Thanks for your reply, Aunt Clair. I've been working on this since my original post. I think one of my biggie problems is that I'm a very visually-oriented person, and I think that's working to my detriment with the OBE thing. I've been trying to gain astral sight by visualizing thru my closed eyes; I realized yesterday that that's all wrong. It's an entirely different part of the brain that needs to be engaged. I'm trying now to turn off all visual references while meditating, instead focusing on hearing, breathing, etc. I'm determined to do this thing, no matter how long it takes me Any comments or suggestions would be most welcome. I value everyone's input.