Resistance, The Invisible Force

"Dear love if my life (I wish!) Sotlio,

I have a strong resistance to most things I desire, which in turn makes me feel stuck.. because if I try to do something I desire, such as goals, or even simply daily things, i have this strong resistance and it feels like a battle just to get something done...to the point it drains my energy.. even something like getting ready in the morning. It feels like I have a huge block surrounding my body or something. Anyone have any perspective on what is happening? Also my chest is always tight, feels like my heart is being squashed or something... so many blockages.... so much going on.. don't know what to do?

With love and support,

Tracy_L"

Hello, Beloved!

Like I said in my previous post, the human experience is indeed a roller coaster. There's bright lights, loud noises, thrills and chills, there's ups...and there's DOWNS. There are some interesting contradictions that occur during a down period.

Sometimes time seems to stand still, but other times weeks fall off the calendar in what seems like hours. There is extreme boredom, but also an anxiousness. You WANT to do things, but you also DON'T want to do things. Your stomach growls but your taste buds seem to not work. It can seem like this situation will never change.

But it will, Tracy L, it will.

It is a common thing for a human to find themselves in a situation where they just keep repeating the same actions, day after day, week after week. Some people prefer to be this way. They are "set in their ways". Others try avoid this like the plague.

Others still find themselves getting bored in such a situation. "It's just the same 'ol thing". These people really want to experience new things, but they feel they are blocked from expanding, and the resistance closes in to the point that they don't even want to do the daily things anymore. They feel a "heaviness" in their density.

Ironically, the same three things that work together to make you who you are are the same three things that contribute to resistance.

These three things of course are The Mind, The Body, and The Spirit

When it comes to resistances of The Mind, it generally always boils down to your Perceptions.

You say it feels like a battle to get things done. This can be true for everyone! Let's see if we can change your perception about "a battle to get things done" by letting you in on a little secret. Some clandestine knowledge, so to speak.

You see, there are entities, souls much younger than humans, on an alternate plane that "watch" us.

These entities haven't had their turn at human existence yet. They OOH and they AAH at every little thing we do, and at what happens to us.

They don't have eyes, so a concept such as "color" is intriguing, no ears, so a whisper and an ambulance siren are equally enthralling, no hands, they're unable to create and build. Even when you are just vegging out on the couch with a bag of chips, they cheer and rah-rah FOR YOU like a blockbuster movie. The concept of taste buds is so interesting!

You feel there is a battle to fight in order to get things done..and somebody is very jealous of your circumstances.

There is a wonderful book by Stephen Prestfield called "The War of Art" (not to be confused with Sun Tzu's Art of War) that directly addresses Resistance in depth and gives a lot of helpful information on overcoming motivational blocks.

Always remember that with each new day, there is always something new to learn, always something new to try, always something new to EXPERIENCE. Many beings look to you and believe "The Human Experience is where ALL THE ACTION IS! Challenge, rewards, joy, pain, beauty, fear, WOW!"

It's good to give your mind some challenge, something to do to get the "juices" flowing as it were.

Why not give Brain Bashers a try?

When it comes to The Body, it generally always boils down to your diet, nutrition, and health.

See, there are a lot of things in the environment that can adversely affect your body. This includes external physical factors, internal physical factors, and even META-physical factors. Toxins in the air, toxins in the food you eat, toxins in the shampoo/conditioner/hairspray/toothpaste/soap you use, perceived "toxins" in your mindset, and the list goes on!

It's important to pay attention to the ingredients in things you eat, and things you put on your body. If you look at the back of the box or bottle, you'll of course see the ingredients. If you research those chemicals, you'd be surprised to find what some of those 7 syllable chemicals are, and how they are made.

Many of those ingredients are DISGUSTING, and you'll be flabbergasted that these things are in those products and you are told to eat it/put it on your body! The same chemicals they use in car gasoline and corpse preservation (just a few examples) they trick YOU into putting on/in YOU!

Though there are few things you can do about the air, there is A LOT you can do regarding things like your diet and what you use ON your body.

In the spiritual community there are those of us who have studied and worked with herbs, oils, powders etc. that are naturally occurring found on earth. Some of this work has been Clandestine, but remedies for many physical and metaphysical issues and concerns have been found.

