safe and unbreakable link between them and the physical body (theoriginal hard copy).Projection Stages:The list below shows the physical body as (0) with the dream mind marked as (-1) belowit, and the first four stages of higher subtle bodies above it.4. Mental body, and above.3. Astral body.2. Real time body.1. Etheric body. 0. Physical bodies. (base line) 1. Dream mindThe Incredible Mind Split:A projectors mind splits during any kind of OOBE. One complete copy (original hardphysical copy) staying at all times safely inside the physical body, capable of thinkingand dreaming. A perfect thinking copy, containing full memories, both conscious andsubconscious, reflects into the extruded real time body. Each copy is capable ofthinking and acting independently during an oobe if enough vital energy (vitality) isavailable. Neither copy may be aware of the others continuing existence or awake state.This is the natural mind-split effect, which always occurs, but is very seldom noticed,during sleep and all types of OOBE. During a conscious exit projection, consciousness isfirst reflected into the etheric body. From the etheric body it is then reflected into the realtime projectable double when that body is generated. The real time double appears tobe generated inside the combined physical/etheric bodies and does not appear to projectoutside the physical/etheric body until a copy of consciousness is transferred (reflected)into it.Before the actual moment of projection, of the exit of the real time body out of thephysical body, all potential copies of mind are closely enmeshed and held together safelyinside the physical body. One full copy always stays inside the physical/etheric body andthis (the original copy) appears to fall asleep and thus moves itself safely, buttemporarily, out of the picture to allow the natural projection process to occur. Theoriginal copy of mind will begin dreaming at some point after it falls asleep.If the original copy does not move itself out of the picture, the difficulty of projectionincreases dramatically, as with conscious exit projection where the mind is awakethroughout the projection process. This last factor alone accounts for the sheer difficultyof conscious exit projection.The dreaming mind of the physical body appears to account for the reality fluctuationscommonly experienced shortly after the exit stage of a projection. This event may alsobe associated with the physical bodys dream mind entering the REM sleep state (REM =Rapid Eye Movement), which is commonly associated with the dreaming state. Thephysical bodys dreaming mind also appears to account for the hypnagogic imagery andvisions experienced during the trance state and during the pre-projection state, or wherethe mind is held awake and balancing on the verge of sleep.At the moment of separation, as the real time body projects free of the physical/ethericbodies, the mind appears to split or reflect a complete copy of itself into an exteriorsubtle body. From this moment onwards both copies, one internal and one external,continuing to record their memories separately. Neither will usually be aware of theothers presence or existence, apart from the occasional vaguely shared feelings andremote perceptions of each other. The separateness of the mind-split effect andmemory recording will continue until reintegration occurs. Upon reintegration, orwaking, only one set of