Only one relatively serious problem might arise here: the issue of morality in out-of-body experience. As a rule, people bring not only their desires and habits from the physical world (where they were formed) into out-of-body experience, but also their attitude towards various issues. The role of the instructor is to make it clear that out-of-body experience is an independent space where there is no need to follow the laws of the physical world. The problem is not only that people do blindly follow those laws of the physical world while in out-of-body experience, but also that some concepts are so deeply impressed in people’s minds that even mere discussion of removing boundaries in out-of-body experience evokes incomprehension and anger. out-of-body experience brings people true freedom, which is why it seems plain wrong when a person who is at last free suddenly begins to limit himself and cast judgment as to what’s right and what’s wrong, as well as judge for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden. The instructor should devote maximum effort to breaking his students’ psychological shackles. This is beneficial not only for the practice itself, but also for a sense of well-being in the everyday world.

I woke up at night unexpectedly and began employing the technique of phantom wiggling with my hand (lack of separation). After several seconds, strong vibrations and noise arose in my ears (it was kind of eerie) (lack of separation). I had wanted to stop already, as the vibrations and noise kept growing louder and louder, but that wasn’t what I had spent so much time preparing for! I decided, "what will be, will be," and attempted to raise my arm. My arm did indeed rise – but it was my phantom arm, and not my physical one. When I tried to scrutinize my arm, it seemed somewhat blurry and to be enveloped in dark smoke. I then decided to stand up all the way. The separation happened quickly and was accompanied by something like the crackle of static electricity. I sat up in bed, turned my head, and saw myself lying there (lack of deepening). It was quite a fascinating experience. Afterwards I got up, walked about the room (lack of a plan of action), and jumped up so as to levitate, but came back down to Earth as if pulled by gravity in the real world (apparently my mind was not yet able to forget about the laws of physics of the real world). I got lost in thought (loss of activeness; lack of maintaining) as to what to do next, but since opportunities seemed unlimited, I apparently spent a lot of time thinking and got quite sidetracked. This caused me to be spontaneously returned to my body (lack of secondary separation from the body).

Aim

Provide a general background on the most elementary skills for controlling out-of-body experience space, which most people will need during their very first experiences.

Key Concepts

Mandatory: Discerning out-of-body experience, creation of vision, fighting fear, and paralysis.

Non-Mandatory: Definition, emergency return, contact with animate objects, flight, vibrations, moral standards, and examples.

Lesson Plan

Definition Primary skills involve a set of various phenomena, skills, and problems that a practitioner will encounter in his everyday practice, and especially at the beginning.

Non-commercial Practitioner Clubs exist under the aegis of the School of Out-of-Body Travel. Every large city has one, and even some small ones do. They are usually kept going thanks to nothing but the pure altruism of their leaders, who keep people informed of the date, time, and place (e.g. a cafe, park, or private apartment) of the next face-to-face meeting. This allows people to not only meet one another and socialize with the like-minded, but also to surface from the virtual reality they are often submerged in (i.e. the Internet). As a rule, such meetings create an atmosphere that’s quite amicable and warm, helping many to make new friends. When bringing a training session to a close, give people the contact information for the Practitioner Club in your city www.remspace.net ). Alternatively, you might organize your own Club and meetups, but don’t forget that these events should be non-profit. If you accept anything more than a Coca-Cola or cupcake as payment, you’re no longer running a Club, but are now conducting a different form of educational activity or money-making venture.

People probably overestimate themselves and others on a regular basis. That’s why new instructors often try to impress the audience with their vast knowledge and ability to go into technical details. After all, isn’t that what people came for and that what they need? It’s actually a big mistake. Everything is just the opposite. The amount of information given out has no effect at all on the opinion of the audience or the seminar’s success rate. Various studies have shown that the impression a speaker gives is based 60% on his appearance, 30% on how he talks, and only 10% on what he says. There’s why there are so many popular and respected instructors in various fields openly teaching nonsense. The entire problem lies in the fact that people follow their instincts no matter what. It’s not so big a deal as long as you are simply aware of it and try to use it to your own advantage by employing various tricks to make people as effective as possible at mastering the methods.

That’s why a highly-educated person who has come in to learn how to obtain information from his subconscious mind using out-of-body experience suddenly goes bonkers once he realizes that there are unlimited possibilities for sexual gratification in out-of-body experience. That’s why you need to toss people hints (i.e. throw them a bone) and watch how they come to the solution themselves (i.e. fetch it and bring it back to you). That’s why the number one priority isn’t to teach the techniques, but to motivate the students. That’s why people will find the techniques that they came in to learn boring. Keep a student’s most basic human instincts in mind and satisfy them to bring him a high level of success in his practice.