Are you familiar with Djehuty Ma'at-Ra? He is a Spiritual Herbalist who created a product called
The Full Body Detox . It consists of seven potent, safe, and effective herbal formulas. Some of the herbal ingredients include Brahmi (Bacopa), Shankpushpi, Gotu Kola leaf, Ayahuasca (combo), White Powder Gold (Ormus) and whole list of others that directly go after and remedy damages caused by daily toxin exposure.

These toxins can lead you to that "heaviness" feeling where you grunt to even get out of bed!

The spiritual aspect most certainly has it's role in all of this, too.

The purpose of the 3-D realm and being a human is for the sake of the experience. In reality, we are all just one consciousness. We've (I've) always existed and always will exist. You generally don't like being lonely, I don't like being lonely, and the one finds being alone dull.

So we decided to play a game. Let's forget we are all one. Let's forget we are infinite and omnipotent. Let's pretend we have limitations. Let's set some rules and laws to this game. Let's pretend there is struggle, and sadness, and challenges, and rewards, friends, and enemies, fears, and triumphs. Let's agree on a law of physics. Let's say there is birth, and death, and sickness, and aging, and learning, and winning, and losing.

Hence, the stage was set, and the game is being played.

The time will come (and it is getting near) when we'll be done with this game. We'll ALL remember the truth, and then we'll make a new game to play.

The wonderful Teal Scott can also help you:

YouTube Video: Teal Scott "Using Mind Body and Spirit to Heal All Three"

I hope this helped with your questions, and I'm looking forward to hearing more from you..

--Sotlio

Lack of Motivation and Direction

"Dear Benevolent Lord Sotlio,

I've been consciously into spirituality and energy stuff for about 8 years now. Before that it was in my life without my realizing it. I started learning a bit about energy healing 8 years ago, and suddenly I started meeting and connecting with fellow spiritual types.

My life totally shifted one summer when a friend of mine started teaching me some really profound things. He can see and interpret people's auras quite accurately. He was channeling people and talking about helping spirits cross over. He mentioned being part of some pretty grandiose things. I was hesitant to believe some of the grander claims, but the things he said about me were pretty accurate.

I was absolutely enthralled by the whole subject and I started doing a lot of research on my own. I felt a great sense of worth and purpose in life. Since then I've had weird dreams over the years, some of which turned out to be prophetic or at the very least predictive. I've had minor success with psychic skills and witnessed good results from doing energy work with the few people who would actually accept the help. Probably the strangest thing that ever happened was coins falling onto me from the ceiling while trying to astral project. The people who were there still swore that they weren't doing it. And they claimed that two small statues that were there had moved on their own.

For a while I thought this stuff would take me far and I'd receive guidance that would lead into happy circumstances. Well that's not what has happened. At some point I realized I was taking on other people's feelings, and over time I realized I've been dependent on people on just about every level. I was people pleasing, looking for approval, acceptance, validation, positive regard, all the stuff like that.

I spent years with various healers, all of which I was either disappointed in or had a falling out with. The friend I mentioned above who opened the door for me ended up shutting him off spiritually out of fear of things he was dealing with. I had a falling out with just about every friend I ever had because none of them could relate to the things I was interested in.

I started working on myself, trying to not be so devastated by a world that didn't seem to get me or want me. In the past couple months I've been almost solely focused on implementing responsibility for my own self-worth, self-respect, self-acceptance, self-love, and personal boundaries. Within that time almost every close relationship I had either fell apart or has become strained.

So at this point I'm really hesitant and generally unmotivated to get involved with anyone or anything. With TS's videos I started to feel some of that enthusiasm for spirituality again. But I feel sort of stuck. I'm staying with my parents temporarily because of roommate troubles. And I just turned 30. For years I've been trying to get started as a professional energy worker or life coach, but every time I felt a bit of confidence to do it, something would happen which would knock me back down.

Living with my parents is putting pressure on them and on me. But I want to follow my heart as it were, and my heart isn't saying anything other than "ouch." So I don't know where to go and I don't know what to do. Different psychics have given me different answers recently. It's really confusing. I just want to be making a living doing something that brings me satisfaction and have relationships based on mutual respect and love. But I can't say I really know how to make those things happen. And I'm afraid to just try anything because of the possibility of more disappointment. Please help.

