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90-DAY GUIDE TO OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE&nbsp;





ROBERT BRUCE &amp; BRIAN MERCER&nbsp;





INCLUDES CD-ROM WITH 25 CUSTOM-DESIGNED TRANCE MEDITATION SOUND PROGRAMS&nbsp;




About the Authors&nbsp;



Robert Bruce (left) is a metaphysicist and the author of numerous articles and two groundbreaking&nbsp;

books. He has spent most of his life exploring the dynamics of all things paranormal and testing the&nbsp;

boundaries of reality. He lives in Australia with his two sons. His website is www.astraldynamics.com.&nbsp;



Brian Mercer (right) is an information technologies professional and part-time novelist. For as&nbsp;

long as he can remember he has been interested in the paranormal. He is the author of the metaphysical&nbsp;

science fiction trilogy The Kaladrious Reflection. His current out-of-body explorations&nbsp;

originate in Seattle, where he lives with his wife, Sara.&nbsp;



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90-DAY GUIDE TO OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE&nbsp;



ROBERT BRUCE &amp; BRIAN MERCER&nbsp;



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90-DAY GUIDE TO OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE&nbsp;



ROBERT BRUCE &amp; BRIAN MERCER&nbsp;



Llewellyn Publications&nbsp;

St. Paul, Minnesota&nbsp;






For Professor Barbara S. Raines,&nbsp;

teacher, mentor, friend .. .&nbsp;





—Brian Mercer&nbsp;



For the late Robert Bruce (senior),&nbsp;

father, mate, inventor, dreamer .. .&nbsp;



—Robert Bruce&nbsp;




Also by Robert Bruce&nbsp;



Astral Dynamics&nbsp;



(Hampton Roads)&nbsp;



Practical Psychic Self-Defense&nbsp;



(Hampton Roads)&nbsp;




Contents&nbsp;



Acknowledgments xv&nbsp;



Preface xvii&nbsp;



Introduction: Preliminary Instructions for the Ninety-Day Program&nbsp;



How the Ninety-Day Program Develops 4&nbsp;



What to Expect in Part 1 5&nbsp;



Parti: PREPARING FOR LIFTOFF&nbsp;

Week 1: Flexing Your Astral Muscles 9&nbsp;



What to Expect 9&nbsp;

Setting up Your Meditation Space 9&nbsp;

Learning to Relax 11&nbsp;

Breathwork: Breath Awareness 12&nbsp;

Stimulating the Energy Body 12&nbsp;

Preparing for Energy Work 13&nbsp;

Your Dream Journal 14&nbsp;

Daily Affirmations 16&nbsp;

About the Brain Wave Generator 17&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 01: Relaxation" 18&nbsp;

Week 1 Daily Pages 20&nbsp;

Before Moving On 41&nbsp;




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Week 2: Manipulating the Energy Body 43&nbsp;



What to Expect 43&nbsp;

Energy Body Development 44&nbsp;

Setting the Stage for an OBE 45&nbsp;

What Happens During a Projection 47&nbsp;

The Projection Process 50&nbsp;

Transferring Consciousness and How Shadow Memory Works 53&nbsp;

Preparing for the First Inner-Body Projection (Part 1 of the Program) 55&nbsp;

Breathwork: Deepening the Breath 55&nbsp;

Optional: BrainWave Generator Preset "Week 02: Relaxation (Deep)" 56&nbsp;

Week 2 Daily Pages 57&nbsp;

Before Moving On 75&nbsp;



Week 3: Mind Taming 77&nbsp;



What to Expect 77&nbsp;

Raising and Storing Energy 77&nbsp;

Clearing Your Mind 79&nbsp;

Taming the Mind 81&nbsp;

Developing Lucid Dream Objectives 82&nbsp;

Breathwork: Cloud Breathing 85&nbsp;

Optional: BrainWave Generator Preset "Week 03: Meditation" 85&nbsp;

Week 3 Daily Pages 88&nbsp;

Before Moving On 107&nbsp;



Week 4: Primary Centers and Their OBE Connection 109&nbsp;



What to Expect 109&nbsp;

Raising Energy Before Bedtime 109&nbsp;

Primary Center Stimulation 110&nbsp;

Mapping and Stimulating Primary Energy Centers 111&nbsp;

Primary Center Stimulation Notes 114&nbsp;

Overcoming Energy Stimulation Side Effects 115&nbsp;

Rousing Dormant Primary Centers 118&nbsp;

Final Word on Primary Center Stimulation 119&nbsp;

Additional Body Awareness Actions 119&nbsp;

