United States of America 90-DAY GUIDE TO OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE ROBERT BRUCE & BRIAN MERCER Llewellyn Publications St. Paul, Minnesota For Professor Barbara S. Raines, teacher, mentor, friend .. . Brian Mercer For the late Robert Bruce (senior), father, mate, inventor, dreamer .. . Robert Bruce Also by Robert Bruce Astral Dynamics (Hampton Roads) Practical Psychic Self-Defense (Hampton Roads) Contents Acknowledgments xv Preface xvii Introduction: Preliminary Instructions for the Ninety-Day Program How the Ninety-Day Program Develops 4 What to Expect in Part 1 5 Parti: PREPARING FOR LIFTOFF Week 1: Flexing Your Astral Muscles 9 What to Expect 9 Setting up Your Meditation Space 9 Learning to Relax 11 Breathwork: Breath Awareness 12 Stimulating the Energy Body 12 Preparing for Energy Work 13 Your Dream Journal 14 Daily Affirmations 16 About the Brain Wave Generator 17 Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 01: Relaxation" 18 Week 1 Daily Pages 20 Before Moving On 41 viii Contents Week 2: Manipulating the Energy Body 43 What to Expect 43 Energy Body Development 44 Setting the Stage for an OBE 45 What Happens During a Projection 47 The Projection Process 50 Transferring Consciousness and How Shadow Memory Works 53 Preparing for the First Inner-Body Projection (Part 1 of the Program) 55 Breathwork: Deepening the Breath 55 Optional: BrainWave Generator Preset "Week 02: Relaxation (Deep)" 56 Week 2 Daily Pages 57 Before Moving On 75 Week 3: Mind Taming 77 What to Expect 77 Raising and Storing Energy 77 Clearing Your Mind 79 Taming the Mind 81 Developing Lucid Dream Objectives 82 Breathwork: Cloud Breathing 85 Optional: BrainWave Generator Preset "Week 03: Meditation" 85 Week 3 Daily Pages 88 Before Moving On 107 Week 4: Primary Centers and Their OBE Connection 109 What to Expect 109 Raising Energy Before Bedtime 109 Primary Center Stimulation 110 Mapping and Stimulating Primary Energy Centers 111 Primary Center Stimulation Notes 114 Overcoming Energy Stimulation Side Effects 115 Rousing Dormant Primary Centers 118 Final Word on Primary Center Stimulation 119 Additional Body Awareness Actions 119 Breathwork: Expanding the Breath 119 Contents ix Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 04: Meditation (Primary Center Stimulation)" 120 Week 4 Daily Pages 121 Before Moving On 143 Week 5: Trance Practice 145 What to Expect 145 Trance Work 145 Trance States 146 Trance Preparation 148 Trance Hurdles and Ways Around, Over, or Through Them 150 Trance Practice: Using Slight Discomfort for Altered-State Conditioning 156 Additional Methods for Slight Discomfort 159 Breathwork: Valving the Breath 160 Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 05: Trance Meditation" 160 Week 5 Daily Pages 162 Before Moving On 183 Week 6: Loosening up the Energy Body 185 What to Expect 185 Preparing for an OBE 185 The OBE Walk-through: Rehearsing Your First Projection Experience 186 Planning Your First OBE 187 OBE Walk-through Example 189 Brow Center Trigger 190 Projectable Double Loosening 191 Responding to Spontaneous OBEs 191 Grounding Cords and Conscious-Exit Projection 192 Preparing Your Meditation Space for OBE Practice 193 Breathwork: Pacing the Breath Cycle 194 Optional: Brain Wave Generator Preset "Week 06: Energy Body Loosening" 195 Week 6 Daily