Your depressed son,

vivify_enrich"

Dear lost-in-the-abyss son,

I read your letter and I must say that, at this point, you are EXACTLY where you want to be!

I know what you are thinking:

"What in the world are you talking about? I'm feeling disappointment,
confusion, I'm devastated, unmotivated, stuck, my relationships are
falling apart and my heart says 'ouch'. This certainly doesn't feel
like where I want to be!!"

I know it feels bad.. oh believe me I know the feeling. But if we take a closer look we can get a fresh perspective on what's happening here. As an example, let's take a look at your feelings and apply them to something like, say, video games.

When a person plays a video game, what time would they feel stuck, confused, frustrated, and so on?

WHEN THEY ARE ADVANCING IN THE GAME!!!

You know you are going in the right direction when the challenges start getting harder, the path is getting more complex, the enemies are getting bigger, there are more of them, the screen is shaking, the ground is cracking and FIRE IS SHOOTING OUT OF IT, it's getting so serious that even the FRAME RATE is starting to lag a little.

This is when you know that you MUST be near that treasure, that weapon upgrade, the exit to advance to the next level.

I mean, if you're prancing along in a video game and you think "hey this is getting easy! All the doors are open for me" you'll soon realize that you've just backtracked ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING!!

This is pretty much the same way it is in life, too. I remember a time when I had a job I didn't like, a small apartment, a boring car, and a bunch of debt. All the people around praised me, told me how they look up to me etc etc, but frankly, I was miserable.

And wouldn't you know it, when I decided to leave that job and start living life my way on my own terms, all those same people started saying "you've changed" and "we're concerned about you" and on and on. Some people just flat out "EXIT, STAGE RIGHT" right out of my life!

You really can't hold such behavior against those you love. When they see you do things that they are too afraid to do, or don't understand or agree with, they'll project their fear, misunderstanding, and disagreement onto YOU!

See, you, me, them, everyone was programmed (mostly at a young age) by things like the media, the culture, generational traditions etc into seeing "job, house, car" as "winning" and having the lack of those things as "losing". It's even beyond winning and losing, it's more like a life and death situation.

Of course, none of this is actually true, and in actuality is a trick! When you talk about "lacking motivation", this is, in reality, a latent fear. For everyone experiencing fear and lack of motivation, I have something to offer.

It is called the Fear (Banishing) Elixir.

It is made with gemstone and crystal vibrations of fluorite, danburite, black tourmaline, hematite, carnelian, amethyst, and selenite in alkaline water . This precise combination of natural herbs has been known to take feelings of inspiration and confidence and ERUPT them to the surface. I included hyperlinks so that you can learn more about it.

(if you open the links above "in a new tab/window" you won't lose this page)

Now, this elixir isn't a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde kind of deal (though, in some respects it could be) but it can really help in reducing feelings of fear. And in your case Bobby, since you have a latent fear manifesting as lack of motivation, it will be even MORE helpful.

Also, anytime I'm having such feelings myself, I like to watch some Jim Rohn:

YouTube Video: Jim Rohn "It was EASY!"

Are you familiar with him? He is FANTASTIC!

Lest we forget, the wonderful Teal Scott. I believe this video she made speaks directly to you and your current feelings about your situation:

YouTube Video: When You Feel Like You've Gone Backwards... There's No Such Thing as Relapse

-- Sotlio

Spirituality and Your Hair (be careful!)

"Dear Bountiful and Loving Father Sotlio,

I've just recently woke up and started really paying attention to the real world. I'd like to have your opinion on something. How important is hair to spirituality?

Your loving supporter,

SnaketoBirdJay"

Dare groggy and awakening son,

You've asked a wonderful question about hair and spirituality.

Hair has quite an importance to spirituality, in both that it causes things to happen in your reality, AND it tells you about things IN your reality. Generally speaking, longer hair is "better", because your hair consists of tendrils that connect you in a unique way to the environment around you.

