[hechicxxrr]

I have been trying to AP for a number of months now.
It all started when I was having my first session of Reiki and entered a trance where I could feel my energy body floating.

Ever since I have read Robert Bruce's books and more recently have started the Monroe Institue Gateway Experience.

I am confident that I am getting close. I can enter deep Focus 10 (Gateway Experience) and I get to the following stage:

Body Vibrations & strong pressure in brow/crown chakra
Mind awake/body asleep state
Sensation of energy body (especially hands and lower legs) and the feeling that my arms are outstretched - even though my physical hands are at my sides.

When I get to this stage I try to expand my awareness, however no progress. I have also tried the rope technique, simply floating out, rolling out, you name it I have tried it. I am not sure whether I am placing too much/too little focus on the physical sensations rather than the mental ones and vice versa.

I am getting a bit frustrated after practising my technique every night and only getting to the same stage. I have not experienced any visuals (which I would love!).

If anyone has any pointers on how to progress I would appreciate it.

Diane

[boizzones]

Diane, my tip is to try focussing as hard as you can on the pulsing sensation in the brow chakra when it returns. About two weeks ago I had a spontaneous out of body experience. I woke up in the morning lying in bed when suddenly the repeated, strong beating/pulsing sensations hit me in the brow chakra.

As soon as the pulsing sensations started, I actually clenched my teeth together in order to try to amplify it, which may sound rather unusual. I just put as much focus and concentration as I could into the brow chakra area as soon as I noticed this beating sensation, and clenching my teeth helped me to do this for some reason.

I focussed as strongly as I could in order to amplify this pulsing sensation, in order to make it harder, stronger, harder and stronger. Eventually it felt so forceful and strong that a multitude of bizarre and strange Astral noises hit me, and then I was literally propelled out of my body with an almost science fiction *wiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz* sound. This was actually my first conscious out of body experience where I could actually see my surroundings. The actual out of body experience itself only lasted for about 5 seconds unfortunately, because the phone then rang.

So yes, try and amplify that pulsing sensation with sheer intent when it hits you. I didn't actually do any mental techniques (like the rope technique) at the time, I simply focussed as strongly as I could on this pulsing sensation.

[hechicxxrr]

Thanks for the reply Athelstone, I will give this a try.
One thing I forgot to mention in my first post which may be affecting things is the fact that I have been on prescription pain medication for the last few months for a broken coccyx - codeine 60mg 3x a day. Maybe this could be preventing me experiencing a full projection?

[MexicoCity]

It's possible. I find when I take things as simple as advil it makes it difficult to project. So I can see how something stronger can interfere.