3. Contents
Introduction 4
We all Sleep 5
Do You Remember Your Dreams? 5
Lost in Dreams/Lost in Life? 6
Get Conscious in Life 6
Get Conscious in your Dreams 7
Summary 7
Final Word 8
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4. Introduction
I am not a monk tucked away in some quiet corner of the world where no one will disturb
me, I am not someone who meditates every day, though I probably should. I usually
manage to go to bed early and listen to some binaural beats, sometimes I even make it
through to the end without falling asleep.
I live in Italy, a pretty chaotic country for someone who was born and brought up in a quiet
English village. My kids start school around 8.00am and finish around 1.00pm and that
includes Saturdays. If I am going to do any communing with my self in the realms of the
present moment it has to be within those times, in between all the other things I have to
do. This doesn’t include, of course, the 3-month summer holidays, during which quieting
communing with my self is possible only at night.
I sometimes wonder how I ever managed to teach myself how to leave my body, little kids
just don’t relate to ‘just sit there quietly for 20 minutes while I go and do my OBE training.’
My kids are older now but the interruptions haven’t stopped. So lately I’ve been looking
back at what I did, indeed what I continue to do, for astral projection is a work in progress.
I continually work at it for there is always progress to be made and slacking off means
fewer OBEs.
I want to be brief and to the point because busy people with jobs and families need a
simple, straightforward technique which can be practiced anywhere and at anytime.
Basically it is a system which uses normal dreams as a springboard to expanding your
consciousness.
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5. 1. We All Sleep
Often this is the only time I can practise any Astral Projection techniques. It is the only time
really when I am completely relaxed and not usually interrupted. We all sleep so we can all
use this time.
If you wake up several times during the night, each time is an opportunity to practise
staying awake while you fall asleep. Your consciousness has to be gently present through
the whole process, don’t concentrate too hard or your body will never fall asleep. However,
this isn’t the technique I wanted to discuss. When I was teaching myself to OBE often
exhaustion would set in and I would fall asleep. This problem led me to look at dreams.
2. Do You Remember Your Dreams?
This is fundamental. If you don’t remember your dreams the first thing you have to do is
develop your dream recall. This OBE technique relies on something we all do every night
whether you remember or not. Memory is important for dreams and out-of-body
experiences alike.
So, to remember your dreams and develop your recall ability, it is essential to start writing
down your dreams and any feelings or sensations you have during the night. This gives
the message to your subconscious that you want to remember what you do at night. You
may also use affirmations before you go to sleep and each time you wake up, for example,
‘I remember my dreams,’ over and over again. Take a little time each morning, just after
you wake up, to sink back a little to that zone between waking and sleeping, let your
dreams come floating back into your mind.
If you’re new to OBEs it may be a good idea to surround yourself with Light before you go
to sleep. Many people recommend this to keep away unwanted entities. To tell the truth I
don’t go through this process because it has become automatic. I am fairly confident when
I’m out-of-body, I have had a quite a few scary moments and overcome them. After all the
negative energy I’ve blasted with Light and Love most of the annoying entities probably
run a mile when they see me coming!
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6. 3. Lost in Dreams/Lost in Life?
Our consciousness is often lost in dreams just as sometimes our consciousness is lost in
life. Too often we get swept along by the chaos. Are we really consciously present in our
lives 100% of the time. I know I’m not. How many times during the day do we drift off to the
past or to the future, we play past events through our minds and sometimes worry about
the future. How much time do we actually spend focused in the present? It is great practice
to stay focused when all around us seems in chaos. Many people have said that our point
of power is the present and how right they are.
So if we are not present in our lives how can we be present when we sleep, how can we
be conscious in our dreams when we are not always conscious in life?
4. Get Conscious in Life
Often we do things in an automated way because we are used to it, we have learnt how to
do it so we don’t have to think about it anymore. So now we have to teach ourselves to be
conscious, to wake up while the body sleeps, to wake up within the chaotic life of our
dreams. We have to teach ourselves to be conscious within the chaos, the chaos of our
physical life and our dream life. Training ourselves to be more aware in daily life will reflect
in our dreams.
This is a short technique on paper, this does not mean it is ineffective, it just means it is
simple but it is not for the lazy of mind. It takes conscious effort to stop the mind from
wandering. Astral Projection is a skill that requires work, just like any other, but with this
technique your astral projection practice can be integrated into your everyday life.
There is one basic thing you should do throughout the day as often as you can bring
yourself back to it.
Be present in whatever you are doing, be present with your consciousness, concentrate
and pay attention to exactly what you are doing in the present moment.
If you are driving, be present, notice the car in front of you, what colour is it, what make
is it. Instead of thinking about what’s for lunch or dinner or one of the million other things
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7. we think about when driving, concentrate and pay attention to what you are doing and to
who or what is around you.
If you are shopping, be present, look around you, take notice of things, the products, the
people, be present in the present, concentrate and pay attention, really be in the moment.
If you are doing housework, be present, pay attention to what you are doing, you don’t
have to literally count the bubbles in the detergent, but notice them, be more aware.
Concentrate.
The list can go on and on, eating, getting dressed, washing, shaving... all the things we do
automatically we are not usually present in, we are off thinking about something else.
Every so often choose an object and concentrate on it, look at it in detail, start with a
minute or so, then increase the time. Our minds drift, so we drift away from the present
moment. We don’t pay attention or concentrate. The key is concentration because in the
end if we concentrate and pay attention in our lives this too will be reflected in our
dreams. We need to go consciously into our lives so we can go consciously into our
dreams.
Be conscious in your life, be present.
5. Get Conscious in your Dreams
With time you will start to become more aware, the more you remind yourself to
concentrate in life the more it will be reflected in your dreams. You may well find yourself
concentrating on something in a dream automatically, bingo, you’ve almost cracked it. It
doesn’t matter what holds your attention, it could be someone’s voice, or an object, the
important thing is not to get distracted. Don’t think about it, don’t wonder about it, just
focus on it. The action is important, not the object, and it is the focusing, the concentrating
that will get you from a dream to a state of expanded consciousness. This is not lucid
dreaming, lucid dreaming is simply being awake or conscious in a dream, we are taking
our attention away from the dream by focusing on one object, ignoring all the rest of the
activity. We are dissolving the dream and expanding our consciousness.
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8. Using this method I have found myself in the mind awake/body asleep state ready to astral
project. I have found myself going through a tunnel, at the exit of the tunnel I have been in
a state of pure consciousness, beyond form.
This method of concentration can also be used if you are in your astral body. Just close
down your astral vision and concentrate, focus inwards, try to empty your mind or
thoughts. It takes effort but the result is amazing.
Summary
1. Take advantage of sleep time.
2. Train your memory.
3. Make chaos your ally.
4. Get Conscious in Life
5. Get Conscious in Dreams
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9. A Final Word
The Dream Focus Technique will not work overnight because it involves developing your
consciousness in the present moment. Practising this technique will help you project in the
astral and mental body. You will also become more consciously present in what is
happening around you in physical life and less involved in the crazy emotional side of
human life. Remaining objective is important in the Astral, controlling thoughts is essential
in such a thought-sensitive reality. The key words are:
Be Present
Focus
Pay Attention
Concentrate
Be Conscious
Happy travels! Ali
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