However, "long hair" is FAR less important than "healthy hair". Whether hair is long, short, or even BALDING or visually NONEXISTENT, it is the QUALITY of that hair (visible or not) that is important, not the quantity.

See, there are a lot of things in the environment that can adversely affect your hair. This includes external physical factors, internal physical factors, and even META-physical factors. Toxins in the air, toxins in the food you eat, toxins in the shampoo/conditioner/hairspray you use, perceived "toxins" in your mindset, and the list goes on!

It's important to pay attention to the ingredients in things you eat, and things you put in your hair/on your scalp. If you look at the back of the box or bottle, you'll of course see the ingredients. If you research those chemicals, you'd be surprised to find what some of those 7 syllable chemicals are, and how they are made.

Many of those ingredients are DISGUSTING, and you'll be flabbergasted that these things are in those products and you are told to eat it/put it in your hair! The same chemicals they use in car gasoline and corpse preservation (just a few examples) they trick YOU into putting on/in YOU!

Though there are few things you can do about the air, there is A LOT you can do regarding things like your diet (which affects the hair inside your scalp which in turn affects other things including your Pineal Gland) and what you use ON your hair (which affects the quality of the tendrils).

In the spiritual community there are those of us who have studied and worked with herbs, oils, powders etc. that are naturally occurring found on earth. Some of this work has been Clandestine, but remedies for many physical and metaphysical issues and concerns have been found.

For example, whether it's short hair or long hair, ingredients combinations of Deionized water, Cetyl Alcohol, Dimethyl Stearamine, Hydrolized Silk Amino Acids, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice, Chmomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (Chamomile), Castor Isostearate Succinate, Vegetable Glycerine, Lactic Acid, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethyl Stearamine, and Capryl Glycol all come together to make a Tendril Detoxifier. As an alternative to store bought shampoo and conditioner, If you look up THESE ingredients you'll see that they are fantastic. I've included hyperlinks here so that you can investigate it further.

(if you open the above links "in a new tab/window" you'll be able to keep this page open)

Now, if you have issues with involuntary balding, or if you want to keep your head shaved yet maintain your hair's natural affinity to growth, you'll be interested in the Pipli Hair Growth Stimulant

This is made with Sesame Oil, Black Castor Oil, Avocado Oil; MSM Sulphur, Red Pepper extract; essential oil Pipli, Sage, and Rosemary.

For your hair to do it's jobs the best it can, like I said, diet is very important (what you put IN you), proper hair care specifically (what you put ON you), as is your mindframe, perception, and esoteric metaphysical connection.

As far as the metaphysical spiritual side goes, the wonderful Teal Scott can help:

YouTube Video: Teal Scott "Spiritual Fitness/Physical Fitness"

--Sotlio

Regain Your LIFE FORCE

"Please help me Sotlio, you wonderful man. I'm in a bit of a pickle and have been for quite some time now.

It all started in 2010. I had a bad experience with pot and it drove me into a depression deeper than I could ever imagine. Every morning I woke up it mocked the feeling of waking up after being drugged in some creepy basement with chainsaws waiting to be tortured. Every second was a nightmare. I know that's kind of an exaggeration but it's how I felt. 

I felt like my soul literally left me, that my soul had died and that I was literally a breathing corpse. I felt obligated to kill myself and actually still believe that would be ultimately the right thing for anyone to do had they had to live as a ghost for the rest of their life which is what I feared my fate would be. 

Anyway, about a year later, I took a med the psychiatrists prescribed and it actually helped! I came out of the fog but a year after that it stopped working I am back to feeling completely dead. I feel I can't find my soul again, can barely feel anything and imprisoned in my own body. It's like I'm not conscious and I can't wake up. It's like I'm not there. This has been going on for about a year and a half and I can honestly say I don't even know how I do it every day. I get passively suicidal from time to time.

In the bigger picture, I realize I'm on some crazy, profound spiritual journey of my soul dying (I think?) and being reborn again and gaining HUGE spiritual growth, and I intuitively feel this is for the best and that things will improve on a level I could have never imagined (or maybe that is wishful thinking), but to be frank it's a fucking bitch to go through and when you're in the journey part that's black it's really hard to appreciate it.

