the Treatise, but is dealt with in my book "Astral Dynamics" underthe Core Skills & Energy section) A strong upwards energy rush of energy will thusoften involve this genital center, to a greater or lesser extent, depending upon the energymakeup of the projector. Arousal usually breaks the delicately balanced state required forconscious exit oobe. Lying prone on the back seems to intensify the torso energy surge problem. Oneway of easing this problem is to experiment with other resting/projection positions, tofind one where the sensations are weaker or less distracting. These sensations aregenerally weaker when lying on your side or when sitting semi-upright. Lying fully onyour side, however, tends to promote lucid dreams rather than OOBE's. This energy surge is, basically, caused by massive energy movement through theenergy body and it's primary centers (major chakras). Heavy energy movementsensations are caused by energy blockages in energy structures not accustomed toconscious exit projection. The heavier the sensations the stronger will be the energyblockages causing them. When the energy body is unused to heavy primary centerenergy movement, and the projector is awake, these sensations can severely disruptprojection attempts. The only way to solve this particular problem appears to be regularmeditation, relaxation, trance & energy work, which promotes energy body development.This is best done separately from actual projection attempts. These exercises should becontinued until energy centers and their connecting pathways grow strong enough tohandle the stronger energy movements, which happen during a conscious exit oobe.Lost Focus During The Exit: A common cause of failed projection appears to be a failure to shift the 'center' ofconsciousness out of the physical body along 'with' the real time double as it projects freeof the physical body. It is extremely important a projector keep their mind clear andfocused on the action and sensation of leaving their physical body, to go with it, and notto lose touch with what is happening. Heavy exit sensations can make this difficult, Iknow, but they must be 'totally' ignored. Stay focused on the projection and where thecenter of consciousness is going. If concentration slips at the wrong time, the real timebody can project out, without a strong center of waking consciousness. A reflection ofmind will still transfer into the projecting real time double, but the projector's strongestcenter of consciousness will, in effect, remain behind locked inside the physical/ethericbody. This copy will be, in effect, left behind, feeling some degree of paralysis andweakness, thinking it has failed the projection completely, and will usually fall asleepshortly afterwards. In this case, strong memories are created in the physical brain, for thesame time period as the projection. The projected double's memories can thus havetrouble overwriting these upon reintegration. The whole idea, with this aspect ofprojection, is to make the 'projection' memories the strongest and most memorablememories for the same time period. The above is a complication of the mind split effect, which causes enormousproblems for projectors. It goes a long way to explaining what may have occurred when(as happens to many people) everything goes fine right up until the exit stage, with all theright sensations: vibrations, rapid heartbeat, falling or