hniques and this passive state of mind makes it easier to visualize images a long time without the mind "wandering." The third point, motion, concerns the swaying motion felt within the body. The fourth point is receptivity. This receptive state of mind is important in calling or inducing the vibrations that help to separate the physical and astral bodies. The fifth point, passivity, is also very important. The more passive one is, the easier it is to enter the OBE state (Peterson).The next step is to "wander the edge of consciousness," exploring the border between waking and sleeping. Start falling asleep, but then "catch" and rouse again and be sure to be fully conscious. Start to fall asleep again. This time, get a little closer towards sleep, then rouse again. Do this several times until the body is very relaxed and the mind is in that "passive" framework (Peterson).Next, visualize a small object, such as a small cube, about six feet directly in front. Do not continue until the object can be seen clearly in the mind's eye. Then begin to move the object back and forth so that it appears to come a little bit closer and then moves back to where it began. At first, visualize only a tiny amount of movement, as if the object is merely slowly swaying toward and away. Slowly increase the distance the object sways. Try to feel as if the astral body is swaying in the opposite direction as the object. Imagine the object has a strong gravity which affects the swaying. After the image becomes very vivid, and it swings close, "grab" onto the image with the mind. As the image swings away, the consciousness will follow it and will be consciously pulled away from the physical body (Peterson).At this point the bodies will be separated. Then "let go" of that quiesced state of mind, expand consciousness and be very wide awake and very alert (Peterson). From here one can learn to explore, wander, ponder, or just have fun. It seems that the possibilities...