Breathwork: Expanding the Breath 119&nbsp;






Contents ix&nbsp;



Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 04: Meditation (Primary Center&nbsp;

Stimulation)" 120&nbsp;

Week 4 Daily Pages 121&nbsp;

Before Moving On 143&nbsp;





Week 5: Trance Practice 145&nbsp;



What to Expect 145&nbsp;

Trance Work 145&nbsp;

Trance States 146&nbsp;

Trance Preparation 148&nbsp;

Trance Hurdles and Ways Around, Over, or Through Them 150&nbsp;

Trance Practice: Using Slight Discomfort for Altered-State Conditioning 156&nbsp;

Additional Methods for Slight Discomfort 159&nbsp;

Breathwork: Valving the Breath 160&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 05: Trance Meditation" 160&nbsp;

Week 5 Daily Pages 162&nbsp;

Before Moving On 183&nbsp;





Week 6: Loosening up the Energy Body 185&nbsp;



What to Expect 185&nbsp;

Preparing for an OBE 185&nbsp;

The OBE Walk-through: Rehearsing Your First Projection Experience 186&nbsp;

Planning Your First OBE 187&nbsp;

OBE Walk-through Example 189&nbsp;

Brow Center Trigger 190&nbsp;

Projectable Double Loosening 191&nbsp;

Responding to Spontaneous OBEs 191&nbsp;

Grounding Cords and Conscious-Exit Projection 192&nbsp;

Preparing Your Meditation Space for OBE Practice 193&nbsp;

Breathwork: Pacing the Breath Cycle 194&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 06: Energy Body Loosening" 195&nbsp;

Week 6 Daily Pages 196&nbsp;

Before Moving On 218&nbsp;






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Part 2: LIFTOFF&nbsp;

Week 7: Anatomy of an OBE 221&nbsp;



What to Expect 221&nbsp;

A Step-by-Step Walk-through of the Exit 222&nbsp;

Reality Fluctuations 225&nbsp;

Returning to Your Body 226&nbsp;

Recalling Shadow Memories 227&nbsp;

Your OBE Journal 227&nbsp;

Breathing and the OBE 228&nbsp;

Using Brow Center Trigger to Cause Vibrations 230&nbsp;

The Preprojection Routine, from Relaxation to Body Loosening 230&nbsp;

Overview of Exit Techniques 231&nbsp;

Rolling-out OBE Exit Method 232&nbsp;

Important Things to Remember 233&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 07: Exit Training" 233&nbsp;

Week 7 Daily Pages 234&nbsp;

Before Moving On 251&nbsp;



Week 8: Overcoming Mental Blocks 253&nbsp;



What to Expect 253&nbsp;

Mental Barriers 253&nbsp;

Fear and Surprise: Facing the Unknown 253&nbsp;

Tips for Confronting Fears 255&nbsp;

Belief System Cleansing 262&nbsp;

Trying Too Hard 263&nbsp;

Where Your Attention Goes... 264&nbsp;

Prayer and the OBE 265&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 08: Exit Training" 265&nbsp;

Week 8 Daily Pages 266&nbsp;

Before Moving On 283&nbsp;



Week 9: Dreams and the OBE 285&nbsp;



What to Expect 285&nbsp;

Inevitable Questions 285&nbsp;

Mind-Split Review and the Model of Projection 286&nbsp;






Contents xi&nbsp;



Nightly Spontaneous Projection 288&nbsp;

Lucidity as a Function of Energy 289&nbsp;

Reality Fluctuations as They Relate to the Dream Mind 291&nbsp;

Making a Sleep Programming Recording 291&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 09: Exit Training" 293&nbsp;

Week 9 Daily Pages 294&nbsp;

Before Moving On 309&nbsp;





Week 10: Troubleshooting 311&nbsp;



What to Expect 311&nbsp;

Reassessing and Making Adjustments 311&nbsp;

Energy-Raising Problems 312&nbsp;

Primary Center Stimulation Problems 313&nbsp;

Relaxation Problems 313&nbsp;

Breathwork Problems 314&nbsp;

Brow Center Trigger 314&nbsp;

Mind-Taming Problems 315&nbsp;

Trance Problems 315&nbsp;

Body-Loosening and Exit Problems 317&nbsp;

Setting Achievable Goals 321&nbsp;

Ideal Conditions for Practicing the Exit 321&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 10: Exit Training" 323&nbsp;

Week 10 Daily Pages 324&nbsp;

Before Moving On 343&nbsp;





Week 11: Advanced Methods 345&nbsp;



What to Expect 345&nbsp;

