*Why is this taking so long?*

I found that my obstacles were numerous, but all related to self, as are
all obstacles; I wasn't taking the time to practice; I was trying at
night (which meant I mostly fell asleep), I was trying too hard, and
lastly, I wasn't ready. What do I mean by me not being ready? I mean
that I was impatient, demanding immediate results, and because this
wasn't happening according to my self inflicted timeline, I was then
throwing away my efforts, excusing the obvious facts, and my new found
reality. So many of us demand answers and results now, but there is no
race to spirituality, advancement, or knowledge. It will happen as you
are ready, not as you demand it. Relax.

Also, I tell people that this is like a muscle which we have not used,
so it has atrophied. If you were to spend your whole life in a
wheelchair, would you expect that you could walk immediately? It takes a
lot of work and practice to develop this "muscle".


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*When are you best able to leave your body?*

Primarily in the morning. Even Robert Monroe went through several sleep
cycles before he left his body. If you do it at night, you are usually
too tired and will fall into a deep slumber. Unfortunately, most of us
cannot sleep-in, except for weekends, but that's how it is. When I won
the daily lottery via astral projection, it was because it was snowing
outside and I didn't have to go to work that day.


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*What does it feel like?*

There is an unmistakable feel to leaving your body. You are very lucid
and it has no dream qualities about it. When you lift your limbs, you
can feel them rising. They are your limbs at that point, not the
inanimate flesh on the bed.



*What tools do you use?*

What really started me on my path to success was the Gateway series
tapes by the Monroe Institute. Also, read as much as you can because you
want to saturate your subconscious mind with the topic. Whatever you
dwell on, it will eventually come forth in your consciousness. I also
use affirmations and keep a dream journal. And starting this year, I
began research into neodymium earch magnets as an aid.


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*What do you do when you are out of your body?*

First, I went to the moon. Often when you leave your body you see astral
matter that is not visible to the physical eye. When I went to the moon
I was greeted by a man I didn't know and then he showed me around a
"compound" where people (mainly men, I think) used this facility, but
for what, I don't know. It had a sterile feel to it though. What is it
you want to do? I find that the astral is pretty much unlimited. You
decide what and where you want to go and then state your desire. I do
this a lot. For example, if you want to see a friend, just say, "Take me
to Cindy's house!"


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*What about past lives?*

I've only done this once and it was interesting. I wasn't who I thought
I'd be. I expressed the desire to see a past life and the next thing I
knew I was a "fly boy" in a fighter plane during the last World War! My
current best friend was also a pilot and a friend of mine as well. I
plan on doing more past life regressions. I feel close to many cultures
and time periods and want to explore that.


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*How do I get around?*

At first I went by the physical route I knew so well, but this took too
long and I became frustrated. I eventually just "thought" my way around
and saved myself a lot of time!


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*What lies ahead?*

Visiting distant galaxies, helping anyone who is interested,
investigating past lives, healing, meeting guides/helpers and so forth.
What isn't there to do?


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*Since you can time travel, can you go to the past and change something
or, learn from the future, to effect the present?*

This is a revolving question and would take a volume to explain, of
which I am not the person to do that. If I tell you that you are going
to wear red tomorrow, you can express free will and wear blue.

*You had said that there is an image of every physical object in the
astral. Can you touch or change a particular object in the astral? Say,
if it is a piece of paper, can you write? If you can, will it be in the
altered condition when you return to the physical world?*

The astral counterpart is exactly that. For example, once in the astral,
I picked up a lipstick and drew something on the bathroom mirror, but it
was not there in the physical. I have heard of cases where electric
objects can be affected by the astral. All things can be changed in the
astral but whether they will be changed in the physical depends on how
close vibrationally you are to the physical. I have read that things
exist in the astral because of our thoughts, and how long that remains
in the astral depends on how much it is thought about. For example, mass
religion may construct a "heaven" which becomes almost a permanent place
in the astral because of so many millions of continual thoughts; whereas
the lipstick I drew on the mirror will not be there after a few hours.
That is why you can sometimes see furniture in your room that is not
your own. It is probably the previous owner's furniture, which has its
own imprint that has remained, and will take months to years to fade.

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