PLEEEASE give me some advice. Have you ever felt completely cut off from....your soul basically or even your consciousness and creativity and just felt all around..,...DEAD?

I'm getting desperate, should I do LSD or something?????? I'd do almost anything to get out of this. I know TS would say to stop resisting and I'd get myself out faster but....that's hard lol

Or any coping advice?

Thanks,

Constance_Marie"

Dear spiritual daughter,

The human experience is indeed a roller coaster. There's bright lights, loud noises, thrills and chills, there's ups...and there's DOWNS. There are some interesting contradictions that occur during a down period.

Sometimes time seems to stand still, but other times weeks fall off the calendar in what seems like hours. There is extreme boredom, but also an anxiousness. You WANT to do things, but you also DON'T want to do things. Your stomach growls but your taste buds seem to not work. It can seem like this situation will never change.

But it will, Constance, it will!

Now, the cannabis plant can indeed lead to depression and even Pineal Gland Calcification! This is not because of the plant itself, but because of additives and preservatives..things they add to it to make it seem fresher longer. In the grocery store, they've been known to spray carbon monoxide (similar to what comes out of a car's exhaust pipe) onto ground beef to make it stay pink longer, just imagine the things done to an illicit street drug.

Since it doesn't work for you, avoid it.

You mentioned that you were put on a medication, it seemed to work for a while, but now you are back where you started. This sort of outcome is common. Sadly, if you go to the doctor now they'll likely want to give you ANOTHER pill to take with the one you are already taking, and then a year from now you'll be stuck on TWO pills and still no better off. You may want to see, instead, about weaning off that med.

When you talk about how you feel "dead" and "like I'm not there", believe me when I say, I've been there. Many of us have, and ALL of us will at a certain point. There are 4 seasons, this one is the "long cold winter", and it is BRUTAL!!

You say you feel trapped in your body. Let's see if I can change your perception by letting you in on a little secret. Some clandestine knowledge, so to speak.

You see, there are entities on an alternate plane that "watch" us. These entities haven't had their turn at human existence yet. They ooh and they aah at every little thing we do, and at what happens to us.

They don't have eyes, so a concept such as "color" is intriguing, no ears, so a whisper and an ambulance siren are equally enthralling, no hands, they're unable to create and build. Even when you are just vegging out on the couch with a bag of chips, they cheer and rah-rah FOR YOU like a blockbuster movie. The concept of taste buds is so interesting!

You feel trapped in your body..and somebody is very jealous of your circumstances.

There are 3 elements of you that work together to make your reality what it is. The Mental, the Physical, and the Spiritual. Let's break these 3 elements down to see if we can get you to not only cope with being down, but to also get you UP!

The Mental:

Correcting this element can be quite simple, but it relies heavily on the other 2 elements in order to be so. When it comes to the mental, a big part of it is PERCEPTION. Always remember that with each new day, there is always something new to learn, always something new to try, always something new to EXPERIENCE. Many beings look to you and believe "The Human Experience is where ALL THE ACTION IS! Challenge, rewards, joy, pain, beauty, fear, WOW!"

It's good to give your mind some challenge, something to do to get the chemicals flowing.

Why not give Brain Bashers a try?

The Physical:

This element is also simple, though again it relies on the other 2. What you eat, what you put in your hair, what you brush your teeth with, what you wash your clothes with, and fitness ALL add up. Remember what I said about ground beef? Check the ingredients in your shampoo, tooth paste, your lunch, and so on. Find out EXACTLY what all those 7 syllable chemicals are, and how they're made. TOXIC!

Counteracting that isn't so hard, you'll just want to pay attention to what you are putting into (and onto) your body. Some of us Spiritualists have taken time and extensively studied herbs and minerals available from the earth. Some of this studying is Clandestine, but remedies for MANY different types of ailments have been found.

I would recommend you The Full Body and Spiritual Detox available from DHealthstore

Check the ingredients there, you'll see it is all fantastic!

The Spiritual:

For this one, I'll refer you to the wonderful Teal Scott.

YouTube Video: Teal Scott "The Bad Times"

--Sotlio

Sex, Masturbation, and Chi

"Dear Magnificent Lord Sotlio,

I've heard that a long stream of meditation can make a positive sensation from the built up harnessing of chi. So I've wondered if you masturbate or have sex frequently, will you drain and waste that energy?