Taking Those Last Few Steps 345&nbsp;

Fasting to Enhance Personal Energy Levels 346&nbsp;

Juice Fasting 346&nbsp;

Water Fasting 348&nbsp;

Fasting Tips 348&nbsp;

Substance Fasting Alternatives 349&nbsp;

Day-Long Meditation 349&nbsp;

Influencing Sleep Patterns to Effect Projection 351&nbsp;

Final Word on Advanced Methods 354&nbsp;






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Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 11: Exit Training" 355&nbsp;

Week 11 Daily Pages 356&nbsp;

Before Moving On 371&nbsp;



Week 12; After the Exit 373&nbsp;



What to Expect 373&nbsp;

A Quality Projection Experience 373&nbsp;

Strength and Vitality Issues 374&nbsp;

Reasoning Problems 374&nbsp;

Sight and Visual Complications 375&nbsp;

Body Magnetism 377&nbsp;

A Fearful Presence 377&nbsp;

Astral Feedback 378&nbsp;

Self-Hypnosis to Recall Shadow Memories 379&nbsp;

Self-Hypnosis Recording Script 379&nbsp;

Notes on Using Your Hypnosis Recording 382&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 12: Exit Training" 383&nbsp;

Week 12 Daily Pages 384&nbsp;

Before Moving On 403&nbsp;



Week 13: The Basics of OBE Navigation 405&nbsp;



What to Expect 405&nbsp;

Another Door Opens .. . 405&nbsp;

Astral Physics 406&nbsp;

Getting into the Real-Time Zone 407&nbsp;

Getting into the Astral 407&nbsp;

Astral Tubes 409&nbsp;

Projecting into Void 410&nbsp;

The Subconscious Mind, the Higher Self, and Astral Travel 410&nbsp;

The Astral Wind Phenomenon 413&nbsp;

Astral Sight and Projection 414&nbsp;

Developing Your Own Exit Techniques 414&nbsp;

Astral Transference: Mentally Projecting into the Astral 414&nbsp;

Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 13: Exit Training" 419&nbsp;

Week 13 Daily Pages 421&nbsp;

Where Do I Go from Here? 440&nbsp;




Afterword 443&nbsp;



Appendix A: Suggested Supplemental Reading List 445&nbsp;

Appendix B: BrainWave Generator Installation Guide and Tips 448&nbsp;

Appendix C: Dream Journal Template and Instructions 451&nbsp;

Appendix D: Projection Position Posture 453&nbsp;

Appendix E: Keys to a Successful OBE by Laetitia M. Kimball 454&nbsp;

Appendix F: My OBE Successes by Brian Mercer 462&nbsp;

Glossary 475&nbsp;

Bibliography 478&nbsp;

Index 479&nbsp;




We want to thank the volunteers who gave of their spare time road testing this program. Your&nbsp;

comments and ideas were invaluable in shaping the content and organization of this book. Our&nbsp;

sincere appreciation also goes to Tracy Weber of Seattle's Whole Life Yoga for her guidance in&nbsp;

ensuring that the breathing techniques featured in this program are both safe and effective. We&nbsp;

are also grateful to Adrian Cooper, aspiring projector and web master extraordinaire, for his&nbsp;

enthusiasm and technical support; to Ben-Jamin Bruce for his invaluable encouragement and&nbsp;

intellectual contribution; to Michael Ross for his OBE literature input; to Laetitia Kimball for&nbsp;

kindly allowing us to publish her essay on the OBE; to Richard and Michele Kaplowitz for their&nbsp;

loving support and photographic expertise; to Keith Alderslade for being so annoyingly intelligent;&nbsp;

to Tommy Pirbos for technical input; to Nancy Mostad for her OBE insights on "just letting&nbsp;

go"; and to Sara Mercer for tirelessly reviewing and proofreading version after version of this&nbsp;

manuscript. Additional thanks go to all those in the Brain Wave Generator user community whose&nbsp;

advice played a role in the development of the presets that complement this program, and to the&nbsp;

early users of the web version of this manual and the www.astraldynamics.com forums community&nbsp;

for their guidance and suggestions. And to Joanna Willis, Lisa Novak, Wendy Froshay, and all&nbsp;

the folks at Llewellyn Worldwide Publications: thank you!&nbsp;




Preface&nbsp;



Welcome to Mastering Astral Projection! This&nbsp;

book is devoted to teaching you how to have a&nbsp;

fully conscious astral projection (also called&nbsp;

out-of-body experience or OBE). It focuses on&nbsp;

practical OBE exit training and advice, rather&nbsp;

than on covering everything relating to the&nbsp;

history, speculation, and practice of astral&nbsp;

travel.&nbsp;



