

I go from there into a long digression on to the Will, but I think that subsequent events and discoveries have pointed out to you that I was right on this point as well. The Will is everything when you leave your body.

I give you two examples from my life to illustrate that Will is critical, and in the second one, I follow up on later. The second story is continued when I speak on the Aztec Priestess later in the series of lessons. That is the incident I was talking about in this lesson. The continuation of her story is in Lesson 15.

Then I hit you with a quote: "If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right." --Mary Kay Ash" I hope you all can see the relevance of this. I try to get some of the more esoteric concepts down to "sound bites" to allow you to grasp the concept without going into 50 pages of explanation.

Oh, all right, I do the explanation anyhow, but the sound bites are so you can pull that information back up easily.

I touched on several topics that would be spoken on later, just as a way of introducing you to them before we got there. I told you that I don't trust the "universal symbol" books and dream interpretation books out on the market, and I told you why.

Also in this lesson I started speaking on Fantasy/Fiction realms and how they are similar to Might have beens and also our own realms. I told you how they generate and come into existence, how they go on from where the original author/creator had them and start developing their own might have beens.

Lesson 5

This is where I started talking about the actual breakdown of the different planes and the different models of their structure. I gave you Monroe's theory, DeGarcia's theories, my theories and how each interrelated to each other. I told you which, in my op pinion, was the "easy" model and which was the "complex" model and why.

Also in this lesson I went over many of the different layers to the Otherworlds, and told you what many think they are and what is there. I gave you links to DeGarcia's work explaining all the different levels of the planes as he saw them, and asked you to download his work and to start reading it.

One of the things that was also explored for a bit was the "veil of forgetfulness" and I have seen this theory independently verified, I'm pleased to say. In the book "Simple Kaballah" that I'm studying, one of the stories told about is that before we are born, the baby's soul goes before God (YHVH) and learns the answers to everything. When they are born, an angel accompanies them and takes that knowledge from them just before birth, which is why a baby crys upon being born. It's calling out God's name and crying for that lost knowledge. At least, according to Jewish belief.

I digressed a bit to give you a basic explanation of the three bodies theory I have, and I think I did a good job explaining it. Briefly I stated that there are three bodies, the Physical body which dies upon death, the Spirit which goes into a database upon death and is dependant on input to learn and grow, and our soul which is affected by the Spirit and which is eternal and immortal. I don't think I confused anyone with those explanations.

We also explored some thoughts on why everyone has different experiences on the Astral Plane. Most often, I claim, is that we are individuals and our experiences will be based on what we already know and what we are expecting and looking for.

This is also the first time I mention the Silver Cord and what it is and does.

Lesson 6

This was a lesson that answered some of your questions directly and expanded on these topics that you were interested in.

Lesson 7

This lesson discussed the importance of visualization and gave you some tools to be able to increase your visualization skills with consistent practice.

I also started with describing Remote viewing to you in this lesson, mainly because this is how I project, using the visualization and these exercises to hone my skill.

I also talk about subjective experiences and if they matter or not. I told you my conclusion that they didn't matter whether or not they were all in your imagination or not since they still affected your thinking and your psyche on a subconscious level. It's nice to have a definitive happening in which you can state "YES, that is definitely an Astral Projection episode, and THAT one is simply an overactive imagination" but unfortunately, you probably won't ever be able to do that. But if you can, good for you.

I also talked about means of transportation on the Astral Plane. I explained Bilocation (in two places at once), Teleportation (from A to B without crossing space between), Translocation (A to B while going through another plane) and Phasing (moving though solid objects). I talked about several others, but these four needed additional explanations to make them clear.

Lesson 8

In this lesson we talked about the Monroe Techniques for Astral Projection, at least the "how to" portion of his book, Journeys out of the Body. I advise you all to read this book sometime in the future. I won't go over the post again, but just keep in mind that he goes into great detail in how to project. It is one of the most consistently successful techniques and methods that have been used. Just keep this in mind.

Lesson 9

In this lesson, I went over different sections of DeGarcia's book DO_OBE and discussed them or gave you my "take" on those same passages. Among what I talked about were where his views dovetailed with mine and where I differed in opinion with his thoughts. Re read this lesson and the book if you have a mind to, but I will only be pulling the most general information from his book on the Exam.

Lesson 10

The first portion was some statements to the class and acknowledgement of specific problems and their resolutions.

The next big section was a discussion on who you would be meeting in your projections. The list is long and distinguished and I went into some detail with each group. To sum up:

Projectors Pieces of you (the Inner Child) Fantasy/Mythological creatures Gods Constructs and thought forms Symbols of things you need to overcome Residents of the Astral Plane Angels/Guides and so on (Helpers to the Gods) Discarnate souls (the dead) Splinters of your personality (or other people's) Astral entities (all other beings that don't fit the above)

I also restated the fact that you can't be harmed during projection. You can only be harmed if you think you can be.

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Okay, this lesson is over with, the next lesson will cover 11-19 so be ready for that one. Hard on the heels of that review will come the exam.

Daven

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