First Stage Separation

First Stage Separation builds on previous exercises to take you farther in consciously controlling your nonphysical energy. Practicing five different methods of dissociation from your physical body provides the opportunity to discover that one is more comfortable for you, or to experiment with combining two or more of these methods. With each one, you can return to the physical body by using the "Return to C-1" encoding.

Log-rolling- Focus on rotating and rolling the nonphysical energy within your physical body as if an axis runs through your body from your head to your feet. When you sense a release of "surface tension" between your physical and nonphysical energies and you are rotating freely, stop the focus on rolling and allow it to continue. Once the "out of phase" condition is comfortably established, you simply turn over and move outward. Reorientation can be easily accomplished by rotating until your nonphysical energy is in alignment with the physical. You may perceive something akin to a little "click," and you are reintegrated.

Pole- Using your feet as a pivotal point, you are directed to move your nonphysical energy slowly up and out, head first, until you are in an upright position. When your energy feet are the only point of contact, intent is sufficient to accomplish complete separation.

Backing away - is simply that; you slowly back out and away from your physical body. Once this is achieved, you can turn away and practice directing your movement with the techniques from the Vectors exercise.

Flowing-- involves sending out your nonphysical energies through the top of your head in the form of a cloud or fog or thin spray of gas. Once separated, this often reforms quite naturally into a replica of your physical body. You can then "jet" away on your EBT, float off inside your REBAL, practice with your vectors, or use any of the other tools you have learned.

Floating - involves an emotional association with the concept of floating or soaring. As you contemplate how pleasant it would be to float upward, like a cloud or a kite, your nonphysical energy responds to this emotional wish. Once separation is achieved, you can gradually diminish the emotion so other parts of your total self can direct your experience.

Repeated practice in a relaxed state, without expectations, is the best way to achieve comfort and confidence in your ability to separate and return easily and surely. Think. of learning to walk. When your first attempt to stand erect as a child ended with a plop to the floor, did you give up and decide to spend the rest of your life crawling? Of course not!

Manual Old

„First-Stage Separation” enables you to take a major step in having conscious control of the total energy system that is you. Many of the previous exercises have been aimed at making this particular exercise more understandable, comfortable, and joyous. This exercise guides you through five different methods o disassociation from your physical body. That is, you will learn to make more distinctions between your physical and nonphysical energies. This will better enable you to separate your awareness of these energies, thereby localizing your awareness in either your physical or second body. As with other tools, it is your option to select the method most comfortable for you. In your own way, you may wish to combine one or more of these methods. Each has been used successfully many times by, participants through the years. As you learn these methods, you will be guided through the following processes:

1. Focus on the nonphysical energy within your physical body. Much like a log floating in water, slowly and easily rotate and roll this energy. Do so until what seems to be „surface tension” releases and you rotate freely as if there were an axis running directly through the length of your body. The moment you feel such release, it is important to release the pressure that you have been putting upon such rotation. If you fail to do this, you might continue spinning. If you release the pressure too early, you might have only a partial rotation, perhaps only 90 to 180 degrees. Once you have stabilized this „out of phase” condition between your physical and nonphysical energies, it is possible to „peel” out of your physical body, moving outward and turning over as you do so. Reorientation with the physical is quite simple: you rotate until your second body is in alignment with the physical again. At that point you might perceive something akin to a little click, and you are then reintegrated.
2. The second method is one where you conceive of your second body as a rigid pole. Using your feet as a pivotal point, you move your second body slowly out of your physical body – head first, then shoulders, then chest, then waist and abdomen, then your legs, until you are standing or are rigidly at 90 degrees from your physical body. At this point, your only connection is where your energy feet are still in proximity to your physical feet. Then, desire itself is sufficient to enable a complete separation of your second body from your physical body. ,1s with all exercises, you may return to your physical body using the „Return to C-1” encoding. Or, if you are still connected with your physical body, simply reverse your intent and tilt backward into your body.
3. The third technique involves „backing away from the physical.” That is, you slowly back out and away from your physical body. You may even feel yourself moving down through whatever you are lying on. Again, once this is achieved, turning away and moving to a more distant position from your physical body can become a daily practice.
4. The fourth method involves moving out of the top of your head as if you are a thin spray of gas or fog. Once you have removed your second body from your physical self, it often re-forms quite naturally into a replica of your physical body. From that point, you are free to behave as you desire.
5. The fifth method involves attaching an emotional value to the concept of floating and/or soaring. You begin to contemplate how pleasant it is to float upward, like a cloud, and your second body responds to this emotional wish. Once you have achieved this, it is possible to remove or control the emotion gradually so that other parts of your total self can direct your experiences for the best possible outcome. All of these methods and techniques require practice. Practice will assist you in becoming more aware of processes to go out-of-body. (For descriptions and elaboration of these and other techniques, please refer to Robert Monroe’s book, Journeys Out of the Body.) Often when one becomes aware of a separation of the second body, a sense of excitement shifts one’s attention back to the physical body. As a result, one tends to re-enter the physical body immediately. This natural reaction is especially true for one’s first OBE. Therefore, to help you reduce the chance of this possibility, use these techniques to develop patience and relaxed effort. Then, when you do have an OBE, you’ll be able to experience the occasion fully. Always bear in mind that you have an immediate means to return fully to your physical body. You always have such control. In addition to the methods already mentioned, whenever you want to reintegrate completely and immediately with your physical body, all you need do is think of some part of your physical body, such as the fingers on your right or left hand, and start to move that part of your body. Stimulating your physical awareness immediately initiates the return process. Continued stimulation (such as walking, doing chores, or taking a cold shower) ensures a complete reintegration. The knowledge that you have this „quick return” procedure will only increase your sense of freedom. Remember, the effects of working with these various energy tools are cumulative. The learning and application of one enhances and improves the use of another. The most important factor is patience. To become a superb concert pianist requires many hours of practice. To become proficient in the Gateway Experience requires much the same commitment.

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