III - Freedom

About OBEs - Before beginning these exercises, take a moment to conceptualize your experiences thus far in terms of Robert Monroe's Continuum of Consciousness. This continuum can be easily under­stood by thinking of a radio dial: as you turn it, one station phases out and signals from the next begin to emerge out of the static. Let's consider a state of alert awareness, with your total consciousness paying attention to the present physical reality, as one "station" on the dial. When you find yourself wondering if you turned off the stove before leaving the house, you're momentarily "tuning in" another station. Daydreaming is yet another, as is the hypnogogic state on the borderline between wakefulness and sleep. C-1, Focus 10 and Focus 12 are arbitrary labels for certain points along the continuum.

As your daily life proves, you move back and forth along this continuum all the time: you sleep, you wake, you daydream, etc. Hemi­Sync helps you shift your attention to a particular "station" or state of consciousness. And even when you are picking up a nonphysical consciousness "station," you may retain awareness of your physical body. One illustration of this is the classic out-of-body experience in which you "see" your physical body from an outside position. You may perceive your nonphysical consciousness as housed in a "physical" body, as a sphere of light, as free-flowing energy, or ... There are no rules, no norms, no standards against which you should measure your own experience. As you become more and more proficient in experiencing your consciousness as separate from the physical, the method of perception becomes quite unimportant and may change from OBE to OBE. What remains important is: Any experience of your consciousness separate from the physical body is an OBE, even though you may retain some awareness of your body lying in bed, or your breathing, heart beat, etc.

About Fear- Some people have a strong desire to go out-of-body while at another level they are frightened at the prospect. You've learned tools that can help deal with such fears. For example, put them in your Box; add a calming, reassuring statement to your Affirmation; know that your REBAL comes with you and keeps you safe and comfortable; let your EBT be a two lane highway for carrying you away and returning you surely to your point of departure; repeat Discovery #4; with Threshold #2, ask for guidance on how best to ease your fears.

Above all, let go of any expectation that you will have a particular kind of experience. Trust your greater self to know what is right for you and reinforce that trust with a sense of gratitude for whatever experience is awaiting you. Remember that you can always return safely to C-1 by simply "thinking" the number "1" and moving your fingers.

Practice - As you experiment with the different separation tech­niques on these Wave III exercises, you may discover that one works better for you. Or you may find energy building to sudden separation as you are simply relaxing, allowing Hemi-Sync to move you along the continuum. Then comes practice, more practice, and still more practice.

In the beginning stages of developing OBE proficiency, you may find that thought becomes action: a passing thought about a person or location may transport your nonphysical consciousness there. With more experience, you will gain greater control. At that point, the adventure is totally up to you. You may choose to explore the solar system, map the terrains between physical and nonphysical experience, develop friendships with nonphysical entities, or simply fly over the nearest treetops. The possibilities are limited only by who you are and how you wish to grow.

Manual Old

Freedom provides you with exercises specifically developed to make the methods for perceiving your nonphysical energy a comfortable and joyous experience. Completion of this Wave will be a major step in gaining conscious control of the energy system that is you. The exercises in Freedom are effective only if you have completed both the Discovery and Threshold Wave exercises. Any use of these exercises without such prior experience is not recommended. Out-of-Body Experience During an out-of-body experience (OBE), consciousness is localized or separated away from one’s physical body. Occasionally this awareness is localized in more than one place. For example, it is possible to remain aware of one’s physical body as well as the nonphysical, or second, body. It is also possible to separate from the second body, thus having a third localized awareness (for further information, please refer to Robert Monroe’s book, Far Journeys). Often characteristic of an OBE, one may experience distant locations (from one’s physical body) by actually having one’s nonphysical body at that location. By contrast, with Remote Viewing (Freedom #2), one’s consciousness is expanded directionally, toward a certain goal. Hence, within one’s immediate awareness, one may envelop – and thereby become conscious of – people, places, and/or events that are physically distant. Other variations between physical and nonphysical reality are readily apparent. For example, in C-1, you can choose whether or not a thought results in action. On the other hand, during the early stages of developing the OBE, a thought becomes the action itself. If you so much as have a passing thought about a person or location, you are apt to find yourself at that precise spot – probably within the blink of an eye. With experience, you will learn to distinguish between thought and intent. As a result, you can pause during an OBE to think and reflect. Then, when you link your thought with your intent, you will travel instantly to the person or location reflecting your thought. Furthermore, since so much of our thinking is influenced by habit, during an OBE we’re apt to find ourselves looking and behaving as we do while in our physical bodies. That is, you might perceive your second body as having arms, legs, a head, etc. At the same time, it is possible to experience the second body as another physical (possibly nonhuman) form, as a sphere of light, or even as a nondescript mass of energy. Thinking habits also apply to fear. If one’s consciousness is still attached to physical reality during an OBE, one may experience a reality shock, or a fear of being separated from the physical self or body. However, if one has let go of physical habits to some extent, and is directed more toward experiencing nonphysical energy, an OBE typically feels very natural and offers a sense of unbounded freedom. Theoretically, we can go out-of-body during sleep (please „refer to Discovery #5: Exploration, Sleep on page 29). As such, the goal would then be learning how to perform this natural process consciously. Some people never know how they separate from or re-enter their physical bodies: they simply find themselves out or back. Others use specific techniques. In both instances, our research indicates that a conscious OBE may be one result of achieving a high energy state. Therefore, we recommend that you begin developing OBEs by learning to create high energy states. One effective way to do this is to incorporate into your daily life what you learn by using the Gateway Experience. The next step is to practice various separation techniques. The exercises in Freedom will help you learn more about OBE separation processes. Using these techniques, you will discover more distinctions between physical and nonphysical energies. Perceiving the separation between these energies is a major step in learning more about your personal makeup, in addition to learning more about how to induce an OBE. Then, through patience and relaxed effort, you can explore these energies – gaining experience and knowledge regarding how to use them. Experiment until you find a technique that feels good and then practice it. If you feel stiff, find yourself unable to move, or feel as though you’ve lost complete contact with your physical body, you can always return to C-1. To do so, say in your mind or think the number one, moving the fingers of your right hand, and you will be in C-1, physically wide awake and alert. This process is like putting fire under a kettle: water will convert to steam and expand or rise. When the energy builds suddenly, separation can occur with incredible speed and possibly with roaring or rushing sounds. From this point, the action, the adventure, the experience are totally, solely yours. You may wish to explore the solar system, map the terrains of and between physical and nonphysical realities, develop friendships with nonphysical entities, or simply fly over the nearest treetops. The possibilities are endless, governed only by who you are and how you wish to grow.