[pumpineemob]

So, last night after reading through these forums for the first time in a while, I decided to try a projection. I didn't expect it to work because of my absence from this stuff, and the fact that it was night and I was slightly tired, but I gave it a try nevertheless.

I've found that the body reacts to signals. You don't need science to figure this out. In this case, I recently figured that if I'm sending a signal to relax, I can maintain this signal in the same way that if I want to push my arm down, I have the option to KEEP pushing it down.

So, this is what I did with my whole body, with relaxing.

Observation number two is that the longer a signal is prolonged, the less localized the signal becomes. If you tighten your fist as hard as you possibly can, after a while, the muscles in your arm, then shoulder and finally upper abdomen will start to tense. You might even grit your teeth in effort, and clench your neck.

The relaxation, in this way, becomes less localized, and spreads to parts of your (my) body where you're less used to controlling muscles.

In my situation, my breathing became autonomous and I could observe it without influencing it (a first for me). My jaw fell open within thirty seconds, and my facial and neck muscles relaxed to a point which I wasn't familiar with while awake.

I then fell asleep, physically, in a record time for me, while remaining totally awake, to a record level for me. I know this because I have a congestion problem right now, and I heard my first snore through that loud, tin-can like perception, and it scared the hell out of me.

So, no OBE for you guys, but try this. Try relaxing your arm. Unrelax, then relax again. Remember this movement just like you'd remember physical movement, and then sustain it. Lie down, and let it spread. Ignore your head falling to the side, there's no need to be symmetrical.

Hope it works for you guys! And tell me if it does.