Your devoted apprentice,

Brian_J_Salazar"

Dear benevolent son,

You ask a fantastic question here regarding sex/masturbation and losing chi energy. The truth of the matter is, circumstances exist where this COULD lead to energy loss, but there are also circumstances where the opposite is true.

See, the human genitalia/reproductive organs are a "primitive" part of the human body. What I mean by this is, as far back as history goes, and even into prehistory, the same reproductive archetype exists all throughout nature. The human body didn't "innovate" on it all that much.

The orgasm and reproduction are one of the first ways the universe expressed love and the extension (growth) of itself. Hence, this expression leads to CREATING and GAINING energy. However, this isn't always the case when it comes to a human.

In the physical mundane realm, the act of sex/masturbation TAKES energy, the subsequent orgasm takes MORE energy (endorphins are created ON-THE-FLY) and in the end, the ejaculation causes the LOSS of proteins and other important chemicals.

In a human where the mind, body, and spirit are in good working order, this energy loss is moot because there is an OVERABUNDANCE of "fuel" available. In this situation the mechanical and chemical energies are actually CONVERTED to your chi.

Now, if your mind is not in the right place, chi WILL be lost. This may manifest as shame, and can be brought on by masturbation to pornography (especially if there are other important matters you should be attending to) sex with a prostitute, and other similar "inappropriate" scenarios.

If the body is not in the right place, this will also cause loss. A body that is not physically fit, with a poor diet, and riddled with toxins will have to "overwork" to perform the act of sex/masturbation, the processes of orgasm, and an ejaculation will cause loss of proteins and other important chemicals (which said body has in deficit already)

To help with the physical aspect, nutrition is key. An often overlooked aspect of nutrition include toxins in the air you breathe, toxins in the food you eat, what you wash your hair with, brush your teeth with, and so on. You'll want to take a look at the Vegan Orgasm Formula.

In the spiritual community, there are those of us that have studied and worked with natural herbs in an effort to rediscover remedies to issues. Some of this work is clandestine, but many issues have had remedies found. 

The Vegan Orgasm Formula is made with Dodder Seed, Bakuchi, Catuaba, Kapi Kacchu, Tribulis, Black Maca Root, Wild Oats, Rhodiola, Banana Powder, Pine Pollen, and MSM Sulphur.

You can learn more about it over at the DHealthstore web site.

On the spiritual side of it all, the wonderful Teal Scott can help:

YouTube Video: Teal Scott "The Orgasm and The Source"

-- Goren Sotlio

Crash Course in Astral Projection OBE Astral Travel

"Dear Merciful and Omnipotent Father Sotlio,

I'm sure this has come up with anyone attempting to learn this very difficult yet rewarding skill, but I can't seem to get out of body! I really want to learn how to astral project.

I know I get close, I KNOW I do, but I can't seem to get out. I think i have done it twice, quite by accident and not necessarily when I meant to, and other times I feel like my hands are out but nothing else is. 

I've pictured the rope, I've tried rocking back and forth, i've tried imagining floating up.....nothing.

PLEASE HELP!

Your frustrated faithful follower,

sonofgallifrey"

Dear frustrated son,

It is fantastic to hear that you've been actively attempting to learn Astral Projection. I'm pretty sure it seems like quite the daunting task to you at this point, doesn't it?

Oh yes, EVERYONE who decides to learn how to Astral Project has found it to be a difficult to learn yet rewarding skill, you are certainly correct there. In fact, the rewards are so great that the frustration level can get quite high!

There were 2 main factors that affected me (and many others) when I first started practicing Astral Projection. These 2 factors likely affect you, too. For this, there are a few philosophies and practices that will seriously help.

The first factor is "OVER-EDUCATION"

As your interest in Astral Projection grew, you likely sought out many different books, videos, advice etc, and now you have many different theories, techniques, and maybe even some contradicting advice. Now you are left with a long list of "MUSTS" and this 101 point checklist. With all this information in your head, even if you WERE successful at an OBE, you'd miss out on it due to being so focused on not "breaking any of the rules"!