My first book, Astral Dynamics: A NEW&nbsp;

Approach to OBE (Hampton Roads, 1999)&nbsp;

covered not only projection training and OBE&nbsp;

exit techniques, but also many related issues,&nbsp;

phenomena, and theories associated with&nbsp;

astral travel. During the latter stages of writing&nbsp;

Astral Dynamics, it was clear that I needed&nbsp;

to include a practical training program to&nbsp;

help readers apply the information I was giving&nbsp;

in a step-by-step and goal-oriented way.&nbsp;

Given the eventual size of Astral Dynamics&nbsp;

(560 pages), however, such a weighty addition&nbsp;

was impractical. A few chapters had already&nbsp;

been cut to save space.&nbsp;



After Astral Dynamics was published, I&nbsp;

received many requests for an OBE training&nbsp;

program. One of my readers, American computer&nbsp;

programmer, writer, and OBE aficionado&nbsp;

Brian Mercer, sent me the bones of such a&nbsp;

program. He had developed it for his personal&nbsp;

use, and offered me a copy out of courtesy.&nbsp;

After studying Brian's ninety-day program, I&nbsp;

uploaded it to my website and made it available&nbsp;

to the public online. It quickly became popular&nbsp;

and resulted in a lot of constructive feedback. I&nbsp;

passed the feedback along to Brian, plus my&nbsp;

own ideas for improvements, and he revised&nbsp;

and fine-tuned it accordingly.&nbsp;



It soon became obvious that we were building&nbsp;

the foundations of a valuable OBE training&nbsp;

manual. Brian and I soon became good friends.&nbsp;

Following my instincts, I invited Brian to coauthor&nbsp;

a book with me, the book you are now&nbsp;

holding.&nbsp;



In the months that followed we discussed&nbsp;

the theme and content of this book at great&nbsp;



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length. We recognized that an old hand like&nbsp;

me and a keen novice like Brian teaming up as&nbsp;

OBE teachers would create a winning combination&nbsp;

of knowledge, experience, and priceless&nbsp;

enthusiasm. I am not really a fair test subject&nbsp;

for any kind of OBE training program, as I&nbsp;

have way too much firsthand experience.&nbsp;

Brian, however, was a well-read novice with&nbsp;

little actual OBE experience. He was not one&nbsp;

of those fortunate few who can easily induce&nbsp;

an OBE. At that time Brian had tried for many&nbsp;

years, but with only enough success to fire his&nbsp;

continuing interest.&nbsp;



Brian road tested each section of the program&nbsp;

repeatedly. He put in time and enthusiastic&nbsp;

effort, as I watched for problems and&nbsp;

worked on solutions. Together we fine-tuned&nbsp;

the methodology of the program for optimal&nbsp;

results. During this process we gained a profound&nbsp;

understanding of the numerous problems&nbsp;

that beset novice projectors and came up&nbsp;

with many new and innovative solutions. We&nbsp;

also began researching and experimenting&nbsp;

with helpful technologies, such as light and&nbsp;

sound machines and audio devices that help&nbsp;

induce altered states of consciousness. We&nbsp;

wanted to include everything that could possibly&nbsp;

help projectors.&nbsp;



The structure of this ninety-day program is&nbsp;

simple. Information and instructions are&nbsp;

given in bite-sized chunks, while readers follow&nbsp;

a progressive series of OBE-related exercises.&nbsp;

Only enough instruction and theory are&nbsp;

given at any one time to provide context to&nbsp;

the work at hand. Basic skills like deep relaxation,&nbsp;

clearing the mind, concentration, and&nbsp;

energy body stimulation are taught first, and&nbsp;



then a variety of OBE exit techniques are&nbsp;

introduced one at a time. Advice and tips&nbsp;

from Brian and me are given every day of the&nbsp;

program as students practice and develop&nbsp;

their skills. Common problems are identified&nbsp;

and solved along the way. Extensive problemsolving&nbsp;

sections are included.&nbsp;



Each week begins with a new case history&nbsp;

to familiarize readers with the OBE and to fire&nbsp;

their expectations. Introductory information&nbsp;

required for that week's activities follows.&nbsp;

Each week builds upon the previous week.&nbsp;

Summary and review sections are given at the&nbsp;

end of each week. By the end of the program,&nbsp;

readers will know and will have practiced&nbsp;

everything required to wake-induce an OBE&nbsp;

exit. After that it is just a matter of patience&nbsp;

and practice.&nbsp;



