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 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