Don't even worry about it, though. I've been there, many others have been there, and EVERYONE who gets into this will go through this stage.

The philosophy I use to remedy this (as well as many other endeavors) is:

"Keep It Simple, Stupid"

You may have heard of this before, the "KISS" principle. Basically, if you over-complicate a task, it will seem more difficult than it really is, and you'll increase the probability of failure. So, simplify it! I'll segway into the "good stuff" of this post by talking about the 2nd philosophy:

"FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT"

I'm sure you've came across a number of different tricks used by others to induce an OBE, like grabbing a ball of light and pulling it down to your head, or imagining climbing a ladder or rope, or to visualize yourself as floating up, and so on.

You don't really NEED to do any of those things. What it all comes down to is to "fake it", to PRETEND.

What do I mean by this? Well, the next time you go for an attempt at Astral Projection, start small. Before you lie down, look around your room. Pay attention to some of the details of the items in the room. Take visual "snapshots".

Then, with your door closed, lay down. If you have your head pointing North, it won't hurt, but it is actually far more important to ensure you are very comfortable. Next, close your eyes. Lay there for a bit, get relaxed, and then pretend to sit up. Imagine yourself as just you, body and all, sitting up.

Pretend to look around. Focus your imagination and pretend to see your room. Pretend to stand up. Pretend to walk around the room. Pretend to look at the different things in your room. Pretend to get up close and look at a few things. Don't bother with trying to touch anything or move anything. If you happen to look over at where you are laying, pretend that you aren't there (you'll want to pretend that your physical body is actually up and walking around at this stage).

You'll really want to focus on visualizing the room as you pretend to walk around in it. Try to use that same level of vivid imagination you used as a young child. This is all pretend (for now). With practice you'll find it much easier to pretend and visualize walking around your room. You can also try pretending to crawl around your room to have a different vantage point.

Once you are really good at your room, start doing it with the door open. Walk out into the next room and do all those same things you've been doing. You can even go further, too. If you want to roam the whole house or go outside, it's best to pretend all the doors are open (even if you know they are closed) as opposed to pretending to float through walls.

As you keep pretending to do this, eventually the time will come when you realize you're not actually pretending anymore. This is when it starts to get REALLY interesting!

If you find yourself having a hard time with your imagination, visualization, and patience, this ties into that 2nd factor I mentioned earlier.

The 2nd factor is PINEAL GLAND CALCIFICATION

See, there are a lot of things in the environment that can adversely affect your pineal gland. This includes external physical factors, internal physical factors, and even META-physical factors. Toxins in the air, toxins in the food you eat, toxins in the shampoo/conditioner/hairspray/toothpaste/soap you use, perceived "toxins" in your mindset, and the list goes on!

It's important to pay attention to the ingredients in things you eat, and things you put on your body. If you look at the back of the box or bottle, you'll of course see the ingredients. If you research those chemicals, you'd be surprised to find what some of those 7 syllable chemicals are, and how they are made.

Many of those ingredients are DISGUSTING, and you'll be flabbergasted that these things are in those products and you are told to eat it/put it on your body! The same chemicals they use in car gasoline and corpse preservation (just a few examples) they trick YOU into putting on/in YOU!

Though there are few things you can do about the air, there is A LOT you can do regarding things like your diet and what you use ON your body.

In the spiritual community there are those of us who have studied and worked with herbs, oils, powders etc. that are naturally occurring found on earth. Some of this work has been Clandestine, but remedies for many physical and metaphysical issues and concerns have been found.

When it comes to pineal gland decalcification, ingredients combinations such as Brahmi (Bacopa), Shankpushpi, Gotu Kola leaf, Ayahuasca (combo), and White Powder Gold (Ormus) combine to create thePineal Lucidity Formula. You can learn more about this over at the DHealthstore Web Site.

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Those are the 2 main factors that affect Astral Travelling.

OVER-EDUCATION and PINEAL GLAND CALCIFICATION

This tackles the mind and body resistances to this. The wonderful Teal Scott can offer help regarding any possible spiritual resistances:

YouTube Video: Teal Scott "Obe, Schmobe, Astral Projection Is Not Important"

-- Goren Sotlio