Projecting out of body requires a delicate&nbsp;

balance of mind, body, and spirit. Everyone is&nbsp;

different and the time it takes to achieve this&nbsp;

balance varies greatly from person to person.&nbsp;

Some people take to OBE like a duck to water,&nbsp;

whereas others have to practice harder to&nbsp;

achieve results. This program levels the playing&nbsp;

field with structured training and experiential&nbsp;

advice. Everyone following it has an&nbsp;

even chance of getting out of body.&nbsp;



Throughout the ninety-day program we&nbsp;

release new information that has been found&nbsp;

to help induce the OBE exit. An example of&nbsp;

this is my slight discomfort theory. In a nutshell,&nbsp;

a very slight level of discomfort helps&nbsp;

the physical body/mind stay more closely connected&nbsp;

with itself and with its projected double&nbsp;

during an OBE. This makes it easier to&nbsp;

download and recall OBE memories. After all,&nbsp;




without the memory of an OBE after the fact,&nbsp;

it might as well not have happened. Everything&nbsp;

that helps students retain their precious&nbsp;

OBE memories must be recognized and used.&nbsp;



An unavoidable side effect of this program&nbsp;

is that it can cause the development of psychic&nbsp;

abilities. This is understandable, as learning to&nbsp;

induce an OBE requires training that can be&nbsp;

applied to any other metaphysical pursuit.&nbsp;

Our program contains extensive energy body&nbsp;

stimulation work and, combined with deep&nbsp;

relaxation, mind taming, and induced altered&nbsp;

states of consciousness, dormant psychic abilities&nbsp;

will begin to manifest.&nbsp;



I wish you the very best luck as you begin&nbsp;

our ninety-day training program. Astral projection&nbsp;

might seem a giant leap for you now,&nbsp;

but taken one step at a time it is not nearly as&nbsp;

daunting as it appears. I suppose this is a bit&nbsp;

like eating an elephant. If one looks at a whole&nbsp;

elephant, the task of eating it all seems preposterous.&nbsp;

But once the elephant has been&nbsp;

reduced to frozen TV-dinner-sized portions,&nbsp;

such a task would seem far more achievable.&nbsp;

One might be eating elephant for a very long&nbsp;

time, but success will always be in sight at the&nbsp;

bottom of one's proverbial freezer.&nbsp;



ROBERT BRUCE&nbsp;



It can be easy when going about mundane,&nbsp;

everyday tasks like working, eating lunch, and&nbsp;

driving to the store to be lulled into thinking&nbsp;

that the world we can see and touch is the only&nbsp;

thing there is. On this planet of exponentially&nbsp;

evolving science and technology, the notion&nbsp;

of having a soul—of life after death—seems&nbsp;



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almost anachronistic. Healthy skepticism is a&nbsp;

good thing; it is essential. Yet occasionally&nbsp;

something very personal happens to make us&nbsp;

ask questions. Is there more to my existence&nbsp;

than I can readily observe? What happens to&nbsp;

people when their bodies are used up? Is there&nbsp;

a greater purpose for my being here?&nbsp;



We can have complete faith in our belief&nbsp;

system, whether that is science or atheism or&nbsp;

some form of religion or spirituality, yet in the&nbsp;

end they are only beliefs. What do we really&nbsp;

know? In the absence of the known, we are left&nbsp;

with its poor cousins assumption and conjecture.&nbsp;

We can say what we don't know, perhaps,&nbsp;

but for want of tangible answers we are only&nbsp;

left to ponder.&nbsp;



Even when we read about competent,&nbsp;

respected people having out-of-body or neardeath&nbsp;

experiences, it can still seem a little&nbsp;

implausible. If we accept these accounts, in&nbsp;

the final analysis, it is still just a belief. With&nbsp;

something like this, you can't really know&nbsp;

until you've experienced it yourself, and that's&nbsp;

what this book is all about.&nbsp;



This is the moment to lay beliefs aside and&nbsp;

to do—to find out for yourself who you truly&nbsp;

are and what this reality is all about. This is&nbsp;

the time to not just read about it, not just hear&nbsp;

people talk about it, but know it and do it. I&nbsp;

am talking about the survival of the soul. Are&nbsp;

we more than these fragile, fleshy shells?&nbsp;



The exercises and techniques in this book&nbsp;

work. I've always been interested in astral travel,&nbsp;

and since high school have tried dozens of&nbsp;

methods for fueling an out-of-body experience.&nbsp;

At first I experimented with hypnosis recordings,&nbsp;

but received little more than pleasant&nbsp;