'waking'consciousness to go with the projecting double as it projects 'outside' the physical body.This throws a spanner into the normal 'sleep projection' mechanism, and causes a type ofteeth rattling bio-energetic jarring to occur in the physical/etheric body as it tries toaccommodate the unusual demand placed upon it. Normally, this shift of reflectedconsciousness would follow the real time body, outside the bounds of the physical body,naturally, while falling asleep. This causes far lighter and less noticeable energymovement sensations - ie, not enough to disturb the 'falling asleep' process. It is thepresence of 'awake' consciousness during the projection process, which causes all theproblems. It seems that maintaining two awake and active copies of consciousness, bothinterior and exterior, requires a great deal more energy flow than nature generallyprovides for, and this in itself appears to be the real cause of heavy exit sensations. Thisis, in other words, a true complication of consciousness, of spirit incarnation into a bioenergeticvehicle.I know this may sound like the same thing - a natural shift of 'falling asleep'consciousness out of body, as when compared with a deliberate shift of 'awake'consciousness out of body - but there is a vast difference in the energy requirements andresulting sensations for each. When a projector succeeds in shifting their center ofawareness strongly enough along 'with' their projecting double, there is also much morelikelihood of them retaining their OOBE memories after reentry and reintegration - whenthey wake up. Heavy exit sensations quickly reduce after the first few conscious exitprojections, through forced bio-energetic development. The energy body progressivelybecomes used to the conscious exit process, and steadily adapts and develops in responseto further awake OBE attempts, to provide for and handle the required energies.Torso Energy Surge: Many projections are ruined by a surge of energy in the torso, as energy flowsthrough the legs and lower primary centers, through the navel and solar plexus to theheart and higher centers. This feels very much like the 'falling' sensation you getoccasionally while drifting off to sleep. This feeling makes you catch at the sides of thebed, as if to stop yourself from falling. All these sensations are caused by a surge ofemotional type energy through the energy body and heart center, as the real time doubleis generated and the projection out of body begins. This sensation is so strong in some people it leaves them breathless and wide awake,thus breaking the delicate relaxed state necessary for conscious exit oobe. This can be aninfuriating problem. The torso energy surge often contains a great deal of emotional,nervous and adrenalin affecting energies as massive amounts of energy move through thelower primary centers into and through the heart center. This can be felt in much thesame way as any emotional surging type of body-rush would be felt...like a huge wave ofexcitement, much like you may feel if you suddenly won a million dollars, or like thefeelings caused by riding roller coaster or bungie-jumping. Sexual arousal is, also, not uncommonly related to this type of energy surge, as thereis a primary energy center (major chakra) situated directly over the genitals. (This centeris not mentioned in