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   From: espeance@gmail.com   
      
   Follow up on these experiments:   
      
   First, I alternated between the seth exercise and peterson's technique, and   
   as the month wore on my frequency and intensity waned, and then picked up a   
   little bit towards the end   
      
   So I probably averaged at least 2 session per week, one of each, and I read   
   either before going to sleep, and then doing one, or after waking in the   
   middle of the night, or in the morning   
      
   When I read before sleeping I really relaxed and sought to understand and   
   picture what each exercise or technique was telling me to do, and made a   
   mental note of the sequence, because often times when I get into a deepened   
   state I can lapse and get lead into other areas in the middle of a sequence   
      
   What I noticed is that for me, on the nights I would do the seth exercise, I   
   had more results than the peterson technique, and different results   
   altogether, however one complimented the other   
      
   With peterson's technique I didn't have a lucid projection, but had some   
   quality meditative states, sense of expansion, kinesthetic disjunctions, and   
   clairvoyance, I really got into the quiescing the mind bit and being an   
   observer, and realized more how important this is for psychic exploration   
   and projection, my visualization of an object and swaying were minimal at   
   best, I've done better at this before, and I wondered about just practicing   
   some visualization exercises, which led me to ruminate about the idea of   
   concentration alone, which I believe is probably key to lucid altered states   
      
   However, when I did the seth exercise, which was less about quiesing and   
   more a specific guided experience, I had significant dreams and dream   
   recall, the seth exercise opened me up, prepared me, and felt like it   
   reached my heart, my total being, transformative, the scale of the infinite   
   aware and energetic cosmos was brought down inside myself, indeed is myself,   
   I not only experienced single planets and star systems, but the breadth of   
   galaxies   
      
   Anyhow, I'm going to snip away from the original email and dig down to the   
   parts that I want to comment on, and then at the very end post an experience   
   for anybody that has the gumption to get through all of this . . .   
      
   > * from Session 637, 'The Nature of Personal Reality', Seth/Jane Roberts,   
   > (Embodying a Conscious and Vibrant Universe):   
      
   > influence its existence, but your recognition of the soul and entity can   
   > help you direct energies from these other dimensions into your daily life.   
      
   exciting, bringing in energy from other dimensions!   
      
   > nature and the physical framework - so do selves evolve' in terms of value   
   > fulfillment.   
      
   something I've been mulling over, is there really traditional "evolution"? I   
   appreciate this take on it, in terms of "value fulfillment"   
      
   > Souls are also creative psychic structures, ever-changing and yet always   
      
   what is a "psychic structure"?   
      
   > Now: When you are aware of the existence of the entity and of the soul, you   
   > can consciously draw upon their greater energy, understanding and strength.   
      
   more on the energy dynamics   
      
   > You are growing in consciousness; therefore using it expands its   
   > capabilities. It is not a thing, but an attribute and characteristic. That   
   > is why your understanding and desire are so important. The processes   
   > initiated are beyond your normal awareness. They occur automatically with   
   > your intent if you do not block them through fear, doubt or opposing   
   > beliefs.   
      
   ok, consciousness is not a thing, but a feature or quality, of what though   
   (this feels like computer programming)?   
      
   To me this is big, about how we block the process of change, and relates to   
   a statement I recently read in the book "our inner conflicts" by horney,   
   that "Beliefs that are merely taken over and are not a part of us hardly   
   have sufficient strength to lead to conflicts or to serve as a guiding   
   principle in making decisions."   
      
   > multidimensional structure, spread out in an even richer dimension. Feel the   
   > entity sending you energy as you send energy to your cells. Let it fill your   
   > being and then direct it physically any place within your body that you   
   > choose.   
      
   suffusing the energy of cosmic song deep into my bones, and having awareness   
   of it   
      
   > * from 'Out of Body Experiences', Robert Peterson,  Bobbing / Swaying OB   
   > Induction Technique:   
   >   
   > STEP 2. Quiesce and Focus Your Mind   
      
   This is the section I referred to, and if anybody tries only this part, they   
   will likely have some altered state experience, it may not be an obe   
      
   > This is the Single Most Important step. There are five key points to   
   > focusing your mind for OBE induction. They are: state of mind, realism,   
   > motion, receptivity and passivity.   
   >   
   > When you are trying to leave your body the most important thing is your   
   > state of mind. When I've been in an "ideal" state of mind, leaving my body   
   > seems like child's play, as easy and natural as breathing. But when I'm not   
   > in that state of mind it seems very difficult. I can't "teach" this state of   
   > mind but I can describe what it's like. Once you've experienced astral   
   > projection you'll know what state of mind to aim for. The best state of mind   
   > is one in which you are a quiet, completely passive, single-minded observer.   
   > In this passive state, your mind does not wander. You are not emotional. You   
   > are not analytical either. You are merely an observer. Visualization is   
   > important in many OBE techniques and this passive state of mind makes it   
   > easier to visualize images a long time without your mind "wandering."   
   >   
   > The second point, realism, has to do with the degree of focus. This world   
   > seems real to us because we are so focused here. You should learn to focus   
   > outside your body to such a degree that it all becomes real. Focus your mind   
   > into that single thread of consciousness.   
   >   
   > The third point, motion, concerns the swaying motion you feel within your   
   > body. I start an inner "swaying" sensation in my imagination that later   
   > becomes quite real. Then I use the momentum of the swaying to propel myself   
   > out of my body. Pretend that your body is gently swaying back and forth, or   
   > left to right in a regular motion. Try to make this swaying feeling as vivid   
   > as possible.   
   >   
   > The fourth point is receptivity. This receptive state of mind is important   
   > in calling or inducing the vibrations. You should learn to make yourself   
   > receptive to whatever comes during practice.   
   >   
   > The fifth point, passivity, is also very important. The more passive you   
   > are, the easier it is to enter the OBE state. As long as you have a   
   > conscious "controlling interest" in your experience, you are too focused in   
   > this reality. Develop the attitude of doing the exercises, not because you   
      
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